Tweets from 2019/06
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@SzMarsupial I just searched my tweets and found one about me explaining BONE LAW to my housemate in 2013. idk idkPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @farbandish: TIL there's a shitton of computer vision literature in 2017-2018 that COINCIDENTALLY tries to build facial recognition for…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @degolas: i still think about this commentPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @BerkeleyBrett: @MaxCRoser @LeeEnglestone @markritson @mrbenjamind .@EricTopol @drjohnm 1) Causes of deaths (US 2016) 2) Google searche…Permalink Look on archive.org
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for a technology company, Amazon really is quite bad at making nice software.Permalink Look on archive.org
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not that those are quite the same thing - they're good at infrastructure. everything runs on AWS. but on the other hand, no-one knows how to configure it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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grateful that: 1) I can cancel Audible, feeling secure in the fact that I do not want to use this app any more. 2) This makes it less likely they'll manage to claw their way to a position in the games industry where they can start being as awful as they are in, say, publishing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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let's go to Manchester! 🚅Permalink Look on archive.org
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I am up to run a workshop on CBDQ for @mifestival Creative Lab. Excited to see what people make!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lumpleygames: Quantity spice per quantity food: 200% - Modern-day Indian cooking. 100% - Modern-day Mexican cooking. 100% - Medieval En…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN three headphones I have owned, that I like, that are pretty durable and don't feel stupidly expensive: in-ear: KZ ATE light over-ear: Koss PortaPros (they break every 18 mos, but come with a lifetime warranty) serious monitor headphones: Sony MDR-7506Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN I have also spent too long vacillating about headphones.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@austin_walker @KestrelPi I have said it a lot! I got it from Tassos Stevens, who got it from John McGrath (who, by a strange coincidence, I met today)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@austin_walker @KestrelPi wait, cancel that. different John McGrath.Permalink Look on archive.org
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here's a fun project I helped out with recently! been good to work with @hollygramazio's proc gen writing, and learn how to hook up Phidgets and receipt printers to Unity @mewo2/1134849923013337088Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow I feel this too. Good luck.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TRASEVOL_DOG @hollygramazio receipt printers cost about £100 and generally appear as normal printers on a system level. I'm happy to talk about how I got this working with Unity!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TRASEVOL_DOG @hollygramazio I have a Star TSP-100 at home, the one in the exhibition was a Epsom TV 881??? but yeah, do some research and remember to get some rolls of receipt paper. they're fun!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mewo2 @hollygramazio oh, that's lovely. I hope they argued over who got to take away the best ones.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@green_gatsby_ this is an unhelpful answer, but I went to Edinburgh for my undergraduate degree, and they gave me a Masters at the end.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LiaSae oh, i was thinking about Bill Drummond & his copy of A Smell Of Sulphur In The WindPermalink Look on archive.org
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i got an ipad! this means i have an ios device for the first time in years. is there anything that i've been missing out on that i should play?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jazzmickle yah!! i still have that from years ago, was fun to play around a bit with it againPermalink Look on archive.org
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@chrisoshea i played a bit on Android, yeah (and have Gnogged elsewhere)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@erocdrahs yeah!! me too, was the first thing i played on it. we showed it at NPT last year, it's cool to see it all grown up and out in the world.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@st33d the gap was such that the only one I had missing was Cinco Paus. that's now remedied, although I'm not sure when I'll decide that my brain is ready to be expanded by it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lazerwalker thanks, I got Blackbox & Beglitched! and yes, I am now up to date on my BroughlikesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@smestorp @st33d I'm not complaining! I have been enjoying Cinco Paus second hand via @ammonite's updates on his progress.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tambourine the Chihulys are good, aren't they?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@wileywiggins will check out Pythonista - I have an iPad Pro & I've been wanting a way to do creative code stuff on there. And I'd love to see Thunderbeam! I'm at vtwentyone@gmail.comPermalink Look on archive.org
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had fun today completely failing to install TidalCycles. if anyone knows how to get past this bit (on OS X), lemme know:Permalink Look on archive.org
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the secret reason that I don't force SSL on my website is I'm too used to going to it in order to view the captive portal when I'm connecting to wifi networks out and aboutPermalink Look on archive.org
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even if I got stuck here, it gives me a warm feeling to know I have GHC on my system again. almost like getting hugs.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @BenjaminBHerold: Reporting this story about the new digital surveillance infrastructure in K-12 schools, so many details & anecdotes st…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@cr3 v21.io is only six characters! (but more reasonably example.com is not likely to go SSL-only any time soon)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @SilverVVulpes: If the human brain was so simple we could understand it, it'd be instantly eaten away by parasites https://t.co/KSdhIV5G…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mrsambarlow: Apologies. This all seems so bleeding obvious that I did it as an image so it's easier for you all to skip. https://t.co/r…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@wjjjjt thank you! it amused me.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @MuseumGenerator: Hello from the Museum of Just One Lion! This summer make sure to check out our new exhibition: 'Joy: the mystery unfol…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @poetranslator: 脅斥洗脅斥洗脅斥洗 脅斥洗脅斥洗脅斥洗脅斥洗 脅斥洗脅斥洗脅斥洗脅斥洗脅斥洗 Threatening refusal Threatening refusal Threats, refusal, refusal, refusal, refu…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN two puns in one tweet, this is too muchPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jonbro @haikus_by_KN mine did, anyway! sent them with a note to an address, and got a new pair back.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley I feel like both are valid, and differ in emphasis, though I'm not sure I could articulate the difference.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SFBTom @jazzmickle ahhhh...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ccnipper: interesting #leveldesign thing I noticed in #RAGE2 - see how two giant glowing animated arrows are used to guide the player…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @JDespland: The story of indie games: In 2008 when Braid came out, the programmer owned the company, but the artist was just an employee…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lackingceremony dice + tarot cards would be lush, but I'm not sure what the impact on cost/margins would bePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @AtomskGroan: @jonblissart Cat Crime! 😻Permalink Look on archive.org
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nothing like waking up and feeling the memory of a first kiss with someone who doesn't exist fade awayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@finalfinalgirl @dinosaurrparty and the snowballs!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty hmm... I'm sure there's some weird ones left. Swizzels Matlow: Black Jacks? Fizzers? Parma Violets? Double Dip?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty @finalfinalgirl not Tunnocks, but a similar category... Have you had a Wagon Wheel? Club biscuit? ("if you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit, join our club")Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty ah, sorry, my tweet was confusing. Swizzles is a company. They make Sherbet Fountains, a bunch of other classic weird British stuff (like the ones in that tweet)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hollygramazio i trim them diagonally & put them in water. maybe i'll change the water? and i'd use a sachet if they came with them, but not think much of it otherwisePermalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty i think i playtested this!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty (i don't know if it's still up, but i don't see why it wouldn't be. and i still haven't done the Janet Cardiff walks...)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @irljeangrey: things are getting real serious tonight on the trader joe's subredditPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SamanthaZero @GoldsmithsUoL Great news! Goldsmiths is great, please let's hang out when you're over here!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lackingceremony: like 50% of teens today identify as some combination of not-totally-straight and not-totally-cisgender, meaning that t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@gracebruxner yessssssss. love the little head-popping guys, and all the floaty blue ones, and the curled up scowly sticky fellaPermalink Look on archive.org
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jblow discourse tweet: honestly games would be better with more people having divergent opinions and talking about them in public (even if it becomes a big messy thing).Permalink Look on archive.org
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i don't especially agree with him, but that's fine? it's nice to see people articulate why they disagree with him & flesh out their thoughts on what they prioritise within a dev scene, tho.Permalink Look on archive.org
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he wants stuff that pushes forwards Interaction and Mechanics in a way I find kind of boring, and looks down at a lot of the Feelings and Themes stuff that people currently love. but they look down on his stuff! that's fine. there's no objective measure of what's Important & GoodPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hollygramazio i remember that guy! a good quote: "A cargo run to Mir was coming up in November, and, as the Moscow Times asked, “Why not just attach a giant reflective membrane to the rocket, set it loose and then bring hours of extra daylight to Russia's northern cities?”"Permalink Look on archive.org
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also, to get off the fence a little: running this program counts for a lot in my book web.archive.org/web/20190417124548/http://the-witness.net/news/2018/03/3450/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain yes, i def agree. this is my (small, symbolic) attempt to push back on that, and try to keep interesting discussion in public. because it's an inclusion issue! sucks if you have to work hard and gain trust & network just to hear the interesting conversations on games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc ahh! that is so sweet to hearPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ZepCap yepPermalink Look on archive.org
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@deer_ful i am following along, and i say "ughhhh"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpark mmm, that's fair. but also, from where i'm sitting, i don't see him being taken particularly seriously on this. but that's a function of the circles i'm in, of course.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern one of the included tweets was from the London Charli XCX gigPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Regginator2 I'm out right now, but a quick answer: try hosting it somewhere yourself somewhere that allows hotlinkingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@_unclemonty_ @morganholleb I have an A1, and would recommend it!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_unclemonty_ @morganholleb (I'd recommend the A1 on personal experience, and the A2 Lite seems to be the same but newer, so sounds great to me. Camera isn't amazing, but is fine)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @winter_o_k:Permalink Look on archive.org
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free idea that wouldn't make you any money: decentralised oekaki board networkPermalink Look on archive.org
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i *am* interested in rendering technologyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@awesommelier yep. still the same thread, even!Permalink Look on archive.org
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"A semester-long series of workshops and experiments that juxtaposes radical acts of generosity with alternative ways of making work in relation to power, including collective action, disruption, and refusal." soulellis.com/teaching/urgencylab/index.html @Threadbare/1136665164529438720Permalink Look on archive.org
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@uglymachine Next time we're in the same place, I would love to pay you for some headshots!Permalink Look on archive.org
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i drew an applePermalink Look on archive.org
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@flipper01 @iaintait @cartelmike I favourited this underground, without being able to see the preview. But I know exactly what you're referring to.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I hear Journey is out on PC now. Looks pretty cool, I might give it a shot. Is it any good?Permalink Look on archive.org
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Remembering Scott Adams' failed Dilbert-branded vegetarian, nutritionally-complete, frozen burrito business. If only he'd thought to just make a grey sludge instead...Permalink Look on archive.org
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the "Dilberito" money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/05/01/302507/Permalink Look on archive.org
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here's a letsplay of the flash game they commissioned to promote it youtube.com/watch?v=RFV3ihAQAyYPermalink Look on archive.org
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love how pressing Ctrl-Z in Gmail moves the cursor position to the start of the emailPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @clare: how do you convey to someone you're jokingly in love with that you're not seriously in love with them but that you could be if t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz @jamiesmart would you like to borrow a tent?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz @jamiesmart wait, flip, old thread! sorry. I do have a tent tho, if you want to borrow itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@grapefrukt oh, damn, that's some attention to detailPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mxsage: individuation (drifting ecosystem)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber damn. that's a very good looking cake.Permalink Look on archive.org
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i am still playing this and it is very good. pls join me in the hotel(s). t.co/3AgkkJVQNvPermalink Look on archive.org
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Usage notes This word has 189,819 characters in its name and takes more than an hour to pronounce. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:List_of_protologisms/Long_words/TitinPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @qDot: @v21 "This appendix needs audio files. If you have a microphone, please record some and upload them."Permalink Look on archive.org
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@qDot pls doPermalink Look on archive.org
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it's June (and 3:51am) and I suddenly feel a craving for an Easter EggPermalink Look on archive.org
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I can only imagine this is how @hollygramazio feels all year roundPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley I'd go with both? underlying drives are not really a choice, but obviously the practice itself is a choice and is very socially contextual.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley remembering studying evolutionary psychology and seeing a diagram charting different primates, showing the reasonably clear relationship between testicle size/body mass ratio to monogamyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley I looked it up:Permalink Look on archive.org
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@terrycavanagh ah, this is gorgeous!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty Teacake update @Alamy_Editorial/1137294414605410304Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SchrodingersKit @ka_bradley Yeah, the main thing that I learnt about evolutionary psychology was how easy and tempting it is to take some position on human behaviour and then create a nice little fairy story about how This Is Because Of Evolution.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SchrodingersKit @ka_bradley But! I do still have a lot of time for the idea that humans are still animals, and that we can learn about human behaviour by thinking about animal behaviour. But it is very hard to do without accidentally making normative statements or providing fuel for other people's.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SchrodingersKit @ka_bradley Anyway, mainly posted that because balls and it is fun to think about sperm competition theory on a hungover Saturday morning.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @NewYorker: Before the Internet, people would just sit in an armchair with a book open, staring into space or staring at a decorative br…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @seanbgoneill: Have to say the moment I realised I was too online this week was when I caught myself vigorously washing my legs in the s…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@steveklabnik "all sides" is bad phrasing, but YouTube also has big problems with, for example, extremist Islamic radicalization. although I guess that's also right wing, just a different kind.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hauntologies anathema using an ipad & theodolite was goodPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hauntologies (I am tired from staying up too late watching it, and I agree with all yr points)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LRonMexico: Ugh I’m bored and I know what happened here probably. They are using permanganate (either potassium or sodium) and overfed…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jazzmickle It means your toots are unlisted, of course.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jazzmickle does witches.live even call them toots? I generally refuse to use the word.Permalink Look on archive.org
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let's go to ELCAF and spend slightly too much money on indie comicsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 thank you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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I really like the writing style of badly fan-translated light novels!Permalink Look on archive.org
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And you might say: "v, why don't you go re-read Pale Fire?" and I would say "yes, maybe I will" and also "but that is a farce of heavy handed commentary, I want the gentle reality show version instead"Permalink Look on archive.org
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When they add a translator note just because they can't resist commenting on the story : I love that. When they can't help but show their workings, talking about the specific word used and how it might mean two different things or is a pun: yes, gimme more of that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I think it matters that these are light novels, and therefore done with entirely functional prose. There's space for new texture, a new character seen only in fragments and apologies about how school is crazy, they'll be back on a regular schedule soon, does anyone want to edit?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: do you ever have a take that is NOT a subtweet but you know that if you post it one particular person will immediately think…Permalink Look on archive.org
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seriously don't mean this as shade on anyone in particular... but how do you mute a thread on here? like, one that you're not in. because it doesn't seem like it's possible, but people keep suggesting I might want to do it to their threads.Permalink Look on archive.org
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it's like... everyone collectively agrees that the feature should exist, but everyone is too polite to mention that it actually doesn't, and there is no way to avoid, uh, I said I wasn't gonna throw shade at anyone in particular, all your threads are gold, keep on tweetingPermalink Look on archive.org
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is it a Tweetdeck thing? is it only possible within Tweetdeck, and all the Serious Posters use Tweetdeck and assume we are, too?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@datassette accelerating into, not reversing, but Baby Driver?Permalink Look on archive.org
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oh, I see, it's on Old Web Twitter. which is why I never see it, I am on New (aka Mobile) Web Twitter and Android Twitter. @WordMercenary/1137822174058860547?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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oh, wait... okay, now I see it. If you tap the top right arrow on Android Twitter within the timeline, no option. If you expand the tweet first, then tap the top right arrow, then you have the option.Permalink Look on archive.org
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thank you everyone for explaining how to use the website I am on for several hours a dayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@catacalypto I was wrong! @v21/1137823765629493248?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial I am very intelligent @v21/1137823765629493248?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@studioanisa thank you, yes, I just didn't realise the arrow would change meaning when the tweet was expanded rather than just in the timeline. because what the fuckPermalink Look on archive.org
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@quartzcrusher thank you!!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@studioanisa I had a suspicion this was the case, but it's good to have professional confirmation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tambourine oh, he is an ambassador and he's American, presumably he's had different postings within the same career. and the fields of Megiddo are just a Thing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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here's my Good Omens take, having binged the whole show this weekend: it's funny how much effort they put into, and how much juice they get out of, the homoerotic subtext between Aziraphale and Crowley. So much less charge if they were just… in a relationship with rocky moments.Permalink Look on archive.org
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normal gay romance played (sorry) straight is the good representation. but it'd never launch a thousand AO3 accounts like this will.Permalink Look on archive.org
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the gay man overhearing them argue and saying "ah, my ex was like that, you're better off without him" : thrilling and exciting when the romance is subtextual. pointless if it was just text.Permalink Look on archive.org
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here's the stuff I got!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@WordMercenary I hear that many of these don't seem to have that much of an impact on a game's long tail. So, if you're getting enough cash for it...Permalink Look on archive.org
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i understand they probably shouldn't've been, even back then. but i can't change the experience of teenage me poring over The Invisibles.Permalink Look on archive.org
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i miss when conspiracy theories felt fun & excitingPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @WYR_bot: Would you rather eat dog eggs or have glue sauce?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @DoubleFine: As you may have heard from the @Xbox E3 briefing moments ago, Double Fine is joining Xbox Game Studios! How did this come…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @SlurpersDelight yeah, the Sokpop trick is that they each only make a game every two months (that they spend a bit under a month on). so they can be a bit more sustainable with it (once they're making enough to just live off it)Permalink Look on archive.org
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I've been personally attacked @ellaguro/1138196624461766657Permalink Look on archive.org
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(I played the Liberty Island level over and over again, a comforting loop of learning the map and always knowing there were more details, more tools, more ways to do the thing. I loved the world-building, but the actual story wasn't much cop.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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(but you can't make the game that would make you feel like you were playing the game you played as a kid, and I'm sensible enough not to try. but there's still a tiny part of me that wants to)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: Excited to do the mission in Watch Dogs Legion where I stop some immigrants being deported but I find out before hand how…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mjmcmaster i am now very sad we never had a proper youtube party while you were living the the same place as mePermalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander @mjmcmaster yes pleasePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LukeKennard: Boys fighting over two identical tiny robot toys. 7yo acknowledges they’re identical but won’t swap on principle *because*…Permalink Look on archive.org
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humans working for their communities > AIs working for corporations wired.com/story/archive-of-our-own-fans-better-than-tech-organizing-information/?mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=wired&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitterPermalink Look on archive.org
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i'm hyped for this! i played an early version and it's goood. and so exciting that Jlin is making tracks for it. (and also: it's just very exciting that MIF is commissioning games now) @factoryintl/1138483783211126785Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lorenschmidt congratulations for making Good Orbs, against a background of bad videogame orbs.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A good post on a good game! @netgal_emi/1138528234084196352Permalink Look on archive.org
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based on what I've seen of the Center for Humane Technology, this thread seems completely on point. ultimately, a lot of things come down to having power and using it. tech's exploitative tendencies are very much included in that. @hondanhon/1138545764773220352Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'd love to see some sort of breakdown on what proportion of indie dev revenue comes from selling games to players directly, and how much from schemes like this, deals, bundles, grants, funding programmes, unrecouped publisher advances etc... @NotBrunoAgain/1138542534605594630Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry @Palomadawkins no... but now I'm making a mental inventory of what Paloma has cooked for me in the past. a lotta good stuff!! I should eat more rice bowls.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @fborgesius: Hong Kong: people apparently buying paper public transport tickets because they fear surveillance of their Octopus (digital…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @SaraJChipps: If you have used Subversion or Mercurial in your career, you are old. I'm sorry. Welcome.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@danhett the problem with this take is that it implies that you like the Pitbull version more than the originalPermalink Look on archive.org
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@terratrouve @danhett Aquaman got the closing credits song it deservedPermalink Look on archive.org
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secret linguistic backstory to the game "dwile flonking" @tambourine/1138926059762724864Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I liked it because I don't like being given lists of stuff to do, and then doing them. But I understand we're different! Here's the thing I enjoyed trying to do, because I chose to do it myself: unlocking the entire map. Maybe treat that as your first big overarching mission?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I mean, also, and tied into that difference in personality: you have a lot more tolerance for things that don't immediately seem enjoyable than me. If I was in your position, I would have stopped playing a long time ago. That's probably the better advice.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I mean, you did transcription for a living.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I love to be interested in a thing for a bit, get good at it, then lose interest just at the point where it might start paying me good money. Honestly surprising I've made it this far.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Alice continues to up her conflict of interest disclosure game @caraellison/1139084679942819841Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mjmcmaster: If you're dissatisfied by Black Mirror's lack of imagination, I would STRONGLY recommend Leigh's short story The Soft Truth…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: are you an extrovert or are you afraid of being alone with yourself @crissles/1138917968820232195?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ultrabrilliant: Genuinely love the American/Euro Truck Simulator modding community. "How can we make this game even slower?" https://t.…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @d_marmalade: Here's the source code for "won't you", a computational poem by @nickmofo! I love the idea of computational art; ready to…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @gravislizard: if you were 12 at this time, the idea that there was something beyond this was too large for your brain to comprehend. th…Permalink Look on archive.org
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i totally read this as an involved Pathologic 2 bit at first glance t.co/agHVq9V4UhPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hollygramazio: I know seasons are arbitrary but when and why did this infuriating situation arisePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @keinsignal: @hieronymus_burp Smart art tip: you can tell if a design is good or bad by writing down all the words the colors make you t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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good tweet, bad replies (which themselves support the point the tweet is making) @huwlemmey/1139082699824652288Permalink Look on archive.org
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London looks nice tonightPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SimeonTheFool @Ahab_Of_Gilead @NoraReed I've not heard! but innocent bots have always sometimes ran into trouble.Permalink Look on archive.org
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i used to work just by this sign @the_eco_thought/1139617441175224322Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @yokoonobot: I love cake for my breakfast. I also love the fact that we're all hybrids of culture - like a cake is a hybrid of a women's…Permalink Look on archive.org
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spending a lovely Saturday morning thinking about what a mess Han unification isPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @findomearle: I am losing my mind over Drake’s horny watch. This costs 750K. What the fuckPermalink Look on archive.org
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content warning on these quotes: @7im/1139593849565667328Permalink Look on archive.org
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it's good to know that, if I had lived 150 years ago, I would have been constantly stressed about being behind on my correspondencePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @steadyRUready: can we talk about the omlette options in neopets tho?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I playtested this and it I can vouch for it if you want to think about shifting baselines and the gradual shift of civilizations @everestpipkin/1140017507874590721Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jenny8lee: Echoes of Wen Ho Lee. Where “researching while Asian” is the Trump Administration FBI equivalent of “driving while black.”…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @wiki_tmnt: Harder, Better, Faster, StrongerPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: Alternate idea: What if we treated coding like math, as it is a basic mathlike skill? That is, drill it into kids at a youn…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @everestpipkin: Houseplant thread incoming --- > One of the biggest joys in my life right now is my moss gardens and I thought I'd sha…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@YellsOnPolitics @alexhern The City Remembrancer is still a thingPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @w__h_: You Wont Last 5 Minutes Playing This GamePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @johnleedraws: Doing research for a thing but uhhhh check out these incredibly cool Japanese American kids from the 40s jfc https://t.co…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@eryngi777 oh, yeah, some good times of hiding behind cover and really feeling the fear...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@innesmck I'm glad you've been spending all that time alone in the wilderness contemplating the important thingsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Work news: Sensible Object has been acquired by Niantic! I work for Niantic full time now! We're gonna make some cool games for walking around in the real world!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jukiokallio thanks!! it's gonna be cool!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial congratulationsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow Niantic has a Seattle office, you know... I might come visit you one of these days.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge "Pokemon of Balance"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe looking forward to my new career of explaining to people that I don't actually work on Pokemon GOPermalink Look on archive.org
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@kevinwatters thanks!!! yeah, also very curious about that!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @NianticLabs: Today, we’re excited to announce that @sensibleobject will be joining the Niantic family. Their expertise will advance our…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz <3Permalink Look on archive.org
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we're in the Evening Standard standard.co.uk/tech/pokemon-go-niantic-acquisition-sensible-object-niantic-london-a4169516.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@compositeredfox @donutcounty return the series to its roots torahhorse.com/games/brooklyn-trash-king/play.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@lingmops thank youuu!!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@marthasadie I mean, the endless thing about the rewards come from being good at applications and evaluations, and learning that language is a huge barrier to people who'd otherwise do great work. And it skews the incentives - ie against simple, durable platforms and tools that actually run.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@catacalypto thanks! big days aheadPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @v21: Work news: Sensible Object has been acquired by Niantic! I work for Niantic full time now! We're gonna make some cool games for wa…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz we read Blackberrying at poetry club last nightPermalink Look on archive.org
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@innesmck @GregLescoe @HTHRFLWRS @katbamkapow I had a similar experience, except with realizing how bullshit bay leaves are theawl.com/2016/03/the-vast-bay-leaf-conspiracy/#.fd3jlrl6aPermalink Look on archive.org
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@_never_work yeah, it's a lot!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tanyaxshort thanks! I hope so!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz you can literally just say magic words in the kitchen and music will come outPermalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz oh yeah, totally, if you don't mind talking out loud to make music happen in the kitchen. or maybe it works with Spotify connect, too?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz also, i just tested, and you can push the button instead if you don't want to say it's name.Permalink Look on archive.org
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thread @jbenton/1103387603427037184Permalink Look on archive.org
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a good feeling: i clicked on this article and the first link was to a twitter account that is run using a tool i created. i pushed the world and it moved, just a little. niemanlab.org/2019/06/meet-tiktok-how-the-washington-post-nbc-news-and-the-dallas-morning-news-are-using-the-of-the-moment-platform/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz that is also what i pressed on the device in front of me to test the button-pushing.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe i am writing some documentation right now, and it's exciting stuff, but mainly i am wondering why i changed jobs from writing code to writing prose. so. sympathy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Emilybuckshot QWOP?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @YouGov: THREAD/ Today we release the results of our latest Conservative members poll. One of the key findings is the dramatic extent to…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jstsgs that's even better!! so glad to hearPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Dereklowe: Well, we're going to have to get used to the idea that behaviors can leave genetic marks that make them transmissible to off…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: like 'having good faith' & 'hearing them out' & 'having a dialogue' only works if it's not a power strugglePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @tanyaxshort: no time for a Real Thread but quick notes on proc gen design: -half-assing it is OK -important thing is players FEEL/SEE a…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@gabrielle_jenks yeahhh! this was the big exciting thing I could only refer to slightly elliptically the other weekend. it's a lot.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @bfod: I warmed up the ol’ recommendations blog to recommend @thecatamites’ beautiful new game Ten Beautiful Postcards. https://t.co/nmj…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander not the same thing, but if you haven't seen the short series Posh Nosh, it's kinda this but a husband-and-wife duo (Arabella Weir & Richard E Grant) doing a cookery show. all on YT last I checked.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I -think this is pretty good design -can imagine designing it and defending it -think the improvements they made in later firmware editions are good and worthwhile, although it obviously sucks that there are now two flows to try @NumbersMuncher/1141527175394410498Permalink Look on archive.org
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it takes about a minute, doesn't need a ladder, doesn't increase the unit cost, won't happen by accident, and works for a whole thingy of lights at oncePermalink Look on archive.org
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@ldreamfeel this is why the new design is better. off for a specific time, on for a specific time, and keep repeating that til it flashesPermalink Look on archive.org
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"We don't know if he might even have two squirrels," Stephen Young, a spokesman for the Limestone County Sheriff's Office, told the Associated Press. "It would just be speculation." al.com/news/2019/06/fugitive-owner-of-alabama-attack-squirrel-i-miss-him-hard.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=reckonalabama_sfPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tha_rami it's fun!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Ice_Cream_Jones: playing the new AR game everyone's talking aboutPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @AliceAvizandum: the slow but very real progression into fascism as charted by the evolution of the Lego police officer https://t.co/4Nu…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mxsage: hybridsPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kitasenjudesign: brush05 #madewithunityPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: some people suggest men 'aren't aware' of patriarchy or their relation to power, and therefore can't be said to be choosing i…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tanyaxshort now I'm sad and thinking about We3 :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lackingceremony: Someone gave me an indirect opportunity to talk about how I think Pamela Colman Smith's defining work in tarot influen…Permalink Look on archive.org
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gonna get a work laptop with a US keyboard next week, and I'm already furious about this @mushbuh/1142202290004213761Permalink Look on archive.org
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let's go to CaliforniaPermalink Look on archive.org
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this is beautiful @Kalonica_/1142302833657516032Permalink Look on archive.org
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every so often, I remember this essay. on eight foot tall blank beige suburban American walls and the Internet. medium.com/message/the-american-room-3fce9b2b98c5Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge I feel affectionate towards the ones at Trafalgar Sq, but that's also because they're there year round.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whyevernotso I know people who have hired part time producers for this, and people who have done this work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whyevernotso @brendanzab yep, this is within game dev. but honestly "producer" can mean so many different thingsPermalink Look on archive.org
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we should go back to that time when every website was permanently in beta. the only way you should be able to leave beta is if you consistently make a sustainable profit.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@whyevernotso I think of producers as the person you hire who takes on the role of being the main person worrying about whether and when you ship. which leaves the relatively simple worries of "what to ship" and "actually making the thing"Permalink Look on archive.org
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beta status said that things were maybe temporary and maybe broken. but then we got used to everything being probably temporary and slightly broken, and everyone decided it was easier to fix that by making it the default than by actually making things in a different way.Permalink Look on archive.org
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hm. I seem to be in Canada.Permalink Look on archive.org
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if you work at Calgary airport you wear a red jacket and a cowboy hatPermalink Look on archive.org
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I feel very out of it and have a headache. I'm waiting for a transfer in the US preclearance section. Nearby restaurants are "SPOLUMBO'S" and "Opa! of Greece".Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley big fan of places rebranding but only replacing the letters that have changedPermalink Look on archive.org
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the police have rolled up. literally. one is on a Segway and the other is on a bike with huge puffy tyres. which feels wild to me because we are inside?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@danielortberg as a AMAB non-binary person, I definitely always feel 100% like I would be welcomed and included at events which self-describe as being for women and non-binary people!Permalink Look on archive.org
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travelling isn't the same without a large case full of xbox controllers/experimental electronic prototypes/custard powder/"booth stuff"/at the very least some board games.Permalink Look on archive.org
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anyway; I am now in SF as planned, I just need to find my bed and then resist sleeping in it for an hour or two.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@qDot thanks!Permalink Look on archive.org
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yep, definitely in CaliforniaPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mathewkumar Honestly the size alone means I'm definitely in America.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@b0rk the attitude I always try to take is to never be certain of anything, only more and more confident of it. then when you run out of likely causes you can fall back to unlikely ones.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @NylePudding: Announcing the sok-stories #gamejam! A weekend of making sok-stories with @sokpopco's wonderful sok-stories tool. Everyo…Permalink Look on archive.org
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got distracted and generated some fictional names for discontinued perfumesPermalink Look on archive.org
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using: - the list of perfumes that scentmatchers.com/ claims to be able to make dupes of - some regex in Sublime Text to clean the source - and textgenrnn running in google colab minimaxir.com/2018/05/text-neural-networks/Permalink Look on archive.org
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it's pretty neat that you can do all this in about half an hour! much easier than getting char-rnn installed & configured locally.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@notquitereal by Bra SresPermalink Look on archive.org
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fun fact: if you don't generate with temperature set to 1.0 (translation: tell the computer to pick less-likely options), then it thinks every perfume is by AvonPermalink Look on archive.org
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(now i am looking at the generated list and imagining a person who would wear each perfume)Permalink Look on archive.org
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choose a fictional person to date based upon the fictional perfume they wear:Permalink Look on archive.org
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@fireh9lly right! i was thinking this, but is Victoria's Secret really gonna get that weird, tho?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lmichet i would love to hear them, as someone who is suddenly a game designer at NianticPermalink Look on archive.org
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@lmichet (have re-read your Ingress article from a few years back a couple of times as I've been thinking about this stuff - it's very good)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial I am having a very chill Sunday afternoon and am looking forward to being entirely acclimatised while you all suffer.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lmichet I haven't actually played more than a few minutes myself, but this is interesting to read, and I recognise a bunch of these thoughts. Thank you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lmichet (I am enjoying entering the new and exciting world of being unable to talk freely about games my employer has made, or else I would be splurging design thoughts at you right now)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hondanhon: This is an important thread about the 99.9% of design in the rest of the world, who does it, how it gets done, and how to le…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@catacalypto @lmichet I mean, if you both want to have lunch on Saturday, I happen to be in town...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @notquitereal: Eyezmaze’s GROW games were so important to me as a teen starting to learn about game design and i don’t think I’ve ever s…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LauraSleepy: Boar Vessel, 600-500 BC, Estruscan, ceramicPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe was this the same person who wanted to know if you were interested in any of their other CDs?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @nova_foresta: Three hours of star trails and satellites over the UK last night (21/06/2019).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@snake_lore It just about worked! Always very faint, and I was exposing it for like 8 hours. I gave up on it, as I didn't think I'd be able to get there with the equipment and setup I had. But it's not impossible, it seems like.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr @hollygramazio no, we didn't video them. there are some notes on the talks that might be written up someday, but not definitely not imminentlyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe @mjmcmaster @KommanderKlobb I'm just prohibited by NDA from saying anything interesting in response...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@marcustanway @BenGBarker @tdwcks ohhh, yeah, I've had them. But I thought they were 1.40. How much is the smoothie? more than coconut milk? and I found that there's now 2.75 gluten free sandwiches which are more than the wraps. if you want a gluten free sandwich, anywayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@prehensile hey, Henry, don't look at your work email, no good will come of itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry no prizes for guessing what song from Oklahoma! I now have in my headPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 okPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @IsJackLucky: David Hilbert: I love you Käthe Käthe: I love you more DH: I love you x infinity K: I love you x infinity+1 DH:*frowns…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc I start with example output, then find variations for words, sections. Try to make them overlap or reuse word lists where I find them. I'm normally writing Tracery, and usually write directly into CBDQ. Then start crafting probabilities, testing, feeling the shape of probability.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ellaguro: if you have lots of talent and new ideas, you have a lot more power than you think. and you should leverage it as much as you…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: Clearly what Twitter's doing is finding people with low-flow timelines & filling space in with "high engagement" tweets ("t…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial damn, I just overcame my temptation to do that. but our hotel bar is loud & hectic, which is not really the vibe. enjoy your drink.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @SaganYee: My first Twitter bot was made possible with #CheapBotsDoneQuick by @v21 and #Tracery by @GalaxyKate! Currently, @NewYorkerEva…Permalink Look on archive.org
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sok-stories is extremely important and powerful software. it's the best tool I know of for making a quick doodle of a videogame. pls jump on this chance to not pay $3 to access that. @sokpopco/1144654808651108352Permalink Look on archive.org
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just remembered that the #1 site for professional videogame resources is named after a dumb sex joke.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @aspeneberhardt: A black trans woman disrupted a drag show at stonewall to call everyone out at the hypocrisy at how Pride was all about…Permalink Look on archive.org
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looking forward to getting on a plane later and going from (cool, refreshing) LA weather to (sweltering, oppressive) London weatherPermalink Look on archive.org
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@JuancarlordG you probably know it!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @dough__zee: archillect is cop nowPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: OK so - Tuesday again? No problem… - It is Wednesday, my dudes - Thursday! What a concept! - "It's finally friday…" "Yes… F…Permalink Look on archive.org
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never not retweeting Broomway content @JamesRavinet/1145076473348464642Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @NightSkyGames: Looking at the entire history of games, making elaborate excuses for adults to flirt/kiss/tell each other what makes the…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Hestmord @SzMarsupial having recently run a festival where our biggest commission was a unicursal labyrinth, I can reliably report that the level of literacy in the general public about maze/labyrinth typologies is frankly abysmalPermalink Look on archive.org
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the best thing for a game to be is an elaborate excuse for an innately enjoyable activityPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: strange that stickers are so pleasurable but adhesive tape is a study in irritationPermalink Look on archive.org
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this isn't so weird, but also I am pretty sure I don't need an advert to look at Beluga whalesPermalink Look on archive.org
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okay, this is beautiful, but also its definitely a thing of the current moment to design your videogame to be slightly less good to look at because video encoding algorithms don't support them well @FlorianVltmn/1145066809319743493Permalink Look on archive.org
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an aesthetic that can only be properly seen when rendered on the device you're viewing it onPermalink Look on archive.org
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@digitalsqand you can encode this stuff if you try hard enough... but p much everything goes through an encoding/decoding compression step these days. digital tv signal, casting to a device, downloaded files...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: Imagine if we had the freedom of speech the fascists have @NewYorkCartoons/1145091713226170368Permalink Look on archive.org
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@imteddybless 🎶the x-files is a show... with music by mark snow🎶Permalink Look on archive.org
