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Oh, boy! Social media!
Here's a paragraph you might not expect to find in a 1998 sci-fi/super hero paperback for babies.
Unless you're familiar with Animorphs, in which case you would know that the series is routinely like this.
Unless you're familiar with Animorphs, in which case you would know that the series is routinely like this.
![Cover for Animorphs #23: The Pretender by K.A. Applegate. Published in November 1998 by Scholastic. Cover illustration by David B. Mattingly.
A red-tailed hawk morphs into some common variety of brown rabbit. That is, the rabbit is on the bottom-left, the hawk is on the top-right, and there are three transitionary stages in between. Ears gradually emerge. The wings turn into arms. Talons become paws. Beak to nose. That kind of thing.
The background is a cloudy gradient, going from purple at the top to yellow-orange at the bottom. There is also a hazy, translucent boy seen directly behind the hawk.
Additional text:
"Tobias is about to discover the secrets of his past..."
"TV. Watch Animorphs on Nickelodeon."
[My own recommendation: Stick to the books.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vnzdrfrdw247cmojpv5vaza2/bafkreib46rxwcsvmlabsffk7h7m2sog4wqi7ypb4gon3lfkpqxikwpo2z4@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Here's a paragraph you might not expect to find in a 1998 sci-fi/super hero paperback for babies.
Unless you're familiar with Animorphs, in which case you would know that the series is routinely like this.
Unless you're familiar with Animorphs, in which case you would know that the series is routinely like this.
Anyway. I hope everyone enjoyed zooming in on this tasty Gex feet pic.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Anyway. I hope everyone enjoyed zooming in on this tasty Gex feet pic.
I love high-resolution promotional art from the early days of 3D video games. In-game, you're getting 13 triangles glued together in the vague shape of a guy, crunched down and interlaced on a screen that could fit in your JNCO pockets.
And then the let loose, and wowww, those shadows and textures.
And then the let loose, and wowww, those shadows and textures.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I love high-resolution promotional art from the early days of 3D video games. In-game, you're getting 13 triangles glued together in the vague shape of a guy, crunched down and interlaced on a screen that could fit in your JNCO pockets.
And then the let loose, and wowww, those shadows and textures.
And then the let loose, and wowww, those shadows and textures.
These images are from 1998!
What a tragedy that Rockstar is now fully committed to photorealistic humans and union-busting. Imagine the last quarter century if management had believed in Space Station Silicon Valley the way they believe in Grand Theft Auto or abusing workers.
What a tragedy that Rockstar is now fully committed to photorealistic humans and union-busting. Imagine the last quarter century if management had believed in Space Station Silicon Valley the way they believe in Grand Theft Auto or abusing workers.
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
These images are from 1998!
What a tragedy that Rockstar is now fully committed to photorealistic humans and union-busting. Imagine the last quarter century if management had believed in Space Station Silicon Valley the way they believe in Grand Theft Auto or abusing workers.
What a tragedy that Rockstar is now fully committed to photorealistic humans and union-busting. Imagine the last quarter century if management had believed in Space Station Silicon Valley the way they believe in Grand Theft Auto or abusing workers.
Hoo-hoo, kids! Wanna DIE!??
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hoo-hoo, kids! Wanna DIE!??
Square-Enix vs. testers.
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Square-Enix vs. testers.
I'd planned to do better with my All Hallow's Eve costume, but I ended up feeling miserable for most of October. Whoops.
November 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I'd planned to do better with my All Hallow's Eve costume, but I ended up feeling miserable for most of October. Whoops.
This shouldn't be controversial. The series' most famous moment was when He crossed from Old Testament Charlie Brown to New Testament Charlie Brown.
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This shouldn't be controversial. The series' most famous moment was when He crossed from Old Testament Charlie Brown to New Testament Charlie Brown.
I play so much trash that this answer probably isn't accurate, but it's hard to believe I stuck with the America's Next Top Model Wii game to the very end.
Hilarious for the first hour or so; contemptuously worthless beyond that.
Hilarious for the first hour or so; contemptuously worthless beyond that.
October 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I play so much trash that this answer probably isn't accurate, but it's hard to believe I stuck with the America's Next Top Model Wii game to the very end.
Hilarious for the first hour or so; contemptuously worthless beyond that.
Hilarious for the first hour or so; contemptuously worthless beyond that.
Don't. I looked up insect mating habits ONCE, and I still get targeted ads.
October 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Don't. I looked up insect mating habits ONCE, and I still get targeted ads.
After two days of streaming fast-paced shooters, I thought I'd try something more casual today. A nice hidden-object game, perhaps.
Instead, I spent my day wrestling with bizarre tech issues and ran out of time for streaming. The good (?) news is that it's finally working. See ya tomorrow morning.
Instead, I spent my day wrestling with bizarre tech issues and ran out of time for streaming. The good (?) news is that it's finally working. See ya tomorrow morning.
October 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
After two days of streaming fast-paced shooters, I thought I'd try something more casual today. A nice hidden-object game, perhaps.
Instead, I spent my day wrestling with bizarre tech issues and ran out of time for streaming. The good (?) news is that it's finally working. See ya tomorrow morning.
Instead, I spent my day wrestling with bizarre tech issues and ran out of time for streaming. The good (?) news is that it's finally working. See ya tomorrow morning.
What is Haunt the House: Terrortown? I don't know, but it's awfully cute, and it was developed by SFB Games (Snipperclips, Crow County, Detective Grimoire), so I have high hopes.
Stream starts...any minute now! (Eep. I typed this 20 minutes ago and forgot to click Post!)
twitch.tv/HotLavy
Stream starts...any minute now! (Eep. I typed this 20 minutes ago and forgot to click Post!)
twitch.tv/HotLavy
October 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What is Haunt the House: Terrortown? I don't know, but it's awfully cute, and it was developed by SFB Games (Snipperclips, Crow County, Detective Grimoire), so I have high hopes.
Stream starts...any minute now! (Eep. I typed this 20 minutes ago and forgot to click Post!)
twitch.tv/HotLavy
Stream starts...any minute now! (Eep. I typed this 20 minutes ago and forgot to click Post!)
twitch.tv/HotLavy
Wow, really? I streamed 82 games last time!?
It's cool. Horror sequels are allowed to be the same thing but worse. It's expected, even.
It's cool. Horror sequels are allowed to be the same thing but worse. It's expected, even.
September 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Wow, really? I streamed 82 games last time!?
It's cool. Horror sequels are allowed to be the same thing but worse. It's expected, even.
It's cool. Horror sequels are allowed to be the same thing but worse. It's expected, even.
For last year's Haunt Lavy, we ranked each game I streamed and identified the lesson we learned along the way.
This year, as is horror sequel tradition, we're doing the same thing again.
This year, as is horror sequel tradition, we're doing the same thing again.
September 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
For last year's Haunt Lavy, we ranked each game I streamed and identified the lesson we learned along the way.
This year, as is horror sequel tradition, we're doing the same thing again.
This year, as is horror sequel tradition, we're doing the same thing again.
Grab your calendar and draw a fat circle around the entire month of October! Haunt Lavy is back!
Join me at twitch.tv/HotLavy for as much streaming as I can physically cram into 31 spooky days. Scary games, sweet games, old games, news games, good games, barely functional games, and so much more!
Join me at twitch.tv/HotLavy for as much streaming as I can physically cram into 31 spooky days. Scary games, sweet games, old games, news games, good games, barely functional games, and so much more!
September 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Grab your calendar and draw a fat circle around the entire month of October! Haunt Lavy is back!
Join me at twitch.tv/HotLavy for as much streaming as I can physically cram into 31 spooky days. Scary games, sweet games, old games, news games, good games, barely functional games, and so much more!
Join me at twitch.tv/HotLavy for as much streaming as I can physically cram into 31 spooky days. Scary games, sweet games, old games, news games, good games, barely functional games, and so much more!
I used to mock Nyko's AirFlo, but now that I'm on multiple medications that list hyperhidrosis as a common side effect, I wish they'd bring it back.
...which they briefly did in 2021, before I was sweaty. Rats.
This is what happens when magazines and silly marketing budgets die.
...which they briefly did in 2021, before I was sweaty. Rats.
This is what happens when magazines and silly marketing budgets die.
September 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I used to mock Nyko's AirFlo, but now that I'm on multiple medications that list hyperhidrosis as a common side effect, I wish they'd bring it back.
...which they briefly did in 2021, before I was sweaty. Rats.
This is what happens when magazines and silly marketing budgets die.
...which they briefly did in 2021, before I was sweaty. Rats.
This is what happens when magazines and silly marketing budgets die.
It felt like media and politicians were focused on Epstein in a way that might actually lead somewhere, and then everyone all turned to Kimmel, the escalator, Tylenol, Comey...
We should shine lights on and mock that nonsense, but I'm begging ya; we have to see SOMETHING through to a conclusion.
We should shine lights on and mock that nonsense, but I'm begging ya; we have to see SOMETHING through to a conclusion.
September 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It felt like media and politicians were focused on Epstein in a way that might actually lead somewhere, and then everyone all turned to Kimmel, the escalator, Tylenol, Comey...
We should shine lights on and mock that nonsense, but I'm begging ya; we have to see SOMETHING through to a conclusion.
We should shine lights on and mock that nonsense, but I'm begging ya; we have to see SOMETHING through to a conclusion.
It looks like Steam was nothing but an Audiosurf client for me for 2 1/2 years, which like, yeah. Heck, yeah. That's so much better than how I use Steam now.
2011 looks like my first big Steam year, but Freedom Pack (Freedom Force and its sequel) and BG&E were gifts for a friend.
2011 looks like my first big Steam year, but Freedom Pack (Freedom Force and its sequel) and BG&E were gifts for a friend.
August 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It looks like Steam was nothing but an Audiosurf client for me for 2 1/2 years, which like, yeah. Heck, yeah. That's so much better than how I use Steam now.
2011 looks like my first big Steam year, but Freedom Pack (Freedom Force and its sequel) and BG&E were gifts for a friend.
2011 looks like my first big Steam year, but Freedom Pack (Freedom Force and its sequel) and BG&E were gifts for a friend.
I'm so sick of generations being bad at restaurants. Every single person born between one year and another year does restaurants wrong.
August 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm so sick of generations being bad at restaurants. Every single person born between one year and another year does restaurants wrong.
I saw a helpful infographic from the local school district regarding a new state law banning Texas students from having "personal communication devices" in school.
How long will it take before my call for civil disobedience gets removed from Nextdoor? I'm saying three hours, tops.
How long will it take before my call for civil disobedience gets removed from Nextdoor? I'm saying three hours, tops.
![REQUIRED BY TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SEC. 37.082
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES
RULES AND PROCEDURES
"Personal communication device" means a telephone, cell phone such a [sic] smartphone or flip phone, tablet, smartwatch, radio device, paging device or any other electronic device capable of telecommunication or digital communication. (Texas Education Code Sec. 37.082)
POSSESSION AND STORAGE OF DEVICE:
Students are prohibited from using a personal communication device while on school property during the school day.
Personal communication devices must be stored in the student's backpack as the designated storage method.
VIOLATION OF USE:
Students who violate personal communication device guidelines will be assigned a consequence which includes, but is not limited to, confiscation of the device to a centralized location followed by parent communication and pick up. Campuses may require additional restrictions in addition to those found in the Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct.
The district will dispose of a confiscated personal communication device in any reasonable manner after having provided the student's parent 90 days' prior notice in writing of the intent to dispose of the device.
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS:
In emergency situations, students must follow the guidance of school staff regarding use of telecommunication devices.
ADDITIONAL NOTICES:
Students and parents should become familiar with the section and definitions related to personal communication devices in the Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct as well as related information in the Responsible Use Guidelines (located in the Student Handbook).
Scan the QR code to access the Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct.
Katy Independent School District](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vnzdrfrdw247cmojpv5vaza2/bafkreiaipi6jdk3656i6ho52a2jyw7esgw2ep2gikiowp6cygidy4qgc6i@jpeg)
August 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I saw a helpful infographic from the local school district regarding a new state law banning Texas students from having "personal communication devices" in school.
How long will it take before my call for civil disobedience gets removed from Nextdoor? I'm saying three hours, tops.
How long will it take before my call for civil disobedience gets removed from Nextdoor? I'm saying three hours, tops.
Sonic Sez: Blue Lives Matter?
August 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sonic Sez: Blue Lives Matter?