thalia diredragon
@diredragon.bsky.social
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A virtue of forum culture is the longevity of some forums allowing drama to develop that wouldn't otherwise be possible. I once saw a man in his 30s get banned from a forum because he mentioned an upcoming birthday, and one of the mods realised he lied about being over 13 when he registered in 2003.
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A virtue of forum culture is the longevity of some forums allowing drama to develop that wouldn't otherwise be possible. I once saw a man in his 30s get banned from a forum because he mentioned an upcoming birthday, and one of the mods realised he lied about being over 13 when he registered in 2003.
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In today's episode of Side Story we look at Locomoto and Easy Delivery Co., two games about animals driving vehicles from place to place and doing jobs. We also really get into it vis-à-vis The Train sidestory.show/20-being-a-d...
Side Story
Side Story is a bi-weekly podcast about games and the stories we tell about them, presented by Friends at the Table and supported by our patrons at friendsatthetable.cash.
sidestory.show
February 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In today's episode of Side Story we look at Locomoto and Easy Delivery Co., two games about animals driving vehicles from place to place and doing jobs. We also really get into it vis-à-vis The Train sidestory.show/20-being-a-d...
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surely you can put a train in your game and there are no consequences, right? you know, a train? a famously uncomplicated and aesthetically bland machine with no depth of cultural and institutional power? that train?
In today's episode of Side Story we look at Locomoto and Easy Delivery Co., two games about animals driving vehicles from place to place and doing jobs. We also really get into it vis-à-vis The Train sidestory.show/20-being-a-d...
Side Story
Side Story is a bi-weekly podcast about games and the stories we tell about them, presented by Friends at the Table and supported by our patrons at friendsatthetable.cash.
sidestory.show
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
surely you can put a train in your game and there are no consequences, right? you know, a train? a famously uncomplicated and aesthetically bland machine with no depth of cultural and institutional power? that train?
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I had one of my lowest moments on stream yesterday. I'm sorry everyone - I promise to do better.
February 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I had one of my lowest moments on stream yesterday. I'm sorry everyone - I promise to do better.
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a huge win everywhere for independent artists with 40 million subscribers
Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach shared an emotional moment with fans after his new movie, Iron Lung, managed to win big at the box office over the weekend. https://bit.ly/3ZLQnsX
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
a huge win everywhere for independent artists with 40 million subscribers
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PCMag is now hiring for TWO roles. The first is for a Writer to cover mobile, and the second is for a Senior Writer to cover mobile.
This is the Writer job:
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This is the Senior Writer job:
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This is the Writer job:
www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...
This is the Senior Writer job:
www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
PCMag is now hiring for TWO roles. The first is for a Writer to cover mobile, and the second is for a Senior Writer to cover mobile.
This is the Writer job:
www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...
This is the Senior Writer job:
www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...
This is the Writer job:
www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...
This is the Senior Writer job:
www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...
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im building machines that i keep saying will both throw you out of work and allow masked special police forces in service to a lunatic i bought and paid for to recognize your face and check if i agree with your beliefs. im part of a pedophile ring that put this into motion. why are you rude to me
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
im building machines that i keep saying will both throw you out of work and allow masked special police forces in service to a lunatic i bought and paid for to recognize your face and check if i agree with your beliefs. im part of a pedophile ring that put this into motion. why are you rude to me
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Ali Skaik walked down a single block in Gaza City and talked to people about what they've lost in two years of genocide—and how they are determined to rebuild their lives www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Gaza Street That Refuses to Die
What I saw walking one block in Gaza.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Ali Skaik walked down a single block in Gaza City and talked to people about what they've lost in two years of genocide—and how they are determined to rebuild their lives www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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FWC announces distribution deal with British publisher Dark & Golden Books @darkandgolden.bsky.social. We are excited to offer their full catalog to readers and retailers in the US!
Their newest releases include: The Dead Are Awake and Walking by Dave Gibbons and Another Way Out by Carol Swain
Their newest releases include: The Dead Are Awake and Walking by Dave Gibbons and Another Way Out by Carol Swain
February 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
FWC announces distribution deal with British publisher Dark & Golden Books @darkandgolden.bsky.social. We are excited to offer their full catalog to readers and retailers in the US!
Their newest releases include: The Dead Are Awake and Walking by Dave Gibbons and Another Way Out by Carol Swain
Their newest releases include: The Dead Are Awake and Walking by Dave Gibbons and Another Way Out by Carol Swain
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random Yale law professor: jeffrey you naughty dog.... will i be seeing you at this year's Skull Size Forum or will you be busy with your hobbies ;)
JE: we must invent trans phobia,,
JE: we must invent trans phobia,,
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
random Yale law professor: jeffrey you naughty dog.... will i be seeing you at this year's Skull Size Forum or will you be busy with your hobbies ;)
JE: we must invent trans phobia,,
JE: we must invent trans phobia,,
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"96 quite bitter beings" by cky (1999)
February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"96 quite bitter beings" by cky (1999)
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ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, without further ado, it is my pleasure and honour to present to you: THE PI PATEL, INDO-CANADIAN, TRANS-PACIFIC, FLOATING CIRCUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, without further ado, it is my pleasure and honour to present to you: THE PI PATEL, INDO-CANADIAN, TRANS-PACIFIC, FLOATING CIRCUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
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remembering when I was nine hours into a quick sitting of devil spire falls and deliriously trying to explain "I am crawling on my stomach around the farthest north mountains using a fossilised horn as a hammer to avoid breaking my other tools while I look for opal deposits"
February 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
remembering when I was nine hours into a quick sitting of devil spire falls and deliriously trying to explain "I am crawling on my stomach around the farthest north mountains using a fossilised horn as a hammer to avoid breaking my other tools while I look for opal deposits"
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For @remapradio.bsky.social, a story about a group of Chinese game developers who came to me with a unique pitch: if you write about us, it might help us stay in the country. What is home? My piece on the current intersection of immigration policy and video games: remapradio.com/articles/the...
The Future of These Game Developers Rests on a Visa Application
A small indie group from New York, a mixture of creatives from China and the United States, need the U.S. government to believe they should stay here.
remapradio.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
For @remapradio.bsky.social, a story about a group of Chinese game developers who came to me with a unique pitch: if you write about us, it might help us stay in the country. What is home? My piece on the current intersection of immigration policy and video games: remapradio.com/articles/the...
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The Accuratus Mouse Phone was an optical mouse that doubled as a Skype phone
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The Accuratus Mouse Phone was an optical mouse that doubled as a Skype phone
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Kratos: There's no new games until 2029 unless you count remasters of Last of Us. Anyway, today's episode is brought to you by BetterHelp.
Sony has patented the idea of AI-generated podcasts hosted by characters from its games.
The idea would see players getting their own bespoke podcasts on their console, telling them what's new, hosted by the characters of the games they've been playing.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-pa...
The idea would see players getting their own bespoke podcasts on their console, telling them what's new, hosted by the characters of the games they've been playing.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-pa...
Sony patents AI-generated podcasts voiced by characters from its games | VGC
Players would get their own personalised podcasts on their consoles telling them what’s new…
www.videogameschronicle.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Kratos: There's no new games until 2029 unless you count remasters of Last of Us. Anyway, today's episode is brought to you by BetterHelp.
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We play Final Fantasy X to completion. Along the way, we discuss the importance of a grueling dungeon to the theme of hope and sorrow, the shocking fate of Zanarkand, and how Final Fantasy X does or does not change what it means to be a Final Fantasy game.
Book of Matoya Episode 12: Final Fantasy X: Part 9 — Audio Entropy
We play Final Fantasy X to completion. Along the way, we discuss the importance of a grueling dungeon to the theme of hope and sorrow, the shocking fate of Zanarkand, and how Final Fantasy X does ...
www.audioentropy.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
We play Final Fantasy X to completion. Along the way, we discuss the importance of a grueling dungeon to the theme of hope and sorrow, the shocking fate of Zanarkand, and how Final Fantasy X does or does not change what it means to be a Final Fantasy game.
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honestly the fact that "mr." and "ms. / mrs." have continued into the 2020s and not "citizen" is such a loss. i bet the urbanists would get a real kick out of rebuilding that one
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
honestly the fact that "mr." and "ms. / mrs." have continued into the 2020s and not "citizen" is such a loss. i bet the urbanists would get a real kick out of rebuilding that one
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response videos on youtube are almost always terrible criticism. you hate to see it.
February 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
response videos on youtube are almost always terrible criticism. you hate to see it.
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what if you could kill god and recreate the world. what if you watched the sweetest nicest single dad slowly become sephiroth. what if a printer put a gun to your head. what if "now neither of us will be virgins" were a devastating plot point. what if you read peak........ gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov
Soul of Sovereignty Prelude by ggdg
a tale of deadly kindness and selfish virtue
gigidigi.itch.io
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
what if you could kill god and recreate the world. what if you watched the sweetest nicest single dad slowly become sephiroth. what if a printer put a gun to your head. what if "now neither of us will be virgins" were a devastating plot point. what if you read peak........ gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov
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i wrote about perfect tides: station to station and interviewed @meredithgran.com for @mothership.blog. one of the best games i've played in a while!
www.mothership.blog/perfect-tide...
www.mothership.blog/perfect-tide...
Perfect Tides: Station to Station is you, me, and Meredith Gran at 18
How can a narrative point-and-click make my heart beat so fast?
www.mothership.blog
February 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
i wrote about perfect tides: station to station and interviewed @meredithgran.com for @mothership.blog. one of the best games i've played in a while!
www.mothership.blog/perfect-tide...
www.mothership.blog/perfect-tide...
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i was reading some old 90s books about dialup cybersex BBSes on archive.org and i learned about tom terrific who owned the pleasure dome. thank you, tom terrific, for owning the pleasure dome.
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
i was reading some old 90s books about dialup cybersex BBSes on archive.org and i learned about tom terrific who owned the pleasure dome. thank you, tom terrific, for owning the pleasure dome.