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Ben Prunty

@benprunty.bsky.social

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I make game music: FTL, Into the Breach, Subnautica 2, Below Zero, Generation Exile & others. I did not work on Subnautica 1. - Polyamorous, ADHD, love cool jackets and my cats. He/him

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 7d

The next time someone asks me what I do for a living I'll just send them this video

Koto - Jabdah Live Perfromance

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Mom @milph.mom · 8d

Reporting from post-apocalyptic Portland:

Every garbage can will dispense a whole rotisserie chicken when punched.

The buildings perpetually on fire continue to have floating Go signs to the right.

My neighbour is on the last of his nine life bars and he is redder and moving faster than usual.

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Kris Straub (كريس) @krisstraub.com · 11d

i’m launching a new social media platform where the founders disappoint you immediately, before you get too invested. a real timesaver

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 12d

A cold-emailing AI bot saw a joke post I made in 2023 about promoting my cat and took it seriously.

Email message to me from some AI cold-emailer: "Hey Ben, Checking if my message reached you. I noticed your update about Maddie's promotion- congratulations to her! It's awesome to see your team growing and thriving. Your passion for game music really shines through in everything you share."

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you! I always thought of it as teal, but purple is my favorite color so I think this works.

Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 13d

GOSH

Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 13d

I feel like there's no greater indication that our economy is doomed than all these big companies enthusiastically dumping billions of dollars into products that clearly don't work. Like making a functional service doesn't matter as long as shareholders *believe* infinite growth is possible.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 19d

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 19d

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 20d

I finally started Animal Well and I am OBSESSED

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Kyle Orland @kyleor.land · 22d

Are you or someone you know skipping GDC (or considering doing so) because of worries about coming to the US/San Francisco in the current environment?

If so, I want to hear from you for a piece. DM me here or kyle DOT orland AT arstechnica DOT com.

Please spread the word

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 21d

Please enjoy this video of Phoebe showing real apex predator energy

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Neha🍉 @nehapolitan.bsky.social · 22d

Also totally random timing but here's my GDC talk about making money with your game's soundtrack 💸

There's lotsa potential of money with your OST! 💰

docs.google.com/presentation...

Get Your Money! An Indie Dev’s Guide to OST Profitability

Get Your Money! An Indie Dev’s Guide to OST Profitability Hi everyone! My name is Neha and welcome to my talk titled: Get your money! An indie dev’s guide to OST profitability.

docs.google.com

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 23d

I am *obsessed* with Game Changer and spend way too much time thinking about the logistics and design of each episode.

Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 24d

I managed to put together a build that fired so many rockets my CPU wanted to die. #VoidBreaker

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 25d

Darcy this is so good!

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 25d

Computers used to be fun.

erika @yeeeerika.bsky.social · Jan 13

i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?

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Heckin Spoopy Mutilated Corpse @jrbolt.bsky.social · 28d

I'm not much of a photographer but I like doing long exposure stuff at night. Basically the whole reason I got into this

Long exposure night shot - A dark path under a Skytrain track

A nighted alley with some luminous commercial buildings at the end of it

The parking lot and brutalist overhanging buttresses of a stadium at night

A ghostly parking lot tree at night with fog swirling around it

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 28d

👀👀👀

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KinoFabino 🇵🇸 @kinofabino.bsky.social · May 15

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · Sep 14

13 years ago today, FTL released on Steam and your support and enthusiasm for the game completely changed my life. It allowed me to quit my day job, focus on music full-time, and afford health insurance for me & my partner. I had wanted to work in games since I was a teenager. Thank you everyone!

Screenshot from FTL: Faster Than Light, showing two ships battling and FTL's UI.

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · Sep 12

This looks incredible!

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Dylan NDR Edwards @dylanndr.bsky.social · Sep 12

Every single word of this excellent piece is entirely correct

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · Sep 12

Since Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, people on the left have been censored, punished, and targeted with more violence for telling the truth about Kirk's legacy. The cycle continues: mainstream whitewashing of violence begets more violence and the victims are blamed.
spitfirenews.com/p/the-nation...

The national gaslighting about Charlie Kirk

Another pattern of censorship that only hurts the left—and emboldens political violence.

spitfirenews.com

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · Sep 12

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