Canada's federal gov has a new program to bring researchers to Canada & my uni is starting an internal nomination process for chairs. If you are a full or associate prof working on AI/democracy/community engagement/environmental justice and you may be interested in moving to Canada, dm me

I'm at this stage of my deskbound worklife rn:

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.

The IGAs Nomination Committee is officially retracting Debut Game and Game of the Year, awarding both categories to new recipients. Additionally, we are retracting one of the Indie Vanguard recipients. Full details can be found in our FAQ under Game Eligibility: www.indiegameawards.gg/faq

it’s for exactly this reason that my library network’s catalog system does not retain patron borrowing data, or even permit the creation of linked “family” library accounts. the “free” in “free public library” means, among other things, “free from government interference.”

fucking yikes! internal movement controls are a sign of an increasing authoritarian state.

This is a gross seizure of one of our pillars of democracy.

LOL I suppose even a broken military clock is right once a day.

Excited to connect with more of our fellow Ontario game studios + devs, so we put together these Ontario Game Devs starter packs! go.bsky.app/8jZjEfP go.bsky.app/7FjqDhQ Give them a follow! 🎮🍁

I paid $289.99 for these in June 2024

Ah, little sparks of joy this season! My singledom has been so gentle, and so filled with finding my zone, and so many lovely moments of writing and reading. And ohh, my yuri thoughts have been blossoming! 🌸

It’s BANDCAMP FRIDAY WOOO 💙 (Bandcamp waives revenue share, we get funds directly) If you want sad songs to cry to, tranquil ambiance melodies perfect for studying or working, and so much more, you can buy the 1000xRESIST OST (85 tracks!) ⬇️ sunsetvisitor.bandcamp.com/album/1000xr...

Don't touch anything, don't breathe... don't do it.

Over at Kotaku, we are trying to cover at least one cool indie game every week. It's called Indie of the Week! kotaku.com/opinion/impr... If you are an indie dev with something cool, feel free to send it to [email protected]!

While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans. That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about. Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?

Yo I blacked out just now and wrote something F/F and X-rated.

Pondering my glow-up for later this evening at the @interactiveontario.com mixer. ✨

Ahh! So excited for this! Congrats to the team!

Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk. please donate if you can! fund.blender.org

Please, don't apologize for taking down X and ChatGPT

We’re also hiring for 3D Artist Generalists! 💠 80k CAD salary 💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available) 💠 Health benefits plan 💠 4-day work week 💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days Job listing ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hekki, we’re hiring! First up: Senior Programmer! 💠 80k CAD salary 💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available) 💠 Health benefits plan 💠 4-day work week 💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days Job listing ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🦥 HIRING 🦥 We're looking for a Senior 2D Animator for something new! 🖌️ Temporary, full-time role (12-18 months) 🖌️ Remote 🖌️ 3+ years exp of 2D Flash-style animation 🖌️ Proficienct with Adobe Animate Apps close Oct 10. Apply now! innersloth.bamboohr.com/careers/33

What 1000xRESIST is not: ❌ a game with combat ❌ an emotionally cozy game ❌ a super quick story What 1000xRESIST is: ✅ a doomed yuri simulator ✅ a game that will break your heart (and maybe not put it back together) ✅ a story you won’t forget anytime soon Get it for 30% off right now! ⬇️

another hidden/externalized cost and form of theft in AI is the bots for Meta etc are blowing up site hosting charges of pages they're looting for information to take credit for. profits go to meta and others, made possible by costs spread to all the operators of sites they're crawling to steal from

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

The way writers (of games too!!!!) and artists have to also be their own social media managers now to get work needs to be studied

heads up as tech that used to work fine keeps getting worse, google's attempt to summarize my flight email somehow made up the wrong date, which is not a date in this email. it then added it on my calendar for the wrong date. when I tried moving it, google moved it back to wrong. don't trust google⚠️

This “solo dev” and “only 3 devs” rhetoric is getting truly dangerously out of hand. Investors see this and think “I only have to pay 3 people” and the result is severely overworked and/or underpaid people and a subpar product. We need to stop treating outsourcers and contractors like ghosts.

Tanya Kan (@vividfoundry.bsky.social) - Game Developer - Canada 🇨🇦

Look at this ✨extremely handsome man ✨ Whew omg He's playing silksong rn He's so hot He's lovely We're going to watch the finale of Andor S1 together 🥵

Meet the faces of Gamescom! I had the privilege to attend Gamescom 2025 and wanted to highlight some of the incredible people from the games industry I met this year. I have the utmost respect for each of them and felt truly honored to capture a quick portrait of them. Part 3 includes:

Before he died, this Gaza teen described what it was like to starve www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

Canadians, this is a parliamentary petition, not a random online thing. Takes a minute to sign. An easy good deed for the day.

🚨 Episode 8 of neurocracy.site is out now! Do check out the dope ass article that the below citation came from: omnipedia.app/wiki/2049/10/08/Blankout It's about mysterious bursts of memory loss that have been affecting people in 2049 🕳️🧠 And players think they're affected 👀

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #nsfw #censorship #canpoli @acvalens.net

My only regret is that I didn't make a bonfire out of the HP books I tossed out years ago, and build that bonfire into fundraising for trans charities.

I want to yell at these people AI CANT ASSIGN COPYRIGHT. If you use generative AI you will violate your publisher indemnifications that you own or have the valid licenses to all assets in the game. There is never any consideration for this and its setting people up for failure to promote it

Andor made me cry last night. :"(

Hey Firefox users.

Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.

If you missed The Crimson Diamond on Steam Daily Deal yesterday, no worries! It’s STILL 25% off! store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/... Here’s a better look at the red crystals on the 1-year anniversary cake, using my trusty ol’ loupe! I can’t believe it’s been a year since launch. 🥲

It MELTS MY BRAIN that Adobe Acrobat, where legal documents and financial forms get signed, are trying to put gen-AI to summarize and to automate. WE NEED LEGAL LITERACY, SHIT, like we've always needed. It really feels like gen-AI bs is trying to create a new lower class to sign away their rights.

I think there are better things to spend 2 fucking billion quid on... Like the list of things that would be a better use of that money is really long.

Bye #gamescom2025! @garyjkings.bsky.social and I had a lovely time!