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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 12h

yeah I'm into unboxing videos

Wile E Coyote opening rocket powered roller skates

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 3d

this post can at most be enjoyed by 3 or 4 people in history

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 3d

want to give special props for whoever chose the thumbnails on pbs.org for the reruns of forgotten public television gameshow "The Pennsylvania Game"

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 4d

I'm radicalized the exact correct amount (have seen multiple progressive cartoons)

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 5d

it's a case study in how an obsession with crossovers and lore references flattens a hobby into almost nothing

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 5d

I have had this same thought re: magic the gathering, which by turning into a franchise crossover game has transformed "content creators"/influencers into free marketing. Because what is there to say about a Spider-Man set but "this card reference X, this other card references Y, etc"?

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 5d

want to make a commercial game in 2025? Step 1: hire a full-time social media and community manager, step 2: retain a lawyer specializing in harassment and stalking, step 3: hire an information security expert to protect your identity and various accounts,

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 7d

There's a saying in the middle east, which is in English and utilizes English wordplay,

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 10d

Fake video unfortunately, AI generated www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Fact Check: Rory McIlroy didn't say he would 'never' participate in US tournaments again after Ryder Cup fan abuse

McIlroy clashed with spectators at the tournament final in New York, but a video seeming to show him swearing off U.S. tournaments was inauthentic.

www.yahoo.com

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 10d

spilling food in the sink means you get to buy yourself a little treat

grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 10d

Adding "man vs moderator" to the list of universal story types

Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 10d

Bluesky deleted my post complaining about the CEO lol. I did not delete it myself! Full on Lowtaxing from Jay here.

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 11d

Apologies if I'm stating the obvious but have you tried Deep Sky Stacker? Was easy for me as a relatively non-technical PC user

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 11d

Bluesky almost successfully launched paid subscriptions, almost unthinkable on a social network, except management decided it was more important to defend transphobes. You can hardly measure the level of bag fumbling here

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 12d

Deleted my account and sent the admins a message

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 12d

This feels of a piece with other marketing for Japanese media, which is they thought Americans would mostly be baffled by it, so the ads are all about how weird it is (which is what I assume this ad is saying?????)

grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 12d

Honor Cid, be Celes

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 13d

I love Pipi!!!

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 14d

The Fash Menagerie - is this anything?

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 14d

I think he was "merely" a creepy weirdo toward some women and not accused of assault specifically (damning by faint praise I know), I have also been surprised to see him pop back up though

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 15d

I have developed an extremely negative visceral reaction to those little level trees

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 15d

I pulled out my house keys once while approaching the subway turnstile

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 15d

Principal Skinner: Well, the kids have to learn about Tek War sooner or later.

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 16d

"Chardonnay set" is such a funny term to use in 2025, like they are laser-targeting boomer audiences who checked out of culture in 1994

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 18d

that sounds snotty to those games in particular, I just mean there's always an unstated list of games that are rightfully released, as if they are the first ones in the bucket and it's only the ones that fall on top that are the "too many"

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grayson @graysond.bsky.social · 18d

I generally do believe we have oversaturation problems (in a commercial, not creative sense) but it's always funny how writers take for granted that, well, clearly the problem isn't Hades 2 or Silksong, THOSE are the correct games to be popular

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