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M. Kaspar

@archomath.net

engineering @ nebula.tv • volunteering @ cara.app • everything else @ mtk.omg.lol • @mtk@xoxo.zone • he/him/his • pfp @karrahe.bsky.social

created August 1, 2023

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

That looks like me when I'm trying to get past a hard fight in Silksong

5/9/2025, 1:16:49 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

error 37 never forget

4/9/2025, 3:21:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

santa is holding the presents hostage 😭

4/9/2025, 3:17:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jacob Geller (@jacobgeller.com) reposted

Steam and Nintendo eShop both down lmaooooooo

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4/9/2025, 2:04:00 PM | 2582 383 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

100% agree, and also I find it ridiculously cool that the entirety of Animal Well is like 40MB. Gamedev is so many things and that rocks.

23/8/2025, 4:02:33 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

and new @thriceofficial.bsky.social which sounds like it's right out of the same era and even reminds me a little of some of the aforementioned bands!

23/8/2025, 3:54:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

This is a wonderful essay, thank you for writing it. I'd like to hope that if I ever found myself in that position of responsibility I would have treated it with the appropriate respect, but I'll be particularly mindful of how best to prepare for such situations now!

23/8/2025, 1:40:20 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I guess this just means I'm gonna need to play faster and better than you to not get spoilered! Oh no.

22/8/2025, 11:15:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Wooow. I guess you really do never know how people are going to engage with your art, huh?

22/8/2025, 11:01:53 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Omg had they actually played the game?? This is incredibly funny.

22/8/2025, 10:56:00 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Thanks! ❤️

22/8/2025, 10:04:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Could I ask which castle that is? As someone also considering a Scottish wedding ☺️

22/8/2025, 10:00:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Zach Bunn (@zachbunn.bsky.social) reposted

A business partner recently messaged me, “You're the weirdest of the modern day businessmen and it's why we like you." It's amazing how the right people find you when you do what you want, how you want. In this case, it’s not running ads, having tracking pixels, etc. Trust your gut and be weird!

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22/1/2025, 1:30:00 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Now I've heard there was a secret cord That when unplugged, it would drop the horde

21/8/2025, 10:30:41 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Pleeeaase. Easiest preorder since Outer Wilds if it happens!

21/8/2025, 9:52:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chris Schilling (@schillingc.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Congrats lads, do a book with us please x

21/8/2025, 3:00:25 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I'm in the unenviable position of being a leftie nerd who didn't like TLJ, which basically means that when it comes to Star Wars opinions I have zero friends 😅 So 100% agree, this is why we all need to agree rise of skywalker bad!

18/8/2025, 4:45:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Surely if we can agree on nothing else in this fractured society, we can find common ground on Rise of Skywalker being irredeemable

18/8/2025, 2:21:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

See you there!

15/8/2025, 5:13:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I feel so seen.

8/8/2025, 2:45:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

This was exactly the video I came to the comments to post! Such a sadly relevant analysis.

7/8/2025, 1:15:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Andy Baio (@andy.baio.net) reposted reply parent

her talk is here and very very good xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...

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Profile picture m. r. sauter (@oddletters.bsky.social) reposted

: slaps own skull : this baby can fit so many side projects in it

6/8/2025, 12:14:46 PM | 36 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture League of Geeks (LoG!) (@leagueofgeeks.com) reposted

Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title! 🗺️ Game Designer 📝 Writer Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers! RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏 *zigzags into the tall grass*

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

+1 to "falling blocks" or similar, something that can be interpreted thematically rather than being more mechanically prescriptive like "arcade puzzler". I guess "block clearing" also works now that I think about it—that might even be too broad. Guess it depends what types of games you want to see!

6/8/2025, 2:27:02 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Does this come apart into the individual zords?? I swear I had basically this as a kid. Insanely cool.

5/8/2025, 10:59:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Shattered.

3/8/2025, 1:10:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I kinda love the idea that there's some convoluted lore explaining how every game that's ever been made using Kenney's assets is part of the one canonical universe

2/8/2025, 12:57:40 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Has anyone studied the widely observed link between cats and silly little songs?

1/8/2025, 1:30:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ally (@allyhennessy.bsky.social) reposted

We're working on an art project for Freakon! We want you to share games journalism that means something to you. If you have a review, a cover, a video, a headline, a quote - anything that made an impact on you please submit it! Taking earnest and dumb submissions. seasonofdecay.cargo.site

31/7/2025, 5:19:22 AM | 71 43 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Zen is a web browser. Zed is a text editor. I have never mixed these two things up.

28/7/2025, 10:28:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

haha you're very welcome! These boys and girls bring me much joy, least I can do is spread the good word. Keen to hear if any of them particularly land with you!

28/7/2025, 10:12:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reposted reply parent

My top picks in the Aussie metal scene, in order of increasing "heaviness", with a suggested album or two to start from: - Thornhill (The Dark Pool) - Polaris (The Mortal Coil/The Death of Me) - Make Them Suffer (Make Them Suffer/Old Souls) If you're at all into metalcore, this is where I'd start.

28/7/2025, 4:15:00 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Mix in more electro/rap/groove... - Northlane (Alien/Mesmer) - Ocean Grove (ODDWORLD/Flip Phone Fantasy) Can also check out In Hearts Wake and Diamond Construct. And our biggest exports: - Parkway Drive (Ire/Deep Blue)* - The Amity Affliction (Let the Ocean Take Me/Youngbloods) Happy hunting!

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Looking to ramp up the intensity/aggression? - Thy Art Is Murder (Hate/Dear Desolation) - Alpha Wolf (Quiet Place to Die/Half Living Things) - Gravemind (Conduit) Not that much... - Void of Vision (CHRONICLES/What I'll Leave Behind) - Deadlights (The Uncanny Valley) - Reliqa (Secrets of the Future)

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

My top picks in the Aussie metal scene, in order of increasing "heaviness", with a suggested album or two to start from: - Thornhill (The Dark Pool) - Polaris (The Mortal Coil/The Death of Me) - Make Them Suffer (Make Them Suffer/Old Souls) If you're at all into metalcore, this is where I'd start.

28/7/2025, 4:15:00 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

oh no, the impossible question! haha It depends on what type of heavy you're into. I'm biased towards metalcore, where I think we lead the world. I'll do my best to try and lay out a bit of a map to follow. I'm sure anyone who comes across this post later will loudly disagree :)

28/7/2025, 4:15:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net)

Have loved listening to #AusHottest100 and being performatively outraged at people's taste, and I'm well aware it's outside the mainstream, but I am genuinely a bit shocked and saddened there wasn't even a single metal-adjacent song in the mix. Australia has such an incredible heavy scene people!!

26/7/2025, 10:35:00 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

It's been fantastically useful today, thanks for putting it together! <3

26/7/2025, 10:20:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

yeah! they were so stoked about ranking so high and so gracious and positive about Australian music. Definitely worth catching a replay of the last hour of the broadcast when you can!

26/7/2025, 10:11:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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nosebleed into never tear us apart?

26/7/2025, 9:53:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

these girls are a treasure, what an amazing interview

26/7/2025, 9:52:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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26/7/2025, 9:35:09 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I was so so hopeful to hear Not the Same

26/7/2025, 9:29:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ah damn, this was my pre-countdown tip for #1. Still great to hear it so high <3

26/7/2025, 9:21:41 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I can't believe this didn't make it! No gyroscope, karnivool, butterfly effect, dead letter circus. Sad day to have been an emo kid in the early 00's

26/7/2025, 8:50:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

The other Powderfinger song(s) Do we get blow up the pokies?

26/7/2025, 8:21:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

you picked it haha

26/7/2025, 7:58:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I'd love to know how they generate the shortlist, because realistically anything that's not there is never getting into the top 100, right?

26/7/2025, 7:38:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

there are way too many "this has to chart" songs left and I'm scared and confused

26/7/2025, 7:33:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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it hurts

26/7/2025, 7:05:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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26/7/2025, 7:04:33 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

well I sure as hell wasn't talking about myself

26/7/2025, 5:52:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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not feeling good about all torn down's chances

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timeless

26/7/2025, 5:49:35 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jason Imms (@jasonimms.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Us during government elections: MORE YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE Us during Hottest 100 Aussie Songs of All Time: YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULDN’T GET TO VOTE

26/7/2025, 4:51:57 AM | 6 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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In this house we crank frontier psychiatrist

26/7/2025, 4:11:07 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Don't you say these hurtful things. If Tomorrow doesn't make Top 10 I'm rioting

26/7/2025, 3:19:29 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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4ever was robbed

26/7/2025, 3:05:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I've never felt more seen

26/7/2025, 3:00:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Smith (@rhunwords.com) reposted

Wishing very pleasant Ya Jokin, Shoulda Been Higher to all who observe on this Aus Hottest 100 Day

26/7/2025, 2:37:58 AM | 42 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I do unironically miss Canberra, but not today by the sounds of it!

26/7/2025, 2:42:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

you better be blasting hottest 100 in the background!

26/7/2025, 2:32:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is shaping up to be the countdown that divides Australia

26/7/2025, 2:24:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

two great spiderbait songs down already, c'mon!

26/7/2025, 1:30:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net)

ok so what I'm learning is that aussies have no taste in music and also I'm a wine mum #hottest100

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👋

25/7/2025, 11:56:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Speaking as an Australian, if folks are spending five years in beautiful NZ planting roots and building community only to immediately bail here once they get the chance, I don't think you're sending your best.

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Also shout out for leading with the nebula link <3

25/7/2025, 12:31:50 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

I'm two minutes in and let me say that this is people (me) literally coming to you for your opinions Angela—this is precisely the video I was waiting and hoping for ever since that All In clip dropped.

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

So cool!! Also now need to find a way to work "reckless chomp booleans" into my everyday vocabulary.

24/7/2025, 12:39:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

This was one of the very few video essays I finished and then immediately queued up to watch again.

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

What a gem

22/7/2025, 3:08:32 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ohh nooooo

22/7/2025, 3:06:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Wow I'm surprised how much of an impact it had on the detail retrieval and sense of depth/perspective. Really lovely work!

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Profile picture Ranor (@ranor.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

The reason reading and writing end up being so important is that they are our window into perspectives and experiences that are not ours and being able to truly wrap your mind around that is an exercise in building shared humanity.

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Oh no I'm going to need to track these down now, aren't I. Amazing work.

20/7/2025, 2:32:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Your tarot reading is that you're going to die at Park Waves, but it's gonna be awesome.

18/7/2025, 11:25:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

oh damn, wasn't aware of this as an issue. You see a lot of secondhand aerons being sold so hopefully it's rare. Very glad mine has held together so far!

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Counterpoint, I got a Leap because I didn't want to be that guy who has an Aeron.. ended up disliking it and caving and buying the Aeron anyway, which has been really really great. My fiancee prefers the Leap though! I think the moral here is try get to a store where you can test them out.

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Congrats, great to see it finally unleashed!

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After all, why not? Why shouldn't I [buy the precious]

16/7/2025, 7:52:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, I'm sorry

15/7/2025, 4:55:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dude this is sick, your work is fantastic.

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I thought friendslop was supposed to be fun

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

Oh nice, which TL character? Those performances were amazing.

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Profile picture Tarja Porkka-Kontturi (@tarjapk.bsky.social) reposted

💀

Older woman pushing the walker says: i used to have a little fake cassette with a headphone wire to trick my car into playing an iPod shuffle. Younger woman helping her replies: sure grandma let's get you to bed.
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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

This is brilliant, what a great find. Gonna have to go with "Dangerous Anima".

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Profile picture M. Kaspar (@archomath.net) reply parent

@skillup.bsky.social you know what to do.

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Oh hey, I was there! Incredible evening.

4/7/2025, 1:39:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Luke Plunkett (@lukeplunkett.com) reposted

thinking about this by @rubyinnes.bsky.social and @allyhennessy.bsky.social a lot this week

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Oh no :(

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Looking forward to Mordor home security

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I'm so sad, have really been loving what 11 bit have been doing and alters was shaping up as my personal goty

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time to peak this shit

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Brutal

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wait what is this!!??!

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Holy shit, that's insane, well done! Remind me to invite you to my next escape room

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This is way too real

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Love hearing this, thanks so much for signal boosting it! Time to learn more about them.

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