Douglas
@dmgregory.ca
Game design professor, math and science geek.
Did spreadsheety stuff for Splinter Cell Blacklist, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and Far Cry 6. Moderator on gamedev.stackexchange.com
Formerly @D_M_Gregory on Twitter (he/him/his)
Did spreadsheety stuff for Splinter Cell Blacklist, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and Far Cry 6. Moderator on gamedev.stackexchange.com
Formerly @D_M_Gregory on Twitter (he/him/his)
Midnight code silliness:
Could I write a Yoda condition that Yoda himself would disapprove of? 😂
Could I write a Yoda condition that Yoda himself would disapprove of? 😂
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Midnight code silliness:
Could I write a Yoda condition that Yoda himself would disapprove of? 😂
Could I write a Yoda condition that Yoda himself would disapprove of? 😂
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Since money can also be conceived of as a measure of power, this shows the shift in power from the workers to the CEO and the huge disparity that exists now. Making it that much harder for regular people to influence policy
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Since money can also be conceived of as a measure of power, this shows the shift in power from the workers to the CEO and the huge disparity that exists now. Making it that much harder for regular people to influence policy
Reader, it did not, in fact, ensure this. 🤦♂️
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Reader, it did not, in fact, ensure this. 🤦♂️
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Got a long drive ahead? Try these:
Over the years, Li'l Doodler and I have come up with a couple of games that help us pass the time when we're traveling. Maybe you'll find them fun when you're on your next road trip. Here's two of them:
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November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Got a long drive ahead? Try these:
At my income, I'd probably be paying it back in tax, which is as it should be.
I'd still benefit from my friends, family, neighbours, and students being under less financial stress.
And I'd have a safety net for peace of mind through the crises that seem to follow me from industry to industry. 😅
I'd still benefit from my friends, family, neighbours, and students being under less financial stress.
And I'd have a safety net for peace of mind through the crises that seem to follow me from industry to industry. 😅
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
At my income, I'd probably be paying it back in tax, which is as it should be.
I'd still benefit from my friends, family, neighbours, and students being under less financial stress.
And I'd have a safety net for peace of mind through the crises that seem to follow me from industry to industry. 😅
I'd still benefit from my friends, family, neighbours, and students being under less financial stress.
And I'd have a safety net for peace of mind through the crises that seem to follow me from industry to industry. 😅
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I'll need to figure out a cute way to prompt this so I can default it to off, but folks that need/want it start the game with it enabled
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'll need to figure out a cute way to prompt this so I can default it to off, but folks that need/want it start the game with it enabled
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And I think the key distinction here is that you can really tell when someone in a position of power DOES care and is trying their best to do right by people and not just eat up money and be useless
And I value those people a lot, bc they truly can change projects and people's lives for the better
And I value those people a lot, bc they truly can change projects and people's lives for the better
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And I think the key distinction here is that you can really tell when someone in a position of power DOES care and is trying their best to do right by people and not just eat up money and be useless
And I value those people a lot, bc they truly can change projects and people's lives for the better
And I value those people a lot, bc they truly can change projects and people's lives for the better
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This is me being pontkessly contrarian but re AI usage and management I feel like it's less that management is a fake job and more that being in position of power enables one to be increasingly worse at their job in increasingly visible ways without any personal consequences
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is me being pontkessly contrarian but re AI usage and management I feel like it's less that management is a fake job and more that being in position of power enables one to be increasingly worse at their job in increasingly visible ways without any personal consequences
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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If you're going to build apps like these make them PWA's that are much more difficult to censor than apps in app stores, that are controlled by gatekeepers.
After pressure from the Justice Department, Apple pulled apps from its App Store that encourage reporting ICE activity. Google followed suit by pulling similar apps from its Play Store.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship | ACLU
Big Tech Oligopoly helps the Trump Administration crack down on free speech
www.aclu.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If you're going to build apps like these make them PWA's that are much more difficult to censor than apps in app stores, that are controlled by gatekeepers.
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Average folks kettled ICE
ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Average folks kettled ICE
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SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
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Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
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"double check the output" then I'd need to be familiar enough with the subject to spot errors, at which point I may as well write it myself
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"double check the output" then I'd need to be familiar enough with the subject to spot errors, at which point I may as well write it myself
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Looks like it’s time to re-up this thread on the fascist genealogy of the seemingly pablum term “Americanism.”
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Looks like it’s time to re-up this thread on the fascist genealogy of the seemingly pablum term “Americanism.”
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
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And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
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When I ask them: "What are you reading? What are you watching? What are you listening to?" Often, the answer is: nothing. Which has a direct effect on their over-use of prompts and AI, because they can't think of ideas, because they are literally not engaging with a single figurative thing.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
When I ask them: "What are you reading? What are you watching? What are you listening to?" Often, the answer is: nothing. Which has a direct effect on their over-use of prompts and AI, because they can't think of ideas, because they are literally not engaging with a single figurative thing.
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I've never encountered more students who say they hate reading. Students who want to be teachers, writers, or both. I wonder if "hate" means "I have trouble reading," but I also talk with so many students who write in a genre but refuse to read in it. They can't see themselves in relation to others.
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I've never encountered more students who say they hate reading. Students who want to be teachers, writers, or both. I wonder if "hate" means "I have trouble reading," but I also talk with so many students who write in a genre but refuse to read in it. They can't see themselves in relation to others.
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Read this entire thread and then just stared at the wall a bit.
It’s not the majority, for me, and I continue to be impressed by students who do engage, but… whuf. I feel all of this every week in SOME level.
It’s not the majority, for me, and I continue to be impressed by students who do engage, but… whuf. I feel all of this every week in SOME level.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Read this entire thread and then just stared at the wall a bit.
It’s not the majority, for me, and I continue to be impressed by students who do engage, but… whuf. I feel all of this every week in SOME level.
It’s not the majority, for me, and I continue to be impressed by students who do engage, but… whuf. I feel all of this every week in SOME level.
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If, as OpenAI claims, this was “unforeseeable” use, WHY DID THEY SPECIFICALLY HAVE A LINE ABOUT IT IN THE TOS
This is evil. Just pure fucking evil.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If, as OpenAI claims, this was “unforeseeable” use, WHY DID THEY SPECIFICALLY HAVE A LINE ABOUT IT IN THE TOS
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“We need to create something different. We need a different narrative that fuels game creating and digital art… One that is free from this hyper-consumerist ideology that has eaten all of tech and created the groundwork for fascism.”
Alternative Games From The Fringes Of Cyberspace (fighting for art and something better in this dystopian digital world)
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/alt...
"It seems more pressing than ever to stand up to that type of fascist censorship that is eating digital culture."
#GameDev #IndieGame
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/alt...
"It seems more pressing than ever to stand up to that type of fascist censorship that is eating digital culture."
#GameDev #IndieGame
Alternative Games From The Fringes Of Cyberspace (fighting for art and something better in this dystopian digital world)
www.nathalielawhead.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“We need to create something different. We need a different narrative that fuels game creating and digital art… One that is free from this hyper-consumerist ideology that has eaten all of tech and created the groundwork for fascism.”
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This goes for TTRPGs, journaling games, and story games, too! Please review us on Itch.io, DriveThruRPG, Tabletop Bookshelf, and wherever you find our stuff!
(Actually, on Itch, it's better to leave a comment than write a review because only the creator can see reviews)
(Actually, on Itch, it's better to leave a comment than write a review because only the creator can see reviews)
This is a reminder! Rate your new games on BGG. Especially if they are from small publishers! Make sure to give the games from small publishers some love (and slack if they should be avoided).
End of message.
End of message.
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This goes for TTRPGs, journaling games, and story games, too! Please review us on Itch.io, DriveThruRPG, Tabletop Bookshelf, and wherever you find our stuff!
(Actually, on Itch, it's better to leave a comment than write a review because only the creator can see reviews)
(Actually, on Itch, it's better to leave a comment than write a review because only the creator can see reviews)
I'm enjoying the meatier "hard" puzzles which seem to come up on weekends — or is that just coincidence from my low sample size? @owengoss.com / @rixmatt.bsky.social, is there any way to choose a preferred difficulty?
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #19 (Nov 29, 2025) solved in 6:14 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #19 (Nov 29, 2025) solved in 6:14 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold: Daily Puzzle
A daily logic puzzle game where the rules are different every day!
fivefold.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm enjoying the meatier "hard" puzzles which seem to come up on weekends — or is that just coincidence from my low sample size? @owengoss.com / @rixmatt.bsky.social, is there any way to choose a preferred difficulty?
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #19 (Nov 29, 2025) solved in 6:14 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #19 (Nov 29, 2025) solved in 6:14 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')