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S A Brown

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Academic; connoisseur of action, trash, and esoteric film; sometimes uses words like "esoteric"; former broadcaster. Abuser of semicolons Not a bot. Which is exactly what a bot would say.

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 09/10/2026
Friends, can we all block and report @scuba-diving-5.bsky.social — they are pretending to sell my stuff on merch (check their replies tab), but it’s a credit card number theft scam. Hopefully nobody got ripped off, but if you did, call your credit card company ASAP.
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Kim Stringfellow @kimstringfellow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Final installment of a three-part Mojave Project dispatch series exploring how investor-owned, utility-scale solar is transforming the Mojave Desert and the alternatives to doing so. mojaveproject.org/dispatches-i...
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Distributed Solar and the Energy Commons - THE MOJAVE PROJECT
California's IOU monopolies dismantled distributed solar to protect profits. Let's reclaim our energy commons through rooftop solar and community co-ops.
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I was BAFFLED by that scene/gift when I first saw it on TV in the mid-80s. The mystery was only partially solved with a watch of the Electric Boogaloo documentary. I must have this slipcover ...
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better
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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is wildly irresponsible of Google - allowing people to create AI generated satellite images. Satellite imagery has always been such a useful and reliable source because it came from reliable sources, but now Google is messing with it at source. www.digitaldigging.org/p/how-to-pla...
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How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran
The question is: what on earth is Google doing?
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 13/07/2026
RIP Sam Neill. you will be remembered.
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Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
It is wonderful to see all of these authors' work preserved in a much more searchable and posterity-friendly format!
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Edmond Chang @edmondchang.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Three new @analoggamestudies.bsky.social #AnalogGameStudies collected essays are here! (We're working back in time till we have the whole set!) Thanks, #PlayStoryPress! Vol. 10 (2023): tinyurl.com/agsvol10 | Vol. 11 (2024): tinyurl.com/agsvol11 | Vol. 12 (2025): tinyurl.com/agsvol12
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Kim Stringfellow @kimstringfellow.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This new Mojave Project dispatch turns to Nevada, where vast stretches of the Mojave are being sacrificed to serve the tech industry’s expanding network of data centers near Reno. mojaveproject.org/dispatches-i...
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Transforming the Desert: Utility-Scale Solar in Nevada’s Mojave - THE MOJAVE PROJECT
Southern Nevada’s utility-scale solar buildout, marketed as clean energy, is increasingly serving Big Tech’s data center explosion near Reno.
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David “Darkness” Weiner @davidweiner.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
With Ghana playing Croatia in the World Cup today, thought I’d share some of my favorite Ghana hand-painted movie posters!
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
That's right, friends! STARLOG is back and I'm the editor-in-chief. We have so much good stuff for you in our first issue, coming this November!! Science! Sci-fi! Fantastic weirdness! Plus you can subscribe now to our podcast hosted by @jhoffman.bsky.social and @da7e.com!
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Hot Blooded Tough Guy Rusty Shackles @rustyshackles.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Rachael Stott @rachaelstott.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
For the late crowd: YOU are invited to attend our free, 100% online conference Generation Analog 2026 "GREEN" on July 15-16. Keynotes from Alenda Chang (Playing Nature) and Matteo Menapace (Daybreak), as well as dozens of high-quality talks. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/generation...
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Generation Analog 2026 "GREEN"
Generation Analog is an annual online tabletop games and education conference.
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I recall there being some solid stories in that first year. And there were moments when the art—as jarring as it seemed to me at the time—was really effective. The final panels of the Tunnel Rat issue, with the C-130’s darkened cargo bay looming in the background, haunted me for a while
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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
ASU's new AI tool cannibalizes nuanced, thoughtful faculty lectures into sound bites and chatbot junk text: www.404media.co/asu-atomic-a...
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University Professors Disturbed to Find Their Lectures Chopped Up and Turned Into AI Slop
ASU Atomic, a new tool in beta at Arizona State University, takes faculty lectures and chops them into extremely short clips, that AI then attempts to turn into learning materials.
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Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Simpsons "careful. They're ruffled!"
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 31/03/2026
not ‘shopped. not cropped. not stock. straight from the phone of stormwater inspector Lindsay Schiel snapped yesterday at a basin in Hudson.
vertical image of a still retention basin and sunlit sky. the sky is split starkly down the middle, clear on the left, gray clouds on the right, sun at the center. the cloud line is reflected perfectly on the basin surface below the horizon.

photo by Lindsay Schiel NEORSD
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" this Fall. Please circulate!
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Resonance | University of California Press
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👻BOOryan BlessDeAd🎃 @bryb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Gang. GANG. Here's that Ghanian bootleg Cheers artwork you were looking for.
A Ghanian hand-printed Cheers (the show) poster. It's ace and a bit mental. I don't know what more to say.
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Bleeding Cool @bleedingcool.com · 21/03/2026
Sam Kieth, creator of The Maxx and co-creator of The Sandman, comic book writer, artist, painter and publisher, has died at the age of 63 #RIP
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Sam Kieth, creator of The Maxx and co-creator of The Sandman, comic book writer, artist, painter and publisher, has died at the age of 63 #RIP
Sam Kieth, creator of The Maxx and co-creator of The Sandman, comic book writer, artist, painter and publisher, has died at the age of 63
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 16/03/2026
🎙️ Why preserve college radio? Radio researcher Jennifer Waits stopped by @cjsfradio.bsky.social to talk about her work building a global archive of college, community, and amateur radio and inviting stations to contribute their history. 📻 🎧 Full interview ⬇️ soundcloud.com/cjsfradio/in... 🧵 1️⃣/2️⃣
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Once Upon A Time On The Internet @newgroundsdoc.newgrounds.com · 16/02/2026
25 years ago today, ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US began its worldwide invasion on @newgrounds.com.
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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Interesting! Here's a guy I haven't thought about in some time. Fascinating story. There was a documentary a few years ago, which I've been meaning to track down. For those too young to remember 1991, Diana is one of the worst cases of comics persecution in US history.
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Playing Dirty: The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana, a new drama about a notorious comic book obscenity case - The Comics Journal
About midway through The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana, the new play by Lenny Schwartz that ran recently at the Daydream Theatre Company in Providence, Rhode Island, a group of the title characte...
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 02/02/2026
The Orb is an art installation by @chriscombs.net . When you press and hold the red button, it slowly destroys a chatbot 😈
Art installation mostly made of metal with a large shiny orb and a control panel with a red button
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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 02/02/2026
I said some words about labs and the importance of old tech - hopefully the words I spoke align with what I actually think...
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
... this is a thing of beauty.
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Frankenheimer’s Prophecy (1979) probably doesn’t fit into the category of ‘lesser known,” but it’s my favorite of the decade’s environmental horror subgenre, along with Frogs and Squirm
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 31/12/2025
High Altitude Cooking Instructions xkcd.com/3187/
Comic. [Instructions on package] High Altitude Cooking Instructions: 3,500-6,500 ft: Add ½ cup water, increase cook time to 12 minutes. 6,500-9,500 ft: Add ¼ cups water, increase cook time to 18 minutes. 250,000-450,000 ft: Orient reentry vehicle for aerodynamic stability. Deploy parachutes at 10,000 ft. Descend, keeping crew capsule tightly covered, for 3-4 minutes. After splashdown, follow sea level cooking instructions.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 25/12/2025
John Locke: If you have been very Nice and your parents do not buy you a Nintendo Switch, you have license to replace them with parents who will.
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Great Philosophers on Santa’s Naughty and Nice Lists
(With thanks to Dr. Henry Gorman) - - -Aristotle: Be good for goodness’ sake. Plato: To be “good” or “nice” is to cultivate one’s knowledge of Sant...
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
for your holiday reading pleasure: i wrote about why i’m getting back into tapes, and what we’ve lost by letting ourselves get addicted to platforms built around surveillance and instant gratification. 🎶 @404media.co
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Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes
In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we’re missing when we stop taking risks.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 19/12/2025
🛒🎄 Ride your shopping cart back to a bygone era with the “Attention Kmart Shoppers” collection at the #InternetArchive. These tapes of In-store announcements & seasonal jingles are pure time travel. 🛍️ Wrap your holiday spirit in classic shopping nostalgia ⤵️ archive.org/details/Kmar...
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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 11/12/2025
guys, if you ain't seen The Prisoner, prepare to have your mind blown
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
No, I was completely tuned out of Iran-Iraq. Paid close attention to Lockerbie and the Tripoli raid, and I knew who -that- guy was, but it was probably 1989 before I registered Hussein
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I've always chalked that 'atomic bomb' omission from the version I had as a playtesting change. But I've always been curious about it. If I'm remembering correctly...
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
yes! I bought that right when it came out; pre Gulf War. At the time, I had no idea who that guy on the cover was. I got an early edition of Axis and Allies, and my (possibly faulty) recollection is that the back of the box had an image with the technology card that included "atomic bomb"
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I have no idea which version of F&E I have; I picked it up at a con 15 years ago, after putting off buying it for years, and never got around to playing it. I loved Federation Space when it came out--it integrated nicely with SFB. Someday I'll actually punch those F&E counters ...
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
you raise another interesting question (from a company history standpoint) that relates to the artifact analysis problem: why did so many companies obscure their editions and printings, especially of boxed games? Was this driven by cost, or the result of mix-and-match components thrown together?
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The original post was about TTRPGs--the books produced by various companies--and that got me thinking about RPG boxed sets, and then from there I started down the SPI and Task Force Games rabbit hole, thinking about the various editions of their titles. There are so many examples to choose from ...
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
... pretty much any production decision reflected in the final material product would be ripe for study. I don't want to assume that every variation of a game like SPI's Oil War was about cost-cutting. Fortunately there's a lot written about SPI's marketing, so there are sources to consult.
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
... along with variations in rules books (some with detailed designer annotations, others more simplified), quality of components, and the 'shortcuts' to the dominant design standard (chits are a perfect example, similar to the chits that were included with some early TSR boxed sets) ...
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I had completely forgotten about flatpacks! I used to see those in my local game store's used section and thought they were such a strange format. But to your original question, absolutely! I think looking at the publishing formats (a game-as-artifact interpretive approach) is one angle ...
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Hampus Flink 🐷💢 @hampus.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Baby shoes (haunted)
A picture of a pen with a bloodied tip and a long drop of blood in place of a clip. Next to the pen, in a white typewriter font over black, it says "Write a horror story using only three words".
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Maybe I'll try to write something on this. After I get my -other- homework done
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
SPI and other companies that relied heavily on mail order seem perfect for this kind of analysis. With magazine editions, "designer editions", etc., produced for different marketing channels. There was a fair bit of variation in the quality of components
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S A Brown @snninca.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I'd love to know if there are any good articles or chapters on games as physical artifacts. I've been looking for a while now (although not very diligently), hoping that somebody, for example, has explored how packaging choices were made to reach different audiences, esp. in the 1970s and 1980s.
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