Ian
@brocktoon.bsky.social
Wrote a lot professionally. Write a little now. Adjunct. Doctor of Communication.
https://stuckness.ghost.io/what-this-is-who-i-am-who-i-am-is-what-i-am-is-who-i-am-context-collapse/
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I think about Kids in the Hall's portrayal of Prince Andrew as an idiot, likely dangerous, man-child asking far back as 1989 a lot.
February 19, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I think about Kids in the Hall's portrayal of Prince Andrew as an idiot, likely dangerous, man-child asking far back as 1989 a lot.
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February 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Oh, someone saying sex crimes aren't the story with Epstein? I bet they focus on elite impunity and networks of power instead. No? What do you mean, no?
February 19, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Oh, someone saying sex crimes aren't the story with Epstein? I bet they focus on elite impunity and networks of power instead. No? What do you mean, no?
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Start with Dancey as an analog tech bro. The OGL was written and enacted as an attempt to plaformize a slice of cultural production and to capture the creative act of play, modeled on software license agreements. Everything he's ever done is downstream from this.
February 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Start with Dancey as an analog tech bro. The OGL was written and enacted as an attempt to plaformize a slice of cultural production and to capture the creative act of play, modeled on software license agreements. Everything he's ever done is downstream from this.
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I reckon the last time the son of a sovereign was taken into custody in Britain was the Duke of Monmouth in 1685.
February 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
I reckon the last time the son of a sovereign was taken into custody in Britain was the Duke of Monmouth in 1685.
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And really, everyone going on about what beating the brakes off of Wigan meant over the past few days: it meant absolutely nothing, they're relegation candidates in league one
February 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
And really, everyone going on about what beating the brakes off of Wigan meant over the past few days: it meant absolutely nothing, they're relegation candidates in league one
Idiots. Have the game by the throat, sit back. Need to calm down and eat time, hoof the ball everywhere.
February 18, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Idiots. Have the game by the throat, sit back. Need to calm down and eat time, hoof the ball everywhere.
Man just hold the ball, it's WOLVES
February 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Man just hold the ball, it's WOLVES
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The glazing of Gabriel Jesus in 2026 proves commenters haven't watched him in four years.
February 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The glazing of Gabriel Jesus in 2026 proves commenters haven't watched him in four years.
Hey, when you dick around for most of the game you end up having a nervous last 30 minutes
February 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Hey, when you dick around for most of the game you end up having a nervous last 30 minutes
Ok, well, good early goal but how you move your most influential player central then continue to play through the wings sort of defeats the purpose.
Glad I didn't post my "I'm skeptical of Saka central instead of on the wing" thoughts like I was going to.
February 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Ok, well, good early goal but how you move your most influential player central then continue to play through the wings sort of defeats the purpose.
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The website for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is completely scrubbed and gone! They didn't even leave a legacy statement.
cpb.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The website for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is completely scrubbed and gone! They didn't even leave a legacy statement.
Glad I didn't post my "I'm skeptical of Saka central instead of on the wing" thoughts like I was going to.
February 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Glad I didn't post my "I'm skeptical of Saka central instead of on the wing" thoughts like I was going to.
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I hope you find the books useful.
February 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I hope you find the books useful.
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As Ryan Dancey discourse is crossing the timeline, a reminder of what the OGL was *actually* supposed to achieve. It wasn't some benevolent gift to the community; Dancey was trying to drive system competitors out of the market.
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
As Ryan Dancey discourse is crossing the timeline, a reminder of what the OGL was *actually* supposed to achieve. It wasn't some benevolent gift to the community; Dancey was trying to drive system competitors out of the market.
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is the problem really that lefties aren't enthusiastic about technology, or is the problem that "technology" has broadly lost its valence as an apolitical and universally positive force in public life, and must now be re-justified through a culture war lens?
February 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM
is the problem really that lefties aren't enthusiastic about technology, or is the problem that "technology" has broadly lost its valence as an apolitical and universally positive force in public life, and must now be re-justified through a culture war lens?
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I honestly think this was a wayyyy undertheorized aspect of the Obama coalition—the addition of "technology" to the Democratic party appeal allowed a multiracial, cross-class, multi-faith group to say similar words about "progress" while meaning totally different things
for a minute there a certain popular and universally positive view of "technology" really was a kind of secular religion that held the vestiges of an "American mainstream" together, but the titans on top sold off the goose that lays golden eggs and now they want to believe AI adoption is the problem
February 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I honestly think this was a wayyyy undertheorized aspect of the Obama coalition—the addition of "technology" to the Democratic party appeal allowed a multiracial, cross-class, multi-faith group to say similar words about "progress" while meaning totally different things
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It's postmodernism week in cultural studies, and I use Jameson as sort of the fulcrum of the class, where I talk a lot less after this week and them a lot more. What I love isn't when I get their perfect analysis of Jameson but the imperfect, direct "yeah I feel this" written responses.
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
It's postmodernism week in cultural studies, and I use Jameson as sort of the fulcrum of the class, where I talk a lot less after this week and them a lot more. What I love isn't when I get their perfect analysis of Jameson but the imperfect, direct "yeah I feel this" written responses.
Starting X Files s8 and the kid immediately started yelling Dargit when Doggett showed up
February 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Starting X Files s8 and the kid immediately started yelling Dargit when Doggett showed up
Now at skinny puppy shirt number 9 or 10 I'm starting to forget
February 18, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Now at skinny puppy shirt number 9 or 10 I'm starting to forget