Gwen C. Katz
@gwenckatz.bsky.social
Lead developer of Nightwell Games. Currently surviving the aftermath of the Eaton Fire. Art-themed deduction game SURRADIA coming soon: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781420/Surradia_An_Art_Retrospective/
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Gwen C. Katz
@gwenckatz.bsky.social
· Apr 27
Deductopia Chapter 1: Bring Your Pet to School Day on Steam
Can you sort out this chaotic classroom? Six kids, six pets, six desks--but whose is whose? Drag the right names and pictures to the right desks to win!
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Deductopia Chapter 1 is out now! Sort out chaos in the classroom and get a little free taste of the puzzle-filled world of Deductopia.
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
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i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
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% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
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November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
All that controversy and no mention at all of its well-known weakness to dandelions! #MMM
The new #Thylacoleo article at Tetrapod Zoology - released to provide info relevant to #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge - already has nearly 20 reader comments... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/11... #marsupials #Pleistocene #IceAge
Thylacoleo, the Incredible Marsupial Lion — Tetrapod Zoology
Among the most striking and interesting of extinct mammals is the so-called marsupial lion of Australia, or Thylacoleo carnifex …
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November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
All that controversy and no mention at all of its well-known weakness to dandelions! #MMM
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FUCK
I cannot have three cats
Partner is bringing home a bottle and kitten milk replacer; found the guy shrieking his head off in our firewood shelter. I cannot find hide nor hair of siblings or his mom.
Got him outside with some gently microwaved beans piled beneath towels and THAT in a clear-
I cannot have three cats
Partner is bringing home a bottle and kitten milk replacer; found the guy shrieking his head off in our firewood shelter. I cannot find hide nor hair of siblings or his mom.
Got him outside with some gently microwaved beans piled beneath towels and THAT in a clear-
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
FUCK
I cannot have three cats
Partner is bringing home a bottle and kitten milk replacer; found the guy shrieking his head off in our firewood shelter. I cannot find hide nor hair of siblings or his mom.
Got him outside with some gently microwaved beans piled beneath towels and THAT in a clear-
I cannot have three cats
Partner is bringing home a bottle and kitten milk replacer; found the guy shrieking his head off in our firewood shelter. I cannot find hide nor hair of siblings or his mom.
Got him outside with some gently microwaved beans piled beneath towels and THAT in a clear-
I was gonna say Harvey Darger but I feel like that's too mainstream nowadays. I'm going to find my own smelly recluse in a basement apartment making weirdass art while working as a janitor and give him a $500 million budget.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I was gonna say Harvey Darger but I feel like that's too mainstream nowadays. I'm going to find my own smelly recluse in a basement apartment making weirdass art while working as a janitor and give him a $500 million budget.
Matt has my vote for Dictator for Life.
I've honestly always thought that Hollywood should take, say, a 5-year moratorium on sequels/remakes/reboots. Like, say, a 1-year grace period to finish up what they've got and then, bam, ONLY ORIGINAL STUFF. After 5 years, they can go back to whatever, but hey they'd have _new_ crap to regurgitate.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Matt has my vote for Dictator for Life.
The only real Christmas movie.
As every year at Christmas, some Japanese theaters will screen "Tokyo Godfathers" ;o;
www.shin-bungeiza.com/schedule#d20...
www.shin-bungeiza.com/schedule#d20...
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The only real Christmas movie.
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
Well damn, I guess this might need to be our next book club game, the game that Valve rejected
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Well damn, I guess this might need to be our next book club game, the game that Valve rejected
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Cool $10k journalism award opportunity for those covering immigrants, LTBTQ+ people, disabled people, and other marginalized communities!
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Cool $10k journalism award opportunity for those covering immigrants, LTBTQ+ people, disabled people, and other marginalized communities!
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
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Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity.
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity.
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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We are slowly chipping away at the #BloodPlayVN script, as much as recovery from top surgery allows at least!
#VNDev
#VNDev
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We are slowly chipping away at the #BloodPlayVN script, as much as recovery from top surgery allows at least!
#VNDev
#VNDev
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Milk plates are the future. We can't be milk plate luddites. Plus it's a great way to boost demand for fresh milk!
im glad america is gearing its entire economy toward the infrastructure project of putting big plates of milk out in the sun
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Milk plates are the future. We can't be milk plate luddites. Plus it's a great way to boost demand for fresh milk!
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Could it have something to do with phones now costing $1000
![An article with the headline "[US people] are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/bafkreigunh6t53vvgp2sewo2fsy4xttrwgy3zrdwplje7j2qjop5jdeyxy@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Could it have something to do with phones now costing $1000
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Adding these to the list of things I’ve learned today… the RCKI’s were singing in the sunshine as they always do when they first show up... That’s always so badass to hear… and… I can whistle through the gap in my teeth well enough to piss one off with my RCKI impersonation. 👀😂🪶
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Adding these to the list of things I’ve learned today… the RCKI’s were singing in the sunshine as they always do when they first show up... That’s always so badass to hear… and… I can whistle through the gap in my teeth well enough to piss one off with my RCKI impersonation. 👀😂🪶
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November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Really the ethics and the marketing are both secondary to the fundamental point that it looks like dogshit
Always have been, always will be.
The Nightwell Coyote says AI art makes his eyes bleed.
The Nightwell Coyote says AI art makes his eyes bleed.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Really the ethics and the marketing are both secondary to the fundamental point that it looks like dogshit
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And if you prefer your dogs smarter than you and functioning as a personal trainer that makes sure you go for a run by eating the house if you don’t, there are also Heelers someone dumped in an orchard.
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
And if you prefer your dogs smarter than you and functioning as a personal trainer that makes sure you go for a run by eating the house if you don’t, there are also Heelers someone dumped in an orchard.
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I'm in the final stages of getting the 2026 new horror list ready to launch, so a reminder: please let me know about your books if you haven't already! RTs very appreciated
do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!
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2025-2026 Horror Master List Book Submissions
Because I'm out of my mind, I maintain a running list of the year's new horror releases. If you're an author/editor/marketer/publicist/agent who'd like one of your books included, please fill out the ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm in the final stages of getting the 2026 new horror list ready to launch, so a reminder: please let me know about your books if you haven't already! RTs very appreciated