Mackenzie (he/his/him)
@catmetamackenzie.bsky.social
Metadata librarian & games enthusiast. Ever learning & growing, views are mine but sometimes I'm wrong.
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Nic & I wrote hundreds of events for Amberspire, so I can say (with some bias) that the game’s world is so considered & interesting, but allows the player to form their own narrative that is reflected back at them in the cities they build.
I’m proud to work on it, and everyone should wishlist it!!
I’m proud to work on it, and everyone should wishlist it!!
And hey, wishlist Amberspire! tell a friend! store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/...
December 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Nic & I wrote hundreds of events for Amberspire, so I can say (with some bias) that the game’s world is so considered & interesting, but allows the player to form their own narrative that is reflected back at them in the cities they build.
I’m proud to work on it, and everyone should wishlist it!!
I’m proud to work on it, and everyone should wishlist it!!
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And as others say: you want the placeholder to be obvious so you remember how to replace it
Sorry I think using AI for placeholders is also bad
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I know you only care about finished art but placeholder art also needs to be made by a human being who also needs to be paid for that
But placeholder midjourney slop cuts that artist out
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I know you only care about finished art but placeholder art also needs to be made by a human being who also needs to be paid for that
But placeholder midjourney slop cuts that artist out
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
And as others say: you want the placeholder to be obvious so you remember how to replace it
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I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people.
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
ReCalibri
They always make us do everything ourselves, anyway
Dr.eamer.dev
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people.
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
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I will say that I find it very shady and mildly undemocratic that the Liberals are trying to obtain a majority they weren’t elected on through floor crossings
That and minority governments are better for democracy due to the compromise they necessitate
OH WELL
That and minority governments are better for democracy due to the compromise they necessitate
OH WELL
BREAKING: Conservative MP Michael Ma is crossing the floor to sit as a Liberal.
Liberals are now just one seat short of a majority.
Liberals are now just one seat short of a majority.
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I will say that I find it very shady and mildly undemocratic that the Liberals are trying to obtain a majority they weren’t elected on through floor crossings
That and minority governments are better for democracy due to the compromise they necessitate
OH WELL
That and minority governments are better for democracy due to the compromise they necessitate
OH WELL
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Of course, this does presuppose an actual functioning library IT environment which, charitably put, is ...not always a given.
December 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Of course, this does presuppose an actual functioning library IT environment which, charitably put, is ...not always a given.
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This is *entirely* (in the modern era anyway) a DRM/ownership problem. If libraries could *own* a copy of an Epub, they could make backups, plan for preservation, etc.
This is a huge problem for libraries. We have the problem of “bit rot,” both as the decay of the physical carriers of digital media and as the obsolescence of software & hardware to render that media for use.
And then we have DRM and the problem of ownership.
Going digital is very expensive. 📚
And then we have DRM and the problem of ownership.
Going digital is very expensive. 📚
Physical media is actually more longlasting for posterity than digital media in so many ways. You have books written a thousand years ago carefully preserved in Timbuktu. An article published online may vanish so no one has any record of your work anymore.
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is *entirely* (in the modern era anyway) a DRM/ownership problem. If libraries could *own* a copy of an Epub, they could make backups, plan for preservation, etc.
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Scientists at Canadian institutions have long punched well above our weight despite low and stagnant funding. Spending a billion dollars on external recruitment while science here is starving is exactly what Harper got wrong about supporting research excellence in Canada.
Canada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.
December 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Scientists at Canadian institutions have long punched well above our weight despite low and stagnant funding. Spending a billion dollars on external recruitment while science here is starving is exactly what Harper got wrong about supporting research excellence in Canada.
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Do I love that Pierre Poilievre is bleeding members? Heck yes.
Do I hate that the Liberals are so conservative that it's enticing Conservatives to join them? Heck yes.
Do I hate that the Liberals are so conservative that it's enticing Conservatives to join them? Heck yes.
Another MP leaves Conservatives, crosses floor to Liberals | CBC News
Ontario MP Michael Ma announced Thursday that he is leaving the Conservative Caucus and joining the Liberals.
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Do I love that Pierre Poilievre is bleeding members? Heck yes.
Do I hate that the Liberals are so conservative that it's enticing Conservatives to join them? Heck yes.
Do I hate that the Liberals are so conservative that it's enticing Conservatives to join them? Heck yes.
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Looking for a new d20-based #ttrpg experience? The public playtest edition of THUNDERFORT is out now!
This 450+ pg. book is an entirely new fantasy game system, with downtime rules designed to be played asynchronously via online chat programs!
Download for free thunderfort.itch.io/thunderfort-...
This 450+ pg. book is an entirely new fantasy game system, with downtime rules designed to be played asynchronously via online chat programs!
Download for free thunderfort.itch.io/thunderfort-...
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Looking for a new d20-based #ttrpg experience? The public playtest edition of THUNDERFORT is out now!
This 450+ pg. book is an entirely new fantasy game system, with downtime rules designed to be played asynchronously via online chat programs!
Download for free thunderfort.itch.io/thunderfort-...
This 450+ pg. book is an entirely new fantasy game system, with downtime rules designed to be played asynchronously via online chat programs!
Download for free thunderfort.itch.io/thunderfort-...
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so many of our current problems stem from americans not being able to comprehend that a guy they know from tv might actually be stupid
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
so many of our current problems stem from americans not being able to comprehend that a guy they know from tv might actually be stupid
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A NEW SLAYER HAS APPEARED ⚔️✨
Bow down to The Regent, Slay the Spire 2's second new playable character.
Heir to the Throne of Stars, he is a domineering and arrogant alien being who draws on the power of the cosmos and his long-suffering minions to do his bidding.
Bow down to The Regent, Slay the Spire 2's second new playable character.
Heir to the Throne of Stars, he is a domineering and arrogant alien being who draws on the power of the cosmos and his long-suffering minions to do his bidding.
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A NEW SLAYER HAS APPEARED ⚔️✨
Bow down to The Regent, Slay the Spire 2's second new playable character.
Heir to the Throne of Stars, he is a domineering and arrogant alien being who draws on the power of the cosmos and his long-suffering minions to do his bidding.
Bow down to The Regent, Slay the Spire 2's second new playable character.
Heir to the Throne of Stars, he is a domineering and arrogant alien being who draws on the power of the cosmos and his long-suffering minions to do his bidding.
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Credit where it's due: our controller scheme is directly inspired by the one that iirc @madjackmcmad.bsky.social implemented for the Tangledeep switch port
I feel like caves of qud's controller setup is so good that it should just become the canonical controller layout for roguelikes from now on. it's so good I might actually prefer it to mouse and keyboard. Wildly underappreciated revolutionary genre work in that one element alone
December 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Credit where it's due: our controller scheme is directly inspired by the one that iirc @madjackmcmad.bsky.social implemented for the Tangledeep switch port
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A document dripping with blood of Indigenous people. That is the power of these kinds of documents. They will carry that to the next generations and so on. No one escapes that in the end, no matter how much wealth they have. Our children were starved and buried for this 'company' called 'Canada.' 🪶
It is SO CANADIAN that the Hudson's Bay Charter, one of the most important foundational documents for our history, has been sold to two of Canada's richest families.
a vente de la charte de La Baie aux familles Thomson et Weston est approuvée. www.noovo.info/nouvelles/so...
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A document dripping with blood of Indigenous people. That is the power of these kinds of documents. They will carry that to the next generations and so on. No one escapes that in the end, no matter how much wealth they have. Our children were starved and buried for this 'company' called 'Canada.' 🪶
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they did this shit during the Covid emergency too. Trump wants to to murder disabled people
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
they did this shit during the Covid emergency too. Trump wants to to murder disabled people
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The people on the pedestrian bridge over the freeway between Minneapolis and Saint Paul this morning had a big sign reading "Starve Bezos"
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The people on the pedestrian bridge over the freeway between Minneapolis and Saint Paul this morning had a big sign reading "Starve Bezos"
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Call for speakers! 📚
On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone!
More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...
On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone!
More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...
Neurodivergency and Entry into the Profession - Call for Speakers
The Neurodivergent Library and Information Staff Network (NLISN) invites proposals for presentations at our full-day online event exploring the experiences, challenges, and possibilities around entry ...
forms.gle
December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Call for speakers! 📚
On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone!
More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...
On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone!
More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...
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Make your own TTRPG bookmark!
Exploring the different types of games that can fit on a bookmark, and how books can be used as part of tabletop mechanisms: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/ttrpg-book...
Also, three new bookmark games for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam. #ttrpg #rpg #bookmark #solorpg
Exploring the different types of games that can fit on a bookmark, and how books can be used as part of tabletop mechanisms: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/ttrpg-book...
Also, three new bookmark games for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam. #ttrpg #rpg #bookmark #solorpg
Make your own TTRPG bookmark
Exploring the different types of games that can fit on a bookmark, and how books can be used as part of tabletop mechanisms. Also, three new bookmark games for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Make your own TTRPG bookmark!
Exploring the different types of games that can fit on a bookmark, and how books can be used as part of tabletop mechanisms: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/ttrpg-book...
Also, three new bookmark games for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam. #ttrpg #rpg #bookmark #solorpg
Exploring the different types of games that can fit on a bookmark, and how books can be used as part of tabletop mechanisms: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/ttrpg-book...
Also, three new bookmark games for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam. #ttrpg #rpg #bookmark #solorpg
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Folks, I'm hoping to go to the NDP leadership convention in Winnipeg in March to cover it for The Orchard. In order to do so, I need 16 new paid subscribers by the end of the year.
Who's gonna help me?
www.readtheorchard.org
Who's gonna help me?
www.readtheorchard.org
The Orchard | Jeremy Appel | Substack
News and analysis from an unabashedly progressive perspective, focusing on the intersection of politics, media and corporate power. Click to read The Orchard, by Jeremy Appel, a Substack publication w...
www.readtheorchard.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Folks, I'm hoping to go to the NDP leadership convention in Winnipeg in March to cover it for The Orchard. In order to do so, I need 16 new paid subscribers by the end of the year.
Who's gonna help me?
www.readtheorchard.org
Who's gonna help me?
www.readtheorchard.org
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"People see the tuxedo, they see the red carpet, but it's real blue-collar folks making these movies happen.”
Artists…are also workers.
Artists…are also workers.
Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"People see the tuxedo, they see the red carpet, but it's real blue-collar folks making these movies happen.”
Artists…are also workers.
Artists…are also workers.
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Delayed Release of the Revised Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/interagency-research-funding/policies-and-guidelines/open-access
Open Access
Open Access
science.gc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Delayed Release of the Revised Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/interagency-research-funding/policies-and-guidelines/open-access
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maaaan ya all gotta stop treating this as a legitimate event. no shade on the winners. but u do not Need to enable it
The Game Awards is bigger and more expensive than ever. Even some nominated developers are getting priced out. Our report: https://kotaku.com/game-awards-geoff-keighley-tickets-trailers-clair-obscur-2000652243
The Game Awards Is Bigger Than Ever But Doesn't Come Cheap
The annual awards ceremony tries to celebrate game developers and hype up fans, to varying degrees of success
kotaku.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
maaaan ya all gotta stop treating this as a legitimate event. no shade on the winners. but u do not Need to enable it
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You know what tells you a lot about a society? Our LAWS.
What do we punish? Do we enforce them fairly? Do we think our laws are just?
So of course I made world-building game about that…
arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...
What do we punish? Do we enforce them fairly? Do we think our laws are just?
So of course I made world-building game about that…
arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...
Rules of Law Is Ready to Play
Our justice says who we are as a people. What do we punish? Do we enforce our laws fairly for everyone? Do we think our system is just?
These are big questions about the foundations of society, so of...
arsludi.lamemage.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
You know what tells you a lot about a society? Our LAWS.
What do we punish? Do we enforce them fairly? Do we think our laws are just?
So of course I made world-building game about that…
arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...
What do we punish? Do we enforce them fairly? Do we think our laws are just?
So of course I made world-building game about that…
arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...
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Hmm, sounds like those faculty will need a union.
Simon Fraser University wants only non-union faculty at its new medical school.
SFU contends that it's so new and different that the existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply.
pressprogress.ca/sfu-medical-...
SFU contends that it's so new and different that the existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply.
pressprogress.ca/sfu-medical-...
SFU Wants Only Non-Union Faculty at New Medical School
Simon Fraser contends that the med school is so new and different that its existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply
pressprogress.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hmm, sounds like those faculty will need a union.
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Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.