kate
@thegladdestthing.itch.io
she/they, thirties, nb/bi/ace. aa and indie games of all stripes enthusiast. owned by a large tuxie. pfp by @schoute.bsky.social, header from against the storm.
currently playing: v3, rimworld, suzerain
currently playing: v3, rimworld, suzerain
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kate
@thegladdestthing.itch.io
· Apr 21
resharing some of my fave games to pspsps fellow fans:
caves of qud
wildermyth
arco
against the storm
tiny glade
rimworld
children of morta
fields of mistria
dwarf fortress
wh40k rogue trader
pentiment
tyranny
crusader kings 3
pillars of eternity + deadfire
the witcher 3
caves of qud
wildermyth
arco
against the storm
tiny glade
rimworld
children of morta
fields of mistria
dwarf fortress
wh40k rogue trader
pentiment
tyranny
crusader kings 3
pillars of eternity + deadfire
the witcher 3
crucial update:
suzerain.
suzerain.
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THIS YEAR:
Next time you plan on sharing a twitter screenshot of somebody we’ve already concluded is terrible, please instead share a photo of your pet
Next time you plan on sharing a twitter screenshot of somebody we’ve already concluded is terrible, please instead share a photo of your pet
January 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM
THIS YEAR:
Next time you plan on sharing a twitter screenshot of somebody we’ve already concluded is terrible, please instead share a photo of your pet
Next time you plan on sharing a twitter screenshot of somebody we’ve already concluded is terrible, please instead share a photo of your pet
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🍄 happy new year ✨
may the ritual nourish you
may the ritual nourish you
January 1, 2026 at 12:19 AM
🍄 happy new year ✨
may the ritual nourish you
may the ritual nourish you
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May 2026 be better, safer, and fairer. May all that was good in 2025 be better in 2026. May all that was bad in 2025 be things we put our efforts towards improving.
December 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
May 2026 be better, safer, and fairer. May all that was good in 2025 be better in 2026. May all that was bad in 2025 be things we put our efforts towards improving.
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this was an immeasurable effort from everyone involved. the list is packed with calls to action and donation funds. folks wrote about anything from games to movies and books. we didn’t include anything published or developed by microsoft, and avoided games with gen ai like the plague
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
this was an immeasurable effort from everyone involved. the list is packed with calls to action and donation funds. folks wrote about anything from games to movies and books. we didn’t include anything published or developed by microsoft, and avoided games with gen ai like the plague
excellent writing thread. i'll be coming back to this whenever the doubts start getting to me again.
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
excellent writing thread. i'll be coming back to this whenever the doubts start getting to me again.
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Part 229 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Part 229 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
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TL;DR: OpenAI being sued by the estate of a mentally ill man whose interactions with ChatGPT saw the chatbot explicitly validating and encouraging his paranoid delusions, directly leading to him killing his mother and then himself.
December 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
TL;DR: OpenAI being sued by the estate of a mentally ill man whose interactions with ChatGPT saw the chatbot explicitly validating and encouraging his paranoid delusions, directly leading to him killing his mother and then himself.
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good piece with an incidental insanely brutal takedown of klein
December 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
good piece with an incidental insanely brutal takedown of klein
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In 2026 John Darnielle will get really into Caves of Qud and release a song called For the Girsh Nephilim
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In 2026 John Darnielle will get really into Caves of Qud and release a song called For the Girsh Nephilim
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POSEIDON! I BEG OF YOU! ONE SMALL REQUEST AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!
December 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
POSEIDON! I BEG OF YOU! ONE SMALL REQUEST AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!
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While yes, obviously dumb, this is still a SEARING indictment of what mainstream Trek has been in the past couple of decades
This still just blows my mind that there are ANY people out there like this— never mind people willing to go on television IN FRONT OF GOD AND EVERYBODY and say so.
December 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
While yes, obviously dumb, this is still a SEARING indictment of what mainstream Trek has been in the past couple of decades
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The constitutional remedy for a president who uses collective punishment against people for the crimes of a few is impeachment, removal, and disqualification, followed by a criminal trial.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The constitutional remedy for a president who uses collective punishment against people for the crimes of a few is impeachment, removal, and disqualification, followed by a criminal trial.
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So you hate wifeless?
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So you hate wifeless?
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The Blue Pyramid (©2013 Luka Rejec)
A good town, a research ziggurat, a mysterious pyramid, and the hidden town of the low folks.
Remastered (2025)
All Sentries Preserved
Yellow Robe Cultist trespassers will be desiccated.
A good town, a research ziggurat, a mysterious pyramid, and the hidden town of the low folks.
Remastered (2025)
All Sentries Preserved
Yellow Robe Cultist trespassers will be desiccated.
February 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The Blue Pyramid (©2013 Luka Rejec)
A good town, a research ziggurat, a mysterious pyramid, and the hidden town of the low folks.
Remastered (2025)
All Sentries Preserved
Yellow Robe Cultist trespassers will be desiccated.
A good town, a research ziggurat, a mysterious pyramid, and the hidden town of the low folks.
Remastered (2025)
All Sentries Preserved
Yellow Robe Cultist trespassers will be desiccated.
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By applying tenebrism — an extreme form of chiaroscuro — to nighttime depictions of 18th-century science experiments, Joseph Wright of Derby portrayed dramatic moments of intellectual and moral revelation.
Joseph Wright of Derby’s Candlelit World
Using an extreme form of chiaroscuro, Wright portrays the dramatic moment of intellectual or moral revelation in his paintings of scientific subjects.
hyperallergic.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
By applying tenebrism — an extreme form of chiaroscuro — to nighttime depictions of 18th-century science experiments, Joseph Wright of Derby portrayed dramatic moments of intellectual and moral revelation.
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Anyways
There aren't any story cops
You really can just not explain things
Marvel movies aren't a blueprint, they're a cautionary tale
There aren't any story cops
You really can just not explain things
Marvel movies aren't a blueprint, they're a cautionary tale
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Anyways
There aren't any story cops
You really can just not explain things
Marvel movies aren't a blueprint, they're a cautionary tale
There aren't any story cops
You really can just not explain things
Marvel movies aren't a blueprint, they're a cautionary tale
4 games that defined my 2025
December 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
4 games that defined my 2025
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Wave in Backlight — Peter Witt
oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm
oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm
December 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Wave in Backlight — Peter Witt
oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm
oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm
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December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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imagine a world where ai exists and everything is stored in data clouds BUT ALSO you need a stapler so often you pay a monthly subscription for your stapler robot. you have to update the app like once a month. it has access to your biometric data.
but you need that stapler robot. a good product.
but you need that stapler robot. a good product.
Also, this just in -> the latest bizarre AI fever dream is AI-controlled trivets, staplers, and coffee cups on wheels. So we'll be chased around by inanimate wheeled objects clamoring for our attention.
![Real news story headline: "Robot Coffee Cups? Self-Driving Trivets? AI Researchers Made It Happen. [sub-title] Scientists found a way to animate everyday objects and predict your next move, so your stapler is always nearby when you need it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wstpte2vzb4ra2iqtnw2d2ef/bafkreibbhk46utcdzm3qb2u2muehbhrndu6x47k5a4v64ef44xdpbgh42u@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
imagine a world where ai exists and everything is stored in data clouds BUT ALSO you need a stapler so often you pay a monthly subscription for your stapler robot. you have to update the app like once a month. it has access to your biometric data.
but you need that stapler robot. a good product.
but you need that stapler robot. a good product.
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CADENZA CONSTRUCTIONS INC.
Building a Modern Eastern Merkopa
Supplying the Blueprints for:
Cities & Municipalities, Federal Agencies, Industrial Plants, Manufacturing Facilities, Utilities and Transportation Authorities
Building a Modern Eastern Merkopa
Supplying the Blueprints for:
Cities & Municipalities, Federal Agencies, Industrial Plants, Manufacturing Facilities, Utilities and Transportation Authorities
December 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
CADENZA CONSTRUCTIONS INC.
Building a Modern Eastern Merkopa
Supplying the Blueprints for:
Cities & Municipalities, Federal Agencies, Industrial Plants, Manufacturing Facilities, Utilities and Transportation Authorities
Building a Modern Eastern Merkopa
Supplying the Blueprints for:
Cities & Municipalities, Federal Agencies, Industrial Plants, Manufacturing Facilities, Utilities and Transportation Authorities
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you can't have both foxes and hens in your "henhouse." you can't have both rapists and their victims in your "community." you can't have both trans people and fascists who want to kill trans kids in your "pro-democracy coalition."
December 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
you can't have both foxes and hens in your "henhouse." you can't have both rapists and their victims in your "community." you can't have both trans people and fascists who want to kill trans kids in your "pro-democracy coalition."
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the software most used by fish has historically included CoralDraw and Mackerelmedia Director, but OpenShell is also popular, as well as Ann Chovy Teaches Typing (in schools)
December 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
the software most used by fish has historically included CoralDraw and Mackerelmedia Director, but OpenShell is also popular, as well as Ann Chovy Teaches Typing (in schools)
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it's genuinely fascinating to me that "you cannot facilitate a genocide against a people and still expect their vote" is too advanced for some analysts to understand.
Dearborn, Michigan could not be reached for comment.
Trump: "I'm not concerned about anything that Israel is doing"
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
it's genuinely fascinating to me that "you cannot facilitate a genocide against a people and still expect their vote" is too advanced for some analysts to understand.