Tweets from 2013/11
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@aphyr for Jane Austen videogame experiences, I recommend instead Versu.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kitrichardsonuk @sashagoblin @edsaperia oh, I guess I should finally actually buy a ticket for this!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@partydogge I am aware you are probably REALLY TIRED of ecommerce solutions, but my friend @xShrewsbury just launched sellscript.netPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite @severalbees She's a real hero.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @r4v5 @henkboom I agree Diamond Age is much better, but disagree that reading Snow Crash is a pre-requisite.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kezamacdonald @philippawarr @higgyC There's a great bit in Constellation Games where he talks about a persistent Civ-like...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kezamacdonald @philippawarr @higgyC you make your town perfect, and it will stay that way til you return, and it simulates time's damagePermalink Look on archive.org
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@kezamacdonald @philippawarr @higgyC shorter: it might be alive, it might be dead, but it definitely doesn't have fleas til you boot it upPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @r4v5 @henkboom hmmm! I see the argument, but I'd already absorbed most of it's ideas via other people by the time I read it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"The second thing is how profoundly resistant to change or growth [programming] is, and apparently has always been." exple.tive.org/blarg/2013/10/22/citation-needed/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP That was a problem, but the technical fuckups (largely) not on their end seemed to be worse.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @zarawesome: a hilarious decrying of moore's law by Microsoft's james mickens usenix.org/system/files/1309_14-17_mickens.pdfPermalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP was done in a bit of a slimy way, but krae_man's point seems fair.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 That's okay! There's a plugin system that'll fix that!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 It's a good thing women were given womanly wiles to use to compensate.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Kleij calls it “property as as service.”"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@geekessays ... fuck, you've just reminded me I have STILL never been there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@cactusquid You seen this tattoo? 365pictureswithsexualcontent.tumblr.com/post/62235313525/do-you-like-hurting-other-peoplePermalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @KommanderKlobb: Haha weird/amazing: get home, turn on the radio & hear the amazing Tycho track I've been listening to all day for a coo…Permalink Look on archive.org
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HALLOWEEN USERNAMES WIN AGAIN!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Ryan1729 @steveklabnik I really wish I'd seen this tweet this morning, before I spent my own money returning an item without their label.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I don't know if it's work, but it's certainly beautiful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @christinelove Wild Rumpus has been talking about putting games inside tents for years.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@m_kopas whoa, your hair looks great in yr profile pic!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr shit, now I'm REALLY sorry I am missing it. We could have been frog twins!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 that's not a pleasurable conversation with someone who is always putting themselves down, is maybe a large part of it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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The high pitched dull clatter of someone else's phone hitting the pavement.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I had a burrito earlier, but I'm still sad I'll arrive home late enough to miss the fried chicken shops.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Petition to let fried chicken shops stay open til 5 am.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@seniath happy birthday! So sorry to have missed it!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Wish I'd asked @amandapalmer to do her cover of The Replacements' Androgynous when I saw her in Edinburgh a few years ago.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlanZucconi never? That sounds wonderful. There's about 7 at the end of my road, and I reckon they'll all be closed when I get back.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs it feels like it's a license issue, if only because Friday/Saturday nights there seems to be a fairly predictable close at 3.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs and I am pretty certain this is the case up in Edinburgh, so assume similar things apply down here.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs also, I basically don't care, just that I want fried chicken when I get off this bus. And fear I won't get it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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No chicken, but I'm getting a kebab. The shutters are down on the shop. Is this a lockin?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs it has turned out okay!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs alas, all I could get was this unpleasantly, unnecessarily spicy doner kebab.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mareodomo you need shoes to buy shoesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe You have a projector?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe well then, that's interesting! *revises budget for the next Wild Rumpus*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry ah! Beautiful!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr The Replacements. Let It Be is a good place to start.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow I so wish I could suppress that error.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP ewww! I hope they don't make a client. What for?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP Yeah, I get that. But I don't see what functionality would be worth the costs of developing one.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP Or, I guess I mean -- I actively dislike most of the features in the Steam client. And why make one unless you have something new?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP Automated updates make sense, yeah. But duplicating the Steam client is hard and expensive, and everyone will still just use Steam.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP @HilariousCow If I were them, I would make in-game update checker library code, and let devs integrate it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @emshort: Are there enough IF folks to do a meet up group in Oxford? Or London for that matter?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@emshort I know a few folks with an interest in Twine stuff (including me) from running Twine Tasting. Also, eg @betterthemask.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @xShrewsbury @LewieP Ah, the gentle chime of trophy notifications as you stroll the hills of Proteus...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@totalcurtis I'm still fine. Apparently videogames prepares you better for drinking than booze?Permalink Look on archive.org
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What's good music for trying to do some coding for going to Singapore tomorrow, in enough time to also go to the pub tonight?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry If you want a project, here's a sandwich for you: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2010/apr/07/how-to-make-shooters-sandwichPermalink Look on archive.org
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@annashipman well, especially if you don't salt the hash.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier @Aliceofthedead oh, that's beautiful! Good tattoo choices!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh Someone once threw an onion at me from a passing car. This your home now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh (The best revenge is, of course, eating the orange)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh, fuck fuck fuck fuckPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @brandonnn my passport expires in 5 months and 22 days, but you need 6 months validity to enter Singapore.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @brandonnn (I was supposed to be on a flight to Singapore at 10am tomorrow)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar Neither had I until online checkin told me off.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @Carachan1 @brandonnn Well, the first hurdle is being allowed on the plane (also, that would be 24 hours of pointless air travel)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb yep. AM flight, so no time for that. :<Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 Enjoy this song about a painful breakup, played by both halves of it on national TV youtube.com/watch?v=8LLJgPtOUTcPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 That's probably the right way to approach it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Yeah, seems like the best bet. Going on a trip now to have paper copies of things to wave at people...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I have checked in. Fingers crossed for the other end...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RWHBray thanks!Permalink Look on archive.org
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This article on Beyond : Two Souls gave me unexpected respect for David Cage playersdelight.blogspot.ca/2013/10/beyond-two-souls-most-unique-feature-is.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@joehalliwell crystal warrior ke$ha is great! Her best piece imho is Ultra Business Tycoon III, you should play that if you haven't already.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar @SELFISH_PHIL I did some of that this morning. It worked okay! Then I answered an email and took an international phone call.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis luckily I've managed to check in, so I have hope (and a number of someone in Singapore who can argue my case with authorities)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis at the very least I'm flying to Singapore. Let's just hope the trip is longer than a few hours.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @martinhollis it's weird being able to detect the tone of various generators, without any chance of knowing the creators.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis this is my hair (you'll notice I decided to put on a shirt at least)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis punching custard at the Singapore Science Fair as part of Games Expo East Kent. Strange world.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth wish I'd noticed in time to do that...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Singapore entry nervousness update! I am now in Singapore, on the other side of the immigration desk.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I have got S$100 out of a vending machine. I have no idea how much money that is. I like to prepare thoroughly for trips.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, there were some free tourist maps in the place I am waiting for my bag, so now I know how to get to my hotel.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh, and Singapore Airlines is pleasingly old-fashioned. Lots of booze and (if I had a US adaptor) plug sockets by the seats. Thumbs up!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlanZucconi @asponge for 3/4 switch inputs, the easiest way is to take apart a cheap generic controller and solder onto it. Thx @Sosowski !Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @emshort @betterthemask @WhisperBat (well, more like every second or third Wednesday. They should be more regular)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Arndreth oh wow, this is the laziest way to learn vital info while travelling. Thanks!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge thanks! I think I did all the necessary eating before I left. Though I did leave you some washing up...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge I will be back really quite early in the morning on Wednesday. Not today, in a weeks time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @asponge I mean, not more than I usually leave around the place.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is a fancy hotel, but they only give you 1 MB of Internet a day. You can pay to upgrade to the Premium package, though - that's 8 MB.Permalink Look on archive.org
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When, after logging in, they redirected me to their image-heavy homepage, I got a bit mad.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@robertpeacock22 @oceanpark I just tricked mplayer into interpreting random binary junk as a video...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlanZucconi @asponge super curious as to what the hell it actually is! Looking forward to seeing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @asponge @Carachan1 @richmetson @terrycavanagh anyway, YES. I emailed him last night, just after sending that other email.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_gods17_ ahhh you're on Twitter, ahhhhPermalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths haha, really? I knew Martin was getting an appearance...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge you did it! Fan-fucking-tastic. Yes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge ach. I can see that. I'm sure the thing itself was great, though!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths I got one of those on Singapore national TV news the other day.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe why use a mug? Drink straight from the teapot/cafeteiere!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@glassarmy but it helps engage you, right? Russell Group universities are all about engagement.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe I was mulling over making a run of Punch The Custard sets. Should I?Permalink Look on archive.org
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My amazingly talented friend @kitrichardsonuk has just released her latest single. Go here: coolforcatsrecords.bandcamp.com/track/all-heart-no-brainsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Look at this! It's called snakefruit. It's not entirely pleasant to eat, but it has amazing skin.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe it seems like a fun thing to make, y'know? And it'd be good to officially release Punch The Custard, a good ending for it's runPermalink Look on archive.org
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@docky I don't see what's wrong with the game existing also on forums and FAQs. It's a powerful feeling.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 I haven't actually had one out here, but I have shoved wires into them for Makey Makey demos.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 but yeah - like kiwi fruit without the excitement.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ThatsWhatUGets @failnaut on the other hand, it's amazing the favours people will do you if you're asking to be taught how to do it yourselfPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SeeBeeWhitman @theMaTX I think: success is arbitrary and super situational. But there's a base level of competency that's useful to learn.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SeeBeeWhitman @theMaTX I also see marketing as a creative act, and think it is, or should be, as fan as devving to do.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Really quite glad I have been away from the Internet the last week while catching the tail end of the indie drama weather.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Which isn't to say I don't care, but.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mugathur if you've got a camera that goes onto the entire window, it'll know what resolution it's at (which will be the game res)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mugathur if not, it'll know what proportion of the window it's hitting, and you can adjust. There's almost certainly a better way...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb I really care about the things that these kerfluffles are actually conversations about. But.Permalink Look on archive.org
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The view from the apartment balcony.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @nachimir: @edclef @Slaktus @caterwail @BurningNorth I couldn't fit my response to this into tweets: http://t.co/tjhz3HdJ5mPermalink Look on archive.org
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@BurningNorth well, fuck. Am I on the boat right now? I'm honestly not sure.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I've always said: given the choice between working in games and making no money and working long hours, or not, I'll go with not.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm currently working in games, but I'm glad my skills make sense if I decide to not.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP aw, fuck. So sorry to hear that. At least you can have lie-ins on Saturday mornings now...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir more waxy than meaty, and there's 3 segments with stones within, but: yep.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus I've not eaten any durian while I've been here. But I've smelt it pretty frequently. Not as bad as people say!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlanZucconi I could, have, and will again. Big distinction between doing craft you enjoy, and working on projects that interest you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlanZucconi I'd rather have the craft than the subject matter. Does that count as creativity? Usually it doesn't seem to.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlanZucconi refactoring web app backend code would satisfy me in that way, but you wouldn't call it creative...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@coolpowers someone asked me the other day if people stayed in indie games, or if there was constant churn as they burn out or get bored.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus I have not had fish head curry, but I was recommended it. I had fish head soup at the hawker center near work the other night, tho.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus it was very tasty!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pozorvlak @elmyra you're wrong.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tomscott @jamesgrime @standupmaths @BellaKirk wait, the Pembury has bar billiards?! I do not go there enough!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus excellent and super cheap! (or decidedly average and expensive, if circumstances compel you)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus the rest... not so terrible, really. I wouldn't want to move here, but.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus well, yes. Though I don't stop being white just because I'm largely surrounded by white people.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I retweeted that HORSE MASTER review before reading it, because I was pretty sure It would be great. It's better than that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Slaktus yeah, I got that. And agree. Does that mean it's not a good place to live? This stuff happens regardless.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir you should do a follow-up talk, filled with anguish.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang I recently ended an "inspiring, creative" talk with the words: "this is really great! You should definitely do it if you can..Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang ..find a way to get paid for it"Permalink Look on archive.org
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It's a disgrace how transferable the skills it takes to restart a game shown on a BBC Basic and a Raspberry Pi are.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Thirty years, and computers have only got less reliable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang you could probably do it now, if you stopped calling yourself a game designer and started calling yourself an artist.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang you'd have to drop some handy tropes, but the core of the work could stay pretty much intact.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN one thing I have narrowly avoided having. Maybe that's lunch!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mareodomo there's a game you might enjoy called Listelance. (Not a videogame)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees that.. sounds a lot better than the alternative. I think I'm going to try to spend a month not using the word "gentrification".Permalink Look on archive.org
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What music should I download on Spotify for this 14 hour flight? I want stuff that rewards attention and keeps me awake.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Back in London. Goodbye Singapore! You had good food.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steishere I'm on a train back from the airport, and was just admiring the beautiful light at this time of day.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RWHBray ha. We ran out of filters, so I made coffee by just pouring all but the dregs to a cup, then all but the dregs to another.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef But I make util files because I can cut and paste them into my next project! If not for that, I'd just put utils locally.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef This may also have something to do with working with a closed source engine.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @failnaut On the other hand - it's pretty hard to make money running events. Which isn't to say all of this is justified, but..Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe BoA was £40 at the top end. Conway Hall is, I'm pretty sure, more expensive to hire than the Stubnitz, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @failnaut I liked No Show Conf's sponsorship program, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe if you find a cheap warehouse with good transport links, and good potential for AV setup, please please tell me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe oh, and toilets. And probably heating, if it's in the winter. But seriously, let me know, we need it for Wild Rumpus.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @failnaut No, Game Space will have a capacity of about 50, this would be 10x the size. Also, one-day vs 12-month rental.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @failnaut Though, if they could be at the same place, that would make a lot of things a lot easier.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths "lean in"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@glassarmy Oh man, I remember SPSS.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@glassarmy And when I say remember, I mean remember not enjoying using it, but not much beyond that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lingmops but like, for a film so explicitly about giant robots and monsters fighting, it has a lot of well-developed characters.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow "syntactically legitimate" yep, that's a rabbithole alright.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ColinNorthway They should charge for "x Dismiss"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @retroremakes @Jonathan_Blow on the one hand, 27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk834dCRFn1qc45nxo1_500.jpg. on the other, it's a shitty solution to systemic problems.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry London, Austria, San Francisco, Copenhagen, Malmo, Berlin, Roskilde, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Singapore.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry pop muzik. Is it bad I had to look some up in my calendar to remember them?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @nachimir: Bikeshed the planet.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry Oh, hey, also I want to gossip vaguely with you: just spend a week with people who run (retro) games events for a living.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@xra awww, great work. been thinking about this myself, though I've not properly applied myself.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox It's like, you're sitting there, slacking off, and suddenly your game gets better!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr Moss of AuraPermalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox whoa! Good work! Lovely textures.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@infovore @severalbees I like 32 Long for the possibility that someone would get expelled for putting on/losing weight.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@infovore @severalbees Or a member who always wears his trousers a bit high, Simon Cowell style.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef @zombywuf So glad I only made that one really bad hiring call when I was picking my replacement.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle I bet @Dick_Hogg would love these.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @betterthemask @seniath @philippawarr @asponge was thinking the Carpenter's Arms, maybe? Or Actual Shoreditch, if you like.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr sad face. Are you a Dancer, are you tempted by Dancing tomorrow?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @seniath whenever works for you, from your Other Shoreditch thing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @seniath or, if it's easier to not make decisions, 7:30Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 it's beautiful!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 that you may or may not be better shifting to another community where there's more mainstream recognition and money?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I mean, you don't have to, and I'm glad "indie games" includes things that aren't indie and aren't games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 ching ching, gotta get your cash cash money dollarPermalink Look on archive.org
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Carpenter's Arms in about half an hour.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@seniath @D_Nye_Griffiths no, afraid we just left :(Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I want more glitch fashion, but it is expensivePermalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr it's not even abandoned - but look up some photos of Haw Par Villa/Tiger Balm GardensPermalink Look on archive.org
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@simonv3 I mean, you could also just take a picture of them, for much the same effect.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Of COURSE Cory Doctorow has a Flickr photo set of Haw Par Villa.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@zunguzungu I can recommend the @AidanJohnMoffat song of the same name to you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@zunguzungu Also: can you think of any swears which are stronger in the British vernacular than in the American?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @smestorp: ok look when "emergent" interactions occur they're part of the possibility space the designer set up, not magic out of nowher…Permalink Look on archive.org
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I really enjoy that there's Sealab 2021 series 1 and 2 in space governmentattic.org/docs/ISS_Media_2008.pdfPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 *snigger*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@emshort when were you coming to London? (I am organizing the next Twine Tasting)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Having a ponder for things to show at Bees In A Tin... manyandvaried.org.uk/bees_in_a_tin_-_call_for_stuff/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@c_hedborg I met a donkey called George and a donkey called Dunstan today.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlanZucconi who knows?!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Not at #Practice2013, but Twitter tells me @emshort is talking so I'll say his again: I want Versu erotica!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Though Practice looks great, and I'm a bit sad I'm not there hanging out for it. Hello @bfod, @tigershungry, @radiatoryang, @smestorp etc!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Radstronomical ooooh, that's some good highlighting, we're going to be using that for something upcoming.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Radstronomical a way of dividing between the character and the player.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees @tigershungry oh, wow, I thought that tweet was taking you a while, now I see why.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge worse to come, I'm afraid.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge Also, Gordon McIntyre doesn't have a beard.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge although he does have a calculator watch (or did, when I interviewed him a few years back)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 do you have fillings? don't eat tinfoil if you have fillings.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@keefstuart The South Park Chef Aid album.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@glassarmy I like that they just threw up their hands at finding a fifth. Just... wearing it? Holding a bag maybe?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pozorvlak FWIW, Mark Kermode recommends it in 3D.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr it's a fun phase that lots of game designers go through!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@badmachinery there's a stray "They're switchin' the track" in today's comic.Permalink Look on archive.org
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How Anonymous Submissions Affected Gender Balance at our Conference annashipman.co.uk/jfdi/how-anonymity-affected-gender-balance.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@vorrintal @HilariousCow It's painful technologically. I know OF has a package to help with it, but most platforms don't.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vorrintal @HilariousCow OpenFrameworks. I think you have to give up a lot of the high-level abstractions to deal with multiple mice :<Permalink Look on archive.org
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I basically look like Dr Venture.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang ooooh, that Larp sounds fantastic, I read about it before. Much recommendations for the "Nordic Larp" book.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @radiatoryang No idea -- I bought it when it came out :P. We should actually loan each other books, huh?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steveklabnik The bit that feels hard to me is that private and public spaces are weirder online.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steveklabnik Or, I guess, there needs to be more private spaces to discuss these things.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 Oh, yes, I was thinking this yesterday! Could you make a game engine that uses HSV internally everywhere but a final shader?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 All shader languages feel like basically the same language to me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@phototropy I've heard great things; let's do it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@phototropy pretty free - can do any weekday morning in the foreseeable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees Is the battery removable?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees Not easily, but kinda, then. Maybe a man at a shop can help you, if you really need the stuff you're losing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees (I would assume the connector bit is broken, so if you can charge a battery and then transplant it, you'd be fine?)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees And when I say fine, I mean "until the battery runs out again", but hopefully that's long enough to backup the next time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@heawood Yes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@heawood Not that I try to dither, but, still: yes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@adventuresofrob Saw The Illusionist (the animated film) in the Cameo in Edinburgh. At one point the characters enter the Cameo...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@adventuresofrob Infuriatingly, they were showing the film in the smaller side screen, so the characters never got to the room we were in.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@adventuresofrob I don't know if other people did, but I totally was.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@c_hedborg what if they're also more accomplished?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steveklabnik aye, I agree. But I think a lot of criticism is intended internally and then leaks.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steveklabnik which it's worth making people aware of the consequences of, of course.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Who wants to come live with me and @asponge in trendy Stepney Green? Joe is leaving us, so we need a replacement flatmate.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @Brendy_C @EdStern Oh, I just discovered that there are stories in this collection I haven't read yet. So happy now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Two stories about tattoos hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/finnemc/Ms._Finnemore_HRSB_webste/Short_Story_12_AC_files/Skin%20-%20Roald%20Dahl.pdf en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Clovis/The_BackgroundPermalink Look on archive.org
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Having a video editor and screen-capture software is useful for doing movement and animation code.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dustinfreeman Nah, the video editor, just useful for smooth slow-mo, stepping, cropping, playing things in reverse, etc.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dustinfreeman you can do most of this with VLC, but not all.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dustinfreeman well, coming at the problem as a programmer, the whole game looks like code to me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@torahhorse wait. Are you not covered in it because it's a great insulator of heat, or because it's a great insulator of electricity?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 you should request a review capeletPermalink Look on archive.org
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@christinelove @mcclure111 it's a shame they've not released the server code, only the client, then.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@christinelove @mcclure111 they said it was to help make sense of how the art dump functions... IdkPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe remember that zine we were gonna make? Wanna make it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths look at those ice blue eyes!Permalink Look on archive.org
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No point trying to teach a thing via the medium of games unless you think that thing is interesting for it's own sake to start with.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Like, Kerbal Space Program is outcharting CoD, and it is literally just the most-obvious videogame embodiment of "Spaceflight is Cool".Permalink Look on archive.org
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Imagine how shit KSP would be if it tried to convince you that space was cool instead of taking it as a basic premise.Permalink Look on archive.org
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See also: pretty much all science programming on the TV.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe yes, these were going to be. Although also digitally designed and distributed as a pdf, so, no?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whatisian online tabletop site + Skype. Chop chop!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef I guess I'm saying a big part of it comes down to the attitude you approach with.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe but, I mean, people use words to mean all sorts of things these days.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @jonbro code is useful for more things than being directly reused.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @jonbro for instance gamercamp.ca/games/a-fishing-game-with-actual-water-francis-sheridan-pare-2013/ was apparently made easier to code by seeing how I made Punch the Custard. :D !Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whatisian yeah! There's a couple out there. Never used them myself, but mean to for prototyping some day. Eg roll20.net/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef aww, you missed the punPermalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef go get him! I hope you've a reliable launcher prepped...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe zero fearPermalink Look on archive.org
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@PeteOlympian remember being on a 3210, and really fucking cherishing those kind of texts?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @edclef well. "foster" is a weird word. you can try to design a interesting game that people want to play, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @edclef I think my point comes down to ... having faith that what your game is about is interesting in itself.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @edclef which can be come through to the player in myriad ways. This I think is the core of awfulness in "make learning FUN!"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang i am having the irritating response of wanting to show you lots of board games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang tbf, the ones I really like take about 3 minutes to explain, 15 to play a round, and can be played with improvised pieces.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RobertVinluan Some favorites (most of which I know under house rules/have pirated) : Geschenkt, Love Letter, and so much: Roses & Skulls.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@RobertVinluan Oh, and The Resistance! Longer/more open-ended, but still favorites: Zendo, 1000 Blank Cards.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 "Game Police", a fun game by @v21 and @severalbees. One player points at a thing, the other informs them "Not a game". Repeat.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whatisian @mcclure111 @severalbees I think the game is quite clear- whatever you point at is Not A Game.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 wait, no, don't do that. The only wealthy people in your game would be former bitcoin miners who got left behind.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 don't validate those people.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lingmops hard-wearing, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Nearly had to face the horror of working without music. Luckily I found my emergency emergency headphones.Permalink Look on archive.org
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So now I'm listening to this Murder She Wrote Hot Trance remix youtube.com/watch?v=ftY6fj6XZyU (courtesy of @philippawarr)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @arzE: the rise of the selfy says exactly 1 thing about modern society: people got more camerasPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KeefJudge How did you survive?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I studied evo-psych at university, and consequently still think it's worthwhile and not always racist/sexist. Sorry Internet. :<Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees @patrickashe Yes, I would love that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke newspapers don't pay, and are largely read by people who don't care.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe a weekday evening some time in the next week?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I should either get a job in a real office, or buy fingerless gloves.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@xShrewsbury More like one of these maplin.co.uk/electric-heated-padded-jacket-medium-large-532722Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Alright then: Tuesday.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Watching the ISS live stream (ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream) and listening to electronic music is still an amazing mix.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @compositeredfox But I already have lots of half-finished game jam ideas! I don't need more!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Sudden surprise as I tinkered away with code to find that I had accidentally animation happen for the first time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 yo!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jcoglan but it's just a slightly-wonky autocomplete, and the reputation of being insecure/badly made, not actual security problems.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @playglitch Better than CC -- CC0, which is pretty much public domain (legal bullshit means doing that directly is hard)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@webbedspace @retroremakes I didn't know 2 & 3, and they seem really useful, so - keep it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@webbedspace @retroremakes poweruser request - load this text from a plaintext file in the Twine install, so it's user configurable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GIFmodel does Tumblr not count?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs @nachimir I've made these before. My advice: they're really tasty and you can eat them all week, you should make one.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GIFmodel I think Tumblr can actually accommodate both pimping and designing, in the same way it was possible to make a tasteful MySpace.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GIFmodel Often people take a template, then just change bgs, colours, cursors etc with the theme options. But this is not at all universal.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Still thinking about Space Shiba robopolis.tumblr.com/post/60892813882/lowpoly-space-shiba-for-a-thingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@realnoyb @smestorp I've fucked that up by not keeping track, and eventually realizing there's nothing left to pick as an answer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A while ago, I talked about how I cared more about teaching game design than code, and was reasonably asked what "game design" was made of.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Well, this little deconstructed game/slides from a talk by @jwaaap is part of the answer dropbox.com/s/c0i6jidrvk6r2io/controlconf.rarPermalink Look on archive.org
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What Is Fun Made Of, etcPermalink Look on archive.org
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@pippinbarr well, this fun is specifically The Fun Of Blowing Shit Up. It's satisfying!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier were you trying to do a loop-de-loop?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hyper_linda this is interesting and exciting, especially as I am really unsure what I would suggest for it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hyper_linda to be practical, but not dogmatic about aims. Maybe this stuff dissolves down when faced with the practicalities, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow What if the game is only fun while you're figuring out the model?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Here's @dkanaga giving some insight into how music and games are the same, and mappings between wombflashforest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/music-games-as-shifting-possibility.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @edclef well, also we have pretty good mental models of dice already & how the slot in is "transparent"Permalink Look on archive.org
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4 residencies for game makers (with £2500 attached) down in Margate with GEEK geek2014.co.uk/news-margate-games.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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Non-digital games are cool, research and exploration and prototypes are good outcomes, but on the other hand, it's by the sea in winter.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow sorry, I didn't get that. (but actually, trying to learn through noise isn't much fun either)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow but! if the point of the game isn't to get better but to provide a space, or characters, mystery can be useful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow and randomness is basically cheap mystery.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @HilariousCow Well, even: learning that you have a 16.6% chance of <action success> is different to "Roll a six to start".Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @HilariousCow I don't remember this conversation, so I'm not sure what I'm agreeing to, but : yes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @HilariousCow @edclef hah! Well, one is cc'd here, but I'll send an email with the both of theirs.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr @Kickstarter So glad the Gmail "Promotions" tab exists.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh @seniath @hyper_linda @laurakirsop I can't believe you've been in London for literally weeks and I haven't burgered with you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh @seniath @hyper_linda @laurakirsop arg, I have to Skype about a certain party happening in San Francisco in March. Friday?Permalink Look on archive.org
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OK, Blender, let's do this. I'm sure 3D modelling isn't that hard.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Well, that went well. gyazo.com/3c1c557ee5b708b15ebc1f379dd668dbPermalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox Does custard count? Also @AlanZucconi, endlessly @lucky_frame, @TenyaWanyaTeens exists, etc. @nachimir will know more.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I successfully did a 3D modelling! How somewhat unexpected! vine.co/v/hF52tZ550jrPermalink Look on archive.org
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@thecatamites I like your work, but I'd rather you saw gigs than were always working.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle Whilst I did literally tweet "WINAMP IS DEAD", it's not really dead. It'll keep working until it stops working.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle That said, I used to love Foobar2k (and then I switched to mainly Linux, then mainly Mac, then Win again, but no local music)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle It's not like it's been actively developed for years anyway. What version do you use? The most recent?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@schonstal @doougle I set it up so you could "/" , search term, enter to play. Was nice. But yeah - endlessly tweaky setting it up.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rubzo This always happens to me too. I think maybe our queries are so esoteric, everyone gets intimidated.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @brandonnn: ahhhh, it's so good to see you little guys againPermalink Look on archive.org
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@whatisian @mcclure111 I think iconography is a bad place to try to purge redundant information.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis that's really pretty, thoughPermalink Look on archive.org
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Sunday afternoon I want to play bar billiards at the Pembury. Yes @pkqk @garethbriggs @seniath @philippawarr @severalbees @tomscott @tef ?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ianvisits: The new tube map for 24 hour trains at weekends.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@seniath @garethbriggs @philippawarr @severalbees @tomscott @tef that fits with @pkqk's plans, too. From 6ish, then!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@siobhanthomas I've not, but I've written a similar wrapper in the past, so I'm probably still pretty knowledgeable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Gillespionage: The following tweet is entirely innocentPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Gillespionage: Now look, I'm not trying to cause any trouble or offence here. But I distinctly heard you say the sentence "National Wil…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @edclef @whitingjp Come over and play boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36367/dust-tactics some time. It's best feature is REALLY WANTING rolls to come out.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @edclef @whitingjp Oh, I've never actually played the XWing game. Yomi is not the only flavour, you know.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @edclef @whitingjp The read your opponent sense. Which, I realize now, isn't directly relevant to what you were saying.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm going to do a troll tweet now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Here's an insightful blog post about the struggles indie developers have on the App Store blog.tapdaq.com/post/67579337537/why-indie-developers-cant-win-on-the-app-storePermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 Love your out-of-context retweeting habits <3Permalink Look on archive.org
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@yujily @Bananattack @zarawesome @Dropbox heaven help us if we only get to use things for the things they are intendedPermalink Look on archive.org
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@yujily @Bananattack @zarawesome @Dropbox but also: Dropbox seems to be a useful + popular tool for small-scale hosting of files.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@yujily @Bananattack @zarawesome @Dropbox and I really appreciate the small way it has made it easier to be a maker of things.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite :< ah wellPermalink Look on archive.org
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@kitrichardsonuk Does buying a sofa mean you have a house for that sofa to live in?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kitrichardsonuk I endlessly suck at Facebook. But so many congratulations! So glad you prevailed! :D HOUSEPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @brandonnn: GET HYPE —> RT @doseonetweets: Photo: ComingSoon… http://t.co/IIE93B7wn4Permalink Look on archive.org
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#selfiePermalink Look on archive.org
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@Blackcorn666 Nope, that's 5 minutes ago me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe When I got busted for hacking into that megacorp the other week.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Some beautiful shaders: noctuelles.net/Shader-GalleryPermalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN Yes! Also I can't find my beanie, which makes it worse.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ElectronDance @patrickashe I wish I could anti-fav a tweet.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier @substance2d Shit! I thought you were the one person I could trust not to become a games journalist. OH WELL.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier @substance2d Look, some of my best friends are games journalists. None of them can afford hundred quid wine, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hyper_linda: Fav story told tonight: upon learning to do custom scratch blocks kid puzzled "there must be loads of tiny scratch blocks …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs @patrickashe for that matter, any UK based Nordic Larp...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs @patrickashe bet there's loads of emails, though :(Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier does it require hair? Because I'm not qualified if so.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs @patrickashe first part: complete disagreement. Second part: complete agreement. But I'm intimidated even taking part, tho.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier Ah! My core competencies!Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is an amazing, kind of terrible idea. Tor everything! pogoplug.com/safeplugPermalink Look on archive.org
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@webbedspace you should get in touch with them about that...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@webbedspace bleaaaah. Oh, Javascript.Permalink Look on archive.org
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People should talk about money more often. Here's @BryonyKimmings talking about the lack of money in theatre thebryonykimmings.tumblr.com/post/67660917680/you-show-me-yoursPermalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke @terrycavanagh I wasn't, but I could be. I am also currently about 2 minutes from Lucky Chip, so.Permalink Look on archive.org
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My friend @awesommelier seems to have given up on the booze trade, and decided to become a games journalist instead vinspireuk.com/2013/11/minesweeper-and-pommard-best-drinking.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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#listeningto Mambo No 5, except all the instruments are bike horns rare-basement.tumblr.com/post/67715838738/whatthefuckdidyoulanadelsay-kingofsaigonePermalink Look on archive.org
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@Poxican "it sounds like the song is going to kill you and it’s perfect"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs I hope you were dancing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths You mean the security lock thing? We use them when running WR, if we can find enough locks.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @catburton: Any good #Unity3D freelance devs looking for work? Let me know! I've got a lot of jobs in my inbox that I don't have time to…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SELFISH_PHIL that thing makes me feel poorPermalink Look on archive.org
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@narF_snw bleah, I feel the same way about mine. Last time I modified it, I tried to define a function, but it broke it, so i just C&Ped...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@BuckSexington @philippawarr @rclarke @terrycavanagh I am still up the road, but will be there in < 5 mins.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @terrycavanagh @BuckSexington @philippawarr @rclarke idk why you make the life choices you doPermalink Look on archive.org
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@xShrewsbury @HilariousCow @terrycavanagh @BuckSexington @philippawarr @rclarke Pembury for bar billiards on Sunday from 7?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier and I'm just on my bus home. Great night.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle just being in town is the main value, any passes are a bonus. When I had to buy one, I got the IGS pass.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle gets you into ~60% of the talks you'd enjoy seeing, and more importantly into the expo spaces, for not too much money.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier I hate you and that's amazing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Just read Kissing The Witch by Emma Donoghue. Beautiful beautiful stories, I was surprised at how much I loved it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh, what, this party is fancy dress? Haha, whoops!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Anyway! Off to the dark heart of suburbia.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro but there's a _theme_ - have to come as a pub name. I've bought some grapes, but it's a bit of a weak effort.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This has been a heavier weekend than I anticipated.Permalink Look on archive.org
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But on the plus side, I just bought frozen wontons and cronuts.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nickludlam Rinkoff bakery, in Whitechapel. Think they supply them to a few places around the area, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe oi, answer my email about the zine.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow we should be okay with stupid code. Elegant code doesn't make your game better, and what's important is the game, not the codePermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Me too! This is the main reason I am cautious, because I know my natural impulses are to over-engineer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rusalkamask looking sharp!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Edinburgh people: this event looks great luckyframe.co.uk/tacos/ Tacos, Bluegrass, & VideogamesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@lucky_frame you're welcome to run Punch The Custard, if you like.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @garethbriggs it sums up about 50% of my cooking, to be honestPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe I mean, you really don't have to. BUT I went, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Ignore the conversation, enjoy the work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Yeah, for sure. But, look at it this way: it doesn't have the most interactivity, but it does have the most budget. Enjoy that!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Done!Permalink Look on archive.org
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An example of people actually making a living by making tiny games and putting them on the web for free : usvsth3m.com/post/57145265331/do-you-need-entertainment-then-heres-all-the-usvsth3mPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry gasp! your face! [looks pretty cute in that photo]Permalink Look on archive.org
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@webbedspace Well, clearly what the Twine editor needs is some transcoding libraries! #bloat #whatbloatPermalink Look on archive.org
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@webbedspace what happens if you paste a URL (containing an image) or an image into the main view? Can you make that work, too?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rahulricky I had not noticed that! Thanks for pointing it out.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Yep, all ready to start work! .... oh.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut noirlacsourced.tumblr.com/, then, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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"I suppose I have a vague picture in my mind of a idealised solver, who is a combination of everybody I've loved" theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jan/18/john-graham-araucaria-crosswords-interviewPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Why not? It's often funny, and often insightful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe I would hope editorial decisions wouldn't hinge on keeping on the good side of developers.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe Which isn't to say I am arguing against remembering people are people, and trying to be kind.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe Like, what a monster Ian Bogost is for tweeting this out @ibogost/362615639698984960/photo/1/large -- FB devs are people too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe I wonder if he found writing that fun? I bet he did. The monster.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe I should also point out his quote, from bogost.com/blog/oauth_of_fealty.shtml "deep criticism is weirdly generous, in the sense...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut @patrickashe ... that it provides sustained and earnest attention that most matters don't enjoy."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @failnaut Yeah - it's a hard genre to work in. But it can be a valid one, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mugathur I'm always really wary of using that feature -- it's a bit too magical when you're trying to work out how code works.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mugathur That said, useful to have, just to deal with really stubborn problems.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules Mail them a CD.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules Do they need to be able to download them, or view them? 1) Put a zip file on a server, send them a link 2) Flickr (or similar)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules But really, just mail a CD.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Amazing caverns, basically underneath my feet theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2013/nov/24/crossrail-london-railway-in-pictures?index=1Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules It would take you about half an hour to do. You first tweeted 15 mins ago. You could be almost done by now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules Me? Though, if this computer wasn't clearly about to die I'd swap it for a SSD, but..Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb They come within 80cm of the Northern line at Tottenham Court.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb This article, seriously: theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/23/crossrail-london-east-west-tunnel-railwayPermalink Look on archive.org
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Some amazing Crossrail facts in this article here: theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/23/crossrail-london-east-west-tunnel-railwayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb Oh, and these caverns are basically under Stepney City Farm, which is crazy/great.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pyjamads @KommanderKlobb New railway line.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees sounds basically amazing, though I'm not sure of my travels.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe btw, I'm making baked apples and wonton soup for dinner if you want some.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whatisian That's nice. What is that?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whatisian Whoa, but those shifting horizontal line are sweet.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Me and @patrickashe are compiling a folk games zine RIGHT NOW. So if you have folk games we should know about, send 'em over.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @leighalexander: if you're really forceful about the things you make most people will never really challenge you on them & you can get f…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pyjamads yo! writing up folk games, and I can't remember the variant of the hammer game we played at Roskilde.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pyjamads Do people keep hammering when they're out (and there's more than one nail standing)?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pyjamads Sweet, thanks for that. Difficult to remember the rules, as the other variant I played is pretty different.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pyjamads Also the drinking.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe what is this for?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe I do really enjoy that there are indie scenes in London that I'm not particularly part of.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis "you should never let poets lie to you"Permalink Look on archive.org
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Drinking for indies on the 9th eventbrite.co.uk/e/full-indie-uk-xmas-games-drinks-and-fun-tickets-9518569297Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis the joy and power of holding multiple contradictory views of the world in your head at once.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@severalbees There's a website for that wheresthehashkeyonamac.co.uk/Permalink Look on archive.org
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Suddenly, genuinely, see the point of nuKinect imgur.com/xz3f11k. This is great.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod have you seen the Xbox-sports-games-telling-you-off-for-swearing thing? reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1rhvao/really_xbox_one/ Seems like a thing you'd do.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite you learn something new every day...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@joonturbo already on the list -- though one forthcoming job was to ask if you were cool with us publishing it, so: cheers!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox that sounds pretty nasty, so.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@oysterFAKE @Carachan1 @patrickashe (I mean, like playground games, drinking games, other games passed by oral tradition)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LeehSl @patrickashe That sounds great, actually. Thank you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@brandonnn @doougle @smestorp @patrickashe @KommanderKlobb Yeah! Gonna use @doougle's rules, and then also my completely different variationPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tassosstevens @patrickashe @LeehSl People have asked me this several times since initial tweet. I've not had a great answer. But!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tassosstevens @patrickashe @LeehSl I think I'd say: games learnt via being told about them. I guess this is a pretty paradoxical project.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tassosstevens @LeehSl @patrickashe Ah! I was racking my brains to remember Sangre y Patatas last night.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tassosstevens @LeehSl @patrickashe I think, proving the definition, I had remembered just enough to invent the other half & play.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tassosstevens @LeehSl @patrickashe Awkward question: several games I know via oral tradition and love, but are also commercially available.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tassosstevens @LeehSl @patrickashe The rules I know are actually wrong, but also great. But to republish them is basically piracy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LeehSl @tassosstevens @patrickashe Resistance is on that list. And Roses & Skulls. But Resistance at least has that card full of numbers.Permalink Look on archive.org
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So @severalbees just sent a submission for our folk games zine, and it is like she distilled her childhood, bottled it up and sent it over.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@greenghoulie @JFriedhoff @patrickashe Ach, we're not fussy. Games you can play after someone tells you the rules.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@greenghoulie @JFriedhoff @patrickashe Glee! As many as you can be bothered to write up -- my email is vtwentyone@gmail.comPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @brandonnn: here is a super awesome photo i never got a chance to share of @TenyaWanyaTeens set up in the @mediamolecule offices: http:/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LeehSl @tassosstevens @patrickashe And my time lucid dreaming has generally been focused on flight. Which is an interesting topic itself...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@JamesWallis Deadline - me and @patrickashe will probably put it together the week after next some time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@JamesWallis Word limit -- so far it's all just rules of games and a little commentary/context for them. And as many games as possible.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@JamesWallis Hm, not so much :< more aimed at these are games you can play, and learn, and teach to others later.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang Yup! I am well aware of the precarity of my most marketable skill being proficient with a single company's product.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@joonturbo that seems ... unlikely?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Send us your games! thewildrumpus.co.uk/sendusyourgames The Wild Rumpus is on the prowl again.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@joonturbo but like, of you got a string of LEDs and cut it in half it'd stop working, so.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ashleygwinnell and I was just earlier seeing your new game and adding it to a list of games to check out!Permalink Look on archive.org
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The new Icycle game is so frustrating. Beautiful game, but I can't settle down and enjoy it without also tasting at the shit EA have added.Permalink Look on archive.org
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EA have done their best to ruin Icycle v21.tumblr.com/post/68312610421/was-looking-forward-to-playing-icycle-id-playedPermalink Look on archive.org
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In a way that makes me grateful and appreciative of the efforts other people have went to make the framing and context of their games great.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Google knows me so well, it's spooky gyazo.com/701976d78a9e14cac4e89b7202e2ad9dPermalink Look on archive.org
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"You have ten seconds, but there's so much you want to do" - new Twine from @auntiepixelante auntiepixelante.com/endoftheworldPermalink Look on archive.org
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@andreaszecher only after !really-important, though? And then, of course, !extra-important, !most-important and !even-more-most-importantPermalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier oh wow, you look different. To the point I had to doublecheck it was actually you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Yeaaah, low-poly, slathers-of-AO stylePermalink Look on archive.org
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@paperCaves Not at all! Click through to see details, it's by @DanDaRochaPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro Oh yes, shallow DOF is great too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@flipper02 Poor mushrooms!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP I mean, it'd definitely solve your money problems. But I was not aware that most journalisms took affiliate commissions at all.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @BRKeogh Well if you will choose to live at the literal opposite end of the country. !Permalink Look on archive.org
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@BRKeogh @john_brindle @10rdBen Hello! Yes, you should, let's do that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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There's been a great series of blog posts recently about trying to get paid making theater. Here's @hannahnicklin : hannahnicklin.com/2013/11/towards-hope-new-conversations-carrying-on/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SimoRoth Not just the BBC, too. Do the rounds of the mainstream papers, there's basically none that have Games within Culture.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SimoRoth I see the Guardian's new site takes a step back on the front -- no longer even a link under Culture.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr but just think -- you'll also have turkey to eat. Or maybe you could find someone to cook one for you?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@WordMercenary @SimoRoth Yeah -- talking about their alpha'd site redesign/mobile version -- gyazo.com/855d0dea52022a1a74ad6c84e92a8283Permalink Look on archive.org
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I Can't Believe It's Not Actual HN Headlines gyazo.com/ea28f746f943d78fd338fa3f4e726822Permalink Look on archive.org
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(that from grantslatton.com/hngen/?lookback=3 , via @steveklabnik)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr go pip! We're all rooting for you! Kick it in the balls! Show it who's boss!Permalink Look on archive.org
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The wisdom of doing your weekly food shop pissed.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm admiring the Sainsburys Basics rebrand and making faces at small children.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @patrickashe I find it hard to try outraged, especially knowing their consumer base is pretty knowledgable about these things,Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier wait, you wear two scarves at once?! I mean, I guess if anyone would it'd be you, but...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I like this piece by @Carachan1 about the impossibility of a neutral POV, and how criticism isn't censorship. caraellison.co.uk/commentary/condemnation-iteration/Permalink Look on archive.org
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I want my work to elicit particular feelings. So I use common sense, and then I show it to people and see how they feel and then change it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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When I say I use common sense, I mean I am a talented and experienced designer with good intuitions and it's really difficult and impressivePermalink Look on archive.org
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@lefishy It's not so much speed as power consumption costs vs output.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Mikewhroberts save that for this evening.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lefishy But, it'd cost you more in increased power costs than it would gain you in bitcoins. Unless it replaced an electric heater...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 Your "dry" is other people's "pretty accessible, really".Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ColinNorthway Smart for guessing right. Always measure.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@therussmorris Oh yeah! They're actually on sale now. Planning to get one of those too...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I still hate ladders.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@turnislefthome @paperCaves ooh, that is lovely stuff! Not that I think they're biting, I've worked on a game with the same style before.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Carachan1 @martinhollis Failing to make these ladders work is making me think that Ladders Are Just Difficult.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @Carachan1 It's 3D-ish. Movement is basically in 3D, but with a flat viewpoint and constrained movement.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @Carachan1 Yep! Those too! Actually the NPC stuff is fine.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @Carachan1 oh, yes, swingdoors to come (they'll be frame-by-frame animated, though, so a different kind of problem)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@turnislefthome @paperCaves haha! You've a better eye than me!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lefishy aww, that environment is super crippled, don't do that. (I mean, you can...)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP maybe they just forgot about it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Getting old and lazy and not going back to @Mikewhroberts house for more drinking when I've a perfectly good flat right along the road.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@yujily @Poxican @st33d @terrycavanagh @failnaut @vorrintal @ArchBang85 @zarawesome @Slaktus @Robin_B ooooh, I might pop along...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier I think the worst times in my life have been when facing crippling self doubt in the shower.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier still, the important thing here is that you didn't curl up I to a ball in the shower. That is the worst.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I just caught up on your Vines - that thing is looking incredible!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iamdanw So: for a game to live inside, either Kerbal or Minecraft, depending on if you want to be a NASA engineer or Robinson Crusoe.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iamdanw But then for a single session with a story: Gone Home, KRZ (and the interludes!), Cart Life, Papers Please. All great.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ArchBang85 @vorrintal @yujily @Poxican @st33d @terrycavanagh @failnaut @zarawesome @Slaktus @Robin_B Heading in once I do this washing up!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 Well, all I know is that it's beautiful, not at all what it is, so I both represent your problem and don't have a good solution.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 That said, if I were you I'd make the interactions as straightforward as possible, Panoramical-style.Permalink Look on archive.org
