Niema Moshiri
@niema.net
Associate Teaching Professor of Computer Science at UC San Diego, Bioinformatician by training, SD-raised. https://niema.net
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
Not that we needed any more evidence (it's basic undergrad economics), but Nintendo president confirms that tariff costs are passed onto consumers (i.e., "Trump take Switch") www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Not that we needed any more evidence (it's basic undergrad economics), but Nintendo president confirms that tariff costs are passed onto consumers (i.e., "Trump take Switch") www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...
I'm *finally* getting around to playing Grandia (HD remaster) after all these years! Excited to see what all the hype is about! 😄
January 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I'm *finally* getting around to playing Grandia (HD remaster) after all these years! Excited to see what all the hype is about! 😄
Times like these make me think back to my favorite Lord of the Rings quote. There's some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Times like these make me think back to my favorite Lord of the Rings quote. There's some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for
And last, but certainly not least:
37) Explore/Create: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark (@richardgarriott.bsky.social)
I know my list is all over the place, but hopefully you find some of them interesting! I listened to all of them on
@libbyapp.com 😄
37) Explore/Create: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark (@richardgarriott.bsky.social)
I know my list is all over the place, but hopefully you find some of them interesting! I listened to all of them on
@libbyapp.com 😄
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
And last, but certainly not least:
37) Explore/Create: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark (@richardgarriott.bsky.social)
I know my list is all over the place, but hopefully you find some of them interesting! I listened to all of them on
@libbyapp.com 😄
37) Explore/Create: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark (@richardgarriott.bsky.social)
I know my list is all over the place, but hopefully you find some of them interesting! I listened to all of them on
@libbyapp.com 😄
33) The Art of Memoir (Mary Karr)
34) Fahrenheit-182 (@markhoppus.bsky.social)
35) Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now (Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang)
36) Water Ghosts (Shawna Ryan)
34) Fahrenheit-182 (@markhoppus.bsky.social)
35) Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now (Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang)
36) Water Ghosts (Shawna Ryan)
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
33) The Art of Memoir (Mary Karr)
34) Fahrenheit-182 (@markhoppus.bsky.social)
35) Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now (Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang)
36) Water Ghosts (Shawna Ryan)
34) Fahrenheit-182 (@markhoppus.bsky.social)
35) Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now (Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang)
36) Water Ghosts (Shawna Ryan)
29) The Struggle for Taiwan (Sulmaan Wasif Khan)
30) Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future (Kerry Brown)
31) Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games (@mikedrucker.bsky.social)
32) Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)
30) Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future (Kerry Brown)
31) Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games (@mikedrucker.bsky.social)
32) Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)
December 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
29) The Struggle for Taiwan (Sulmaan Wasif Khan)
30) Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future (Kerry Brown)
31) Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games (@mikedrucker.bsky.social)
32) Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)
30) Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future (Kerry Brown)
31) Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games (@mikedrucker.bsky.social)
32) Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner)
25) Press Reset: Ruin & Recovery in the VG Industry (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)
26) Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, & Lost Idealism (Sarah Wynn-Williams)
27) How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future (@mariaressa.bsky.social)
28) Disorientation (Elaine Hsieh Chou)
26) Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, & Lost Idealism (Sarah Wynn-Williams)
27) How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future (@mariaressa.bsky.social)
28) Disorientation (Elaine Hsieh Chou)
December 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
25) Press Reset: Ruin & Recovery in the VG Industry (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)
26) Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, & Lost Idealism (Sarah Wynn-Williams)
27) How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future (@mariaressa.bsky.social)
28) Disorientation (Elaine Hsieh Chou)
26) Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, & Lost Idealism (Sarah Wynn-Williams)
27) How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future (@mariaressa.bsky.social)
28) Disorientation (Elaine Hsieh Chou)
21) Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past (Tore C. Olsson)
22) Shareware Heroes: The Renegades Who Redefined Gaming at the Dawn of the Internet (@mossrc.bsky.social)
23) Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
24) Source Code: My Beginnings (Bill Gates)
22) Shareware Heroes: The Renegades Who Redefined Gaming at the Dawn of the Internet (@mossrc.bsky.social)
23) Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
24) Source Code: My Beginnings (Bill Gates)
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
21) Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past (Tore C. Olsson)
22) Shareware Heroes: The Renegades Who Redefined Gaming at the Dawn of the Internet (@mossrc.bsky.social)
23) Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
24) Source Code: My Beginnings (Bill Gates)
22) Shareware Heroes: The Renegades Who Redefined Gaming at the Dawn of the Internet (@mossrc.bsky.social)
23) Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
24) Source Code: My Beginnings (Bill Gates)
17) The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness (Steven Levy)
18) Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Steven Levy)
19) Facebook: The Inside Story (Steven Levy)
20) Will (Will Smith)
18) Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Steven Levy)
19) Facebook: The Inside Story (Steven Levy)
20) Will (Will Smith)
December 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
17) The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness (Steven Levy)
18) Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Steven Levy)
19) Facebook: The Inside Story (Steven Levy)
20) Will (Will Smith)
18) Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Steven Levy)
19) Facebook: The Inside Story (Steven Levy)
20) Will (Will Smith)
13) Control Freak: My Epic Adventure Making Video Games (@therealcliffyb.bsky.social)
14) The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality (Blake J. Harris)
15) Prepare to Meet Thy Doom (David Kushner)
16) Monster Kids (@dandock.bsky.social)
14) The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality (Blake J. Harris)
15) Prepare to Meet Thy Doom (David Kushner)
16) Monster Kids (@dandock.bsky.social)
December 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
13) Control Freak: My Epic Adventure Making Video Games (@therealcliffyb.bsky.social)
14) The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality (Blake J. Harris)
15) Prepare to Meet Thy Doom (David Kushner)
16) Monster Kids (@dandock.bsky.social)
14) The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality (Blake J. Harris)
15) Prepare to Meet Thy Doom (David Kushner)
16) Monster Kids (@dandock.bsky.social)
9) Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games (Sid Meier)
10) Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
11) Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Dustin Hansen)
12) The Greatest Stories Ever Played: Video Games and the Evolution of Storytelling (Dustin Hansen)
10) Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
11) Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Dustin Hansen)
12) The Greatest Stories Ever Played: Video Games and the Evolution of Storytelling (Dustin Hansen)
December 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
9) Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games (Sid Meier)
10) Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
11) Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Dustin Hansen)
12) The Greatest Stories Ever Played: Video Games and the Evolution of Storytelling (Dustin Hansen)
10) Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
11) Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Dustin Hansen)
12) The Greatest Stories Ever Played: Video Games and the Evolution of Storytelling (Dustin Hansen)
5) Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)
6) Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World (Andrew Ervin)
7) Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry)
8) Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)
6) Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World (Andrew Ervin)
7) Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry)
8) Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)
December 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
5) Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)
6) Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World (Andrew Ervin)
7) Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry)
8) Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)
6) Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World (Andrew Ervin)
7) Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry)
8) Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)
Now for audiobooks:
1) Replay: The History of Video Games (Tristan Donovan)
2) Doom Guy: Life in First Person (@johnromero.bsky.social)
3) Fight, Magic Items: The History of FF, DQ, and the Rise of JRPGs in the West (@aidanmoher.com)
4) Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Jeff Ryan)
1) Replay: The History of Video Games (Tristan Donovan)
2) Doom Guy: Life in First Person (@johnromero.bsky.social)
3) Fight, Magic Items: The History of FF, DQ, and the Rise of JRPGs in the West (@aidanmoher.com)
4) Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Jeff Ryan)
December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Now for audiobooks:
1) Replay: The History of Video Games (Tristan Donovan)
2) Doom Guy: Life in First Person (@johnromero.bsky.social)
3) Fight, Magic Items: The History of FF, DQ, and the Rise of JRPGs in the West (@aidanmoher.com)
4) Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Jeff Ryan)
1) Replay: The History of Video Games (Tristan Donovan)
2) Doom Guy: Life in First Person (@johnromero.bsky.social)
3) Fight, Magic Items: The History of FF, DQ, and the Rise of JRPGs in the West (@aidanmoher.com)
4) Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Jeff Ryan)
I was about to post my annual "Games I finished this year" thread, but I only finished 5 games; busy year! 😅 So I'll add audiobooks I finished as well!
1) Final Fantasy XVI
2) Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
3) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4) Baten Kaitos Origins
1) Final Fantasy XVI
2) Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
3) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4) Baten Kaitos Origins
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I was about to post my annual "Games I finished this year" thread, but I only finished 5 games; busy year! 😅 So I'll add audiobooks I finished as well!
1) Final Fantasy XVI
2) Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
3) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4) Baten Kaitos Origins
1) Final Fantasy XVI
2) Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
3) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4) Baten Kaitos Origins
Perfect weather for hot tea 🤌
December 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Perfect weather for hot tea 🤌
Shoot, BlueSky truncated the prepend URL. Here's a screenshot with Alt Text so BlueSky doesn't truncate it
December 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Shoot, BlueSky truncated the prepend URL. Here's a screenshot with Alt Text so BlueSky doesn't truncate it
"How to Stand Up to a Dictator" by Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa.bsky.social! Amazing memoir, and I learned so much about Duterte's regime and how misinformation and disinformation influence politics and society. Also, the audiobook is read by the author! www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...
December 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"How to Stand Up to a Dictator" by Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa.bsky.social! Amazing memoir, and I learned so much about Duterte's regime and how misinformation and disinformation influence politics and society. Also, the audiobook is read by the author! www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...
Brewing some tea, ready for movie night 🤌
December 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Brewing some tea, ready for movie night 🤌
Finally finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! What an absolute masterpiece!!! Super excited for the 3rd game in the remake trilogy (and crossing my fingers for a Dirge of Cerberus remake 👀🤞)
December 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Finally finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! What an absolute masterpiece!!! Super excited for the 3rd game in the remake trilogy (and crossing my fingers for a Dirge of Cerberus remake 👀🤞)
Lmao these "Year in Review" things are getting out of hand 😂
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Lmao these "Year in Review" things are getting out of hand 😂
Wait, they added an update that tries to paint it as if they themselves (RetroDodo) were uncomfortable by this product and the connection between it and Anduril? Reading the article (which reads as though it's fawning over the product) and then read the update is whiplash-inducing 😬
December 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Wait, they added an update that tries to paint it as if they themselves (RetroDodo) were uncomfortable by this product and the connection between it and Anduril? Reading the article (which reads as though it's fawning over the product) and then read the update is whiplash-inducing 😬
Made some good progress in tonight's FF7 Rebirth session, and I made it to my favorite scene in the original game 😄 This game is such a masterpiece!
December 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Made some good progress in tonight's FF7 Rebirth session, and I made it to my favorite scene in the original game 😄 This game is such a masterpiece!
