Mark DeLoura
@markdeloura.bsky.social
A CTO in Seattle | Former Obama WH | Gamedev | EdTech
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props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
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When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.
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Having shipped numerous MMOs over the course of the years, let me tell you that having and using the ‘fascistic’ power of moderation is crucial unless you want to have a 4chan style den of nazis and child porn instead of a viable business.
It's not linguistic loopholes. It's that power is inherently fascistic. It's impossible to be an admin of anything from a major social media platform to a tiny MUD and not turn into a enormous butt-hurt wimp. It's impossible to have the power to delete without using it.
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Having shipped numerous MMOs over the course of the years, let me tell you that having and using the ‘fascistic’ power of moderation is crucial unless you want to have a 4chan style den of nazis and child porn instead of a viable business.
Fireside chat with Jonathan Knight, head of @nytimes.com games, at Gamesbeat #GBNext
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Fireside chat with Jonathan Knight, head of @nytimes.com games, at Gamesbeat #GBNext
I remember when supporting the Washington Post felt patriotic. But their editorial supporting the complete destruction of the historic East Wing is just the latest sign that their ownership prefers sucking up to those in power versus standing up for what is right. Goodbye.
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I remember when supporting the Washington Post felt patriotic. But their editorial supporting the complete destruction of the historic East Wing is just the latest sign that their ownership prefers sucking up to those in power versus standing up for what is right. Goodbye.
Heart-breaking news today www.gamedeveloper.com/design/dead-...
Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki, 58 passes away
Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of Dead or Alive and game director of the 2000s-era Ninja Gaidan games, has passed away.
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Heart-breaking news today www.gamedeveloper.com/design/dead-...
These bird sounds from the Macaulay Library archive are fantastic. Love the spectrograms too. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/best-bi...
Best Bird Sounds: Our Favorite Macaulay Library Audio Recordings 2025
In 2024, birders uploaded more than 470,000 sound recordings to the Macaulay Library archive. Here are some of our favorites from the year.
www.allaboutbirds.org
October 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
These bird sounds from the Macaulay Library archive are fantastic. Love the spectrograms too. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/best-bi...
A new/old Ratchet and Clank game?? This is kind of amazing. www.engadget.com/gaming/a-lon...
A long-lost Ratchet and Clank mobile game has been found
After years of trying, a dedicated team has managed to download and archive a fully playable version of Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home.
www.engadget.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A new/old Ratchet and Clank game?? This is kind of amazing. www.engadget.com/gaming/a-lon...
I bought a big graphics card and was surprised it came with a "garphics card holder"
October 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I bought a big graphics card and was surprised it came with a "garphics card holder"
So far today I've read headline articles about how spraying Roundup on crops, and burning tires to make cement, are fine and good. Pardon me, but I'm not buying it.
September 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So far today I've read headline articles about how spraying Roundup on crops, and burning tires to make cement, are fine and good. Pardon me, but I'm not buying it.
This primer on EU game development and policy, done in the style of a pixel-art game, is super impressive!
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
Select Level
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
September 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This primer on EU game development and policy, done in the style of a pixel-art game, is super impressive!
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
pixels-to-policy.videogameseurope.eu
More newspaper finds... Nintendo 64, just $129!
September 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
More newspaper finds... Nintendo 64, just $129!
Going through piles of newspapers at my parents place - nice 2008 Tacoma News Tribune find on Spore!
September 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Going through piles of newspapers at my parents place - nice 2008 Tacoma News Tribune find on Spore!
I sent a Quack-O-Gram and you can too! Show your support for science by sending your Congressional representatives a ducking message about the importance of strong leaders in our science agencies.
You asked for it! We delivered Quack-O-Grams to our members of Congress urging them to #ImpeachRFK, and get that Quack out of office!
There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆
There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆
September 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I sent a Quack-O-Gram and you can too! Show your support for science by sending your Congressional representatives a ducking message about the importance of strong leaders in our science agencies.
First time I've seen this in Slack:
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
First time I've seen this in Slack:
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Traveling into or out of the US? Customs and Border Protection searches are at an all-time high, and agents may have the right to search your device. CDT intern Jacob Smith arms you with ways to prepare, in the first blog of our series on CBP searches of digital devices. cdt.org/insights/pro...
September 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Gamesbeat event in Seattle... Dean Takahashi and Adam Boyes sighted!
August 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Gamesbeat event in Seattle... Dean Takahashi and Adam Boyes sighted!
Windows Sandbox is sure handy when I'm judging game jam games or messing around with other Windows executables that seem a little sketch. Highly recommended! learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
August 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Windows Sandbox is sure handy when I'm judging game jam games or messing around with other Windows executables that seem a little sketch. Highly recommended! learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
Thank you Sho Sato and @igda.org Japan for organizing the Kyoto Serious Games Summit! I was sad to need to attend remotely but enjoyed the opportunity to hear more about Japanese serious games. May there be many more future events!
July 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thank you Sho Sato and @igda.org Japan for organizing the Kyoto Serious Games Summit! I was sad to need to attend remotely but enjoyed the opportunity to hear more about Japanese serious games. May there be many more future events!
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Scientists stand together
July 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Scientists stand together
As we see fleets of drones attacking cities in the Russia/Ukraine war, at the same time as food and aid trucks are being blocked getting into Gaza, I can't help but wonder -- would fleets of drones be an effective way to deliver food and aid in war zones?
July 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
As we see fleets of drones attacking cities in the Russia/Ukraine war, at the same time as food and aid trucks are being blocked getting into Gaza, I can't help but wonder -- would fleets of drones be an effective way to deliver food and aid in war zones?
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A 14% ⬆️ in applications of Americans seeking education abroad, with record numbers of US students turning to UK universities. Meanwhile, international students are avoiding the US due hostility + uncertainty. The current administration's policies are systematically eroding our knowledge ecosystem.
Record Number of U.S. Students Apply to U.K. Institutions
More U.S. Students Apply to U.K. Colleges Post-Trump
A record number of American students applied to college or university in the United Kingdom for fall 2025, according to recent data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the U....
www.insidehighered.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A 14% ⬆️ in applications of Americans seeking education abroad, with record numbers of US students turning to UK universities. Meanwhile, international students are avoiding the US due hostility + uncertainty. The current administration's policies are systematically eroding our knowledge ecosystem.