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Jay Sid

@jaysid.bsky.social

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• They/Them 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ • Up North in England, UK • Games QA, UX, Accessibility (CAPXP) 🛠️ • Artist on the side @distortarte.bsky.social • COVID-concious 😷 • Six years sober ✖️ • CD collector & music dork 💿 • Tech, gender, art, and goofs https://linktr.ee/jaysid

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Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 5d

Would anyone be interested in some pro bono game analysis?

I'm looking for clients who might benefit from some accessibility, usability and quality assurance-focused analysis and direction.

I'd like to start building a portfolio!

Please let me know if you or anyone you know might be interested!

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 1d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 18h

I've just started modelling using Nomad Sculpt!

I am enjoying it so far, does anyone have any tips that would help catch me up to speed? 👀

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 1d

Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine is back in limited stock! All funds go to the Palestine Red Crescent Society! Currently there are 20 regular physical editions, 20 phys/digital combo editions, and 4 of the bundle packs available. A fantastic anthology and one I'm glad to have orderable again!

SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE

www.samidoonanthology.com

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Manhatten 🏳️‍🌈 🎹 🏳️‍⚧️ @manhatten.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to the undeniable @thebitchdigital.com and the super @patrickkingart.com for pulling all this together.

And to all of the artists on the @synthforpalestine.bsky.social album. 🖤❤️💚

synthwaveforpalestine.bandcamp.com/album/synthw...

#synthwave #synthwaveforpalestine #synthfam

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Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 2d

Spotify have done SO many unethical things in their years of service, the turning point for me was when they deactivated the Car Thing, for some reason. They went on to give money to Trump. Previously they took the credit for Wrapped from an intern iirc, and ofc barely pay their artists pennies.

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 2d

- Stop giving Spotify money
- Get iBroadcast, an MP3 player, or some local storage
- Purchase, thrift, rip, and download music
- Use services like Lastfm if you want a year-end Wrapped
- Be in control of your music! Never lose access to songs again! Fuck Spotify!

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 2d

hey everyone look at this website it's cool as hell, I'm going to start coding my For Fun website this week, it's time

wiby.org

Wiby - Search Engine for the Classic Web

Wiby is a search engine for older style pages, lightweight and based on a subject of interest. Building a web more reminiscent of the early internet.

wiby.org

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 3d

Wii homebrewers need to get on it

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 3d

It is. It's just absolutely fucking stupid. What a fucking stupid timeline.

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 3d

I'm glad the kids are safe from... fun websites

A Petz fansite which has all of its images hosted on Imgur. Nothing is available in my region. All the images are broken.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 3d

uvw-cwa.org

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you

Work really hard and one day this can be you (followed by graffiti of a headstone that says “RIP worked really hard” on it

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Gizmo Widget @gizmowidget.bsky.social · 4d

Woo. I'm the first person to purchase this.

Screenshot of receipt saying that the bundle has so far raised 15 dollars (ie my purchase is the only one so far)

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Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 4d

You can also literally do whatever you want, no-one is entitled to your art

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 4d

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · 4d

When I worked on social features for online games, my favorite test for whether we were taking player safety into account was the "Ex-boyfriend Test", as in:

If I was your ex-boyfriend, how would I use this feature to make your life miserable?

Lindsey B @lindsey.codes · 4d

Bad actors will SQL inject you, but they will also find ways to take your “good faith” features and abuse them: location services, community tagging, voting, auto-moderating with mass reporting.

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 4d

You won't regret it!

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 4d

I've been getting back into math rock / post-rock today

I'm a fan of Maybeshewill, Explosions in the Sky, Three Trapped Tigers, 65daysofstatic, etc.

I've been exploring some similar bands

And I'm sad to report I have a new favourite band

And they're unfortunately called You Slut!

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 4d

If you develop in Unity, read this. You should've received an email too, but I'm case you missed it. unity.com/security/sep...

Unity Security Vulnerability: Developer Remediation Guide

A security vulnerability was identified that affects games and applications built on Unity versions 2017.1 and later for Android, Windows, and macOS operating systems. Download the patching tool here ...

unity.com

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Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 4d

yea it's a portable junk drawer :^)

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 4d

naw it's a phrase for an ADHD symptom where you just chuck everything into the same box to deal with it later

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 4d

My Dad didn't make up stories but he read to me a lot of Tolkien and other children's authors.

Like, just, use books if you don't want to make up things, they are there right in front of you???

I also feel like reading only stories written about you might do something to a child's psyche.

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 4d

Tried to start sorting out our utility cupboard that had some doom boxes of mine in it

Turns out it is only doom boxes of like 12 years of my life, oop

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Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 5d

Brief about me:
- Worked on many projects over a decade via QA & Design, from triple A to start-ups, mobile and console, multi and single
- Qualified in games accessibility via AbleGamers
- Disabled player with key insights for AuDHD, dyslexia, etc
- Qualified in User Experience Design & Research

Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 5d

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 5d

Glasgow Gender Clinic now has a waiting time of 224 years. The average across the UK is now 25 years.

This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 5d

This amazing article from @vic-parsons.bsky.social via @wearequeeraf.com shows the absolute criminal state of trans healthcare in the UK.

Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Jay Sid @jaysid.bsky.social · 5d

p.s. I am not fine but yk