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Misty De Méo
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Game history, programming, nonsense.

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cdrom.ca
I don't have a Nintendo 3DS, but I do have 3 Nintendo DS. Close enough?
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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yarnspinner.dev
We're not subtle with all our sassy skeeting about it, but it's probably time for a persistent, official statement about our stance on AI.

TL;DR: we know what we're talking about. GenAI is harming creatives. There will be no AI features in Yarn Spinner. yarnspinner.dev/blog/why-we-...
Why We Don't Use AI | Yarn Spinner
We get asked about AI a lot. Whether we’re going to add it to Yarn Spinner, whether we use it ourselves, what we think about it. Fair questions. Time to write it all down. Yarn Spinner doesn’t use the...
yarnspinner.dev
January 13, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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moomanibe.bsky.social
re the impending gdc 2026 and discussions about safety of entering the US, I am thinking about this graph the CBC posted today about changes in travel between the vancouver and seattle areas

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Graph: Number of vehicles heading south via Peace Arch and Pacific Highway border crossings British Columbia vehicles: 1727086 in 2024 1091264 in 2025 (that's a drop of about 700,000) (US return trips only dropped by 20,000 ish)
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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minovskyarticle.bsky.social
We have to take the phrase "Lost Media" away from YouTubers for awhile until they reeducate themselves on what that actually means.
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
cdrom.ca
Instrument comments from Quazar's Funky Stars (1996)
In these days of 1meg/32chnl/16bit- tunes, we have to preserve the memory of the tiny-tunes, from which we all come from.
January 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
cdrom.ca
You'd think I'd have played Asuka 120% online before, but finally actually got to try netplay out last night. Asuka 120%? It's good?? Who knew!
January 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM
cdrom.ca
Saw something kinda fascinating the other day: a BBS-native comic was being labelled the "first webcomic”. Which makes me wonder if "webcomic" has transcended the "web" at this point, so something pre-internet that’s never been on the web counts.
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
cdrom.ca
Huh, interesting. The Bandcamp widget's "site is down" template has been updated to link to Bluesky now instead of Twitter. Feels like a sign of the times sites are starting to realize their "site is down" status accounts aren't useful for a lot of people if they can't be seen logged out.
January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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blaft.bsky.social
Bangaloreans! If you love type, letters, Indian language scripts, vintage shop signage, graphic design, or art deco cinema theatres... join us for the launch of INDIA STREET LETTERING at Champaca on Saturday!

champaca.in/blogs/events...

Elsewhereans: Order here!

www.blaft.com/products/ind...
Pooja Saxena is a typeface designer, lettering artist and typographer. She is best known for her work with Indic scripts and her writing on locally rooted typographic cultures. Pooja is a devoted collector of ephemera and chronicler of street lettering. Since 2017, she has maintained an online archive of letterforms on public signs around the country. Nia Thandapani is an independent design historian and practising graphic designer and book maker based in Bangalore. Her work spans colonial and post-independence design history in India and the United Kingdom, with a focus on how questions of power, coloniality and public memory play out in museums, heritage spaces and design practice today. Seats are limited, so please RSVP here to save your spot Jan 17 6 pm, Champaca Bookstore vASANTH nAGAR
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
The CBC has just posted a transcript of my recent As it Happens interview about X and Grok. I’m posting a couple of screen shots here - since they are a bit too long for alt text, I’ll post the link to the full transcript below. #cdnpoli #X #Grok #yeg #CSAM
January 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
cdrom.ca
Probably one of the best phrases I'll read today
NOTE: bimbo is currently in beta status
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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zoehhannah.com
I'm launching a new gaming website! Sometime after everything happened last year I convinced my former boss @midimyers.com to come on this journey with me, and I could not be more grateful. I'm so proud to make something I love, something I stand by, something I OWN. Learn more at the link below :')
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
cdrom.ca
Speaking of Titanium Court, I can now point out that AP Thomson just casually dropped a self-portrait via a screenshot of Titanium Court in an interview a year ago, when it was still unannounced, with no explanation at all of what it was or what it was doing there canvasrebel.com/meet-ap-thom...
Screenshot of a low-colour pixel art game depicting a stage with curtains on either side. To the left is the user interface for a game featuring several icons and numbers. To the right is a low-colour self-portrait of AP Thomson and the caption “Hey, everybody! My name is AP Thomson."
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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apthomson.bsky.social
pixel-art drawing of an enthusiastic man pointing at a street sign with the words "Titanium Court" printed on it in addition to a graffiti tag. No explanation is offered, but from his expression you can intuit that this man is likely suggesting you should visit the following URL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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meredithgran.com
Perfect Tides: Station to Station has been nominated for two IGF awards:

-Excellence in Narrative
-Seumas McNally Grand Prize

This is such a tremendous honor, and what a nice hurrah as and the team and the playtesters and I race towards the finish line.

Nomination list: tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4
Perfect Tides: Station to Station logo with Mara, the protagonist
January 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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angelineera.bsky.social
Angeline Era has been nominated for Grand Prize and Design awards in the 2026 Independent Games Festival!!! 🎇 (And a shout-out for Audio)!! Thank you for the honor and congrats to all the nominees!!
gamedeveloper.bsky.social Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 5d
Finally, the Seumas McNally Grand Prize nominees are:

Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, & Bennett Foddy's Baby Steps

Analgesic Productions's Angeline Era

YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot's Blippo+

Santa Ragione's HORSES

AP Thompson's Titanium Court

Three Bees' Perfect Tides: Station to Station
The Seumas McNally Grand Prize Nominees
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
cdrom.ca
You might remember my IGF blog post where I described going crazy over an "Unannounced Project by AP Thomson". Well, that's Titanium Court, and it's no longer unannounced. Looking forward to everyone else getting to try this because it's something very special. store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/...
January 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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duckvalentine.bsky.social
I had the honor of meeting Yoshiro Kimura last year at the Onion Games office in Tokyo, and got to listen to him talk very earnestly about game development and Stray Children and, well, life.
www.ign.com/articles/str...
Stray Children: Why the Developer of the Game That Inspired Undertale Has Now Made a Game Inspired by Undertale - IGN
I spoke with Moon: Remix RPG Adventure and Stray Children creator and head of Onion Games Yoshiro Kimura about his inspirations, how he relates to his art, and "oddball" games like Undertale.
www.ign.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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arr.bsky.social
Like 12 years ago my friend sent me this picture from his work and it immediately, permanently changed the name of this utensil in my head. The bytes were fully overwritten. I don’t remember the former name of this item and frankly I don’t care
A drawer full of squessers, labeled “Squessers”
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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mikaelthalen.bsky.social
NEW: A city in Virginia was debating whether to end its contract with Flock.

An unsolicited email from Flock's CEO labeling concerned citizens as "activists" who "weaken public safety and normalize lawlessness" sealed the deal to end it.

san.com/cc/democracy...
'Democracy in action': Cities react to privacy concerns by canceling Flock surveillance contracts
Cities across the country are cancelling their contracts with Flock Safety over privacy and security concerns.
san.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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ephemeralenigmas.bsky.social
3. Segasonic Cosmo Fighter

This is a game meant for a kids ride, so it's over in a few minutes with nothing to it and I sure can't emulate the ride part at home either, but I played it because it has the funny Sonic voice

They should bring this voice back imo
January 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
cdrom.ca
At no point was I prepared for where this sentence was going
TV show screenshot: a man sitting at a desk, saying “But I want to show one clip of a fan of yours who owns dingoes,” TV show screenshot: a man sitting at a desk, saying “in fact, has a dingo sanctuary, I believe.” TV show screenshot: a man sitting at a desk, saying “And filmed their dingoes reacting to you singing. TV show screenshot: three dingoes, on and around a couch in front of a TV, howling.
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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ganborzoi.bsky.social
僕がヘタなんじゃなくて、飼い主の投げ方がヘタ。がんぼるぞい！

translation:
It's not that I'm bad at catching, it's that my owner's throwing technique is bad.
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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cariad.bsky.social
Canada legal nerds: I am trying to figure out what this character in Clifford Stoll's The Cuckoo's Egg is on about. It has bugged me for years and I cannot find such a case.

Also we've had computer crime laws since 1985 and this story takes place in 1986. Any thoughts?
>"The real problem is in German law," Steve [of the US Navy Research Lab] said. "I don't think they recognize hacking as a crime." > >"You're kidding, of course." > >"No," he said, "a lot of countries have outdated laws. In Canada, a hacker that broke into a computer was convicted of stealing electricity, rather than trespassing. He was prosecuted only because the connection had used a microwatt of power from the computer."
January 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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badcomputer.bsky.social
Razing Core at MAGFest Homebrew Showcase representing the SEGA Master System! 😎

A big thank you to @megacatstudios.bsky.social for putting on the display, and picture courtesy of @shanelynch.bsky.social

#mastersystem #homebrew
A TV and joystick on a table in a hall, the TV shows the game Razing Core playing on it.
January 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM