Tweets from 2015/06
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@mooonmagic @HilariousCow fast advance is bullshitPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mooonmagic @HilariousCow by "bullshit" i think i mean i don't find it much fun from either side.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mooonmagic @HilariousCow it's effective, but it turns a fun game about bluffing and dramatic reveals into a grind about economy and mathsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mooonmagic @HilariousCow which, y'know - i love how expressive NR is. Some people are boring people, and I'm glad they can express that. :PPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tullyhansen i think instead of crashing now it passes them through? i wasn't deliberately trying to change this behaviourPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tullyhansen but only fix up the error reporting stuffPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tullyhansen that's currently the case, yeah! it's definitely on the list, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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characters that act as a single character, but count as multiple for the purposes of twitter: 〽, ᢇា឵឴Permalink Look on archive.org
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.@lyyyndseyyy ah... so actually I meant a different character that Twitter autoconverts into that character when tweeting.Permalink Look on archive.org
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.@lyyyndseyyy original was i think 〽︎ - it is discarding the second character, which is one of these en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variation_Selectors_%28Unicode_block%29Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @mooonmagic opinions totally differ on this point; i am not ultimately a good netrunner playerPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @taleoftales: In the past people found refuge in cyberspace when the real world became too oppressive. Maybe now it's the other way arou…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir Feral Vector workshop results v21.io/blog/feral-vector-bot-workshop-results/Permalink Look on archive.org
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Thanks to everyone who came to my workshops at Feral Vector! Here are all the bots that got made: v21.io/blog/feral-vector-bot-workshop-results/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp hm! thanks for letting me know. which bot is this?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Oh! I just noticed (in my referrer logs while trying to track down a bug) I made the Pipwick Papers! rockpapershotgun.com/2015/05/31/the-pipwick-papers-11/#more-292165 thanks pip!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp @coastpathing interesting! I can't see that in the DB anywhere - it must have been an auth failure. Log in again?Permalink Look on archive.org
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\o/ @unicode_garden broke 100 followers. Also I changed some of the grasses around last night - more stuff should render on Android now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rahulricky it might mean you're over the character limit (preview is red), or you've just tweeted it, or an error (red alert box)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @awesommelier: Career & no baby = selfish & heartless No career & baby = lazy Career & baby = won't spend enough time with baby = selfis…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @john_brindle i like cycling with an earphone in and using Google Maps navigation - they added a bike mode about a year backPermalink Look on archive.org
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I am so glad Steven Universe exists ludusnovus.net/2015/05/23/everyone-should-watch-alone-together/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @john_brindle thanks, that's a useful warning.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @john_brindle i like ignoring it when i think i know better, but it's nice to free up the mental space when i don't, or agreePermalink Look on archive.org
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Boom! cheapbotsdonequick.com is now running 100 Twitterbots. Thank you everyone who has written one!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @unicode_garden: ⇃ ⇃ 乀⇊ ⇃⇃Ր 丿⇃ ⇃⇃ɭՐ⇃丿↷⇃ ⇃ ↆ ⇃ ⇃ↆ⇃ ノ⇃ɭↆ⇃⇃ ⇃⇊ ⇟⇃⇂ ⇃⇃Ì⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃ ⇃⇃Ì⇃⇃⇃↶⇃₍⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃ ⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃ノ⇃⇃⇃Ր⇃⇃⇟⇃ ⇃ ⇃ ⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃⇃ ⇟ …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@What_Hastings oo! this sounds fun.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth @feralvector use tabs!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @omfg_animals: Ironically, those that kept their cats were less affected, because they kept their houses clear of the real culprits, con…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@churlishmeg @patrickashe or, if you wanna take money already, just set up a bigcartel now and mark it [PREORDER]Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @taleoftales: When discussing femininity in games, by all means do continue the ancient tradition of ignoring everything we've done with…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy @massconnect4 not that! 3!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@saltyhorse @alicemazzy @muffinista @massconnect4 congrats, Alice, on creating a real mass participation gamePermalink Look on archive.org
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@saltyhorse @massconnect4 doesn't sun have to go first on 2, assuming everything else fills up first?Permalink Look on archive.org
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bot of the day: @dungeon_junk okay, okay, another fine CBDQ product, but: i love what @NotInventedHere here is doing with self replies on itPermalink Look on archive.org
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love these ones. a common sunflower disrupting and orderly field of roses @unicode_garden/605487241343971328Permalink Look on archive.org
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@NotInventedHere glad to hear it! @dungeon_junk is really nicely done.Permalink Look on archive.org
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thinking about whether I was in [place], i would have helped with [situation]Permalink Look on archive.org
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(a reason i wasn't in [place] was because the culture of it bums me out these days. i dunno whether that makes it better or worse)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke same, but "a site I made has 100 bots running on it" and with my DadPermalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke stepmum wanted to know why it didn't handle repliesPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @BooDooPerson: youre a kid now youre a squid now youre a kid you're a squid youre a kid you're developing a formative fantasy you won't…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@northernthumb sure - half price off your third...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Jammed out a super quick bot: @10_print_chrPermalink Look on archive.org
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@10_print_chr for it to work properly, you have to set the CSS to 1 yourself: (thx @jabelsjabels) pbs.twimg.com/media/CGc5ZmXW8AA9w8E.png:largePermalink Look on archive.org
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@kimadactl sure - have a go - either misspell it yourself, or have variations for all the lettersPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tullyhansen yep! Have a look at the tutorial linkPermalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth this list of purposes sounds like an event. it's on the meetup, it's got a website, it is significant in the community.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth I have mixed feelings about decentralized vs organized events. But ultimately good communities take work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Kinaetron @drinkrelaxplay ran it a couple of times, it never quite caught on, i put my energies elsewhere.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Kinaetron that sounds like a worthy thing to doPermalink Look on archive.org
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@dr_d_king hm! possibly!Permalink Look on archive.org
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I like this CBDQ bot: @CombinationBotPermalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp you look like you're being sent to Siberia.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@adventuresofrob @ntlk wait... so you touch your watch before you wash your hands, then again after?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @CombinationBot: I'm at the Brandy Dump! I'm at the Turkey Grill! I'm at the Combination Brandy Dump and Turkey Grill!Permalink Look on archive.org
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people moan about games being covered and evaluated as technology products, but that's a bad way to review technology products, tooPermalink Look on archive.org
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@whitingjp are you making more space by taking your hair out of the equation?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @leighalexander: previews are kinda bullshit, the idea that you are so-o-o lucky to have a 'dream job' in games that you better toe the …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ManyVaried they look great! i feel like i should be trying out "punch the honey" in honor of themPermalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander @kierongillen @applecidermage @DavidUzumeri looks like you did, but later killed it. Kieron instead: rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06/03/the-proposition-so-hey-baby-then/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @maxkreminski: when the compsci paper you're reading devolves into found poetryPermalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem ah, that's sweet! i really like your random choice syntax.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_JakeTucker wait, what do you mean by "live games"?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @tullyhansen: I’m definitely on the side of people should make/do work they’re proud of and that communities should support one another.Permalink Look on archive.org
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bot making is a job for poets, not programmersPermalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp it's quite simple: it looks like this @maxkreminski/605831139454902273Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy I am looking forward to my upcoming talk, entitled "Stop making videogames (make bots instead)"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@godtributes @lifewinning don't rub it inPermalink Look on archive.org
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@rich_lem :) i miss cph now...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jukiokallio what a formalistPermalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern games twitter is bitching about them still using the old engine. *shrug*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@slaterusa ah! thanks for telling me. i had noticed those requests failing, but didn't know where they came from.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@slaterusa should be fixed now!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @RachelRayns: ok I like them again nowPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @crashtxt: ⠀ ╲/╲︿_ ⠀Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AboutThisLater i've seen similar-looking stuff on stickers on lampposts. someone wants the world to know?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@adventuresofrob @alexhern tell that to the australiansPermalink Look on archive.org
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@RealAvocadoFact avocado, i often don't want to work but i feel i should.this causes anxiety, which compounds the problem. what should i do?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox hey i just saw the new controls and full start flow. i am excited about this game.Permalink Look on archive.org
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.@metasynthie Good to know! I was just think how I'd quite like to replay Samsara samsara.storynexus.comPermalink Look on archive.org
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@fascinated @inky !!! i would be very interested to hear about the encoding on those...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@fascinated @inky i was mainly wondering how the colours were stacked up/palette matched up in there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CaptainAbs @feralvector I mainly love this because you can see the cleaver I stuck to @whitingjp's back.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@fascinated @inky very interesting! thanksPermalink Look on archive.org
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@CaptainAbs @feralvector @whitingjp me too... returning to ancient forms of play... dating back from the the beginning of clothes-wearingPermalink Look on archive.org
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I've backed this! I am excited to see the games that result! I have played half of one, and it was good! indiegogo.com/projects/the-magpie-collection#/storyPermalink Look on archive.org
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I'm making pancakes for breakfast, so: if you want some pancakes, come round to mine in the next half hour or so?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu this is a picture of me eating the last pancakePermalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu (which means if you came round I'd be forced to make more. What a tragedy that would be)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu i am accepting of multiple pancake forms!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu this is my culture, don't judge mePermalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu I'll make you some drop pancakes sometime soon.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu apparently they're called "drop scones"...?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @KommanderKlobb @angusdick shit, i really need to start crashing round your office to workPermalink Look on archive.org
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Wrapping up work on my Panoramical scene - here are some quick variations changing a single control.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Some good advice on productivity from @HarryGiles here: harrygiles.org/2012/09/05/how-to-be-productive/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SimoRoth ah, thanks for letting me know! server has ran out of space. fixing nowPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SimoRoth and should be good now - thanks againPermalink Look on archive.org
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Apologies - server ran out space, so Cheap Bots Done Quick has been failing for the last few hours. Now fixed!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @cher: My new shoe & clean Cat.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @cher: @vikuurt the other one is IN THE BOXPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lorenschmidt: image from the vega venus mission, 1985Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp nooooo... I put like ... a 75% chance on it also becoming Big and hard to finish.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp I mean, like... start it if you want an interesting prototype to switch onto when you're done with all the grind of finishing it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp like, i think you could make a small game alongside quickly. but finishing it and releasing it alongside?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I am giving a talk entitled "Stop making videogames (make bots instead)" at VideoBrains on the 20th. Come along? eventbrite.co.uk/e/videobrains-june-that-one-on-saturday-tickets-15753745878Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also it's @hannahnicklin's first slot as resident speaker, which I am pretty jazzed for. Thrifting and KRZ with @jakevsrobots!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also: stop making videogames (make bots instead)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@NotInventedHere no worries! it's a regular series, though - generally pretty greatPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry have you seen @embroiderbot ?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke did you buy one of the £20 tickets?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @unicode_garden: ɭɭɭ ɭɭɭɭɭɭ ɭɭɭ ノ ɭɭɭɭ ɭɭɭɭɭɭɭ ɭɭɭɭɭɭɭɭ ɭɭɭ ɭ ɭ ɭɭ ɭɭɭ ɭɭɭ ɭɭɭɭɭɭɭɭɭ ɭɭɭɭ ɭɭɭɭ ɭɭɭ ɭɭɭ ɭ ɭɭɭɭ ɭɭɭɭɭɭɭ ɭɭ…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Some nice coverage of my bots workshop by @_JakeTucker here vice.com/en_uk/read/yorkshires-feral-vector-shows-us-that-indie-gaming-needs-greater-support-623?utm_source=vicegamingtwitterPermalink Look on archive.org
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Wish I was at Lyst right now...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, I wanna play Splatoon. Anyone want to let me come round and have a go?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite about 10 minutes!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PIXELATEDCROWN I often find this... BUT: if you get into the habit of breaks, you get better at just *sit down. start work.*Permalink Look on archive.org
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"DredgeFest begins with dredging, but DredgeFest is about much more than dredging."Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @feelings_js: today i'm feeling sort of like an identified solemnityPermalink Look on archive.org
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Office LARPs are real nytimes.com/2015/05/31/business/international/in-europe-fake-jobs-can-have-real-benefits.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge nytimes.com/2015/05/31/business/international/in-europe-fake-jobs-can-have-real-benefits.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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New bot: @asinglelinePermalink Look on archive.org
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@LineHollis fat and slack, pushing up just behind my front teeth, top and bottomPermalink Look on archive.org
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New bot: @letmepick Solving all of life's difficult questions for you.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@letmepick (but mainly for @sheilamu, to be honest)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge I like this! You've got good taste in bands, Alice.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @UltraCobalt: and then try this great piece on textiles as materials design via @debcha aeon.co/magazine/culture/how-textiles-repeatedly-revolutionised-technology/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe just had a nap on the commuter train to Brockley, and it was delightfulPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe probably helps I started drinking at 3...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Currently watching "Rhinestone". It's... got a lot going on. Sly Stone and Dolly Parton both are enjoying wearing very tight outfits.Permalink Look on archive.org
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One with more success than the other, obviously.Permalink Look on archive.org
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They're doing a duet. Guess how that's going.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edjeff bit drunk! I watched Rhinestone and drank some LambriniPermalink Look on archive.org
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@lorenschmidt god's workPermalink Look on archive.org
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I want a London indie meetup that brilliant friends who have not yet felt welcome at London indie meetups will feel welcome at.Permalink Look on archive.org
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It's hard as an organiser, because people don't tell you they don't feel welcome, they just don't come.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(it's harder still if there isn't any organiser at all)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @__SHIGETO: If you are successful make your friends successful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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It's late but I'm still drunk. I don't watch shows enough to have a show I will default watch in this situation. What show should I watch?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I want something on Netflix (could be a film). Something where people are motivated at least in part by affection?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@heatheremerrick fuck offPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette that's not entirely a recommendation..Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kierongillen @asponge I've faved this now, but as I was doing so I was thinking "this is something Kieron would say".Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge The past few weeks I've met multiple people who knew of me as both "v21" and as "George", but hadn't connected the two.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@retroremakes zip file called Setup.exe, spits out a game .exe not in a folder called WIN_FINAL.exePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @MustSeeUK: History buff? Make a special trip to the Boiler Memorial - you'll be very glad you went!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@paperCaves sorry! doesn't sound too hard to write (vert colors are easy to access), but depends on the details of what you want.Permalink Look on archive.org
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on 3D films newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-misunderstanding-of-3-d (paraphrase: "the central irony of 3D is that it isn't good for spectacle. it flattens, makes dioramas")Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut I haven't yet written a guide! cheapbotsdonequick.com pretty much explains itself (I hope), happy to give advice on other projectsPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @unicode_garden: 🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 ↶🌱 🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱 🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 🌱 🌱🌱🌱…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @edclef: Dream game: A cross between Shelter and Sky Rogue, where you play a barn swallow or other lightning-fast acrobatic birdPermalink Look on archive.org
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Played Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective last night. Really enjoyed it! It felt satisfyingly open world and naturalistic.Permalink Look on archive.org
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In two minds about the scoring, though. We did abysmally, but lots of the false leads were really satisfying to chase down and close off.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(but then, if you could just scrub the leads clean with no consequence, that wouldn't be fun)Permalink Look on archive.org
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In conclusion : I am looking forward to playing Her Story. And I wish I'd had time to make something for the Desktop Archaeology show.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@derElbi not really : Holmes gives his solution, which is close enough to optimal (and is satisfying to hear)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@derElbi yeah! We totally discovered like three secret romances.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@notquitereal it's secretly a tabletop RPG, I think!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hungry and slightly disorientated in Westfield. I think I have a 5 minute window to escape before I enter a bad place.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I thought there was a MUJI here but there wasn't! Uniqlo had no skinny black jeans in my size! I don't know where to buy cheap plimsolls!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Actually, if anyone can recommend somewhere that does <£10 plimsolls in Stratford, that'd be useful, thanks.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HollyPixel much of a muchness, I think.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Sabrepulse @Yuecake oh yeah, duh. Though last time I got them there they died in like a week, vs a month for the ones from Brick Lane.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LovedayBrooke yeah, that's where I usually go. But since I am, for some reason, here...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@shahidkamal I'd assume they could get a bigger hike with new tenants (no loss aversion) - telling you now increases the chance you'll move.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PIXELATEDCROWN I was in GAME earlier today and it had a sign up that said "No sleep til E3's over!"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mooonmagic I had a quick go in a game shop earlier and : man! "also you gotta move to reload". Such a great idea.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Gillespionage to reply to your kind offer the other day. Yes. Yes, I would like that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy Grace Stone tried. She got put in handcuffs. buzzfeed.com/davidmack/texas-police-officer-suspended-after-pulling-weapon-on-teens?bftw&utm_term=4ldqpgc#.st8OPvlMwM :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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recommend me a talk to listen to while i clean my room?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@brandonnn i have not! i hadn't heard of Mystery Show until now. While I am still suspicious of podcasts, I'll give it a try.Permalink Look on archive.org
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bot of the day: @NiteAlps a new landscape bot i want to visitPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @iamalexf at some point, I noticed a real gender imbalance in my Nekoatsume cats :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @NewYorker: Kalief Browder, who spent three years on Rikers Island without being convicted of a crime, has committed suicide: http://t.c…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @_JakeTucker @mink_ette yeah, i think people often nominate themselevs. or studios nominate everyone eligiblePermalink Look on archive.org
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@_JakeTucker @HilariousCow @mink_ette you're younger than me, and have a great career velocity? i mean, if you're judging yourself on work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @Kinaetron @HilariousCow @_JakeTucker I mean, also, when the fuck else do any of us care about Develop's opinions?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I am really excited for @diyspace4london to be a thing that exists in this city.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette p ornb ots por nb ot s po rnbo tspo rn botsp orn b ot sPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe @HilariousCow @Kinaetron @_JakeTucker Yeah :/ @haikus_by_KN makes a lot of Logan's Run jokes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I enjoy that there are now two unconnected Bethnal Greens on the tube map.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu The Other Bethnal Green always used to be a railway station - it's only just become Overground.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe That's the Rail and Tube map, mate. Bethnal Green has only just joined the Overground.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@seniath to be fair, it's not as if you could find the Overground station without a map.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @SimoRoth: I think it's worth talking about how we made @LudoLunch family friendly. And how it allowed more people to come and also made…Permalink Look on archive.org
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. @Wormella did a good post-mortem blog post blogs.staffs.ac.uk/nhw1/2015/06/08/ludo-lunch-on-the-grass/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@empika @WildRumpus We've used Hire Intelligence in the past - but google up "projector hire" and ring for quotes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@siobhangx @patrickashe haha - I still haven't tried that one.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hey, actually this Steam Refunds thing is great - I can try out a load of games I feel I ought to play but clearly won't stick with.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@retroremakes I am really curious how much of Offworld's audience is Boing Boing audience. Suspect it's a lot.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@retroremakes which is why the posts there are carefully written to make sense from a standing start.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@retroremakes same reason Babycastles is important, imho: comes from a DIY music background.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@retroremakes yeah - and you can never hit the generic "wider world" audience, only specific audiences.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ranjit: MUYBRIDGE 2015Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hellophia: I started posting sketchbook drawings on instagram again recently... instagram.com/hullophia/Permalink Look on archive.org
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I can hear, faintly, carried by the wind, Labrinth's Earthquake.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @dril: another day volunteering at the betsy ross museum. everyone keeps asking me if they can fuck the flag. buddy, they wont even let …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy @Horse_ebooks oh, yeah : 0.9 match rate is off metadata alone. Raddd.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: @christinelove UX designer self carePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: @christinelove "Open source" would be so much better if coders loved themselves enough to make their "my use" projects nice…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pozorvlak you could say that it's ... about climbing Maslow's pyramid?Permalink Look on archive.org
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The author of Anne Hathaway's Erotic Mouthscape, @hunktears, has a new Twine! It made me feel emotions. lillianbehrendt.com/abyssal%20plain/abyssalplain.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @failbettergames: We're accepting submissions for Writer-Designer positions at Failbetter: ow.ly/O3R2SPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ManyVaried: ***Attention people who make things!*** There are a mere dozen tickets left for Bees in a Tin this Friday: https://t.co/nGE…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hannahnicklin: But also in small acts of solidarity, kindness, radical loss, love, forgiveness, anti-work, pointless play, and loud lou…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @HotelUnionNow: Hi @omnifmltd How do you explain your unlawful contractual clause about unpaid training? maidinlondonnow.blogspot.co.uk/ http://t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth I'm muting you for talking about muting too much.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lucky_frame boo. but completely understandable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@notquitereal YESPermalink Look on archive.org
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@notquitereal I mean... you don't have to. But it seems like that job would be a job you would like to have, and be able to do.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I love creating value.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@henryfaber I also love generating (and consuming!) content.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@henryfaber I'm very passionate about it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@robertpeacock22 @henryfaber What, unlike last year, when I came to visit and hung out at Bento Miso all week?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@charlottegore only as a pathway towards end user satisfaction.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@charlottegore haha, i know - I remember chatting to you at Feral VectorPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @perpetua: It's funny how much stuff now is very yuppie, but people don't use that word anymore, so they default to describing it as "hi…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@failnaut sorry, not yet. it's on the list!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Gave myself a little trim instagram.com/p/3uB3EKNo1z/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc @tullyhansen @GalaxyKate I think I upped the corpus size limit to 10 megs... that's probably the only constraint.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc @tullyhansen @GalaxyKate will need some balancing to get the extinction probabilities right so it doesn't always go over the wordcountPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc @tullyhansen @GalaxyKate (and also you lose a bunch of nice features, like favs, RTs, replies, unpredictable post schedules)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @steveklabnik: A constructive look at TempleOS codersnotes.com/notes/a-constructive-look-at-templeosPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @_Qrion_: really love this emoticon ￣\＿(ツ)＿/￣ cause looks so peaceful and cutePermalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain me too!Permalink Look on archive.org
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someone should give @KOOPMode a whole pile of money so they can make KOLAB an official thing. First @Palomadawkins, now @polclarissou...!Permalink Look on archive.org
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.@SamsungMobileUK I appreciate your use of the thing Twitter does where it centers previews on people's faces.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Hah, whoops. Not going to be here to vote tomorrow. Sorry democracy!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Sorry for not getting back to you earlier, by the way.Permalink Look on archive.org
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That last tweet was supposed to be a DM, but I'm a politician and use Twitter via SMS.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate @mtrc @tullyhansen parsing it is recursive, right? Eventually you hit the call stack limit.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@unfortunatalie "what is this? but... we are sestras..."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow @archillect this is what i so often think to pretty renders REALTIME or BUSTPermalink Look on archive.org
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. @radian_ @ShitBandReviews people are making music based on tweets from a CBDQ bot!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @alldaybrkfst: All Day Breakfast presents Fruit Salad: a bundle of games, experiments, & art! Support our space & community :) http://t.…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin my mancunian sommelier ex recommends the pairing of fish and chips and champagne. For what that's worth.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Halfway through Sunset. Dunno. Still want to get to the end, but more telling than showing so far.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns there really are worse things. If it is at least charming...!Permalink Look on archive.org
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On the dinkiest trainPermalink Look on archive.org
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(it has a "do not flush in stations" toilet)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns @108 and if you like AIS, try to track down his Radio 4 series Facts And Fancies.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiodario East Anglia! I'll be in London by midnight.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns I only just saw the context now... It def seems in keeping with his artistic progression.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns what's your take on Noby Noby? The KD => NNB => Wattam path seems like a trajectory to me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns mmm! I can see that. But yet... It feels to me like it's a game designed to maximise the number of his whimsical concepts.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns many small goals, many opportunities for play.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns that three game progression is unjust, by the way. There's also his concepts for Glitch, and MegaAlphabet and Tenya Wanya.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns I, increasingly, cannot be fucked to put the effort in. It's a very rare videogame that motivates me to get good.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns as soon as I think I can see where the progression curve leads... eh. Sup Hex was probably the last game I properly worked at.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns I wanna make experiences, and I feel the same way (in the opposite direction)!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns people are pushing game design, though. "The future of games is all of them".Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns it helps if you're in a genre with fans who give a shit about design, and your design pushing is towards hardcore.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns (see the sales figures of 868 Hack vs Helix)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns yeah, I envy your rendering already. I look forward to trying it! But I'm unlikely to go deep :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns game design is solving problems - sales come from what problems you choose to solve.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @dickc: First full day as Twitter COO tomorrow. Task #1: undermine CEO, consolidate power.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@warandpeace <3Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm on a train to Birmingham! I feel... nervous? excited? sleepy? All of the above?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I really hate rehearsing talks. I feel much more comfortable actually giving them.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @re3makes: BREAKING: Sega just announced a new sequel to Sonic and yes, it's a dating sim.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @_JakeTucker @seanFsmith yeah, i mean, this one has just got better because of it. but still, i find it really uncomfortable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin nah, this train is cushty - tea, quiet, nice hills rolling past...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin and there's an imminent deadline, so i have to do the uncomfortable thing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @AnnetteMees: Just played a morning game of Punch the Custard by @v21 at #beesinatin against @writerguygames - I lost woefully... http:/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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thank you @nikkipugh and @otherwayworks for #beesinatin. currently sitting on the train home trying to make sense of it all.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hellocatfood that's my jaw!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nikkipugh @otherwayworks haha - writing my own is painful enough. maybe we can do swapsies?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nikkipugh you too! been a long time coming. thanks for the great conference - i hope you can finally rest now. i'll have to come up sooner!Permalink Look on archive.org
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ugh, just saw a screenshot of the new nekoatsume update. i was done! i was basically out of it! don't taunt me with yer pyramids.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette @nikkipugh you too, mink.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonty @nikkipugh so glad i finally made it! oh! and guess who I met - @AsteAmundsen, who was doing bookings for Stubnitz way back when.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe i keep putting food out and not checking. *shrug*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@samhoweynunn @AnnetteMees @writerguygames well, it survived, so... i guess i'll continue putting it in harms way til it doesn't?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonty @nikkipugh @AsteAmundsen she's in London doing rad interactive theatre stuff! London! You live there!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jawsew hey, i was in Leamington twice today (I went to Birmingham)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin @ofcircumstance me too! And no - really wanted to, but had to tear down custard instead. :(Permalink Look on archive.org
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I agree with @KommanderKlobb : this would be an ace videogame. @discarding_imgs/608629476163989504Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @went1955: It's all about a slow-motion coup d’état: Germany is bluffing on Greece — Mark Weisbrot — america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/6/germany-is-bluffing-on-greece.html http://t.co/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @katierosepipkin: its herePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kadybat: @mcclure111 ummm andi apparently they now sell glitch panties at Target these are not mine but I want them http://t.co/AnTW…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @wildwinter: ICYMI last night: a thing I wrote on constructing a story backwards for the sake of a live-action stunt: http://t.co/oxtJxY…Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is making me think of the common #botALLY thread of wanting to grant bots (necessarily limited) autonomy. @SimonParkin/609671454469279744Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LILBTHEBASEDGOD: I consider myself a feminist but I don't yell about it or look for attention because of it, I support actions but I'm …Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hannahnicklin: More conversations with robotsPermalink Look on archive.org
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this argument is making me want to re-read "Where Does Math Come From?" @MichaelPDeacon/609699175819812864Permalink Look on archive.org
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numbers represent both units and intervals. if not for math, the fact they can be thought of in the same way would not be obvious.Permalink Look on archive.org
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the quantity of eggs in a small box, and the height of a quite tall person. both 6 (eggs/feet).Permalink Look on archive.org
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that age (or days, or time, generally) isn't rounded, but distance is. quantities are often not able to be fractional in a simple way.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc i mean, yes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu i can see some small patches of blue!Permalink Look on archive.org
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"smart auto-customization" leads to things like this being published cnet.com/uk/how-to/android-5-0-lollipop-quick-settings-invert-colors-hotspot/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @embroiderbot: PROGRESS REPORT: SQUARE #1 "HEART" COMPLETE.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@katierosepipkin ahh! I don't think I've ever been in a dedication before! <3 <3 <3Permalink Look on archive.org
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@adtidixon @_JakeTucker @seanFsmith @dr_d_king I was out late last night, and have just risen up consciousness. Sorry! Have fun!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @doougle: Still my favorite beat of 2015 so far: soundcloud.com/whoisqueen/sleepy-clouds Best videogame remix I've heard in forever #KirbyPermalink Look on archive.org
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Rereading Tim Rogers' Earthbound article archive.is/fMD7F Still one of my favourite pieces of game criticism.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lararatnaraja: @petambu and I punched custard.. She won #beesinatin @supersonicfest @ManyVaried http://t.co/zajtCpBXlbPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ManyVaried: We’ll be posting #BeesInATin photos and audio over the next few days but, lest you forget, this happened yesterday: http://…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ManyVaried: Also this:Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jeremycorbyn: Last night I was interviewed on Newsnight about how Britain could be made fairer for all youtu.be/q-gJD6PvUO0 http://t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: Somebody tweeted this Brian Eno quote but then I lost the link so now I'm tweeting it goodreads.com/quotes/649039-whatever-you-now-find-weird-ugly-uncomfortable-and-nasty-about http://t.co/zJ…Permalink Look on archive.org
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via @AliceMaz, really enjoying this post about Recurrent Neural Networks karpathy.github.io/2015/05/21/rnn-effectiveness/ I wanna train some!Permalink Look on archive.org
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The best thing is the way they capture the form of the corpus so well. There's great possibilities for humour there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Think this might be what I dig into for #nanogenmo....Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy "Corporate hamster running in my wheel" : that's you, right?Permalink Look on archive.org
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actually... flip, I'm too excited for this idea, maybe I'll do it tonight. Anyone know where I can get a large corpus of Instagram photos?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar my desk right now (I have a more officey one upstairs)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar the thing about having a desk outside is you can't leave stuff on it without fear it'll get rained on.Permalink Look on archive.org
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just learnt of the Mysterious Package company mysteriouspackage.com/ telling stories through props and puzzles that come through the postPermalink Look on archive.org
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@gabesmed your instagram user id is 87?!?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I haven't yet worked out how to train it on discrete files or strings of bytes not text. So I'm generating a twine from it instead.Permalink Look on archive.org
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i'm expecting the links to be busted... maybe? so i might need to fix those manually. we'll see!Permalink Look on archive.org
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also, testing on the small sample Shakespeare corpus that comes with the toolsPermalink Look on archive.org
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first sample output (it's command of English will improve overnight) gist.github.com/v21/c19ac5b1739107044970Permalink Look on archive.org
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overnight produces gist.github.com/v21/e9db8627ecf164bcabd3Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @chrisbrooke: Magna Carta, from the imperishable 1066 and All That (1930), via bl.uk/collection-items/1066-and-all-thatPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @PressFiretoWin: Hey! Guys! I have confirmed a wonderful venue (thebasement.uk.com/) for this years Pop up Arcade at @DigitalBrighton…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @paulwaugh: Surreal situation here: 4 MPs in PLP office waiting for Corbyn to hit 34 to help him over line: inc @tom_watson Gareth ThomasPermalink Look on archive.org
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@caraellison ahhhhh! congratulations! Knock it out the park! Are you moving to Lyon?Permalink Look on archive.org
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bot of the day: @BPEarth via @edclef, who says "Abstract found-art, riddles and a reminder how much wilderness there is"Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @What_Hastings: This coming Sunday is Hastings Extreme Adventure Golf & Hide & Seek Day.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin level editor looks neat, thoughPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: One thing I'd ban from games talks is speakers asking put your hands up if you've played this game/saying stuff like "We'v…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: Tiny things like that can make someone feel out of place/unwelcome because they might feel not well versed enough to be in…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Job alert: making cool games events happen core.filmlondon.org.uk/library/documents/SeniorGamesExecutive_2015.pdfPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I grew up near Surrey, and I am pretty sure I could make my hair do that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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This is one of my favourite games injokes @adrianchm/610405482382118912Permalink Look on archive.org
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@infovore oh, yeah. to be fair, i think the line is funny, but also ... it's not wrong?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@infovore yeah! flip, i should really pitch this as a talk, just unpacking that line.Permalink Look on archive.org
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as I was just saying in a reply: I think I would like to do a talk, just unpacking this joke and examining all the things it says.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Oujevipo it'd be a different game, not Doom. But: yeah! I agree.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Oujevipo I would love to play "Pierrec's Mood"Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @resiak: @aparrish could not resist applying pronouncing.rhymes() to its own documentation github.com/wjt/pronouncingpy/blob/master/docs/tutorial.rstPermalink Look on archive.org
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@adventvrecall go back into the cavePermalink Look on archive.org
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@adventvrecall valleyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@warandpeace @RebelliousUno not yet! wanna add it, but it means a bunch of digging into Tracery stuff, so hasn't happened yet.Permalink Look on archive.org
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just blocked Twitter again, so I could get some work done. first bit of work - installing TweetDeck for a talk. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Permalink Look on archive.org
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I wiiish I didn't have to pay any attention to E3. And normally I love partaking in shared experiences with Internet friends.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin let's talk about tax creditsPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: The incredible range of different things that "Drama" can be a code word forPermalink Look on archive.org
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@M1NKBOT \o/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin straight from the covers of those classic sci fi books we loved so muchPermalink Look on archive.org
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Poor mouse @nonhashtag/610728529542688768Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Wesley_Copeland @_JakeTucker @AGBear @EGTF the KS is to prove demand to publishers. Various KSes are more or less honest about this *shrug*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_JakeTucker @Wesley_Copeland @AGBear @EGTF I do agree it sets a hard standard for people actually trying to 100% raise on KS, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Sorry, E3 tweet, but : I love how pleased Miyamoto is with 1-1's design.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@churlishmeg I feel I should telling you I'm seeing TIHWDPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @dril: beautiful e3 conference from the Police. THreatened to trap all crooks. Spinning handcuffs around. Elaborate boot play. No games …Permalink Look on archive.org
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Some draftsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Some more draftsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@lyyyndseyyy it's true! I did!Permalink Look on archive.org
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Most of those tweets are better than my real tweetsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette wait... all of your drafts are about beauty?Permalink Look on archive.org
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A short essay on beauty, in draft form. @mink_ette/610954069117640704Permalink Look on archive.org
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You can't overwhelm the senses with formless static, because the form-recognising part will remain unmoved.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Instead you need meaninglessness and insistent half-meanings at every level, all writhing next to each other.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Last night I had good conversations about hots, and saw This Is How We Die. I'd recommend both (TIHWD is at BAC til the end of the week).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steishere ah, I've only heard people applying that label to _other_ people.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Free yourself from the tyranny of time by accidentally smashing your phone screen over the bit where the clock is.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A fine pair of bots : @dungeon_junk and @future_junkPermalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef I suspect it is a process of bot-human collaboration. (it can't be done with CBDQ, but bots generally can)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Chris Ware on Minecraft. newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/cover-story-playdate I found this much more moving than I expected.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I also really enjoyed learning that he thinks @vectorpark's work is consistently genius (it is!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hellocatfood looks good!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rainshapes I mean, it's Chris Ware, innit? (mind you : I didn't find it that way, myself)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rainshapes I'd defend both of those!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rainshapes he's best known for making intricate, self-referential, very geometric and precise comics.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AnnetteMees some calming scenes for you twitter.com/dbaker_h/lists/botscapesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @alicemazzy it doesn't, it won't... but it wouldn't technically be hard to do.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @alicemazzy if you have hosting/can run node.js scripts on a schedule, easy to host your own CBDQ bot, with modifications.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @curiousoctopus: Visionary School for Poetic Computation @sfpc: apply for summer sfpc.io/summer2015/ & fall sfpc.io/participate/ ht…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@roncarmel what happens if you buy a regular passport, but then want a community one?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@roncarmel that's def information I'd want to know on that page, else I might dither and not buy eitherPermalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu I know you love it when I get all emotional about stuff : ew.com/article/2015/06/15/steven-universe-creator-growing-gender-politics-her-brother did that to me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem I think I basically agree? I think the market caps out at about the number of people who buy 360 pads for their PCs now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem (but is more likely to be something like the number of people with flightsticks now)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @TLatshaw: BREAKING: New Metroid game announced for Wii U! It's really just Isabelle in a cardboard power suit but SHE'S TRYING SO HARD …Permalink Look on archive.org
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Game design sucks for didactic purposes, because it's already hard enough.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kcimc: finally the full story behind that creepy squirrel-slug googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/06/inceptionism-going-deeper-into-neural.html a bunch more: photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPX0SCl7OzWilt9LnuQliattX4OUCj_8EP65_cTVnBmS1jnYgsGQAieQUc1VQWdgQ?key=aVBxWjhwSzg2RjJWLWRuVFBBZEN1d205bUdEMnhB http://t.co…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HarryGiles more generally, I don't understand the way that Labour is afraid to try to frame anything.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HarryGiles don't just answer the questions that the (right wing) press are asking! Ask new ones.Permalink Look on archive.org
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The talks from Bees In A Tin are now online. Go hear my thoughts on designing digital/physical games, thisaway: m.soundcloud.com/bees-in-a-tin-2015/sets/bees_audioPermalink Look on archive.org
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I've been really inspired by gamepoems of late. And now @HarryGiles has actually tried to sum up what they are: harrygiles.org/2015/06/17/gamepoems-a-primer/Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, I should encourage you to make your own. It's fun! It's like making a game, but without the bother of playtesting it or making it workPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe I was into neural networks before they were cool.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @amaditalks: Media can’t call these mass shootings terrorism or they’d have to ask where these violent racist white men were radicalized…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Just realised how many of the games I've made are about attention. Huh.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Punch The Custard, Always Stuck..., A Bastard, CUBES, TWT (not that I can take credit for that one)...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@niinegames I mean, I'm exploring different stuff about attention each time... But it's still always attention.Permalink Look on archive.org
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All I really want from VR is a lot of headsets cheap in Cex in a few years time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@psychicteeth well, given the Overground keeps taking over other train lines...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@erocdrahs ! That sounds great - will it be recorded?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @_JakeTucker @iceblight @failnaut thinking about the hard time Double Fine has, what with actually using KS as primary fundingPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @UltraCobalt: We’ll be doing projects around culture, history, & games, online and in physical space. mathesonmarcault.com & twitter a…Permalink Look on archive.org
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I helped put it into boxes! It really is! @UltraCobalt/611831825300856832Permalink Look on archive.org
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@erocdrahs I'm sure it'll be great - break a leg!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @edclef @mink_ette good plan - if it's like last year it'll be impossible to get in late.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @smestorp: blog post - mightyvision.blogspot.pt/2015/06/havent-been-writing-much-here-lately.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp the attitude in the first para is exactly why I want to read you being dogmatic and generalizing about game design.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp (I am finishing up a long post that jokingly attempts to be dogmatic, in the hopes of having my cake and eating it)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb the pixel tailor people had lovely things to say about you last night - and their game looks gorgeous.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb oh, also, definitely worth going up to see the interaction design student's stuff!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LichLike @unicode_garden a fav is not enough for this tweetPermalink Look on archive.org
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@reallyfancy i love making shadersPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jhoffstein: Check out this color gradient picker: jsfiddle.net/d6wXV/6/embedded/result/ It shows gradient colors interpolated by different color space…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem if you can get the experience you want with the lightest, driest mechanics... then absolutely do that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem you made a great experience, and you took away a bunch of production risk! what's not to love?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem Some of my favorite games fit that description, in parts: KRZ is just a point-and-click with minimal consequences for decisions.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem the Mother series is a Dragon Quest clone...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem i feel strongly about this cuz one of my biggest journeys as a designer has been from caring about mechanics for their own sake.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem yah, for sure. but it feels like an emphasis on mechanical innovation would lead you away from those games?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem of course I agree... what sucks is importing stuff without examining the consequences carefully, not thinking holisticallyPermalink Look on archive.org
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Apparently in my talk tomorrow, I have decided I will just... show my twitter feed. "Hey look, there's bots on here!"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@NotInventedHere not sure exactly! It'll be tomorrow daytime, but I'm not sure the running order. Should probably tweet just before...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@NotInventedHere (I mean, there'll be bots anyway, because it's my twitter feed)Permalink Look on archive.org
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what are some really "populist" bots? Ones that have found their own audience (like @tiny_star_field)? #botALLYPermalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy @massconnect4 yeah, i was playing to see the delay before it appeared in the other column on Tweetdeck :)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy thanks! it looks good!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy thanks, that's definitely good to knowPermalink Look on archive.org
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ahhh! just got setup for the live game of @massconnect4 that'll happen during my talk at @VideoBrains today.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy @VideoBrains I was really tempted to quote some of your firebrand stuff from the Slack (gonna leave it implicit, instead)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_JakeTucker @keefstuart I have a Mini-DP <=> VGA I'll be bringing just in case.Permalink Look on archive.org
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If you're ever trying to imagine what @kierongillen's timeline is like, just remember that he follows @VengaBoom and it'll become clear.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mink_ette: The moment @v21 realised he was almost about to recite an erotica bot's tweets in front of children. #VideoBrainsPermalink Look on archive.org
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It's not mine! It's @alicemazzy 's! @jawsew/612280134020673537Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @0xabad1dea: I despise sanctimonious stuff about “put down your phone and pay attention to the people around you” the people I love are …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jawsew no worries - I'm not sure I signposted that properly - just wanted to retroactively give proper credit.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu you sun? Damn. #foreveropposedPermalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu joined a losing team, I'm afraid...Permalink Look on archive.org
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If anyone has any questions or want help with bot-making or CBDQ, please ask me. I'd be happy to help. #VideoBrainsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@getdizzzy hmm! Interesting! Supported tweet width generally is a minefield, but I could hint appx ranges betterPermalink Look on archive.org
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@christinelove @OchotonidKnight also thinking about what parts of that episode were on tape and what were narrated.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @aanand: Oh cool so we’re finally being honest about reintroducing the servant class justinkan.com/fun-with-magicPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @bellan0va: Most of the life lessons I've learned over the years have reinforced the importance of cutting off the stems of flowersPermalink Look on archive.org
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@kateri_t not sure! Will dig into it some time - but tagging in @GalaxyKate, as she'll probably know.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer @LiaSae @KommanderKlobb fwiw, my experience is this is getting better, at least within the UK.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer @LiaSae @KommanderKlobb we're a long way from it being able to nourish an actual ecosystem, but there are a few cracks...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer @LiaSae @KommanderKlobb yes - and even within the UK context, it means we get a larger slice of a shrinking cake...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PDOGGYBALLS @taleoftales yesterday i gave a talk called "stop making videogames (make bots instead)", so...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PDOGGYBALLS @taleoftales (not that there's money in bots :<)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge this is a perfect flyer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hentaiphd well jel!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @EvaGiselle: I went to art school with a guy named Kurt Miller who focused on using Chuck E Cheese as an allegory for capitalism http://…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @smestorp: @dreamfeeel yeah it's also problematic bc it means what gets funded is shaped by the tastes of the ppl who got rich under the…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@JFriedhoff there's an important lesson in this in how the conditions we exist in shapes our desires and aspirations.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@JFriedhoff that's not even a bad thing, tho - if i had only the motivations i started making [games] with, i wouldn't be making [games] nowPermalink Look on archive.org
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all systems of support and funding produce weird incentives. that's an argument for lots of systems of support & funding.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GoburinS it picks them at random! it's probably already repeated itself.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GoburinS ah! missed you'd moved off CBDQ. what are you using to post?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannardynamite Runs fine at high settings on a Macbook Pro on battery power.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannardynamite er, though i guess that is an i5 and 16gig... never mind me!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannardynamite i mean, it's a reasonably swish Unity game, to give an idea of what it actually needs.Permalink Look on archive.org
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1) see a cool poster at ELCAF 2) get home, look up artist 3) hey! their tumblr says they're doing games stuff, rad 4) i already follow it???Permalink Look on archive.org
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(elliotalfredius.tumblr.com/ - the poster was that rad red stripe girl one. i love Peow Studio's stuff!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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continuing this chain of investigation reveals that sealandgame.tumblr.com/ is a game I am now super excited forPermalink Look on archive.org
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and that customairstrikes.tumblr.com/ makes lots of great shit, generally. and is @covox, who I am maybe seeing live at the end of this month?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dreamfeeel WELL I'm writing right now, but yes, I was gonna edit up a thing tonight. maybe I'll do that now! Or maybe I'll fix bike tyre.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dreamfeeel or maybe I'll snooze or read comics or drink tea. it is nice to not be productive.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dreamfeeel i am feeling punchy because i reread harrygiles.org/2012/09/05/how-to-be-productive/ earlier.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dreamfeeel i desire being content with (or at least not enmeshed in self-loathing about) my productivity more than i desire productivity.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Thanks @charlottemei_ for running Clay Club at ELCAF today! I made a Donut County donut.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Flatmate bought this print and I am pretty jel. (by @lauramcallaghan / lauracallaghanillustration.tumblr.com/)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@siobhangx she bought that one, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@deathmtn there's OpenShift, but you need to give card details.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@deathmtn this problem was the proximate cause of CBDQPermalink Look on archive.org
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analytics companies use interest in games as gender signals. then you try to use those analytics to discover % of women visiting Steam.Permalink Look on archive.org
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relatedly: I heard once a large games magazine manipulates [presentation of] their demographic stats to downplay their female readershipPermalink Look on archive.org
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ads are more valuable if they're more precisely targeted at demographic groupsPermalink Look on archive.org
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I am pretty sure it was actually IGN I heard this about, yes! thanks @alicemazzy. not that this behaviour is unique to them, of course...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke i'd like to read it! i broadly agree with a lot of what he says.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy yus, i had - but i also heard it from someone who works therePermalink Look on archive.org
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@thricedotted i've only sometimes poked my head in on IRC & I'd join the Slack. fwiwPermalink Look on archive.org
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@rclarke ah! whew! i agree with both of you. my opinion is basically summed up here: @v21/611274289472503809Permalink Look on archive.org
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Free automated image-posting tool. #botally picloadr.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@np_marshall haa! :)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @np_marshall: @v21 I have gone ahead and created my first bot. He needs a lot of work but he's alive. twitter.com/ModernPlinyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy @john_brindle i'm waiting for Scotland to become independentPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @nickduxbury: Good @zoesqwilliams piece but 75% of NEW inner London homes in 2013 (not all homes in 2015) went to foreign investors http…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @rclarke: Palmer Luckey has a sensible view of where VR currently is vs. where it's eventually going: gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-06-22-luckey-vrs-iphone-moment-is-coming-but-not-yetPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ilIumemenati rich as Taylor is, she's still poor compared to ApplePermalink Look on archive.org
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Probably not going to write up my VideoBrains talk, because it won't translate easily, but here's the tabs I had open v21.io/files/videobrains_bots_bookmarks.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@alan_hook @dannybirchall @wellcometrust Oooh! Yes, that definitely would - I ran a bot workshop up at @feralvector this year.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alan_hook @feralvector this year, yeah! It was my first time up in that part of the country, but I really enjoyed it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp that's not entirely true. I can think of academics who make game-creation a part of their practice, for example.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp and ToT made arts funding work for a long time. Is Honeyslug indie?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp oh, sorry, I was saying this is an alternative to being indie where you can still make a living making games you wanna make.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @KommanderKlobb: haha @davidshrigley's new mascot for Partick Thistle is a delight bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33225555Permalink Look on archive.org
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I saw this game at Feral Vector and it looked lovely and now it's released. Maybe you'll like it? himynameischuck.itch.io/derivePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lazerwalker: Proud to announce maketinsel.com, an easy hosted tool to make choice-based telephone/phone tree games!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @asponge: Style guide update: Jonathan Blow is J. Blo, Jason Rohrer is J. Ro, Jonathan Brodsky is J. Bro, and ~June update~ Jonatan Van …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern no, they just hire more overseas nurses over for a 6 year stint. Spend extra on recruitment and turnover, not wages.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'd love to run my bot-making workshop for poets or writers. If anyone knows a place with poets or writers in that would want one...Permalink Look on archive.org
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A game only really needs one great thing in it to be great, if it's the right thing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_JakeTucker it doesn't even need to be as large as that. The way you can twist back at the peak of a parabola makes Luftrauser for me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HarryGiles good tips, thanks! And yes, an intro would be lovely.Permalink Look on archive.org
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New blog post : universal principles of digital / physical videogame design (a writeup of my talk from #beesinatin) v21.io/blog/universal-principles-of-digital-physical-game-design/Permalink Look on archive.org
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Okay, gonna talk some Steven Universe stuff quickly. Biggest question for me rn: how did Rose Quartz feel about Pearl?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Also, I really love how alien the Gems are. The gem homeworld could be a really weird place. And if they're made... who by?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu I lean more towards romance, but I think that's mainly because I want Pearl to have been loved.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu I am remembering Pearl's reaction to finding out that Rose had secrets she didn't know about.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem it's very Pearl to get obsessed and tightly focused and anxious, isn't it? Whereas Rose shares with Steven being close to...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem ...everyone, even when that means creating a situation where you have conflicting loyalties.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dreamfeeel @xmaslemmings I have a copy downloaded thanks to @webbedspace's Twine archive.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mooonmagic me tooooo, it's mine & @sheilamu's main topic of conversation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @austin_walker: I wrote abt @taleoftales' decision to stop making commercial games & the need for improved public funding for devs: http…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jasonjcrouch I ran this workshop up at @feralvector, and this is what people made: v21.io/blog/feral-vector-bot-workshop-results/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @feelings_js: i'm feeling like a disclaimerPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin yes! I am looking forward to it. I wonder how long it'll take.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_JakeTucker and full credit to @hannahnicklin for making a point of this at the start of her talk.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @johncoulthart: You are about to read a tweet about an Italo Calvino novel. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the worl…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edclef @_JakeTucker @hannahnicklin yeah: we talked about it earlier in the week, actually. small signals are important!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @billmckibben: Stunning new graphic from @Bloomberg should help anyone see 'natural causes' aren't driving climate change. Even Jeb http…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ianwexl0rz @bfod @Photoshop I just read through to the point where Florian *changed the EXF spec* in an attempt to persuade Chris to fix itPermalink Look on archive.org
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Her Story is really making me wish I'd spent the time making something for @katierosepipkin's Desktop Archaeology show earlier this year.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@moscaddie if only people were aware of which they're beingPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @plichta: Somerville has butter smooth animations and I have a “Flashback” (har, har) somervillegame.com/ (by @Olseybaby) http://t.co…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ianwexl0rz @bfod @Photoshop also, after reading this, it now seems like I can blame Chris Cox for the old white fringes issue with Unity.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LichLike flicked through my newly arrived copy of picking figs(!!), saw Yi syllables and felt at home.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @dreid: "We're all adults here." is sometimes given as a reason why we don't need CoCs for OSS projects. I've been in OSS since I was 14…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @dreid: Some of my behavior no doubt made people uncomfortable. But no one had a CoC to point to that explained that it was unacceptable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HonestWilliam @ItsMrTree I did a little reading of Mr Tree at VideoBrains. @AbhorrentSexBot got more laughsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @HonestWilliam @AbhorrentSexBot carefully (if slightly belatedly) picking around saying rude words in front of kids, tyvmPermalink Look on archive.org
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@benrlmeredith @_JakeTucker @HonestWilliam @ItsMrTree @AbhorrentSexBot @keefstuart oh yeah! Forgot about that. The beauty of doing it live!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@keefstuart @benrlmeredith @_JakeTucker @HonestWilliam @ItsMrTree @AbhorrentSexBot what picture? I'm sure I don't know what you mean.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@notquitereal I'm glad you're keeping me updated on thisPermalink Look on archive.org
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@notquitereal I bought it off humble earlier and was wondering when the key would arrive, so it is actually a useful service...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Software design tip : if you start doing a thing, you gotta keep doing it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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For example, if Sublime Text stopped reliably persisting data in unsaved tabs, I'd be furious, and that feels a bit unreasonable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Hello_Tailor: i'm BEYOND into kate mckinnon's costume for the new ghostbusters movie. this is SUCH A LOOK.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I am so glad Jeremy Corbyn got a nomination. @Independent/613732966976630784Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @alexjc: Watch Deep Neural Network dream live on Twitch, topics are from chat! twitch.tv/317070 (Here: football helmet!) http://t.…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Is this a good idea? Dunno. Is it just? Well, is extending right to buy to HAs just? Are the current BtL subsidies for landlords just?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@brammichielsen don't know! With no offence to the talented people working at them, none seem world class?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@brammichielsen is this vocational, or for academic stuff?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mooonmagic @patrickashe I would enjoy it being a thing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ppcrotty I love Makeout Comic so much and everyone I have shown it to does too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ppcrotty we tried doing the kisses by the book (including tricks).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@angusdick @KommanderKlobb it's really nicePermalink Look on archive.org
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@LilSpellbook can you help me find rest?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LilSpellbook can you help me diagnose the worries of a cat?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LilSpellbook can you help speed and soothe a trip at night on public transport?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LilSpellbook thank you, little spellbookPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @CoolGuyZone: wait so, hold upPermalink Look on archive.org
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This is absolutely my favourite thing to have received through the post recently. @katierosepipkin/611999198716653568Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin I think the show you were thinking of might be Father Ted? Hope that's helpful.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm really glad I added that post-hoc moderation to CBDQ. Mainly because I wake up and get to see all the new bots in my email. *‿*Permalink Look on archive.org
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something about office productivity fantasies... flicking longingly through stationery catalogues... getting excited to add a monitor...Permalink Look on archive.org
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franking machines... cordless phones... "smart" lighting systems... the most ergonomic chair... smartboards... telepresence robots...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dannybirchall @alan_hook You can email me at vtwentyone@gmail.com.Permalink Look on archive.org
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dreaming of having our shit together, moving efficiently and purposefully from task to task, and perfectly equipped for eachPermalink Look on archive.org
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never struggling to open a blister pack or swearing at the drivers for the printer. the kind of competence you can buy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dannybirchall yes! I'm making a game for it, even. See you there!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow oh! Or the other way round, where you could boost accelerate as you inflict damagePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @sophiacol: Co-production awards from @wellcometrust. £40k, deadline 17th July wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Funding-schemes/Broadcast-games-and-film-awards/Co-production-awards/index.htm?dm_i=2PXJ,YRV,NQ7KC,2BL4,1Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pzygadlo @SimoRoth some high skilled jobs also go (look at Zenefits, for example), and some low skill ones won't (hotel housekeeping)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pzygadlo @SimoRoth 4 million people are indirectly employed by trucking in the US. That's a lot of people.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @CrashOverrideNW: PLEASE oppose ICANN stripping away WHOIS privacy - it's one of the best protections people have against getting doxed …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@clarered @PMStudioUK on a Mac, there's a thing in advanced Network preferences that lets you reorder preferred networks. Should do it?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tha_rami that the only ways to make a living (the only valuable things to do) was to go full indie or work in AAA.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AtheneAllen @retroremakes well, but we're all idiots in some situation or another. Cushioning the consequences helps everyone.Permalink Look on archive.org
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bot of the day: @LilSpellbook carefully composed and considered but botd for their cyborg naturePermalink Look on archive.org
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cyborgs fascinate me but I suspect i'll end up thinking that performance vs scripting is an implementation detailPermalink Look on archive.org
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maybe that's just #botALLY-style anthropomorphization taken to extremes, though. still love that @Horse_ebooks went secretly entirely manualPermalink Look on archive.org
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Apparently it's bot hour here at Twitter Account @v21Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dgrey0 @raiganburns importantly, this can be done entirely outside the behaviour the AI is actually performingPermalink Look on archive.org
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Emotica is out! This is @auntiepixelante, @webbedspace and @ellaguro's answer to ZZT. Make yr own lil emoji worlds. auntiepixelante.com/emotica/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@auntiepixelante really sorry to hear about your arm. :SPermalink Look on archive.org
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@wileywiggins @bfod back in the days of the arcades, the moral outrage wasn't about business models but Mortal Kombat animations.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules last night we tried to explain "lad" to an American.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@srules "no, yeah, I've heard of cheeky nandos"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@feelings_js i'm feeling very much like an outlayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@caraellison @radiatoryang ME TOOPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @vectorpoem: Joust at Land's End with @increpare @edclef and loads of other awesome international indies! http://t.co/qbSqEcX8Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin :D congratulations!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jitka: My dad had a good idea. Sometimes when cars drive by your house they honk at you. But you can't respond. That's where House Horn…Permalink Look on archive.org
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I am making a game for @ExploreWellcome's Friday late (curated by @hollygramazio). Come along next Friday? wellcomecollection.org/events/friday-spectacular-playPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HonestWilliam what could it mean???!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SimoRoth yeah, but... they needed to sell tens of thousands.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm amused (but it makes sense) that people are using scripts to generate JSON for CBDQ. Hosting a thing is a paaain.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Jim Henson, Sidney Nolan, Ayn Rand and Yoko Ono discuss human rights in a chatroom on ARPANET in 1976 arpanetdialogues.net/vol-iv/3/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edjeff hey, you still doing that horse thing? just wanna know if it's worth doing the rtPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @AskPaddyPower: @merryhappyy It's 25/1 - Abby Tomlinson to be UK Labour party leader by end 2050, 50/1 - Abby Tomlinson to be UK Prime M…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy I have heard it is very good. <3Permalink Look on archive.org
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i know what this is about now! @nice_tips_bot/614440871694446592Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @morganmpage: After Canada got gay marriage, donations to LGBT orgs dried up overnight. One org went from 50 staff to 1 staff within a y…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate go for it! in fact, I feel like this has inspired me to make future demos easily colour-changable, so they can match my outfitPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hannahnicklin: A boy (8) who came to 1 of my #ridgesandfurrows workshops said he didn't like writing, so I helped him design a game: ht…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Revealed: how developers exploit flawed planning system to minimise affordable housing gu.com/p/49pqa/stwPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hollygramazio: OH LOOK it's a list of the games showing at @ExploreWellcome almost exactly a week from now! wellcomecollection.org/whats/games-and-contributorsPermalink Look on archive.org
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"My name is Chelsea Manning, I am trans woman and I am here to recruit you to the next stage in the equality movement"theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/26/same-sex-marriage-equality-all-lgbt-people-our-movement-chelsea-manningPermalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy I was thinking... well, not that exact thing, but a thing pretty similar.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy Hang on, I have a list for this. *writes*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy you internet-istas! What about the car horn? (okay, that has duration(s), too). But favs also have timing data & source account.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy HONK : "you fucker" HONK: "that was dangerous" HONK: "i see you" HONK: "i'm here" HONK: "it's me, your friend" HONK: "sorry"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow come get drunk in hyde park? i'm gonna head there once i eat pasta & decide whether to go to cologne in August.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy looked at this tweet, but the fav wasn't yours. *shakes head*Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns I agree with him, tbh. $125k plus possible future revenue plus intangibles will get you a great game. $125k on it's own...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns I mean, it'd cost about $125k for Igarashi to hire me for the duration of the project... I don't think that's unreasonable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @raiganburns Yr outgoings expand as yr incomings do. It's pretty hard to not have this happen, imo.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @raiganburns (in my experience, rather)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns yeah, but the stretch goals are actually like 80% contingency/general funding. That's okay with me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @raiganburns for me, the mechanism is... i like nicer cheese, and i can afford it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @raiganburns i'm sick of living somewhere with mold... and i can afford not to.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @raiganburns i'm lazy and nothing bad will happen if i just take a taxi instead of public transport... fuck it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @raiganburns i just can't be bothered dealing with this problem, and it'll go away if i throw money at it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@raiganburns @smestorp yeah, i try not to do this. but i've taken proper paycuts and struggled to cut expenses.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I am outside Taylor Swift's concert in Hyde Park and I feel really understand unexpectedly emotional right now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin my mum grew up in Boston!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin yep! Last year she went to actual US Boston to have _that_ conversation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin (and growing up, all my family was around Norwich or Beccles)Permalink Look on archive.org
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"George, if I wanted to read Twitter right now, I'd read it" : always something to bear in mind.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hannahnicklin right!? Except I'm like a generation removed.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mrjamesmack: Facebook thought @zip's name was fine for her employee badge, but it's not good enough for her Facebook account. https://t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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The motivations of women who run away to Syria to join ISIS. theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/24/isis-brides-secret-world-jihad-western-women-syriaPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @BrunoBrussels: What he said before effectively kicked out of eurogroup, in @yanisvaroufakis's own words yanisvaroufakis.eu/2015/06/28/as-it-happened-yanis-varoufakis-intervention-during-the-27th-june-2015-eurogroup-meeting/ http://t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge ahh, I love Edinburgh so much.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge right?! Just that bit by the power station, where the phone signal starts to get spotty.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@getdizzzy @radiomaru song for you thepotentialsuk.bandcamp.com/track/cibo-matto-are-playing-the-bronze-tonightPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mtrc: Fascinating idea from @aireye: how 'name-able' something is, possibly how interesting/unique it is?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@sheilamu snob-nobs!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @tawnycatdaddy: everyone: they fired the mods on neopets so people are naming their pets "DickGod" and there's a msgboard thread called …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @raiganburns my sympathies :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @AdamScovell: Some Tarkovsky Polaroids for your Sunday morning. He makes even the most normal of places look like The Zone. http://t.co/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Poxican what a joyous dayPermalink Look on archive.org
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Twice now I have seen people taking their cats for a walk on the grass outside our flat. Is this normal?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Poxican it's lovely, actually. And beyond that is a vacant lot with an empty frame of a building that the mechanics uses to store cars.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hoskingc one had a harness on?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Poxican Yeah, advantage of living in a council block, I guess.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @omfg_animals: There are more porpoises in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings on the entire earth.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I didn't realize that there was a FMV game based on Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes:_Consulting_DetectivePermalink Look on archive.org
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(Played the boardgame recently, and really enjoyed it: it's hard not to notice the structural similarities with Her Story)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@zoewi @AdriaandeJongh @BlewScreen okay okay, that's super neat and I wanna play... but: what happened to your hair?!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dgrey0 In the boardgame, they share newspapers, and there's a common thread (you're the same character), but all basically standalone.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dgrey0 tricky to do branching in the boardgame or on the original consoles, and I'm not sure what you'd gain, so...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dgrey0 Second videogame has the first case in the boardgame (which is the only one I've played so far)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @vectorpoem: Excellent writeup of The Prisoner for Apple II: filfre.net/2011/11/the-prisoner-part-2 Many worthwhile game experiences have nothing to do …Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem another great example of a post where it's worthwhile to read the comments.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A rhetorical question for my followers in New York.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir I'm feeling squeezed out. But. I live within walking distance of friends, workspaces, pubs I want to visit, so many nice places.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir I'm comfortable here. I also need to find somewhere new to live in the next 2 months. Boo.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @shumface: Playing around with @davidoreilly 's awesome free rigs to recreate my favorite #gif on the internet. #animation http://t.co/b…Permalink Look on archive.org
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bot of the day: @nonhashtag a greatest hits collection that's constantly evolving it's a bot about bots, not a bot about <subjectmatter>Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Oujevipo ah, this is so good! And I can't believe I was missing out on the FB group for so long.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Oujevipo also, tiny bit of self promotion: wrote this long thing recently v21.io/blog/universal-principles-of-digital-physical-game-design/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @atyrannyofwords: Did you know? The collective noun for vocalese is a composer. A composer of vocaleses.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I retweeted a bot and another bot replied with a joke about the tweet. Then a spambot favourited that joke to promote a video about Jesus.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @future_junk: @v21 It's bots all the way down.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @instantshirt: Stop saying it. Start wearing it. instantshirt.biz/product/instantshirt-is-a-scam-do-not-give-these-people-your-credit-card-information/ @alicemazzy/615824067837431808Permalink Look on archive.org
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@future_junk @killerswan yo, actually, I'm curious. @alicemazzy, how does @botmistress rate cyborgs like this jokester?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alicemazzy @future_junk @killerswan @botmistress it's (they? he? Sorry, I don't know your pronouns) a CBDQ bot with human responses.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@caraellison I MISS CHIPS AND CHEESEPermalink Look on archive.org
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If you're looking for a games/games-related thing producer, you could do worse than @patrickashe.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge @patrickashe I mean, it's not much worse than Pat's pitch for himself @patrickashe/615844468730818560Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @piercepenniless: The few unredacted parts of that SDS report are kind of unsettling.Permalink Look on archive.org
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If you're a woman in Brighton and interested in making games, then this is absolutely the thing for you. @makeplaycode/615857401858781184Permalink Look on archive.org
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I love the flying in ASMOSNOS freeindiegam.es/2012/12/asmosnos-mason-lindroth/. I basically want to make a game that's ASMOSNOS, to be honest.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@radiatoryang thank you for clearly articulating a thing I have many times badly articulated.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@aliendovecote on it!Permalink Look on archive.org
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For complicated reasons, I find myself watching the TV adaptation of Animorphs. I would be better at them at devising insurgency tactics.Permalink Look on archive.org
