Nels Anderson
@nelsanderson.zone
Founded Sonderlust, helped design Firewatch, lead designer on Mark of the Ninja, and the only Canadian game developer born & raised in Wyoming.
https://sonderlust.horse/
https://sonderlust.horse/
Sometimes you just stop and have a think about the fact you can say the words, "I just got an email from Mayonnaise" and you're describing factual reality
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Sometimes you just stop and have a think about the fact you can say the words, "I just got an email from Mayonnaise" and you're describing factual reality
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i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
We launched GenExile, our solarpunk city-builder, in Early Access last week. We had ~35k wishlists before launch (not a barnburner but not nothin').
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We launched GenExile, our solarpunk city-builder, in Early Access last week. We had ~35k wishlists before launch (not a barnburner but not nothin').
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
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It was such a pleasure to get to help @softrains.bsky.social with Technical Audio for the unique, mystical, *fungal* experience that is Ambrosia Sky! We really love the game and think you will too 🍄
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It was such a pleasure to get to help @softrains.bsky.social with Technical Audio for the unique, mystical, *fungal* experience that is Ambrosia Sky! We really love the game and think you will too 🍄
We... put out a video game? That you can play? On your computer?!?
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240?...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240?...
Save 10% on Generation Exile on Steam
You are aboard humanity’s first and final generation ship, a last-chance expedition now teetering on the rim of collapse. One step at a time you must rebuild society and the ship’s fragile ecosystems ...
store.steampowered.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We... put out a video game? That you can play? On your computer?!?
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240?...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240?...
Posted this in work Slack at 6am
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Posted this in work Slack at 6am
I almost can't believe this but the game we've been working on for a, uh, frightening long time now is launching into Steam Early Access NEXT WEEK!
November 4th, 9am PT
Wishlistin' plz and thank: store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
November 4th, 9am PT
Wishlistin' plz and thank: store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
Generation Exile on Steam
You are aboard humanity’s first and final generation ship, a last-chance expedition now teetering on the rim of collapse. One step at a time you must rebuild society and the ship’s fragile ecosystems ...
store.steampowered.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I almost can't believe this but the game we've been working on for a, uh, frightening long time now is launching into Steam Early Access NEXT WEEK!
November 4th, 9am PT
Wishlistin' plz and thank: store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
November 4th, 9am PT
Wishlistin' plz and thank: store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
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Turn off Gemini in Google!
It's been turned on by default.
Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
It's been turned on by default.
Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
How to turn off Gemini in your Gmail, Docs, Photos, and more - it's easy to opt out
It's a little hidden, but there is a way to remove Gemini from your favorite Google services.
www.zdnet.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Turn off Gemini in Google!
It's been turned on by default.
Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
It's been turned on by default.
Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
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"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
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NFTs are amazing because you apparently “own” them but the AWS outtage yesterday took out everyones apes lol
October 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
NFTs are amazing because you apparently “own” them but the AWS outtage yesterday took out everyones apes lol
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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Taylor Swift announces next album title: The Queen in Yellow. She told Variety: "A few years back I came across this amazing play and I was so inspired. It's been living in my head for years. I even dream of it, of the city in the play."
October 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Taylor Swift announces next album title: The Queen in Yellow. She told Variety: "A few years back I came across this amazing play and I was so inspired. It's been living in my head for years. I even dream of it, of the city in the play."
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Four ways to avoid taking damage in FF6
October 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Four ways to avoid taking damage in FF6
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now where i am from when someone in your office has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in editing spreadsheets we call them "fired"
October 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
now where i am from when someone in your office has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in editing spreadsheets we call them "fired"
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I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius
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Lowering the flags on 9/11 at the Guantanamo Bay McDonald's for Charlie Kirk is the most dril tweet thing that's ever happened
The flags were lowered last night around the base by order of President Trump after the killing of Charlie Kirk and will stay at half-staff on this U.S. outpost in southeast Cuba until sunset on Sunday.
September 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Lowering the flags on 9/11 at the Guantanamo Bay McDonald's for Charlie Kirk is the most dril tweet thing that's ever happened
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Just found this on my hard drive. It seems I made this just over a year ago. For what purpose? I know not. I could probably go find out, but tbh, I prefer the mystery.
And gotta say, I think it works pretty darn well.
And gotta say, I think it works pretty darn well.
August 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Just found this on my hard drive. It seems I made this just over a year ago. For what purpose? I know not. I could probably go find out, but tbh, I prefer the mystery.
And gotta say, I think it works pretty darn well.
And gotta say, I think it works pretty darn well.
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[slaps roof] this billion dollar calculator is so bad at math we have to warn you not to use it for math
“Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in ‘high-stakes scenarios’ with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT ‘can give incorrect responses.’” 🤷🏿♂️
Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells
Get ready for some AI spreadsheeting.
www.theverge.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
[slaps roof] this billion dollar calculator is so bad at math we have to warn you not to use it for math
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"Why aren't more Canadians visiting the U.S.?"
August 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Why aren't more Canadians visiting the U.S.?"
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really feels like housing affordability is one of the most important political issues of our time, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives, and everyday our mainstream political discourse is about whether sour cream is woke or not
August 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
really feels like housing affordability is one of the most important political issues of our time, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives, and everyday our mainstream political discourse is about whether sour cream is woke or not
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only psychopaths would vote for the flag when my dude is literally in Final Fantasy
August 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
only psychopaths would vote for the flag when my dude is literally in Final Fantasy