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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Jeopardy! but it’s one of those sex thrillers from the ‘90s starring, like, Stephen Baldwin.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great news. Excited for this one.

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Andrew (🎃) @athomashemlock.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

[Benoit Blanc during a Reacher Christmas episode crossover] Listen, son, I myself am of the conviction that violence is the crude weapon of an incurious mind, but I will admit that my gigantic friend here makes the most convincing argument I've yet heard on the virtues of expediency through force.

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 02/11/2023

[benoit blanc in true detective] now i know you think time is a flat circle, but if i may, you’re thinking of a clock

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Of all the classic #StarTrek spin-offs I miss the most, it's the short-run sitcom, EVERYONE LOVES SISKO.

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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The same post that inspired me to binge three seasons over the last few weeks…

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Glenn White @justicar.xyz · 06/09/2026

S1. What if a man were big? S2. What if a man were big and someone tried to kill him? S3. What if a man were big, and there was a bigger man? S4. What if a man were big, and he found a small cat?

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Every time I watch an episode of Reacher I'm reminded that someone here (I forget whom, sorry) quipped that the entire premise of the show is "what if a man...were large?" and god if that isn't true.

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Brendon Boo-zard 🎃 @brendonbouzard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This exchange is so good.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.” You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The flood of commentary about how bad, nasty, etc. Canada is for not submitting to a trade deal (?!?) is, to my eye, transparently an attempt to move the discussion away from Iran going terribly. The media, of course, are deeply compromised by billionaire owners and thus are playing along.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I think it's great when people fly their red flags proudly for others to see and avoid early. It does sound like Daniel's been hurt in the past, but also has not really processed it into something healthy or ready for something new.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ozymandias shoulda made two monuments so he could have told people to look upon his works ye mighty and de spare

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"I'm sure of my talent and I'm sure of my love for life."

do you ever feel that you're a joke

all these years, the people thought the joke was on me, but the joke's actually been on the public

i'm sure of myself as a person, I'm sure of my talent and I'm sure of my love for life. I like the person I am, so I can afford to around with makeup and clothes because i'm secure with myself.

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Bria LaVorgna @chaosbria.com · 25/08/2026

Pssst fellow Dragon Age fans: don't sleep on scrolling through the blog post too cuz there are some preview that I am losing my mind over. (The Veilguard companion shirts!!!!!!!!!!)

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Andrew Sabl @andysabl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Full text of Mark Carney’s speech yesterday. Here’s a line that few are reporting but that seems crucial: because the US no longer can make—or wants to make—credible commitments, it’s kneecapped its own ability to reach agreements. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...

Our government understood, before many, that America would transform all its commercial relationships. That it would put a series of tariffs on its closest allies and use
economic integration as a weapon. That its signature was
written in pencil. [Last sentence emphasized by poster.]

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

An all-timer for me. A perfect distillation of the fantasy, with incredible free-form play, but just enough specific objective (find your family being the big one) to make you want to optimize and replay. Only experiences I've had close to it are Mount and Blade and Star Sector (both rule).

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 22/08/2026

INTRODUCING the Adventure-Simulation... Action, Role Play, Drama, and Intrigue... PIRATES!™ is a unique blend of your favorite software gaming features all in one package. — An early print advertisement for Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987).

A print advertisement for Sid Meier's Pirates! Source: Compute!'s Gazette, June 1987.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Watching the tangerine totalitarian manufacture new crises to distract people from the last disaster is exhausting. Lashing out at an “easy” win in a desperate bid to be the big tough administration before even wiping the bloodied nose from the last go. Carney’s doing the right thing. 🇨🇦

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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 20/08/2026

Same here, baby. Same.

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OrbGazer @orbgazer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

save us gay beaver

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Thanks to some random neurons firing and reminding me this existed: allow me to present the only Garfield comic strip to ever make me laugh out loud, and almost certainly not for the reasons Davis intended.

Three panels of the Garfield comic:
1) Pitch Black

2) The light is flicked on, showing a bedroom. An older man (the dad) is wearing PJs, and Jon is in bed. Garfield lays atop him looking stunned at the sudden light. Jon's dad asks if Jon is awake. Jon: "Of course not, dad, it's 5AM! What are you doing up?"

3) Jon's dad says "I GOTTA MILK SOMETHING!" as Garfield rises and marches off, saying "I'm leaving."

4) What happens next is left to the reader's imagination, and, likely, represents a purity test which I failed.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

After that fantastic Warhammer III trailer for the end times DLC (www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH9V...), it's time to re-watch PNW's fantastic summary of Thanquol the Grey Seer's story. "Not just a silly rat-man, THE silly rat-man." www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmSy...

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Thanquol - The Horned Rat's Funny-Silliest Clown-Thing Fighting his Toughest-Hardest Battle-Fights

YouTube video by PancreasNoWork

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Kate Lingley 龍梅若 @klingley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Buddhism in the wild (photo by Jerry Feldman, Target Honolulu)

View of an end-cap display at Target, with a sign above it saying “Must have!” The shelves are empty.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Someone told me "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".

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Naomi Saphra @nsaphra.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Vast and Trunkless Leg of Stone, Standing in the Desert from classic poem Ozymandias.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We love a good company name pun.

A photo of a round, gold sticker on the front of a hauling trailer that reads:

Wells Cargo

Trailers since 1984

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Just randomly remembering how nice it was to meet @kellyarekayyeo.com and reconnect with @gilespink.bsky.social at Fan Fest. That was a fun evening full of the kind of decisions that make memories more than consequences. For one: I was reminded that staying up all night before a flight is tough.

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Ross Sayers @rosssayers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper

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Academician Prokhor Zakharov @shake1n1bake.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

"If you want me to graze on tough vegetation on rocky ground, I'll graze on tough vegetation on rocky ground. If you want guidance and emotional support, I'll graze on tough vegetation on rocky ground." -Glyptodon

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Dungeon Crawler Carl is #5 on the NYT bestsellers and is a story about a burly dude with a pet cat who uses explosives and punches to survive what amounts to an interstellar video game. @aptshadow.bsky.social seems to put out something fantastic every couple of months somehow. Brandon Sanderson.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Search traffic has declined, among other reasons, because Google jammed AI summaries at the top of every search so you don’t click through. Same thing as when they scraped the beginning of every article to show you on their results and every recipe suddenly started with 3 paragraphs about Tuscany.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I worked customer service for a major telecom for a while and we had stuff that looked like this, stuff that was borderline just a terminal with some UI, a literal terminal window, and several web-apps all being used for different functions. It was kind of magical to me to see the tech cross section

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For anyone who’s watched the new Ghost in the Shell: I’m wondering if there’s a scene where a guy says “That my friends, is a major…” and it sounds like he’s gonna say “pain” or something but he says “Makoto Kusinagi!” and point and her and everyone chuckles and she spin kicks him through the wall?

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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Maytera Marble @mayteramarble.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Harrison Ford, the actor behind loveable scoundrels Han Solo and Indiana Jones, started his career as an on-set carpenter. That makes him a roguelike deckbuilder.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I really think this story would be better if we could tell it to Journathan.

Chris Pine standing in front of the prison window from D&D Honor Among Thieves. You see this is where he tells his story but it really would be better if they waited for Jarnathan.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you've never tried it, or it's been sitting in your steam library forever, it's a pretty good time to dive into Project Zomboid, as it just pushed a major art and anim update. I'll try to explain why. store.steampowered.com/app/108600/P...

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Project Zomboid on Steam

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable s...

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Anna Hollinrake 🌤️ @annahollinrake.com · 29/07/2026

Hey all! I'm currently on the lookout for a freelance UI artist with experience in Unreal 5. Stylized art preferred as it's for Crescent County! Lmk if that sounds like YOU or SOMEONE YOU KNOW 🌟 #gamedev #indiedev #gamejobs

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This account is pretty fun to follow, but I think this is an all timer. I'm picturing it in Lucille Bluth's voice and delivery.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I commented that I had collected a lot of flour sand in Dune Awakening and a blue fox furry (who did not even follow me) got sneeringly condescending about how I was wasting my life. Let a man enjoy his silly space sand game, jeez.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

FF14 has a new rainbow unicorn mount, and everytime someone rides by on it, my brain immediately goes right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWqJ...

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Erasure - Always (Official 4k Video)

YouTube video by Erasure

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Surely someone else has made this joke, but I haven't seen it, so whatever, running with it.

Vertically stacked pictures of Judge Dredd from Dredd, and Eomir from Lord of the Rings. The Dredd image is labeled "Karl Urban" and the Eomir image is labeled "Karl Rural."

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