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J. Martin
@gyokusai.bsky.social
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All my snark is sincere.

Writer, Ph.D., Professor of Game Design. Not necessarily in that order. JAN 2007 Twitter veteran as gyokusai, movethirtyseven, & newsoftheend.

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慈母橋 Cimu Bridge, Hualien, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Hualien #Taiwan #Photography
A mountain road with a damaged overhead support construction.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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武嶺 Wuling Pass, Hualien, Taiwan.

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Hualien #Taiwan #Photography
A rocky hill partly covered with shrubs against a cloudy summer sky.
November 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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花蓮石門洞 Shimen Cave, Hualien, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Hualien #Taiwan #Photography
View from the inside of a cave at rock formations, the Pacific, and a big chunk of driftwood.
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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台11線 Provincial Highway 11, Hualien, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Hualien #Taiwan #Photography
Beach lined with palm trees and green hills with a lone fisher sitting under an a umbrella.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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和南寺 Henan Temple at Yanliao, Hualien, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Hualien #Taiwan #Photography
Top of a temple with an incense burner in the foreground and a large golden bodhisattva statue against green hills in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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花蓮港 Hualien Port, Hualien, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Hualien #Taiwan #Photography
Pebble beach with an unidentifiable decrepit wooden structure in the foreground, and the sea, a boat, and a jetty with a small lighthouse in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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花蓮市 Hualien Cityscapes

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Hualien #Taiwan #Photography
Frog’s-eye view of a facade with a balcony at the bottom and what looks like an abandoned attempt at renovations above.
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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美輪山 Meilunshan Forest Park, Hualien, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Hualien #Taiwan #Photography
Tiled roof behind greenery.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Corner Office, Taipei, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Weathered facades on a street corner.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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羊騷殿 Yang Sao Dian Shish Kebab BBQ, Taipei, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Illuminated interior wall with the name of the restaurant in neon hanzi.
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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新北市 New Taipei Cityscapes

May 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Underground passage with artwork.
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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中正紀念堂大孝門 Daxiao Gate, Taipei, Taiwan

May 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Frog’s-eye view of a large gate against a cloudy summer sky.
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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國立故宮博物院 National Palace Museum

May 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Palace side building with a wall and a flagpole in front, trees in the background.
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Well played, Letterboxd, well played!

(I was posting a Bugonia nano-review at letterboxd.com/gyokusai/)

#movie #bugonia #letterboxd
A typical “select any squares that” grid to prove I’m not a bot with a picture of Emma Stone, only here it’s to prove “I’m not an alien” by selecting all the elements that “may contain aliens,” signed with “Headquarters of the Human Resistance.”
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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“Resting Place” | 國立故宮博物院 National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

May 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Table with Go board, stones, bowls, and a vase with flowers (items from Zhou 1046 BCE through Qing CE 1911).
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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四四南村 Forty-Four South Village, Taipei, Taiwan

May 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Facades of historical one- and two-storey buildings with potted plants in the foreground and a sign in English and Chinese that reads “Military Families Community Hall.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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地獄谷 Beitou Thermal Valley, Taipei, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
A spherical residential building visible over the tree line with hot steam from thermal springs in the foreground.
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Night City, Taipei, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Night aerial of Taipei.
October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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象山 Elephant Mountain, Taipei, Taiwan.

April 2025, Canon PowerShot.

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Nightfall over Taipei with the Taipei 101 tower in the center.
October 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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銀河洞 Yinhe Cave Temple, New Taipei, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
View at trees through an open door from the inside of a temple with lanterns at the ceiling.
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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竹子湖 Zhuzihu Valley Flower Gardens

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Field of white lilies with playground-like structures scattered about and volcanic gases from fumaroles in the background.
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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臺北孔子廟 Taipei Confucius Temple

May 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Richly decorated ceiling inside a temple hall.
October 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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中山碑林 Zhongshan Forest of Steles

May 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen sitting in a chair with a flower bed in the background.
October 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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中山公園 Zhongshan Park

May 2025, Canon Powershot

#Taiwan #Taipei #Photography
Pond with greenery and reflections in the water.
October 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Taipei Cityscapes

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography
Residential facades with windows, balconies, ACs, and burglar bars.
October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM