Ryan Markel
@ryanmarkel.com
Human leader of humans. Customer experience professional. Esports/FGC behind-the-scenes. Doing my best to lead with empathy and be a calm in the storm.
Knocking on the sky; listening to the sound.
Knocking on the sky; listening to the sound.
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When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
3/5
3/5
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
3/5
3/5
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HEAD LIKE A HOLE
BLACK AS YOUR SOUL
I'D RATHER DIE
THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL
BLACK AS YOUR SOUL
I'D RATHER DIE
THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
HEAD LIKE A HOLE
BLACK AS YOUR SOUL
I'D RATHER DIE
THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL
BLACK AS YOUR SOUL
I'D RATHER DIE
THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL
For anyone who is interested, the Manchu Wok in Chicago O’Hare is straight-up garbage tier airport food. I gave it another shot today and I instantly regretted it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For anyone who is interested, the Manchu Wok in Chicago O’Hare is straight-up garbage tier airport food. I gave it another shot today and I instantly regretted it.
I could legit play Super Metroid, Final Fantasy IV-VI, Link to the Past, and Super Mario World until I die and I’d die happy
"If you hate GenAI you're going to have to stop playing new games when they all start using it"
My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever
My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I could legit play Super Metroid, Final Fantasy IV-VI, Link to the Past, and Super Mario World until I die and I’d die happy
How can I also agree to Extreme Pizza
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
How can I also agree to Extreme Pizza
There is a certain meditativeness to air travel I am able to find, between terminals and on flights.
I know my travel will be extremely reduced next year compared to the last two, and while I will be happy to be home more of the time, there is a part of me that will miss it.
I know my travel will be extremely reduced next year compared to the last two, and while I will be happy to be home more of the time, there is a part of me that will miss it.
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
There is a certain meditativeness to air travel I am able to find, between terminals and on flights.
I know my travel will be extremely reduced next year compared to the last two, and while I will be happy to be home more of the time, there is a part of me that will miss it.
I know my travel will be extremely reduced next year compared to the last two, and while I will be happy to be home more of the time, there is a part of me that will miss it.
I am not shocked, but still:
DAYUM.
DAYUM.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am not shocked, but still:
DAYUM.
DAYUM.
The ATLA Magic: The Gathering set is crazy good. Just a very well-constructed and flavorful set to play with. Prerelease was a blast.
Might even be the best set released this year.
Might even be the best set released this year.
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The ATLA Magic: The Gathering set is crazy good. Just a very well-constructed and flavorful set to play with. Prerelease was a blast.
Might even be the best set released this year.
Might even be the best set released this year.
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typical bluesky user
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
typical bluesky user
We are legitimately going through a renaissance of medical discoveries and technology right now, but you’d never know it if you paid attention to most public rhetoric on health.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We are legitimately going through a renaissance of medical discoveries and technology right now, but you’d never know it if you paid attention to most public rhetoric on health.
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Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
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even I think the appropriate response to this is gay jokes
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
even I think the appropriate response to this is gay jokes
miz ain’t wrong
tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
miz ain’t wrong
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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steam machine de la abuela
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
steam machine de la abuela
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November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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This girl is a hero.
wtaf “13-year-old student was expelled from a Louisiana middle school after hitting a male classmate who she said created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her” www.waff.com/2025/11/12/g...
Girl, 13, expelled for hitting classmate who made a deepfake porn image of her, lawyers say
A 13-year-old student was expelled from a Louisiana middle school after hitting a male classmate who she said created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her, according to her family’s lawyers...
www.waff.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This girl is a hero.
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ART THOU BORED?
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
ART THOU BORED?
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I will say this for the Valve announcement: it is refreshing to see a product launch that is just "here's a product that you might want. here's what it is. here's what it does" with absolutely no mention of AI, mysterious future features that might arrive OTA, or some extractive business model.
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I will say this for the Valve announcement: it is refreshing to see a product launch that is just "here's a product that you might want. here's what it is. here's what it does" with absolutely no mention of AI, mysterious future features that might arrive OTA, or some extractive business model.
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the new Steam Machine looks pretty kool
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
the new Steam Machine looks pretty kool
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
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born to livejournal, doomed to linkedin
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
born to livejournal, doomed to linkedin
I think various parts of my timeline are fighting with each other right now but it’s all being done without any direct addressing, so I have no real idea
Entertaining as hell, though
Entertaining as hell, though
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I think various parts of my timeline are fighting with each other right now but it’s all being done without any direct addressing, so I have no real idea
Entertaining as hell, though
Entertaining as hell, though