Andrew Jack
@andrewjack.bsky.social
Game dev, writer and vo in Aotearoa New Zealand. Man of many cats.
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Good morning! I have an article up on The Guardian this morning about game development in New Zealand: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
‘Cool and quirky is part of our brand’: how New Zealand became a hothouse for indie games
Kiwi developers are punching well above their weight thanks to a unique government support program that offers more than just grants
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Good morning! I have an article up on The Guardian this morning about game development in New Zealand: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
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At first you're like, why does this have a wiki page
Then you find out it might be the best wiki page ever
Then you find out it might be the best wiki page ever
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
At first you're like, why does this have a wiki page
Then you find out it might be the best wiki page ever
Then you find out it might be the best wiki page ever
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As a producer I can not fathom for a second why you would want to put members of your cast and crew in the line of fire of someone with a past of sexual assault or pestery. Those people are your responsibility.
Choosing to forgive is one thing; putting people at risk is just fucking reckless.
Choosing to forgive is one thing; putting people at risk is just fucking reckless.
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
As a producer I can not fathom for a second why you would want to put members of your cast and crew in the line of fire of someone with a past of sexual assault or pestery. Those people are your responsibility.
Choosing to forgive is one thing; putting people at risk is just fucking reckless.
Choosing to forgive is one thing; putting people at risk is just fucking reckless.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Sea snake
- Kererū (humongous wood pigeon).
- Moray eel
- Dolphin
- Funnel web spider
- Sea snake
- Kererū (humongous wood pigeon).
- Moray eel
- Dolphin
- Funnel web spider
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Pacific house gecko
- Rough skate
- Elephant seal (Humphrey)
- Eastern tiger swallowtail
- Black cobweb spider (false katipo)
- Pacific house gecko
- Rough skate
- Elephant seal (Humphrey)
- Eastern tiger swallowtail
- Black cobweb spider (false katipo)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Mountain gorilla
Lion
Fox
Hyena
Bottle-nosed dolphin
Mountain gorilla
Lion
Fox
Hyena
Bottle-nosed dolphin
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Sea snake
- Kererū (humongous wood pigeon).
- Moray eel
- Dolphin
- Funnel web spider
- Sea snake
- Kererū (humongous wood pigeon).
- Moray eel
- Dolphin
- Funnel web spider
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AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
I would, on top of this, like to remind the world of the existence of libraries (and services like Libby if you’re after audio/ebooks). At no point is stealing the work of a writer struggling to make ends meet the right call.
People would rather cross a picket line to pay $5 for a cup of coffee that took 5 min to make than pay an author $5 for a book that took a year or more to write.
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I would, on top of this, like to remind the world of the existence of libraries (and services like Libby if you’re after audio/ebooks). At no point is stealing the work of a writer struggling to make ends meet the right call.
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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You will never guess what this is in reference to.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
You will never guess what this is in reference to.
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new “you cannot kill me in a way that matters” just dropped
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
new “you cannot kill me in a way that matters” just dropped
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So, um, if anyone has any pennies in the couch cushions they could send my way, my neighbor just found these in his shed. He knows I “help kittens” and well, here we are.
They’re underweight and filthy, and the smallest one worries me, but we’ll get him bathed and fed and figure things out. /1
They’re underweight and filthy, and the smallest one worries me, but we’ll get him bathed and fed and figure things out. /1
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
So, um, if anyone has any pennies in the couch cushions they could send my way, my neighbor just found these in his shed. He knows I “help kittens” and well, here we are.
They’re underweight and filthy, and the smallest one worries me, but we’ll get him bathed and fed and figure things out. /1
They’re underweight and filthy, and the smallest one worries me, but we’ll get him bathed and fed and figure things out. /1
Blue Harry…you know what I’ll take it.
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Blue Harry…you know what I’ll take it.
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One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
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OH HEY THAT’S ME catch me on the newest episode of The Patrick Scott Patterson Project that just dropped! I talked to old my pro wrestling nemesis about my trip from our glory days in the ring to surviving the perils of being a writer in various industries. Had a great time! Thanks, man!
NEW PODCAST EPISODE DROP: Had a blast talking with novelist & screenwriter Matt Wallace this week. We're actually old friends & wrestling rivals, so we swap some old stories from those days before getting into Matt's journey!
Find the Patrick Scott Patterson Project on all major podcast platforms.
Find the Patrick Scott Patterson Project on all major podcast platforms.
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
OH HEY THAT’S ME catch me on the newest episode of The Patrick Scott Patterson Project that just dropped! I talked to old my pro wrestling nemesis about my trip from our glory days in the ring to surviving the perils of being a writer in various industries. Had a great time! Thanks, man!
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"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
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I’m hardly an IT expert…but I’m almost certain critical infrastructure shouldn’t have single points of failure.
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I’m hardly an IT expert…but I’m almost certain critical infrastructure shouldn’t have single points of failure.
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It's not just that he's a pedophile, he was the least popular pedophile
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It's not just that he's a pedophile, he was the least popular pedophile
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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What a line-up of incredible ANZ nominees! 🤩
@dave.powerhoof.com
@deepfieldgames.bsky.social
@witchbeam.com.au
@teamcherry.bsky.social
@ianmaclarty.com
@cmddx.itch.io
Don't miss the @indiegameawards.gg on December 19th ANZ local time! 10:30am AEDT / 12:30pm NZDT
@dave.powerhoof.com
@deepfieldgames.bsky.social
@witchbeam.com.au
@teamcherry.bsky.social
@ianmaclarty.com
@cmddx.itch.io
Don't miss the @indiegameawards.gg on December 19th ANZ local time! 10:30am AEDT / 12:30pm NZDT
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
What a line-up of incredible ANZ nominees! 🤩
@dave.powerhoof.com
@deepfieldgames.bsky.social
@witchbeam.com.au
@teamcherry.bsky.social
@ianmaclarty.com
@cmddx.itch.io
Don't miss the @indiegameawards.gg on December 19th ANZ local time! 10:30am AEDT / 12:30pm NZDT
@dave.powerhoof.com
@deepfieldgames.bsky.social
@witchbeam.com.au
@teamcherry.bsky.social
@ianmaclarty.com
@cmddx.itch.io
Don't miss the @indiegameawards.gg on December 19th ANZ local time! 10:30am AEDT / 12:30pm NZDT
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I can vouch for this family. Please donate if you can. gofund.me/b4655d2b7
Donate to Save a LGBT, care experienced family from homelessness, organized by Jack Smith
I’ve set this go fund me up to support a friend who is care experien… Jack Smith needs your support for Save a LGBT, care experienced family from homelessness
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November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I can vouch for this family. Please donate if you can. gofund.me/b4655d2b7
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Apropos of nothing in particular: SHOES
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Apropos of nothing in particular: SHOES
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
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We love this story too.
Listen here pseudopod.org/2024/02/02/p...
Listen here pseudopod.org/2024/02/02/p...
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We love this story too.
Listen here pseudopod.org/2024/02/02/p...
Listen here pseudopod.org/2024/02/02/p...
I think there’s a pretty high likelihood that if you have a pet, that pet would enjoy a snack right now.
You could attend to that at any time, and make that pet very happy and in turn make yourself happy.
You could attend to that at any time, and make that pet very happy and in turn make yourself happy.
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I think there’s a pretty high likelihood that if you have a pet, that pet would enjoy a snack right now.
You could attend to that at any time, and make that pet very happy and in turn make yourself happy.
You could attend to that at any time, and make that pet very happy and in turn make yourself happy.
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Thursday, 4:01pm
"Still there."
"Yep."
"Looks blue."
"It certainly does."
"Wet too."
"Totally."
"See you next week?"
“Count on it."
"Still there."
"Yep."
"Looks blue."
"It certainly does."
"Wet too."
"Totally."
"See you next week?"
“Count on it."
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Thursday, 4:01pm
"Still there."
"Yep."
"Looks blue."
"It certainly does."
"Wet too."
"Totally."
"See you next week?"
“Count on it."
"Still there."
"Yep."
"Looks blue."
"It certainly does."
"Wet too."
"Totally."
"See you next week?"
“Count on it."