Jeff Hamilton
@jeffhamilton.bsky.social
Game designer at Blizzard. He/him. Fan of: comics, music, archery, my cats. Personal account, all opinions are just mine.
formerly @jeffahamilton on Twitter
https://jhamilton.bearblog.dev/blog/ for blog-shaped thoughts
formerly @jeffahamilton on Twitter
https://jhamilton.bearblog.dev/blog/ for blog-shaped thoughts
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Jeff Hamilton
@jeffhamilton.bsky.social
· May 13
(bored) I should put 3 to 8 irons in the fire
(later)
(juggling 8 flaming irons) damn this is kinda hard
(later)
(juggling 8 flaming irons) damn this is kinda hard
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The people yelling at you on the internet also don't know what to do. That's because these problems are much bigger than individual people. You always have to keep that top of mind & act accordingly. Humility is a virtue.
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The people yelling at you on the internet also don't know what to do. That's because these problems are much bigger than individual people. You always have to keep that top of mind & act accordingly. Humility is a virtue.
FF12 status: 11/13 on espers, 42 hunts complete. Still missing a number of items and a few spells, I've started looking them up online.
It's an interesting change to the game to have a bunch of spells be found in treasure chests instead of sold by vendors. It's *almost* a good change
It's an interesting change to the game to have a bunch of spells be found in treasure chests instead of sold by vendors. It's *almost* a good change
January 5, 2026 at 3:07 AM
FF12 status: 11/13 on espers, 42 hunts complete. Still missing a number of items and a few spells, I've started looking them up online.
It's an interesting change to the game to have a bunch of spells be found in treasure chests instead of sold by vendors. It's *almost* a good change
It's an interesting change to the game to have a bunch of spells be found in treasure chests instead of sold by vendors. It's *almost* a good change
Really enjoyed reading through these. It's cool to see what everyone else says was foundational to them.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Really enjoyed reading through these. It's cool to see what everyone else says was foundational to them.
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
finally getting around to One Battle After Another
January 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
finally getting around to One Battle After Another
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it’s going to be weird going back to work and people talking like everything is normal. like in a final fantasy game when someone’s summoned a meteor from hell to destroy the planet and the villagers still only talk about the big chocobo pageant coming up
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
it’s going to be weird going back to work and people talking like everything is normal. like in a final fantasy game when someone’s summoned a meteor from hell to destroy the planet and the villagers still only talk about the big chocobo pageant coming up
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Zelda: link help I've been kidnapped
Me: excuse me I have to go participate in an MLM (Multi-level Mask Scheme)
Me: excuse me I have to go participate in an MLM (Multi-level Mask Scheme)
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Zelda: link help I've been kidnapped
Me: excuse me I have to go participate in an MLM (Multi-level Mask Scheme)
Me: excuse me I have to go participate in an MLM (Multi-level Mask Scheme)
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
just heard like 50 sirens on PCH. has anybody seen Ryan Gosling
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM
just heard like 50 sirens on PCH. has anybody seen Ryan Gosling
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Our part in the Saga of "Bandit", as we called her, is (maybe) concluded. We handed her off to a family that is going to try to adopt her, today. (If it doesn't work out, we have a foster and rescue lined up). She was a beautiful little sweetheart, and she deserves the best in life.
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Our part in the Saga of "Bandit", as we called her, is (maybe) concluded. We handed her off to a family that is going to try to adopt her, today. (If it doesn't work out, we have a foster and rescue lined up). She was a beautiful little sweetheart, and she deserves the best in life.
french neighbor started opening wine bottles RIP me
January 4, 2026 at 5:02 AM
french neighbor started opening wine bottles RIP me
need a feed that returns "posts from mutuals within last 3 days that you haven't liked yet, sorted randomly"
January 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
need a feed that returns "posts from mutuals within last 3 days that you haven't liked yet, sorted randomly"
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it was probably overkill to get my nephew three games for Christmas but on the other hand, that's what uncles are for
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
it was probably overkill to get my nephew three games for Christmas but on the other hand, that's what uncles are for
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a friend in SoCal sent me this perfect yellow rose pic and now you all get to see it too
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
a friend in SoCal sent me this perfect yellow rose pic and now you all get to see it too
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Hate it when I wake up in a wider gyre than the one I went to sleep in
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Hate it when I wake up in a wider gyre than the one I went to sleep in
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
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i hate these motherfuckers so much, lol
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
i hate these motherfuckers so much, lol
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Impeach, convict and remove. I don't know what Congress is there for otherwise.
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Impeach, convict and remove. I don't know what Congress is there for otherwise.
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this is a war of aggression. it is illegal under international law, and he has no right to launch it. you might fairly argue that it none of that has constrained him, but laws matter when powerful actors insist they do, and there are powerful actors who could start insisting they do.
January 3, 2026 at 7:40 AM
this is a war of aggression. it is illegal under international law, and he has no right to launch it. you might fairly argue that it none of that has constrained him, but laws matter when powerful actors insist they do, and there are powerful actors who could start insisting they do.
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impeach him. try to do it once a month, if necessary. build the case over and over to not just the American people but to the world that this isn’t the way things should be here, that this isn’t the way we should use our power abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
impeach him. try to do it once a month, if necessary. build the case over and over to not just the American people but to the world that this isn’t the way things should be here, that this isn’t the way we should use our power abroad.
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In our name, with our money, ostensibly for oil, but mostly because we have a president who's addicted to power and attention and needs to deflect from being friends with the world’s most famous pedophile. Shame on these fucking monsters who run my country. They need out.
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
In our name, with our money, ostensibly for oil, but mostly because we have a president who's addicted to power and attention and needs to deflect from being friends with the world’s most famous pedophile. Shame on these fucking monsters who run my country. They need out.