Taylor
@tayl1r.itch.io
Solo game dev and practicing autistic living in Japan.
Making something? Made Witching Stone, Touhou Library Survivors, SOKOBOT. Ex-Creative Assembly, Lionhead...
devlogs: https://www.patreon.com/c/AlexanderTaylor
linktree: alexandertaylor.net
Making something? Made Witching Stone, Touhou Library Survivors, SOKOBOT. Ex-Creative Assembly, Lionhead...
devlogs: https://www.patreon.com/c/AlexanderTaylor
linktree: alexandertaylor.net
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Taylor
@tayl1r.itch.io
· Apr 30
i have reduced the price of witching stone on the pc by $4. this is for price parity with the upcoming switch release (which is today! and don't worry, i'll be posting about that)
store.steampowered.com/app/2693530/...
tayl1r.itch.io/witching-stone
this also concludes my Price Anxiety Arc
store.steampowered.com/app/2693530/...
tayl1r.itch.io/witching-stone
this also concludes my Price Anxiety Arc
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I've often wondered how Steven Pinker's amazingly sloppy research and baseless claims* have for so long received a free pass. I wonder whether it could have something to do with a. his connections with the rich and powerful; b. his claims often aligning with what they want to hear.
*See next post.
*See next post.
This isn't something distant or far away. Super-agent & close Epstein ally, John Brockman had huge influence. His 'rockstar' writers, scientists and academics dominated our book pages & broadsheets.
We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
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We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I've often wondered how Steven Pinker's amazingly sloppy research and baseless claims* have for so long received a free pass. I wonder whether it could have something to do with a. his connections with the rich and powerful; b. his claims often aligning with what they want to hear.
*See next post.
*See next post.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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"you'll lose weight in japan"
me:
me:
February 14, 2026 at 9:52 AM
"you'll lose weight in japan"
me:
me:
this is worth a read for sure. also reminded me that when i did work on an esporty game i would often get screencaps of random tweets and discord messages *as jira tickets*. so i'm going to stare at the wall for a bit.
Today's Load-bearing Tomato addresses the age old question:
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
Why chasing twitter's approval doesn't work
The opinions you believe are universal are being fed to you by an algorithm designed to show you what you want.
loadbearingtomato.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:02 AM
this is worth a read for sure. also reminded me that when i did work on an esporty game i would often get screencaps of random tweets and discord messages *as jira tickets*. so i'm going to stare at the wall for a bit.
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The last two weeks of the Snake Year ahead of us and this froggo finally posted snake tits 😅
#yearofthesnake
#yearofthesnake
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The last two weeks of the Snake Year ahead of us and this froggo finally posted snake tits 😅
#yearofthesnake
#yearofthesnake
northernlion will play witching stone (2024) any day now tho
all the kinds of modern Indie Games:
-"roguelike" (slot machine)
-feelings
-unlock/tech tree simulator
-"god we hope northernlion plays this"
-crunchy first person shooter
-morrowind built by a single lunatic
-"roguelike" (slot machine)
-feelings
-unlock/tech tree simulator
-"god we hope northernlion plays this"
-crunchy first person shooter
-morrowind built by a single lunatic
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
northernlion will play witching stone (2024) any day now tho
now they are allowed a bit more screentime we watch おかあさんといっしょ in the morning. it's been around since 1959 but they reset the cast and mascots every few years. i like the current ファンターネ group. also, fwiw, やころ on the right is a genderless fruit.
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 AM
now they are allowed a bit more screentime we watch おかあさんといっしょ in the morning. it's been around since 1959 but they reset the cast and mascots every few years. i like the current ファンターネ group. also, fwiw, やころ on the right is a genderless fruit.
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
just stand in front of me like easy mode cirno
Going around and asking my friends, hey, purely hypothetically, if you were, say, a giant mutant boss in a survival-horror video game, what do you think your boss fight's speed kill strat would be? Pure curiosity, no wrong answers.
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
just stand in front of me like easy mode cirno
we get oisix, which is gousto / hello fresh thingy, that's pretty good eating, but my japanese being what it is i'm often cooking with some element of vibes
February 7, 2026 at 9:11 AM
we get oisix, which is gousto / hello fresh thingy, that's pretty good eating, but my japanese being what it is i'm often cooking with some element of vibes
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not to get all political about this mandelson thing, but if you stayed at epstein's house while he was in jail for sex crimes with children you have no plausible deniability and you should be dissolved in acid
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM
not to get all political about this mandelson thing, but if you stayed at epstein's house while he was in jail for sex crimes with children you have no plausible deniability and you should be dissolved in acid
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realized never showed off the tenshi heavyblade mod i made for rabbit and steel
February 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
realized never showed off the tenshi heavyblade mod i made for rabbit and steel
hopefully i can stop thinking about pathfinding for a bit now
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
hopefully i can stop thinking about pathfinding for a bit now
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is it good if the yen does that
February 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
is it good if the yen does that
currently i'm defining my level layouts by reading in colour data from an image. just very strong game jam energy going on in this project.
February 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM
currently i'm defining my level layouts by reading in colour data from an image. just very strong game jam energy going on in this project.
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2/7: I continue approaching the Dead City with the awesome dice-rolling dungeon crawler that is Dice 'N Goblins by
@coldember.bsky.social & @alicegg.tech! Dice 'n Goblins is a turn-based RPG that blends luck and strategy as you battle using dice rolls. store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/...
@coldember.bsky.social & @alicegg.tech! Dice 'n Goblins is a turn-based RPG that blends luck and strategy as you battle using dice rolls. store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/...
Dice 'n Goblins on Steam
Dice 'n Goblins is a turn-based RPG that blends luck and strategy as you battle using dice rolls. Master your skills, chain powerful combos, and overcome the whims of fortune.
store.steampowered.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:44 AM
2/7: I continue approaching the Dead City with the awesome dice-rolling dungeon crawler that is Dice 'N Goblins by
@coldember.bsky.social & @alicegg.tech! Dice 'n Goblins is a turn-based RPG that blends luck and strategy as you battle using dice rolls. store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/...
@coldember.bsky.social & @alicegg.tech! Dice 'n Goblins is a turn-based RPG that blends luck and strategy as you battle using dice rolls. store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/...
if you take your eyes off a child for a second they teleport to the nearest potential hazard like a SCP anomaly.
February 2, 2026 at 9:39 AM
if you take your eyes off a child for a second they teleport to the nearest potential hazard like a SCP anomaly.
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as someone who has made 2 roguelites maybe i should keep my dirty mouth shut. but... guys, buddies, flock. hello. not everything needs to be a roguelike.
February 1, 2026 at 6:05 AM
as someone who has made 2 roguelites maybe i should keep my dirty mouth shut. but... guys, buddies, flock. hello. not everything needs to be a roguelike.
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no plausible deniability, no code words, no "mr. fidelio, the forests of timber sure have changed". just openly talking about jetting off to nonce island to nonce noncingly, knowing they will never face any consequences.
there are no mastermind villains. every single one of them is sending 4th grade level emails to World's Most Famous Sex Criminal from their work account
Doo do doo
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 AM
no plausible deniability, no code words, no "mr. fidelio, the forests of timber sure have changed". just openly talking about jetting off to nonce island to nonce noncingly, knowing they will never face any consequences.