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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1

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Good Things Vol 1 -> GoodThings.wonderfulelephant.com/ 🐘 @wonderfulelephant.com, studio in Davis, CA ⚡ Former CEO of Armor Games, dev at Kongregate 🧩 Many Flash Games 🌈 games are for everyone

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · May 9

For the first time ever, Elephant enamel pins are now available!

Available in three colorways! So much work getting these into production, they're so wonderful and we got their finish perfect <3.

Buy now: ko-fi.com/s/8728a5d86d

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Wonderful Elephant 🐘✨ @wonderfulelephant.com · 4d

We are happy to announce Good Things Vol 1!

The little Blue Elephant decided to eat 15 video games, and he needs your help!

Stuck in the intestinal track of this little guy are 15 bite-sized games and each game you complete will help unravel the chaos inside.

Wishlist it today! buff.ly/PYaEbJf

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 5d

big news coming next week!

but for now, my first batch of apple cider donuts? I haven't baked donuts before, and I know fried donuts are the standard. Still happy with the outcome :)

John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 19d

all I've been eligible for so far is the presale lottery, which didn't cost anything but apparently had 4.5m registrations. No clue how many tickets will be available.

I also saw $60 as the entry level price but everything these days is demand-based, can't imagine that will happen

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 20d

This also sell right-to-buy NFTs for if your selected team gets into the Finals, to buy Finals tickets.

There is no refund on these in the team doesn't make it, this isn't a deposit

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 20d

The 2026 World Cup will be local for us, so I signed up for ticket info. They emailed me to get in on these "right to buy" NFTs:

For only $299 - $749 you can secure a right to buy (read, not a ticket, just the privilege to buy one) to a random match in the city you buy into

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 26d

I'm now acting as John Cooney... undo

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 29d

My steam page got approved

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Sep 10

the news has reported differently now, he is no longer

John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Sep 10

my Monday pizza was refried beans and red enchilada sauce base, quesadilla melting cheese, al pastor from our carniceria, olives, green onion, and cotija cheese

threw it a little sideways into the oven pobodys nerfect

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Sep 10

not confirmed but the close-up video (don't watch) looks really, really bad

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Sep 5

spent a year volunteering at the emergency COVID clinic to get folks vaccinated during the pandemic. Helped nurses calm patients, get folks ready

the best moments were parents for their young kids, vaccinated last. Just tears of relief and joy, will never forget that

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Sep 3

App developers: Does everyone in the world use a random .PNG -> .ICO conversion website? Is this industry standard?

Every article online says to use an online generator. Even the Adobe forums say use a random website.

What in tarnation... who owns the ICO format and why is this the standard!?

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Sep 2

It's 2025, we've been unsubscribed to Spotify for 3+ years. We unsubscribed because they paid their artists poorly. We moved to Tidal, yet here we are still getting Spotify TOS changes

John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Sep 1

Video games is so messy rn

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · Aug 28

I don't think enough people are across just how catastrophic an entire generation being raised on roblox and fortnite is going to be for the ENTIRE video game industry, not just the AAA end

these kids have no interest in playing or paying for anything else. and they're not "growing out of it".

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Aug 28

Happy birthday to my baby turning 16 (the rice cooker). No longer remembers the time but still makes perfect rice

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Aug 26

Red Lobster uses 15 decimal places of precision for distance to closest restaurant

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Aug 21

Hiiii!

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Aug 20

few grains is probably a pinch?!? Seeing that with the pepper too, grandma recipes are GOLD you need to laminate and preserve these

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Boots @wanderingboots.bsky.social · Aug 13

My elephants arrived!

Thanks so much @john.wonderfulelephant.com & @wonderfulelephant.com !

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Aug 8

Not at Gamescom this year but I still think about this guy quite a bit. I turned on the TV after midnight, and this bread man with no arms was just being harassed and put into uncomfortable situations

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sad news today. Bithell Games, having been unable to secure a new larger scale project, is reducing in size. This means that eleven jobs are being made redundant. This constitutes the majority of our full-time staff.

It became clear leading up to the release of our most recent game that we were not immune to the challenges faced by many game development teams seeking funding partners in 2024 and 2025. We’ve fortunately been able to communicate these challenges ahead of time, and work with affected staff to ease departures as much as possible via severance packages.

It’s important to state that this was an incredible team of exceptionally talented people. If you’re a developer reading this, and you’re hiring; anyone among those affected would be a great addition to your studio, please reach out if we can help to put you in touch.

This news will not impact the availability of our existing self published games and ongoing support for them. We are incredibly grateful for our audience, and hope that your interest in our work follows individual team members as they head into other roles.

Bithell Games was always defined and elevated by our people. Today we
are less.

- Mike Bithell

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Aug 7

I love Adobe products. My products crash multiple times a day.

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Aug 2

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John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · Jul 31

I still haven't even received confirmation that my FOIA request was received. We're about to hit 140 days

John Cooney (jmtb02) is making Good Things Vol 1 @john.wonderfulelephant.com · May 12

I postmarked a Freedom of Information Act Request to DOGE on March 13 for how my personal information is being used

FOIA legally requires any request to have acknowledgement within 20 business days of receipt, and we're approaching double that

I'll keep you updated here

Screenshot of part of a letter, reading the following:

U.S. Department of Government Efficiency
736 Jackson Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20503
United States Digital Service
736 Jackson Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20503
RE: Privacy Act Access Request
Dear Privacy Officer or Coordinator:
In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(1), I request copies of (1) all
records about or pertaining to me in the possession or control of the U.S. Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE) or the United States Digital Service (USDS), and (2) all records
about or pertaining to me contained within any system of records in the possession or control of
DOGE and USDS, including any records or information about or pertaining to me that is
contained in a copy, made or received by an employee or contractor of DOGE or USDS,
including members of “DOGE Teams” or other DOGE-affiliated individuals.