Tweets from 2014/10
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fun times on "talk" with the crank ghosts and @heather_rPermalink Look on archive.org
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thinking about new social networks from the perspective of what would be maximally hospitable for botsPermalink Look on archive.org
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"Readable variable names are so important" *types "textText.text = text;"* "Yeah, that'll do"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@aliceingameland my grandmother is. It's her first ever music festival.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @hannahnicklin wait, can I get one too?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @hannahnicklin how much is it again?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @hannahnicklin ah, that's fine.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe if you pay the entry fee, I'm all for it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe always an entrant, never a juror.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This looks _great_ theuniverseisasmallhat.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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(if you're in New York and into immersive theatre)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier blonde, ofcPermalink Look on archive.org
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The critical critical importance of doing things that don't seem that important correctly from the start.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe are you kidding, that exchange was amazingPermalink Look on archive.org
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And I thought that bit in 4 Lions was farfetched... theverge.com/2014/10/1/6877269/nervous-chinese-officials-search-pigeon-anuses-for-bombsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@katierosepipkin I want you to know that this tweet feels incredibly inspirational for me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Bravo Gamasutra for showing no sign of regret for publishing an eminently reasonable post when GGers got Intel to pull some ads.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @hellocatfood that's like... 3 things that use 1kg of lego!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @hellocatfood basically, however many things you would buy with £80, you'll have more LEGO than that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @hellocatfood Unless you buy, like, rice, or cous cous, or something.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @hellocatfood That doesn't count.Permalink Look on archive.org
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. @AIMIAvic @aimianational Do you mind? I'm trying to sleep over here.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: By punishing @gamasutra, @intel sends a clear message they oppose women working in games, women writing about games, women …Permalink Look on archive.org
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Criminal waste of good tweet characters there, Twitter, with your URL "shortening". Also, you missed one.Permalink Look on archive.org
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PS : which should I put on these business cards I really am getting made any day now?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@simonv3 right! But I was at the character limit (well, 7 off) with that tweet of 80 visible characters.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kierongillen I went on holiday with friends I've had since before I was in games. One of them thinks GG has some valid points.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Ugh.I'd assumed @intel had dropped the ads like someone holding up their hands & saying they didn't want "drama", butPermalink Look on archive.org
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If you're feeling like you just ate a big ball of stress looking at the GG stuff: me too. Take care of yourself. Maybe give Twitter a break?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@keefstuart it's a print of Winnie-the-Pooh!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ozmills @Jam_sponge Worth noting they have since unfavved those tweets.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: Everything is coming up Boop. instagram.com/p/tpYej8D7wn/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern 0_0Permalink Look on archive.org
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@angusdick not yet! keep going!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Today's Dinosaur Comics speaks to me qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2708Permalink Look on archive.org
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@angusdick @patrickashe the whole sleevefulPermalink Look on archive.org
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@caraellison Cara, don't say that. You are not Dan Ashcroft, you are a good person who cares about things other than their own self-interestPermalink Look on archive.org
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The micro-guilt of accidentally hanging up a call about half a second too early and cutting off someone's goodbye.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle wait, i didn't notice you doing that!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle you monsterPermalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle Wait, I only thought about it because Skype hid the hang-up button when I was looking for it. I think we're both in the clear?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle FOR NOWPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @SimonParkin: None of this would have happened in the year of Luigi.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Taylor Swift has marketing advice for indie devs youtube.com/watch?v=21DuWS6hoVA#t=2m51Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @steishere it's okay, he's already seen it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin "that sounds terrible" "i know, that's why we're going to see it" "you kids today, with your ironic theatre attendance" (no)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I don't think that's going to workPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I just read her blog ... since you sent that tweet, I suppose. It's really great, you're totally right with what you said.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Man, remember when the army invaded in Tarantella Sicilienne? That was a great.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@beckwig I was sad not to see you out tonight. sending well-wishes your way.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@beckwig it was OKAY. which means we couldn't hate it, and we weren't stunned by it either.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@beckwig The first half was "Hey! Internet! Anon! Grumpy Cat! 4chan!". The second half was actually a good story.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@beckwig The best bit was the staging, though. A ball pit, a neon sign that said "Lulz", hydraulics, panels that got removed, etc. $$$$$Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PixieJenni I've just unfollowed you, but I still like you & will refollow later. Admire your work with GG, but need a break myself.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I love it when people whose work I like in other fields starts making a game dataerase.tumblr.com/post/99006811360/k00ps-working-on-a-game-w-dataerase-i-got it is one of my favourite things.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro you're in Seattle? How long for?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro There's a little tag underneath that says "Seattle, WA" Anyway! The reason I asked was because empmuseum.org/calendar/events/indie-game-revolution-launch-party.aspxPermalink Look on archive.org
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Still seems weird to me that I keep getting advertised at about which airport gets a new runway. What am I supposed to do about it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro Lemme send Marie some emails.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @PistachioRoux no, sadly not, it'll only be Marie there that day. Will see you at Indiecade, though!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dangolding @jennatar I grew up playing games at a desk, in an office chair. What's weird about it?!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar does it? My PC gaming habits feel like they are partly responsible for playing no games longer than 3 hours.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I was reasonably sceptical about Kano. But this is wonderful. theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/02/kano-computer-kids-pong-sharingPermalink Look on archive.org
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Storage space gets cheaper faster than bandwidth. Does this mean we'll end up mailing hard drives to each other as a regular thing?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Listening to "Put A Donk On It", but quietly, in the hope that Alice doesn't notice. (I blame @TomNullpointer)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @brooksoid: What Desert Golf proves to me is that our evolution has left us bewitched by objects under gravityPermalink Look on archive.org
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love them parabolasPermalink Look on archive.org
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I am enjoying* casually dropping into conversation my trip to LA next week. (* I cringe every time)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite @potatojin I can't drive! :< But I am going to Disneyland! :>Permalink Look on archive.org
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@scanters when you say cats, do you mean just domestic felines?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@scanters or, would, for example, a baby tiger fall within your categorization.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp Okay, this is my advice: Leave home immediately and go to the pub for a few hours.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@thomasfigg @ntlk rightPermalink Look on archive.org
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@steveklabnik "Iiiimanuel Kant was a real pissant, who was very rarely sober"Permalink Look on archive.org
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Well, *that* deadline turns out to have been a week ago...Permalink Look on archive.org
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I got a new domain! v21.io! You have to write the http:// or Twitter doesn't parse it!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern "friends" keep pressuring me to move therePermalink Look on archive.org
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You would have thought by now #gamergate would have found at least one legitimate thing to get mad about, even if only by accident.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlrightAnon ah, that must have been during the week i was on holidayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@AlrightAnon no, I'd missed this (it did actually happen while I was holiday). Reading up now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlrightAnon Okay! I had not. But I am entirely unsurprised to find that the list exists, and can't see anything posted on it I'd consider..Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AlrightAnon ... problematic. *shrug*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@DoogieHouse wait, where's the corruption?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@DoogieHouse "false accusations of misogyny" I can't bring myself to care about when there's been so much actual misogyny about.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hannahnicklin: Hey so #songsfor is happening for free in London at @AllChangeFest this Sunday. This is a mini documentary about it http…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@DoogieHouse See, that sounds like a thing! Give an example?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Flip! A big ol' RPS feature on Wild Rumpus! rockpapershotgun.com/2014/10/03/best-party-games/ (I've not read it yet, maybe Brendan is mean to us)Permalink Look on archive.org
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It's okay, it's basically all nice things!Permalink Look on archive.org
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I guess this ticks off the ambition "have a big ol' article on RPS about a thing I've made"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin this is just 'cuz I like the word. And the animal.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin promise. Although I do generally suck at Halloween names. My name doesn't pun well.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe just saying : gonna be really disappointed if they don't jump in the ball pit at some pointPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe at 37m, she says "a lot of people watching felt it was like a play" ... i see that. what i was getting at withPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe mythologising them. Topiary's job was entirely press & self-mythologizing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe "He now lives in Hampstead and has a day job with a film-distribution company."Permalink Look on archive.org
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Got a whole lot of love for @technikolour's digital art lgmarchi.tumblr.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@DoogieHouse I mean, 1) he didn't and 2) my assumption was that the financial ties would go the other way, as is traditional with corruptionPermalink Look on archive.org
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@DoogieHouse like, I am really not upset by critics liking something enough to give money to the creators. P much the opposite of upset.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@DoogieHouse If a creator was paying a journalist under the table, and then the journalist said nice things, then I'd have a problem.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Glitter_brawl @PeteOlympian yeah, that sounds like A++ leftovers to me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @leighalexander: List of ethical concerns in video games (partial) leighalexander.net/list-of-ethical-concerns-in-video-games-partial/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII @lethalcupcake @AntithesisD I genuinely don't think they're comparable? I don't know of a GGer who's had their Skype hacked, ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII @lethalcupcake @AntithesisD been doxxed, received threatening phone calls, had their employers written to, etc.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII @lethalcupcake @AntithesisD (I know, "those aren't GGers" - but how is anyone supposed to tell the difference?)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII @lethalcupcake @AntithesisD yo, really? I hadn't heard that last one. That's pretty bad, I agree. (Can't find details of others)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII @lethalcupcake (I wouldn't say they have the right to spread nudie pictures of them, though)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII Well, but anti-GG is not a movement? The question of authenticity doesn't really apply. I only claim to represent myself.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp @nachimir hooray!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII @lethalcupcake right, that's a good point.(not that that means those pics should be spread around, but that Eron didn't post 'em)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII @lethalcupcake I don't condone Eron's post, but I can accept that relationships can be messy, etc.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CoreXXIII @lethalcupcake But I absolutely do condemn the actions of those that read that post and decided to harass her because of it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar I know, and I agree, but... perspectives are diverging and hardening constantly. It's a bad trend.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar right. and on matters of principle, I don't think there's a significant divergence. On the narrative, on trust, there is.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar I hear about your harassment, they hear about @JakALope044/513174681332236288 (I don't want to suggest an equivalence, just)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Thinking about how beautiful the Scotsman Steps are.Permalink Look on archive.org
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If you have a positive opinion of Josie Long, then this is a good video to convey that youtube.com/watch?v=9PDVo9KSgJYPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar Yeah. It is. Oh, Jenn. Why you? It just seems bizarre that someone so loving would be targeted like that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @flashboy: Guardian just straight-up trolling here. Masterful. Amazing. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/04/i-married-myself-weddingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar Go for it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Re last tweet : youtube.com/watch?v=pg5fjaOSLKMPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar @Talen_Lee I'unno, I still recall your IGF judging article.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar @Talen_Lee You say you're mean in a corner, but I don't know if that's true. You're mean when your friends are threatened.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @virgiltexas: Wherein Virgil shares his story of #GamerGate discrimination with ace reporter Nero YiannopoulosPermalink Look on archive.org
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cc @edjeff BUSINESS POGS businesspogs.com/BusinessPogs.com/BusinessPogs.com.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@pintendo64 :( on ep 5; enjoying it, but i've not really gelled with the characters.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pintendo64 on the plus side, it keep changing and being interesting. on the negative, i don't really know where it's going. idk.Permalink Look on archive.org
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watching yowamushi pedal and then cycling in london really makes you hate london roadsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@pintendo64 i miss characters doing the thing they do, and then they do it and then i go ahhhhh you're doing the thing you do.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pintendo64 as a teamPermalink Look on archive.org
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Does anyone want to get a postie's satchel? Wanna replace my worn out one, but there's a minimum order of £50 michaellinnell.co.uk/index.php?page=showprod&cat=Satchels%20and%20Trays&id=448Permalink Look on archive.org
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(My worn out one lasted me about 8 years, was comfortable and held enough stuff for a 3 day trip)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Two dogs 69ing newstatesman.com/culture/2014/10/closed-mind-richard-dawkinsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@lauraehall @mink_ette wait wait, do mePermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @angusdick this is an experience I want to experiencePermalink Look on archive.org
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Shit... maybe i do want to get into sportswearPermalink Look on archive.org
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*walks into lamppole*Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @cuttlefish_btc: Weev's attack on Kathy Sierra was the blueprint for #GamerGate, laid down 7 years ago: destroy women who speak up. http…Permalink Look on archive.org
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I kind of want to make a social network except looking like Animal CrossingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke that's a false dichotomy?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Few more, I think?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mattlaschneider: I made a new bot, based on Italo Calvino's The Castle of Crossed Destinies: @crossddestinies I'm pretty jazzed about …Permalink Look on archive.org
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Forget Shorter Showers: Why personal change does not equal political change orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/4801/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe oooh, have we got the photos through now? send 'em on!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @WordMercenary: Gaters literally saying journalists should not criticise companies who advertise on their sites. Ethics: http://t.co/2EW…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @reiley: well uhh... that certainly, uhh, raises some fascinating questions...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@caraellison I love "Mentions / People You Follow"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@joonturbo @AdriaandeJongh waarom denk je dat ik niet begrijp?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @PlanetofFinks: For why identifying yourself as a "gamer" or a "reader" is actively poisonous and not just silly, I direct you here: htt…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @The_B: HOLY SH- TWIN PEAKS RETURNS 2016 *Explodes* youtu.be/nNHsA4WIFvcPermalink Look on archive.org
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This is a glorious day for people who enjoy hating James Hurley.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander I was warned in advance, too. So... I am okay with it? Like it's *bad* but it's bad in an enjoyable way.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Ripclawe @WordMercenary p ironic means for a movement that claims to be about journalistic ethics.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef hurrah! Now there's an incentive for you to get it hooked up! (Component cable is ordered off Amazon...)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier DID I TELL YOU I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND like ... Wednesday.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @tef huh. Fair enough!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @patrickashe @tef I thought that was the story for PS2 games, didn't know about PS1 (this is an early PS3 that can do PS2)Permalink Look on archive.org
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A nerdy webcomic with a section at the bottom that says "Didn't get the joke?" which then explains it for you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@EltonsKuns no commentPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @patrickashe boo... i was gonna make the effort, but maybe i'll fail, tooPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb I just liked the phrase! Also, I guess it's a bit of a riff on Cashmere Cat.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This whole eating less and drinking less thing has been working out okay so far... and tomorrow I fly to California for Indiecade!Permalink Look on archive.org
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this article changed my opinion on renationalising the railways railwaydave.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/should-we-renationalise-british.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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recommendations for iOS games to play on the plane?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nsuttner I got to like my third playthough! (But I'll probably play it some more)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@getdizzzy what's the point? We already have Deadly Premonition.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer I have an iPad! Oquonie I enjoyed the idea of but couldn't stick with. Too brutal.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer Waking Mars -- played it on another flight there! I wanted it to be more ecological & less -vania, tho. Not it's fault.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer And Rymdkapsel I enjoyed, but have no desire to return to (after 2 games).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb I think I downloaded that but never played it! Will do so.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle tax funded is a little strong -- more like tax subsidized.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle a great thing they've done in recent years is give the reasons for delays and be better at communication. it helps so much.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle I mean more, when a train is delayed, and sitting there for 10 minutes, if the driver says "congestion at the station ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle ... we should be clear to go in 5 minutes", that alleviates a lot of the stress of it. Even if you're still 15 mins late.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle s'why people prefer to drive, even if it takes a bit longer. You at least have control...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle @metasynthie you're just saying that because she was a videogame designer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro boo, looks like it's android only for nowPermalink Look on archive.org
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Whoa, there's a lot of these here. escaperoomdirectory.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm worried my bag is too heavy, but I don't have any scales.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis pretty sure it is. Main thing is I'm taking two glass mixing bowls and 25 zines with me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis ah yeah- this is hold, internationalPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @martinhollis or just throw away all the boop bags and zinesPermalink Look on archive.org
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Wassat twitch game where you're going round circles and you touch to move from the inside to the out (or t'other way round)?Permalink Look on archive.org
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it's like ... OoOoO?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @TomNullpointer: @v21 oOPermalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer THERE we go.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @patrickashe 20.6kg of a possible 23. Loads left!Permalink Look on archive.org
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One of the best things about airports is that it's never too early to drink in them.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @martinhollis Terminal 1, thanks. & if you could pick up the business cards that just got delivered to home, that'd be grand.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @martinhollis I am so professional. Which is why I don't have any business cards with me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@garethbriggs It was! (it is!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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I got my Indiecade feedback for Punch The Custard v21.io/punchthecustard (now trying to guess who wrote each part)Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is the first time I've been on a flight with power sockets. I am so pro this.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: All photos of game studios in future need to match this one of Ice Pick Lodge. s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/702/485/98e79475ec3b418f11905b3aafca0b68_large.jpg?1412676690Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ADAMATOMIC metadata on Tumblr posts are usually larger than the text. To say nothing of the images.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I had just gotten accepting of the fact of autumn. But now I'm in California, that's completely been reset.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 (but still, in the back of my mind, I'm aware I'll have to put the duvet back in the covers when I go home)Permalink Look on archive.org
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On the one hand: effectively 48 hours without sleep. On the other : blood moon.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@JonRemedios @IndieCade see you there!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette my arms are open wide and traveling in approximately your direction at approximately 70mphPermalink Look on archive.org
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@JonRemedios @IndieCade what bants!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@brandonnn for real, I am more fan-impressed around @martinhollis for BB than GoldeneyePermalink Look on archive.org
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Just landed vine.co/v/OK0rqP53MtDPermalink Look on archive.org
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@caraellison @fullbright as Kendrick Lamar would say... drankPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mink_ette: @lauraehall @fullbright @caraellison @v21 sorry Laura, we're going on an alchopop fueled bender to Disneyland - no survivors.Permalink Look on archive.org
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On women and harassment seriouspony.com/trouble-at-the-koolaid-pointPermalink Look on archive.org
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Splash Literature Mountain instagram.com/p/t5m3lQNo6q/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kierongillen I read that as "loving in". Still works.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh God. This potential-Unity-acquisition news is terrifying.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is why I've made a point of being passably competent with other tools ; still, the solid majority of my work has been in Unity.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lorenschmidt @mcclure111 I would love to. When were you thinking?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lorenschmidt @mcclure111 @evajolli depends on public transportation - currently on my way over from Anaheim. Should be good?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lorenschmidt @mcclure111 @evajolli though also I need to buy a bucket and some kitchen towels today. Do they sell those at MJT?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@evajolli @lorenschmidt @mcclure111 we're on our way! Gonna get some food first, though, if you want food.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lorenschmidt @evajolli @mcclure111 ah, just saw this. We're at the in n outPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow and then you see that super-fast touchscreen demo from microsoft, and you get even sadderPermalink Look on archive.org
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Indiecade people : today there is a short window where it is possible for you to play Punch The Custard. That window is 11:30 - 2!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also! I have boop tote bags, folk game zines and Lemon Joust badges for sale. Come find me!Permalink Look on archive.org
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We have a new champion! Michael has broken the 300s comprehensively with 330.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@v21 that's @DevMicco, by the way. No-one else had even touched 300, and then...Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Are you Pippin Barr?" "No?" "Oh, I just figured you would be" *gestures at my game*Permalink Look on archive.org
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Karaoke?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Allow me to introduce: Tiny Pumpkin vine.co/v/OA69MiqtxrtPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @jonbro I was in the cool tent outside that isn't for selloutsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Unreal game instagram.com/p/uCodJTy6Bs/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Kickstarter Hullo! Getting a 404 trying to retry a failed payment : kickstarter.com/projects/1870990045/the-game-toilet/pledge/send_to_retryPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @guardian: Green party threatens legal action as Ukip gets seat on TV debates gu.com/p/42dda/twPermalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis Also! 868-hack, KoDP, Desert Golfing, Toca Boca Hair Salon 2, Blood & Laurels, Super Hexagon, oO, A Dark Room. And CUBES (heh)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis @edclef @brandonnnn @vectorpark Then (when it's released) you should def play @smestorp's Helix.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis And, for not quite games : Patatap, Infinite Sketchpad, Yellowtail, Tenori-On.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette ha!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette " I met a girl who works at the Double Tree front desk, she gave me her phone number. It's zero."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis bit.ly/cubesgame . And yep, King of Dragon Pass. It's the most effective blending of strategy and narrative I've played.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp do you have a wheely chair, mirrorshades, and techno blasting in your industrial-looking basement, though?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@martinhollis always! But it's an old game I'm happy to leave as is, so the advice will probably only be used on new things.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I thought I was going to still be away because I'm an idiot : anyone else up for Withered Hand tonight? @patrickashe @hannahnicklin ?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tomscott @mushybees did I tell you about the look of incomprehension and horror that song caused @severalbees ?Permalink Look on archive.org
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In Praise of Fake Reviews tomslee.net/2014/10/in-praise-of-fake-reviews.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@rich_lem @tigershungry Pioneers never get the credit they deservePermalink Look on archive.org
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@rich_lem @patrickashe @tigershungry @torahhorse Oh yeah! I never told you I was selling them out there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern I turned off voicemail years ago. It turns out you can do that!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @CPriestman: Helix comes out this Thursday on iOS, by the way: pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Helix/news.asp?c=61994Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe yesssssPermalink Look on archive.org
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Finding increasing numbers of places to use the phrase "forget the interactivity, just feel the budget"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mathewkumar What!? Where? I was there yesterday and just thinking to myself how garbage it was.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rich_lem ahhh, amazing, I'm so glad.Permalink Look on archive.org
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An abiding memory of Indiecade is people explicitly talking about consent. Asking before hugs, before photos, before sniffing armpits.Permalink Look on archive.org
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And then many discussions about games that encourage intimacy, but accommodate many levels of it, depending on relations.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @frankcifaldi: Get ready of the shocker of your life folks: Not a single mention of GG in Polygon's report on the school threat http://t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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PMPY custard i.instagram.com/p/uIzkbqy8bO/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns @smestorp @squidlarkin @vogon assuming it's deterministic! And that can require in turn things like never using floats.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Boo, missed my chance to play @garethbriggs's new game, Mole. garethbriggs.com/mole/ (I tweet cuz it's exciting, and you've also missed out)Permalink Look on archive.org
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usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=54178 wait... they were banning backpacks, but not handguns due to the threats of a shooting?Permalink Look on archive.org
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#StopGamerGate2014 'cuz I want to be able to use the internet without this pit of fear and stress in my belly. I'm not even being targeted.Permalink Look on archive.org
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bogost.com/writing/blog/why-anything-but-games-matters/ As always, the question is : How do we show games to people who aren't from games?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@v21 (For the record, I think we already have a small, but significant, body of work that stands up in this context)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ferdindn Gone Home is a bad example. Mouselook is a confusing thing to learn, and lots of people not from games don't get it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ferdindn I'd show them Kentucky Route ZeroPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin entirely optional. On the one hand, Daisy Steiner would do it, on the other hand, Daisy Steiner would do it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin Sorry - she's from Spaced.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Thinking about Tim & Daisy's role as role-models for our generation. Could be a lot worse.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @hannahnicklin no! come to Hannah's! It's ... at exactly the same address.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @poem_exe: cries of wild geese some can't lovely but you won't be lonelyPermalink Look on archive.org
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Y,know. instagram.com/p/uMe2_wNo-N/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Hello_YouHadMe: I'd tell an ebola joke, but YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT.Permalink Look on archive.org
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HELIX is out! itunes.apple.com/us/app/helix/id562550427 This is one of my favorite games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @maruti_bitamin: A star spore / inktober day 15Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MrTastyFace @MagInTheSmoke 1) where has that happened? 2) why are the majority of people receiving hate from GG not journalists, or, ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MrTastyFace @MagInTheSmoke where they are, are not reviewers but rather essayists and commentators 3) why does GG not care about the ...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MrTastyFace @MagInTheSmoke YouTube payola scandals that have been happening concurrently?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MrTastyFace @MagInTheSmoke To quote from your third link "Nobody told the developers to change the game."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@metasynthie I should have said when I saw you about last week : but : I love your & Anna's book. For that reason & more.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@metasynthie right, that balance between not wanting to tell them what they ought to make, and being practical and helpful is tricky.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LDN: Teddy Girls in #NottingHill hanging out at the bombsite, #London, 1955 via @GreatestCapital http://t.co/BNX13qtP0VPermalink Look on archive.org
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@getdizzzy @metasynthie @jonbro I tend to agree, though the balance shifts a bunch if you're somewhere like Denmark & the schooling is free.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @katierosepipkin: this generated poem from somewhere in the 400s today turned out real specialPermalink Look on archive.org
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@katierosepipkin holy shit, I was admiring that in person, but completely failed to spot it was a Kirby's Dream Land 3 patch. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @GIAWire: Burn, baby, burn: the "death" of disco shows attempts to destroy diversity in popular culture are doomed to fail. http://t.co/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jonbro: the parents of gamergate: theawl.com/2014/10/the-sad-parents-of-gamergatePermalink Look on archive.org
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Anyone free tonight and wants to come see David Lynch inspired burlesque? Got a spare ticket to The Double R Club.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@katierosepipkin I did a reading of this, hope you don't mind v21.tumblr.com/post/100172068401/a-reading-of-katie-rose-pipkins-generated-poemPermalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN it has done in the past!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: Dublin, I'm talking, performing, running Tenya Wanya Teens and flogging zines at @MakeAndDoIRL's awesome Prototype festiva…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry great Halloween Twitter name/av. Sterling work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh where you at?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@adragonbee be strong!Permalink Look on archive.org
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I did a reading of @katierosepipkin's generated poem, "the one movie with the cowboy and his wound" v21.tumblr.com/post/100172068401/a-reading-of-katie-rose-pipkins-generated-poemPermalink Look on archive.org
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It was fun to do! I'd like to read more things. Other than the part where I found out my Zoom H2N's volume up button had broken.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @loresjoberg: We all understand that if you denounce Westboro Baptist Church, it doesn't mean you've joined a church called the Anti-WBC…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @S0phieH @terrycavanagh I need to build some of those now. How much do semi-silvered mirrors cost?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Billy fucking Bragg is now tweeting about #GamerGate @billybragg/522836274894225408?s=09Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe you should get up at one, make some pork for the flight.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I fucked up. I was in California and I didn't eat a burrito. Window missed. I fucked up. (cc @thomasfigg)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Last night 5 people independently complemented my hair. I need a hair cut.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe right. Are you going to do this James Hurley zine or should I?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Damnit, I need a Halloween nickname and @jennatar is taking a (much deserved) break from Twitter.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier look at me now! Wheeee!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh ah! I went there a few years back! It's good!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier @SportsCenter/522872296009371648 (you in London long?)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Wobbly mountains vine.co/v/Oq2BnWujY3pPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe "port" "RUMPRUMP" "dogwithablog"?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ShadowTodd: Here are the responses to that suggestion given to me by #GamergatePermalink Look on archive.org
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Look at this beautiful shit youtube.com/watch?v=DG-7VpWRjiIPermalink Look on archive.org
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allenpike.com/2014/the-ipad-zombie/ Cry harder, entitled baby. Or... suck it up, and make things that poorer people can still enjoy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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New glasses instagram.com/p/uRBUSQNo5j/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: The 'nature' of the games. 'Liquids'.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Posting this because it's something a lot of female friends have said, privately. beero.ps/2014/10/16/on-staying-quiet/Permalink Look on archive.org
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I finally made a tilde.club page, and it's a garden: tilde.club/~v21/ (thanks to @katierosepipkin for the characters)Permalink Look on archive.org
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toxoplasm.org/post/100279867953 Now I want to make a Lucy Moran simulator.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 "serious", I'm not certain I could testify to.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @awa64 oh god I just remembered I spent years reading Sluggy Freelance.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @awa64 that's okay. I could do with the practice at remembering embarrassing bits of my past and not running away.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin and a train linePermalink Look on archive.org
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King of Dragon Pass in RPS! rockpapershotgun.com/2014/10/17/king-of-dragon-pass-retro/Permalink Look on archive.org
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In Dalston, I finally find an American style dive bar. Pool table, copies of reader's digest, a guy called Spud in the toilets, beer&a shot.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@v21 parts of that might be overly British - in any case, they're an accurate translation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@heather_r is meeting a guy called "Spud" in the toilets anachronistic?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle thumb in the corner, for surePermalink Look on archive.org
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"I went a Tinder date with a girl and she told me her favorite grain was millet"Permalink Look on archive.org
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Dude put his cane across two facing seats, and is resting his feet on that. New manoeuvre.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Still can't get over Shoreditch House opening a "Chicken Shop" next to a Nandos.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @molleindustria: Carlos Henrique Kaiser: the Brazilian con-man who built a 20 year career as soccer striker without ever playing http://…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@chrisamaphone it feels like an important part of this is to make "room" boundaries diffusePermalink Look on archive.org
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@chrisamaphone thinking of Naked Shades "you hear a piano playing in the distance"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@caraellison Someone needs to get this on the One Life Left karaoke machine, stat.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I just got excited about going to the Christmas markets.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@churlishmeg complete agreement. that single weekend over a decade ago I spent helping Tempur UK do a stock-check has paid off very well.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @tigershungry hold up your trousers, apparentlyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @PoobumHeadface and if that feels unfair, or upsets you, then leave this leaderless movement and join one with accountabilityPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin You make the text file, I can make the build.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I made a user style for Twitter that stops you from being able to do anything but post Tweets and now turning it off stresses me out a lot.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@v21_ebooks testPermalink Look on archive.org
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@danbruno I am using the beta, and I can confirm this is true.Permalink Look on archive.org
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If Twitter is, for some reason, stressing you out, I made a userscript to make it a write-only medium userstyles.org/styles/106431/write-only-twitterPermalink Look on archive.org
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I also made a userscript that removes most of the junk on screen & also notification prompts userstyles.org/styles/106432/less-stress-twitterPermalink Look on archive.org
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Both seem to have a calming effect, based on my last half hour of usage.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @tinysubversions: I'm running National Novel Generation Month (NaNoGenMo) again in Nov. Rules, resources, and how to participate: https:…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_saljam yeah, that's much more stressful. :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke because the point of an event is to provide a unique/memorable experience. I don't GAF about authenticity either, but some do.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke Also, cheap laptop hire is like, what, £100 a pop low end (so same as a console), setup is more of a ballache. & also controllers.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LewieP @rclarke yeah: I'm not saying it'd be ruined on emulator, I'm saying some people are excited by it not being.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke the bulk of the cost (for one off events) is : having someone in to set it up, business overheads. HW cost is tiny.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke @LewieP Now, single-game arcade cabinets vs something running MAME... that's an actual discussion.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke ah, see, I've not been to either. What specifically is sub-par?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Shoutout to the man who walked onto the platform after the train had left and dramatically snapped his fingers in frustration.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SFBDim consistency is just the cheating way to make beautiful thingsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@katierosepipkin ahhh, I'm so glad! A prize richly deserved.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Success! I used some super glue and only glued my fingers together a very small amount.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I did the loitering around the Post Office at 8:55 thing this morning.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb I'm using a small cardboard box. You can get them free from Amazon when you order a lot of something.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb If aesthetics are an issue, why not try drawing on it with marker pen? (You can buy marker pens from Amazon)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MelaninMissile @tauriqmoosa But ... there is no neutral stance. Everything is political. ("You can't stand still on a moving train")Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MelaninMissile @tauriqmoosa the best you can get is politics you don't notice because it's close enough to your own opinions.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MelaninMissile @tauriqmoosa but like a body-temperature bath... it's still there. You're still getting wet.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MelaninMissile I'd rather people be honest and open about where they're coming from, than try to hide it for the sake of "objectivity".Permalink Look on archive.org
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If you can't read that Polygon Bayonetta 2 review, think on your own opinions & be well informed as to whether you'd like the game or not...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@v21 then I'd be... surprised. Really this whole thing is an argument for why review scores are rubbish. #gamergatePermalink Look on archive.org
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See also, this 5/10 review that makes me want to buy the game it is reviewing eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-18-earth-defense-force-2025-reviewPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa Well, but why not campaign against scores then? Most game journos basically hate them already, it seems like a much easier fight.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa Yeah, most of them already have an ethics code, and spend a lot of time worrying about disclosure?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa (On this, the fact that I've seen no #gamergate concern about Youtuber payola... if I was being disingenuous I'd be surprised)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa Well, a reasonable negotiating tactic is to start with something they're unsure of, and then work from there?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa But instead, there's just been threats against women & campaigns to get advertisers to pull funding (which is ironic, really)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa Perhaps that's because the demands have been incoherent & unreasonable?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa To be clear here, I'm not saying there aren't reasonable demands, just .. you guys have done a really shit job of surfacing them.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa I have, in 2 months of paying reasonable attention, not once heard anyone saying review scores are stupid.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa I have not seen anyone decrying YouTube payola.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa these things... exist? p much everywhere? certainly for all the big sites.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa Well, I was more thinking of this: eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-16-blurred-lines-are-youtubers-breaking-the-law which broke at the same time as The Zoe Post.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Pepipopa right, but all I can do is judge GG on who they're choosing to fight first. And it's: women? Who aren't reviewers?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Nice cafe near Waterloo to sit and do some work in?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I really like this comment on /r/KotakuInAction np.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2h36ue/another_poorlyresearched_hitpiece_from_the_boston/cldrqeu #gamergatePermalink Look on archive.org
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@Robin_B "spotty internet" == perf (thanks!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @wolfpupy: @mountain_goats i will be going to see a cat play Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on a piano while a mouse tries to mess it upPermalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir @patrickashe @rclarke @RaveofRavendale @retroremakes I am choosing to believe this comment thread is about Project Milo.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier Maddie found some stuff from Alice bleaching her hair, and now she has highlights on her butt.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@caraellison my narcissism agrees with youPermalink Look on archive.org
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Who wants to make some folk games? (and is at to GameCity) (and wants to do so it in a workshop context) (run by me) sched.co/1v6FPermalink Look on archive.org
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@churlishmeg imagine if you were still in bedPermalink Look on archive.org
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I have never run a workshop before, so I'm a bit nervous about it. I'm sure it'll be fine!Permalink Look on archive.org
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CORRECTION LINK SHOULD READ sched.co/1v6h (idk) (On the second Saturday at 11am, anyway)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette that's really interesting! Will mull over that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer I would *love* thatPermalink Look on archive.org
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TENNNES is out. TENNNES is amazing. $20 for a copy you can give to all of your friends. jwaaaap.itch.io/tennnesPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @moonmurmur: i will do anything you want, just please let the moon cumPermalink Look on archive.org
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I've not been out working somewhere with a packed lunch for ages. "You could eat me now... It's basically lunch already..."Permalink Look on archive.org
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BOOP BAG BOOP BAG gamesforpeople.bigcartel.com/product/boop-tote-bag BOOP BAGPermalink Look on archive.org
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♥ Magical Makeover ♥ philome.la/Citrushistrix/magical-makeover-fixed/playPermalink Look on archive.org
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Shoutout to the incredible way that hedgehogs noses wiggle.Permalink Look on archive.org
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like youtube.com/watch?v=bBgkl-ClUHY vine.co/v/MKvOLPqwlvH youtube.com/watch?v=54KzG7fN7Ok *wiggle wiggle*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@metasynthie @leighalexander @Quinns108 @cymrogav Right : fresh, warm Scotch eggs from gastropubs : totally worth another chance, Leigh.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Just favved a bot then considered RTing because bots don't care.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut well, it's like Pascal's Wager...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut If bots do care, then they'd prefer a RT. If they don't care, then I ought to RT, so someone can share my joy in their tweet.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut The idea that there is one, and it is @colinsbearanim gives me entirely different types of feels.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tef UNIQLO?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pintendo64 you had a Mare phase?!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe oooh! I might have The Cable That Means I Have A Working PS3 After Many Years waiting at home!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lauraehall @mink_ette wait, what about 5 minute podcasts? I did one of them, oncePermalink Look on archive.org
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@lauraehall @mink_ette ah, I recorded in some cases 2 hrs and edited it down after. Took a while.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe nothing but Bulletstorm will be played on this machinePermalink Look on archive.org
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@lauraehall @mink_ette there was about 20 minutes that was actually relevant. The rest was me and @jennatar just chattingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette @lauraehall @jennatar gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/post/24530517736/jenn-frank-on-berzerkPermalink Look on archive.org
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Bought a component cable to hook up the PS3. TV doesn't have component. Ordered S-Video cable instead. Delivered a component cable. UGH.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@skamille are you familiar with Goodhart's Law? Think you might find it interesting/useful. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_lawPermalink Look on archive.org
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@skamille I like your changes (<3 <3 <3 Tyranny of Structurelessness), but point 2 tripped this thought.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@skamille The essential problem is that you can't codify every positive behaviour you want to reward, so you rely on metrics & proxies.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@skamille and when you do, those metrics and proxies stop being as useful. It's obv manageable, but does need to be actively managed.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@skamille and only works because of essential good faith & common purpose of the whole org (which loops back to yr orig point!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Derek Yu is writing a book about Spelunky!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@JFriedhoff It'll be fine! Drink some booze, have a nap, and watch some movies! (Also, would love to meet up if you've time!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe i hate youPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe the cables don't fitPermalink Look on archive.org
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@MituK "Mitu... but mispronounced!"?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp :<Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hannahnicklin: Hey my bit of talk-come-poem Where Games Break (including post talk chat) from EMFcamp is now watchable: https://t.co/Dh…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LovedayBrooke Alice is! (unsurprisingly). I'm not, though :(Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edjeff it's the one we've all been waiting forPermalink Look on archive.org
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@eleanorturney I got some great glitch trying to use my phone down there last week. Wish I could've recorded it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hellocatfood @Sleater_Kinney Roundhouse prices have always been like that :<Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hellocatfood I am, yeah!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern You need more than good speech recognition for that. Also, I want a driverless car for the naps.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@BRKeogh me too!Permalink Look on archive.org
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I have a new Halloween Twitter name.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@wileywiggins Did you hear about the Slack chatroom people have been hanging in? Do you want an invite?Permalink Look on archive.org
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ICYMI: I made some user styles to make Twitter less stressful. Write-only userstyles.org/styles/106431/write-only-twitter & less noisy userstyles.org/styles/106432/less-stress-twitterPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @vectorpark @nachimir yes. But people end up there via less extreme views. And the hardcore take support from the moderates.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette But, like a mayfly, the joke is almost dead already.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ivansafrin @Polycode oh, sweet! Mutazione is SVG-authored (Unity/RageSpline tho). Currently fighting Flash2SVG to add anims.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mdfang @ivansafrin Allows you to use vector drawing tools without having to go via png spritesheets. Saves loads on texture memory.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @BendyGirl: Ukip defector Carswell on leaving the Tories: ‘They think Love Actually is a manual for how to govern the country’ http://t.…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @PageFortyFive: EXPECTING TO FLY #1 by @badmachinery is phenomenal! page45.com/store/Expecting-To-Fly-1.html House whose every window is a comic panel: ht…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe don't be that guy @tigershungry/523703828173320192Permalink Look on archive.org
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Excited for Christmas and my friends returning to London. cc @tigershungry @mink_ettePermalink Look on archive.org
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@bfod deliberately missing your stop because you're beating your super hexagon scorePermalink Look on archive.org
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Max Tundra seems to just be retweeting games people & people comparing him PC Music right now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LovedayBrooke: :( RT @diamondgeezer: The next day on which sunset in London will be after 5pm is in fifteen weeks time on Sunday 8th Fe…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe ... are you--? does this mean--?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe because I have some ideas for that, let me tell youPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe okay, so. My thoughts on yr possible thing. 1) it should be called "I'm only quiet on the outside". It should contain tabs toPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe that song he sings. It should have a fun activity page. It should have lots of pictures (check). Top 5 James Hurley moments.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Detachable poster centerfold for above your bed. Leather jacket reviews. Maybe a full on set of Polyvore spreads- get the look.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Oh! A bit to cut out and send off as a write-in petition that James Hurley return in the new series.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Interview with someone who has the same motorbike as he has about the motorbike, maybe?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe Hope this helps.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe go big or go homePermalink Look on archive.org
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Sitting on a canal boat that is also a cafe, and my Dad is showing his brother @severalbees' description of playing Strip Poker.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @mink_ette Yes yes yes. And we can go look at an ice rink and decide not to go on it because it's a bit too expensive.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Thinking about the last para of nytimes.com/2014/10/26/opinion/sunday/the-disheartening-gamergate-campaign.html?_r=0"a cultured person ought to have an informed opinion on Gone Home or Grand Theft Auto"Permalink Look on archive.org
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I've held that aim, or similar, for a while. I've been part of that common cause. But I think maybe it's bullshit, or at least problematic.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Is giving videogames a high culture to go along with it's low culture not just a way to exclude the poor/racist/low class?Permalink Look on archive.org
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& you know, I have to be honest: I see the appeal. I am a middle class white boy, and I feel most comfortable around people like me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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But if not this fight, then what? I still want to see videogames do new weird stuff, to push frontiers, to open up, to be for everyone.Permalink Look on archive.org
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But also I have more appreciation for "gamer culture". In any case, that's where the public is actually meeting videogames.Permalink Look on archive.org
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These thoughts were brewing away before garblegawp : I don't know if they still stand up. But gimblegip wasn't, ultimately, surprising. (:<)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PixieJenni right. But even without being one of those hardliners (and they're rare), the mindset is still pervasive.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PixieJenni Sipping green tea & looking though a hardback from Nobrow, or swigging Diet Coke & reading the latest Batman.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@heather_r i think i just object to the idea of the superiority of the "cultured person"?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MajusArts This game is smelly.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle Ah, sweet! I'll hit you up for a submission to this James Hurley fan-zine I'm planning, then.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle @patrickashe *by far* the best TV series you've ever seenPermalink Look on archive.org
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@haze______ who wrote this up? I wanna steal it for the next Games For People.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haze______ Thanks! But who!? Wanna credit them/bug them for more.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I do!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iamcarneiro damnit, i clicked the link without comprehending the surrounding text, thought "oooh, nice", then read the tweet again.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iamcarneiro i'm not even clicking that linkPermalink Look on archive.org
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@doougle @ironshroom ooooh, interesting. would ask why, but let's have this conversation not on Twitter.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Spending my Sunday evening being sad I'm not drinking in hotel bars in Nottingham and reminiscing over Deadly Premonition.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh god, I just remembered the "sinner's sandwich".Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @leyawn: if you are wondering how the axe brand is doing in 2014 their ads are now imploring men to use less axePermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @ammonite nope, there's no permanent link -- that's the best you'll get.Permalink Look on archive.org
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blog.intercom.io/the-end-of-apps-as-we-know-them/ I miss the URL theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/26/couch-potatoes-killed-internet-dreamPermalink Look on archive.org
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Lots of pictures of Visual Programming Languages blog.interfacevision.com/design/design-visual-progarmming-languages-snapshots/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe How many press ups can you do?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe is this going to be a longread biography framed around your struggle to complete a single pushup?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe 13 different compositions focused around the theme of face, beard, sweat & floor?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @patrickashe the fans demand answersPermalink Look on archive.org
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This talk (by @metasynthie & @m_kopas) contains all sorts of thoughtful things on queerness, on games, on utopias, deadpixel.co/QGCON-2014.keynote.kopas-clark.pdfPermalink Look on archive.org
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I just played With Those We Love Alive aliendovecote.com/uploads/twine/empress/empress.html I recommend it. Here are my sigils (cc @aliendovecote)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @InstantSunrise: Do you want to know how powerful the marketing for Star Wars was? The word "Ewok" was never used in return of the Jedi.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @VanessaFurey: @melissa_maria @sliderulesyou this is what you have to be earning in Lambeth to qualify for 'affordable' housing http://t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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i read Steam autocuration tealeaf stuff & people keep being mean about Fatty Bear :< I played the shit out of Birthday Surprise as a kidPermalink Look on archive.org
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"shovelware"? fuck off. I wish more games had a amusing thing that happened when you clicked on literally any item on screen.Permalink Look on archive.org
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if a modern indie game had a mechanically inconsequential cake decorating minigame halfway through people would ... draw cocks, probably.Permalink Look on archive.org
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See also : I love both The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis & The Illogical Journey of the Zambonis. I love & recommend them both.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 that is a very good point. (if memory serves I played it til I was asked to make a cake, and then got stuck between not wantingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 to lie, and not wanting to go to the shops to buy cake stuff. also now i regret turning down a free piping bag a few days ago)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pintendo64 good tastePermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin i mean people in general, gawd! also, you still on for coworking tomorrow? when should i head over?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@beckwig i should probably wait til i'm wearing clothes to answer this, right?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@aeleitch @chrisamaphone this dude's reasons are pretty solid, and this is coming from someone who has difficulties getting to work on timePermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @steveklabnik breaking out of the cycle of feast and famine, only working when it fits within "sustainable".Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @gamergrrl1989: Because these things Will change We can see it now These walls That they put up To hold us back Will fall down It's a re…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @femfreq: I write about how video games are for everyone (including my mom) in this op ed in the New York Times today: http://t.co/RMLji…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh, hey, they announced that event! I should get a ticket! Oh! It says I'm performing? I wonder what I'm doing?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mwegner: Neat solution for combining menus and tutorials for local multi games: juicybeast.com/2014/10/designing-a-playable-ui-that-secretly-teaches-how-to-play/ (via @MattRix)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @brandonnn: you should go watch the debut @thenfb animation from @KOOPMode collaborator @Palomadawkins: bside.venuspatrol.com/post/101190826910/paloma-dawkins-debut-animation-scientifiq-piqniq http://t.…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@katierosepipkin "online space" is still a weird concept, space isn't an entirely inappropriate metaphor, but it still is a metaphor.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Saucers : good Coasters : bad hmPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ntlk: "the connection between spyware applications, keyloggers [etc], and intimate partner violence has not been studied" http://t.co/P…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @KingDragonPass: King of Dragon Pass has been entertaining players for 15 years, and is now on sale on all platforms for 50% off! http:/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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I thought I'd booked accommodation for GameCity, but I hadn't. Has anyone got floor space I could crash on on Friday or Saturday?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PixieJenni think i've got city-centre offers now. but the offer is appreciated!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @gamecity: From March 2015, GameCity will open the National Videogame Arcade, right here in this year's festival venue. The home of vide…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Simultaneously sci-fi and sexist! @hentaiphd/527481068577116160 (not that those don't often go hand in hand...)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LovedayBrooke are you upstairs from the incompetent cafe, then?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: Boop.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kragen: graydon2.dreamwidth.org/193575.html @graydon_pub quite correctly calling out the neofascist nature of the neoreactionaries and also repudiat…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr @leighalexander a Super Off-Peak will be valid on all super offpeak trains on that day, with or without the reservation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr @leighalexander the only one where it matters is an Advance ticket, where you're tied to that one specific train.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier GamerGate has gone too far when even you're making jokes about itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier so, yeah, it is (and always was, really). And I'm not saying you shouldn't talk about it/that it's not relevant.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier But... the targets are people in my social circle, it's been in the background of my life for months now. It's just... weird.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier even before GG, it's the biggest conversation in games (in various forms). That makes me hopeful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier but depressingly, GG is the backlash from that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Nice interview with David Kanaga factmag.com/2014/10/13/level-up-an-insiders-guide-to-making-video-game-soundtracks-in-2014/3/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hautepop: #SamaritansRadar is covertly monitoring 900,000 Twitter feeds w no opt-out & inadequate risk mitigation http://t.co/8VqkLkRfZ…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kittyhorrorshow: hey psst King of Dragon Pass is $1.50 on GOG.com until Sunday, would probably end up being the best $1.…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@katierosepipkin I think so, yes. My first thought needs a webcam, though - would that be possible?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @katierosepipkin: do you have a screen-based experience/environment/game/interactive piece/whatever that you would like to live inside o…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Why does digital art always have to be innovative? Why can't it just be good?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Nothing like tearing out old code that took you a month to write while on a train.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcc_ebooks I don't want you to, eitherPermalink Look on archive.org
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