Shalune (Usually)
@shalune.bsky.social
Melancholy goofball. Makes games, art, food, mistakes. Aspiring hopepunk. Hopes whoever's reading this is doing alright. (He/They)
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
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Hades 2's story doesn't change the status quo
aftermath.site/hades-2-ending
aftermath.site/hades-2-ending
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hades 2's story doesn't change the status quo
aftermath.site/hades-2-ending
aftermath.site/hades-2-ending
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Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
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Fucking incredible dystopian shit, comparing super rich people risking millions if not billions of lives just to make more money to people that risked their life actually building incredible things that would then make millions of dollars for super rich people.
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Fucking incredible dystopian shit, comparing super rich people risking millions if not billions of lives just to make more money to people that risked their life actually building incredible things that would then make millions of dollars for super rich people.
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If you are a comic artist or writer that wants to talk to me, on or off the record, about the Disney OpenAI deal, shoot me a line. [email protected]
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you are a comic artist or writer that wants to talk to me, on or off the record, about the Disney OpenAI deal, shoot me a line. [email protected]
#Warframe got me again with The Old Peace.
Up at 6am writing about how it depicts war because a F2P game made me cry after a non-story, grindable level.
Up at 6am writing about how it depicts war because a F2P game made me cry after a non-story, grindable level.
December 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
#Warframe got me again with The Old Peace.
Up at 6am writing about how it depicts war because a F2P game made me cry after a non-story, grindable level.
Up at 6am writing about how it depicts war because a F2P game made me cry after a non-story, grindable level.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
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Reminder, the guy who runs ChatGPT is being sued by his little sister for sexually abusing her for a decade: www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/b...
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reminder, the guy who runs ChatGPT is being sued by his little sister for sexually abusing her for a decade: www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/b...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This seems fun 😃50 indie games I love~
1000xResist
Spiritfarer
Celeste
Project Wingman
Phantom Brigade
Zero Sievert
To the Moon
Terraria
Nova Drift
Dorfromantik
Valheim
Monster Prom
Boneraiser Minions
Risk of Rain 2
Ratropolis
Creeper World 3
Into the Breach
Mini Metro
Gunfire Reborn
1000xResist
Spiritfarer
Celeste
Project Wingman
Phantom Brigade
Zero Sievert
To the Moon
Terraria
Nova Drift
Dorfromantik
Valheim
Monster Prom
Boneraiser Minions
Risk of Rain 2
Ratropolis
Creeper World 3
Into the Breach
Mini Metro
Gunfire Reborn
50 indie games i've enjoyed, inspired by @sylviefluff.bsky.social and @droqen.bsky.social
UFO 50
Ib
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Salad Fields
Yume Nikki
Mosa Lina
Future Unfolding
Environmental Station Alpha
The Northern Journey
Uurnog Uurnlimited
DUSK
Corn Kidz 64
Anodyne 2
Decarnation
Cruelty Squad
UFO 50
Ib
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Salad Fields
Yume Nikki
Mosa Lina
Future Unfolding
Environmental Station Alpha
The Northern Journey
Uurnog Uurnlimited
DUSK
Corn Kidz 64
Anodyne 2
Decarnation
Cruelty Squad
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This seems fun 😃50 indie games I love~
1000xResist
Spiritfarer
Celeste
Project Wingman
Phantom Brigade
Zero Sievert
To the Moon
Terraria
Nova Drift
Dorfromantik
Valheim
Monster Prom
Boneraiser Minions
Risk of Rain 2
Ratropolis
Creeper World 3
Into the Breach
Mini Metro
Gunfire Reborn
1000xResist
Spiritfarer
Celeste
Project Wingman
Phantom Brigade
Zero Sievert
To the Moon
Terraria
Nova Drift
Dorfromantik
Valheim
Monster Prom
Boneraiser Minions
Risk of Rain 2
Ratropolis
Creeper World 3
Into the Breach
Mini Metro
Gunfire Reborn
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So who was gonna tell me 1000xResist is essentially peak sci-fi storytelling in gaming? I’m talking a top 5 best stories in the medium. Unbelievable stuff. Screenshots because I’m utterly mind blown.
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
So who was gonna tell me 1000xResist is essentially peak sci-fi storytelling in gaming? I’m talking a top 5 best stories in the medium. Unbelievable stuff. Screenshots because I’m utterly mind blown.
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I am so furious at YouTube for doing this. You have literal gambling ads plastered across your website. The video you take action on contains no real gambling, and is promoting an LGBTQ+ children's charity fundraiser. Absolutely horrendous image and optics for the website. Completely moronic
I am beyond upset, YouTube has age restricted my video tonight for thinking it depicts real actual gambling. The video is on CloeverPit and contains no real gambling, but does contain a massive charity push for The Trevor Project. Last time this happened I almost quit YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I am so furious at YouTube for doing this. You have literal gambling ads plastered across your website. The video you take action on contains no real gambling, and is promoting an LGBTQ+ children's charity fundraiser. Absolutely horrendous image and optics for the website. Completely moronic
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Lots of universities will give you a quick rundown; here’s one I like to share with folks. accessibility.uiowa.edu/alt-text
How to write good alt text
Make your content accessible to everyone–starting with your images.
accessibility.uiowa.edu
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Lots of universities will give you a quick rundown; here’s one I like to share with folks. accessibility.uiowa.edu/alt-text
- choose from and support real artists
- conversation topic
- you'll still have it in 10 years
- not owned by nazis spying on you
- belongs to you
- makes a cool gift
- sick accessory at D&D
- conversation topic
- you'll still have it in 10 years
- not owned by nazis spying on you
- belongs to you
- makes a cool gift
- sick accessory at D&D
if you're into AI "advisors" and find their insights helpful, may I non-ironically recommend seriously considering: tarot
- connection to your subconscious
- therapeutic or confessional as need be
- patterns of meaning
- self-determined takeaways
- no need to google facts afterwards
- connection to your subconscious
- therapeutic or confessional as need be
- patterns of meaning
- self-determined takeaways
- no need to google facts afterwards
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
- choose from and support real artists
- conversation topic
- you'll still have it in 10 years
- not owned by nazis spying on you
- belongs to you
- makes a cool gift
- sick accessory at D&D
- conversation topic
- you'll still have it in 10 years
- not owned by nazis spying on you
- belongs to you
- makes a cool gift
- sick accessory at D&D
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Bluesky’s head of trust & safety responding with a sarcastic image macro to a woman upset her husband was kidnapped by ICE is embarrassingly unprofessional & cruel behavior.
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
December 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Bluesky’s head of trust & safety responding with a sarcastic image macro to a woman upset her husband was kidnapped by ICE is embarrassingly unprofessional & cruel behavior.
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
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you can use my released fonts, free or commercial, for video games!! i allow it. links are in alt text!!
December 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
you can use my released fonts, free or commercial, for video games!! i allow it. links are in alt text!!
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oh this is very literally a carrot/stick combo to get folks to enable more data tracking and personalization, damn.
December 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
oh this is very literally a carrot/stick combo to get folks to enable more data tracking and personalization, damn.
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these stupid assholes think they’re going to be able to have a firefight in the morning, walk away from a cool explosion at lunch and take the family out to chili’s for dinner and I cannot stress enough that is not what civil war looks like
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
these stupid assholes think they’re going to be able to have a firefight in the morning, walk away from a cool explosion at lunch and take the family out to chili’s for dinner and I cannot stress enough that is not what civil war looks like
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At about $60K that's about 128 million graduate team indie games, at $150K about 500,000 small indie games, at $300K about 250,000 mid-size debut indie games, or at around $950K about 110,000 indie games by a team of more experienced devs.
There are a total of 110,000 indie games on Steam.
There are a total of 110,000 indie games on Steam.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
At about $60K that's about 128 million graduate team indie games, at $150K about 500,000 small indie games, at $300K about 250,000 mid-size debut indie games, or at around $950K about 110,000 indie games by a team of more experienced devs.
There are a total of 110,000 indie games on Steam.
There are a total of 110,000 indie games on Steam.
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This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
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Wait but people online keep telling me that this is a miracle technology that must be embraced immediately and criticizing it is ableist doomerism
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Wait but people online keep telling me that this is a miracle technology that must be embraced immediately and criticizing it is ableist doomerism
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It’s BANDCAMP FRIDAY WOOO 💙 (Bandcamp waives revenue share, we get funds directly)
If you want sad songs to cry to, tranquil ambiance melodies perfect for studying or working, and so much more, you can buy the 1000xRESIST OST (85 tracks!) ⬇️
sunsetvisitor.bandcamp.com/album/1000xr...
If you want sad songs to cry to, tranquil ambiance melodies perfect for studying or working, and so much more, you can buy the 1000xRESIST OST (85 tracks!) ⬇️
sunsetvisitor.bandcamp.com/album/1000xr...
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It’s BANDCAMP FRIDAY WOOO 💙 (Bandcamp waives revenue share, we get funds directly)
If you want sad songs to cry to, tranquil ambiance melodies perfect for studying or working, and so much more, you can buy the 1000xRESIST OST (85 tracks!) ⬇️
sunsetvisitor.bandcamp.com/album/1000xr...
If you want sad songs to cry to, tranquil ambiance melodies perfect for studying or working, and so much more, you can buy the 1000xRESIST OST (85 tracks!) ⬇️
sunsetvisitor.bandcamp.com/album/1000xr...
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Between living in a state of hyper-vigilance, enduring widespread loss, and bearing witness to purposeful cruelty while powerless to stop it, we are all experiencing trauma—even if we as individuals or as members of a vulnerable group are not being targeted directly.
Be gentle with yourselves.
Be gentle with yourselves.
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Between living in a state of hyper-vigilance, enduring widespread loss, and bearing witness to purposeful cruelty while powerless to stop it, we are all experiencing trauma—even if we as individuals or as members of a vulnerable group are not being targeted directly.
Be gentle with yourselves.
Be gentle with yourselves.
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#AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
NICEF, Taegen: shared dorm of Aroi House. It's rundown, dark, and damaged, but they make it homey and intimate as a found-family.
DKD, Kyoka: two-bedroom apartment with her mother, in the same complex as her aunts. She loves it. (cont'd)
NICEF, Taegen: shared dorm of Aroi House. It's rundown, dark, and damaged, but they make it homey and intimate as a found-family.
DKD, Kyoka: two-bedroom apartment with her mother, in the same complex as her aunts. She loves it. (cont'd)
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
#AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
NICEF, Taegen: shared dorm of Aroi House. It's rundown, dark, and damaged, but they make it homey and intimate as a found-family.
DKD, Kyoka: two-bedroom apartment with her mother, in the same complex as her aunts. She loves it. (cont'd)
NICEF, Taegen: shared dorm of Aroi House. It's rundown, dark, and damaged, but they make it homey and intimate as a found-family.
DKD, Kyoka: two-bedroom apartment with her mother, in the same complex as her aunts. She loves it. (cont'd)