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@monster-punk.bsky.social
He/they. Internal QA game dev. Mostly posting books, vinyl record stuff, games stuff, and other things that bring me joy. If that offends you, get some hobbies or some friends.
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@monster-punk.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hey i'm punk and I like
- books
- anime and manga (kny, bnh, monster, and death note especially <3<3<3)
- vidya james (hades 2, balatro, metaphor:refantazio, power wash sim are my recent ones)
- running / walking fitness
- yoga
- vinyl records!!!
- tattoos
- books
- anime and manga (kny, bnh, monster, and death note especially <3<3<3)
- vidya james (hades 2, balatro, metaphor:refantazio, power wash sim are my recent ones)
- running / walking fitness
- yoga
- vinyl records!!!
- tattoos
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![Panel 1
Parent:
We celebrate because we completed a revolution around the star
Panel 2
Child:
So it is identical to emergence day ?
Parent:
Emergence Day is for one individual’s survival
Panel 3:
Parent (continues)
New Revolution’s Day celebrates collective survival
Child:
Oh
Panel 4
Child [raises arms triumphantly]
We did not die
Parent:
Exactly](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g64rgatv5veqlpuu43dsp67c/bafkreiabxxaz57jv6mb5wt2m3rbmz5giwusw27bdpyyo7sgn7kqf2yazge@jpeg)
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I read this early in the year & saved just for now!
December 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I read this early in the year & saved just for now!
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We need your help.
We're still $5k away from hitting our fundraising target for this year.
Make a tax-deductible donation now at redemmas.fund
We're still $5k away from hitting our fundraising target for this year.
Make a tax-deductible donation now at redemmas.fund
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We need your help.
We're still $5k away from hitting our fundraising target for this year.
Make a tax-deductible donation now at redemmas.fund
We're still $5k away from hitting our fundraising target for this year.
Make a tax-deductible donation now at redemmas.fund
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If you have a billion dollars, you literally have enough money to never have to hear any criticism for the rest of your life. Just because they’re all addicted to going online and getting yelled at isn’t my fucking problem.
The perfect Yglesias post: declaring “billionaires are good, actually,” as if it was some bold, counterintuitive take.
December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you have a billion dollars, you literally have enough money to never have to hear any criticism for the rest of your life. Just because they’re all addicted to going online and getting yelled at isn’t my fucking problem.
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yelling into the void please stare at my art for 5 seconds and then you can scroll
#vsky #vartist #digitalart
#vsky #vartist #digitalart
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
yelling into the void please stare at my art for 5 seconds and then you can scroll
#vsky #vartist #digitalart
#vsky #vartist #digitalart
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"Why do we have to take ethics classes for a computer science degree?"
This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic.
Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."
This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic.
Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."
December 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Why do we have to take ethics classes for a computer science degree?"
This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic.
Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."
This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic.
Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."
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And Merry Christmas, gamedevs ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
And Merry Christmas, gamedevs ❤️
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With generative AI co-opting the overall term AI, it really fucking sucks to talk about the enemy AI for your indie game now.
I miss when AI meant useful machine learning things or the algorithms for video game computer opponents.
I miss when AI meant useful machine learning things or the algorithms for video game computer opponents.
December 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
With generative AI co-opting the overall term AI, it really fucking sucks to talk about the enemy AI for your indie game now.
I miss when AI meant useful machine learning things or the algorithms for video game computer opponents.
I miss when AI meant useful machine learning things or the algorithms for video game computer opponents.
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Game accessibility isn’t niche — over 1 billion people worldwide have a disability. Accessible design expands your audience by default.
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Game accessibility isn’t niche — over 1 billion people worldwide have a disability. Accessible design expands your audience by default.
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The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht
Keita Takahashi (Katamari, Wattam, Noby Noby Boy) has moved back to Japan, and says he may be forced to quit the games industry due to To a T underperforming.
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht
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"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Every young generation explores retro technology because it’s cheap and plentiful and exotic but it’s more alluring when current technology gets actively shittier, more evil and invasive.
December 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Every young generation explores retro technology because it’s cheap and plentiful and exotic but it’s more alluring when current technology gets actively shittier, more evil and invasive.
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Viewers/readers/players anticipating your plot twists in advance is GOOD ACTUALLY.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.
sorry for the yelling but holy shit
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.
sorry for the yelling but holy shit
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Viewers/readers/players anticipating your plot twists in advance is GOOD ACTUALLY.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.
sorry for the yelling but holy shit
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WHY WOULD YOU RUIN IT. YOUR JOB ISN'T TO OUTSMART YOUR AUDIENCE. UNGUESSABLE PLOT TWISTS ARE BAD TWISTS.
sorry for the yelling but holy shit
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sorry to some folks, but if we want games to be viewed as consequential art and not products - eventually game development at large is going to have to move past the realm of linkedin, forbes 30 under 30, how to market your game, professional business conference stuff and into something else.
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
sorry to some folks, but if we want games to be viewed as consequential art and not products - eventually game development at large is going to have to move past the realm of linkedin, forbes 30 under 30, how to market your game, professional business conference stuff and into something else.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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Working in games means your answer to the question "If you could do anything you wanted in life, what would it be?" isn't a different career, but the same career in a kinder version of the same industry.
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Working in games means your answer to the question "If you could do anything you wanted in life, what would it be?" isn't a different career, but the same career in a kinder version of the same industry.