toad
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remembering the good old times when the grammar checker wasn’t bound to submission of all my personal data for ai training
(yup, i’m overdue to get away from gmail)
(yup, i’m overdue to get away from gmail)
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
remembering the good old times when the grammar checker wasn’t bound to submission of all my personal data for ai training
(yup, i’m overdue to get away from gmail)
(yup, i’m overdue to get away from gmail)
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My horror game OUTSIDE PARTIES for #Playdate is out. Years in the making! A “hidden-object” style audio/visual scavenger hunt across a single huge image, with 150 targets to find and a voice-acted “found footage”-like mystery to be uncovered. #horrorgame #indiegame
play.date/games/outsid...
play.date/games/outsid...
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My horror game OUTSIDE PARTIES for #Playdate is out. Years in the making! A “hidden-object” style audio/visual scavenger hunt across a single huge image, with 150 targets to find and a voice-acted “found footage”-like mystery to be uncovered. #horrorgame #indiegame
play.date/games/outsid...
play.date/games/outsid...
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Having a partner who is also a game developer is awesome for so many reasons, but I never imagined that #Playdate (and frogs) would play a part in our engagement story. Needless to say, I said yes, and Paco & Lily is now available for free on itch for you to play too! 🥰 tkers.itch.io/paco-and-lily
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Having a partner who is also a game developer is awesome for so many reasons, but I never imagined that #Playdate (and frogs) would play a part in our engagement story. Needless to say, I said yes, and Paco & Lily is now available for free on itch for you to play too! 🥰 tkers.itch.io/paco-and-lily
i just realized it means my left brain is crying, so i gave it a hug (rested my left hand on it)
ive been crying in one (1) eye for the past hour and idk why lmao
also i started drawing a risk of rain character tonight and its really fun
also i started drawing a risk of rain character tonight and its really fun
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
i just realized it means my left brain is crying, so i gave it a hug (rested my left hand on it)
ive been crying in one (1) eye for the past hour and idk why lmao
also i started drawing a risk of rain character tonight and its really fun
also i started drawing a risk of rain character tonight and its really fun
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
ive been crying in one (1) eye for the past hour and idk why lmao
also i started drawing a risk of rain character tonight and its really fun
also i started drawing a risk of rain character tonight and its really fun
its weird going through old stuff and old letters. its weird reading from people who had big hopes and expectations for me, and knowing that ive lived up to none of them
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
its weird going through old stuff and old letters. its weird reading from people who had big hopes and expectations for me, and knowing that ive lived up to none of them
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This is a lovely color tool: colorpalette.pro
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
Color Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color Palettes
Generate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported.
colorpalette.pro
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is a lovely color tool: colorpalette.pro
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
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I think it's great to have nuanced, good faith disagreements, in an appropriate time and place!
but only if that's what's *actually* going on, rather than trying to pull everyone towards the center while saying "can't we all just get along guys? whys everyone so maaad cmon guuuys"
but only if that's what's *actually* going on, rather than trying to pull everyone towards the center while saying "can't we all just get along guys? whys everyone so maaad cmon guuuys"
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I think it's great to have nuanced, good faith disagreements, in an appropriate time and place!
but only if that's what's *actually* going on, rather than trying to pull everyone towards the center while saying "can't we all just get along guys? whys everyone so maaad cmon guuuys"
but only if that's what's *actually* going on, rather than trying to pull everyone towards the center while saying "can't we all just get along guys? whys everyone so maaad cmon guuuys"
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I don't like how the word "nuanced" became synonymous with "finding a middle ground" between "extremes"
it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes
it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I don't like how the word "nuanced" became synonymous with "finding a middle ground" between "extremes"
it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes
it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes
i drew fanart of a Ball x Pit creature <3
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
i drew fanart of a Ball x Pit creature <3
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I’m trying to build myself up. A few years ago I shipped a Playdate game with Zero Bugs. The only 3 reported errors occurred after platform changes.
I am the fastest and most-knowledgeable CSS person I’ve ever worked with. By a long shot.
I love collaborating & building others up.
Hire me, please
I am the fastest and most-knowledgeable CSS person I’ve ever worked with. By a long shot.
I love collaborating & building others up.
Hire me, please
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I’m trying to build myself up. A few years ago I shipped a Playdate game with Zero Bugs. The only 3 reported errors occurred after platform changes.
I am the fastest and most-knowledgeable CSS person I’ve ever worked with. By a long shot.
I love collaborating & building others up.
Hire me, please
I am the fastest and most-knowledgeable CSS person I’ve ever worked with. By a long shot.
I love collaborating & building others up.
Hire me, please
i wanna make Ball X Pit fanart, so i looked online to see if i could find reference sprites and omfg multiple wiki sites full of AI-generated misinformation
i am so sick of this shit.
i am so sick of this shit.
November 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
i wanna make Ball X Pit fanart, so i looked online to see if i could find reference sprites and omfg multiple wiki sites full of AI-generated misinformation
i am so sick of this shit.
i am so sick of this shit.
just finished the Flips¿de demo 💚 holy shit the artwork. its so vibrant and whimsical and fun
and the soundtrack is by chuck salamone so of course that fucking rocks too 💚
and the soundtrack is by chuck salamone so of course that fucking rocks too 💚
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
just finished the Flips¿de demo 💚 holy shit the artwork. its so vibrant and whimsical and fun
and the soundtrack is by chuck salamone so of course that fucking rocks too 💚
and the soundtrack is by chuck salamone so of course that fucking rocks too 💚
im becoming horse-pilled
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
im becoming horse-pilled
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One thing that’s really started to hurt my heart about the social media era:
We learn to receive, but not to go looking. Who were you following a few years ago that just… stopped posting? And you didn’t notice? What website did you used to love, but since it doesn’t enter your feed…?
We learn to receive, but not to go looking. Who were you following a few years ago that just… stopped posting? And you didn’t notice? What website did you used to love, but since it doesn’t enter your feed…?
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
One thing that’s really started to hurt my heart about the social media era:
We learn to receive, but not to go looking. Who were you following a few years ago that just… stopped posting? And you didn’t notice? What website did you used to love, but since it doesn’t enter your feed…?
We learn to receive, but not to go looking. Who were you following a few years ago that just… stopped posting? And you didn’t notice? What website did you used to love, but since it doesn’t enter your feed…?
create a firewall rule to block it from the internet. it'll stop asking you to log in every single time 💚
don't worryyyy, you can use the new Affinity app entirely offline!! we're still going to make you sign into Canva every time you restart your computer though :3
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
create a firewall rule to block it from the internet. it'll stop asking you to log in every single time 💚
HELL YES 💚💚💚💚💚
SUPRISE! the Flips¿de game demo will be available in 3 days! (Friday Nov 14th) remember to wishlist us on steam!
Discord invites are open once again, see below
#gamedev #indiegame #rpgmaker
Discord invites are open once again, see below
#gamedev #indiegame #rpgmaker
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
HELL YES 💚💚💚💚💚
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hehe ty, me too!! I got it from Paperback Paradise, some GREAT ones there paperbackparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pape...
Paperback Paradise Bookmarks Vol 4
Pick up where you left off with these handy bookmarks!
paperbackparadise.bigcartel.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
hehe ty, me too!! I got it from Paperback Paradise, some GREAT ones there paperbackparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pape...
thinking about the time i saw someone on stack overflow reply "have my children" to an answer 💚
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
thinking about the time i saw someone on stack overflow reply "have my children" to an answer 💚
hello! i made a bunch of papercraft-y emojis, and put them in a Discord server, if you want them! (i will never ping anyone, and the server is read-only)
discord.gg/wGEMQrKRR7
discord.gg/wGEMQrKRR7
November 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
hello! i made a bunch of papercraft-y emojis, and put them in a Discord server, if you want them! (i will never ping anyone, and the server is read-only)
discord.gg/wGEMQrKRR7
discord.gg/wGEMQrKRR7
don't worryyyy, you can use the new Affinity app entirely offline!! we're still going to make you sign into Canva every time you restart your computer though :3
November 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
don't worryyyy, you can use the new Affinity app entirely offline!! we're still going to make you sign into Canva every time you restart your computer though :3