Katelyn Gadd
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https://luminance.org/
.NET, Heaven Lens, Viramate, WASM spec, JSIL, Grim Fandango Remaster, Escape Goat 2, IMVU, Guild Wars, etc
icon: BBK13zK
Opinions mine only
https://luminance.org/
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This group provides the vintage video games for ECCC, Worldcon, etc. Somebody robbed them!
If you see any of these games, let them know...
If you see any of these games, let them know...
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This group provides the vintage video games for ECCC, Worldcon, etc. Somebody robbed them!
If you see any of these games, let them know...
If you see any of these games, let them know...
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This survey is an absolute joke on every level. The survey design was bad, their methodology is haphazard, their sample is completely unrepresentative, and the results are worthless
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This survey is an absolute joke on every level. The survey design was bad, their methodology is haphazard, their sample is completely unrepresentative, and the results are worthless
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lmao
That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case).
I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay
That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case).
I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay
The average salary for games industry professionals based in the United States was $142,000 in 2025, according to a new report from GDC Festival of Gaming.
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
GDC Survey: Average salary for US games professionals was $142,000 in 2025
Findings reveal 33% of workers feel employers are "working to close existing pay gaps," while one-tenth report no efforts are being made
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
lmao
That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case).
I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay
That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case).
I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay
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YOU HAVE TURNED MY FATHER'S HOUSE INTO A DEN OF THIEVES
Jesus having the term “in-app purchases” explained to him and just wordlessly filling a sock with nickels
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
YOU HAVE TURNED MY FATHER'S HOUSE INTO A DEN OF THIEVES
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This game is excellent and it's currently free all week over on Epic.
A faster-paced 4X with snappy real-time battles, a weird fantasy setting (no orcs or elves, just strange many-limbed gods and faceless people from the shadow-realm).
Oh, and Hitoshi Sakimoto did the soundtrack. He of FF Tactics.
A faster-paced 4X with snappy real-time battles, a weird fantasy setting (no orcs or elves, just strange many-limbed gods and faceless people from the shadow-realm).
Oh, and Hitoshi Sakimoto did the soundtrack. He of FF Tactics.
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This game is excellent and it's currently free all week over on Epic.
A faster-paced 4X with snappy real-time battles, a weird fantasy setting (no orcs or elves, just strange many-limbed gods and faceless people from the shadow-realm).
Oh, and Hitoshi Sakimoto did the soundtrack. He of FF Tactics.
A faster-paced 4X with snappy real-time battles, a weird fantasy setting (no orcs or elves, just strange many-limbed gods and faceless people from the shadow-realm).
Oh, and Hitoshi Sakimoto did the soundtrack. He of FF Tactics.
Where Winds Meet feels like a really fresh take on MMOs so far. Extremely strong intro, lots of adjustable difficulty and immersion options, and a setting you don't get much of in the west. The default graphics settings run great too
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Where Winds Meet feels like a really fresh take on MMOs so far. Extremely strong intro, lots of adjustable difficulty and immersion options, and a setting you don't get much of in the west. The default graphics settings run great too
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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That's just damning. They did not care who died. And managers bet on it.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
That's just damning. They did not care who died. And managers bet on it.
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NEW: DOJ issued warrant to Starlink over systems allegedly used in wire fraud and money laundering operations aimed at Americans; @lhn.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social have the scoop
DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans—and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW: DOJ issued warrant to Starlink over systems allegedly used in wire fraud and money laundering operations aimed at Americans; @lhn.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social have the scoop
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here's some greatest hits for you
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
here's some greatest hits for you
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hot take(?): the way many dedicated QA companies emphasize this problem by using AI to tag and make searchable ANYTHING interpreted as negative makes this problem even worse than it already is
doubly so because AI is useless and will tag potentially desirable confusion/surprise as negative
doubly so because AI is useless and will tag potentially desirable confusion/surprise as negative
The "player felt a negative emotion for a moment in a playtest, that's now a Pri 1 problem" instinct in AAA prod is a huge tarpit for our industry
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
hot take(?): the way many dedicated QA companies emphasize this problem by using AI to tag and make searchable ANYTHING interpreted as negative makes this problem even worse than it already is
doubly so because AI is useless and will tag potentially desirable confusion/surprise as negative
doubly so because AI is useless and will tag potentially desirable confusion/surprise as negative
NYT staff working hard to make sure we're convinced the paper is run by actual pedophiles
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NYT staff working hard to make sure we're convinced the paper is run by actual pedophiles
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“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence
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Again it’s not good that the most prominent leaders of the party keep insisting it’s a trap to talk about “identity” when the Trump administration is pushing white supremacy.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Again it’s not good that the most prominent leaders of the party keep insisting it’s a trap to talk about “identity” when the Trump administration is pushing white supremacy.
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Remarkable. Seems pretty clear that someone wanted to make an example of him.
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Remarkable. Seems pretty clear that someone wanted to make an example of him.
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not too hard to imagine a comprehensively gambling-obsessed political media, maybe soon nymag.com/intelligence...
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
not too hard to imagine a comprehensively gambling-obsessed political media, maybe soon nymag.com/intelligence...
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Trying to imagine what it’s like to be a student at a university two years deep into your degree but realizing that a degree from Fascism U might not be worth what you’re paying for it
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Trying to imagine what it’s like to be a student at a university two years deep into your degree but realizing that a degree from Fascism U might not be worth what you’re paying for it
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Okay okay okay SO: I will be doing a Reddit AMA starting at 5:30pm Eastern (10:30pm UTC) tomorrow (13 November)
I am /u/sam512
Get 'em (your questions) in
I am /u/sam512
Get 'em (your questions) in
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Explore this post and more from the sciencefiction community
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November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Okay okay okay SO: I will be doing a Reddit AMA starting at 5:30pm Eastern (10:30pm UTC) tomorrow (13 November)
I am /u/sam512
Get 'em (your questions) in
I am /u/sam512
Get 'em (your questions) in
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The US straight up saying that fascism is a foundation of Western civilisation wasn't on my bingo card but OK
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The US straight up saying that fascism is a foundation of Western civilisation wasn't on my bingo card but OK
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What life under competitive authoritarianism looks like
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
What life under competitive authoritarianism looks like