Miri Baker, approximately normal spooky
@miribaker.bsky.social
Bi-ace writer of aggro-ace fantasy, seamstress, cosplayer, bard, quality assurer, reflexive gamer. Terminally baguette-pilled. Revising, con recovery, Hades 2, floor time. icon carriecmoney.bsky.social
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How do you test a game like Blue Prince that goes so deep and refuses to be predictable? Tonda Ros talks about finding playtesters and watching over 2,000 hours of playtest footage!
@blueprincegame.bsky.social
@blueprincegame.bsky.social
Testing Blue Prince - Tonda Ros (ThinkyCon 2025)
Tonda Ros joins us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "Testing Blue Prince"
Talk description: How do you test a game that refuses to be predictable? This talk explores the unique hurdles of playtesting a title defined by extreme variance, and presents the unorthodox tools, and wildly impractica
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November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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I need this kind of help like I need a raccoon in my bra
Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful".
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I need this kind of help like I need a raccoon in my bra
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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I am deliriously laughing at the image of Boebert facing dawning revelation that she's actually found the pedophile elite conspiracy ring and that she's standing right in the middle of it
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I am deliriously laughing at the image of Boebert facing dawning revelation that she's actually found the pedophile elite conspiracy ring and that she's standing right in the middle of it
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by age 26 you should have:
• an unhealthy attachment to a fictional character
• weird relationship with the media you loved as a teenager
• a friend from a completely different part of the world that you never met IRL but you’d trust with your life
• an unhealthy attachment to a fictional character
• weird relationship with the media you loved as a teenager
• a friend from a completely different part of the world that you never met IRL but you’d trust with your life
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
by age 26 you should have:
• an unhealthy attachment to a fictional character
• weird relationship with the media you loved as a teenager
• a friend from a completely different part of the world that you never met IRL but you’d trust with your life
• an unhealthy attachment to a fictional character
• weird relationship with the media you loved as a teenager
• a friend from a completely different part of the world that you never met IRL but you’d trust with your life
The fact that Congresspeople and other national-level are by majority a social class that has way more in common with each other than any of us has been yhe problem for a long time.
But boooooy I was still not prepared
But boooooy I was still not prepared
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The fact that Congresspeople and other national-level are by majority a social class that has way more in common with each other than any of us has been yhe problem for a long time.
But boooooy I was still not prepared
But boooooy I was still not prepared
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Starbucks union members are striking tomorrow, folks! don't cross picket lines.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Starbucks union members are striking tomorrow, folks! don't cross picket lines.
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Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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I hate what the new ownership has done to Asimov's, Analog, and F&SF. Important venues and parts of SFF history strangled by greed.
Please read Scott's missive here.
Please read Scott's missive here.
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I hate what the new ownership has done to Asimov's, Analog, and F&SF. Important venues and parts of SFF history strangled by greed.
Please read Scott's missive here.
Please read Scott's missive here.
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Was it @clairewillett.bsky.social who once said something like “great, it’s like a free gift with purchase.”
"BUT BILL CLINTON IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES" okay man arrest him too
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Was it @clairewillett.bsky.social who once said something like “great, it’s like a free gift with purchase.”
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If, like me, you let Microsoft update in the last 24 hours and discovered they've found a new way to shoehorn in a Copilot icon that just... sits there, watching... You can uninstall Word and install the version from Nov 4th or earlier: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office...
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If, like me, you let Microsoft update in the last 24 hours and discovered they've found a new way to shoehorn in a Copilot icon that just... sits there, watching... You can uninstall Word and install the version from Nov 4th or earlier: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office...
fwiw you SHOULD trust that Nico has impeccable taste
If you love books like THE IMPOSSIBLE RESURRECTION OF GRIEF by Octavia Cade, ANNIHILATION by Jeff Vandermeer, BLACKFISH CITY by Sam J. Miller, THE WORD FOR WORLD IS FOREST by LeGuin, or if you simply trust that I have impeccable taste (🤷), then please check it out: psychopomp.com/product/no-o...
No One To Hold The Distant Dead | Psychopomp
As extinction takes species after species, Inga and the people of Nordenmark must find a way to survive, and a reason to live, in the spaces death leaves behind.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
fwiw you SHOULD trust that Nico has impeccable taste
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IT'S ALIVE 💀🦎🦌🧠
It was a pleasure and a privilege to edit this book with
@klschroeder.bsky.social, one that I fell in love with straight from the submissions pile. A quiet, aching story that radiates a love of all life while looking death, personal and species-wide, right in the eyes.
It was a pleasure and a privilege to edit this book with
@klschroeder.bsky.social, one that I fell in love with straight from the submissions pile. A quiet, aching story that radiates a love of all life while looking death, personal and species-wide, right in the eyes.
HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY
to the absolutely BEAUTIFUL
No One To Hold the Distant Dead by @klschroeder.bsky.social!!!!
download instantly OR get a print copy and it ships next week 🖤
psychopomp.com/product/no-o...
to the absolutely BEAUTIFUL
No One To Hold the Distant Dead by @klschroeder.bsky.social!!!!
download instantly OR get a print copy and it ships next week 🖤
psychopomp.com/product/no-o...
No One To Hold The Distant Dead | Psychopomp
As extinction takes species after species, Inga and the people of Nordenmark must find a way to survive, and a reason to live, in the spaces death leaves behind.
psychopomp.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
IT'S ALIVE 💀🦎🦌🧠
It was a pleasure and a privilege to edit this book with
@klschroeder.bsky.social, one that I fell in love with straight from the submissions pile. A quiet, aching story that radiates a love of all life while looking death, personal and species-wide, right in the eyes.
It was a pleasure and a privilege to edit this book with
@klschroeder.bsky.social, one that I fell in love with straight from the submissions pile. A quiet, aching story that radiates a love of all life while looking death, personal and species-wide, right in the eyes.
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Happy paperback day to Dead Girls Don’t Dream! Now with a bonus playlist in the back, which are all songs I both listened to incessantly while writing this, and songs that are thematically or vibe-ally resonant. Available wherever books are sold, and signed copies thru @astoriabookshop.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy paperback day to Dead Girls Don’t Dream! Now with a bonus playlist in the back, which are all songs I both listened to incessantly while writing this, and songs that are thematically or vibe-ally resonant. Available wherever books are sold, and signed copies thru @astoriabookshop.bsky.social
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If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
get Cash to draw your little guy! if you don't have practice working with art commissioners, she'll ask you great questions like "what color is their hair" and "do they have hair"
I'm opening commissions for my chibi sticker style!! if you want your little guy(s) cute and stick-able, hit me up for more ;)
#art #commissions
#art #commissions
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
get Cash to draw your little guy! if you don't have practice working with art commissioners, she'll ask you great questions like "what color is their hair" and "do they have hair"
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vibes are godawful. emergency onion
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
vibes are godawful. emergency onion
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
One good thing: seeing so many abled folks angry on behalf of disabled and chronically ill people. Not just angry for themselves. Specifically speaking out for us.
If we care about each other, we can win.
If we care about each other, we can win.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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also this would clearly be a field where the expertise of faculty from historically excluded groups would be a huge benefit, given the bias that has been consistently demonstrated in AI because of its source materials, killing two birds with one stone
But YOU KNOW that will not happen 🙄
But YOU KNOW that will not happen 🙄
This is fascinating because this is such a new field and somehow they are going to hire 100 tenure-track faculty in the next 5 years who specialize in it. And yet when asked to fill spots with faculty of color/women/marginalized groups, administrators often cry about how the pipelines don't exist.
100!!!
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
also this would clearly be a field where the expertise of faculty from historically excluded groups would be a huge benefit, given the bias that has been consistently demonstrated in AI because of its source materials, killing two birds with one stone
But YOU KNOW that will not happen 🙄
But YOU KNOW that will not happen 🙄
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I teach this article EVERY time I teach philosophy of tech.
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I teach this article EVERY time I teach philosophy of tech.