Cale
@caleplut.com
Used to write music and play piano, now tech policy & strategy for B.C. Government out of Vancouver.
PhD, MFA in Interactive & Generative music for games
Bikes, baking, and bad posts
Personal account - opinions and X-COM jokes not official policy
PhD, MFA in Interactive & Generative music for games
Bikes, baking, and bad posts
Personal account - opinions and X-COM jokes not official policy
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typical bluesky user
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
typical bluesky user
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There’s an objectively correct answer to this question and it’s from a video game and I’m tired of anyone pretending it’s anything other than the one we all know it is
what’s your favorite line delivery
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
There’s an objectively correct answer to this question and it’s from a video game and I’m tired of anyone pretending it’s anything other than the one we all know it is
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Next up: cyclists on the MBT realizing the speed camera is there and spinning up to get the frowny face.
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Next up: cyclists on the MBT realizing the speed camera is there and spinning up to get the frowny face.
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Surprise! I just released FTL - Lost Ship EP, a small collection of never before published FTL music, including live tracks, music that was cut from the game, and an expanded piece I made in 2025 based on one of the originals.
benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/ftl-lo...
benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/ftl-lo...
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Surprise! I just released FTL - Lost Ship EP, a small collection of never before published FTL music, including live tracks, music that was cut from the game, and an expanded piece I made in 2025 based on one of the originals.
benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/ftl-lo...
benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/ftl-lo...
AGDQ2027 runner: "Yeah so this is called the nag skip. It saves about two hours, but now we'll hear 'Hey Samus, I don't think you can go that way!' every 5 minutes for the rest of the game"
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
AGDQ2027 runner: "Yeah so this is called the nag skip. It saves about two hours, but now we'll hear 'Hey Samus, I don't think you can go that way!' every 5 minutes for the rest of the game"
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"Guy who nags you when you don't immediately find an item in metroid" is one of those sentences to make anyone who has previous experience with the series break into a cold sweat
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Guy who nags you when you don't immediately find an item in metroid" is one of those sentences to make anyone who has previous experience with the series break into a cold sweat
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i wrote an article recently about how powerful silence is in super metroid and i am thinking about it today for i guess no reason www.avclub.com/super-metroi...
The strength of Super Metroid's soundtrack is in its silences
Super Metroid's music is crucial to the game's unsettling, hostile atmosphere--and especially the way that soundtrack uses silence.
www.avclub.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
i wrote an article recently about how powerful silence is in super metroid and i am thinking about it today for i guess no reason www.avclub.com/super-metroi...
This is the real crisis of masculinity
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is the real crisis of masculinity
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If you're a Trek fan and you've never seen this Tumblr thread, do yourself a favor, it's fantastic.
Shout outs to the greatest Tumblr thread of all time:
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If you're a Trek fan and you've never seen this Tumblr thread, do yourself a favor, it's fantastic.
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oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
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please picture in your mind how wide a tennis court could possibly be. nope wrong
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
please picture in your mind how wide a tennis court could possibly be. nope wrong
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WHAT. Give me that, you jerks!!!!!!
An e-ink display can be used as the front panel on a Steam Machine (used for testing by Valve, will not be for sale) youtu.be/bWUxObt1efQ?...
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
WHAT. Give me that, you jerks!!!!!!
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Weird that we have a planet-wide magnetic defense system that self activates when the sun decides to attack but it is very pretty
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Weird that we have a planet-wide magnetic defense system that self activates when the sun decides to attack but it is very pretty
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Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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Sickos dot jaypeg
“Pioneers of “enhanced geothermal” techniques believe they can apply innovations from the shale industry, such as fracking and multilateral drilling, to enable geothermal almost anywhere. At the forefront is Fervo.”
economist.com/the-world-ah...
economist.com/the-world-ah...
Geothermal energy looks set to go from niche to necessary
Competition between startups including Fervo Energy, Eavo and XGS Energy is hotting up. 2026 looks set to mark the start of the great geothermal renaissance
economist.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Sickos dot jaypeg
I choose to read this as a Sony exec comparing the company's strength to that of an anime character and no one can stop me
Sony raises profit forecast by 8%, cites lower tariff impact, anime strength reut.rs/485OJax
Sony raises profit forecast by 8%, cites lower tariff impact, anime strength
Sony raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending March 2026 by 8% to 1.43 trillion yen ($9.48 billion) on Tuesday, citing a smaller-than-expected impact from U.S. tariffs and the strength of its entertainment and chips businesses.
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I choose to read this as a Sony exec comparing the company's strength to that of an anime character and no one can stop me
Strongly held new ethical stance that if you're using the Mamdani font generator you should respect the medium enough to incorporate the "for"
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Strongly held new ethical stance that if you're using the Mamdani font generator you should respect the medium enough to incorporate the "for"
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They should make a Mortal Kombat Broadway musical
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
They should make a Mortal Kombat Broadway musical