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Will Helmke

@williamhelmke.com

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He/Him Level 38 Scholar (of video games & media) Almost Ph.D (University of Illinois) Academic Spatial Gamer (I play video games, explore the physical places they recreate, & write research) The Marxist college instructor Fox News warned you about

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 14d

October's #promosky

I'm a:
-Gamer (but the chill kind) 🎮
-Academic (of media and video games) 📺
-Anime convention Co-chair❗

I post about:
-Video games🕹️
-Anime🍡
-TTRPGs🎲
-Star Trek🌌
-Digimon👾
-Academic life📖
-random thoughts🧠

I also like:
-nerf "guns"�
-Japanese culture🗾
-cooking🥘

#gamingsky

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 17h

Dare I say, that it's perhaps a sign the LLM "AI" bubble is closer to popping than anyone with money in the game wants to admit.

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 17h

Ya know, setting aside all the very terrible things it will do to the people who use it for that, this whole "ChatGPT will do erotica for verified adults now" headline is a major red flag that they're flailing to make it do something that makes money.

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 20h

Got a promising job interview Friday (just the first round, but still!)

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 22h

Grabbed some crappy wireless ear buds so ai could enjoy the new tracks from the Protomen album on campus today, and NGL I think the poor sound actually added to the vibes 😅😄

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 1d

Mornin' all! Definitely one of those days where I wished I could have stayed in bed 😅 Hope you all have a good day!

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 1d

This UI is AWFUL.

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 1d

Crunchyroll updated their UI...the fuck is this shit.

Picture of my TV with the new Crunchyroll UI. You can now only see one row of content at a time unless you go to a different page.

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 2d

Well, that's two likely AI-generated essays in these midterm drafts. 🙃

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 2d

Morning all! Back to the weekly grind.

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 2d

If you see this, QTP with a sword

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 3d

No judgment here; I didn't get out of bed til 11. 'Couse, part of that is because I stayed up til nearly 3 am last night 😅

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Stacey🍂👻 @nanamimoon01.bsky.social · 4d

Whenever I see an amazing anime and people haven't watched it

My brain...

digimon story time stranger screenshot of a character saying don't tell me you haven't seen that anime? You're seriously missing out

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 4d

Does anyone happen to know of a good academic article or book chapter in English on the history and development of light novels (and/or their connection with/adaptation into anime)? I'm looking for a reading for students for a class next semester.

#academicsky

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 4d

It'd be nice if it was scalable, especially when playing on a small screen (like a Steam Deck)

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 6d

I hate being sick in this capitalist hellscape. Because the moment I start feeling better, instead of easing myself back into my routine, I feel like I immediately have to sprint to "catch up." 🙃

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 9d

Watching a hype new Digimon Anime, playing a cool Digimon video game; it's like I'm 12 all over again 😆

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 10d

Barely was on here yesterday-I've been very absorbed in Digimon Time Stranger. Hope you all are having restful Sundays!

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 10d

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🎃Sorawolfkiba🦇 @sorawolfkiba.bsky.social · 11d

🌕New #Promosky🐺

Heyo there, I'm Sora/Kiba! 👋

Feel free to follow if we share similar interests!

🦇 JRPGs
🎃 KH
👻 FF
🎃 TWEWY
👻 Tales of
🎃 Fable
👻 Digimon
🦇 Okami
👻 AI: TSF
🎃 Zero Escape
👻 Skyrim
🦇 Fallout
👻 Monkey Island
🎃 Soul Calibur
👻 Good vibes
🦇 Cozy games

🔄 and ♡ are appreciated!🧡

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 11d

It's when the most staff for the anime con I'm helping run are available for an all-staff meeting 😅

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 12d

Time for some Digimon (before my next meeting I have to attend at 8PM 😅)

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 12d

Morning all! Hope your Friday goes quickly and the start of your weekend this evening is long.

Got a ton of stuff to do today, but got Digimon waiting for me to play at home and got the exciting news of a new Protomen album (!) dropping, so I'm feeling pretty good 😁

Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 12d

ACT III IS REAL!!!

protomen.com/news/2025/10...

PROTOMEN » Act III when???

protomen.com

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 13d

Here we go!

#digimon
#gamingsky

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Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com · 13d

a bald man is wearing a red sweater with a star trek logo on the front .

ALT: a bald man is wearing a red sweater with a star trek logo on the front .

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