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The QA Loop: When Everything Kept Coming Back What I learned about frustration, empathy, and fixing problems as a team.

Retrospectives are vital for any project. They help build strong team relationships, but only if we create a safe space where honesty can flourish.

​I touch on this in a post I recently wrote for my portfolio.

#GameDev #ProjectManagement #QA #Agile #Sprint #ScrumMaster #LessonsLearned

Just discovered you! The game is looking great, love the UI and the combat is so fluid, must be a joy to play. Good luck with the development 💪

My final message before I'm on an FBI watchlist: Palantir, Epstein, & The New York Times ICE brings the hybrid warfare and terror we brought to Gaza back home. It's time to learn where it comes from, how it works, who enables it, and how to fight back.

I just read this article "My final message before I'm on an FBI watchlist: Palantir, Epstein, & The New York Times" by Juan Sebastián Pinto.

It focuses on mass-surveillance and hybrid warfare and it's scary.

If you care about the state of the world, then you should read it.

#AI #ICE #Palantir

Cover of the book The Tyranny Of Merit by Michael J. Sandel.

Thank you, Michael J. Sandel, for The Tyranny of Merit. I guess the only thing money can’t buy is how good we feel about ourselves and our path through this world.

​ #BookSky #TheTyrannyOfMerit #Sandel #Meritocracy

I found LEIF SHIFT at yesterday's GameDev pitch session held by IDA. It was great to see what other people are working on and learn a bit in the process.

Definitely check out their progress below! 👇

#GameDev #IndieDev #DKgame

Cover of the book Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Finished Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World by Anne-Laure Le Cunff. It made me think about all the projects I didn't finish and why. Also dives into the Pact, a framework that focuses on the process instead of outcomes. Great listen!

#BookSky #TinyExperiments #Audiobooks

YouTube video by corydoctorow A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet (a speech at 39C3 in Hamburg on Dec 28, 2025)

"...that tractor will not recognize the new part [...] Not until the farmer spends $200 on a service call out from an official John Deere service rep whose only job is to type an unlock code into the tractor's console..."

Great talk by Cory Doctorow - "Let's move fast and break kings"

The Summer Sprint: When everything got stuck in QA What I learned about starting Scrum when half my team was on the beach.

As a Game Producer/Project Manager, I find it hard to show my portfolio, so a friend suggested that I should write about my experiences, and so I did. Here’s one of them ☺️

#GameDev #ProjectManagement #QA #Agile #Sprint #ScrumMaster #LessonsLearned

The Anti-Cosmetic Surgery Essay Every Woman Should Read Long Live the Old Flesh

Adding this one as well, also fantastic.

surviving your very own bespoke body horror nightmare 30% off botox, ozempic, dermal fillers, and experimental procedures to erase yourself entirely

I came across this critique by father_karine on modern beauty standards. It touches on the use of fillers, botox, ozempic and experimental procedures. It's a fun but also sad read, and a topic we should discuss more often.

#BeautyStandards #CulturalCriticism #InstagramFace

Interesting reads:
• The Courage to Be Disliked – Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
• Ikigai – Héctor García & Francesc Miralles

​Unsettling:
• Careless People – Sarah Wynn-Williams
• Technofeudalism – Yanis Varoufakis
(3/3)

The Halfway List (2026 starts here):
• Surrounded by Idiots – Thomas Erikson
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick
• Good Inside – Dr. Becky Kennedy
• Admirável Mundo Verde – Filipa Fonseca Silva
(2/3)

A screenshot of my Goodreads 2025 reading challenge showing 15 out of 20 books completed.

2025 reading balance 📚 15 out of 20. Not quite the goal but still good! I fell short because I left these four halfway: Surrounded by Idiots, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Good Inside, and Admirável Mundo Verde. I know exactly where to start in 2026!
(1/3)

​#BookSky #ReadingChallenge #TBR

Turrón tea made of apple, cinnamon, almond and flavoring.

Sweet Turrón tea is something I wasn't aware existed, but that's the beauty of Christmas, discovering new things! It smells too sweet but it's actually really nice. It contains apple, cinnamon, almond and flavoring. Highly recommend. ☕️✨

#TeaSky #Turron

Maseylia : Echoes of the Past on Steam Explore a mysterious and wonderful world in Maseylia: Echoes of the Past, a 3D Metroidvania. Unlock powerful abilities, traverse hidden pathways, and master fluid movement to forge your own path. Face...

Every year I give my partner a Kickstarter game for Christmas. This year I picked Maseylia: Echoes of the Past by @solbrothers.bsky.social I'm sure he's going to love it. The art is inspired by Moebius, so if you're like me, a fan of The Incal, check it out and wishlist it!

Filhoses/filhós, azevias, fatias douradas.

Massa para as filhoses/filhós. Dough for the the filhoses/filhós.

Late for the party but this year we made 56 filhoses and tried to make chickpea azevias for the first time, they were not bad. The dough was gourgeous.

Spent the day in the kitchen but it was worth it!

#Christmas #Natal #Baking

Careless People, by Sarah Wynn-Williams, book cover.

Finished Careless People. This was, at times (many times), a tough listen. There's much that could be said, it's one of those books that has so many interesting parts that I should have taken notes along the way.

#SarahWynnWilliams #Books #BookSky #Audiobooks #Meta #Facebook

Good call! I love optimization projects, they're some of the best lessons one can have. I had mine while porting from PC/Console to mobile and Switch, it was a journey.

FADE IN. ​DECEMBER 19.
​JOANA scrolls through the cinema’s website. There are no Christmas films. CUT TO BLACK.

#Christmas #Cinema #Films #Movies #Christmasfilms #ChristmasMovies

Planned, sequenced, and delivered 15+ major features and LiveOps events, ensuring smooth rollout and improved retention, active users, and revenue.

I've been using Claude, ChatGPT and occasionally Gemini to help me write cover letters. I understand why there's a mob fighting the em dash, but what about "smooth"? If there's a way to prove AI wrote something, I'd say, it's the word "smooth".

#Smooth #AI #ChatGPT #Claude #Gemini

Fair enough! Boiling ginger, lemon peel and a bit of lemon juice does the trick for me.

Uff, there's bravery in using two whole lemons. Good luck.

ReStory - repair busted retro electronics in mid-2000s Japan in this repair shop adventure!

Open Playtest on Steam: tblink.co/ReStoryAlpha...

Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Bk...

by #gamedev Mandragora & published by @tinybuildgames.bsky.social #indiedev #indiegames #gaming #sponsored

My friend made a 2-player boardgame, where two creatures try to adapt to a series of changing environments, like growing fur or developing thumbs, and your goal is to settle down to make a nest together ❤️Sounds great, try it out!

#BoardGame #TabletopGaming #Fur #Adapting #Relationship

Yes, I'm always shocked by what I hear 🤯 I'd read that the book was going to be like this, but I find it disgusting at times and I was not expecting that. It does a great job showing how far apart us commoners are from that amount of wealth.

Thanks again Tricia! Enjoy the "read"!

Thank you🙏 I wonder if I missed it or if it will still be explained.

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism is a memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former director of public policy at Facebook (renamed Meta), published on March 11, 2025.

I'm half way through Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, wow. Every chapter is more incredible than the last. I don't know why the word careless was used instead of horrible, maybe I'll find out at the end. It's a great way to get to know the backend of Facebook.
#books #audiobook #Facebook

Wishlist on Steam: https://bit.ly/HSPCGS-Y "Hello Sunshine" is a mystery survival game set in the ruins of a corporate empire. Walk in the shadow of a giant robot during the sweltering days; stay… Hello Sunshine Trailer | PC Gaming Show Most Wanted 2025

New Hello Sunshine trailer just dropped at PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2025 🌞
Watch it here: youtu.be/S_2NcnBVZ4o

Also! A bit of news: Hello Sunshine will be published by @megabitpublishing.bsky.social 🎉

Playtest sign-ups + wishlisting live here: bit.ly/HSPCGS-B

Save Mom on Steam A co-op action game about protecting your mom in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore ruined cities, gather resources, upgrade your motorhome, build defenses, and battle enemies. Your mission: Get Mom to...

Can it be a game? My friends are working on Save Mom, a survival co-op and it would be great if we could help them out getting wishlists, thank you! store.steampowered.com/app/3470800/...