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Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53

Sometimes I feel like scammers don't appreciate the work I put into these puns.

A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain. A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones. The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...

@stephenfishbach.bsky.social Arrived in Melbourne, Australia. Looking forward to it, although I'll probably take my time.

I really wish Bluesky links in dark mode could be changed to something other than dark blue on black. I know my eyes aren't great, but when someone is mentioned, I find it very difficult to make out who it is unless I use the Magnifier. #bluesky #accessiblity

Heat is nasty, and it will kill. Report by Victoria's chief health officer, Dr John Carnie, put the final figure at 374 for the 2009 Heatwave. Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay safe, look out for everyone and everything. #MelbWeather /ends

Forecasts to watch for... 49C for Mildura, potential new Victorian record. 48C for Swan Hill, hottest day on record. Current record is 47.5C in 2019. 45C for Melbourne, hottest day since 2009, Black Saturday all-time record of 46.4C. Current state record is 48.8C at Hopetoun in 2009. 3/4

A Stevenson screen is always set over a natural surface, like grass, and avoid surfaces like concrete. The Urban Heat Island effect makes cities hotter as well. Dark surfaces like roads and concrete radiate more heat. Find shade, be like a thermometer in a Stevenson screen to be cool. 2/4

Throwing some shade. Automated weather stations measure air temperatures in the shade, in ventilated hutches about 1.2 meters above ground level, because there can be as much as a 7°C temperature difference between the temperature measured at the ground and 2m above the ground. 1/4 #Heatwave

Earthborne Rangers: Thought I could use Quisi the little rascal to help exhaust Quiet, the predator so it wouldn't hurt my Rangers. Accidentally got her 1-shot and the day ended. Whoops. Live and learn. 😂 @earthbornegames.bsky.social

@myleskuah.bsky.social @shannongaitz.bsky.social I just started watching RHAP Mafia. Looking forward to seeing you play! They should get you on their Survivor Clocktower games.

My nephew is trying to find a job in game development in Melbourne. He has experience with Unity. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice I can give him?

lol Malcolm Roberts asking why Bluesky is exempted from the social media ban. He claims it could be "political bias" because it is a "left wing hangout" and X is included and it's a "conservative hangout". eSafety says Bluesky has been assessed as "very low risk" with around 50,000 Australian users

Keep librarians in our State Library of Victoria : www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ha...

@edenporter.bsky.social I remember Amazing. 😀 You're not alone.

@shannongaitz.bsky.social I agree with you and Peter about the hug. Having just got everything she wanted, Sage could have conceded a little by being gracious in victory. She acted like she was doing Shannon a favour by not giving her a fake hug.

When the cat wants to join the chat: youtube.com/clip/Ugkxfnt...

@mjdart.bsky.social, Nelly, Katie, and I have started watching Severance and they're liking it! Am I redeemed? Severance, the redeemer? youtu.be/E3hrL4Y5vkM

okay turns out there will be a video essay, probably for the one after what I'm working on presently, because I FOUND THE DESIGNER HE'S STILL ALIVE I AM INTERVIEWING HIM HE GAVE ME A LIST of 50+ BOARD GAMES IN ADDITION TO THE 3 HE'S CURRENTLY CREDITED WITH

Today's video was a hard one for me to make - I wanted to talk about my experiences going through burnout in the last year or so as a game designer, and aspects of the wider tabletop industry that contribute to that. youtu.be/D2rC_8F10R8 🎲✂️

Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share! Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp

One of my favourite things to do is watch YouTube videos of musicians geek out about Radiohead. Particularly In Rainbows. I've watched so many.

@shannongaitz.bsky.social I finally cleared my podcast queue and listened to your new one. It was entertaining! Q&A question: What's the card game you mentioned Peter is playing a lot with @myleskuah.bsky.social ? I might have hyper-focused on the fleeting tabletop reference.

Michael and I are so back for Survivor (US) Season 49. I'm still getting used to the new (to me) host, Jeff, but I think he's gonna be alright: youtu.be/jCaPBduHZYE

This holding the ball rule is garbage. No one wants to pick up the ball. Reward the people trying to make the play. #aflw #afl

So many people have recommended this documentary to me that I'm going to pass on the recommendation to you before I've even gotten a chance to see it.

@edenporter.bsky.social What a great quote! youtube.com/clip/UgkxT6K... #survivor #s50

We did recap videos for each episode of Survivor: Australia vs World this season. It's been fun sharing my love of Survivor with a relative newbie in @the1ben.bsky.social . Here's our #survivorau post Finale chat! youtu.be/u_IWjs_jbFM?...

@lismholmes.bsky.social Just in case we didn't already think you were our kind of people, we see your board game collection in your interview with @shannongaitz.bsky.social . Fantastic! I was definitely zooming in on some titles. 😂

My nephews took part in Brackey's Game Jam (itch.io/jam/brackeys...) and made a game in a week. My contribution was the menu (massive, right?) and I am very impressed/proud of what they achieved. jarrodh.itch.io/breakingzooc...

Some of these Holding the Ball calls are way too hot now. #aflw

The Codenames story is also on @wargamer.com It's spread so wide. And so many people are being very stalwart and supportive. I hope Czech Games can see that this isn't anger, it's disappointment. And they can still fix it. They can still do the right thing. www.wargamer.com/codenames/ba...

Good news: I have been contacted by and am currently sharing guidelines and expectations with a representative of CGE. Let’s hope they can make this right in their next statement. 🎲✂️

@jeffcannata.bsky.social Perhaps relevant to your interests.

I spent the last 2 days on Capitol Hill with @gamaofficial.bsky.social and @ttgda.bsky.social, asking for tariff relief. Sixteen of us collectively had dozens of meetings and drop-bys with Congressional staff. We heard over & over that it makes a difference to hear from their constituents. 1/ 🧵

@mirggles.bsky.social @pumpkinberry.tv @acornbandit.bsky.social Hi there! I've belatedly been loving your Dark podcast. Thank you! There are a few episodes I can't download. I've just skipped them until now, but I've just realised "The End is the Beginning"is missing. Any chance this is fixable? Ta

@jeffcannata.bsky.social On Taskmaster, don't overthink there being so many seasons. Just pick one and start. Doesn't matter which. Or find a comedian you like from this link and look that season up. It's easy viewing. You'll probably discover new comedians you enjoy. www.reddit.com/r/taskmaster...

@myleskuah.bsky.social Loved hearing all the board game references in your deep dive. Now want to hear another one that's just about what you like playing! 😂 Not sure if you know Blood on the Clocktower, but did you see the RHAP playthroughs with past US players? So good. youtu.be/3mx9yxWvrDQ?...

Feedback: I asked game publishers how they plan to respond to newly announced U.S. tariffs, and here's a sampling of their responses: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... That post features only 15 of more than a hundred responses, so I'll post another round-up tomorrow. —WEM

Everyone who works in this industry (and others) are doing one of these right now... 1) panicking outwardly 2) panicking internally 3) digging in to recalculate everything in desperation 4) coping with booze/narcotics/food/sleep 5) clinging to hope it'll change before it hits too hard

That sound you hear? The scream of hundreds of tabletop gaming companies as their business models collapse simultaneously.

@shannongaitz.bsky.social Listener question: I imagine it would be pretty easy for a juror in an exit interview to accidentally reveal something. Does ch10 vett all those before they go out? I'm guessing they must? Otherwise it's a high wire act for the contestant. Thanks for the interviews!

Enough is enough. If America wants to make our products more expensive, then we should take Bluey away from them. Read the full piece here: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

One of our long time YouTube viewers joined us last week for a game of Bad Moon Rising. Welcome @qbxe.bsky.social to the crew! #bloodontheclocktower #botc youtu.be/PNnwaR2_KsE?... @the1ben.bsky.social

A little sneak peak from last week's #clocktower game, where it finally happened... youtube.com/shorts/salGV... #botc

Our most recent Blood on the Clocktower video is up featuring a bunch of new players and my favourite method of introducing people to new things: trial by fire. Also, Nelly's first time co-storytelling! Editing by @mjdart.bsky.social Art by @andrewbryson.bsky.social youtu.be/adDQCU6vH0o

@shannongaitz.bsky.social I know I'm days late at this point and you'll have heard this elsewhere, but I was amazed you didn't know the On Fire podcast has been freely available in Australia the whole time. They're pretty snappy and quite interesting. Worth going back for I'd say.

@mjdart.bsky.social and I have thrown everything in for a game of Galactic Cruise by @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social - that's including both the Accommodation and Advancements expansion. We decided it's a good time to share our thoughts and I lament some poor decisions. youtu.be/PUyIv1asfpE