shannon//cannon
@majorarlene.net
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Two Promising Horse Game Demos! | Horses of Hoofprint Bay | Equitania
YouTube video by Major Arlene
youtu.be
idk, I may be becoming a horse game channel now :v
played a couple of cool demos - Horses of Hoofprint Bay, which releases today, and Equitania. You can also try these out now!
youtu.be/ugLmea-5Pc0
played a couple of cool demos - Horses of Hoofprint Bay, which releases today, and Equitania. You can also try these out now!
youtu.be/ugLmea-5Pc0
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Today the ERA Bill passed, marking a dark day for NZ workers.
This Govt has weakened YOUR job security.
For instance, the door is now open for employers to ‘re-hire’ anyone as a ‘specified contractor’, lacking protections like min wage, holiday pay, sick leave and the right to join a union. #nzpol
This Govt has weakened YOUR job security.
For instance, the door is now open for employers to ‘re-hire’ anyone as a ‘specified contractor’, lacking protections like min wage, holiday pay, sick leave and the right to join a union. #nzpol
![text reading "“[The ERA Bill] will worsen the cost-of-living crisis, exacerbate the exodus of New Zealand workers to Australia, and encourage more predation on the working class by big business without redress.” - Dennis Maga, Workers First General Secretary"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:znrmzrovbbulmo2huuzapvm3/bafkreiam5yqf4o6z5avhsh6imrdn2hpd3zto7fo6edfp44qgtlwx5byunm@jpeg)
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Today the ERA Bill passed, marking a dark day for NZ workers.
This Govt has weakened YOUR job security.
For instance, the door is now open for employers to ‘re-hire’ anyone as a ‘specified contractor’, lacking protections like min wage, holiday pay, sick leave and the right to join a union. #nzpol
This Govt has weakened YOUR job security.
For instance, the door is now open for employers to ‘re-hire’ anyone as a ‘specified contractor’, lacking protections like min wage, holiday pay, sick leave and the right to join a union. #nzpol
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You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...
February 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...
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@discord.com is a joke you already verified me as an adult a year ago why has it been removed?
February 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
@discord.com is a joke you already verified me as an adult a year ago why has it been removed?
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Honestly, AI slop PRs are becoming increasingly draining and demoralizing for #Godot maintainers.
If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of:
fund.godotengine.org
If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of:
fund.godotengine.org
Godot's GitHub has increasingly many pull requests generated by LLMs and it's a MASSIVE time waster for reviewers – especially if people don't disclose it. Changes often make no sense, descriptions are extremely verbose, users don't understand their own changes… It's a total shitshow. #godotengine
February 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Honestly, AI slop PRs are becoming increasingly draining and demoralizing for #Godot maintainers.
If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of:
fund.godotengine.org
If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of:
fund.godotengine.org
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This post blew up huh? This is the game:
store.steampowered.com/app/1665260/...
But also, see: bsky.app/profile/patr... why I don't make any money on my game.
I'm currently out of work because my employer laid off me and 400 of my coworkers.
If you need a motion designer, let me know!
store.steampowered.com/app/1665260/...
But also, see: bsky.app/profile/patr... why I don't make any money on my game.
I'm currently out of work because my employer laid off me and 400 of my coworkers.
If you need a motion designer, let me know!
February 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This post blew up huh? This is the game:
store.steampowered.com/app/1665260/...
But also, see: bsky.app/profile/patr... why I don't make any money on my game.
I'm currently out of work because my employer laid off me and 400 of my coworkers.
If you need a motion designer, let me know!
store.steampowered.com/app/1665260/...
But also, see: bsky.app/profile/patr... why I don't make any money on my game.
I'm currently out of work because my employer laid off me and 400 of my coworkers.
If you need a motion designer, let me know!
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Designed (and animated!) an new fighter jet, I named it the Icarus!
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Designed (and animated!) an new fighter jet, I named it the Icarus!
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"we shouldn't have to work for free on a game until it's nearly-done enough to get funding" and "it's the only thing you can really do so you should do it if you want to make games" are both true imo and it's shit but what else is there really to do that isn't just give up
February 12, 2026 at 12:48 AM
"we shouldn't have to work for free on a game until it's nearly-done enough to get funding" and "it's the only thing you can really do so you should do it if you want to make games" are both true imo and it's shit but what else is there really to do that isn't just give up
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ITS OPEN!!!
Store page is up! Gonna open for purchase later today...!
foxh3ad.itch.io/holo-reflex-...
#3d #blender #weapon #art #product
foxh3ad.itch.io/holo-reflex-...
#3d #blender #weapon #art #product
Reflex & Holographic sights by Foxhead
3D Gun sights for your weapon models! Fully textured!
foxh3ad.itch.io
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
ITS OPEN!!!
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foxh3ad.itch.io/grasslands
Slight update on the .zip package:
-Re-organized downloads and merged both Props and Textures into one package
-Added 3 buildings to the props .blend file (Church, house and shed)
-Removed unnecessary text objects from .blend file
#3d #asset #pack #blender #medieval
Slight update on the .zip package:
-Re-organized downloads and merged both Props and Textures into one package
-Added 3 buildings to the props .blend file (Church, house and shed)
-Removed unnecessary text objects from .blend file
#3d #asset #pack #blender #medieval
Medieval Asset Pack - Foxtex: GrassLands by Foxhead
Grasslands is a retro medieval asset and texture pack for games
foxh3ad.itch.io
February 18, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Me, an American: "ugh, Americans"
February 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Me, an American: "ugh, Americans"
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c1m2 pretty much finished. A bit more lighting polish and added secrets will wrap it up.
#quake #gamedev #leveldesign
#quake #gamedev #leveldesign
February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
c1m2 pretty much finished. A bit more lighting polish and added secrets will wrap it up.
#quake #gamedev #leveldesign
#quake #gamedev #leveldesign
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From Ursula Le Guin's A Rant About "Technology" blog post
February 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
From Ursula Le Guin's A Rant About "Technology" blog post
Hey yeah stop playing CoD
Call of Duty advert banned in the UK for trivialising sexual violence
Call of Duty advert banned in the UK for trivialising sexual violence
The live action advert was first broadcast in November 2025 on YouTube and on-demand services.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Hey yeah stop playing CoD
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Holy shit, I made a game and it looks like this.
February 18, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Holy shit, I made a game and it looks like this.
Give me fuckin solar panels bro, let me harness the energy of the fuckin sun
Unghhhhh
Unghhhhh
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Give me fuckin solar panels bro, let me harness the energy of the fuckin sun
Unghhhhh
Unghhhhh
Great point here and it's why good game writing is important. Making these things feel natural within your game world is important!
Tutorials are important
The question shouldn't be if we need them or not but rather how to actually make them fun or not stand in the way of the game.
Because right now most seem to be designed for the worst player imaginable, forced onto everyone & leaving them feeling belittled or looked down on
The question shouldn't be if we need them or not but rather how to actually make them fun or not stand in the way of the game.
Because right now most seem to be designed for the worst player imaginable, forced onto everyone & leaving them feeling belittled or looked down on
February 18, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Great point here and it's why good game writing is important. Making these things feel natural within your game world is important!
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>biggest advertising spot in the games industry for free
>secretly funded by one of the largest game publishers in the world
>investors attempt to spin bad publicity as a moral failing of the industry's consumers
holy shit.
it's an actual, genuine industry plant game... lmfao
>secretly funded by one of the largest game publishers in the world
>investors attempt to spin bad publicity as a moral failing of the industry's consumers
holy shit.
it's an actual, genuine industry plant game... lmfao
NEW: Highguard studio Wildlight's secret financial backer was Tencent, sources tell me
www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-hi...
www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-hi...
Sources: Tencent secretly funded struggling shooter Highguard
Wildlight Entertainment has said for years it was "fully-funded" but not shared details.
www.gamefile.news
February 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
>biggest advertising spot in the games industry for free
>secretly funded by one of the largest game publishers in the world
>investors attempt to spin bad publicity as a moral failing of the industry's consumers
holy shit.
it's an actual, genuine industry plant game... lmfao
>secretly funded by one of the largest game publishers in the world
>investors attempt to spin bad publicity as a moral failing of the industry's consumers
holy shit.
it's an actual, genuine industry plant game... lmfao
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📣 Hey Australian gamemakers!
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000
📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000
📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
February 18, 2026 at 12:26 AM
📣 Hey Australian gamemakers!
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000
📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000
📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
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I'm Demi, an award-winning unity developer and interface designer with over a decade of experience!
I'm available for work starting March and would simply love to bring your game to reality!
You can contact me here, or email:
dschanzel[@]gmail.com
I'm available for work starting March and would simply love to bring your game to reality!
You can contact me here, or email:
dschanzel[@]gmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I'm Demi, an award-winning unity developer and interface designer with over a decade of experience!
I'm available for work starting March and would simply love to bring your game to reality!
You can contact me here, or email:
dschanzel[@]gmail.com
I'm available for work starting March and would simply love to bring your game to reality!
You can contact me here, or email:
dschanzel[@]gmail.com
the thing that makes me so frustrated beyond anything is that this woman made a bunch of money from body positivity content that then allowed her to start losing weight and lecturing other people about being fat! not everyone has access to that kind of care and not ONE mention of that!
This is indistinguishable from right-wing anti-SJW agitprop
Confessions of a Former Body Positivity Influencer
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
the thing that makes me so frustrated beyond anything is that this woman made a bunch of money from body positivity content that then allowed her to start losing weight and lecturing other people about being fat! not everyone has access to that kind of care and not ONE mention of that!
hey remember when the UK government wanted to put benefits recipients on GLP-1s because apparently your weight is tied to literally everything morally right or wrong about you
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
hey remember when the UK government wanted to put benefits recipients on GLP-1s because apparently your weight is tied to literally everything morally right or wrong about you
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
btw this is basically going to be like, anything computerised, so guess pretty much everything's going to go to shit in terms of electronics. neat!
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
btw this is basically going to be like, anything computerised, so guess pretty much everything's going to go to shit in terms of electronics. neat!