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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 45m

huh, weird, I didn't see anything in this 47-minute video of a developer fawning over the rapidly growing video game-buying audience in China about how he fanned the flames of the lab-leak theory 5 years earlier

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 17h

Sept 29, 2023 --> today happy birthday, Mabel!

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 20h

I was too far north in Seattle to feel this one. I'm gonna go ahead and restock the emergency kit...

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

it's not live on the menu until later this week, sneak preview for newsletter members (one of the only email newsletters I tolerate)

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

you don't count as a Seattle resident until you look at this brand-new Pagliacci x Taco Time collab pizza and think it actually sounds delicious (if these toppings are gluten free, Pagliacci, then go ahead and slap #ad on this and send me seven plz)

Taco Time Pizza
Two Seattle favorites, one primo collaboration. Our Taco Time Pizza features Taco Time NW’s seasoned, PNW-raised ground beef, crispy Tater Fries, and 60-day-aged cheddar. We pair them with our own mozzarella and onion over a base of Taco Time’s original Hot Sauce, then add our house-made pico de gallo — Roma tomatoes, Anaheim peppers, red onion, and cilantro with a squeeze of lime. Out of the oven, it’s finished with a drizzle of creamy Taco Time Ranch and a sprinkle of fresh parsley.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

I'm wondering whether a "48" bike maximum will suffice for a zero-car station, especially the way people park bikes on those racks and sometimes block out a second bike. but I guess we'll see how it all plays out this week. thanks for the reply.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

the last time I looked at this page, it didn't clarify how many bike lockers there'll be, and now it's 522ing... so, can anyone at SDT answer how many bike lockers there'll be?

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

you'll have a nice time at that first stop for at least 60 hours

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

happy gf bday from one pray-for-decent-cake sufferer to another

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

anyway I reviewed N64 games long ago, these remain 1p faves: Wonder Project J2 - ahead of its time Wave Race 64 - even if you just do the "normal" race series quickly, its bouncy racing model remains unparalleled Mischief Makers - needs a while to warm up but is charming as heck Tetrisphere - solid

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

hot take: all consoles are bad if you look at them from the perspective of picking through 100s of ROMs, as opposed to appreciating how we accessed games during their times. through a ROM-picking lens, Saturn is better than N64 *or* PSX, honestly.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

most of these replies are from people who are clearly trying to hurt you

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 28/09/2026

the trickle of information about this station has been just as bad for the past year. the whole ordeal has reminded me of video games kicked off by one CEO, then launched lukewarmly by another CEO who is far less interested.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

People don’t understand how fragile our water infrastructure is. I’ve had contaminated water in the last six years. I’ve had my water co. hijacked for digital ransom. We are in perpetual near drought conditions... in NC, not AZ. AI boosters use pedantry about water use as an accountability shield.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 27/09/2026

you don't have pets, you have rescue workers

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 27/09/2026

Free tix via First Match On Us from @soundersfc.com are legit! Hi from my first-ever MLS game - took me long enough. This might not be the season for it, buuuuut how about a Sounders win for this longtime watcher, first-time attendee!

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 26/09/2026

cool country we've got here, huh

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 26/09/2026

"convicted felon" is closer to fact and would've been my choice if I were anywhere near this text. I could see a defamation case that suggests actual malice is at play here, especially in a world where capitulation to the likes of Trump and Kotick has become the norm in an iffy free-speech era

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 26/09/2026

it's one thing to be username joshsquared22330088 calling Holmes a "fraudster." it's another to automatically serve the phrase on the official launch page of one of the world's biggest Internet gateways. lucky for us, gen-AI is here to bridge that gap!!!!!11one

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 26/09/2026

whether this is sourced by generative AI or an underfunded editorial team, this prompt at the top of automatic Bing search results is a great example of near-libelous language that flies too close to the sun to be worth the trouble. I see this shit all the time now.

"trending now: Elizabeth Holmes, American fraudster"

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 26/09/2026

is the iced coffee black and blue, or white and gold

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Jessi Murray @jessimurray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m going to Nashville for 2 days soon (before driving to Durham). Any suggestions for places not to miss? I’ve already been told Country Music Hall of Fame and Robert’s Western World (and Bolton’s Hot Chicken). Anything else?

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 25/09/2026

I saw this at a demo station at this year's SIX (Seattle Indie Expo) as hosted by @seattleindies.bsky.social and immediately wishlisted, suspecting it'd get its hooks into me once a Steam demo went live. sure enough, yep, today's productivity just got rollicked.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 25/09/2026

my first 10 minutes of this demo from Seattle indie game dev Boss Blob immediately tickled every ivory in my brainpiano. TileShire lands somewhere between SimCity and Triple Town, with immediately fetching art, animation, and sound design + a creeps-up-on-you puzzle tickle behind its coziness.

store.steampowered.com

TileShire Demo on Steam

TileShire is a low-stakes, high-depth strategy game. Combine tiles on a living landscape to grow a home rich with life.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 25/09/2026

a horror story in 5 words: RAM test failed in 2026 (...I actually have some backup RAM but need to buy a new motherboard and cpu to use it, which would've been great to buy, uh, two years ago)

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 24/09/2026

this news comes seven years after my last article about the band, which included the quip, "at least this band had some surprises for me 5, 10, even 20 years later." now, we can add "27 years later" to that list. (I still love this article.)

arstechnica.com

The DMCA bell did not toll for a beloved musician—thus, I could grieve him

Mark Sandman was a prolific creator, performer; vault recordings, bootlegs live on.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 24/09/2026

musician Mark Sandman would've turned 74 today, and his estate has celebrated the milestone by announcing an entirely new posthumous Morphine album launching in December, over 27 years after his passing. I'm dumbfounded. that is a LONG time to stew over nearly finished recording sessions!

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 23/09/2026

oh I can't use a vertical tabs sidebar. if they're not at the top, my brain explodes. sorry ZenJenn. I'll see if Waterfox has fixes in store for my password import madness

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 23/09/2026

welp @vivaldi.com simply won't install - I click "yes" on the UAC prompt and then it just closes - while @waterfox.net cannot import more than one username/password per site on Edge, so both are kinda nonstarters, sigh, though Waterfox does seem rad

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 23/09/2026

okay, which web browser is the current hotness, because MS Edge now crashes roughly every 15 minutes *and* routinely BSODs my Win11 PC

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 22/09/2026

even if that plan *is* genius, how many internal fires can Asha the Slasha put out whilst trying to convince the remaining Xbox team that this diminishing isn't happening, when it clearly is? this all feels like an incredible HBO series setup, as far as internal Xbox politics are concerned. whew.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 22/09/2026

how long until Minecraft is run by King? or Gears of War joins Blizzard? you can't open a door like that only a smidge - especially if shareholders demand more of it. is this a genius plan, to signal to a shrinking fanbase that Bethesda/Activision are "better" than Xbox? Xbox 2.0 with less Xbox?

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 22/09/2026

today, Microsoft opted for a move I'm shocked I never predicted: it allowed outside parties purchased for $75B to essentially swallow up its internally built Xbox division. Activision and Bethesda now run some classic "Xbox" teams. that's huge, because it suggests more of this is to come.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 22/09/2026

anyone in Seattle who wants to meet up and talk about continued tumult in the region's Xbox/games publishing space, my DMs are open, my Signal is samred.81, and first round's on me (I'm sober but will imbibe w/ you anywhere).

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 22/09/2026

I sauteed my greens and overcooked my chicken 15°, how was YOUR American disease-avoidance dinner this evening?

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 22/09/2026

such articles have been proven to increase Gen-AI worm-eating-itself clicks by 4,000,000,503%

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 22/09/2026

you won't BELIEVE which site I'm never writing for again (replies and quotes for context about this irresponsible clickbait if you need it)

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 21/09/2026

I suspect there'll be some "all of the above" to be blamed in the end

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 21/09/2026

remastering existing content, instead of forging ahead with a next-gen Destiny experience, is probably the cheapest way for Bungie to prop itself up for a while. "Destiny Forever" will probably succeed. darkly hilarious that it took them years of burnt cash and layoffs to even consider the idea.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 21/09/2026

if this new light rail station in my neighborhood actually opens in Seattle by Tuesday the 29th, I'll eat my sandwich. (not gonna eat a hat over this, but it sure looks like a lot of work remains.)

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 20/09/2026

"Deejay wanted to look like a Viking berserker" in this photo, he told reporters ...or an FBI job applicant

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 19/09/2026

oh weird I just shucked you a salmon out of Lake Washington, I'll just toss it back

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 19/09/2026

I take it back, 80% good meal ratio for me. But I'm also nice to the owner's daughter, a Mugsy doodle I made for her was on one of their walls for a while - maybe they just see my goodness and serve me accordingly compared to u

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 19/09/2026

I will happily host anyone's Seattle food tour - until they want gluten, womp womp (but I can still send ppl to the good glute)

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 19/09/2026

yeah over their past year-plus, my ratio has been 66-70%. my tips include always adding hot potato salad as a side (it's stupidly good) and skipping the meat loaf unlesssss you pair it with their sweet corn fritters.

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 19/09/2026

this needs a texture glamour shot

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Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com · 19/09/2026

did you know that shrimp n grits could be so good ...hi this is once again a Zax Eat 'n Three fan account here in Seattle. seriously I've never had cheesy grits that nail the texture like this. this whole thing is layers of joy and flavor.

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