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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/08/2026

Yooo that's straight bussing fr fr thanks bestie Sorry, I'm currently battling every cold symptom on the face of the planet, please have understanding - feed looks really, really good though, thanks!

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/08/2026

The user curated feeds, ironically enough, feel a bit more hit or miss. The ones I've looked at so far seem to contain a lot of unrelated stuff.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/08/2026

I generally agree, but I HAVE found several incredible, undersubscribed youtube channels - Anvil of Doom Minis, CaptainSkyhawk, Miniscape - just because they happened to pop up in my feed. So far the bsky algo hasn't tried to shill neither race wars nor bonemashing, so I'm kind of okay with it.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/08/2026

One month later and my feed is 99,99% great - filled with great miniature painting, anime girls, cool art and historical artifacts, etc. - but somehow, SOMEHOW, the fucking furry fat fetish inflation shit STILL sneaks in every now and then. This is crazy, unhinged, patently absurd.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/08/2026

Then all of our banks banned transfers to crypto services entirely. Those speedbumps of impracticality probably saved me. I can see an earlier, more cynical and jaded version of me, deep in the degen crypto daytrading shit. I'm eternally grateful that's not me.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/08/2026

Looking back at myself 10-15 years ago, I think the one thing that could've hoodwinked me was crypto. Luckily, in the early days, you needed to wire money to strangers in China to even buy Bitcoin and I'm too careful and risk averse for that sorta shit.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/08/2026

Every so often I rewatch Dan Olson's This is Financial Advice and it makes me grateful for not being a massive idiot At the same time, it makes me worry - am I susceptible to some other collective psychosis scam scheme, that I'm completely blind to? Am I as critical a thinker as I like to believe?

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/08/2026

This tilted me so hard that I rage spent like ten times more and bought an entirely new 3d printer and a wash and cure station. That was probably a mistake, but fuck it - unlimited mech works.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/08/2026

So I measured the original screws, confirmed the dimensions, and ordered everything. But did I measure the fucking ball bearing? Or did I blindly order a 22 mm fully ceramic ball bearing, only to discover that I needed a 16 mm one? And did I then discover that 16 mm ones cost 400-600% more?

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/08/2026

It required a small expense, buying marine grade 316 fasteners and a fully ceramic ball bearing, and for only ~60€ more I could but an entirely new unit. But I figured that if I was gonna spend that money, I'd want to spend it towards a new printer, rather than a glorified jug

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/08/2026

The first edition of the anycubic wash and cure shipped with non-stainless fasteners on the impeller. This is a major problem for a product that will spends its' entire life submerged in fucking IPA. Shit rusted to fuck. This is a known issue, though, so I found a good Reddit post on replacements

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/08/2026

The "funny" backstory behind this is that I was trying to get my old Elegoo Mars and anycubic wash and cure set up to do some printing. They've just been sitting around for a few years, though, so I did some maintenance - lubing the z-axis screw, etc. - and remembered why I stopped to begin with

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/08/2026

I'm back on my bullshit This beauty will soon pump out her first mech miniatures (and also a bunch of chaos dwarfs hell yeah) (also a cute goblin I have lying around)

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 22/08/2026

A mech Jawbreaker, I like it

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 22/08/2026

He shall become spherical, mashallah

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 16/08/2026

Like, they didn't have to do it that way, but sure - if you DO do it that way, of course they don't fit the aesthetic. (Whatever that means nowadays.)

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 16/08/2026

They used to say that squats "don't fit into the aesthetic of 40k" and I used to stubbornly think "no, you can make it work" But now when I see how they actually brought them back, I find myself thinking "okay, yeah, I see what you mean"

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 15/08/2026

It ties into the slopification of everything, and it's all so tiresome. The need to know what ACTUALLY happened, or the why, how, when, etc. should be left to fan fiction, easily ignored by the rest of us who are comfortable with, or even appreciate, the vague. Especially when it comes to horror.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 15/08/2026

I think it's a result of highjacking the very human want for "more of the same". It's very hard to make money trying to convince people that "hey, maybe you'll like this other, new thing!" and much easier to sell "here's more staaaaaar waaaaaars you love staaaaaar waaaaaars"

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 15/08/2026

Extremely cute, lookin good!

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 14/08/2026

"I have an idea for the living roo-"

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 12/08/2026

Aquors - Jump Up High Walküre - Ikenai Borderline (also Hametsu no Junjou) Nanahira - Bassline Yatteru? James Shimoji - Yellow Line

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 10/08/2026

Honorary swede at this point tbh

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 07/08/2026

Feels good to disconnect from the Amazon ecosystem, especially after they took away the ability to just download your purchased books.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 07/08/2026

Bought a Kobo and DAMN this thing is nice. Much snappier than my Kindle, better interface, fantastic reading experience - both English and Japanese - just all around great. Couldn't connect it to the JP Kobo store, so I guess they don't want my money. At least it reads .epubs from my LOCAL LIBRARY.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 04/08/2026

Perfectly appropriate high fantasy anime setting, with some intriguing hints and implications that makes me want to know more about the setting. Not really inclined to play a gacha, though A Grandblue Fantasy: Relink-type game, but Priconne would go HARD hard. Like capital H hard. Bold and undersco

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 04/08/2026

I always remember this show as just being lighthearted and funny in a Konosuba-type way - rewatching it I'm reminded that it's actually really hype, with striking visuals and great voice acting. All around enjoyable show, with some great, slow-paced character episodes inbetween the big action ones.

Princess Connect! Re:Dive Seasons 1 and 2

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 31/07/2026

It's hard to overstate how much the naturalistic, overlapping dialogue adds to the characterization, by the way. Chiharu and Makina have clearly been together for a long time and the way they bicker is extremely endearing. They've argued about this shit before, and will again.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 31/07/2026

Why both of the show's heroines would fall for him is more of a mystery, though, but I feel his callous, emotionless disregard for life itself really drives home that central theme - he, and a lot of the other members of Tekkadan, are already dead. Sorry I mean wow cool robot

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 31/07/2026

Really solid first half, falls off a bit in the second. A lot of the flak the show gets for its "autistic blank slate" protagonist feels like it's effectively countered by the fact that the show stars horrifically traumatized children who've endured brutal, inhumane conditions their entire lives.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 30/07/2026

Ligma/sugma/etc. are just variations of the same ur-joke. They have the same setup, they have the same payoff. The only difference is in the details, the nuance, the specific ways they're tweaked to catch you unaware. This show has one joke and that's what's so good about it. also Hime-chan a cute

Himesama "Goumon" no Jikan desu, seasons 1 and 2

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 30/07/2026

Competent seiyuu absolutely crushing chaotic, Robert Altman-esque, overlapping dialogue, where everyone's constantly annoyed at each other. Funny as fuck. Nice little story about friendship. This is a singular vision. Can't wait to see what Kameyama Youhei does next. Absolute SOUL.

Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway Movie: Kakueki Teisha Gekijou Yuki

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 30/07/2026

Doing one of those "media threads" I've seen people do. I wanna get a little bit more thoughtful in regards to the things i watch, read or whatever, and I figured writing something short about each thing would be a good way to start. Gonna take a little while to catch up on this year, though.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 29/07/2026

Crazy cool color scheme, feels very "heraldic", love it!

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 28/07/2026

Yeah, that's my least favorite thing about the 30 mm hexes, leaves way too little room for basing. Kinda feel like BattleTech should switch over to 35 mm, or even 40 mm, bases - especially considering the size of modern models I think the player base is a little too tradition bound for that, though

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 28/07/2026

Love the "huge slab of asphalt" basing - cork, I assume - and the hazard stripe front indicators! Slick as hell

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/07/2026

Ayyyy nice, glad to hear it! Nice work!

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/07/2026

Thank you! I don't remember exactly how I painted it, but knowing myself it's probably a basecoat of Vallejo Game Color Bronze Fleshtone, layered up with VGC Pale Yellow, and then highlighted with 50/50 VGC Pale Yellow/Vallejo Model Color Pale Sand. Maybe...

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/07/2026

I first prepared for actual BattleTech and realized pretty quickly that it was gonna be a tough intro for people who've never played tabletop wargames before - especially considering I've never played BT either! Flames of Orion is real easy to get into and start rolling, though, so I went with that

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 27/07/2026

Thanks! Yeah, that was one of those ideas where you think of it and go "well, fuck, now I HAVE to do that!"

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Señor Seki @senorseki.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Forgot to post the timelapse, my bad 🥀 #ウマ娘 #umamusume

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/07/2026

I also painted and stat'ed a mech based on Megumin, whose entire gimmick was self destructing and taking out half the board with her. That one would've been so fun to play with, I think.

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/07/2026

For anyone curious, I stat'ed her as follows (using the early rules for Flames of Orion): BOCCHI the COCK (105c) S 6 // AR 6+ // CS 3+/2+ // HL 10 Superheavy Cannon w/ Hellfire Rounds [DMG 5, 1/2 speed] Targeting System (+1 CS) Sensor Array (Crits deal +1 dmg) Ranged Expert (+ 1 CS at range)

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sleepy @sleepy.mango-loco.monster · 26/07/2026

Don't know if I ever shared Bocchi the Urbanmech. Painted her, and a bunch of other BattleTech mechs, to introduce a couple friends to miniature wargaming through Flames of Orion. No one showed any interest whatsoever, so we ended up never playing. #battletech

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