Steen Comer (oom bop oom bop bop)
@mediapathic.bsky.social
Word Guy. Viable Paradise 2017. Fiction, parafiction, and game writer; Chicago Manual of Style enjoyer; sword swinger. Recreational taxonomist.
"Steen, occasionally I forget how extra you are but something always reminds me" -- Elizabeth Bear
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"Steen, occasionally I forget how extra you are but something always reminds me" -- Elizabeth Bear
#sf
One of the weirdest parts of being on this app is logging in and seeing a bunch of That Guy On Here Did The Thing Oh No and That Guy doesn’t get named and you feel like you’re losing social credit for not knowing which That Guy it was this time.
January 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM
One of the weirdest parts of being on this app is logging in and seeing a bunch of That Guy On Here Did The Thing Oh No and That Guy doesn’t get named and you feel like you’re losing social credit for not knowing which That Guy it was this time.
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I dont know if this is dumb but a thought occurred to me earlier that won't go away
Art means leaving space for the audience to inject their own interpretation and meaning
Industry means needing to commoditize and capitalize every inch of the experience such that there is no space for the audience
Art means leaving space for the audience to inject their own interpretation and meaning
Industry means needing to commoditize and capitalize every inch of the experience such that there is no space for the audience
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I dont know if this is dumb but a thought occurred to me earlier that won't go away
Art means leaving space for the audience to inject their own interpretation and meaning
Industry means needing to commoditize and capitalize every inch of the experience such that there is no space for the audience
Art means leaving space for the audience to inject their own interpretation and meaning
Industry means needing to commoditize and capitalize every inch of the experience such that there is no space for the audience
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sufficiently advanced postmodernism is indistinguishable from the effects of getting kicked in the head by a horse
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
sufficiently advanced postmodernism is indistinguishable from the effects of getting kicked in the head by a horse
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Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
Always feels good when the notes for the week starting a new year include the phrase "there are pragmatic revelations, as well."
January 5, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Always feels good when the notes for the week starting a new year include the phrase "there are pragmatic revelations, as well."
I’ve been through the desert on a horse I THOUGHT had no name because SOMEone neglected to introduce us CHERYL.
I’ve been through the desert on a horse with a man’s upper body where the horse head should be. He kept telling me his name was “Chiron” and that he was a “sen-toor”. Jesus Christ, can’t a guy get through the desert without having to make small talk with some weird horse?
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name. Okay, that's actually untrue. It was some heathland in Suffolk. And the horse's name was Conker.
January 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I’ve been through the desert on a horse I THOUGHT had no name because SOMEone neglected to introduce us CHERYL.
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Everyone at the party was hyped when I showed up and it felt good but later I found out the bene gesserit had already been here for thousands of years seeding the myth of the “crazy ass white boy “
January 4, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Everyone at the party was hyped when I showed up and it felt good but later I found out the bene gesserit had already been here for thousands of years seeding the myth of the “crazy ass white boy “
A compelling hypothesis
16 hours in, my guess this was all intended basically as a coup to put VP Delcy Rodriguez in power (likely without her knowledge but 🤷).
At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.
All speculation, but let me explain:
At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.
All speculation, but let me explain:
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 AM
A compelling hypothesis
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putting stephen miller, pete hegseth and peter thiel in the same season of america is narrative overkill, what do you mean the corrupt despotic emperor is being controlled in his decline by a scheming eunuch vizier, a violently paranoid general AND an evil wizard enthralled by a cursed amulet?
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 AM
putting stephen miller, pete hegseth and peter thiel in the same season of america is narrative overkill, what do you mean the corrupt despotic emperor is being controlled in his decline by a scheming eunuch vizier, a violently paranoid general AND an evil wizard enthralled by a cursed amulet?
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They're still fighting over who gets the 20th Century, and they're burning the 21st Century for fuel to do it
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 AM
They're still fighting over who gets the 20th Century, and they're burning the 21st Century for fuel to do it
Starship-Troopers-ass bullshit
January 4, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Starship-Troopers-ass bullshit
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Disney and sora is a perfect example of the two feeding off each other. Filmmaking as crude puppeteering, a child making two favorite dolls kiss. If you think of movies as anything more, this holds no appeal. I want to see professionals doing their thing, not Goofy making out with Ironman.
January 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Disney and sora is a perfect example of the two feeding off each other. Filmmaking as crude puppeteering, a child making two favorite dolls kiss. If you think of movies as anything more, this holds no appeal. I want to see professionals doing their thing, not Goofy making out with Ironman.
Art And Strategy
There are 242 working days in 2026. If you write just one page a day - just 250-300wds, roughly 5 Bsky posts - you will have two full scripts or a novel by New Years Eve.
If you write just two pages a day - just 500-600 words - you will have five scripts or one epic novel.
Just. Keep. Writing.
If you write just two pages a day - just 500-600 words - you will have five scripts or one epic novel.
Just. Keep. Writing.
January 2, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Art And Strategy
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when im forging the thesis: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
when it inevitably incubates the antithesis: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
when it inevitably incubates the antithesis: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
September 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
when im forging the thesis: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
when it inevitably incubates the antithesis: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
when it inevitably incubates the antithesis: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
I would probably bring back the golden age of piracy practice of swearing oaths over an axe. HOWEVER the idea of swearing in to any government office over a copy of Illuminatus! is pretty hilarious.
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I would probably bring back the golden age of piracy practice of swearing oaths over an axe. HOWEVER the idea of swearing in to any government office over a copy of Illuminatus! is pretty hilarious.
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If you ever wondered what love looks like, it looks like a man who just triumphed in one of the most difficult political battles on the planet—steps from receiving the prize & power for which he fought & the accolades he deserves—checking that his wife is descending the stairs safely in those heels.
January 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wondered what love looks like, it looks like a man who just triumphed in one of the most difficult political battles on the planet—steps from receiving the prize & power for which he fought & the accolades he deserves—checking that his wife is descending the stairs safely in those heels.
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Hey, we saw you from across the political divide and we dig your vibe. Can we entice you into more affordable housing?
January 2, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Hey, we saw you from across the political divide and we dig your vibe. Can we entice you into more affordable housing?
Props to the PG&E tech I just spoke with who took one look at me and clocked me as the kind of person he could say "sequential realignment based on thermal imaging" to.
January 2, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Props to the PG&E tech I just spoke with who took one look at me and clocked me as the kind of person he could say "sequential realignment based on thermal imaging" to.
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Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
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The land has been year-walked. The future has been met in the lanes and ways. The cunning folk have conferred. On the doors of The Raven, The Woodwose's Crown and all the other pubs they use, the proclamation has gone up: 'This is the YEAR OF THE GREEN PATHS.'
January 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The land has been year-walked. The future has been met in the lanes and ways. The cunning folk have conferred. On the doors of The Raven, The Woodwose's Crown and all the other pubs they use, the proclamation has gone up: 'This is the YEAR OF THE GREEN PATHS.'
We going Full Walpurgis (I.33) this year.
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 AM
We going Full Walpurgis (I.33) this year.
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A message for you all to carry through the year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A message for you all to carry through the year
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January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Like everything the UAE does, it's technically incredible, and has no sense of pacing, dynamics, subtlety, or indeed any aesthetic beyond "impressive".
somehow it’s not surprising that the UAE just pulled off a drone show that is both the coolest and the most dystopian-future menacing that I’ve ever seen
www.youtube.com/live/S8g0lsl...
www.youtube.com/live/S8g0lsl...
New Year 2026 | Ras al-Khaimah in UAE attempts 'record-breaking fireworks and drone display'
YouTube video by Sky News
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Like everything the UAE does, it's technically incredible, and has no sense of pacing, dynamics, subtlety, or indeed any aesthetic beyond "impressive".
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