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ben burbank

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video game programmer at valve; ex-campo santo, double fine, ea. I believe in you, so go for it. エンディングまで泣くんじゃない。 avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social

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ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · Jul 3

a bunch of different creative industries experiencing a constantly perilous decade(s) is just heartbreaking and terrible

find decency and joy where you can

keep your friends close, and help them when they need it

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PM @fil-ampm.bsky.social · 2d

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Glenn Fiedler @mas-bandwidth.bsky.social · 15h

// E3 2008 HACK

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merritt @merrittk.com · 1d

s/o to everyone from working class backgrounds in the arts and entertainment who clawed their way to where they are without the benefit of family wealth, career experience, or connections

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ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 2d

HUMPY, ASCENDANT

ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 2d

mariners game tonight was maybe the best baseball game I’ve ever seen

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ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 3d

this guy out here touchin fuzzy gettin dizzy

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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 5d

mariners (complimentary???)

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ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 7d

was in the middle of typing “baseball is designed to break your heart” and then the Ms got a needed run in the 8th and closed out their first playoff victory at home in decades and I’ve never loved baseball more

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ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 8d

ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 9d

there’s this great sid meier thought process about this

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Alex Jaffe “Alex Jaffe” Alex Jaffe @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 10d

This is a great story. Kirby was brought onto DC in the 70s with great fanfare, and was told that he could take over any book he wanted. Either out of humility to the existing teams or simply a desire to stunt on ‘em- depending who you ask- Kirby said: “Give me the lowest-selling title you have.”

It’s always been interesting to me that Jack Kirby, when moving to DC, worked on Jimmy Olsen’s book. Why is that?

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ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 10d

heya, valve is always hiring: www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_...

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ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social · 11d

yes! there’s a very specific greco-roman train station that recurs for me every few months.

As far as I can tell it doesn’t exist. My dream usually revolves around being in or traveling to France, and this location has recurred the past 25+ yrs (first went to paris around then). Dreams are silly.