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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So prosecutions, imprisonment, extradition? Because that's the only "rebuke" I'm looking for.

J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I guess there's some meta campaigning going on here, but it seems nutty that I've sat through dozens and dozens of YouTube ads that haven't said anything much except for "I need money!"

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

At this point, the only job an LLM can take and reliably do without impact to quality is that of the contemporary CEO. It's soulless, knows nothing, steals the work of others, feigns familiarity, follows the herd to plot the most average course, and has no passion for anything it's doing.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Quick, give Talarico money so he can afford to make more ads that ask for money!

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

OK. The fact that Widow's Bay won more Emmys in a year than anyone ever makes me feel justified in starting all my conversations with "Have you seen Widow's Bay yet?" for the last few month.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Is it weird that I have a crush on Patricia from Widow's Bay?

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If you haven't watched Widow's Bay, there is still time to correct this horrendous personality defect.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Ugh. Silo season 3 is off to a terrible start. You don't get to start this badly unless you drop a whole season at once. Will I have the will to come back weekly until in two months it pays off? No.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Gotta love those autogenerated subtitles

Alex O'Connor interviewing Rhett McLaughlin saying, "Your wife, if I'm not mistaken, was a student of Bart Ehrman." The subtitles read, "Your wife, if I'm not mistaken, was a student of Bartman."

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was good. And it just goes to show that if you want to do something good in an established world, you have to do it in the window of time before (or after) some ham-fisted moron screwed up the universe. Or else you have to jump WAAAY back of forward.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I bet those people are just in it for the dopamine of a new sexy match and not really looking for more. They may not even really be conscious of it.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Talkers…like MUDs, but with no game. Crossroads was my main one.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A friendly reminder that Double Fine's Psychodyssey is one of the finest pieces of media ever created, and a must-watch for anyone who cares about video games, yet somehow it's also completely free www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A vampire that’s not Dracula

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 07/06/2026

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The Comedy Mothership's vibe is sooooo fucked. Having 10 muscle douches wanding me and patting me down before I can go listen to jokes? $12 for a beer? I've been to The Creek and The Cave numerous times and it's sooo much better. This place fucking sucks.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I'm well on my way to being a solitary weirdo now. There was a mosquito in the bathroom with me, so I shut the door and yelled, "You think I'm locked in here with you? YOU'RE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME!"

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I guess it felt like in House of Leaves, the weird space is the point. In Backrooms, it feels like the monster is the point. We skip past the exploring bits real fast.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Backrooms was like if House of Leaves were less scary because we spent a ton of time just sort of looking at the monster and explaining it rather than spending the time in the weird space.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Lo there do I see my father…

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The Last Dragon. It’s the single most 80s movie ever as a bonus. My runner up is: The 13th Warrior because it has the best prayer ever and gives the joy of hanging out with guys who are being dudes (and are also highly competent) just ignore the dopey armor choices

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

So, I got tenure. I'm a tenured professor. I also got a summer research grant and I have a sabbatical coming up!

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

To the gods of Vlambeer, I just want to let you know that your update to make Nuclear Throne playable on Mac again was not in vain. I have been playing it for the past few days once again.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I loved this story about Richard: hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com

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Hyperbole and a Half

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Here's an obscure(ish) Final Fantasy 6 Meme that made me laugh:

"Suplex" with the train meme upside down: It's a reference to the Ghost Train battle in Final Fantasy 6 where the martial artist can suplex the train just like it's any other monster

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Flechette would be a good name for an assassin sex robot.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Okta Verify has two modes for me: 1) Put your thumb on this twice! So safe! 2) The company has decided that if your phone ever dies you will defacto be taking the rest of the day off

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

It's just like I'm looking up a recipe online!

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It has been a wild ride for the last six months or so. Holy shit. I only roll 1s or 20s.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I had an awful December anyway

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I don’t have a tip for this but the children settings are always funny, and can always be read wrong. Seeing Have Children/Don’t want Children together always makes me giggle. Also I enjoy when someone is 58 and Open to Children. I assume they mean others’ but I still smirk.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

If you’re asked the best way to be asked out, don’t say “Just ask” because every single person says it. Also don’t fudge your age. Just be old.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

If you’re going to do two truths and a lie, you should pick three insane and true things and then make one only technically a lie by understating it. And then you can make the big reveal: I’ve actually climbed Everest THREE times!

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Going through a divorce and so I popped my head into the apps. I have come to several conclusions. Here are my tips:

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I went to HONK!TX today. If inly I could go back in time 150 years and plant two live oaks on the slope of that hill…

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

This feels like if Charles Schultz drew a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic

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STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo @stapleexpo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

STAPLE! 2026 PANEL: Animation and the Humans Who Make It! Join Animators Chris Beaver, Phil Machi, Carlos Mendieta & Johnny Villareal as they talk about how they make what they do, & how through their audiences and teammates they make animation for their fellow people! Moderated by Jeanne Stern.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Yeah, why don’t we all just eat oxtails and pork belly?

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STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo @stapleexpo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Have you guessed? @beetlemoses.bsky.social will be a STAPLE! guest! 4/11-12 Mabee Ballroom, St. Ed's, ATX! Beetle Moses (Harris Fishman) is a webcomic artist & illustrator whose surreal humor and vibrant visual voice have made him one of the most distinctive figures in digital cartooning today.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

My core self is the average of the Angry Beavers

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Age verification? You guys sold me lawn darts when I was 10.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I finally got around to leaving that 1 Star review of Chef Ryan's in Uvalde, TX. If more people had eaten there, THAT would be the tragedy the place is known for.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

My thumb is almost totally healed after the break, but I have a weird hypersensitivity in it now. I can quite clearly feel my fingerprints with it.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

FYI: Wolverine’s name is James.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I have owned Tak for a while and not played it. I played it last night for the first time and HOLY SHIT it was great. James Ernest has done it again. Wow.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I literally stopped playing when it didn’t know “nictitating”

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

To the zillenial running this, “shady” doesn’t mean what you think it means.

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J. M. Johnson @phlagm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Nobody wants anything to do with your game until it turns out to be cool, and then they won’t leave you alone… I assume

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