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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 10h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 16h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · 21h

“individualism in the dead internet age” is in the IDFA DocLab selection!
festival.idfa.nl/en/film/0307...
“IDFA DocLab: Off the Internet explores the paradox of our time: the growing desire to disconnect, the impossibility of ever truly logging off, and the inherent privilege of stepping offline.”

individualism in the dead-internet age: an anti-big tech asset flip shovelware r̶a̶n̶t̶ manifesto (2025) | IDFA Festival

Do you remember the good old days when the internet had just begun—dialing up your connection to the charming zzzzz-screee-brrr of your modem, and then updating your MySpace page? The early inte...

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mattaukamp @mattaukamp.bsky.social · 22h

My very brilliant pal @meredithgran.com has her demo for PERFECT TIDES: STATION TO STATION out now in NextFest. I *have* played this one and I can't wait to play the full game in January. Such a promising follow-up to a total masterpiece.

Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam

A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex ...

store.steampowered.com

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 1d

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Chelle 👻🩸🎃 @spoopy-chelle.bsky.social · 10d

About 2 weeks late but completed the game Atuel.

A documentary game with stunning visuals and music that pulled at my heart through the roughly 30 minute playtime. It can take more or less than that, but I suggest just taking your time to experience and feel all there is to this.

10/10

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Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social · 1d

For one more day, my new book Star Sword Nemesis is 10% off its normal price of $5! On the edge of the solar system, a group of dreamers and believers in human transcendence fight against the tyranny of the Earth Sphere, to protect the Voyager 1 probe that NASA sent into the stars so many years ago.

Star Sword Nemesis by Love Conquers All Games

mecha betrayal girls love in distant space

loveconquersallgames.itch.io

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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 2d

reading this brought on flashbacks and immediately spiked my anxiety

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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 4d

It was a privilege to share the session with you! 🙏

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 4d

Look at the price tag on AI investments and then internalize that they hate workers and creatives THAT much

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 4d

Never forget the core thing funding the sheer scale of the spending spree of AI investments is primarily due to the turborich wanting to solve the “problem” of having to pay wages.

Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 4d

"Put simply, only the extremely wealthy appear to be benefiting from all of this."

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 5d

I am giving 4 talks this week.

4 talks given
0 talks yet to give

I'm free! The last talk was very low-key, repeating some of the things I'd already talked about this week for a small, intimate crowd of folks. Now I can rest. 😴

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 5d

I am giving 4 talks this week.

3 talks given
1 talk yet to give

The third talk went well! This is the one I really wanted to give! I was scared that I had gone crazy putting 69 slides into a 10 minute talk, but I finished right on time and the reception was positive (:

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 7d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

2 talks given
2 talks to give

The second talk led into a long workshop and went well! People engaged, shared a lot of ideas, and laughed at all my bad jokes 😌

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Ice-Pick Lodge @icepicklodge.bsky.social · 5d

New demo arrives on October 13th.

How is the new demo different from “Quarantine”? In every way! The new demo is a slice from the beginning of the full game.

🕗 Starts Oct 13, 10:00 PDT

Read the full announcement below.

Last chance to add Quarantine before it’s gone!

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 5d

New demo available on Steam RIGHT NOW.

Skate Story on Steam

Ollie, kickflip, and grind your way through the ash and smoke of the Underworld as you take on a seemingly impossible quest. Skate fast to destroy demons and save other tortured souls on your journey ...

store.steampowered.com

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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 5d

I am giving 4 talks this week.

3 talks given
1 talk yet to give

The third talk went well! This is the one I really wanted to give! I was scared that I had gone crazy putting 69 slides into a 10 minute talk, but I finished right on time and the reception was positive (:

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 7d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

2 talks given
2 talks to give

The second talk led into a long workshop and went well! People engaged, shared a lot of ideas, and laughed at all my bad jokes 😌

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 7d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

1 talk given
3 talks yet to give

The first talk went well, but in the future I have to remember to soften my language more and not give in to my anxiety's desire to proclaim. I was able to curb it in the moment a bit, I think.

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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 5d

I am giving 4 talks this week.

3 talks given
1 talk yet to give

The third talk went well! This is the one I really wanted to give! I was scared that I had gone crazy putting 69 slides into a 10 minute talk, but I finished right on time and the reception was positive (:

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 7d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

2 talks given
2 talks to give

The second talk led into a long workshop and went well! People engaged, shared a lot of ideas, and laughed at all my bad jokes 😌

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 7d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

1 talk given
3 talks yet to give

The first talk went well, but in the future I have to remember to soften my language more and not give in to my anxiety's desire to proclaim. I was able to curb it in the moment a bit, I think.

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Em Reed (Debut novel MORE BUGS out now)!!! @dayofthemutants.bsky.social · 6d

A new batch of Domino Club games dropped this week and I've been too sick/busy with work chaos to post much about it! Maybe that will give you a hint which, if any, of the games I contributed to... or not... 😈 domino.gallery/jams/boneyar...

BONEYARD JAM

Boneyard Jam. Aug 30 - Oct 5, 2025

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Roos Groothuizen @roosgr.bsky.social · 7d

Give @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social a home! 🏡 My super cool friends in Enschede have finally gotten the keys to a permanent place after an involuntary nomadic life. And of course nothing comes easy in the cultural world. Everything needs to be renovated and there is no money. Help them out by donating!

Sickhouse: Help ons nieuwe huis voor playful art te bouwen

Iedere euro die jij doneert draagt bij aan het openen van onze deuren zodat we exposities, films, concerten, game events, festivals, residencies, meet-ups en nog veel meer kunnen organiseren door het…

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Sonia is an Ignyte and Ember Award winner! @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 7d

Thursday of the Dead is a short visual novel piece based on Palestinian folklore, featuring branching narrative, hand drawn art, and multiple endings.

soniasulaiman.itch.io/thursday-of-...

Thursday of the Dead (Demo) by SoniaSulaiman

inspired by Palestinian folklore

soniasulaiman.itch.io

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Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 7d

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 7d

If you hire me AND bruno, you could get two long-time collaborators who will make your material, whatever it is, *alarmingly* unhinged

Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 7d

yes. put us together in a box so we can make each other increasingly deranged

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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 7d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

2 talks given
2 talks to give

The second talk led into a long workshop and went well! People engaged, shared a lot of ideas, and laughed at all my bad jokes 😌

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 7d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

1 talk given
3 talks yet to give

The first talk went well, but in the future I have to remember to soften my language more and not give in to my anxiety's desire to proclaim. I was able to curb it in the moment a bit, I think.

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 8d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

0 talks given
4 talks yet to give

Good luck me!

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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 7d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

1 talk given
3 talks yet to give

The first talk went well, but in the future I have to remember to soften my language more and not give in to my anxiety's desire to proclaim. I was able to curb it in the moment a bit, I think.

Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · 8d

I have to give 4 talks this week.

0 talks given
4 talks yet to give

Good luck me!