Johnny Owens
@gracklehq.com
He/They
Creator of GrackleHQ, Tools Engineer for games, Popcorn Enthusiast
Creator of GrackleHQ, Tools Engineer for games, Popcorn Enthusiast
"Anno Dominos", In The Year Of Our Pizza.
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"Anno Dominos", In The Year Of Our Pizza.
It's Freddy Friday! Fred is taking a nap after all of his hard work for the Galactic Frederation
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
It's Freddy Friday! Fred is taking a nap after all of his hard work for the Galactic Frederation
It's out! 🎉🎉🎉 Really proud of everything we built on this project, and so excited for folks to finally get to play it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_e...
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It's out! 🎉🎉🎉 Really proud of everything we built on this project, and so excited for folks to finally get to play it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_e...
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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
Prism sniping Fred puns out here
Fred beans and rice
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Prism sniping Fred puns out here
It's Freddie Friday! Have some Fred Beans.
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It's Freddie Friday! Have some Fred Beans.
It's Freddie Friday! Fred was sleeping on @ashleyruhl.bsky.social 's lap, I sat down next to her with a blanket, and he got up to snuggle with me. It was Grand Theft Gato.
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's Freddie Friday! Fred was sleeping on @ashleyruhl.bsky.social 's lap, I sat down next to her with a blanket, and he got up to snuggle with me. It was Grand Theft Gato.
Had a friend tell me "No one opens Microsoft Excel for fun"
a bald man says " i took that personally "
ALT: a bald man says " i took that personally "
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Had a friend tell me "No one opens Microsoft Excel for fun"
The Game Awards only matters because we keep talking about The Game Awards like it matters. It's not inherently important. It has no inherit value.
We let geoff keighley make fetch happen.
We let geoff keighley make fetch happen.
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Game Awards only matters because we keep talking about The Game Awards like it matters. It's not inherently important. It has no inherit value.
We let geoff keighley make fetch happen.
We let geoff keighley make fetch happen.
If anyone else has read The Thursday Murder Club, I have thoughts on the movie's interpretation of Bogdan and no one to talk to about it
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
If anyone else has read The Thursday Murder Club, I have thoughts on the movie's interpretation of Bogdan and no one to talk to about it
The gram is too small. Liters and Meters are all on a human scale, with the mill- being a small but workable amount as an individual. Not for the gram.
The kilogram should be the gram and the gram should be the milligram. Then one liter of water weighs one gram.
The kilogram should be the gram and the gram should be the milligram. Then one liter of water weighs one gram.
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The gram is too small. Liters and Meters are all on a human scale, with the mill- being a small but workable amount as an individual. Not for the gram.
The kilogram should be the gram and the gram should be the milligram. Then one liter of water weighs one gram.
The kilogram should be the gram and the gram should be the milligram. Then one liter of water weighs one gram.
Happy Freddie Friday! Remember to take your Fredicine today.
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happy Freddie Friday! Remember to take your Fredicine today.
Freddie Wednesday.
Freddie (aka Mr. Rogers) has only been part of the family for a few months, but he's already a great nurse while my foot heals from surgery.
He's also a fan of this blanket I'm crocheting, even as he keeps me from finishing it 😂
He's also a fan of this blanket I'm crocheting, even as he keeps me from finishing it 😂
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Freddie Wednesday.
Picross S asking me if I want a tutorial
a man is talking to another man in a store and says i know more than you
ALT: a man is talking to another man in a store and says i know more than you
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Picross S asking me if I want a tutorial
. @ashleyruhl.bsky.social counting stitches while crocheting: "66, 67, 68, 69 nice, 70..."
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
. @ashleyruhl.bsky.social counting stitches while crocheting: "66, 67, 68, 69 nice, 70..."
I've decided that falling asleep on a yoga mat counts as stretching.
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I've decided that falling asleep on a yoga mat counts as stretching.
Happy Freddie Friday from the Apex Fredator
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Happy Freddie Friday from the Apex Fredator
I've not played Kingdom Hearts, but the fact that in those games, a heart with no body is called a "Heartless" and a heartless body is called a "Nobody" is driving me crazy.
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I've not played Kingdom Hearts, but the fact that in those games, a heart with no body is called a "Heartless" and a heartless body is called a "Nobody" is driving me crazy.
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NEW: After my last piece about what's slowing down game development, folks wrote in to ask "why didn't you talk about bad leadership?"
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
How poor leadership slows down game development
How poor leadership slows down game development
No tool—AI or otherwise—can speed up game development if leaders don't rise to the occasion.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NEW: After my last piece about what's slowing down game development, folks wrote in to ask "why didn't you talk about bad leadership?"
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
A spooky Freddie Friday from the Fredmaster
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A spooky Freddie Friday from the Fredmaster
With how pervasive and fucked up sports gambling is these days, I feel like we're not far off from games like PUBG doing Money Games where you you pay $1 to play and win $70 for winning the game.
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
With how pervasive and fucked up sports gambling is these days, I feel like we're not far off from games like PUBG doing Money Games where you you pay $1 to play and win $70 for winning the game.
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Early voting continues through Friday with Prop Q and state constitutional amendments on the ballot. Here's what we think but whether you agree with us or not, make sure you vote!
Chronicle Endorsements for the November 2025 Election • The Austin Chronicle
The Chronicle Editorial Board offers the following endorsements ahead of early voting (Oct. 20-31). On the ballot this fall: a tax rate increase for the city of Austin (Prop Q) and 17 proposed amendme...
www.austinchronicle.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Early voting continues through Friday with Prop Q and state constitutional amendments on the ballot. Here's what we think but whether you agree with us or not, make sure you vote!
Happy Freddie Friday to all you Fred Heads out there
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Happy Freddie Friday to all you Fred Heads out there