Nick
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I would very much like to take a nap
🧑💻 whymog.net
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🎮 whymog.itch.io
🌲 Portland, Oregon
🧑💻 whymog.net
💫 @hiddendoor.co
📝 @siliconsasquatch.com
🎮 whymog.itch.io
🌲 Portland, Oregon
Finding myself wishing yet again that David Graeber were still with us
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Finding myself wishing yet again that David Graeber were still with us
Really loved this new video from @nerd4cities.bsky.social!
I often forget that lots of people just really hate cities and what they stand for: coexistence, shared moments, mutual support, public goods, etc. Portland, despite its problems and shortcomings, is a city that’s very good at city things.
I often forget that lots of people just really hate cities and what they stand for: coexistence, shared moments, mutual support, public goods, etc. Portland, despite its problems and shortcomings, is a city that’s very good at city things.
Let’s Survey the Carnage of War-Torn Portland
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Really loved this new video from @nerd4cities.bsky.social!
I often forget that lots of people just really hate cities and what they stand for: coexistence, shared moments, mutual support, public goods, etc. Portland, despite its problems and shortcomings, is a city that’s very good at city things.
I often forget that lots of people just really hate cities and what they stand for: coexistence, shared moments, mutual support, public goods, etc. Portland, despite its problems and shortcomings, is a city that’s very good at city things.
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Books with Pictures (@bkswpicspdx.bsky.social) in Portland, Oregon is a GREAT comic shop, and its owner in @omgkatiep.bsky.social is one of the best. The shop is going through a hard time right now, and if you want to help BwP out, they opened a GoFundMe to help do just that.
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Books with Pictures (@bkswpicspdx.bsky.social) in Portland, Oregon is a GREAT comic shop, and its owner in @omgkatiep.bsky.social is one of the best. The shop is going through a hard time right now, and if you want to help BwP out, they opened a GoFundMe to help do just that.
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I have written a lot about the perils of poorly maintained (and leaf-filled) bike lanes. That didn’t stop me from wiping out in one just now, falling on my face and scraping up my knee pretty badly. This is a truly hazardous situation, @pbotinfo.bsky.social. When are you going to do something?
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I have written a lot about the perils of poorly maintained (and leaf-filled) bike lanes. That didn’t stop me from wiping out in one just now, falling on my face and scraping up my knee pretty badly. This is a truly hazardous situation, @pbotinfo.bsky.social. When are you going to do something?
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Still thinking about Clair Obscur, the game that entered into a staring contest with maximalism and won
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Still thinking about Clair Obscur, the game that entered into a staring contest with maximalism and won
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i'm just gonna say it: i think the game awards have lost the plot this year with these nominations
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
i'm just gonna say it: i think the game awards have lost the plot this year with these nominations
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do yourself a favor and dont even hate-watch that shit this year, man. go see a movie. edgar wright's new thing is in theatres. demonschool is out in 2 days, birdcage is out tomorrow. play something from your backlog. tron 2.0 is $10 on gog. catch up on some tv. do groceries. whatever.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
do yourself a favor and dont even hate-watch that shit this year, man. go see a movie. edgar wright's new thing is in theatres. demonschool is out in 2 days, birdcage is out tomorrow. play something from your backlog. tron 2.0 is $10 on gog. catch up on some tv. do groceries. whatever.
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like i am not going to devote a fraction of my brain to being upset for longer than a minute, but this says about all you need to know about the legitimacy of TGA's awards at least as it applies to music
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
like i am not going to devote a fraction of my brain to being upset for longer than a minute, but this says about all you need to know about the legitimacy of TGA's awards at least as it applies to music
Summoning the most potent of magicks to get me through this week
Aja by Steely Dan on Apple Music
Album · 1977 · 7 Songs
music.apple.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Summoning the most potent of magicks to get me through this week
Got absolutely roasted by the latest Kurzgesagt video. I admit it! I’m way too stressed out! Emails *do* terrify me!!
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Got absolutely roasted by the latest Kurzgesagt video. I admit it! I’m way too stressed out! Emails *do* terrify me!!
It’s so handy having a phone but sometimes I wish it was just in one place — like tethered to a fixed location by a cord or something. Maybe someday someone will invent something like that
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It’s so handy having a phone but sometimes I wish it was just in one place — like tethered to a fixed location by a cord or something. Maybe someday someone will invent something like that
On this last warm autumn day of the year, I would give just about anything for a car-free route through my city. There’s nothing nicer than biking in a place like this, except biking in a place like this where almost all of the cars are gone
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
On this last warm autumn day of the year, I would give just about anything for a car-free route through my city. There’s nothing nicer than biking in a place like this, except biking in a place like this where almost all of the cars are gone
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
This might sound like splitting hairs, but I think it's tacky and ill-considered for writers, critics, developers, and enjoyers of games to refer to them as "titles." That's marketing-speak, and it minimizes them pretty significantly when you refer to them that way.
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This might sound like splitting hairs, but I think it's tacky and ill-considered for writers, critics, developers, and enjoyers of games to refer to them as "titles." That's marketing-speak, and it minimizes them pretty significantly when you refer to them that way.
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friday soapbox: as a designer, if you want something to be a skillful action for players, and you want growth in this skill to be very deep/meaningful, then you need to also let players be bad at it. sometimes horrendously bad. players hate this pain, and designers often want to mitigate it away.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
friday soapbox: as a designer, if you want something to be a skillful action for players, and you want growth in this skill to be very deep/meaningful, then you need to also let players be bad at it. sometimes horrendously bad. players hate this pain, and designers often want to mitigate it away.
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I’ve seen enough. I’m not calling a race or judging a competition, I just mean like in general
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’ve seen enough. I’m not calling a race or judging a competition, I just mean like in general
Good thread! It’s hard to predict pricing and market response, but I think the Gabecube will be a small but significant success for Valve.
And as someone who values the breadth of PC gaming but dreads rebuilding my 7-year-old 2070 PC, I’m absolutely the part of the target market for this device.
And as someone who values the breadth of PC gaming but dreads rebuilding my 7-year-old 2070 PC, I’m absolutely the part of the target market for this device.
might post some rambling thoughts while my laundry’s going about the Gabecube, why the next phase of the “console wars” (such as they are) might look different, and some almost certainly incorrect predictions around games as a whole.
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Good thread! It’s hard to predict pricing and market response, but I think the Gabecube will be a small but significant success for Valve.
And as someone who values the breadth of PC gaming but dreads rebuilding my 7-year-old 2070 PC, I’m absolutely the part of the target market for this device.
And as someone who values the breadth of PC gaming but dreads rebuilding my 7-year-old 2070 PC, I’m absolutely the part of the target market for this device.
Still thinking about Clair Obscur, the game that entered into a staring contest with maximalism and won
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Still thinking about Clair Obscur, the game that entered into a staring contest with maximalism and won
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The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
I was born and raised in Oregon and I have always believed down to my core that it's mega nasty and bad that we celebrate the whale being blown up
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I was born and raised in Oregon and I have always believed down to my core that it's mega nasty and bad that we celebrate the whale being blown up
I think it's cool that I made two games that explored unconventional design pathways and both succeeded at their (very different) objectives. I may not know what an extraction shooter is or why people keep buying $80 map games but I do have a compass for discovering meaning & joy off the beaten path
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I think it's cool that I made two games that explored unconventional design pathways and both succeeded at their (very different) objectives. I may not know what an extraction shooter is or why people keep buying $80 map games but I do have a compass for discovering meaning & joy off the beaten path
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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
I’m not a big celebrate-my-birthday (or celebrate-anything) person, but I’m already dreading turning 40 and I wonder if planning something positive might mitigate the dread. Is that reasonable? Any advice?
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I’m not a big celebrate-my-birthday (or celebrate-anything) person, but I’m already dreading turning 40 and I wonder if planning something positive might mitigate the dread. Is that reasonable? Any advice?
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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 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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