Tweets from 2021/08
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RT @everestpipkin: out now with @corditepoetry; Soft Corruptor, an unfolding html poem about pokemon blue, out of bounds areas, atomic stru…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: the upside of mirroring - i.e., making yourself match someone's wavelength - is it makes the interaction smoother & can creat…Permalink Look on archive.org
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if you had to pick a celebrity to be your invisible friend, who'd you pick? @me_irl/1421751946344546304Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN nice kimono!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ThePatanoiac: But moreover, Franchises are the enemies of their characters, especially in genre fiction. The creation of each new story…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @zachlieberman: Color elevatorPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @joshspero: “some AIs were found to be picking up on the text font that certain hospitals used to label the scans. As a result, fonts fr…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @joewintergreen: true dev anecdote from Weird West: i was on a call trying to demo something unrelated, and ran past a chicken, scaring…Permalink Look on archive.org
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weekly change in UK covid cases, segmented by age @russss/1422162439697846274Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @erikswahn: Sorting horizons from CLIP+VQGANPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ArgosOrNotArgos: 🎉 8271893 is Argos! 🎉 Parisot Bunk Bed with Storage and Mattress - Oak and Grey argos.co.uk/product/8271893 https://t.co/…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @rahaeli: One of the really nice things about DW's particular userbase is that I only have to watch beheading videos extremely rarely in…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @twoscooters: Game design requires you to be able to tell the difference between games you like and games that are well-designed. There…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @penelope_zone: Negative leap second *pounding the table* NEGATIVE LEAP SECONDPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: mami tamura's ceramics are like sugary, insubstantial petit foursPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @catacalypto: yes that’s a very interesting idea. the engine will absolutely not allow us to do that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I just backed DUSTBITERS on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/dustbiters/dustbiters?ref=thanks-tweet @jwaaaap/1422210703730085888Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tyunderwood temporarily, yes. itch.io has had a positive effect on selling videogames online, and it's privately owned.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tyunderwood oh, yeah, no VC money in itch to my knowledge (unlike Humble, if you want a nice like for like comparison). agreed about the effect VC money has long term.Permalink Look on archive.org
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there was a post about like... if you had 4 years to get good enough at a sport to win an olympic medal, what sport would you pick? and i've been thinking about it, and i think the answer has to be whatever sport you reckon you'd enjoy dedicating yourself to the mostPermalink Look on archive.org
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@thestarboretum thanks! if someone offers you $50,000,000 if you win an Olympic medal, hope this post helps you pickPermalink Look on archive.org
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@innesmck luckily you enjoy being very very luckyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jwaaaap i love to sitPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @bcrypt: browsers don't let you POST JSON cross-origin by default; the fun bit is that this gets encoded as {"foo":"=", "receiverid":"1…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patrickashe: Frankly every single article written about anyone ever should have this:Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jessf_white: stream alison rumfittPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Jam_sponge so unfair that tetrachromats exist and I'm not one of themPermalink Look on archive.org
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@pillowfort enjoy this hint at the opposite happening @garius/1419604872769454080?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @patriciogv: Getting there…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dannybirchall what gets measured gets managed!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nielsen_holly I'm with you, this is weird. Not that I couldn't imagine showing a partner my phone unlock code if there was some logistical thing it would solve... but I would be seriously creeped if it was presented as a necessary precondition of trust.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nielsen_holly but, y'know, different relationships look different. I'm just glad I'm not in one of those.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@askagamedev I think you're right to be sceptical that unions are a magic bullet for these problems. Ultimately, it comes down to how the union is structured and what it's there to fight for.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@askagamedev It's going to be more aligned to workers' interests than the company, but workers' interests are of course not identical (and an organisation has it's own momentum).Permalink Look on archive.org
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@askagamedev Ultimately, though, unions are a formalisation of collective action, by which workers can have more power than they would otherwise. I don't see a better lever for getting these kind of changes than via collective action.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@botwikidotorg @SerinDelaunay yep, totally - if I get back to adding features, it's up there on the listPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Nifflas yeah, I totally have gotten weirded out by the same thing @v21/1345672289816350720?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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Nice explanation of the whole thing where global warming means that the planet is spinning slower, which causing a whole load of annoying bugs in timekeeping code (because of eg negative leap seconds) @qntm/1422321707528957954Permalink Look on archive.org
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@spacetreasured giblin gogglePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @supermattachine: seriously, bragging so hard about how smart and full of integrity your daughter is that you accidentally get yourself…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jasonschreier: A timeline that will help clarify some things: 2007-2008: Activision and Vivendi Games/Blizzard merge. Blizzard largely…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@FreyaHolmer yep, unfortunately "comma separated values" turned out to not be quite detailed enough as a specPermalink Look on archive.org
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some real computer aesthetics in the replies to this tweet @VRChat/1421241092465479680Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LorenzoPilia @Ninfa_dp there's a bit more latitude in UK law to do this: some details under the protected characteristics bit on this page gov.uk/employer-preventing-discrimination/recruitmentPermalink Look on archive.org
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@LorenzoPilia @Ninfa_dp (also exceptions if the protected characteristic is necessary to do the job: eg employing a male careworker to look after someone who doesn't want to be cared for by a woman, or hiring an actor of a certain race for a part that requires that race.)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @reniadeb: this has brought me a lot of joyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@bonzrat I just ordered a replacement front wheel, after mine went missing while the bike was locked to the front accessway of the flatPermalink Look on archive.org
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@bonzrat (also some hexnut spindles, to hopefully prevent the problem from recurring)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bonzrat huge pain in the arse, but I feel I've gotta be philosophical about it - mainly glad my life isn't one where I'm trying to fence a single bike tyrePermalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir @bonzrat yeah, I know the proper solution is to use two locks, but I also don't think I can be bothered... the bike is not super expensive or nice (neither is the wheel), so this is worth a tryPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @folmerkelly: me: so what do you do? guy: oh i engineer and maintain microscopes in medical labs me: dang that’s awesome! guy: thanks…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pippinbarr those wonky paragraphs are so funnyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@pippinbarr oh that's very goodPermalink Look on archive.org
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@LiToast it does reduce transmission! not to zero, but much lower than without. it also doesn't stop you from falling ill, but it reduces the chances & reduces the severity.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LiToast (I'm sceptical of mandatory vaccine passports, tho - vaccinations are a good thing, but a bad way to go if medical treatments aren't done with the full consent of those they're done to. and doesn't make people want vaccines more)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@eva_khoury_ this is the perfect interactionPermalink Look on archive.org
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remember when the definition of an indie game was a game that was self published?Permalink Look on archive.org
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I think the current wave of small publishers is broadly a good thing, and helps indie developers. However, it is kind of funny to have a thing called "The Indie Houses" that is actually a collective of publishers. @theindiehouses/1422905230518272004Permalink Look on archive.org
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there's reasonable reasons for this change (spam), but if I'm using alert() I don't care about performance. normally I just want to test whether I am successfully running some code inside a particular browser window. @estark37/1422694846326657027Permalink Look on archive.org
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hate the current trend of the Web, where the only valid form of development is the kind of development that's incredibly complicated and requires a team of peoplePermalink Look on archive.org
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I also hate the way that consequential decisions about the Web as a platform are communicated via Chromium-dev mailing list postings, as if I'm supposed to follow along there to understand if a website I made a few years ago will stop playing audio.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 tbh for the spam argument, just style it in a goofy way. performance is bad - yes, so don't use it if you care about performance?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 I'd rather not have a debug checkbox because that means I need to remember to check the box if I want to know if the code is successfully running.Permalink Look on archive.org
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real "on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'." vibesPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @abemendes: good morning. i made a bot that generates off-brand "women want me fish fear me" hatsPermalink Look on archive.org
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"Here is where I might shake my head and say I don’t know whether this scene could be written now. Well sure it could. Why not." @TriciaLockwood/1422941311670362121Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jwaaaap it was a good tweet, JWPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jomc: remarkable essay by @everestpipkin with evocative stories of Roblox, abandoned forums, abandoned offline space, and other places…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 feels like the boosted contrast & saturation is one reason why. it's all just convolution kernels at the end of the day.Permalink Look on archive.org
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the thing I'm especially stuck on with the Steve Gaynor story is the way that a person's identity can get so tangled up with the studio identity. I think the "using the company twitter handle as your personal account" thing is especially sticky.Permalink Look on archive.org
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obviously that's fine when the studio is just you. even fine when it's "you plus a couple of contractors". but when you're at 20 people or so, no, stop.Permalink Look on archive.org
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as a positive example, I'm thinking about Grace Bruxner, who released the first Frog Detective under her name, realised that meant that everyone else's contributions got erased entirely, and has went to efforts since to credit the games to Worm Club as a whole.Permalink Look on archive.org
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obviously the core of the issue isn't the Twitter account. but it does point to a feeling that the studio is you and the games you're making are your baby, and everyone else is just there to make it for you and hopefully screw it up as little as possible.Permalink Look on archive.org
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this tendency doesn't help, ofc @v21/436125209100181504?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hoskingc ahh, I had missed that context. messy origins you've got to be proactive about fixing up when things change.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I decided to go into videogames because I wanted to give people the opportunity to shoot individually modelled pieces of fruit.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nielsen_holly @notquitereal can't imagine that a writer who is only communicating with the dev team via the publisher could be very useful at all. but I could imagine that being an awkward solution to extricating him from the project.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@siobhanfgx badlyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@siobhanfgx but my issue is more procrastinating with it, rather than the effects of SM itself - distracting myself from difficult thoughts compulsivelyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@siobhanfgx I have had success by trying to break habits, even if not removing myself entirely from platformsPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @PinkyD124: This woman is fabulous. I watched it 3 times 🤣❤Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: when I was younger I thought what defines a successful interaction is the other person is smiling and liking you, but I came…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lmichet: News to me but apparently you can digitize a bean... but only if you clean it firstPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial I had not even thought about that. 🤯Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mmcauliff: This is a truly frightening study. The changing salt and temperature levels in the Atlantic warn that the Gulf Stream is get…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@30CLIPCAJUN @KamilMozel @lmichet @MaxKriegerVG this essay persuaded me otherwise jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htmPermalink Look on archive.org
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what community accountability and healing looks like @Dtheclaretchav/1423195874482606080Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @xor: The unanimity with which privacy experts oppose this move by Apple is striking. There's no question, this concession leads to endl…Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Ironically, it’s among games that are predominantly played by women where we can make a much stronger business case that it’s unnecessary to spend resources to create playable male characters." t.co/Uj06KebHBDPermalink Look on archive.org
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it's good! @innesmck/1423412143626592258Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hoskingc maybe! although there's an interesting bit about this being consistent with MMOs from 20 years agoPermalink Look on archive.org
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thinking about how the hard thing is usually not making the right decision, but realising that you need to make a decisionPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @CharoShane: The family is not a safe place for many kids. This is going to do terrible harm, for a multitude of reasons.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN I like Muji, sorry.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN I love their gel pensPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @gabbydarienzo that's poutine, not curry sauce, no?Permalink Look on archive.org
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50 Years of Text Games covered King of Dragon Pass! I agree with the accolades at the start of this piece - this is maybe my #1 game I would like to some day rip off. if50.substack.com/p/1999-king-of-dragon-pass?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjg2OCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzkwNTc3MjAsIl8iOiJFQVdnMiIsImlhdCI6MTYyODI3MTUzMCwiZXhwIjoxNjI4Mjc1MTMwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMjM1NjA0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.UyGjPIX6Y0LP51YMfI5yjBR9QnMxyuQku4X5y5rf2aAPermalink Look on archive.org
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(and when I say rip off I mean "further explore the still exciting design space it opened up")Permalink Look on archive.org
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also: next week is Galatea! excited to read about that, too.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CharlotteGore bwak bwak bwak!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@leighalexander hahah. oh no. to be fair, I am not young and it still feels very old to me. but that's the point of references, pull interesting parts and make something new with it!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@catacalypto oh for sure. like, the actual feeling of KoDP is so much in the setting and the writing and the exact way the simulation slots into the story. as soon as you change the setting and then try to be honest about what that needs to it it'll feel like a different game entirely.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate what was that Kieron Gillen quote? "novels that aren't novel, comics that aren't comic, and videogames that aren't games"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KingDragonPass haha. thank you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @amyhoy: alert: prior covid infection w/ antibodies is vastly less effective than vaccinationPermalink Look on archive.org
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@HilariousCow you can say "whoops! I'm not doing *that* again" thoughPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @StrikeFourth: we have been given access to the new Campaigns beta feature. essentially, artists will be required to pay to show their *…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @DieRobinsonDie: Uncut Gems but it’s a guy in 1995 risking it all on a 70 to 1 Maggie Simpson betPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial currently serving as the sand beneath the sphinxPermalink Look on archive.org
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is hybrid work going to kill the open plan office? it certainly means people are going to be on more Zoom calls within the office, and I don't want to work in an open plan office where everyone is Zooming from their desks.Permalink Look on archive.org
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maybe it just means everyone is even more sharp-elbowed about getting access to meeting roomsPermalink Look on archive.org
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less optimistically, it just means an open plan office that's half-empty, with everyone crammed into these in the cornerPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mink_ette @thairyn @nachimir @innesmck (actual answer: it infers conceptual closeness by words appearing near each other in text, or by appearing in similar contexts. so, a recipe might contain both "banana" and "fridge", so therefore they're similar)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hoskingc yep, I think this is likely. (definitely an implicit [PMC] in my original post)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lingmops I have used them before and they're fine, actually (unless the air-conditioning is shite and it's the middle of summer, in which case 💀💀💀). but also not for half my working day.Permalink Look on archive.org
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previous hybrid work takes here: @v21/1406213451593261063?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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remember how cute conspiracy theories used to be? The Invisibles, The Matrix, Deus Ex, The X-Files. Waking Life literally featured Alex Jones yelling at people through a megaphone. seemed just nicely edgy at the time, but terrifying these days.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hoskingc: @v21 rewatching the xfiles and I'd totally forgotten the major plotline is the government using immunisations as a front to i…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@hoskingc can't've helped!Permalink Look on archive.org
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not that there aren't conspiracies. but the mystical aura they gave them! the power and importance - the very secrets of existence! but in reality it's like... a government illegally shredding the paperwork they used to document some warcrimes.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(Operation Legacy : theguardian.com/uk/2012/apr/18/britain-destroyed-records-colonial-crimes)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Sierra_OffLine oh, good call, me tooPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Sierra_OffLine especially if they have teammates and they put the medals on each other... or if the gold medal winner invites the other finalists up on the top step of the podium...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @headfallsoff: spotify is basically legalized piracy but if artists had to pay torrent sites to steal their albumsPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @headfallsoff: can't stress enough that if you pirate your entire mp3 library but buy just one album on bandcamp friday you have contrib…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I went to an outdoor event with a load of people, only half of whom I'd met before, and when I was buying some booze on the way there I got asked for ID!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I don't have a cute picture of myself, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I'm rambunctious, people are always saying this about mePermalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I did take one of the host's dog? Who is, tbf, even younger than both of us.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber you probably do. Svenska!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vectorpoem route setting is totally fascinating and totally a non-videogame form of level designPermalink Look on archive.org
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this thread gives some lived examples of what this will look like, and how messy and unequal it will be @lizardengland/1424108107958046727?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@kierongillen I'd read that essay. I'm not against conspiracies in stories, to be clear - but they're not fun and breezy any more, they're an active site of political struggle and you're joining that fight, like it or not, if you go there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@edjeff wow, good narrative closure to the "my cat is killing all my plants" story from earlierPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @IgnatovaLab: The 1918 flu- recommendations…my favorite: Do not think you are entitled to special privileges . Yes, we are all equally r…Permalink Look on archive.org
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going to continue to retweet all of GDLP's reviews of various things that are actually reviews of being chronically ill. @TheWhitePube/1424284505611853830Permalink Look on archive.org
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"While I wait to see what I become, what can I do that counts as doing nothing, as thinking nothing, and therefore as resting?"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate this is not that book, but this essay is i think good reading for most of those people. to at least persuade them that maybe it is helpful if you're actively trying to structure participation at all jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htmPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @manygradients:Permalink Look on archive.org
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@425suzanne from the question and looking closely, I understand that the city tiles etc wouldn't count and shouldn't go in the bag. but in an actual play scenario there's a good chance they're going in the bag, sorry :/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN I tried signing up for a pottery class, but it has a 9-month waiting list. I'm not sure what this means in terms of attracting partners.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty oh no, I'm so sorry to hear <3Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN I dated a professional wine expert; we had some very nice dates at some very nice restaurants, would do that againPermalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN (we did not meet at a wine tasting)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@haikus_by_KN but the principle of "might as well do something you enjoy while hopefully meeting someone nice" is a good one.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AntoniaRForster @ali_heston @BrbOmg Well, to be fair... the newspaper industry is heading towards the digital space garbage situation, and people still read them. Apparently people will tolerate a lot!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@wjjjjt it was fine until we uninvented the concept of being offlinePermalink Look on archive.org
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@pangmeli good morning!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jodcoll: Listen, we are all to blame for the climate crisis. Some of us drive to work, some of us forget to recycle, and some of us own…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber ooh. BIG decisionPermalink Look on archive.org
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I'm annoyed to be postponing a date for fatigue reasons, so posting a picture of me resting slash looking attractive on here instead to restore balance.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber tbh you look great either way, so really I think it's a question of where you want to position yourself on the 50s housewife / cultural professional spectrum.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LondonPortAuth: Derek Mann is the new master of the @WatermensCompan for 2021/22. Currently head of risk, safety and compliance at @tha…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pettyantics okay, but at least this one looks like it was intentionalPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @inform_dreams: A view is a kind of backdrop. Instead of doing something other than examining to a view, say "You are too far from [the…Permalink Look on archive.org
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we will have stopped climate change when the value the stock market places on all fossil fuels still in the ground is zeroPermalink Look on archive.org
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carbon capture & carbon offset schemes are a way to wish this fact awayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@cazwis I am sceptical on both those points. but yeah: who's going to pay for it? it mainly seems to work as a thing for companies to point to in the future when excusing releasing carbon today.Permalink Look on archive.org
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the current number is something like 100 trillion dollars. but falling! rechargenews.com/transition/energy-transition-to-wipe-25trn-off-the-value-of-fossil-fuel-reserves-report/2-1-820125Permalink Look on archive.org
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@visakanv closed circuit [tele vision]Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate I would probably do Typescript. But yeah, ideally for that to work you'd scrap all the Python stuff and switch to JS to start.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate the bolt on nature of it is like awkward Python type hinting, but good. but mainly I'd be pointing out the way that VS Code understands the context of what you're doing way better and can tell you when stuff is going to break ahead of time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate the main argument for Rust is that rustup & cargo are good enough that you could actually get people into having a working environment in like... half a lecture. harder work with... probably anything else.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rahaeli I'm on a Linode VPS and it's fine.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@rahaeli have thought about moving to Digital Ocean, so that's also worth checking out if you're looking for alternativesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@GalaxyKate oh! if you did want to stick with C++, doing something in the OpenFrameworks ecosystem wouldn't be the worst shout. depends if they're general computing undergrads or if they're in some way games/interactive stuff. much nicer setup process, can make something cool w limited scopePermalink Look on archive.org
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@tanyaxshort that's right: you're busy! you've got to go to the spa!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@keithkurson business is a slide deck and a long email threadPermalink Look on archive.org
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@TreeGeeKay just want to say that I love the bot & feel very honoured to be able to provide a home for it (also my sympathies RE people in your DMs asking questions - but I at least set myself up for it)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@innesmck hey happy birthday tho!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@notquitereal choosing to read these tweets as a subtle koan about videogame writingPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @emshort: Mailbag: Plot. It's a Problem. -- a post about a common theme in a lot of the questions people have about writing interactive…Permalink Look on archive.org
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congratulations to: going outside for: this good skyPermalink Look on archive.org
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I should've waited til I walked past the paddling pool to post that picPermalink Look on archive.org
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@catacalypto yeah!!! and if you want to be defensive, you can do it constructively by saying: here's why I thought it was a good call then, here's what we've learned since then that changes that calculationPermalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr gonna say bat because I just saw a batPermalink Look on archive.org
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seeing this picture makes me wonder... @RilakkumaUS/1425207108820029442Permalink Look on archive.org
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... do you think they ripped off his arm in order to take this picture, or do you think the arm was organically missingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@the_nomi you know what they say: oranges are not the only fruitPermalink Look on archive.org
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@LaurakBuzz @angusdick Holy fuck this is so cool and you both look so good & congratulations!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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unprocessed thought but: there's a lot of words floating in the tech art space about the ability to code giving people power to understand how the modern world works. but I knew how to code, and I feel like I started to understand how the modern world works when I learned moneyPermalink Look on archive.org
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and by that I mean things like being able to do back of the envelope estimations of a companies cash flow situation, and estimating startup investment rounds, and doing power mapping. none of it is magic and it explains so much about how the world works.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@underskinnyhrt mainly from practice - some exposure to company financials, some back of the envelope trying to figure out stuff I was curious about. weirdly some of the best resources come from union organisers - "power mapping" is a term from there.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@underskinnyhrt oh! and for a view of the properly financial world, can't recommend the "Money Stuff" newsletter enough. interesting stories from the world of finance, with the underlying message that all of this is stuff people decided on, and could change their minds about.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @_jxnesyy: this is the funniest start to an interview i have ever seen i love robert smith manPermalink Look on archive.org
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@astroblob I've wondered a bit if there's a nice way to have a stream that's also a Discord chat that's kind of... porous? like, easy to invite people to join you on the stream from the chat.Permalink Look on archive.org
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soy almond coconut oat rice potato peaPermalink Look on archive.org
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@astroblob oh, that's nice. twitch is nice for how low stakes it is to check out, but also great to have that community feelPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber ohhh, interesting!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber I had not even considered that the next step is blended milksPermalink Look on archive.org
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@adrielxyz not yet! but I'm sure they're fine and slightly weird in their own wayPermalink Look on archive.org
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@designCaitlin ah, fuck, I missed hazelnut, knew there was an obvious one I was forgettingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@dgrey0 I mean, to be fair here, it's not like financial infrastructure is any less complex. But in both cases, it's a useful skill to be able to make a stab at sorting endeavours into: > that should work > that's difficult > this is impossible/I'm missing somethingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@halfelfnomad spelt! amazing, gotta try thatPermalink Look on archive.org
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@eleanorturney Beyoncé's assistant stands out for mePermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe it IS soon to be a major filmPermalink Look on archive.org
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@patrickashe (this is the edition I first read)Permalink Look on archive.org
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yess finally. not that the new tools are good enough, but directory structures are honestly not that great for organising information? and now they are becoming an Arcane Technique. @saavikford/1425235201047908359Permalink Look on archive.org
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@everestpipkin good morning, everestPermalink Look on archive.org
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it's a shame that the sunflower lanyard is mainly associated with anti mask wankers these daysPermalink Look on archive.org
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fun times tonight playing a boardgame we needed to use Wolfram Alpha to scorePermalink Look on archive.org
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Android app updated and... this new Twitter body font is so lumpy and bumpy. I think I like it? but it's a bold choice.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@weeble oh, fascinating! esp about the fucked up hintingPermalink Look on archive.org
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on more reflection... yeah, @weeble is right, something is just screwy with the hinting here. it is beyond beyond a bold stylistic choice. @weeble/1425553889340895237?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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which doesn't mean I don't still like it - text wobbling around like a Saul Bass title sequencePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @unormal: tired: whatever fucking survival bullshit billionaires are doing wired: this guy knapping a chunk of toilet porcelain into a…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ojahnn good luck!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @itsbodypolitic: “By these definitions, patients w/ cognitive dysfunction, microclots, months-long fevers, tremors, dysautonomia, & thos…Permalink Look on archive.org
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SLS *is* cool! Pricy, though.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ckunzelman: I wrote about the absolute austerity of The Ramp, that itty bitty skateboarding game, and how good skateboarding can feel w…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @vogon: it's great how another company acknowledging that the canonical meaning of U+F8FF being "the apple inc. logo" somehow undermines…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern unfortunately for things that aren't made of transistors we have to make do with linear rather than exponential efficiency gains (but I agree with yr point generality)Permalink Look on archive.org
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oh, this is good advice (although TA is a weird role, it can mean quite different things depending on where you're at) @jujuadams/1425711589831872517Permalink Look on archive.org
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(obv, only good advice if you have the interest & aptitude for being a TA. but it's a role most people kind of go sideways into, as it doesn't really come up in anyone's radar til they're in the industry. but no reason for that to be the case)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@acossidente two things stand out to me: - making cool (performant) effects in engine - like with shaders and that - making tooling that means artists can make stuff happen in engine by themselves that's not the entirety of the role, but if you've got those then you can probably do the jobPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Jam_sponge it's basically the glue role between artists and engineers. one makes pretty things outside the engine, one makes the game do stuff, this role makes the pretty things work in the game (and look prettier & work better).Permalink Look on archive.org
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also... it's fun? fucking around with shaders and procedural generation and building tools that are actually helpful-- all v enjoyable activities, imoPermalink Look on archive.org
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@heatherchristle maybe @MelanieKKing?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Coleo_Kin technically Girls Against God was her third (the second doesn't have an English translation), so we are saved from this fate by a technicality.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Coleo_Kin me too! here's a description to whet your appetite 5000mgmt.com/jenny-hval-book-inn-i-ansiktet-sings-with-her-eyes/Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Thomasintokyo: アニメ美術デザインの技術。僕が使っている部屋の描き方はこんな感じ。ＣＧモデルをおこさなくても、わりと早く描ける方法です。 The way I design interiors digitally.Permalink Look on archive.org
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among all the other things they do that are disrespectful to artists, one thing Spotify does that's disrespectful is defaulting everything to being played on shufflePermalink Look on archive.org
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It's been so long since I've listened to music on a really good sound systemPermalink Look on archive.org
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just found out where the quote "do you think God stays in heaven because he lives in fear of what he's created?" comes fromPermalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty Oh, I loved that! But was sad to see it's getting a second season, I feel it has said everything it needed to say.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty Anyway, a fun fantasy romance I recently enjoyed: Swordheart by T KingfisherPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @v21: suddenly thinking about Molly Soda's "Me Singing Stay By Rihanna" and how good it is vimeo.com/261226664Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pillowfort i saw it myself a couple of times, but also i don't think those people played the game or cared too much about the specific issue, they're just in favour of making things more accessiblePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ClaudiaWebbe: Britain must now throw its doors open to Afghan refugeesPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LorenzoPilia: Hidden People by Maria & Natalia Petschatnikov is really worth visiting, fascinating paintings and amazing use of cardboa…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Coleo_Kin remember reading a thread recently about the first fanfics, and a whole thing about how a bunch of v famous early novels got popular not in their original forms, but as fan edits to remove the bummer ending. so...Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @vboykis: I cannot recommend The Psychology of Computer Programming any more strongly. It covers every single thing we talk about in ind…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@YulliaProhorova might not work, but my first instinct would be to fade the colour in from bottom to top?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@designCaitlin started Thorns & Roses after your previous recommendation!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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saw original Evangelion not too long ago & it was great. I hear the latest thing is great too, but unfortunately understanding what releases in between the two might be relevant is impossible and I will not attempt itPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @elsableda: Written on a wall in Homs, Syria. "When I leave, know that I tried my best to stay."Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hoverbird: This is the best piece of media on our war in Afghanistan, as far as I know. Yep, it’s a board game. It’s by Volko Ruhnke a…Permalink Look on archive.org
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normally i eye roll a little at posts where someone makes something high rez in Dreams and shows off about it, but: - holy shit - and i love this vibe, it is 100% my vibe, it makes me wanna bust out my camera & go for a walk @sanderobros/1426677801038536704Permalink Look on archive.org
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this is exactly the look i was going for in the (un-fucked up version of) my Panoramical scene. but actually achieved, not just gestured at (it's okay, the point of the scene was all the fucked up image effects i slathered on top)Permalink Look on archive.org
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photo realism but for photos you'd actually want to look atPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Gib i nearly posted that original tweet with "please do not try to explain it to me" - but actually that was clear & helpful, thank you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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pleased to announce that, after a very long time, i have made a new twitterbot @drycleaningbot/1427015826834706446Permalink Look on archive.org
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every 3 hours, a new lyric from the works of the band Dry CleaningPermalink Look on archive.org
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i love their lyrics, and i think they capture a lot of what i love about twitterbot writing - jolted strange fragments, forming something beautiful in their new context. an attention to the writing we live within but barely notice.Permalink Look on archive.org
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i just got done going through both eps and the album, and it was really rewarding to spend close time with the writing (even if just to fix up quote marks, decide on what linebreaks to include, and add JSON markup)Permalink Look on archive.org
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and it's nice to make a lyricsbot - i see so many being made on CBDQ these days, and it feels like the real inheritor of my teenage years typing in lyrics for my MSN Messenger statusPermalink Look on archive.org
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(and of early Twitter, for that matter) @v21/1205075664375824384Permalink Look on archive.org
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anyway, a fun way to spend a few hours, and i'm looking forward to seeing old lyrics in new contexts, living with them over the days to come. and, if you have no idea who this band is: you're in for a treat. please go this way: drycleaning.bandcamp.com/Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb after a backlog gets posted, I might tune it back down to every 6 hoursPermalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb I follow nearly 3000 people! how else is a bot supposed to cut through!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb feeling the shape of what they'll be like posted on Twitter, they'll lose even more definition without the scaffolding of the song. but yeah, less "meaning" and more texture.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@YulliaProhorova yeah, you'd need to do it in a shader - you'd want more going on than this, and you're right that you'd probably want control over the direction that the colour comes in... but it's a thoughtPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Tambalaya i had to download and install the font to make thisPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Tambalaya thank you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tripofmice maybe I'll make a second botPermalink Look on archive.org
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@YulliaProhorova the lines are charming, especially the soft ones - but I worry that they detract from the amazing physicality of your scenesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@YulliaProhorova Good luck! looking beautiful either way!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@everestpipkin now I want to reread the Harriet Vane books again. creating a fabulously wealthy, handsome, super intelligent detective hero. then adding a mystery writer to the story. then having the detective fall in love with her. perfect.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @isosteph: getting really into the forest service's extensive trail construction specificationsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@superSGHP @everestpipkin right! it seems less greedy - but actually isn't it more greedy? (also murdering your asshole ex into the bargain) but yes, also remarkable how thoughtful and nuanced the characterisations are, given how indulgent the setup arguably isPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hannahnicklin: Can't tell if people asking devs to remove significant themes in a game after release understand that would probably tak…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mountain_ghosts yeah, in that thread he talks a out putting posters of that Netscape quote up on the walls to create just such an attitudePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @supermattachine: here is that long awaited substack! this first section takes issue with a common misuse of Eve Sedgwick's concept of p…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@drycleaningband thank you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty to the extent that I'm able to give you permission to buy the lamp for children, I give you permission to buy the lamp for childrenPermalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty (it's a cute lamp & I love Miffy, so I def considered it too for a minute)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty see also: the mug I am currently drinking fromPermalink Look on archive.org
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a surprising thing you learn in game development is how bad people are at recognizing that things are the same object, just rotated around and scaled up or down a bitPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hoskingc it's such a myth!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@catacalypto God, yeah, change the colours as well and there's no hope.Permalink Look on archive.org
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eg: Firewatch is a game about walking around a big forest. Lasts about 6 hours. For the majority of the game you're looking at trees. It uses a total of 23 different trees, just rotated around and scaled up and down a bit. Something something, miss the trees for the forest.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(shoutout to @thatJaneNg, who was environment artist on Firewatch - second screenshot is from her GDC talk)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @zzsylvester: The fractal nature of the wild carrot (photos taken near the North Fork Toutle River, Washington; an invasive species in N…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@noio_games sounds about right!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Nimiauredhel one tree (the bare one) is only used once. most of the bottom row is more special occasions type of trees.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @tambourine: had this jen hadfield poem about a hedgehog in my head all night 🦔Permalink Look on archive.org
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maybe I should tweet morePermalink Look on archive.org
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@ffsmonty @studioanisa even in the screenshot I posted, you can see the same black marking at the base of 3 of the trees. you'd expect them all to be beech trees - but beech trees vary.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ffsmonty @studioanisa but you only notice that marking if you go looking for itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@elementbound we'd've just went even harder on proc gen if notPermalink Look on archive.org
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okay, so. cutlery opinions:Permalink Look on archive.org
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spoon: universal eating utensil. our bodies are mainly water, we need to consume a lot of liquid. this is, fundamentally, a small bowl on a stick. what an innovation, the bowl can fit inside your mouth. the work of a genius 10/10Permalink Look on archive.org
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knife: even more classic than the spoon. a device for cutting! doesn't want to go in the mouth (unless they're honey-covered peas), but instead automates a crucial function of the mouth. cutting without teeth! literally one of the defining tools of our species. 10/10Permalink Look on archive.org
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@AppleBeeMan my fork opinion is comingPermalink Look on archive.org
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fork: a recent innovation that has totally upturned how we eat. spoons & knives are from prehistory, forks (in the UK) only became common in the 18th century. but it's such a cunning design. it scoops, great. but flip it over and it also spears! such a clever design. 10/10Permalink Look on archive.org
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@phototropy this year, I've been doing a lot of DIY & listening to mainly BBC dramatisations of Lord Wimsey mysteries & Discworld books. oh, and Braiding Sweetgrass.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@phototropy (for me: plastering, painting walls & putting up shelves)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nicolehe it's an oblique reference to this poem, which I memorised as a child: I eat my peas with honey, I've done it all my life; It does taste rather funny, But it keeps them on the knife.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @FoleyArtists: Often, foley artists will use a whole bunch of chopsticks to simulate the sound of fairies laughing at a dirty joke.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@shysecretagent @breyyyattt @DoubleThreatPod 🎵 Let the wall come down! 🎵 We had that in VHS and I watched it so many times (and did not really understand the history until much later)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@DavidLublin @nicolehe Me too! I was wondering if anyone would ask (or quote the poem at me)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@torahhorse @gracebruxner he eats a lot of things that shouldn't be eaten. immoral imo.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @k0a1a: This version of Unintended Emissions listens to mobile devices attempting to connect to known wifi networks; each network is the…Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Every drag and every click creates microtears in the gel, the filling which once easily held my wrist aloft now weak and gouged by its cruel movements." rockpapershotgun.com/i-am-showered-with-the-viscera-of-a-dying-mousepad#commentsPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @MEActNetUK: We are furious that NICE have capitulated to vested interests of those who support graded exercise therapy instead of defen…Permalink Look on archive.org
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ported it to Mastodon, if you're on Mastodon botsin.space/@drycleaninglyricsPermalink Look on archive.org
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oh, shit, maybe that tweet is gonna reach 2k likes? at about 1.5k now & still going...Permalink Look on archive.org
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thank goodness for the "mute this conversation" buttonPermalink Look on archive.org
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@acgodliman honestly can't remember if i've had a bigger tweetPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jonty luckily it is entirely unspicy. (don't curse me don't curse me don't curse me)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CharlesYarnold sssh, I can't hear you, I don't have to do itPermalink Look on archive.org
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oh, just saw the Among Us news. disappointed, but not surprised. it is worth saying that lots of people have tried to make Mafia work as a real time digital game and failed. it's a hard problem, and it is impressive how well Among Us delivers on that.Permalink Look on archive.org
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why didn't Fortnite just come up with their own set of mechanics with traitors? because it's hard work, and they couldn't afford the time to discover a new solution for themselves.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr probably just thinking about it because I just did that big tweet about it - but I do admire Firewatch for setting the scene narratively with a quiet twine game.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr also, probably unhelpful because it is so much work - the menu of Cuckoo Curling is so completely charming it sells the entire gamePermalink Look on archive.org
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@katbamkapow like Galileo said... and yet it movesPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Furmadamadam: THREAD: So, most people associate Japanese design with either cute kitsch or zen-like minimalism, but its much more diver…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: I'm not against ketchup per se but I think it often subsidizes some very shabby treatment of potatoesPermalink Look on archive.org
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personally I find the idea of nodding along to a high minded plan until suddenly realising that following through will result in a loss of status, then completely demolishing that status in a last minute grab for power quite relatable? I mean, terrible & awful, but... relatable.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@adrianhon oh I'm so glad to read this, I got about 2 chapters in and was feeling sceptical, good to know I don't need to waste any more time.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@spacetreasured @nickfourtimes wait... are you telling me the dinosaurs die?Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @spacetreasured: 😉 https://t.co/79IOdYAUO1Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nickfourtimes @spacetreasured well... just as long as I never get emotionally attached to them...!Permalink Look on archive.org
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i decided to sort out my website setup but i got stuck at the bit where i look at the names of different static site generatorsPermalink Look on archive.org
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Hugo Gatsby Jekyll Nuxt Hexo Pelican Eleventy Gridsome Metalsmith Zola Brunch Middleman Astro Harp Expose Sphinx Assemble Wintersmith Lektor Cactus Phenomic Scully Nikola I think this would be a good set of names for a range of premium eyeglasses.Permalink Look on archive.org
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apparently this one has support for "EJS, Pug, Haml, Swig, Nunjucks, Mustache, Handlebars, Twig, Marko"Permalink Look on archive.org
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i think the fundamental problem here is that the problem is just complex enough that you can offer a distinct set of features, but just simple enough that any web dev will think "oh, i could make one of those"Permalink Look on archive.org
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maybe... maybe this is the glorious open source future we always dreamed of? maybe this is the one place it exists? where people can shape their own tools, own their own destiny (and host it on Netlify, a VC-backed platform that automates code to create high-performant, easily-maPermalink Look on archive.org
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@keithkurson i considered it but i could not think of anything that would beat realityPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain i want to see a remake of 101 Dalmations, except with you and 101 dogs named after static site generators.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@KommanderKlobb @philippawarr I main BrunchPermalink Look on archive.org
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@BreoganHackett i genuinely considered taking a left turn with my evening and firing up char-rnn insteadPermalink Look on archive.org
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@BreoganHackett but why bother when i can just scroll this page and get... "Daptin" and... "Squidex"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lennyjpg I mean... right now I am using an old install of Jekyll from over 5 years ago. It works! But I would like to trigger it without having to ssh into my server & there's some deprecated rendering components...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@_phred maybe i'll just write my ownPermalink Look on archive.org
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i don't know anything about Seattle politics, but this is a true statement about politics in general. @spargelkult/1428071899922190339Permalink Look on archive.org
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@underskinnyhrt @BreoganHackett shh! don't get me fired!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @drycleaningbot: Hard work has very little to do with successPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @thomas_violence: the other day i got quite stoned and watched a lot of pingu and thought "i should make a bot that overlays two random…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @samwetherell: Incredible details from Ian Sanjay Patel's new book. In 1967, three years after the US passed the Civil Rights Act, a Lab…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@freezydorito it's funny how this wouldn't be a spoiler if there wasn't a spoiler warningPermalink Look on archive.org
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@FreyaHolmer it's always tomorrow somewherePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mold_time: The study of obesity is the study of mysteries. slimemoldtimemold.com/2021/07/07/a-chemical-hunger-part-i-mysteries/Permalink Look on archive.org
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twitter is a very big and very poorly organised communal ZettlekastenPermalink Look on archive.org
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@sehurlburt I think this is confusing for people because they enjoy the practice of improving, and so assume that that's the same joy everyone is looking forPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @nicole_rifkin: Sleep in the HeatPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mewo2: Today I've fallen down a research hole, trying to work out who was the first to use Markov chains to generate text on a computer…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@bonzrat it's like ordering wine at a restaurant - just go for the second cheapest optionPermalink Look on archive.org
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@bonzrat (also, floorboards pointing towards the door)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @KoltJolt: https://t.co/zwm8gnhh7cPermalink Look on archive.org
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@bonzrat to be serious, I think there's a distinct market for furnishings where the buyers are landlords trying to technically provide the thing, but at the absolute minimum costPermalink Look on archive.org
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I do UX because I care about interface design but I can't draw. @BrendanCormier/1427292315815657483Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial it's true, I have spent years cultivating a style where it's clear what I'm going for, but also clear that someone else needs to do some work before we can show it to a player.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tylerxhobbs hah - this was one of the reasons I enjoyed making Twitterbots so much, during their heydayPermalink Look on archive.org
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bumping @drycleaningbot now it's got a nice backlog of tweets (also just tuned it down to twice a day - there's only so many lyrics to tweet til they write some more songs)Permalink Look on archive.org
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this guy agrees with me @Sharon_Kuruvila/1428471245608308741?s=20Permalink Look on archive.org
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@timhwang are they the same sticks that dealers use to shove the chips around in casinos?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MoodyWeatherASD @grimmelm @hipsterelectron porn site transaction processors usually charge around 15%, way higher than standard processors. OnlyFans takes a 20% cut, so it makes sense why they would only go that route if they were forced.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ellaguro: i'm really tired of seeing the mini- industry of people complaining about capitalism to an audience in a way that is in no wa…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Alexander_Lees: 17M UK households spend £250M on 150K tonnes of bird food annually. Great if you are a dominant species like a Blue Tit…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@briecode a four day working week is the easier way to head in that directionPermalink Look on archive.org
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@mountain_ghosts Anker vertical mouse. cheap, wireless to a little USB dongle, takes regular batteries (lasts maybe 4 months?), works finePermalink Look on archive.org
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memes are so good. the way this manages to capture all the salient points of that long thread I retweeted earlier, but as a single image with a complex context @hbeckpdx/1428453753389129728?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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the thread I was referring to @PostCultRev/1428584133555482630?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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the Dominionist aspect I think is captured in the knowledge that the original version of the meme it is Jesus who you forgot to ask - but the fact that the meme is made by modifying a version about an old lady adds an extra dimensionPermalink Look on archive.org
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whenever I see a meme so richly and productively drenched in context, I always think "ha! good luck, future historians!"Permalink Look on archive.org
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thinking about the work of being a historian as that of trying to explain jokes that stopped being funny hundreds of years ago (@nielsen_holly, sorry, I'm thinking of you here)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ragzouken I'm the new Danny DeVitoPermalink Look on archive.org
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@LorenzoPilia at least one person is definitely going to enjoy the performancePermalink Look on archive.org
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@LorenzoPilia oh, I was thinking of herPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @vesselskirt: you can get yourself a VPN, sign up for all the streaming services in the world, but the fact remains, the only way to see…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @queerlitbot: Since I had no words to bring the woman I loved so much, I gave her all my tenderness. Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blu…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@D_Nye_Griffiths it's a small ovenPermalink Look on archive.org
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@timhwang huh!Permalink Look on archive.org
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some stuff linked in the replies about Apple wanting employees to use work devices for personal use, use personal iCloud for collaboration etc. fucked up policy. @ashleygjovik/1428495420917837826Permalink Look on archive.org
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I'm wearing earrings, earphones, glasses & a face mask & I want to say: I'm glad for ears.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern also very helpful to keep hair out your face! wow! so useful!Permalink Look on archive.org
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people find their own uses for tools @PoxFox_/1428609175513403397?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Raisins thank you! I'm always excited when I find something that means I get to update it!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@NotBrunoAgain (after a few weeks of relearning how to type, if my experience is any guide)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@empika sorry, but I kind of disagree. this would be good to do - but for the outcomes of making these games to really drive the priorities of the company, I think they need to be big games, and games that make a material difference to the company's bottom line.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@empika otherwise, if I was PM for a Unity feature, and I was trying to decide what to prioritise, I'd still go for the fancy new shiny feature that'd beget called out at Unite, or the edge case that Large Customer is demanding, or whatever.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@empika I'd appreciate the feedback, and try to prioritise the stuff that the test games uncover - but it's just information, not pressure.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@TomNullpointer @empika right - I think that's good to do, but I don't think it'd be transformative in the way he's suggestingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@inconvergent oh, these are beautiful, very nice!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@unormal what in the King of Dragon Pass is this (it looks great)Permalink Look on archive.org
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speaking of! this looks great (and very KoDP) @unormal/1429178466683994113?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@chipzel surely that's the first place you'd get searched?? but then, maybe good as a red herringPermalink Look on archive.org
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@nope_its_lily I feel like there's a strain of people who are insistent on money being real and meaningful and communicating something objective about the world. bubbles, especially transparent ones, violate that worldview and so make them angry.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @jamesvanas: Loco Looper’s sweet holographic effect on iPhone and iPad. It’s tough going back to flat 2D games after this! #screenshot…Permalink Look on archive.org
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watching "Clean With Passion For Now" and in ep 3 there is this amazing sequence - the two romantic leads are complaining about each other to friends in a split screen, and it escalates... and then they run across the split into the same scene and have to be pulled apart.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @TheWhitePube: This week's review is Love Island Season 7. I'm sorry but I've got the ick, like, for the whole thing. Doesn't feel fun a…Permalink Look on archive.org
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time to head homePermalink Look on archive.org
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@Alvaro99821068 think you got the wrong person, sorryPermalink Look on archive.org
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@semiBad thank you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@NoraReed oh! yes, you're completely correct, thank youPermalink Look on archive.org
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people find their own uses for tools (thx @NoraReed) @alissacaliente/1429518672444465153?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern @AbiWilks I just tried from my place to the Guardian offices - generally sensible, but with a "more by train" option that involved driving - but, when you click on that, it does then have a "or, on foot" button.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern @AbiWilks (although rn I do kind of want something like this - it's a long walk to my nearest Tube (& I have fatigue), so something that would tell me about a nearby Lime bike, or estimate time/route to bring my e-scooter would be helpful)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pillowfort I'm not disagreeing, but also... Ed :'(Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mtrc: "Under 'Do's' the memo tells employees to point out that ...'Nothing we are doing will be used in live warfighting.' ... Under 'D…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @lorenschmidt: so this is the data at the core of the ribbon effect- it's a history of seeker positions. (the seeker motion itself is a…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pangmeli: I feel like I have whatever the opposite of a 'programmer mindset' is - the best things can't and/or shouldn't scale - a man…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kevinbaker: I keep thinking about how proper ventilation in public schools was one of the the top demands of teachers unions in most ci…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @_alice_evans: Regulated markets & PR electoral systems co-evolved in early 20C. Regulation, strong unions & PR favour strong labour ma…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @mewo2: Do you have something interesting to say about creative technology? Come and pitch at us! £300/thousand words for writing, also…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @astro_katross: I'm 2.5 years into my PhD but today I made one of the most important discoveries of my PhD! What did I discover? Well.…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @RenOrRaven: i did not like the video game twelve minutes. kotaku.com/twelve-minutes-might-have-the-worst-video-game-ending-o-1847540262Permalink Look on archive.org
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this book is such a mood (Close to the Machine, Ellen Ullman)Permalink Look on archive.org
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another random selection (this was published in 1997)Permalink Look on archive.org
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thank goodness for Zoom virtual backgrounds, amirite?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@everestpipkin whoa! that is such a horror story. although, maybe it's more like brain surgery, where they have to keep you awake to check they haven't broken anything as they go.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@everestpipkin I mean, yes, I agree. anyway, I am glad you & your new server survived the experience just fine!Permalink Look on archive.org
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suddenly tempted to buy a jigsaw puzzle of a portrait of a not especially notable Neo-Latin poet from the 16th centuryPermalink Look on archive.org
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it looks like a satisfying variation in textures for a jigsaw puzzle - lots of easy bits (face, text), some nice repeating patterns with the clothes, and then some swath of pure texture for the backgroundPermalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty approximately 45 minutes ago, i read @tambourine/1427442957813174275?s=09 out loud to some friendsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty really, any poem is good. one that you love, probably. also, something with a good rhythm, something to take delight in the sounds of.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty something you want to share with someonePermalink Look on archive.org
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@dinosaurrparty my friends had one as a pet. they are indeed cute in person. little wiggly noses.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@iotwatch "philanthropist"! that's not a career path, that's just being already rich! which... not wrong, necessarily, just a bit on the nose.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial Sorry to say, but I can 100% imagine hearing you say this to yourself when you think you're alone on the sixth floor.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @outhwaitegeorge: Oh would you like to publish my narrative artbook?Permalink Look on archive.org
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1) I am pretty sure anaesthesia was invented before laptops were 2) am I supposed to be glad about anesthesia primarily for the video? it is kinda uncomfortable to watch 3) even supposing both of those things, the chain of causality here is q long and q fragilePermalink Look on archive.org
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what if food... but a square? squareat.com/squaresPermalink Look on archive.org
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this is undeniably gross & also i don't really need a startup to get involved in how food happens... but i gotta admit there is something slightly appealing about eating only little bouncy rounded squares of foodPermalink Look on archive.org
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guess what this is made ofPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jonty oh shit, i just realised what they remind me of. tide podsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@innesmck @spacetreasured yep. for me it's best to start with "what do you want to do" then use that to figure out "how do you feel" then "who are you" then "okay, what's the name for that"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@innesmck @spacetreasured anyway, thank fuck for the word "queer", a term that can cover almost anythingPermalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber W8-BEN? my sympathies. I can also can recommend Wise if you want a way to get US income back to the UK.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jonty wefunder.com/squareat/details "what if i told you that we can transform regular food into squares"Permalink Look on archive.org
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thanks for playing everyone! the answer... is salmonPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @art_expat: First drawings of the Taurus constellation made by Galileo Galilei 1610 The Warnock LibraryPermalink Look on archive.org
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Attending Char's yoga class each Tuesday is one of the best things I do. @alphachar/1430232560655810567Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @visakanv: I find it quite gratifying to hear/read a woman – a researcher, I assume smart and thoughtful etc – say out loud that she had…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @bhalomanush: Indian scientist Felix Bast discovers a new species of algae off the coast of the Andaman archipelago. And it’s already th…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @genmon: Gold dust insights about hybrid events and requirements for the software to run them @movito/1430237360680230913Permalink Look on archive.org
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@philippawarr you absolutely aren'tPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @glanderco: 3D Recipes: a quick lesson in how to draw anything in the world 🔴🔷🔸Permalink Look on archive.org
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got my copy of Choke signed at a reading @eeberquist/1429894055299801095Permalink Look on archive.org
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considering becoming someone who is very insistent on bottom-posting, and chides anyone who top-posts (by which i mean replying to an email underneath the original message, rather than above it)Permalink Look on archive.org
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yes this is (was) a thing idallen.com/topposting.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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@edjeff yesPermalink Look on archive.org
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> RT @edjeff: Is a quote tweet a top post yes. this is the correct way to do it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ukgranddesigns:Permalink Look on archive.org
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this looks cool t.co/MrqumDitCgPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @The_Opponent: Since 2002, GameFAQs contributor StarFighters76 has been submitting maps maps for games across multiple platforms. To dat…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Raykris1: 10. The dominant paradigm of usage of meats/vegetables in Western haute cuisine, after the nouvelle turn, assumes that things…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @pragueyerrr: i lived in NYC for 5 years and was unable to use the subway without an app. Give Darius the job!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/Fs…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@joningold I do think Overboard! was fine without one - the stuff you'd warn for (murder, emotional manipulation) is the premise, and so you'd have to work quite hard to play the game without learning that that's what it's about.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@joningold I am generally in favour of them, tho - generally good to let people know what type of thing they're in for, and they can let you go harder because you know that players will be onboard for it. But it's an artistic/marketing choice, not something that should be obligatory.Permalink Look on archive.org
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as we're all chatting about content warnings, here's an example of a content warning I really like @v21/1351158460344266752Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern for most tech companies I've seen (including Niantic) hybrid is a grudging 3 days a week on the office. but I agree that's unsustainable, although I think the costs of maintaining the office are not the biggest factor @v21/1406213451593261063?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@katbamkapow yesterday someone was posting about someone on Tumblr complaining about the amount of Ovid hot takes they've been seeing, so.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @NotBrunoAgain: the fusebox thing is kind of illustrative of how shitty industry men are just destructive, useless little babies. to avo…Permalink Look on archive.org
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here's a video! I'm going to go make lunch! @jonty/1430502927286906881?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @sevensixfive: Again and as always, the core of cyberpunk is the highly stylized business trip.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @LorenzoPilia: We're still accepting applications for this position! If you know anyone who might be interested (particularly from under…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MaxKriegerVG I can believe it! The media focus had moved from "OF is doing this" to "isn't it fucked that banks have this power", and that's not a place the banks wanted to be.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@MaxKriegerVG seems like it's also as much about banks allowing them to send money to creators as it is payment processors allowing them to charge punters, which changes the dynamics a littlePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @catvalente: I HAVE A NEW NOVELETTE OUT TODAY! Please to go and read my beautiful new baby, L’Espirit d’Escalier, @tordotcom! What wou…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @hautepop: Let's go and see what that FT article actually said... “The change in policy, we had no choice — the short answer is banks."…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PunkHotelier on my work Macbook Pro, the audio experience is good enough it doesn't seem necessary - don't get feedback & the audio quality is fine both ways. but I do on my older personal Macbook & on my PC.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@PunkHotelier and I'm usually on a couple of hours of calls a day, and I don't have any nice over ear headphones with a mic (or a good way to set up an external mic, which I might otherwise use), so...Permalink Look on archive.org
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Good thread drawing out the parallels between getting into crypto & playing a MMO/gambling @drewwww/1430563452343390215Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @drewwww: I will get excited about a web 3 story when it starts with an end user story and doesn’t mention crypto or the market or money…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @williamrblack: Something I don't think millennial teachers fully appreciate about GenZ is that googling has gotten a lot harder in the…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ceschiii: We're looking to support smaller teams who are doing excellent and experimental work. Marginalized devs especially encouraged…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle Extinction RebellionPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @PokemonGoApp: Trainers - we’re looking forward to sharing our plans as a result of the task force on September 1, but one thing does no…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jericawebber Supergirl vibes 👌Permalink Look on archive.org
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@lingmops GaladrielPermalink Look on archive.org
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@purecelain v glad you're able to talk about it & try to mend the situation somewhat (and also that you have people to unpick it with)Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @EvidenceMatters: Excellent news about the power of relationships, trust, and personal conversations to influence vaccine uptake from @f…Permalink Look on archive.org
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Tangle.app looks nice & playful, and like it would be a pleasant social spade to be in... but I wonder if by recreating the office in virtual, it recreates presenteeism for remote-only workspaces.Permalink Look on archive.org
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are async working patterns the future of remote work, or is it that we just don't have technology good enough to tie you to your desk for your allotted working hours?Permalink Look on archive.org
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as always, this is more a cultural problem with any particular workspace than a technological one - but technology enables certain cultures to exist.Permalink Look on archive.org
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thinking about the way communication technology sometimes has "plausible deniability", but always tries to eliminate it. oh, I didn't mean to unfollow, it's a Twitter bug. sorry, my phone has stopped pinging me, the OS updated and now it's screwy. sorry, my camera's broken.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @boggremlin: what a PROMPTPermalink Look on archive.org
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beautiful twitter account, on a mission to correct one very specific misapprehension: @igavelsPermalink Look on archive.org
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@DanPugsleySound every day round here, duelling leafblowers pushing the litter around outsidePermalink Look on archive.org
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@hautepop not sure I know any others that hit it dead on...Permalink Look on archive.org
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@grapefrukt @joonturbo just head for the penis museum, they can direct you next door (yes yes, I know you've moved office, but it's a good joke dammit)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@designCaitlin tbqh both titles are close enough to each other, and titles are vague & situational enough in games, that the distinction between them would really be up for the team to hash out?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@designCaitlin but: Creative Director, something like: - "holds the vision" - champions the game to execs/publishers/etc - leads the team - defines the high level gameplay goals & decisions - the "final decider" on any decisionPermalink Look on archive.org
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@designCaitlin Design Director... somewhere between ^^ and the lead game designer on the project? or maybe they're like, the most senior game designer at a company? or maybe someone just wanted the term director in their job title.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Just spent 10 minutes scouring through photos for pictures of my hands pre-illness. I think I only ever had them on my thumbs, and now I only have a smaller one on my left thumb, and it's vanished on my right. Huh! @ahandvanish/1429957047722942464Permalink Look on archive.org
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turns out "I know that like the back of my hands" means less than you'd thinkPermalink Look on archive.org
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@markeryjane oh, hahaPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @PulpLibrarian: This was the greatest web page ever made: Simple ✔ Honest ✔ Emotional ✔Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Only three places on earth have green sand; recently a supply has been found in Brazil."Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @ckunzelman: what a thing to be told vulture.com/article/fboy-island-cj-franco-season-one-interview.htmlPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @burstofbeaden: Claudia KeepPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @rachelcoldicutt: This seems like a fair assessment. Current proposals have little relation to reality; it’s not as if they present a vi…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @leighalexander: don't do worldbuilding too early. the world should be built to serve what's being expressed through the mechanics, and…Permalink Look on archive.org
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I thought this was about RPGs (I agree in both cases) @letsgoayo/1431005800558891011Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @davemakes: I am on a Myst nostalgia trip today. Did you know there's actually two versions of the realMyst Unity remake? and that you c…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @syntheticpearl: what americans don’t get in this like eternal conflict btw like “sexual liberation” and “puritanism” is that these thin…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @zaranosaur: not anti science, pro realistic apprehension of the way that scientific practices (funding, attention, representation) fore…Permalink Look on archive.org
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you'll never guess what happened next...Permalink Look on archive.org
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(hope the squirrel is okay - apparently, like dogs, they can't handle much theobromine)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial tbf, my friend did explicitly lure this squirrel over with a bit of crustPermalink Look on archive.org
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@catacalypto "Video games about death games"!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@jazzmickle jokes on you - I always have unread Discord messages, and I always have new tweets on my timelinePermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @kendraschaefer: My goodness. China's cyberspace watchdog, the CAC, just published a long (and unprecedented) set of draft regulations f…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern @dlknowles the hair they're splitting here is that it is about Christianity but not ChristPermalink Look on archive.org
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@nachimir jokes on you, I can't readPermalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern @dlknowles oh, yeah, definitely agree with thatPermalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern @dlknowles the thing about the Ubisoft "no political message intended!" line is that its a marketing machine misrepresenting the creative intent for commercial reasons. whereas this is the creators misrepresenting the creative intent for (to be generous) creative reasons.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @Seemo: Last week we voted to keep 4 day work weeks for the rest of the year ☺️ We’ve tracked our velocity between 4 and 5 days and saw…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @j0nh4t: Need local admin and have physical access? - Plug a Razer mouse (or the dongle) - Windows Update will download and execute Raze…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @V21collective: y'all did not tweet about this interview with a literary darling but umPermalink Look on archive.org
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wonder if anyone has done a paper on whether online supermarkets long term make more money because people get substitute items, decide they like them & then add them to their orders long termPermalink Look on archive.org
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similar to this paper, which i think about often @v21/649917492257796096?s=20Permalink Look on archive.org
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the ways that (some) inefficiencies & disruption are actually beneficial to a systemPermalink Look on archive.org
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anyway, unfortunately these chilli coated peanuts are not as good as the wasabi peas i actually ordered. but that's besides the point.Permalink Look on archive.org
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cool picrew alert: picrew.me/image_maker/1108773Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz but... what if i get an even worse replacement next time?Permalink Look on archive.org
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"Free Reign" would be a nice title for a lightweight & chaotic Crusader Kings-like. @BootsMcGoot/1431580876224217088Permalink Look on archive.org
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@pillowfort uncannyPermalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz i think you're going to have to eat a lot of flavoured beans & pulsesPermalink Look on archive.org
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@Coleo_Kin don't forget "aqueous humor"!Permalink Look on archive.org
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my "What's happening" reset itself from showing me news in Japan (I cannot read Japanese), and I had a brief moment of panic as my eyes skimmed over something about Andrew Neil and I felt trapped in a small box with the national discoursePermalink Look on archive.org
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fixed now, memories are fading, all is returning to normalPermalink Look on archive.org
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this study says: - the internet doesn't make people more hostile - but people who don't like arguing often opt out of talking about politics online - it seems worse online because arguments are more visible online gizmodo.com/online-trolls-actually-just-assholes-all-the-time-stud-1847575210/amp?__twitter_impression=truePermalink Look on archive.org
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for all that social media companies have banged on about the perils of anonymity and the virtues of connecting people, turns out the reason online seems so fraught is because you can see people yelling at each other the whole time. aka connectivity. @M_B_Petersen/1417125756384251908?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain oh. oh but this is so good thoPermalink Look on archive.org
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re last RT. fuck but even just an indie Death Stranding-like would be so good. I guess this is basically what Proteus was before Ed Key got really tuned into the magic of that game - a game about ferrying parcels around to give you an excuse for a nice walk in the countryside.Permalink Look on archive.org
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I should replay Proteus. What a game!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@john_brindle yeah! any language you don't speak, reallyPermalink Look on archive.org
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RT @aleatorpress: At first, the automaton plays randomly, allowing its human opponent to win easily. Upon each loss, the machine's *final*…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain I think DS was great, but it was a kind of... precariously balanced compromise that might be difficult to repeat too often? like, it has the wild, and it has lurking danger / combat (but not too much combat), and it has development destroying that wildness.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain I guess the core question is: how do you make a game about going for a nice walk worth playing, when videogames are so much inherently worse than going for an actual walk?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain yes, exactly! and pulls in some of that with the way you need to manage your balance explicitly. and then longer term it doesn't get boring because rain & bandits might happen, you can get a vehicle, you can skip stuff with roads, etc etc.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain but the thing that'd be easy to fuck up is to let that stuff take away from the focus on being a body on a hill.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mousefountain Proteus solves this by committing to the richness of the landscape, filling it full of stuff that is moment-to-moment interactive but just softly enough to not overwhelm the walk. And by being short, with a strong (abstract) narrative arc.Permalink Look on archive.org
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it'd be too suspicious if printers only stopped printing black and white if they were low on black and/or the yellow they need for the secret dots they use to track who printed the document en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identification_Code @katjolewis/1431677931412021250Permalink Look on archive.org
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@cubeghost oh, uh, no ideaPermalink Look on archive.org
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@underskinnyhrt hah, yeah, I am in fact on friend camp. its good! but also I do want to be connected to larger groups of people, for mercenary reasons and because I enjoy it. LPermalink Look on archive.org
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@nervousdata whoa, this looks so good. let me know if you'd like to trade for a plotter drawing!Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @coldwarleninade: the worst war crimes committed in afghanistan after the initial u.s. invasion weren’t committed by the taliban but by…Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @JayHulmePoet: What would it do to our perception of the world, and our perception of God, if every time we saw pigeons we saw a symbol…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@vivschwarz how do you feel about the word "automagically"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @lorenschmidt thank you for this thread, it was clarifying (especially on "what is an observer?")Permalink Look on archive.org
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@underskinnyhrt yeah - to my mind the big miss here is social media spaces not taking responsibility for the conversations happening on them, focusing on scale rather than building healthy communities.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@underskinnyhrt of course, there will always be bad behaviour at the edges, but if the platforms can't set standards, who can? and that can still happen with large open platforms, it's just... different.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @lorenschmidt are these two interpretations mathematically equivalent, or could we pry them apart somehow?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @lorenschmidt right, and the difficult part there is understanding whether the simplest & most natural way to express the mathematics is that way just because of historical circumstancePermalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @lorenschmidt maybe there's an entirely different, but equivalent, set of mathematical formulations where pilot wave is the most honest interpretation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@mcclure111 @lorenschmidt although I guess also... "a distinction that makes no difference is no distinction at all". if they make no different predictions, then this is just a question of what metaphor to dress the model up in. an argument about pedagogy not physics.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@everestpipkin hmm... tea tree... checks outPermalink Look on archive.org
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namely, that even assuming little worker power, it's still in their mercenary interests to have shorter working hours, strong teams & a sense of psychological safety at work - there's a fundamentally non-linear relationship between hours worked & the quality of the end productPermalink Look on archive.org
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wise thread. I would add, though, that ironically enough this fundamentally Marxist analysis is shared by the managerial class in ways that cause them to make sub-optimal decisions. @ckjong/1432036676986150920Permalink Look on archive.org
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this is something that the people who run videogame companies have often failed to appreciate, as they are so caught up in the dynamics described within that thread.Permalink Look on archive.org
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this means we can, as workers, improve working conditions, up to a point, by just appealing to the managerial class's better judgement. that point is not far enough - worker power is needed to take it further.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tigershungry whoa!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@ruby0x1 After reading this whole thread, I reckon in the future if I need a heavyweight save system, I might pull in sqlite for it. handle upgrades as database migrations, nice compact binary format, v efficient & has atomic commits.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@badaude they don't run out of ink! the paper is special thermal paper that darkens with heat. but generally, they're pretty reliable. you'll want to make sure you have enough paper to hand, teach gallery staff how to replace the rolls (pretty straightforward, esp if it's accessible)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@badaude I've used a Star TSP-1000 - less than £100 on ebay. appears as a regular printer (with a weird paper size) - can also talk to it directly in code if you want more control.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@badaude iirc, there's options with autoslicers & without & you might want to think through if you want one/exactly how that setup would work. but generally - they're good, they're fun, can recommend if you want people to take away a tiny bit of badly printed paper.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@badaude yes exactly!!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@badaude if you run a thumbnail across a receipt at speed, you can make a line. nice fun thing to fiddle with.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@nielsen_holly it's called bisexual because it has people of both sexes inPermalink Look on archive.org
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@nielsen_holly (pls note: the phrase "both sexes" was necessary to make the joke work but is not a political position i hold)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@katbamkapow probably a good sign for you, given you gotta go to itPermalink Look on archive.org
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@hauntologies that was good! from your tweets i knew there was kissing & so i proceeded towards where i thought the kissing might be & then found it.Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @numeil: i started rune factory 4 and it immediately hits me with the funniest gender essentialism i have seen in a while https://t.co/G…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial what about when you're procrastinating on some tasks and a small animal comes to stand on your chest, completely blocking your view of the thing you were actually doing and (theoretically) the thing you meant to be doing instead?Permalink Look on archive.org
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whoa! congratulations to @AndrewJohnMarks specifically! (everyone else is great, I just don't know them personally) @IGDA/1431316085312266244Permalink Look on archive.org
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RT @alienmelon: the post is up! A retrospective on the Electric Zine Maker, making tools, sharing the $ numbers, and more (after launching…Permalink Look on archive.org
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@Aquma oh! I hadn't seen your earlier tweets. So sorry to hear - much strength to you. <3Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LiaSae i wasn't doing the yelling (not absurd enough to break my soft rule of not promoting things i hate), but i got it in this case. from the glimpse i saw, the appeal was pretty much solely to identity, with no (?) ways that it would be actually less shitty in practice.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LiaSae fwiw, i appreciated that Monzo let me change the name on my card to "v" based on me just telling them "this is the name i go by" rather than needing to actually go via deed poll. that was a nice inclusive thing for a bank to do.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@LiaSae i guess more - it feels like a healthy community immune system response to reflexively reject (& mock!) calls to identity that don't seem to be backed up by meaningful changes to policy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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bad fact about me: I keep finding myself doing a very vague impression of Minnie Driver doing an unfortunate Jamaican accent in the film Grosse Point Blank.Permalink Look on archive.org
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mainly to the cat, who doesn't seem to get the referencePermalink Look on archive.org
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@omarieclaire a few thoughts: - the best support I've had has come from peers, not people explicitly ahead of/above me - sponsorship means more than mentorship. someone who will advocate for you!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@omarieclaire - when I have mentored people, a lot of it is just saying "yes, that's normal, don't worry about it" / "yes, that's totally fucked" / "well I'd do this but honestly whatever seems sensible to you makes sense" / "you're doing fine"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@omarieclaire - a valuable thing has been being in spaces where I can see behaviour being modelled. "this is the kind of thing a game designer thinks about". this can be one way! - mentorship is as much about providing questions as it is about providing answers "what are your career goals?"etcPermalink Look on archive.org
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watch as they slowly pivot to substack being a destination rather than just the domain name of the sender's email address @MattZeitlin/1432727908171321350Permalink Look on archive.org
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imagine if Substack built an email service specifically for reading newsletters in. "Google Reader for newsletters"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@CheerfulGoth hey, i'd signPermalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial it's nice!Permalink Look on archive.org
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@SzMarsupial until you spin up a new project and realise you have to get the whole toolchain setup againPermalink Look on archive.org
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@eva_khoury_ a friend says "squeeze"Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern just click the button, why not?Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tyunderwood i have a nice time on a mastodon server, but the nice time is more about being in a small, closed, actively moderated server than about the magic of federation.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@tyunderwood federation is nice in that i can also follow a couple of people who aren't in that precise community, but that is more of a fringe benefit than the core of the system.Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern btw, it still shows that button even when you're following an additional 1000 people (i have never clicked the button)Permalink Look on archive.org
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@alexhern (weird coincidence that we're following x966 people each)Permalink Look on archive.org
