One of my cats just jumped onto the bed, walked up to the pillow and flopped down onto it, purring into my ear. There are probably things which feel even better than this but I can't think of any ❤️

Fanta: "my time has come!" www.dw.com/en/coca-cola...

Gods of Olympus, grant me the confidence of designers of generic af bags who launch another Kickstarter for THE ULTIMATE BAG

D e s p a i r

If you see me in the crowd of people leaving #gamescom right now, my apologies. Rebooting the mainframe engages resting bitch face and screen saver mode.

whoever decided that when a human gets tired they can also get really, really sad is a gigantic stinking asshole

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Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

I know the US is.. uhh.. having a moment, but here in the EU we could talk about the next COVID vaccine/dose.

This thread is peak Twitter quality, Bluesky made it

I really don't see GDC happening in SF with even remotely the same international participation. I know that announcing the demise of the conference is a tired trope but.. those are special times. #gamedev

Inquisitor's log, X581025M3 The felids are at it again, prowling the premises and accosting random items of furniture. The Emperor protects.

The unprompted, forced 'lovalization' of youtube content is a nightmare. Ef that and whoever thought it should be the default.

The way the attention economy rewards bad faith debates and rage bait is such a dismal basis for the modern internet.

Banks recruiting a "Head of Fraud" will never not be funny

This belief is a huge part of what has gotten us here: An obsessive insistence that “debate” should take precedence over all other values, including the *merits of the thing being debated.* It is a value antithetical to journalism and they keep pretending it is the only thing journalists should do

Two apartment buildings and a kindergarten - that’s what Russian drones hit this night in the area not far from Kyiv. All the famous ‘military targets’

when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus

My smartwatch giving me the full emotional range I need to survive modern conversations.

Good news from last year which I missed and maybe you did too: feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is now treatable with oral medication in the USA. FIP used to be a death sentence, then it was treatable with off label injections, now oral meds. Progress. www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-...

3. When citizens are asked to recall a situation of politics, what do they think of, how did that situation feel, and how did it change their engagement in politcs? (w @dpltr22.bsky.social + @chriswratil.bsky.social) SUN, 3:55 - 5:10, RB 209 Also, please send running routes for Prague! 🏁

Last night I got access to a digitized film reel from 1969 that shows off a computer artillery game called Potshot. And to explain why that’s a big deal, I need to talk about Dartmouth and the BASIC computer language.

Seriously, requiring relocation for games industry jobs is statistically cruel at this point.

To counter rising development costs, Nintendo is going to explore making games with shorter development cycles. They are also making investments in their development teams to preserve the way they've always made games.

If a lady handcuffs you as part of a sex thing you should immediately ask if you're being detained

When the dust settles and if there are any scientists left to study the ruins, they'll realize that allowing shareholders to be put before the law, decency or the future and reputation of the company, was one of, if not THE foundational mistake.

Another gut punch of a day for the games industry, even though I knew it was coming even before the story broke. My heart goes out to all the friends and everyone else affected at Microsoft/Xbox. You deserved better :(

A youtube video essay: "I finally Figured Out TENET" Me: Oh! Interesting. Runtime 1 hour 58 minutes Me: Oh

I keep seeing LinkedIn posts pop up from Marketing folks explaining how Balatro became a “Viral Success” and how they can also help you become a viral success. Some are…a little off so here’s some actual sources if that is interesting to you www.linkedin.com/posts/wouter...

If you have a spare moment this weekend, please consider leaving a review of Post Games over at Apple Podcast! (I know I know I know. I'm doing a lot of the sweaty promo right now. But in the early days of making a new thing, there's little room for shame. And stuff like this is helping a ton!)

GamesBeat has a new site and I think it looks neat! gamesbeat.com

Some good, raw reporting on things going the right way for once www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

From a trippy Adult Swim satire to a Star Wars saga, shows this year are making the case to question and push back against the system.

Theoretically possible that water might be wet. More breaking news on the hour.

At the point we're at, imagine the lives which could be saved by preemptively rebranding USAID so that the geniuses wouldn't think it was "US aid"

My boss would be mad at me if I ran a story with the headline "that 16 billion password breach story is a pile of bullshit" so this will have to suffice cyberscoop.com/colossal-dat...

We are soft launching the new semantic search feature in PoliDashboard.org today, our app for tracking ads about politics, elections and social issues. Let us know what you think.

JAL is one of those legacy carriers I definitely want to fly with at last. Somehow it has always been ANA for me.

After 2 months of work, the Clair Obscur Expedition 33 video is here. I interviewed most of the game's senior leadership team asking one simple question: how did you do this? Their answers were inspiring and moving, and it's no surprise that COE33 is as remarkable as it is: youtu.be/mXLOLgC2V2Q?...

I miss Coolish, one more thing which makes heat & humidity much easier to endure

This week’s main story is about fake cats, fake men turning into fake vegetables, fake stories about real politicians, and how they’re all making the internet an increasingly confusing place. For more on who’s profiting off this bizarre new content, and who it’s harming, watch our piece on AI slop.

This is, honestly, astonishingly brave. www.thewrap.com/diego-luna-j...

It's exhausting, really

Finally!

Oof

Cleared Hot is by far my favorite demo of the recent Steam Next Fest and one of my most anticipated games in general. The perfect balance between nostalgia for helicopter shooters and a modern gameplay experience is a joy. I can't wait! #steam #indiegames

"I'm a genius because I told the computer to read all of Dostoyevsky and summarize it for me in tweet format"

I'm apparently 'a good fit' to lead a licensing and regulatory unit for a business making nuclear reactors. LinkedIn's recommendations algorithm is truly a wonder 😂

It's possible that Grammarly has lost it's damn freaking mind. #writing #writingcommunity #booksky