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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 18/09/2026

I drove some friends up to Snoqualmie and we did #twinpeaks things. Sign was missing, that was a bummer. Coffee was damn fine though

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 03/09/2026

If you are in PDX, tracking down the Wildwood birds is a great walking activity

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 20/05/2026

All software makes me angry now Slack: constantly has ways of telling me I have new reactions, replies, threads, etc... in multiple locations. I hate this. Its too much. Okta: I auth against Okta about 20 times a day. It's all for the same realm. This is where can honest to god say I miss Kerberos

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 08/04/2026

Playing with netgraph for the first time on my primary interface is always a wise idea. I'm glad my home server has ipmi and I didn't have to get up at all.

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 26/02/2026

Why is no one talking about Look Outside?! It has to be the best turn-based survival horror game out there. I think it is one of the only games that really gets Lovecraftian horror. The music and atmosphere 10/10, and I just KNOW its a good idea to push my bedroom plant closer to the window

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 24/02/2026

Firefox, please go fuck yourself. JWZ has already said as much.

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 13/12/2025

I hastily ran up to @samlakewrites.bsky.social at the game awards and could not be happier. It's hard to express in a few seconds how impactful someones work has been to you. From Max Payne to Control and Alan Wake. Jesus even the Final Reality benchmark I used to run after each windows reinstall

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 12/12/2025

I'm at LAX ready to go home to PDX and I'm so happy to see @sgj.bsky.social book on display. Truly a must read in my opinion

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 08/09/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbvM... I'm sorry what?! How is this the first I have heard about a fan made Planescape DLC? Possibly my most cherished PC RPG of all time, I cannot wait to load up my save file

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Planescape:Torment - Blizzard In Baator: Large Story Mod trailer (2025)

YouTube video by FallDamage312

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 13/08/2025

Thanks to @lairdbarron.bsky.social recommendation on patreon, I read @paultremblay.bsky.social Another this week. Super fantastic, highly recommend. I don't have a ton of friends so maybe Morel can hang with me for the week

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 08/07/2025

Seriously, who is eating all of the Mediterranean crunch salads at Safeway? I snagged one this week. Is it scalpers?

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 25/06/2025

OHSU should be renamed to OWHSU. Oregon Winchester Science & Health University. I come here a lot and this place has never not been under construction. #OHSU #pdx

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 03/06/2025

I've often thought about buying an item on my steam wishlist, just so I'll stop getting notified about it. One day Fort Solis.

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 20/05/2025

I'm a horror nerd. I read and watch horror. Over decades I've read a handful of Vampire/Vampire adjacent novels @sgj.bsky.social The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is one of the best Vampire novels I have read along with @buehlmeister.bsky.social The Lesser Dead This has to be my favorite novel of the year

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 02/05/2025

come on steam, keep up with my new 2/2GB tube

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 29/04/2025

Normally I either ignore my doorbell or politely but firmly say "I don't mean to waste your time the answer is no" Tonight while I was in the garage, some kids were selling homemade bracelets. Guess who is a proud owner or two bracelets!

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 23/04/2025

@joshmalerman.bsky.social 's Incidents Around the House was pretty great! Nice and short, really great spooky moments and a good amount of sage like advice in these long exposition dumps to get a small child to understand the complexities of being a human

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 05/04/2025

After two weeks of trying to sell shit on Facebook marketplace, I finally got to uninstall both Facebook and messenger. Feels great.

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 02/04/2025

These books are insane (Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories)

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 22/03/2025

I love my animals, but there is not a day that goes by where I am not delicately pulling a long hair out of my mouth

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 07/03/2025

Something happened on my home server (which has 128GB RAM) Honestly it was probably the minecraft server I have running in a jail and not in k8s with some quotas Thank goodness I have IPMI, I was able to see the death knell in my browser; out of swap space

grafana chart showing memory usage, and running out

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 02/03/2025

A local food cart has an AI generated banner. I immediately thought something was off and started looking closer. The fingers on the pretzel killed me

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 27/02/2025

I really appreciate that the library here at Blizzard has @jasonschreier.bsky.social Play Nice book, prominently on display

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 25/02/2025

I've worked for Blizzard for over three years now and I finally got to visit the main campus. I also awkwardly ran into @jesawyer.bsky.social and the poor guy had no idea I have a parasocial relationship with him and we've been best friends for months now. Thanks for being kind Josh!

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 19/02/2025

Every time I open LinkedIn I regret it Let me vent because I saw another psychopathic post You don't need to wake up at 4am to hit the gym and be successful. While my success is truly mid class, I hit the gym at 6pm daily and don't fucking wake up at 4am. You're not a failure for being a night owl

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 17/02/2025

Avowed is really pretty and just plain fun #Avowed

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 13/02/2025

Avowed is so far beautiful and fun. I love it. Plus, there was loot behind a little waterfall #Avowed #ObsidianEntertainment

Avowed PC Screenshot loot behind a waterfall

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 12/02/2025

I'm really bummed about Bob's Red Mill store closing down. It was a great place to get breakfast or lunch and snag the best steel cut oats you can handle. RIP Bob

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 11/02/2025

I sure hope tomorrows state of play has made all of the recent Bloodborne cease and desist notices worth it...

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 10/02/2025

I'm wrapping up Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, which I have ADORED to my fullest extent. Indy will always have a place in my heart and I'm super impressed with what Machine Games has done. But, next week going forward is dedicated to Avowed. Cannot wait.

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 10/02/2025

My freezer broke, so I made all of the salmon in the freezer for my meals this week. ALL. OF. THE. SALMON. One bag I made still had the pin bones in them so now its sort of a lottery. I try to eat like Garfield but its a challenge.

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 06/02/2025

Because I'm a middle age white guy who drinks craft beer and tries to cook, I have a little collection of cast iron and carbon steel pans. I had the worst luck with seasoning my matfer carbon steel pan so I stopped using it for two years. Magically, its now non-stick and its my new egg pan. So weird

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Happycrumble ⭐ @rumwik.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)

A drawing of Bandit from the Bluey television show running for his life in an Antarctic snowscape. He is being pursued by a helicopter.

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 24/01/2025

sometimes my photo library reminds me I have this photo, and I just laugh and laugh and laugh Stolen top tier apes was the funniest shit ever

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 23/01/2025

I started reading Pilgrim: A Medieval Horror and I came across this gem

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 21/01/2025

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/b... So you're just going to ignore the entire nazi salute? Great journalism here German Lopez, this middle of the road summary is further normalizing our giant shift to the right.

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Trump’s First Day Back

We’re covering President Trump’s inauguration, executive orders and pardons.

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 20/01/2025

It's always worth a rewatch

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Mike Carlson @michaelc.dev · 17/01/2025

It's a shame Nathan Ballingrud is not on here, as I cannot personally inject myself into his life with my unhealthy parasocial relationship I've formed with horror authors because I loved Crypt of The Spider Moon and cannot wait for the next book.

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Nicolò Grasso @nickygra97.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hearing of Lynch's passing feels like hearing of a family member dying. He was the main reason why I decided to pick up a camera in February 2018, and for that alone I will always be grateful for his inspiring, moving work. "One day the sadness will end, but I don't think today's the day." 💙💙💙💙💙

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FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The visionary David Lynch is gone. There are no words. Rest in peace to an absolute original.

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