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Game director and software engineer
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finished a rambly ruminatey blog post i had in drafts for a long time, curious if yall have seen this also or think i'm full of shit (i am but maybe not about this)
www.joewintergreen.com/gaslighting-...
www.joewintergreen.com/gaslighting-...
shit i keep seeing: “conflict resolution” via gaslighting – joe wintergreen internet zone
www.joewintergreen.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
finished a rambly ruminatey blog post i had in drafts for a long time, curious if yall have seen this also or think i'm full of shit (i am but maybe not about this)
www.joewintergreen.com/gaslighting-...
www.joewintergreen.com/gaslighting-...
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UK health officials urge extra precautions, including wearing a mask if you have symptoms, as 4 winter viruses spread: RSV, Flu, COVID and Norovirus.
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
UK health officials urge extra precautions, including wearing a mask if you have symptoms, as 4 winter viruses spread: RSV, Flu, COVID and Norovirus.
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
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It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
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for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
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3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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Another couple 2025 Sicko Picks, starting with... Nubby's Number Factory. What if Balatro was an unhinged late DOS Shareware Era pachinko/block-breaker?
It feels like a game from the same universe as Hypnospace Outlaw. It feels extremely fake and just talking about it makes you sound unhinged.
It feels like a game from the same universe as Hypnospace Outlaw. It feels extremely fake and just talking about it makes you sound unhinged.
Nubby's Number Factory on Steam
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, ...
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Another couple 2025 Sicko Picks, starting with... Nubby's Number Factory. What if Balatro was an unhinged late DOS Shareware Era pachinko/block-breaker?
It feels like a game from the same universe as Hypnospace Outlaw. It feels extremely fake and just talking about it makes you sound unhinged.
It feels like a game from the same universe as Hypnospace Outlaw. It feels extremely fake and just talking about it makes you sound unhinged.
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I've been hooting and hollering about Chloe's games for years. The original 10S is a mesmerizing rabbit-hole once you get deep enough to fall down it.
Grab the bundle, but also check her page on Itch for a few non-commercial ones. I especially love Beat The Art Breaker, which is a similar trip.
Grab the bundle, but also check her page on Itch for a few non-commercial ones. I especially love Beat The Art Breaker, which is a similar trip.
precious bsky followers there is a halloween sale goin on the owch itch page right now... everything bundled for $4.20, you know the deal. the games are very good. this is 10S FOREVER (which is also on steam) and there are 5 other games in the bundle. i shalt post them below
itch.io/s/163491/a-v...
itch.io/s/163491/a-v...
October 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I've been hooting and hollering about Chloe's games for years. The original 10S is a mesmerizing rabbit-hole once you get deep enough to fall down it.
Grab the bundle, but also check her page on Itch for a few non-commercial ones. I especially love Beat The Art Breaker, which is a similar trip.
Grab the bundle, but also check her page on Itch for a few non-commercial ones. I especially love Beat The Art Breaker, which is a similar trip.
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I talked to a bunch of conservationists and former public lands workers who told me the shutdown is hurting the long-term health of national parks and other public lands and depressing agency morale -- while oil and gas development continues apace. Latest from @statesnewsroom.com:
National parks, public lands feared at risk of long-term harm as shutdown drags on
Bare-bones staffing during the government shutdown across the Interior Department and the U.S. Forest Service is leaving America’s treasured natural assets vulnerable to lasting damage, according to a...
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I talked to a bunch of conservationists and former public lands workers who told me the shutdown is hurting the long-term health of national parks and other public lands and depressing agency morale -- while oil and gas development continues apace. Latest from @statesnewsroom.com:
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Just read through this massive interview about Slay the Princess and got floored multiple times through the whole thing. By god. int-magazine.com/interview/sl...
Slay the Princess’s Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard: “I mean, that she loves you. She loves you unconditionally”
int-magazine.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just read through this massive interview about Slay the Princess and got floored multiple times through the whole thing. By god. int-magazine.com/interview/sl...
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Ten days until the new Pynchon book!!!
September 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Ten days until the new Pynchon book!!!
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Play Platypus AND Platypus Reclayed. Select extras, games modes, classic ✨💥
Platypus Reclayed is out now on PC, Mac and Consoles
#PlatypusReclayed #GameDev #Shmups
Platypus Reclayed is out now on PC, Mac and Consoles
#PlatypusReclayed #GameDev #Shmups
September 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Play Platypus AND Platypus Reclayed. Select extras, games modes, classic ✨💥
Platypus Reclayed is out now on PC, Mac and Consoles
#PlatypusReclayed #GameDev #Shmups
Platypus Reclayed is out now on PC, Mac and Consoles
#PlatypusReclayed #GameDev #Shmups
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Gift!
WSJ: Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes
By Benjamin Katz, John West, and Andrew Tangel
Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A WSJ investigation shows the problem is getting worse. @johnwest.bsky.social @andrewtangel.bsky.social
WSJ: Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes
By Benjamin Katz, John West, and Andrew Tangel
Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A WSJ investigation shows the problem is getting worse. @johnwest.bsky.social @andrewtangel.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Gift!
WSJ: Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes
By Benjamin Katz, John West, and Andrew Tangel
Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A WSJ investigation shows the problem is getting worse. @johnwest.bsky.social @andrewtangel.bsky.social
WSJ: Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes
By Benjamin Katz, John West, and Andrew Tangel
Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A WSJ investigation shows the problem is getting worse. @johnwest.bsky.social @andrewtangel.bsky.social
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There is another component to this, which is that by replaying a section of a game you previously failed, you get another chance to appreciate the details, both aesthetic and mechanical.
This way of looking at play is crucial to challenging games that are rich and detailed and without padding.
This way of looking at play is crucial to challenging games that are rich and detailed and without padding.
September 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There is another component to this, which is that by replaying a section of a game you previously failed, you get another chance to appreciate the details, both aesthetic and mechanical.
This way of looking at play is crucial to challenging games that are rich and detailed and without padding.
This way of looking at play is crucial to challenging games that are rich and detailed and without padding.
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Today a publisher said that the cover art of my game is "seemingly AI generated" and that it will "likely be a big turn off for many people".
It's not AI.
It was created by the Magic: The Gathering artist Marcela Bolívar.
This is the reality we're living in right now.
It's not AI.
It was created by the Magic: The Gathering artist Marcela Bolívar.
This is the reality we're living in right now.
September 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today a publisher said that the cover art of my game is "seemingly AI generated" and that it will "likely be a big turn off for many people".
It's not AI.
It was created by the Magic: The Gathering artist Marcela Bolívar.
This is the reality we're living in right now.
It's not AI.
It was created by the Magic: The Gathering artist Marcela Bolívar.
This is the reality we're living in right now.
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Anyway, if YOU'RE a publisher trying to sell something adjacent to Japanese adventure games and you need someone to either translate it and/or tell your marketing team what the hell its deal is so they can present it properly and help it find its intended audience, I'm your dude. Gimme a ring. 🤙
September 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Anyway, if YOU'RE a publisher trying to sell something adjacent to Japanese adventure games and you need someone to either translate it and/or tell your marketing team what the hell its deal is so they can present it properly and help it find its intended audience, I'm your dude. Gimme a ring. 🤙
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new game !! out now ! this one is called
✨ WIZARD'S FOLLY ✨
adamatomic.itch.io/wizards-folly
🏰 Rebuild lost ruins !!
🍄 Create NEW fungus PROBLEMS
📈 HI scores ??? - Refine your builds and your MIND
🧱 Inspired by Falling Block Jam, which didn't start yet !! oops
✨ WIZARD'S FOLLY ✨
adamatomic.itch.io/wizards-folly
🏰 Rebuild lost ruins !!
🍄 Create NEW fungus PROBLEMS
📈 HI scores ??? - Refine your builds and your MIND
🧱 Inspired by Falling Block Jam, which didn't start yet !! oops
August 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
new game !! out now ! this one is called
✨ WIZARD'S FOLLY ✨
adamatomic.itch.io/wizards-folly
🏰 Rebuild lost ruins !!
🍄 Create NEW fungus PROBLEMS
📈 HI scores ??? - Refine your builds and your MIND
🧱 Inspired by Falling Block Jam, which didn't start yet !! oops
✨ WIZARD'S FOLLY ✨
adamatomic.itch.io/wizards-folly
🏰 Rebuild lost ruins !!
🍄 Create NEW fungus PROBLEMS
📈 HI scores ??? - Refine your builds and your MIND
🧱 Inspired by Falling Block Jam, which didn't start yet !! oops
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I hope this is how @kenney.nl expected me to play #makeroom
August 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I hope this is how @kenney.nl expected me to play #makeroom
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Going to do a bit of designy talk because why not.
Defender's Quest 2 is winding down and, well, to say it had a bumpy production would be an understatement of the century, but I did the best I could with what we could get out the door.
But I wanna talk about the design work I did for it.
Defender's Quest 2 is winding down and, well, to say it had a bumpy production would be an understatement of the century, but I did the best I could with what we could get out the door.
But I wanna talk about the design work I did for it.
July 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Going to do a bit of designy talk because why not.
Defender's Quest 2 is winding down and, well, to say it had a bumpy production would be an understatement of the century, but I did the best I could with what we could get out the door.
But I wanna talk about the design work I did for it.
Defender's Quest 2 is winding down and, well, to say it had a bumpy production would be an understatement of the century, but I did the best I could with what we could get out the door.
But I wanna talk about the design work I did for it.
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Relevant for Dropout/Game Changer fans this week, please please please go see a physiotherapist not a chiropractor
Just as a morning PSA chiropractors are not doctors, and if you have very real and serious back pain, please go to an ortho or someone who knows what they're doing.
Especially don't let a chiro near your neck. There have been instances of vertebral artery dissection which is real bad.
Especially don't let a chiro near your neck. There have been instances of vertebral artery dissection which is real bad.
July 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Relevant for Dropout/Game Changer fans this week, please please please go see a physiotherapist not a chiropractor
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the big anti-trans NYT story today relies entirely on a data point refuted by my reporting in December for @rollingstone.com, citing a poll figure that the pollster told me in an interview does not reflect how the electorate felt about trans rights in 2024
brave to admit three paragraphs in that the entire thesis of your article is wrong
July 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
the big anti-trans NYT story today relies entirely on a data point refuted by my reporting in December for @rollingstone.com, citing a poll figure that the pollster told me in an interview does not reflect how the electorate felt about trans rights in 2024
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worth pointing out that game devs at xbox are some of the very few people at microsoft engaged in work that people actually want. no one wants copilot. no one wants to rely on windows anymore. no one wants teams and no one wants drone targeting AI. but i do want pentiment
July 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
worth pointing out that game devs at xbox are some of the very few people at microsoft engaged in work that people actually want. no one wants copilot. no one wants to rely on windows anymore. no one wants teams and no one wants drone targeting AI. but i do want pentiment
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Good morning, Europe!
Today is the day StopKillingGames wants us to get the hashtag #StopKillingGames trending everywhere.
Use it in your posts. Link people to the EU Citizen's Initiative (eci.ec.europa.eu/045...) and the UK petition (petition.parliament....).
Today is the day StopKillingGames wants us to get the hashtag #StopKillingGames trending everywhere.
Use it in your posts. Link people to the EU Citizen's Initiative (eci.ec.europa.eu/045...) and the UK petition (petition.parliament....).
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
July 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Good morning, Europe!
Today is the day StopKillingGames wants us to get the hashtag #StopKillingGames trending everywhere.
Use it in your posts. Link people to the EU Citizen's Initiative (eci.ec.europa.eu/045...) and the UK petition (petition.parliament....).
Today is the day StopKillingGames wants us to get the hashtag #StopKillingGames trending everywhere.
Use it in your posts. Link people to the EU Citizen's Initiative (eci.ec.europa.eu/045...) and the UK petition (petition.parliament....).