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Russell Collins

@robotclaw.info
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He is an instructional designer, accessibility advocate, creator of The Tears of a Machine RPG, singer, and intermittent composer. Profile picture by Jennifer Rodgers. Again.

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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 29/09/2026
If I called them to investigate Bigfoot, I would hope so. (Though in my area, it would be the Jersey Devil again.)
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 29/09/2026
Even if a Simpsons episode doesn’t actually exist, I can imagine it right down to the details that “kids wouldn’t get it because they don’t write paper checks anymore,” that it might as well be real.
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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today is the day! SEASONS OF FEAR comics anthology Kickstarter has launched! @ryehickman.bsky.social and I did a fun little story about Rosh Hashanah, the nightmare of being closeted, and the lies that build up until they consume you. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
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Four Seasons of Fear: A Year of Queer Horror
Four Seasons of Fear: A Year of Queer Horror is a full-color comics anthology of LGBTQ+ horror stories centered around annual events.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 27/09/2026
It’s still The Mamushka from The Addams Family. youtu.be/EldT0FJUE3I?...
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More Mamushka | The Addams Family [1991] (Extended, HDR)
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 23/09/2026
I went to Sofia, Bulgaria in the late 90’s and the McDonalds in city center could have been in a Disney park for the World Showcase of Rock ‘n Roll America.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 21/09/2026
Sounds neat. Added to my pull list through @comicgeeks.bsky.social
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 21/09/2026
Okay, added it to my pull list.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 13/09/2026
Tech bros pivot from naming everything after Middle Earth to Guardians of Ga’Hoole.
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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good news for those of y'all waiting for the collected DREAM GIRLS miniseries! Barnes & Noble is having a preorder sale, so if you use the code PREORDER25 you can get the hardcover (which includes JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERGALACTIC SPECIAL and the backup stories) for 25% off!
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DC Pride: Dream Girls
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 10/09/2026
To quote my other faves “5-star podcast; 5-star runtime.”
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 06/09/2026
We usually keep some potted in little mesh enclosures and transfer the caterpillars into them when we find them. That keeps them safe from the wasps and lets us control access to the “extra” parsley
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 06/09/2026
Coincidentally, watching this now. So far it’s about some decorated firefighters who are roommates. The shark hasn’t appeared yet. We’re guessing the big reveal is that the shark is an arsonist.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 06/09/2026
Fortunately, it is nearing the end of the season, so they may turn to chrysalises to overwinter when the food runs out.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 06/09/2026
Unfortunately, once they have a taste for parsley they are unlikely to move over to one of their other food sources. We’ve had to invest in a lot of extra parsley plants over the years in our efforts to keep the butterfly garden going. They are notoriously difficult to keep alive.
Black Swallowtail butterfly in a mesh enclosure.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 29/08/2026
What’s a movie you saw 3 or more times in theaters? 👀#Filmsky
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Gipsy Danger Jaeger in the Rain
Alt: From Pacific Rim. The gigantic mecha codenamed Gipsy Danger stomps through a stormy sea.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 29/08/2026
Roku City hitting me in the emotions now. Between the movie marquee of “Don’t Dream It, Be It” with Rocky Horror and Clue playing, the music building covered in the guitar and butterflies, and the red big semi cab rolling by on the street.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 19/08/2026
Probably still Inside Job because Regan Ridley is who I wanted to grow up to be when I was a kid. “I’m not a mad scientist; I’m just disappointed.”
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 19/08/2026
Saros. “One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
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Saros Returnal
Alt: From the video game Saros. Arjun watches as a giant beast with a cyclops eye and tattered wings flies down from the sky in eclipse to land heavily on the tower’s roof.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 17/08/2026
I could get a whole mini-campaign for WoD out of Stallone’s Cobra.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 14/08/2026
Less a question, more a comment: I’ve been getting caught up on Batman: Caped Crusader and we should talk about it!
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 13/08/2026
I was just about to start in on it myself.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 12/08/2026
Ooh! That’s going on the pull list right now.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 12/08/2026
There are worse ways to go.
A stamped Imperial Aquila over the Inquisitorial Seal with the text “Heresy. Ordo Hereticus Requests Termination.”
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 07/08/2026
Bookmakers employ the classic defense of crossing your arms, scowling, and saying “Nuh-uh.”
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 04/08/2026
A refresh is a wish your heart makes…
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 04/08/2026
Happy #XmensEve to all who celebrate.
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Gambit (Channing Tatum) Kinetic Card Blast
Alt: Gambit (Channing Tatum) uses his powers to energize a deck of cards before throwing one that explodes in a blast of overpowered kinetic energy.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 29/07/2026
Nice! I’ve become a big fan of games with a “scene economy” and countdown clocks. It’s a great way to keep people aware of the passage of time/attention in stories.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 26/07/2026
“‘Ello lads, it’s Billy Balrog. If there’s one thing I SHALL NOT PASS on, it’s a chance to use my Amazon Prime account!”
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 23/07/2026
If I understand, it’s about traffic. If the car is trained in quali, the pole-sitter is generating their race data. Everyone else drives against their computer’s model once they are wheel-to-wheel racing around other cars. Their once-perfect line is an obstacle course and the machine can’t hack it.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 21/07/2026
Seriously! Why name it after KITT’s evil twin?
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 20/07/2026
Doin’ the lord’s work, as they say.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 18/07/2026
Thank you! And thanks to Jennifer Rodgers and @sadiabies.bsky.social
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 18/07/2026
At the movies to watch The Road Warrior. Madmaxxing, as the kids might say.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 17/07/2026
The Tears of a Machine S. C. is a game of teenage mecha pilots trying to save the world from space invaders by piloting machines made with dangerous technology. There are free community copies and an accessible audio book version on itch. It can also be found on DriveThruRPG.
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The Tears of a Machine S.C. by Russell C
The Tears of a Machine S.C. is a mecha-drama table top role-playing game of giant robots and young adult pilots.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 16/07/2026
Get her on the Mud Pack!
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 15/07/2026
Yes! It did take me five years to finish the game, but I’m a slow writer. I did a lot of testing through developer conventions and always had plenty of sign-ups. (It was @megueyb.bsky.social who advised me to not pigeonhole the game and audience.)
An armored robot standing in the surf helps another to its feet. A sword is lodged in the beach and gulls perch on its cross bar. Illustration by Jennifer Rodgers.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 15/07/2026
Don’t limit yourself to thinking of it as a small, narrow audience. You are looking for players who like emo RP. You are looking for players who like mecha. Let them come for what they want and learn to enjoy the other part. (I was given this advice for my emo-teen-mech-pilot game.)
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 14/07/2026
People matching through their pets might be the thing that we need to save society.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 14/07/2026
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch is Event Horizon by way of The X-Files. In 1997, an NCIS investigator chases down former Navy crew who turned terrorist after an experimental space ship took them to the apocalypse, and they became a cult of time travelers intent on accelerating the terminus.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 13/07/2026
They might be a little nervous, now that the internet believes that they are predicting mass-casualty events with their flavors. knowyourmeme.com/memes/mounta...
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Mountain Dew Conspiracy Theory | Know Your Meme
The Mountain Dew Conspiracy Theory is a conspiracy theory linking the release of new Mountain Dew flavors to major world tragedies, suggesting that the nam
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 13/07/2026
Checking the weather… likely clear on race day. But there’s always a chance. circuit-weather.racing/f1/10/race
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Circuit Weather — Live F1 Race Weather Radar & Forecasts
Real-time weather radar and forecasts for every Formula 1 circuit. Track rain and conditions live during every Grand Prix session.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 13/07/2026
I only made the one (and it’s not a true Fate game) but I’m going to use that to justify buying another set of Fate dice every time I’m at a convention until I die.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 12/07/2026
This is the good stuff.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 10/07/2026
This has me nervous to look at any 10+ year old pictures of myself. What if I’ve been replaced by a clone and just haven’t noticed yet?
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 06/07/2026
“I love being a turtle!”
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trans rights are human rights always and forever.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 30/06/2026
The Good Place, The Amazing Digital Circus, all the “happy ending” episodes of Black Mirror reinforce the only way to endure eternity is to be endlessly building stuff. Heaven needs fewer harps and clouds and more user-generated Roblox games.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 30/06/2026
Need to find out if there is some “conscientious objector” status I can claim the next time an AI project comes through our training requests.
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 30/06/2026
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Russell Collins @robotclaw.info · 30/06/2026
Oh no! Now I’m frantically scrolling through my brain to figure out who I want to be her voice actor in the game!
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