In college I had a site up on the Planet Half-Life network where I made various prefab objects for people to use in their levels. My work got noticed by the head of a then fledgling Crytek Studios and I started working remotely as a level designer on an immersive Sim called Engalus.

GDC survey indicates over half of U.S. game workers want to join a union

If you like this, then definitely check out Miyazaki's Nausicaä manga. It's 4 volumes, written and illustrated by Miyazaki. What became the film is mostly just volume 1. The rest is truly epic.

Social media is doing that thing again where everyone is referencing things with the assumption that I know the context. I'm just seeing a whole lot of "Lizza's" and "Nuzzi's". These are Pokémon, right?

DO NOT call up the homeless shelter on thanksgiving or Xmas to see if you can pass a few plates and show your kids the “reason for the season” The homeless shelter is not a petting zoo of human tragedy! The homeless shelter is not a drive thru nativity scene for you to enjoy!

Mamdani isn't a traitor for meeting with Trump. Mamdani is The Rizzler.

I stumbled on my old blog from about 15 years ago while looking for something else and boy was I writing like I was running out of time back then. And (lack of editing aside) it wasn't half bad. No, I'm not going to link it. Too much embarrassing stuff. But I'd like to get back to writing like that.

you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong

Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action. Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions. You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice. The working class has much more power than they think.

game design 101

I find it astounding that people refer to overnight sensation recipes as "viral". If someone offered me "Viral Mac and Cheese" 20 years ago ... I'd pass.

Seems like they had a source in the chat & not that they’re able to hack into signal or get the records via warrant. Important distinction for organizers & guardian article should’ve made it more clear. They are spying ON ORGANIZERS, not just the signal chat. Understand how they will come after you

My favorite piece of content today.

while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.

We need apps (like anti-virus and anti-malware programs) that will scan your devices and disable these settings for you. Every day there's more of this stuff and they're always opt-out and always buried in the settings.

This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is: "The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

I know that getting to this point wasn't easy, but it still seems too easy. The last minute capitulations. The unanimous or near unanimous consent/voting for the bill. Trump's urging of lawmakers to vote for it and then signing it quickly. They're either over confident, up to something, or both.

resources re: ICE presence in North Carolina, distribute widely if you feel like it. all love to my community, no love to the people who said "but what is fascism really? historically, blah blah, name-calling gets us nowhere" when we were all saying "these people are fascists" linktr.ee/apply_heat

Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Rich guy brags about giving himself money, expects praise from the proles. Muskrat is expected to pocket $88 BILLION dollars this year. He thinks we'll be impressed by giving away 0.005% of that. US median income is ~$84k; 0.005% of that would be $420... or $35 a month.

If my heart is a place, it’s @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social: one of the most innovative, inclusive, and wonderful comics shops—and communities—that I’ve had the privilege to be a part of. DM me proof of donation, and I’ll match up to $500 TONIGHT! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...

As a former GameStop employee I feel for those who will have to work through this stunt. www.polygon.com/gamestop-tra...

We're primarying John Fetterman. Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians. We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.

take the over on any proposition you're offered about how many times republicans are gonna say "nothingburger" over the next week

we chase these rats back their holes, no disrespect to actual IRL rats

Nope. None of this shit adds up. The regime has something up it's sleeve. The files are going to be heavily redacted and whenever anyone (easily) connects the dots, they're going to cry "fake news" and probably file defamation suits. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Trump is a piece of shit and his supporters like him because they are pieces of shit.

I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation. I mean, I do. But still. How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.

I understand why some white liberals from the Deep South want to insist that there isn't something distinct (and bad) about Southern political culture but the problem with this is that we wouldn't even have this idea of "The South" as distinct from the rest of the US if there wasn't a there there

Love this so much. 💜

I sense shenanigans. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

While scrolling I mistook this for the cover of a 70s prog rock album.

Chris Murphy: "The fact of the matter is if you don't put constraints on Donald Trump's illegality, this democracy isn't going to be here next November. It isn't going to be here in 2028. So Democrats, yes, have to draw firm moral lines in the sand right now."

From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte

Just to pick up on this: One reason my mates and i loved playing Star Wars as kids was BECAUSE it threw out all these references to events that weren't explained. We were used to adults around us doing that IRL about WW2 or whatever. So it didn't feel weird. It made the universe feel REAL.

If you’re exposed to radiation the best thing to do is bite people so they gain powers

The U.S. intelligence community concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing and dismemberment of a Post columnist, making President Trump's formal dinner for the prince on Tuesday a dramatic step in public rehabilitation. https://wapo.st/3LOwEFn

NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body." Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...

A local bakery just posted this photo on Facebook. I’ve gotten stuff from her before. Nice older lady. I do not know if she made it but…it’s perfect. Perfect.

I am begging America to not be stupid enough to embrace a racist and an antisemite because Donald Trump thinks she's a meanie. Just grab some popcorn and watch the Nazis fight.

I forgot to mention it at the time, but when we took our daughter to see Lion King on Broadway, the usher who seated us (after I had taken my coat off) stopped me, saying "Excuse me, sir. Is that a hardcore tattoo?" Referring to the athc tattoo with the armadillo on my right arm and that made my day

Can confirm, I did say this, over on Threads. I stand by it here as well. And everywhere else!

Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips. If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!

OMG, as a father, allow me to emphasize it is not ok for adult men to be into teen age girls, and if you are an adult rationalizing “15 year olds” as somehow ok: You are gross You need help Stay the hell away from my children or my students

I will briefly ... BRIEFLY allow gen AI to exist for the sole purpose of someone creating a video of Trump singing Taylor Swift's "Wood" to Bill Clinton and making it go viral.

I don't just "want" a Socialist Democracy. I'm "owed" by the simple fact that I've had to spend far too much of my life being forced to think about Bill Clinton's junk.

I thought the idea of a sex abuse ring at the highest levels of government was overheated and ridiculous. I thought Captain America: The Winter Soldier having secret Nazi senators was over the top. My life has become a single ongoing revelation that I have not been cynical enough

The audio drama short “Field Report” written by @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social and directed by @liljbat.bsky.social is out now! A dusk drive back from Red Deer gives us a glimpse of what happened at the Donut Mill from Augury’s side. youtu.be/tnzuX9xsDO4?...