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narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
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When left-wing American Jews comment on a rise in antisemitism in the US - without ever mentioning Israel or attempting to scapegoat Palestinian solidarity activism - here are some trends over the course of the decade since Trump first ran for President that they are likely referring to:

Even while so many are attacking JB Pritzker for deigning to acknowledge antisemitism in the US, there is an entire govt-funded apparatus dedicated to portraying the Pritzker family, like Soros, as nefarious Jewish puppet-masters, in the name of "fighting antisemitism." It's called Project Esther.

Game design is my 𝔭𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫

grumble grumble lost on the ante 7 boss of gold stake

woke up thinking about how fun the shotgun is in Skin Deep. and how bad I am at using it. yes great you shot them. but now they're mad and know where you are and you need to rack it you idiot, of course you can't fire it again yet.

Oscar Wilde would be banned from this app four times a month and he'd probably deserve it at least once

It is so bonkers that penguins live on No Bears Continent. If I was a bear & I learned about penguins I'd be so pissed. It's like if god decreed that you, specifically, weren't allowed to so much as fucking WITNESS pizza rolls

This is huge Australian wildlife news. Critically endangered Leadbeaters possums had never been found beyond Victoria, but one has turned up in a New South Wales national park. It may have been there all along. Thank goodness that habitat had been protected biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/first-l...

Caves of Qud (2024)

The president's budget request traditionally is not taken seriously because it never becomes law. But now that the president alone exercises the spending power under our constitution, we have to.

Prosecutor: You post good, correct? Me: yes. P: viral? Me: No -- lowbies. Nothing above whats mid. P: Can you explain this skeet then from September 5th: "I am absolutely gone off that banger" ? M: I consider whats mid a banger. I get fully destroyed off half a hit of that dopamine shit. P: I see.

fuck it I deserve a mango

absolutely.

If I were running for mayor of New York, my platform would be that characters on tv shouldn’t be allowed to use standard text notifications sounds for their phones, they have to use something different made up for tv. The 555 of text chimes.

Enlightenment. This morning on Glastonbury Tor.

Ben Franklin would be on Pornhub within literal minutes.

It’s possible that “more and more people are going to be forced to rely on a deposit of knowledge from prior to 2019 — one that can be remixed and perhaps commented on, but not really expanded, because the skills and resources that it takes to expand it have somehow withered away.”

The only way to ensure the future of this industry is to train the next generation of developers, and it is super disappointing to see how little leadership groups realize that. Mentoring helps but we need paid work and hands-on experience for juniors, period, full stop.

If you are a SFFH writer affected by the Unbound/Boundless royalty theft, please be aware that even if you are not a SFWA member but qualify, Griefcom help is still available! Griefcom explainer: www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa... (w/ subsidiary links) Griefcom contact form: www.sfwa.org/what-is-sfwa...

Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few seconds and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno

Hey aurora nerds (anyone with a camera who wants to see sky lights, phone cameras count), looking like we’re in for a possible treat starting Sunday evening North American time. Charge those batteries, download notification apps, find a local dark sky location, this could (could!) be a good one.

free advice for game developers: try to make the next smash hit video game, such as grand theft auto. if you do, you'll be making more than just a video game – you'll be making millions of dollars

kobold, very quiety: beh adventurer: ...what? kobold, slightly louder: beh adventurer: i don't know what that means, kobold. kobold: beh

Watching earnest-explaining communication run up against the gleeful but joyless versions of info-free stunting-for-the audience communication remains just about my least favorite thing about the Large Context Colliders

Don't say you weren't warned.

What she means when she says "I do drugs" : weed maybe mdma What he means when he says "I do drugs" : OKB 232's Compound Glurgnov, originally developed to de-ice the hull of the nuclear ice break Lenin in 1962