Nick Houghton
@niccoolnic.bsky.social
From Utah, Game Developer, Of the Left, Determined not to be a miserable shit
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Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded.
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded.
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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If you intentionally stand in front of a vehicle and the person is visibly turning the wheel to go *in a different direction* and you get clipped by the car but manage to keep holding your goddamn phone as you film everything?
Your life was never in any danger.
Your life was never in any danger.
January 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you intentionally stand in front of a vehicle and the person is visibly turning the wheel to go *in a different direction* and you get clipped by the car but manage to keep holding your goddamn phone as you film everything?
Your life was never in any danger.
Your life was never in any danger.
I was talking to an older guy about video games once. He was trying to remember the name of a kid who he knew a long time ago who made, in his words, “ a really big shooter game.” I kept giving examples until we hit on Doom and he shouted, “Yeah that’s him: little Johnny Romero!”
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I was talking to an older guy about video games once. He was trying to remember the name of a kid who he knew a long time ago who made, in his words, “ a really big shooter game.” I kept giving examples until we hit on Doom and he shouted, “Yeah that’s him: little Johnny Romero!”
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Arrest the murderer and arrest Bovino. Not complicated.
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Arrest the murderer and arrest Bovino. Not complicated.
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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the banning of tiktok is another painful reminder to buy physical copies of your media. i have dozens of dvds of an ai voice reading reddit comments over unrelated minecraft footage.
January 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
the banning of tiktok is another painful reminder to buy physical copies of your media. i have dozens of dvds of an ai voice reading reddit comments over unrelated minecraft footage.
Shrungvestigating this poster, thoughts?
To get the heat off Trans people, I am inventing an even more irresistible scapegoat. First quarter 2026 we're soft-launching Shrung People
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Shrungvestigating this poster, thoughts?
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Pour one out for Dan Bongino
December 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Pour one out for Dan Bongino
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The thing that makes me insane about this and Vincke’s comments is why would you trust AI to make a reference? They’re notoriously bad at doing that and produce banal results! Go buy some art books, they’re great. How is it empowering concept artists to have them not do that?
December 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The thing that makes me insane about this and Vincke’s comments is why would you trust AI to make a reference? They’re notoriously bad at doing that and produce banal results! Go buy some art books, they’re great. How is it empowering concept artists to have them not do that?
I don’t care if only Geoff and I think the Muppets bits are funny, I hope he does them until he dies
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I don’t care if only Geoff and I think the Muppets bits are funny, I hope he does them until he dies
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As a centrist, I think Donald Trump is bad, but the political and economic conditions that enabled him to become president twice are good
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
As a centrist, I think Donald Trump is bad, but the political and economic conditions that enabled him to become president twice are good
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
Ah yes we’re at the “Let’s promote this useless shit on Fallon, that’ll endear us to middle America” phase of AI discourse.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ah yes we’re at the “Let’s promote this useless shit on Fallon, that’ll endear us to middle America” phase of AI discourse.
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being poly is so expensive what do you mean i have 3 girlfriends to buy presents for
December 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
being poly is so expensive what do you mean i have 3 girlfriends to buy presents for
I mean what can you even say at this point.
Fuck this bigoted bullshit.
Fuck this bigoted bullshit.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I mean what can you even say at this point.
Fuck this bigoted bullshit.
Fuck this bigoted bullshit.
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I understand that there are a lot of people out there who think they have good intentions and love to take their ideological opponents in good faith because it makes them seem fair and reasonable and I truly cannot overstate how dangerous this is to trans people and how much they should stop
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I understand that there are a lot of people out there who think they have good intentions and love to take their ideological opponents in good faith because it makes them seem fair and reasonable and I truly cannot overstate how dangerous this is to trans people and how much they should stop
“I have deep, deep concerns about a state that is run by direct democracy,” Cox said, continuing, “We have representative democracy for a reason.”
We don’t even have that, you absolute clown. Hence the whole point of Prop 4, the legal challenges, oh and the Judges YOU appointed telling you so.
We don’t even have that, you absolute clown. Hence the whole point of Prop 4, the legal challenges, oh and the Judges YOU appointed telling you so.
Utah Republican lawmakers say they'll convene a special session to put a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot in an effort to ensure lawmakers have the ability to draw political boundaries.
‘Not a turf war’: GOP lawmakers say they’ll appeal Utah’s new congressional map to the Supreme Court
Utah Republican lawmakers say they'll convene a special session to put a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot in an effort to ensure lawmakers have the ability to draw political boundaries.
www.sltrib.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“I have deep, deep concerns about a state that is run by direct democracy,” Cox said, continuing, “We have representative democracy for a reason.”
We don’t even have that, you absolute clown. Hence the whole point of Prop 4, the legal challenges, oh and the Judges YOU appointed telling you so.
We don’t even have that, you absolute clown. Hence the whole point of Prop 4, the legal challenges, oh and the Judges YOU appointed telling you so.
There isn't a Republican Governor in this country with less of a spine than Spencer Cox.
Completely and utterly bereft of a backbone. What a coward.
Completely and utterly bereft of a backbone. What a coward.
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There isn't a Republican Governor in this country with less of a spine than Spencer Cox.
Completely and utterly bereft of a backbone. What a coward.
Completely and utterly bereft of a backbone. What a coward.
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This was my white whale for a long time, but the sourced audio sample during Xenogears' "Blazing Knights" boss fight track was taken from Christian Brando's manslaughter trial in 1990!
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This was my white whale for a long time, but the sourced audio sample during Xenogears' "Blazing Knights" boss fight track was taken from Christian Brando's manslaughter trial in 1990!
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Breaking news: A jury acquitted a D.C. man who was charged with assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent.
The one-sided food fight became a slapstick symbol of resistance to President Trump's" summertime takeover of local law enforcement.
The one-sided food fight became a slapstick symbol of resistance to President Trump's" summertime takeover of local law enforcement.
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Breaking news: A jury acquitted a D.C. man who was charged with assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent.
The one-sided food fight became a slapstick symbol of resistance to President Trump's" summertime takeover of local law enforcement.
The one-sided food fight became a slapstick symbol of resistance to President Trump's" summertime takeover of local law enforcement.
I hope this starts a new marketing strategy for competing sandwich shops.
Panera: "You won't believe how far you can throw this breadbowl, now with no consequences!"
Panera: "You won't believe how far you can throw this breadbowl, now with no consequences!"
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I hope this starts a new marketing strategy for competing sandwich shops.
Panera: "You won't believe how far you can throw this breadbowl, now with no consequences!"
Panera: "You won't believe how far you can throw this breadbowl, now with no consequences!"
LMM. LLM. But whatever happened to the LMM LLM MLM?
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
LMM. LLM. But whatever happened to the LMM LLM MLM?