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Duncan Robson @duncanrobson.com · 8d

My phone vibrates when I buy European DVDs from my friend the pope

That’s right I can I palpably paypal my papal PAL pal

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Molleindustria - Wishlist FUTURE? NO THANKS! @molleindustria.org · Aug 30

Every damn day. Here's something I didn't know. The tech in data centers will be obsolete in the blink of an eye.
futurism.com/data-centers...

There's a Stunning Financial Problem With AI Data Centers

Given the rate at which tech companies are spending on data centers, current revenues would have to increase ten-fold just to break even.

futurism.com

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blackle mori @blackle.bsky.social · 18d

failed the anti-mirror test the other day. they found someone off the street that looked a lot like me. styled their hair the same as me. put me in a room that was connected to another via a mirror-shaped window. the other was in the opposite room with a red mark on their forehead. they had been trained to mimic my movements—an incredible talent, I must admit. I stupidly took the bait. tried to rub away the mark, thinking I also had it. the other pointed and laughed. what a fool I've been made out to be! if only I had been more diligent, more meticulous... then maybe I'd still have my dignity.

keen spite of reason, they got me again! the scientists offered a chance to "get one back" on my doppelganger. they put that red mark on my forehead. placed me in the opposite room this time. I spotted my other in the "mirror" the moment I came in. followed their movements quite exactly, I was very proud of myself... but the other wouldn't bite. why were they not reaching up to wipe away the mark that I could see wasn't there? we played this game for after 10 minutes when I was beguiled with the shock of my life. I had appeared behind myself. it was the doppelganger! in the room with me! turns out that the "mirror" window was no window. it was a real mirror this time! I'd been duped again! the mark they'd put on my forehead was a ruse—the scientists had just dabbed water on the spot and claimed it was ink. I was fooled again! what a detestable beast they've hollowed me into. it's all over. do me a service, kill me in the mouth clean and simple

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David H @nachimir.bsky.social · 16d

Sounds like a job for someone with a special wig and robe, because obviously this stubborn fly needs someone with a Very Big Brain to Reason Correctly at it

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David H @nachimir.bsky.social · 16d

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Ian MacLarty @ianmaclarty.com · 16d

After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here!

Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!

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David Revoy @davidrevoy.com · Sep 10

The Amphora of Great Intelligence (AGI)

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

A comic strip in four panels:

1. A bird's-eye view of a giant amphora the size of a building with closed eyes and a closed mouth engraved on it. Using scaffolding, a community of wizards climbed up and are throwing all their books into it, to fill its content.
> Wizards: All our grimoires for the Amphora of Great Intelligence!

2. A ground level view at the bottom of the giant amphora. This time, the wizards bring tree trunks, cut down nearby trees, and throw them into a large fire to boil the giant amphora.
> Wizards: All our forests for the Amphora of Great Intelligence!

3. A gathering of all the wizards below the imposing amphora which has now opened its glowing eyes and mouth slightly. The crowd of wizards at its feet applauds:
> Wizards: Amphora of Great Intelligence, our world is dying, share your knowledge with us!

4. Same shot, as the amphora responds with joyful and amused eyes. The wizards are confused by the answer...
> Artificial Intelligence: According to geologists, you should eat at least one small rock per day.
> Wizards: ... ... ...

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David H @nachimir.bsky.social · Sep 10

4. Spelunky
5. 10 Second Ninja

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Criag @craigpsutton.bsky.social · Sep 7

The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · Sep 2

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️

"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

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David H @nachimir.bsky.social · Aug 28

congrats Pat :)

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · Aug 28

ideal response to transphobes kicking up about toilet provision, imo: www.quaker.org.uk/documents/re...

www.quaker.org.uk

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · Aug 28

PSA: The New Voices Puzzle Grant deadline is in one month!

The grant is an opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

Deadline to Apply: 23:59 PST Sunday 28th September

grants.draknek.org

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hello, I really like The Thing.
Edition of 100, signed and numbered.
www.sonnyross.com/shop/thething
#thething #horror #johncarpenter

An Illustration of an alternate poster for the movie "The Thing". Orange and blue screen print style illustration.

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Eric @mokkograd.net · Aug 7

Hi,

I'm looking for someone to help me with music for my JRPG game.

If you're interested in the specifics, you can read them here:
mokkograd.net/jrpg-game-co...

I've spent the past two Months building out the foundation of a JRPG system, and I'm now pretty close to having something like a small playable test version ready.

mokkograd.net

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Stacey Mason @stcymsn.bsky.social · Aug 4

Wow we’re having “games are art” discourse again! Just gonna leave this here.

From my dissertation:

2.1 Lenses, Not Boxes
I wondered whether this section was necessary, but games discourse seems to repeatedly find itself adrift in questions of whether _ counts as a _. We have seen
the question repeatedly: Do games count as art? Do games without goals count as games? Is The Sims a game? Are hypertexts interactive fiction? Are
Twine pieces literature? In fairness to the researchers cited here, all of whom I respect immensely, many of these sources pose or imply the question rhetorically. Still, the necessity of such a framing frustrates me.
"Is _ a _?" is, in my opinion, a fruitless question. The question can never be answered to anyone's satisfaction, and it often serves as either a provocation
to espouse politics or as a cover to institute gatekeeping. Its agenda is usually opaque
to onlookers and bewildering to those trying to advance the field from across disciplines.
We should be thinking in lenses, not boxes.
It is always more interesting to ask "If we think of _ through the lens of _, what do we learn?" We know it is more interesting to ask "What do we learn
by considering Tom Stoppard through the lens of poststructuralism?" than to ask "Is Stoppard's work poststructuralist?" And while some works may be more or less fruitful when examined through different lenses, sometimes the most unlikely pairings of lenses and objects are the most rewarding. Certainly any of the questions above would be much better served by reframing them in this way.

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David H @nachimir.bsky.social · Aug 1

That writer has the exact opposite direction of travel to one I've been thinking about 🙃

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🌱 eli rainsberry 🌱 @elirainsberry.com · Aug 1

happy #bandcampfriday, the last thing I released was music I composed for an animated short I worked on last year!

there'll be other things available on my page as always including soundtracks for the Wilmot games, Flock, A Monster's Expedition, and more!

elirainsberry.bandcamp.com

🌱 eli rainsberry 🌱 @elirainsberry.com · May 2

new for Bandcamp Friday, if there’s anybody that was really into the music I made for Saltsea Chronicles, you might like this small OST I composed last year for an animated short film - Loneliness & Laundry, by @chickenfruit.studio! go listen if you’d like

elirainsberry.bandcamp.com/album/loneli...

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Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social · Jul 29

New @molleindustria.org game alert! store.steampowered.com/app/3861870/...

Future? No Thanks! on Steam

Future? No Thanks! is a narrative-driven, open-world adventure set in an ecosocialist utopia. You're old, bitter, and scheduled for euthanasia. Enjoy your last day in a future that works for everyone ...

store.steampowered.com

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David H @nachimir.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today! Leftfield 2025 submissions close today. airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...

Here are just four of the hundreds (!) of things we've shown at previous shows: Sloppy Forgeries, Lost On Mars, The Waking Knot, and Far From Noise

Screenshot of Sloppy Forgeries, showing a simplified version of the painting Dance (I) by Henri Matisse, and two players blobby attempts to copy it against a countdown. 38 seconds remain.

A photograph of Lost On Mars: a rugged military case is open, full of switches, lights and buttons. In the lid, a screen displays the game, which shows the feed from a fictitious Mars rover, rendered as if it's an old green-screen.

Screenshot of The Waking Knot. Weird creatures and organic forms are arranged on a green hex grid. The organic looking backdrop resembles a microscope slide.

Screenshot of Far From Noise, showing a Citroen 2CV balanced precariously on a cliff edge above the sea. Dialogue options above it: 1. (honk horn), 2. "HELLO?".

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David H @nachimir.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today! Leftfield 2025 submissions close today. airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...

Here are just four of the hundreds (!) of things we've shown at previous shows: Sloppy Forgeries, Lost On Mars, The Waking Knot, and Far From Noise