Erik Robson
@erikrobson.net
Game Designer, Level Designer, and Artist | LFW | Designer/artist @ Valve | Lead Designer @ Double Fine | Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, Portal2, CSGO, DOTA 2, The Lab, Artifact
25+ years making games professionally. On Signal @ ErikRobson.47
25+ years making games professionally. On Signal @ ErikRobson.47
Pinned
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Out of date anatomically in terms of what we know about dinosaurs now, but Wayne Barlowe’s paleoart was incredible to me as a kid, it spurred my imagination like nothing else. The colors are so striking on each of these pieces, they hold such a primal mood.
February 15, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Out of date anatomically in terms of what we know about dinosaurs now, but Wayne Barlowe’s paleoart was incredible to me as a kid, it spurred my imagination like nothing else. The colors are so striking on each of these pieces, they hold such a primal mood.
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Roses are red
Vice is inherent
Vice is inherent
February 15, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Roses are red
Vice is inherent
Vice is inherent
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entropy vs pattern recognition world of sport
February 15, 2026 at 2:56 AM
entropy vs pattern recognition world of sport
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Expectations are a scam fueled by big history
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Expectations are a scam fueled by big history
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At the root of it all the #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Wood all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments.
#photography #trees #roots #ClassicMono #BnW
#photography #trees #roots #ClassicMono #BnW
February 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
At the root of it all the #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Wood all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments.
#photography #trees #roots #ClassicMono #BnW
#photography #trees #roots #ClassicMono #BnW
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SCOTUS effectively OK’ed third-country removals as the Trump admin is using them on the shadow docket, staying lower court orders reining them in. Further, the specific questions raised here — about refoulement — have come up before, like in this case: www.lawdork.com/p/ghana-refo...
NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:04 AM
SCOTUS effectively OK’ed third-country removals as the Trump admin is using them on the shadow docket, staying lower court orders reining them in. Further, the specific questions raised here — about refoulement — have come up before, like in this case: www.lawdork.com/p/ghana-refo...
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
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this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
Dara Lind talked about this a week or two ago on her podcast - there literally aren't enough DOJ lawyers to handle the workload, so many of these habeas cases are simply going unprocessed. Thus, they just sit in detention indefinitely. It's so fucked up.
The Trump administration's detention policy has produced an absolute avalanche of lawsuits from immigrants saying they were jailed illegally.
There have been more than 20,000 habeas suits since he took office, double the number that were filed in decade before.
There have been more than 20,000 habeas suits since he took office, double the number that were filed in decade before.
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Dara Lind talked about this a week or two ago on her podcast - there literally aren't enough DOJ lawyers to handle the workload, so many of these habeas cases are simply going unprocessed. Thus, they just sit in detention indefinitely. It's so fucked up.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
There it is.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
There it is.
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if an adult plays the trombone in the peanuts universe it sounds like words
February 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
if an adult plays the trombone in the peanuts universe it sounds like words
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Used “surfeit” in conversation then subtly looked it up to make sure it means what I thought.
The risk of looking like a fool was exhilarating.
Note to self: Stay away from casinos.
The risk of looking like a fool was exhilarating.
Note to self: Stay away from casinos.
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Used “surfeit” in conversation then subtly looked it up to make sure it means what I thought.
The risk of looking like a fool was exhilarating.
Note to self: Stay away from casinos.
The risk of looking like a fool was exhilarating.
Note to self: Stay away from casinos.
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Just sayin’ that I’ve had some really weird interviews in this cycle of job hunting. I’ve already withdrawn my application from 3 studios while mid-process.
There’s not too many jobs, and a whole lot of the ones that exist are WEIRD.
There’s not too many jobs, and a whole lot of the ones that exist are WEIRD.
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Just sayin’ that I’ve had some really weird interviews in this cycle of job hunting. I’ve already withdrawn my application from 3 studios while mid-process.
There’s not too many jobs, and a whole lot of the ones that exist are WEIRD.
There’s not too many jobs, and a whole lot of the ones that exist are WEIRD.
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nice shitpost you got there
be a shame if someone were to make a serious reply to it
be a shame if someone were to make a serious reply to it
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 AM
nice shitpost you got there
be a shame if someone were to make a serious reply to it
be a shame if someone were to make a serious reply to it
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Choose your fighter
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Choose your fighter
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winter olympics event suggestion: all the horse stuff from the summer olympics except the horses are on skis
February 14, 2026 at 5:32 AM
winter olympics event suggestion: all the horse stuff from the summer olympics except the horses are on skis
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"yeah I'm gonna punch you in the face"
February 14, 2026 at 5:31 AM
"yeah I'm gonna punch you in the face"
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Turn On Your Speakers!
February 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Turn On Your Speakers!
Oh my God, either try and get the 2028 nom or don't, but don't stress me out with this nonsense.
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 14, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Oh my God, either try and get the 2028 nom or don't, but don't stress me out with this nonsense.
I didn't think I could love Minnesota any more at this point in history, but here we are.
PornHub’s new VDay map is bleak. Age verification laws have done so much damage
February 14, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I didn't think I could love Minnesota any more at this point in history, but here we are.
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i would pay $300 for this if i could plug it into my pc and play train games with it
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
i would pay $300 for this if i could plug it into my pc and play train games with it
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"I think camp counselors should save drowning children instead of having sex"
February 13, 2026 at 9:03 PM
"I think camp counselors should save drowning children instead of having sex"