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cyrusthehermit.bsky.social
Cyrus
@cyrusthehermit.bsky.social
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Artist, designer. Works with Analog Events (www.theplacetobe.uk) and sometimes Blue Bottle Games and Altered Gene in game dev kinda stuff.
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · Jul 8
Enjoying #gamedevheroes ?
LOVING the tshirts and maybe a bit jealous you didn't get one?
WORRY NOT!
Official HD desktop wallpapers (with or without noms!):
tiny.cc/GDH25desk1
tiny.cc/GDH25desk2
(yes I did the design).
@thatwouldbealex.bsky.social @kiddesimo.bsky.social @thesharkbit.bsky.social
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 14h
How many players suddenly had murderous intentions and starved to death?
This may finally make it popular over here!
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 16h
So it was the Ostranauts of sporting events?
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 21h
All I can think of is this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Musy...
Watch the Football! ⚽ | That Mitchell and Webb Look - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
www.youtube.com
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GOG.COM @gog.com · 2d
Halloween is here! 🎃 And with our Autumn Sale in full swing, we’re celebrating with a GIVEAWAY!

For the next 72 hours, you can claim your copy of STASIS and keep it forever yours 💜

👉 GIVEAWAY: bit.ly/47gJq7Y
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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 3d
My @itch.io Halloween sale is live! Grab a bundle by gamercomposer, $18.00 for 6 games itch.io/s/166284/hal...

#gamedev #vgm #gamemusic
Halloween Sale 2025 by gamercomposer
A bundle by gamercomposer, $18.00 for 6 games
itch.io
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Alex Boucher MBE @thatwouldbealex.bsky.social · 5d
Ready for DevMix? Indie and student early bird tickets are now on sale, along with networking passes and group tickets - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/devmix-pc-...
DevMix PC
“DevMix London: A pop-up mash-up for PC game developers, indies, and hardware innovators. Talks kept light, networking kept real.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Alex Boucher MBE @thatwouldbealex.bsky.social · 4d
News! I’m on the Jo Bailey Drive-time show TOMORROW at 4:30pm, talking about the 90s, my book and the documentary we’re making next year - tune in…. phoenixfm.com
Phoenix FM - Local radio for Brentwood and Billericay
Local radio for Brentwood and Billericay
phoenixfm.com
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 6d
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 7d
Are you a UK based #gamdev or #indiedev?
#AnalogEvents
theplacetobe.uk
Alex won't even tell me what the event is!!! How am I supposed to even design the bloody logo when I know as much about it as you do?! ...wait - you know something already don't you? DON'T YOU!?!?! TELLL MEEEEEEEEE!
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 9d
Not sure how BlueSky is different from twitter when I dont list things like sports as an interest, but thats al it ever shows me under any variant of "trending".
...and then i mostly see the kind of stuff I left twitter because of. FFS!
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 9d
:/ Im still waiting on the DRM-free pizza we were promised over ten years ago.
XD
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 12d
I'm not formal, I'm not really sane but I do good work and they came back for it - and I have lots of silly ideas that stick, so eventually, it made work.
Thats my advice to anybody out there now trying to carve a path:
Dare to be (at least a little bit) stupid!
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 12d
I'm not exactly successful (monetarily speaking) but I get to work with Bafta winners, people who got the Miniature Blooper Enhancements (MBE) and cool people like @dcfedor.bsky.social too.
If i have advice it is this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhw...
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 12d
I'm entirely convinced that half a generation of people missed out on learning to cook during lockdown and just made crappy student food and ordered takeaway instead - AND THIS - is the entire reason most viral "food" is awful slop you couldn't pay me to eat.
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 12d
This is what happened with self service checkouts.
Those staff that lost their jobs to "efficency"? - Chained up saying "Beep!" all day long now.
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 13d
O___o
i misread as "psychotherapist" and now I'm going to hell!
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 13d
If in the UK and #gamedev #indiedev or work around the industry you should get on it quick!
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 16d
Worth knowing the citizens and council of York dropped him years ago into a state of non-recognition.
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 16d
After a half day juggling files across various drives so I can attempt to install @zorinos.bsky.social in an effort to stay online / in work... It wont recognise the tp link dongle thingy... my only means of internet!

The palm to the face to the floor to the moon!

#shouldacheckedfirst
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Zorin OS @zorinos.bsky.social · 17d
"Hey computer, how do you feel about being replaced by Zorin OS?"
tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 17d
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 19d
*if your wifi is showing that
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 19d
Long shot but if you still have issues with vodafone net right now and have a vpn installed (eg "conncted, no internet") try turning the vpn on - seemed mine flushed away the problem where windows could not and now things are back to normal.
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 24d
OOH ta!
Yeah that does seem like my (broad) kind of thing.
Comically looked at the IMDB for the film trailer and went:
"Part Tarkovsky, part Kurosawa thats... SEVEN FUGGIN HOURS?!" XD.
But yeah thematically I AM IN!
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 24d
Given thats a subscriber only article, what would you suggest I try first if I want to take a look at this persons work?
Never read the Irish Times so not going to subscribe for a single article.
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Cyrus @cyrusthehermit.bsky.social · 24d
Actually just had a decent "boil in the bag" curry - AND it was vegitarian.
Not sure how it compares to the dish its intended to emulate but rather enjoyable.
Just wish I'd had rice or naan to go with it.
NEXT TIME!