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writing designing programming games. she/her. living on stolen land in naarm, sovereignty was never ceded.
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I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
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CHOTINER: And the pizza place, what’s it called?
ME: Dominos.
CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?
ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.
CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?
ME: Now hang on a second,
ME: Dominos.
CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?
ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.
CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?
ME: Now hang on a second,
September 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
CHOTINER: And the pizza place, what’s it called?
ME: Dominos.
CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?
ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.
CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?
ME: Now hang on a second,
ME: Dominos.
CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?
ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.
CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?
ME: Now hang on a second,
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While we've gotten affirming feedback on Engine Angel, pitching unfortunately hasn't been successful. As a result, we've had to make the hard decision to lay off five team members. Each of these devs are incredible: if you have a place on your team, or know someone hiring, please keep them in mind!⬇
January 30, 2026 at 6:13 PM
While we've gotten affirming feedback on Engine Angel, pitching unfortunately hasn't been successful. As a result, we've had to make the hard decision to lay off five team members. Each of these devs are incredible: if you have a place on your team, or know someone hiring, please keep them in mind!⬇
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Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
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Literally obsessed with this pic I got of one Cedar Waxwing getting very mad at another for drinking in the same spot as him despite there being a whole stream
January 30, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Literally obsessed with this pic I got of one Cedar Waxwing getting very mad at another for drinking in the same spot as him despite there being a whole stream
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I mean, yeah. It is insurgency because I guess what we call insurgency overseas is often also just people trying to defend their neighbors from invaders who hate them.
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I mean, yeah. It is insurgency because I guess what we call insurgency overseas is often also just people trying to defend their neighbors from invaders who hate them.
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So one interesting thing about the design of TR-49 I should stick in a talk somewhere: the VO dialogue isn't a branching tree. Like, at all. It's actually the same conversation model as Heaven's Vault: a bucket of content, roughly prioritised, driven by a what-do-you knowledge model. This gives:
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
So one interesting thing about the design of TR-49 I should stick in a talk somewhere: the VO dialogue isn't a branching tree. Like, at all. It's actually the same conversation model as Heaven's Vault: a bucket of content, roughly prioritised, driven by a what-do-you knowledge model. This gives:
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Gandalf dying is so sad it’s like imagine your weed guy getting killed by a demon.
January 25, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Gandalf dying is so sad it’s like imagine your weed guy getting killed by a demon.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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THE BOOK IS OUT! COME GET YOUR BAD TIMES IN SPACE!! lost-signals.itch.io/the-chrysali...
THE CHRYSALIS BODY by Nat Silveira
A fast-paced sci-fi novel blooming with organic horror.
lost-signals.itch.io
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
THE BOOK IS OUT! COME GET YOUR BAD TIMES IN SPACE!! lost-signals.itch.io/the-chrysali...
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We put an Ö in the name of our Ouya game and it crashed their entire backend server three times before we figured out what was going on and had to rename the game
January 23, 2026 at 6:58 AM
We put an Ö in the name of our Ouya game and it crashed their entire backend server three times before we figured out what was going on and had to rename the game
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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as someone currently making a CRPG who is very interested in DM-less tabletop, and mitigating the negative effects of hierarchy on humans in general, it's interesting to think about how those lessons can apply to computer games.
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
as someone currently making a CRPG who is very interested in DM-less tabletop, and mitigating the negative effects of hierarchy on humans in general, it's interesting to think about how those lessons can apply to computer games.
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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i'm still freaking out about this. prototaxites is already truly special and weird. it's a giant monolith up to 8 meters tall and we don't know what it ate or why it was that shape.
but if this is true, it's also the /single known example/ of a major land clade which isn't a fungus or a plant.
but if this is true, it's also the /single known example/ of a major land clade which isn't a fungus or a plant.
Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 AM
i'm still freaking out about this. prototaxites is already truly special and weird. it's a giant monolith up to 8 meters tall and we don't know what it ate or why it was that shape.
but if this is true, it's also the /single known example/ of a major land clade which isn't a fungus or a plant.
but if this is true, it's also the /single known example/ of a major land clade which isn't a fungus or a plant.
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the unnamed band of the moon Sapryc, Realis
#friendsatthetable
#friendsatthetable
January 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
the unnamed band of the moon Sapryc, Realis
#friendsatthetable
#friendsatthetable
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the perennial "is this a good replacement for twitter / can it become as big as twitter" discussion is so confused. hominids became bipedal about 7 million years ago. for most of the time since we did not have microblogging. it's not a necessity it's a habit, if it all goes away that's fine
January 20, 2026 at 12:23 AM
the perennial "is this a good replacement for twitter / can it become as big as twitter" discussion is so confused. hominids became bipedal about 7 million years ago. for most of the time since we did not have microblogging. it's not a necessity it's a habit, if it all goes away that's fine
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the size of your Warden Crew <<<<<<<<< what you're willing to do to claim the Shieldbreaker
January 16, 2026 at 10:42 PM
the size of your Warden Crew <<<<<<<<< what you're willing to do to claim the Shieldbreaker
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TikTok wellness influencers are bluesky elders. "TikTok wellness influencer" is an oppressive class, like Otherkin people or Polish people.
July 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
TikTok wellness influencers are bluesky elders. "TikTok wellness influencer" is an oppressive class, like Otherkin people or Polish people.
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sometimes procgen isn’t 100% coherent and yet puts out a banger, the thread
anyone making a stink about destruction of property right now will 100% win the ai arms race against the united states if it is producing non-binary ai chips while america churns out trad cisgender ai chips
June 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
sometimes procgen isn’t 100% coherent and yet puts out a banger, the thread
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reposting my translation of Sappho fragment 16 here
May 15, 2023 at 7:26 AM
reposting my translation of Sappho fragment 16 here
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Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded.
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded.
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"Mass protests must be expected if President Herzog arrives in Australia. Protests will include a very large contingent of Jewish participants, reflecting moral opposition to ongoing atrocities."
From the letter signed by eleven Jewish groups. #auspol
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From the letter signed by eleven Jewish groups. #auspol
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January 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
"Mass protests must be expected if President Herzog arrives in Australia. Protests will include a very large contingent of Jewish participants, reflecting moral opposition to ongoing atrocities."
From the letter signed by eleven Jewish groups. #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/wp-content/u...
From the letter signed by eleven Jewish groups. #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/wp-content/u...