Chris Tihor
@ironiciconic.bsky.social
Award-winning writer, game designer, & programmer. Wrote for Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys & BAFTA-winning Hercule Poirot: The First Cases. Partner @ Talespinners. Cat sorcerer. Canadian. (He/They)
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Chris Tihor
@ironiciconic.bsky.social
· Apr 23
Time to update my intro!
I'm Chris Tihor, a game writer and designer, and founder of @ironiciconicstudios.ca. I've worked on a bunch of things but may be best known for working on Nancy Drew and Poirot games. More recently I worked on Monaco 2 and (the sadly cancelled) Life by You.
I'm Chris Tihor, a game writer and designer, and founder of @ironiciconicstudios.ca. I've worked on a bunch of things but may be best known for working on Nancy Drew and Poirot games. More recently I worked on Monaco 2 and (the sadly cancelled) Life by You.
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I'd add to that, that if we want these parties to have a chance, and for their ideas to be heard, we'd do well to get back on the issue of voting reform and proportional representation, as with @fairvote.ca . Otherwise same old same old just keeps doing the same dance over and over.
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'd add to that, that if we want these parties to have a chance, and for their ideas to be heard, we'd do well to get back on the issue of voting reform and proportional representation, as with @fairvote.ca . Otherwise same old same old just keeps doing the same dance over and over.
I'd like to think that PM Mark Carney is actually trying to help the Canadian economy, but he seems to be trying to do it by doubling down on the old way of doing things: focusing on exploiting natural resources, supporting established big business, etc. IMO, this is a path of diminishing returns.
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'd like to think that PM Mark Carney is actually trying to help the Canadian economy, but he seems to be trying to do it by doubling down on the old way of doing things: focusing on exploiting natural resources, supporting established big business, etc. IMO, this is a path of diminishing returns.
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Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
I remember running into a couple on bikes visiting from Portland OR who couldn't believe how great the cycling was in Victoria. And this was before most of the infrastructure had been built downtown. Now it's even better! #YYJ
The Best Cycling City No One Talks About
with (among many others) @burgundavia.bsky.social and @ryanjabs.bsky.social
with (among many others) @burgundavia.bsky.social and @ryanjabs.bsky.social
The Best Cycling City No One Talks About
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I remember running into a couple on bikes visiting from Portland OR who couldn't believe how great the cycling was in Victoria. And this was before most of the infrastructure had been built downtown. Now it's even better! #YYJ
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succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
This is a thing of beauty.
Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is a thing of beauty.
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Danielle Smith invokes notwithstanding clause to ban Canada’s Drag Race
Danielle Smith invokes notwithstanding clause to ban Canada’s Drag Race
EDMONTON - Following the invocation of the Notwithstanding Clause to shield the Alberta government from legal challenges arising from bills targeting the province’s 2SLGTBQIA+ community, Premier Danie...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Danielle Smith invokes notwithstanding clause to ban Canada’s Drag Race
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@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
Addendum to the "fake it 'til you make it" repost:
If you want to be something, then just be it, in the best way that you understand. Eg. Want to be a writer? Then write.
You're not going to be good when you start - trust me, nobody is. But if you keep doing it, you will get better.
If you want to be something, then just be it, in the best way that you understand. Eg. Want to be a writer? Then write.
You're not going to be good when you start - trust me, nobody is. But if you keep doing it, you will get better.
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Addendum to the "fake it 'til you make it" repost:
If you want to be something, then just be it, in the best way that you understand. Eg. Want to be a writer? Then write.
You're not going to be good when you start - trust me, nobody is. But if you keep doing it, you will get better.
If you want to be something, then just be it, in the best way that you understand. Eg. Want to be a writer? Then write.
You're not going to be good when you start - trust me, nobody is. But if you keep doing it, you will get better.
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I think "fake it til' you make it" is genuinely a great bit of advice but people (understandably!) think it means "lie until you've duped everyone" when in reality it's much more "act like you belong here because you actually do and you need to get over yourself"
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I think "fake it til' you make it" is genuinely a great bit of advice but people (understandably!) think it means "lie until you've duped everyone" when in reality it's much more "act like you belong here because you actually do and you need to get over yourself"
It's getting to that time of year where I try to figure out if any of the games I played this year were actually released this year. #goty
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It's getting to that time of year where I try to figure out if any of the games I played this year were actually released this year. #goty
Someone mentioned Fallout New Vegas somewhere on the internet so now I guess I'm playing it again.
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Someone mentioned Fallout New Vegas somewhere on the internet so now I guess I'm playing it again.
It's amazing how quick Conservatives will jump to suspending human rights when they may not get their way.
this abhorrent decision cannot be allowed to stand. it’s long past time the abuse of the notwithstanding clause was addressed.
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It's amazing how quick Conservatives will jump to suspending human rights when they may not get their way.
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me: why do birds suddenly appear everytime you are near
the Bird Summoner: probably a coincidence
the Bird Summoner: probably a coincidence
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
me: why do birds suddenly appear everytime you are near
the Bird Summoner: probably a coincidence
the Bird Summoner: probably a coincidence
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Couldn't resist.
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Couldn't resist.
Couldn't resist.
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Couldn't resist.
"What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?"
There are a few, but if I had to pick one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMkS...
There are a few, but if I had to pick one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMkS...
Ministry_._The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)(Full Album)
YouTube video by Solid Ball Of Rock
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?"
There are a few, but if I had to pick one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMkS...
There are a few, but if I had to pick one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMkS...
When reality resembles episodes of the Max Headroom TV series.
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
When reality resembles episodes of the Max Headroom TV series.
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🎉 Today’s the day!
Autumn Alumni Weekend kicks off soon — join us for talks, workshops, and indie game showcases all day long 🍁🎮
🎟 It’s free to join → buff.ly/N8Rx8Fy
#gamedevs #indiedevs
Autumn Alumni Weekend kicks off soon — join us for talks, workshops, and indie game showcases all day long 🍁🎮
🎟 It’s free to join → buff.ly/N8Rx8Fy
#gamedevs #indiedevs
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
These folks do great work which should be of interest to all of #Canada.
On Monday, we published this investigation into "Exiles of the Golden Age," a fascist conference in Vancouver this July.
We identified 18 of the 50+ people our photographer captured outside the venue, including small business owners and neo-Nazis.
Here's how we did it. 🧵
We identified 18 of the 50+ people our photographer captured outside the venue, including small business owners and neo-Nazis.
Here's how we did it. 🧵
Everybody Attending White Nationalist Conference Caught on Film
Advertised near-exclusively in white nationalist online spaces, promotional social media posts for the event include symbolism popular with neo-Nazis, including the kolovrat sun wheel and a table with...
www.antihate.ca
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
These folks do great work which should be of interest to all of #Canada.
We've tried increasing police budgets and that hasn't helped with the unhoused. Maybe we should spend the money on housing instead?
Here's a thread with an annual reminder that VicPD is overfunded and overstaffed. VicPD likes to say it's a special exception as a "downtown" police force, but they cost more per capita than every other department in B.C., including Vancouver. #yyj 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We've tried increasing police budgets and that hasn't helped with the unhoused. Maybe we should spend the money on housing instead?
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I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
