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I actually always find this X-Files clip really inspiring that way, like yeah I do 100% believe Fox Mulder wants me to stay alive

GitHub - 9001/copyparty: Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file, no deps Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file, no deps - 9001/copyparty

under present day rampant online censorship, and the way it’s affecting queer art & games… it’s a good time to point out that there’s a lot of DIY ways to distribute your work that don’t rely on a third party… like…
github.com/9001/copyparty
“turn almost any device into a file server”

A yellow tile with purple grapes in each corner. In the middle there is a symmetrical pattern made from olive branches, four hands with henna painted on them, four pommegranates with the evil eye symbol and six poppy anemones. Celebrating Some of the fruits and plants of Palestine.

•Bounty of Palestine•
#art #palestine

Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.

doing my quarterly brag about this - I'm genuinely so proud of the materials I put together that are offered here. the production handbook took 6 months of consistent work, and I update it about 5 times a year with new info! don't make me beg for you to take my free thing! just take it!

And while we’re on the topic!! I’m tired of these white people releasing things that are Studio Ghibli-inspired!!

“Oh but it’s not that deep!”

If all you take away from Studio Ghibli movies are the “peaceful and whimsical” aesthetics, I IMPLORE you to watch again

I think the embarrassing thing when people say “Ghibli inspired” for a project without naming like a specific movie or collection of movies is they reveal they’ve watched like the G rated Disney era films and like see posters, a trailer, and like read a wiki about maybe one other film

Banner showing Adaptory in Debut Festival, August 7-11

#Adaptory is part of the Debut Festival on #Steam, showcasing first-ever titles by indie developers around the world! store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/... #indiedev

two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field . ALT: two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .

"Bluesky is dying"

Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.

My dear Actual Play or Tabletop Audio Drama producers, I'd like to help you push the premier of your upcoming projects with a review that comes out with your premier!

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I was interviewed last year, with a tonnnnnn of other folks from the community, for this book. It is currently available if you're interested.

www.routledge.com/Cinematic-Wo...

Just announced my next game, Well Dweller!

Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania about a tiny bird armed with a matchstick. I previously made Crypt Custodian and Islets and I’m so excited to share this new game!

Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/...

Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist.

Godkiller: QISMAT Takes A Bold Linguistic Leap In Tabletop Storytelling - The Fandomentals With a new language spoken each episode, Amaan HK's newest deific Godkiller Actual Play is going where no game has gone before

Qismat, a Godkiller AP from @amaanhk.bsky.social and @pantslesstables.bsky.social , is using language to change how we tell stories in Actual Play. @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social looks deeper in their review:

www.thefandomentals.com/godkiller-qi...

An infograph meme quoting a moment from the movie "The Incredibles". There is black text that reads: Alright, listen closely. I'd like to help you with the ads, but I can't. I'd like to tell you to click on the gear icon and select "Report Playback Issue". But I can't. I also do not advise you to select anything related to how the advertisement is offensive or inappropriate; I wouldn't expect Twitch to do something about the ICE ads if they get flooded with enough reports. Below, there are images that are as follows: From left to right, top to bottom. Mr Incredible whispering to an old lady in an office building. A screenshot of Twitchs' Settings menu with "Report Playback Issue" highlighted. A close-up of Mr Incredible whispering. A screenshot of Twitchs' Report Playback Issue menu with a dropdown menu containing options.

An info-graph regarding this post:

#Twitch #VSky #MeltTheICE #NoICE

and they try to tell us trans women aren't women!

"when conservatives say they want to protect women and children they mean as a resource, not as people"
-a YouTube comment I just saw

The House & The Light is a single episode audio drama experience. 14 voice actors, and under an hour long. You can listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/6A9g...

Heartwarming: payment processors help thousands in the LGBTQ+ community get over their phone anxiety

Very stoked to announce that The House & The Light audio drama has been chosen as an early selection by the @nzwebfest.co.nz

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ISO eIectronic #musicians and #composers! I'm making something that needs music. I don't have cash to pay upfront but hope to monetize if ppI are into it.

The sound I need is super specific, 80s fantasy synthwave (dark and Iight vibes), and you'II be featured & credited aIongside the cast.

TYIA!

I've said it before, ai is a FANTASTIC advertisement for how lazy and unwilling to cooperate with your fellow creatives you are. I don't care what your excuses are, it makes you look stupid. Truly. It's off-putting and cringe and makes you look careless and your creations seem hollow. I pity you.

2.1 Lenses, Not Boxes I wondered whether this section was necessary, but games discourse seems to repeatedly find itself adrift in questions of whether _ counts as a _. We have seen the question repeatedly: Do games count as art? Do games without goals count as games? Is The Sims a game? Are hypertexts interactive fiction? Are Twine pieces literature? In fairness to the researchers cited here, all of whom I respect immensely, many of these sources pose or imply the question rhetorically. Still, the necessity of such a framing frustrates me. "Is _ a _?" is, in my opinion, a fruitless question. The question can never be answered to anyone's satisfaction, and it often serves as either a provocation to espouse politics or as a cover to institute gatekeeping. Its agenda is usually opaque to onlookers and bewildering to those trying to advance the field from across disciplines. We should be thinking in lenses, not boxes. It is always more interesting to ask "If we think of _ through the lens of _, what do we learn?" We know it is more interesting to ask "What do we learn by considering Tom Stoppard through the lens of poststructuralism?" than to ask "Is Stoppard's work poststructuralist?" And while some works may be more or less fruitful when examined through different lenses, sometimes the most unlikely pairings of lenses and objects are the most rewarding. Certainly any of the questions above would be much better served by reframing them in this way.

Wow we’re having “games are art” discourse again! Just gonna leave this here.

From my dissertation:

you meet in a tavern, in a small no-name town near the border. It's the first time the gang's been back together in years, but the chance for the heist of the century has arisen....

MATCHA MATCHA MAN
LOVES HIS GREEN TEA, THAT MATCHA MAN!

A graphic listing the shows put out by The Heart is a Dungeon podcast.

For all your summer listening needs: Here is our full catalog from the last 18 months. If you ever wrote a letter on a typewriter, or carried a poetry book in your back pocket, we may just be the perk to your wallflower.

Our love will never tapir, Ume! ❤️ The adorable endangered tapir calf was born on Feb. 2 to mom Yuna. Ume sports the signature white spots and stripes of a newborn tapir, making her look like a tiny, fuzzy watermelon. 🍉

Zine Month 2025: TransQuest Paranormal body horror, cozy cat sims, and the realities of motherhood

In our continuing Zine Month coverage, @rowanzeoli.bsky.social curated a list of crowdfunding projects by trans game designers