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Writer, consultant, streamer with TDS.
In love with indie games/fantasy novels. 18+
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In love with indie games/fantasy novels. 18+
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Cuts won’t save Canada Post and mail won’t pay the bills. But adding banking services at post offices might turn things around. By @rromard.bsky.social and @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca troymedia.com/politicslaw/...
Time for Canadians to bank on Canada Post
Simon Enoch and Ryan Romard • Adding banking services at post offices might turn things around
troymedia.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
While I'm certain to put moments of tragedy into things I write in the future, I refuse to be one of those authors that never lets a protagonist have anything good in their life.
Hell, I might write a book where keeping a hero's loving, obviously-supposed-to-die mother alive is the whole plot.
Hell, I might write a book where keeping a hero's loving, obviously-supposed-to-die mother alive is the whole plot.
Flashing back to when I found out that [a character I liked] died in the latest installment of [a book franchise] because my wife read the latest book first... and she woke me up in the middle of the night, sobbing.
I held and comforted her while thinking, "Fuck you, [author]!" the whole time.
I held and comforted her while thinking, "Fuck you, [author]!" the whole time.
December 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
While I'm certain to put moments of tragedy into things I write in the future, I refuse to be one of those authors that never lets a protagonist have anything good in their life.
Hell, I might write a book where keeping a hero's loving, obviously-supposed-to-die mother alive is the whole plot.
Hell, I might write a book where keeping a hero's loving, obviously-supposed-to-die mother alive is the whole plot.
Flashing back to when I found out that [a character I liked] died in the latest installment of [a book franchise] because my wife read the latest book first... and she woke me up in the middle of the night, sobbing.
I held and comforted her while thinking, "Fuck you, [author]!" the whole time.
I held and comforted her while thinking, "Fuck you, [author]!" the whole time.
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Flashing back to when I found out that [a character I liked] died in the latest installment of [a book franchise] because my wife read the latest book first... and she woke me up in the middle of the night, sobbing.
I held and comforted her while thinking, "Fuck you, [author]!" the whole time.
I held and comforted her while thinking, "Fuck you, [author]!" the whole time.
I'd drag every tech CEO kicking and screaming into a humanities course, and give them "talking to people like they're people because, incidentally, they ARE people" classes.
Drone strikes would be a useful plan B, though.
Drone strikes would be a useful plan B, though.
Forget strangling baby Hitler when I get a Time Machine I’m drone striking an early PayPal board meeting
December 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I'd drag every tech CEO kicking and screaming into a humanities course, and give them "talking to people like they're people because, incidentally, they ARE people" classes.
Drone strikes would be a useful plan B, though.
Drone strikes would be a useful plan B, though.
Oh so Warner Bros. is getting EAed.
Wonderful.
Wonderful.
You don't need to be told this, but Netflix is going to kill Warner Bros.
The deal saddles Warner with billions of dollars in debt.
Netflix is already, before the deal even closes, planning to gut it for billions of dollars, which means thousands of layoffs.
The deal saddles Warner with billions of dollars in debt.
Netflix is already, before the deal even closes, planning to gut it for billions of dollars, which means thousands of layoffs.
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oh so Warner Bros. is getting EAed.
Wonderful.
Wonderful.
Netflix is buying WB. Isn't that interesting?
On a completely unrelated note: I need someone to hire me for some long-term writing work so I can afford a proper, massive home server.
On a completely unrelated note: I need someone to hire me for some long-term writing work so I can afford a proper, massive home server.
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Netflix is buying WB. Isn't that interesting?
On a completely unrelated note: I need someone to hire me for some long-term writing work so I can afford a proper, massive home server.
On a completely unrelated note: I need someone to hire me for some long-term writing work so I can afford a proper, massive home server.
Breaking: after a year or so into the AI grift, Meta has finally given up on their "VR is the future of human interaction" grift
Meta is reportedly considering significant cuts to its Reality Labs metaverse division, after not seeing the "industry-wide competition over the technology" it had expected www.gamesindustry.biz/report-meta-...
Report: Meta planning massive cuts to Reality Labs metaverse division
The money it is saving is to be shifted over to its AI wearables business
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Breaking: after a year or so into the AI grift, Meta has finally given up on their "VR is the future of human interaction" grift
They did it wrong.
That aside, Violent Night was gorgeously-shot, had a pretty decent soundtrack, good action and my wife loved the blood effects (is a phrase I never thought I'd type).
The story is solid, with writing that ranges from serviceable to fantastic, with great performances all around.
That aside, Violent Night was gorgeously-shot, had a pretty decent soundtrack, good action and my wife loved the blood effects (is a phrase I never thought I'd type).
The story is solid, with writing that ranges from serviceable to fantastic, with great performances all around.
FINALLY getting around to watching Violent Night. And it occurs to me that if they didn't put Weird Al's The Night Santa Went Crazy anywhere in the movie, then they did it wrong.
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
They did it wrong.
That aside, Violent Night was gorgeously-shot, had a pretty decent soundtrack, good action and my wife loved the blood effects (is a phrase I never thought I'd type).
The story is solid, with writing that ranges from serviceable to fantastic, with great performances all around.
That aside, Violent Night was gorgeously-shot, had a pretty decent soundtrack, good action and my wife loved the blood effects (is a phrase I never thought I'd type).
The story is solid, with writing that ranges from serviceable to fantastic, with great performances all around.
FINALLY getting around to watching Violent Night. And it occurs to me that if they didn't put Weird Al's The Night Santa Went Crazy anywhere in the movie, then they did it wrong.
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
FINALLY getting around to watching Violent Night. And it occurs to me that if they didn't put Weird Al's The Night Santa Went Crazy anywhere in the movie, then they did it wrong.
I made the mistake of opening LinkedIn. It boggles my mind how many supposed "business experts" are still trying to shill AI, like anyone who's paying attention can't see the writing on the wall.
And worse, I'll need to open it again later to continue the job search.
And worse, I'll need to open it again later to continue the job search.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I made the mistake of opening LinkedIn. It boggles my mind how many supposed "business experts" are still trying to shill AI, like anyone who's paying attention can't see the writing on the wall.
And worse, I'll need to open it again later to continue the job search.
And worse, I'll need to open it again later to continue the job search.
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we're working on a WAY NICER way to showcase all the games built using Yarn Spinner, so if you haven't already told us then please tell us about your game...
indie, hobby, pro, released, unreleased... whatever.. we want to know... please?
www.yarnspinner.dev/tell-us
indie, hobby, pro, released, unreleased... whatever.. we want to know... please?
www.yarnspinner.dev/tell-us
Tell Us About Your Project | Yarn Spinner
Share your Yarn Spinner project with us
www.yarnspinner.dev
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
we're working on a WAY NICER way to showcase all the games built using Yarn Spinner, so if you haven't already told us then please tell us about your game...
indie, hobby, pro, released, unreleased... whatever.. we want to know... please?
www.yarnspinner.dev/tell-us
indie, hobby, pro, released, unreleased... whatever.. we want to know... please?
www.yarnspinner.dev/tell-us
Breaking: Russia does the right thing for all the wrong reasons.
Russia's communications agency cited the presence of LGBTQ content on the platform as one of the reasons behind the ban.
Roblox banned in Russia, local media says | TechCrunch
Russia's communications agency cited the presence of LGBTQ content on the platform as one of the reasons behind the ban.
techcrunch.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Breaking: Russia does the right thing for all the wrong reasons.
There are a few versions of this story: some great leader or other wants to introduce potatoes as a crop, but the peasants won't have it. So the leader plants a potato field, says no one else is allowed to have potatoes, and leaves it unguarded.
The potatoes are stolen; everyone makes fries. 1/2
The potatoes are stolen; everyone makes fries. 1/2
YouTube is astroturfing everyone's 2025 recap analysis to make it look like the thing they're most interested in is genAI.
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
There are a few versions of this story: some great leader or other wants to introduce potatoes as a crop, but the peasants won't have it. So the leader plants a potato field, says no one else is allowed to have potatoes, and leaves it unguarded.
The potatoes are stolen; everyone makes fries. 1/2
The potatoes are stolen; everyone makes fries. 1/2
It's like Duet Night Abyss but... I kid, I kid.
Warframe is my comfort addiction. It's the one I go back to and spend just a bit too much money on every few months. Well, I haven't spent anything lately because I'm still looking for a new long-term job (Writer for hire!), but I know I'll be back.
Warframe is my comfort addiction. It's the one I go back to and spend just a bit too much money on every few months. Well, I haven't spent anything lately because I'm still looking for a new long-term job (Writer for hire!), but I know I'll be back.
Tell us, Tenno: What is Warframe?
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's like Duet Night Abyss but... I kid, I kid.
Warframe is my comfort addiction. It's the one I go back to and spend just a bit too much money on every few months. Well, I haven't spent anything lately because I'm still looking for a new long-term job (Writer for hire!), but I know I'll be back.
Warframe is my comfort addiction. It's the one I go back to and spend just a bit too much money on every few months. Well, I haven't spent anything lately because I'm still looking for a new long-term job (Writer for hire!), but I know I'll be back.
A free idea for the visual artists out there. A sort of tabby gray ranger cat (as opposed to cate-person) named Drizzt Do'Purrrden.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A free idea for the visual artists out there. A sort of tabby gray ranger cat (as opposed to cate-person) named Drizzt Do'Purrrden.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Does anyone know if there are good open source Japanese fonts? There are enough useful open source English typefaces and fonts that I'll basically never worry about fonts again, and it'd be good if Japanese devs could benefit in the same way.
Japanese devs face font licensing dilemma as leading provider increases annual plan price from $380 to $20,000+
www.gamesindustry.biz/japanese-dev...
www.gamesindustry.biz/japanese-dev...
Japanese devs face font licensing dilemma as leading provider increases annual plan price from $380 to $20,000+
Japanese game makers are struggling to locate affordable commercial fonts after one of the country's leading font licen…
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Does anyone know if there are good open source Japanese fonts? There are enough useful open source English typefaces and fonts that I'll basically never worry about fonts again, and it'd be good if Japanese devs could benefit in the same way.
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I really wish people would stop using slop to just mean 'thing I don't like' or 'stuff that is part of a trend'.
Neither of those are inherently worthy of being called slop. You really gotta earn that title by being low-quality, low effort products of greed and laziness.
Neither of those are inherently worthy of being called slop. You really gotta earn that title by being low-quality, low effort products of greed and laziness.
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I really wish people would stop using slop to just mean 'thing I don't like' or 'stuff that is part of a trend'.
Neither of those are inherently worthy of being called slop. You really gotta earn that title by being low-quality, low effort products of greed and laziness.
Neither of those are inherently worthy of being called slop. You really gotta earn that title by being low-quality, low effort products of greed and laziness.
Do you know how many artists, devs, writers, and musicians would be able to work on whatever they wanted until the end of time?
Neither do I. It sort of depends on *how* rich I got.
Neither do I. It sort of depends on *how* rich I got.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Do you know how many artists, devs, writers, and musicians would be able to work on whatever they wanted until the end of time?
Neither do I. It sort of depends on *how* rich I got.
Neither do I. It sort of depends on *how* rich I got.
As a Canadian/Mexican, my days of ignoring the opinion of The British Public are certainly coming to a middle.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
As a Canadian/Mexican, my days of ignoring the opinion of The British Public are certainly coming to a middle.
It's like a professor forcing a student to read all their books... then getting a half-assed, Red-Bull-fueled, 3AM paper based on everything the student kind of remembers in response, and being all like, "Oh God this potential intelligence has a vague recollection of things I wrote. I am Unsettled."
"I am *unsettled* that ChatGPT, fed on the plethora of articles I and others have written on the subject as well as my own chat history has reproduced a rough sketch of our arguments back to me, this is *chilling*!"
This guy has massive influence on tech policy. Wonderful.
This guy has massive influence on tech policy. Wonderful.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It's like a professor forcing a student to read all their books... then getting a half-assed, Red-Bull-fueled, 3AM paper based on everything the student kind of remembers in response, and being all like, "Oh God this potential intelligence has a vague recollection of things I wrote. I am Unsettled."
And every fucking time CEO asks, "What's the secret to Costco's success?" and you tell them, "They provide a good product, treat their employees well, and don't try to shaft their customers." they get upset and are all like, "No, really, what's the real trick?"
Every other big business is busy cramming an LLM into everything and meanwhile Costco is the only one that seems to understand that profit = revenue - expenses.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
And every fucking time CEO asks, "What's the secret to Costco's success?" and you tell them, "They provide a good product, treat their employees well, and don't try to shaft their customers." they get upset and are all like, "No, really, what's the real trick?"
My worst nightmare.
"you attract what you fear."
OH GOD. OH MY GOD NOOOO!! A SENSE OF VALIDATION AND BELONGING... AND UNLIMITED FREE TIME TO WRITE?? GET AWAAAAAY FROM MEEEEE!
OH GOD. OH MY GOD NOOOO!! A SENSE OF VALIDATION AND BELONGING... AND UNLIMITED FREE TIME TO WRITE?? GET AWAAAAAY FROM MEEEEE!
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My worst nightmare.
Yeah, this video is one of the things that made me decide y'all ain't gonna be seeing much output from me until my book is done. Or at least until I've written and edited enough of it that people might want to follow along while I write it.
I feel like every single vtuber/streamers need to watch this. This hit me in SO many ways
youtu.be/OX3-cvA7TbA?...
youtu.be/OX3-cvA7TbA?...
How ‘creating content’ killed my creativity | Jim Caddick aka @Caddicarus | TEDxNorthern Quarter
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Yeah, this video is one of the things that made me decide y'all ain't gonna be seeing much output from me until my book is done. Or at least until I've written and edited enough of it that people might want to follow along while I write it.
Attention BEACN Mic and Studio users! The Beacn utility is the project we've been waiting for! It's still a little bit in the works, but is ostensibly usable (at your own risk).
It doesn't seem to support the BEACN Mix/Mix Create, but the really important stuff works.
github.com/beacn-on-lin...
It doesn't seem to support the BEACN Mix/Mix Create, but the really important stuff works.
github.com/beacn-on-lin...
GitHub - beacn-on-linux/beacn-utility: A tool for configuring Beacn devices on Linux
A tool for configuring Beacn devices on Linux. Contribute to beacn-on-linux/beacn-utility development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Attention BEACN Mic and Studio users! The Beacn utility is the project we've been waiting for! It's still a little bit in the works, but is ostensibly usable (at your own risk).
It doesn't seem to support the BEACN Mix/Mix Create, but the really important stuff works.
github.com/beacn-on-lin...
It doesn't seem to support the BEACN Mix/Mix Create, but the really important stuff works.
github.com/beacn-on-lin...
Mary Jane's expression: Seriously?
Black Cat's expression: I would expect nothing less.
Black Cat's expression: I would expect nothing less.
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Mary Jane's expression: Seriously?
Black Cat's expression: I would expect nothing less.
Black Cat's expression: I would expect nothing less.