Mean Bean Machine
@sentient6.bsky.social
You see me now, a veteran
of a thousand console wars
of a thousand console wars
Pinned
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying, oh, taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord, I bet you have
And you've not been hit, oh, by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes
Oh, bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Bullets flying, oh, taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord, I bet you have
And you've not been hit, oh, by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes
Oh, bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Ozark (2017)
Putin proposes using frozen Russian assets to pay membership dues for Trump’s “Board of Peace”
He also said that the remaining funds could be used to rebuild territories affected by Russia’s war with Ukraine after a peace treaty is concluded.
He also said that the remaining funds could be used to rebuild territories affected by Russia’s war with Ukraine after a peace treaty is concluded.
Putin proposes using frozen Russian assets to pay membership dues for Trump’s “Board of Peace”
On Jan
theins.press
January 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Ozark (2017)
Social media is bad, yes, but also, I follow some extremely cool people on this thing. Know that if you’ve seen me repost someone a couple times, that’s only a very small representation and you should go check out what they’re all about.
January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Social media is bad, yes, but also, I follow some extremely cool people on this thing. Know that if you’ve seen me repost someone a couple times, that’s only a very small representation and you should go check out what they’re all about.
One of my all time favorite video game illustrations—like Japanese Giger.
Guardic Gaiden (1988) by Compile for Nintendo Famicom. The international title is The Guardian Legend and the printed Japanese box subtitle reads Legend of Goardic. Illustrated by Naoyuki Kato.
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
One of my all time favorite video game illustrations—like Japanese Giger.
The only complaint I ever make about younger generations is that they too often ask for permission. Never seek approval for something you cannot and would not change about yourself. Let other people be wrong.
Which is to say, the idea that I would need anyone to approve anything I do or think about myself is so vile that my body’s memory of its animal past beckons hairs my ancestors long ago lost to stand on their ends and shake as I bear my fangs.
January 22, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The only complaint I ever make about younger generations is that they too often ask for permission. Never seek approval for something you cannot and would not change about yourself. Let other people be wrong.
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Deserved. And since we aren’t likely to learn that it was created by AI or that Coogler is an arms manufacturer, no take backs.
‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Deserved. And since we aren’t likely to learn that it was created by AI or that Coogler is an arms manufacturer, no take backs.
Dear Hollywood
No one likes it when you cast real life villains as movie villains.
No one likes it when you cast real life villains as movie villains.
January 22, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Dear Hollywood
No one likes it when you cast real life villains as movie villains.
No one likes it when you cast real life villains as movie villains.
Do you really have to keep showing me her beautiful smile and telling me she sang like Sarah McLachlan? 😢
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Do you really have to keep showing me her beautiful smile and telling me she sang like Sarah McLachlan? 😢
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If you want to make fun of Texans for being bad in the cold I understand but this is a gentle reminder that our government hates us and let hundreds of us die a few years ago during a bad winter storm when the grid failed. We are traumatized as much as we are overreacting.
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
If you want to make fun of Texans for being bad in the cold I understand but this is a gentle reminder that our government hates us and let hundreds of us die a few years ago during a bad winter storm when the grid failed. We are traumatized as much as we are overreacting.
Hey if you’re from some other country and you want to make fun of, disparage, or warn the United States, I want you to know that you have my permission. Except for you, Britain. Not you.
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Hey if you’re from some other country and you want to make fun of, disparage, or warn the United States, I want you to know that you have my permission. Except for you, Britain. Not you.
I nearly lost you there
Psa.
No. With dropping temps, you may get some cracking in trees but no explosions. Jeez.
No. With dropping temps, you may get some cracking in trees but no explosions. Jeez.
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
I nearly lost you there
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Grooming actually doesn’t have to be sexual, but people don’t like thinking about the extent to which some of their interpersonal relationships are transactions built around sating someone else’s addiction to worth, so they get mad if you say it.
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Grooming actually doesn’t have to be sexual, but people don’t like thinking about the extent to which some of their interpersonal relationships are transactions built around sating someone else’s addiction to worth, so they get mad if you say it.
I see a lot of drama happening on the Bluesky and I’m going to say this generically because I mean it generically. If you participate in a community with vulnerable people that doesn’t have barriers to entry, please be extra cautious. At conventions, at homes, at IHOP. Predators love these spaces.
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I see a lot of drama happening on the Bluesky and I’m going to say this generically because I mean it generically. If you participate in a community with vulnerable people that doesn’t have barriers to entry, please be extra cautious. At conventions, at homes, at IHOP. Predators love these spaces.
I unironically love Nintendo Direct rumor time.
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I unironically love Nintendo Direct rumor time.
Steam Deck can run almost 13,000 games well and Switch 2 can run about 4,000. Most people aren’t struggling to find games to play on either of them.
Sorry to sound 12 years old but it’s crazy how many more games the Steam Deck has than the Switch 2. It’s like the majority of commercially available games vs. 4 C+/B- titles that cost $70 dollars.
January 21, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Steam Deck can run almost 13,000 games well and Switch 2 can run about 4,000. Most people aren’t struggling to find games to play on either of them.
Y’all better pay the Etsy Witches this time.
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Y’all better pay the Etsy Witches this time.
I know not everything is for me but I do hate the CHUD2ification of everything. I don’t want Game of Thrones to be Princess Bride. I don’t want Star Trek Futurama. I want Star Trek Star Trek.
January 21, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I know not everything is for me but I do hate the CHUD2ification of everything. I don’t want Game of Thrones to be Princess Bride. I don’t want Star Trek Futurama. I want Star Trek Star Trek.
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I don't who needs to hear this, but two things can be true: you can have anxiety in general AND a completely rational response to COVID-19 & airborne illnesses that is not an anxiety disorder
January 21, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I don't who needs to hear this, but two things can be true: you can have anxiety in general AND a completely rational response to COVID-19 & airborne illnesses that is not an anxiety disorder
My entire reason for living right now is waiting to see every moviegoer have this reaction. This is a teaching moment.
I'm on the 2nd book in the Dune series and I gotta say, wtf
January 21, 2026 at 12:39 AM
My entire reason for living right now is waiting to see every moviegoer have this reaction. This is a teaching moment.
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"I get all kinds of engagement at the Nazi bar where they make child porn, dude. Like you don't even know" sounds great loser
January 20, 2026 at 12:10 AM
"I get all kinds of engagement at the Nazi bar where they make child porn, dude. Like you don't even know" sounds great loser
In the future, surviving rebels will send a protector back in time for Zoe Quinn to prevent this timeline from happening.
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 PM
In the future, surviving rebels will send a protector back in time for Zoe Quinn to prevent this timeline from happening.
Gail Simone is always reminding us that there’s still good in the world.
My QUESTION OF THE DAY is...
Can you name a time where you stood up for something or someone, you made an ethical choice and stood by it even though it cost you?
I'm just curious, I love stories where people live their conscience.
Can you name a time where you stood up for something or someone, you made an ethical choice and stood by it even though it cost you?
I'm just curious, I love stories where people live their conscience.
January 20, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Gail Simone is always reminding us that there’s still good in the world.
Smash Bros fans have become an entire market segment.
Retro Fighters lance le Battle Dock, un dock Switch 2 au design GameCube avec faceplates interchangeables et ports manettes fonctionnels, disponible à 36 dollars sur Kickstarter.
www.rom-game.fr/news/6588-ba...
www.rom-game.fr/news/6588-ba...
Battle Dock : un dock Switch 2 aux couleurs du GameCube avec ports manettes fonctionnels
Retro Fighters lance le Battle Dock, un dock Switch 2 au design GameCube avec faceplates interchangeables et ports manettes fonctionnels, disponible à 36 dollars sur Kickstarter.
www.rom-game.fr
January 20, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Smash Bros fans have become an entire market segment.
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Isn’t this really just a metaphor for life in the US today?
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Isn’t this really just a metaphor for life in the US today?
Guy who made fun of you for wanting Mother 3 to run D&D and Magic the Gathering
Former Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser joins Hasbro board #Repost
Former Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser joins Hasbro board
Former Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has been welcomed aboard the board of directors of worldwide toy giant Hasbro alongside Carla Vernon, who was the CEO of The Honest Company. Bowser is not the only former Nintendo of America president to join a board of directors as Reggie Fils-Aime previously joined the GameStop board of directors. Here's what Hasbro had to say about Bowser and Vernon joining the team.
mynintendonews.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Guy who made fun of you for wanting Mother 3 to run D&D and Magic the Gathering