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@tikipodltd.bsky.social

Bafta nominated game developer and owner of Tikipod. Co-Dev and Publisher of Astro Aqua Kitty, Iron Crypticle, Aqua Kitty, Rock Boshers. Currently based in VIC region, AUS.

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Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrowโ€™s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me ๐Ÿ‘ŒWeโ€™re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. Itโ€™s been a roaring success. For every โ‚ฌ1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got โ‚ฌ1.46 back. Canโ€™t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrowโ€™s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me ๐Ÿ‘ŒWeโ€™re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. Itโ€™s been a roaring success. For every โ‚ฌ1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got โ‚ฌ1.46 back. Canโ€™t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. ยฃ325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

06.10.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2911    ๐Ÿ” 1167    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 170

Hmm, they don't make 1x cd burners any more do they?

06.10.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... ๐Ÿงช๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฆ‰

03.10.2025 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2018    ๐Ÿ” 887    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 117
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picoCAD is 40% off on Steam right now!
๐Ÿ‘‰ store.steampowered.com/app/2800590/...
#lowpoly #3d #pixelart

30.09.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 110    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Go get on this!
The original Dino run was awesome:)

03.10.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Less than 3 hours left for the Dino Run 2 Kickstarter!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pix...

03.10.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Cette Game Boy rentre sans hรฉsiter au panthรฉon des plus belles que jโ€™ai pu rรฉaliser !
La coque est signรฉe ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, une vraie merveille ๐Ÿฅฐ

ร€ lโ€™intรฉrieur : une ๐——๐— ๐—š๐—–, la fusion parfaite entre une ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜† et une ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ, un mod crรฉรฉ par @mousebitelabs.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘Œ

03.10.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Woo!

03.10.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yay, thanks

02.10.2025 11:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pictoplasma heads back to Londonโ€™s Royal College of Art for a full day character creativity conference!
Confirmed speaker: Moth, award winning studio embracing new approaches to create vivid animation โ€“ in harmony with the needs of each project.

info & tickets ๐Ÿ‘‰ pictoplasma.com/london

02.10.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is this a horror show in the same way as that US tinned whole chicken?

02.10.2025 11:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Go go Nintendo, destroy the image thieving Ai

02.10.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Games influencer press relationship query I'm trying to determine to what extend people who create videos about games engage with "traditional" press as a source for what games to cover. Please only answer these questions if you are someone w...

Folks who create videos about games on the internet: I have questions for you if you'd be so kind. I'm trying to determine the relationship between traditional media and those who create videos about games and have never worked for the games press. Sharing is appreciated!

forms.gle/cG3BEkGqwuoh...

01.10.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 267    ๐Ÿ” 236    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

And YES - more animated avatars
Go grab em over on Steam store.steampowered.com/points/shop/...

And the game is on discount too, buy some kitty fun for yourself or a friend!

store.steampowered.com/app/1346390/...

01.10.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And MOAR anim avatars...

01.10.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

ASTRO AQUA KITTY 70% off on Steam :D

And look, community items are now released such as these animated Avatars

store.steampowered.com/points/shop/...

01.10.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

perfect. this is it.

ai is a political project, arguing about its usefulness as an office tool misses the point

30.09.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 207    ๐Ÿ” 101    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FLICK SOLITAIRE on Steam Level up your chill time with Flick Solitaire. Forget boring card decks โ€“ weโ€™re teaming up with real indie artists to design every card, bringing you gorgeous, original artwork. Build your ultimate ca...

My friends over at @flickgames.bsky.social have just released a Steam version of their lovely solitaire game. It's free, so check it out! (It's been free on mobile for many years).
Lots of cool decks by indie artists to collect!
store.steampowered.com/app/3690460/...

01.10.2025 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There is no bailout that will solve this problem.

It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans.

NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, Itโ€™s $0.

30.09.2025 11:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2738    ๐Ÿ” 1357    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 255    ๐Ÿ“Œ 177
two screenshots from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, during the snowball fight battle tutorial when the hero picks a name. someone tells the hero, "You can't be the 'new kid' forever!" the player is typing "New kid" for their name.

two screenshots from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, during the snowball fight battle tutorial when the hero picks a name. someone tells the hero, "You can't be the 'new kid' forever!" the player is typing "New kid" for their name.

30.09.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1992    ๐Ÿ” 617    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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Heylo - ASTRO AQUA KITTY is on sale on STEAM right now (70% off)
But thats not all

Trading cards have now been published along with some fun steam points shop items :D

Plz check em oot (esp the animated avatars and emoticons)

store.steampowered.com/points/shop/...

Reposts mucho appreciated thnkz

29.09.2025 23:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Save 70% on RESEARCH and DESTROY on Steam RESEARCH and DESTROY is a TURN-BASED ACTION GAME with local and online co-op. Take control of three brilliant scientists as you RESEARCH and develop strange new weapons and gadgets to DESTROY the Supe...

Our game RESEARCH and DESTROY is now 70% OFF during the Steam Sale, so go grab it!
Kotaku called it a "hidden gem", Famitsu gave it a Gold Award, but now is the time to do your own research!

store.steampowered.com/app/1279310/...

30.09.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.

30.09.2025 01:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6560    ๐Ÿ” 1579    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

they look fab - shame postage to AUS is so much :(
wish those couriers would do a slow/cheap option

30.09.2025 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

drats - am missing a few

30.09.2025 01:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job.
AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job. AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

This whole section really.

28.09.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9377    ๐Ÿ” 4222    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 113
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The Dino Run 2 Kickstarter has 4 days left!

If you've been waiting to back the project, now is the time to do it ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.kickstarter.com/projects/pix...

Come get immediate access to our world-building tools and join the movement to make Dino Run 2 as good as it can be... ๐Ÿฆ•๐Ÿ’š

29.09.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I`m returning my copy of Dpaint!

30.09.2025 00:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And yes all TIKIPOD steam games are discounted in the Autumn sale right NOW:

store.steampowered.com/search/?publ...

30.09.2025 00:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tell your favorite artists you love their work

29.09.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3925    ๐Ÿ” 1901    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

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