Pella
@pellamore.bsky.social
I do narrative design. You might have heard of the game; you haven't heard of me. | She/her. 日本語 OK
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Pella
@pellamore.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I'm Pella! 🌸 You've probably seen me other places. I stream VERY sporadically on twitch.tv/pellamore. Shame about that other site.
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Inkle's very clever narrative experiments continue. I only had a little time to poke at TR-49 before launch because I had to binge on Pathologic 3 for a review.
It's about exploring an alternate history through a haunted library indexing machine with the world's chunkiest, most mechanical interface
It's about exploring an alternate history through a haunted library indexing machine with the world's chunkiest, most mechanical interface
** TR-49 : launches today **
- out right now on iOS
- launches on Steam at 5pm UK time / 9am PST
We ingested the EDGE review into the machine, and this is what it did.
- out right now on iOS
- launches on Steam at 5pm UK time / 9am PST
We ingested the EDGE review into the machine, and this is what it did.
TR49 - EDGE Review, ingested
YouTube video by inkleStudios
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Inkle's very clever narrative experiments continue. I only had a little time to poke at TR-49 before launch because I had to binge on Pathologic 3 for a review.
It's about exploring an alternate history through a haunted library indexing machine with the world's chunkiest, most mechanical interface
It's about exploring an alternate history through a haunted library indexing machine with the world's chunkiest, most mechanical interface
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I want to be clear that when it comes to AI, I don't use it. Like at all. I've turned AI off on Google and Windows, haven't updated my iPhone to the latest model that has it, and don't even fuck around with it for fun. No chatbots. No solo D&D. Nothing.
And my life is all the better for it.
And my life is all the better for it.
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 AM
I want to be clear that when it comes to AI, I don't use it. Like at all. I've turned AI off on Google and Windows, haven't updated my iPhone to the latest model that has it, and don't even fuck around with it for fun. No chatbots. No solo D&D. Nothing.
And my life is all the better for it.
And my life is all the better for it.
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Time and again, successful resistance to Trump’s authoritarianism comes from ordinary Americans putting their actual bodies on the line, when institutional leaders can’t even deign to use strong language.
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Time and again, successful resistance to Trump’s authoritarianism comes from ordinary Americans putting their actual bodies on the line, when institutional leaders can’t even deign to use strong language.
I wrote a fic about this!
archiveofourown.org/works/379086...
archiveofourown.org/works/379086...
January 21, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I wrote a fic about this!
archiveofourown.org/works/379086...
archiveofourown.org/works/379086...
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I am serious. Foreign visitation to the US is fraught right now and it might be easier and less stressful for some outlets to hire local instead of sending one of their own. Please let me know if you're such an outlet.
If there are any European/Australian gaming outlets that still have a budget and want coverage of the year's biggest gaming events in the US but *don't* want to expose their people to well... the US, my email is in my bio!
January 20, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I am serious. Foreign visitation to the US is fraught right now and it might be easier and less stressful for some outlets to hire local instead of sending one of their own. Please let me know if you're such an outlet.
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What do I want Democrats to do? If they can't call for the total abolition of ICE and the full prosecution of all its employees for crimes against humanity, what I want them to do is resign or retire.
January 20, 2026 at 7:48 PM
What do I want Democrats to do? If they can't call for the total abolition of ICE and the full prosecution of all its employees for crimes against humanity, what I want them to do is resign or retire.
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Cheapest yet (less than a burger) for a gem of a game. Gorgeous, too.
Pro tip: It is not a cover shooter. It's a superhero game. As soon as you can, start smashing up absolutely everything you can. You can have an infinite-ammo rocket launcher with a 300% blast radius upgrade on top of that.
Pro tip: It is not a cover shooter. It's a superhero game. As soon as you can, start smashing up absolutely everything you can. You can have an infinite-ammo rocket launcher with a 300% blast radius upgrade on top of that.
January 20, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Cheapest yet (less than a burger) for a gem of a game. Gorgeous, too.
Pro tip: It is not a cover shooter. It's a superhero game. As soon as you can, start smashing up absolutely everything you can. You can have an infinite-ammo rocket launcher with a 300% blast radius upgrade on top of that.
Pro tip: It is not a cover shooter. It's a superhero game. As soon as you can, start smashing up absolutely everything you can. You can have an infinite-ammo rocket launcher with a 300% blast radius upgrade on top of that.
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This is now my favourite fact of all. And a moment of zen in a storm-racked world.
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
This is now my favourite fact of all. And a moment of zen in a storm-racked world.
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As I wrote for Rolling Stone, this was the most dangerous bill for trans health care of the Trump 2.0 era because it would potentially include a Hyde amdt for trans care without the votes to kill it.
That it’s not in the bill is a big deal and reveals it was a poison pill for Dems to fund the govt
That it’s not in the bill is a big deal and reveals it was a poison pill for Dems to fund the govt
HUGE NEWS for trans people: We have the latest minibus, including the bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services and it looks like there are no restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender people.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov
January 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
As I wrote for Rolling Stone, this was the most dangerous bill for trans health care of the Trump 2.0 era because it would potentially include a Hyde amdt for trans care without the votes to kill it.
That it’s not in the bill is a big deal and reveals it was a poison pill for Dems to fund the govt
That it’s not in the bill is a big deal and reveals it was a poison pill for Dems to fund the govt
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Tom Baker is 92 today
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Tom Baker is 92 today
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Google has taken on $117bn in PP&E in the space of three years - and for what? The indignity of shoving Ai into every product and creating a <$3bn ARR business? Giving Noam Shazeer and the Windsurf losers billions of dollars? Fire everybody!
January 20, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Google has taken on $117bn in PP&E in the space of three years - and for what? The indignity of shoving Ai into every product and creating a <$3bn ARR business? Giving Noam Shazeer and the Windsurf losers billions of dollars? Fire everybody!
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There are too goddamn many good metroidvanias jostling for attention. You could play nothing but exploration-heavy platformers all year long, hours every day, and STILL not run out.
REVIEW: MIO: Memories in Orbit
"With a backdrop of gorgeous art, standout music and thoughtful world design, MIO: Memories in Orbit is a phenomenal example of just how good Metroidvanias can be."
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2026...
"With a backdrop of gorgeous art, standout music and thoughtful world design, MIO: Memories in Orbit is a phenomenal example of just how good Metroidvanias can be."
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2026...
MIO: Memories in Orbit Review – Mama MIO that's a good Metroidvania
MIO: Memories in Orbit is an outstanding Metroidvania that excels in knowing exactly how to teach and how to step back and trust its players.
checkpointgaming.net
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 AM
There are too goddamn many good metroidvanias jostling for attention. You could play nothing but exploration-heavy platformers all year long, hours every day, and STILL not run out.
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Literally everyone who even vaguely knew what a tariff was said this when they were introduced! You don’t need a team of economists to analyze the situation — no one who lives in reality was confused by this!
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Literally everyone who even vaguely knew what a tariff was said this when they were introduced! You don’t need a team of economists to analyze the situation — no one who lives in reality was confused by this!
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A little pos doodle
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
A little pos doodle
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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You say you post political stuff with your main concern being how many likes you’re getting instead of it feeling important or true? Very cool, welcome to being the reason we’re all in this fucking mess
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
You say you post political stuff with your main concern being how many likes you’re getting instead of it feeling important or true? Very cool, welcome to being the reason we’re all in this fucking mess
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You must learn to hate the aristocracy as much as it hates you.
This would not happen in a democracy, which is why, if we are serious about our commitment to it, we must accept we do not currently live in democracies and that moving towards such a system would require radical change rather than faith in the status quo
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
You must learn to hate the aristocracy as much as it hates you.
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This
Hi, I'm a volunteer medic in Minnesota. Please don't share misinformation about "nerve gas." No one has deployed "nerve gas" and we have to dispel Internet rumors like this when we teach activists how to protect themselves.
bsky.app/profile/edge...
bsky.app/profile/edge...
Anyone who doesn't know what acetylcholine is, please shut up about "nerve gas" and "nerve agents" in Minnesota...
January 19, 2026 at 10:12 AM
This
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Holy shit I am on the front of The Guardian’s Life & Arts section
January 19, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Holy shit I am on the front of The Guardian’s Life & Arts section
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A little more specifically, people (including Democrats) have internalized the (phenomenally racial) idea that it's improper for Democrats to exercise power without asking permission from Republicans first
January 19, 2026 at 3:49 AM
A little more specifically, people (including Democrats) have internalized the (phenomenally racial) idea that it's improper for Democrats to exercise power without asking permission from Republicans first
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If you think this technology isn’t eventually being used on you, you’re kidding yourself. Either we smash it or destroys us.
This is the fucking limit. I had no idea that Amazon drivers AREN'T ALLOWED TO SING
wat
CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
wat
CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
January 19, 2026 at 4:46 AM
If you think this technology isn’t eventually being used on you, you’re kidding yourself. Either we smash it or destroys us.