M Ryder
@wanderways.bsky.social
Just the letter.
Wizard of the Coast; Product Manager & Content Design on MTG Arena | prev. Narrative on Eternal CCG | They/Them✨🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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M Ryder
@wanderways.bsky.social
· Oct 17
We doin’ pinned posts now? Cool.
What’s up, I’m M.
Yes, just the letter.
Gamedev, writer, worldbuilder, queer, trans, hilarious, anxious, tired; not always in that order.
I post abt game design, narrative, Magic: the Gathering, cooking, my cat & any stupid joke that pinballs across my brain.
What’s up, I’m M.
Yes, just the letter.
Gamedev, writer, worldbuilder, queer, trans, hilarious, anxious, tired; not always in that order.
I post abt game design, narrative, Magic: the Gathering, cooking, my cat & any stupid joke that pinballs across my brain.
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Even in Elon Musk’s denial of his involvement with Epstein—which directly contradicts the available evidence—the world’s richest man is still claiming he knew all about “pedo island” and didn’t do anything to stop it. Even in their fantasies of innocence they’re still directly enabling child abuse
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Even in Elon Musk’s denial of his involvement with Epstein—which directly contradicts the available evidence—the world’s richest man is still claiming he knew all about “pedo island” and didn’t do anything to stop it. Even in their fantasies of innocence they’re still directly enabling child abuse
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KO_OP is hiring a QA Analyst to help test live service games with a 4-day workweek and a fully remote setup!
📍 Remote, Contract (Canada)
🕹️ Manual testing for live games
💬 English required, BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+ prioritized
⤵️
📍 Remote, Contract (Canada)
🕹️ Manual testing for live games
💬 English required, BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+ prioritized
⤵️
KO_OP is hiring a QA Analyst
We’re looking for a QA Analyst to remotely join our wonderful team. The ideal candidate will have excellent hands-on-QA fundamentals, with a focus on manual testing.
www.workwithindies.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
KO_OP is hiring a QA Analyst to help test live service games with a 4-day workweek and a fully remote setup!
📍 Remote, Contract (Canada)
🕹️ Manual testing for live games
💬 English required, BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+ prioritized
⤵️
📍 Remote, Contract (Canada)
🕹️ Manual testing for live games
💬 English required, BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+ prioritized
⤵️
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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This isn't a news article; it's an ad for Ring and its surveillance state tech masquerading as good news for pet owners about finding lost animals.
Now anyone can tap Ring doorbells to search for lost dogs
Ring says Search Party helps find more than one missing pet a day.
www.theverge.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This isn't a news article; it's an ad for Ring and its surveillance state tech masquerading as good news for pet owners about finding lost animals.
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How sweet, someone left an early Valentine's Day note for one of our foresters 😍
February 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
How sweet, someone left an early Valentine's Day note for one of our foresters 😍
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Terrific story about community.
February 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Terrific story about community.
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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"Conspiracy" is just what elite class solidarity looks like if you only look at one node on the graph.
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM
"Conspiracy" is just what elite class solidarity looks like if you only look at one node on the graph.
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Explaining the strategy of peaceful protests to a gamer: "okay so instead of spamming the basic attack, if you tank enough hits and build public anger, you can do your ult"
this is how you respond. yesterdaty's peaceful protest suceeded.
and now people who weren't angry are
and now people who weren't angry are
The nighttime protest at PDX ICE facility is now huge after ICE tear gassed children yesterday.
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Explaining the strategy of peaceful protests to a gamer: "okay so instead of spamming the basic attack, if you tank enough hits and build public anger, you can do your ult"
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A good producer is absolutely an incredible force multiplier and allows the folks who are creating the actual artifacts to be more effective.
A producer beholden to methodology or who does not understand the needs of the game they're working, however, can do irreparable damage very easily.
A producer beholden to methodology or who does not understand the needs of the game they're working, however, can do irreparable damage very easily.
I reposted this, and then saw some discourse in the replies, so here's my take: big games absolutely need managers and producers. In fact, as I've grown older, more of my time is spent on being a manager and producer. But I think the underlying sentiment here is: trust the people in the trenches.
I know several games made solely by programmers, I know none made only by project managers.
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 AM
A good producer is absolutely an incredible force multiplier and allows the folks who are creating the actual artifacts to be more effective.
A producer beholden to methodology or who does not understand the needs of the game they're working, however, can do irreparable damage very easily.
A producer beholden to methodology or who does not understand the needs of the game they're working, however, can do irreparable damage very easily.
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i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
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the confirmation of contemporary transphobia as a political movement has been the brainchild of a boys club made up of some of the most disgusting monsters in recent memory to explicitly keep trans women disenfranchised so as to subjugate and exploit us for their own sexual gain is like
a lot, dawg
a lot, dawg
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
the confirmation of contemporary transphobia as a political movement has been the brainchild of a boys club made up of some of the most disgusting monsters in recent memory to explicitly keep trans women disenfranchised so as to subjugate and exploit us for their own sexual gain is like
a lot, dawg
a lot, dawg
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I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
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People say we can't compare this to the Third Reich because of the atrocities but we only found out about the atrocities after the fact when it was all said and done and we're not done with this yet so I am sure the worst stomach churning shit has yet to be revealed.
ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
February 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
People say we can't compare this to the Third Reich because of the atrocities but we only found out about the atrocities after the fact when it was all said and done and we're not done with this yet so I am sure the worst stomach churning shit has yet to be revealed.
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Epstein had a (banned) xbox live account. Epsteins associates talked about using 4chan to manipulate people. Moot met with Epstein the day before they started /pol/. Epstein was buddies with Bobby Kotick.
Gamer culture was clearly something that was in their sights
Gamer culture was clearly something that was in their sights
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Epstein had a (banned) xbox live account. Epsteins associates talked about using 4chan to manipulate people. Moot met with Epstein the day before they started /pol/. Epstein was buddies with Bobby Kotick.
Gamer culture was clearly something that was in their sights
Gamer culture was clearly something that was in their sights
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Epstein’s circle being potentially/partially behind 4chan really upends the commonly touted idea that gamergate taught the alt-right how to recruit and operate
It redefines it as part of a bigger push that was already underway, which frankly makes more sense
It redefines it as part of a bigger push that was already underway, which frankly makes more sense
February 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Epstein’s circle being potentially/partially behind 4chan really upends the commonly touted idea that gamergate taught the alt-right how to recruit and operate
It redefines it as part of a bigger push that was already underway, which frankly makes more sense
It redefines it as part of a bigger push that was already underway, which frankly makes more sense
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Heroes come in many forms and this is one of them
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Heroes come in many forms and this is one of them
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
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I'm gonna become the first guy to walk out of family court sentenced to death
February 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I'm gonna become the first guy to walk out of family court sentenced to death
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While being told every step of the way that Texas should be abandoned and it was their own fault, by people who should damn well know better.
Worth bearing in mind that a huge number of people on the ground have been working tirelessly and for the most part thanklessly, for many years, to make it happen
I’m not actually expecting that the long-prophesied Texas flip is imminent, but y’know, it could be. It honestly fucking could be. It doesn’t happen until it does
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
While being told every step of the way that Texas should be abandoned and it was their own fault, by people who should damn well know better.