Meatba'al
@vance.bsky.social
Writer/Irish-born American dumbass. Working (very slowly) on a reference book about the 3DO. Voted funniest man on the northbound Metro Blue Line.
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Meatba'al
@vance.bsky.social
· Oct 16
BBC announcer voice: At 6pm we'll be showing Sex Secrets of the Druids, and at 8 it's the entire panel at QI talking about Brexit and randomly pointing a loaded revolver at each other.
I mean this affectionately because this is computer magic but
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I mean this affectionately because this is computer magic but
The Wii Castlevania was going to be a proper full Symphony of the Night-style game before budgeting reduced it to the fighting game we all know.
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Wii Castlevania was going to be a proper full Symphony of the Night-style game before budgeting reduced it to the fighting game we all know.
1. I love how even the hardcore MAGA lumps in my workyard are more about releasing the files than they are about tossing off Trump right now. That's some public interest.
2. Didn't consider Bezos being in those files but went from 0 to "Damn yes" based on just this.
2. Didn't consider Bezos being in those files but went from 0 to "Damn yes" based on just this.
The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
1. I love how even the hardcore MAGA lumps in my workyard are more about releasing the files than they are about tossing off Trump right now. That's some public interest.
2. Didn't consider Bezos being in those files but went from 0 to "Damn yes" based on just this.
2. Didn't consider Bezos being in those files but went from 0 to "Damn yes" based on just this.
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This one has been burned in my brain for almost 20 years now
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This one has been burned in my brain for almost 20 years now
We call it a walk, but
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We call it a walk, but
We making some hot chocolate with a special guest.
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We making some hot chocolate with a special guest.
Just hoping Mamdani stayed off the couch.
Me when the guy who’s plowing my wife gets me a new switch game to keep me busy.
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Just hoping Mamdani stayed off the couch.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
Also just about the only moment where the film captured the inherent sadness of the book.
Book was a big hinge in my formative college years outlook.
Book was a big hinge in my formative college years outlook.
never not thinking about this part in fear and loathing in las vegas where hunter s thompson perfectly editorialized the crumbling of a movement
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Also just about the only moment where the film captured the inherent sadness of the book.
Book was a big hinge in my formative college years outlook.
Book was a big hinge in my formative college years outlook.
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Grand Inquisitor was a victim of bad timing (both the adventure genre and FMV games had flamed out pretty hard) and also the absolute concrete wall of difficulty that was Return of Zork, but it's an unappreciated gem.
I came in hot on this one and while I stand by my larger point of not supporting Microsoft, I dont want to lose sight of the fact that Grand Inquisitor has a death where you fall into a truly bottomless pit, meet your life partner, start a family, and die contentedly of old age in constant freefall
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Grand Inquisitor was a victim of bad timing (both the adventure genre and FMV games had flamed out pretty hard) and also the absolute concrete wall of difficulty that was Return of Zork, but it's an unappreciated gem.
I may or may not work at this company but I'm here to tell you, the work culture where I am involves an insane degree of both "learning from a guy who learned from a guy who learned from a guy who lived in a time before people knew they could eat eggs" or "I give up, here's a rule I just imagined."
very funny to be scolded by a train conductor for having my bike in the wrong place, showing him the literal rule written on the amtrak website showing that i have my bike in the only place it is allowed to be, and being told that we’ll have to “agree to disagree”
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I may or may not work at this company but I'm here to tell you, the work culture where I am involves an insane degree of both "learning from a guy who learned from a guy who learned from a guy who lived in a time before people knew they could eat eggs" or "I give up, here's a rule I just imagined."
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
Anybody want to adopt a loving but slightly psycho couple of kittens?
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Anybody want to adopt a loving but slightly psycho couple of kittens?
HI MY JOB IS A WEIRD JOB.
I'm currently babysitting an owl in a box.
I'm currently babysitting an owl in a box.
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
HI MY JOB IS A WEIRD JOB.
I'm currently babysitting an owl in a box.
I'm currently babysitting an owl in a box.
Is he up for adoption?
Look at this 4th cen BC Greek antefix, proof that our ancestors also appreciated A Very Good Boy. 13/10 would pet
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Is he up for adoption?
They called it Lemming Wednesday, they did. Bunch of people used the AI and it claimed they owned Amazon. Bankruptcies and window dives for everybody.
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
They called it Lemming Wednesday, they did. Bunch of people used the AI and it claimed they owned Amazon. Bankruptcies and window dives for everybody.
If cop-on-ICE violence is the salve your soul needs this morning, I've got you covered.
ICE agent arrested in sex trafficking sting told police, "I’m ICE, boys"
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said.
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
If cop-on-ICE violence is the salve your soul needs this morning, I've got you covered.
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RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
If you've ever played this, walking into a weapons shop and hearing a thick jersey accent say "How ya doin, how ya doin" is burned into your brain next to the Almond Joy jingle.
Something always so endearing about Might & Magic VI: Mandate of Heaven's PCs and NPCs having digitized photos for portraits. It gives it a goofy, ren faire vibe that only adds to its charm.
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If you've ever played this, walking into a weapons shop and hearing a thick jersey accent say "How ya doin, how ya doin" is burned into your brain next to the Almond Joy jingle.
A sitcom on the level of Oops! that managed to stay much more in the vernacular long after it died a merciful death.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A sitcom on the level of Oops! that managed to stay much more in the vernacular long after it died a merciful death.
Now this just feels unnatural.
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Now this just feels unnatural.
This is... I shit you not... thematically identical to the topper we had on a swing set in the first place we moved to in Florida, except ours was bald and the cap was at a jaunty angle.
I had nightmares about that fucker.
I had nightmares about that fucker.
North Mankato is auctioning off a lot of five not-at-all-cursed garbage can clown heads via Minnesota's state auction site. mnbid.mn.gov/productView/10964mnbid.mn.gov/productView/10964
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is... I shit you not... thematically identical to the topper we had on a swing set in the first place we moved to in Florida, except ours was bald and the cap was at a jaunty angle.
I had nightmares about that fucker.
I had nightmares about that fucker.
Content warning: Gore
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Content warning: Gore