John Ryan 🔜 GDC
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Senior Writer/Narrative Designer/Consultant for Games | Horizon Forbidden West | Destiny: The Taken King and beyond | IRON MAN VR | Guild Wars 2 | Forza 7 | Fable 2 | Lily's Garden. Husband, Marathoner, Cat Wrangler, BAFTA member. johnryanwrites.com
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Cartoon for @tomtomorrow.bsky.social from my Larchives.
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Cartoon for @tomtomorrow.bsky.social from my Larchives.
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
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Find a better book
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Find a better book
Age verification? No such thing as cable. TV was either VHF or UHF.
Age verification? My first cellular device was a pager.
Age verification? My first game console was Atari
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Age verification? No such thing as cable. TV was either VHF or UHF.
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Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat forever. Steal a fish from one man, give it to another, and tell the second man that he needs to pay you a subscription fee every month if he wants to keep getting fish, then you’ve successfully disrupted the fish market.
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat forever. Steal a fish from one man, give it to another, and tell the second man that he needs to pay you a subscription fee every month if he wants to keep getting fish, then you’ve successfully disrupted the fish market.
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"pokemon go to the epstein island pokestop" was not on my 2026 bingo card, but like. sure.
Pokémon Go players kept swarming the Epstein Island Pokéstop, forcing devs to remove it:
Pokémon Go Players Flock To Pokéstop On Epstein Island
The 'Sun Dial Pokéstop' was seemingly submitted as a point of interest via Niantic's game Ingress in 2020 or 2021
kotaku.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"pokemon go to the epstein island pokestop" was not on my 2026 bingo card, but like. sure.
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“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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you also need to unmute this for the perfect song / visual combo
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
you also need to unmute this for the perfect song / visual combo
My top theory is when Doctor Who first aired, the Doctor and his granddaughter were hiding from the universe by living in London junkyard. Junkyard? Trash can? We're through the looking glass, people.
An entirely reasonable question prompted by a show that has never once explained where anyone came from or why they’re still here.
#cookiemonster #drwho #elmo #grover #oscar #sesamestreet #snuffleupagus #timelord #vampire #OddNews
#cookiemonster #drwho #elmo #grover #oscar #sesamestreet #snuffleupagus #timelord #vampire #OddNews
If Oscar the Grouch Is a Time Lord, Then What Is the Rest of Sesame Street?
An entirely reasonable question prompted by a show that has never once explained where anyone came from or why they’re still here.
oddnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
My top theory is when Doctor Who first aired, the Doctor and his granddaughter were hiding from the universe by living in London junkyard. Junkyard? Trash can? We're through the looking glass, people.
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This is what they took from us when they made the internet too serious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85d...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85d...
Pokemon - Bitches [Classic YouTube AMV]
YouTube video by unkono
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
This is what they took from us when they made the internet too serious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85d...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
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February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Oh fuck at this point I'm an omega-level brain mutant.
Caffeinated beverages may help protect the brain, study says reut.rs/4bJkx7F
Caffeinated beverages may help protect the brain, study says
Drinking a few cups of caffeinated coffee or tea every day may help in a small way to preserve brain power and prevent dementia, researchers reported on Monday.
reut.rs
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Oh fuck at this point I'm an omega-level brain mutant.
Yeah, piss off the Canadians. Last time that happened they only burned down the White House.
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Yeah, piss off the Canadians. Last time that happened they only burned down the White House.
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The Super Bowl is a window into how much the U.S. economy has changed. I remember when it was mostly ads for cars, beer and stuff you’d find in the grocery store. Now it’s all AI, gambling, crypto (also gambling) and Ozempic.
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The Super Bowl is a window into how much the U.S. economy has changed. I remember when it was mostly ads for cars, beer and stuff you’d find in the grocery store. Now it’s all AI, gambling, crypto (also gambling) and Ozempic.
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Start naming names, God damn it to hell.
“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Start naming names, God damn it to hell.
Just about every line from "Night of the Blood Beast."
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Just about every line from "Night of the Blood Beast."
This goddamn industry, I tell ya.
February 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This goddamn industry, I tell ya.
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After careful discussion, we have added this additional provision to our session description. We're also thrilled to welcome the incredible @samwinkler.bsky.social to our all-star lineup of reviewers! So if you're a writer coming to GDC, bring your genuine, human-written materials!
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
After careful discussion, we have added this additional provision to our session description. We're also thrilled to welcome the incredible @samwinkler.bsky.social to our all-star lineup of reviewers! So if you're a writer coming to GDC, bring your genuine, human-written materials!
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A year ago, everyone was doing the “Trump dance.” Now the president is too scared to show his face at the Super Bowl, and the right’s “alternative” halftime show features the cringey, washed-up Kid Rock. trib.al/znWq6YC
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A year ago, everyone was doing the “Trump dance.” Now the president is too scared to show his face at the Super Bowl, and the right’s “alternative” halftime show features the cringey, washed-up Kid Rock. trib.al/znWq6YC
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Every time I see "AI" being crammed into another consumer product I think of how in the 50s we put radium in suppositories because "the atom" was the snakeoil hype of the moment
June 9, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Every time I see "AI" being crammed into another consumer product I think of how in the 50s we put radium in suppositories because "the atom" was the snakeoil hype of the moment