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Daniel Zenon Klein

@danielzklein.bsky.social

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he/him Game designer, prev. Riot, Magnopus, Respawn. Loves dogs, pretzels, absurd humor, and magnesium. Shader truther. Reads too many TTRPGs, starts too many creative projects, never finishes anyt

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hello, friend, and welcome to the Palintíri help and support system, provided by the Eldar, Eru's first born, to you, men, Eru's second born, free of charge and with a minimum of condescension.

Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings gazing (lovingly?) into a Palantir showing the eye of Sauron.

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Lum @brokentoys.social · 8h

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 1d

Burning a rain forest to come up with the transcendental poetry of "Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you"

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 3d

Are you gonna make me cry again? Who am I kidding of course you are

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 3d

We both suck at work life balance!

Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder how big the team is that does the chromatic aberration lens flares on Battlefield

Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 4d

definitely not a side project ;p

Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 4d

Imp of the Perverse, perching on my shoulder: "Just submit it! It'll be a great surprise for everyone!"

Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 4d

ADHD game designer culture is finishing a major project you absolutely promised everyone you'd finish today at 1:20am, typing a message asking for a code review into Slack, and then sheepishly scheduling the message for 9am so your colleague doesn't see what a degenerate you are.

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The Jurph from the Black Lagoon @jurph.bsky.social · 4d

The advisor from SimCity hollers at the player, "YOU CAN'T LET A FROG DANCE EROTICALLY AT YOUR SWAT TEAM! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!" The typeface is Chicago but the city is Portland.

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Gustav Gnahler @gustavgnahler.bsky.social · 6d

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 4d

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 4d

"Oh shit I forgot to pre-order this!"
*goes to buy it*
"Oops I did pre-order it and then forgot I did."

Can't wait to be completely crept out.

Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 4d

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 4d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 4d

"Waiting for waiting for Godot to start making sense"

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 4d

Honestly, this is unironically the best way to experience Waiting for Godot. This man (and I'm sure it's a man) internalized the experience at the core of the play in a way no one who knew what they were in for ever could.

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 5d

A White Scars space marine trying to use a printer, with the caption BROTHER! GET ME A TECH PRIEST!

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 5d

Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest

Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)

Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 5d

It is bizarre to me how few listeners/viewers this podcast has. This is super valuable information for the game dev process.

youtu.be/Mst9KDgH4_8?...

5 Game Dev Delusions That Kill Studios

YouTube video by Building Better Games

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 6d

Oh! I thought you'd mentioned something about some parasite pretending to be an ant and having ants serve them up their larvae?

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 6d

Can you put your finger on what's changed that's making it click for you? Haven't had the time to check it out myself yet

Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 6d

@aptshadow.bsky.social I'm almost through Bear Head and the Game & Metagame thought has fucked me over. The concept isn't new to me, but I've never seen it so succinctly put. I assume this is a well studied concept in Biology? It feels... terrifyingly timely.

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Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 7d

I mentioned this to a friend who's attending, just to you know call him out, and he's like "oh yeah there's like a 90% chance that's my crew"

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