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Ryan McDiarmid

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Narrative + Game Designer, Writer, Visual Artist. He/Him. Vancouver, BC. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Prev: Sky of Tides, Goodbye Volcano High, Hardspace: Shipbreaker

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phylan @phylan.website · 4h

I don't think they should be allowed to do that

Rob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · 4h

All 8 of the Blue Jays Pitchers from Yesterday (overlay)

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 27m

Similarly describing him as an "expert on antifa" rather than an "antifascism researcher" further legitimates antifa as a proper noun in a way that makes zero sense

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3h

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2h

Wolf being absolutely destroyed in Jeopardy by Andy Richter

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 30m

Honesetly if I were a patch guy I would have gotten that one for myself.

caitlin rose boyle (COMMS OPEN!) @caitlinroseboyle.com · 39m

ryan got me some presents 🥹

on the right, two stickers featuring black cat illustrations - on the left, a patch featuring a cat and a snail riding a catsnail

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 2d

I was Pritzker’s biggest fanboy, so I realize it’s hard to accept his betrayal. It was hard for me, but I saw it with my own eyes.
Please stop gaslighting me about Pritzker. You weren’t there. I was. These are Pritzker’s brown shirts, working fist-in-glove with ICE/CBP.

Pritzker’s brown shirts attacking protesters.

Pritzker’s brown shirts. Dude in military gear is also Pritzker’s.

Note the Illinois State Police patch on the dude in military gear.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1h

What a weird thing to post after ICE raids entire neighborhoods with the help of state police

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 19h

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 13h

Haven’t played an NIS title since…idk, Makai Kingdom? Half of Disgaea 3? But pleased to see they still use the “I’ll say when” approach to adding systems to their games.

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 13h

Learning NIS did not put a filter on the custom titles for procgen dungeons.

Screenshot of Phantom Brave 2 introducing the “Cunty Seas” custom dungeon, which is covered in snow and ice crystals.

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 13h

Playing the Phantom Brave sequel because I got it on sale and I remember liking the original…*checks phone*…21 years ago…
Screenshot unrelated.

Phantom Brave 2 screenshot of the Old Man unit introducing himself. His dialogue reads: “I’m an Old Man. My body may have failed me, but my skills never will. Put me on the front lines.”

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 13h

Hell yeah thats a hell of a run, congrats.

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 13h

I know I got more A’s on night before papers than most of my classmates got in their whole undergrad. Now, did I retain the information from those papers? Well, listen, let’s not lose track of what’s important here.

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 15h

will be rotating this person in my mind for at least a week

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 20h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 13h

imagine never having to hear hakeem jeffries talk again. he could campaign on that alone.

Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 17h

This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 14h

every day is one day closer to the day it finally happens

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Liam Jeffries @sorathecyclist.bsky.social · 14h

This is the absolute dream challenger to Jeffries. Please, please, please let this happen.

Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 17h

This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 17h

Yeah the above is mostly personal prefs but Darnielle is too strong a case to include.

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 17h

This reminds me that we have an American friend who moved to WA recently and puts the stress on “VAN-couver” and I have to be polite and suppress a laugh every time.

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 17h

*nervously* haha hey uh what the fuck

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 18h

In some ways this is the government now

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I'm sick and tired of seeing these thugs terrorize big events and am worried that they will try to interrupt Limp Bizkit's set. My gf (F19) and I (M31) are going to our first Lollapalooza and are concerned about the growing threat around the city

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 18h

the people yearn to see the (simulated) merking of (simulated) racists and fascists, and if you cancel your game, movie, etc. or cut that kind of material you're leaving money on the table.

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 20h

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 21h

This piece reminded me of an unfun thing I've wanted to talk about since attending the @vangamegarden.bsky.social showcase, which is that of the 100-odd devs tabling there, I observed only one (1) wearing a mask for an event with 100s-to-1000s of attendees

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

"The fact that COVID infections damage our brains is not debatable. There are hundreds of studies to support that COVID affects the brain, leading to memory, attention, executive function, and mental health issues. Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly already put together a great compendium of information and research concerning what we know about COVID and the brain last year- although, of course, more has emerged since then.

His piece, COVID-19 Leaves Its Mark on the Brain, is subtitled, “Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging”. The piece thoroughly reviews the cognitive risks of COVID; below is a selection from a longer list of studies in the piece:

Large epidemiological analyses showed that people who had COVID-19 were at an increased risk of cognitive deficits, such as memory problems.

Imaging studies done in people before and after their COVID-19 infections show shrinkage of brain volume and altered brain structure after infection.

A study of people with mild to moderate COVID-19 showed significant prolonged inflammation of the brain and changes that are commensurate with seven years of brain aging.

Laboratory experiments in human and mouse brain organoids designed to emulate changes in the human brain showed that SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers the fusion of brain cells. This effectively short-circuits brain electrical activity and compromises function.

Studies show that even when the virus is mild and exclusively confined to the lungs, it can still provoke inflammation in the brain and impair brain cells’ ability to regenerate.

COVID-19 can also disrupt the blood brain barrier, the shield that protects the nervous system – which is the control and command center of our bodies – making it “leaky.” "

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 18h

Even in terms of straight up pop Carly, Chappell, and Lauren Mayberry kick the shit out of Taylor, sorry.

Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 18h

Personal favs, "living" qualifier knocks Warren Zevon and Scott Hutchison out of the running so it's probably Gareth Campesinos! for me. John Darnielle. Claudio Sanchez and Dick Valentine up there (they both mostly write nonsense but writing nonsense that compelling is a skill in itself).

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 3d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 19h

Coming around to the theory that they're Truman Showing him

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

Good lord.

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