Big Ol’ Billy
@bigolbilly.bsky.social
Doom modder | bouzouki, etc. with Wasted Wine | PhD, ex-academic (expect some sociology)
Doom projects: https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Big_Ol%27_Billy
Music: https://wastedwine.com
Solo music: https://manifestsons.bandcamp.com/album/rich-idiot-condos
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Doom projects: https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Big_Ol%27_Billy
Music: https://wastedwine.com
Solo music: https://manifestsons.bandcamp.com/album/rich-idiot-condos
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Big Ol’ Billy
@bigolbilly.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hello! By way of introduction, here are four Doom projects I released this year:
PhoboChromaPhobia — 11 colorful maps for ZDoom
Osterity — 8 maps for vanilla Doom
PREEKARITY — 1 large map for limit-removing ports
Wayward Puritans — spooky 1-map near-total conversion, with additional ending map
PhoboChromaPhobia — 11 colorful maps for ZDoom
Osterity — 8 maps for vanilla Doom
PREEKARITY — 1 large map for limit-removing ports
Wayward Puritans — spooky 1-map near-total conversion, with additional ending map
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Mercury, Messenger of the Gods, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th c, 📸 by @PhilEllsworth1
February 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Mercury, Messenger of the Gods, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th c, 📸 by @PhilEllsworth1
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
Renee Good's partner addresses Minneapolis immigration crackdown one month after killing
Becca Good has seldom spoken out since Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
nbcnews.to
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
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alert: Boppin' is back
There is an updated version of my infamous puzzle game 'Boppin' available, for CHEAP AS FREE on my personal website at Jenniverse.com right now.
It runs on Windows 10 or higher, and is complete with all levels and content. Play the original source of the slang term 'Yeet', today!
It runs on Windows 10 or higher, and is complete with all levels and content. Play the original source of the slang term 'Yeet', today!
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
alert: Boppin' is back
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
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Happy Bandcamp friday, go buy music from independent artists
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Happy Bandcamp friday, go buy music from independent artists
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1/ This has me thinking a lot about the corrupt funding that flowed into academic institutions because the job of upper administration in the U.S. has been begging for money in the face of public funding cuts. In human-subjects research it's unethical to build new scholarship on knowledge ...
At the end of his life, Epstein had assets of around $600m. A large part of that was due to his ability to get in early to hot tech deals. The returns he made off those deals helped fund his lifestyle.
Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
1/ This has me thinking a lot about the corrupt funding that flowed into academic institutions because the job of upper administration in the U.S. has been begging for money in the face of public funding cuts. In human-subjects research it's unethical to build new scholarship on knowledge ...
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ive been having a recurring dream about a doom map; heres a recreation of its opening room
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 AM
ive been having a recurring dream about a doom map; heres a recreation of its opening room
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all miserable events do naturally beget their like
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 AM
all miserable events do naturally beget their like
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If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders.
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders.
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
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1970s/80s fantasy black light posters, artists uncredited
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
1970s/80s fantasy black light posters, artists uncredited
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To process the chaos, I'm spending a few minutes each night stitching a news diary--embroidering tiny icons representing an important story of the day.
One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.
One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.
February 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
To process the chaos, I'm spending a few minutes each night stitching a news diary--embroidering tiny icons representing an important story of the day.
One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.
One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.
Just discovered this lovely video for a song off of one of my all-time favorite albums. Sometimes the internet is actually pretty cool
Wally Badarou - Hi-Life. Top tune from 1984 with wonderful visuals by Susan Young
youtu.be/VSrxYHD-2Xc?...
youtu.be/VSrxYHD-2Xc?...
Wally Badarou – Hi-Life (rage)
YouTube video by Peggy Legg
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Just discovered this lovely video for a song off of one of my all-time favorite albums. Sometimes the internet is actually pretty cool
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At some point, the fact that *over* 1/3 of gaming workers were laid off last year, and the fact that over half a million tech workers have been laid off over the last 3 years, will have to be reckoned with as a society, instead of being swept under the rug anildash.com/2026/01/06/5...
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
At some point, the fact that *over* 1/3 of gaming workers were laid off last year, and the fact that over half a million tech workers have been laid off over the last 3 years, will have to be reckoned with as a society, instead of being swept under the rug anildash.com/2026/01/06/5...
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. The Novels of William Faulkner
2. Violence and the Sacred
3. 3D Graphics
4. Social Problems
5. Film Analysis
1. The Novels of William Faulkner
2. Violence and the Sacred
3. 3D Graphics
4. Social Problems
5. Film Analysis
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Social Movements in Eastern Europe
2. Biology and Human Affairs
3. From Bebop to Hiphop
4. Twentieth Century American Wars
5. Creative Writing
1. Social Movements in Eastern Europe
2. Biology and Human Affairs
3. From Bebop to Hiphop
4. Twentieth Century American Wars
5. Creative Writing
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. The Novels of William Faulkner
2. Violence and the Sacred
3. 3D Graphics
4. Social Problems
5. Film Analysis
1. The Novels of William Faulkner
2. Violence and the Sacred
3. 3D Graphics
4. Social Problems
5. Film Analysis
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Are you outside of Minnesota and looking for another way to help defeat ICE there?
I personally know and vouch for an organizer of this fund for basic patrol expenses.
I personally know and vouch for an organizer of this fund for basic patrol expenses.
Donate to Fueling The Resistance, organized by Fuel Resistance
Minnesota is resilient but our tanks are running low. This fundraiser is to help those who work… Fuel Resistance needs your support for Fueling The Resistance
www.gofundme.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Are you outside of Minnesota and looking for another way to help defeat ICE there?
I personally know and vouch for an organizer of this fund for basic patrol expenses.
I personally know and vouch for an organizer of this fund for basic patrol expenses.
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🚨 ATTN North Carolina: We know recovery from Hurricane Helene is far from over.
With RenewNC, the state housing recovery program, closing applications on Jan. 31, ProPublica & @theassemblync.bsky.social want to know:
Have you applied? What’s been your experience? And if not, tell us why 👇
With RenewNC, the state housing recovery program, closing applications on Jan. 31, ProPublica & @theassemblync.bsky.social want to know:
Have you applied? What’s been your experience? And if not, tell us why 👇
Are You Still Rebuilding After Hurricane Helene? We Want to Hear From You.
We want to hear from North Carolinians whose homes were damaged or destroyed to better understand how well the state housing recovery program, RenewNC, is working for those who need it.
www.propublica.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🚨 ATTN North Carolina: We know recovery from Hurricane Helene is far from over.
With RenewNC, the state housing recovery program, closing applications on Jan. 31, ProPublica & @theassemblync.bsky.social want to know:
Have you applied? What’s been your experience? And if not, tell us why 👇
With RenewNC, the state housing recovery program, closing applications on Jan. 31, ProPublica & @theassemblync.bsky.social want to know:
Have you applied? What’s been your experience? And if not, tell us why 👇
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January 29, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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“the state-approved version doesn’t include chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, or gender, sex and sexuality.” State. Approved.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Florida Introduces “Sanitized” Sociology Textbook
The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two univ...
www.insidehighered.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
“the state-approved version doesn’t include chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, or gender, sex and sexuality.” State. Approved.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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I want to add a unique voice sound for each animal!
There are more than 70 😱 but still, it must be done!
#gamedev #indiegame
There are more than 70 😱 but still, it must be done!
#gamedev #indiegame
January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I want to add a unique voice sound for each animal!
There are more than 70 😱 but still, it must be done!
#gamedev #indiegame
There are more than 70 😱 but still, it must be done!
#gamedev #indiegame
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leaving behind some beautiful covers binding his writings
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
leaving behind some beautiful covers binding his writings
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Doom 2 wad: Outpost 13. By: Brullov. Insanely good usage of vanilla textures. Look at the flare in image 1. Heavily The Thing themed, but that drill scene in image 4 gives me City of the living dead vibes! Could be a coincidence, but the creator seems to like horror movies ;) . More in comments...
January 26, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Doom 2 wad: Outpost 13. By: Brullov. Insanely good usage of vanilla textures. Look at the flare in image 1. Heavily The Thing themed, but that drill scene in image 4 gives me City of the living dead vibes! Could be a coincidence, but the creator seems to like horror movies ;) . More in comments...
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In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram