Dang it. I came up with a ripper line today, something about "The righteous side shall prevail"/"No, the side with overwhelming firepower will." It was GOLDEN. And now I sit down to write it and it's gone.

Now recording: Chapter 15

A reminder that the only answer to "did you use AI to develop this game" that will gain you goodwill instead of get you paraded as money-hungry ghouls is "absolutely the fuck not, we take pride in our craft" www.rockpapershotgun.com/tomb-raider-...

So, every few months, authors get into a shouting match about worldbuilding versus plot, and I wanna talk about this and, most importantly...use...EXAMPLES! Neverwinter Nights and Pillars of Eternity have almost the same amount of worldbuilding - reams of history, details, proper nouns, names.

Me waiting for When Morning Comes by @ellielieberman.bsky.social. #readingcommunity.

There are no “guy games.” There are no “girl games.” Grow crops. Slay gods. Decorate the house. Survive the nightmare. Spend two hours picking the perfect outfit. Then go fight a dragon in it. Video games don’t have genders. The controller doesn’t care who’s holding it.

it must be so incredibly exhausting to live like this “fuck! the sunset is trying to turn me gay!”

Seeing people talk about genAI use in video games and being like "Well it's fine if it's just coding" No, absolutely not. You do not encroach upon my field and decide it's okay just because you think it's less artistic somehow. Video game code is art too. Way more than it's science, even.

Making an indie strategy rogue lite card game called “Wishlist Now” where you are dealt cards that represent your discretionary funds to buy video games with to get past an ever increasing wave of titles you think are interesting and will do psychic damage to you if you can’t get it on launch.

A discussion with Vanessa: Me *wipes blob off wall* Her: What if that had been a spider? M: If it had been, I wouldn't touch it with my hand. First I'd nuke the site from orbit, then I'd really get serious to make sure it didn't have friends.

#LateNightWrite Oh, this isn't Lite at all. So, Pham. All my Chars are aspects of myself, but Pham is the gender confusion I experienced in highschool. Offline is a girl, online is a guy, but both are Pham's "True Self". Ace and aro, because in the 90s I had no interest in anyone, though I did try.

No Star Wars. No Star Trek. Name a favourite scifi franchise. For me, it's Earth Two. That show deserved a longer run. After that, Space, Above And Beyond.

apropos of nothing, I feel like a lot of you spend all day being mad at everything. Even when justified, you can't be living like that. It's super easy to get sucked into the misery engine of always being pissed and looking for new enemies to get furious at, you gotta focus on joy more

Did another political thing where 80 percent of the volunteers were femme presenting. Dudes, gotta step up. If you're not volunteering for anything, pick one (1) thing and start this week.

Good reminder that if you are making lists of books to read for Pride the vast majority should be Queer Authors. I understand and appreciate that cishet authors have been in many cases peoples first experiences w/ Queer characters, however, we aren't celebrating ally month are we?

Loads of resources here defining Aromantic identities, an Aro Discord and more.

"It rises above the world, the Constellation of Gagarin..." Itch: laikalgagarin.itch.io/2-cosmonaut-... Paperback: mybook.to/TheLunarWars...

As a cis white middle age dude: read this thread, then read Barker's books. (And play the games)

Happy Pride! Clive Barker walked so that so many Queer authors could run. Clive has talked numerous times about the discrimination he faced in his career. From the first Books of Blood to Sacrament in the 90s, he faced pushback from publishers. 1/5 #Pride2026 #Writing #WriteSky

A thought I need to refine into my books: There's nothing wrong with being a dick to people who are already being arseholes. It's being a dick to people unprompted that makes you evil.

We're rewatching TenseiSura, and we're at the point where the "Paladins" commit an atrocity in the capital. I realise that Rimaru is a better person than I. He seeks a way to help his people. I'd turn Falmouth into a smooth, glassy plain. He has the power, I have the knowledge.

For this pride if you'd like to help a trans guy out, drop some dosh It will help me - Eat - Secure reliable transportation - Organize an escape from Arkansas - Transition - And many more!

I'm a little drunk and an earlier post has me remembering dad's life. If you remember Chasers War On Everything, particularly the APEC stunt, you should know that they were expected. From what I heard, the snipers were the laughing their asses off the whole time.

You can look back through my timeline, I'm a fan of the Hemingway Method, but I've been off the beers since Xmas for fitness reasons. Today I hit a major milestone, so I've shared a bottle of soju with my wife and am about to smash out multiple chapters. Tomorrow is for running, tonight I write.

Slicers can no longer output G-code...

You hear anyone whining that negative gearing and capital gains changes will "force" landlords to put the rent up, punch them in the fucking mouth

NEW: Instagram is notifying victims of the massive hacking campaign that relied on asking the Meta AI support chatbot to hand over control of accounts. It appears that the hacks continued on Tuesday, even though an Instagram spokesperson said on Monday that “the issue has already been fixed.”

if you say "i don't support Ai generation" but then you allow people to post AI "art" in your chatroom, then you're part of the damn problem. This fandom runs on and was built by the creativity of artists and writers, and if you're okay with people posting AI, then you're a fucking traitor.

For all my British buds, budettes and bud-zeros, I think you'd appreciate this: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Kn6Z82mJ31Q

Shocked & heartbroken to say Team17 PR & Events dept & thus my role have been made redundant. ✨Looking for new roles using my 15 years supporting projects & brands across Marketing, PR, Brand & Comms✨ I appreciate any help that comes my way. Dhia libh uilig💚 (More info in post under this)

Daily bunny no.3331 is flying the old-fashioned way

Now available FREE on both itch and Steam: our short kinetic visual novel, Forbidden: A First's Obsession. A mythic tale of curiosity & consequences; art/coding/writing by me, N. Soleil. itch: nasoleil.itch.io/fafo Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4728230/... #VisualNovel #Indie #GameDev #Steam

My bluesky feed is like 90% queer content and art and I love that for me.

Can you write Epic SciFi-Fantasy with crime & mystery threads? And a continued MC healing from trauma arc, deepening relationships & found family? With autistic, ADHD, enby, aromantic & asexual identity exploration? I hope so, because today is Launch Day! 🤞🥳 ♠️🌈📚🏳️‍⚧️🧠🪐 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/

I think that there's this perception that if you make something simple and functional that's the same as good and just because it is good enough for an individual does not mean that it would not piss off basically every other person that uses it

Watching the last episode of Spider Noir and I've realised that I REALLY don't like the Hall Of Mirrors trope.

Watching the last episode of Spider Noir and I've realised that I REALLY don't like the Hall Of Mirrors trope.

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)

My brain when a recipe calls for a small shallot, one garlic clove, and a pinch of salt:

Listen I'm very loudly anti-AI but I think part of being anti-AI is also that you have to be AGGRESSIVELY pro-artist. Please support your artists, especially ones with marginalized identities.

Speaking of organizing your desk, we have managed to reprint most of our planner stands, too! This is a great time to grab them for 20% off!!! http://thebrokencirc...

I support @darkhorseunion.bsky.social because I want the talented, diligent workers who make Dark Horse Comics great to have the security they deserve— also because this is a scene in the upcoming LAVENDER JACK VOL 2, a literal Dark Horse Comic, and it would be a REAL bad look if I didn't back it up

You can now download the demo for my fighting game at: movingthemovingpictures.itch.io/bare-handed-... #indiedev

"So, this is the trolley problem. You're at the switch, with a track with 1 person died up and one with 5 people tied up. Now, do you--" "I kill all the billionaires." "..." "..." "...what?" "All the billionaires." "In the world?" "Yes." "But that's not the exercise." "It is now, motherfucker."

If you take the good reputation you've gained over your career and trade it away to offer the veneer of authenticity to AI projects (and also presumably to collect an eyewatering check), please understand that there is a price. Unwavering support and respect is earned, not owed.

I saw the news that CD Projekt Red has raised the minimum specs for Cyberpunk again. This is the third time, apparently. How long until Devs realise that we can't afford new machines like we used to? (Setting aside that I couldn't previously afford new machines more than every five years even then)

Oh, this is *chefs kiss* What a quote. "You fucked Stephen Miller on purpose. You didn't even lose a bet." https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hKt4HpZ8EcA

I saw a post & can't remember where it's from, about a serial killer that should be terrorising a town, but every time they strike a necromancer brings the victim right back. I'd love a Stardew Valley style game based on this premise. Managing fear vs getting caught.

ICYMI. 🔥💖