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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 5h

This position has largely been filled by cats in the last several decades, though their goal seems to be to reduce your productivity.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Fascinating. It's essentialistically the bio-organical equivalantic of Rockwell Automation's Retro Encabulator! youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w?...

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Rockwell Retro Encabulator

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Latest update to the front window display. Best use of a 3D printer and a $5 children's nightlight from Goodwill.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Wait, I've seen this somewhere before...

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Independence Day premiered the first weekend I started a job at a movie theater in high school. Walking down the aisles of the theater as the credits track rolled to grab the trash bins ten times a night felt like I was in the Star Wars Throne Room award ceremony scene.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Few people seem to know that it was a complete plot rip off of the more obscure series Toilet Seat, but that was canceled in the middle of the first season because it was shitty.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Well of course moss doesn't want to help the cities that aren't cool! Lame cities get no help!

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That globe icon behind her made me think on first scroll past that she was promoting Covid-19.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

But have we considered that maybe there's a construction contractor with "campaign donations" or "business investments" they want to make that will have absolutely nothing to do with the sweet no-bid government contract they get?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Comic fans waiting for the 3rd meaning to drop into popular usage. "Please, The Question, don't punch me in the face."

The cover to an issue of The Question comic book featuring the titular character, The Question, about to punch the viewer in the face, presumably, maybe the chest? Long drawn out slow motion fist bump? Only The Question knows for sure!

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Welcome to the analog version of the technology standards conflict xkcd.com/927/

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Standards

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I heard about The Onion purchasing InfoWars. Did I miss their acquisition of Rolling Stone? Is this called the reverse hipster where instead of being proud that you listen to obscure artists you get irrationally angry that others don't live in your bubble?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's usually in the contract that you have to display the branding of your sponsor...

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just Neb checking in from the other room, wondering what you're up to.

A cat peeking his head around the corner of a doorway making very direct eye contact, clearly intimating concern for the failures of your opposable thumbs to achieve anything more glorious than doomscrolling mobile platforms that hijack your executive function for a continually diminishing dopamine hit.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"The only reasonable position atm is 'We don't know'" This seems to be the most honest statement that can be made in any given scenario, but we really love to pretend we know enough to draw definitive conclusions. Then 20 years later someone shows we were wrong. Then someone else shows they were...

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Magical moment: The neighborhood crows were sitting on the power lines waiting for treats and a small feather flew off of one, got caught in the wind, and came down slowly and I was able to catch it. Bestows +2 to corvid sight ability or something like that maybe?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Still annoyed all the cool side effects they teased about never happened. My 5G reception isn't any better after the COVID shot. I also played DnD and didn't manage to summon any demons. I must be doing something wrong.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You summon one hellhound whose paws melt the very flooring it crosses and they make a whole damn policy singling you out of all people...

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

H.G. Wells definitely caused WWI when he published The War in the Air in 1908.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

MegaSpiderz Verses (sic) the Bug Hoard, featuring the younger brother of an actor you've never heard of, plot-irrelevant death scene nudity, and AI-generated CGI insects unconvincingly greenscreened over the actors by an overwhelmed editor currently experiencing his second divorce...

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I had the top rank in NFL Blitz for three weeks straight at the local arcade back in the day. I also invest funds in NFTs and guaranteed stock returns like Theranos and Enron. Follow me for more advice on expanding your portfolio into timeshares and juiced race horses!

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You walk into the HR meeting and standing behind the HR manager there's a security guard with a conspicuous oversized roll of duct tape hanging from his tacticool utility belt.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You can only ever find what you've lost once you've purchased a replacement. You can only ever find the corresponding part once you've discarded the first part out of frustration.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I look forward to him discovering that the moon is a harsh mistress.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I appreciate the compliment! Also, obligatory punnery: my cool moss terrarium. You just got to lean into the nominative determinism. Like a guy whose name means "of the lake" writing swamp novels, I suppose...?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Cardiologists should definitely be making dice rolling jokes when talking about the risk of increasing your sodium intake.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Except Avatar is a futuristic sequel to Dances with Wolves. Also, the use of the Papyrus typeface for the title font negates any monetary success it's ever had. Absolute bomb.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Endeavor to live your life in such a manner that anthropologists in a post-apocalyptic future will have to invent the weirdest possible theories in an attempt to understand your values and rituals.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

When I lived in Orange County in the 90s, we called taking multiple lanes a California lane change because that was the only place we'd seen it. And a California stop was downshifting your manual transmission as you continued past the stop sign.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

That should just be an entirely separate USB device with a red glowing nuclear launch toggle switch, rusted metal chassis, and yellow stripe tape on the side.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

You do realize what you're fomenting, right? The neighbor kids are going to grow up to design Myst-style puzzle games. And they will be awesome and confusing.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It helps to find editing strategies that work with your style. I find listening to your writing in someone else's voice most useful for catching issues with phrasing, rhythm, and missing words or details. Text-to-speech if you don't have a very patient friend/narrator.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It seems like the earlier you are in your writing experience, the harder it is to finish a story much less a novel, so editing feels like an intimidating entity just standing around waiting to ruin your sense of accomplishment and let you know that you're not nearly done.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

TIE Fighter (Collector's Edition CD-Rom) Dark Forces Zombies Ate My Neighbors

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

<< Boo Radley achievement unlocked >>

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My dental visit anaesthesia has rendered a decent metaphor for life: I can feel the itch, but I can't feel the scratch.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Counting Crows, Ravens, Rooks, Magpies, Jackdaws, and Jays

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Or maybe you found the replicant...?

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The scenario I'm describing is misspelling a word or using a homophone in lieu of the intended word. I don't need a glorified Markov chain to tell me how I should have phrased something "better" when I already know what I intended to write.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We had grammar and spell check before LLMs. I'm not sure why an "AI" app is necessary for that. I don't even use something like Grammarly for my long form prose, so it seems less necessary for 300 character posts. I just want to catch my ADHD oversights and hastiness when posting.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I don't trust LLMs to check my grammar, or really, I don't want LLMs to make my writing boring and prescriptive. I want a feature like how some email platforms hold your email and let you reconsider before it actually sends. So hold a post in a draft mode for a minute before actually posting.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'd rather at least a one minute edit option or a setting to implement a preview screen before posting.

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Neb has been getting popular with the people passing by his window, so I made him a nameplate to reflect his grandeur and chaos.

A digital photograph of a mostly white, partially tan colored cat posed regally in a window with a laser engraved walnut wooden sign with a cat silhouette and the title: "Neb – Destroyer of Toys"

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Michael W. Moss @mechanismatic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Musk was obviously inspired to release the fully autonomous driving feature of Teslas and the construction of the Mars colony base by his fond memories of the release of Half-Life 3.

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