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Oh I loved Hench, glad to hear there will be a sequel!

"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.

But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:

In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

"I have to use AI because i'm talentless and broke" is not a take i thought i wanted to see from a fellow transfem but desperation takes hold of us all. Using the tools that keep us in chains won't save us. AI bros aren't gonna pay our rent, and no one else wants to buy that shit

We heard you liked countdowns, so we're bringing you a new one:

Desert Bus for Hope 2026, our 20th voyage, will be launching on October 23rd, 2026. #db2026

More information to follow.

First wheel spin is this Friday the 6th and the next on the 13th!

This week has been a lot of delightful media moments - Dolly Parton as a 'fighting song' in Orville; Jason Mewes with a guest spot on Murdoch Mysteries (and being revealed as a superfan).

Yea, a lot of the world is a hot mess, but getting giggly over unexpected surprises is a win.

BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?

BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism

SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?

BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism

28 Days of Black History 28 days of Black history delivered in your inbox each day of February.

Hi there, fellow white people (especially my fellow white dudes)! It's Black History Month, and all of us who have lived in the privilege bubble our entire lives should get educated! Every day this month, 28daysofblackhistory.com drops a new story in your inbox. Every single one of them is amazing.

Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?

Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

Thanks!
As it starts forming an actual THING, it becomes more exciting and hard to keep my mouth shut about 😁 every week solidifies a bit more of it

I've found a summary statement with new folks of "Please be careful with the food and bev around the table" works absolute wonders.
Do you wanna get a bunch of games out instead of just 1 or 2? Treat people like humans and they'll stay longer.

It will be in GVA.
While it involves Capitalism, it'll be focused on Community and Collaboration.

I hope I can count on y'all's support ❤️ when I feel comfortable being able to share more, I will. I promise.

1. A timeline has been set for the THING that will involve an actual Physical Location and a long-held interest of mine. Me and my partner-in-crime are preparing and planning.
2. The THING involves a whole lot of prep throughout 2026.
3. The Official Announcement will be in early 2027.

Alright folks, here's the dealio.

I know the value of announcing things in a timely manner and building hype.

I also know the value in announcing only when there is something actually to announce.

So, with that in mind...

I'm a little nugget of... Something... That has a difficult time leaving the apartment for so many reasons, anxiety being a big one.

This fluff ball helps.

Tabletop designers! Many in-person sites for Global Game Jam welcome boardgame designers alongside videogame developers. Share your love of all things game and make cool stuff!

Start time is Friday, 5pm local time.

🎲✂️

In the ♦️🎲 DMV, this includes Baltimore and Timonium MD ☺️

My job search has unexpectedly become somewhat more urgent if anyone has any leads on anything adjacent to: library, admin assistant, document management/imaging, mail etc.

Halifax! There is a trial of an inhaled vaccine for COVID that you can enrol in right now!

Worth noting that years later, the team that worked on Beast Breaker is now getting revshare from day 1 of this re-release, because it was negotiated by Vodeo Workers United! 🥲

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The community of a game is in many ways a by-product of that game's design, and of design considerations that need to be thought of at the beginning if you want to be intentional about them.

When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space

Volunteer Volunteers make TCTC happen Our volunteers teach board games and run RPG sessions, staff the registration desk and games library, and they work to keep our event a safe, welcoming space for…

Teach a game! Run a session! Help us arrange tables! Join the volunteer crew at TCTC!

What exactly is being celebrated here? The designers and publisher of Terraforming Mars have repeatedly shown themselves to be anti-artistry and pro-bigotry. BGG has missed an opportunity to celebrate humanity and creativity rather than just products and popularity.

Take that anger at being told to Fight Back...
And Fight Back.

We know we have the alt-right here. We know we have racism. Why do you think we put the economist on the world stage? We're working on our humanitarian crisis and trying to buy time while our former friend threatens us and tells us they protect us.

and yes yes I know there are Americans who cannot... but I'm getting real tired of the "Save us" I see in comments when people from the rest of the world are cracking jokes, staring in horror, or generally commenting on things. No. Because we have our own issues to prevent.

So maybe rise up while you still can.
Many Americans on all the sides love to preach about America the Great.
So do something great - be a model on how to get yourselves out of fascism.

"Why are Canadians telling us to do something instead of saving us? You're 3 days away from your own dictatorship/technocratic government..."

We know.

But you're not. You're in fascism. You're actually in your humanitarian crisis.

We are focusing on making sure we don't follow you down.

*laughs in prairie kid

Canals of Windcrest A 1-4 player game of building bridges and exporting goods through the canals of Windcrest.

Do you love picking up and delivering? And supporting local? All with FLYING WHALES???

Vancouver designers and friends of the store First Fish Games have launched 🐋 Canals of Windcrest 🐋 on Kickstarter!