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Sean C
@squizzleflip.bsky.social
Software engineer at Twitch, but also not at Twitch.

Used to blog at socalledprogrammer.com and maybe will again one day
"All the single ladies" but it's magic players who only buy singles is this something
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Here's a easy trick for leveling charisma: be low pressure to be around. For example:

"Can I get you anything to drink? I have water, coffee, juice, beer, wine?"

"Oh no thanks!"

"Ok, well let me know if I can get you anything, or feel free to help yourself!"

And you're done! Don't even ask again
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:

Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.

If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.

Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I'm having trouble finding this - are there any interviews with people in the voice acting industry about the whole Arc Raiders AI TTS stuff? This feels like a more nuanced topic and I want to hear from the people it actually affects
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Great thread on T&S
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one

yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one

yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My northern lights experience last night
November 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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TOMORROW WE SQUATTIN'
(Finally not sick anymore!)
Hello.

November 6th is my 5-Year Streamiversary on Twitch. And it would be really cool if you came.

There's gonna be Baby Steps and lots of squats and silly milestones and maybe even bodacious boobies. So if you don't come, you clearly hate fun!

Don't hate fun. 🫡
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
One year, I tried growing corn. After ~3 hours of digging 48 holes, refilling with soil, and mulching, I looked up my expected harvest . The yield of a stalk is .9, bc sometimes you get nothing. 3 hours + months of maintenance for ~$20 of corn. 3 weeks later they sprouted and then promptly died.
Sweet Jesus, do not donate seeds to your food bank in October. Honestly, don’t donate seeds to your food bank unless you are specifically asked to, and even then I would think REALLY HARD about whether that’s regionally appropriate.

When I needed food donations, I was in student housing.
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Playing Mass Effect for the first time since the original release, wow I forgot how good this game is
October 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Wow I bought Snowrunner on a whim and I didn't realize slowly driving trucks through mud was exactly what I needed. Also winches
October 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.

Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.

This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Started #2XKO today, some initial thoughts as a casual who knows zero about League

- Break mechanic is a nice escape
- Coming from SF6, 3 buttons to attack and 2 for specials felt weird, but grew on me
- Is Vi OP? They feel OP
- WTF teemo
- I ❤️ Robot
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I don't know when it happened, but it feels like this place went from interesting conversations to just trying to dunk on each other. And to see it coming from the very top is really disheartening. I think it's time to delete this app
October 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Hi everyone, I hate asking for help but if you could please share this with the cat lovers in your life it would mean the world to me. This has been so devastating 😭
ko-fi.com/kitsubrew

I will be live at 11am CST to talk about it ❤️
September 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"That's awesome!"

"No, I said possum"
🌑
September 21, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Back in my day, there were more than 3 websites
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I think it's fair to be mad at the people who chose to stay home instead of vote and also the party that failed to motivate those people to vote.
September 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Mild-ish spoilers for Hollow Knight: Silksong.

I got credits in the game and I know there's more, but I have zero desire to keep going. I'm torn - it's extremely polished but its difficulty feels oppressive to the point that it wasn't fun. Like when I finished I felt relieved that it was over
September 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Got my flu and COVID vaccines today! The doctor's office didn't offer them, something about how they'd have to charge and insurance won't cover it so they only gave me the flu shot. While picking up prescriptions at Target I was able to book a COVID shot right there!
September 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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We Need to Talk About Friendslop
YouTube video by filmotter
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Just over an hour left until my new video essay premiere. Get your snacks, make some coffee, and get ready to join in the live chat while my video goes up.
a cartoon character with a face is sitting on a hill
ALT: a cartoon character with a face is sitting on a hill
media.tenor.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Seeing NFL2K run at 60fps was the first time I saw a game from afar and thought "omg I thought I was just watching live tv"
On 9.9.99, 26 years ago, SEGA released their final console.

The Dreamcast.

Y'all know I talk about it all the time, but I love it so much. Dreamcast may have been short-lived, but it left a huge impression on me and I still think it's one of the all-time greats.

Happy 9.9.99 Day, everyone.
September 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Silksong has been fun, but these run backs are sucking the joy out of it
September 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It astounds me how much people undervalue art and it's creators. I get supply/demand, but from reading comments and these articles it's like a desperation to say "See? They're overpaid!" It reeks of CEOs replacing their employees with AI, clearly having NO idea what is required to get the work done.
This “solo dev” and “only 3 devs” rhetoric is getting truly dangerously out of hand. Investors see this and think “I only have to pay 3 people” and the result is severely overworked and/or underpaid people and a subpar product. We need to stop treating outsourcers and contractors like ghosts.
September 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My floors are pretty old and starting to rot. A contractor quotes $15k to tear them out and install new hardwood. We decided to give the peel and stick vinyl a try and honestly it looks great! We'll see how it goes after a month to do the rest of the floor, but this only cost me $90 for the one box
August 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM