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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’m not sure what is happening on Vashon Island, but I’m definitely not intruding on this lane.

A photo of a bike lane, marked with a bicycle glyph and a pedestrian glyph. Paint has spattered by the head of the pedestrian creating horrifying antlers.

Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I can’t vouch for the quality of the audio books, but I think the following are fun “reads” that would be strong in audio: - Service Model: In the robot humor genre with vibes of Murderbot - Tainted Cup - Sherlockian investigator and her bio-modded Watson investigate in a biological empire

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Xena is helping the assembly of the new cat tree.

Instructions for the assembly of a cat tree. The booklet has a clear bite mark with 3 hole-punch tooth holes, because Xena is a monster.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This was such a powerful article. Thank you for both crew and sharing it.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Yeah. Powerful scripting systems live in a natural tension with code, because they can become load bearing, and sometimes stuff gets hacked together without calling in an engineer when folks should. But it’s still incredibly valuable for that tooling to exist. Process just has to live alongside it!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I did get one other birthday gift for Shawna. Several months before her birthday, she called out that Zelda and her Age of Calamity Master Cycle would make an incredible Akira-style poster. I took notes and then quietly commissioned the incredible @lokyu.bsky.social to create it. It came out well!

An akira-style poster with the Princess Zelda walking towards the Master Cycle. Below the text reads “Zelda” with the katakana for the Zelda over it.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

That could be a really fun bluesky thread if you feel like making one!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We had some Junco's nesting in the hedge of our front porch. Apparently, they like nesting near humans, and hanging flower pots are called out as extra popular!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This is part of what makes Age of Calamity and age of Imprisonment so much fun: They feature Zelda in a much deeper (and more playable) way than their parent games.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

That Bungie mug is legitimately the best. We chipped one badly and we were super sad about it.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

To be super clear, this is a fully functional giant padlock you can actually pick using those lock-picks. Not pictured is the giant key that also works.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

When you have to contain a cosmic horror and/or release one using really big lock-picks. Destiny 2 Red Bull can for scale. * The lock/lock-picks were not made by me, but by an incredible coworker.

A big chest is wrapped by a giant chain and locked with a comically large lock. The lock has “ADEPT 7” engraved on it. In front of the chest are 3 correspondingly large lock-picks. On top of the chest is an empty Destiny 2 Red Bull can.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The problem with browsing the internet is that the packets move at nearly the speed of light, therefore you experience time dilation.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I commissioned and received some incredible pet art from @haykebyr.bsky.social, and now they is framed by Shawna's desk for her birthday. The art captures Xena and Gabby perfectly!

A drawing of Gabby, our grey tuxedo cat, laying sprawled out on her back with her belly showing. The background is a fun geometric pattern, and there is a little swirly heart coming off her.

A drawing of Xena, our black tuxedo cat smiling with her mouth open. The background has emphasis lines around her, and she stands on a curved terrain. 3 bright "emphasis" lines are next to her head, showing her gremlin-ness.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The Beyblade larping scene is getting bigger than ever!!!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I’m more in the non-mastery category, but I find the structure of rogue-lite tricks me into mastery.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The backpack is for feeding sandwiches straight into the helmet! Once they figure out how to store air for the astronauts, they will have this whole space thing cracked!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

The river rafting downs that river is super worth it.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

It was a ton of fun! - Hundreds of owl drawings - People having to learn to pick gigantic locks with gigantic lockpicks - A temporal chess jigsaw - Eating a pie-based puzzle - Sealing away a cosmic horror using Crokinole - And more! It was really fun to run… and now I can sleep!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

That is amazing. Meow Wolf has been flagged to me as building incredible experiences so many times, and has been a key reference point for some of our dumb puzzlehunt videos. Congratulations! They are going to be very glad to have you!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It's my favorite time of year: When I get to create goofy videos, gags, and puzzles with and for cool people.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

“We need Adrian Tchaikovsky on the line RIGHT NOW!”

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Things that are silly but real and fun are the things that work for me. For example old Thinkgeek gag gifts you could actually buy like the TaunTaun sleeping bag, or Halo Reach Chess.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Lucasarts is right next to it too, and you can find a neat Yoda statue out in front of it!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Walking the waterfront or by the palace of fine arts has always been a favorite for me. The botanical gardens are really nice too!

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Marathon @marathonthegame.bungie.net · 03/03/2026

In death we’ve just begun. Watch the Marathon Launch Cinematic featuring Poppy and Son Lux. Marathon releases March 5. youtu.be/vtw5BDpKgJM

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In Death We've Just Begun ft. Poppy and Son Lux (Official Music Video) | Marathon Launch Cinematic

YouTube video by Marathon

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

If it helps, while it has twists and turns, it’s a pretty hard movie to spoil.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

That is way more complicated than I visualized when you posted about this before, and it is coming out incredibly well!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Definitely was a thing in the halo games where a gun (I believe it was the sniper) was being reported as underpowered until audio was changed.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Weirdly, I think the Mora Jai and Pump Room puzzles are more programming adjacent than the Billiards puzzles!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Every single Super Bowl advertisement next year will be referencing it in some way.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Steakhouses, especially on the East Coast, are in danger. As are many relationships.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Can we talk about the massive cultural collision the NFL has set up for 2027? When, for the very first time, the Super Bowl will occur on Valentine’s Day?

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Hi r/relationships, I (46M) feel like I’m putting in all the work in the relationship with my spouse (4,400,000,000 S). Should I be setting boundaries?

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The problem with marrying the sea is that you have to do 50% of the chores.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Not 100% thrilled about a world where health care is effectively “just walk in and give them a copy of your resume!”

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I’ve been to the local indie DEFY wrestling, and it *does* feel like that (though with tremendously more athleticism). The crowd is a ton of fun, and the show has regular wrestlers like the Randy Myers, who has the catchphrase “Consent is Sexy”, and invites other wrestlers to kiss him.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I’m kinda weird because I love just sitting with it, climbing tech trees, moving little ships around, and discovering new surprises. But that same thing can feel super ponderous and frustrating to folks.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I’ve had a really good time every time I’ve *finished* a game of Twilight, but the finish rate is like 20% as folks run out of time, or get frustrated by the speed. I love the game a lot and look for opportunities to play, but only get to play 1-2x a year.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Just think of them as dozens of little tubing forks, making the audio sing!

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We had to put half a tube of pipe insulation in the same spot, which made things sufficiently awkward for cats. Not sure it would stop yours though 😆 I really want a sound bar, but it would ruin the whole scheme, and couldn’t be fabric covered.

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Pill Syzygy is an incredible and terrifying turn of phrase.

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Marathon @marathonthegame.bungie.net · 19/01/2026

Marathon releases March 5, 2026 and is available for pre-order now. Full trailer: youtu.be/UbNhSVj6WZM Pre-order details: bung.ie/4rl5QfF

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Michael Williams @rocketmoose.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

There has to be a gamedev equivalent of brasswork. Possibly documentation? “The devil himself could never invent, A material causing more world wide lament, And in Uncle Sam’s service about ninety percent Is BRASSWORK”

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