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Neil Daigle Orians

@neilmakesthings.bsky.social
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Artist and educator, they/them. Keywords: haunting, unfiction, printed matter, ARG, archives Assistant Professor @ University of Cincinnati, posts are my own opinions www.neilmakesthings.com www.lusciniahistoricalsociety.com

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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yall I just started a very casual play through of Pokemon Y and the catch tutorial Bunnelby was full odds shiny what the hell.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Me, every time a student asks me "have you heard of The Magnus Archives?"
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Narnia's Deep Magic Lion Quote
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Dr. Theron Sherman 🖊 (Site-42) @site42.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ANOTHER HOLLYWOOD SCP MOVIE HAS HIT THE TIMELINE And this one actually spoke to SCP Wiki Staff and confirmed they are following SCP’s Creative Commons License. Be still my heart, I may faint. Statement from SCP Wiki Staff: scp-wiki.wikidot.com/statement-on...
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Camp Miasma was great and also I love that Jane Schoenbrun is (in my interpretation) actively avoiding digestibility/legibility in their filmmaking. the use of painted flats in Miasma in particular was *chef's kiss*
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My husband @dadstoyevsky.bsky.social and I will work together in coffee shops with our headphones on, taking them off when one has a question for the other, often related to our work. This convo just happened: Cody: "you may not know, but, in MLA formatting-" Me: No. Cody: Ok *headphones on*
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
making some technology/spiritualism-inspired Toile de Jouy wallpaper for some works in progress.
Toile de jouy-style wallpaper design with spirit photographs, satellite dishes, books, circuit board designs, clouds, vintage iMacs, and broken jpeg icons
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Chairing 3 MFA committees this year. Estoy cansado, jefe.
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quagsire posting !! @no-1quagsirefan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
me when i remember something
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Area Man @areamancm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I don’t do a lot of TikTok but quite honestly, hats off. A masterpiece
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm not going to beat myself up over the realization that I've been spelling "copper sulfate" wrong for years.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"I really think you and Jane Schoenbrun would be good friends" "Well thanks for reminding me that we're not" -@dadstoyevsky.bsky.social to me
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My university has sent me 12 emails since 3:09 PM (less than an hour) with tornado warnings like I get it my life is in danger we been knew!!!!!!
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
sorry for the 3 skeets in a row but the vyvanse just kicked in -- I'm working on a proposal that involves researching cartomancy and taking into account the fact that the Tarot and other decks were originally playing card games I now want to create a divination system for Pokemon TCG.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
alright nerds -- is it "a historian" or "an historian"? "a" *sounds* wrong but "an" *looks* wrong.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
AI has truly ruined writing for me because I use lists of 3's and em dashes all the time and now I'm just convinced every grant or fellowship review panel is side eying my proposals
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Approaching this semester in a chaotic neutral fashion; publishing my Canvas courses 3 weeks early to both scare my students into realizing the semester is coming up and also give them some time to review materials and prepare themselves
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IYKYK 🌮 @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 03/08/2026
I keep beating this drum, but for a reason; most of the information in the world is not on the internet, but most people think it is. We have been told for over two generations that the internet does or will soon hold all human knowledge. This is not only false, it is far from the truth.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
slowly becoming that weirdo art professor that makes sketchbooks for every student every semester because handwriting is good, actually.
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max schwartz @mightyatom.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
oh PERIOD
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Delighted to share the silliest thing I've made for the sake of art (so far).
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
every work day starts with me muttering "welp I guess I should open Outlook now" under my breath, then not doing that for another 20 minutes.
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🏳️‍⚧️Stelle.exe (Nadir arc) @sanityofficialyt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ooourgh good morning :3 New theory dropped
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
You're laughing? Mitch McConnell and Lindsay Graham are in hell being sewn together into a human centipede and you're laughing?
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Dimension 20 @dimension20.dropout.tv · 10/07/2026
THIS IS OUR OMAHA! #citycouncilofdarkness
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
just saw a local car dealership ad that clearly used AI for its talking head green screen guy and it's like...just get some green fabric from Michaels it's not hard you can color key in iMovie.
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Spencer M Ross @srossmktg.com · 07/07/2026
If you want to avoid these AI generations of your Instagram posts, without switching your account to private, you’ll have to dig into the app’s settings. Open the Instagram app, tap your profile, and then tap the three lines in the top-right corner of the screen. Then, scroll down to the Sharing and reuse tab. Here is where you should see a section labeled Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta, with a toggle for Posts and one for Reels.
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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
MGS screen with the text 
"The elites don't want you to know this but the ducks at the park are free you can take them home I have 458 ducks"
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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 02/07/2026
Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
organizing another experimental/works-in-progress/queer performance art event in Cincy come thru it's free and I'll be performing for real real at this one.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"This is a courtesy email! Your membership to [organization you only joined because you presented at their conference] is about to lapse! We know the next conference is nowhere near you and you lack resources to attend, but click this link to re-up your membership!"
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Godzilla vs Context @godzillavscontext.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
All Monsters Attack (1969)
Two frames from All Monsters Attack (1969).
Its an outside scene with some sand and leafy green jungle-ish plants in the background. A young boy in a blue jacket and shorts, wearing big headphones, approaches Manilla, a child-sized Godzilla, which has its back to the camera.
The caption reads, "What are you doing?"
The response, "Nothing. I have no friends."

Not pictured: Godzilla; friendsAll in the first image.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
something for those who've ever worked in food service; I just got an order of a bunch of fine art paper and organized them in my flat file via FIFO.
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Genel Jumalon 🍉 @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.
CBS MORNINGS ON YOUTUBE (JUNE 4, 2026)

Interviewer: I read that you do not want to embrace Al.

Kane: Absolutely not.

For me the whole point of doing what I'm doing-art is a way of processing life. I don't see the value in outsourcing any element of that.

When I'm looking at someone else's project, if I see an element of the environment [where] they use generative fill or whatever to change something about the scene, it just shuts off the part of my brain that wants to know more about that world. Because I would assume if they're willing to make an arbitrary choice there, they could make an arbitrary choice with literally anything.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
slowly updating my website (www.neilmakesthings.com) and kicking myself for how long it took me to recognize that collage has always been more than just a material or process for me, but a methodology.
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Neil Makes Things
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
niche post: I'm only vaguely paying attention to the Pokemon VGC meta but seeing Wolfe Glick use Mega Steelix is such an fun, out there choice.
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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
plato's cave: the video game
a stylized render of a dark souls-like video game of plato's cave, with a webcam stream overlay of plato himself playing it
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
untitled (self-perception), photograph, 24x54 in., 2026. (we're getting weird during our "research semester")
glitchy portrait of a white person with beard, hairy chest, and pierced nipple
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
have a WIP pseudo-self portrait because it's my birthday.
collaged, halftoned image featuring coffee, Junji Ito's illustration of his cat, a hot bear torso, an old iMac, and a quote from HunterXHunter
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Here. Have a WIP as a treat. #collage #drawing #bara
Drawn collage of imagery with a CMYK color scheme that purposefully ignores naturalistic color.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
*Vanessa Hudgens voice* I’m really into archiving right now
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Hot take of the day: prints are often defined as the transfer of information from matrix (plate, block, etc.) to substrate (paper, fabric, etc.). Thus, a website is a print that transfers information from matrix (server) to substrate (device).
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Don’t ask me how I managed to make it this far into my academic career without reading anything Jungian but here we are now.
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
grades posted. 4th year at UC finally done. Now to engage in "research" during my off semester because that's what's expected of me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It seems like Junji Ito is the great White Whale of film/animation adaptation but this feels like it might be the first really great one.
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Junji Ito: 《聰明鎮》Bloody Smart | Official Trailer | Netflix
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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/04/2026
Commentary: You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored theonion.com/you-cant-even-watch-a-…
Commentary: You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
that feeling of jump scaring a student by immediately replying to their email
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a raccoon is holding a piece of paper in its paws and praying .
ALT: a raccoon is holding a piece of paper in its paws and praying .
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
it tickles me that the robot voice I used for this mispronounces Bloch. also don't come for me for the weird left audio only I'm going to fix it ok???
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Neil Daigle Orians @neilmakesthings.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I just found an absolutely refreshing creator who makes small ARG projects, then produces short video essay-style explainers on them as if they weren't the creator. The TINAG vibes are strong and exciting, and the actual projects themselves are interdisciplinary in nature. Worth a watch at least!
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Cyzstix
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