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patrickcarlson
@pjcarlson.bsky.social
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Living the atomic half-life | Design Lead and Writer on @thelongdark.bsky.social |@hinterland.bsky.social | Game systems | The end of the world | My opinions only | More horror than you think
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · Oct 17
Nice to see things ramping up on this app. Mildly curious how this place picks up the pieces of what's left on the "other site."

As for me, I tend to post about cinema, horror games, apocalyptic ephemera etc. etc.

Also my cats, and occasional snapshots of life in the PNW.

Glad you're here.
a blurred image of a person 's face with a few lines
Alt: from Jacob's Ladder, a favorite of mine
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Mike Henderson @mikeshenderson.bsky.social · 2h
“They come from Mordor. Mordor, Barliman, if that means anything to you.”
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Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 20h
Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
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old uncle BATface @catfacejoe.bsky.social · 1d
tweet screenshot Matt the outlaw @cursedgloryhole Lady behind me at the thing screening last night to her partner "why are they shooting at the dog?" and her partner says very firmly "have you never seen a film before? you watch and information is revealed"
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 1d
Artist and author Enki Bilal sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bilal_... was born on this day, so here's some examples of his artwork:
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 1d
that TASK E05 goes pretty hard, damn.
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 1d
Take care, David.
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 1d
Talking to director Adrian Lyne about making Jacob’s Ladder yesterday @ifccenter.bsky.social. The restoration supervised by Lyne is gorgeous, playing all week, and the film is still extraordinary. Thanks to everyone who came out and made it a full house.
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david goldfarb @locust9.bsky.social · 2d
the outsiders game studio is closing after 10 years because of funcom layoffs
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 2d
as far as site drama, this checks out
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merritt @merrittk.com · 2d
it remains really funny that this site was spun up to be a crypto/rationalist platform and then old time weird twitter people and others started moving over here in spring 2023 and ever since management has been mad they're successful but not in the way they wanted
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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 2d
28 is a free digital magazine about tabletop gaming, 28mm miniatures, roleplaying games and art. It is amazing.

Get your free issues here ⬇️
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Welcome to 28, a collection of free digital magazines about tabletop gaming, miniatures, roleplaying games and art.
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 2d
can relate to this
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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 2d
REVIVED CATURDAY…
#Caturday @stephenking.bsky.social
The revived cat and kid from the movie Pet Semetary
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 2d
checks out in my experience.
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Jordon Nardino @jnardino.bsky.social · 2d
They are called writers
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d
we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 2d
make games for other human beings.
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 2d
video games are made by human beings. Much like poetry, painting, motion pictures, novels, if a human being doesn’t “do the thing” it’s some other object.

It’s a craft. Again, a human activity.
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 2d
this is paramilitary shit in America. Watch ‘til the end.
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social · 3d
Humans have as much right to live on Earth as any other animal. But we can do way better as a species than let ourselves be taken in by terrible people and bad leaders who hate life and have decided to make their incuriosity everyone’s problem.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Mark @marlsincharge.bsky.social · 2d
Incredibly bright and beautiful morning hiking around Mt St Helens

#pnw #washington #eastcoastkin #stunday #hiking #scape #landscapephotography #mtsthelens #photographersunited #landscape #blueskyartshow
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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 2d
video games are made by human beings. Much like poetry, painting, motion pictures, novels, if a human being doesn’t “do the thing” it’s some other object.

It’s a craft. Again, a human activity.
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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 2d
New Read Only Memo! The Hyper Neo Geo 64 arcade system is finally properly playable in MAME! While it was marked as "working" a while ago, there was a missing ingredient: Working sound emulation.

In a funny coincidence, a specific '90s synthesizer turned out to be a key piece of the puzzle.
After 2 decades of tinkering, MAME finally cracks the Hyper Neo Geo 64
How MAME devs finally got sound working for the 3D arcade system. Plus: PC Engine LaserActive support gets fast-tracked.
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 2d
I was well over 30 when I wrote and published my first novel, and fully agree with you!
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d
When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.
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essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
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Linda Barnia King @lindaking78.bsky.social · 3d
Post-sunset view of the western sky from the Lower Yakima Valley 10/4/2025…
#easternWashington #PNW #sunset
#goldenhour #silhouette #photography
#WestCoastPhotography
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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 3d
Happy NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Day to all those who celebrate. George Romero's classic (an all time fave of mine &one of the movies I've watched too many times to count) was released OTD 57 years ago. A couple of years ago I was lucky to do a theatrical re-release poster for it for @studiocanal.com
Poster for NOTLD re-release in Germany showing Duane Jones big and center and several zombies at the bottom of the art
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もなぱく(ぺろり) @monapaku23.bsky.social · 5d
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伊藤暢達/Masahiro Ito @adsk4.bsky.social · 4d
以前、リモート会議中に描いた My ザクフリッパー。ほんとに参加求められただけだったので…。

My version of MS-06E Zaku Flipper (from the 1st Mobile Suit Gundam), painted during a virtual meeting before. Coz it was just a meeting to attend... One of my most favorite Zaku variations.
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ʟᴜɪs ʜᴇʀɴᴀɴᴅᴇᴢ ⚡ @beetlenaut.bsky.social · 4d
BARRIUS
for ų̵̰̰͑n̸̨͓̯̖̹̯̺̔́̓̊͝t̶̻̺̣̪̓̀͜ȉ̸̖̦̮̹̪̙̩͉̒͂̋́̓͑̀t̶̫̹̤̩͙͓̭̋͛̄́͒̒͊l̵̲̙̒̔̅͝e̸̼̋͗̓͜d̵͈̝̥̹͕͎̹̃̇͘

incept date oct 3rd/2025
#PS2 #softimage #3d #3dmodelling #gamedesign #leveldesign #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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Javmaster @javmaster.bsky.social · 4d
www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10...
Gaming Legend Rebecca Heineman Could Really Do With Your Positive Vibes Right Now
Heineman's career in games stretches back over 40 years
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