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I am a man of culture.

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Captain America: Here We Go Again Meme

Oh god... I have yet ANOTHER possible connection on one of my dream projects. I have been let down so many times... But dreams are worth pursuing, so...

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ALT: Captain America: Here We Go Again Meme

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I was Toby until the third grade. Then I became Zack. It is truly uncomplicated.

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Share someone who looks stylish posing with or next to a car #MizukiShigeru

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

If it had to be "one book," then ONWARDS TOWARDS OUR NOBLE DEATHS by Shigeru Mizuki But for the better version, the four-volume SHOWA: A HISTORY OF JAPAN. Anyone even remotely interested in the Pacific theater of WWII should have read that series by now.

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It's true. At one point in time I was a Wikipedia power editor. But I got sick of fighting edit wars and realized I could get paid if I spent the same energy towards writing books.

Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

The joy and purpose of Wikipedia is you can just go make this page yourself

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Charlinho Xavier @charlinhoxavier.bsky.social · 3h

Tradutor é autor.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 3h

For International Translation Day here is my article CONFESSIONS OF A MANGA TRANSLATOR I wrote for @comicsjournal.bsky.social in which I did the unforgivable thing about any profession--I told the truth. www.tcj.com/confessions-...

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Confessions of a Manga Translator - The Comics Journal

A first-hand account of what a manga translator does, and doesn't do, and how.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 3h

Marvel is truly, truly terrible at keeping their gems in print.

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No one does. Starts in October

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Witch - Albert Joseph Penot

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This one line feels like the opening of a Jane Austen novel.

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One more 4) Fencing is the greatest sport and you should try it

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My Eternal Mission and Message: 1) Mizuki Shigeru is one of the greatest artists to ever work in comics 2) Shonen Knife is one of the greatest bands ever 3) Midnight Diner is one of the best TV shows of all time If you learn those three things, I will have done my job.

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Bluesky does provide an IMMENSE amount of resources for this! Also useful for when a skeet unfortunately "goes viral" and inevitably people start adding their hot takes that completely miss the point of the post...

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"Mizuki refused to let all of that suffering and all of those who died be forgotten as an inconvenient guilty past of a nation looking towards the future. Showa: A History of Japan was his testimony. And his condemnation."

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Sweet Shop @sweetshop.app · 5h

It is being funded by Netflix so should be on there. I use a VPN to access Japan Netflix, so that would be my recommendation.

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Comics are Sweet and we still have MORE bundles from our friends @idwpublishing.com! We had to get some of our favorites @gwillow.me + @chriswildgoose.bsky.social, @lianakangas.com, and @ssnyder1835.bsky.social together in a bundle supporting BINC AND ORIGINAL COMICS. sweetshop.app/bundles/sexy...

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Sexy Orcs, some Dark Spaces, Kvlts and a lot of Night

Your creator-owned line — The Hunger and the Dusk, Dark Spaces, 30 Days of Night and more.

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 7h

Sweet just dropped a $25 bundle with pretty much the entirety of IDW Star Trek prior to the new ongoings. FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 5h

Which is even more irony, because apparently a UFC fighter kicked this dudes ass in a public space after calling him out as a complete fraud.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 5h

As a fellow Kindle owner I am happy to help! It literally turns the Kindle into something worth owning.

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 7h

Artist Dan Boultwood was given a suspended sentence earlier this year for grooming and abusing a 15-year old in 2010, and his victim would like to know if there were others like her.

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CHU artist Dan Boultwood pleaded guilty to preying on a minor

Dan Boultwood was given a suspended three-year sentence earlier this year, for grooming and abusing illustrator Maddie Williams when she was a 15-year old fan in 2010.

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Sweet Shop @sweetshop.app · 6h

COMICS ARE SWEET! And we can't think of anything sweeter than the EPIC run @heatherantos.bsky.social @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social @hivemindactual.bsky.social have on Star Trek. A portion of proceeds go to BINC, thanks to our alliance with @idwpublishing.com.

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Engage... in savings!

The IDW Star Trek run including the incredible Eisner-nominated team. Just in time for Star Trek's brand news series.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 15h

I often think of Robert Louis Stevenson's CHRISTMAS AT SEA

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Ennhuite @halfapoundofpixels.com · 18h

I’ve seen @sweetshop.app appearing in various discussions ‘round here, so I checked it out. My bank account is not happy with me right now, but it’ll get over it. Now I gotta find some artists on here to support through SweetShop…

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Gideon Knight @glknightwrites.bsky.social · 15h

Legitimately one of the best shows on TV has returned. If you haven't done so, you should really check out Midnight Diner. One of the most human shows about community and daily lives that has been adapted for more countries *as-is* than probably any other modern concept ever made.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 15h

『深夜食堂』の新シリーズは馬鹿馬鹿しい楽しみ！このシリーズは本当に人生の中で一から三番目好きかもしれない。新シリーズはまだ面白い？ぜひこの客が来るよ！

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 15h

Tap the download icon on the correct row, then the green DOWNLOAD APK button on the next page (not the "APKM/bundle" button, you want a plain .apk). Whew! It's a lot of work, but it is what worked with my Kindle Max 11. DO THE APPS IN ORDER!!!

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Architecture: must be arm64-v8a (the Fire Max 11's chip). Never "armeabi" or "x86." DPI: always nodpi. Android version: the min must be 11 or lower. If it says "Android 12+" it won't install on your Fire.

4. Google Play Store — pick the universal, nodpi variant. Version doesn't matter much; it self-updates once it's running.

3. Google Play services — this is the one to be careful with. Pick: architecture arm64-v8a, DPI nodpi, Android 11. There are dozens of variants on this page, so use the little dropdown filters at the top of the version list to narrow to arm64-v8a + nodpi before you tap download.

2. Google Services Framework — pick the build whose min Android is 11 (you'll see "minAPI30" or "Android 11" in the variant name), nodpi.

Go to apkmirror.com in Silk and search each of these exact names. On each app's page, look at the variants table and pick the row matching the criteria. 1. Google Account Manager — search that name, pick the version tagged for Android 11+, variant nodpi. (This one is small and rarely changes.)

And if any APK won't install, it's almost always a version mismatch, so re-download that one matching Android 11 / nodpi. The APK mirror links are also a pain in the ass. They look scammy, and you have to pick EXACTLY the right one

Step 6: Turn the toggle back off Return to Settings > Security & Privacy > Install unknown apps and switch Silk back off. A couple of things: if the Play Store shows "no connection" or hangs right after sign-in, give it 10-15 minutes and reboot once more, since the first sync is slow.

Step 5: Sign in and install Sweet Shop Open the Play Store (it's in your apps now), sign in with your Google account, and give it a few minutes to finish setting up in the background. Then search Sweet Shop and install it like normal.

Order is the pain in the ass here Installing Play services or the Store before the first two is the other common failure. Step 4: Reboot Hold the power button and restart the tablet. This lets the Google framework register properly.