well that's just neat.

taking Italian greyhounds anywhere on the nyc subway system (particularly the platforms) should be a crime

I'm in San Francisco! at least for a little bit, maybe longer. pls feel free to reach out if you're also here and want to wave or do a dance or eat food or something.

sometimes there is a dog that walks around my lab at NYU and that's just great.

(today was a dog day.)

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goodbye, academia (at least for now).

it's been a wild ride.

I learned how to solder things again and made this neato hardware Game of Life board

grieving the change of seasons as I put my beloved sweaters back into the closet, from whence they came

on the plus side, novelty sunglasses 4+ever

#notGDC 2025 is a free, online game dev non-conference for everyone!

This year it runs from March 10–14, one week before GDC.

Have some gamedev knowledge you want to share with the world? Slides, articles, videos are welcome, and submissions are now open!

For more info: notgdc.io

Head on over to kenney.nl/assets/random to get a random #gameassets pack - which one did you get? Could you make a game out of it? 🧐

bad news: having the flu for the first time (highly do not recommend), can't believe this shit lasts like a week

good news: I got House Flipper 2 for my partner and I, so we can "couch co-op" remotely

‼️FYI.
The deadline for paper contributions is May 4th 2025*.

Our submission platform will open shortly.

Note: This year looks a bit different to previous years. We'll be inviting 3 types of contributions:

Full papers (3-8 pages)
Summaries (2 pages) ✨️new!✨️
Late Breaking Abstracts (2 pages)*
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having a bunch of ideas that I am excited about again, to the point of almost not having enough time to do them (almost), is such a joy

I made something, so now everyone has to deal with it.

today has been made immeasurably better by seeing a dog wearing not just a sweater, but also a pearl necklace

the phrase "pesky technology" has been rolling around in my brain for the past few days

(also, hi, hello bluesky)