Len
@len.bsky.social
Solo indie developer. Strategy/RPG/Horror games freelancer at IGN, PC Gamer, and others. Producer: Three Moves Ahead. Lover of languages, folk metal, and history. she/they
sic semper tyrannis
sic semper tyrannis
If my past self summoned me from the future and asked when World of Warcraft would add player housing and I said "In 21 years" there is a zero percent chance I would think the spell worked.
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If my past self summoned me from the future and asked when World of Warcraft would add player housing and I said "In 21 years" there is a zero percent chance I would think the spell worked.
Proving my parents wrong about video games being a silly triviality for kids, if I'm being perfectly honest.
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Proving my parents wrong about video games being a silly triviality for kids, if I'm being perfectly honest.
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Hey it's me! Had a great time doing the @3ma.bsky.social podcast about #Anno! Give it a listen!
We had a fantastic panel this week as, @len.bsky.social and @jonbolds.bsky.social are joined by special guests @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social and @thedaynaeileen.bsky.social to build Rome in a day in Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
Three Moves Ahead: Anno 117: Pax Romana
Episode 642. Perfidious Albion.
www.idlethumbs.net
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Hey it's me! Had a great time doing the @3ma.bsky.social podcast about #Anno! Give it a listen!
"We must be careful about judging people from the past using our own, modern moral framework" is one of those things I hear repeated uncritically so often because it kind of sounds wise. It has a flavor of erudition and fairness. But I think it's quite uncomplicatedly correct to say: "No we don't."
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"We must be careful about judging people from the past using our own, modern moral framework" is one of those things I hear repeated uncritically so often because it kind of sounds wise. It has a flavor of erudition and fairness. But I think it's quite uncomplicatedly correct to say: "No we don't."
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So happy I got to talk about a game and franchise that has been a big part of my life for like 5 years? 6 years?
You cam hear my excitement when I talk about the fact you can plant your crops in 3 different shapes lol
Thank y'all for having me on! Give it a listen!
You cam hear my excitement when I talk about the fact you can plant your crops in 3 different shapes lol
Thank y'all for having me on! Give it a listen!
We had a fantastic panel this week as, @len.bsky.social and @jonbolds.bsky.social are joined by special guests @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social and @thedaynaeileen.bsky.social to build Rome in a day in Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
Three Moves Ahead: Anno 117: Pax Romana
Episode 642. Perfidious Albion.
www.idlethumbs.net
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
So happy I got to talk about a game and franchise that has been a big part of my life for like 5 years? 6 years?
You cam hear my excitement when I talk about the fact you can plant your crops in 3 different shapes lol
Thank y'all for having me on! Give it a listen!
You cam hear my excitement when I talk about the fact you can plant your crops in 3 different shapes lol
Thank y'all for having me on! Give it a listen!
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I've got wonderful news, there was a great r/askhistorians post on this a couple days ago! Even answers the club question.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I've got wonderful news, there was a great r/askhistorians post on this a couple days ago! Even answers the club question.
reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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Canonically, Morpheus died during the events of The Matrix Online.
After "film trilogy that dropped a critical plot point exclusively via timed Fortnite event" and "video game series whose story only makes sense if you're aware of the events of a canon pachinko machine", I feel like there are whole frontiers of user-hostile narrative design waiting to be explored.
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Canonically, Morpheus died during the events of The Matrix Online.
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We had a fantastic panel this week as, @len.bsky.social and @jonbolds.bsky.social are joined by special guests @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social and @thedaynaeileen.bsky.social to build Rome in a day in Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
Three Moves Ahead: Anno 117: Pax Romana
Episode 642. Perfidious Albion.
www.idlethumbs.net
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
We had a fantastic panel this week as, @len.bsky.social and @jonbolds.bsky.social are joined by special guests @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social and @thedaynaeileen.bsky.social to build Rome in a day in Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
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desertbus.org/2025/prize/V... This is our VERY LAST giveaway of the Desert Bus for Hope 2025 run! And it's definitely worth the wait. This 1:1 scale FF7 Buster Sword replica is finally up for grabs, and if you want a chance to win...then donate $7.77 or multiples thereof by 11:45am PST!!
1:1 Scale FF VII Buster Sword Replica
This 1:1 scale recreation of the iconic Buster Sword from Final Fantasy 7 is a behemoth of a prop. Measuring a staggering 170cm (5′7″) long it's sure to impress, whether it's as a cosplay accessory...
desertbus.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
desertbus.org/2025/prize/V... This is our VERY LAST giveaway of the Desert Bus for Hope 2025 run! And it's definitely worth the wait. This 1:1 scale FF7 Buster Sword replica is finally up for grabs, and if you want a chance to win...then donate $7.77 or multiples thereof by 11:45am PST!!
Living my best life, in my lane, hauling twenty-six thousand tons of iron ore, expecting the gales of November to arrive right on schedule
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Living my best life, in my lane, hauling twenty-six thousand tons of iron ore, expecting the gales of November to arrive right on schedule
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another incredible study showing that giving people money stops them from being poor, no matter how counter-intuitive it seems
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 AM
another incredible study showing that giving people money stops them from being poor, no matter how counter-intuitive it seems
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"Greeks living in Afghanistan were Buddhist 500 years before China and a thousand years before Southeast Asia" is one of those things that sounds made up but is in fact true
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Greeks living in Afghanistan were Buddhist 500 years before China and a thousand years before Southeast Asia" is one of those things that sounds made up but is in fact true
I'm going to start saying games that don't use the Early Access label but release moderately to very broken are in their "Jank Year." We're currently at the beginning of EU5's Jank Year. Certain games have to repeat a year. Skylines 2 is somehow heading into its third Jank Year.
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I'm going to start saying games that don't use the Early Access label but release moderately to very broken are in their "Jank Year." We're currently at the beginning of EU5's Jank Year. Certain games have to repeat a year. Skylines 2 is somehow heading into its third Jank Year.
forced to invent religion to try and explain why "All Messages" is still the default notification setting when you join a new server on discord
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
forced to invent religion to try and explain why "All Messages" is still the default notification setting when you join a new server on discord
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
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Working on a piece about the Pandemic Horde/PanFam news. If you're a pilot who was blindsided, fought in the Hellcamp, or generally have thoughts on this shift in the political landscape of @eveonline.com , hit me up. I'd love to chat for the article. #Tweetfleet #EVEOnline
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Working on a piece about the Pandemic Horde/PanFam news. If you're a pilot who was blindsided, fought in the Hellcamp, or generally have thoughts on this shift in the political landscape of @eveonline.com , hit me up. I'd love to chat for the article. #Tweetfleet #EVEOnline
recurring dream where I'm on an airplane and one of the flight crew bursts out of the cockpit and says breathlessly, "This is an emergency! Does anyone here know anything about the arguments presented at the Second Lateran Council (1139 A.D.)?"
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
recurring dream where I'm on an airplane and one of the flight crew bursts out of the cockpit and says breathlessly, "This is an emergency! Does anyone here know anything about the arguments presented at the Second Lateran Council (1139 A.D.)?"
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paradox's internal studios: mostly bangers, all-time classics, well done everyone
paradox's published games: a bin fire, mostly failures, what is going on
paradox's published games: a bin fire, mostly failures, what is going on
Two years after the catastrophic release of Cities Skylines II, publisher Paradox and developers Colossal Order have split:
aftermath.site/paradox-publis...
aftermath.site/paradox-publis...
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
paradox's internal studios: mostly bangers, all-time classics, well done everyone
paradox's published games: a bin fire, mostly failures, what is going on
paradox's published games: a bin fire, mostly failures, what is going on
The guy they cast as Link looks like the most American Eagle fall catalogue white boy they could have conjured from all of the infinite worlds of the multiverse. If he can act that's almost unfair, but I guess Link doesn't really need to.
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The guy they cast as Link looks like the most American Eagle fall catalogue white boy they could have conjured from all of the infinite worlds of the multiverse. If he can act that's almost unfair, but I guess Link doesn't really need to.
I love/hate this fucking game.
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I love/hate this fucking game.
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
If you'd like to hear my comments on what did and didn't get nominated for "Best Strategy Game", as always, puff your cheeks up real big and then create a very small opening on one side to let some air out a little bit at a time.
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you'd like to hear my comments on what did and didn't get nominated for "Best Strategy Game", as always, puff your cheeks up real big and then create a very small opening on one side to let some air out a little bit at a time.
EU5 tips become irrelevant like two hours after you post them, what a time to be alive.
Trade capacity is the biggest money maker. I focus on that almost exclusively as long as I don't have buildings missing input goods.
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
EU5 tips become irrelevant like two hours after you post them, what a time to be alive.
Every time I see someone complaining about France being too strong in EU5
a man in a blue shirt says i don t know what to tell you bud
Alt: Tim Robinson saying "I don't know what to tell you bud"
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Every time I see someone complaining about France being too strong in EU5
Paradox and Colossal Order "mutually decided to pursue independent paths" and Skylines 2 is being moved to another studio. I guess something had to give eventually, and I suppose I'm glad they're not just sunsetting the whole thing at this point.
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Paradox and Colossal Order "mutually decided to pursue independent paths" and Skylines 2 is being moved to another studio. I guess something had to give eventually, and I suppose I'm glad they're not just sunsetting the whole thing at this point.
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
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Thanks to one of @flixbus.es’s drivers I ended up on the wrong bus on my way home, missed my last connection and now their customer service won’t even reimburse me or put me up with an alternative bus.
So if anyone wants to help me pay for my trip home:
paypal.me/chrisleverne
So if anyone wants to help me pay for my trip home:
paypal.me/chrisleverne
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Thanks to one of @flixbus.es’s drivers I ended up on the wrong bus on my way home, missed my last connection and now their customer service won’t even reimburse me or put me up with an alternative bus.
So if anyone wants to help me pay for my trip home:
paypal.me/chrisleverne
So if anyone wants to help me pay for my trip home:
paypal.me/chrisleverne