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Tweets from 2017/11

  1. RT @womensart1: Jeanne Mammen (1890-1976) German painter whose portraits of bohemians and lesbians in the Weimar period angered the Nazis #…
  2. …in reply to @logodaedalus
    @logodaedalus once in like 4 years is pretty good, imo
  3. RT @womensart1: Argentinian artist Claudia Fontes, Foreigners, 2016, porcelain #womensart
  4. RT @john_brindle: This thread is unreal. Bin Laden had Dragonball Z, One Piece, Animal Crossing, Contra and Resi 2 installed on his PC http…
  5. …in reply to @v21
    the month ended and pledges went through? this is wild. THANK YOU everyone.
  6. …in reply to @tripofmice
    @tripofmice i'd back this startup on patreon
  7. …in reply to @morganholleb
    @mrgnptts @trufactbot ah, you absolute sweetie!
  8. …in reply to @mink_ette
    @mink_ette @CharlesYarnold nah, it's fine, it just increases yr Available Matter. but you're not wire-bound...
  9. …in reply to @v21
    @mink_ette @CharlesYarnold (ie, there's a lot of unused clips there. i reckon focus on making more probes, and fighting drifters...)
  10. …in reply to @ojahnn
    @ojahnn I studied linguistics and I sucked at it, if that's any consolation
  11. …in reply to @JFriedhoff
    @JFriedhoff @lyyyndseyyy alas for Apple rejecting me! it runs fine, but I don't think I'll have time to send you off a thing through testflight
  12. …in reply to @KeitaTakahash
  13. …in reply to @pozorvlak
  14. RT @hypatiadotca: This thread is really fucking good and wise 💖 @brokeymcpoverty/925777284367376386
  15. I love images glitched in such a way as to render non-deterministically. @lesliedaylene/925565581352407040
  16. …in reply to @mrejfox
    @mrejfox nawww - i found one myself once, and dug into it some, but i didn't learn how to do it reliably
  17. …in reply to @v21
    @mrejfox from memory, something valid but incorrect had to happen to the DHT of a jpeg file? and Chrome's renderer was most sensitive.
  18. …in reply to @naomialderman
    @naomialderman i feel like it have to keep it quiet, but i do think evopsych is valuable... but yeah, passing on genes is a baseline, def not everything
  19. …in reply to @v21
    @naomialderman like, adoption is not unique to humans (and that goes double for collective childrearing & adoption of relatives)
  20. i played this some at Indiecade and i def recommend it. good heavy sounds, clean glitchy shapes. @Andy_Makes/926436965704138752
  21. …in reply to @naomialderman
    @naomialderman here's a nice BBC article on it: bbc.com/future/story/20140312-why-do-animals-adopt (& yeah!)
  22. RT @partytimeHXLNT: fourteen romance functions but they all return null
  23. …in reply to @netgal_emi
    @netgal_emi i just went down a rabbit hole trying to find a quote i once got really angry about about MoMA white cubifying their game controllers
  24. …in reply to @netgal_emi
    @netgal_emi oh i have not even went there. god, i don't know if that is tempting or not tempting at all.
  25. this sounds great: chewy and quietly subversive (if you're interested in this, big recommendation for A Paradise Built In Hell) @thatJaneNg/926489764764598273
  26. …in reply to @mcclure111
    @mcclure111 you can do it basically that way by setting the RenderQueue in the shader you use, iirc
  27. …in reply to @algcifaldi
    @amandaglosson weighing up a Pixel 2 vs another Moto G, so interested to hear how it goes!
  28. …in reply to @v21
    @amandaglosson (Moto G is like a quarter of the price, and is _perfectly fine_... so, it's hard to justify moving up. but maybe worth it??)
  29. …in reply to @algcifaldi
    @amandaglosson then welcome to Android! I think they are by and large less annoying? Hoping that's the case for you.
  30. …in reply to @ppcrotty
    @ppcrotty @punimelt @ghostspacess is it even better than yr kissing zine??
  31. …in reply to @lauraehall
  32. …in reply to @lauraehall
    @lauraehall it's so... groundedly radical
  33. @katbamkapow @notquitereal @jawsew I can only imagine the noises we'd make if we watched this together. Sorry for spoilers for future eps. @merrittk/926594931149418501
  34. …in reply to @vivschwarz
    @vivschwarz you might not be normal, but I'm always glad to see you
  35. …in reply to @v21
    @vivschwarz (I mean, you might also be normal? I'm never really sure what that is)
  36. I was born in the UK and the UK is a very good zine and I love the way he has been in the world of the world and the tower of the world. @therealbradg/926260526270652416
  37. …in reply to @v21
    i played this a little and it IS very good : oniongames.jp/milliononionhotel/ hum hum onion
  38. …in reply to @DanHirschberg
    @DanHirschberg @kerril35 @ParkerMolloy they can't review it before it opens to the public, no
  39. …in reply to @innesmck
    @innesmck that's a twofer #nanogenmo
  40. A game recommendation: Bury me, my love. It's a WhatsApp chat with yr wife as she flees Syria burymemylove.arte.tv/
  41. …in reply to @v21
    i've thought a lot about games that unfold in real-time, that thread into your life in small bursts...
  42. …in reply to @v21
    this is very good at that, but also i am bad at replying to texts, even if they're fictional. and these messages are stressful!
  43. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennfrankgames i saw it last weekend at the other indiecade, so this tweet briefly had me confused - wait, what, jenn was in paris??
  44. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennfrankgames i have been a fan of @Oujevipo for a long time, so i was pretty hyped for this, just as his first big project
  45. …in reply to @Oujevipo
    @Oujevipo @jennfrankgames she's not out of Syria yet! but yes: it's very good.
  46. RT @yyyacooo: #絵
  47. RT @philippawarr: This interviewee manages to discuss enormously difficult thoughts around consent so well [CW: assault/pedophilia] https:/…
  48. RT @erichermit: the descriptive writing in caves of qud is just sooo appealing
  49. RT @mtrc: Hey, why not use #procjam as an excuse to try out CheapBotsDoneQuick.com? Learn how to make twitterbots!
  50. …in reply to @GalaxyKate
    @GalaxyKate Self knowledge, not glimpses beyond the veil...
  51. good thoughts on implicit horror that weirdly map to the first season or so of Steven Universe @lizardengland/926923606684135424
  52. RT @TRS80TrashTalk: Ultra-rare TRS-80 Software “Sheep Manager” from the TRS-80 Australian Agricultural Software Source Book https://t.co/3L…
  53. RT @nicolewboyce: I NEVER restore all old tabs. If I lose them in a restart, they're gone. It is a blessing to be set free from a prison of…
  54. …in reply to @ragzouken
    @ragzouken I will NEVER close my tabs
  55. …in reply to @katbamkapow
  56. RT @partytimeHXLNT: a pocket full of tokens and a heart full of cheer
  57. …in reply to @partytimeHXLNT
    @partytimeHXLNT holy shit
  58. RT @john_brindle: Most games tell the story of one individual hero. Megagames tell the story of institutions, the story of a system https:/…
  59. …in reply to @undefined
    @churlishmeg almost all of mine are digital, and i don't have a good storage solution for them besides finding them in emails.
  60. …in reply to @v21
    @churlishmeg but for life-admin stuff, i have a file with a bunch of different sections on a bookcase.
  61. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennfrankgames it's likely they'll cancel the order when they realize the mistake. (i would go for it)
  62. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @hollygramazio This doesn't explain why I agree
  63. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry yesssss!
  64. what everyday meal contains the largest number of necessary processing steps from the raw ingredients?
  65. …in reply to @v21
    just thinking about the embedded knowledge and labour within a cheese and pickle sandwich
  66. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef no, no, i was thinking of this too! def more interested in the stuff that's baked in than that done on the day...
  67. …in reply to @v21
    @edclef (i was thinking specifically of you posting this video, and also in the larger cultural stuff)
  68. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @hollygramazio mmm - the tweet wasn't clear, but i was thinking total steps, rather than being concerned with the stuff people do themselves
  69. i think i'm going to be thinking about this article for a long time medium.com/@midboss/bad-images-b75284377a4e
  70. RT @haikus_by_KN: It should be illegal for companies to buy the silence of victims of sexual harassment/discrimination.
  71. …in reply to @jonbro
    @jonbro i hadn't! this is cool
  72. i turned thirty and have developed a desire to know the names of rocks & clouds & trees
  73. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennfrankgames i have had good rejection letters (from job apps) before, and i treasure them and i aspire to have the generosity to send them
  74. …in reply to @v21
    @jennfrankgames what a lovely person that editor was
  75. …in reply to @qDot
    @qDot @FunkitToys @innesmck i'm very proud
  76. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennfrankgames it is 100% okay that you RTed!
  77. …in reply to @v21
    @jennfrankgames i understood before i ran hiring processes, and i DEFINITELY understand now.
  78. …in reply to @v21
    @jennfrankgames and no, you! (are great, and gracious, and better at expressing yrself than me)
  79. …in reply to @FunkitToys
    @FunkitToys @qDot @innesmck indeed i do! set up for CBDQ purposes, no less: patreon.com/v21 (thank you! looking forward to seeing yr bot!)
  80. RT @presentcorrect: 6 Japanese firework catalogues, in full. Early 1900s. The original source: city.yokohama.lg.jp/kyoiku/library/digitalarchive/hirayama.html https://t.co/T9Wmqk…
  81. …in reply to @crimefish
    @crimefish there's a reason they call it "roadie running" (sometimes people do)
  82. …in reply to @radiatoryang
    @radiatoryang oh wow, I'm never trying unreal
  83. …in reply to @Coleo_Kin
    @Coleo_Kin i think you pretend that the quality of their copy is immaterial and that you were always going to do the copy.
  84. …in reply to @bobbyd0gg
    @theimagehound I guess if he's dissecting the idea of the personal brand, he'd talk about this shit some. Seems relevant?
  85. …in reply to @TheWeightOfUwU
    @anildasharez0ne @theimagehound @3liza I hadn't heard of him, so I looked at his timeline. People with tons of yelling at people in quote tweets are also rarely on the level.
  86. …in reply to @N1icky
    @N1icky I can lend you my bike if you want
  87. @netgal_emi yr pattern article has led to me having this playing in the background youtube.com/watch?v=cKIZH4nrA4I i hope yr happy
  88. …in reply to @molleindustria
    @molleindustria i remember seeing awful Elsa surgery games a while back...
  89. RT @stcymsn: This means I’m available for new opportunities! I’m a designer who lives at the intersection of narrative and tech https://t.…
  90. RT @Gay4Plants: Trans people have been dodging shitty gatekeeping for decades (Sand Stone, 1987)
  91. …in reply to @SB2749
    @SuperBluey2749 when i have a moment, if i can find out how to support it via the API - not seen any docs that say the limit has been lifted for API access
  92. …in reply to @v21
    @SuperBluey2749 even counting characters on the front end is a painful business & i rely on a Twitter library to handle it - subtle new cases with 280
  93. …in reply to @v21
    you eat a lot of things in this game, okay?
  94. …in reply to @catacalypto
    @catacalypto i gnawed the skeleton bones, but not the victims of torture!
  95. …in reply to @v21
    update
  96. The Orb is powered by "permillage: Integer value corresponding to the ratio of consumed weighted length to the maximum weighted length." developer.twitter.com/en/docs/developer-utilities/twitter-text.html (this is documentation, but i can't see a release)
  97. All AI courses should have a class where all they do is talk through loads of examples of Goodhart's Law
  98. RT @gabesmed: Delighted to be putting on the Immersive Design Summit Jan 6! Please share to help us find the right people - we're looking f…
  99. …in reply to @Coleo_Kin
    @Coleo_Kin wheeeeeeeeeee
  100. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb i had fun learning stuff, but i skipped some of the hard mathy classes. genetic algorithms/neural nets are pretty magic (this is a bad thing, generally, but it does make it more fun)
  101. …in reply to @v21
    @KommanderKlobb you definitely learn some of the unintended consequences stuff - evolve a simulated robot to walk (the evaluation function is to go as far as it can), and it glitches into the floor and depenetrates at speed in the right direction. fun!
  102. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb that example was taught to us - but that's super rubbish.
  103. RT @feelings_js: also i feel like a loose-jointed electricity beside a gallery
  104. …in reply to @lorenschmidt
    @lorenschmidt i definitely learned this from soft landscapes! though that's usually: white/black + random w alpha + random w alpha + random w alpha (w random w alphas stacked)
  105. …in reply to @lorenschmidt
    @lorenschmidt my mum & grandma were at my house last night, and looked at the inflorenscence.city print i have up. "that looks like some kind of cross-stitch"
  106. …in reply to @lorenschmidt
    @lorenschmidt the map! i read some of the city descriptions to them & mentioned that everyone involved would be pleased by the cross-stitch comparison
  107. …in reply to @netgal_emi
    @netgal_emi @lorenschmidt well, yes, exactly
  108. …in reply to @studioanisa
    @studioanisa @konjak i hate it i hate it i hate it
  109. …in reply to @lorenschmidt
    @lorenschmidt well, there's a chance - alpha can roll high (though it's weighted to make that v unlikely). but that's only fun because it contrasts against the usual scheme.
  110. …in reply to @vogon
    @vogon so help me, some point soon i will need to understand how to implement my own version of The Orb. here's the docs: developer.twitter.com/en/docs/developer-utilities/twitter-text.html
  111. …in reply to @v21
    i missed the bit on that page where they add forward-compatibility for 10,000 character length tweets into their official tweet length counting library. i reckon that'll start rolling out... May 2018.
  112. …in reply to @kateri_t
    @kateri_t @Sunderlorn @vehkbot @tarhiel it will! but i need the thing that tells you how many characters you have left to update. soon, apparently
  113. …in reply to @vivschwarz
    @vivschwarz i follow you for you
  114. hey i'm going on a trip to the states next week! yell if you wanna hang out: at PAX Unplugged in Philly 21st-28th Pittsburgh 28th-4th New York
  115. …in reply to @stalefries
    @stalefries it is, although i'm not sure about syntax highlighting. highlighting errors inline, though! i would LOVE that.
  116. …in reply to @v21
  117. …in reply to @BonkPolitics
    @BonkPolitics @DPB0101 @BurkhillKathryn @nikki_stiles @MichaelSkolnik not american, but: yeah, i would. all prisoners should be able to vote. voting should be mandatory.
  118. this is pleasing (from store.steampowered.com/app/727640/_/, via @asponge)
  119. god i love bureaucracy (mammoth emoji proposal for unicode by @BabelStone, babelstone.co.uk/Unicode/MammothEmoji.pdf)
  120. …in reply to @v21
  121. …in reply to @khalkeus3d
    @khalkeus3d @BabelStone yeah, i made some hard decisions about what to put in these screenshots
  122. i've been on twitter 9 years, and the auto-filled image they suggest i post to celebrate that doesn't default to having alt text. #MyTwitterAnniversary
  123. …in reply to @misspixels
    @misspixels Yep! Waiting on: this library to update github.com/twitter/twitter-text/issues/196 and to get a bit of spare time to make the change
  124. …in reply to @demanrisu
    @demanrisu Yep! Waiting on: this library to update github.com/twitter/twitter-text/issues/196 and to get a bit of spare time to make the change
  125. RT @mrfb: accidental poem
  126. …in reply to @chiguire
    @chiguire Yep! Waiting on: this library to update github.com/twitter/twitter-text/issues/196 and to get a bit of spare time to make the change
  127. …in reply to @BonkPolitics
    @BonkPolitics rights are for everyone, y'know? that's why they're rights.
  128. …in reply to @BonkPolitics
    @BonkPolitics yeah, i think that's bad
  129. bot of the day: @SandcastleBot Twitter is an endless beach, and we'll build sandcastles until the tide washes in
  130. …in reply to @v21
    50 patrons! $154 a month! Wahhh! Thank you, everyone! also, yes, I am planning on supporting 280 characters - just waiting for Twitter to fix up a library and to get a bit of spare time
  131. …in reply to @xor
    @xor they've put out the docs for the new version, so they have some code... they just need to decide the world is ready for it
  132. …in reply to @SpaceShipRat
    @SpaceShipRat that sounds fine to me
  133. …in reply to @funnyniceangel
    @lil_selkie happy birthday!
  134. …in reply to @adrielxyz
    @adrielbeaver i would ask them - i imagine people are gonna be enthusiastic about the idea. extra work, but also likely to direct more people to the resources (via original author pointing people at yr translations)
  135. RT @GraceSpelman: theres lots of things we can do about global warming like I can ride in your car, we can shower together , turn off the l…
  136. …in reply to @alexhern
    @alexhern @Popjustice if you were signed into Facebook in Safari and there's a Like button on the page, i think FB knows you visited?
  137. …in reply to @kway_side
    @isaiahlemmon5 @imteddybless yeah, it's a good idea to eat healthily, but it's bad to stress over every tiny choice you make
  138. RT @clockworkpat: @Dick_Hogg @KommanderKlobb @elirainsberry I love Wilmot's Warehouse! Here's my layout with and without labels. https://t…
  139. RT @pangmeli: this one reminds me of when fall, which is 90% an unrealizable idyll, is actually, for once, fleetingly, made manifest https:…
  140. RT @tanyaxshort: This article is maybe the most thoughtful, textured discussion of human relationships & needs I've ever seen. https://t.co…
  141. …in reply to @mcclure111
  142. sometimes i meet americans in real life and they say "niche" and i'm reminded that we come from different countries
  143. …in reply to @mcclure111
    @mcclure111 Cache Rules Everything Around Me
  144. …in reply to @spacetreasured
    @spacetreasured i say neesh
  145. …in reply to @tanyaxshort
    @tanyaxshort i keep thinking : what if there was no deception? performance, not pretence. i guess that is basically being a sex worker or therapist, though
  146. …in reply to @studioanisa
    @studioanisa I'm gonna eat some leftovers, look at email and maybe play Plunkbat. But also Marioke is on.
  147. …in reply to @studioanisa
    @studioanisa No, I'm gonna do the other things! Tired and behind and I'm travelling next week. :(
  148. RT @perlin_noise: 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 🌑🌑🌒🌔🌕🌕🌕🌖🌘 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌒🌔🌕🌖 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 🌘🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 🌘🌑🌑🌑🌑🌒🌔🌕🌕 🌘🌑🌒🌔🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 🌕…
  149. …in reply to @hellocatfood
  150. gosh, i just spent a while playing Superflight and it is very much a thing i enjoy. it's a game about: - flying - close to things
  151. …in reply to @v21
    i was gonna put a link in that tweet, but didn't because I'm on windows to play it and i pressed press Cmd-V instead of Ctrl-V: superflightgame.com/
  152. RT @partytimeHXLNT: The stunning Digital TV Dinner (1979) is one the earliest examples of glitch art made with a video game console. https:…
  153. …in reply to @undefined
    @tekkamansoul @studioanisa @jukiokallio @konjak 🙌🙌🙌
  154. RT @HiWarp: “lost somewhere.. blinking, breathing, beating..” #indiegame #gamedev @PiawkGame
  155. …in reply to @SB2749
    @SuperBluey2749 yeah yeah, waiting on Twitter to update a library
  156. RT @casskhaw: It's been hours. Sometimes, I think I understand her, the lilt of tragedy in her low voice. I don't think a DM will fix this.
  157. Does Steam's new openness mean we're entering a new golden age of cheap, inventive games?
  158. …in reply to @v21
    When I think about what I expect from a game sold on Steam with a base price of a few dollars... and I think about how quickly a practiced team could turn something of that level of complexity around... then it makes me think of the Flash game scene, or early iOS.
  159. …in reply to @SanatanaMishra
    @SanatanaMishra @hoskingc at $15+ you're super polished or sufficiently niche. under $5 I juuuust tweeted about: @v21/929322478056374272
  160. …in reply to @JamesACoote
    @JamesACoote what bottom? these games are already the cheapest they can be without being free. and this is an audience that knows F2P and is opting out (& F2P is expensive to make). discoverability? yes, this is always a problem. but this is why inventiveness > polish.
  161. …in reply to @v21
    @JamesACoote I mean, I'm not sure I'm right. But I think it's worth having a good poke at that category to see if I am...
  162. …in reply to @casskhaw
    @casskhaw Your train shudders to a halt. The windows are dark. The lights flicker off. No-one says anything.
  163. …in reply to @JamesACoote
    @JamesACoote You can make a living off that if you can make one in 2 months or so (but yes, the bulk of games will be made by hobbyists - same as early iOS / Flash)
  164. …in reply to @ennispea
    @ennispea Uhh, can't remember. But I might find it and bump it up. Not yet! Waiting for Twitter to update a library so I can give accurate character counts (also for a free evening)
  165. 5 years ago (?!) i did a series of interviews with people about their favourite bits of game design. i just listened to a few and i think they still really hold up. each one 5 minutes or less. enjoy: gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/
  166. …in reply to @ennispea
    @ennispea by an extraordinary coincidence, i do! patreon.com/v21
  167. …in reply to @v21
    like, here's @Pentadact talking about how he likes kicking people through windows: gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/post/27972812386/tom-francis-on-dark-messiah-of-might-and-magic
  168. …in reply to @ennispea
  169. …in reply to @jazzmickle
    @jmickle_ the more i read the more i learn i don't know
  170. …in reply to @Jam_sponge
    @Jam_sponge with a whole team, it could be okay, but doing everything yourself... yeah
  171. …in reply to @v21
    @Jam_sponge the way things become ever more explicitly about providing parasocial relationships, not thoughts on games, too...
  172. …in reply to @Coleo_Kin
    @Coleo_Kin idk what's up with that - but general Indiepocalypse "graphs of doom" stuff
  173. RT @PaceSociety: The Story Behind #NYCStripperStrike is one of racism, classism & whorephobia complex.com/life/2017/11/the-story-behind-nyc-stripper-strike https://t.co/ax1mup3Q…
  174. …in reply to @ennispea
    @ennispea @SerinDelaunay Oh, I think it secretly does already? It'll just preview as too long on the page.
  175. …in reply to @qDot
    @qDot @JoeSondow @RikerGoogling ahhh, this is rad
  176. RT @Advil: WOWWWW brand new photos of Jupiter from the Juno spacecrafts 9th orbit. Peep the moons Io and Europa in the last photo! We’ve ne…
  177. …in reply to @jazzmickle
    @jmickle_ happy birthday, Jazz Mickle!
  178. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe damn, I could have done with this half an hour ago
  179. RT @ducklingsmith: "If you're not setting out to create a statement with your work, your probably broadcasting one unconsciouly. Like these…
  180. …in reply to @pijul_org
    @pijul_org @mcclure111 The project I work on has around 15 people with push access to the git repository. Only half are programmers, and a subset of those are comfortable with command lines.
  181. …in reply to @codepaintsleep
    @codepaintsleep @mcclure111 @Fengxii I hit this stuff when stuff gets a bit stuck and I try to fix it and then it gets worse.
  182. …in reply to @v21
    @codepaintsleep @mcclure111 @Fengxii Honestly the attitude of a former artist coworker is sounding better and better: any time it does something weird, copy that work manually and reclone the whole repo.
  183. …in reply to @pijul_org
    @pijul_org @mcclure111 No consistent training, a lot are external freelancers. Not at all. I've generally been the git expert, a job that mainly consists of telling people "it's not you, it's confusing for everyone"
  184. …in reply to @v21
    @pijul_org @mcclure111 Note: not everyone is using git every day, or even often. Most people send files over with Google Drive, and then a programmer will add them to the build.
  185. …in reply to @pijul_org
    @pijul_org These people are using git; it's painful; I wish the tools were better and more accessible; a replacement for git that leaves us with the same problems is uninteresting to me.
  186. …in reply to @ADAMATOMIC
    @ADAMATOMIC I have not seen the new film, but: honestly the key is that the good/interesting people get paid.
  187. reading about Duchamp and thinking about "made-for-Instagram" exhibition design
  188. …in reply to @mcclure111
    @mcclure111 @slembcke @Nifflas i tried it out briefly and the Mac app was a bit wonky and non-native feeling. but they were maybe in the process of replacing it?
  189. RT @jwaaaap: @Pentadact original game design is at least 60% being irrationally defensive
  190. maybe instead of pushing code as a way to teach kids systems literacy, we should be teaching coders about how systems work directly @kimmaicutler/929825786365743104
  191. …in reply to @v21
    this consequence describes might not be obvious from how FB works, but it was definitely something you could have worked out in advance. why didn't FB (or if they did, why didn't they do something to mitigate it)?
  192. …in reply to @v21
    all this within a climate of "if you only saw the data we see, then you'd understand", and failing to share that data or give detailed on-the-record interviews about it
  193. …in reply to @v21
  194. …in reply to @SK_Louie
    @SK_Louie here's my take: it can be trite, flattening, transactional but also spectacle and invention are good things
  195. …in reply to @SK_Louie
    @SK_Louie yah, there's more there, i agree
  196. …in reply to @jazzmickle
    @jmickle_ sci hub is here to save the day sci-hub.cc/
  197. …in reply to @phoenixperry
    @phoenixperry @beta_public well maybe i will!
  198. …in reply to @jazzmickle
    @jmickle_ always happy to help people pirate shit and learn things!
  199. a good thing about automated checkouts is you're not constrained by politeness about what change you give them a bad thing is that they're not constrained either
  200. …in reply to @ana_droid
    @ana_droid we called it a "one ringer". or a ... "drop call"?
  201. …in reply to @brothboy
    @brothboy oh no, Mario got stuck in a bottle! Maybe he should have committed fewer crimes.
  202. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @KommanderKlobb @_never_work i only ever got into oulipo.social... but it's maybe not very useful for general purpose tooting
  203. …in reply to @v21
    @edclef @KommanderKlobb @_never_work (ugh, my mind is winding up it's oulipo-taught tactics for avoiding that particular symbol again)
  204. RT @netgal_emi: Excited to see this online, one of my favorite/most validating talks at DiGRA over the summer. brkeogh.com/2017/07/11/who-else-makes-videogames-considering-informal-development-practices/
  205. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @edclef @_never_work it's an mastodon instance where you're not allowed to use the letter "e"
  206. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @edclef @_never_work i had a lot of fun with it! (o god, i'm doing it again)
  207. RT @ojahnn: I tried to generate a novel out of nonsentences. It's too short for #nanogenmo, and now I'm upset because all these lovely sent…
  208. …in reply to @katbamkapow
    @katbamkapow hello yes i agree
  209. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew @katbamkapow I am interested in how incredibly carefully she has negotiated the line of speaking with flow on songs with beats without quite rapping, exactly.
  210. Wowwww. Just had someone on a moped try to jack my phone. But instead they just threw it on the floor and smashed the screen up even more?
  211. …in reply to @v21
    Gonna. Just walk with my bike for a few minutes til this adrenaline wears off.
  212. …in reply to @FlorianVltmn
    @FlorianVltmn Yep, totally fine. Just... fucking hell, eh?
  213. …in reply to @funnyniceangel
    @lil_selkie i'm okay! just ... a surprising thing to realize is happening to you
  214. …in reply to @RachelRayns
    @RachelRayns @roisiproven i've seen it happen to someone else while cycling... police generally don't chase them for fear of the obvious consequences of high speed chases through city centers
  215. …in reply to @sygster
    @sygster yep, i'm fine!
  216. …in reply to @v21
    adrenaline has worn off, i'm home and putting laundry away. &, thinking about it, pretty sure they saw my phone was worth basically nothing so deliberately dropped it. kinda nice of them, in a way.
  217. …in reply to @RachelRayns
    @RachelRayns @roisiproven i don't actually have a thingy set up to remotely track it/brick it. but then again, my phone was evidently not worth stealing...
  218. …in reply to @RachelRayns
    @RachelRayns @roisiproven woww. yeah, that is surreal. glad you noticed!
  219. RT @brothboy: ⭐️🌰 Sweatshirts for sale on hotdog.storenvy.com 🌰⭐️
  220. RT @patrickashe: .@PlayReactive It’s computer games actually.
  221. just had a sudden pop of unfamiliarity, and realised what a ridiculous name for a country "United Kingdom" is
  222. good thread, but i'd add this framing: this is a structural issue, that structurally rewards certain types of people (Americans with money, particularly) @liamesler/930281317702369281
  223. …in reply to @Coleo_Kin
    @Coleo_Kin congratulations on your corrected shower
  224. …in reply to @VitaminPowered
    @VitaminPowered yeah, was fine once the adrenaline wore off. now i need to decide how much money i wanna spend on a phone!
  225. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe feedback on the way you applied is useful, feedback on the actual content is... less so.
  226. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe agreed (& i guess my point is that games people expect the second, arts processes sometimes offer the first if they're being generous)
  227. …in reply to @v21
    @patrickashe which is in turn because there's not the structure within games for individual artists to get critique and support other than through very informal networks
  228. …in reply to @Jam_sponge
    @Jam_sponge i literally just applied for one, and... yuppp
  229. RT @angusdick: I'm looking for 2D animation work from December onwards! Hit me up if you need stuff animating for projects big or small! ht…
  230. cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test cbdq long tweet test
  231. This is a test message for long tweets in CBDQ! This is a test message for long tweets in CBDQ! This is a test message for long tweets in CBDQ!
  232. …in reply to @v21
    pushed to live now, go nuts
  233. …in reply to @hypirlink
    @hypirlink (the power to make 280 characters tweets was in the platform all along! this change just made it more visible)
  234. RT @molleindustria: My @IndieCade Europe keynote about the Indiepocalypse, attention economy, and cultural overproduction is now online (tr…
  235. …in reply to @katbamkapow
  236. …in reply to @unfortunatalie
    @unfortunatalie heyo! (this is me, right now)
  237. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe i still remember learning about chip & signature cards
  238. come say hi! also let's talk drinking games? @Burning_Luke/930214957949640704
  239. …in reply to @hownottodraw
    @hownottodraw @mollygos do... do sims have cloacas?
  240. RT @JebWrench: MAGIC IS GOOD AGAIN
  241. we're gonna be on This Morning at 12.15?! daytime TV promo woooooo
  242. …in reply to @chrisoshea
    @chrisoshea recommended toy thing - we only learned we'd made it in when we got shown on the preview
  243. …in reply to @chrisoshea
    @chrisoshea thanks!
  244. a silent tussle in these shared folders between those who think it's better for files to be nested deeply or shallowly
  245. …in reply to @v21
    still weeeeeeird to see UX sequences I figured out and coded demoed on TV
  246. …in reply to @chrisoshea
    @chrisoshea was a meaty slot! they played through a bunch of pieces, Phillip & Holly got the giggles, and a callback at the end of the segment
  247. this is interesting: d.rip Kickstarter is doing Patreon. Can only be a good thing, tbh.
  248. …in reply to @vivschwarz
    @vivschwarz i am so glad i'm older and violence or the threat of it is rare now
  249. …in reply to @radiatoryang
    @radiatoryang you're truly preparing them for life
  250. …in reply to @mjtsai
    @mjtsai @DavidLublin boo: i clicked on this because my 2013 13" MBP is showing signs of age and at some point I probably need to replace it...
  251. …in reply to @DavidLublin
    @DavidLublin @mjtsai the two worst things about this laptop are: - running out of hard drive space - low FPS in Plunkbat so that's encouraging on at least one count!
  252. …in reply to @v21
    @DavidLublin @mjtsai s'jus depressing to spend thousands on pounds on a computer that's basically no better than the last, y'know?
  253. 99% sure that the person I know who has tweeted the most about toasters is @patrickashe
  254. …in reply to @molleindustria
    @molleindustria @golan @angelawashko @PerfectPlum no, not yet! fly out ... in a few hours... to Philly, then arrive Pittsburgh Monday. but will be around for about a week
  255. RT @mousefountain: I think if you're like me and you find it compelling to make pieces of things, but aren't attracted to the bigger struct…
  256. RT @joehalliwell: My heroes @jugendingenieur designed some smart home toys for @baidu. Only available in China. buff.ly/2zEUJb7 htt…
  257. Holly wrote a great post about how to show games that need some investment with lots of examples from Now Play This. mathesonmarcault.com/index.php/2017/11/16/exhibiting-difficult-games/
  258. …in reply to @v21
    Also lots of examples from other places. I really like good thoughtful thinking that includes a lot of specific examples, y'know?
  259. @danlockton I totally missed you were at CMU now! Congrats and see you next week, I guess?
  260. Yooo I'm gonna be talking about my work on Monday 5pm at CMU studioforcreativeinquiry.org/events/buckenham
  261. I'm in Philadelphia. I hope I get to eat a cheesesteak. Also if you're coming to PAX Unplugged, say hi! We'll be at the Burning Wheel stand or at Kickstarter 12-2 each day.
  262. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge You got it, boss.
  263. hey this seeds zine is great. definitely worth leafing through if you're into procedurally generating things procjam.com/seeds/issues/2.pdf
  264. …in reply to @v21
    twitter is advertising me the cream cheese
  265. …in reply to @v21
    I have eaten a cheesesteak and drank three separate beers all of which contained coriander.
  266. RT @NotBrunoAgain: the only three video game genres: Something Terrible Happened To This Sad Child Something Is Horribly Wrong In This Sp…
  267. …in reply to @katbamkapow
    @katbamkapow that's beautiful. I didn't get it in any particular way, because it was an indifferent one from a sports bar. but I'm okay about that. maybe I'll have a better one, later on?
  268. Jetlag woke me in time to see the sunrise (and then let me go back to sleep, thank god)
  269. …in reply to @spacetreasured
    @spacetreasured wait, what happened? I am probably Too Online but I remember finding his identity before and it didn't seem super secret or anything. He did some cartoons I wasn't especially enthusiastic about.
  270. …in reply to @spacetreasured
    @spacetreasured Okay, but the idea of "dril's LinkedIn" is inherently funny (tho, yeah, immaterial)
  271. RT @mcclure111: Developers constantly build systems that assume bad actors will never act in concert and, by doing so, grant incredible pow…
  272. It is a good feeling to be at a show, restocking a display of a game you designed.
  273. RT @near_rhymes: conciliatory language, celebratory language, decentralized language, reverberating language, love language, interspecies l…
  274. RT @mattthesparrow: What an amazing Blue Tit, we ringed this little chap in December 2010, now its a grand 7 years old - what a survivor! h…
  275. …in reply to @katbamkapow
    @katbamkapow these were the first words I said today
  276. RT @yokoonobot: You are one decision away from a very different apple pie.
  277. a slight stumble when stepping onto the flat, motionless surface of a stopped escalator
  278. …in reply to @leighalexander
    @leighalexander I like your new profile pic!
  279. this new game ("Troika") by @oinkgms looks great, but the auto-translation of it's description is even greater news.oinkgms.com/post/167620585973/troika
  280. …in reply to @Willeth
    @Willeth @oinkgms i guess it'd be hard to price, as they won't have a regular release schedule (& actually, some stuff has limited availability/is only in some markets etc). but also: yes, me too.
  281. …in reply to @mcclure111
    @mcclure111 i like that the actual answer is "an Irish bloke called Brendan"
  282. hey, this is later today! come along! i think i'm gonna make a bot live on stage? @creativeinquiry/930971212536209408
  283. …in reply to @Eastmad
    @Eastmad we'll see what props the universe turns up
  284. …in reply to @katbamkapow
    @katbamkapow it was okay, but not as good as the sunrise I was squinting into
  285. RT @RobbyKraft: never not helpful. break something to understand how it works
  286. …in reply to @mcclure111
    @mcclure111 i think i had a similar problem, and i solved it by forking the module and requiring my custom version instead
  287. …in reply to @v21
    @mcclure111 which gets super tedious when the problem is a couple of levels deep into module requirements
  288. …in reply to @0x11eaea
    @doridoidea @botimadeinatalk Oh, I just connected your face to your internet person! But yeah, get in touch, would be rad to meet up.
  289. water companies in the UK use divining rods to find pipes medium.com/@sallylepage/in-2017-uk-water-companies-still-rely-on-magic-6eb62e036b02
  290. …in reply to @zebraphon
    @zebraphon @SimonParkin I think this bit shows the connection:
  291. …in reply to @v21
  292. RT @crashtxt: ⠀               ㌒              ㌐             ㌊            ㌂           ㌀          ㇈         ㇎        ㄬ       ㄣ      ㄠ     ㄛ…
  293. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeelx I am thinking about where Vectorpark games fit into this
  294. RT @cassiemcquater: if you'd like to play a relaxing, feminist dungeon crawler style/mixed-genre game in which nothing bad happens, w/ an a…
  295. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeelx i think maybe the thing is there's rarely systemic mechanical responses - tho with a limited set of ways to interact, so learning is not painful/discovery is the joy
  296. RT @RobGMacfarlane: Ghost cartographies of the underland: Keith Russ has constructed these remarkable maps of the abandoned mine workings o…
  297. Thinking about how long people kept repeating "do not feed the trolls" as if it was good advice
  298. RT @aanand: I accidentally turned on voice recognition texting while manufacturing an optical lens 🤦‍♂️😂
  299. RT @rubna_: a pattern im often in: - made system to easily make stuff - make one piece of content - think of sth that the system *can’t* d…
  300. I am in America for Thanksgiving and I am going to a friend's house for Thanksgiving dinner later. Life is good!
  301. …in reply to @v21
    Also, this is my view right now:
  302. RT @dukope: Reducing 1-bit dot flicker via sphere-mapped dither pattern: forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=40832.msg1363742#msg1363742
  303. …in reply to @HJosephineGiles
    @HarryGiles I think, perhaps wishfully, that the standard for writing in games is increasing. But even so I still find myself overly grateful for stuff that's merely competent.
  304. …in reply to @mcclure111
    @mcclure111 This tweet made me imagine "Sex Fantasy" but about programming.
  305. …in reply to @katbamkapow
    @katbamkapow hey happy Thanksgiving kb! krp says hi!
  306. …in reply to @polclarissou
    @polclarissou @SK_Louie fwiw, I agree with Louie herr
  307. RT @1508_1508_: 2017.10
  308. 1.3 million FCC submissions generated using spintax or Tracery (spintax seems more likely - Tracery would lend itself to more variation). medium.com/@jeffykao/more-than-a-million-pro-repeal-net-neutrality-comments-were-likely-faked-e9f0e3ed36a6
  309. WIP #nanogenmo collab with @katierosepipkin
  310. via @eigenbom: fudco.com/chip/lessons.html lessons (and good stories!) about creating good cyberspaces from 1990
  311. hello i have a new version of "calming sphere" inside this virtual exhibition: theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-museum (free) lotta great artists in this show, proud to be showing alongside them
  312. …in reply to @polclarissou
    @polclarissou thanks! i did a bunch of back and forth with a very patient @thesaveroom to get the setup right.
  313. closing down tabs and travelling backwards through your day's work
  314. …in reply to @undefined
    @animalphase @mooonmagic oh! this has made me 200% more likely to purchase!
  315. RT @glenda_atom: Finished my epic #Apple2 cross-stitch project of #Ultima1. That was a lot of pixels to stitch! #nerdstitch https://t.co/s…
  316. still thinking about (and telling people about) this piece on games as being about pattern rather than singular composed images medium.com/@midboss/bad-images-b75284377a4e
  317. RT @hollygramazio: OH MY GOD IT’S 1930s LEMON JOUSTING
  318. …in reply to @limbicfish
    @limbicfish oh! that's lovely to hear. and I like YOUR work a lot, too
  319. I'm excited for this! I might make my folks listen to it? @selmaleh/934183552878555136
  320. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeelx @emshort i know, right?!
  321. RT @kcimc: if this wasn't research it would be art: computer vision researchers learn about disappointment by watching "deal or no deal" ht…
  322. …in reply to @D_Nye_Griffiths
    @D_Nye_Griffiths idk - would indie devs collectively upping their email game actually shift the pattern of coverage at outlets? feels like it's another mismatch of individual solutions against structural problems.
  323. …in reply to @Talen_Lee
    @Talen_Lee Yeah - think the limit is a couple of megabytes. Should give you an error when you save! On the road right now, but let me know the size that's choking and I can look into it (& maybe increase the limit)
  324. @katbamkapow @notquitereal I'm at the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh with @PerfectPlum and it is absolutely just poinsettias as far as the eye can see.
  325. …in reply to @Talen_Lee
    @Talen_Lee hm! could you send me an email with the attempted source attached / linked? vtwentyone@gmail.com
  326. "Tempura Avocado Bahn Mi Tacos"
  327. …in reply to @Talen_Lee
    @Talen_Lee 1.8 used to be fine, I think! do poke it through, just to have a test case to make the error more robust if nothing else
  328. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeelx i learned so much and met so many great people at those tigjams
  329. …in reply to @jericawebber
    @jawsew @nachimir if this was put up as set dressing for a LARP about corporate bullshit, i would side-eye it for being too on the nose
  330. people say comments on videogame websites are bad: (from rockpapershotgun.com/2017/11/27/the-zium-museum-is-a-virtual-gallery/)
  331. …in reply to @GhostTownGoldie
    @GhostTownGoldie @doougle this is so doug
  332. …in reply to @v21
  333. RT @magpiekingdom: Bonus picture: down the rabbit hole of PUBG hacks, we came across this incredible macro editor (for mapping a bunch of a…
  334. good morning
  335. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @dreamfeelx "the world famous horseshoe bend" near Altoona, PA
  336. "I was about 15 in the early 2000s when I started playing Petz. I’d always loved animals and computers, so when I saw the games at Circuit City, I convinced my mom to buy them for me. They changed my life." medium.com/@melissamcewen/petz-a-lost-community-of-mostly-female-coders-gamers-2eb0e1a73f42
  337. …in reply to @nachimir
    @nachimir @jawsew may the gods forgive any such hypothetical monster
  338. half the skill of developing games is finding a way to cut enough corners so you can actually finish the fucking thing @ChristinaCoffin/935441751845765120
  339. …in reply to @v21
    (the other half is being generous enough to evoke wonder/joy/despair/curiosity/the sense that a whole world exists inside your machine)
  340. this nanogenmo entry by @nickmofo is beautiful and evocative: nickm.com/poems/hard_west_turn.pdf
  341. some @manygradients can be spotted on the covers of the releases of this charity record label: co-dependent.bandcamp.com/
  342. …in reply to @v21
    @manygradients i'm not really sure why i worded that tweet like a Jeopardy question, but there we go
  343. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe good fluff!!
  344. …in reply to @PerfectPlum
    @PerfectPlum @katbamkapow @notquitereal it's amazing what they can do with poinsettias these days
  345. …in reply to @molleindustria
    @molleindustria honestly i've been really enjoying plunkbat
  346. RT @katierosepipkin: a few small shots from the #nanogenmo collaboration with @v21
  347. @doougle I'm on the G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn and thinking of you.
  348. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle just visiting people while I'm in the states - just met up with Patrick Smith and told him about your milk travesty from earlier
  349. RT @freeindiega_me: Today's game is The Zium Museum by @thezium: theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-museum
  350. …in reply to @freeindiega_me
  351. …in reply to @undefined
    @ms45 @alexiskennedy @VictorOjuel @richardcobbett worth noting that "but they're delicious with butter and garlic" isn't an excuse that extends to eating people
  352. …in reply to @jazzmickle
    @jmickle_ @radiatoryang p sure they wouldn't have bought the actual sheets, but they could've retconned them into something that worked for the map
  353. By the time I leave New York I will probably have just about squashed the impulse to find my metro card for exiting stations.
  354. …in reply to @vivschwarz
    @vivschwarz No, but Toronto still has the tiny tiny coins!
  355. …in reply to @ohhoe
    @ohhoe @hypirlink @DavidLublin I leave on Tuesday! Planning to meet up with some folks Sunday night already, but would also be into lunch/other plans. Esp if someone else is buying
  356. @badthoughtblog the sensation of throwing my phone through any one of these very expensive works of art
  357. …in reply to @agargara
    @agargara It is upped? It should be anyway. Are you seeing limitations when posting or in the preview
  358. Incentivizing people to not be shits in particular public ways is good, but does make it harder to identify people who will be shits in private.
  359. …in reply to @jazzmickle
    @jmickle_ @sintecta I had some in a hipster coffeeshop and it tasted like lightly carbonated soda.
  360. …in reply to @jazzmickle
    @jmickle_ @sintecta It's like a soda you can feel better than people about, what's not to love?
  361. …in reply to @TopLeftBrick
    @TopLeftBrick there is no part of the process of solving a problem, pursuing curiosity etc that necessitates closing tabs. the question "am I done with this tab, or do I need to bookmark it, and if so, as what?" is a pretty involved/distracting one. so: many tabs
  362. …in reply to @v21
    @TopLeftBrick See also: unsaved Sublime Text windows
  363. …in reply to @TopLeftBrick
    @TopLeftBrick It often does, yeah!
  364. RT @caracompass: I went to the science museum last week. While I was there, my bank card fell from my pocket and was lost amidst the crowd.…
  365. …in reply to @TopLeftBrick
    @TopLeftBrick I mean, at a certain point, you go back through tabs and get done with them or save them elsewhere or whatever. But that is a whole boring separate task
  366. …in reply to @spacetreasured
  367. RT @GalaxyKate: Having a fun thought experiment: what kind of story could be told in the pages of a fashion magazine? Not on one page, but…
  368. RT @bfod:
  369. RT @torahhorse: for example, garbage can: what shape? does it need to roll? correct regional color? can the lid open? is the lid animated?…
  370. RT @leighalexander: Had the honor of writing an essay on VR for @cmoa, to accompany the exhibition 'Styles and Customs of the 2020s' https…