Tweets from 2019/08
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doing make-up in particular weird ways in order to provide better cues for face filtering apps while making online videos youtube.com/watch?v=kcA1nebGzggPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar no, me too, i think this is wild & great & entirely inevitablePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kareem_carr: me: I discovered a new statistical law that says that all jokes on twitter are based on other jokes on twitter friend: tha…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nielsen_holly what about a stand for sheet music?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nielsen_holly alternatively, just a set of stackable shelving drawersPermalink Look on archive.org
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watching a man do VR in space nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/iss_ustream.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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i'm not saying this would be a good idea, but i am saying that it would be hot t.co/cPD7cfh8CvPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hauntologies would 100% understand if you don't want this/it's too much, but let me know if i can help (ie, by lending you some money for a bit)Permalink Look on archive.org
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the other weekend i went on holiday to edinburgh, and i completely failed to eat any chips & cheese. what a failure.Permalink Look on archive.org
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why can't london do chips & cheese? it remains a mysteryPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jimrossignol i mean, i am sure somewhere does it. but it's not a staple, and it is in edinburgh, and that's a real shame.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hauntologies ah, good that you figured it out! and: if we can't express unfiltered panic and dismay on private, where can we?Permalink Look on archive.org
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thinking about how twitter is less funny than tumblr because on twitter you see all the bad replies. on tumblr you just see the reply chain where all the replies were good.Permalink Look on archive.org
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honestly i think the best way to judge a social network is by the format of jokes it encouragesPermalink Look on archive.org
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like: imagine how good the heyday of weird twitter would have been if twitter had mastodon's content warning system!!! (which, boiled down, splits a tweet into a bit you see before pressing a button, and a bit you see after. fucking transformational for comedy)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@katbamkapow i keep thinking about this tweet: @molleindustria/1153647262653911046Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rubna_ like this?Permalink Look on archive.org
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A Day That Will Never Happen Again @yannseznec/1156876142873366528Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hdevalence: people complain aboutPermalink Look on archive.org
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some news and an opportunity: both me and @hollygramazio are stepping away from running Now Play This (tho we'll still be on the board). so we're looking for someone new to direct the festival and steer it on into a new exciting future. nowplaythis.net/2019/07/31/announcement-a-new-director/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@asponge i... haven't banned any ads. that's just what the algorithm thinks i likePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @nowplaythese: We have some exciting news: Now Play This is looking for a new director! More information and a full job description here…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander @asponge i think if you just tweet "vroom vroom" enough, it eventually picks up on itPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @manygradients:Permalink Look on archive.org
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very thoughtful thread on how to balance giving players agency, not wasting their time, and keeping your characters feeling like people @joningold/1157045340547231744Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @acvalens: Why are games journalists so squeamish about adult games? It’s complicated, but it has something to do with American Puritani…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@netgal_emi @ldreamfeel i am more cynical and i feel like the game as a way to get money from large orgs who are trying to push one thing or another is normal & common & has been so since I joined the games industryPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ldreamfeel @netgal_emi i also feel this is the case for arts funding (i'd like to think that arts funding has a better rate of creating good art than random platform plays... but it's definitely not 100%)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@netgal_emi @ldreamfeel i have gotten to do some really good stuff because of arts funding. but there is not a direct and straightforward relationship between doing good stuff & getting money for it. i think that'd be impossible, tbh?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lingmops my interpretation, having heard only some of those words before: you directed development on a big chunk of the thing, enough that there were several teams working on itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@netgal_emi @ldreamfeel mainly i just want to be grumpy about people who are good at getting funding because they're good at talking & writing reports, but make (imo) boring & insular art.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @tsrandall: This @exxonmobile chart from 1982 predicted that in 2019 our atmospheric CO2 level would reach about 415 parts per million,…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial I somehow feel that @vivschwarz would knowPermalink Look on archive.org
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ever wish you could just anti-fav a tweet? like... "I don't want to get into it, but I just want to let you know I think slightly less of you for saying this"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@shahidkamal difficultly of building a thing when you know what you're aiming for, versus slowly accreting your way there (it can be done either way, but different people will find different ways easier)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@balmut_ but it hasn't! it's just slightly dented, and somehow I feel it's better for all of us if they learn thatPermalink Look on archive.org
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it's only been a couple of days, but I want to let everyone know that I'm obsessed with this song Sugar Mama by Dua Saleh open.spotify.com/track/4dyAQ8PjbyInJYgTnTsIeX?si=bPx1GMwMQeeIR0ktujTrIgPermalink Look on archive.org
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@rossgoodwin upside down heart? like 🙃, but aimed outwardsPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @niantic_advice: Don't define yourself solely by your career or your advancement at work while playing Pokémon GO. https://t.co/b2gKGRur…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jessbrammar @babelfishwars I'm so glad that replies now cause stuff to be surfaced in the timeline.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @splendidland: if a software is free, just install it. you can do it, i believe in you. install all the Free Smileys Toolbars and Epic C…Permalink Look on archive.org
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"economic migrants" @spectatorindex/1083242030455816193Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CosmicLAER @niantic_advice I'm glad that my goof helped! (the goof is that I work for Niantic) but honestly, it's really important, and something I struggle with. Good luck!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MikeDiver @WarrenIsDead she says she reported to them & only reported after the link she knew about was dead. but there was another link, or a way to get to it she didn't check, and that blew up after the report. if that's true, it seems like an honest and forgivable mistake?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@FiresOfAnarchy1 @dialacina @MikeDiver @WarrenIsDead i hadn't come across her til now! (tho i do remember that story)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@imteddybless you have to pay someone to do it. either the apple store or some other mac repair place. i think getting mine replaced cost £150 ish a few years ago?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @nowplaythese: The incredibly talented Joseph Turp created a video for Now Play This 2019 and it is a wonder to behold! Have a look on o…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kikillo MikeyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander @kikillo the bike is a demon called Bikey - Mikey & Bikey are best friends. and they can both turn into bicycles, they take turns riding each other.Permalink Look on archive.org
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A videogame adaptation of Ground Force. It's a deck-builder.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nielsen_holly what's your position on other people's blood?Permalink Look on archive.org
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the worst thing is i can feel my brain starting to design this game. i think it would work???Permalink Look on archive.org
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oh, thank god, i'm freed @JamesWallis/1158005581069901824Permalink Look on archive.org
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@DevRelCallum Imaginary Advice - short stories & poetry, usually by Ross Sutherland. It's well produced, feels honest, really well written & usually goes places you don't expect.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kyotocosmology: Other devs sagely gazing into the middle distance while opining that They Would Have Done Things Differently eases us f…Permalink Look on archive.org
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passing on a message from Pixie (who is a cat). she wants everyone to know that it's a massive shame and a huge injustice that no-one is taking her for a walk.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Choplogik: relatable cat meme hoursPermalink Look on archive.org
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my misbehaving/poorly sourdough starter... no longer smells like acetone & is up to one and half times it's original size!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @calmingsphere:Permalink Look on archive.org
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played the new Michael Brough game for about 10 minutes, and the dreadful implications of what he is asking me to do are starting to become clearPermalink Look on archive.org
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it's called P1 SELECT, and it ties together movement within a 4x4 grid with movement within a 3x3 character select screen. it's one of the smallest and most accessible of his games smestorp.itch.io/p1-selectPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ammonite the ominous words: "choose carefully"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@uglymachine hi onionPermalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz i think "being fed regularly"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate if you do, we should visit the museum round the back of my housePermalink Look on archive.org
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@catacalypto @GalaxyKate well, consider this an open invitation to you, tooPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @SeamusBlackley: Using careful technique, UV sterilizers, autoclaved tools and containers, and sterilized, freshly milled Barley and Ein…Permalink Look on archive.org
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#workatheightPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @xuhulk: This is GREAT science journalism, and I hope it leads to better regulation of compostables. @lnaturale/1158415622239338496Permalink Look on archive.org
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@eddiecameron alas, I have been using wholewheat flour this whole time!Permalink Look on archive.org
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update on this tweet from a friend who met someone who works at belvita's marketing department: apparently most people don't have strong opinions about breakfast biscuits @v21/1156525062830350336Permalink Look on archive.org
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rn I am alternating between reading through the Animorphs series & Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl. honestly, it's a bit much as a combination.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: I saw some mainstream news sources casually refer to both Modi and his party this morning as “Hindu nationalist”. I’ve seen…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: These things are described as if without weight. I feel there was a time in the 90s it was understood to be the worst thing…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Our office is based in a WeWork in Shoreditch and I can neither confirm nor deny this statement. @Heardman_/1158353333951897606Permalink Look on archive.org
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content warning for bodily fluids of all kindsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jazzmickle haha "edge" casesPermalink Look on archive.org
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I love videogames @WhatsOnSteam/1158472048349515778Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @unfortunatalie: Shag, marry, kill: Jon Snow (C4 news), Jon Snow (Game of Thrones), John Snow, noted physician & 'father' of epidemiolog…Permalink Look on archive.org
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this tweet, but instead of "jokes" it says "30 - 50 wild hogs" @v21/1154740502610272256Permalink Look on archive.org
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I wish @tinysubversions was still around and making bots to help us speed-run this process @Choplogik/1158657490139013120?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc i should really write a thing about this... but one thing i found pretty eye-opening is how transparent & actively mutable tiktok's algorithm feels to me. ofc they don't explain how it works... but i feel like i'm in a dialogue with it, not at it's mercy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc none of that stops any of these points from being true. but it feels different. it feels a tiny bit like messing around with a casual creator (except obv, i'm not creating, i'm determining what song i want to see lipsynced) @mtrc/1158675875304562688Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc like... i prefer the videos that @3liza curates to the ones i see on my For You page. partly that's because she's picked them... but also she has trained the algorithm better than i have. and she's pretty clearly doing that on purpose. (thread here: @3liza/1120134018601639936)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc please note: i am not saying that tiktok is a force for good in this world.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Zeddie101: I have just been alerted to the existence of Dad bags.Permalink Look on archive.org
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what i am saying is that Online is a small townPermalink Look on archive.org
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there's i guy i see being retweeted every once in a while. i first knew him on a forum 18 years ago. we both still have the same usernames.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc great points - especially about wanting the media to be focused/not useful. especially because this ties it directly back to videogames, which are kinda defined by not being of any practical value.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc i think the very short duration, and the constant feedback/interaction helps make tiktok so successful - eg netflix has so much less data to work from.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc also, it helps a lot that tiktok launched with the algorithmic feed front-and-center. it sets context for users in a way that twitter's slow and uncertain attempts to change format really don't.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc owned by ByteDance! and no, i don't think it does, and i don't think there'd be much use if it did.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @notquitereal: I am a delivery truck driver (49/M) delivering a crate of antiques to “Dogwood Drive” and have been given an unusual deto…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hexprax: I can't believe that they made everyone learn to make websites and then made it so there's only 9 websites lmaoooooPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ksheely they're going backwards! I remember the pub troughs of my youth...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ksheely miss thisPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pippinbarr: Finally got around to making this thing after about five years.Permalink Look on archive.org
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people often underestimate the power of someone just doing a bunch of annoying, fiddly work @Ludipe/1153595284787740672Permalink Look on archive.org
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right after i sent this tweet, i thought about what an ominous thing this would be to see tweeted by someone leading on game design for a thing you're working on. oh well! 🙂Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @niantic_advice: Keep some space in between your arms and torso to show off your form while playing Pokémon GO.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ojahnn i used to think list comprehensions were good, but now I code in C# and Linq is my savior nowPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ojahnn (i think it's nicer & more flexible to have these conditions as lambda statements inside appended method calls rather than nested inside a big clause with special syntax)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc @rogue_process this building makes me think about Spaceteam. because the only time i've been there was to play Spaceteam.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @leighalexander: it seems like only yesterday I was hounded relentlessly for using mean words to suggest gamers had a toxic and entitled…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @NiallEM: Put together a demo to explain aliasing to my students.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @tylerxhobbs: Morning sketches #generativePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @everestpipkin: ✁✁ I've just released a small tabletop heist and decoration game where you play as a family of tiny borrowers in a big…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @khalkeus3d: hell yeahPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KiraArghy I'm interested!Permalink Look on archive.org
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remembering how relieved I was to find out that the secret to the stunning Magritte scene in KRZ was... a bunch of annoying, fiddly work.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I continue to enjoy the Money Stuff newsletter (from bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-07/moviepass-worked-out-great)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @quendergeer: this is 100% a political decision, and chelsea is a political prisoner @sparrowmedia/1159074205595570176Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hoskingc Wikipedia says it's a subsidiary - separate entity, but it's generally not a good thing if your parent company goes bankrupt.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@acgodliman things are probably going to be okay?? this Deadline piece has more details & analysis deadline.com/2019/08/annapurna-bankruptcy-near-megan-ellison-larry-ellison-credit-facility-hollywood-studio-1202663429/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@johnnemann i don't quite understand those numbers - are they total budgets or production budgets? the box office figures are gross, not net, too. (i am sure you learn what these numbers mean if you hang around in Hollywood long enough)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@johnnemann i did some research! yeah, the numbers are weird. here's a fictional breakdown at the kind of scale AP is working at (stephenfollows.com/films-make-money-pt2-30m-100m-movies/ has a breakdown of average costs & stephenfollows.com/how-a-cinemas-box-office-income-is-distributed/ breaks down how box office grosses are split)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@furkle_ @johnnemann this is helpful! it's like the rule of thumb in boardgames that your RRP should be at least 4x COGS. a magic number that makes sense and is easy to internalise once you've spent several years absorbing the right contexts for it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@furkle_ @johnnemann not that i'm planning on spending approximately $100m making, distributing & promoting a quirky mid-budget film. but you never know.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pippinbarr: CHESSES Eight variations on chess including gravity, cloning, quantum superposition, and more! pippinbarr.github.io/chesses ht…Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm sad about David Berman dying. The Silver Jews were a special band to me. youtube.com/watch?v=VtA869eH21cPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KoalaMattress you should give @GhostTownGoldie a mattress, imoPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley ahhh, this has reminded me about these great behind the scenes pictures from the filmingPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @AntoMcG: Sponsored creators are given better odds for loot boxes. I mean, I kinda figured this was happening, but it's still gross to k…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hollygramazio: A blog post about the director job at @nowplaythese, why I think it's an exciting opportunity, and why I'm stepping away…Permalink Look on archive.org
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on escape rooms and what they're going to become vox.com/platform/amp/the-goods/2019/8/7/20749177/escape-room-game?__twitter_impression=truePermalink Look on archive.org
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@lauraehall @mink_ette I love that last paragraph.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @angiejaime: In my first for @VICE, I try to make sense of the reasons why self-care has proven inadequate in the face of so much presen…Permalink Look on archive.org
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fast cars fine ass these things will pass and it won't get more profoundPermalink Look on archive.org
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very good description of game design tucked away within this unpicking of the missed queer potential of the new Fire Emblem game vice.com/en_us/article/ne8wvg/fire-emblem-three-houses-doesnt-just-need-gay-characters-it-needs-queer-lifePermalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry i was about to reply "storm's comin'" then i scrolled down, insteadPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @gutefabrik: Not everyone in Mutazione is in their 60s! Miu and Tung are closer to Kai's age, they're both in the local band. You can ha…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @samuelfukumori: Hibya parkPermalink Look on archive.org
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quiz: this is an explanation of the meaning of a song (taken from songmeanings.com). what song is it explaining?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@reallyquitereal i am IMPRESSEDPermalink Look on archive.org
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@reallyquitereal you are!!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AstralikaCastle sadly not! that's about Buddy Holly dying in a plane crashPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Michael_French sadly notPermalink Look on archive.org
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@interleaper i don't know that song! but also that's not it, sorryPermalink Look on archive.org
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@XEECEEVEVO you got it!! congratulationsPermalink Look on archive.org
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the answer is now in the repliesPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @terrycavanagh: Today's post is by @hollygramazio, about writing for Dicey Dungeons! Check it out! hollygramazio.net/blog/2019/8/9/writing-for-dicey-dungeons https://t.co/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kentbye: Valve posted a really in-depth article about the "ear speakers" on the #ValveIndex. It's some of the best sounding audio that…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Onion Games' games are good games. i would recommend all three of these games. @oniongames/1159512764651638786Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @TheWhitePube: Finally some good art in Tate Modern @thegallowboob/1159894938039046144Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: If at some point you hear that Jeffery Epstein committed suicide it would be reasonable on the first pass to just assume th…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MattWoelk I'm glad!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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I keep seeing all these ads for app based business bank accounts, boasting about how quick and easy they are to set up... good job, this is traditionally a nightmare, and I'm glad to see progressPermalink Look on archive.org
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@byers90 This piece seems to miss the point massively - the right question to ask right now is not "can a robot write a novel like a human?", but "what novels can a robot write that a human couldn't?"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@byers90 I'd point to Hard West Turn as a particularly successful recent generated novel: nickm.com/poems/hard_west_turn.pdfPermalink Look on archive.org
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did not do any of the useful things i planned to this morning. instead i tried to figure out how to fix my phone after an overnight update fucked it. currently, giving up and trying a factory reset.Permalink Look on archive.org
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sometimes i wish i didn't know as much as i do about how to find out the root causes of what's wrong with technology. adb fastbook tissot sprout OTA rom "failed to fsync: Operation not permitted"Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @melissagira: what can we post anymore, a guide @theshrillest/1140792398542323713/video/1Permalink Look on archive.org
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@chaosprime @mcclure111 it feels like this is a list that should include itself?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @10kimaginaryboy: I love it when he wears glittery watches.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mcclure111: Fight the power @KiIledByDeath__/1160911717720829957Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tambourine I really liked Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hauntologies Oh yeah: also medium.com/s/story/the-soft-truth-b7c8639031f2 for sure (also "The Future We Wanted")Permalink Look on archive.org
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i'm really into this tiktok specificallyPermalink Look on archive.org
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original caption: "i think i'm really hitting it off with my new roommate"Permalink Look on archive.org
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this game is great & i am very excited it's out 🎲BUY DICEY DUNGEONS🎲 @terrycavanagh/1161316087478312962Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hautepop: "Geological time is deep beyond all comprehension." By @PeterBrannen1 theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/arrogance-anthropocene/595795/Permalink Look on archive.org
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but, maybe: "Sufficiently Automated Luxury Communism"Permalink Look on archive.org
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which isn't to say that the current system is good & you should be glad to exploited because it makes life meaningful & that the most important thing is jobs jobs jobs, who cares what they pay or what they doPermalink Look on archive.org
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i used to be pretty into the idea of "Fully Automated Luxury Communism", but recently i have been thinking a lot about how good it can feel to work on something you care about or, better, to help someone you care aboutPermalink Look on archive.org
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a fully automated society is an atomised society is no society at allPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mikamckinnon: Oh for fuck’s sake. Look. If shit goes really, really south, the rules are we live together or die alone. Research consi…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lmichet i just wanna be useful, y'know?Permalink Look on archive.org
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i wagered that my phone was fixable if i just learned enough arcane shit & tried to install weird open source versions of Android & reflashed stuff & so on and i have : lostPermalink Look on archive.org
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by which i mean that maybe i could get it to work, but right now i think the next sensible step involves removing the back cover to expose factory testpoints, so i think i will just wait til the replacement arrives insteadPermalink Look on archive.org
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anyway, it's not a waste of time if you learned something, right? (no, this is not true at all, please don't think this)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@polclarissou it is a very good provocation : it provoked me to think about the ways that i derive meaning from workPermalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpark oh, 100%Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @oysterFAKE: The developer of Realtime CSG, @logicalerror, is working with the SabreCSG community to develop Chisel, a Unity tool that l…Permalink Look on archive.org
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reminder: Now Play This is looking for a new director. if you'd like to curate an annual festival of games and playful arts then... maybe you can. one week left for applications! nowplaythis.net/2019/07/31/announcement-a-new-director/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@FlorianVltmn i started to look this up & found stackoverflow.com/questions/20591893/why-is-a-texture-lookup-so-much-slower-than-a-direct-computation pretty interesting on dependent texture reads & memory efficiencyPermalink Look on archive.org
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popular opinion: Billie Eilish's music is goodPermalink Look on archive.org
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on Sunday we discovered, that yes, "bad guy" totally works as a karaoke song. all about getting the "duh"s in time & satisfyingPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @nowplaythese: One week left to apply to be our new director! We think it's a really exciting chance to shape the festival and show amaz…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley i think things are inauthentic if they claim to be a thing, but fail to match up to their claims. normally we leave the thing that things are claiming to be implicit, but it can be helpful to make that explicit.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley so, like: if you go to the Rose & Crown in the UK section of Epcot, Disneyland Florida, then you are having: - an authentic Disney experience - an inauthentic British pub experience - honestly I don't know if this counts as an authentic Florida experience. opinions will differ.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley i'm not sure this changes much if it is place, food or experiencePermalink Look on archive.org
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always nice to see a friendly face on the timelinePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @bethdean: Guy who literally wrote the book on using behavioral psychology in tech to manipulate people now selling how not to be manipu…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Nifflas easy to underestimate the value of repeatedly starting a lot of doomed projects & learning a bit each time (yes, actually putting small things out is better)Permalink Look on archive.org
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a review of a videogame that contains the phrase "a quantity and incongruity of images and information, such that it becomes difficult to ascertain what, if anything, is true" bulletpointsmonthly.com/2018/04/06/far-cry-5-hyper-videogamification/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@spacetreasured the answer is a button that deletes the tweet & moves it back to the compose box, ready to be sent againPermalink Look on archive.org
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@spacetreasured or, if you really *have* to persist likes, retweets, etc, show the full edit history behind an "Edited" linkPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Yelix: @rogerclark we have to recognize the contributions 1024x768 made to culture as wellPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @_hyly: ive been following people attempting to recreate the "selfie to anime" project that was written about a week or two ago and the…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@untiltheygo fuck yes. congratulations!!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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submitted a GDC talk proposal!!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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new life goal: to make something that qualifies for this impeccable Wikipedia list en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_artisticPermalink Look on archive.org
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i did make the website for one of these games, anywayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@gracebruxner not art, sorry!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hauntologies I write directly in. I think it'd help with the rhythm - adding links as punctuation. But also I am more comfortable with wrestling hypertext structures than writing prose.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @modestproposal1: I will read any story about WeWork using technology to better understand modern workers. Here, they learn members like…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @gracebruxner: some notes on interactivity in games from 2 years ago lolPermalink Look on archive.org
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not freeing us from labour, but allowing labour to be more meaningful @pangmeli/1143729896746823682?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@gothdome maybe I am misinterpreting FALC... because I agree with the things you've said, but would not call them FALC.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@gothdome like, "all the labour that is necessary to sustain life is fully automated" is less than I'm arguing for, and to me, falls way short of Luxury.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@gothdome whereas what I see FALC used as a standin for is "oh, how good it will be when we abolish work, but still get all these nice consumer goods that make life so pleasant".Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hannahnicklin: Super cool that @angelawashko's The Game: The Game has got a big feature in the Guardian. theguardian.com/games/2019/aug/16/the-game-the-game-angela-washko-pick-up-artistsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mtrc it's not even their employees, it's their client's employeesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@ChellaRamanan @babelfishwars I just saw it in the preview and thought it was an overreaction. But the jeans bit is part of the boot??? What the hell?Permalink Look on archive.org
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my new phone's camera has an AI setting, but I can't tell what it doesPermalink Look on archive.org
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for comparison, my old phone's camera had a "Beautify" setting that would attempt to detect your age and gender when you took a selfiePermalink Look on archive.org
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@avokallio it has that, but it's a separate thing!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@WordMercenary I don't *think* it's that. Because it claims 48 megapixels, and turning on 48MP mode is a different setting.Permalink Look on archive.org
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tree, tree (with AI)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @innesmck: This is... one of the best and most empathetic threads on trans community ive ever seen. Please read and share. https://t.co/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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In honour of it helping me to get to sleep when I woke up at 3am last night, I'm setting calming sphere to free on Android. maybe it will also be helpful to you? play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.v21.calmspherePermalink Look on archive.org
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also available for web browsers v21.io/calmingsphere/Permalink Look on archive.org
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it is a frustrating thing to post videos of, because the gradients and so good & gentle & faintly fizzing in the app, and mpeg compression absolutely stamps on it every timePermalink Look on archive.org
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it's my attempt to make something - beautiful - with just enough interaction to hold your interest - but gently move you towards less and less stimulationPermalink Look on archive.org
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@pangmeli @echolalien this summer we went on holiday to Edinburgh, which was nostalgic for me because I went to university there. and the new thing since the last time I've been is that there are now about 4 Harry Potter souvenir shops. idk why now and not a few years ago.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pangmeli @echolalien Harry Potter being a property that's entirely a fake nostalgia for weird British upper class boarding schools...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jerrysmap: Sunday, August 18, 2019: S3/E3 (Gen VIII): Southriver, revisedPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @unicode_garbage: ﹏॰﹏õ﹏﹏﹏﹏）Ͻ﹊๏ஃ፨﹏৹ǂ⤷﹏ ǀا۞⤹O*።⃝º۞﹏）ا﹏⤹﹏õ﹚ ا﹏৩﹏）ϴ﹎o◞﹎፠﹏﹏﹏٥ϡ◟﹋ ﹏⃝﹏ǀ﹏༐༽﹏﹏Ό፠⤹﹉ٮں﹊﹏ٮ۞ Ϡ﹏﹋﹏൦ٮ﹏﹏⤷֝﹏﹏¡֝o᎒ǂٮ ﹏|༑|｠፟﹏౹⟯︶֝﹏օا፡۞﹏¡…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @petitsmotifs: ◲◱◳◲◳◳◰◱◳𐄪𐄮𐄫𐄭𐄲𐄭𐄮𐄪𐄲 ◰◳◱◰◱◲◱◰◳𐄩𐄱𐄭𐄢𐄦𐄨𐄪𐄣𐄩 ◰◱◳◱◱◱◳◳◳𐄬𐄪𐄰𐄨𐄥𐄯𐄲𐄳𐄥 ◰◲◳◲◲◳◳◰◱𐄰𐄯𐄤𐄫𐄱𐄣𐄰𐄩𐄳 ◳◳◰◰◳◰◰◰◱𐄣𐄰𐄱𐄧𐄦𐄦𐄦𐄯𐄤 ◰◰◲◱◰◲◱◲◱𐄬𐄢𐄥𐄲𐄲𐄤𐄦𐄢𐄲 ◲◰◲◰◰◰◰…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @miniaturemazes: ╒════╥═════╥═══╕ ║╨╒══┘╒═══╥┘══╕║ ║├════╬═╒╬└╕╒╕║║ ║║══╕╒║╬╨╥║║┘║║║ ║║╒═┘║├═╕║═╬╨║└╡ ║└╡╒═╡╡╨║├╕└═╨═║ ├┘╥║═╨═┘┘║└═══┘║…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@omarieclaire thank you!!! i am glad it works for you. (i was drifting in and out of sleep last night, and every time i surfaced, i'd trigger a sphere transition. see it start to bloom & slip back under)Permalink Look on archive.org
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also it is now PWYW on itch as well, seemed silly not to v21.itch.io/calmingspherePermalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain hold on tight for the sequel, "ominous sphere"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@isaiah @glowascii it's an old project, so I doubt I'll go back to it now, but I did want to get audio in it! didn't have the skills myself, tho. and the fading to black is good in some situations, but I worry it gives you more of an anxious reason to interact - like, if you don't, it goes awayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@isaiah @glowascii rather than... you can interact, but you don't have toPermalink Look on archive.org
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what3words: -owned by a single company -charges licensing fees -fixed precision -only in English -no regard for beauty Thomas Stedman Whitwell's utopian placefinding system: -free -utopian -variable precison -in a nonsense language -designed for euphony medium.com/@aareed/welcome-to-feiba-peveli-9fe7b22a454fPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @planettvguide: Tonight the TV show "Queer Eye" (2003) is airing for the first time on exoplanet GJ 832 b en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_EyePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @dsquintana: Rabbits love getting stroked on their nosePermalink Look on archive.org
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this closes tomorrow! @v21/1161540799550636033Permalink Look on archive.org
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@joonturbo @Seemo you're what, four people? "all the names" worked for Minit with that many folksPermalink Look on archive.org
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i mean, they're literally integrating them to make it harder to break up the company. they made the problem, they can solve it. @iamdanw/1163774929902460928Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Norsebysw: "I'm not really supposed to do this," says the Verizon employee, showing you the setting on your phone that unbinds love fro…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley as a Trans, I can say: I'm glad you're thinking hard about it, and thinking through what works for readers & for people being written about.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Code4_11: Tips : Sankuzushi (arithmetic tree break) / Japanese pattern shader 和柄シェーダーで「算崩し」を作ってみる 最近は立体描画を触ってたけど、平面パターン系もやっぱ良いね☺️ これも…Permalink Look on archive.org
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The Book of Knowledge of Impractical Musical Devices Volume 3: Everything You Love Will One Day Be Taken From You (by @yannseznec) impracticaldevices.com/volume-3/ youtu.be/PK-B3nACqkIPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Will_Humphrey: Marmite: A Shakespearean Tragedy in four acts.Permalink Look on archive.org
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recommended twitter account if you like pictures of cows: @struanpPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LLW902: FUN FACT: Under the copyright laws we used until 1978, Spider-Man would have entered the public domain in January of this year!…Permalink Look on archive.org
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a beautiful essay about playing a videogame on a long train journey logicmag.io/play/where-it-is-easy-to-do-good/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @darrenbmurphy: 👏🏼 Deadline 🚀 today 👏🏼 @nowplaythese/1161594298166587400Permalink Look on archive.org
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satellite view of a fun fairPermalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate i've just started using angular for something, and i feel very very tiredPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @bonhausers: "piracy is not a victimless crime" ok disney you make 36 million dollars a day i think me watching a pirated upload of herc…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @iantothemax: me and the boys when the new matrix dropsPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: if you find yourself in 'how might this text be politically problematic' mode too much, I think it can help to try to think o…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@moreelen i demonstrated a game idea the other week using a paper napkin with a hole poked through itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@imaginary_lines @moreelen yeah! the Niantic bit is I'm not allowed to talk about what it was prototypingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@bonaneh i remember you flying the tiny plane!! and the man who came and yelled at you for it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @FernBrady: I told everybody I was the face of Scottish Twitter yesterday and they all thought I was taking the piss. https://t.co/MF8RI…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @WilmotsGame: Hello there, everyone! Today's tweet is a bit special! I'd like to announce that my game, Wilmot's Warehouse, is releasin…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @DandiaAsad: I get this thought at least once a day. What’s the point of anything? Probably the only thing keeping me going are the Pro…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@R_Michalak i love the Nordic Food Lab! i've spent a lot of time reading about bog butter on their site nordicfoodlab.org/blog/2013/10/bog-butter-a-gastronomic-perspectivePermalink Look on archive.org
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very pleased with this image i created yesterday on my work laptop, using my work copy of Photoshop, during work hoursPermalink Look on archive.org
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preparing to dive into the new TaylorPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lokmantsui: your phone number might be exposed if you join a public group in telegram even if you set it on private. be careful. http…Permalink Look on archive.org
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would you rather: have every article & book you read turn out to be a pastiche of If On A Winter's Night A Traveller halfway through have every song you listen to turn out to be an elaborate remix/mashup of the Katamari Damacy themePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kassy: this japanese woman started an instagram account just to document the trash her husband leaves around the house and honestly it'…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@clq i just reread the whole series. holds up.Permalink Look on archive.org
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very excited for this game!! @A_i/1164941620896260098Permalink Look on archive.org
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honestly, the main thing now is thinking who I want to play it with. Her Story was the best co-op box-set experience, even playing with someone while I knew the twist, so I want to play along for my first experience this time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jabbageart huh! what account is that on?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jabbageart @WebcomicPlots stranger and stranger. thanks for letting me know!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @bampshi: Sticker artistPermalink Look on archive.org
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"Trumpet Winsock"Permalink Look on archive.org
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good news: "As a gesture of good will, Peter Tattam, the sole copyright owner of Trumpet Winsock, has also issued an amnesty on any copyright infringement by all users (individual and corporate) of Trumpet Winsock indefinitely for use prior to Jan 2011." trumpet.com.au/index.php/news/3-latest-news/17-mar-2011.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jennatar it's a good smoking computer!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hauntologies @AnthonyAdler thank you for sharing this, i also did not knowPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hollygramazio: Have you ever woken in the middle of the night and walked through an empty house to open the fridge and stand lit by its…Permalink Look on archive.org
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doing some stuff that uses Angular, and there are just so many... concepts? you just have to kind of give up on being convinced of the usefulness of each idea as you go, learn a lot of stuff on faith, and hope that it all stacks up at the endPermalink Look on archive.org
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i mean, i 100% believe that the people who invented each of these things was a smart person trying to solve the general form of a problem they personally have encountered, butPermalink Look on archive.org
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i think my experience would be better if my aim was "learn Angular, so I can get a job writing Angular" rather than "make a thing, I guess Angular makes sense for various reasons"Permalink Look on archive.org
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this thread is not intended to put Angular on blast, really. it's intended to put the entire web framework ecosystem on blast.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mewo2 huh! that's pretty intriguing, thank youPermalink Look on archive.org
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here's the top of a bum from a Dürer engraving @FacesOfTheMet/1165981485662375936Permalink Look on archive.org
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@innesmck that is a lot of miles!!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hmmgrr: I've finally achieved the 10 000 hours necessary in order to be completely bored with my skillPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @katbamkapow: every time abusers are brought to light, please remember that not everyone is able to comment on the situation & go about…Permalink Look on archive.org
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imagine if there was a number underneath a tweet which showed how many times someone had dmed a link to that tweetPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @frozenpandaman:Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @komiya_ma: 錦鯉Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HarryJosieGiles Pandemic's nice. (not played the mobile version, tho)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HarryJosieGiles and, odd suggestion, but: did you know that Nine Men's Morris is actually really good?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HarryJosieGiles haven't played it on an app, just with improvised materials, sorry!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@HarryJosieGiles can recommend a sheet of A4 paper and a carefully curated selection of beans from a packet of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, thoughPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @katbamkapow: Oh! Look! @rockpapershot/1167112487415754753Permalink Look on archive.org
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this game is gonna be boss, v excited for it @THR/1167105587924148224Permalink Look on archive.org
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and this game *is* boss, and you can get it right now finji.itch.io/wilmots (also available on Steam & Switch)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @conchitinabot: They blamed the jellyfish for the blackout, the terrible dream of one night. Truth, of course, is hard to bear when it c…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@molleindustria TraptionBakery isn't live any more, and it's not really about fermentation *specifically*, but I think you'd enjoy it if it was possible to play it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hollygramazio: In light of the current abusers and predators being named in games, here's a thing I've been doing today: trying to thin…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@marijamdid like, definitely times where I've went: I understand the structural disadvantages people doing stuff with people that are their friends causes, but none of this pays enough to work with people I don't actively enjoy spending time with.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@marijamdid similarly, organising games-adjacent events that are intended to be parties, not networking opportunities.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@marijamdid (obv obv neither of those mean you should be ignoring the fucked up dynamics of the vg industry. but if you're just applying standard advice without critically thinking how it relates to yr thing, yr aims & yr specific situation, yr fucking up anyway)Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'd like to give an update on this tweet: both absolutely great books.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette damn, this looks great!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber Not what you asked, but I think you helped just by checking in afterwards and making it clear it was a weird thing he was doing? seems like it, anyway.Permalink Look on archive.org
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In a Facebook post dated August 1, he wrote that his "biggest mistake" was trying to promote his "glove business between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m." and "providing those with my business card first then showing them my awesome ultrathins [gloves] next."Permalink Look on archive.org
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cw: creepy dude, glovesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber even if you have it all on lock, it's still nice to know other people are looking out for you. and nice to let them know you're looking out for them.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ka_bradley I love the horrible goose! (and also the boys who made the horrible goose)Permalink Look on archive.org
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thinking about the people who came to Now Play This and left raving about Sharkburst. a joyous, colourful, speck of a game. perfect about what it does and not something that you'd think anything of after a paragraph in an indie roundup girlsoftware.itch.io/sharkburst @ckunzelman/1167559751779196937Permalink Look on archive.org
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(what I am saying is that my fundamental disagreement is a pedantic one about the word curation in that quoted tweet. the hard part of curation is figuring out how to let stuff sing! not just pulling out a nice list. how dare people misuse the word curation like this!!!!!!!)Permalink Look on archive.org
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((this is a joke, no-one uses the word curation properly in games, including me))Permalink Look on archive.org
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current status: d1 $ sound "bd(3,8)"Permalink Look on archive.org
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(i'n having fun at a tidalcycles workshop)Permalink Look on archive.org
