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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Police departments paid out $2.3 billion in settlements in one year.

We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 21h

No thank you. I can decide how I want to engage with other users of this service all on my own because I'm an adult.

Bluesky @bsky.app · 2d

Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.

We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky

Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 21h

In conclusion: W*x sucks. 15 years ago they were fantastic but are now 100% enshitified: Overpriced, fussy web builder, terrible UI, non-existant SEO, bloated code, hundreds of features no one will ever use, crams A.I. bullshit into your face 24/7, hostile to customers. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 22h

Neocities is THE place to build a website from scratch. My hand-coding days are long behind me but if I was still wrangling html and css using BBEdit, Neocities would be my first stop. 100% free, no ads, domain hookup is a one-time $5 fee. So cool.
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Neocities

Create and surf awesome websites for free.

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 22h

Hostinger is where I'm rebuilding my new website. So far so good! Prices are VERY affordable (the deal I got came to $28/year), WYZIWIG tools are simple and smooth and it has a built-in SEO checker. There's some mild A.I. bullshit but it costs extra so it's easy to avoid entirely.
www.hostinger.com

Hostinger - Bring Your Idea Online With a Website

Choose Hostinger and make the perfect site. From Shared Hosting and Domains to VPS and Cloud plans. We have all you need for online success.

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 22h

DigitalPress is a great web host if you have no money.
(Ghost is easy to use and hosting costs one euro/year)
www.digitalpress.blog

DigitalPress

Launch your own Ghost blog. Plenty of storage is included. Many free themes. Tell your story with DigitalPress.

www.digitalpress.blog

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 23h

switching website hosts is super easy when your old hosting service doesn't suck balls (mine does)

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 1d

I really don't know How To Internet

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 1d

OH SHIT

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 2d

Twilight Zone: The Movie, in the theater. I was 12. I'd only ever seen gentle G and PG movies before this. Absolutely harrowing.

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 2d

we halloweened

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to start using my Patreon to host blog posts that are free for everyone to read.

Here's the first one!

www.patreon.com/posts/1980-m...

1980 - My Best Halloween Ever | Ryan Dunlavey

Get more from Ryan Dunlavey on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 2d

On the plus side I don't have storage space to run social media apps on my backup phone and I'm totally loving it the lack of distractions. I might make it permanent change!

Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 2d

My 1980 Halloween remembrance is also posted here, along with a lot of other great ones from other comic book creators!

FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 2d

Some phenomenal comic pros shared some of their fond Halloween memories with us! A big thank you to all who contributed!

www.freaksugar.com/comic-pros-s...

Comic Pros Share Their Halloween Memories! - Freaksugar

Happy Halloween! The lead up to the most wonderful time of the year (sorry, Christmas) has finally brought us here! We’re always excited for the Halloween season–which officially begins on September 1...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 2d

Some phenomenal comic pros shared some of their fond Halloween memories with us! A big thank you to all who contributed!

www.freaksugar.com/comic-pros-s...

Comic Pros Share Their Halloween Memories! - Freaksugar

Happy Halloween! The lead up to the most wonderful time of the year (sorry, Christmas) has finally brought us here! We’re always excited for the Halloween season–which officially begins on September 1...

www.freaksugar.com

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to start using my Patreon to host blog posts that are free for everyone to read.

Here's the first one!

www.patreon.com/posts/1980-m...

1980 - My Best Halloween Ever | Ryan Dunlavey

Get more from Ryan Dunlavey on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 3d

My phone suddenly won't take a charge so I had to spend the last THREE HOURS setting up my backup phone with just the bare essential communication apps and logins so I can be a normal functional member of modern society while my main phone is getting repaired!

*deep breath*

…I hate the future.

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 3d

We're down to the last 19 hours for THE GREAT HALLOWEEN PUZZLE Kickstarter - campaign ends at 2AM EST!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/448...

The Great Halloween Puzzle & Podcast

A Halloween mystery puzzle that changes as you build it, with a podcast that gives you clues and tells you the history of Halloween.

www.kickstarter.com

Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 3d

Bottle Paps

Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 3d

Change one letter, ruin a candy

Bottle Paps

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 4d

Change one letter, ruin a candy

Bitterfinger

Auston Habershaw @aahabershaw.bsky.social · 4d

Change one letter, ruin a candy.

S&Ms

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 3d

I love halloween but I'm afraid my spooky spirit is a little tapped out this year because I DREW A WHOLE DAMN HALLOWEEN JIGSAW PUZZLE MONTHS AGO
(35 hours left to get one!)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/448...

The Great Halloween Puzzle & Podcast

A Halloween mystery puzzle that changes as you build it, with a podcast that gives you clues and tells you the history of Halloween.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 3d

happy spooky season
achewood.com/2004/07/06/t...

The Godfather of Souls

You have to be willing to throw it all away for a Bauhaus reference.

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously, the Archie Mega Man series was way ahead of its time. Great art, sophisticated all-ages storytelling. If you published it today as fat, 12-issue digests it would go toe-to-toe with books like Dog Man

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Ryan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 3d

Archie's MEGA MAN series was an EXCELLENT kids comic. My own kids (now teenagers) loved it when they were little and we read their copies until they fell apart. I'm glat to see it's getting re-published, I just hope a budget softcover edition will follow.

www.comicsbeat.com/udon-announc...

UDON announces MEGA MAN ADVENTURES VOL. 1 - DELUXE EDITION HARDCOVER crowdfunding campaign on Zoop

The Blue Bomber’s classic comic book series, "Mega Man Adventures," is getting a luxurious hardcover tome from UDON Entertainment.

www.comicsbeat.com

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