max knightley (real)
@maxknightley.bsky.social
composer, podcaster, game designer, and novelist. you have probably seen screenshots of my tumblr posts
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HIRING MANAGER: What's your greatest strength?
ME: I was born with the soul of a demon, which grants me incredible power in times of need as long as I surrender to my suppressed bloodlust.
HIRING MANAGER: I see. And your greatest weakness?
ME: Well, at the risk of repeating myself,
ME: I was born with the soul of a demon, which grants me incredible power in times of need as long as I surrender to my suppressed bloodlust.
HIRING MANAGER: I see. And your greatest weakness?
ME: Well, at the risk of repeating myself,
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i semi-regularly think about this concept and way of describing it and crack up. absurd
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
i semi-regularly think about this concept and way of describing it and crack up. absurd
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ordered food here. the server did 7 frame-perfect turnarounds in a row and launched themselves through the door speeding past my table at 700km/h but the plate was perfect. 5 star service, would eat here again
April 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
ordered food here. the server did 7 frame-perfect turnarounds in a row and launched themselves through the door speeding past my table at 700km/h but the plate was perfect. 5 star service, would eat here again
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Day #168: The Exciting World of the Metric System (1976)
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Day #168: The Exciting World of the Metric System (1976)
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This was obvious from the moment it was announced, but still worth mentioning. The genocide never ended.
The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This was obvious from the moment it was announced, but still worth mentioning. The genocide never ended.
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Me, emailing the DSA volunteer in charge of keeping "The Gulag List": Hey Brian, sorry to bother you on Thanksgiving
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Me, emailing the DSA volunteer in charge of keeping "The Gulag List": Hey Brian, sorry to bother you on Thanksgiving
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the guy is behind in his dues to karate church
I don’t have a particularly common name but there are multiple people around the world who accidentally use my email when signing up for accounts. There’s a guy in Missouri who has been my constant companion for going on twenty years. He’s recently divorced and joining some sort of “karate church”
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
the guy is behind in his dues to karate church
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Sorry to do this, I have enough money for rent but food might be a bit hard for me in the next few weeks, anything helps.
paypal.me/ashleyminor
paypal.me/ashleyminor
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Sorry to do this, I have enough money for rent but food might be a bit hard for me in the next few weeks, anything helps.
paypal.me/ashleyminor
paypal.me/ashleyminor
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Not related to anything but I sometimes think abt how one of the stated reasons why Kaizoku subs left nakama as this untranslatable word with no appropriate English equivalent was because "comrade" sounded Too Communist
Fan Subs that Fan Stuck: How Anime Fans Embraced Fansub Terminology: Red Bard examines how Western anime fandom's historical embrace of fansubs led to a unique community jargon, powered heavily by terms discovered in those same fansubs.
#anime #manga #history
#anime #manga #history
Fan Subs that Fan Stuck: How Anime Fans Embraced Fansub Terminology
A huge thanks to our Negikitsu for requesting this article! We can't do it without you. All fansub images are used as demonstrative aids; Anime Herald
hera.fyi
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Not related to anything but I sometimes think abt how one of the stated reasons why Kaizoku subs left nakama as this untranslatable word with no appropriate English equivalent was because "comrade" sounded Too Communist
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my most cancelable video game hot take is that i think "ludonarrative dissonance" is a useful term
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
my most cancelable video game hot take is that i think "ludonarrative dissonance" is a useful term
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everyone acts like it's so cringe. they'll go out of their way to avoid saying in two words what they'd apparently prefer to say in fifty. if they DO say it, they'll act like it was extracted from them at gunpoint. is it because annoying people used it? is it because it has so many letters? come on
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
everyone acts like it's so cringe. they'll go out of their way to avoid saying in two words what they'd apparently prefer to say in fifty. if they DO say it, they'll act like it was extracted from them at gunpoint. is it because annoying people used it? is it because it has so many letters? come on
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if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
Time to do more research for the novel (read: fuck around on Google Streetview)
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Time to do more research for the novel (read: fuck around on Google Streetview)
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My friends, I present to you, my boy Nemo.
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My friends, I present to you, my boy Nemo.
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labour has somehow managed to be the opposite of the classic tweet
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
labour has somehow managed to be the opposite of the classic tweet
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Rae the Doe - Paying the Bill
Read the comic on Comics Kingdom: comicskingdom.com/rae-the-doe
Support the Patreon: patreon.com/raethedoe
Read the comic on Comics Kingdom: comicskingdom.com/rae-the-doe
Support the Patreon: patreon.com/raethedoe
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Rae the Doe - Paying the Bill
Read the comic on Comics Kingdom: comicskingdom.com/rae-the-doe
Support the Patreon: patreon.com/raethedoe
Read the comic on Comics Kingdom: comicskingdom.com/rae-the-doe
Support the Patreon: patreon.com/raethedoe
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The thing you need to do understand when you like a new manga is to never go “this is different” “this is the best female cast in a shonen” it is either A.not true or B. Will be disproven to you in the funniest way possible
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The thing you need to do understand when you like a new manga is to never go “this is different” “this is the best female cast in a shonen” it is either A.not true or B. Will be disproven to you in the funniest way possible
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look around your room. see how many cups you have that you haven't brought back to the kitchen. what does this mean? that's right: you don't have nearly enough cups. go get more cups.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
look around your room. see how many cups you have that you haven't brought back to the kitchen. what does this mean? that's right: you don't have nearly enough cups. go get more cups.
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A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
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Masculinity has long defined itself as the negative space surrounding the "female" and "gay" spheres and as those spheres have expanded, "men" have felt cornered. Now they've added a "left" sphere to avoid and have almost no room to enjoy anything.
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Masculinity has long defined itself as the negative space surrounding the "female" and "gay" spheres and as those spheres have expanded, "men" have felt cornered. Now they've added a "left" sphere to avoid and have almost no room to enjoy anything.
Crazy that I've written a novel and started work on a second one. It's still kind of hard to think of myself as "a woman who writes books." If I ever get published I think my head will probably explode
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Crazy that I've written a novel and started work on a second one. It's still kind of hard to think of myself as "a woman who writes books." If I ever get published I think my head will probably explode
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November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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weird Disco Elysium fanart i once drew
November 22, 2024 at 7:41 PM
weird Disco Elysium fanart i once drew
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Game: Cigar Hero
Console: PlayStation 3
Created by: Vekta101
Uploaded on: November 18th, 2007
Console: PlayStation 3
Created by: Vekta101
Uploaded on: November 18th, 2007
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Game: Cigar Hero
Console: PlayStation 3
Created by: Vekta101
Uploaded on: November 18th, 2007
Console: PlayStation 3
Created by: Vekta101
Uploaded on: November 18th, 2007
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linkedin job history
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November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Director, FBI Feb. 2025 - Dec. 2025
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Podcast Host Jun. 2023 - Feb. 2025
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Director, FBI Feb. 2025 - Dec. 2025
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