Greg V.
@exceptionalpotato.bsky.social
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UE graphics engineer at Firaxis, occasional photographer, sometimes cosplayer. Previously at Schell Games. He/him. Born in the USSR, now in west PA. Made a WonderSwan demo once. 🌈❔ ♥ @smolcano.bsky.social
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me and @smolcano.bsky.social in Tactical Breach Wizards #cosplay at katsu, photos by @felixwongphoto.bsky.social at his pop-up photobooth that everybody should visit, edited by smolcano. By popular^H^H^H^H^H^H several peoples' demand, I am tagging @pentadact.com, thanks for a cool game. 🧙🏻‍♂️
me as a tactical wizard cooling cool as fuck me as a tactical wizard but in this one it's obvious that I don't know how to hold a wizardrifle and also that we left a piece off the tactical staff prop this is Ash looking extremely cool as Jen from Tactical Breach Wizards; fun fact, they made the costumes Ash again, my incredibly patient and crafty spouse who made the cosplays! As Jen!
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I'm castpixel, a senior illustrator and art director with more than 20 years of experience (ok, it's 21 years). One of the best pixelartists working today. I'm looking for a project.

Clients: WB Games, Minecraft, SEGA, HASBRO

Hire me! I make your game look good.

[ #portfolioday ]
My cover illustration for the game Space Jam a New Legacy, which I also art directed and animated #art Character sheet #art Screenshot from a pitch for a TMNT point-and-click adventure game featuring April o Neil as a mystery investigator Isometric pixelart illustration for Minecraft, while I was working at Mojang. This is meant to show off the world and it's thrills. It lives in the how-to-play section in-game
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Seems like it’d be good to have an an agency inspecting and regulating the contents of foods, but oh well
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
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I am so weary of that class of extremely online leftists who think being a Serious Person™️ who only posts and does nothing else is superior to being a Fun Person™️ who physically shows up
I deleted a post of me in a frog suit with my 7-yr old daughter because a big account reposted, admonishing us for not being serious enough protestors (or something). I shouldn’t have included my daughter in the image, which was why I deleted it. But I was stunned by the condescension.
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I have a big backlog project written in Ink, which stalled a while back as I couldn't quite get everything I wanted working. I was looking through the InkJam resources list and this web template was listed.

Does pretty much everything I need!
remy-vim.itch.io/ink-template
Ink IF Story Template by Rémy Vim
A free template for Ink stories
remy-vim.itch.io
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jokes aside, can you imagine how you would handle it if you asked a human assistant "did you make all this up instead of actually doing any of the work", and that person responded to you with "good catch"
girl are you chatgpt because your KPIs are crazy
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Shared row data file with GPT5 to analyze, the result KPIs were crazy, so I naively asked, and innocently it responded.
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Did you make up these numbers?
Good catch - I wasn't able to actually open and parse your CSV file yet,
12:50 AM • 16/09/2025 • 19K Views
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The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
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May the other states take note.
NEW: Hawaii's Supreme Court keeps releasing opinions that denounce the U.S. Supreme Court.

The latest? A new ruling that requires the police to record all interrogations from now on.

The author took it as an opportunity to say Hawaii's court will protect due process—while SCOTUS isn't:
Hawaii Supreme Court Expands Rights of Defendants, and Once Again Rebukes SCOTUS - Bolts
Hawaii justices ruled that their state constitution requires police to record interrogations. And they vowed to protect due process for Hawaiians—unlike, they said, the Roberts Court.
boltsmag.org
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The most fundamental political debate of our time: You are integrated into and have responsibility for our complex, imperfect society vs. Nuh-uh.
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Easily the stupidest thing I’ve read all day.

What lies beneath the bullshit is that the AI push is about concentrating wealth into the hands of five tech companies. People aren’t part of the equation.
ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...
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When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter
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Another @outersloth.com funded game is out 🥺❤️

Sooooooo thrilled with how stellar Battle Suit Aces is - as a Battle Chef Brigade fan I am eating GOOD.

IF YOU LIKE MECHS, CARD BATTLES, OR BEAUTIFUL STORIES GO GET ITTTT

Huge congrats to @team.trinketstudios.com!!! ✨
BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW‼️

Adventure through the stars with the found family of the Zephyr and uncover the secrets of the mysterious Relic suits. Play the Battle Chef Brigade team’s new heartfelt, dynamic card-battling narrative RPG NOW on PC, PS5 and Switch!
store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/...
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Reminder that I'm looking for work after being affected by layoffs at Giant Squid. 3D Environment Artist, or 3D Artist/Props; ideally a full time position. If your studio or somewhere you know has an opening, please let me know. Thank you ❤️
Portfolio: nataliespitzel.myportfolio.com
Natalie Spitzel
Experienced 3D Environment Artist in the Game Industry Looking for full-time work
nataliespitzel.myportfolio.com
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Strength train bc your bone density only goes down from here. Eat fiber. No, more fiber.

Give even fewer fucks than you gave in the past, or more accurately, save your fucks for the most important things.

Celebrate and appreciate the immutable aspects of your personality for what they are.
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
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Also it’s 20% off right now and only 3 reviews away from 200! 94% very positive user ratings on Steam, Steam deck verified, the works!
store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/...
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Literally every single accusation and conspiracy these people spread is a confession.

Every. Single. Thing.
SCOOP: PA prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parent's address in Pennsylvania for years. Me with @marisakabas.bsky.social

slate.com/news-and-pol...
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
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NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
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Hey folks! I’m a concept artist with over 10 years of experience looking for my next opportunity! Whether it be full time or freelance, teams big or small, I’d love to help on your project

belgianbooleancg.com

You can also support me with tips to help pay bills

ko-fi.com/belgianboolean

Cheers!
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Hey all, my husband @kevinonthelam.bsky.social found out that he’s going to be laid off next month. 🥺He’s a Staff Character Animator who has been working on The Outer Worlds 2. We’d greatly appreciate any leads that you have, because times are expensive and we have two little boys. 🙏 Thank you!