LPearcylaw
@lpearcylaw.bsky.social
Lawyer, geek and all-around epic procrastinator (He/Him)
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hi howdy hey fill this out to request alpha access for review/feature coverage: uberstrategist.link/WH40k-Dark-H...
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Read on and check the instructions to find out how to activate the alpha:
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Read on and check the instructions to find out how to activate the alpha:
steamcommunity.com/games/371060...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
hi howdy hey fill this out to request alpha access for review/feature coverage: uberstrategist.link/WH40k-Dark-H...
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Yes, all English speaking countries suffer from bad journalism, but Australia does seem to have the lead for the most ignorant and stupid.
It comes from being so often rewarded for being so easily played by political forces.
It comes from being so often rewarded for being so easily played by political forces.
I've never been more convinced Australia has the worst mainstream journalists in the world. Simple, thick, racist, ahistorical, bootlicking dipshits that lie and screech more than they think and feel. This weaponisation of a tragedy against anti-genocide voices is grotesque.
December 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Yes, all English speaking countries suffer from bad journalism, but Australia does seem to have the lead for the most ignorant and stupid.
It comes from being so often rewarded for being so easily played by political forces.
It comes from being so often rewarded for being so easily played by political forces.
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"Creativity always happens down in the streets, at the human level. It happens among people who are not particularly powerful, who are scrambling to make ends meet and create literature, art, and music that might endure."
New blog post. :)
"What I want to argue here is that we need the human scale, and we should actively choose the human scale. . . . It’s almost impossible to escape this era of hyper-conglomerization. But I would like to."
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"What I want to argue here is that we need the human scale, and we should actively choose the human scale. . . . It’s almost impossible to escape this era of hyper-conglomerization. But I would like to."
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The Sky Above Budapest
What I love about the sky above Budapest is that I can see it. There are strict limits on the height of buildings in Budapest. Traditionally, they could not be build taller than Parliament or Saint…
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December 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"Creativity always happens down in the streets, at the human level. It happens among people who are not particularly powerful, who are scrambling to make ends meet and create literature, art, and music that might endure."
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We are still recruiting game makers who had games posted to Steam or itch.io in July 2025 for a survey on the impacts of NSFW policy changes. More info on the project website. You can also always email me (via the website or through the email on the USask website) for info or with questions.
We are recruiting game makers affected by the 'NSFW' policy changes on Steam and itch.io for a survey. This survey is part of a broader project on the factors that shape the production, distribution, and consumption of porn games. More info about the project and survey at www.pppproject.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We are still recruiting game makers who had games posted to Steam or itch.io in July 2025 for a survey on the impacts of NSFW policy changes. More info on the project website. You can also always email me (via the website or through the email on the USask website) for info or with questions.
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My brain still gets hooked on individual pieces of concept art from #DragonAge or #MassEffect, because they weren't just a Cool Image for the sake of cool imagery: they were an additional window into the world of the game, created by someone who understood how that world could grow.
The fact that the games industry is so dead-set on disregarding Concept Art as being part of the game it helps make is eternally frustrating to me.
If the slop machine extrudes a design for you that you then force an artist to make "real", that still means there's AI generated content in the game.
If the slop machine extrudes a design for you that you then force an artist to make "real", that still means there's AI generated content in the game.
sigh
December 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My brain still gets hooked on individual pieces of concept art from #DragonAge or #MassEffect, because they weren't just a Cool Image for the sake of cool imagery: they were an additional window into the world of the game, created by someone who understood how that world could grow.
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larians recruitment process features prominently in this:
December 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
larians recruitment process features prominently in this:
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Thread
Oh wow what a thread
Oh wow what a thread
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Thread
Oh wow what a thread
Oh wow what a thread
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Tapping the sign again.
December 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tapping the sign again.
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Breath of Fire IV is $4.99 on GOG (preservation program) buff.ly/wN4IYmv
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Breath of Fire IV is $4.99 on GOG (preservation program) buff.ly/wN4IYmv
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5. Rosewater
Want a neat point & click adventure that's fully voice acted (and has some fantastic voice acting) with very nice rotoscoped animations where you trek across an alternate history Steampunk western setting in search of a missing scientist and his gold? And there's also a demo to try!
Want a neat point & click adventure that's fully voice acted (and has some fantastic voice acting) with very nice rotoscoped animations where you trek across an alternate history Steampunk western setting in search of a missing scientist and his gold? And there's also a demo to try!
Rosewater on Steam
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, reb...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
5. Rosewater
Want a neat point & click adventure that's fully voice acted (and has some fantastic voice acting) with very nice rotoscoped animations where you trek across an alternate history Steampunk western setting in search of a missing scientist and his gold? And there's also a demo to try!
Want a neat point & click adventure that's fully voice acted (and has some fantastic voice acting) with very nice rotoscoped animations where you trek across an alternate history Steampunk western setting in search of a missing scientist and his gold? And there's also a demo to try!
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4. Promise Mascot Agency
I think this game would've been much bigger if it hadn't dropped the same day as Blue Prince, but if you've not heard about it, it's an extremely fun management sim mixed with open world driving, loads of delightful characters and a fantastic little Kei truck.
I think this game would've been much bigger if it hadn't dropped the same day as Blue Prince, but if you've not heard about it, it's an extremely fun management sim mixed with open world driving, loads of delightful characters and a fantastic little Kei truck.
Save 30% on Promise Mascot Agency on Steam
Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends and come to the rescue when disaster strikes! Solve the mystery of your exile! Help a living finger work through her many anger issues! Turn Prom...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
4. Promise Mascot Agency
I think this game would've been much bigger if it hadn't dropped the same day as Blue Prince, but if you've not heard about it, it's an extremely fun management sim mixed with open world driving, loads of delightful characters and a fantastic little Kei truck.
I think this game would've been much bigger if it hadn't dropped the same day as Blue Prince, but if you've not heard about it, it's an extremely fun management sim mixed with open world driving, loads of delightful characters and a fantastic little Kei truck.
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![american indie developer deciding on a setting: in a cozy mountain town surrounded by wholesome yokai, ghibli inspired cooperative sustainable cherry blossoms and you can pet the dog
french indie developer deciding on a setting: in a world where the gestalt misery of colonisation's victims has manifested into a sort of misery elemental, three church-like religious organisations hav[nine more paragraphs that leave you feeling like you know less than you knew before you started reading]
polish indie developer deciding on a setting: warsaw👍🇵🇱 it is very bad](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bd5w6iipngycpaldvydcslbd/bafkreifwfovv2nzqcjd2cygzz5a6xqmqrcjclghyc37haz5rwygbg2krsa@jpeg)
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Something I have to reiterate is that you are being straight up lied to about trans people and our healthcare on an unfathomable scale, this instance reporting is already being torn to shreds by other people commenting, but the frequency of this kind of reporting is astonishing, it's neverending.
You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
December 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Something I have to reiterate is that you are being straight up lied to about trans people and our healthcare on an unfathomable scale, this instance reporting is already being torn to shreds by other people commenting, but the frequency of this kind of reporting is astonishing, it's neverending.
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1) I was having drinks with @gregrucka.com who is in LA for VERY SECRET REASONS and we were discussing this post, because he had just finished A Thing and I am in the middle of A Thing and write all day, literally 9 to 5, and we were talking baout how THAT felt ...
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
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December 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
1) I was having drinks with @gregrucka.com who is in LA for VERY SECRET REASONS and we were discussing this post, because he had just finished A Thing and I am in the middle of A Thing and write all day, literally 9 to 5, and we were talking baout how THAT felt ...
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I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
terribleminds.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
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I had been looking forward to Unbeatable for years, but the final result is far from the game I wanted it to be, and the game it could have been. My last review of the year: www.restart.run/articles/unb...
Unbeatable Review: An Antifascist Love Song | Restart
The brilliant-looking rhythm game is not quite what I had hoped for and feels like an uneven rollercoaster of music, revolt, and introspection.
www.restart.run
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I had been looking forward to Unbeatable for years, but the final result is far from the game I wanted it to be, and the game it could have been. My last review of the year: www.restart.run/articles/unb...
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Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/
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A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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it’s not just AI slop: they’re breaking shit constantly now
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
it’s not just AI slop: they’re breaking shit constantly now
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
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“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.”
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Anti-Trans Activist Kirralie Smith Ordered To Pay Almost $100k & Issue Public Apology Following Vilification Ruling - Star Observer
Anti-trans activist Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 and issue a public apology after vilifying two trans women.
www.starobserver.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.”
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
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If as a developer/publisher you want to buy into AI gen for development, alright -- but if the result of using it is just your game feeling like you took a bunch of really shitty shortcuts, it can only hurt you and clearly isn't the future you think it is
I shouldn't have to write a lengthy critique of the use of genAI while discussing a series that, historically, has celebrated art & music. Do not buy Let It Die: Inferno, or realistically, any game that uses generative AI. Our review: www.rpgsite.net/review/19037...
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If as a developer/publisher you want to buy into AI gen for development, alright -- but if the result of using it is just your game feeling like you took a bunch of really shitty shortcuts, it can only hurt you and clearly isn't the future you think it is
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Huh. Another Mechwarrior 5: Clans expansion dropped today. A 20-mission story campaign.
Glad to see Mechwarrior 5 (both Mercs and Clans) both growing still. Very inherently modular games.
Pour one out for Harebrained Schemes' Battletech. At least the community are looking after that one now.
Glad to see Mechwarrior 5 (both Mercs and Clans) both growing still. Very inherently modular games.
Pour one out for Harebrained Schemes' Battletech. At least the community are looking after that one now.
MechWarrior 5: Clans - Wolves of Tukayyid on Steam
Join Natasha Kerensky's Wolf Spiders in a 20-mission campaign as ComStar faces the Clan threat. Field six powerful Mechs, call in Arrow IV Artillery and Tactical Strikes, and fight through the Battle ...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Huh. Another Mechwarrior 5: Clans expansion dropped today. A 20-mission story campaign.
Glad to see Mechwarrior 5 (both Mercs and Clans) both growing still. Very inherently modular games.
Pour one out for Harebrained Schemes' Battletech. At least the community are looking after that one now.
Glad to see Mechwarrior 5 (both Mercs and Clans) both growing still. Very inherently modular games.
Pour one out for Harebrained Schemes' Battletech. At least the community are looking after that one now.
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One of the girl guide leaders has set up this petition to oppose the decision - there's a lot of backlash from within girl guiding www.change.org/p/allow-tran...?
Sign the Petition
Allow transgender women and girls back into GirlGuiding UK
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December 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
One of the girl guide leaders has set up this petition to oppose the decision - there's a lot of backlash from within girl guiding www.change.org/p/allow-tran...?