Jonathan Lloyd
@mxjlloyd.bsky.social
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Jonathan Lloyd
@mxjlloyd.bsky.social
· Nov 18
By day I'm a producer in the games industry, happily making little spreadsheets and Gantt charts, and by night I improvise nonsense or wander around stage with a microphone.
I've now watched the second episode and it took me googling to learn that the character apparently called The Smoking Man from episode one is not the same character as the one apparently called Deep Throat in episode two.
This does not bode well for me following any conspiracy going on in the show.
This does not bode well for me following any conspiracy going on in the show.
I have finally got round to watching the first episode of The X Files, and I'm not sure if people are aware of this, but it's good stuff.
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I've now watched the second episode and it took me googling to learn that the character apparently called The Smoking Man from episode one is not the same character as the one apparently called Deep Throat in episode two.
This does not bode well for me following any conspiracy going on in the show.
This does not bode well for me following any conspiracy going on in the show.
Getting promoted stuff trying to make me nostalgic for being in my twenties (something less than three years ago) but all of them are failing because I spent exactly zero minutes of my twenties drinking and partying.
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Getting promoted stuff trying to make me nostalgic for being in my twenties (something less than three years ago) but all of them are failing because I spent exactly zero minutes of my twenties drinking and partying.
Ooooof, the meetup I was going to go to today was cancelled so thought I might pop along to Thought Bubble instead. Day tickets are now £27 🙃
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Ooooof, the meetup I was going to go to today was cancelled so thought I might pop along to Thought Bubble instead. Day tickets are now £27 🙃
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You don’t want to have access to massive amounts of player data because you’ll have to confront how just how many people button mash through any dialogue or text and then immediately start complaining about not knowing what’s going on
You wanna know why we're having nag line discourse in 2025? Because developers know we're fighting an attention economy war we'll lose no matter what. Players don't read, have TikTok open next to them, god forbid we are scared you miss something and then blame us for not giving you all the info.
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
You don’t want to have access to massive amounts of player data because you’ll have to confront how just how many people button mash through any dialogue or text and then immediately start complaining about not knowing what’s going on
Next week I'll be in London watching the Totoro stage show and getting ready for AdventureX. Still need to find something to do the Saturday night.
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Next week I'll be in London watching the Totoro stage show and getting ready for AdventureX. Still need to find something to do the Saturday night.
I love that I get to do improv regularly. Brings me so much joy.
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I love that I get to do improv regularly. Brings me so much joy.
My friend is off to a conference for kinky IT professionals. He's a networking switch.
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My friend is off to a conference for kinky IT professionals. He's a networking switch.
The queer cafe near me does art exhibitions on its walls by local/queer artists based on themes and changes then every few months. It's with deep sadness that they have now changed to a new exhibition, meaning they've taken down all the artwork from the previous theme: Sonic the Hedgehog.
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The queer cafe near me does art exhibitions on its walls by local/queer artists based on themes and changes then every few months. It's with deep sadness that they have now changed to a new exhibition, meaning they've taken down all the artwork from the previous theme: Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Despite having been in games for eight years (and studying to get into the industry before that) I still feel very much like an outsider for some reason, like I've always struggled to make friends and community here and I'm not sure why.
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Despite having been in games for eight years (and studying to get into the industry before that) I still feel very much like an outsider for some reason, like I've always struggled to make friends and community here and I'm not sure why.
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Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
I have finally got round to watching the first episode of The X Files, and I'm not sure if people are aware of this, but it's good stuff.
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I have finally got round to watching the first episode of The X Files, and I'm not sure if people are aware of this, but it's good stuff.
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I am older than gender markers on passports! How do you regulate gender? By making it a form of government ID. It has nothing to do with state security, only regulation
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I am older than gender markers on passports! How do you regulate gender? By making it a form of government ID. It has nothing to do with state security, only regulation
My friend's clip from the BBC New Comedy Awards has gone up on socials and predictably she's facing a tirade of racist abuse. God's sake.
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My friend's clip from the BBC New Comedy Awards has gone up on socials and predictably she's facing a tirade of racist abuse. God's sake.
Mechanically I am enjoying Marvel's Midnight Suns, but narratively... I am very tired of superhero dialogue.
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Mechanically I am enjoying Marvel's Midnight Suns, but narratively... I am very tired of superhero dialogue.
Glad Dana Cardinal is popping up again in Night Vale, but I am of the opinion that every show would be improved by the presence of Jasika Nicole.
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Glad Dana Cardinal is popping up again in Night Vale, but I am of the opinion that every show would be improved by the presence of Jasika Nicole.
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succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
Bad news, I've added a Pokémon punchline to another joke.
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Bad news, I've added a Pokémon punchline to another joke.
Stand up comedy slots tend to work in fives/ten/twenties/full hour. Obviously some flexibility but it's a good general rule.
Improv slots seem to be twenty five minutes for no discernable reason.
Improv slots seem to be twenty five minutes for no discernable reason.
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Stand up comedy slots tend to work in fives/ten/twenties/full hour. Obviously some flexibility but it's a good general rule.
Improv slots seem to be twenty five minutes for no discernable reason.
Improv slots seem to be twenty five minutes for no discernable reason.
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Looking at the registration form for GDC and they don't even include production or QA or narrative or UI as a role you can have as a game developer 😩
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Looking at the registration form for GDC and they don't even include production or QA or narrative or UI as a role you can have as a game developer 😩
All my friends are appearing on TV at the minute and it's wonderful, I think it should happen more.
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
All my friends are appearing on TV at the minute and it's wonderful, I think it should happen more.
Oh, hey, eight years in games today.
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Oh, hey, eight years in games today.
There's a Japanese restaurant in town that's been open since I was a kid and a few years ago the original owners retired and sold it on to someone who tried to make it more upmarket and not as good, but they have now sold it on to someone who's brought it back to how it was and it's great again!
November 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
There's a Japanese restaurant in town that's been open since I was a kid and a few years ago the original owners retired and sold it on to someone who tried to make it more upmarket and not as good, but they have now sold it on to someone who's brought it back to how it was and it's great again!