Khan
@dreadpiratekhan.bsky.social
Looking for my next opportunity ☆ GDC speaker 2025 & 2019 ☆ Dead Island 2, Gears: Tactics, LotRO, f2p games ☆ sasspot, ethnic mutt, tired, bi, adhd, she/her ☆ back on my Tumblr word nerditry as jetsetnarrative
Anyone who's known me for any amount of time knows my joints are all f'ed.
Just now, on the sofa, I straightened my leg and my left knee made such a loud noise that it startled the cat awake from a dead sleep.
Just now, on the sofa, I straightened my leg and my left knee made such a loud noise that it startled the cat awake from a dead sleep.
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Anyone who's known me for any amount of time knows my joints are all f'ed.
Just now, on the sofa, I straightened my leg and my left knee made such a loud noise that it startled the cat awake from a dead sleep.
Just now, on the sofa, I straightened my leg and my left knee made such a loud noise that it startled the cat awake from a dead sleep.
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rereading a novel from the 50s set in the 30s and i know this passage did not hit as hard when i first read it in the 90s as it does now
![Photo of a passage from "The Watch That Ends the Night"
Jerome stopped and stared at me with incandescent eyes.
"Try and understand this-the fascists have brought back tor-ture, and torture calls for martyrs. And what else is fascism but the logical product of the capitalist system?"
"What do you mean—torture calls for martyrs?"
"Simply this. Unless a man is able to stand up and look the torturer in the eye and say, 'I'm not afraid,' torture becomes the way of the world. It's as simple as that."
"Is it really as simple as that?"
"No." He shook his head impatiently. "No, because underneath it all is the plain economic exploitation of a rotten world.
The communists are the only people who understand that. How can you pretend they're not one hundred percent right when they say that at a time like this the life of a single individual isn't worth a snap of the fingers? Wasn't Debs right when he said that so long as there was a soul in prison he wasn't free?
What does a single marriage count in a balance like that? It isn't easy being me. I know what all this means. [Highlighted sentence:] This evil inside the human animal-the fascists are charming it out like a cobra out of its hole and the capitalists let them do it because they think it's good for business. You think I'm abandoning Sally by leaving for Spain. I tell you, if I don't leave for Spain then I really do abandon her to a future of fascism and concentration camps."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2hwwem55ce6djnk6bn62cstr/bafkreidpecodfhnvdaguaenvcaa34gt4ic566rqz6aiz5j5bjgxc74x3te@jpeg)
October 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
rereading a novel from the 50s set in the 30s and i know this passage did not hit as hard when i first read it in the 90s as it does now
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imagining the cleaning lady standing in shock as all seventeen fall one after the other through the door of a cupboard which could surely never have contained them in the first place
Peruvian bishop accused of having 17 lovers exposed by cleaning lady
Peruvian bishop accused of having 17 lovers exposed by cleaning lady
Peruvian bishop accused of having 17 lovers exposed by cleaning lady
www.thetimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
imagining the cleaning lady standing in shock as all seventeen fall one after the other through the door of a cupboard which could surely never have contained them in the first place
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In case anyone has never seen the commercial that Terry Pratchett said inspired him (sort of) while writing Good Omens:
October 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In case anyone has never seen the commercial that Terry Pratchett said inspired him (sort of) while writing Good Omens:
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"well what if he was the democratic nominee?" uh what if he wasn't? is everyone else on earth dead? find a better guy
October 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"well what if he was the democratic nominee?" uh what if he wasn't? is everyone else on earth dead? find a better guy
Husbeast, discussing his Rogue Trader team: So until we're in a less haunted area, I've given my psychic a shotgun. It's amazing how good a tradeoff it can be -- between mystical powers and running around with a big stick. It's--
Me: It's simpler, yeah. Like... Occam's Big Stick.
Me: It's simpler, yeah. Like... Occam's Big Stick.
October 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Husbeast, discussing his Rogue Trader team: So until we're in a less haunted area, I've given my psychic a shotgun. It's amazing how good a tradeoff it can be -- between mystical powers and running around with a big stick. It's--
Me: It's simpler, yeah. Like... Occam's Big Stick.
Me: It's simpler, yeah. Like... Occam's Big Stick.
My partner had never heard of Godsmack
Which rendered me gobsmacked
Which rendered me gobsmacked
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
My partner had never heard of Godsmack
Which rendered me gobsmacked
Which rendered me gobsmacked
Calling all #gamewriter, #narrativedesigner, #gamevoiceover, and storyteller type #gamedevs -- if you can get yourself to London for a weekend in November, tickets for the fab narrative-driven game conference #AdventureX are now on sale!
They tend to sell out, so jump on it! 💃
www.adventurexpo.org
They tend to sell out, so jump on it! 💃
www.adventurexpo.org
AdventureX 2025 | AdventureX
AdventureX, the narrative games conference, is back & bigger than ever!
Taking place on 22 - 23 Nov in central London at the LSBU Hub building.
As always, we'll have a great selection of game demos a...
www.adventurexpo.org
August 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Calling all #gamewriter, #narrativedesigner, #gamevoiceover, and storyteller type #gamedevs -- if you can get yourself to London for a weekend in November, tickets for the fab narrative-driven game conference #AdventureX are now on sale!
They tend to sell out, so jump on it! 💃
www.adventurexpo.org
They tend to sell out, so jump on it! 💃
www.adventurexpo.org
Husbeast, yesterday evening: I think I need a new pair of poultry shears; these are getting really worn out.
Husbeast: ...I think that's the most middle-class thing I've ever said.
Me (the werewife, obvs): Well then, you married correctly, because *I* want to upgrade our mortar and pestle.
Husbeast: ...I think that's the most middle-class thing I've ever said.
Me (the werewife, obvs): Well then, you married correctly, because *I* want to upgrade our mortar and pestle.
August 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Husbeast, yesterday evening: I think I need a new pair of poultry shears; these are getting really worn out.
Husbeast: ...I think that's the most middle-class thing I've ever said.
Me (the werewife, obvs): Well then, you married correctly, because *I* want to upgrade our mortar and pestle.
Husbeast: ...I think that's the most middle-class thing I've ever said.
Me (the werewife, obvs): Well then, you married correctly, because *I* want to upgrade our mortar and pestle.
Slightly diminish a band:
Cherry Squeezin' Daddies
Cherry Squeezin' Daddies
Slightly diminish a band:
Eight inch nails
Eight inch nails
Slightly diminish a band:
Moderate Anxiety! At the Disco
Moderate Anxiety! At the Disco
August 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Cherry Squeezin' Daddies
Cherry Squeezin' Daddies
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"Antisocial behaviours in games aren't a problem"
August 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"Antisocial behaviours in games aren't a problem"
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Voice is not the future of interaction
Voice as an input is imprecise and error prone
Voice is noisy, easily disrupted by environmental factors, and lacks privacy
Even in Star Trek when they want to get real work done they use a UI interface
Shouting "computer" is only for basic tasks
Voice as an input is imprecise and error prone
Voice is noisy, easily disrupted by environmental factors, and lacks privacy
Even in Star Trek when they want to get real work done they use a UI interface
Shouting "computer" is only for basic tasks
August 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Voice is not the future of interaction
Voice as an input is imprecise and error prone
Voice is noisy, easily disrupted by environmental factors, and lacks privacy
Even in Star Trek when they want to get real work done they use a UI interface
Shouting "computer" is only for basic tasks
Voice as an input is imprecise and error prone
Voice is noisy, easily disrupted by environmental factors, and lacks privacy
Even in Star Trek when they want to get real work done they use a UI interface
Shouting "computer" is only for basic tasks
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(squelching) continues its run as best closed caption description. Give me (squelching) and I will watch your show.
August 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
(squelching) continues its run as best closed caption description. Give me (squelching) and I will watch your show.
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Last week I was left unsupervised at a tea shop.
I regret nothing.
<smugly sips Crème Brûlée black tea>
I regret nothing.
<smugly sips Crème Brûlée black tea>
a man with glasses and a yellow hat is holding a cup and saucer with fx written on the bottom
Alt: a deeply unimpressed Black man -- wearing a very sharp yellow, black, and white ensemble including small jaunty hat -- holds a saucer on which is a teacup, into which he's dipping a biscuit
media.tenor.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Last week I was left unsupervised at a tea shop.
I regret nothing.
<smugly sips Crème Brûlée black tea>
I regret nothing.
<smugly sips Crème Brûlée black tea>
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It's rare I see a Music Composer job opening, and I believe I know a fair few of those.
#gamejobs
www.twine.net/projects/b8w...
#gamejobs
www.twine.net/projects/b8w...
Soul Story freelance job | Twine
Robbie is looking for a Music Composer: Soul Story
www.twine.net
August 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's rare I see a Music Composer job opening, and I believe I know a fair few of those.
#gamejobs
www.twine.net/projects/b8w...
#gamejobs
www.twine.net/projects/b8w...
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My HOA is out of hand. Just got a note that I'll be fined $250 if I don't trim my beard and lose 20 lbs
August 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
My HOA is out of hand. Just got a note that I'll be fined $250 if I don't trim my beard and lose 20 lbs
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I love how little dirt they can find on this guy.
F in ethics: Zohran Mamdani laughed off stealing a table in college
F in ethics: Zohran Mamdani laughed off stealing a table in college
Being a socialist may not be NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's biggest crime.
nypost.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I love how little dirt they can find on this guy.
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art.
Asked my daughter what she thought of her first viewing of THE THING and got this in response.
August 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
art.