Karl Parakenings
@forkingpath.bsky.social
Writer, programmer, narrative and technical designer. Freelance. 12+ years of gamedev experience.
tabletop jam projects: https://forking-path.itch.io/
WIP artstation: https://www.artstation.com/forking-path
contact: author @ forking-path.com (site wip)
tabletop jam projects: https://forking-path.itch.io/
WIP artstation: https://www.artstation.com/forking-path
contact: author @ forking-path.com (site wip)
What is the charge? A sweetroll? A toothsome Nord sweetroll?
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
What is the charge? A sweetroll? A toothsome Nord sweetroll?
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Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
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Don't care about Graphix. Only Giraffx. Tokyo Jungle has good Giraffx as shown by this in game giraffe wearing a straw hat.
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Don't care about Graphix. Only Giraffx. Tokyo Jungle has good Giraffx as shown by this in game giraffe wearing a straw hat.
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It’s like my grandpa always said: fish wife, fish knife
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s like my grandpa always said: fish wife, fish knife
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please be kind to will stancil. you can't bully someone out of being a The Atlantic writer, that is a chronic condition
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
please be kind to will stancil. you can't bully someone out of being a The Atlantic writer, that is a chronic condition
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Interesting talking to a company outside of games. They were concerned that 40hrs/wk might scare me off. And that there's optional (PAID) overtime during peak season.
I've regularly worked more than 40hrs a week (as much as I've tried not to), and I have NEVER been paid for the OT in gamedev
I've regularly worked more than 40hrs a week (as much as I've tried not to), and I have NEVER been paid for the OT in gamedev
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Interesting talking to a company outside of games. They were concerned that 40hrs/wk might scare me off. And that there's optional (PAID) overtime during peak season.
I've regularly worked more than 40hrs a week (as much as I've tried not to), and I have NEVER been paid for the OT in gamedev
I've regularly worked more than 40hrs a week (as much as I've tried not to), and I have NEVER been paid for the OT in gamedev
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every time I see obsidian's tools, I want them. we built our own for adios but it's nowhere near as complicated for the simple fact that we don't have an obsidian-sized budget or years of R&D behind it
A section of dialogue choices between the player (blue) and Outer Worlds 2 character Ethel Tinsley (red). The full tree of choices for the conversation is shown on the right. The dialogue is written in OEI Tools, a tool made by and for Obsidian Entertainment
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
every time I see obsidian's tools, I want them. we built our own for adios but it's nowhere near as complicated for the simple fact that we don't have an obsidian-sized budget or years of R&D behind it
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POV you are a very small Morrison fern
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
POV you are a very small Morrison fern
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Appreciate your boosting/sharing of this episode in particular. Action items at the end include a petition for Leqaa
This week’s episode is an interview with two lawyers who represent Leqaa Kordia, a young Palestinian woman who is in ICE detention for protesting genocide.
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
“What’s at Stake is Everything”: The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention
open.spotify.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Appreciate your boosting/sharing of this episode in particular. Action items at the end include a petition for Leqaa
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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Underrepresented Couple Dynamic
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Underrepresented Couple Dynamic
furries (aspirational)
This fandom has a reputation for being "suspiciously wealthy" but the truth is most furries just love and value art and people so much that they want to use their money for art and supporting artists so they can make a living doing what they love. It's a cycle of genuine passion I think.
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
furries (aspirational)
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(talking on the phone) yes, sir. i believe i've discovered a type of megastructure that isn't brutalist
my boss: destroy all the evidence
my boss: destroy all the evidence
June 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
(talking on the phone) yes, sir. i believe i've discovered a type of megastructure that isn't brutalist
my boss: destroy all the evidence
my boss: destroy all the evidence
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Now we're talking
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Now we're talking
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I'd also add that many of these learned assumptions about how other people are feeling/reacting are significantly more likely to be true in grade school and a lot of autistic people can get stuck in them and make it well into their 30s assuming middle school dynamics still apply 100% of the time
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'd also add that many of these learned assumptions about how other people are feeling/reacting are significantly more likely to be true in grade school and a lot of autistic people can get stuck in them and make it well into their 30s assuming middle school dynamics still apply 100% of the time
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love to 𝖎𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖙
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
love to 𝖎𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖙
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Heh. I actually do "experience pleasure," just like any normal person. I have pleasurable experiences every day. I read books, of course, and watch movies. Even the odd television show. I consume food and experience the same pleasure as everybody else. I enjoy things. I am capable of enjoying things
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Heh. I actually do "experience pleasure," just like any normal person. I have pleasurable experiences every day. I read books, of course, and watch movies. Even the odd television show. I consume food and experience the same pleasure as everybody else. I enjoy things. I am capable of enjoying things
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A lot of the original Jurassic Park was about how the dinosaurs Wu made were and weren't authentic, what "authentic" even means for an extinct species being artificially brought back with no reference, and what their behavior meant about control of capital-c Complex systems.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A lot of the original Jurassic Park was about how the dinosaurs Wu made were and weren't authentic, what "authentic" even means for an extinct species being artificially brought back with no reference, and what their behavior meant about control of capital-c Complex systems.
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thank you @danielharper.bsky.social for sitting down with us for an entire morning and talking through the complete shitshow that was the carlson/fuentes bro fest
Half the Answer #47: Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast. They discuss the controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, the role it seems to be playing in the far right, and various reactions (the good and the goofy).
Half the Answer #47: The Tucker Carlson–Nick Fuentes Interview Episode
Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast, taking another moment to peek under the rock and discover that the creepy crawlies are making friends with each oth...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
thank you @danielharper.bsky.social for sitting down with us for an entire morning and talking through the complete shitshow that was the carlson/fuentes bro fest
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Everyone: *having rich discussions about GTD's Frankenstein, the novel, and adaptations throughout film history*
Me, sweating, because I only have a copy of the illustrated version by Junji Ito: Uh, what if Frankenstein was...scabby? And Victor was kind of a twink?
Me, sweating, because I only have a copy of the illustrated version by Junji Ito: Uh, what if Frankenstein was...scabby? And Victor was kind of a twink?
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Everyone: *having rich discussions about GTD's Frankenstein, the novel, and adaptations throughout film history*
Me, sweating, because I only have a copy of the illustrated version by Junji Ito: Uh, what if Frankenstein was...scabby? And Victor was kind of a twink?
Me, sweating, because I only have a copy of the illustrated version by Junji Ito: Uh, what if Frankenstein was...scabby? And Victor was kind of a twink?
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In other words, our eight traitors were paid by big pharma and the insurance industrial complex.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In other words, our eight traitors were paid by big pharma and the insurance industrial complex.
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it's been a real "what the fuck are we even doin' here" kind of week and it's
*checks notes*
monday night
*checks notes*
monday night
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
it's been a real "what the fuck are we even doin' here" kind of week and it's
*checks notes*
monday night
*checks notes*
monday night
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I don't write articles but maybe you do.
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I don't write articles but maybe you do.