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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 1d

We banned a guy on the Steam forums for repeatedly saying there were “too many women” in our game

So he flipped his positive review to negative

Still totally worth it

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 8h

Haven't soldered in a decade, but managed to put something together poorly but functional enough that it works on first try! Also burnt my thumb's knuckle but hey we'll take the wins we can get.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

I'm giving it a 50/50 on this being Affinity going AI because what the fuck does this even mean. Might as well start looking around for a replacement.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Like we really need to internalize that the response to fascism is to reject any equivalence between violent, supremacist, or exceptionalist ideologies & other ideologies that are defensive, communal, or constructive. Even when the former masquerade as the latter. You just have to reject that.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

omg its yoshi

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

100%

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

To be clear, it's not that bitter online dorks assumed it was about them. It -is- about them. They just don't like that it is calling them out for what they are.

Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 1d

It’s kind of crazy that Nazis and the KKK have recently become controversial bad guys because a bunch of bitter online dorks assumed it was about them

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 2d

Ubisoft canceled an ‘ASSASSINS CREED’ game set in the post-Civil War era

• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave

• Players would fight the emerging KKK

• Leadership canceled it after concerns with U.S. political climate & Yasuke backlash

(Source: www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...)

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

I get it but I really dislike the "the political climate is tense" phrasing the same way I don't like the "Gaza war" phrasing - we're foregoing that one side is people who want to live and the other side is people who have more power and both the means and intent to destroy and harm.

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 3d

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 3d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 2d

I really liked the Destiny Heliostat exotic mission. Very set-piece-y, a little shorter than expected, but fun and different the way I like my exotic missions. Curious about some of the narrative threads being pulled on here.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 2d

Every single European leader that hasn't taken steps to suspend or limit arms trade with Israel and divested from Israeli dual purpose interests deserves to have their name in the annals of genocide complicity.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Italy’s Meloni says ICC complaint accuses her of Gaza genocide complicity

A complaint lodged with the ICC points to the Italian government's role supplying lethal weapons to Israel amid Gaza war

www.aljazeera.com

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 3d

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 3d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 3d

Good. Germany's blatant support of crimes beyond genocide, as one of the only repeat offenders in the world, should also mean it doesn't participate in Eurovision.

www.euronews.com/culture/2025...

German chancellor threatens to boycott Eurovision if Israel excluded

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that if Israel is excluded from Eurovision 2026, Germany will not take part.

www.euronews.com

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 3d

Two years since October 7, 2023. Here are the numbers that show what Israel has done to Gaza—a thread 🧵

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 3d

If I could never read another article going "this brand-new game I've never played before where all content is new is so much better at rewards than Destiny" yes it is because you don't have shit yet, try playing it for twelve years and having the best everything and having played all of it

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5d

Listen, @burgerbecky.bsky.social is one of the greats. If you can spare anything at all, and you have love for this medium, I can guarantee she's in some way part of the games you love. Please help our industry help her out.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...

Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman

I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 4d

which other matrixes

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 4d

Thanks for mentioning me! If Alanah wants my voice on anything, she knows I'm always available :)

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5d

Listen, @burgerbecky.bsky.social is one of the greats. If you can spare anything at all, and you have love for this medium, I can guarantee she's in some way part of the games you love. Please help our industry help her out.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...

Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman

I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5d

Listen, I really love being connected with everyone but it is starting to seem any social media out there just forgets that Nazis are bad and marginalized folks are culture as soon as they hit a dozen million users.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5d

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5d

Ah this is super helpful. I intend to use the USB only for power, so let's see what I get!

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5d

Yup, got that one - it's arriving tomorrow, hopefully! Thanks for making me feel a little more sure that I'm on the right path here :)

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5d

That's wild, there's plenty of good quality equipment powered by USB-C out there - and a lot more far more expensive items too. Fascinating though, something to look into.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 6d

Exactly that, but USB-C powered. I don't know why this is so hard to get haha

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