greg
@gregkleinwrites.bsky.social
Community Manager @ Albuquerque Game Developers Guild
I write. I make music. I help give game developers a community where they feel safe, seen, and supported. [he/him]
I write. I make music. I help give game developers a community where they feel safe, seen, and supported. [he/him]
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Bad pizza is still good. I need this installed in my room immediately. kotaku.com/automatic-pi...
Pizza Cat Vending Machine Review: Hot, Bland, And Convenient
Pizza Cat was there for me in the middle of the night with a somewhat bland but nice and hot pizza pie
kotaku.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Bad pizza is still good. I need this installed in my room immediately. kotaku.com/automatic-pi...
If you want to be miserable, focus on yourself. If you want to be happy, make other people happy. (Millennial rephrasing of a Sakyong Mipham quote.)
December 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
If you want to be miserable, focus on yourself. If you want to be happy, make other people happy. (Millennial rephrasing of a Sakyong Mipham quote.)
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Wait wait wait, how are all you defining "best" for "best game of the year"?
Because I use it to mean the one I loved the most. What else is there?
Because I use it to mean the one I loved the most. What else is there?
Donkey Kong Bananza might not be the best game of the year, but it's surely the one I loved the most. https://bit.ly/4sj0tP5
December 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Wait wait wait, how are all you defining "best" for "best game of the year"?
Because I use it to mean the one I loved the most. What else is there?
Because I use it to mean the one I loved the most. What else is there?
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Harmeet Dhillon is in charge of voting rights for the Department of Justic.
December 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Harmeet Dhillon is in charge of voting rights for the Department of Justic.
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You know you're in the bad place when a news story about a missing teenager includes this near the end:
"Salazar confirmed that Mendoza Olmos was not detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite her being a U.S. citizen."
"Salazar confirmed that Mendoza Olmos was not detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite her being a U.S. citizen."
Texas teen missing since Christmas Eve believed to be in 'imminent danger': Sheriff
A Texas teen who went missing early Wednesday morning has not been since she left her home just before 7 a.m., according to officials.
abcnews.go.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
You know you're in the bad place when a news story about a missing teenager includes this near the end:
"Salazar confirmed that Mendoza Olmos was not detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite her being a U.S. citizen."
"Salazar confirmed that Mendoza Olmos was not detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite her being a U.S. citizen."
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1/2 If you know and are friendly with enough writers in your general cohort you will likely know one or two or a few who are "famous" for whatever value of "famous" is relevant to others. None of us knew who was going to be "famous" at the time, we just hung about enjoying each other's company. ALSO
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
They have come to the convention hoping to "break in" and then find themselves -- shocker! -- a "nobody in the book world." Yeah no shit! We all are! I have gently told guys like this a million times that it takes most of us *years* of hard work but they do not believe that could be true for them. +
December 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
1/2 If you know and are friendly with enough writers in your general cohort you will likely know one or two or a few who are "famous" for whatever value of "famous" is relevant to others. None of us knew who was going to be "famous" at the time, we just hung about enjoying each other's company. ALSO
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
dopamine dependency vibes
dopamine - Madelline (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Madelline
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December 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
dopamine dependency vibes
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I found out about this mod exactly one day too late
December 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I found out about this mod exactly one day too late
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
Microsoft should just start making the OG Xbox and Xbox 360s again and reopen Xbox Live for them. They'd make more money on that than the Series X.
December 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Microsoft should just start making the OG Xbox and Xbox 360s again and reopen Xbox Live for them. They'd make more money on that than the Series X.
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I'm not going to re-write a whole piece I already wrote 8 years ago, so here
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
Stories in Games Aren't Problems, They're Solutions
Lots of video games have terrible stories, but that's no reason to give up telling them.
www.vice.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm not going to re-write a whole piece I already wrote 8 years ago, so here
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
Is this late stage capitalism or did someone press the 4 key twice? It is faux fur. Probably made in China. Stop blocking people from owning funny coats with these inflated prices. We need coats like this more than ever.
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Is this late stage capitalism or did someone press the 4 key twice? It is faux fur. Probably made in China. Stop blocking people from owning funny coats with these inflated prices. We need coats like this more than ever.
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9 DAYS LEFT to back BLANKSWORD, our Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that lost his brain!
⚔ God is waiting. ⚔
⚔ God is waiting. ⚔
BLANKSWORD
An Angelic Roguelike RPG
www.kickstarter.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
9 DAYS LEFT to back BLANKSWORD, our Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that lost his brain!
⚔ God is waiting. ⚔
⚔ God is waiting. ⚔
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it's not just online dating lol a guy I met hiking sent me some of the weirdest most linked-in-ass texts I've ever received! sir I am a writer, don't disrespect me like that www.thecut.com/article/ai-i...
AI Is Making Online Dating Even Worse
What happens when users are inundated with machine-generated profiles and pickup lines?
www.thecut.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
it's not just online dating lol a guy I met hiking sent me some of the weirdest most linked-in-ass texts I've ever received! sir I am a writer, don't disrespect me like that www.thecut.com/article/ai-i...
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It's time to get your brain back.
Mark your calendars for September 17th!
⚔️Try Blanksword's free Demo on Steam⚔
⚔️Preorder the game on Kickstarter⚔️
👇Official trailer below, links in comments👇
Mark your calendars for September 17th!
⚔️Try Blanksword's free Demo on Steam⚔
⚔️Preorder the game on Kickstarter⚔️
👇Official trailer below, links in comments👇
September 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's time to get your brain back.
Mark your calendars for September 17th!
⚔️Try Blanksword's free Demo on Steam⚔
⚔️Preorder the game on Kickstarter⚔️
👇Official trailer below, links in comments👇
Mark your calendars for September 17th!
⚔️Try Blanksword's free Demo on Steam⚔
⚔️Preorder the game on Kickstarter⚔️
👇Official trailer below, links in comments👇
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NEW: A devastating before and after montage of Rasheed Street in Gaza City.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
September 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NEW: A devastating before and after montage of Rasheed Street in Gaza City.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
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Snoop's ignorance reminds me of this dynamite passage from Bill Russell's book "Second Wind." He wrote this in 1979 and it still applies today: People use children to express their bigotry and narrow-mindedness.
August 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Snoop's ignorance reminds me of this dynamite passage from Bill Russell's book "Second Wind." He wrote this in 1979 and it still applies today: People use children to express their bigotry and narrow-mindedness.
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i don't think most cis people know what it's like for every fun or happy or meaningful moment you experience to be overshadowed by some tragedy affecting your fundamental personhood in some way within 48 hours on either side of it
June 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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1. The US Transgender Survey has finally been released, and the results are stunning.
- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.
The latest from S. Baum.
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- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Largest Trans Survey Ever: Top Reason Trans People Stop Transitioning Is Transphobia
“In almost every single case, the reason was anti-trans discrimination in the form of pressure to ‘detransition’ from one’s family, friends, or community.”
www.erininthemorning.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
1. The US Transgender Survey has finally been released, and the results are stunning.
- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.