Molly Maloney
@llyann.bsky.social
Principal Narrative Designer at Remedy. Formerly of Bad Robot, Telltale. I draw pictures sometimes.
Signs you’ve been living in Finland too long —
Me, sitting at my desk, doing my work, minding my own business: man I could really go for some raw turnip right now
Me, sitting at my desk, doing my work, minding my own business: man I could really go for some raw turnip right now
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Signs you’ve been living in Finland too long —
Me, sitting at my desk, doing my work, minding my own business: man I could really go for some raw turnip right now
Me, sitting at my desk, doing my work, minding my own business: man I could really go for some raw turnip right now
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Envious of whoever is ready to jump on this - I have hired Chuck myself, and it was a very good thing. True fact, he can actually do all of the things he claims in this post! Git him while the gittin' is good!
Stuff I can do:
* Writing for interactive entertainment
* Narrative and puzzle design
* Game dev in engine (Unity, Unreal, some Godot) using C#, C++ etc
* VR/AR/XR development
* Attraction/location-based game dev
* iOS programming in Swift & Obj-C
Brief CV:
spectrecollie.com/about-spectr...
* Writing for interactive entertainment
* Narrative and puzzle design
* Game dev in engine (Unity, Unreal, some Godot) using C#, C++ etc
* VR/AR/XR development
* Attraction/location-based game dev
* iOS programming in Swift & Obj-C
Brief CV:
spectrecollie.com/about-spectr...
July 31, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Envious of whoever is ready to jump on this - I have hired Chuck myself, and it was a very good thing. True fact, he can actually do all of the things he claims in this post! Git him while the gittin' is good!
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
July 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
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kiss me, you're beautiful - these are truly the last days
June 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
kiss me, you're beautiful - these are truly the last days
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For those of you who might use ChatGPT or any kind of GenAI for your writing, give this a read and maybe reconsider
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
amandaguinzburg.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM
For those of you who might use ChatGPT or any kind of GenAI for your writing, give this a read and maybe reconsider
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I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
May 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Spent a while this evening messing around with Type Help and am really impressed with what a fun, inventive little game it is. Will definitely be playing more
william-rous.itch.io/type-help
william-rous.itch.io/type-help
Type Help by William Rous
The Unsolvable Mystery
william-rous.itch.io
March 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Spent a while this evening messing around with Type Help and am really impressed with what a fun, inventive little game it is. Will definitely be playing more
william-rous.itch.io/type-help
william-rous.itch.io/type-help
This is now my favorite inaugural slack message I’ve received from a coworker
March 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This is now my favorite inaugural slack message I’ve received from a coworker
Good advice in this thread for those attending GDC/industry events. Stay safe, everyone knows someone (or is someone) these things have happened to.
March 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Good advice in this thread for those attending GDC/industry events. Stay safe, everyone knows someone (or is someone) these things have happened to.
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Game development.
March 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Game development.
Ever walk into a room with motion sensor lights, but the lights don’t turn on immediately, giving you just enough time to wonder if you’ve died and this is how you learn you’re a ghost
March 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Ever walk into a room with motion sensor lights, but the lights don’t turn on immediately, giving you just enough time to wonder if you’ve died and this is how you learn you’re a ghost
This is insane.
“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated."
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air Safety
Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.
www.rollingstone.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is insane.
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Hi, I’m a white cis woman. And a mom. My “safety” is frequently trotted out by bad faith actors who want an excuse for bigotry. Which means it’s time for a story: the night a trans woman saved me. 1/12 🧵
February 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Hi, I’m a white cis woman. And a mom. My “safety” is frequently trotted out by bad faith actors who want an excuse for bigotry. Which means it’s time for a story: the night a trans woman saved me. 1/12 🧵
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The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
what could possibly go wrong
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control employees weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press.
buff.ly
February 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
what could possibly go wrong
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Here’s the Csuites long game:
Step 1: Mass layoffs flip the supply/demand for skilled workers stateside.
Step 2: Lower wages and hire temps to avoid paying benefits. Outsource the rest.
Step 3: Lower wages again to replace HB1 visas with younger stateside workers so they can avoid visa fees.
Step 1: Mass layoffs flip the supply/demand for skilled workers stateside.
Step 2: Lower wages and hire temps to avoid paying benefits. Outsource the rest.
Step 3: Lower wages again to replace HB1 visas with younger stateside workers so they can avoid visa fees.
From now on I'm going to refer to layoffs as attempted mass destitution because that's effectively what's happening.
February 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Here’s the Csuites long game:
Step 1: Mass layoffs flip the supply/demand for skilled workers stateside.
Step 2: Lower wages and hire temps to avoid paying benefits. Outsource the rest.
Step 3: Lower wages again to replace HB1 visas with younger stateside workers so they can avoid visa fees.
Step 1: Mass layoffs flip the supply/demand for skilled workers stateside.
Step 2: Lower wages and hire temps to avoid paying benefits. Outsource the rest.
Step 3: Lower wages again to replace HB1 visas with younger stateside workers so they can avoid visa fees.
Today living in Finland meant thinking I was buying ginger ale at the store but in fact I was buying something that Google translate simply calls “sparkle drink” that I now have a liter of
February 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Today living in Finland meant thinking I was buying ginger ale at the store but in fact I was buying something that Google translate simply calls “sparkle drink” that I now have a liter of
One of those days where it is snowing but the sky is blue ❄️☀️
February 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One of those days where it is snowing but the sky is blue ❄️☀️
I remember coming back to the stack of these at my desk and exclaiming, “they look terrible, it’s perfect!”
The drawings of Saga Anderson’s daughter in Alan Wake 2. Spoiler: I drew these, channeling my inner child. My artistic peak 😅
February 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I remember coming back to the stack of these at my desk and exclaiming, “they look terrible, it’s perfect!”
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Yes! Narratives are built in a readers head. If you tell them something they probably won’t remember it - if you hint and they figure it out, they’ll never forget it
I need to elaborate on this more at some point when I am less busy with work, but I believe small, internally consistent references do a lot more work to support an immersive narrative than any big lore sweep or dive ever will.
February 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yes! Narratives are built in a readers head. If you tell them something they probably won’t remember it - if you hint and they figure it out, they’ll never forget it
Welcome to hell
Many medical centers use an AI-powered tool called Whisper to transcribe patients’ interactions with their doctors. But researchers have found that it sometimes invents text, a phenomenon known in the industry as hallucinations, raising the possibility of errors like misdiagnosis.
What to know about an AI transcription tool that ‘hallucinates’ medical interactions
Many medical centers use an AI-powered tool called Whisper to transcribe patients’ interactions with their doctors. But researchers have found that it sometimes invents text, a phenomenon known in…
buff.ly
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to hell
This is a beautifully worded encapsulation of why I stopped discussing the theory or practice of my work on open social channels
A self-imposed rule I had for Twitter, forgot on bluesky, and need to reinstall now is: before hitting “post,” decide - in a worst-case scenario - is this a topic I want to argue about all day?
February 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This is a beautifully worded encapsulation of why I stopped discussing the theory or practice of my work on open social channels