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Kiyone

@kiyonescarlet.bsky.social

lol

October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM

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J. Henning, Walking Cardboard Heap

@lejerque.bsky.social

My delightful colleague @blanehumphries.bsky.social has come to town and we thought we might discuss vampires for some reason

Two people are pictured in a selfie at a bar; behind them is a sign shaped like an inverted cross which reads "BLOOD SHOTS."

They seem to be having a nice time

October 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

I guess I haven't posted here much, but I'll be in Barcelona until October 4th!

August 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

It's only natural that I end up at a Scandavian beer bar my first night in Spain.

August 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM

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Game Informer

@gameinformer.com

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 introduces new takes on combat, art, and narrative compared to the original. If so much has changed, what exactly makes Bloodlines 2 a "Bloodlines" game? In this exclusive interview, we ask the developers that exact question. gameinformer.com/exclusive-in...

A screenshot from Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Protagonist Phyre is perched in the shadows up high in a crumbling building.

August 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

Stay safe out there.

June 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM

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Will Borger

@edgarallanbro.bsky.social

We had always planned to launch today, but it seems more necessary now than ever, so here goes: @brianbarnett.bsky.social, @hokutolucas.bsky.social, and I are launching an independent games website today called Skybox. You can read our welcome letter/mission statement here:

Welcome to Skybox

We can build something better.

skyboxcritics.com

May 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM

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Jen Bendery

@jbendery.bsky.social

FEMA has issued a guide on how to apply for federal aid if you've been impacted by the wildfires.

Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...

Impacted By The Fires? Here’s How To Apply For FEMA Assistance

www.huffpost.com

January 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨

@kellylynnedang.bsky.social

This is one of the most valuable immediate resources I’ve read for those who have lost their homes. Please share widely with those who need it 🤍

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Here is some helpful advice for fire victims:
ACTION PLAN for those who had loss. Start with the small list:
1. Get a PO Box
2. Longer term rental search - include insurance on it so they pay directly for rental. Find a nice place that you like, don't settle. You should be able to get a "Like Property" so insurance should cover a nice place for you to live while you work through all this. You might be living here for 2 years, so choose wisely.
3. Find a place to buy some sturdy boots and gloves. Get some shovels.
4. Start working on the personal property list (this is not fun at all, be prepared to cry we sure did). Write down the moment you remember - keep list on phone or pad of paper with you at all times.
5. Save receipts. Loss of use insurance will cover incidentals too - hairbrush, phone chargers, etc.

6. As you buy things, tell the store owner your situation.
Most stores will give you some level of discount as their way of helping you.
7. Let people do things for you. Do you have a friend that you can send to the store to buy you some basic clothes or comfort foods? Let them do it - they want to help and you don't need to spend time doing these errands. (The 'fun' of shopping is gone...it quickly becomes a chore because you don't want a new shirt, you want the one that you always liked to wear but now it's gone and you are sad/ mad.)
The Big List:
1. Register at the shelters, with Red Cross and any other agency there, california FEMA, etc. a. Most of the aid coming in will use these lists as a point of contact and will help to ensure that you don't get left out of anything. b.
This will be especially important should FEMA be activated, which in my opinion is very likely with the amount of devastation experienced.
2. Call Homeowners/Rental insurance to trigger "Loss of Use"
. This typically will allow you to be in a "Like" property for x number of years and sometimes has a dollar limit attached and sometimes not, this is dependent on your policy. a. This coverage should also give you some immediate access to funds for essentials, clothes, toothbrushes, food, etc. b. This will also get the ball rolling for the insurance claim on your home and rebuilding/ personal property Dollars.

3. Get a PO Box and forward all mail to the Box. . Use this
PO Box as the mailing address on all forms you begin to fill out.
4. Start Searching for a Long term rental. . Coordinate with your insurance company so that payments can be made directly from them using your "Loss of Use" money. a. Plan on renting 1-2 years, but do not necessarily sign a lease for a full two years as circumstances can change.
5. Itemized List of belongings - (This is very hard but very necessary for your claim). I would organize by room and list everything that was there with a replacement cost. (you will cry a lot doing this and that is ok)
a. Replacement Cost should be what it would cost to replace not on sale from pottery barn, it should not be the price you paid for it with that 50% off coupon.
b. Make sure you list everything, even if it is above and beyond your policy limit. This is very important because everything above and beyond the policy limit is considered a Loss and can be claimed as such on your taxes - See #9
6. Call all of your utilities and either freeze or cancel service. Electric, Gas, TV, Land Line phone a. Newspaper delivery, either cancel or update to PO Box.
7. Call the rest of your insurance points as needed. Car insurance a. Any specialty insurance for unique items

8. Permits - An unfortunate necessity. Debris Removal - as things wind down it will be necessary to remove the debris, this requires a permit usually. (This should be covered by your insurance, we had to force the issue but ask repeatedly.)
a. Erosion Control - If you are on any kind of hill or have sloped property you will need to put some sort of erosion control measures in place, again this will need some sort of permit.
b. Temporary Power Pole/Trailer on site Permit - Getting this earlier on can prove helpful in both the rebuilding process.
9. Taxes. You will be able to claim the monetary loss of the value of all your items minus what you receive from your insurance company. I'm unfamiliar with the exact laws, but I believe that we were able to carry our losses back 2-5 years and received most of the money that we had paid in taxes back in a nice large check.
10. Network with others. You will learn so much from others as you go through the rebuilding process. We all have our strengths so share yours and use others. The amount of time that you will spend on the rebuild, insurance, recovery process is staggering so you need to use all your resources.

January 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

Me: I should start playing more games beyond Destiny 2...

Also me: Starts playing Warframe and Path of Exile 2 simultaneously.

Mission accomplished, technically?

January 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

Just booked flights to Japan! I'm heading to Tokyo in July!

This is a big personal moment, my friends and I have been planning this trip since 2019. It's kinda surreal that we're finally making it happen!

December 30, 2024 at 7:13 PM

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ProPublica

@propublica.org

Our seventh most-read story of this year: When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.

Read more (published October) ⬇️

Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments

When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.

propub.li

December 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

I just made a couple of big donations to Wikipedia/Wikimedia and the Internet Archive. These valuable resources will only become more impactful and important in the coming years.

Happy holidays everyone!

December 29, 2024 at 2:58 AM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

My flight to Fort Lauderdale has Twisters as a movie option. I should finally watch this masterpiece of a movie after @robkeyes.bsky.social vehemently recommended it to me earlier this year. 🤣

December 20, 2024 at 7:58 PM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

I can't believe that the December Holidays are next week and that I'm traveling to the East Coast tomorrow!

Is it just me or did 2024 fly by way too fast?

December 19, 2024 at 10:19 PM

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin

@voicesbyzane.bsky.social

The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.

November 22, 2024 at 12:57 PM

Blane

@blanehumphries.bsky.social

I'm guessing there was a recent data breach somewhere. Because I've been getting non-stop spam calls for the last three days -- I got 23 calls yesterday. Please make it stop.

I may need to revert my answer message to default so they can't train an AI on my voice.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

November 22, 2024 at 9:03 PM