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codecrafty.bsky.social
Dowager Allison Salmon
@codecrafty.bsky.social
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I've made a bunch of games and a couple kids.
Programming Design Patterns Wonk.
Chaotic bi 🩷💜💙🏳️‍🌈
I would rather be outside
My opinions are my own. She/Her.
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Never a dull moment I guess...off I go to Burbank!
Airport selfie. I'm wearing my mdev 2025 beanie, pigtails and I look tired. Out the window behind me you can see a jet bridge
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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My favorite M+Dev interaction this year was people coming up to me and being like "HEY! You're the engineering Management lady! I have some questions."
A picture of me giving my talk with a huge slide saying "Delegation. This can be hard for engineers. A programmer's natural instinct is to hate the code of other programmers. -some famous programmer probably"
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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M+Dev 2025 is bigger and better than ever. Kick-off party and Day 1 was fantastic. The tone has been really uplifting, it's a rough time in the industry but there is energy and hope in this community to build a better future for this industry! #GameDev
A view down a hallway lined on either side with student groups and indie devs showing their games! A group selfie with 8 smiling game devs (including me in the center) from the pre-party. A view of the kick-off party panel in the Orphreum theater. The theater is packed and four panel members are on the stage.
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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If you think it might be better in other languages....it's not. It's a bit obsessed with the night apparently 🤷🏼‍♀️
Originally in spanish Lily: hello, what's new Me: hi Lily: hey, last time we talked about the night Me: hi (not actually what I said) Lily: hi Lily: the last time we talked about the night Lily: do you want to talk more about that?
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Duolingo forcing me to have the stupidest nonsensical conversations with its AI chat feature. Translation in the alt text.
Lily: good evening. Are you well. Me: good evening (I actually said more but it talked over me) Lily: good evening Lily: now it is night Me: good evening, are you good? Lily: I'm good Lily: its night time Me: yes Lily: Thank you Me: yes its night Lily: yes now it is night Me: --- (it only caught the end) Lily: well then bye
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain!
A selfie of me as a witch with a floppy witch hat, a blue dress, red and white striped knickers. I have a pipe in my mouth and I'm holding a green mug.
October 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Management tip: Remember to make your scrums spooky this week!
A screen shot of my from google meet. My name is in the corner and I have an "mummy" filter applied so I look extra creepy
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Irresponsibly posting my location on social media
A sign on a tree saying "frog pond charco ranas" with an arrow pointing right. Its night time and a person with a flash light is in the background only slightly visible
October 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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If you see this post a vampire who isn’t Dracula.

Two vampires who look like they are having the worst session of couples counseling ever.
Louis Pointe du Lac and Armand from Interview with a Vampire. Both wearing all black sitting together on a couch and glaring at the camera like they are really pissed off at having to go to couples counseling.
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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me when there's a log I can lay on
A largish crocodile laying on a log basking in the sun at the side of a river.
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
codecrafty.bsky.social
Oh good a live version of this.
That famous painting that was restored by an armature and looks completely ridiculous.
October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Warning....I'm in a MOOD today
A screen shot from a survey sent by my child's school. Q: What do you need to help improve your student's attendance? A: It would help if we hadn't had a global pandemic, if my husband hadn't died and we were not experiencing a progressive crumbling of our democracy and economy with an alarming rise in fascism.
October 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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My dog is outraged that I ate a large chunk of cheese for lunch and only shared a little with her.
a black and grey pitbull mix standing with her mouth a bit open looking shocked. The same dog with her nose in the air giving me a very judgmental side eye.
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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This is a real postcard I got today ☠️
A post card showing a bunch of bbq wings and the text "curious about cremation or burial options? Join us for a free lunch & learn on the benefits of pre-planning your final wishes"
October 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Hey all! I'm speaking at M+Dev 2025! Hope to see ya all there.

@wigamesalliance.bsky.social
A selfie of me with a frame around it that says "I'm speaking at M+Dev 25" The midwest's largest game industry conference Nov 7-8 in Madison WI!
October 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Premiering Oct 25th from Team Welded Souls, A Ghostly Time of Fear! Made in just 48 hours. @wisconsin48film.bsky.social
A boy staring straight into the camera wearing a news boy cap, button down shirt with a vest. He is holding a pair of pliers. He is in black and white and is surrounded by corn stalks. A title is above him that says "a welded souls production A Ghostly Time of Fear"
October 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Since this article is nearly a year old I looked to see how it's been going....not nearly 8000 books and complaints saying if you don't keep paying them they "unpublish" your book.

Spines | BBB Complaints | Better Business Bureau share.google/IPiaE0OA31tf...
Screenshot from Spines website saying 2800+ books published.
October 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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:: Scooby Doo theme song::
Two men standing behind a camera filming a boy being chased by a group of "ghosts" The same "ghosts" chasing the boy up the hill towards a red barn and a white door. The sky is a clear blue
October 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Spooooooooky stuff is afoot.
A selfie of me wearing a sparkly red fedora, a black and red dress, a very sparkly necklace with makeup that makes me look kinda dead A women in a silver ball gown standing in a parking lot holding out a skeleton hand at the camera.
October 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Pulling together costumes for a 48hr film project today...
A pile of rhinestone and pearl costume jewelry Me wearing a sparkly red fedora. A black and red flowered dress A dress with a plaid skirt and lacy black blouse
October 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Homework emotional support dog
A black pitbull mix resting her head and sleeping on the knee of a teenager sitting cross legged on a couch using a Chromebook
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Emails and phone calls during my morning meeting....
Text from an email saying that a tip was called in to local police saying there was someone with a gun in the parking lot of the local high school. Schools went into lock down. Text from a second email saying the tip was a hoax and the call came from another country.
October 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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My feed is full of doom. So here are some non-doom things from my weekend that keep me going.
An egg rack on my counter filled with 8 blue and 8 brown eggs from my chickens A coffee cup with a Luke's diner logo sitting on a table in front of a girl dressed like Rory Gilmore A sleepy black and grey pittie mix snuggling on a bed with a fuzzy blanket
October 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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September 30 October 1
Wanda from Wandavision 2000s episode wearing a bathrobe, baby T-shirt and grey sweat pants sitting cross legged on a living room chair. Wanda in full scarlet witch mode floating cross legged surrounded by candles and red balls of energy, dressed all in red.
October 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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It's wild what a few weeks in a cast will do to your calf muscle. Even with biking a ton this summer my left calf is practically jello and visibly slimmer!
A picture of my legs on a couch. my right leg is more muscular and wider than my left leg. The left leg is wearing a knee high gauze stocking.
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM