Andy Berdan
@berdandy.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy
I’m a professional Video Game Developer at Digital Extremes (primarily Warframe).
In addition to that, I have an intrinsic need to create. There's too many to mention […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.games/@berdandy, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
In addition to that, I have an intrinsic need to create. There's too many to mention […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.games/@berdandy, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
History of the Godslost Realm (1/x): The Hakars - a group of connected artisan enclaves. They are master metalworkers, especially with the talents of spinning and weaving strands of alloy formed from the liquid metal within the Shimmerlakes. Culturally, the Hakars abhor roughness and flaw. They […]
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January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
History of the Godslost Realm (1/x): The Hakars - a group of connected artisan enclaves. They are master metalworkers, especially with the talents of spinning and weaving strands of alloy formed from the liquid metal within the Shimmerlakes. Culturally, the Hakars abhor roughness and flaw. They […]
My understanding is that today Microsoft has renamed Office to “365 Copilot.” Forcibly. On everyone’s installed software. What a strange choice.
This feels like if they had renamed Office to Clippy back in the 2000s. It might go as effectively as that train wreck did.
This feels like if they had renamed Office to Clippy back in the 2000s. It might go as effectively as that train wreck did.
January 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
My understanding is that today Microsoft has renamed Office to “365 Copilot.” Forcibly. On everyone’s installed software. What a strange choice.
This feels like if they had renamed Office to Clippy back in the 2000s. It might go as effectively as that train wreck did.
This feels like if they had renamed Office to Clippy back in the 2000s. It might go as effectively as that train wreck did.
I kind of want to assemble a bunch of quotes from mediocre white men and ai slop and make a trivia game called:
“Mediocre White Men -vs- AI”
But then I’d be forced to use AI. And it’d probably be a game too difficult to be fun.
“Mediocre White Men -vs- AI”
But then I’d be forced to use AI. And it’d probably be a game too difficult to be fun.
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I kind of want to assemble a bunch of quotes from mediocre white men and ai slop and make a trivia game called:
“Mediocre White Men -vs- AI”
But then I’d be forced to use AI. And it’d probably be a game too difficult to be fun.
“Mediocre White Men -vs- AI”
But then I’d be forced to use AI. And it’d probably be a game too difficult to be fun.
My weekly TTRPG group just wrapped a short 4-session interstitial campaign. For our next campaign, I’m making a low fantasy hack of Kids on Bikes, tentatively titled Kids on Horses. Revolutionary, I know! 😂
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My weekly TTRPG group just wrapped a short 4-session interstitial campaign. For our next campaign, I’m making a low fantasy hack of Kids on Bikes, tentatively titled Kids on Horses. Revolutionary, I know! 😂
I had a cracked outdoor faucet and shutoff valve that needed to be replaced. It only took two trips to the DIY store, and I count that as a win.
It's nice when I can feel like a capable human. Doubly nice when it came together on the first try with no leaks.
It's nice when I can feel like a capable human. Doubly nice when it came together on the first try with no leaks.
October 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I had a cracked outdoor faucet and shutoff valve that needed to be replaced. It only took two trips to the DIY store, and I count that as a win.
It's nice when I can feel like a capable human. Doubly nice when it came together on the first try with no leaks.
It's nice when I can feel like a capable human. Doubly nice when it came together on the first try with no leaks.
Neal is at it again: https://neal.fun/not-a-robot/
I dare say it’s somehow better than his password game, and that was glorious.
I dare say it’s somehow better than his password game, and that was glorious.
September 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Neal is at it again: https://neal.fun/not-a-robot/
I dare say it’s somehow better than his password game, and that was glorious.
I dare say it’s somehow better than his password game, and that was glorious.
Popular AI-related social media posts: “lol, look at this AI being so dumb!”
LLM: “I LEARNED IT FROM YOU”
Anthropomorphization aside, I can’t get over the fact we’re reaping the bountiful shitpost harvest that we sowed.
LLM: “I LEARNED IT FROM YOU”
Anthropomorphization aside, I can’t get over the fact we’re reaping the bountiful shitpost harvest that we sowed.
September 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Popular AI-related social media posts: “lol, look at this AI being so dumb!”
LLM: “I LEARNED IT FROM YOU”
Anthropomorphization aside, I can’t get over the fact we’re reaping the bountiful shitpost harvest that we sowed.
LLM: “I LEARNED IT FROM YOU”
Anthropomorphization aside, I can’t get over the fact we’re reaping the bountiful shitpost harvest that we sowed.
I feel like being weird but I can’t decide on what kind of weird is today’s weird.
September 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I feel like being weird but I can’t decide on what kind of weird is today’s weird.
It's weird indie cult movie night tonight. So far, I've watched Kung Fury, Six-String Samurai and Repo! The Genetic Opera.
Anyone got any more suggestions?
Gotta say, though, Repo! is a tough act to follow.
Anyone got any more suggestions?
Gotta say, though, Repo! is a tough act to follow.
August 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It's weird indie cult movie night tonight. So far, I've watched Kung Fury, Six-String Samurai and Repo! The Genetic Opera.
Anyone got any more suggestions?
Gotta say, though, Repo! is a tough act to follow.
Anyone got any more suggestions?
Gotta say, though, Repo! is a tough act to follow.
Well, that was a productive journey tonight. I just wrote a utility that parses the balance patch notes from Guild Wars 2, and extracts all the changed skills and traits.
It then cross-references them with all the builds on Accessibility Wars, and lets us know which builds have been changed or […]
It then cross-references them with all the builds on Accessibility Wars, and lets us know which builds have been changed or […]
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July 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Well, that was a productive journey tonight. I just wrote a utility that parses the balance patch notes from Guild Wars 2, and extracts all the changed skills and traits.
It then cross-references them with all the builds on Accessibility Wars, and lets us know which builds have been changed or […]
It then cross-references them with all the builds on Accessibility Wars, and lets us know which builds have been changed or […]
The only problem with finding Tim Tams at the grocery store is getting WAYYY too caffeinated to consume all the espresso tim tam slams that I want.
June 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The only problem with finding Tim Tams at the grocery store is getting WAYYY too caffeinated to consume all the espresso tim tam slams that I want.
For the last four days, we’ve been enjoying a visiting family in our backyard. This little cardinal has taken up very chirpy residence there, preferring to perch in an old potted plant that didn’t survive the winter.
It’s been delightful to watch feeding times […]
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It’s been delightful to watch feeding times […]
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May 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
For the last four days, we’ve been enjoying a visiting family in our backyard. This little cardinal has taken up very chirpy residence there, preferring to perch in an old potted plant that didn’t survive the winter.
It’s been delightful to watch feeding times […]
[Original post on mstdn.games]
It’s been delightful to watch feeding times […]
[Original post on mstdn.games]
I’m just re-reading some Taoist texts for the nth time, and had the thought that the Icelandic unofficial motto “þetta reddast” (roughly: it will all work out in the end) and Taoist principle of “wu wei” (roughly: doing without forcing) have an awful lot in common.
I wonder if there’s any kind […]
I wonder if there’s any kind […]
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May 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’m just re-reading some Taoist texts for the nth time, and had the thought that the Icelandic unofficial motto “þetta reddast” (roughly: it will all work out in the end) and Taoist principle of “wu wei” (roughly: doing without forcing) have an awful lot in common.
I wonder if there’s any kind […]
I wonder if there’s any kind […]
Back in university, I lived in a shared house with 4 other tabletop nerds. The weekly trip to the game shop was a big deal.
On one occasion, the game shop had a pile of booster packs from discontinued card games on the counter, free for the taking. No rules were available - this was mid 90’s […]
On one occasion, the game shop had a pile of booster packs from discontinued card games on the counter, free for the taking. No rules were available - this was mid 90’s […]
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mstdn.games
May 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Back in university, I lived in a shared house with 4 other tabletop nerds. The weekly trip to the game shop was a big deal.
On one occasion, the game shop had a pile of booster packs from discontinued card games on the counter, free for the taking. No rules were available - this was mid 90’s […]
On one occasion, the game shop had a pile of booster packs from discontinued card games on the counter, free for the taking. No rules were available - this was mid 90’s […]
It's been a while since I've posted some new music of mine. Here's one.
https://music.berdandy.com/jet-single
https://music.berdandy.com/jet-single
Jet - Single
I've been rewatching a lot of Cowboy Bebop lately. I think that may have filtered through from my subconscious.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It's been a while since I've posted some new music of mine. Here's one.
https://music.berdandy.com/jet-single
https://music.berdandy.com/jet-single
I wanted to make a new leather cuff, and got randomly inspired by old school dungeon crawl maps. #handmade #leathercraft #osr #dungeoncrawl #notthatkindofdungeon
February 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I wanted to make a new leather cuff, and got randomly inspired by old school dungeon crawl maps. #handmade #leathercraft #osr #dungeoncrawl #notthatkindofdungeon
Reposted by Andy Berdan
ChatGPT both sides the vim vs. emacs debate, when we all know vim is clearly superior.
January 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ChatGPT both sides the vim vs. emacs debate, when we all know vim is clearly superior.
Reposted by Andy Berdan
ROOOOOCKS
FROOOOOOM
SPAAAAAAACE
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-meteorite-strike-first-audio-1.7430018
FROOOOOOM
SPAAAAAAACE
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-meteorite-strike-first-audio-1.7430018
January 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
ROOOOOCKS
FROOOOOOM
SPAAAAAAACE
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-meteorite-strike-first-audio-1.7430018
FROOOOOOM
SPAAAAAAACE
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-meteorite-strike-first-audio-1.7430018
A year in the making, I finally finished my four-season photo standing from the spot we got married.
December 25, 2024 at 2:42 PM
A year in the making, I finally finished my four-season photo standing from the spot we got married.
My weekly ttrpg is cyberpunk themed, and I think tonight it may be about time to bring them to the very run down and problematically-automated remnants of Disneyland.
December 18, 2024 at 8:17 PM
My weekly ttrpg is cyberpunk themed, and I think tonight it may be about time to bring them to the very run down and problematically-automated remnants of Disneyland.
Finished my first freehand tooled leather piece (a bookmark). I’m pretty happy with the results, and excited to do more. #leathercraft
December 18, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Finished my first freehand tooled leather piece (a bookmark). I’m pretty happy with the results, and excited to do more. #leathercraft
PSA for discord users. New iOS update has reaction notifications turned on by default. Definitely was an instant-disable for me.
December 12, 2024 at 3:24 PM
PSA for discord users. New iOS update has reaction notifications turned on by default. Definitely was an instant-disable for me.
@britt Having tried a one-month experiment for running my own mastodon instance, I decided I'd rather throw money at mstdn.games and save my spoons -- which of ko-fi vs patreon takes less of a cut for you?
December 4, 2024 at 6:09 PM
@britt Having tried a one-month experiment for running my own mastodon instance, I decided I'd rather throw money at mstdn.games and save my spoons -- which of ko-fi vs patreon takes less of a cut for you?
I just learned about Musk’s rantings about wanting to buy Hasbro/D&D today, and I got to thinking about what Mastodon does/did to protect against bad actors through decentralization.
I wonder if there could be a fediverse version of a tabletop rpg ruleset and/or settings and/or platform and/or […]
I wonder if there could be a fediverse version of a tabletop rpg ruleset and/or settings and/or platform and/or […]
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December 2, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I just learned about Musk’s rantings about wanting to buy Hasbro/D&D today, and I got to thinking about what Mastodon does/did to protect against bad actors through decentralization.
I wonder if there could be a fediverse version of a tabletop rpg ruleset and/or settings and/or platform and/or […]
I wonder if there could be a fediverse version of a tabletop rpg ruleset and/or settings and/or platform and/or […]