Holly Bowen
@argy.bsky.social
Localization editor at The Pokémon Company International / thoughts expressed here are my own
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Our food drive starts today! Swing by any Pink Gorilla to drop off canned goods, spices, or other shelf stable foods to help us feed local families! We’ll match every can donated AND you score a free enamel pin!
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Our food drive starts today! Swing by any Pink Gorilla to drop off canned goods, spices, or other shelf stable foods to help us feed local families! We’ll match every can donated AND you score a free enamel pin!
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happy birthday spheal
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
happy birthday spheal
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Seattle arcade fans, keep an eye out please?
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Seattle arcade fans, keep an eye out please?
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that bakes me
And after all
You're my Powerwall
You're gonna be the one that bakes me
And after all
You're my Powerwall
#RECALL: Tesla Powerwall 2 AC Battery Power Systems www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that bakes me
And after all
You're my Powerwall
You're gonna be the one that bakes me
And after all
You're my Powerwall
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one more bump, if you have experience with 3d and have a good eye for cute/appealing characters and a critical eye for details, consider applying! this is a very stable position with a great work-life balance!
Big news! We’re hiring someone to help do what I do, reviewing toys, statues, plush, etc! If you think you’d be a good fit I encourage you to apply! careers.nintendo.com/job-openings...
Job Openings - Careers at Nintendo of America
3D Approval Specialist, Design
careers.nintendo.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
one more bump, if you have experience with 3d and have a good eye for cute/appealing characters and a critical eye for details, consider applying! this is a very stable position with a great work-life balance!
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26 years ago today, Pokémon: The First Movie (M01) first premiered in theaters in North America!
https://bulbapedia.b...
https://bulbapedia.b...
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
26 years ago today, Pokémon: The First Movie (M01) first premiered in theaters in North America!
https://bulbapedia.b...
https://bulbapedia.b...
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In Japan, you don't play Dungeons & Dragons; the Dragons play YOU!
Well, you'd also be more likely to be playing Sword World, but that didn't stop D&D gaining a following large enough that guidebooks with cute covers were produced in the early 90s to ease them into the system.
Well, you'd also be more likely to be playing Sword World, but that didn't stop D&D gaining a following large enough that guidebooks with cute covers were produced in the early 90s to ease them into the system.
July 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In Japan, you don't play Dungeons & Dragons; the Dragons play YOU!
Well, you'd also be more likely to be playing Sword World, but that didn't stop D&D gaining a following large enough that guidebooks with cute covers were produced in the early 90s to ease them into the system.
Well, you'd also be more likely to be playing Sword World, but that didn't stop D&D gaining a following large enough that guidebooks with cute covers were produced in the early 90s to ease them into the system.
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Rhea Seehorn's very first imdb credit, if anyone's curious
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Rhea Seehorn's very first imdb credit, if anyone's curious
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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The shot in the arm that the ageing Game Boy needed as the late 90s dawned: Pokémon!
Nintendo Power added fuel to the hype machine as it makes its way outside Japan in its May 1998 issue.
Nintendo Power added fuel to the hype machine as it makes its way outside Japan in its May 1998 issue.
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The shot in the arm that the ageing Game Boy needed as the late 90s dawned: Pokémon!
Nintendo Power added fuel to the hype machine as it makes its way outside Japan in its May 1998 issue.
Nintendo Power added fuel to the hype machine as it makes its way outside Japan in its May 1998 issue.
The Pikablu era
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Pikablu era
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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📧 Years before Google, “Gmail” was a fan email service on Garfield․com; perfect for anyone who hates Mondays.
It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20000815...
🧵
#Wayback1T #WebHistory
It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20000815...
🧵
#Wayback1T #WebHistory
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📧 Years before Google, “Gmail” was a fan email service on Garfield․com; perfect for anyone who hates Mondays.
It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20000815...
🧵
#Wayback1T #WebHistory
It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20000815...
🧵
#Wayback1T #WebHistory
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how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35
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In Memory of James Carter Cathcart, we present the community driven Meowth Collab.
50+ artists came together to show their love for this scratch cat Pokemon, as well as their appreciation for James' voice work on Meowth and so many other characters.
(credits and more in replies)
50+ artists came together to show their love for this scratch cat Pokemon, as well as their appreciation for James' voice work on Meowth and so many other characters.
(credits and more in replies)
October 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In Memory of James Carter Cathcart, we present the community driven Meowth Collab.
50+ artists came together to show their love for this scratch cat Pokemon, as well as their appreciation for James' voice work on Meowth and so many other characters.
(credits and more in replies)
50+ artists came together to show their love for this scratch cat Pokemon, as well as their appreciation for James' voice work on Meowth and so many other characters.
(credits and more in replies)
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In addition to money donations to food banks & food aid for people, please also consider donating money or food & litter to pet food pantries. Many people who rely on SNAP to feed themselves will now need to redirect $ to buy groceries that they would have spent on pet food before.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In addition to money donations to food banks & food aid for people, please also consider donating money or food & litter to pet food pantries. Many people who rely on SNAP to feed themselves will now need to redirect $ to buy groceries that they would have spent on pet food before.
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So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...
DAICON III & IV Opening Animation -Domesday Duplicator Remaster] : hideaki anno : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Deinterlaced & remastered version of the original Laserdisc for Daicon IV & III.
archive.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...
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Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Great bargains in Bellevue this week
October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Great bargains in Bellevue this week
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