Dr. Livas will be presenting this paper over zoom, and if you'd like to join other folks watching the talk, join us at Econsult on Friday at noon! RSVP for lunch! buildphillynow.substack.com/p/policy-lun...

Something kino this way comes x.com/conanbycrom/...

Non-gaming outlets don't *have* to address the concerns of a gaming audience, but they also don't have to launder PR

Someone actually crunched the numbers, and using GenAI can decrease reviews for indie game on Steam (a useful proxy stat for sales) by as much as *58%* 🤖

The games industry cannot say Stop Killing Games makes things unworkable while the games industry keeps making games unplayable. This is literally just Square Enix going "ah, we'll make them buy it again". support.na.square-enix.com/news.php?id=...

We have a coalition of members of @europarl.europa.eu from across 9 parties calling for concrete EU legislation from the @ec.europa.eu From @socialistsanddemocrats.eu, @greens-efa.eu, @volteuropa.org , @eppgroup.bsky.social, @left.eu @reneweurope.bsky.social etc. The people want #StopKillingGames!

This one was an unexpected gem. Weird and broken only in ways that make it feel special.

There is nothing ontologically good or evil about public homebuilding as opposed to private homebuilding. The state sets the rules of the market, and the market shapes the conditions under which public building takes place. It's all part of the same overarching system.

“We are the luckiest bastards alive,” he says of living in Marblehead. “We can’t also be the most self-interested bastards alive. They can’t be the same thing.” www.marbleheadindependent.com/he-asked-if-...

On its third attempt tonight, Marblehead Town Meeting approved an “MBTA Communities–compliant” district largely centered on the 125-year-old Tedesco Country Club, meeting 3A requirements on paper while all but assuring no new housing would be built. This comment says it all.

People are taking unusual measures to the thwart the scourge of AI

Indie goes theatrical. @thesoleil.studio writes about the audience move towards independent film and distributors and how media giants like Warner Bros. are failing to take risks, following @glitchprod.com's recent theatrical push. ioxtv.co/blog/2026/04... #indieanimation #ioxTV #TADC

The next big movie from the Indianapolis indie film scene. A beautifully filmed story of crime, love and redemption. My review of Street Angel:

In which Justice Alito suggests the parties should have briefed an issue that the Court declined to grant certiorari on. www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

Ross Scott's truth is marching on. gamingtrend.com/news/stop-ki...

Watch the STUDENT #NORDIC SHORTS FESTIVAL (in case you missed it) Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca Watch today’s Festival: www.wildsound.ca/videos/stude... #wildsound #filmfestival #shortfilm

We want to make it easier, faster, and more cost-effective to build homes in Illinois. An ambitious slate of reforms to eliminate barriers, lower costs for construction, produce a wider range of family-friendly housing, and streamline construction processes.

Butlerian Jihad now: the one thing I'm surprised to enjoy about reality collapsing in on itself until parody and sincerity are one, fact and fiction inseparable from one another, is the Butlerian Jihad turning from funny reference to genuine philosophical standpoint. 1/

Graphic designers and artists, take heed to this RFP! We're seeking art work for an educational card game about exclusionary zoning. yimbyaction.org/about/rfp-de...

I cast a wide net because I never know what to expect. By chance I found a game that spoke to all the ways it's hard to change the world. How even trying should make you question your own ego and methods. I hope to see All Will Rise tell this story that its creators so clearly understand.

Fantastic blog by our climate law specialist Loes van Dijk. 'Seeing how game designers build systems, create narratives, and translate real-world dynamics into interactive experiences gave me a new appreciation for the medium.' www.climate-court.com/post/why-a-g... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

this means it is not open for transit

Feels a little on the nose for the morally reprehensible monster president to have a literal black mark of decay on his hand that he can't hide regardless of how hard he tries but you know here we are

WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOK

WATCH: MAGA CM Vickie Paladino is crashing out because props 2-5 will allow affordable housing to be built in her Queens district. These changes were designed as a backstop to prevent abuse of member deference, and ensure that every neighborhood does its part. They're working!

it's actually great that he has alienated all the most deranged lunatics in politics while uniting disparate factions who care about material outcomes. when people say we need more Mamdanis, this is actually what that entails

What about threatened and endangered parking lots?

production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA

I know this is the wrong crowd for this but, I have an important test that I apply to new technologies that people think are going to fix everything. I ask "how does this help with the housing crisis?" Invariably (so far) it does not.

appomattox court house parking garage (28 mins) www.noncanon.com/comics/2026-...

honestly, we gotta get him to keep talking like this

I don't know who this Dunning Kruger guy is but I'm definitely smarter than him, and I can beat up his brother Freddie if it comes down to it.

I know posting "the girls are fighting" seems funny, but it's actually insensitive and shitty. My father died in a girl fight. He tried to break it up and the girls pulled him apart like freshly baked bread. He didn't even scream. One moment he was there, the next just a spray of dad viscera.

Some great stuff written about our movie and S&S!

There is no one I, or other of my ADHD brethren, owe more to than whoever thought of the "Your email mentions and attachment but there is no attachment. Are you sure?" feature. Lives have been saved by this unknown programmer.

Having a great time on the shoot, but the directors of phodography need an intervention before their milk bone addiction ruins another film. I'm not losing my daytime Emmy for their lack of professionalism.

We now know exactly how long it takes light and sound to reach Salesforce. With this information, NASA can calculate how far away they are from base reality. With hope, we can band together and build a rocket that will bring them death within the decade.

NYC housing fact of the day, aka "we're full": The median number of floors: Manhattan = 5 All other boroughs = 2

Apparently these businesses hate the idea of making more money from having an expanded customer base. We should stop coddling business owners who make bad business decisions at the expense of literally everyone else.

We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...

"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop" aftermath.site/signup/

So much of the issues related to transit governance is downstream from the fact that both the boards of these agencies and many of advocates in this space believe that transit is a welfare program that acts as “transportation of last resort” as opposed to a viable, affordable alternative to cars.

We're not doing this stuff anymore. This post, this verbiage, the subject matter, the cynical marketing, the one billion volunteer PR press sites all named shit like "Dork Empire," all of it.

I'm researching existing decisions by HUD on the Fair Housing Act and disabilities but the document they had was deleted and instead I get this shit. Ghoulish scum, these people. I'm out here trying to HELP people using EXISTING FEDERAL LAW and I get bombarded with cringe.

the thing is they're saying "I dare you to do something about it" to, basically, Democrats in the House and Senate, because that's the only people in a position to do anything, and, well,

School overcrowding was a problem 25 years ago. It is not a problem today.

My enthusiasm for the $400 million Avatar 3 is waning in the face of lukewarm reviews; why not try an indie fantasy instead? From Dos Goats, Suffer cost just $30k and offers a female-driven quest-narrative that looks amazing; both films are out on Dec 19th 2025 4/5 film-authority.com/2025/12/17/s...

Miserere Gainax www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/evange...

This ridiculous new post by Strong Towns correctly identifies a problem - we build too many failing transit capital projects - and completely misses the mark with its proposed solutions - stopping federal funding for them and instead making projects small and phased.

cryptkeeper-ass president shouting at the median voter that they're stupid pieces of shit who deserve nothing is a brilliant strategy, sir, no one's ever motivated an electorate like you can