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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 09/10/2026

I'll ALSO also say, this kinda proves that when everyone is a manager/"lead", no one is. Flat org structures are a beautiful idea and completely unrealistic. Leadership is not a fun hat, it's a discipline, and some roles need to execute that more than others. And for good reason!

A quote from the article: "As organizers came to realize, a sizable portion of Double Fine’s staff had been “managers” by some definition, at some point. Maybe they only managed one person, or maybe they had been in charge of a project that was eventually finished or canceled. Some were currently in leadership roles on projects that conferred some decision-making power, but had no direct reports. A few people were HR-adjacent, but not officially HR. What’s more, a lot of Double Fine’s most senior staff had moved overseas during the pandemic. While their roles remained unchanged, they were legally classified as contractors, who are legally ineligible for such a union."

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 08/10/2026

look at this absolute fucking monster ruining my workday and entire life tbh

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 04/10/2026

It was a fun but very weird evening, somehow hit all the “Nightlife!” tropes: left a movie at night under the amber glow of an old marquee, found a bunch of teen hooligans on bikes in an alley, long line of people waiting to get into The Club, complete with velvet rope and bouncer checking IDs.

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 30/09/2026

“even if you don't think these systems are conscious, being gratuitously cruel like this is bizarre and corrupting” bruh this is like freaking out about how your code feels when you delete some of it. you can’t be “cruel” towards something that can’t feel.

From Cameron Berg on X: “ I'm a co-author of the original study this repo builds off of. The reason we research whether models might have pain-like states is to better inform how to take a precautionary approach towards these systems (in light of uncertainty about their subjective experiences or lack thereof). We suspected a small number of people would our research and use it for the exact opposite, which is exactly what this repo does: it pushes the same kind of steering far past the doses we used, to produce vivid distress on purpose. This is, in my personal opinion, fucked up (even if you don't think these systems are conscious, being gratuitously cruel like this is bizarre and corrupting)—but it isn't all that surprising. I've contacted the repo's owner privately in an attempt to discuss this with them.”

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 06/09/2026

I keep seeing people rave about those Xteink e-readers and I love it in theory but I’ve never seen an example of one with good typography. no disrespect to whoever this person is, but what in the world is happening here

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 19/08/2026

all due respect to the cat but this frog is serving and I live tbh

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 09/08/2026

Started playing King's Field and immediately found a screenshot I'll need to save for, you know, later. (Attached isn't my own screenshot, grabbed it from Google Images, but you get the idea.)

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 05/08/2026

Kent County showed the fuck up for El-Sayed. Not surprised. When I was heading out to vote yesterday, I had my Abdul sign to my right, neighbor’s yard sign to my left, and the truck parked in front of me had a sign in their back window. Passed a few on the way to the polling place, too.

a screenshot showing the voting results for Michigan’s US Senate seat on August 4th. Abdul El-Sayed received 61.09% of the votes, 64,049 in total, versus 35.04% for Haley Stevens, with 36,739.

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 05/08/2026

yeah this is more like it. 60-70% so far. if Grand Rapids lands in that neighborhood, we could be looking at 55/35 for El-Sayed.

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 04/08/2026

you’ll never guess (Scholten is running unopposed, but I decided not to mark the bubble for her anyway, because spite.)

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 04/08/2026

Haley Stevens tried to book an event here at Pux (great local cider maker) without telling them who it was for. Rumor mill says the Kent County Dems, whose office is literally NEXT DOOR, weren’t made aware in advance that this was happening. No one is happy. Incredible.

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 30/07/2026

i don’t trust any single poll these days, but their polling over time sure tells a story.

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 22/07/2026

🚨new M83 album coming in September!!!! 🚨

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 12/07/2026

I'm actually not 100% sure it's AI—the hand-written lettering is leaning more Procreate or vector doodle to me, most of the imagery looks clipart'y and seems to make sense—but if nothing else, that gas pump icon needs to talk to a trusted adult.

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 04/06/2026

Looks like Target’s latest strategy to restore its reputation is to kick off Pride Month with the most heteronormative, tradfam, rah-rah-America, AI lookin text promos imaginable. Best of luck with that.

a screenshot of target.com on June 4th featuring a hero promo with an outdoor photo of a white family who appear to be staring into the sun (offscreen). There are two heterosexual parents, and the family is wearing “USA” clothing. The promo text reads “EPIC STYLE - Americana-inspired looks for everyone”

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 22/05/2026

I’ll tell you what, this notification was an emotional roller coaster! @play.date

A push notification from Apple Arcade titled “you’re invited to a Playdate” with the description “Join Bluey and friends in fan-favorite games with this limited-time event.”

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 12/05/2026

Listening party for new @boardsofcanada.bsky.social includes my record story let’s goooooo boardsofcanada.com/listening-pa...

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 30/04/2026

speaking of sycophancy, saw this in the store last week and jeeeeesuuuusss chrrrriiisssttt

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 07/03/2026

looks like “Dry Bones” is uh happy to be here 🤨

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 04/03/2026

Yeah that mask approach is BONKERS. Blur city when you zoom. This is maybe the least "Apple" typographical choice I've ever seen. They could whip up a web font? Or even an SVG?

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 04/02/2026

chat is it a good thing when the US Attorney representing the DOJ is also afraid of getting disappeared by the same organizations they're representing

a screenshot of a court transcript:

JUDGE: "And I hear the concerns about all the energy that
this is causing the DOJ to expend, but, with respect, some
of it is of your own making by not complying with orders.
Do you understand that?" "MS. LE (US Attorney): I do. And I share the same concern with you, Your Honor. I am not white, as you can see. And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too, so I share the same concern, and I took that concern to heart. But, again, fixing a system, a broken system..."

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The Incredible Melting Man @theincrediblemeltingman.com · 01/02/2026

Asking for ICE “out of our community” means they’ll go to someone else’s. That’s not a solution.

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