Darya
@daryam.com
I make videogames and talk about them. Currently with Epic Games. Giant Elder Scrolls nerd. Opinions don't represent employers.
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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Billionaires don't need more yachts, but an increase to the royalty rate on Steam would be life-changing for many small indie devs.
Starting to think billionaires were a mistake.
Gabe Newell caps off Steam Machine week by taking delivery of a new $500 million superyacht with a submarine garage, on-board hospital and 15 gaming PCs
"We knew we were asking for unusual things," says Newell, "and Oceanco embraced it with open arms."
www.pcgamer.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Billionaires don't need more yachts, but an increase to the royalty rate on Steam would be life-changing for many small indie devs.
This is the GDC salary survey breakdown
1) approximately 5 people answered that they make over $1,000,000
2) the percentages add up to 103% lol
1) approximately 5 people answered that they make over $1,000,000
2) the percentages add up to 103% lol
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is the GDC salary survey breakdown
1) approximately 5 people answered that they make over $1,000,000
2) the percentages add up to 103% lol
1) approximately 5 people answered that they make over $1,000,000
2) the percentages add up to 103% lol
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networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
Yes to this crappy salary "average" but piggybacking to say:
The whole "an average career in the games industry is only 5 years" is based on an old version of this survey, where the majority of people had answered that they'd been in games for 5 years *at that point in time*.
The whole "an average career in the games industry is only 5 years" is based on an old version of this survey, where the majority of people had answered that they'd been in games for 5 years *at that point in time*.
The fact that this survey gets reported on as fact every year is actually super fucking damaging to workers in this industry. Legitimately very harmful.
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Yes to this crappy salary "average" but piggybacking to say:
The whole "an average career in the games industry is only 5 years" is based on an old version of this survey, where the majority of people had answered that they'd been in games for 5 years *at that point in time*.
The whole "an average career in the games industry is only 5 years" is based on an old version of this survey, where the majority of people had answered that they'd been in games for 5 years *at that point in time*.
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I don't think being rich makes you a monster so much as the process by which people become rich requires monsters as a prerequisite and nothing about the Epstein file revelations has dissuaded me of this notion
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I don't think being rich makes you a monster so much as the process by which people become rich requires monsters as a prerequisite and nothing about the Epstein file revelations has dissuaded me of this notion
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Yep. Don't give up the party apparatus, organization, etc to the Vichy Dems.
Kick THEM out.
They're the ones who suck, not us.
Kick THEM out.
They're the ones who suck, not us.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Yep. Don't give up the party apparatus, organization, etc to the Vichy Dems.
Kick THEM out.
They're the ones who suck, not us.
Kick THEM out.
They're the ones who suck, not us.
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Folks who make video games! @officialgdc.bsky.social is running the annual State of the Industry survey again. You should take the chance to weigh in!
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
2026 State of the Game Industry
The gaming industry's most comprehensive annual survey is back, and we're casting a wider net than ever before. Whether you're a developer, executive, investor, marketer, educator, or any other profes...
gdconf.typeform.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Folks who make video games! @officialgdc.bsky.social is running the annual State of the Industry survey again. You should take the chance to weigh in!
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up
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Just got an ER bill
which included a $134 pregnancy test
that they administered in January 2024
which included a $134 pregnancy test
that they administered in January 2024
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just got an ER bill
which included a $134 pregnancy test
that they administered in January 2024
which included a $134 pregnancy test
that they administered in January 2024
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PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else!
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
PROCJAM - The Procedural Generation Jam
A game jam from 2025-11-21 to 2025-12-01 hosted by PROCJAM. Let's Make Something! PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is a creative coding jam about making things that make things. This normally...
itch.io
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else!
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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Alan Wake 2
November 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Alan Wake 2
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On Saints Row we had a debug npc named Skinballs (lol) that was literally just four spheres wrapped in different shades of skin texture so we could test lighting for different skin tones during development. But teams need to plan for that kind of testing with intentionality, and not enough do.
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On Saints Row we had a debug npc named Skinballs (lol) that was literally just four spheres wrapped in different shades of skin texture so we could test lighting for different skin tones during development. But teams need to plan for that kind of testing with intentionality, and not enough do.
The pain when you reference what you think is a common meme in a meeting, but are instead greeted by a lot of confused looks because no one else is as online as you
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The pain when you reference what you think is a common meme in a meeting, but are instead greeted by a lot of confused looks because no one else is as online as you
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Double check whether your company matches charitable donations, too.
If you've ever faced food insecurity in the past: you know how it stays with you. Things are about to get tough for 40 million people. If you're in a place where you can donate some money (or TIME) to your local food bank, please be really intentional about it in November.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
October 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Double check whether your company matches charitable donations, too.
Sexy Millbrae
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sexy microplane grater ...yeah I could see it, very cenobytesque
sexy cube
October 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sexy Millbrae
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The brave El Cerrito Police have captured the local Halloween decoration thieves but more importantly, they have photographed it like they would a big drug or weapons bust
www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The brave El Cerrito Police have captured the local Halloween decoration thieves but more importantly, they have photographed it like they would a big drug or weapons bust
www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
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Need to turn that one into a sticker !
October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Need to turn that one into a sticker !
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Brandon Johnson called for a general strike and AWS was like I got you king
October 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Brandon Johnson called for a general strike and AWS was like I got you king