Ryan Brady
@doctoromni.bsky.social
PhD-Class Scientist
Escape / Immersive Enthusiast @roomescapeartist.bsky.social, ConOps @realityescapecon.bsky.social
Expat 🇯🇵, veteran, game design dabbler, [E], and all-around nerd.
He/him.
日本語を勉強しています
Escape / Immersive Enthusiast @roomescapeartist.bsky.social, ConOps @realityescapecon.bsky.social
Expat 🇯🇵, veteran, game design dabbler, [E], and all-around nerd.
He/him.
日本語を勉強しています
Now *this* is a call to action. 😂
If you're enjoying Demonschool, please review it on your platform of choice! We would love to reach 500 reviews by the end of the month on Steam, especially. If we can achieve that goal we will put something very stupid into the game for you all as a reward......
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Now *this* is a call to action. 😂
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Wife: showing me pictures from yesterday sightseeing w/family while I was at work.
Me: Wait a minute, you met @chiitan.love ?! Not fair!
W: Oh, do you know who that is? We didn't, but they were cute.
😂
Me: Wait a minute, you met @chiitan.love ?! Not fair!
W: Oh, do you know who that is? We didn't, but they were cute.
😂
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Wife: showing me pictures from yesterday sightseeing w/family while I was at work.
Me: Wait a minute, you met @chiitan.love ?! Not fair!
W: Oh, do you know who that is? We didn't, but they were cute.
😂
Me: Wait a minute, you met @chiitan.love ?! Not fair!
W: Oh, do you know who that is? We didn't, but they were cute.
😂
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It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
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- "Get me the original Simpsons theme in the game!"
- "Licensing it is too expensive sir"
- "Then get me a non-union equivalent!"
- "Licensing it is too expensive sir"
- "Then get me a non-union equivalent!"
November 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
- "Get me the original Simpsons theme in the game!"
- "Licensing it is too expensive sir"
- "Then get me a non-union equivalent!"
- "Licensing it is too expensive sir"
- "Then get me a non-union equivalent!"
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I mentioned this stat from Alisa Wood of KKR in a talk I did a few weeks ago, but did you know: There are more private equity firms in the United States than there are McDonald's? (~19,000 vs. 14,000) In 1980, there were 24 PE firms *total* in the U.S. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I mentioned this stat from Alisa Wood of KKR in a talk I did a few weeks ago, but did you know: There are more private equity firms in the United States than there are McDonald's? (~19,000 vs. 14,000) In 1980, there were 24 PE firms *total* in the U.S. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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We should probably promote this show more, it’s true.
You get it all when you back this show: talk about games no other podcast is going to cover—that glorious middle lane between AAA drudgery and indie obscurity that always gets lost in the internet drag—and Shatner-ian readings of old R&B songs.
You get it all when you back this show: talk about games no other podcast is going to cover—that glorious middle lane between AAA drudgery and indie obscurity that always gets lost in the internet drag—and Shatner-ian readings of old R&B songs.
we'll be fine for a bit, will probably put out a formal Work Please post once things have settled, but in the meantime i should probably try to plug the podcast i do with my best friends @ajohnagnello.bsky.social and @susanarendt.bsky.social a bit more www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
Patron Episode 195: Doom Commentary Spectacular | Continue Podcast
Get more from Continue Podcast on Patreon
www.patreon.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
We should probably promote this show more, it’s true.
You get it all when you back this show: talk about games no other podcast is going to cover—that glorious middle lane between AAA drudgery and indie obscurity that always gets lost in the internet drag—and Shatner-ian readings of old R&B songs.
You get it all when you back this show: talk about games no other podcast is going to cover—that glorious middle lane between AAA drudgery and indie obscurity that always gets lost in the internet drag—and Shatner-ian readings of old R&B songs.
This came into my feed and I realized that I could read it now.
Nice little moment of language progress.
Nice little moment of language progress.
October 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This came into my feed and I realized that I could read it now.
Nice little moment of language progress.
Nice little moment of language progress.
Saw the new Running Man trailer. I’m in. Very on the book, which will make it a good story for our time.
I imagine Stephen King is happy since he’s not a fan of the old movie, which is much more “inspired by” than “adaptation”. I have a soft spot for the schlocky old one though.
I imagine Stephen King is happy since he’s not a fan of the old movie, which is much more “inspired by” than “adaptation”. I have a soft spot for the schlocky old one though.
October 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Saw the new Running Man trailer. I’m in. Very on the book, which will make it a good story for our time.
I imagine Stephen King is happy since he’s not a fan of the old movie, which is much more “inspired by” than “adaptation”. I have a soft spot for the schlocky old one though.
I imagine Stephen King is happy since he’s not a fan of the old movie, which is much more “inspired by” than “adaptation”. I have a soft spot for the schlocky old one though.
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I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”
October 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”
Ships taking shelter from Super Typhoon Ragasa in a bay near Hong Kong.
Not pictured: Us on an improvised flight escaping Hong Kong before the airport shuts down for two whole days.
Not pictured: Us on an improvised flight escaping Hong Kong before the airport shuts down for two whole days.
September 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Ships taking shelter from Super Typhoon Ragasa in a bay near Hong Kong.
Not pictured: Us on an improvised flight escaping Hong Kong before the airport shuts down for two whole days.
Not pictured: Us on an improvised flight escaping Hong Kong before the airport shuts down for two whole days.
Ooh, this has some real 428: Shibuya Scramble vibes.
IzanagiGames, Nippon TV, and AX-ON announce ‘full-scale live-action game’ AKIBA LOST for PS5, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
IzanagiGames, in cooperation with Nippon Television Network Corporation and Nippon Television AX-ON, has announced AKIBA LOST, a "full-scale live-action game" due out for…
IzanagiGames, in cooperation with Nippon Television Network Corporation and Nippon Television AX-ON, has announced AKIBA LOST, a "full-scale live-action game" due out for…
IzanagiGames, Nippon TV, and AX-ON announce ‘full-scale live-action game’ AKIBA LOST for PS5, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
IzanagiGames, in cooperation with Nippon Television Network Corporation and Nippon Television AX-ON, has announced AKIBA LOST, a "full-scale live-action game" due out for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and PC via Steam in 2026. It will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options.
www.gematsu.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Ooh, this has some real 428: Shibuya Scramble vibes.
I prefer my games without PvP but I admit it is satisfying to see my umas win. (In the non-whale division)
August 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I prefer my games without PvP but I admit it is satisfying to see my umas win. (In the non-whale division)
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Modern AI tools emulate the classic con-man tricks of mentalism, tricking people into believing that they’re far more clever - and sapient - than they actually are.
Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…
The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour
softwarecrisis.dev
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Modern AI tools emulate the classic con-man tricks of mentalism, tricking people into believing that they’re far more clever - and sapient - than they actually are.
Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
Today's adventure in JP/EN dual use website forms: "The character ',' may not be used".
It took me almost as long to prune out the commas as to fill out the form! After several tries, the last one was the comma in "2,000".😅
It took me almost as long to prune out the commas as to fill out the form! After several tries, the last one was the comma in "2,000".😅
August 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Today's adventure in JP/EN dual use website forms: "The character ',' may not be used".
It took me almost as long to prune out the commas as to fill out the form! After several tries, the last one was the comma in "2,000".😅
It took me almost as long to prune out the commas as to fill out the form! After several tries, the last one was the comma in "2,000".😅
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A particularly important review from @roomescapeartist.bsky.social, in that it showcases a very long list of things that you should never ever do.
An escape room review should never include the line "I asked my team, 'did I look cool?' while I was set on fire.”
An escape room review should never include the line "I asked my team, 'did I look cool?' while I was set on fire.”
Freaky Minds Horror Live Games - The Sculptor [Review] - Room Escape Artist
We do not recommend The Sculptor, an escape room at Freaky Minds Horror Live Games in Athens. They do not respect their players.
roomescapeartist.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A particularly important review from @roomescapeartist.bsky.social, in that it showcases a very long list of things that you should never ever do.
An escape room review should never include the line "I asked my team, 'did I look cool?' while I was set on fire.”
An escape room review should never include the line "I asked my team, 'did I look cool?' while I was set on fire.”
We know shit is real when the town makes a second announcement in English. First time that's happened.
(It will be tiny here, no concerns, they're just warning people to stay away from the water)
(It will be tiny here, no concerns, they're just warning people to stay away from the water)
July 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
We know shit is real when the town makes a second announcement in English. First time that's happened.
(It will be tiny here, no concerns, they're just warning people to stay away from the water)
(It will be tiny here, no concerns, they're just warning people to stay away from the water)
Today there was a strange thumping at our balcony door.
We have a small lizard that dashed through the door one day and refuses to leave. It's good at hiding.
The lizard was on the sliding doors and the thumping was a bird trying to eat it. Through the door. 😆
We have a small lizard that dashed through the door one day and refuses to leave. It's good at hiding.
The lizard was on the sliding doors and the thumping was a bird trying to eat it. Through the door. 😆
July 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Today there was a strange thumping at our balcony door.
We have a small lizard that dashed through the door one day and refuses to leave. It's good at hiding.
The lizard was on the sliding doors and the thumping was a bird trying to eat it. Through the door. 😆
We have a small lizard that dashed through the door one day and refuses to leave. It's good at hiding.
The lizard was on the sliding doors and the thumping was a bird trying to eat it. Through the door. 😆
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![Comic. [Person with ponytail using handheld device in front of a large sign with crooked, off-center header, with crooked QR code (with illegible URL) and crooked list beneath] Header: DOANATE TO FIX THIS SIGN! List: $10 Fix kerning [kerning around “rni” of kerning is difficult to read]; $20 Align Columns [out of alignment] $20 Fix text size [much smaller text size]; $50 Fix typo; $50 Fix centering; $100 fix rotation. PERSON: Grrr… [caption] My new company’s business model is based on extorting graphic designers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidspubnircp7xyx267adn6waakg76eb4giljnlwdh3zig5dqw7pbm@jpeg)
July 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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If a colleague had the reliability rate of an LLM, they would be fired. If ordinary* software did, it would be uninstalled.
LLMs require the chat format, because chat makes us party to the conversation. We insert the meaning ourselves - and hold it to a different standard. It's the mirror effect.
LLMs require the chat format, because chat makes us party to the conversation. We insert the meaning ourselves - and hold it to a different standard. It's the mirror effect.
If a human told you things that were correct 80% of the time but claimed, flat out, with absolute confidence, that they were correct 100% of the time, you would dislike them & never trust a word they say. All I'm really suggesting is for people to treat chatbots with that same distrust & antagonism.
June 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
If a colleague had the reliability rate of an LLM, they would be fired. If ordinary* software did, it would be uninstalled.
LLMs require the chat format, because chat makes us party to the conversation. We insert the meaning ourselves - and hold it to a different standard. It's the mirror effect.
LLMs require the chat format, because chat makes us party to the conversation. We insert the meaning ourselves - and hold it to a different standard. It's the mirror effect.