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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 6h

hmmm you know the Chicxulub astroid impact that caused the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event and wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs? i'm going with the ten years immediately before that. a perfect decade, five stars

Starfriends ★★★★★ @starfriendsgame.bsky.social · 6h

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 7h

a warm early evening in late summer, just a little bit humid, one star docked for how much this weather is also beloved by gnats

Starfriends ★★★★★ @starfriendsgame.bsky.social · 8h

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 9h

good news! we've successfully addressed the problem where people were getting too emotionally entangled with our chatbot. we're happy to announce you'll be able to fuck it soon

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brainfruit! @brainfruit.bsky.social · 16h

we made a card-based party game that will bring you closer to your friends and frustrate your enemies. it's kinda like if letterboxd applied to everything and felt like apples to apples. campaign launches tomorrow, follow our page now to hype the algorithm!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 16h

we're going to have to give him a second hugo for this post

jason grinblat @jfg.land · 17h

Imagine, you are buzzing after the last sip of your third Kim Crawford sauvignon blanc. You just met a lovely retiree whose daughter-in-law is going to phone you about the condo in Hallandale. You walk up to my tent, I smile at you. I have Golgotha loaded up in Classic.

Cold email from marketer:
"Good morning Jason, are you or Brian Bucklew the right person to speak with about influencer partnerships?

We recently signed on as the exclusive influencer partner for the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, activating creators across 35 of their events."

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 17h

okay everyone, the Starfriends kickstarter launches tomorrow. we've pulled out all the stops for this campaign and i am very excited to unveil it, but for now, what would be sick as hell would be if you could follow the project and boost this so others do that too www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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garrett miller @garrett.bsky.social · 20h

I had to draw him

doodle of a man looking perplexed, drawn with brush pen on an envelope

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 1d

I played this game the other night and it’s super fun

sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 4d

you might've heard the workers of @kickstarterunited.org are on strike to preserve a 4-day work week and set livable pay minimums. everyone deserves rights like this and we stand with those fighting for them! per their wishes, our campaign continues, in solidarity
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 5d

“Management knows that the four-day, 32-hour work week that we’ve had for the past three and a half years is the right move,” said Dannel Jurado, Kickstarter United member.

www.rascal.news/kickstarter-...

Kickstarter United strikes in New York City for fairer contract

The workers were joined on day one by elected officials and various union leaders.

www.rascal.news

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 4d

you might've heard the workers of @kickstarterunited.org are on strike to preserve a 4-day work week and set livable pay minimums. everyone deserves rights like this and we stand with those fighting for them! per their wishes, our campaign continues, in solidarity
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 3d

putting this poster up all around my game-design workplace

A workplace safety-style sign that says THINK with a glyph of a hand being shocked. Text: "Is it possible for this system to generate the events surrounding and during the Fleetwood Mac Rumors tour?"

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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 3d

(shared AI video of the Teletubbies eating a hiker that wandered into their territory)

Okay so it turns out that video was fake, but it resonated because this kind of stuff happens every day

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liv taters @livtaters.bsky.social · 3d

some people will have definitely happened

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brainfruit! @brainfruit.bsky.social · 4d

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 4d

you might've heard the workers of @kickstarterunited.org are on strike to preserve a 4-day work week and set livable pay minimums. everyone deserves rights like this and we stand with those fighting for them! per their wishes, our campaign continues, in solidarity
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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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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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 8d

fanning myself at the revelation that the year of the coin flip and the koko jealousy-professor post came from the same person @tomwalker.bsky.social

two posts from comedian tom walker in juxtaposition — one is the classic post that says “KOKO: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor” and the other mentions an upcoming twitch stream where tom will play the game Unfair Flips, which was inspired by him flipping coins on stream

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 9d

i wrote about consume me for @theverge.com ✨

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 9d

blocking simulator

increpare @increpare.bsky.social · 9d

Cube's pretty chipper boppin' about!

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 12d

"What is this entire anti-terrorism memorandum if not an admission that terrorism works, and that terrorism has secured the White House?"

wake up babe @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social banger alert www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

It is of course helpful to remember that in the Trump regime, every accusation is a confession. Antifa might not be organized, but the Department of Homeland Security sure is. George Soros might not be paying professional protesters, but right-wing media personalities are bankrolled by Trumpist billionaires. In the case of Ben Shapiro, that’s billionaires Dan and Farris Wilks; for Rumble, thank Peter Thiel. This is to say nothing of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News, or Elon Musk’s X, or the Daily Caller itself, which is funded by Charles Koch.

Indeed, the memo’s description of the environment that leads to terroristic violence applies cleanly to the entire right-wing ecosystem. But perhaps the most striking accusation-as-confession is this paragraph from the national security presidential memorandum:

This political violence is not a series of isolated incidents and does not emerge organically. Instead, it is a culmination of sophisticated, organized campaigns of targeted intimidation, radicalization, threats, and violence designed to silence opposing speech, limit political activity, change or direct policy outcomes, and prevent the functioning of a democratic society.

What is this but an elegant encapsulation of the past 10 years? It describes everything from the removal of Jimmy Kimmel from the air to the Libs of TikTok pattern of incitement to Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist to Fox News’ defamation of Dominion Voting Systems and its employees to the celebrity worship of people like Kyle Rittenhouse.

What is this entire anti-terrorism memorandum if not an admission that terrorism works, and that terrorism has secured the White House?

a verge feature story with the headline / subheadline of "Everything is terrorism in Trump’s America /
Identifying faceless ICE agents. Mutual aid for jailed protesters. Calling JD Vance a fascist. The war on ‘antifa’ is a war on free speech, and it’s just getting started."

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 12d

summoned by this episode description like a shade to a Ritual

Codex Entries @codexentries.com · 12d

Episode 12!! We are joined by @unormal.bsky.social and talk about Dragon Age 2, Caves of Qud, games as a literary form, Pool of Radiance, Star Control II, combat as a fidget toy, higher dimensions of morality, and more!

Codex Entries: Dragon Age II - Episode 12 - Interview with Brian Bucklew

In this episode we talk with about Dragon Age 2, Caves of Qud, and more! Check out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can support us on and gain access to our newsletter, bonus episodes, and more. You can also ...

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 12d

new york city indie games are on a real heater right now

BALL x PIT 🏐 OUT OCT 15 @ballxpit.com · 12d

BALL x PIT Demo Update is LIVE on Steam!

🗺️ Base Expansion
👫 New Character: The Cohabitants
💜 Twitch Integration
🏐 New Balls & Evolutions
🌀 New Passives
🏛️ New Buildings
🏁 Leaderboards
🛠️ Balance, QoL + Fixes

All demo progress carries over - full game drops Oct 15!❤️‍🔥

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BALL x PIT 🏐 OUT OCT 15 @ballxpit.com · 12d

BALL x PIT Demo Update is LIVE on Steam!

🗺️ Base Expansion
👫 New Character: The Cohabitants
💜 Twitch Integration
🏐 New Balls & Evolutions
🌀 New Passives
🏛️ New Buildings
🏁 Leaderboards
🛠️ Balance, QoL + Fixes

All demo progress carries over - full game drops Oct 15!❤️‍🔥

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𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙠 @winterk.bsky.social · 12d

this is what life should be about. the other horse shit shouldn't be happening.

Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 13d

let the gourd times roll

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