Jeff Hamilton
@jeffhamilton.bsky.social
Game designer at Blizzard. He/him. Fan of: comics, music, archery, my cats. Personal account, all opinions are just mine.
formerly @jeffahamilton on Twitter
https://jhamilton.bearblog.dev/blog/ for blog-shaped thoughts
formerly @jeffahamilton on Twitter
https://jhamilton.bearblog.dev/blog/ for blog-shaped thoughts
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Jeff Hamilton
@jeffhamilton.bsky.social
· May 13
(bored) I should put 3 to 8 irons in the fire
(later)
(juggling 8 flaming irons) damn this is kinda hard
(later)
(juggling 8 flaming irons) damn this is kinda hard
despite sleeping great last night i had basically no energy today. contemplating crashing at 10 pm like an Old
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 AM
despite sleeping great last night i had basically no energy today. contemplating crashing at 10 pm like an Old
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jc denton: sluggish. tired. weary.
jc: sounds like someone's got a case of the mondays.
alex jacobson: a man is dead, JC.
jc: such things happen on mondays.
jc: sounds like someone's got a case of the mondays.
alex jacobson: a man is dead, JC.
jc: such things happen on mondays.
February 12, 2026 at 5:20 AM
jc denton: sluggish. tired. weary.
jc: sounds like someone's got a case of the mondays.
alex jacobson: a man is dead, JC.
jc: such things happen on mondays.
jc: sounds like someone's got a case of the mondays.
alex jacobson: a man is dead, JC.
jc: such things happen on mondays.
gotta be José Antonio Vargas, I think.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM
gotta be José Antonio Vargas, I think.
empanada night 🥟
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 AM
empanada night 🥟
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This is Flambo. He's using his talking dog buttons to accuse his small foster brother of being a cat. Nothing can convince him otherwise. 13/10 for both (IG: flambothedog)
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is Flambo. He's using his talking dog buttons to accuse his small foster brother of being a cat. Nothing can convince him otherwise. 13/10 for both (IG: flambothedog)
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One of the joys of writing superhero comics
February 12, 2026 at 3:13 AM
One of the joys of writing superhero comics
yesterday, work was blissfully easy and everything made sense. today it's pain at every turn and I've never been good at anything. The wheel never stops turning.
February 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
yesterday, work was blissfully easy and everything made sense. today it's pain at every turn and I've never been good at anything. The wheel never stops turning.
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(Danny DeVito voice) Would you like a nice [unnecessarily lavish description of food in a late medieval period inspired fantasy setting] in this trying time?
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
(Danny DeVito voice) Would you like a nice [unnecessarily lavish description of food in a late medieval period inspired fantasy setting] in this trying time?
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I just think this is neat
Fear the forbidden, for the Warlock’s reign has begun. 🔮
Play as the new Warlock class today in Diablo II: Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock.
Play as the new Warlock class today in Diablo II: Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock.
February 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I just think this is neat
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we're hiring an Engineering Manager to support and grow our team of gameplay & backend engineers!
✅ fully WFH studio (US + Canada)
✅ competitive salaries & benefits, pay transparency
✅ incredible team, exciting project!
🔗 apply here: gardens.dev/careers?ashb...
✅ fully WFH studio (US + Canada)
✅ competitive salaries & benefits, pay transparency
✅ incredible team, exciting project!
🔗 apply here: gardens.dev/careers?ashb...
Gardens Interactive
gardens.dev
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
we're hiring an Engineering Manager to support and grow our team of gameplay & backend engineers!
✅ fully WFH studio (US + Canada)
✅ competitive salaries & benefits, pay transparency
✅ incredible team, exciting project!
🔗 apply here: gardens.dev/careers?ashb...
✅ fully WFH studio (US + Canada)
✅ competitive salaries & benefits, pay transparency
✅ incredible team, exciting project!
🔗 apply here: gardens.dev/careers?ashb...
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Obviously the closing point about how gamification makes the divide between work and the rest of life slippery is the big important takeaway here, but also, lol, lmao, i simply love to read about the gamer's grotesque urge.
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Obviously the closing point about how gamification makes the divide between work and the rest of life slippery is the big important takeaway here, but also, lol, lmao, i simply love to read about the gamer's grotesque urge.
had a dream where i explained to someone in extreme detail exactly how the extremely overengineered City of Villains community's Mastermind keybinds work. a.) Why do I still know that and b.) why am I dreaming about it
February 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
had a dream where i explained to someone in extreme detail exactly how the extremely overengineered City of Villains community's Mastermind keybinds work. a.) Why do I still know that and b.) why am I dreaming about it
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they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole
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I’m glad to see people protesting Discord forcing IDs for age verification, but what I need everyone to understand is that there’s immense bipartisan pressure to make the entire internet like this, and they are likely going to succeed unless something drastic happens
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I’m glad to see people protesting Discord forcing IDs for age verification, but what I need everyone to understand is that there’s immense bipartisan pressure to make the entire internet like this, and they are likely going to succeed unless something drastic happens
[Geralt voice] Wind's howling...
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 AM
[Geralt voice] Wind's howling...
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
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I said this before but Americans simply can not comprehend how much wealth there is. We constantly under project how much tax revenue we will raise from taxing the wealthy. The original estimate was $50 million.
Crowd reaction to Prop 1A raising $115 million in it's first year, more than double the initial estimate! @houseourneighbors.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I said this before but Americans simply can not comprehend how much wealth there is. We constantly under project how much tax revenue we will raise from taxing the wealthy. The original estimate was $50 million.
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Crowd reaction to Prop 1A raising $115 million in it's first year, more than double the initial estimate! @houseourneighbors.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Crowd reaction to Prop 1A raising $115 million in it's first year, more than double the initial estimate! @houseourneighbors.bsky.social
really worried about conspiratorial thinking being a self-reinforcing positive feedback loop. "A machine that gives people apophenia" is what a lot of the Internet looks like right now, because of entirely *reasonable* low social trust and anger at elite impunity
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 AM
really worried about conspiratorial thinking being a self-reinforcing positive feedback loop. "A machine that gives people apophenia" is what a lot of the Internet looks like right now, because of entirely *reasonable* low social trust and anger at elite impunity
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I honestly thought we'd be like 90% on average after launch, as we sold more and more outside the core market, but 🤷♂️
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I honestly thought we'd be like 90% on average after launch, as we sold more and more outside the core market, but 🤷♂️
they should invent a day with 39 more minutes but also a habitable atmosphere on the same planet as my friends
Can't quite do you that, but the Martian day is 39 minutes longer.
February 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
they should invent a day with 39 more minutes but also a habitable atmosphere on the same planet as my friends
where did all the minutes go
February 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM
where did all the minutes go
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sorry i missed the virtual meeting on discord, liz. i got hit with the id verification that happens when the app detects youre young
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
sorry i missed the virtual meeting on discord, liz. i got hit with the id verification that happens when the app detects youre young