Ash
@ashkendo.bsky.social
Introvert, IT worker, amateur/wannabe comic book historian, a wise fool, fan of empathy and whimsy.
Primarily lives at @ashkendo@mastodon.social.
Primarily lives at @ashkendo@mastodon.social.
Thinking this morning about how my SciFi/fantasy reading has dropped in recent years, and I think generic and milquetoast cover art for new publications just doesn’t inspire a purchase.
It’s the same for iOS apps. A bland icon doesn’t attract attention and inspire a purchase.
Don’t skimp on art.
It’s the same for iOS apps. A bland icon doesn’t attract attention and inspire a purchase.
Don’t skimp on art.
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thinking this morning about how my SciFi/fantasy reading has dropped in recent years, and I think generic and milquetoast cover art for new publications just doesn’t inspire a purchase.
It’s the same for iOS apps. A bland icon doesn’t attract attention and inspire a purchase.
Don’t skimp on art.
It’s the same for iOS apps. A bland icon doesn’t attract attention and inspire a purchase.
Don’t skimp on art.
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The Jack Kirby Jacket!?! We've now worshiped it in person, no longer needing to settle for worship from afar. Kris is King.
October 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Jack Kirby Jacket!?! We've now worshiped it in person, no longer needing to settle for worship from afar. Kris is King.
I feel like Marvel has forgotten how to do a true ongoing comic and it’s created an environment for readers to easily drift away.
October 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I feel like Marvel has forgotten how to do a true ongoing comic and it’s created an environment for readers to easily drift away.
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Theme song from The Golden Girls.
October 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Theme song from The Golden Girls.
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Help TwoMorrows Publishing recoup its Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy losses! They owe us $65,000 we'll never get, so we’re having a fundraiser, with advance copies for supporters.
Any amount will help us keep producing all your favorite publications. Full details here: givebutter.com/B7HQDj
Any amount will help us keep producing all your favorite publications. Full details here: givebutter.com/B7HQDj
October 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Help TwoMorrows Publishing recoup its Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy losses! They owe us $65,000 we'll never get, so we’re having a fundraiser, with advance copies for supporters.
Any amount will help us keep producing all your favorite publications. Full details here: givebutter.com/B7HQDj
Any amount will help us keep producing all your favorite publications. Full details here: givebutter.com/B7HQDj
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I definitely need this shirt.
September 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I definitely need this shirt.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Something to think about for our times.
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Something to think about for our times.
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"We want to change the perception of journalists away from the elitist East Coast Democrat of yesteryear to the rabid logical fallacy machine of tomorrow. And at the Times, that dream isn’t too far in the future."
In Order to Keep Our Editorial Page Completely Balanced, We Are Hiring More Dipshits
Here at the New York Times, we believe that all sides of the story should be tolerated and explored, from white supremacists being actually kinda c...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"We want to change the perception of journalists away from the elitist East Coast Democrat of yesteryear to the rabid logical fallacy machine of tomorrow. And at the Times, that dream isn’t too far in the future."
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"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
August 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
I have partaken in the pumpkin spice. It fuels my rage. It powers my resolve. It is my bulwark against a cold and uncaring world. I am pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice is me. I am become death.
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ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with a light coming out of his mouth
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August 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I have partaken in the pumpkin spice. It fuels my rage. It powers my resolve. It is my bulwark against a cold and uncaring world. I am pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice is me. I am become death.
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J.B. Pritzker smashing through the fascism wall like he's the Kool Aid Man
August 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
J.B. Pritzker smashing through the fascism wall like he's the Kool Aid Man
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
Cobra would be long gone if GI Joe could figure out that last 50% of the battle.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Cobra would be long gone if GI Joe could figure out that last 50% of the battle.
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Yet another person has died "surrounded by his family' and people still ask me why I don't visit mine.
August 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yet another person has died "surrounded by his family' and people still ask me why I don't visit mine.
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Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate.
Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
August 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate.
Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?
A thought as we get ready to head into Monday…
Life can be rough; don’t make it harder than it needs to be.
Life can be rough; don’t make it harder than it needs to be.
August 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A thought as we get ready to head into Monday…
Life can be rough; don’t make it harder than it needs to be.
Life can be rough; don’t make it harder than it needs to be.
This song will always make me smile and this is a really good cover of it. youtu.be/1ER2-WBNzo4?...
You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon Cover) | Dwayne Gretzky
YouTube video by Dwayne Gretzky
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August 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This song will always make me smile and this is a really good cover of it. youtu.be/1ER2-WBNzo4?...
My wife spent the afternoon making flower arrangements from flowers she cut this morning.
August 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My wife spent the afternoon making flower arrangements from flowers she cut this morning.
Ok, but is that more of a comment on the opposing candidate or a shockingly debased electorate?
Imagine losing a popularity contest to the pedophiles building concentration camps
August 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ok, but is that more of a comment on the opposing candidate or a shockingly debased electorate?
Active Desktop sure was a short dead-end road, huh?
August 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Active Desktop sure was a short dead-end road, huh?