I like that instead of the usual retort to the "batman should fund social programs" argument of "He does", this thread goes the extra mile to note "He does and it's not enough 'cause of the 12 evil gods, 3 draculas, and the infinite horrors of mankind that are set out to undermine all that is good"

I don't know

First rule of Virus Club is we don't talk about airborne transmission of viruses.

Streaming some co-op games with Ambie tonight twitch.tv/JoeSondow twitch.tv/ambierona

I'd REALLY appreciate it if anyone who sees this would try out my text generators so I can iron out any remaining bugs. Please, and thank you! trek.epicrandomness.com

The AI bubble as an interpretive dance

UBI is a human right. It became one the moment public land became private property. If you only get something in compensation for that loss if your income is low, your right is infringed. If you only get certain approved services, your right is still infringed. A right is UNIVERSAL + UNCONDITIONAL

Today's newsletter is a full brief on the hantavirus situation but it comes with exclusive soothing content (see below). Sign up for inbox delivery and more bellyrubs here: www.patreon.com/cw/violetblue

We are live now with more The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! www.twitch.tv/lord_loki_as...

It’s Final Fantasy Time! We’ll be playing some FFXIV tonight to make some progress Post-Endwalker as we inch toward Dawntrail! Feel free to lurk and hang out (and if you can’t come, no worries, there will be a VOD). twitch.tv/c7andr7__

BRUH. I'm turning my camera on for the first time in months omg ALSO, we're playing Adorable Adventures! 🐖 🪄 twitch.tv/evolcigam

@joesondow.bsky.social @ambierona.bsky.social Just finished watching the stream and I'm impressed. Finishing the game without needing a single hint is a serious feat, I was actually worried this one might have been too difficult. You two are total pros! Thanks so much for playing The Green Star!

Tonight @ambierona.bsky.social and I are playing a print-and-play paper escape room game on stream. It's called The Green Star, with a comic book style. Written by @bromelain.mobi who also wrote the Langton Manor series. twitch.tv/JoeSondow twitch.tv/ambierona Game: bromelain.mobi/b/printable-...

My 6yo kid: “Gingerbread houses are pretty scary because gingerbread men live in them.” Me: … My kid: “Our houses aren’t made out of human skin.”

I did another DS9 comic, because I saw The Darkness And The Light for the first time and was floored by the scene of crying pregnant Kira warmly recalling how her late friend had vouched for her to join a resistance mission at 13yrs old where she then snipered a whole transport of Cardassians.

From the CursedTrekEdits Tumbler, and now I'm mentally writing dialog for this: #StarTrek #Columbo #Scifi

Still no flying cars. Still cleaning our teeth with strings

ME: time to sleep BRAIN: have you ever noticed that Huey Dewey and Louie all rhyme but nearly every syllable is spelled differently

911: what is your emergency INVENTOR OF MILKSHAKES: help there’s like a million boys in my yard right now

do you ever wake up at 3am and think "shit that's a good idea, I better write that down so I can share it later on"

The way politicians and professionals can look at problems demonstrably impacted by ongoing covid damage (absenteeism, dramatic increase in heart attacks under 40yrs old since 2020, etc) and go WHAT A MYSTERY feels like Westworld robots

I have been haunted by this DS9 episode for months. Odo is cutthroat and, much like DeNiro in Heat, he's not taking chances. #StarTrek #webcomic

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Literally cannot express how well Day 1 of #InspireAirAwareFest went WE HAD NEARLY 80 PEOPLE AT OUR MUSIC SHOWCASE! 😭 The festival continues tomorrow with 𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗡***𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬. Check out the slides for a detailed breakdown of all upcoming events and RSVP at tinyurl.com/inspirefestrsvp! 😷 #covidconscious

A masked theatre performance? Oh yes! I’m watching Serina Estrada’s “A Pandemic Play” about the lived experiences of the Covid Conscious & people with Long Covid, at the Inspire Performing Arts Festival by & for the Airborne Aware! Encore presentation at 6p ET today. Tinyurl.com/InspireFestRSVP

Your goal should always be to keep the risk of infection low because every infection carries risks you don’t want. Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...

when i get a new follower

For me, the report this week from OECD on the global financial costs of Long Covid is a smoking gun. This isn’t about “the next pandemic.” It’s about the fact that the economic ruin we’re all racing toward and #LongCovid are the same thing. I explain why here: www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

Name two video games: One you played obsessively as a little kid. One you played obsessively in the last two years.

Shoutout to this Artemis science team member who is all about that evidence-based life #StillCoviding #PublicHealth 🧪 🛟

Does anyone need a gemstone for their Godot game? We just published a new YouTube tutorial ✨ youtu.be/TxPLBKllOVQ?... #indiedev #gamedev #godot

covid isn't over. we could be safe, or at least much safer. we could filter the air. we just don't

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Welp, Godot has officially passed a new milestone: GDscript, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, officially debuted in an anime. The new anime Needy Girl Overdose shows a few lines of very clear GDscript on a computer monitor in the first episode around the 9 minute mark. (Credit: u/Quincyillpie)

Heads up GitHub users. You have less than a month left to opt out of "Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training". "On April 24 we'll start using GitHub Copilot interaction data for AI model training unless you opt out." github.com/settings/cop...

Finishing the final room in How 2 Escape with @ambierona.bsky.social twitch.tv/JoeSondow twitch.tv/ambierona

Made a quick utility to auto-generate a rope tightly wrapped around arbitrary geometry. Supports odd shapes and multiple objects. Had the idea for this simple algorithm while taking a walk, and it worked a lot better than expected.🪢 #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

Starter Kit Match-3 for @godotengine.org is out now! It's a basic open-source implementation of the popular puzzle game type, perfect as a base. #gamedev github.com/KenneyNL/Sta...

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

youtu.be/v1nS_-ra8xE huge shoutout to @fdsignifier.bsky.social for putting this out. @itsbabs.bsky.social

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

Unions band together to launch new game industry conference 'by workers, for workers'

Do you work in games? Are you tired of corporate greed taking over our industry? Do you miss when industry events were by workers, for workers? The United Videogame Workers of CWA, in partnership with other unions and worker-centered organizations, announce the #GameWorkersConference. May 22-23 ❤️‍🔥

Starter Kit: Racing for @godotengine.org is now available! 🎉 Easy to understand code, fully open-source & 3D models included! It's a little rough around the edges, but feel free to do pull requests if you can improve on it! github.com/KenneyNL/Sta... #gamedev #gameassets

Playing more How 2 Escape with @ambierona.bsky.social twitch.tv/JoeSondow twitch.tv/ambierona

Streaming some demos of co-op puzzle games with Ambie. Starting with Don't Panic! It Is Just Turbulence twitch.tv/JoeSondow twitch.tv/ambierona

Support Kiki’s law (IL Right to Mask bill SB3340). Submit witness slips! Family & friends #MaskUp so people like kidney-transplanted Kiki can live a fuller life without isolation. Everyone deserves mask protection from sickness. Anyone in the US can help! Info: bit.ly/Kiki_Freedom

I'd appreciate if ya'll could fill out this witness slip to help bring The Protective Medical Equipment Freedom Act - Kiki's Law to the Illinois Senate floor. It would protect our right to mask. You DON'T need to be an IL resident to fill out the witness slip. 1/3 www.ilga.gov/senate/heari...