Mason T. Matchak
@masontmatchak.bsky.social
A fantasy writer, among other things. But mostly a writer. Good at reposting, bad at replying. 😅 He/him.
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Videogames, books, andvideogamebooks.
Writing and other nerdy stuff.
Still trying to get published after 22 years.
I'm not giving up.
Still trying to get published after 22 years.
I'm not giving up.
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behold my cat and his inherent majesty
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
behold my cat and his inherent majesty
Name a film made between 2000 and 2010.
Iron Man (2008). The movie that started the MCU, that got the whole world excited about the comics I loved, and surprised the heck out of a lot of people who thought they had no reason to care about Tony Stark.
Iron Man (2008). The movie that started the MCU, that got the whole world excited about the comics I loved, and surprised the heck out of a lot of people who thought they had no reason to care about Tony Stark.
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Name a film made between 2000 and 2010.
Iron Man (2008). The movie that started the MCU, that got the whole world excited about the comics I loved, and surprised the heck out of a lot of people who thought they had no reason to care about Tony Stark.
Iron Man (2008). The movie that started the MCU, that got the whole world excited about the comics I loved, and surprised the heck out of a lot of people who thought they had no reason to care about Tony Stark.
Space Opera, by Catherynne Valente.
It's a Love/Skate Relationship, by Carli Corson.
Given a third, I'd add The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. I think the combination of the three would leave any reporter wondering where the heck my taste in books was. 😁
It's a Love/Skate Relationship, by Carli Corson.
Given a third, I'd add The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. I think the combination of the three would leave any reporter wondering where the heck my taste in books was. 😁
alright let’s get something more pleasant going. what two books would you leave out on your coffee table so a reporter can mention you have them. doesn’t matter if you’ve read them. for me it’s Pale Fire (which I did read) and Ulysses (got like 15% of the way in)
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Space Opera, by Catherynne Valente.
It's a Love/Skate Relationship, by Carli Corson.
Given a third, I'd add The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. I think the combination of the three would leave any reporter wondering where the heck my taste in books was. 😁
It's a Love/Skate Relationship, by Carli Corson.
Given a third, I'd add The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. I think the combination of the three would leave any reporter wondering where the heck my taste in books was. 😁
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Art is about human expression.
PERIOD
PERIOD
I see a lot of folks attack AI generated work on the grounds of quality - and true, right now the quality just isn't there in most cases.
But even if it were perfect I still wouldn't want it in any media I engage with.
I care about artists more than art.
But even if it were perfect I still wouldn't want it in any media I engage with.
I care about artists more than art.
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Art is about human expression.
PERIOD
PERIOD
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Picard management tip: Ignore rules that make no sense.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Picard management tip: Ignore rules that make no sense.
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[conspirators AU]
post-mortem 💄
post-mortem 💄
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
[conspirators AU]
post-mortem 💄
post-mortem 💄
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New jellyfish has just landed!!!
Et, pour ma part, j'accueille avec joie le retour de notre Seigneur Cthulhu
www.slate.fr/sciences/med...
www.slate.fr/sciences/med...
Une nouvelle créature marine au venin potentiellement létal est apparue dans les eaux japonaises
Un biologiste de l'Université de Tohoku a identifié une physalie inconnue, baptisée Physalia mikazuki, échouée sur une plage du nord-est du Japon.…
www.slate.fr
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
New jellyfish has just landed!!!
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hey remember how that one big tech ceo was on a panel in like 2021/22 where someone asked him about how remote work gave a lot more power to the workers and he chuckled and said “yeah well a little recession will take care of that”
I think about that often.
I think about that often.
Just fucking insane to see the absolute (intentional) collapse of full remote jobs available for AAA studios in so short a time. Why would I EVER move for a job again when I could be laid off weeks after moving my entire life across the globe??
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
hey remember how that one big tech ceo was on a panel in like 2021/22 where someone asked him about how remote work gave a lot more power to the workers and he chuckled and said “yeah well a little recession will take care of that”
I think about that often.
I think about that often.
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The “Epstein Files” saga shows that Republicans were only ever interested in using sexual assault as a pretext to smear political rivals and deprive LGBT people of their constitutional rights www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The President Who Cried ‘Hoax’
Republicans went after Epstein only when it was politically useful.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The “Epstein Files” saga shows that Republicans were only ever interested in using sexual assault as a pretext to smear political rivals and deprive LGBT people of their constitutional rights www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
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The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop.
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
The BBC must stop attacking trans people | Good Law Project
The right wing accusations of ‘pro-trans’ bias are back to front. It’s time for the BBC to live up to its duty to be impartial on trans issues.
goodlaw.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop.
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
My internet is down for upgrades, so I’m being forced to live like it’s 1995. 😝 Good thing I’ve got the day off work, errands to run, baking to do, a new bookshelf to build, and a romance novel I started yesterday that’s really good so far. Today should be an interesting day.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My internet is down for upgrades, so I’m being forced to live like it’s 1995. 😝 Good thing I’ve got the day off work, errands to run, baking to do, a new bookshelf to build, and a romance novel I started yesterday that’s really good so far. Today should be an interesting day.
Disney+ was the only streaming service I subscribed to. Was. Past tense. To absolute hell with generative AI; I will not support a service that provides it.
www.ign.com/articles/dis...
www.ign.com/articles/dis...
Disney+ Will Soon Feature AI-Generated User Content - IGN
Disney boss Bob Iger has said the company's streaming service will soon allow subscribers to create and view AI-generated content.
www.ign.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Disney+ was the only streaming service I subscribed to. Was. Past tense. To absolute hell with generative AI; I will not support a service that provides it.
www.ign.com/articles/dis...
www.ign.com/articles/dis...
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So the streamer Ludwig recently found out that one of his earliest regular viewers, who was trans, passed away and tonight he's doing a charity stream for the Trevor Project. So far he's raised over $46,000 in about 5 hours. www.twitch.tv/ludwig
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So the streamer Ludwig recently found out that one of his earliest regular viewers, who was trans, passed away and tonight he's doing a charity stream for the Trevor Project. So far he's raised over $46,000 in about 5 hours. www.twitch.tv/ludwig
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seems like a necessary post
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
seems like a necessary post
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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Utterly uninterested by the first three bullet points, and then the fourth got my attention.
Interesting.
Interesting.
Vine reboot called diVine has been launched 📱
• Funded by Jack Dorsey
• Includes over 100K videos from Vine's archive
• Users can upload 6-second videos
• AI-generated content is not allowed
• Funded by Jack Dorsey
• Includes over 100K videos from Vine's archive
• Users can upload 6-second videos
• AI-generated content is not allowed
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Utterly uninterested by the first three bullet points, and then the fourth got my attention.
Interesting.
Interesting.
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"Proof that magical girls (fighting girls?) existed in the Muromachi Era"
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"Proof that magical girls (fighting girls?) existed in the Muromachi Era"
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Brother Gregor never spoke and often spooked the neophytes with his appearance, but he was a gentle soul and a phenomenal cook and knew more ways to prepare a fish than the abbot knew hymns
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Brother Gregor never spoke and often spooked the neophytes with his appearance, but he was a gentle soul and a phenomenal cook and knew more ways to prepare a fish than the abbot knew hymns
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Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
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it's 🏳️⚧️ transgender awareness week 🏳️⚧️, so : donate to trans support organizations if you can, hire trans people, defend them in public & private spaces when necessary, & just don't be an asshole in general
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
it's 🏳️⚧️ transgender awareness week 🏳️⚧️, so : donate to trans support organizations if you can, hire trans people, defend them in public & private spaces when necessary, & just don't be an asshole in general