Sam Houston

Community Manager:
The Subtle Art of getting paid for being an Internet Nerd

I used to lump Primus in with Tool (“dork music“) but an important distinction is Primus is made by dorks but not strictly FOR dorks. Whereas Tool is made by dorks and only ever for dorks

Wow so sad to hear of Vince Zampella's passing. He is a legend in the game industry

Healthcare insurance sure was cheap in the good old days before Obamacare ... when insurance companies could deny coverage to those who needed healthcare. James Lankford

@johnfindlay.bsky.social looks familiar

"Mamdani's Masterclass at the White House: Mamdani just ran circles around MAGA and the Democratic Establishment."

Filmed the video right before boarding my plane and just wrote this while flying, but I had to get it out. Let me know if you agree.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/mamdanis-m...

Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup's robots could 'fracture a human skull' A former engineer for Figure AI filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.

Figure AI sued by fired whistleblower who warned robots could 'fracture a human skull' www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/f...

Larry Summers cozied up to the rich and powerful — including a convicted sex offender. He cannot be trusted in positions of influence.

Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy Trump's approval hits new lows as 76% view economy negatively in latest Fox News poll. Rising costs for groceries, utilities spark voter dissatisfaction nationwide.

New Fox poll: Trump approve/disapprove:

Sep: 46%-54%.
Nov: 41%-58%.

www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...

I hope that someday, Americans, broadly, realize there was an organized fascist conspiracy to take over the USA. It’s been brewing for decades, maybe even close to a century now. And they succeeded.

this account rules if you're looking for cheap new vinyl

Trump ‘spent hours’ at Epstein’s house with victim of sex trafficking, email alleges Democrats say new correspondence ‘raises glaring questions’ about president’s ties with late paedophile

This is extremely disturbing.

The new evidence raises more questions about what Trump knew and his relationship with Epstein.

Release the files.

Shout out to the spineless fucks out there trying their hardest to double my health insurance costs.

Classic move by the Dems

taking the L right after taking a W

Why does it look like Bernie is the frontman for a hardcore band

I'm old enough to remember how terrible IE6 was

Fed's closed but Trump still sees $$$

So when is the George Soros paid protestor check supposed to hit my account??

Great #NoKings turnout in Vallejo CA!

This week is my one year anniversary at my job

This is the best manager/org structure situation I've had in a long time as a Community Manager, possibly best ever. I'm happy with my role and the impact we make on the biz

Hopefully for many more years to come!

Posted something negative about the Trump admin on Twitter, instantly got a bunch of replies calling me trans and a fag...because my profile pic has orange hair in it? IDK

Also, every single one of them had those usernames with a bunch of random characters at the end. Or a random avatar pic.

What Saudi Arabia Buying EA Means For Battlefield 6, Sports Games, And More Industry analysts weigh-in on how Saudi Arabia's leveraged buyout will impact one of gaming's biggest publishers

.@ethangach.bsky.social spoke to a number of industry analysts to get their read on what the EA buyout portends:

kotaku.com/ea-saudi-ara...

If you missed the HUGE news today: EA is set to be sold for 55 BILLION dollars.

Grubb and Mike break down the whole story in today's episode of Game Mess Mornings, available on YouTube 👇 and your favorite podcast app!

youtu.be/4JzYPQ9O1fw?...

Fun fact: One of EA's new owners, Affinity Partners (investment group founded by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner) has a similar logo to fictional Templar-run evil Assassin's Creed gaming company Abstergo Entertainment

Jared Kushner presents: The Sims 5

feels very weird to see EA taken private by Jared Kushner and the Saudis

They will have a big influence on the priorities of the business and they'll likely push the company even harder to adopt AI.

You'll probably see them cut a decent amount of stuff (Bioware), level out investments in some other things (Apex Legends??)

@KillaKreww MrBeast had a contestant TRAPPED inside a BURNING house to win $500,000 in his new video [link] @MrBeast This blew up, if you're curious obviously we had ventilation for the smoke and a kill switch to cut off the fires. We had professionals test this extensively and the guy in the video as stated is a professional stunt man. I take safety more serious than you could ever imagine.

Content creators tend to think any spectacle is defensible if they can say health and safety concerns have been attended to behind the scenes, but that’s not really it imho. Mr. Beast’s whole thing is that his subjects’ desperation for cash allows him—a wealthier person—to indulge his sadism.

For more about me:

I enjoy live music and I'll be going to Aftershock Fest in Sacramento in a couple of weeks, primarily to see blink-182 and Turnstile.

I've got a two year old son. I like gardening.

I've hosted a couple of Reddit meetups in Vallejo in the past few months

I need more friends in the Bay Area/ #Vallejo and I'm feeling so unsure about what to do about it

A lot of my friends and old colleagues left the Bay during the pandemic.

Making friends in your 30s/40s is so difficult, especially if you don't want to hangout at a bar all night