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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 4d

Me to the game industry (until late Monday):

a man with a beard is holding a stick and a sword and says you shall not pass .

Alt: A man with a beard and a staff shouting "you shall not pass"

media.tenor.com

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 6d

I'm reinstalling Bluesky no earlier than tomorrow.

Take care all!

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 6d

I'm hopefully done posting about TWRM. I'm tired.

Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 6d

For Bitmap Books and the book they're publishing, I have to recommend:

-Cancel your pre-order
-Report both their socials
-Block them if that feels right

And somebody who has law experience: is a bait and switch for alleged charity something Bitmap can be charged/sued for?

bsky.app/profile/bitm...

Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 6d

Monday 6th October 2025

Dear supporters of Bitmap Books,

Although I stand by the fact that Moses’ comments were ill-advised and insensitive, the whole thing blew up and was made much bigger than it needed to be. Moses has publicly apologised for any offence caused, as has the original poster of the comments who did not intend to cause this much trouble. I do not feel that this warrants an author losing his livelihood and ruining years of hard work to produce the book.

Despite multiple accusations to the contrary, Moses freely agreed to donate his royalties to charity. There was no coercion from me, however we both recognise that due to an increasingly stressful situation that decisions were rushed on both sides. I’m pleased to say that Moses and I have spoken again today, we stand together, and have agreed that he will receive 100% of his royalties.

Maybe I was hasty in my response, and I’m happy to admit to that. At the time I sincerely thought I was doing the right thing to diffuse an increasingly difficult situation. I will commit to donating all company profits from this first print run to the charity, Special Effect.

The bottom line is that is that Moses has apologised for his original comments, and will now be paid the royalties that are rightfully his.

Moses and myself have received a large amount of personal abuse and threats over the past few days. We hope that this statement will bring some closure to what has happened.

Sam Dyer, founder of Bitmap Books

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 6d

I am disappointed that this is still going...

Unless I find out that this is some unlikely imposter (I can't verify without Twitter), or something disastrous occurs, I'm going to stop discussing this. At least in public spaces.

bsky.app/profile/thej...

Jack Archer, The Emotional Support Mexican @thejackarcher.bsky.social · 6d

Man isn't sorry for anything. He used the charity thing as emotional manipulation, and you fell for it. Thing is, you fucked up on every angle. If you are trying to call his words offensive, you fucked up defending him. If you are taking your mask off, you fucked up by using this as a palliative.

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

Personally, I'm still processing the whole thing. I'm also processing having taken space after he was inconsiderate/rude, and however much chance there has been for change since then.

All I can say for sure is that this, on its own, isn't enough for me to forgive everything. I'd need to see more.

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

The author has also written an apology bsky.app/profile/thew...

Make your own call after reading both posts.

thewellredmage.bsky.social @thewellredmage.bsky.social · 8d

I've come here to post this because it needs to be said.

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

Most recently, @bitmapbooks.com posted that the author and publisher have reached the following agreement: bsky.app/profile/bitm...

Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 8d

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

A couple of things since the quoted post: 🧵

Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

Having interacted with TheWellRedMage from late 2017 to early 2021, the behavior I remember wasn't all that far from this. Though this is still the worst I've seen from him...

If you pre-ordered the book, consider getting a refund.

St1ka @st1ka.bsky.social · 11d

Let's hope the book doesn't have a section on Brazil or "third world countries"

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

I'm referring to the SNES RPG book that Bitmap Books is publishing.

A support link if you need it: www.bitmapbooks.com/pages/custom...

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

And thank you @timeextension.com for this recent post

bsky.app/profile/time...

Time Extension @timeextension.com · 9d

We've deleted our news story about the forthcoming SNES RPG book after learning about offensive posts by its author on social media. We were not aware of these posts prior to publishing the story and apologise for any upset caused.

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

I don't normally involve myself with calling people out, but I don't want people missing their opportunity to get their money back.

Hopefully he learns from all this...

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 8d

Having interacted with TheWellRedMage from late 2017 to early 2021, the behavior I remember wasn't all that far from this. Though this is still the worst I've seen from him...

If you pre-ordered the book, consider getting a refund.

St1ka @st1ka.bsky.social · 11d

Let's hope the book doesn't have a section on Brazil or "third world countries"

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · 29d

bsky.app/profile/nant...

Oh, and thank goodness

Joshua 'NantenJex' Goldie @nantenjex.bsky.social · 29d

So apparently all that talk about the Pokémon Company putting a patent in for summoning monsters was almost entirely bogus.

Yes, they did put a patent in place based around capturing and summoning monsters but it only covers direct copy or plagiarism of Pokémon's structure/combat and the code.

Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hey all 👋

Don't wait!

emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Sep 9

hi, cis folks!

if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now.

the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE.

we need you to call senators: reps.fyi

more info & script downthread.🧵

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Sep 10

Can we just ban patents on game mechanics please???

Whatever your thoughts on PalWorld, that patent Nintendo seems to have just gotten is far too much!

Any way consumers can challenge this?

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yeah, yikes!

Dragon Quest (5 I believe?) and SMT both included that element of gameplay years before Pokémon did.

It's okay for developers to use each others' gameplay concepts too...

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Sep 4

Also, is 1gb of RAM enough for this?

I'm planning to get at least two servers (for staging and production), make backups, and document my process.

Any other considerations?

Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm looking for #Linux Virtual Private Server recommendations.
I'm hoping to host a public-facing #webdev portfolio website, with ssh+sftp access for me to manage it, and maybe a private git server.
Any recommendations for providers?

What are the pros and cons for your suggested VPS provider?

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's the 10th anniversary of my favorite @arlostuff.bsky.social video!

youtu.be/ol4xsmxgtoo

The Songs of Ocarina of Time (With Lyrics)

YouTube video by Arlo

youtu.be

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Aug 22

Also, this phone is a few months of use so farz while the S21 was more than three years old before getting the Pixel.

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Aug 22

Posting from a Pixel 9 (not pro, not 'a')

My previous phone, a Samsung Galaxy S21, would usually be around 15-20% by 9-ish PM.

The Pixel 9? It's usually closer to half left (currently 53%). I have forgotten to plug it on over night and been fine until closer to the next afternoon.

Though YMMV

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thank you, and I think so 🙂
Same to you 😁

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Aug 8

Acknowledged 🫡

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Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Aug 8

Slowly coming back.

Did I miss anything that my mutuals need me to see?

Valor @hicallmevalor.bsky.social · Jul 25

Going to try taking a break from BlueSky for at least a couple weeks.

When I've tried this previously, it hasn't gone well because I didn't know what to replace checking it with.

Do my mutuals have suggestions of game/computer-y activities to keep my mind occupied? I'll still get Bsky/Discord DMs

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