I was delighted to be a guest on the latest episode of the @hbgameclub.bsky.social podcast! Listen to @dvertov.bsky.social, @conornash.bsky.social, @mhughson.bsky.social, @jordigh.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy, and me discuss SAM'S JOURNEY, an indie C64 and NES game from @knightsofbytes.bsky.social.

My guess: the BOM got taken for a ride by Accenture, who turned a $20M contract into a $62M contract, because BOM didn't have empowered technologists who knew better. I've got no special knowledge here—this is just how these projects tend to go.

and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes, Charlie Brown

Every Televised and Filmed Joy Division Performance. “One hour and twenty-five minutes. That’s apparently all of the footage that exists of Joy Division playing their music on TV and in concert.” [kottke.org]

Royal Family is a daily game where you have to position six chess pieces on a board so that none of the pieces attack each other and there’s only a single piece in each marked zone. [coffeefirst.games]

On way to the Barclays Entrepreneur Awards in London. #gamedev #indiegame

PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.

The news that Jeffrey Dahmer ate people stood out as a bold departure from culinary norms.

the thing about Claude Code is that i'm not sure if its effectiveness is more of a testament to the power of LLMs or to the power of the Unix environment

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci! ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

There, but for the grace of God, go I.

Fancy a new homebrew strategy RPG for the NES? Check out Drow Tactics by JonnyManjiro! And.. it’s free! 😱😍 👉 jonnymanjiro.itch.io/drow-tactics #NES #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム

In the 20th century Europe understood that heating is an essential utility. The 21st century is teaching that cooling is also essential.

“Every old man I see Reminds me of my father When he had fallen in love with death…”

This was a very fun episode of @newgameoldflame.bsky.social with special guest and NES developer @dalecoop.bsky.social. I talked about the very nostalgic fun GBC platformer Kero Kero Cowboy by @metagamemike.bsky.social Go have a listen 🔈👂: www.newgameoldflame.com/episodes/202...

If you’re with a state agency or legislature who needs help figuring out how you’re going to modify your benefits systems to deal with federally mandated changes (e.g. employment verification), contact us at @usdigitalresponse.org. We can help for free, thanks to grant funding. There’s no catch.

I did not realize that the AT Proto dev community has already created alternatives to every platform I use for my community. I'm going to create this thread to explain what each one does and what it replaces. Why should you care? No ads. No corporate owner. Open source. Free, no strings attached.

New from 404 Media: Delta, United, American etc don't want you to know they sold your flight data to DHS. The country's airlines sell bulk names and flight itineraries to DHS to be searched without a warrant. Contract tells DHS to not reveal where this data came from www.404media.co/airlines-don...

Happy June 1st! This month, we’re in great company with Doodle World 2, the adorable new NES game by @natepeters.bsky.social (@doodleworldgame.bsky.social). So cute! 😍 #NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム @deadeye.bsky.social @scrobins.bsky.social

“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”

Spanish authorities have told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors after a fire at an industrial property released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area

Skype is getting shut down today. It was surely one of the most revolutionaries chat apps ever. Skype was the first major chat app to implement end-to-end encryption, prompting authorities all over the world to freak out about it, and look at spyware as a solution. techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/a...

I always knew that proof by induction was the method to solving male loneliness

it's really funny to think about things getting really good in about 120 years from today. an entire earth full of people you will never meet or know, having a great time here in your old house, in your old yard, drinking the same water you did. but happy

This is the actual product lineup of a company that is valued at over $300 billion. It reads like a parody of tech company naming schemes.

🚨 YEATS: TURNING AND TURNING OF THE WIDENING GYRE EXPECTED TO COINCIDE WITH THE FALCON NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR THE FALCONER, CENTRE NOT EXPECTED TO HOLD

1,000% agree. Listen to our review and shout along as we raise our blood pressure with every screen cleared podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Happy MAR10 Day! #MAR10Day I'm making Super Sunny World: the ultimate love letter to Mario games of the 8-bit era. Jump, bump, and kick your way through 8 worlds of pixel-perfect platforming, cute characters, and exciting power-ups. Built for the NES and PC! #nesdev

A good rule of thumb is if you’re talking about rising recession risk in February your “0% recession” call in December was bad:

How do you tell the difference between a plumber and a physicist? Ask them how they pronounce "unionized".

Got a new NES / Famicom caravan shoot ‘em up from Japan. Thanks @habitsoft.bsky.social

This is the correct take. EU creates legislation to regulate new technologies, US litigates new technologies through constitutional interpretation. Stem cells are a historical example. US Congress was too divided to legislate, ECJ has no power of appellate review over the Member State courts.

Aye, it’s a great city, so it is!

Are people x-posting across Mastodon and here? Are you posting different kinds of content on each? Most of the folks I follow seem to be here too. Is there a good way to sync posting across both? Bridgy Fed seems to assume you don’t have existing accounts across both…

It's called "rate limiting". Mastodon is just, like, wayyy too advanced.

It's like Tamangos here! (if you know, you know). Let's get the liathróid rolling: what's your favourite Irish word?

A brand new game for your Nintendo Game Boy is here!  "From Below Pocket" is available for a limited time as a physical cartridge, complete in box! The included cart is compatible with every model of Game Boy, and takes full advantage of each, including Super Game Boy! #gbdev

OH: "your mustache is like...bangs for your mouth" 👨🏻

TIL “chivy” is a word #scrabble

sounds like it's been taken by the f*iries and replaced

[listening to the bell toll] hahaha the bell is tolling for some loser, I wonder who

That’s also true, and it’s gotten worse with streaming. I don’t qualify for SAG health insurance!