StrayCatalyst
@straycatalyst.bsky.social
Game dev of a sort. Currently a Sr. Tech Writer for [REDACTED], working on internal developer docs. Worked QA, technical design, and lead roles previously. Slightly burnt out.
Note: Personal account, comments are mine alone.
Note: Personal account, comments are mine alone.
Finding out about this a lil while ago, yeah, it explains how some folks aren't actually *reading* a post and just infer meaning that isn't there because THEY LITERALLY CAN'T READ.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Finding out about this a lil while ago, yeah, it explains how some folks aren't actually *reading* a post and just infer meaning that isn't there because THEY LITERALLY CAN'T READ.
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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Reminder that if you are a member of the press or an influencer interested in Detective Instinct, contact us at detectiveinstinctgame@gmail.com 👀 We'll be distributing keys very soon!
Just over two weeks to go 😮 Who's ready to play?
Just over two weeks to go 😮 Who's ready to play?
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Reminder that if you are a member of the press or an influencer interested in Detective Instinct, contact us at detectiveinstinctgame@gmail.com 👀 We'll be distributing keys very soon!
Just over two weeks to go 😮 Who's ready to play?
Just over two weeks to go 😮 Who's ready to play?
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Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
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Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
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Incredibly cool auction for some Jim Henson Company stuff, actual Fraggles, Dark Crystal props, and plenty of Muppet movie-related props. And a box of Croonchy Stars? (@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social ?)
www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...
www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...
The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Julien’s Auctions is proud to present The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction.
Over the course of its 70-year history, The Jim Henson Com...
www.juliensauctions.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Incredibly cool auction for some Jim Henson Company stuff, actual Fraggles, Dark Crystal props, and plenty of Muppet movie-related props. And a box of Croonchy Stars? (@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social ?)
www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...
www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...
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If video games aren't art, then explain this...
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If video games aren't art, then explain this...
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POSSESSOR(S) is launching today.
I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them.
🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra
I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them.
🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra
Celebrating the Possessor(s) team 🖤 | Notion
I am not one to post like this usually, but as things have developed recently, I want to take a minute and get some stuff off my chest.
shorturl.at
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
POSSESSOR(S) is launching today.
I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them.
🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra
I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them.
🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra
The Lost Banjo-Kazooie Puppet — Found and Restored
YouTube video by WoodmanClassics
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November 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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this has to be the single greatest image in the history of sports
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
this has to be the single greatest image in the history of sports
I love all the Uma Musume cosplay present for this two-athlon in Chiba: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnLv...
【特集】ラン＆バイクで疾走！参加条件は推しキャラクター！？（2025.10.20放送）
YouTube video by 千葉ニュース（チバテレ）
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I love all the Uma Musume cosplay present for this two-athlon in Chiba: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnLv...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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April 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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The infamous Dwarf Fortress tale of Boatmurdered as told by @stupidskull.com
Buckle in, it's a long and bloody one!
youtu.be/CKI2V1pG1r0?...
Buckle in, it's a long and bloody one!
youtu.be/CKI2V1pG1r0?...
The Complete Story of Boatmurdered (Dwarf Fortress Lore)
The complete story: https://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/Update%201-2/
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November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The infamous Dwarf Fortress tale of Boatmurdered as told by @stupidskull.com
Buckle in, it's a long and bloody one!
youtu.be/CKI2V1pG1r0?...
Buckle in, it's a long and bloody one!
youtu.be/CKI2V1pG1r0?...
@jessemakkonen.com Oh! There's a Hololive agency vtuber streaming your game now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWCc...
【Without a Dawn】It is time for introspection
YouTube video by Josuiji Shinri Ch. HOLOSTARS-EN
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November 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
@jessemakkonen.com Oh! There's a Hololive agency vtuber streaming your game now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWCc...
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it's late and im blue, posting old riddler/penguin content with only minimal shame. pastiches.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
it's late and im blue, posting old riddler/penguin content with only minimal shame. pastiches.
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Attention Indie Devs!
I just need 15 seconds ... of your game footage! A lot of people jumped on the 15s video trend, so I thought it would be cool to make a compilation to help indies get some visibility.
The anti-spam key is "kook".
lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...
I just need 15 seconds ... of your game footage! A lot of people jumped on the 15s video trend, so I thought it would be cool to make a compilation to help indies get some visibility.
The anti-spam key is "kook".
lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...
Lone Wulf Studio 2025 Indie Showcase Submission
Submit 15 seconds of game footage from games you worked on in 2025!
lonewulfstudio.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Attention Indie Devs!
I just need 15 seconds ... of your game footage! A lot of people jumped on the 15s video trend, so I thought it would be cool to make a compilation to help indies get some visibility.
The anti-spam key is "kook".
lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...
I just need 15 seconds ... of your game footage! A lot of people jumped on the 15s video trend, so I thought it would be cool to make a compilation to help indies get some visibility.
The anti-spam key is "kook".
lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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You might recognize this art from the #Zelda 1 guide, Tips & Tactics, but a few years back the original artist, Sho Kobayashi / こばやし将, posted photos of the originals on twitter @show_kob & I love them because it shows the original art included neon pink: which doesn't usually scan or print well
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
You might recognize this art from the #Zelda 1 guide, Tips & Tactics, but a few years back the original artist, Sho Kobayashi / こばやし将, posted photos of the originals on twitter @show_kob & I love them because it shows the original art included neon pink: which doesn't usually scan or print well
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THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Save 25% on Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
store.steampowered.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
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PlayStation 5 has shipped 84.2 million units worldwide. Ghost of Yotei sold 3.3 million units www.gematsu.com/2025/11/ps5-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
PlayStation 5 has shipped 84.2 million units worldwide. Ghost of Yotei sold 3.3 million units www.gematsu.com/2025/11/ps5-...
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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Button City is on sale during the Steam Animal Fest for 65% off from Nov 10-17! Be a cute fox, play arcade games, and go on an adventure with cute animal friends to save the arcade!
🦊🐱🐰🐼
store.steampowered.com/app/1273750/...
#SteamAnimalFest
🦊🐱🐰🐼
store.steampowered.com/app/1273750/...
#SteamAnimalFest
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Button City is on sale during the Steam Animal Fest for 65% off from Nov 10-17! Be a cute fox, play arcade games, and go on an adventure with cute animal friends to save the arcade!
🦊🐱🐰🐼
store.steampowered.com/app/1273750/...
#SteamAnimalFest
🦊🐱🐰🐼
store.steampowered.com/app/1273750/...
#SteamAnimalFest
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If there’s a problem with your ballot, your vote can still be counted. The deadline is 4:30 p.m. Nov. 24. And this election, it might matter more than in most.
What is ballot ‘curing’ and why does it matter in Seattle this year?
www.seattletimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If there’s a problem with your ballot, your vote can still be counted. The deadline is 4:30 p.m. Nov. 24. And this election, it might matter more than in most.