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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Gotta get some T.R. Napper on the list. I'll vouch for both 36 Streets and Ghost of the Neon God.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/

John Picacio’s response to Must Read Magazine’s request for his waiver of all Moral Rights and Copyright of his commissioned art for an ASIMOV’S assignment. Short version — Picacio says a resounding NOPE.

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Kevin Beaumont @doublepulsar.com · 07/10/2026

Well done to the person in charge of Surface for doing a presentation where Surface wasn’t spelled correctly.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

You could be in the House of Elrond at 10 o'clock in the morning on October the 24th! If you want to know.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The legs in the bottom right corner of the first image. That person would be sitting outside the window and stock images generally don't do partial details like that anyways. The food one definitely is.

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DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 05/10/2026

KEEP POUNDIN

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Either the autopsy scene from Independence Day or The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come from Muppets Christmas Carol. I don't remember which I saw first, but both have stuck with me.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Myself and at least one other person can cooperatively play a game together in the same room using separate controllers connected to the same console or PC.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jaxson, Jameis, and JJ? They're the New York Jiants.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dogging is a persistent nagging, pestering, or harassment. Same family as dog-pile. Never heard of fly-tipping, but I'd guess something to do with fishing?

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

FYI, your link is broken. There's an extra exclamation point.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Honorable mentions: Wild Arms 2 KOTOR Dragon Age: Origins Jane's Fleet Command X-Wing Red Alert 2 Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Splinter Cell

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This was hard. I really tried to focus on games that were a root to what I like, but couldn't squeeze em all. Broad themes: exploration, story (especially emergent), moddable, and make your own fun. Except Spyro. That makes the list because it was my first real game. my9games.net/en/edit

Pick 9 games that define you.

Spyro, Mass Effect, Crusader Kings 2, Star Ocean: The Second Story, Oblivion, Halo: Combat Evolved, Rimworld, X-Com: Enemy Unknown, Homeworld

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The little feet going a mile a minute somehow makes the mech read as super cute.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

RPG books too. I've been flagged coming back from cons with some in my bookbag. Paper is surprisingly good at blocking X-rays.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Afraid of a little cold? Dang, I didn't realize Chicagoans were such wimps.

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Chris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Sometimes I wonder if it's a problem that all these sci-fi stories are having a really great time at the expense of one Ursula Le Guin short that's left to suffer in a hole.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I didn't start the new Fire Emblem last night because I only had an hour or two. Not nearly enough time.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Pepperoni, spicy capicola, and peperoncini with a dizzle of hot honey on a red sauce. Or spicy sausage, mushrooms, roasted garlic, and roasted peppers on a white sauce.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So why didn't Jefferies force the vote using his privileges as minority leader?

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It also helps that No Man's Sky isn't really a multiplayer title. It doesn't depend on having a player base to facilitate matchmaking. One person could try the updates on their own and word of mouth spread from there.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Pretty much. They have an insurance policy on his contract that activate it he gets hurt, and they get some cap space back if he gets hurt.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I hear you, but Kermit as Rand and Miss Piggy as Lanfear feels too perfect. And you solve all the red hair issues by making all the Aiel be frogs which would cast Jill as Aviendha. I think Mildred would make a good Egwene.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Falcons are gonna have to go all the way back to the single wing, Wishbone, and T formations huh? Hope Bijan's back is prepared to carry the entire offense.

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Hexed Electron is flinging raccoons into a haunted house @hecticelectron.com · 12/09/2026

I'm so excited to share this kazoo-based video with you that I can't wait for a better hour to do it. I cobbled this together to boost the Raccoon Sky Pirates Kickstarter, running in October! See my bio for the Kickstarter link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1I4...

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Raccoon Sky Pirates "Classic" Kickstarter Video

YouTube video by Hectic Electron

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Woke up today and remembered the Patriots are currently last in the entire NFL. It's a good morning.

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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 03/09/2026

We aren’t buying a board game, we’re buying the hope that one day we’ll have the free time and friend group to play it.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hmmm. Timing is a lot better than Philly, but I don't feel safe going to Texas.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My speculation is that it looks like voters didn't vote if they couldn't make an informed decision. It takes a lot more time to listen to 6 years worth of podcasts than it does to read 6 poems or watch 6 movies.

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William Holland @william-holland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This is killing me lmao

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Oh I thought she wanted one half of the sandwich toasted and the other half untoasted.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Consoles will get a new one on there soon. But it'll just be replacing Madden 26 with Madden 27.

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 13/07/2026

Found, at last! 🕳️ The globular star cluster Omega Centauri should be filled with black holes left behind by exploding stars, yet evidence for them is scarce. But now, Hubble has finally found the first stellar-mass black hole in this cluster 👉 esahubble.org/news/heic2610/ 🔭 🧪

Hubble image of globular star cluster Omega Centauri, which looks like a highly dense field of stars. Some appear a bit larger and brighter than others, with the majority of stars appearing blue, orange, and yellow. They are scattered mostly uniformly, like grains of sand. Toward the centre they gradually become closer, creating a more luminous area at the globular star cluster’s core. A small red square frame is near the centre. It connects to a square pullout in the top right corner, which shows the outlined area in greater detail. Among the blue- and orange-colored stars is a small blue-white dot that is highlighted by a small red circle. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Häberle (MPIA)

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

lol, yup. Seattle did the first ever recall of a major city mayor in the US over drug and prostitution issues all the way back in 1911. Drugs are practically the cornerstone of the city. www.historylink.org/File/2755

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Gill, Hiram C. (1866-1919)

Hiram C. Gill served as a Seattle City Councilman for 12 years and as mayor twice. His support for an "open-town" where "vice" carried on in brothels, gambling parlors, and saloons went unsuppressed,

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If Grassley goes, they lose their absolute majority in the Senate.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A vulture equity tech bro. Ugh. If he wants a new stadium, he can fund it himself.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I've got a first generation one I need to figure out what to do with now that Amazon killed support and I picked up a Kobo 🤔

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Being transparent also helps people make alternative plans. Give me a sense of whether it will be better if I delay my trip by an hour - I can easily go get dinner or something for a bit. Or do I need to find an alternative mode?

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I think a lot about how the time gap between the two episodes of Star Trek TNG's "Best of Both Worlds" was three months. Three months between 26 episode seasons! It never left public consciousness. Netflix could never.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Being a pretty good 4k bluray player is a huge reason why I have a PS5. I wouldn't be shocked to find out I've spent more time watching my physical media on it than playing games.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I get your point, but Steam hasn't shut down the ability to download old games either like Sony is doing with PS3 and PSP. If the console makers were better about keeping older games around, I'd be way less attached to physical. But I'd still want the BR player for my movies.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Everything is just constantly getting worse 😭

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I'm surprised that 1.2k was 27 jerseys. With NFL merch prices these days, I was thinking it would be like 5 of them.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I understand SCOTUS, know who they are, & by all rational accounts it feels so naive to say: "I can't believe 4 of 9 justices said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship." And yet, I can't believe 4 of 9 justices just said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship.

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Matthew Varley @varbles.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I'd love a law that required an advertised lease price to be inclusive of all mandatory fees.

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