Chappell Ellison
@chappelltracker.bsky.social
Software and content person. Writer only when there's a deadline. Video game and ttrpg nerd. Design history obsessed.
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What is the lifespan of software? What if you make software that's silly and full of whimsy? Will people remember it? Anyway, here's a video someone recently posted of “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan performed through the composer feature in Mario Paint, a game released on Super Nintendo in 1992
There are actually not enough addictive substances in the world to get you through this timeline jesus crist
January 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
There are actually not enough addictive substances in the world to get you through this timeline jesus crist
It is actually very funny how much you can think you're cooking with chatgpt but it's just trash all the way down
January 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It is actually very funny how much you can think you're cooking with chatgpt but it's just trash all the way down
My big life hack is that if you don't want to get added to group chats, just get an Android phone. This strategy has worked for me for a long time but today, I was added to my first group chat in since ditching my iPhone in 2015 and my god, how do you people live with this chaos
January 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
My big life hack is that if you don't want to get added to group chats, just get an Android phone. This strategy has worked for me for a long time but today, I was added to my first group chat in since ditching my iPhone in 2015 and my god, how do you people live with this chaos
My big complaint about Frozen II is they needed at least one writer who played d&d or something so that they'd understand why, for strong storytelling, all magic needs a system of rules.
Good morning, friends. It’s time to vote in today’s first-round poll for the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket. Which of these films should move on?
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/egaguX/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Frozen II
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/egaguX/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Tarzan
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/egaguX/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Frozen II
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/egaguX/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Tarzan
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January 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
My big complaint about Frozen II is they needed at least one writer who played d&d or something so that they'd understand why, for strong storytelling, all magic needs a system of rules.
Can we just talk about cutaway drawings? Like this one from Marian Churchland? Of someone's little home? And there's a secret basement entry with a waterway and a boat dock? This is basically all I need for the rest of the day, I'm set
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Can we just talk about cutaway drawings? Like this one from Marian Churchland? Of someone's little home? And there's a secret basement entry with a waterway and a boat dock? This is basically all I need for the rest of the day, I'm set
Just want to shout out the writers of the original She-Ra series, who were brave enough to ask what if Orko had a great rack
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Just want to shout out the writers of the original She-Ra series, who were brave enough to ask what if Orko had a great rack
Reposted by Chappell Ellison
So far I'm loving the Indiana Jones game, it's action packed ;)
December 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
So far I'm loving the Indiana Jones game, it's action packed ;)
I am officially You Know What, This Old House Is Actually an Informative and Interesting Show years old
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I am officially You Know What, This Old House Is Actually an Informative and Interesting Show years old
I'm getting around to reading The Ten Books of Architecture and I gotta say, Vitruvious? What a guy. Spends an entire chapter talking about how you need to cut streets according to the breeze. Dude would've killed it as a vlogger
December 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I'm getting around to reading The Ten Books of Architecture and I gotta say, Vitruvious? What a guy. Spends an entire chapter talking about how you need to cut streets according to the breeze. Dude would've killed it as a vlogger
I just remembered how we ate on this meme for practically a whole year
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I just remembered how we ate on this meme for practically a whole year
I don't use Bluesky much but people get so angry in my replies even more regularly than on Twitter, which is just another reason I think this format may need to go on ice for a bit. I try not to post anything inflammatory yet I'll still get yelled at by a stranger over something like, a Muppet gif
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I don't use Bluesky much but people get so angry in my replies even more regularly than on Twitter, which is just another reason I think this format may need to go on ice for a bit. I try not to post anything inflammatory yet I'll still get yelled at by a stranger over something like, a Muppet gif
Game developers, I love you but you gotta stop copying Elden Ring's inventory UI design. That UI was not even in the top 20 reasons that Elden Ring was successful
December 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Game developers, I love you but you gotta stop copying Elden Ring's inventory UI design. That UI was not even in the top 20 reasons that Elden Ring was successful
When the great divine entity of the universe imbued humans with the gift of creativity, do you think they knew we'd use it to put sliding barn doors on literally anything
December 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
When the great divine entity of the universe imbued humans with the gift of creativity, do you think they knew we'd use it to put sliding barn doors on literally anything
Average person: Oh look, a reissued chair
The NYT: Reissued chair? Wrong. It's a franchise. And that lamp over there? That's a limited season spin-off crossover. This is culture now
The NYT: Reissued chair? Wrong. It's a franchise. And that lamp over there? That's a limited season spin-off crossover. This is culture now
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Average person: Oh look, a reissued chair
The NYT: Reissued chair? Wrong. It's a franchise. And that lamp over there? That's a limited season spin-off crossover. This is culture now
The NYT: Reissued chair? Wrong. It's a franchise. And that lamp over there? That's a limited season spin-off crossover. This is culture now
Wait has anyone else watched Interior Chinatown?? It's fantastic. Jimmy O. Yang is so great.
December 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Wait has anyone else watched Interior Chinatown?? It's fantastic. Jimmy O. Yang is so great.
I'm sorry what
December 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I'm sorry what
In what I'm sure won't ever be seen as incredibly stupid, they're shipping TVs with an AI button now
December 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
In what I'm sure won't ever be seen as incredibly stupid, they're shipping TVs with an AI button now
Unfortunate achievement unlocked: my mom just sent me a link to a Threads post for the first time
December 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Unfortunate achievement unlocked: my mom just sent me a link to a Threads post for the first time
Spotify just let me know that last week I hit the top 8% of Seal listeners bit what they didn't say is it was because I listened to Kiss from a Rose on Repeat for 4+ hours. I'm not taking any questions at this time
December 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Spotify just let me know that last week I hit the top 8% of Seal listeners bit what they didn't say is it was because I listened to Kiss from a Rose on Repeat for 4+ hours. I'm not taking any questions at this time
This still makes me laugh every single year. Tracy Morgan's dead stare
December 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This still makes me laugh every single year. Tracy Morgan's dead stare
Believe or not, I watched The Sound of Music for the first time today. I thought it would be goofy but wow that movie is wonderful. What a feat, balancing a musical against such a terrible era. And as far as Captain Von Trapp, I absolutely get it now 👀
December 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Believe or not, I watched The Sound of Music for the first time today. I thought it would be goofy but wow that movie is wonderful. What a feat, balancing a musical against such a terrible era. And as far as Captain Von Trapp, I absolutely get it now 👀
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So frustrating how we go through eras in tech where people who know better completely throw accessibility out the window. It feels like motion has creeped into almost every interaction and it's turning me into a woman on the edge
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So frustrating how we go through eras in tech where people who know better completely throw accessibility out the window. It feels like motion has creeped into almost every interaction and it's turning me into a woman on the edge
Say what you will about tarot, but I was just gifted a statement in a reading that has cracked open my life in a way no therapist has:
“You're being poorly served by a habit of confusing avoidance with autonomy”
so if you need me I'll be sitting on a log winnie the pooh style
“You're being poorly served by a habit of confusing avoidance with autonomy”
so if you need me I'll be sitting on a log winnie the pooh style
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Say what you will about tarot, but I was just gifted a statement in a reading that has cracked open my life in a way no therapist has:
“You're being poorly served by a habit of confusing avoidance with autonomy”
so if you need me I'll be sitting on a log winnie the pooh style
“You're being poorly served by a habit of confusing avoidance with autonomy”
so if you need me I'll be sitting on a log winnie the pooh style
This was legitimately moving. It's so healing to see emotionally available dads in media.
On another note, I would love to see Paul Scheer do more of this! It feels like a calling.
youtu.be/R9XN1iOungs?...
On another note, I would love to see Paul Scheer do more of this! It feels like a calling.
youtu.be/R9XN1iOungs?...
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This was legitimately moving. It's so healing to see emotionally available dads in media.
On another note, I would love to see Paul Scheer do more of this! It feels like a calling.
youtu.be/R9XN1iOungs?...
On another note, I would love to see Paul Scheer do more of this! It feels like a calling.
youtu.be/R9XN1iOungs?...