Mark DeLoura
@markdeloura.bsky.social
A CTO in Seattle | Former Obama WH | Gamedev | EdTech | Frenchies
powercfg /batteryreport is very handy on a laptop!
February 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
powercfg /batteryreport is very handy on a laptop!
I ♥️ game pitches!!
⏰GDC Pitch submissions close February 2nd!
Game Changer Pass holders: You're eligible for GDC Pitch at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 - but time is running out!
Submit NOW - Don't miss your chance to showcase your game to industry leaders! 🚀 https://bit.ly/4jXeuOO
#GDC2026
Game Changer Pass holders: You're eligible for GDC Pitch at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 - but time is running out!
Submit NOW - Don't miss your chance to showcase your game to industry leaders! 🚀 https://bit.ly/4jXeuOO
#GDC2026
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I ♥️ game pitches!!
Super excited to have John speak in the Luminaries series! What changes he's seen over the decades he's been working with developers at Nvidia.
NVIDIA VP John Spitzer reveals RTX innovations, neural rendering & AI breakthroughs at the Luminaries Speaker Series! Exclusive session for Game Changer pass on gaming's future at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026! bit.ly/49K840z
#GDC2026
#GDC2026
January 20, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Super excited to have John speak in the Luminaries series! What changes he's seen over the decades he's been working with developers at Nvidia.
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Encouraging Washingtonians to join Minnesota today in a Day of Unity honoring Renee Good.
Let's show unity through acts of good. Let's also raise our voices for the shared values that make our state and country great, including service, resilience, and the rule of law.
Let's show unity through acts of good. Let's also raise our voices for the shared values that make our state and country great, including service, resilience, and the rule of law.
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Encouraging Washingtonians to join Minnesota today in a Day of Unity honoring Renee Good.
Let's show unity through acts of good. Let's also raise our voices for the shared values that make our state and country great, including service, resilience, and the rule of law.
Let's show unity through acts of good. Let's also raise our voices for the shared values that make our state and country great, including service, resilience, and the rule of law.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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much of what i've taken in my studies in successful resistance tactics to authoritarian regime changes is just *how* powerful ordinary individuals are when they think creatively and make genuine efforts to contribute and to organise their own social circles
who in your life might you mobilise?
who in your life might you mobilise?
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 AM
much of what i've taken in my studies in successful resistance tactics to authoritarian regime changes is just *how* powerful ordinary individuals are when they think creatively and make genuine efforts to contribute and to organise their own social circles
who in your life might you mobilise?
who in your life might you mobilise?
I love seeing @katmabu.bsky.social , candidate for US House seat IL-09, playing games while talking about policy issues. This one was Balatro! Go support Kat, she's brilliant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeRP...
Campaign Stream #30: WE'RE BACK!!!⭐⭐⭐!donate !discord
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I love seeing @katmabu.bsky.social , candidate for US House seat IL-09, playing games while talking about policy issues. This one was Balatro! Go support Kat, she's brilliant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeRP...
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We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award!
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award!
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
Merry Christmas today to all those dedicated to bringing light and joy into the world instead of spreading darkness and hate. The world is a vast and wonderful place, full of lovely people. Enjoy it!
a group of muppets are standing next to each other and the words happy holidays are above them
ALT: a group of muppets are standing next to each other and the words happy holidays are above them
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December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Merry Christmas today to all those dedicated to bringing light and joy into the world instead of spreading darkness and hate. The world is a vast and wonderful place, full of lovely people. Enjoy it!
Rick Steves' gift saves Lynnwood center for 'my homeless neighbors'
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Rick Steves buys ‘the most beautiful Christmas present’ for homeless neighbors
Five years after the Lynnwood Hygiene Center opened, serving hundreds in poverty, the landlord planned to sell. Steves stepped in to buy it.
www.seattletimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Rick Steves' gift saves Lynnwood center for 'my homeless neighbors'
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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The #WholesomeSnack2025 bundle features SUMMERHOUSE, Botany Manor, On Your Tail, Snufkin, NAIAD, Spirittea, Shashingo, Little-Known Galaxy, & Kind Words 2 to support @ACLU, a non-profit fighting for immigrant rights, trans justice, & reproductive freedom www.humblebundle.com/games/wholes...
Wholesome Snack 2025: Showcase Bundle
Cozy up with relaxing games like Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, Summerhouse, Botany Manor, and more! Every purchase supports the ACLU.
www.humblebundle.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The #WholesomeSnack2025 bundle features SUMMERHOUSE, Botany Manor, On Your Tail, Snufkin, NAIAD, Spirittea, Shashingo, Little-Known Galaxy, & Kind Words 2 to support @ACLU, a non-profit fighting for immigrant rights, trans justice, & reproductive freedom www.humblebundle.com/games/wholes...
Just played through the opening sequence of Clair Obscur... Wow! What a story setup.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other in front of a wall with the number 33 on it
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in front of a wall with the number 33 on it
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just played through the opening sequence of Clair Obscur... Wow! What a story setup.
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my latest for 48 hills! thinking about gdc as a barometer for the industry at large; who is the conference for, what do its priorities say about where the industry is going, and how can it serve developers - or, how can developers serve themselves?
In an industry buffeted by seemingly endless layoffs and controversial emerging technologies, what is the purpose of #GamingDevelopersConference? ✏️ @humblepopstar.bsky.social
Turbulence around Gaming Developers Conference rebrand reflects changing industry - 48 hills
Mega-event becomes 'festival' and offers luxe ticket packages amid AI boom and bust of industry layoffs.
48hills.org
December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
my latest for 48 hills! thinking about gdc as a barometer for the industry at large; who is the conference for, what do its priorities say about where the industry is going, and how can it serve developers - or, how can developers serve themselves?
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props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
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When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.
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Having shipped numerous MMOs over the course of the years, let me tell you that having and using the ‘fascistic’ power of moderation is crucial unless you want to have a 4chan style den of nazis and child porn instead of a viable business.
It's not linguistic loopholes. It's that power is inherently fascistic. It's impossible to be an admin of anything from a major social media platform to a tiny MUD and not turn into a enormous butt-hurt wimp. It's impossible to have the power to delete without using it.
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Having shipped numerous MMOs over the course of the years, let me tell you that having and using the ‘fascistic’ power of moderation is crucial unless you want to have a 4chan style den of nazis and child porn instead of a viable business.
Fireside chat with Jonathan Knight, head of @nytimes.com games, at Gamesbeat #GBNext
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Fireside chat with Jonathan Knight, head of @nytimes.com games, at Gamesbeat #GBNext
I remember when supporting the Washington Post felt patriotic. But their editorial supporting the complete destruction of the historic East Wing is just the latest sign that their ownership prefers sucking up to those in power versus standing up for what is right. Goodbye.
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I remember when supporting the Washington Post felt patriotic. But their editorial supporting the complete destruction of the historic East Wing is just the latest sign that their ownership prefers sucking up to those in power versus standing up for what is right. Goodbye.
Heart-breaking news today www.gamedeveloper.com/design/dead-...
Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki, 58 passes away
Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of Dead or Alive and game director of the 2000s-era Ninja Gaidan games, has passed away.
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Heart-breaking news today www.gamedeveloper.com/design/dead-...
These bird sounds from the Macaulay Library archive are fantastic. Love the spectrograms too. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/best-bi...
Best Bird Sounds: Our Favorite Macaulay Library Audio Recordings 2025
In 2024, birders uploaded more than 470,000 sound recordings to the Macaulay Library archive. Here are some of our favorites from the year.
www.allaboutbirds.org
October 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
These bird sounds from the Macaulay Library archive are fantastic. Love the spectrograms too. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/best-bi...
A new/old Ratchet and Clank game?? This is kind of amazing. www.engadget.com/gaming/a-lon...
A long-lost Ratchet and Clank mobile game has been found
After years of trying, a dedicated team has managed to download and archive a fully playable version of Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home.
www.engadget.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A new/old Ratchet and Clank game?? This is kind of amazing. www.engadget.com/gaming/a-lon...
I bought a big graphics card and was surprised it came with a "garphics card holder"
October 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I bought a big graphics card and was surprised it came with a "garphics card holder"
So far today I've read headline articles about how spraying Roundup on crops, and burning tires to make cement, are fine and good. Pardon me, but I'm not buying it.
September 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So far today I've read headline articles about how spraying Roundup on crops, and burning tires to make cement, are fine and good. Pardon me, but I'm not buying it.
This primer on EU game development and policy, done in the style of a pixel-art game, is super impressive!
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
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pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
September 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This primer on EU game development and policy, done in the style of a pixel-art game, is super impressive!
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu