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Tweets from 2015/09

  1. Cats that give the constant impression that something is quietly, devastatingly wrong, but they'll never be able to tell you what it is.
  2. I don't have a need for this product, but dullness is exactly what I look for in tech these days. Congrats. @constantdull/638405547948118016
  3. …in reply to @hollygramazio
  4. @sheilamu this is the duck vine I was talking about @RIPAIRBUD420/638099340796411905
  5. Reversed duck toy vine youtu.be/TYwKtVApSlc
  6. Circle line train just pulled up at Stepney Green
  7. …in reply to @v21
    Reader, I boarded it.
  8. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe @profaniti rad, we're all herr
  9. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak I'm more often in places where I could get in trouble for having a sharp thing than in places where I need to cut things.
  10. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak yeah, mainly clubs. I'm carrying one now, as I'm setting up a festival. Mainly I need it at home/work, where there are tools.
  11. …in reply to @SFBTom
  12. …in reply to @v21
  13. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry Stupid old buildings blocking all signal. I did, but it's too late @v21/639117320498061312
  14. …in reply to @sam_cook
    @sam_cook sure - I'm not set up as admin on the Eventbrite, but let me ping @ammonite. (& no worries. another week!)
  15. RT @patrickashe: Parappa toast!
  16. Someone might be teaching their middle-school class how to make bots with CBDQ?!? This is amazing news.
  17. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe Tamacat: worst cat.
  18. …in reply to @inky
    @inky I had not seen diverging functions before. That's neat!
  19. This thing where you set up an event, then go home and go to sleep before letting people see it the next morning is super weird.
  20. …in reply to @v21
    PS I am overstimulated and need to wake up in 6 hours to finish setup.
  21. …in reply to @v21
    PPS it looks so good, guys. I'm so pleased with what we've done.
  22. RT @katierosepipkin: dither everything i've made ever
  23. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeeel when do you arrive? (ugh, work brain, turn off!)
  24. …in reply to @NoraReed
    @NoraReed urgh? Just saw this - running a festival this weekend, so can't look into it, but if it recurs send me an email with any details.
  25. …in reply to @sam_cook
    @sam_cook @nowplaythese yep! There's some held back for walkups
  26. @katierosepipkin @lorenschmidt some kids are playing inflorescence. "it's like Minecraft!" "this whole bit is jungle!"
  27. …in reply to @v21
    @katierosepipkin @lorenschmidt they're reading all the text out loud. "a lonely grave" "deepest jungle"
  28. Now Play This is going really well. I'm really proud. Also tired.
  29. RT @nice_tips_bot: hey don't forget, make sure you keep your summary short. it shouldn't be longer than the original story! <3
  30. This was showing at Now Play This this weekend. I played a whole bunch and it is really good. @katierosepipkin/640300493185679361
  31. Ugh. I have Woodlouse stuck in my head from Now Play This. The game goes: think of words with more vowels than consonants.
  32. …in reply to @PlayFairIre
    @PlayFairIre I don't know! Some languages wouldn't work, I assume, but the level of challenge is right for English. Play it!
  33. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew haha, yeah. This just earwormed me, though, hijacked a thought out of nowhere.
  34. …in reply to @jazzmickle
    @jmickle_ hah. yeah.
  35. @rossgsutherland I meant to tell you about it on Wednesday night, but didn't. Have you seen my cheapbotsdonequick.com/ project?
  36. …in reply to @v21
    @rossgsutherland the process of writing sentences that'll be probabilistically generated later seems like it'd fit you well.
  37. …in reply to @rossgsutherland
  38. …in reply to @eleanorturney
    @eleanorturney as I learned from @hannahnicklin's Equations.. the bit where you get stronger is actually from resting and healing afterwards
  39. …in reply to @rossgsutherland
    @rossgsutherland haaa, great.
  40. …in reply to @ADAMATOMIC
    @ADAMATOMIC old project I wanted to do: make manually make a map of a Proteus island.
  41. …in reply to @v21
    @ADAMATOMIC triangulate from hilltops, maybe time footsteps in fixed directions, etc
  42. …in reply to @ADAMATOMIC
    @ADAMATOMIC the sky would give a fixed reference point, i think? might need to wait for dawn at each point...
  43. RT @ADAMATOMIC: if youre press (games or otherwise) and want your mind *ruined* by @panoramical sign up here dodistribute.com/access/k0zIS0ol4U/ http:/…
  44. I made a thing in @panoramical ! I think it's really good - there's a whole strand of my work into glitch and visual effects embedded there.
  45. Looks something like this: @hannahnicklin/640967812694065153
  46. …in reply to @v21
    Also, I'm really loving this thing where I did some work ages ago, and now other people are working hard to put it into the world.
  47. Gonna be doing some visuals! @shirobon/640964314388656128
  48. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
  49. RT @emshort: If you missed my @nowplaythese talk on Friday, this is the text of my notes (I varied from it but not much). https://t.co/r5Rg…
  50. …in reply to @everestpipkin
    @katierosepipkin over the moon about it. Let me know if you have any requests.
  51. …in reply to @rich_lem
    @rich_lem I don't know! They're clearly not pure bots, but might be cyborgs or otherwise tool assisted. The volume of tweets!
  52. …in reply to @LovedayBrooke
    @LovedayBrooke i wouldn't, but i can imagine things i would like to.
  53. …in reply to @LovedayBrooke
    @LovedayBrooke the things i would like to forget currently are times when i have hurt people. that doesn't seem like a good idea, though.
  54. …in reply to @muffinista
    @muffinista normally i am completely against search & reply bots, but @Betelgeuse_3 seemed rad.
  55. bot of the day: @Betelgeuse_3 now retired a search and reply bot that doesn't seem like it was fundamentally irritating it is possible
  56. …in reply to @kezamacdonald
    @kezamacdonald it is my favourite thing
  57. RT @FrancineDulong: Still running off the creativity from @nowplaythese - made a prototype e-textile windchime! Thanx @me_backwards! http:/…
  58. RT @mcclure111: Via @mikesacco, that memory-manipulation glitch Super Mario World speedrun, but performed BY A HUMAN, ON A CONSOLE http://t…
  59. RT @IanDunt: Many of those in Calais are Afghan asylum seekers who grew up here but were deported when they turned 18 politics.co.uk/blogs/2015/09/08/the-deportation-game-what-happens-when-refugees-turn-18
  60. RT @PlanktonPundit: Today's #Plankton sample is full of protozoan Acantharea. Their spines are strontium sulphate, also called Celestite ht…
  61. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar I remember having a Nokia phone that would turn itself on in order to ring the alarm.
  62. RT @LorenzoPilia: .@the_nomi also found THE TREASURE aka a ton of old Flash games done by Takaaki Ogiwara of Poppy fame http://t.co/TF6AmNB…
  63. RT @pippinbarr: ░ ░ ░ ░ GAME IDEA ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ YOU THINK ABOUT ░ ░ ░ ALL THE THINGS ░ ░ ░ YOU WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░
  64. RT @pippinbarr: ░ ░ ░ GAME IDEA ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ YOU DO WHAT YOU LOVE ░ BUT NOBODY UNDERSTANDS YOU
  65. RT @ftrain: I wrote a piece for Elle about how I will address the wage gap my daughter will experience (that her brother won't): http://t.c…
  66. RT @zellieimani: NC Teen Charged As Adult For Taking & Having Naked Pics of a Minor - Himself atlantablackstar.com/2015/09/07/nc-teen-charged-adult-naked-pics-minor/
  67. …in reply to @srules
    @srules i think that was on every answer sheet we stuck up.
  68. …in reply to @srules
    @srules also: areola
  69. Just finished reading the #1 Pico-8 zine. What a rad thing! It's so friendly - flirts with nostalgia, but never gets mired in it.
  70. RT @compositeredfox: PANORAMICAL IS OUT SEPTEMBER 17TH! vine.co/v/etXuHVm2UeY
  71. RT @rupertmurdoch: Big military brings peace through strength.
  72. RT @aljwhite: @rupertmurdoch no idea. Can you solve 3 across first and go back to it?
  73. RT @mrpetermore: @aljwhite @rupertmurdoch in pretty sure the answer is "barmy"
  74. …in reply to @chrisoshea
    @chrisoshea Sound Mixer is apparently nice, lots of tiny continuing improvements to UI.
  75. bot of the day: @modernart_exe excellently judged: a rigid format with evocative jargon i can't tell where bot ends and art ignorance begins
  76. …in reply to @alexhern
    @alexhern will be great for games though.
  77. …in reply to @alexhern
    @alexhern i mean, it all depends on how they expose the API. Which they'll do in a restrictive way, of course.
  78. …in reply to @alexhern
    @alexhern but actual screenshake when you're hit. drawing apps that can actually read pressure sensitivity. music apps, too!
  79. …in reply to @alexhern
    @alexhern way more control over things in physicsy based games.
  80. …in reply to @alexhern
    @alexhern that'd be my guess too. stupid Apple.
  81. RT @ammonite: making a list of people who might like to write about Fabulous Beasts when we launch. If you’re interested, say hi! alex@sens…
  82. RT @procjam: The Procedural Generation Jam: Make Something That Makes Something | Nov. 7th-15th | itch.io/jam/procjam #procjam http://t.…
  83. …in reply to @mtrc
    @mtrc @GalaxyKate @TomNullpointer oh rad! Sad I'm out of London that weekend. How long are you around for, Kate?
  84. …in reply to @bfod
    @bfod @hoskingc Fez is confusing because it got big early on, but released later.
  85. …in reply to @whitingjp
    @whitingjp no, but i do know that twitter's vertical preview selection uses facial detection stuff.
  86. …in reply to @GalaxyKate
    @GalaxyKate oh rad. yeah, we definitely should!
  87. @beta_public make a tweet so I can retweet it
  88. RT @SnowballPoetry: o my new hand wipes really removed existing bacterial infections
  89. Beta Public is a great event about videogames and performance. @beta_public/641673128003960832
  90. I'm promoting it even though I'm banned from showing any work at it. @beta_public/641673489670406144
  91. …in reply to @erocdrahs
    @erocdrahs yeah - drawing apps will benefit.
  92. …in reply to @alicemazzy
    @alicemazzy wish it didn't have nulls
  93. …in reply to @PeopleIKnow
    @PeopleIKnow she's done some terrible things. but i couldn't hate her.
  94. …in reply to @alicemazzy
    @alicemazzy you're using Actual C#, not the out of date stuff in Unity, at least. So you have "dynamic".
  95. RT @mousefountain: I'm spending the afternoon drawing paper doll outfits for this beach-combing bid hermit.
  96. …in reply to @q_dork
    @q_dork really like yr hair!
  97. …in reply to @GamingFTL
    @GamingFTL it's free! very cheap!
  98. Ahh! photos from Now Play This are up! mathesonmarcault.com/index.php/2015/09/05/now-play-this/ these are great, thanks @bencatchpole!
  99. RT @GIFmodel: 11th of December 1999 in Geocities time... two weeks before Christmas, 3 weeks till #Y2K vine.co/v/eFWVMD3FTO1
  100. RT @lifewinning: The way in which city infrastructure new tries to mimic adaptive distributed mesh of the network while the network isn't r…
  101. …in reply to @edjeff
    @edjeff @hollygramazio i was moving and i just found two thingys. want them?
  102. RT @raquelmeyers: #perfectlyacceptable got a tiny #risograph zine of my #petscii drawings in the works... perfectly-acceptable.com/ http://t.…
  103. I'm packing to move house tomorrow and it's a definite possibility that I just do this videogames stuff as an excuse to accumulate junk.
  104. …in reply to @v21
    Somehow I have two games consoles now? And multiple IKEA bags of just ... cables. idgi
  105. I'm sure it's a great article, but the gif illustration seems enough to make the point. @vectorpoem/642507492023529472
  106. it's late and i'm still not done with putting all my possessions in boxes before tomorrow. but rn i'm enjoying @3liza ragging on @GreatClips
  107. …in reply to @v21
    some great terrible haircuts to be seen
  108. …in reply to @vectorpoem
    @vectorpoem @hoskingc "fully automated luxury communism" as the catchphrase goes
  109. i am also excited
  110. @sheilamu @tigershungry @LovedayBrooke @hollygramazio @AOsher (+?) to celebrate moving nearby, brunch at Stories tomorrow? Maybe lido after?
  111. …in reply to @undefined
    @AOsher @sheilamu @tigershungry @LovedayBrooke @hollygramazio it's ongoing, but I do hope to celebrate it's end tomorrow.
  112. I'm psyched to play this! Magical Makeover was a real treat. @emshort/642756356253065216
  113. …in reply to @v21
    I played it some, and it has a simulated CYOA book inside! Also, some really solidly interestingly inventive fantasy.
  114. Last time at Stepney Fried Chicken while I live here... Last time with the door that endlessly beeps... I'm feeling wistful.
  115. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe @KommanderKlobb onwards and upwards! Tomorrow I brunch at new local brunch place. (yr both welcome)
  116. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @patrickashe just off Broadway market
  117. …in reply to @sheilamu
    @sheilamu @hollygramazio @tigershungry @LovedayBrooke I mean, that sounds great, but can it be somewhere I can be smug about living near?
  118. …in reply to @sheilamu
    @sheilamu @hollygramazio @tigershungry @LovedayBrooke don't really see the point, otherwise
  119. …in reply to @undefined
    @caraellison I'm currently drinking the dregs of Alice's Jim Beam,mopping her room, and about to take her old Docs to the shoe deposit thing
  120. …in reply to @NoraReed
    @NoraReed ugh. Will try to look at this tonight, but it might be tomorrow. Sorry.
  121. …in reply to @NoraReed
    @NoraReed and : huh. Hadn't considered that. Will see how I feel about it. But thank you, any way.
  122. …in reply to @sheilamu
  123. RT @ranarama: Subitizing is a v useful game design term, and sounds cleverer than 'that number thing you can see without counting' https://…
  124. …in reply to @HonestWilliam
    @HonestWilliam ugh. Meant to fix that today, but I've been moving house. Sorry!
  125. …in reply to @HonestWilliam
    @HonestWilliam @NoraReed think I just fixed it! Sorry for the outage
  126. Cheap Bots, Done Quick has been down for a day or two, but should now be fixed. Apologies for the outage.
  127. …in reply to @v21
    (I fixed it while waiting for a train! Also, yes, I do need to learn how to set up logrotate)
  128. …in reply to @PIXELATEDCROWN
    @PIXELATEDCROWN I really like these diagrams of how Bezier curves are formed
  129. …in reply to @PIXELATEDCROWN
    @PIXELATEDCROWN as long as the minimum radius is wide enough, just give em enough width.
  130. …in reply to @vectorpoem
    @vectorpoem I really hate the blobby faces, tho.
  131. …in reply to @vectorpoem
    @vectorpoem and some ios emoji have become iconic in a way android hasn't (esp among people who use aesthetic as an adjective).
  132. …in reply to @v21
    @vectorpoem but basically, yes
  133. …in reply to @tommchenry
    @tommchenry @WhisperBat if you have friends who play, get them to teach you and play a few games.
  134. …in reply to @tommchenry
    @tommchenry @WhisperBat if you don't have friends who play, it's a risk. It's not the most casual game (though it is great).
  135. …in reply to @tommchenry
    @tommchenry @WhisperBat i only dabbled in buying extra packs and i had a really good time. but i had a regular group of people to play with.
  136. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar Inbox, a shared todolist doc, calendar, two spreadsheets i don't actually need any more, work gmail.
  137. Every day I get Sky News headlines promoted into my feed. I don't like it.
  138. RT @prehensile: RESIDENCY KLAXON: Technologist with @nigelandlouise & @louiseandnigel developing a show. Deadline Friday. Paid gig. http://…
  139. RT @abagames: 物理エンジンMatter.jsをテキストでレンダリングする謎デモを追加 abagames.sakura.ne.jp/15/LocatePrint/consolephysics.html
  140. …in reply to @everestpipkin
    @katierosepipkin the ones on the homepage were a reasonable sample when compiled, but that was a while back.
  141. …in reply to @wideawakewesley
    @wideawakewesley @my2k @jawsew I've never seen exactly that, but I remember a previous boss suggesting hiring a woman ("who wouldn't put up
  142. …in reply to @wideawakewesley
    @wideawakewesley @my2k @jawsew with that stuff") in order to moderate a sexist workplace environment. I wouldn't want to be her.
  143. …in reply to @wideawakewesley
    @wideawakewesley @my2k @jawsew (the her in this case being only hypothetical - I don't think we hired any women)
  144. …in reply to @mousefountain
    @mousefountain I heard about this last night. It sounds really good.
  145. …in reply to @mousefountain
    @mousefountain my advice : feel the pressure! But also remember to enjoy yourself (and/or make money).
  146. …in reply to @mousefountain
    @mousefountain and embrace not knowing exactly what'll work. You can prepare, but accept the happy accidents with the unfortunate.
  147. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew I reckon game designers are just trying to teach playtesters how to be more helpful to them.
  148. RT @MallowyGoodness: THE GOOS HAVE EXCHANGED CONTACT INFORMATION #undertweets
  149. …in reply to @oldtimeywimey
    @oldtimeywimey @katierosepipkin @AbhorrentSexBot it's currently hidden on the homepage so as to not distract a class of middle-schoolers!
  150. …in reply to @mousefountain
    @mousefountain it wuz @Gib who spilled the beans!
  151. …in reply to @mousefountain
    @mousefountain this is the best thing about collaborators, imho
  152. look at that list! i'm on that list! that's an impressive list! with me on it! @panoramical/643874915360342016
  153. …in reply to @kidkoexist
    @kidkoexist @FinjiCo @jukiokallio @panoramical @kozilekmusic I continue to be amazed at how good it feels with kyb + mouse controls.
  154. RT @SiFoulaReel: "CORBYN BRINGS BIG MOUTH BILLY BASS TO CENOTAPH, PLAYS "DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY" CONTINUOUSLY THROUGH TWO MINUTE SILENCE."
  155. …in reply to @HJosephineGiles
    @HarryGiles Was reading the Telegraph's liveblog of Corbyn. A lot of snipey attacks, but also the policy messages got through.
  156. …in reply to @v21
  157. …in reply to @shahidkamal
    @shahidkamal I remember friends refusing to move onto predictive text because they could write faster & without looking without it.
  158. …in reply to @v21
    @shahidkamal Someone demoing writing out an entire text under the table in about 30 seconds.
  159. …in reply to @shahidkamal
    @shahidkamal that and only having space for storing 10 texts, so you had to make important decisions about which to keep.
  160. RT @Campster: @vectorpoem I propose a $100 Mario Maker fee that will make sure only serious level makers commit their levels to the service…
  161. RT @dkanaga: 🎶PANO collabs @doseonetweets @phosfiend @v21 @jukiokallio @baiyon @mattdivito have made such incredible scenes, so ampd for ta…
  162. …in reply to @mossmouth
    @mossmouth I mean, I'll rave about a friend's game (I'll like it because they're my friend) (and I'll be friends because I like their stuff)
  163. …in reply to @v21
    @mossmouth but this factor applies to both games liked by game devs and those not, surely? It's real kindness to be properly critical.
  164. …in reply to @v21
    @mossmouth But the most damning criticism is always indifference.
  165. …in reply to @mossmouth
    @mossmouth Ah, people totally can be! Just a teensy bit more subtle. The gulf between "Yeah, that's neat" and "Ohh! Let me have another go?"
  166. RT @thatJaneNg: @mossmouth I think sometimes the excitement about how the sausage is made overshadows the question of "does anybody even wa…
  167. …in reply to @everestpipkin
    @katierosepipkin looking great 👍
  168. Guess what comes out today? Panoramical comes out today! I made a really cool thing in this game!
  169. Fabulous Beasts is an Indiecade Finalist! We got in! And we got detailed, largely positive, thoughtful feedback! indiecade.com/2015/nominees
  170. …in reply to @dr_d_king
    @dr_d_king we're running playtests on Thursday evenings for the foreseeable eventbrite.co.uk/e/fabulous-beasts-playtest-thursdays-tickets-18242349358 (It's still v much in-progress)
  171. …in reply to @v21
    If you want to hear more, we have a mailing list: playfabulousbeasts.com/, a twitter: @FabBeasts and a Facebook: facebook.com/PlayFabulousBeasts
  172. this is basically a faster response time than email @jntod/644439916273889280
  173. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @ammonite thaaaank youuuuuu :D
  174. @kevinwatters ahhh! this is the first of the new tweets I've seen @compositeredfox
  175. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew I would read that, and I have no desire to go to Leamington. I'm not sure if this is an argument for or against.
  176. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew the mockery needs to come from a place of love and compassion to be truly funny.
  177. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew I'm just reminiscing over a cornflower-blue-and-white tea shop with great cakes I used to live near in Hammersmith.
  178. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew that was the thing! It was so lovely, but frequently empty. So twee and so seemingly doomed.
  179. …in reply to @v21
    @jawsew but, I just looked them up, and they seem to still be in business! Name's changed from "Upsy Daisy Bakery" to "Stamford Larder", tho
  180. …in reply to @v21
  181. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry how does he go forward when all his legs go up
  182. …in reply to @doam
  183. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe hey we found the caps for your midi controller. That's just as good, right?
  184. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe I guess it only has 8 controls...
  185. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox circles, then colour channel separation, then distance blur, then palette layering. Easy.
  186. …in reply to @infovore
    @infovore the x-y tying of the standard controls is really great & interesting. That same free movement in more dimensions is what I want.
  187. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar I have SOME affection for it, because it reminds me of staying with my late grandmother. But I doubt I'll ever own one.
  188. …in reply to @jukiokallio
    @jukiokallio should I get one? Tell me I should get one.
  189. Not played it, but Mario Maker is weird, no? Level design is (partly) the art of teaching mechanics, and players know Mario already.
  190. …in reply to @v21
    It follows that great Mario Maker levels will invent new mechanics with Mario mechanics and teach those. I hear that Metroid level did that.
  191. …in reply to @v21
    Also I want to play a really good Mario Maker Knytt-like.
  192. …in reply to @whitingjp
    @whitingjp Yeah, for sure! But certainly it's the first place I start (in part because of yr influence).
  193. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario Sure! And Kaizo levels are great. Although I think they're much better when they're trying to be funny first, and hard second.
  194. …in reply to @MagInTheSmoke
    @MagInTheSmoke I might well do! Tho actually it's Splatoon I'd play first.
  195. …in reply to @zerstoerer
    @zerstoerer I mean, I know exactly why they didn't...
  196. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeeel haha! Does it sound better if I talk about it in terms of telling a joke? Teaching expectations and then subverting them.
  197. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario Yeah, exactly. When the level design is having a conversation with you. I thought you'd jump there, so I put this beyond it.
  198. …in reply to @v21
    @radiodario "My expectations were confounded, and from thence the humour arose" as Lee & Herring once said.
  199. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp Mario tools have been used to build things in Mario-style. Now we can build the non-Mario things the Mario tools allow.
  200. tuned out of office conversation for a sec, and when i came back it was "but i don't wanna suck the Queen, man!"
  201. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeeel one of my favourite bits of game design is a level of Jelly No Puzzle. After many deep, tricky levels, it gives you a level that
  202. …in reply to @v21
    @dreamfeeel basically solves itself - but, still, like the ones before, demonstrates a new wrinkle to the mechanics.
  203. …in reply to @v21
    @dreamfeeel I like it because the creator's joy in discovering this neat trick they can do shines through so clearly.
  204. …in reply to @infovore
  205. …in reply to @nachimir
    @nachimir Do you mean mature in an "industry life cycle" way, mature in a Helen Mirren way or mature in a "mature themes" way?
  206. …in reply to @nachimir
    @nachimir so, actually, culturally: there are places. I think they might be able to endure. uky.edu/~eushe2/Pajares/calvino/callast.html
  207. …in reply to @raiganburns
    @raiganburns yeah, agreed. Excluding the second was just clumsy phrasing on my part.
  208. RT @aanand: 😍
  209. Congrats to Honeyslug for 7 years and many great games. Here's to all the future games that'll bear their influence. pastebin.com/tsyWMxFX
  210. …in reply to @MagInTheSmoke
    @MagInTheSmoke @aanand I wish I lived within sight of it. It's beautiful.
  211. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeeel I keep seeing it and wanting to add more/put better colours in/make it more realistic and detailed.
  212. …in reply to @v21
    @dreamfeeel by which I mean: thank you so much. It's weird to see it out in the world. <3 <3 <3
  213. …in reply to @raiganburns
    @raiganburns Ah, I already have! I mean Mario Maker levels that go for a Knytt vibe.
  214. RT @emshort: what happens if you get halfway round the world and then you're out of secrets and can't get back? @LilSpellbook/645259309119619072
  215. I loved medium.com/@dianakimball/close-at-hand-b4331294160d on the history of pockets and wearable devices.
  216. RT @cczona: When you see a conf talk on diversity by a member of tech's underrepresented, consider the technical reputation-building they'r…
  217. RT @danlockton: Custard powder and mustard powder are actually identical—it's just the priming effect of the name that causes us to taste t…
  218. …in reply to @sheilamu
    @sheilamu as good as you hoped?
  219. RT @SFBDim: I made a Mario level called "Crimescene and Suspect Lineup" -you have to solve a mystery! ID: 6A74-0000-0051-8D92 http://t.co/S…
  220. RT @broderick: British lads overreacting to their friends doing normal stuff when they're drunk is my new favorite meme http://t.co/7lWmhwe…
  221. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke refreshing furiously
  222. on tenterhooks waiting to see if @rclarke likes peanut butter or not
  223. this was the result @rclarke/645314479681597440
  224. …in reply to @ColinNorthway
    @ColinNorthway yeah, i just did this dance buying a laptop stand. eventually found one that looked fine by searching for DJ equipment.
  225. …in reply to @hoskingc
    @hoskingc i found non-lethal, sneaking, but then killing if i fucked up p fun.
  226. Boo, I was lazy and laid around in bed too long and now I'm gonna miss Pat's talk.
  227. …in reply to @sheilamu
    @sheilamu @AOsher no, just thinking about it. I've just got the kind of twitter friends that post a lot about it
  228. …in reply to @PressFiretoWin
    @PressFiretoWin good thing you're recording them all, right?
  229. …in reply to @alicemazzy
    @alicemazzy my reading is a bit different: bad actors drive out good, people with other communities are the first to leave
  230. …in reply to @v21
    @alicemazzy and those are the least likely to be abused or abusive (which are obviously correlated)
  231. …in reply to @v21
    @alicemazzy this kind of "community" is esp vulnerable as there's v weak social barriers to joining, and weak social signalling of norms
  232. …in reply to @v21
    @alicemazzy upholding personal autonomy is great and all, but I'd prefer to live and work with people I don't think are knobheads.
  233. …in reply to @v21
    @alicemazzy normally I do this by stopping being around groups with knobheads in, but I'm trying to get better at ostracizing them instead.
  234. …in reply to @v21
    @alicemazzy (where appropriate, obviously) (appropriateness is related to my power within the group and the group's professional importance)
  235. …in reply to @v21
    @alicemazzy guess this is a typical political thing of agreeing on a problem but the solutions being either more or less of the same thing
  236. Last minute prep for my bot workshop at Pop-Up Arcade today incidentally reveals that there are currently 291 CBDQ bots active.
  237. …in reply to @alicemazzy
    @alicemazzy Sure, I agree there. The problem is that once that stuff starts happening, people who aren't interested in powerplays won't join
  238. …in reply to @v21
    @alicemazzy Whereas other (I'd call healthy) communities would have enough powerful, reasonable people to not let those people take control.
  239. …in reply to @alicemazzy
    @alicemazzy sure, i see that. but those are people already within that system- if you're on the fringes & have other options, it's different
  240. RT @PressFiretoWin: We're looking forward to seeing the twitterbots that come out of @v21's Pop up Arcade workshop! Tweet them to us! #Popu…
  241. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe rip dracula
  242. RT @moscaddie: the most cringeworthy people are those in whom you can see a dumb previous version of yourself
  243. …in reply to @undefined
    @AOsher @tigershungry @sheilamu yeah, I'd like that. Let's schedule something soon.
  244. RT @TinyRevolution: Pls drop the paranoia about the UK military staging a coup goo.gl/wwkl8l they haven't done that since 1976 htt…
  245. RT @cultauthor: @TinyRevolution @mikedelic Also, they offed most of those involved in the treason - Neave, McWhirter and Mountbatten given …
  246. "REVENGE!" really fucking buries the lede.
  247. RT @MylesJackman: "David Cameron put 'private part' in dead pig's mouth" = Not bestiality or necrophilia under Sexual Offences Act 2003 htt…
  248. RT @MylesJackman: HOWEVER: It would be an offence under s63 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 to be in possession of the image. htt…
  249. RT @natalieben: I have been writing my #gpconf speech tonight. I have not been distracted. At all.
  250. …in reply to @tomscott
  251. I watched How To Get Away With Murder - despite it's diversity, it's largely "rich people have self-inflicted problems".
  252. …in reply to @v21
    But within that framework, Viola Davis gives a performance so powerful it threatens to tear apart the rest of the show. Really glad she won.
  253. …in reply to @maltron3D
    @maltron3D second weekend, i think
  254. …in reply to @v21
    @maltron3D tho come for the thursday, cuz, uh, some stuff will happen then.
  255. …in reply to @undefined
    @deathmtn I feel this! Nowadays most all of the projects I start are carefully designed to be collaborations and or have fixed boxes of time
  256. …in reply to @v21
    @deathmtn very very rarely will I start a project that can be an open-ended commitment of resources
  257. …in reply to @v21
    @deathmtn but yeah - the half finished stuff i have done have helped me massively when actually doing that stuff later.
  258. …in reply to @undefined
    @deathmtn aye, i can see that! mostly the benefit is in "oh, i can do that" "oh, i've messed with that before" "i was thinking about ___"
  259. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp haha. i think i've moved a bit closer, actually - the specific inspiration was the Overground just north of Hoxton station.
  260. …in reply to @ADAMATOMIC
    @ADAMATOMIC in this occasion, a good case has been made that they're helping Osborne up the steps to take over.
  261. Exciting to see @infovore making use of the MIDI-in for Panoramical and making a TouchOSC layout for it. infovore.org/archives/2015/09/21/a-panoramical-controller-in-touchosc/
  262. @compositeredfox @dkanaga alerting you to this cool thing @v21/646011085393383424
  263. ALSO: look at this! My shit projected onto a fucking shipping container! (also with the TouchOSC 3x3 XY grid...) @Dewb/645721434178908165
  264. Also, did I mention: I helped out with the tweet generator for #panoramical. So now I keep looking at the tag to see my own writing...
  265. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin sure, no worries
  266. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin oop, now I'm eating. Call you after that?
  267. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin what i'm mad about is that apparently it only costs £8million to feel like you are owed substantial political power
  268. RT @coslive: And now, here's @fatherjohnmisty covering Ryan Adams / Taylor Swift's "Welcome to New York": cos.lv/1gHBKic http://t.c…
  269. these are not good songs, but they are good Velvet Underground impersonations, and they are good at taking the piss out of Ryan Adams.
  270. RT @katierosepipkin: star-shaped sand dunes form with highly variable wind patterning
  271. …in reply to @HJosephineGiles
    @HarryGiles big rec for 'A Paradise Built In Hell', if you've not read it.
  272. …in reply to @v21
    Really sad he took these down. Wish I'd downloaded them when I had the chance.
  273. RT @resistordog: The music coming out of the living room is rad! @panoramical
  274. trying to parse the URL http:​//a/​%%30​%30 crashes Chrome (that version actually contains some zero width spaces, for obvious reasons)
  275. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew I prefer the method of checking out your bakes which is meeting you at social occasions, being given some, then eating them.
  276. What Can Poets Do About Robots? by @HarryGiles harrygiles.org/2015/09/16/what-can-poets-do-about-robots/ (Strategies for poets when robots are mastering poetry)
  277. RT @tomewing: I'd been glazing over re. the VW story until I read this piece laying out what they did. motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/09/wtf-volkswgen
  278. This whole article, really. @molleindustria/646325939761123328
  279. RT @unity3d: Big News for Unity Core at #Unite15. Nested Prefabs will come *after* multi-scene editing :D Watch the Roadmap!! http://t.co/V…
  280. ahh! @Strangethink23 is back! I'm glad!
  281. …in reply to @JamesWallis
    .@JamesWallis the other day, intrigued by an banner ad, i opened an incognito window and searched for the shop manually. well done, ads.
  282. hey who wants to come see No Ditching this Friday? wegottickets.com/event/331667
  283. RT @State_of_Play: ANNOUNCEMENT! Lumino City coming to iPhone & iPad, our new trailer here youtu.be/QUXHVTw0bTo #luminocity #gameart htt…
  284. …in reply to @notquitereal
    @notquitereal ahhh! great to see you up on RPS. I stopped reading at the bit you told me to, but I def wanna get on this
  285. RT @MaraidDesign: Autumn!
  286. RT @melodive: Fugl alpha 0.8.0.12 is out! Lots of improvements to ground movement, bird animation, colors and camera. #gamedev #iOS http://…
  287. RT @philippawarr: Casualty has an interactive episode and that is BASICALLY a game, yes? A PC game? Yes. rockpapershotgun.com/2015/09/23/casualty-first-day-interactive-episode/ http://t.co…
  288. RT @neauoire: My beautiful glass spaceship. #Verreciel vine.co/v/eP2Q67KzxVv
  289. RT @torahhorse: if you are new to making games its actually OK if you dont finish any of them... take it easy on yourself
  290. RT @tommchenry: Remember: there are still blacksmiths in 2015.
  291. This is a good talk about privacy and building a better world idlewords.com/talks/what_happens_next_will_amaze_you.htm
  292. …in reply to @maruti_bitamin
    @maruti_bitamin @INechii holy shit, you two have teamed up?! dream team
  293. RT @jamesthomson: Sad state of affairs that number 1 on the iPhone top paid charts only gets you number 193 on the top grossing charts…
  294. RT @raganwald: Your semi-irregular reminder to read Jo Freeman’s essay “The Tyranny of Structurelessness” jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm http://t.…
  295. RT @Palomadawkins: Moss controller up and running for #Alea
  296. pippinbarr.com/games/letsplaytheshining/ Pippin Barr is a master of making Pippin Barr games, and this is a really Pippin Barr game.
  297. …in reply to @v21
    The first transition in the driving section is so perfect, so understated, so minimal in it's execution, but unfolds in your head so well.
  298. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin which, Jo Freeman?
  299. …in reply to @notquitereal
    @notquitereal nope! No Birmingham for me.
  300. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin @patrickashe @CyndiLopEar I was also gonna ask @arnaud_debock, but waiting to see if anyone else was gonna join first.
  301. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin @patrickashe ha. can do that.
  302. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin oh, yeah! yeah! :)
  303. …in reply to @arnaud_debock
    @arnaud_debock naw worries - if we do sort out a table would be happy to sell some Pico-8 zines for you.
  304. RT @pippinbarr: ░ ░░ ░ GAME IDEA░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░░░░░ YOU ARE A POET░ ░░ BUT THE PARSER░ ░░░ DOES NOT ACCEPT░ ░ ANY OF YOUR I…
  305. I'm enjoying Undertale
  306. congratulations to Zaha Hadid, the first ever female architect! @designboom/646967349208293376
  307. RT @shanley: when did it become uncool to tweet lyrics? like social media literally rose from the primordial ooze so you could share lyrics
  308. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @doougle i'm surprised! you totally seem like a autumn girl. kicking leaves, being on boats, being a bit cold, etc.
  309. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @doougle don't think of it as impending doom, think of it as just giving up.
  310. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @AOsher Wednesday or Friday? Or Sunday
  311. …in reply to @undefined
    @AOsher @tigershungry 👌 📺 🍮 🎮 🍴
  312. …in reply to @joonturbo
    @joonturbo @j3rrytron if i were you i would download this zip file l.j-factor.com/twine/
  313. …in reply to @notquitereal
    @notquitereal having very fond memories of you chasing that dog around that gay bar in antwerp
  314. …in reply to @j3rrytron
    @j3rrytron @joonturbo ah, yeah, that's true. but i have a script that entwinifies them if you need.
  315. …in reply to @j3rrytron
    @j3rrytron @joonturbo i don't actually have it as a script, but basically it's: tw = TiddlyWiki() tw.addHtmlFromFilename(filename)
  316. …in reply to @j3rrytron
    @j3rrytron @joonturbo yeah! The Twine app has it as an option, so I knew it was there, but it's nicely exposed indeed!
  317. i think the proudest i am as a programmer these days is when i can make significant changes in response to feedback within like 5 minutes.
  318. …in reply to @v21
    which is not about being quick! it's about having built a thing so that likely future changes are localized and understandable.
  319. RT @patriciogv: @patriciogv
  320. RT @Origameg: ReSharper is precious.
  321. …in reply to @sam_cook
    @sam_cook @FabBeasts oop, sorry, only just saw this! Chris is on his way over now
  322. RT @jwaaaap: It's a minimalist 2-4 player local multiplayer game about a sport we're unfamiliar with!
  323. @asponge i miss you, Alice
  324. RT @r_danhon: So, this is the thing: the thing about making things. That's the execution
  325. what's this, then, twitter? "Liked"?
  326. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin @iamtherealmatt i think i have two. want one?
  327. …in reply to @xrafstarguts
    @slimedaughter I own and love this book amazon.co.uk/Childrens-Games-Street-Playground-Catching/dp/0863156665 There's about 5 straight pages just of variations of "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo"
  328. …in reply to @memoryDevice
    @9_ar7k @mousefountain I'm not sure I do either, but I'll suggest King of Dragon Pass anyway.
  329. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge you say that EVERY TIME
  330. RT @q_dork: my rube goldberg machine (another hw assignment) ⭐︎☇☁︎☼♥︎☀︎☻✂︎✧ #unity #maya #3d #lowpoly
  331. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin i was imagining the selfie that would accompany the previous tweet. i imagined more like colourbox.com/preview/2051122-close-up-of-grey-pigeon-ruffled-up-in-cold-weather.jpg
  332. RT @2dex3d: #Panoramical
  333. …in reply to @EmpathyBoxMe
    @EmpathyBoxMe good colours from the cityscape there!
  334. …in reply to @nickludlam
    @nickludlam haha. they're p self-indulgent!
  335. huh. i guess i put something personal in a game, and then other people did the work to put that game on steam @suprsupr/646765568767434752
  336. RT @offworld: Adorable toys for Nekoatsume, your favorite Japanese cat game: boingboing.net/2015/09/24/netoatsume-toys.html
  337. …in reply to @everestpipkin
    @katierosepipkin this is not what you asked for, but I recommend the podcast Imaginary Advice by the poet Ross Sutherland.
  338. …in reply to @me_backwards
    @me_backwards have an amazing day! :D :D :D
  339. tcj.com/an-interview-with-jane-mai/ really good, in-depth interview of Jane Mai by Annie Mok
  340. …in reply to @melindacasino
    @melindacasino definitely no harm in asking!
  341. …in reply to @lindseybieda
  342. RT @hannahnicklin: Just finished the tech for Monday's @VideoBrains talk. I'm pretty excited about it actually, really happy http://t.co/4g…
  343. @kozilekmusic yo Jukio, look at this thing! @hannahnicklin/647839026280570881
  344. Just passed a steampunk-themed combination Mac repair shop / cocktail bar (they have a reversible sign).
  345. RT @AshleyKrista: Holy shit @destroyed4com4t #MasculinitySoFragile
  346. …in reply to @notquitereal
    @notquitereal so sad i'm not there hanging out with you guys. so sad in a very simple, uncomplicated way.
  347. …in reply to @v21
    @notquitereal (it would be great to drink with you and Felix and Pat and everyone else and I miss you guys. But also EGX can do one)
  348. @GalaxyKate just thought : cptheatre.co.uk/show/betapublic5.php#.VgkQbaRrXFI is going on while you're in London.
  349. RT @atyrannyofwords: When you see more than one lavander, it is called a lavender. A lavender of lavanders.
  350. …in reply to @Oujevipo
    @Oujevipo to my knowledge, you've been all of those things (bar maybe book seller)
  351. …in reply to @PIXELATEDCROWN
    @PIXELATEDCROWN me too. maybe if we sit back to back?
  352. …in reply to @PIXELATEDCROWN
    @PIXELATEDCROWN i want a pointy stick, so i can fend of attacks off without getting up
  353. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew Undertale! SPL-T! Panoramical!
  354. …in reply to @pillowfort
    @pillowfort @jawsew yes! that's a big one (that I've skipped for now, because I am suddenly, slightly unexpectedly full of games atm)
  355. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin @GamingFTL yeah, same. I started MGSV the other night, tho. Intro section was 2 hours. That's a film!
  356. …in reply to @v21
    @hannahnicklin @GamingFTL And that's just until the game basically starts. Every game it's own small hobby.
  357. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew oh, also ALEA and HOKY are both probably great. humblebundle.com/weekly
  358. RT @hannahnicklin: I'm selling a bike, it's an amazing entry level road bike for pickup in London. Alu frame, carbon fork. Full info: https…
  359. …in reply to @ashedryden
  360. After several years of vaguely wishing it was there, I've finally put a list-shuffling method in my Extensions.cs file.
  361. …in reply to @tef
    @tef yeah. not that it matters too much for what I'll use it for. More important is I copied underscore's API for "sample", which I liked.
  362. Borges, Carrion and bots! Excited that this talk exists. @elikaortega/648542928109858816
  363. i feel weird. well, i feel nervous and excited. this is weird.
  364. RT @DannyT: Wonderfully hypnotic, layered audio observational commentary/poem by @hannahnicklin relating to a walk & talk with @v21 #video…
  365. i feel... honoured. i think that's the right word
  366. …in reply to @hey_its_sarin
    @then00b no - it's mostly stuff that I cobbled together from elsewhere... But I'd probably be happy to share.
  367. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin :< I always find the ones where everything is finally perfect the most heartbreaking to wake up from.
  368. Big recommendation for 80 Days. @inkleStudios/648818202093449216
  369. this is a thoughtful and interesting thread @anildash/648730444050104320 (caveat: i am a programmer, but programming isn't particularly special)
  370. Today feels like a Sunday bigboy.us/todayfeelslike/
  371. RT @erowidrecruiter: - Experience with Agile methodologies - Excellent critical thinking skills - Prior experience at a party at my friends…
  372. RT @hannahnicklin: So it turns out I'm an idiot who's allergic to cats. So I need to re-home @tamacatcat :( If you're London/near info: htt…
  373. …in reply to @CelDavison
    @_mynameischuck ah! You really should say hi. I'd love to hear about what you're up to. & thank you! (to the extent I can take credit)
  374. about how long will it take until my body is used to cycling 9 miles a day?
  375. …in reply to @ntlk
    @ntlk hm! That's all right, then, I'm probably at the worst of it now.
  376. RT @hollygramazio: SO nearly finished with Artners! Might even get it done tonight. Projects without deadlines are the worst. http://t.co/R…
  377. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @hannahnicklin yes, please do! or some wild garlic to nibble on...
  378. …in reply to @lexicobob
    @lexicobob @hannahnicklin thank you so much. that means a lot <3
  379. Here's a recording of @hannahnicklin's talk/performance/sound piece about me.I say this myself, but it's really good soundcloud.com/user6142267/george-buckenham-videobrains-audio-performance
  380. …in reply to @v21
    It's also about Panoramical, Brutalism, how community is a practice, not a product, and how we got really wet on a walk the other month.
  381. …in reply to @v21
    I can't wait to see all of Hannah's Psychogeography talks collated together in some way.
  382. RT @hollygramazio: Finished making ARTNERS, a little art-making game! holly.itch.io/artners YOU HAVE 99 SECONDS TO ART
  383. "programming is pretty time-consuming, but as hobbies go it's not bad. Not as good as gin. About as good as baking." @hollygramazio/649166439274909696
  384. "not really looking for somebody that just wants to stay in their room" - london2let.com/rooms/to-rent/clapham-SW11/L2L13385-101/ @alex_lomax/649146213242175488
  385. ANNOUNCEMENT: We're (Fabulous Beasts) going to GameCity! We're launching as a studio! We're having a tournament! playfabulousbeasts.com/fabulous-beasts-is-going-to-gamecity/
  386. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow did I send you the parser I wrote for Mutazione? If not, I should do that.
  387. RT @steve_courtney: I made a poster for a lecture by Masayuki Uemura, the designer of the NES, at NYU. stevecourtney.com/blog/2015/9/10/nyu-x-nes http://t.co/Q…
  388. …in reply to @DavidRickmann
    @DavidRickmann sadly not! sorry :<
  389. mac release of @lorenschmidt's STRAWBERRY CUBES is out! lorenschmidt.itch.io/strawberrycubes
  390. …in reply to @v21
    for once Twitter's stupid thing where it converts gifs to mp4 has made a gif look even better. good job, Twitter!
  391. RT @imgconvos: an extraordinary dialogue featuring @BMPBug and @cgagraphics