HEKL
@hekl-pnw.bsky.social
🩷💜💙 ■ Aka Zach ■ They/He ■ Audio Engineer, Musician, Tekken 8 Commentator, King Main ■ Seattle, WA ■ hekl.bandcamp.com ■
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This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
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There’s at least 15 of these…
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 AM
There’s at least 15 of these…
Only on the second episode of Gladlands, but I can already tell that @vicmmic.bsky.social's character Hugi is going to have me crying buckets 😭 such a wonderfully kind character, and the way they support others in their grief is so beautifully heartfelt ❤️
January 22, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Only on the second episode of Gladlands, but I can already tell that @vicmmic.bsky.social's character Hugi is going to have me crying buckets 😭 such a wonderfully kind character, and the way they support others in their grief is so beautifully heartfelt ❤️
Chloe and I went to the strip club with some friends in Portland this weekend and they had some of the best yakisoba noodles ngl
January 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Chloe and I went to the strip club with some friends in Portland this weekend and they had some of the best yakisoba noodles ngl
Went to the gym on Tuesday and my biceps are still sore to the point where I can't fully extend my arms 😭 this is what I get for skipping the gym for 3 months 🫠
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Went to the gym on Tuesday and my biceps are still sore to the point where I can't fully extend my arms 😭 this is what I get for skipping the gym for 3 months 🫠
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A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.The killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
I listened to some of the music I produced this year and it reminded me that I really am just that nice with it. Maybe I'll release it at some point 😏
January 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I listened to some of the music I produced this year and it reminded me that I really am just that nice with it. Maybe I'll release it at some point 😏
Ya boi got a dutch oven for Christmas 👀
December 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Ya boi got a dutch oven for Christmas 👀
Watching Sailor Moon at the bar and I just KNOW this baddie was an awakening for someone
December 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Watching Sailor Moon at the bar and I just KNOW this baddie was an awakening for someone
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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Idk how many times people are gonna have to say "stop using ai it is literally killing us" before people listen.
No not even as a joke. don't go near this shit.
No not even as a joke. don't go near this shit.
In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
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In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Idk how many times people are gonna have to say "stop using ai it is literally killing us" before people listen.
No not even as a joke. don't go near this shit.
No not even as a joke. don't go near this shit.
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Really didn’t want to have to do this but things are real tight right now and I can barely afford to cover my credit card payment this this week & then rent the next week, anything that helps me get through these next two weeks or RTs are appreciated
www.paypal.com/paypalme/hak...
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Pay Ian Patterson using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/HakethKOTB and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Really didn’t want to have to do this but things are real tight right now and I can barely afford to cover my credit card payment this this week & then rent the next week, anything that helps me get through these next two weeks or RTs are appreciated
www.paypal.com/paypalme/hak...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/hak...
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You showed up. So did we. 🌺
Very Important People season 3 - premiering December 4th, only on @dropout.tv 🫂
Very Important People season 3 - premiering December 4th, only on @dropout.tv 🫂
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You showed up. So did we. 🌺
Very Important People season 3 - premiering December 4th, only on @dropout.tv 🫂
Very Important People season 3 - premiering December 4th, only on @dropout.tv 🫂
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After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
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GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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Just discovered this wonderful channel that shares trans history throughout the ages and its really really wonderful, you should check her out! www.youtube.com/@Transgender...
We Have Always Existed Transgender Ancient History
To my trans siblings,
They lie about us. All the time. But when they control the narrative, they can say whatever they want about us.
They can claim being transgender is made up by freedom hating co...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Just discovered this wonderful channel that shares trans history throughout the ages and its really really wonderful, you should check her out! www.youtube.com/@Transgender...
Recently went back to school to pursue a degree in Audiology and it has been whooping my ass, in case you're wondering why I've been absent from online & in-person events 😭
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Recently went back to school to pursue a degree in Audiology and it has been whooping my ass, in case you're wondering why I've been absent from online & in-person events 😭
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if you live in seattle today please go out and vote for katie wilson !!!!!
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
if you live in seattle today please go out and vote for katie wilson !!!!!