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Nat Knight

@natknight.xyz

I wrote some backdrops for _Dialect_!
natknight.itch.io/dialect-back...

There's a price on them so that I have something to contribute to fundraising bundles, but if that sounds like your kind of thing please grab a community copy. ❤️

#ttrpgs #language #thornygames

Three Dialect Backdrops by natknight

Three Backdrops for Dialect

natknight.itch.io

November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM

Nat Knight

@natknight.xyz

I found a footgun in ripgrep

#ripgrep #footgun #rustlang

natknight.xyz/a-foot-gun-i...

A foot gun in ripgrep

#ripgrep #tool #footgun I adore ripgrep. It's fast, it's convenient, and I've never wanted a feature and found it missing. But no softw...

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July 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Nat Knight

@natknight.xyz

I made something for the Pope Game Jam!

Catty Cardinals is a game of traditional values, veiled accusations, and conspiracy set in the college of cardinals.

PWYW on Itch: natknight.itch.io/catty-cardin...

#ttrpg #pope #gamejam

Catty Cardinals by natknight

A GM-less Roleplaying Game of traditional values, veiled accusations, and paranoia in the College of Cardinals.

natknight.itch.io

June 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM

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⭐️eunnie⭐️

@eunnieboo.bsky.social

pink in the night (2019)

lyric comic to pink in the night, by mitski. page 1 text: and i know i've kissed you before, but i didn't do it right. scene 1: a little boy and girl are sitting in the rain. the boy wipes away tears, having tripped and scratched a knee. the girl leans forward to kiss the small wound. scene 2: the two friends are in elementary school, holding hands. the boy looks at a picture depicting a mom, dad, and child.

page 2 text: can i try again, try again, try again. scene 1: high school. they lie on the floor during a study session, but they only have eyes for each other. scene 2: college. the same couple, only now they are two girls, kissing in bed. scene 3: the girls are getting married, exchanging a sweet kiss in a field of flowers. sunset colors cast warm light onto their wedding dresses.

page 3 text: try again, and again, and again. scene 1: the girls are moving in together. one dozes off against an unpacked moving box as the other kisses her head. scene 2: disneyland. both wear minnie mouse ears as they take a selfie, laughing at the kiss mark one has left on her wife's cheek. scene 3: the childhood friends have grown older. one woman hides a bouquet behind her back as they kiss over breakfast.

page 4 text: and again, and again, and again? scene 1: the women wake up in bed together, hints of grey in their hair. one kisses the other's bare shoulder. scene 2: a winter walk. they kiss as their dog plays in the snow. scene 3: the shore of a beach. the wives have greying hair and fine wrinkles, but they're still just as in love. they hold each other close, laughing, full of affection.

May 28, 2024 at 12:24 AM

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Jonathan

@renewableenergy.bsky.social

They say it can’t be done, but here we are, California is generated 106% of California’s entire state electricity demand from renewables.

California has a population bigger that 154 other countries around the world. It’s the 4th largest economy, in the world.

Let that sink in.
#energysky #greensky

May 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM

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priscilla 👻🚂🎶 SPOOKY EXPRESS

@ghoulnoise.com

Hello! You can help me out by sharing this and liking the YouTube video! Subscribe if you dare!

And go check out Skin Deep on Steam or Epic if you haven't already! Go have a laugh! It's good for you! 🍌🤸‍♂️

priscilla 👻🚂🎶 SPOOKY EXPRESS @ghoulnoise.com · May 7

Hello! Skin Deep (Original Soundtrack) is NOW AVAILABLE in full on my youtube channel!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjU...

Please share, like, subscribe, and throw it on the TV for your cats to watch!

Skin Deep (Original Soundtrack)

YouTube video by ghoulnoise

www.youtube.com

May 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM

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Tori Williams Douglass

@toriglass.bsky.social

if you guys and pals aren’t following @clairewillett.bsky.social today you are having a *very* diminished New Pope Day Bluesky Experience™️

May 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM

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Claire Willett

@clairewillett.bsky.social

it’s a guy from Chicago named Robert Prevost I’ve never heard of in my life

May 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM

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Ranged Touch

@rangedtouch.bsky.social

Hello! Ranged Touch is a podcast network touching on various aspects of popular culture. A selection of currently running shows is below, and everything we do and have done (including a completed Actual Play series and a longform series on the webcomic Homestuck) can be found at rangedtouch.com

GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES - Discussing books of academic game studies for a general audience.

JUST KING THINGS - Reading the works of Stephen King in publication order.

SHELVED BY GENRE - Reading selected works of genre fiction, including Ursula K. LeGuin, William Gibson, Junji Ito, and more.

patreon.com/rangedtouch

May 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW

@blendogames.bsky.social

🎉 Skin Deep is RELEASED! 🎉

👉 Steam store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
👉 Epic Games Store store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/skin...

This game was made with a crew of wonderful folks: blendogames.com/skindeep/cre...

We hope you enjoy Skin Deep! ✨

April 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM

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Bigg

@bpbigg.bsky.social

Following Indiegogo's unaccountable series of fuckups, I've remade the Adult Analysis Anthology 3 fundraiser on Itch! If you want to support our mission of increasing the amount of high-quality long-form writing about adult games in the world, here's where to do it! itch.io/s/152026/aaa...

April 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM

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tuna ‼️

@artbytuna.bsky.social

did you vote yet

An orange cat with glowing eyes stares into your soul and points an accusing emoji finger. Well, did you??

April 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM

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Mike Rose

@mikerose.bsky.social

Hi Bluesky, could really use your help 🙏🙏

We just launched our latest game Starless Abyss - the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been *not fantastic* for our launch

If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️

Find it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...

April 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW

@blendogames.bsky.social

Skin Deep releases next week...!

➡️Wishlist at store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

April 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM

Nat Knight

@natknight.xyz

Did you know that Python modules can have top-level __getattr__ functions? Lots of neat things you can do with this but here's one: lazy-loading data modules.

natknight.xyz/lazy-loading...

#python #data #metaprogramming

Lazy-loading data modules in Python with one magic function

#python #data Greg Wilson was soliciting strategies for lazy-loading datasets in Python modules. There are, of course, many ways to do t...

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April 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM

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Laya 🌿🍄

@layahimalaya.bsky.social

anticipating an exponential increase in murderbot misgendering with the show coming out so I drew something about it

#art #murderbot

sticker design of murderbot's upper torso, from the side, one arm up with an arm gun shooting a red blast to the side. text in a sci-fi font says "my pronouns are it/it's". signed layaroseart.com.

April 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM

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Laurie Voss

@seldo.com

Yeah, I'll admit the capacity for executives to irrationally replace programmers even though it won't work is a real risk.

March 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Nat Knight

@natknight.xyz

Just got around to reading @seldo.com 's article on AI's effects on programming jobs. I have a couple of quibbles, but it's _way_ more useful than most takes I see on the topic!

natknight.xyz/link-ais-eff...

#ai #vibecoding

Link: AI's Effect on Programming Jobs

#link #ai Laurie Voss hypothesizes that rather than driving all software developers out of a job, the rise of generative LLMs and "vibe ...

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March 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM