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Alex Howland

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SWENG. Gamer. Cosplayer. Early eng at @Oculus and @anduriltech. I like side projects, Oxford commas, and lists with three items. Cosplay ig: @backslash_alex

 Orange County, CA
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Joined August 2007
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Nikki Moxxi@NikkiMoxxi6 Jul 2023
トモちゃんは女の子！ I did a Tomo-chan cosplay with @backslash as Carol for #AX2023! 📸Photo by @Eurobeat_Kasumi
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Gene Park@GenePark20 Jun 2023
reminder to journalists: the submarine's game controller is standard use for submarines, tanks, drones, etc. for the military. i know it sounds funny to you but it's actually one of the least remarkable things about the submarine vice.com/en/article/bvjjqq/w…
Why Did the Missing Titanic Sub Use a $40 Video Game Controller?

Why Did the Missing Titanic Sub Use a $40 Video Game Controller?

Gamepads are so good at controlling things, that the U.S. military frequently uses them.

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EmmaSkies@EmmaSkies9 Aug 2020
Replying to @Ibelinn
Men seeing a woman in a video game: StOp BrInGiNg PoLiTiCs InTo My GaMeS The games they play: *overthrowing corrupt government officials, fighting against corporate greed, literally playing through political history, standing up against corruption to fight for the oppressed* 😐
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|| We are the warriors that built this town. || #lcs #LCSCosplayDay #LeagueofLegends #riotgames #cosplay #cosplayers #lol #lolcosplay #leagueoflegendscosplay #lolesports #esports #cosplayday #videogames #squad – at Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Replying to @Riotswimbananas @StellaChuuuuu @loltyler1 @secretlabchairs
Other awesome guests @Missyeru @JustOkJustin @Backslash @Akemi101xoxo @macawcaw123
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March 7 #LCS is cosplay week! We are celebrating by inviting some friends like @StellaChuuuuu, @loltyler1 (+more below). If you come to the tailgate 12-2 (which is free btw) in #cosplay, enter a raffle to win a @secretlabchairs and more Details here: nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en…
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TFW you’ve started a startup because you’d rather fail than succeed.
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I'm not saying Facebook WOULDN'T do voice recognition on the ambient to serve you targeted ads, I'm saying the data / cpu usage would be noticeable, the recognition not very good, and you or your friends are probably just googling for the shit you talk about more than you realize
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Candylion@CandylionCos12 Mar 2019
However long I said I worked on a cosplay, be sure to multiply that by 8 to account for the amount of time I spent looking for my goddamn scissors
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DTJAAAAM@DTJAAAAM5 Nov 2018
The title of Miss Play of the Game goes to... BASTION! Cosplayer: backslash_alex (instagram.com/backslash_alex…) #cosplay #blizzcon #blizzcon2018
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Nikki Moxxi@NikkiMoxxi8 Jul 2018
And for our grand Anime Expo Finale: Mahou Shoujo Ore! 魔法少女俺
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Simone is out of surgery and her doctors are very pleased with how everything went. She woke up long enough to make an inappropriate joke... so things are looking good.
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I'm definitely ready to start shooting again vice editing. 😅💚 Cosplayer: @backslash @ Anime Expo® instagram.com/p/BYo1NBeAdFD/ – at Los Angeles, CA
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Nikki Moxxi@NikkiMoxxi28 May 2017
I brought Arcade Riven today and found a whole crew while I was there! Something something squad goals
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Kevin Highwater@kkuchta4 May 2017
What is best in life? To crush your tech debt, to see it refactored before you, and to hear the lamentations of the project manager.
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Nick Quaranto 🤖@qrush1 Jul 2015
I like to pretend tech execs are always talking about how big the sub they ate for lunch was
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How I deal with daylight savings, an informative how-to guide:
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@NASA13 Mar 2017
Have an @Oculus VR headset? There's now a new "Mission: ISS" experience using data from the @Space_Station: oculus.com/blog/rift-in-spac…
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PSA: "VR Ready" means nothing. Exhibit A: imgur.com/K7doxjc
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