Tweets from 2012/11
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@Draknek Be consistent! A simple thing, consistently applied to everything in the game looks much better than occasional real prettiness.
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@brandonnn You have an unfair advantage, but I think that Punch The Custard piece is the best researched, ...
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@brandonnn ...least factually inaccurate thing I've ever had written about one of my games. Thank you.
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@Gillespionage that's actually only the first phase of a lightning strike. what-if.xkcd.com/16/
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@hannahnicklin Yeah, I'm on Three, and pretty happy. Normal phone coverage isn't the best up hills and that, but great in populated areas.
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@hannahnicklin Data is fast, either unlimited or pretty much so, and cheap. I'm on a rolling £15 a month contract, no bundled phone.
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@Slaktus how many people have you tried to start a fight with on Twitter this morning? Go take a walk, man!
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@Slaktus No, you're not saying terrible things, you're just notably frantic on this Internet this morning.
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@c_hedborg there are so many valuable middle class white male cultures! Don't feel bad (says this white middle class man)
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@KommanderKlobb YEAH that's a great idea, I'll totally submit. Shame the development was so painless!
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This hotel room is so swish...
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@barry_island yeah! Great to meet you. Ended up going to the afterparty, and then onto a hotel bar... today was fun.
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@haikus_by_KN it's not been announced yet!
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@haikus_by_KN but that website looks super useful
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@LewieP @HotlineMiami what!? Come over!
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@ColinNorthway haha, yusss, I win game development.
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@LewieP @HotlineMiami boo!
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@nachimir you're a lovely lovely man. USB stick arrived safely. Thank you.
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@radiodario that's really great
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Mulled cider on the top of Parliament Hill
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@awesommelier @totalcurtis Yeah! I live in Stepney Green. East!
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Man! MEGA-Bastard: youtube.com/watch?v=spoV23nKIxI
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@PerfectPlum @doougle How many copies of Dancing Stage Universe 2 does a body really need in their life?
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Do I trust: my memory of when this dentists appointment is, or when my calendar says it is?
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London Indies tonight!
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@LewieP @mattwebb85 @oh_cripes you coming to the Meursault/Withered Hand gig tomorrow? facebook.com/events/348245248589671/
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@JoeCavers It'll be *checks calendar* the 3rd of December! First Monday of every month, 'cept maybe January.
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And Meursault & Withered Hand tomorrow! Also Rob St John, who are supposed to be good, but I've not heard.
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@uk_resistant pretty much! Anyone's welcome. It's at The Crown, Angel, Islington.
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@D_Nye_Griffiths 2014 : The Year of Linux on the desktop.
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RT @D_Nye_Griffiths: @v21 "What are we doing this year, Linux?" "Same thing we do every year, Wine: be the natural choice for desktop co ...
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@S0phieH Well, yes, but at least they earned that large closed platform by being good to people, not evil.
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@S0phieH People use Steam because it's easier and cheaper than the alternative, not because they made the alternative impossible.
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A game's done well if your eyes widen in delight at the video thumbnail duangle.com/nowhere
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@therussmorris Chrome takes me there with just "go<enter>"
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RT @gsuberland: Epic comment... "PSD is not my favourite file format." code.google.com/p/xee/source/browse/XeePhotoshopLoader.m#102
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@Slaktus That's really lovely. Should I be aiming to last as long as possible, or burst as many things as possible?
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@Slaktus I was curious because it does that thing of getting harder as you do more. Which means scoring system becomes important.
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@Slaktus That sounds lovely.
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Love @leighalexander for speaking out against the tyranny of having "passion" in the industry edge-online.com/features/biowares-greg-zeschuk-and-ray-muzyka-have-diminished-passion-for-games-theyre-not-alone/
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You know what? I enjoyed games as a kid, and I have fond memories of playing them. But I preferred reading. So what?
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@D_Nye_Griffiths I'm taking the games industry down from the inside. I won't rest until all that remains are text adventures.
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@fastramdesign @leighalexander Don't get me wrong, I give a shit about making games. But that's not really what people demand.
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@fastramdesign I started working in games because I think they're the most exciting problem-space to work on.
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@fastramdesign Right now I mainly care because of the amazing culture that's starting to emerge.
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@fastramdesign But what's expected is a bio that starts "X picked up his first controller when he was 7, and hasn't put it down since."
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@tigershungry @brandonnn @ranjit @bfod "It tastes like real hamburger, bread, cheese, ketchup, french fries and cola. It was delicious."
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Oh shit! Just realized I'm wearing both my hobo jacket and my hobo trousers at the same time! Apart they're fine, but together...
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"Oral surgery" "you won't want to go into work after that"
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@Gillespionage I would be totally into that -- if I wasn't already going to Meursault and Withered Hand.
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@hannahnicklin There's a part of me that really wants to wear a onesie.
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@Slaktus @BinaryTweedDeej nope! Though you know there's no justice - middle-aged well-off respected veterans always have the advantage.
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@radiodario pch? (Also: sounds like fun!)
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@LineHollis 'fraid this is the best I can give you : lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=190
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There should be more watermelon games 7dfps.org/?projects=the-temple-of-dark-ancient-watermelon-abstractive-being lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=190
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RT @profserious: UCL has a problem yfrog.com/c9w7o3j
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@Slaktus Email them instead?
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@LewieP wanna get there for 7:30 -- which is when WH is on. Might be a touch later :<
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@LewieP I'm here!
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Remember sitting in the computer labs in Appleton Tower with @glassarmy 4 years ago and watching the results roll in.
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@haikus_by_KN Most of the targets for your ire I appreciate, but I just plain like cupcakes.
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@haikus_by_KN I mean, I'm sad I moved from Hammersmith so it's stupid me visiting upsydaisybakery.com/ for instance.
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@haikus_by_KN The one where I had floppy hair and was ridiculously charming and everyone wanted to sleep with me? Yes, that was me.
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@asponge @haikus_by_KN how are you enjoying it, by the way?
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@catburton You have my sympathies! (It has in fact gotten easier in the last year or so, if you can believe such a thing)
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What job has changed least in the last 50 years?
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@robinlacey oh, I don't reckon that's true. They'll be as affected by the internet as the rest of academia.
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@Slaktus I dunno. There are review sites and Craigslist, and huge demographic & legal changes.
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RT @benjedwards: @v21 Hotel doorman?
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RT @robertpeacock22: @v21 Probably any low-skill, manual labour job that involves delicate things. I'm thinking something like saffron h ...
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@tigershungry Dog... Dog never changes.
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@genmon awwww, boo, you censored it!
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I've said this before, but goddamn I love underscore.js.
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So you can now play the iOS version of CUBES in your browser nottheinternet.com/games/cubes/
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@VitaminPowered That tweet inspired by something that felt like it'd be a bit of an effort being a oneliner with groupBy.
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@VitaminPowered (but it's worth using just for _.each. Sane for-loops in js!)
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Is it worth me selling CUBES as a PC/Mac build?
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(Why not is that I'll need to research, set up and maintain a payment/purchasing solution)
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@haikus_by_KN @edclef I'd not sell on there without also selling direct. Tradeoff is faff/extra revenue. I've not high expectations for rev.
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@yujily ha! Not that it makes you wrong, but it's the iOS version that's the port.
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My games are generally a couple of happy accidents well executed.
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@code_cookies I already made that for GameCity, actually...
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@simonv3 yeah, I noticed that earlier. Pretty great!
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Menus? Bah! Just build the game with all the combinations of options one might want!
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@BRKeogh it's as it's spelt.
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@BRKeogh soft!
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@BRKeogh My useless response is undercut by finding I was maybe saying it wrong forvo.com/word/dromiceiomimus/#en (I was using a long i in -mimus)
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@st33d alas! I can't be bothered to put any actual work into this.
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@st33d there's a web build up at nottheinternet.com/games/cubes (also works with keyboard, or Xbox controller)
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@edclef @haikus_by_KN this is a idle "oh, some people asked for this", so...
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@edclef @haikus_by_KN having said so, I ended up setting something up on gumroad. Looks good! Let's hope it still works in a few years time.
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Scammy printup postered up "ARE YOU INTERESTED IN EARNING MORE MONEY" Man diligently copying down the number
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@Slaktus if you want I can go back and send it to you
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@andytfield @hannahnicklin @Pattiston @DawnHFoster @Postcards_Gods Not just Twitter - Frinstance, I think Tumblr is even better at this.
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@glassarmy @ASOS Is it some weirdness that comes from VAT?
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"Win8 isn't a closed system, sure the default environment is closed, but that doesn't mean it's at all closed, besides it boots really fast"
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"Gamers are always whinging and speculating, besides Notch and Gabe are just saying this to make money. Win8 is exactly the same as before."
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I'm paraphrasing.
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I like the Metro UI, but I prefer being able to sell executables without being forced into entering into agreements with huge corporations.
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Yes, iOS is a closed market. I don't like that either. For an illustration of why, try buying an alarm clock on the App Store.
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RT @gegtik: Area man gains z axis, becomes volume man, won't stop yelling
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@PerrinAshcroft @LewieP It's just the terribleness of not being able to close the alarm clock app, and have it still go off.
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@PerrinAshcroft @LewieP Unless you use the built-in one, of course. That one can trigger whenever. But doesn't exist on the iPad.
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@PerrinAshcroft Sincerely no wish to be partisan in this, but that is the security model in Android.
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@PerrinAshcroft I do see the upsides (or sandboxing, or a closed system), but I think it's very dangerous when that becomes dominant.
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@PerrinAshcroft The cool stuff comes from the features that the makers of the OS didn't realize they were creating.
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@PerrinAshcroft Yeah, it was kind of a weak/confusing point. But it stuck in my mind anyway.
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@edclef @whatisian @compositeredfox I'm still a fan of controlling it from a more generalized OSC interface, and then using eg TouchOSC.
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@edclef @whatisian @compositeredfox Or anything that talks OSC. Feels like there's a lot of value in shipping this in a malleable state.
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@GetUpKidAK @LewieP "Duplicating functionality" is against the Guidelines. Which means it's up to Apple as to whether they allow it.
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@GetUpKidAK @LewieP Which gives them more power than a more specific rule, impartially applied.
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@GetUpKidAK @LewieP Clause 2.11, to be precise (which you can only view if you're a developer, hurrah!) developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/approval/guidelines.html
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@whatisian I'm seeing it too. Guess this is the fix for the "Didn't post"/"Already posted that" bug...
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@edclef @whatisian @compositeredfox Feels important that there's a lot of controls, and they're all *right there*, not buried in interface.
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@SimoRoth Awww, boo, I spent too long making my answers nice and flowery...
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@KommanderKlobb UK Kickstarters don't use the Amazon Payments service to hold the money til the end of the Kickstarter.
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@KommanderKlobb Instead, they do it themselves. Which is why it took so long to come over, I guess!
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@SimoRoth Awwww, nice one. Missed that!
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@PerrinAshcroft Man, that article was irritating. But I've notice a similar trend on Games We Have Known And Loved.
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@PerrinAshcroft I'd say it's more because mechanics are systematic, and systematic things make for boring stories.
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@PerrinAshcroft but even those emergent narratives are more boring because a) people write better stories than computers and ...
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@PerrinAshcroft b) emergent narrative can rarely afford to have one-off unique moments, because they're expensive.
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I will mention this in the future, but: JS Joust, BaraBariBall, Hokra, Pole Riders and Tennnes could be yours soon kickstarter.com/projects/gutefabrik/sportsfriends-featuring-johann-sebastian-joust
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@patrickashe Don't give up on your trampoline dreams
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@robertpeacock22 Good! Think it's likely to be January. I keep saying we should do the Fringe, but it's hard.
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It warms my heart that 22Cans didn't know about the trick where you set the go-live date in the far future when launching Curiosity.
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I didn't either, launching CUBES. No-one told me! When would they've? (I am inferring this from gamasutra.com/view/news/181114/Not_even_Apple_knows_whats_inside_Curiositys_cube.php#.UJxJJcVmK5J )
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@jmickle_ you set it in the far future so when it's approved you can set it live from "now" and know when it'll go live.
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@jmickle_ (also, once approved you can send promo codes to let journos review it. But I'd guess that wouldn't apply for Curiosity)
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Cool things that IF games have done sparklyifreviews.wordpress.com/
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New glasses! Twitter poll: These exclusiveeyes.co.uk/semi-rimless-frames/fresh-vision-fv3002-blk.htm, these exclusiveeyes.co.uk/semi-rimless-frames/carrera-ca7579-7m4.htm, these exclusiveeyes.co.uk/semi-rimless-frames/lan-comen-lc004-orn.htm or these exclusiveeyes.co.uk/semi-rimless-frames/david-jones-dj1094-wh.htm?
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Also, to fling into the void as I go to bed: if you wanna test an Android version of CUBES let me know.
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@haikus_by_KN I'd bitch specifically that you gotta be a company and not an individual. But I won't.
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@haikus_by_KN Or the requirement that you gotta have a previously commercially released title (bet you someone there violates that rule)
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@haikus_by_KN But hey, one step back -- mainstream org is putting out the call. One step forward: there's an open call.
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@TwitSchtef Hm. I'm used to wearing red glasses, so wasn't that concerned. But there's nice colour variations for that pair.
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@haikus_by_KN Is it better or worse this way, or a private call put out between friends and friends of friends of indies?
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@haikus_by_KN I can't tell if this tweet was sarcastic or not.
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Heavy messing, here: Dynamic rendering browser-side by mangling Base64-encoded pngs in JS mysociety.org/2012/11/08/mapumentals-secret-sauce-a-map-overlay-rendering-technology-you-might-find-interesting/
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@nyarluu don't know the video, but that's The Motorcycle Song by Arlo Guthrie.
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@therussmorris oh fuck... maybe I will make a Fuck This Jam game...
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@DGoodayle what:w do you mean? I cert:w ainly don't do that. Mind you, I've bee:w n working a lot in the terminal:w recently.
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@garethbriggs @asponge Oh! Amazing! "They tend to use the Holy Mary in their tattoos because the symbols of Catholicism just cry out SLUT"
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@garethbriggs @asponge Alice, you've told me of this before, but despite all you enthusiasm, you criminally undersold it.
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@asponge @garethbriggs I had to watch that trailer with breaks in it, it was too good.
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@garethbriggs Ah, it won't help. They'll invent new things for you to be notified about...
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@new_nomad My friend @rclarke is naming and shaming people that charge for reviews...
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@asponge @garethbriggs WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME IT HAD SQUID FROM THE LUNACHICKS IN IT?
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The OWS buying debt thing is super cool. Does this mean it's possible to buy your own debt at reduced rates? howtosharpenpencils.tumblr.com/post/35285338188/the-peoples-bailout
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@whitingjp Apparently you need a license to deal with such a risky asset... And even if you have to buy a lot of it, might still be cheaper.
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@code_cookies Yeah there's no controller support (possible? I'm not sure) in the web player version.
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@code_cookies You may have to become my first customer...
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@LewieP Chekhov's Urn
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@severalbees forms do that?! Awww man, I should get email set up on my domain(s).
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Goddamn, but this essay is marvellous : the history of the "user" contemporary-home-computing.org/turing-complete-user/
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@asponge Can I drink vodka outside the cupboard?
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@asponge I also want to listen to The Lunachicks etc.
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@LewieP @TomNullpointer We just made the exact same joke. The important thing is that I made it first.
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The Geocities background templates are still alive geocities.com/clipart/pbi/backgrounds/
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This from another great essay from Olia Lialina on Geocities and Cyber Cafes contemporary-home-computing.org/still-there/
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@lemmy101 are you saying it's less valid to say "I want to make a game in Twine" than "I want to make a game about dreams"?
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@lemmy101 or "I want to make a game to be played with a trampoline as a controller" than "I want to remake Sumo Hoppers" (that's Get On Top)
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@lemmy101 I mean, I agree most social games suck, but I usually approach game design as problem-solving. Which you're accidentally attacking
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@JonasKyratzes How comes? Is that specifically "independent" versus "indie"?
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@lemmy101 I'm not trying to defend F2P here -- I'm defending making games as a way to answer questions. Because that's most of my practice.
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@lemmy101 I mean, for me, pretty much all my game design is problem solving. I can't really think how to do it otherwise.
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@HilariousCow Man, I'm on a web page with rock scroll... contemporary-home-computing.org/still-there/belhuizen.html
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@HilariousCow What! Rubbish! Though they do have better Mexican & Diner food. Maybe on sushi & burgers.
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@HilariousCow Well, I was at Tayyabs last night, which is pretty great curry. And we should have a Lucky Chip trip some time soon.
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So apparently since Dishonoured keeps crashing, I'm spending my evening reading about Geocities instead.
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There were some sites that survived the deletion! geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ Ascii Art!
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@jonty Here's where I found it: contemporary-home-computing.org/1tb/archives/2993 here's maybe the explanation: contemporary-home-computing.org/1tb/archives/3022
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This is ... a really neat trick you can do with frames I never would have considered: contemporary-home-computing.org/1tb/archives/1239
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I just found the message board post where I asked for a GMail invite. I actually still visit that site.
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RT @piersmorgan: So #Newsnight bottled it again tonight re exposing a paedophile? And they have the gall to mock tabloids? Grow a pair, ...
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RT @piersmorgan: What Paxman would have said to a newspaper editor who committed Savile/McAlpine outrages: 'When are you resigning?' #Ne ...
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This morning, I wanted to do some work in Photoshop. Instead, I'm going to be reinstalling Photoshop, in the hope of getting it to start.
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But hey, if I upgrade, maybe the "Escape" key will work while Photoshop is running... And using vim in putty will be less aggravating.
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RT @GIFmodel: How is voxel formed? RT @arambartholl the making of 'Dust Crate 1' datenform.de/blog/dust-crate-1/ twitpic.com/bbydyn http://t.co/ ...
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@GIFmodel argh! yes, I'm sorry. Though you inspired me to dig up my own past... web.archive.org/web/20050207085935/http://www.suttonyouthparliament.org/ -- doesn't look too bad, really!
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@GIFmodel btw, I spent last night reading all of Contemporary Home Computing. Brilliant, fascinating stuff. Thank you.
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@hannahnicklin This is pretty much @goodbyeradio4 in reverse.
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"If you don't think your superiors (or subordinates) are giving you the respect you deserve, then hire our crowds to stage a demonstration"
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That's from Crowds On Demand's Services page crowdsondemand.com/Services.html (via @dinosaurrparty)
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RT @hannahnicklin: @v21 @goodbyeradio4 aw, that account upsets me. I love all of radio 4, it's like an accidentally racist great aunt wh ...
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@smestorp @Slaktus @terrycavanagh I find following the grain of the code the worst of my habits. Need to force myself to stand back.
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@robertpeacock22 naw, it wasn't that, it just crashed on start every time.
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@tinysubversions aw man! I looked into a similar idea, but couldn't think of a nice way to script it. Didn't think of PhantomJS.
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@asponge now I've discovered swimming is about £3 (but free on Fridays) I might do the same.
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Huddling the cat for warmth
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This Instagram is rocking my morning instagram.com/p/Rw7eViIgH_/ Did you know there were elections on Thursday? (thanks @abscond and @iamdanw)
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RT @heftyseamstress: demonstrations: Demoralize everyone. Many other nomenclatures seem to radiate a tense insurrection of non sequitors.
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JS Joust. Tennnes. Barabariball. Super Pole Riders. Hokra. On a console. Back SPORTFRIENDS today! kickstarter.com/projects/gutefabrik/sportsfriends-featuring-johann-sebastian-joust
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@Slaktus I have, and it makes sense to me.
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@Slaktus no, the fetish-item is the thing. That's why it's a fetish. It suffices by itself.
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@Slaktus well, so is "sexual liberation", no?
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@Slaktus tempted to find and send you the picture of the man in stockings with his dick inserted into the exhaust of a Land Rover.
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@Slaktus but then I guess someone was there to take the picture
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@Slaktus (but seriously -- to me it implies that company is there for assistance as you ascend. They're travelling partners, not the summit)
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@Slaktus I'm not disagreeing! If anything this is a critique of sexual liberation I'm offering.
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@retroremakes If you buy vinyl these days you get a download code. I just buy it to give them money, to have a beautiful object.
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This is fantastic TV. Amazon UK floundering while being questioned about tax in Parliament. news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8167000/8167511.stm
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@rclarke The main purpose of these committees is theatre, no?
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RT @ammonite: Starting to think that game design is a form of high-speed architecture - or maybe architecture is a glacial form of game ...
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Google is making me hate Computer Science.
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@ananasblau what would happen?
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RT @dennaton: A little bit about Hotline Miami's AI and some confusion surrounding it: dennaton.blogspot.com/2012/11/hotline-miami-ai.html
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"Boy, am I full!" said the caterpillar. #LastLinesFromGreatBooks
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This is the best tracklisting for a mix I've ever seen. visitproteus.com/proteus-live/
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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccck! New NIDHOGG! venuspatrol.com/2012/11/hey-rotterdam-play-the-latest-version-of-nidhogg-more-at-versus/
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What kind of jackass makes their game title exactly 140 characters?
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@beckwig a jumper. it's cold.
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@haikus_by_KN to be fair here, the unicorn and the octocat are both relevant mascots.
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@haikus_by_KN The HTTP server is called Unicorn. Which is fine, but it's not particularly ironic. People just like unicorns, I guess.
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@haikus_by_KN led to the UK Government open-sourcing a tool called Unicorn Herder... github.com/alphagov/unicornherder - which is pretty great, I guess.
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@tef when? now?
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@tef (though realistically, my brother is currently crashing round mine, so I'm not as helpful as you might suppose)
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@tef I have a Skype call in the eeeeeevening, I am afraid.
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So. This narrative thing is ridiculous. Can you IGF judges not get together and nomiate people outside of the IGF process?
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@LewieP So I can think of a pretty obvious selection of people to juror a Not-IGF Narrative category.
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@c_hedborg There's still no narrative category. And there clearly should be (I saw judges bitching about having nowhere to put these games)
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@LewieP It's a bit dodgy me organizing it, as I've entered. A Bastard isn't really in consideration, but it's still Not Right.
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@LewieP Which isn't to say I can't get this thing rolling!
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@realnoyb @pippinbarr Shit -- here's where it's funnier to do the thing properly. Goes back to a different, yet identical situation.
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Bet Starbucks is questioning the wisdom of having a comments section on their corporate blog starbucks.co.uk/blog/starbucks-commitment-to-the-uk/1240
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@timoncheese How can you boycott Google? If your business relies on online ads, what choice do you have?
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@asponge Wave your arms up in the air, shake them round like you want me to come over to you.
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Just parsed "Social Games" as "games played in a sociable way, like at bars and that". I'm pretty happy with that mistake!
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That email included the line "And NEW for 2013, you can also gain access to our spotlight on Social Gambling." (Surprisingly, I'm not going)
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@haikus_by_KN but they use points rather than haggling over percentage rev-share like everyone else
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@rclarke Do you "define the social games space"?
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@haikus_by_KN I think the more relevant lesson might be on how flimsy a marketing story can be and still gain traction.
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@thetinycolossus @PetriPurho The much bemoaned lack of a "Narrative", "Story" or "Writing" category in the IGF.
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@lefishy Unity? ("buy Unity for Android"...)
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@lefishy ah, yeah, not worth it then. I would Just Use Java.
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@haikus_by_KN I'm wary of being afraid to go in that direction, because I could/should announce things to the press more.
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Why rail fares keep increasing blog.rippedoffbritons.com/2012/01/liebrary-real-reason-why-british-rail.html
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@SongbyToad Will your email save others from his emails? Think of the music bloggers!
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@retroremakes Always strange to read accepted history and compare it against your own experiences.
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@retroremakes @bfod still advocates for sub 500k Flash games. It makes sense!
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@steishere @teenytinylisa "1 of 185" !!!!
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@psychicteeth Feelin' pretty okay about not applying to work there after he made a salespitch at Molyjam!
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@lefishy ohhhh the feeling of memories of why that happens, and why it's still bad, rising to the surface, but not quite breaching it.
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@lefishy just use Java! It's the sensible choice!
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@lefishy ah, shame to hear that. Does seems to be a lots of panels and views and activities in there.
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@mareodomo not everyone's cup of tea, that.
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@casskhaw Hey, I fit that description some! I've made venuspatrol.com/tag/punch-the-custard/ and youtube.com/watch?v=spoV23nKIxI (and, with Doug youtube.com/watch?v=JXXcjCIop5c)
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@tigershungry @KommanderKlobb Pingu is great. And Charlie and Lola!
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@cses I don't understand washing machine drawers, so I buy those weird liquid bags.
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@garethbriggs Your link is a different thing.
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@garethbriggs @steishere Ah, just ahead of me. Also, an article on it getting pulled: observer.com/2011/02/okcupid-we-didnt-censor-our-matchcombashing-blog-post/
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@docky yeah, that's horrible. why are you doing that?
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This is going to drive me insane. labs.echonest.com/Uploader/index.html?trid=TRZPBRZ13AFEC58F34 It just keeps building! (Infinite Bloodflow, by Smog)
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@docky You could achieve that with typeable characters.
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@rclarke I have sympathy for them on this one. YouTubers are a big deal these days, but most traditional press has pretty much ignored them.
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@jonty Isn't it the most amazing, mind expanding thing?
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@rclarke I mean, personally I'd find that kind of insight into numedia financials completely fascinating.
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Hello, Super Meat Boy Galaxy! rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/14/super-meat-boy-galaxy-is-just-an-experiment/
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(I've played it. It works. It's 3D, and it feels like Super Meat Boy. It's too hard for me, though.)
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@HilariousCow Yeah, I've played it a very little on a pad -- not enough to get good, but enough to know it works.
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@therussmorris @reallyfancy really? that is interesting!
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@edjeff yeah, "Tumblr"
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@Slaktus Free to Play is more expensive to make, though.
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@Slaktus That's cheaper, yeah, but I'd still quote half as much again at a minimum.
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@Slaktus For the scope of stuff I have been and will be making, F2P is a mistake unless the design needs it for very particular reasons.
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@Slaktus (ie, remote multiplayer)
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@Slaktus Yeah, of course. What'll be the next bubble, dya reckon? Reckon it's about time for the next fad.
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@Slaktus Ha, yeah, maybe. Ride the Old Street tech nerd fetishizing of the physical. That'd be great (I might make some money).
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@KommanderKlobb oh I've seen that one. Spoiler : none of them work
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@KommanderKlobb hahahahaha
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@HilariousCow Yeah, I've lost evenings to trying to figure out the best encoding settings...
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@haikus_by_KN Oh man. Just saw what you're talking about. Glad I have the distance to see this farce as comedy.
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RT @ActualPerson084: TIP: FAKE GEEK GIRLS DO NOT NEED TO BLINK AND WILL SOMETIMES FORGET TO DO SO.
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@brandonnn I stopped paying them money because I felt morally dubious about it. Now I just use Grooveshark for free?
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@brandonnn (at least Grooveshark didn't basically give away a quarter of their company to the record labels (for obvious reasons))
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@bentosmile but that stuff takes years to take effect! Just think how much you'd get written before then!
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@tiifrvr @brandonnn I'm not surprised. Spotify doesn't pay a worthwhile amount either, though. Or YouTube. Or Hype Machine.
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@tiifrvr @brandonnn Somehow I feel less immoral streaming music for free than paying someone else to stream it for free.
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A free-to-play game closes down. And refunds all purchases from the last year. Glitch dies as it lived: generous and weird.
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@docky I thought all that effort got redirected to PSM. Which does offer support for physical buttons.
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@heftyseamstress ostrAcising...
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Radio friends: what should I buy for recording interviews out in the world? Ideally not too expensive, not too scary.
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Thanks everyone! Good to get consistent answers. Seems a Zoom H1/H2n/H4 (depending on budget) is the thing.
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@asponge Man, I don't know! I enjoy musicals a normal amount, and I can't comprehend your malady.
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"How does this work? How did this ever work?"
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Today is frustrating: "The server at google.com can't be found, because the DNS lookup failed."
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@jennatar Weird thing was that it was just google.com, not any subdomains. Or .co.uk. And I could manually look it up.
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@jennatar I didn't even need to Google anything -- just to sign into a service. Arg. Magically fixed now.
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A whole day of waiting for computers to do things in order to find out they failed for opaque reasons.
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@MetzoPaino yeah, that does sound like something we'd be interested in. Wanna send over more details in an email?
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@Doctoe @MetzoPaino Hello! Yes, this sounds like a thing we can do. Wanna send an email over to george@plastudios.com ?
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@edjeff I realised I did that -- after I came back the next day for the card I'd left in the card machine, but hadn't actually paid with.
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Do you want to see David Lynch-inspired burlesque? I have a ticket to the Double R club tonight but cannot go. So it's yours if you want it.
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@Rachelbug1 when it starts back in the new year, you should come down and come along
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@KestrelPi @HilariousCow aw, goddamn! I just went looking for that. But yeah, both look great.
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@KommanderKlobb @psychicteeth hahaha. For some reason all I craved this morning was citrus.
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@KommanderKlobb I saw that and broadly agree, but it's a bit of a deceptive chart.
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Spoilt ballot papers pccspoil.tumblr.com/
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@steishere @rclarke At first I was like "Why would anyone hate the Mars rover?"
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@tef Hello! I might come join you! Islington, huh?
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@tef I've got to wait 40 minutes til I'm allowed to escape, so I'll be seeing you at Craft Beer Co.
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@musebloom what? PR is the same as FPTP if there are only two candidates.
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This hat is great
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After a long time of not being here, I'm now finally in the Wenlock.
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We could probably run a Wild Rumpus and only show @teknopants's games.
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It's stupid to make games for yourself, because the hardest part of games is making them understood.
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@reallyfancy ... Damnit. The thing I made that was incomprehensible to everyone else was actually really satisfying to make. You're right.
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@reallyfancy (But it's better when you also get the satisfaction of at least one other person getting it)
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A story about assasinations and Israel. thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/16/another-ceasefire-another-assassination.html
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@smestorp I've made things often because I just plain want them to exist. But I made them out of a arrogant altruism.
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@smestorp "My taste is Best, so I will help the world by making things that match my taste. Why isn't anyone else?"
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@MGuniverse @DGoodayle @legacycrono What do you mean by that? I've got a handy utility for sending touches to GameObjects with raycasts.
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device specific shader bugs
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@KommanderKlobb @teknopants This one?teknopants.com/2010/01/uberleben/ I've not played it, but it's up on his site. We should play it!
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@Gillespionage I'm fixing things! I'd have done it earlier, but I only got up at 1pm.
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@jonty space is great and all, but will that also work with kittens?
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Just saw Stalker. That was great.
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Guess I have a reason to buy one or more Raspberry Pis. Been thinking more about Secret Exciting Project.
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@Poxican yeah, that's the one.
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@jennatar yeah, that's pretty much my type, right there.
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@LawrieARussell @Poxican I was pretty okay with nothing happening! Was just the way it was.
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@LawrieARussell @Poxican if anything, by the end I wanted it to be longer, more slow pans of wreckage and less talking.
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Upgrade has put me onto New iOS Twitter. It's not as bad as it might've been! That's my opinion, thank you for listening.
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@jonty oh yeah, can I get a link for that tiny screen? Has it been painless to use?
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@LawrieARussell @Poxican No, there was enough closure. Everyone finished their journeys, I understood as much as I wanted to.
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@Poxican Yeah, I've read that. Also really great. I preferred the book's denouement (but wouldn't change the film)
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Would anyone else be interested in some Unity code that helps sync visual effects/gameplay to music?
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(to be clear here, I haven't written that music sync stuff. But I have an idea for it, and I wanted to know if it'd be worthwhile)
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@bfod clone it!
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@bfod I'd say that you could beat the devs to port it to iOS, but alas there's already itunes.apple.com/us/app/ball-and-cup/id533469190?mt=8
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@increpare Is your house just one giant dangling mess of musical instruments now?
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@C4RL05 Oh, that's great to hear! Lemme know if they end up in something released! And also if you've any requests.
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"What I’m saying is, you did everything right, George" pppizza.tumblr.com/post/35999456178/hello-i-wanted-to-tell-you-how-much-i-love-that-youre
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@whatisian Yeah, @jennatar is pretty much the best person.
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@CharlesYarnold Oh my!
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@HilariousCow Wow, shit that got a lot of retweets fast. But yes, "Realistic grief" would be a great bullet-list feature.
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@Draknek @MetzoPaino Oh, hey, I should probably introduce you two. I've worked with William before, he's done good stuff. & Alan's great.
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This idea is far harder to make in Unity than it ought to be. Upload a file and some headers? Parse JSON? Heavens forbid!
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@hannahnicklin I have, to my surprise, managed to use our cat as a pillow before.
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@docky @KommanderKlobb Yeah, I very rarely bother in Unity. It's such a pain!
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Look, I don't really give a fuck about MCV (why would I?), but this series of updates is pretty funny: mcvuk.com/news/read/critics-delighted-with-agent-47-s-return-in-hitman-absolution/0106621
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This is a decent list of 10 issues affecting men: internationalmensdayuk.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/top-10-mens-issues-revealed-on-international-mens-day/
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@Slaktus If I wore a Che Guevara shirt, it would be to reference a Che shirt.
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I'd much rather talk about that men's issues link I posted. But I note that that MCV link has managed to get funnier since I posted it.
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It's not often that the world makes my tweets retroactively funnier. I kind of like it.
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@jwaaaap last night I read Roadside Picnic. It's really great. Also : Ursula Le Guin, Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed.
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@jwaaaap Oh shit, actually: Like Roadside Picnic, Stand on Zanzibar is also capable of making me weep for humanity.& you've read Forever War
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@KommanderKlobb That's okay, we can just use Skype.
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I hope I someday read something as great as this about something I make blipfoto.com/entry/2485602
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@rclarke Don't forget @HilariousCow
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@Slaktus Who can stand couples talking about how happy they are together in more than very tiny doses?
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@Slaktus That sounds like a potentially amusing story to me.
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@terrycavanagh That's what I'd want from you. Largely. Things to fix, and an overall impression of the game. You can be nice with that part.
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@retroremakes I always give that kind of feedback. Because I figure I should just empty my thoughts entirely, let the feedbackee filter them
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@retroremakes And actually, I've got good insight from that, for the reasons @tha_rami sez here: teknopants.com/2012/11/idea-to-execution-i/
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@Slaktus @nachimir @CultureRamp Never read Callois, never read Huzinga, never bothered to grok MDA. I like affordances, though.
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@Slaktus @nachimir @CultureRamp I'm not proud, but then, I'd guess I'm on the more intellectual end of game design. If not me, who else?
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@severalbees "Man taking off his facial happy mask"
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@Slaktus @nachimir @CultureRamp You might be right there. But, still - yes. More for interest than utility, mind.
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@asponge FUCK you gotta make that. In fact... I've been wanting to play Beacons of Hope, so one more pitch-black game and we've got an event
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RT @asponge: Oh god I figured out how to make my ant pheromone trail game idea work: a pitch-black room and phosphorescent sand. This wo ...
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@asponge Yeah, I didn't even parse it that way until oh my god what would that even look like?
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nightmaremode.net/2012/11/childhood-women-and-heterosexuality-a-critique-of-mother-23310/ Great article on Mother. Can't wait for the next articles in the series.
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@HilariousCow I set up Gumroad and it was less painful than I thought. Also have a PWYW option. Not sold anything yet, mind.
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@SimoRoth Oh, fuck! I read that last night. It's still great. Fuck.
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Boris Strugatsky died today. He cowrote Roadside Picnic, which I read last night. It's still great. How awful.
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Okay! Not even going to attempt to comprehend that bug. Let's just be happy it's fixed instead.
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@TomNullpointer They wrote the film, too.
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@Carachan1 Since Reads Like A 7, I read your articles in your voice (I rarely read in other people's voices) Burgers on Thursday?
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@Carachan1 In a few weeks time that'll become a lot more tempting. Because of Reasons.
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@HilariousCow Yes, I was the first!
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Would you like to play Super Meat Boy Galaxy? Too bad! It's being held for ransom for £10,000! (please give generously) justgiving.com/SMBGProtype
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@asponge @Carachan1 calling me names won't stop me from being a jerk.
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RT @brandonnn: OK IGF people, you asked & we have responded: this year's festival will include an "Excellence in Narrative" category ...
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@brandonnn excellent news! I really didn't have time to carry out that threat!
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OK, fuck, @j_chastain has all of a sudden become one of my favorite videogame critics jchastain.tumblr.com/post/36121276095/ok-rebloggable-version
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Would you like to play Super Meat Boy Galaxy? Too bad! It's being held for ransom for £10,000! (please give generously) justgiving.com/SMBGProtype
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RT @severalbees: This is a pie I made last night. It's also a pie chart of its own ingredients. I don't know, I'm sorry. http://t.co/L4E ...
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It's time for Christmas music!
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@tigershungry I'm sorry, I wanted to listen to Blue Ridge Mountains by the Fleet Foxes, but then there was White Winter Hymnal, and then
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@KommanderKlobb Yes please!
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@KommanderKlobb Yeah! (I mean, I don't actually have it, but I know of it's existence, which these days is the same)
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Children tell the future: earlyfutures.com/2010/06/06/children-tell-the-future/
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@DeadYetLiving S'also wrong. Hipsters are are sincere as anyone else.
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@DeadYetLiving I'd say the rising culture is a combination of heartfelt sincerity and contextless content.
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@DeadYetLiving tbh, I never really learnt what generations were. I'm okay with that.
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@asponge hang on, is he there this evening? I'm still deciding whether to go.
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@haikus_by_KN I really like people complaining about double-spacing at the end of sentences on the Internet.
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@haikus_by_KN (Because HTML only ever shows a single one, unless you specifically insert it as a )
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Piiiizza! Neverending pizzza! Piiiizza! Neverending pii-iii-za! (is all that's going round my head right now)
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@HilariousCow yeah, that'd be good. Would you need to mark pointer and target separately? Did I ever tell you my mouse warping game idea?
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@lefishy @ExciteMike yep, that was me.
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@zoewi happy birthday! *does a jig*
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@nachimir he cowrote the film, too!
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@asponge What do knives sound like? I tried listening to the woodblock, but I couldn't hear anything.
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@Oglaf You're giving me a 403 - CSRF cert failing error.
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Press ARROW KEYS to Move forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?p=1197275
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RT @tef: Tired of explaining to someone why their distributed social network won't work? I've made you a handy list! secretvolcanobase.org/~tef/distributed_social_networks.txt
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@retroremakes @mithaldu It's version of this screen was one of the highlights of Capsule for me.
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RT @terrycavanagh: Mixtape 2: "Obscure" - distractionware.com/blog/2012/11/mixtape-2-obscure/
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@terrycavanagh That looks great! Might actually play this one :P
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RT @haikus_by_KN: At a talk where I'm being told as a developer I need a personal brand. eg wear interesting clothes. My brand is fuck t ...
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@tigershungry my friend's brother knows Karl Marx
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Seems to em that there's a lot more supply than demand for interesting, thoughtful, literate videogames.
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Also, seems to me that half the people I know are at that Chvches gig.
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@tha_rami Unfortunely that gif doesn't tile properly. nottheinternet.com/files/temp/bleedingeyes.html
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RT @severalbees: If I'd known gin and tonic glowed under blacklight I'd have been a much worse stage manager.
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@patrickashe I'd like to see you keeping your parody one step beyond Molyneux when he's acting like he is.
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@patrickashe It's not just nostalgia. It's as much just -- name recognition. Think in terms of traffic and conversion rates...
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@patrickashe eg Elite getting coverage on BBC News. But also: If you don't really care about games, idly skimming RPS, which will you read?
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@patrickashe I should probably read Kotaku more -- there you don't have to infer article hits by counting comments...
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hey, look, actual game design chat in the mainstream media guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/nov/21/journey-emotional-game-design
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Oh man, this is hilarious. store.steampowered.com/app/219820/
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@crowbarska @S0phieH @smestorp I think this conversation only really makes sense if you stop using the word indie.
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@bhmwong well... my friend is doing this : justgiving.com/DryDecember
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"How does one start to “live locally” when jobs are a 3 hour bus ride away?" thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2012/11/21/the-cost-of-opting-out/
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@KommanderKlobb I want to know how they choose which siren to use. Do they just go "oooh, a bit of NEE NAAW, bit of WOAO WAO"?
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@LewieP What do you think about Introversion charging over full price for the alpha?
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@LewieP (Which, from a business point of view, is sensible price segmentation)
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RT @MarloMeekins: procrastination isn't usually laziness, it's a reaction and escape from anxiety
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We don't value young videogame makers. mightyvision.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/maturity.html
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@compositeredfox good show! (I mean that in both senses)
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RT @KBsGameTOILET: "LOVE CHINOOK CH-47" - Pilot a twin blade Co-op Compaticopter down the Deadly Tunnel of LOVE post.ly/9pZbL
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@Carachan1 this tweet is weird because I spent my formative years listening to Regulators on the 213 bus route.
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@Carachan1 it goes from Kingston to Sutton (the N213 goes on to Croydon)
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@Carachan1 did we... no, that was Gangsta's Paradise instead. But I could sing it end to end, I reckon. Dunno about @tigershungry
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@martinhollis Talking last night about how there's no useful way to indicate games you're likely to like these days.
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@martinhollis Genre is mostly useless, platform doesn't matter much these days, indie vs AAA worked for a while but is too bloated now.
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"it's been hard to convince publishers to bring back a classic when they've got lots of new ideas to put their money behind."
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@smestorp why Dizzy went to Kickstarter, of course!
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@asponge and one so-called "girlfriend" : equally unreliable.
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RT @rclarke: "Remember the good old days when as handful of rich, profit-motivated teenagers had disproportionate access to funding and ...
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RT @edclef: Really enjoyed reading the latest editorial on gamesculture.biz/ about the new funding revolution and current creative boom
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@Carachan1 @asponge giggling! constant giggling!
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Whyyyyyyy are we adding features the day before demoing things? Whyyyy, every time, whyyyyy?
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"What do you want to get done before we demo this game, George?" "I want to make it stable, maybe fix things if we have time." "OK great"
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<couple of days later> "Could you add these three new unit types in, please?"
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@HilariousCow It's a commercial project already en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmBX When I was looking at Dare there were stupid tie-in awards for it.
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@LewieP I don't agree.
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@Pisscress @ksej I dunno. I'd rather be happy than myself. But happiness requires feeling safe, feeling comfortable, and that requires --
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@S0phieH I think it's good that people working on stuff they don't get to own get paid real money.
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@S0phieH And get to only work on things they care about/are good at, rather than doing everything that's necessary themselves.
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@aliengasmask @S0phieH The only sensible answer I can think of to answer that is "fuck capitalism". But that's not a very useful answer.
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@HilariousCow Magic mice are rubbish. I need a bit of shareware to middle click?
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RT @docky: Gamers won't pay $2 for mobile games, buy dozens of $5 Steam sale PC games they never play, and gladly pay $20 for vague prom ...
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@fridgehead Oh, I've written some Unity & OSC framework code if you want it. Designed for controlling games with odd inputs.
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@MetzoPaino Mainly "Open in new tab" and "Close tab" in Chrome. Which is a decent proportion of my clicks.
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Wow, great interview between @emshort and @aliendovecote here emshort.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/interview-with-porpentine-author-of-howling-dogs/
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RT @patriciaxh: My debut piece on RPS is on my most formative game, Fallout 2, its influence on my world view and my sexuality. http://t ...
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@Carachan1 Yes please!
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@tigershungry oh! I'd not wish that upon anyone.
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@therussmorris to be fair, Mike spent a fair while faking real-time shadows in that game.
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@BinaryTweedDeej Ah, it's probably a BC3 fitting.
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@tigershungry You're not answering the important question : did it work?
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@steishere I like to use it when explaining playground games ie you can "get gotten".
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@Slaktus @LewieP @mikeBithell @KestrelPi @S0phieH Yeah, it's naturally, and friendly, and I benefit by it. But I don't want it to increase.
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@LewieP @Slaktus @mikeBithell @KestrelPi @S0phieH this is very true. I'm aware, with eg Wild Rumpus we show our friends games lots.
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@smestorp @LewieP @Slaktus @mikeBithell @KestrelPi that kind of selection process is pretty much the worst for unconscious prejudice, too.
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@mtrc @smestorp @Slaktus @LewieP @mikeBithell @KestrelPi @S0phieH Right now, I care more about my games making giving me a name than money.
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@raiganburns It's more about being far away, or on a different vertical level. Dark Vision is the cheatmode for stealth.
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@smestorp @KestrelPi I'm slowly moving towards stressing more about money than free time... Wonder my opinion in 6 months time.
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@severalbees "Your Game is mud"
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@realnoyb when did Kill Screen become so rubbish?
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@HilariousCow You type in the details, then you drag files over. It's okay. You'll manage it.
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Academia has met the game jam and applications should be no more than 3 pages in total in ACM Extended Abstract format exertiongameslab.org/workshops-events/chi-2013-game-jam
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Hurried to a dentist appoinent I was running late for - they're not open. Let's wait in the rain for a little while, then.
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Just saw someone who looks just like Boyfriend from Boyfriend Maker.
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@pippinbarr @nachimir @doougle @smestorp I keep forgetting. Or, maybe more prominently, I don't wake up in time to play before work.
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RT @krishgm: The Work Programme's success rate of 3.53% is worse than the projection for if they had done nothing.
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@rclarke Which story?
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@benthorizon aw, what, I was told it was too early! (but now I'm listening anyway)
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@rclarke That is a real thing, not previously announced on RPS? How's it non-news? (and I thrill to the idea that Cactus is traffic bait)
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@terrycavanagh The term that comes to mind is "least-worst".
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@terrycavanagh hm, fair enough! SVN always felt half-broken to me (versus Git, which half the time feels like I've broken it).
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@terrycavanagh possibly there's some psychological self-blaming trick Linus pulled off there...
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@asponge they keep talking over the instructions!
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@indieasf__k @terrycavanagh haha, no. I use it daily and am pretty proficient, but it's massively complex and unintuitive.
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@indieasf__k @terrycavanagh I mean, eg, I am well aware of what a "detached HEAD" is, and the implications of it, but fuck explaining it.
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@indieasf__k I mean, I agree: that feels Right. It's why I said "least-worst" originally.
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@patrickashe payment on time spent
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@st33d If it were me, I would just put it on my server. There's file locker services... or even just hosted on Github's Sites feature?
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@LewieP How irritating! I've been playing in arcade mode. @terrycavanagh : seem to default to that in the Mac version?
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@terrycavanagh @LewieP This was downloaded before 6pm, so it's entirely possible you did!
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It honestly didn't occur to me that she was a programmer or that that was her game #1reasonwhy
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@S0phieH Where are the new Flash portals?
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@mikeBithell @S0phieH If you can make enough from your first game to fund development of your second, you're leading a charmed life.
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@jennatar @number108 I was literally about to suggest just that.
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@haikus_by_KN Oh hey! So my friend who does HCI research says I should do that CHI gamejam in April. Could I crash round yours?
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@ammonite well? Is it?
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@haikus_by_KN I will let you know if my application is successful.
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@LineHollis @haikus_by_KN yeah! I mocked it yesterday, but now find myself wanting to go exertiongameslab.org/workshops-events/chi-2013-game-jam
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RT @eaton: @codinghorror @KuraFire Not to be a dick, but entitlement and privilege tend to be boring issues to middle-aged american whit ...
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Google Drive insisting on syncing to a folder called "Google Drive" is terrible (it's okay, I've tricked it)
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And Visual Studio (newly installed) is ... pretty? It's got a lot of things in it. I've been told it's useful. Help.
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@jennatar Jenn, you're amazing. I'm saying this because I said it elsewhere, and I figured you needed it more than that blog comment section
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@jennatar Well, they're wrong. Also sensibleerection.com/entry.php/87448
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@jennatar It's a communal blog with occasional porn on it. I've been a member since I was like 15...
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@jennatar It was a fun series! You should finish it. (I want to tell you stories about SE some time)
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@jennatar @brandonnn I had no memory, but yeah, it did! sensibleerection.com/entry.php/20223 (though I do remember vahid & housewares)
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@jennatar @brandonnn SE is amazing. The owner abandoned it years ago, but people still visit. I keep expecting to find it gone forever.
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@BinaryTweedDeej @LewieP I'd change the tax structure so that it's more financially sane to drink in pubs.
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@LewieP That's a terrible idea (financially). Game dev is hit driven, so capping your revenue for any one game massively reduces your upside
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@Slaktus @BRKeogh @patriciaxh It's useful to me. Or at least, interesting to me. This is a pretty common attitude of devs to criticism.
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@Slaktus @BRKeogh @patriciaxh Devs want objective breakdowns, actionable insights.But criticism is about getting good at appreciating things
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@Slaktus @BRKeogh @patriciaxh No, fandom is (to be circular) uncritical. Maybe I'm confusing criticism with those little plaques in museums.
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@Slaktus @BRKeogh @patriciaxh That just saying that you want design criticism, not art or technical criticism.
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I faved a tweet that linked to this, but I can't remember doing it. terriblelinuxwallpaper.tumblr.com/
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Last night @jennatar posted her Kill Screen essay. infinitelives.net/downloards/all_the_spaces.pdf It's one of my favorite pieces of writing, you should read it.
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Don't introduce things, then say they need no introduction. Also, the concept of social media does indeed need no introduction.
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This advice courtesy of a spam email entitled "Can Social Media Help Your Job Hunt?"
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"Creating Your Christmas CV" v21.tumblr.com/post/36737218426/can-social-media-help-your-job-hunt
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@steishere @asponge If we're going to not do things out of fear that people will be stupid about them, we might as well pack up now.
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I know 3 people who have worn wigs for work purposes?
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Oculus Rift ships March/April 2013. Fair enough!
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@steishere @asponge I mean, yes, all those things do sound terrible. But adding rape is still the right thing to do for the game.
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@steishere @asponge As Alice's disclaimer says, based on current marketing etc etc. & yes, mechanically it has to work. But : yes.
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@steishere @asponge They've said they want to explore the ramifications of the prison-industrial complex.
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@steishere @asponge That's really hard to do, but once you've started doing it, you do it a disservice not to see it through.
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@jennatar I like to use the kitchen counter as a standing desk, because if I want a sandwich I don't have to go anywhere.
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@jennatar So that SE thread now has a great discussion of depression and vidyagames sensibleerection.com/entry.php/87448
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RT @LineHollis: Agreeing with things no longer satisfies me! I am now driven to seek out more and more irritating ideas to get the same high
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@steishere @asponge honestly don't know! (but I thought it was just Chris and Mark now, with contracted art & music? not that that matters)
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@Nele_St Got a friend who'd be interested in this! Have passed it on.
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@edclef More iOS like than Xbox like msdn.microsoft.com/en-GB/library/windows/apps/br230836.aspx
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@rubzo Hey! You heard "begin" right! I always hear it as "again"
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Barkley 2 Kickstarter has launched! kickstarter.com/projects/talesofgames/barkley-2-an-rpg-sequel-to-barkley-shut-up-and-jam
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@rubzo Also "Hexcellent"
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@mikeBithell @S0phieH would it be better if it was good?
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Oh, yeah, add me on Steam if you like. It's Super Hexagon time. I'm v21
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@hannahnicklin been loving your Big Board updates. But not as much as that guy's blog post. Pretty much the perfect thing to hear.
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"There are fewer men not in leadership than there are women - do we interpret this to show that men are restricted?"
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@Nele_St To follow up: she is indeed interested, but not on Twitter. DM me your number and I'll put you in touch.
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Excellent Google Alert false alarm : "Shively mayor's custard no longer packs a punch (w/ recipe)" courier-journal.com/article/20121128/ZONE08/311280043/Shively-mayor-s-custard-no-longer-packs-punch-w-recipe-?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7C%7Cp
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@jennatar You're coming to London! Oh man, that's great!
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This is a devastating article. unwinnable.com/2012/11/29/allow-natural-death/
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"We’re not just Road Rebels, we’re also Game Development Rebels. We’re ready to change how games are made. " <screenshot of Unity>
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Actually, I take that back. They're actually open-sourcing the game. Go them!
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@Carachan1 @jennatar I was a mess.
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@smestorp boo!
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@HilariousCow yeah, that can happen. It's okay. You know what you're talking about. That's the most important thing.
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@CharlesYarnold @Norro21 Where have you seen men only events?
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RT @asponge: I'm configured for .gif because my eyes lack the bandwidth for real-time processing of 24-bit .jpg or 32-bit .png. Bitmap s ...
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@asponge 2013 will be the year of APNG in the browser.
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Gotta monetize that shit, man.
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Don't care that THQ aren't indie. I mean, were/are Humble indie? After $5 million VC funding? Shame about the Steam keys thing, though.
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@KommanderKlobb @Dick_Hogg Is that like a vertical slice, plus all the other work you have to do that make a fucking vertical slice?
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Right, THIS is the future of 3D printing I've been talking about wired.com/design/2012/11/staples-goes-3-d/
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So here's my continuing hope for Humble -- they become a serious rival to Steam. I don't know if this is a step towards that.
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@HilariousCow dude! I'm not even there!
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@samuelthomson home printing is great. I hope it flourishes a long time. But it doesn't make sense practically for normal people.
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@Choplogik metacognitive self reflection ... or metacognitive self DECEPTION?
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@samuelthomson I just don't need stuff very often.
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@dong1225 oh no! I'm also in that direction!
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@edclef @martinhollis @terrycavanagh @increpare @jasperbyrne I've thought that for a while, but never actually needed any.
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@martinhollis @edclef @terrycavanagh @increpare @jasperbyrne naww, superglue's cool, you can close wounds with it.
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@severalbees no! That's a great idea.
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@Nele_St Yeah, forwarded it on to Annelies. She should be in touch soon!
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@dong1225 Thank you! That's great to hear.
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@andrewbrophy It means the best time one of your friends on GameCenter has got.
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@dollarone A monopoly isn't good for anyone.
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@Carachan1 fuck yes
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Another day, another post killing it on Nightmare Mode nightmaremode.net/2012/11/romeros-wives-23746/
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@dollarone Going off track : you know Monopoly was a game designed to persuade people monopolies were bad? Best persuasive game ever.
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@Carachan1 Fuck yes your piece on Nightmare Mode. Gave me shivers.
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Last day today--- !!!
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@Slaktus @HilariousCow Here's the best games criticism I've read recently nightmaremode.net/2012/11/childhood-women-and-heterosexuality-a-critique-of-mother-23310/
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Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 42nd day of The Aftermath in the YOLD 3178
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NO STEAM NO SALE
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@fastramdesign That's the magic of the internet, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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@BernieDeKoven 'minds me of Keita Takahashi's talk on the Nobel Peace Prize venuspatrol.com/2012/11/venus-patrol-presents-spreading-love-peace-through-games-with-keita-takahashi/
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@patrickashe Also, long video installations suck in museums. But at least museums have some clue about those.
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@patrickashe so WR some day wants to do a gallery with videogames in. Hard problem.
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I like lore, I like excessive world-building, I liked Accelerando for the stupid new tech. I would enjoy reading fictional encyclopaedias.
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@martinhollis @ammonite Is this not basically a paparazzi game?
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@jonty What was your kittenframe screen?
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@hannahnicklin Oh, I dread that. I'm making a game where... it's a musical garden? In a postapocalyptic jungle? And you write these letters?
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@hannahnicklin I've always liked @Pentadact's advice on this for games, though pentadact.com/2012-03-17-gdc-talk-how-to-explain-your-game-to-an-asshole/
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@CultureRamp @Slaktus I don't even want to. I like all this shit! I like this detail. It's not even good, but it makes me happy.
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@ammonite even less serious idea for a treasure hunt where people make rubbings of RFID tags.
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@smestorp @terrycavanagh @mooonmagic @pietepiet CUBES, for me. A Bastard was from the GDC Pirate Kart (maybe counts?)
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All these lovely displays... all the way in America... adafruit.com/category/63
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But on the plus side, I have both an excuse and a order for a Raspberry Pi.
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@SamwGardner @simonv3 2013 will be the year of Linux on the desktop.
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@smestorp Pop up saying "This puzzle is out of order right now. Please visit some other time."
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RT @asponge: Digital Leisure Announces Partnership With Ikea To Bring Dragon's Lair To Billy Shelving System. "FUCK" comments Ikea CEO M ...
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Look what @Gillespionage made me!