Lorenzo Pilia
@lorenzopilia.bsky.social
Berlin-based event producer & curator. I organise #TalkAndPlay (big game meetup) @berlingamescene.bsky.social + run @saftladen.bsky.social co-working space for indie devs. Drums @splitmilkband.bsky.social. Prev: A MAZE. / Berlin, Maschinen-Mensch. He/Him
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
Since restarting the event in 2023 I asked #TalkAndPlay attendees to wear an FFP2 mask. I finally dropped the requirement because few people seemed to care and I got tired of having to justify the choice. At the last edition some still wore a mask and it didn't feel weird, which is a win I guess?
Hauled some butt over the weekend and got around to tackling the batch of photos I took at @berlingamescene.bsky.social 's Talk & Play 53. 📸🥷 flic.kr/s/aHBqjCB7Jn #indiedev #gamedev
flic.kr
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Since restarting the event in 2023 I asked #TalkAndPlay attendees to wear an FFP2 mask. I finally dropped the requirement because few people seemed to care and I got tired of having to justify the choice. At the last edition some still wore a mask and it didn't feel weird, which is a win I guess?
1998 truly a golden year for emo & friends
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
1998 truly a golden year for emo & friends
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✨IT'S MOVING DAY✨
Are you ready to explore the apartment, renovate it and uncover its turbulent past?
Out on Steam (Steamdeck verified!), PlayStation and Xbox NOW!
Are you ready to explore the apartment, renovate it and uncover its turbulent past?
Out on Steam (Steamdeck verified!), PlayStation and Xbox NOW!
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
✨IT'S MOVING DAY✨
Are you ready to explore the apartment, renovate it and uncover its turbulent past?
Out on Steam (Steamdeck verified!), PlayStation and Xbox NOW!
Are you ready to explore the apartment, renovate it and uncover its turbulent past?
Out on Steam (Steamdeck verified!), PlayStation and Xbox NOW!
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technology that makes people more productive is inherently used to perpetuate capitalism, that’s why I make videogames, technology that makes people less productive
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
technology that makes people more productive is inherently used to perpetuate capitalism, that’s why I make videogames, technology that makes people less productive
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Jacken für Obdachlose
"Die Berliner Stadtmission ruft angesichts der sinkenden Temperaturen zum Spenden von warmen Winterjacken und -mänteln auf. Jeweils zwischen 7 Uhr und 9 Uhr können diese an der Sammelstelle am Washingtonplatz am Hauptbahnhof an Ständen mit blau-roten Flaggen abgegeben werden."
"Die Berliner Stadtmission ruft angesichts der sinkenden Temperaturen zum Spenden von warmen Winterjacken und -mänteln auf. Jeweils zwischen 7 Uhr und 9 Uhr können diese an der Sammelstelle am Washingtonplatz am Hauptbahnhof an Ständen mit blau-roten Flaggen abgegeben werden."
Winterjacken gesucht: Stadtmission sammelt für Bedürftige
Nicht jeder hat bei den zunehmend niedrigeren Temperaturen einen warmen Mantel. Deswegen ruft die Stadtmission zur Spende von ungenutzten Winterjacken auf.
www.berlin.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Jacken für Obdachlose
"Die Berliner Stadtmission ruft angesichts der sinkenden Temperaturen zum Spenden von warmen Winterjacken und -mänteln auf. Jeweils zwischen 7 Uhr und 9 Uhr können diese an der Sammelstelle am Washingtonplatz am Hauptbahnhof an Ständen mit blau-roten Flaggen abgegeben werden."
"Die Berliner Stadtmission ruft angesichts der sinkenden Temperaturen zum Spenden von warmen Winterjacken und -mänteln auf. Jeweils zwischen 7 Uhr und 9 Uhr können diese an der Sammelstelle am Washingtonplatz am Hauptbahnhof an Ständen mit blau-roten Flaggen abgegeben werden."
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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It's done! Silly #oeufgame controller. (Thanks to @mrlucagames.bsky.social and @robinwobbles.bsky.social for help with construction).
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It's done! Silly #oeufgame controller. (Thanks to @mrlucagames.bsky.social and @robinwobbles.bsky.social for help with construction).
Last one for this year!
Registrations to attend Talk & Play #53 are now open!
➡️ www.meetup.com/berlingamesc...
(we still have some spots available for the showcase by the way)
#TalkAndPlay
➡️ www.meetup.com/berlingamesc...
(we still have some spots available for the showcase by the way)
#TalkAndPlay
Talk & Play #53, Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
**RSVP via Meetup is mandatory to attend the event, due to limited capacity. Registrations will open on Wednesday October 29 at 11:00 am Berlin time.**
Talk & Play is a fr
www.meetup.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Last one for this year!
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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Slots & Daggers is OUT NOW!!
I've poured so much love into this game and had so much fun making it. From the music to the animations to all the silly little mechanics, really hope you can feel it 🖤
Give it a retweet if you wanna support me, link to the game below! Cheers 🥂
I've poured so much love into this game and had so much fun making it. From the music to the animations to all the silly little mechanics, really hope you can feel it 🖤
Give it a retweet if you wanna support me, link to the game below! Cheers 🥂
October 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Slots & Daggers is OUT NOW!!
I've poured so much love into this game and had so much fun making it. From the music to the animations to all the silly little mechanics, really hope you can feel it 🖤
Give it a retweet if you wanna support me, link to the game below! Cheers 🥂
I've poured so much love into this game and had so much fun making it. From the music to the animations to all the silly little mechanics, really hope you can feel it 🖤
Give it a retweet if you wanna support me, link to the game below! Cheers 🥂
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Talk & Play #53: showcase registrations are now open!
The event will take place on Wednesday, November 12 from 18:30 at UE Campus Berlin
👾 Submit your game-related project here forms.gle/QuiJfgNfZDvf...
#TalkAndPlay
The event will take place on Wednesday, November 12 from 18:30 at UE Campus Berlin
👾 Submit your game-related project here forms.gle/QuiJfgNfZDvf...
#TalkAndPlay
October 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Talk & Play #53: showcase registrations are now open!
The event will take place on Wednesday, November 12 from 18:30 at UE Campus Berlin
👾 Submit your game-related project here forms.gle/QuiJfgNfZDvf...
#TalkAndPlay
The event will take place on Wednesday, November 12 from 18:30 at UE Campus Berlin
👾 Submit your game-related project here forms.gle/QuiJfgNfZDvf...
#TalkAndPlay
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Press START to build a new home with us! This week we want to achieve 80% of the goal. Would you help us?
Do you know someone who is enthusiastic of #playfulart? Or someone who wants to see the #culturalsector flourish?
Share our campaign with them!
We are all part of this game ;)
#crowdfunding
Do you know someone who is enthusiastic of #playfulart? Or someone who wants to see the #culturalsector flourish?
Share our campaign with them!
We are all part of this game ;)
#crowdfunding
October 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Press START to build a new home with us! This week we want to achieve 80% of the goal. Would you help us?
Do you know someone who is enthusiastic of #playfulart? Or someone who wants to see the #culturalsector flourish?
Share our campaign with them!
We are all part of this game ;)
#crowdfunding
Do you know someone who is enthusiastic of #playfulart? Or someone who wants to see the #culturalsector flourish?
Share our campaign with them!
We are all part of this game ;)
#crowdfunding
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Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
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Very good news from the east of Germany, where the far-right (AfD) has its strongest base - the AfD got soundly defeated in two mayoral elections, in places where they were trying to use the presence of people seeking asylum as a decisive issue. Many voters rejected that outlook. That's hopeful.
Wieder ein schlechter Tag für die AfD im Osten.
Deklassiert in der OB-Stichwahl in Frankfurt (Oder) und sogar in Eisenhüttenstadt - wo sie sich echte Hoffnung machte - deutlich verloren.
Deklassiert in der OB-Stichwahl in Frankfurt (Oder) und sogar in Eisenhüttenstadt - wo sie sich echte Hoffnung machte - deutlich verloren.
October 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Very good news from the east of Germany, where the far-right (AfD) has its strongest base - the AfD got soundly defeated in two mayoral elections, in places where they were trying to use the presence of people seeking asylum as a decisive issue. Many voters rejected that outlook. That's hopeful.
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A pause from electronic music for an important call to action, especially for my colleagues here in Germany.
The foundation of what we do depends on our speaking up for basic human rights.
The foundation of what we do depends on our speaking up for basic human rights.
Director of Oyoun, Berlin cultural space, among illegal flotilla abductions - CDM Create Digital Music
Louna Sbou, the director of Berlin cultural space Oyoun, is one of hundreds of civilians whom Israel illegally detained in international waters yesterday. It's yet another moment highlighting the ongo...
cdm.link
October 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A pause from electronic music for an important call to action, especially for my colleagues here in Germany.
The foundation of what we do depends on our speaking up for basic human rights.
The foundation of what we do depends on our speaking up for basic human rights.
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Here is the advice I wish I'd had about running a pretty big game jam on itch
davemakes.com/extremelyspe...
davemakes.com/extremelyspe...
Advice on running a game jam
Things I learned from hosting Falling Block Jam
davemakes.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Here is the advice I wish I'd had about running a pretty big game jam on itch
davemakes.com/extremelyspe...
davemakes.com/extremelyspe...
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💛 TRACES OF PLAY 💛 is a participatory installation that celebrates the folk, playground, and street games we used to play. Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social, come subvert these humble everyday objects into magnificent playthings of joy! 🪨🥜🥄✏️🪢
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
💛 TRACES OF PLAY 💛 is a participatory installation that celebrates the folk, playground, and street games we used to play. Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social, come subvert these humble everyday objects into magnificent playthings of joy! 🪨🥜🥄✏️🪢
This is the Italy I like
Italy was on strike in solidarity with Palestinians last Monday.
Hundreds of thousands demonstrated blocking roads, ports & railway stations. In Rome, many drivers found themselves stuck in traffic — & were happy about it, saluting demonstrators & condemning Israel’s genocide against Palestinians.
Hundreds of thousands demonstrated blocking roads, ports & railway stations. In Rome, many drivers found themselves stuck in traffic — & were happy about it, saluting demonstrators & condemning Israel’s genocide against Palestinians.
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is the Italy I like
For context: Steam pays out by the 30th of the month following sales. That means between 30 and 60 days from the moment your game was purchased by someone to that money reaching your bank account. Itch offers an option where you immediately get the money.
Designers are waiting weeks, and in some cases months, for payouts from itch as sympathy for the indie game platform's mounting problems wears thin.
Game designers are experiencing persistent payout issues from itch.io
The indie platform’s payout delays are a symptom of a bigger issue.
www.rascal.news
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
For context: Steam pays out by the 30th of the month following sales. That means between 30 and 60 days from the moment your game was purchased by someone to that money reaching your bank account. Itch offers an option where you immediately get the money.
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Experimental post: The Inevitable March of Time
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Experimental post: The Inevitable March of Time
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
Grew up in bars surrounded by Trevisane so they will always be my favourites
September 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Grew up in bars surrounded by Trevisane so they will always be my favourites