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@karteraka.bsky.social

ocean scientist, musician, sci-fi author, slayer of demons

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a butterfly feeding on a slice of grapefruit

a butterfly feeding on a slice of grapefruit

It's Friday and my new song "Create an Oasis" is streaming everywhere. It's about bugs, Fallout: New Vegas, and the first person you date after the worst breakup of your life. I hope you all enjoy!!

23.01.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Create an Oasis
YouTube video by Karter AKA - Topic Create an Oasis

music.youtube.com/watch?v=tf3G...

23.01.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Create an Oasis

link link link (I canceled my premium but it's streaming everywhere)

open.spotify.com/album/0FBPcE...

23.01.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
a butterfly feeding on a slice of grapefruit

a butterfly feeding on a slice of grapefruit

It's Friday and my new song "Create an Oasis" is streaming everywhere. It's about bugs, Fallout: New Vegas, and the first person you date after the worst breakup of your life. I hope you all enjoy!!

23.01.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rocky Mountain National Park

08.09.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm like 10 hours in and JUST got my first health upgrade lol. I don't mind dying to bosses at all really but the platforming feels way overtuned. you can mess up like 3 times and then dedge. at least on controller/joycons it is not a good time for me

06.09.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

agree with all this. I don't really mind them going sicko mode on the difficulty, but it does really feel like the target audience is people who already love HK and need more. even the story seems to rely on you already thinking Hornet is very interesting, like I can't really tell what the hook is

06.09.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm having fun but there are some weirdly FeelsBad design choices so far lol. I think part of my problem is it's hard not to compare it to endgame HK when you have all the movement options. I'm enjoying it more and more as I unlock new stuff

06.09.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta hand it to team cherry. after 7 years of diligent development they managed to nail exactly what everyone wanted to see after Hollow Knight - "what if the platforming was way worse" and "what if boss fights give you no rewards at all"

06.09.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I totally hate the diagonal pogoing man, what were they thinking

05.09.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantasy, at least in its modern convention, also developed more recently than sci-fi. I guess if you think genres are defined purely by aesthetics this doesn't matter but IMO it's very strange to call something a "subset" of something that developed after it

31.08.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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you support this??

31.08.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another big month of Afterimages approaches!

A newsletter recap ofAugust & big publicity agvalentine.bsky.social THE APOPTOTIC ERA novella.

2 book reviews by @josephedwinhaeger.bsky.social & @joshdale.co

Flash fiction Kenna DeValor &
Dream Story @karteraka.bsky.social

Ur not seeing double…

28.08.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

happy birthday!

07.08.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm no expert, but my favorite bug youtuber says mating season is between August and October

31.07.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Love Is In The Air"

31.07.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

well. at least there's new worms

31.07.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3860    πŸ” 708    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 26

the right kick drum can set your whole day straight

26.07.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Conservationists raise sharks to restore reefs in waters around Thailand KHAO LAK, Thailand β€” Conservationist Ying Pemika Choovanichchanon holds a small basket in her hands, careful not to disturb the leathery brown pouches nestled inside. When she shines a light underneat...

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19.07.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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weird butter

18.07.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh to live in the one quarter-mile of Thailand with a temperate climate and non-hot summers

18.07.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

almost a real-world analog of the "silicon based lifeform" sci-fi trope

18.07.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora) bioluminescing

comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora) bioluminescing

comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora) bioluminescing

comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora) bioluminescing

comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora) bioluminescing

comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora) bioluminescing

comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora) bioluminescing

comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora) bioluminescing

My favorite fact about ctenophores is that they evolved their nervous system completely independently of other animals. They don't have serotonin or dopamine receptors at all and use L-glutamate as their main neurotransmitter

18.07.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Guadalupe fur seal pup

Guadalupe fur seal pup

Additionally they are very cute

16.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Guadalupe fur seals on a rocky cliffside

Guadalupe fur seals on a rocky cliffside

Guadalupe fur seals live in caves and rocky caverns and hunt mainly at night. The main impact to their population was commercial sealing, but strong protections in the U.S. and Mexico are credited with their recovery, with sealing now prohibited and few fisheries interactions.

16.07.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Tagged Guadalupe fur seal pup

Tagged Guadalupe fur seal pup

Sighting data and approximate range of the Guadalupe
fur seal. The location of Guadalupe Island is noted with the large
black asterisk.

Sighting data and approximate range of the Guadalupe fur seal. The location of Guadalupe Island is noted with the large black asterisk.

Recently these guys have been spotted as far north as Alaska and as far south as the Galapagos Islands, indicating substantial population expansion. This has led to an increase in strandings and fishery interactions, but the population overall continues to grow.

16.07.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Two Guadalupe fur seals, male and female (i think)

Two Guadalupe fur seals, male and female (i think)

Commercial sealing during the 19th century reduced the once abundant Guadalupe fur seal to near extinction in 1894. For over a century they were only found to nest on Isla Guadalupe and a couple of nearby islands off of Mexico.

16.07.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Guadalupe fur seal sunning

Guadalupe fur seal sunning

New data suggest the Guadalupe fur seal have expanded their range beyond Guadalupe Island due to population growth. They're being sighted in California waters in record numbers and the population is projected to grow about 9% a year going forward πŸ¦‘πŸ§ͺ

16.07.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

too many of these. they need to pick one everyone can agree on. maybe it could be based on the way the pronunciation is received.

16.07.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i wanna go to Laos next time i'm out there! if you do wind up going to VN lemme know i can recommend a bunch of stuff. it's a great place to go

14.07.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0