sagacious
@oddside.bsky.social
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amateur game designer/writer, aspiring union thug
ACAB includes your dad
they/them
amateur game designer/writer, aspiring union thug
ACAB includes your dad
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sagacious
@oddside.bsky.social
· Oct 31
as of today, i am no longer in the Bible Belt, and have fully relocated to the pacific northwest
this is how i imagine it felt for Ripley to detonate the Nostromo behind her
this is how i imagine it felt for Ripley to detonate the Nostromo behind her
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just a warning this holiday season if you're playing Caves of Qud and you got a fresh fir scent going and a blanket and a mug of hot cocoa or eggnog & maybe a little weed, it's POSSIBLE you will astral project. ie erase yourself from the physical realm and arrive at an Elsewhere. that's not on us
December 14, 2024 at 1:36 AM
just a warning this holiday season if you're playing Caves of Qud and you got a fresh fir scent going and a blanket and a mug of hot cocoa or eggnog & maybe a little weed, it's POSSIBLE you will astral project. ie erase yourself from the physical realm and arrive at an Elsewhere. that's not on us
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
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the larian stuff sucks to hear a lot. you have to be a true all-timer loser to think generative AI is useful for concepting ideas or artwork. you let the machine do the fun part you dumbass. it doesnt tell me you think efficiently it tells me youre a fuckass who's given up on being interesting
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
the larian stuff sucks to hear a lot. you have to be a true all-timer loser to think generative AI is useful for concepting ideas or artwork. you let the machine do the fun part you dumbass. it doesnt tell me you think efficiently it tells me youre a fuckass who's given up on being interesting
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One take from a former Larian artist, following my interview with Swen Vincke this morning:
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One take from a former Larian artist, following my interview with Swen Vincke this morning:
anyone wanna send me $150 for the dwarf fortress collectors edition? will aid/abet you in one (1) crime and/or send photos of my cat and/or junk as recompense. serious inquiries only
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
anyone wanna send me $150 for the dwarf fortress collectors edition? will aid/abet you in one (1) crime and/or send photos of my cat and/or junk as recompense. serious inquiries only
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Millions of Bubonic plague bacteria shoved into a gingerbread man mold: Our agenda is to end human life on this planet
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Millions of Bubonic plague bacteria shoved into a gingerbread man mold: Our agenda is to end human life on this planet
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
Jimmy Fallon: Ahaha that’s so crazy let’s do voices
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i love that a significant portion of the population of the world believes in demons and the devil and satan. they just think this stuff is real and it genuinely scares them
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
i love that a significant portion of the population of the world believes in demons and the devil and satan. they just think this stuff is real and it genuinely scares them
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A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion.
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion.
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
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Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
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it's just that amount of money, and it gets smaller until I die
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
it's just that amount of money, and it gets smaller until I die
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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Art by • David Mattingly
November 30, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Art by • David Mattingly
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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Art by • Pedro G. Ferreira
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Art by • Pedro G. Ferreira
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Yeah it seems like the best political move is to give into this guy
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Yeah it seems like the best political move is to give into this guy
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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Congratulations, you have outlived Dick Cheney!
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Congratulations, you have outlived Dick Cheney!
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Chat what historically happens when people are angry that their food has been taken away by petty land barons
They’re ordering the National Guard of all 50 states and US territories to prepare for riot control.
In three days over 42 million Americans lose their food assistance.
Starving people don’t starve quietly.
Take care of your neighbour. Take care of each other.
In three days over 42 million Americans lose their food assistance.
Starving people don’t starve quietly.
Take care of your neighbour. Take care of each other.
Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Chat what historically happens when people are angry that their food has been taken away by petty land barons
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Saw Twilight in theaters
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Saw Twilight in theaters
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If you are not at risk it is your civic duty to tell these guys they are embarrassing worms if you see them patrolling a supermarket to arrest people that the government is intentionally starving
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If you are not at risk it is your civic duty to tell these guys they are embarrassing worms if you see them patrolling a supermarket to arrest people that the government is intentionally starving
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they'll do anything to avoid living in the hell they've built for us
I live 100ft away from a retired House rep in his 80s who I see at least monthly at our neighborhood social; he has said to me almost verbatim what Duncan said here. Older members are terrified of walking away from the 20-person 24/7 support network you can't even get in a high end nursing home.
I keep saying this but the reason members of congress want to stay in office until they die is they can't buy that kind of elder care anywhere else, even if they are rich
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
they'll do anything to avoid living in the hell they've built for us
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Dachau began as a "work-conditioned housing" facility. Auschwitz began as a "work-conditioned housing" facility. Majdanek began as a "work-conditioned housing" facility.
Utah has just approved a 1,300-person “mega camp” for homeless individuals,This camp lacks transportation, features locked units, and even imposes forced labor.
They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.
They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.
October 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Dachau began as a "work-conditioned housing" facility. Auschwitz began as a "work-conditioned housing" facility. Majdanek began as a "work-conditioned housing" facility.