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Check out As in guillotine... for more. "The only thing that loves company more than misery is complicity." Five Things for November 6, 2025 Five Things: November 6, 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....

Check out As in guillotine... for more. Books I read, games I played, things I watched in October 2025. Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out! Media Notes: October 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....

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Check out As in guillotine... for more. "It's a very little thing, but it's also not nothing." Five Things for October 23, 2025 Five Things: October 23, 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....

Check out As in guillotine... for more. "Please let Bluesky be the last time y'all fall for this trick." Five Things for October 9, 2025 Five Things: October 9, 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....

Check out As in guillotine... for more. Books I read, games I played, things I watched in September 2025. Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out! Media Notes: September 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....

Check out As in guillotine... for more. "Knowing how to deconstruct a complex system is a critical first step." Five Things for September 25, 2025 Five Things: September 25, 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in guillotine....

Check out As in guillotine... for more. Medium's core pitch is heavily mission-driven, creating a big tent for a wide range of writers and writing goals — but it's tied to a BHAG that reminds you of their origination and very troubled history. Medium Thoughts, after Medium Day, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was...