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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of #SaveTheVaquita Day on October 25th, I made a free browser game celebrating the world’s rarest porpoise. Special thanks to @kaseysnow.bsky.social for the cute vaquita image used in the game.

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#GameDev #GXGames

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Dr. Miko Charbonneau @drmikachu.bsky.social · 23d

So happy with how well the @gdocexpo.com direct showcase went and our trailer for THE SPIRIT LIFT!

I wonder if anyone noticed anything... puzzling about it...
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#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #puzzles

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Sep 10

Game jam edition: How it started vs. how it's going.

Play this Down2Jam entry here:
gx.games/games/863gy8...

#gamedev #GXgames #GameMaker #birds #pigeons #D2Jam

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Kasey Snow @kaseysnow.bsky.social · Sep 10

Save the Vaquita Week is Nov 2nd - 8th on #Twitch!

With fewer than 20 left, the vaquita needs our help! If you're a streamer who wants to spread awareness or raise money for this critter, sign up here: savethevaquitas.carrd.co

Shares appreciated!

#SaveTheVaquita #vaquita #porpoise #SciArt

Save the Vaquita event image featuring mother and child porpoises and #SaveTheVaquita hashtag, signed by KaseySnowArt

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Sep 3

A game about a playful vaquita. #SaveTheVaquita

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Aug 26

Move over float tanks, a new wellness trend just dropped.

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Aug 22

Does slops work instead of lies or hallucinations? It slops slop from sloppers.

thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Aug 4

The land of the free and home of the self-defenestrated.

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Chentomology @chentomology.bsky.social · Jul 17

I’m always thinking about a deluxe version of DND bugs with more classes, and after a long time of chaos and intense work among shows I’ve finally got some time to finish it! Which one would you choose? 💚🐛🐞🐝🪲

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Jul 16

Lucky Lefty was already number one in our hearts, but now they are officially award winning.

GameMaker @gamemaker.io · Jul 16

The Viral Glitch Game Jam has sadly finished, but now for the exciting part - who won what!
Check out all the games on the latest blog plus a bunch of honourable mentions.
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/vira...
@gx.games

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Jun 18

What has Lucky Lefty gotten themselves into now?

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#ViralGlitchJam #GXgames #GameMaker #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Lucky Lefty Loves Learning Levels | GX.games

Platformer puzzle with everyone's favorite snail. Help Lucky Lefty learn the levels.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · May 28

You have FOUR (4) more days to order a Biology is Bigger than Binaries shirt, designed by the lovely and talented @franzanth.bsky.social.

In this nightmare of a year, merch is keeping @skypeascientist.bsky.social afloat. Even if you don't order, RT's help so much!

Get 'em: squidfacts.bigcartel.com

Two identical shirt designs but one is magenta and one is orange. It says biology is bigger than binaries and it has a clownfish and a bee and a lily

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · May 29

I'm scared to think about it in too much detail 😅

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · May 29

Happy Snail Day! A good day to play some Lucky Lefty games. thebooksnail.itch.io

#nationalsnailday

A pixelated drawing of Lucky Lefty showing off their left handed shell with an outer space backdrop that includes a milky way type band in the shape of an infinity symbol ∞

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · May 27

I have a feeling that next time I see a sketchy controlling relationship with a large age difference, I might accidentally blurt out, "Veal."

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D2Jam @d2jam.com · Mar 10

-11 days! Are you Down2Jam???

#gamedev #gamejam

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Jo Wolfe, PhD @jopabinia.bsky.social · Feb 27

New writing! For @sciam.bsky.social, I talk about misleading memes.

If you understand evolution enough to know this already, great! But memes/youtubes/etc reach folks with no biology background. Science has been twisted to justify bad things, such as eugenics, before. NOT IN CRABS' NAME.

🦀🧪🦑⚒️

Crab Memes Amplify Mistaken Ideas about Evolution

Memes about repeated evolution of crabs have been co-opted to joke about technology and “ultimate forms.” They’re hilarious, but they oversimplify natural variation, giving bad arguments a scientific ...

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Feb 16

I'm in the middle of this book right now. You know the feeling of wanting to inject the knowledge of a book into another person so you can have someone to talk to about what's going on in the book? That's not just me, is it?

M H @bobbilby.bsky.social · Feb 15

My afternoon reading A Sorceress Comes to Call was not misspent. @tkingfisher.com

A text to a friend which says “I’ve read enough T Kingfisher to trust her with my heart completely but I swear to god if Hester and Richard don’t end up together I will cry”. The text has a heart reaction attached.

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Feb 3

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Biblically accurate bees.

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Jan 25

I didn't know the name of this, thanks! I saw this behavior for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The popping chirp sound at the bottom of the dive is so cool. They are so fast it's a bit scary to watch.

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Jan 24

Hello #StickNation this is my stick. It's got all sorts of color and life growing on it. I can use it to smile on a cold January day.

A rough bark stick covered in moss, lichen, and a fungus that looks like white flowers in bloom.

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Jan 20

Democracy lives in the light.

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Stefscribbles @stefscribbles.bsky.social · Jan 20

can he sit in your lap

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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · Jan 12

Excited to talk about emotions and bugs for @xercessociety.bsky.social in March. Because people sure do have some strong feelings about insects 🐝🪲 that make conversations interesting 😀 xerces.org/events/facts...

Facts Are Not Enough: Science Communication and Audience Emotions | Xerces Society

Unfortunately, there isn't "one weird trick" to communicating bug science. We know that emotions are important in persuading people and encouraging evidence-based decision making. But how do you make ...

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thebooksnail.bsky.social @thebooksnail.bsky.social · Jan 4

Thanks for the info. Mine got turned off as well.