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Publishers of tabletop 3D flight simulators for space and jet combat, plus other games like Minimus (a tiny RPG) and non-fiction works useful to gamers and SF writers. https://adastragames.com | https://discord.gg/uuYC48wE4c | https://ascbi.net

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · Dec 5

The Merits of Momentum:

One of the great divides In spaceship gaming is the concept of "momentum." In part because lots of gamers are math-phobic, or they've had bad experiences with vector movement games In the past. It's easy, when unfamiliar with vector movement, to have a bad experience!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 11h

🚨The new escalation of “normal” violence includes breaking into homes, ransacking/destroying property and THEN disappearing families. 🚨🚨We. Are. Occupied. 🚨🚨
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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 11h

Someone needs to commission Bruce Campbell to narrate The Art of War, starting each section with a variation of "All right, you inbred medieval screw heads with aspirations of medicrity...listen up!"

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Jay Justice - Open to Work @jayjustice.net · 11h

Someone yelled "Jay!!" just as I was leaving but it was hella crowded and I didn't see anyone I recognized so I'm sorry but I hope I see you this weekend! I'm home now and gonna sleep for ten hours 😴

Jay Justice - Open to Work @jayjustice.net · 17h

Totally forgot to post that I'm at Gamescom Asia/Thailand Game Show, but I'm here lol

Selfie of Jay holding her badge under the Gamescom Asia/Thailand Game Show sign

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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 19h

Since we're getting a new wave of people abandoning Twitter:

My corporate hat side, @adastragames.com, maintains a Starter Pack of Space Opera creatives:

If you're a creative and think you should be in this starter pack, post a message tagging that account in so you can be added.

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nico @nicodelort.bsky.social · 13h

maybe a hot take i dunno but i find that many negative reviews on games i like boil down to "this game that was intended as a slow, progressive experience to be enjoyed over several weeks was not enjoyable when i played 80 hours in a week so i could be amongst the first to post a review"

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Ben Nicholas ⚪️ Looking for work! @belgianboolean.bsky.social · 13d

Hey folks! I’m a concept artist with over 10 years of experience looking for my next opportunity! Whether it be full time or freelance, teams big or small, I’d love to help on your project

belgianbooleancg.com

You can also support me with tips to help pay bills

ko-fi.com/belgianboolean

Cheers!

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Kim Sokol @kimsokol.bsky.social · 2d

Hey #portfolioday!

I'm Kim, a fantasy artist in gaming and publishing who loves light and mood. Currently I work primarily on Magic: The Gathering and am actively seeking more book cover work!

Portfolio: kimsokol.com

Two queens, one in armor, look at each other on a balcony overlooking their kingdom as the sun sets

Book cover featuring an elven and a half-elven woman with the scene of a tall tower and forest below

A fake YA book cover featuring a girl with a candle burning away a circle of leaves

A formally dressed vampire woman smiles as she throws red petals over a balcony

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 2d

Today is the birthday one of the most talented creators in TTRPGs, Jennell Jaquays, who passed away last year. Jennell was one of our company's earliest artists, and played an prominent role in Chaosium's success over many years, as an illustrator and writer.

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Basil Wright 🛫 Carcosa @kobanya.bsky.social · 2d

Since it's #PortfolioDay, it's an excellent time to repost the Sensitivity Consultant starter pack!

go.bsky.app/92T7cw1

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Snacko Racko @snackoracko.bsky.social · 3d

Remember it is important to not only take care of yourself but your plushies too!

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 3d

Thank you! I'll pass it on.

AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 3d

Out of curiousity - did Gumroad do anything wrong?

(We don't use them, we have our own shop, but two of the artists we use use Gumroad and have inertia there, so -- completely ignorant if they've become problematic.)

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 3d

What he'd love about farming if he bothered to research it, is that the H2A visa program is so widely abused that the Biden Administration increased enforcement of anti-slavery provisions because H2A visa temp worker firms skirted them.

Trump undid that and cut visa-worker pay rates by $3/hour.

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 4d

Sadly, my contract with Blizzard ended in September. That means I'm looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! www.hazelmonforton.com

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · Jul 8

It's #portfolioday! I'm presently a senior narrative designer at Blizzard, but before that I was at Bungie and Arkane. I wrote for the Writer's Guild award-nominated Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and a bunch of critically acclaimed seasons and expansions in Destiny 2.

A scene from the High Heresy cinematic in Destiny 2: Heresy (2025)

A scene from the Safiyah cinematic from Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted (2022)

A scene from the final mission in Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

A cutscene featuring the Outsider from Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 3d

One can have democracy or great wealth disparity. It's increasingly obvious that having the latter undermines the former.

AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 3d

If buying an American-made game that's printed and assembled in the US matters to you as a consumer: We buy some components made in China (plastic bits, mostly) and the rest (and all printing) in the US.

Why doesn’t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It’s complicated.

Price, quality, speed, and relationships all matter.

arstechnica.com

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 3d

When you can use your spicy autocorrect to write all you SEC and shareholder-facing fiduciary reports, I'll listen.

Until then, make money by providing a service or product people want, not by lying to VC ghouls looking to gatekeep search results.

AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 3d

Dear Mr. Altman:

Unlike you, I make a product that turns a *profit.* That people pay *actual money* for. That doesn't have to be shoved into their web searches and office suites.

That encourages people to think with their own brains.

Steve Farrugia @fasterandworse.com · 3d

Sam Altman is a farmer of plastic display fruit

“If you’re, like, farming, you’re doing something people really need,” Altman explained. “You’re making them food, you’re keeping them alive. This is real work.” But the farmer would see our modern jobs as “playing a game to fill your time,” and therefore not a “real job.”

“It’s very possible that if we could see those jobs of the future,” Altman said, we’d think “maybe our jobs were not as real as a farmer’s job, but it’s a lot more real than this game you’re playing to entertain yourself.”

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Kat Lyons • Available for Work! @katlyyons.bsky.social · 5d

My finances are kinda shit right now, from losing my job in animation, investing in a tattoo career, & the high cost of living in LA.

As a result, I’m selling prints of my tattoo work! If you haven’t or can’t get a tattoo from me, consider a print (-:

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 6d

I've got one student for a teaching game in 10 minutes; the teaching game is waaaay more fun with 2 or 3 students. Hop into our Discord (link is in this account's profile) if you're interested in taking a seat!

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 7d

A very nice preview of Newton's Cradle from @gamingtrend.com!

And, as mentioned towards the end of the article, the Squadron Strike PDF bundle is 20% off on both Wargame Vault and www.adastragames.com/products/squ...

Squadron Strike: Newton’s Cradle preview — A fully 3D flight/combat sim for your tabletop

Physics? In my tabletop space fighter? It's more likely than you think.

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 7d

Squadron Strike: Newton’s Cradle preview — A fully 3D flight/combat sim for your tabletop

Physics? In my tabletop space fighter? It's more likely than you think.

gamingtrend.com

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 8d

Only if your Ph.D is in "confidently hallucinating bullshit."

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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 8d

We've got a teaching game for Romance of the Seven Realms up at a European-friendly time on Friday -- 5 PM Eastern US on Friday the 10th. Details are on our Discord server (linked in profile), and there are two seats open.

Come fly the game X-Wing never quite got to be!

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