the internet has the magical radicalizing potential to reveal to people that Sex Stuff is actually Normal Stuff and that it isn't actually weird for it to share a space with Other Stuff. rich freaks have been scrambling to retube this toothpaste for decades and must not be allowed to succeed

modern AAA gaming is obsessed with squeezing between two rocks. the higher the budget, the flashier the graphics, the more two rocks you're going to have to squeeze through

let's be clear, let's be very clear, let's be incredibly clear about something: Marcia Lucas is why you love Star Wars. She's why Star Wars worked. She's why it has heart. She's responsible for the in-media-res beginning, she's responsible for basically everything charming and unique about >

And if solving a murder mystery wasn’t enough…

I went to a Murder Mystery Dinner tonight by myself and I WON THE WHOLE THING

I love cooking so much: why must my eyes HATE ONIONS???

“Why doesn’t Batman just fund Gotham welfare programs instead of beating up the poor” Because Gotham has • corpse of an elder god • living elder god • Is built onto a cursed Native burial ground • portal to hell that’s a little open • portal to the afterlife that’s a little open • over 100 gangs

it is a crime that "Jumanji" was not a valid word today

the “computer you own that works” experiment is over. we have replaced the computer you own that works with the computer you don’t own that doesn’t work. thank you for your participation in this experiment.

UGH

gaze upon my (spelling bee) genius

“Please have 2+ years of experience with an engine we announced on Friday” really sums up the state of the games industry.

I fell off yesterday but I’m BACK, BABY

Celebrating a cookout-themed holiday with my first attempt at making smashburgers. This slapped so hard

humanity's enduring desire to make Little Guys is truly wonderful This is a clay pig. It has an angry little face with furrowed brows, pointing down and a huge curved back that leads seamlessly into the top of the head (no neck) like it's rearing up to charge. A very round piggy.

At the risk of sounding like a Luddite again, I don't think chasing the bleeding edge of graphics tech is actually a good thing for most game developers. You want the broadest possible market. Target low spec hardware. I frequently quote Gunpei Yokoi's "lateral thinking with withered technology."

the hungry observatory

SEVEN! DAYS! IN! A ROW!

“No texting and driving” they say as cars are manufactured with touchscreen tablets built into their dashboards

They're just in a dual male income partnership! 🥰 #dimension20

Worh my mother’s guidance, I’ve now hit SIX DAYS IN A ROW

just woke up. had an insane dream that sony spent like 4 billion on bungie only to shut down destiny 2 and lay almost everyone off in under 4 years. imagine if any of that actually happened that would be crazy

Eisner voting is open! If you're an Eisner voter, I'd be thrilled if you considered voting Keeping Time for Best Webcomic this year. (It's on the ballot amongst some incredible webcomic company!!) 🎸 keepingtimecomic.com

FIVE DAYS IN A ROW

*sigh* it turns out everyone was right and doing a yoga class in the morning rules.

Doomscrolling is the weaponization of literacy

I watched Bonnie Ross give a talk at Grace Hopper in 2014 and realized that I wanted, more than anything, to use my software engineering skills to make something people enjoy. I wouldn't have my career in games without that.

Getting caught up on the 2024 5E rule changes

Found this recommended in @kierongillen.bsky.social's newsletter & it's spot on. Learning from your hate without being a dick about it is one of the hardest & most valuable lessons. seragamble.substack.com/p/i-3-hating

this one wasn't super fun but I persisted. I don't like having to reference the hints guide for total word counts until after I hit Genius, but I just couldn't get over the line without it today

HAT TRICK ACCOMPLISHED

Can I go for a hat trick? Only time will tell...

i cannot overstate how vital this game is to my sanity right now

When I was at Adobe, product and program managers wielded tons of power, at least on some teams. The closer a team was to actual revenue (or KPIs for Creative Cloud) the more power they had. 🧵

I GET LOGGED OUT. BUT I LOG IN AGAIN

today's panagram is my absolute favorite one in weeks:

my life is chaos but spelling bee is eternal

Q: Does my thesis adviser pick the snake? A: No. Your adviser just tells the guy who picks the snakes how good your thesis was.

please be normal about videogames they are very hard to make

Episode 4 of City Council of Darkness had so many NPCs and I like them all, so here they all are. Purpee State University folk (1/3) #dimension20 #CityCouncilOfDarkness

my favorite little punching bag in all of Star Wars canon

I told you this place is always crowded, we should’ve called for a reservation 😩

sketching!

🐝🐝🐝

beginning my campaign for Jeff Probst's Biggest Hater defector.com/jeff-probst-...

All all all (1/3) #projecthailmary

A jungle for the house tigers. #caturday

watched this on repeat losing my shit for two nights now

only universally hated villain in the world is the boyfriend from unpacking

my bones are tired