val
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she | uk | my day job is software engineer @unity.com on the engine support team
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views (and all four other senses) my own. this user can say it.
some more things i've done are available at www.valknight.xyz
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@valknight.xyz
· Sep 7
coming from twitter.com/cmdshiftv - hello any mutuals from that site
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Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
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The caretaker PM is running scared and resorting to more smears because he knows the game is up.
Labour is sinking in Gorton and Denton and it’s left to the Greens to challenge the far right threat of Reform.
Island of strangers? No. An Island of hope and unity.
Labour is sinking in Gorton and Denton and it’s left to the Greens to challenge the far right threat of Reform.
Island of strangers? No. An Island of hope and unity.
Politics UK: ‘NEW: Keir Starmer will attack the Greens and Reform at the Munich Security Conference tomorrow for being "soft on Russia and weak on NATO"
"[They are] determined to sacrifice the longstanding relationships that we want and need to build, on the altar of their ideology"1/
"[They are] determined to sacrifice the longstanding relationships that we want and need to build, on the altar of their ideology"1/
February 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The caretaker PM is running scared and resorting to more smears because he knows the game is up.
Labour is sinking in Gorton and Denton and it’s left to the Greens to challenge the far right threat of Reform.
Island of strangers? No. An Island of hope and unity.
Labour is sinking in Gorton and Denton and it’s left to the Greens to challenge the far right threat of Reform.
Island of strangers? No. An Island of hope and unity.
thank you whoever at Slack added this when you mark yourself out of office and then send a message 🙂↕️
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
thank you whoever at Slack added this when you mark yourself out of office and then send a message 🙂↕️
If you ever catch me at a party, grab me and I will have *many* a rant about real issues GIDS had tied to the delay of care (surprise, not the rushing!!!)
Also - you should read transwrites.world/nhs-puberty-.... it's pretty essential reading if you haven't heard stories from ex-GIDS patients.
Also - you should read transwrites.world/nhs-puberty-.... it's pretty essential reading if you haven't heard stories from ex-GIDS patients.
February 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
If you ever catch me at a party, grab me and I will have *many* a rant about real issues GIDS had tied to the delay of care (surprise, not the rushing!!!)
Also - you should read transwrites.world/nhs-puberty-.... it's pretty essential reading if you haven't heard stories from ex-GIDS patients.
Also - you should read transwrites.world/nhs-puberty-.... it's pretty essential reading if you haven't heard stories from ex-GIDS patients.
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One of the purest examples of a moral panic in our time. A clinic that had years-long waitlists and required an average of 7 appointments before providing transition care smeared and shut down for being reckless.
a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
One of the purest examples of a moral panic in our time. A clinic that had years-long waitlists and required an average of 7 appointments before providing transition care smeared and shut down for being reckless.
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This is how Labour talk about trans people behind our backs yet insist they’re the party of equality and we have no choice but to vote for them, btw
This is so infuriating. There was quite a big debate over ruling out tax rises! Rachel Reeves just shut it down by answering every single bloody time "well, being in government would be a nice problem to have"!!!
February 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This is how Labour talk about trans people behind our backs yet insist they’re the party of equality and we have no choice but to vote for them, btw
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Last day to complete the survey for the consultation on earned settlement - you can go straight to the consultation page at www.gov.uk/government/c...
February 12, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Last day to complete the survey for the consultation on earned settlement - you can go straight to the consultation page at www.gov.uk/government/c...
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"Settlement will no longer be granted automatically after a fixed period. Instead, migrants will need to earn it by demonstrating sustained good conduct, contribution and integration."
If you have anything to say about this, you've got until 11:59pm today.
If you have anything to say about this, you've got until 11:59pm today.
Last day to complete the survey for the consultation on earned settlement - you can go straight to the consultation page at www.gov.uk/government/c...
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"Settlement will no longer be granted automatically after a fixed period. Instead, migrants will need to earn it by demonstrating sustained good conduct, contribution and integration."
If you have anything to say about this, you've got until 11:59pm today.
If you have anything to say about this, you've got until 11:59pm today.
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If you were upset about Discord's age verification stuff yesterday, I need you to read this. I know, I know... Nuance?
On the internet‽
IN THIS ECONOMY‽‽‽
trezy.com/blog/blame-l...
On the internet‽
IN THIS ECONOMY‽‽‽
trezy.com/blog/blame-l...
Discord Isn't Requiring a Face Scan — Your Legislators Are
Yesterday's headline in The Verge had people planning their Discord exodus overnight. But the real story isn't about Discord — it's about legislators demanding surveillance infrastructure.
trezy.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
If you were upset about Discord's age verification stuff yesterday, I need you to read this. I know, I know... Nuance?
On the internet‽
IN THIS ECONOMY‽‽‽
trezy.com/blog/blame-l...
On the internet‽
IN THIS ECONOMY‽‽‽
trezy.com/blog/blame-l...
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gradient.horse
Draw a horse, watch it run!
gradient.horse
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
damn. ipad + keyboard is actually just a light laptop with very good battery life
(a little bit of me is now wistful for the world where apple just let us install whatever OS we want… because this would probably be my goto computer if it ran a real OS)
(a little bit of me is now wistful for the world where apple just let us install whatever OS we want… because this would probably be my goto computer if it ran a real OS)
February 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
damn. ipad + keyboard is actually just a light laptop with very good battery life
(a little bit of me is now wistful for the world where apple just let us install whatever OS we want… because this would probably be my goto computer if it ran a real OS)
(a little bit of me is now wistful for the world where apple just let us install whatever OS we want… because this would probably be my goto computer if it ran a real OS)
having a little sob at 1am after watching the new muppet show. genuinely great, you should watch it if you haven’t
February 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
having a little sob at 1am after watching the new muppet show. genuinely great, you should watch it if you haven’t
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This is who leaves negative reviews on your Steam page
February 7, 2026 at 6:58 AM
This is who leaves negative reviews on your Steam page
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
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In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.
February 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM
In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.
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in *2018*
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
in *2018*
things that make sense at your global game jam site
January 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
things that make sense at your global game jam site
the big sign will be when we start to see more gamedev tools start working on macOS & Linux compat..
(i'm SO excited for Superluminal on Linux btw. at least i've got Instruments on macOS but god, Superluminal's UX is so good)
(i'm SO excited for Superluminal on Linux btw. at least i've got Instruments on macOS but god, Superluminal's UX is so good)
scoop: Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows. The head of Windows tells me Microsoft will focus on "addressing pain points we hear consistently from customers." Full details in my Notepad newsletter this week, gift link here 👇 tinyurl.com/win11trust
Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows
2026 is all about improving Windows
tinyurl.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:54 PM
the big sign will be when we start to see more gamedev tools start working on macOS & Linux compat..
(i'm SO excited for Superluminal on Linux btw. at least i've got Instruments on macOS but god, Superluminal's UX is so good)
(i'm SO excited for Superluminal on Linux btw. at least i've got Instruments on macOS but god, Superluminal's UX is so good)
Spreading the news of non-binary miis
January 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Spreading the news of non-binary miis
it happened again ❤️ (@ machine girl gig)
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
it happened again ❤️ (@ machine girl gig)
... i hate to be that person but i wish, somehow, ATproto supported private accounts.
because i wish i could have a locked alt and my friends will absolutely not download Mastodon for that alone
because i wish i could have a locked alt and my friends will absolutely not download Mastodon for that alone
January 18, 2026 at 3:39 PM
... i hate to be that person but i wish, somehow, ATproto supported private accounts.
because i wish i could have a locked alt and my friends will absolutely not download Mastodon for that alone
because i wish i could have a locked alt and my friends will absolutely not download Mastodon for that alone
been obsessed with Halide (on iOS) the last few days, as it has an option to bypass Apple's image processing
turns out the lenses on your iPhone can look really interesting!
and i absolutely prefer digital sensor noise over the default processing ❤️
turns out the lenses on your iPhone can look really interesting!
and i absolutely prefer digital sensor noise over the default processing ❤️
January 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
been obsessed with Halide (on iOS) the last few days, as it has an option to bypass Apple's image processing
turns out the lenses on your iPhone can look really interesting!
and i absolutely prefer digital sensor noise over the default processing ❤️
turns out the lenses on your iPhone can look really interesting!
and i absolutely prefer digital sensor noise over the default processing ❤️
watcher real ?? watcher soon ??
(i Will be making room on my desk on monday. she will be sat next to Miku and my Unity-Chan manga mark my words)
(i Will be making room on my desk on monday. she will be sat next to Miku and my Unity-Chan manga mark my words)
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
watcher real ?? watcher soon ??
(i Will be making room on my desk on monday. she will be sat next to Miku and my Unity-Chan manga mark my words)
(i Will be making room on my desk on monday. she will be sat next to Miku and my Unity-Chan manga mark my words)
Why is Motion now sponsored by mcdonald's. Who took Pixelmator's paintbrush. Final Cut Purple Now
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Why is Motion now sponsored by mcdonald's. Who took Pixelmator's paintbrush. Final Cut Purple Now
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I am looking into this, I've reached out to Steam directly, and I'm actively pitching stories on this subject of the platform's shaky moderation. If any other devs have experienced something similar with reviews and moderation, do reach out.
the Steam team responded to my support request and said they will not remove the review calling me a liar and ridiculing my sexual assault because of censorship concerns.
steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...
if Steam refuses to enforce their community guidelines and allows harassment, what can i do?
steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...
if Steam refuses to enforce their community guidelines and allows harassment, what can i do?
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I am looking into this, I've reached out to Steam directly, and I'm actively pitching stories on this subject of the platform's shaky moderation. If any other devs have experienced something similar with reviews and moderation, do reach out.