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Cabel Sasser
@cabel.panic.com
I work at https://panic.com
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📍Portland, OR
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I gave a talk at the final XOXO conference.

At first, I thought I'd revisit my first talk from ten years ago. But it turned into something different. Something about life, and art, and… McDonalds?

19 minutes. Try to go in without spoilers and watch until the end. 🙏

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df_K...
Cabel Sasser, Panic - XOXO Festival (2024)
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@derekburgan.bsky.social just reviewing credit card transactions and something about “Httyd Vending” made me laugh
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Asked ChatGPT for the sheet music to “Jingle Bells.” Okay
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Having a partner who is also a game developer is awesome for so many reasons, but I never imagined that #Playdate (and frogs) would play a part in our engagement story. Needless to say, I said yes, and Paco & Lily is now available for free on itch for you to play too! 🥰 tkers.itch.io/paco-and-lily
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i guess trump is like a lot of americans: prone to concocting a simplified, reductive version of someone they think they don’t like, stripped of any humanity or nuance or empathy, that falls apart entirely the moment they’re in the same room with that person

(see also “one of the good ones”)
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
@lentesta.bsky.social requesting your professional opinion!

first shot: tuesday. second shot: wednesday. both taken roughly 2:30 PM.

the cast member consensus for why tuesday was SO CHILL is that the park closed at 7 instead of 10, and that keeps locals away! (less value)

can that really be it?!?
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
much respect to MSP airport for the custom themed bathroom sink drains (?!)
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
some "climb zone" this is
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
good theme park ride plot: “don’t look at the eye of mara”

recent theme park ride plots: “you must connect the four pylons at the jump point before Hexagon Centauri hides the tetrapaks! at jump you’ll lose 38% of your memory so keep the coordinates safe. and look out for cranberry prime!!! now go!”
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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A Fool’s Errand — the latest game from @iorama.bsky.social
— is out on Catalog now⚡

Crank to help young Roland ascend the infinitely-spiralling Dark Tower, dodging its many devious traps and creepy denizens.

🏰 play.date/games/a-fools-errand/
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Thank Goodness It's Coming to Xbox
Comedy slapformer Thank Goodness You’re Here! will give Xbox Series X|S players a reyt good time on December 9, 2025—just in time for International Day of Veterinary Medicine!
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@alicia.social finally visited epic universe — what a park. now i'm spoiler ready and catching up on all of your news! :) in your latest permit update, you said: "Oceaneering has reportedly been working on improving the Battle at the Ministry ride." what does this mean? ride reliability, or show?
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
thank you apple friends!! congrats to one of the best storytelling video games ever made!
Congratulations to despelote on being a finalist in the Cultural Impact category in this year's App Store Awards! The winners will be announced soon… 🤞

🏆 developer.apple.com/app-store/app-store-awards-2025
⚽️ Play it on your Mac: despelote.game
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
the macos 26 "TV" app gave me the world's greatest loading spinner. thank you macos 26
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
enhance friend
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@derekburgan.bsky.social i just witnessed this, and for some reason thought of you! maybe it’s your spirit
November 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
i just used Apple's new "Digital ID" feature — where you load your passport into Wallet — to go through airport security. successfully!

i expected them to go "what are you talking about" but there was a place to tap and everything. if you're curious, here's what it looks like in the "history" view.
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Season Two title Taria & Como has been nominated at the Indie Game Awards for the Innovation and Latin American Indie Game Awards—congratulations!

❤️‍🩹 Play Taria & Como: play.date/games/taria-and-como
🏆 See all the nominees at indiegameawards.gg
🍿 Tune in for the ceremony stream on December 18th!
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
i saw "nirvanna the band the show the movie" last night — extremely good! — and there was a Q&A afterward with Matt Johnson and Jay McCaroll.

they said they'd never been to Portland before: "it's amazing how much it's like that show Portlandia!" i thought yeah yeah yeah, we know, ha ha 🙄

but then…
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
herb alpert and the tijuana brass concert video (final) no. 3:

THIS MAN IS 90 YEARS OLD. IT’S ALMOST TOO INSPIRING
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
herb alpert and the tijuana brass concert video no. 2:

the best keyboard part in the world? (sound on)
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
herb alpert and the tijuana brass concert video no. 1:

yes. yes. spanish flea live. i didn’t even know this was possible. listen to that solid band. what a treat
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i was so excited to learn that the best power bank out there might have inexplicably been haribo gummy bear branded….

…but now, disaster 😭 RIP sweet confusing prince

cc @seanhollister.bsky.social and @lopatto.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Now that politics can rest for a minute, vote @blippo.plus
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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In our upcoming game Ratcheteer DX—a PC update of the classic Playdate Season One title—you can switch between four retro color palettes. Try them out on the game's website!

🔧 ratcheteer.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
if you haven't played despelote yet, you're missing some of the greatest storytelling in video game history. not exaggerating

despelote.game
Congrats to Despelote for winning excellence in narrative (and $10K) at the @devgamm.bsky.social awards tonight!
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM