Jay Kidd
@sirkidd2003.bsky.social
They/Them. Full-time indie dev @wraith.games, former game dev teacher, non-profit gallery manager.
-- Artist, environmentalist, atheist, minimalist, socialist, humanist, feminist, urbanist, cyclist, optimistic nihilist
PFP by @chrisquay.com
-- Artist, environmentalist, atheist, minimalist, socialist, humanist, feminist, urbanist, cyclist, optimistic nihilist
PFP by @chrisquay.com
I'm on subreddits for things I own. Docs, Carhartt jacket, Victorinox pocket knife, Zippo lighter, gShock watch, Lodge skillet, stuff like that. However, as a minimalist, I only own the one lighter, watch, knife, etc... and everyone in these subs own like 200 of them.
I hate it.
I hate it.
December 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I'm on subreddits for things I own. Docs, Carhartt jacket, Victorinox pocket knife, Zippo lighter, gShock watch, Lodge skillet, stuff like that. However, as a minimalist, I only own the one lighter, watch, knife, etc... and everyone in these subs own like 200 of them.
I hate it.
I hate it.
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
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IIIIIIIT'S SHOWTIME!!! #StepManiaX Update 71 is here!
With the combined partnership of Monstercat, @materiacollective.com, and @tobyfox.undertale.com, enjoy the @videogameremixes.bsky.social remix of Death By Glamour.
Thank you all for a wonderful year, and we'll see you in 2026!
With the combined partnership of Monstercat, @materiacollective.com, and @tobyfox.undertale.com, enjoy the @videogameremixes.bsky.social remix of Death By Glamour.
Thank you all for a wonderful year, and we'll see you in 2026!
December 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
IIIIIIIT'S SHOWTIME!!! #StepManiaX Update 71 is here!
With the combined partnership of Monstercat, @materiacollective.com, and @tobyfox.undertale.com, enjoy the @videogameremixes.bsky.social remix of Death By Glamour.
Thank you all for a wonderful year, and we'll see you in 2026!
With the combined partnership of Monstercat, @materiacollective.com, and @tobyfox.undertale.com, enjoy the @videogameremixes.bsky.social remix of Death By Glamour.
Thank you all for a wonderful year, and we'll see you in 2026!
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~ A Very Merry Quaysmas, from mine to yours!! ~
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December 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
~ A Very Merry Quaysmas, from mine to yours!! ~
🎄✨
🎄✨
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“Amtrak rejects transcontinental proposal from AmeriStarRail for a coast-to-coast passenger rail route that would link New York to Los Angeles…” www.railway.supply/amtrak-rejec...
www.railway.supply
December 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Amtrak rejects transcontinental proposal from AmeriStarRail for a coast-to-coast passenger rail route that would link New York to Los Angeles…” www.railway.supply/amtrak-rejec...
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Internet weirdos were so mad about perceived anime censorship and private social media platforms censoring them from saying slurs, so I'm wondering how mad those same kinds of people are that the government was able to censor and dictate at the last minute what journalists can and cannot publish.
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Internet weirdos were so mad about perceived anime censorship and private social media platforms censoring them from saying slurs, so I'm wondering how mad those same kinds of people are that the government was able to censor and dictate at the last minute what journalists can and cannot publish.
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Guess I'll post this again
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Guess I'll post this again
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Why do we keep copying dystopian shit from fiction and none of the cool shit?
I don't want real life Hunger Games or 1984. I want to see the replicator and holodeck from Star Trek happen instead.
I don't want real life Hunger Games or 1984. I want to see the replicator and holodeck from Star Trek happen instead.
December 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Why do we keep copying dystopian shit from fiction and none of the cool shit?
I don't want real life Hunger Games or 1984. I want to see the replicator and holodeck from Star Trek happen instead.
I don't want real life Hunger Games or 1984. I want to see the replicator and holodeck from Star Trek happen instead.
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I don’t think Larian understood that when they casually talk about their use of genAI it wasn’t spoken into a board room or a zoom call full of people thinking about numbers, it was to a host of fans who looked to them as an example of humanity and art persisting in spite of things like that.
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I don’t think Larian understood that when they casually talk about their use of genAI it wasn’t spoken into a board room or a zoom call full of people thinking about numbers, it was to a host of fans who looked to them as an example of humanity and art persisting in spite of things like that.
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
@ryannshannon.bsky.social Hi. Sorry to bother you! Would you be willing/able to speak on Fern's gender? Some of notices that Fern is looking particularly femme (physique & style) in F&C (+the trans flag colors in their hair).
Are we reading too much into this?
Are we reading too much into this?
December 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
@ryannshannon.bsky.social Hi. Sorry to bother you! Would you be willing/able to speak on Fern's gender? Some of notices that Fern is looking particularly femme (physique & style) in F&C (+the trans flag colors in their hair).
Are we reading too much into this?
Are we reading too much into this?
I'm saying this for the WORLD. As Bluesky as my witness (when I'm proven right in however many months) FERN IS TRANS
I don't care WHAT the haters say. I'm one of the first to say it!
I don't care WHAT the haters say. I'm one of the first to say it!
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I'm saying this for the WORLD. As Bluesky as my witness (when I'm proven right in however many months) FERN IS TRANS
I don't care WHAT the haters say. I'm one of the first to say it!
I don't care WHAT the haters say. I'm one of the first to say it!
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In this time of worsening conditions in the games industry, democratization is the only answer. Unions are a huge step, but gamedev cooperatives, where the workers ARE the owners are the final bosses!
Check out our starter pack of worker-owned indiedevs here on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/LNsXxN1
Check out our starter pack of worker-owned indiedevs here on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/LNsXxN1
December 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In this time of worsening conditions in the games industry, democratization is the only answer. Unions are a huge step, but gamedev cooperatives, where the workers ARE the owners are the final bosses!
Check out our starter pack of worker-owned indiedevs here on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/LNsXxN1
Check out our starter pack of worker-owned indiedevs here on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/LNsXxN1
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‼️ HEADS UP ‼️
Apparently I've reached the art skill level where people are impersonating me over Discord now for commission scams!! With very rare exceptions, I will -NEVER- reach out to anyone looking for work!!
(second pic is my real profile for comparison)
Apparently I've reached the art skill level where people are impersonating me over Discord now for commission scams!! With very rare exceptions, I will -NEVER- reach out to anyone looking for work!!
(second pic is my real profile for comparison)
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
‼️ HEADS UP ‼️
Apparently I've reached the art skill level where people are impersonating me over Discord now for commission scams!! With very rare exceptions, I will -NEVER- reach out to anyone looking for work!!
(second pic is my real profile for comparison)
Apparently I've reached the art skill level where people are impersonating me over Discord now for commission scams!! With very rare exceptions, I will -NEVER- reach out to anyone looking for work!!
(second pic is my real profile for comparison)
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
I believe that ritualized maintenance (sharpening knives, polishing boots, seasoning a pan, waxing a jacket, oiling a cutting board, etc) has a profound effect on the psyche.
I'm an atheist but I'd say that these practices have an almost spiritual quality to them for me, at least.
I'm an atheist but I'd say that these practices have an almost spiritual quality to them for me, at least.
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I believe that ritualized maintenance (sharpening knives, polishing boots, seasoning a pan, waxing a jacket, oiling a cutting board, etc) has a profound effect on the psyche.
I'm an atheist but I'd say that these practices have an almost spiritual quality to them for me, at least.
I'm an atheist but I'd say that these practices have an almost spiritual quality to them for me, at least.
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Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
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Wake Up Dead Man shows something I don't really see a lot in film: a piece of art about Christianity from the perspective of a nonbeliever who is very familiar with Christianity, who dislikes organized Christianity but wants to believe in the greater concept of empathy it’s supposed to embody
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wake Up Dead Man shows something I don't really see a lot in film: a piece of art about Christianity from the perspective of a nonbeliever who is very familiar with Christianity, who dislikes organized Christianity but wants to believe in the greater concept of empathy it’s supposed to embody
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Happy Benoit Blanc day to those who celebrate 🎉
December 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Happy Benoit Blanc day to those who celebrate 🎉
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We’re up! On NETFLIX! Please enjoy #WakeUpDeadMan at home or in theaters - we’re staying on 500 screens nationwide through next week. Theater finder link in my pinned post ☠️⏰🎄
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We’re up! On NETFLIX! Please enjoy #WakeUpDeadMan at home or in theaters - we’re staying on 500 screens nationwide through next week. Theater finder link in my pinned post ☠️⏰🎄
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Nominate Primrows from our friends at @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social! You know you wanna 🌸
#gamedev #indiedev #thinkygames
#gamedev #indiedev #thinkygames
Nominations for the 3rd annual Thinky Awards are now open (for just one week)!
Thinky Awards · Thinky Games
We're celebrating the very best thinky games of the past year in the latest Thinky Awards.
thinkygames.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Nominate Primrows from our friends at @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social! You know you wanna 🌸
#gamedev #indiedev #thinkygames
#gamedev #indiedev #thinkygames
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Wraith Games is a majority-queer, majority-disabled interactive media artist co-op & non-profit!
This #GivingTuesday, please consider making a one-time or recurring, tax-deductible donation to our fund at the Hamilton Community Foundation! hcfoh.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
#gamedev #indiedev
This #GivingTuesday, please consider making a one-time or recurring, tax-deductible donation to our fund at the Hamilton Community Foundation! hcfoh.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
#gamedev #indiedev
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Wraith Games is a majority-queer, majority-disabled interactive media artist co-op & non-profit!
This #GivingTuesday, please consider making a one-time or recurring, tax-deductible donation to our fund at the Hamilton Community Foundation! hcfoh.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
#gamedev #indiedev
This #GivingTuesday, please consider making a one-time or recurring, tax-deductible donation to our fund at the Hamilton Community Foundation! hcfoh.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
#gamedev #indiedev
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
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