Evolution of a game developer's music taste, as documented in default high scores on a series of Arkanoid clones in 1986. Part 1: the high score names from Gigas. Boston, Queen, Gabriel, Heart, and Run DMC. Not a bad list, honestly. (1/3)

Li'l dog captured mid-bark.

I made a video retrospective on arcade single-screen platformers. What made this genre flourish, and then fade away? How is Bubble Bobble similar to The Binding of Isaac? And where does the farting penguin come into the story? Tune in to learn all this and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=phiW...

Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/L3BLUA1g

Today I joined other volunteers from @cclusa.org for a lobby meeting with the office of @sarajacobs.house.gov. We had a chance to push for action on energy permitting reform. We also spoke in favor of passing the Fix Our Forests Act when when it comes back to the House.

This weekend's democracy homework - 20 GOTV postcards headed to Florida. #PostcardsToVoters

San Diego only has perfect soup weather a few times per year. This weekend is one of those times. It's raining buckets out there. A perfect day for a new soup recipe. Red lentil and spinach soup with roasted red pepper, served with sourdough toast.

Little dog is plumb tuckered out.

Dank Zine telling me to go through with digital detox December

Snoozing.

Yes, we are still boycotting Tesla.

Chicago part 2! I gave two talks, attended a zillion talks, tried the unicorn blood espresso. (What did it taste like? A little more bitter than Medusa tears, a little spicier than goblin juice...)

Chicago part 1! Ate vegan Philly cheesesteak egg rolls (amazing) and a taco combo. Met lots of co-workers in person for the first time. And played shuffleboard.

WE DID IT! I knocked a lot of doors to help get out the YES on 50 vote. So glad to see it pass by a wide margin. Tears of joy.

Lucy says: remember to cancel Spotify indivisible.org/cancel-spotify

Little doggy face.

Before and after! Orange tofu, with a slightly spicy sticky sauce.

1cc #887: Buriki One. A big sweaty fighting game with big beefy sound effects. Weirdly, uses buttons to move and joystick to attack, instead of the other way around. An easy 1cc with Ryo using his double kick - the CPU tends to block the first kick then eat the second.

Protesting against ICE. Because fascism is un-BEAR-able.

Singing "This Land Is Your Land" together outside the Federal Building.

New haircut and a Halloween bandana.

1cc #886: My Hero. A short game with peppy music and easy boss battles - but it's HARD! You die in one hit. Regular enemies love to spawn and move in unpredictable ways. It feels like sometimes the game just wants you dead. Took more attempts to get a clear than I thought...but it's done at last!

Weekly neighborhood protest 🐸

Spotify is running ICE ads. So in response, we can cancel Spotify Premium (or delete free Spotify accounts), and move to another streaming platform - one that doesn't profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/WsmvE2w6

Today's MEGAWALK for #Prop50 - Got a pep talk from Representatives Jacobs and Peters, Mayor Gloria, Councilmembers Whitburn and von Wilpert. - Knocked some doors - Took a lunch break - rested with Lucky dog and made BBQ falafel burgers - Finished 50 doors, and got the hat hair to prove it!

More photos from last week's No Kings protests.

My wife is back home from a trip and the dogs and I are all happy she's home.

Waldo and friends showing up to protest at the federal building, where some of our neighbors are being held in inhumane conditions in the basement. ICE is a stain on America's honor. Kudos to everyone volunteering for court support, or just dropping Spotify over their ICE ads.

Some more pictures from Saturday.

Baked cabbage and onion with sweet smoky tofu.

We're disappointed that the Trump administration took such a strong oppositional stance to the IMO's exploration of a carbon price on global shipping. Pricing carbon pollution is smart, effective policy, and we remain committed to building more support for it in the U.S.

On Saturday, NO KINGS protests happened all around the country - including right here in Mira Mesa! Huge thanks to everyone who joined, or just honked and waved.

Some clever signs from NO KINGS last weekend.

Nancy knows what's what.

WHO'S THAT POKEMON? At the end of the bootleg arcade game Come Back Toto, a mysterious silhouette slowly rises up, then is suddenly revealed to be - a baby wearing boxing gloves! I'm...not sure what it means. Is that me? Or maybe my inner child? Am I Toto? Did I just come back?

1cc #885: Come Back Toto. It's Snow Bros, but sportsball-themed! A cursed romhack with odd design choices. Boss music is a lackluster version of the GO GO POWER RANGERS song. Who is Toto, and who's asking Toto to come back, and from where? These are examples of questions this game will not answer.

BEFORE and AFTER. Chili and cornbread go together like...two things that go really well together.

Photos from the #NoKings protest in San Diego. That's me in the orange vest and the dorky hat.

The resistance grows stronger. Some photos from today's NO KINGS protest in San Diego. My favorite sign of all was "Democracy is my HABIT", because an elderly nun was carrying it. #NoKings

Tomorrow (Saturday) is the bjg day! We need you with us for No Kings, especially if you're "not a protest person". (I'm not either - I don't like crowds and I'd rather be home playing video games...but enough is enough) Check nokings.org for where you can show up with and for your neighbors.

Cornmeal beans over spaghetti with tomato sauce.

Sleepyhead

1cc #884: OOParts. A very obscure breakout/arkanoid clone that @sarahssowertty.bsky.social and @kino503.bsky.social put on my radar. The music is divine, the vibes immaculate, the difficulty level gentle. Gunbarich is still my favorite arcade Arkanoid-like but this is now a clear second place.

I heard a speech by one of the protest frogs. It was ribbiting.

ALL HAIL PLANT. ALLLLL HAAAIIIILLLLLL.

Knocking doors to get out the vote for YES on Prop 50. One street down...lots to go!

Fall cooking! Honeynut squash with tahini butter and red pepper flakes. Pumpkin bread with tahini frosting and pepitas. Lucy really wanted to help taste-test it.

Dog picture round-up from this week.