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Matt Colville?

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January 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM

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Matt Colville?

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"Behold The Manifold!"

BEHOLD IT!!!

www.wired.com/story/behold...

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space

In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics.

www.wired.com

December 29, 2025 at 6:34 AM

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THE LAST (CHILLY) OMNITECT

@thelastomnitect.bsky.social

A reminder that the Luddites didn't smash steam engines in british textile mills out of fear of the new, but because they were being used to cut out jobs, produce inferior product & drive skilled tradesfolk out so the rich could pay shit wages.

History continues to prove the Luddites were RIGHT.

ari velazquez 🌯 @arivelazquez.com · 16d

here’s the full spew

Daniel Vávra
This Al hysteria is the same as when people were smashing steam engines in the 19th century.
@LarAtLarian said they were doing something that absolutely everyone else is doing and got an insanely crazy shitstorm.
I've even seen someone accuse us of using Al in
KCD2. I don't know anything about it, except that I used Topaz Labs to upscale some of the Al elements from KCD1 and some of the old low res textures.
I'm no fan of Al generated art, but anyway, it's time to face reality. Al is here to stay with us. As frightening as it may be, that's the way it is.
Personally, it scares me the most in the music because you can't even recognise Al there anymore.
On the other hand, you know what I hate most about making games? The fact that it takes 7 years and 300 people and tens of millions of dollars to make. And the fact that Tom had to spend 500 hours in the studio recording completely generic heckling and generic bars.
If Al can help me make an epic game in a year with a smaller team like in the old days, I'm all for it. That game will still have an art director, writers, programmers, graphic designers, but they won't have to do the tiresome and boring tasks, they'll have to focus on the essentials.
I have ideas for lots of games, but I'm fifty years old and so far it's taken me seven years on average to make one game. If Al helps me realize those ideas faster, I'm all for it.

December 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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Erin Reed

@erininthemorning.com

For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care.

www.transyouthemergencyproject.org

December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM

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The Knights Who Say "Rob Tomshah-NI!"

@robtomshany.bsky.social

Gotta alt-text this one (the quoted post here itself quotes a post with a news story on "Firefox to 'evolve into a new AI browser'"):

Post from "Zelda" on mastodon - "Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we're brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"

December 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM

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Dora Breckinridge

@heyitsdora.com

Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:

A post by c.a.t.y.a.y that reads, "I wonder what my art could've been if I didn't quit". Iggy responds, "I wonder what it will be if you start again"

December 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM

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Matt Colville?

@mattcolville.bsky.social

Need to remember this for my Theory video on How To Be A Good...

I don't think it's a coincidence that the things I do for a living, and the things I'm passionate about, all involved works I would consume over and over again. 1/

December 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM

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🏰𝕯𝖚𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖙🏰

@dungeonlust.com

December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM

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@taffythief.bsky.social

I'm so fucking tired of seeing that stupid "when life gives you lemons" in vine compilations it's not funny it was never funny I remember seeing it ten years ago and it still sucked even then

December 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM

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Matt Colville?

@mattcolville.bsky.social

I screened 4k77 to the MYMNOS group and it blew their socks off. It just looks like a completely different film. "It looks REAL" was the sentiment.

James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 29d

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It's Official: The Original Theatrical Cut of 'Star Wars' Is Coming Back to Theaters

Lucasfilm is celebrating the films 50th anniversary on February 17, 2027, in the best possible way.

gizmodo.com

December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM

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@thelastomnitect.bsky.social

Badger is an incredible creator and a good friend! Please, go grab something from their shop and help them out!

(And please share their post generously, folks! Remember, reblogging is free and goes a long way!)

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December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM

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Soulant

@soulant19.bsky.social

+Striking Mantis+

felt like its been a while since I've painted some warhammer! so here's a Death watch Mantis warrior marine. hope you guys enjoy this lil sketch!

#astartes #spacemarine #Warhammer40k #Warhammer #conceptart #illustration #sketch

December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM

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Cat Manning

@catacalypto.bsky.social

A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:

"Years and years ago, there was a production of The Tempest, out of doors, at an Oxford college on a lawn, which was the stage, and the lawn went back towards the lake in the grounds of the college, and the play began in natural light. But as it developed, and as it became time for Ariel to say his farewell to the world of The Tempest, the evening had started to close in and there was some artificial lighting coming on. And as Ariel uttered his last speech, he turned and he ran across the grass, and he got to the edge of the lake and he just kept running across the top of the water — the producer having thoughtfully provided a kind of walkway an inch beneath the water. And you could see and you could hear the plish, plash as he ran away from you across the top of the lake, until the gloom enveloped him and he disappeared from your view.
And as he did so, from the further shore, a firework rocket was ignited, and it went whoosh into the air, and high up there it burst into lots of sparks, and all the sparks went out, and he had gone.

"When you look up the stage directions, it says, 'Exit Ariel.”

November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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Matt Colville?

@mattcolville.bsky.social

Google thinks moreso isn't a word, but it feels the same way about thuslywise so what does it know?

November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM

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Matt Colville?

@mattcolville.bsky.social

Draw Steel Ancestries, Part One!

youtu.be/97wxQueVXcc

Draw Steel Ancestry Guide - Part 1! #drawsteel

YouTube video by Matthew Colville

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November 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM

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@dungeonlust.com

Art by • Régis Moulun

November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM

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Matt Colville?

@mattcolville.bsky.social

At my last job you were supposed to send an email if you were going to be late. These are some of my late emails.

My team and I were miniaturized and injected into the bloodstream of a soviet defector in the hopes we could deploy the ship's microsurgery to clear a blood clot in his brain.

Unfortunately the Russians deployed their own nanonauts in an attempt to sabotage our mission. We took care of them, don't worry. Dr. Clark is wounded...might not make it. But we can still make the brain in time if we take a shortcut through the carotid artery. It should be noted in the log that Dr. Wells feels this is an unnecessary risk, I have registered her complaints as required by regulation, and we are pressing on. Wish us luck. Should be in by 11:15.

November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM

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Matt Colville?

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I don't even think of it as "quitting" twitter. Twitter was shot in the head, and replaced with something else.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Nov 19

I quit the former Twitter two years ago this week, and I am here to tell you that my online life got a lot better for having left it. In two years I've not been tempted to go back, and I haven't felt any penalty in either career or community for not being there. It's nice to be here and not there.

November 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM

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Matt Colville?

@mattcolville.bsky.social

I know people don't mean any harm, but I always think...are you literally just saying the first thing that popped into your head? Like a four year old? :D

jess m. @jametc.bsky.social · Nov 18

Fully half of the comments I get on my art when I post it these days is some fucking version of "this reminds me of/this looks like" some unrelated character

Kindly fucking stop saying the first shit that comes to mind please. Stop it, it's insulting. Say anything else

November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM