You don’t have to go back 25 years to understand why people are angry about a Supreme Court that ignores precedent, rewrites the constitution without justification, and gives the executive unchecked power through partisan actions. This court is illegitimate and needs to be reformed.

in case there is any concern! yes, straight and cis people can play my game too. touching the little buttons on your computer won't make you gay.

Remember: they didn’t burn witches. They burned women. The stories that we tell are important.

I intend to use my profits from the game to fund and uplift creators less privileged than he is. I’ve already begun that effort with the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant: grants.draknek.org

There is a fundamental problem right now that the people who hold the money do not have the ability to imagine why a new game experience could be successful.

My obsession for a decade: Parts of games are real, not fiction. Like, you are not really becoming a powerful knight when you gain a virtual level. That's fiction, fantasy. But you DO gain real skills. In manipulating buttons, game tactics etc. In multiplayer games, the friendships are real.

Not to mention queer people. Who the hell is going to show up for a conference where they can be imprisoned for their identity and beliefs? Wait, are we talking about GDC or Saudi Arabia?

BTW, Spirit Crossing is coming to Steam. The goal is to create a major Cozy MMO with a huge population of folks making friends in a safe and welcoming space. I deeply believe we can make the world a better place. If this interests you, please wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...

A few years ago I had a partner who was a former roboticist. Through her I became acutely aware of how much of public-facing robotics is now is pure theatrical smoke and mirrors horseshit intended to dupe credulous tech press and VCs.

This aligns with something I often say while doing design direction. You can't force a player to like or enjoy or experience a thing the way you intend. All you can do is make it possible, and invite them. If they are intent on sequence breaking, optimizing the fun out, ignoring story — let them.

TIL recently: The song “Only Shallow” by My Bloody Valentine does not contain the famous bible verse “Jesus wept.”

What about the 600 children ICE has separated from their families? What are you doing about them?

I was distressed for a moment that someone was posting really out of date news stories, and then I realized I had just scrolled really far back in their timeline. :facepalm:

The price of cooked sand is threatening to destroy the economy (in various ways). The Supreme Court refuses to justify why it is allowing people to break the law. Media and the press report anything but reality. Where is the reset button on this thing?

Reposts on this are appreciated, BTW. There is no marketing budget.

I'm bored today so I decided it's time to announce the secret project.

ATTN: Warriors. Are you man enough to take the fall for Pete Hegseth?

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I have a feeling that Pete is about to become uncomfortably aware of how much the US military likes to keep receipts.

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This is an amazing story about the power of human connection. AI will never do this.

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The GOP who insist that every Afghan is a threat because one person did something wrong, have yet another pedophile scandal. I tell ya, we should shut down this whole party until we can figure out what’s going on.

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Not only should Hegseth be tried and convicted, every senator who confirmed his nomination should be banned from government for life. Same for RFK. We knew better.

Miller’s argument is that Western culture is so weak that it will be overwritten by any other culture. Forget the historical record, this is a coward’s argument. All of these fascists are scared babies. They fear the world they live in. They can’t compete without help.

Ignore that her numbers are wrong. Even if she were right, she is saying that 30% - or almost a third of the people being held - have broken no laws. Why is the US government holding people who have broken no laws? Isn’t that a violation of the constitution? Specifically the 4th amendment?

The first rule of Silicon Valley is that Dunning Kruger doesn’t apply to me. Everyone else may be fallible and overestimate their knowledge, but I’m different.

NYC: Come see our little holiday horror on the big screen w/ intro by @jennwexler.bsky.social!

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TL:DR - The poverty line calculation is out of date

There's no need to steal when we are practically giving our work away so many places. It's just so much more respectful of authors' consent to use these ways we offer and agree to. We are people, and there's no way to treat us as people while disrespecting our right to our own labor.

BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. 🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states. This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺

Just a quick reminder: The only reason to be upset about someone telling people they have an obligation to follow the law is if you're really invested in breaking the law. Like, say you have plans to break the law, bigly.

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If you post a link to an oligarch-owned news media source that is paywalled, not only am I not going to read that story, I am going to think less of you as a person.

There were zero Republican lawmakers who disowned Trump’s death threats yesterday. Reporters need to hound them on this. Every talking head who was on air after Charlie Kirk - make them own this. These are not credible people.

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

"The president is threatening to kill congress members for reminding people to follow the law" is not a sentence I thought would be true in my lifetime. Enough. Anyone who stands with Trump at this point is committing treason. There must be accountability.

That is a real "holy shit" moment - the DoJ tried to go to trial in a case that is clearly politically motivated without even showing the indictment to a grand jury. Everyone involved in this needs to be disbarred.

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Just like to remind people that the Republican Party officially has no policy positions on how to make life better for Americans. There is no jobs plan. There is no healthcare plan. There is no inflation plan. The only thing on the menu is serving up American resources for sale.

TGA/GotY discourse always makes it clear that: 1. There is not a singular "video game industry" (and hasn't been for a while), but instead a bunch of disparate scenes that no one person could hope to cover entirely (or realistically care about), but 2. Most folks don't realize it.

Quick question: of the previous, I don’t know, dozen presidents, how many people practicing law for them have been disbarred? And Trump?

I finally got exposed to that AI slop country song through watching Colbert. This seems like a clear example of how much machismo is all attitude and no substance. “I don’t have to make sense to be threatening” - right wing America in a nutshell.

Thousands of protesters are marching in the streets of DC demanding the resignation of President Trump today. #EpsteinFiles #Trump

KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out. www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...

Just a reminder that we would not need SNAP benefits for working people if the minimum wage were actually a livable wage. SNAP is a corporate subsidy.

Introducing the nominees for The Indie Game Awards 2025, airing on December 18th at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @ign.com, @gamespot.com, and @sixoneindie.com's YouTube and Twitch channels. Visit indiegameawards.gg for the full list of nominees, presenters, and judges.