Thom Cote
@thomcote.bsky.social
(He/Him) Chicago game fellow. One part of @cantgetenoughgames.bsky.social
Try my silly switchboard game's demo! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3874780/Cold_Calling_Demo/
Blog: https://thomcote.neocities.org/
Try my silly switchboard game's demo! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3874780/Cold_Calling_Demo/
Blog: https://thomcote.neocities.org/
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✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
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How many times can a ceasefire be ‘tested’ and fail before we admit there is no ceasefire, just propaganda messaging for one?
NBC: "Gaza death toll rises to 70,000 as ceasefire is tested by repeated outbreaks of violence."
The death toll is far higher and the attacks continue. Life is treacherous for civilians.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
The death toll is far higher and the attacks continue. Life is treacherous for civilians.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
November 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How many times can a ceasefire be ‘tested’ and fail before we admit there is no ceasefire, just propaganda messaging for one?
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RT to scare a Chicago alderperson #PlowTheSidewalks
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
RT to scare a Chicago alderperson #PlowTheSidewalks
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Five Games To Get To Know My Cat:
-Feather and bells attached by string to wooden dowel
-Felt mouse toss
-Tap my closed hand with paw to open it and reveal a treat
-Meow at door while I’m in bathroom
-SSX 3
-Feather and bells attached by string to wooden dowel
-Felt mouse toss
-Tap my closed hand with paw to open it and reveal a treat
-Meow at door while I’m in bathroom
-SSX 3
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Five Games To Get To Know My Cat:
-Feather and bells attached by string to wooden dowel
-Felt mouse toss
-Tap my closed hand with paw to open it and reveal a treat
-Meow at door while I’m in bathroom
-SSX 3
-Feather and bells attached by string to wooden dowel
-Felt mouse toss
-Tap my closed hand with paw to open it and reveal a treat
-Meow at door while I’m in bathroom
-SSX 3
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Anyone in city government who makes noises about "efficiencies" or "savings" while simultaneously pledging no reductions in CPD spending is either kidding themselves or kidding you.
You cannot meaningfully shrink a budget without touching its largest operating expenses and debt drivers.
You cannot meaningfully shrink a budget without touching its largest operating expenses and debt drivers.
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Anyone in city government who makes noises about "efficiencies" or "savings" while simultaneously pledging no reductions in CPD spending is either kidding themselves or kidding you.
You cannot meaningfully shrink a budget without touching its largest operating expenses and debt drivers.
You cannot meaningfully shrink a budget without touching its largest operating expenses and debt drivers.
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every mario level should look like mario64 and have a signature scent like cherry lip balm or cinnamon lip balm
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
every mario level should look like mario64 and have a signature scent like cherry lip balm or cinnamon lip balm
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Happy "The City Actually Can Remove Parking From Streets When It Wants To" season to all who celebrate.
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Happy "The City Actually Can Remove Parking From Streets When It Wants To" season to all who celebrate.
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i cannot believe i caught him stretching out his toesies under the tree
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
i cannot believe i caught him stretching out his toesies under the tree
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
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State Sen. Mike Simmons is the first #IL09 candidate to condemn Northwestern’s decision to settle with the Trump administration
👇🏼👇🏼
👇🏼👇🏼
I strongly condemn the settlement between Northwestern University and the Trump Administration: right now we need leaders who will unapologetically protect our people!
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
State Sen. Mike Simmons is the first #IL09 candidate to condemn Northwestern’s decision to settle with the Trump administration
👇🏼👇🏼
👇🏼👇🏼
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many particulars of this generation of generative AI are shaped around a culturally peculiar, distorted idea of intelligence.
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
many particulars of this generation of generative AI are shaped around a culturally peculiar, distorted idea of intelligence.
Little drummer boy be like I'd like to speak to the manger
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Little drummer boy be like I'd like to speak to the manger
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the evil that men do
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
the evil that men do
POV you are Scrooge
Eternal Silence in the snow, this morning at Graceland Cemetery
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
POV you are Scrooge
19th century spiritualist on their first day at work:
is ghost or medium better
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
19th century spiritualist on their first day at work:
Pine pellet cat litter: I turn into sawdust when I'm used :)
Clumping cat litter: I am a PM2.5 hazardous particulate. I will enter your lungs and never leave.
Clumping cat litter: I am a PM2.5 hazardous particulate. I will enter your lungs and never leave.
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Pine pellet cat litter: I turn into sawdust when I'm used :)
Clumping cat litter: I am a PM2.5 hazardous particulate. I will enter your lungs and never leave.
Clumping cat litter: I am a PM2.5 hazardous particulate. I will enter your lungs and never leave.
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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So much about this sign I saw today I am still thinking about
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
So much about this sign I saw today I am still thinking about
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Seems like we need to add "university administrators" to the "they like Trump and want him to win" behavioral explanation bucket.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Seems like we need to add "university administrators" to the "they like Trump and want him to win" behavioral explanation bucket.
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Giving the bully your lunch money, except everyone loudly hates the bully and the bully is weaker than any bully in living memory.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Giving the bully your lunch money, except everyone loudly hates the bully and the bully is weaker than any bully in living memory.
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Just in time for awards season!
New release: Videocart-1: Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle (1976 - Channel F) - https://www.myabandonware.com/game/videocart-1-tic-tac-toe-shooting-gallery-doodle-quadra-doodle-z6u #abandonware
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Just in time for awards season!
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infinite grace for the company with like 17 billion dollars in income a year and none for the one with like 3 staff I guess
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
infinite grace for the company with like 17 billion dollars in income a year and none for the one with like 3 staff I guess
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL: