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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Is the TTRPG industry like the alcohol brewing industry? Where they say the best way to make 1 million dollars is to start with 2 (meaning you lose 1 million, not make 1 million)?

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Have you ever thought about getting into the TTRPG business?

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

These were all for sale! The statue of The Major, which was nearly life-sized, and the screens cost 1 million yen! The statue of the tank, which is from the first movie, was over 200k yen.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Last one, I promise! I took a ton of pics.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I went to the Ghost in the Shell exhibition in Tokyo when I was visiting Japan. It was amazing. I've been binging all GitS since getting back.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The comic book industry probably falls into this category of occupation, too.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I had no idea there was a Purdy,WI. I grew up near Purdy, WA, and am close in age to Josh. So I was just wondering if we grew up together 😆

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I'm currently carrying around an extra kilo, at least, from food like this.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Wouldn't the agent-specific programming language needs millions of lines of extant, well-documented, well-written examples so the agents could be trained on it first? As is the case with every programming language AIs use?

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

On my way to Japan tomorrow from Sweden. Enjoy Europe!

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

As someone currently battling cancer, I love it!

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Sounds like it was a great experience!

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I had been living in Asia for 10 years, decided to go back to school, and my sister lived in Alaska. It was also cheaper than other universities.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I was a student. I went back to school when I was 36 years old and got a Computer Science degree. My first 2 years were at the University of Fairbanks.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

One person I knew worked 1 summer at a fish cannery and paid off her student loans. I couldn't ever do that. If you're an electrician or something like that, though, where the working conditions will be better, then it might not be so bad.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

They are. The daily work can be really intense, might be 7 days a week, but only lasts for 4-6 months, depending on the job. Some people only work during that time of year. Sometimes there's nothing to do outside of work because of the location (deep in the Arctic Circle in the middle of winter).

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Alaska is huge, but only has about 1 million people. There are very small pockets of people living in very remote areas. There isn't much industry, too. Most people don't want to live so isolated. So getting people to travel there and work for a few months a year is sometimes all that's possible.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

You mean why is so much of the work seasonal?

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Does @jesawyer.bsky.social answer questions posted on Bluesky? Or is it only Tumblr?

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A lot of jobs are seasonal or are done in shifts that last a few months at a time. A lot of the work is also manual labor/trades, the fishing industry, or oil related. Even doctors and nurses will work in 3-month shifts. So they'll fly to Alaska, work 3 months, then fly home.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The large imbalance in genders is because women tend to leave Alaska, but men tend to stay and more men move there, I think. The only cities are Anchorage and Fairbanks. Both are small cities without much going on. There also isn't a wide range of work available.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

It's a unique place, to be sure! The male to female ratio is also something like 3 to 1. So women tend to have an especially good time there 😁

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Slightly west of central Alaska. Based on the amount of precipitation it gets, it's technically a cold desert, which is weird considering it doesn't look like a desert! It's too cold to snow most of the winter, and doesn't get a lot of rain in warmer months. A unique place!

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

It's an interesting place. In many ways it's kind of America², so weird Libertarian politics. I wouldn't want to live there again, but the nature is pretty amazing. I was in Fairbanks, which, despite being on a similar latitude to Stockholm, has weather more like northern Sweden (-50C in winter).

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I will! I haven't seen the Northern Lights since I lived in Alaska, which was several years ago. Thanks!

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Well, shit. I probably missed it last night 😑

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Mariestad. It's been super gray and cloudy all day today, but I don't know if that was the case last night.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Sadly, I totally missed the Northern Lights. I'm not sure if the sky was clear enough where I live to have seen them, though.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I think that's the most recent picture of him that I've seen. All the others must have been at least a decade old. I was beginning to wonder if he ever aged.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

America would simply pit European countries against each other to further its own interests if the EU fell apart. We also do not want American style cut-throat capitalism here. Having lived under the boot of that for many years, I can tell you no one except Europe's rich would be happy with that.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

As an American who lives in Sweden and now has citizenship here, I think we definitely need to strengthen and further unify the EU. America doesn't like stability and unification, especially outside of its borders. Look at what it's been doing in the Middle East for decades.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

A video demo is in the works. We'll hopefully release it next week!

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This account has been quiet for a while because our founder has been battling cancer. He's doing better now, though, after several months of treatment. He recently started doing some coding again, and so there will be some posts made soon.

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Cool! I see that you're currently based in Sweden. Me, too!

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Think there are Juno and Jupiter equivalents planned?

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Such amazing music. Recently, I've been listening to certain releases, like Twoism, that I had ignored somewhat in favor of albums like Geogaddi. It's almost like discovering new music! Oh, yes, and please release more music!

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Mutex Instruments @mutex-instruments.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Yeah, it's insane. Anyone and everyone being able to self-publish music, stories, novels, or art on the internet has become a real double-edged sword.

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