Rik Eberhardt
@rikaru2000.bsky.social
Making and playing games about complex systems. Helping students do likewise.
Games … history ... post punk … hip-hop … birds ... cats ... bicycles
Games … history ... post punk … hip-hop … birds ... cats ... bicycles
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We are still recruiting game makers who had games posted to Steam or itch.io in July 2025 for a survey on the impacts of NSFW policy changes. More info on the project website. You can also always email me (via the website or through the email on the USask website) for info or with questions.
We are recruiting game makers affected by the 'NSFW' policy changes on Steam and itch.io for a survey. This survey is part of a broader project on the factors that shape the production, distribution, and consumption of porn games. More info about the project and survey at www.pppproject.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We are still recruiting game makers who had games posted to Steam or itch.io in July 2025 for a survey on the impacts of NSFW policy changes. More info on the project website. You can also always email me (via the website or through the email on the USask website) for info or with questions.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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Please come hang with @midimyers.com @foxharper.bsky.social and I on December 21st to help raise money for the Trevor Project!
Join us on December 21st from 10 AM–12 PM EST for our annual Holiday Livestream!
We’ll be playing X-Men holiday games, some Cosmic Invasion & reading the grand finale of Mutant Ages: The Comic LIVE on stream.
All donations will go directly to The Trevor Project.
youtube.com/@themutantages
We’ll be playing X-Men holiday games, some Cosmic Invasion & reading the grand finale of Mutant Ages: The Comic LIVE on stream.
All donations will go directly to The Trevor Project.
youtube.com/@themutantages
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Please come hang with @midimyers.com @foxharper.bsky.social and I on December 21st to help raise money for the Trevor Project!
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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... last things: I saw LADY SNOWBLOOD and FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION as meaningful, even progressive, because of KILL BILL. I reassessed all of Pam Grier's work because of JACKIE BROWN. I was able to mourn my friend's suicide through OUATIH. &... he happens to be a freshman film bro in conversation.
December 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
... last things: I saw LADY SNOWBLOOD and FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION as meaningful, even progressive, because of KILL BILL. I reassessed all of Pam Grier's work because of JACKIE BROWN. I was able to mourn my friend's suicide through OUATIH. &... he happens to be a freshman film bro in conversation.
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I have long thought Tarantino to be our best film critic - but the medium for his critique is film, not print. I was not as taken by Cinema Speculation as I thought I would be - in writing, which has the cadence of his vocal patterns, he's too in love with the shock take. Remember his TOP GUN riffs?
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I have long thought Tarantino to be our best film critic - but the medium for his critique is film, not print. I was not as taken by Cinema Speculation as I thought I would be - in writing, which has the cadence of his vocal patterns, he's too in love with the shock take. Remember his TOP GUN riffs?
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Okay, this is a fascinating case of social media priming.
So, this creator, Sarah Velush, basically has a channel devoted to deadpan lifestyle humour (a la Chef Tova).
But because a progressive account takes it literally and says... this? Hundreds of comments assuming she's an evil tradwife.
So, this creator, Sarah Velush, basically has a channel devoted to deadpan lifestyle humour (a la Chef Tova).
But because a progressive account takes it literally and says... this? Hundreds of comments assuming she's an evil tradwife.
December 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Okay, this is a fascinating case of social media priming.
So, this creator, Sarah Velush, basically has a channel devoted to deadpan lifestyle humour (a la Chef Tova).
But because a progressive account takes it literally and says... this? Hundreds of comments assuming she's an evil tradwife.
So, this creator, Sarah Velush, basically has a channel devoted to deadpan lifestyle humour (a la Chef Tova).
But because a progressive account takes it literally and says... this? Hundreds of comments assuming she's an evil tradwife.
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Killing In The Name - Portugal. The Man ft Weird Al and Jorma Taccone
YouTube video by maxmax655
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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I’m so excited to sit on this panel and talk about games & politics! Join us (remotely) a week from tomorrow!
We're excited to host special guests Sherria Ayuandini and @gregisonthego.bsky.social who will join @hopfka.bsky.social and Rilla Khaled in a discussion about the role of games in challenging diplomatic hegemonies.
5th MIT Global Humanities Forum on “Public Literacies: Civic Systems, Media & Emotional Intelligence” on Dec 12 (online) – MIT Comparative Global Humanities
comparativeglobalhumanities.mit.edu
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’m so excited to sit on this panel and talk about games & politics! Join us (remotely) a week from tomorrow!
My electric company is local, town-owned and run. My bills are cheap and when the power goes out for me, it goes out for its managers as well (so they fix it, quick)! They used to be my ISP as well - I miss that.
Activists have a plan to lower Americans’ energy bills: public power. It’s a proven alternative to utilities that have squeezed billions from ratepayers, showing our infrastructure can serve a public good, not a private profit. From James Baratta: trib.al/a1roqYL
Lightning in a Bottle - The American Prospect
Regulatory capture is at the root of the affordability crisis in electricity. Public power could offer a way out.
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My electric company is local, town-owned and run. My bills are cheap and when the power goes out for me, it goes out for its managers as well (so they fix it, quick)! They used to be my ISP as well - I miss that.
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It's not so much that everything I learn about Olivia Nuzzi is against my will I am unfortunately interested in the story it's more like every fact I learn feels like huffing paint
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's not so much that everything I learn about Olivia Nuzzi is against my will I am unfortunately interested in the story it's more like every fact I learn feels like huffing paint
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Counting Crows could put out a song about counting crows, but Smashing Pumpkins never did a song about smashing pumpkins.
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Counting Crows could put out a song about counting crows, but Smashing Pumpkins never did a song about smashing pumpkins.
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US customers can now pick up the new boxed set version of The Quiet Year. Check out my webstore for more info!
store.buriedwithoutceremony.com
store.buriedwithoutceremony.com
Buried Without Ceremony
My name is Avery Alder, and for the past eighteen years I’ve been designing tabletop roleplaying games. These are games about community, relationships, doubt, queerness, and the collapse of civilizati...
store.buriedwithoutceremony.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
US customers can now pick up the new boxed set version of The Quiet Year. Check out my webstore for more info!
store.buriedwithoutceremony.com
store.buriedwithoutceremony.com
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AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
January 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
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“Against Cop Shit“ is my “Tom Holland Lio Syncing ‘Umbrella’.” I see it, I repost it.
Expel cop shit from your hearts.
Expel cop shit from your hearts.
"'We are both scamming each other, you and I, and I intend to win.' When a classroom becomes adversarial, of course, as cop shit presumes, then there must be a clear winner and loser."
- Jeffery Moro, Against Cop Shit
jeffreymoro.com/blog/2020-02...
- Jeffery Moro, Against Cop Shit
jeffreymoro.com/blog/2020-02...
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Against Cop Shit“ is my “Tom Holland Lio Syncing ‘Umbrella’.” I see it, I repost it.
Expel cop shit from your hearts.
Expel cop shit from your hearts.
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The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
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Toad went back into the house. He got into bed and pulled the covers over his head again.
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Toad went back into the house. He got into bed and pulled the covers over his head again.
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I like this one, where he makes a Falcon from a Falcon:
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-232...
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-232...
Millennium-Falcon 75375 Midi-Scale
I am happy to present the Millennium Falcon alternate build of the Millennium Falcon!This...
rebrickable.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I like this one, where he makes a Falcon from a Falcon:
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-232...
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-232...
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This seems to be reddit user "Minute_Food_2881", possibly on other platforms too. You can see more builds there including an Enterprise made from a gingerbread AT-AT set:
www.reddit.com/user/Minute_...
Also apparently "make the Falcon" is a running joke with lots of #Lego fans, not just him!
www.reddit.com/user/Minute_...
Also apparently "make the Falcon" is a running joke with lots of #Lego fans, not just him!
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This seems to be reddit user "Minute_Food_2881", possibly on other platforms too. You can see more builds there including an Enterprise made from a gingerbread AT-AT set:
www.reddit.com/user/Minute_...
Also apparently "make the Falcon" is a running joke with lots of #Lego fans, not just him!
www.reddit.com/user/Minute_...
Also apparently "make the Falcon" is a running joke with lots of #Lego fans, not just him!
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This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
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Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
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New @draknek.bsky.social game looks pretty cool.
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New @draknek.bsky.social game looks pretty cool.
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stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
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Like, the very first rule of doing anything at all creative is *you have to give a fuck about it*
Using genAI is proof you don't.
Using genAI is proof you don't.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Like, the very first rule of doing anything at all creative is *you have to give a fuck about it*
Using genAI is proof you don't.
Using genAI is proof you don't.