Patrick "Pat_Bren" Brennan
@patbren.bsky.social
Writer for Project Zomboid. Pioneering aviatrix. Former Ireland's Own James Bond Correspondent. Tweets my own (they're still called tweets).👽👻🛸🥔
He/him/"that gobshite"
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I am Pat Bren ("Pat Bren"), a writer for cool indie game Project Zomboid. I used to be the Ireland's Own's James Bond correspondent. Thanks
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so many fromsoft bosses would be great at hugs if they weren't so mean
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
so many fromsoft bosses would be great at hugs if they weren't so mean
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The trick is to always feel like you have collected two Aku Aku masks. You're not invincible, but you are protected.
CBT stands for Crash Bandicoot Therapy. It's when you imagine Crash Bandicoot spinning all your automatic negative thoughts and cognitive distortions away.
a video game character is spinning in the sand near a red cube with the letter r on it
ALT: a video game character is spinning in the sand near a red cube with the letter r on it
media.tenor.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The trick is to always feel like you have collected two Aku Aku masks. You're not invincible, but you are protected.
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God the Chair Company has such impressively rancid vibes, it just posits this world where everyone is not only an asshole but an asshole for no reason and in ways that are inexplicable, it's this distilled social anxiety hell where everyone has inscrutable motives and a hair trigger
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
God the Chair Company has such impressively rancid vibes, it just posits this world where everyone is not only an asshole but an asshole for no reason and in ways that are inexplicable, it's this distilled social anxiety hell where everyone has inscrutable motives and a hair trigger
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It certainly says something about British politics in the 21st century that for basically the last 10 or 15 years, Parliament has been an increasingly dangerous ruin yet the idea of the government just fixing an institutional building rather than letting it rot is alien to perma-austerity politics.
A final decision on how to repair Britain’s crumbling parliament is likely to be postponed beyond the next general election, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Final decision on fate of crumbling UK parliament delayed to 2030s
It’s a fire-hazard that’s prone to tumbling masonry — but fear of a public backlash is again delaying repairs to the world famous building.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
It certainly says something about British politics in the 21st century that for basically the last 10 or 15 years, Parliament has been an increasingly dangerous ruin yet the idea of the government just fixing an institutional building rather than letting it rot is alien to perma-austerity politics.
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(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men
This is Dishonored, to me
mattoon service station interior, gulf, culver city, california, 1977
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is Dishonored, to me
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If Mira Nair had gone to Cambridge, where would her son be now? Facing jail for holding a Palestine Action sign outside the House of Commons?
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If Mira Nair had gone to Cambridge, where would her son be now? Facing jail for holding a Palestine Action sign outside the House of Commons?
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It is completely valid to be haunted by a poltergeist. Society should accept that sometimes things go "bump in the night".
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It is completely valid to be haunted by a poltergeist. Society should accept that sometimes things go "bump in the night".
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I think, as a general rule for an artist, it is a really, really, really bad idea to make art in which you make the worst possible assumptions about your audience
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I think, as a general rule for an artist, it is a really, really, really bad idea to make art in which you make the worst possible assumptions about your audience
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Reading an article this morning about Hitler's tiny penis scientists wondering if they found out he had a monster hog would they have kept it a secret or would love of science win the day
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reading an article this morning about Hitler's tiny penis scientists wondering if they found out he had a monster hog would they have kept it a secret or would love of science win the day
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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An interesting example of how it's easy to get trapped in "doing things for the sake of doing them" in gamedev how this thread showcases complex game desgin being done to allow this sort of thing but little examination of how that possibility space affects the world and the player's psychology
Hive mind.. whats the general thoughts on allowing players to brick their games by letting them kill NPCs? Are folk ok with that? any smart examples where it is recoverable?
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An interesting example of how it's easy to get trapped in "doing things for the sake of doing them" in gamedev how this thread showcases complex game desgin being done to allow this sort of thing but little examination of how that possibility space affects the world and the player's psychology
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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Silicon Valley, 1990s: Free and open access to all the world’s knowledge will usher a new utopian age of information!
Silicon Valley, 2025:
Silicon Valley, 2025:
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November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Silicon Valley, 1990s: Free and open access to all the world’s knowledge will usher a new utopian age of information!
Silicon Valley, 2025:
Silicon Valley, 2025:
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The Five Bag Rating System explained.
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Five Bag Rating System explained.
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this is so beautiful and also it makes you think (assuming you have a curious mind)
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
this is so beautiful and also it makes you think (assuming you have a curious mind)
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I'm having a BIG HOLIDAY SALE FULL OF SAVINGS on my website. 11x14 prints on sale for $45! And NEW 8x10 prints of all my classic designs for just $20 EACH. All prices on original art SLASHED.
michaelkupperman.com/shop
michaelkupperman.com/shop
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I'm having a BIG HOLIDAY SALE FULL OF SAVINGS on my website. 11x14 prints on sale for $45! And NEW 8x10 prints of all my classic designs for just $20 EACH. All prices on original art SLASHED.
michaelkupperman.com/shop
michaelkupperman.com/shop
I'm Michelangelo's David
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'm Michelangelo's David
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I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
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