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@jeckdev.com

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Absolute mess. Code, art, writing, games (video & ttrpg)— sometimes I make things, but I don't really talk much. Hiking and music fan. (queer - he/any) Itch: https://jeck.itch.io/

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Jeck @jeckdev.com · Oct 17

Wow I guess I should actually post here, huh.

I don't social much. On here so I know how to contact other cool artists and creative types when I need to :)

Jeck @jeckdev.com · 4d

Do you have a favorite "so bad it's good" movie?

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✨ Finley ✨ (They/Them) @enbyspoonie.bsky.social · 6d

www.reddit.com/r/comicsbyhu...

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Sena Bryer @senabryer.com · 19d

Still looking for someone, haven't found a single person so far (that I can contact). I have a 46-episode script that I need translated. This would be a paid job!

Sena Bryer @senabryer.com · Oct 3

Completely unrelated to my 2am doomposting but does anyone know an English to Japanese translator, ideally with experience in screenplays?

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Jeck @jeckdev.com · Oct 2

This bundle has Clawhammer Games' 2 recent crowdfunded projects, Before The Flood and Gravemire.

I did layout on those so I'm a bit biased, but imho they're excellent games with focused design that offer unique experiences.

& you'd be helping the coolest librarian I've met unban books, so...

Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · Oct 1

There's still ten days left in the Unite Against Book Bans game bundle that I've put together, and any boosts go a long way! Half of the proceeds go to my favorite anti-book-ban organization, and the other half help me, a school librarian! Also it's a super cheap bundle >;3

itch.io/s/160722/uni...

Unite Against Book Bans Clawhammer Bundle by Clawhammer Games

A bundle by Clawhammer Games, $10.00 for 6 games

itch.io

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Oct 1

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · Sep 29

Give folks their flowers

No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier

"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · Sep 29

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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Jeck @jeckdev.com · Sep 29

Whoah. I've never really understood birding as a hobby but if you can take shots like that, yea, it makes sense now. The mallards!

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Jeck @jeckdev.com · Sep 29

Hrmmm, yes. All those years wasted searching for a lake monster and it turns out they just needed better swan photographers.

(The photos have an excellent mood to them, btw. The way the water sparkles work with the dark backdrop in the second one... definitely a vibe. What are you shooting with?)

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Jeck @jeckdev.com · Sep 29

Wait so. Do swans... live near Loch Ness?

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Bex @wordofgreen.bsky.social · Sep 29

Cancel most of your streaming services. Keep 1 or 2 at a time and rotate them out every few months to see the stuff you want to see, even if it's later on. Rent DVDs from libraries. Use the money you save to buy more physical media and go out to dinner at locally owned restaurants with your friends.

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mcc @dryad.technology · Sep 27

At Queerness in Games con. Watching Avery Adler's keynote

Situate design and play within the body. You are an animal, making games for other animals.

Embrace the weirdness of the body. We're snotty, hungry, leaky, horny animals that are easily frustrated, excited, and startled.

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · Sep 25

In case you don't know, in my day job, I am a librarian. And September is library card signup month!

I've put together a bundle of all of Clawhammer's offerings for $10. Half of the proceeds will be donated to Unite Against Book Bans. Please consider spreading the word!

itch.io/s/160722/uni...

Unite Against Book Bans Clawhammer Bundle by Clawhammer Games

A bundle by Clawhammer Games, $10.00 for 6 games

itch.io

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · Sep 23

i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended

Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · Sep 23

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · Sep 21

Please give what you can to help Sama'a and her family.

Gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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Lilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social · Sep 13

Meant to share this link to help Gretchen and the lost revenue from losing her book.

Creating Filth

www.patreon.com

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Nicholas ➼ sleepcon@mybed @omophagic-beast.bsky.social · Sep 12

ive been playing in this toybox for several years now and it is so much fun. if you're interested in rules as a cage you press your face up against you should absolutely check out The Loom >:33

Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · Sep 12

Introducing The Loom System! - The Loom SRD
clawhammergames.itch.io/loom-srd/dev...

Introducing The Loom System!

Hey folks, Sylvan here! This system has been in the works for a very long time, and has undergone many, many iterations of playtesting. Think of it less as a full game and more as a box of tools from....

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · Sep 8

Somewhat hilariously, YouTube's restricted mode hides my most recent video on reading game guides, but DOESN'T hide my video on the Nuremberg Trials.

My major takeaway is DON'T SELF-CENSOR YOUR OWN WRITING. You don't know what will or will not be restricted!! Do not comply in advance!!!

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Eli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · Sep 4

There was a gorgeous dyke/trans bar called "Le Monocle" in 1930s Paris. Monocles were a bit like wearing a pride flag among the queer people assigned female at the time, like in this colorized 1937 photo. Nazis shut down the bar during the war, but many patrons stayed in touch for years after. 🧐

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · Sep 7

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Sep 7

This matters a lot more than his tweets.

Massive Bay Area transit cuts likely as Newsom backtracks on $750M loan, lawmakers warn

Bay Area lawmakers and transit advocates say Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reneging on a critical $750 million loan will have devastating consequences for BART, Muni and other agencies in the region.

www.sfchronicle.com

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EZRA 🗝 ROSE @sheydgarden.bsky.social · Sep 8

order of operations if you like someone’s art & want to share it:

1. share directly from artist’s account (retweet, reblog, quote, etc.)
2. if no artist account, post with link to artist elsewhere
3. if no link, write attribution

no attribution? no post 🚫

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Jeck @jeckdev.com · Sep 8

Given how he approaches everything else, he's probably studied the art at the knees of experts from all around the world.

"Batman doesn't do that" was such a wildly off-base take.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Jeck @jeckdev.com · Sep 6

(Obviously I'm packed and ready to evac when they say go, but having the place I live burn down would suck.)

Jeck @jeckdev.com · Sep 6

Fire's doubled in size. It's about six miles away. I'm worried about tonight. Per the county fire page, potential for (rainless) thunderstorms and gusty outflows coupled with very dry conditions could lead to extreme fire behavior.

Jeck @jeckdev.com · Sep 4

Wound up at a friend's house across town, well outside the danger zone. Our place is only level 1 evacuation warning, but when this is the view from your street... time to go.

Also the dry lightning out in the mountains didn't seem encouraging. Fingers crossed.

A rural road at night, illuminated by headlights. In the distance a mountain is outlined in glowing red smoke, looking like dawn is coming in the middle of the night. This is a sure sign of a fire on the other side.

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