David Gallaher
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David Gallaher
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· Sep 19
Warborne Above Ashes on Steam
Warborne Above Ashes is a Free to Fight: 24/7 Real-Time PVP MMO. Become a Driftmaster to ride behemoths and rally your warbands. Dive into massive, ever-shifting battlefields with thousands of players...
store.steampowered.com
TODAY is the global launch of WARBORNE: ABOVE ASHES. One of the first projects I started when I arrived at Taliespin and my first MMO. We made soooooooooo much lore for this game. Give it a play on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3142050/...
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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If it’s not a “fuck YES” then it’s a “fuck no.”
👆Best advice I got a few years ago when I started dating after a LTR ended, but it really applies to everything I give my time and attention!
👆Best advice I got a few years ago when I started dating after a LTR ended, but it really applies to everything I give my time and attention!
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
If it’s not a “fuck YES” then it’s a “fuck no.”
👆Best advice I got a few years ago when I started dating after a LTR ended, but it really applies to everything I give my time and attention!
👆Best advice I got a few years ago when I started dating after a LTR ended, but it really applies to everything I give my time and attention!
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Give me the word yes,
show it to me with your teeth,
let time unravel
the space between us,
let distance be damned,
let caution fall
to forgetting—
I’m tired of playing
it
safe.
#TinyPoem
show it to me with your teeth,
let time unravel
the space between us,
let distance be damned,
let caution fall
to forgetting—
I’m tired of playing
it
safe.
#TinyPoem
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Give me the word yes,
show it to me with your teeth,
let time unravel
the space between us,
let distance be damned,
let caution fall
to forgetting—
I’m tired of playing
it
safe.
#TinyPoem
show it to me with your teeth,
let time unravel
the space between us,
let distance be damned,
let caution fall
to forgetting—
I’m tired of playing
it
safe.
#TinyPoem
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One of the MANY reasons why we need school #librarians now more than ever! We are part of the solution www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy
Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.
www.theatlantic.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
One of the MANY reasons why we need school #librarians now more than ever! We are part of the solution www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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So the World Series MVP is an… immigrant
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
So the World Series MVP is an… immigrant
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Do good recklessly.
Be kind. Be fierce. Be soft.
The world will try to mash you into something else—something sharper.Sharpness has its place,but as a tool,not a foundation.
Forgive—others & yourself.
Love often means asking direct questions.It always means listening.
Be better than yesterday.
Be kind. Be fierce. Be soft.
The world will try to mash you into something else—something sharper.Sharpness has its place,but as a tool,not a foundation.
Forgive—others & yourself.
Love often means asking direct questions.It always means listening.
Be better than yesterday.
October 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Do good recklessly.
Be kind. Be fierce. Be soft.
The world will try to mash you into something else—something sharper.Sharpness has its place,but as a tool,not a foundation.
Forgive—others & yourself.
Love often means asking direct questions.It always means listening.
Be better than yesterday.
Be kind. Be fierce. Be soft.
The world will try to mash you into something else—something sharper.Sharpness has its place,but as a tool,not a foundation.
Forgive—others & yourself.
Love often means asking direct questions.It always means listening.
Be better than yesterday.
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Who wants preorder links?
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September 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Good morning #GameDev community! @gameindustrycc.bsky.social's coffee chat has begun! Join me, @thatkennguy.bsky.social and a flock of creatives as we discuss daily topics: discord.gg/duW3Q2RJ
Join the Game Industry Coffee Chat Discord Server!
Share industry news, job listings, general questions, and more, with industry vets and aspiring game professionals. 🎮 | 2165 members
discord.gg
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Good morning #GameDev community! @gameindustrycc.bsky.social's coffee chat has begun! Join me, @thatkennguy.bsky.social and a flock of creatives as we discuss daily topics: discord.gg/duW3Q2RJ
Good morning #GameDev community! @gameindustrycc.bsky.social's coffee chat has begun! Join me, @thatkennguy.bsky.social and a flock of creatives as we discuss daily topics: discord.gg/duW3Q2RJ
Join the Game Industry Coffee Chat Discord Server!
Share industry news, job listings, general questions, and more, with industry vets and aspiring game professionals. 🎮 | 2165 members
discord.gg
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Good morning #GameDev community! @gameindustrycc.bsky.social's coffee chat has begun! Join me, @thatkennguy.bsky.social and a flock of creatives as we discuss daily topics: discord.gg/duW3Q2RJ
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Won't solve all the everything, but you know what? Tacos.
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Won't solve all the everything, but you know what? Tacos.
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Reminder: Chat GPT translates to 'cat farts' in French. And work that comes from Generative AI is poopy.
Keep shaming every company you see using AI “art” to market themselves. Tell them it looks bad, shows they lack integrity, and tell them you don’t support stolen labor. Be relentless about it, remind them it’s unacceptable, get yourself blocked.
Why? IT WORKS. Shame em & take your money elsewhere.
Why? IT WORKS. Shame em & take your money elsewhere.
October 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Reminder: Chat GPT translates to 'cat farts' in French. And work that comes from Generative AI is poopy.
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Keep shaming every company you see using AI “art” to market themselves. Tell them it looks bad, shows they lack integrity, and tell them you don’t support stolen labor. Be relentless about it, remind them it’s unacceptable, get yourself blocked.
Why? IT WORKS. Shame em & take your money elsewhere.
Why? IT WORKS. Shame em & take your money elsewhere.
October 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Keep shaming every company you see using AI “art” to market themselves. Tell them it looks bad, shows they lack integrity, and tell them you don’t support stolen labor. Be relentless about it, remind them it’s unacceptable, get yourself blocked.
Why? IT WORKS. Shame em & take your money elsewhere.
Why? IT WORKS. Shame em & take your money elsewhere.
I have teams for one of my clients, I would rather *talk on the phone*
this is an absolutely unhinged connection to make. literally the thing that every single teams user reports is that they HATE IT
THEY'RE IN TEAMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE FOR THEIR JOB
THEY'RE IN TEAMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE FOR THEIR JOB
October 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I have teams for one of my clients, I would rather *talk on the phone*
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Darlings, remember: every day is Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
October 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Darlings, remember: every day is Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
Laws certainly are funny. Who breaks and doesn't break them is incredibly telling.
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Laws certainly are funny. Who breaks and doesn't break them is incredibly telling.
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RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
Suddenly, I don't need a phone anymore.
October 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Suddenly, I don't need a phone anymore.
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Everything feels bad, but today we make SOUP while blasting Life of a Showgirl.
October 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Everything feels bad, but today we make SOUP while blasting Life of a Showgirl.
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Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now.
For example….
#BannedBooksWeek
For example….
#BannedBooksWeek
October 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now.
For example….
#BannedBooksWeek
For example….
#BannedBooksWeek
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Look, I drew my late one-eyed geriatric dog as Vecna, and people love it. So of COURSE Ozzie becoming a tripawd needed to come with a redesign of his “Barbarian” character at level 20, a little grizzled but still a badass.
October 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Look, I drew my late one-eyed geriatric dog as Vecna, and people love it. So of COURSE Ozzie becoming a tripawd needed to come with a redesign of his “Barbarian” character at level 20, a little grizzled but still a badass.
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This applies to /life/, too- don't give up. Find the mistakes and fix them. Look at what you're doing, and change what isn't working. KEEP GOING FORWARD.
You CAN do it. You WILL. Just believe, and fight for it.
You CAN do it. You WILL. Just believe, and fight for it.
I've seen companies fold. I've also been at companies who managed to turn themselves around. The experience that sticks with me is what my time at Marvel Entertainment taught me about how a company can survive itself:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/turnar...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/turnar...
Turnaround is Fairplay
by David Gallaher Saving a company hurts. It’s very long nights, really bad coffee, and the sound of people losing faith.
www.linkedin.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This applies to /life/, too- don't give up. Find the mistakes and fix them. Look at what you're doing, and change what isn't working. KEEP GOING FORWARD.
You CAN do it. You WILL. Just believe, and fight for it.
You CAN do it. You WILL. Just believe, and fight for it.
I've seen companies fold. I've also been at companies who managed to turn themselves around. The experience that sticks with me is what my time at Marvel Entertainment taught me about how a company can survive itself:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/turnar...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/turnar...
Turnaround is Fairplay
by David Gallaher Saving a company hurts. It’s very long nights, really bad coffee, and the sound of people losing faith.
www.linkedin.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I've seen companies fold. I've also been at companies who managed to turn themselves around. The experience that sticks with me is what my time at Marvel Entertainment taught me about how a company can survive itself:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/turnar...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/turnar...
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I remember when October had great art prompt, and November had a great writing prompt to motivate creators.
A bloody shame the folks behind those hashtags ended up being such knobs.
Also, you can draw & write whenever you want without a prompt telling you to do so.
So, create. And keep creating.
A bloody shame the folks behind those hashtags ended up being such knobs.
Also, you can draw & write whenever you want without a prompt telling you to do so.
So, create. And keep creating.
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a room .
ALT: kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a room .
media.tenor.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I remember when October had great art prompt, and November had a great writing prompt to motivate creators.
A bloody shame the folks behind those hashtags ended up being such knobs.
Also, you can draw & write whenever you want without a prompt telling you to do so.
So, create. And keep creating.
A bloody shame the folks behind those hashtags ended up being such knobs.
Also, you can draw & write whenever you want without a prompt telling you to do so.
So, create. And keep creating.
