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Steve Morton - 🔜 @AdvX Conf in November!

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Freelance QA for Inkle Studios, Tributary Games, Chaos Cookie, or anyone else! Former Highways Clerk, Highway Inspector & Streetworks Supervisor. Accessibility ally. DMs not working for me! CIS he/him. ❤️ Archaeology & Greenock Morton FC. BLM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Steve Morton - 🔜 @AdvX Conf in November! @pvbuk.bsky.social · Oct 18

Hello to all of my new followers and those who already follow me from the ‘other place’!
I’m a freelance, part time videogame QA, specialising in narrative adventures, but willing to test any genre!
I’m also an #accessibility advocate.

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Sam @samuelhlowe.bsky.social · Jul 2

Ladies, I’m not usually one to give advice, but he’s not an asshole when he drinks. He’s an asshole. He just can’t hide it when he drinks.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11h

Friends, some advice if you plan on spending time outside in an animal costume, sharing for no particular reason:

-You will sweat a lot more than you think. Have water/snacks

-You cannot move well (the Left Shark guy is a trained experienced professional dancer). Don’t run or you’ll trip and fall.

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DwarvenJester @dwarvenjester.bsky.social · 7h

Perfect time to play this underrated classic!!!

Francisco González - ROSEWATER OUT NOW! @grundislav.games · 8h

Yesterday was A Golden Wake’s 11 year launch anniversary!

And now we’re actually in the ‘20s.

🤯

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 14h

bleak. $150/hr to feed a shredder. on the plus side, i really do think stochastic modelling will never produce a good story, ever, no matter how many good stories you throw at it, so if you need the money you should take it. But also -- make sure you put the word aubergine in every story. Teach that

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 7h

If you've been curious about When the Earth Was Green, you can read a sample over at Smithsonian. It's about an unlucky bug caught in goop and how oozing trees helped make the fossil record.

How a Fragile Insect Living 100 Million Years Ago Becomes a Fossil

A bug, a dinosaur and a tree intersect, creating the perfect conditions for resin to capture a moment in time

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Steve Morton - 🔜 @AdvX Conf in November! @pvbuk.bsky.social · 7h

Are there text/UI size settings?
Looking at the Steam store page screenshots, all game text and icon labels have tiny font size. 🫤

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🦇 tigs 🦉🌙 @syzara.bsky.social · 12h

since the dev here politely did not share the link, i will, bc i'm not the only curious person and it has a demo too!

/sounds more like a game my spouse would like, so we'll be checking it <3

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

Save 25% on Little Rocket Lab on Steam

Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Rol...

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 20h

We banned a guy on the Steam forums for repeatedly saying there were “too many women” in our game

So he flipped his positive review to negative

Still totally worth it

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 8h

Color contrast affects readability on the web and in print. It is especially important for users who are low vision or for users who are colorblind. Good color contrast means all users can see your content no matter the device they’re using or the lighting of their surroundings.

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Shayna Moon (scary) @themoonis.gay · 22h

See how fucking easy it is when you have a spine?

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 1d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

theonion.com

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

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The Louvre of Bluesky quote posted my portland matrix meme, alt text of the quoted image: Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls? Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

jim carrey in the mask 1994 movie green bald head holding human shaped trophy as if accepting award while confused henchman is in background and fake movie crowd applauds in foreground. original caption of this scene would read "Thank you, you love me, you really love me!" because of the quote post I edited it to say "Thank you, you Louvre me, you really Louvre me!"

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Indie X - October 17 to 23 @indiexpt.bsky.social · 1d

Trash Goblin is a 2025 finalist by @spiltmilkstudios.bsky.social

Summary: A cosy, wholesome shopkeeping game with no stress! Clean and upcycle trinkets to sell to quirky customers, upgrade tools, and expand your shop with endless charm and good vibes.

store.steampowered.com/app/2407830/...

Trash Goblin on Steam

A wholesome, cosy shopkeeping game with no pressures, no stress, and endless good vibes! Uncover & clean trinkets then upcycle them to sell to endless colourful & quirky customers. Spend your ...

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 1d

Similarly describing him as an "expert on antifa" rather than an "antifascism researcher" further legitimates antifa as a proper noun in a way that makes zero sense

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Crispy Toast @crispytoastyt.newgrounds.com · 1d

SCREW OFF WITH THAT, YouTube!

Scumbags don't deserve another chance!!!

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 1d

Creators who repeatedly violated YouTube's past COVID-19 and election integrity policies will be eligible to request new accounts.

YouTubers who were kicked off the platform for rule violations can now request a 'second chance' | TechCrunch

Creators who repeatedly violated YouTube's past COVID-19 and election integrity policies will be eligible to request new accounts.

techcrunch.com

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Francisco González - ROSEWATER OUT NOW! @grundislav.games · 6d

It’s a great weekend to pick up the World of Vespuccia bundle: two fully voiced point & click adventures set in an alternate 19th century.

Solve 5 cases in Lamplight City

Travel across the frontier with your posse in Rosewater

Both games for <$20!

store.steampowered.com/bundle/50641...

Save 29% on World of Vespuccia Bundle on Steam

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Frankensorrel @sorrelish.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder that the best defence against authoritarianism is ALWAYS absurdism. It doesn’t matter how natty your jackboots are, nobody looks scary when oppressing Creatures.

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NeonLightsMedia @neonlightsmedia.bsky.social · 1d

In a Shock to Absolutely No One, Forcing Discord to Collect Your ID Led to Your ID Getting Leaked

www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/discord...

#discord #gamedev #gaming #pcgaming #steam

Discord Data Breach Leaks 70,000 Users' ID Photos via Third-Party Vendor — NeonLightsMedia

A third-party vendor used for Discord's age verification process was hacked, leaking the ID photos and personal data of around 70,000 users.

www.neonlightsmedia.com

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Steve Morton - 🔜 @AdvX Conf in November! @pvbuk.bsky.social · 1d

“The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa”

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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch, who want Britain to abandon any pretence of taking global warming seriously need to see this.

I hate to say "in fairness to Margaret Thatcher", BUT as far back as 1989 she (a trained scientist) gave this warning to the UN General Assembly...

youtu.be/B-M6O8OyTZ0?...