Ryan D
@gravenimagerd.bsky.social
Game dev working on tools and pipelines, avid gamer, pretty okay DM, tank, super proud uncle, baker of cookies and other desserts. (He/him)
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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I’m speaking very generally here but I think a lot of video game enjoyers would benefit from “I wonder what purpose it servers for the writers to make this choice” rather than “I didn’t like this so it just sucks and they should change it”
November 30, 2024 at 1:13 AM
I’m speaking very generally here but I think a lot of video game enjoyers would benefit from “I wonder what purpose it servers for the writers to make this choice” rather than “I didn’t like this so it just sucks and they should change it”
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We never ask this about bombs.
March 3, 2024 at 4:34 PM
We never ask this about bombs.
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"We're having trouble filling this role."
In 2024, after like 18,000 game devs have been laid off in the last year, and you're having trouble FILLING a role?
No you're not. You're having trouble with 1. paying people what they are worth. 2. Not forcing them to move thousands of miles.
That's it.
In 2024, after like 18,000 game devs have been laid off in the last year, and you're having trouble FILLING a role?
No you're not. You're having trouble with 1. paying people what they are worth. 2. Not forcing them to move thousands of miles.
That's it.
February 20, 2024 at 11:05 PM
"We're having trouble filling this role."
In 2024, after like 18,000 game devs have been laid off in the last year, and you're having trouble FILLING a role?
No you're not. You're having trouble with 1. paying people what they are worth. 2. Not forcing them to move thousands of miles.
That's it.
In 2024, after like 18,000 game devs have been laid off in the last year, and you're having trouble FILLING a role?
No you're not. You're having trouble with 1. paying people what they are worth. 2. Not forcing them to move thousands of miles.
That's it.
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Doctor on possible revision to CDC's COVID guidelines: "Frankly, there's been no change in the science. This is about what corporate America wants."
Doctor on possible revision to CDC's COVID guidelines: "No change in the science"
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may revise its COVID-19 isolation guidelines to more closely match those for flu and other respiratory diseases, according to a report by the Washington ...
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Doctor on possible revision to CDC's COVID guidelines: "Frankly, there's been no change in the science. This is about what corporate America wants."
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My local trans youth group lost its funding! I'm organising an itch bundle to try and raise some money to keep it going, so if you wanna help out, and you've got games to contribute, fill out the form below!
forms.gle/5o6g9R2zS8Ef...
forms.gle/5o6g9R2zS8Ef...
TTRPG Bundle for Trans Youth
Emerge, my local Trans Youth Group, is in need of funds after it's funder didn't renew its grant. I'm hoping to raise some money for them with an Itch bundle to contribute towards running costs (such ...
forms.gle
December 20, 2023 at 6:46 PM
My local trans youth group lost its funding! I'm organising an itch bundle to try and raise some money to keep it going, so if you wanna help out, and you've got games to contribute, fill out the form below!
forms.gle/5o6g9R2zS8Ef...
forms.gle/5o6g9R2zS8Ef...
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A delightful programming read: the absolute madness of "odd or even" using if-statements only.
4 billion if statements
I recently stumbled upon this screenshot while researching social media on the train. Of course, it was followed by a cascade of spiteful comments, criticizing this fresh programmer’s attempt to sol...
andreasjhkarlsson.github.io
December 28, 2023 at 11:44 PM
A delightful programming read: the absolute madness of "odd or even" using if-statements only.
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Ok this has to be the hardest cert break in game dev history.
After 23 years, developer reveals he snuck a cheat code past Sony that turns a cult-classic horror g...
Alien Resurrection can be turned into a "boot disk" for playing burned PS1 games
www.gamesradar.com
December 24, 2023 at 4:05 AM
Ok this has to be the hardest cert break in game dev history.
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December 9th our team will be hosting the second-ever gamedev.world global developer conference. With ~30 speakers from all over the world, the goal of the event is to democratize developer knowledge, break the invisible language barrier, and do it at no cost to viewers.
gamedev.world
gamedev.world is the global game developer conference. Featuring 30+ speaker from all over the planet, all talks will be close-captioned and translated from and into a wide variety of languages.
gamedev.world
December 7, 2023 at 2:10 PM
December 9th our team will be hosting the second-ever gamedev.world global developer conference. With ~30 speakers from all over the world, the goal of the event is to democratize developer knowledge, break the invisible language barrier, and do it at no cost to viewers.
We cannot stay silent on what is happening in Palestine. Not just the games industry, but everyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDB_...
November 6, 2023 at 8:30 PM
We cannot stay silent on what is happening in Palestine. Not just the games industry, but everyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDB_...
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We are about to call 25k numbers to patch folks through to call for ceasefire. ceasefiretoday.com
Ceasefire In Gaza NOW!
Resources and action items to call for an end to the violence in Gaza.
ceasefiretoday.com
November 2, 2023 at 10:56 PM
We are about to call 25k numbers to patch folks through to call for ceasefire. ceasefiretoday.com
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Talking with the veterans and if there is one thing that being in gamedev for a long time has taught me it’s that being called ‘difficult’ is what happens when you need resources and information to do your job and they don’t want to give it to you
November 3, 2023 at 2:11 AM
Talking with the veterans and if there is one thing that being in gamedev for a long time has taught me it’s that being called ‘difficult’ is what happens when you need resources and information to do your job and they don’t want to give it to you
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did u know the real reason pc games use the wasd keys to move???
w is for "walking forward"
a is for "am going left"
d is for "due right"
and s is for "sbackward"
w is for "walking forward"
a is for "am going left"
d is for "due right"
and s is for "sbackward"
August 10, 2023 at 1:43 PM
did u know the real reason pc games use the wasd keys to move???
w is for "walking forward"
a is for "am going left"
d is for "due right"
and s is for "sbackward"
w is for "walking forward"
a is for "am going left"
d is for "due right"
and s is for "sbackward"
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Half a million people in London right now. Jewish activists in New York last night. Polls in both countries overwhelmingly support a ceasefire in Gaza. Cannot imagine this level of support even five years ago. Whatever happens, the Palestinians are no longer alone.
October 28, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Half a million people in London right now. Jewish activists in New York last night. Polls in both countries overwhelmingly support a ceasefire in Gaza. Cannot imagine this level of support even five years ago. Whatever happens, the Palestinians are no longer alone.
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As video game companies reckon with the debate over remote work, some of 2023’s best and biggest games were made by developers who were allowed to ditch the commute. This week’s newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Some of This Year’s Biggest Video Games Were Made From Home
The debate over whether great video games can be made remotely isn’t much of a debate at all
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2023 at 8:43 PM
As video game companies reckon with the debate over remote work, some of 2023’s best and biggest games were made by developers who were allowed to ditch the commute. This week’s newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Watching people on tv talk about how losing a girlfriend and losing a job are stressors that can play a part in motivating a mass shooter and nobody’s talking about the fact that women lose jobs and relationships too and it literally almost never ends in mass murder.
October 26, 2023 at 11:10 PM
Watching people on tv talk about how losing a girlfriend and losing a job are stressors that can play a part in motivating a mass shooter and nobody’s talking about the fact that women lose jobs and relationships too and it literally almost never ends in mass murder.
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As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).
October 20, 2023 at 11:38 PM
As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).
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It's not enough to say that history will judge or condemn in an era when history is literally being white washed & censored & taken out of the hands of young people, we need to pick a different arbiter.
October 15, 2023 at 6:43 PM
It's not enough to say that history will judge or condemn in an era when history is literally being white washed & censored & taken out of the hands of young people, we need to pick a different arbiter.
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white ppl stop telling arabs they don’t do enough challenge
how about you stop supporting the isreali government’s eradication effort of palestinians instead of telling other arabs to just take in people getting pushed from their fucking homeland
how about you stop supporting the isreali government’s eradication effort of palestinians instead of telling other arabs to just take in people getting pushed from their fucking homeland
October 15, 2023 at 4:19 PM
white ppl stop telling arabs they don’t do enough challenge
how about you stop supporting the isreali government’s eradication effort of palestinians instead of telling other arabs to just take in people getting pushed from their fucking homeland
how about you stop supporting the isreali government’s eradication effort of palestinians instead of telling other arabs to just take in people getting pushed from their fucking homeland
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An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing one and leaving six others injured
Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6
An Israeli shell has landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing one and leaving six injured.
apnews.com
October 13, 2023 at 4:50 PM
An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing one and leaving six others injured
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They don’t name him here, but Reuters’ Issam Abdulla has tragically perished 💔
An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing one and leaving six others injured
Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6
An Israeli shell has landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing one and leaving six injured.
apnews.com
October 13, 2023 at 4:56 PM
They don’t name him here, but Reuters’ Issam Abdulla has tragically perished 💔