Simon Roth
@simoroth.bsky.social
Indie game developer (Maia, Trash Goblin, Compound Fracture, Soccer Story, VVVVVV, Kinectimals), technical artist, photographer, and community gardener.
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
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February 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...
Vampire theme for goth night tonight, so I'm breaking all the rules by going as 70's-flashback Spike from Buffy.
February 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Vampire theme for goth night tonight, so I'm breaking all the rules by going as 70's-flashback Spike from Buffy.
Paternity needs to be completely reworked. I got £186 a week for 2 weeks and that's it. At 2 weeks I was still driving to the hospital daily! Being self employed I have just had to take the hit to not work for 2+ months @laylamoran.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests
About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationship
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Paternity needs to be completely reworked. I got £186 a week for 2 weeks and that's it. At 2 weeks I was still driving to the hospital daily! Being self employed I have just had to take the hit to not work for 2+ months @laylamoran.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
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I need to file a patent immediately.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I need to file a patent immediately.
I need to file a patent immediately.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I need to file a patent immediately.
Started doing a bit of poking around looking for freelance gigs.. and yikes... It's a bloodbath.
It's no secret the industry is imploding but seeing it up close is scary.
It's no secret the industry is imploding but seeing it up close is scary.
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Started doing a bit of poking around looking for freelance gigs.. and yikes... It's a bloodbath.
It's no secret the industry is imploding but seeing it up close is scary.
It's no secret the industry is imploding but seeing it up close is scary.
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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Okay but Zack Polanski has been coming out with bangers
February 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Okay but Zack Polanski has been coming out with bangers
Unity's share price has absolutely cratered in the last month.
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Unity's share price has absolutely cratered in the last month.
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I'm starting to fill up my freelance calendar for next month onwards. Get in touch if you need an extremely experienced and adaptable freelance games developer.
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I'm starting to fill up my freelance calendar for next month onwards. Get in touch if you need an extremely experienced and adaptable freelance games developer.
Every time I have a gap in my schedule I always get the temptation to actually start to pitch this to people.
Dug my RTS prototype out of the repo and ported it to Unity 2022 this weekend. Polished the volumetric fog-of-war a little and fixed a bunch issues from the version change. So many systems to fix up still. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Every time I have a gap in my schedule I always get the temptation to actually start to pitch this to people.
I'm starting to fill up my freelance calendar for next month onwards. Get in touch if you need an extremely experienced and adaptable freelance games developer.
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I'm starting to fill up my freelance calendar for next month onwards. Get in touch if you need an extremely experienced and adaptable freelance games developer.
Why didn't the UK do it too? Why were our MPs quietly begging them to take highly illegal content down? We know, of course, but it would be nice if UK journalists could buck the will of their masters and press the point.
February 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Why didn't the UK do it too? Why were our MPs quietly begging them to take highly illegal content down? We know, of course, but it would be nice if UK journalists could buck the will of their masters and press the point.
This kind of dense, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities
February 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM
This kind of dense, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities
So he should have been booted several years ago. I am amazed he hung on so long. Now the question is why did Labour fight to keep him around, at this point they are complicit too.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour Party over Epstein links
The former cabinet minister says he does not want to
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
So he should have been booted several years ago. I am amazed he hung on so long. Now the question is why did Labour fight to keep him around, at this point they are complicit too.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ok wow. in 2020, as a former tech journalist, i had a large twitter account, so i asked elon musk to comment on why he had been photographed with ghislaine maxwell and whether the rumors jeffrey epstein had toured space x were true
January 31, 2026 at 11:21 AM
ok wow. in 2020, as a former tech journalist, i had a large twitter account, so i asked elon musk to comment on why he had been photographed with ghislaine maxwell and whether the rumors jeffrey epstein had toured space x were true
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We're launching a website.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 PM
We're launching a website.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
DEFEATING LRAD
(Tinnitus warning)
TLDW: Foam plugs are good. Workshop ear defenders are great. A riot shield is also good and can be inverted into a parabola to bounce it back at the operators.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKT...
(Tinnitus warning)
TLDW: Foam plugs are good. Workshop ear defenders are great. A riot shield is also good and can be inverted into a parabola to bounce it back at the operators.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKT...
DEFEATING LRAD
YouTube video by Tech Ingredients
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January 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM
DEFEATING LRAD
(Tinnitus warning)
TLDW: Foam plugs are good. Workshop ear defenders are great. A riot shield is also good and can be inverted into a parabola to bounce it back at the operators.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKT...
(Tinnitus warning)
TLDW: Foam plugs are good. Workshop ear defenders are great. A riot shield is also good and can be inverted into a parabola to bounce it back at the operators.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKT...
It's been 20 days of having a baby and dozens of appointments and not a single healthcare professional has asked how I am doing. 🥲
Obviously there is a greater priority on the birth parent and kid, but half the time they look annoyed that I am even there.
Obviously there is a greater priority on the birth parent and kid, but half the time they look annoyed that I am even there.
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
It's been 20 days of having a baby and dozens of appointments and not a single healthcare professional has asked how I am doing. 🥲
Obviously there is a greater priority on the birth parent and kid, but half the time they look annoyed that I am even there.
Obviously there is a greater priority on the birth parent and kid, but half the time they look annoyed that I am even there.
Thanks to the "Stalinist" congestion charge in Oxford (pictured), I was able to make several life-and-death rush-hour trips to and from the JR hospital recently. I used my free passes to drive (Yes, Drive!) smoothly through the Bolshevik 20mph zones instead of sitting in traffic.
January 25, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Thanks to the "Stalinist" congestion charge in Oxford (pictured), I was able to make several life-and-death rush-hour trips to and from the JR hospital recently. I used my free passes to drive (Yes, Drive!) smoothly through the Bolshevik 20mph zones instead of sitting in traffic.
The award winning movies, books and TV shows are also often completely and offensively fantastical.
This boardgame sounds more like a teaching aid. What a sad angle.
This boardgame sounds more like a teaching aid. What a sad angle.
novel about the troubles: booker prize
film about the troubles: golden globes
tv show about the troubles: baftas
board game about the troubles: THIS IS DISGUSTING HOW DARE YOU
film about the troubles: golden globes
tv show about the troubles: baftas
board game about the troubles: THIS IS DISGUSTING HOW DARE YOU
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... fundamentally an attack on the idea that gaming is culture
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The award winning movies, books and TV shows are also often completely and offensively fantastical.
This boardgame sounds more like a teaching aid. What a sad angle.
This boardgame sounds more like a teaching aid. What a sad angle.
Reposted by Simon Roth
novel about the troubles: booker prize
film about the troubles: golden globes
tv show about the troubles: baftas
board game about the troubles: THIS IS DISGUSTING HOW DARE YOU
film about the troubles: golden globes
tv show about the troubles: baftas
board game about the troubles: THIS IS DISGUSTING HOW DARE YOU
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... fundamentally an attack on the idea that gaming is culture
‘Target mainland’: planned Troubles board game condemned in Northern Ireland
By turning conflict into entertainment US games company is ignoring its living legacy, says victims rights’ group
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
novel about the troubles: booker prize
film about the troubles: golden globes
tv show about the troubles: baftas
board game about the troubles: THIS IS DISGUSTING HOW DARE YOU
film about the troubles: golden globes
tv show about the troubles: baftas
board game about the troubles: THIS IS DISGUSTING HOW DARE YOU
Thanks to a sleepless night I poured formula into a bottle without putting the rubber valve in the bottom, emptying it all over myself and my kitchen. Baby in my arms also decided to spew up too. Lovely.
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Thanks to a sleepless night I poured formula into a bottle without putting the rubber valve in the bottom, emptying it all over myself and my kitchen. Baby in my arms also decided to spew up too. Lovely.
Street Dog BMX by @yeahusgames.com came out this week. Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/2707870/...
Save 10% on Streetdog BMX on Steam
Get ready for massive tricks, high scores, and gnarly slams in Streetdog BMX. Carve your way through six huge maps featuring hidden spots, handcrafted challenges, and flowing lines!
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January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Street Dog BMX by @yeahusgames.com came out this week. Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/2707870/...