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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 02/10/2026

Happy Steam Sale! I've been putting off purchasing games for a while to actually get myself to play through my library, but now I can justify getting new video games :D

Steam cart containing No Man's Sky, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Subnautica, Library of Ruins, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and Vampire Survivors DLC

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 22/09/2026

my aunt's cat is very normal

The same black cat, but significantly blurrier. The cat appears to be yelling.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 04/09/2026

I will be at #PAXWest today! This is what my backpack looks like. If you see me, say hi for a free time gear! My schedule today (PST): - 11am: TCG basement - 2pm: Firebird Theatre (LVL 5, Signature Room) - 4pm: TCG basement - 8:30pm: Main Theatre (LVL 5, Ballroom 1)

a white decorative gear with black engravings

grey backpack with lots of pins and a Shinx plushie with its head sticking out

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 03/09/2026

Here's Dandy. He lives with one of my friends.

A white and orange cat laying down, resting his head on the underbar of a chair.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 19/08/2026

HOLY SHIT YUKI IS BACK?????????? Very curious to see how he does in the new reg car. Also hope Isack is able to heal well, dude's been driving his ass off in the first half of the season. #F1

Screenshot of Formula 1 social media post.

BREAKING! Isack Hadjar will miss this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix due to injury. Liam Lawson will replace him at Red Bull Racing. Yuki Tsunoda will then take his place at Racing Bulls.

We hope to see Isack soon after a speedy recovery!

More here 👉 hyperlink

Image in post shows Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson side by side

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 15/08/2026

markdown is ***cool***! quick question: the appview is using all of these mandatory moderation providers, even though i'm not located in any of these countries. is this supposed to happen?

bluesky moderation services. the main one is normal, but brazil russia turkey india and germany are all required in my region

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 13/08/2026

I get to make my super long runtime part today :D

A vertical mill spindle cutting a white square into a half circle with a 1/8 inch endmill.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 09/08/2026

im gaming!! definitely gonna change around the flasks once i'm able to plan my gear around mageblood, but it's a good start for now :) #pathofexile

Screenshot of Path of Exile equipment UI, zoomed in on the belt and flasks. Mageblood is equipped in the belt slot. A life flask, Quicksilver Flask, Amethyst Flask, Silver Flask, and Bismuth Flask are in the flask slots.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 28/07/2026

so cool of ggg to add me to the game :)) #PathOfExile

Imperfect Meatsack item in Path of Exile

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 27/07/2026

I use a copy of Pac Man Pinball for the Game Boy Advance as a shim to level off my minifridge

Close up of the bottom of the minifridge. A Game Boy Advance cartridge is propping up one of the legs.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 26/07/2026

made a lot of headway in the new #PathOfExile league today! i'm done with campaign and am about to finish up yellow maps new crafting system is great. made a crazy shield for about 5c :D

Screenshot of Path of Exile item tooltip. It reads

Rarity: Rare
Doom Pith
Titanium Spirit Shield
Item Level: 84
Quality: +20%
Chance to Block: 43%
Energy Shield: 80
Intangibility: 15%

73% increased Chance to Block
7% Chance to Block Spell Damage
+104 to maximum Life
+5% to all Elemental Resistances
+36% to Lightning Resistance
4% chance to deal Double Damage (crafted)

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 18/07/2026

the first one i played is dredge, an industrial fishing horror game. the mechanics of fishing are surface level, but the way the designers tied in horror elements makes the game worth playing. backloggd.com/u/slothenjoyer/review…

Box art for the video game Dredge. A red and white lighthouse is in the background of a tugboat on the water. Black clouds hang ominously in the sky, while two eldritch swordfish with purple, serpentine tails lurk beneath the surface.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 23/06/2026

Save this image to download more ram

A male sheep with large horns, also known as a ram

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 05/06/2026

Machining done! I've been manually carving the edges down with a deburring knife. These are definitely too large to be a keychain or necklace, but I think they're just the right size for some nice wall art. Gonna bring them home and experiment with painting them :)

Four polycarbonate time gears on a shop cloth. The adhesive paper is still covering the material.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 04/06/2026

Got a cool idea to make a time gear keychain. Finished the model today, gonna machine it tomorrow! #MysteryDungeon #Pokemon

A gray 3D model of a time gear. A tab with a hole in it is between two of the spokes.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 03/06/2026

home assistant update: i have hacked into a window fan this took two hours because the chineseium company that made this decided to lock their shit down to one provider (tuya) i have LIBERATED it

Home Assistant control panel buttons for fan speed, power, and mode

A window fan mounted in a wooden window frame

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 30/05/2026

Setup home assistant on my raspberry pi 4 that's been sitting in a drawer for an eternity! I configured it to turn lights off at sunrise, lights on at sunset, and night lights overnight. [1/2]

A raspberry pi 4 on a wooden shelf plugged into a network switch

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 30/05/2026

Aldi had these glass bottles in their seasonal aisle. Using them to save me a step in enjoying cold brew this summer :)

Six cold brew coffees with milk, each in an 8oz glass bottle.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 29/05/2026

Work replaced our corded dremel with a cordless one and only gave us one battery to use it with. So much unnecessary downtime while I wait for it to charge.

A lithium ion dremel battery being charged

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 25/05/2026

finally working on getting my fashion on in #ffxiv ! i wanted to make a crafting glamour that would be osha-compliant and ended up with something that's not unlike what i'd wear to work. very happy with the results :D

Final Fantasy 14 screenshot of a female character in a dimly lit workshop environment. She is wearing a dark green cap, a lighter green jacket with a black undershirt, a leather toolbelt, and ripped jeans. A well-used hammer hangs on her belt.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 20/05/2026

Someone got bored at work yesterday

Cover of the Buffalo Business First newspaper. A white businessman in a suit and tie sits at a desk in a fancy leather chair. Someone has doodled hair, sideburns, an ornate mustache, and a bit of facial hair beneath his lower lip. They also added the caption: "Mr. Doug Dimmadome, owner of thr Dimsdale Dimmadome".

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 18/05/2026

i wonder if this game has any politics in it

Screenshot of Mullet Madjack's shop UI. The Peace Corp character is saying "A.I. is no match for stupidity! We are the kings!"

Description of UI: Theater mode livestream. The video player prompts the player to choose an upgrade. A portrait of an anime character is in the upper right corner. Stream chat and the current floor are in the bottom right. The bottom of the screen is filled with a life bar and the text "STATUS: MODERATOR FINE".

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 05/05/2026

Step 1 of 4 on my first relic weapon is done! I'm on the aetherwell step now, which seems to be best completed as a timegate. This lets me put the project on the backburner while it completes itself. #FFXIV

Final fantasy 14 screenshot. A female miqo'te red mage is wielding the Phantom Rapier Penumbrae: a rapier with gold and ruby adornments at the hilt and a red crystal focus with black metal rectangles encircling it.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 23/04/2026

rest of the grind should be ezpz :D #ffxiv

screenshot of cosmic exploration research information. five out of 11 oizys tools are complete, accelerating the data analysis rate to +150%.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 12/03/2026

I helped work on this new #Pokemon #MysteryDungeon romhack! There's about 30 hours of content and at least two American fast food restaurants! Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruK5m_C2sYo Download: hacks.skytemple.org/h/crimson_chrys…

Art of Larvesta, Wishiwashi (solo form), and Deerling (autumn form) walking along a dirt path in a flower field. Larvesta is casting Volcarona's shadow.

In the background, Cherrim's (sunshine form) silhouette is being cast by lightning strikes.

Screenshot from the romhack. The Among Us impostor voting UI shows 7 aliens voting for Larvesta.

Screenshot from the romhack. Larvesta, Deerling and Wishiwashi are walking through a snowy town with various other Pokemon scattered about.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 08/03/2026

when u game the theory too hard

picture of matpat thinking but the image is broken into 24x24 squares and staggered so his face is broken up

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 06/03/2026

Today's a real "500 cigarettes" kind of day

a CNC table router cutting lots of tiny square parts with a hole in the middle

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 01/03/2026

be the tank you wish to see in the world #ffxiv

Final fantasy 14 chat window screenshot, showing 3 player commendations

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 20/02/2026

I'm ordering my clown makeup for the upcoming #Pokemon direct. Surely we'll get a new Mystery Dungeon entry and not another remake...right? (🎨 retrofeather.bsky.social )

Riolu sitting on a bench at the Treasure Town crossroads. The Riolu is wearing an explorer badge, a rainbow afro, and a red clown nose.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 18/02/2026

Buffalo weather is happening! It's time for The Big Melt!

Screenshot of Buffalo NY 5 day forecast. All days are above freezing with Thursday and Friday being 56 and 49 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 24/01/2026

bluesky does not support post editing, so here's what i added to this post on mastodon

EDIT: i made this post unaware of the culture war discourse around the character's VA. i don't care to know the details, but i wish to clarify that my issue is with the way the character is written and not with the VA's performance.

also i am currently on level 93ish MSQ. if something happens with her later in the story, i'm not aware of it yet! this is just my initial reaction to the story i've experienced so far.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 20/01/2026

computer touching at work today! work's marketing dept wants this robot arm to do something cool for an upcoming convention display. so far i've identified the esp32 that drives it and (maybe) gotten the right libraries downloaded to get it to take my commands. [1/2]

a linux laptop connected to a small green robot arm. arduino ide v2 is on the screen.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 11/01/2026

ishgard restoration is great for powerleveling. gives me the juice to push through all the heavensward quests quickly 💪 #ffxiv

screenshot of the gear set list, showing all gathering jobs at item level 200 and all crafting jobs at item level 199

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 06/01/2026

Nice of Penzeys to be running a 33% off sale right when I run out of a lot of bulk spices. I had to improvise with a spice mix but I have enough to make my chili tonight.

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Sloth (they/them) @sloth.direct · 26/12/2025

good chrimbus with the family :D i got this mug with the entire script of the bee movie on it. they know me too well lol

A white mug with a happy looking Barry B. Benson on it. The image is made up of very tiny words, spelling out the Bee Movie script. Left side of mug.

A white mug with a happy looking Barry B. Benson on it. The image is made up of very tiny words, spelling out the Bee Movie script. Right side of mug.

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