Joseph Hewitt
@gearheadrpg.com
Cartoonist, programmer, educator, Newfoundlander living in Korea. Hamster herder. Creator of mecha RPG GearHead. Lead penguin of Polar Bear Comix. Mask wearer. He/him. Old. #Comics #GameDev #ghrpg
https://polarbearcomix.com/
https://gearhead.itch.io/
https://polarbearcomix.com/
https://gearhead.itch.io/
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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…itself spawned. Or another example of, as I’ve been saying a lot lately, all of the fantasy genre being an obsessive attempt to rewrite LotR because it doesn’t sit well with our cultural values; we want to romanticize war, we want clear heroes, we want to equate violence with valour, etc.
February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
…itself spawned. Or another example of, as I’ve been saying a lot lately, all of the fantasy genre being an obsessive attempt to rewrite LotR because it doesn’t sit well with our cultural values; we want to romanticize war, we want clear heroes, we want to equate violence with valour, etc.
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To Tolkien, Eowyn having to remain a warrior forever would be an awful and nightmarish thing. Far more horrible than she deserved. Not being able to leave the war behind was Frodo’s tragedy. Eowyn was spared that.
This is yet ANOTHER case of LotR sort of being a deconstruction of the genre it…
This is yet ANOTHER case of LotR sort of being a deconstruction of the genre it…
February 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
To Tolkien, Eowyn having to remain a warrior forever would be an awful and nightmarish thing. Far more horrible than she deserved. Not being able to leave the war behind was Frodo’s tragedy. Eowyn was spared that.
This is yet ANOTHER case of LotR sort of being a deconstruction of the genre it…
This is yet ANOTHER case of LotR sort of being a deconstruction of the genre it…
Actually I think I am more evicting raccoons than preventing them from entering the premises... and every one of them is named "Bitey".
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Actually I think I am more evicting raccoons than preventing them from entering the premises... and every one of them is named "Bitey".
This type of refactoring, where the benefits are large but also largely invisible, is a real slog. But sometimes you have to do the housework to keep the raccoons from getting into your program. Just envision every piece of obsolete code as a hostile feral trash panda and the work becomes more fun.
February 10, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This type of refactoring, where the benefits are large but also largely invisible, is a real slog. But sometimes you have to do the housework to keep the raccoons from getting into your program. Just envision every piece of obsolete code as a hostile feral trash panda and the work becomes more fun.
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Screenshot from Facebook account of Ora's Bowl in the UK, a Nigerian restaurant which offer a Jollof and Bulgogi Bowl, with the text explaining the K-drama origins of this dish being on offer. Also a picture of the dish from another site. Anyway, going on my very long list of dishes to try!
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Screenshot from Facebook account of Ora's Bowl in the UK, a Nigerian restaurant which offer a Jollof and Bulgogi Bowl, with the text explaining the K-drama origins of this dish being on offer. Also a picture of the dish from another site. Anyway, going on my very long list of dishes to try!
This used to happen to me all the time first when I got long COVID. It's good that my condition has improved so I only forget my passwords the same amount as everyone else my age.
February 10, 2026 at 8:35 AM
This used to happen to me all the time first when I got long COVID. It's good that my condition has improved so I only forget my passwords the same amount as everyone else my age.
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so many of the small indignities of daily life come from us being denied the ability to tell a rich man in a tech company to fuck off. minesweeper has microtransactions. paid services have ads. the opt out says maybe later. the drive thru is a broken chatbot. your car is an ipad. fuck off! fuck off!
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
so many of the small indignities of daily life come from us being denied the ability to tell a rich man in a tech company to fuck off. minesweeper has microtransactions. paid services have ads. the opt out says maybe later. the drive thru is a broken chatbot. your car is an ipad. fuck off! fuck off!
That is a horrifying threat but you can't really say you didn't have it coming.
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 AM
That is a horrifying threat but you can't really say you didn't have it coming.
The Big Blast, former title holder.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The Big Blast, former title holder.
Thanks to SRW X, I now know that the Mack Knife from Gundam Reconguista in G has an even more embarrassing crotch rocket than Combattler V's Big Blast. youtu.be/CnycIerG4Hg?...
Super Robot Wars X ~Mack Knife All Attacks~
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February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Thanks to SRW X, I now know that the Mack Knife from Gundam Reconguista in G has an even more embarrassing crotch rocket than Combattler V's Big Blast. youtu.be/CnycIerG4Hg?...
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They summon a demon that will drain your bank account.
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
They summon a demon that will drain your bank account.
You, sir, are an artist.
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
You, sir, are an artist.
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Today is the birthday of artist Frank Frazetta (Feb. 9, 1928-May 10, 2010).
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Today is the birthday of artist Frank Frazetta (Feb. 9, 1928-May 10, 2010).
Utterly delighted. Thanks!
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Utterly delighted. Thanks!
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if you watch gundam but don’t play the card game, i hope you’re delighted to know the garma card has really bad stats and doesn’t do anything until it is destroyed, which is really funny
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
if you watch gundam but don’t play the card game, i hope you’re delighted to know the garma card has really bad stats and doesn’t do anything until it is destroyed, which is really funny
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VIEWER'S COMPETITION SHORTLIST: we're posting two of fave #ceefauxviewscomp entries each weekday and will count up the most likes/comments/reshares in 24 hours. 2/20 by @geospacedman.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
VIEWER'S COMPETITION SHORTLIST: we're posting two of fave #ceefauxviewscomp entries each weekday and will count up the most likes/comments/reshares in 24 hours. 2/20 by @geospacedman.bsky.social
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It's my birthday so by law you have to at least visit the shop and go "wow what a good girl you did this all by yourself" & some local bylaws demand a purchase. I don't make these laws!
Thanks for all your support, younger me would be SO HYPED for today me <3
www.badsquiddogames.com
Thanks for all your support, younger me would be SO HYPED for today me <3
www.badsquiddogames.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
It's my birthday so by law you have to at least visit the shop and go "wow what a good girl you did this all by yourself" & some local bylaws demand a purchase. I don't make these laws!
Thanks for all your support, younger me would be SO HYPED for today me <3
www.badsquiddogames.com
Thanks for all your support, younger me would be SO HYPED for today me <3
www.badsquiddogames.com
Well I'm glad I'm not the one who had to say it.
February 9, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Well I'm glad I'm not the one who had to say it.
Maybe the idea is you can check your door camera remotely. I'm not sure how this is a value add. At least, not enough of a value add to justify the security risk. Aren't there programs that let you access cameras remotely without relying on 3rd party hosting + analysis? I dunno.
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Maybe the idea is you can check your door camera remotely. I'm not sure how this is a value add. At least, not enough of a value add to justify the security risk. Aren't there programs that let you access cameras remotely without relying on 3rd party hosting + analysis? I dunno.
Maybe the internet connection is supposed to save videos to the cloud, so if someone steals a package from in front of your door you can see who it was. But a car dash camera can do that with a MicroSD card easy enough.
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Maybe the internet connection is supposed to save videos to the cloud, so if someone steals a package from in front of your door you can see who it was. But a car dash camera can do that with a MicroSD card easy enough.
I think every apartment I've had in Korea has had a closed circuit camera on the front door. So, I'm wondering, what exactly is the purpose of those Internet-connected Ring cameras? Why would you want to give a tech company a camera in your house? Not even snarky, seriously wondering.
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 AM
I think every apartment I've had in Korea has had a closed circuit camera on the front door. So, I'm wondering, what exactly is the purpose of those Internet-connected Ring cameras? Why would you want to give a tech company a camera in your house? Not even snarky, seriously wondering.