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Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Last night was my 1st @jinglejam.co.uk stream. I'm bad with social media so here you have it, AFTER the stream 😂 My community and I raised £52 (so far) for @warchilduk.bsky.social ❤️
JJ raised £976k total so far, with more to come!

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www.twitch.tv/nertomaros

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December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

@jinglejam.co.uk kicks off next Monday! A #charity #stream event I'll be taking part to. I'll be doing my best to raise money in support of @warchilduk.bsky.social ♥️ I'll be streaming on #twitch but if those games don't tickle you, check out any of the other amazing creators doing their own thing!❤️‍🔥

A schedule diplaying all slots when I'll be streaming on twitch at
twitch.tv/nertomaros

All planned streams start at 21:00 CET / UTC+1.
planned streams:
Tuesday 2nd: This War of Mine
Thursday 4th: Pico Park 2
Friday 5th: This War of Mine
Saturday 6th: Peak
Monday 8th: Against the Storm
Thursday 11th: Against the Storm
Saturday 13th: JingleJam Games Collection

donations available on junglejam.tiltify.com

November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

It happened, I too had my GF asking "do you still love me?" once she turned into a skeleton. I said yes but I do wonder how life would be with that 'condition' 😂 last night I saw the new Root biome ❤️
I've been playing Peak occasionaly while streaming with friends on Twitch. www.twitch.tv/nertomaros

A screenshot from an end-of-match scene in Peak displaying all characters that escpade with the helicopter.

November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Second hand embarrassment is on another level here. That is to say the least... Sadly there's also the dangerous fascists too ☹️ This is from yesterday in Predappio, birthplace of Mussolini. The usual rally they do each year.

A screenshot from a TV interview with two people, a man on the left, hunched over, looking lost, wearing a black shirt and a fascist helmet. On the right a women, roughly in her 30s, wearing a fascist hat with the insignia.

October 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Came across panels about an Italian military op in Malta during ww2. To think that some current "politicians" praise the X Mas to this day. They were among the worst fascists.

A picture of the X Mas crest and myself giving it a middle finger

October 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Which among the reasons why protests here in Italy are still ongoing. Just last night there were clashes and police charges in Bologna.

Bologna, Italy, protesters sitting on the ground with a Palestinian waving a Palestinian flag while facing while facing riot police standing in a line.

3 pictures side by side of clashes with riot police in bologna. Protesters being dispersed, apprehended or hit with water cannons.

October 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

I was near the head, this was on the ring road around Modena, completely blocked. No idea how many people there were as I couldn't even see the end of it.

October 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

🇮🇹🇵🇸 notice a certain ☠️ flag? Today there's a nation-wide strike in Italy. For the Global Sumud Flotilla and Gaza. I'm in Modena but this is happening all over. There's a big mismatch between the will of the gov and that of the people.

A picture taken from the head of the march. A multitude of flags - palestinian flags, union flags and a Going Merry flag from One Piece

October 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

If anyone is wondering, the meeting the US president had with the top brass, and most of the things said during that occasion, seem to be lifted completely by the Eternal Fascism book by Umberto Eco. Funnily enough, out of all places it is based on a symposium held at Columbia University in 1995.

The front cover of the New York Reviewer, 22 June 1995, and the subtitle "Umberto Eco: Eternal Fascism". A heavily stylised man is in the motion of hitting a drum (like they were marching).

October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

To be honest, I was expecting higher attendance but still happy to have taken part to the rally in Reggio Emilia yesterday 😁

🇵🇸🇵🇸

A picture of the street in front of the Reggio Emilia prefecture. Many people flood the street with a variety of flags: CGIL (largest union in italy), Palestine, peace, Emergency (ong).

A picture of the people starting the march along the Regfio Emilia streets. Many people flood the street with a variety of flags: CGIL (largest union in italy), Palestine, peace, Emergency (ong).

September 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

On my way back from an Electric Callboy concert. Boy I enjoyed it 🥰

...I was writing, as we're now stuck on the highway with a flat tyre. Still a good gig. But I would've happily passed on this last bit

The picture displays the stage in the background with an Lgbtq+ friendly flag across it. Two people are waving other flags while confetti are being fired towards the audience

A shower of confetti is covering the whole stage and audience while people are cheering and singing along.

August 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

I went out with friends and left on a Tapo camera at home to check in on Nix as she's been a bit meh lately. She's mostly been chilling on my desk chair and occasionally staring at the camera due to the IR. My little void demon ♥️

An infra-red front view of a cat sitting on a desk chair. Front paws slightly over the edge of the fabric and eyes as two big light emitting-like circles due to IR reflections.

An infra-red view of a cat laying sideways, head slightly tilted and just peering at the camera while on top of a desk chair. eyes as two big light emitting-like circles due to IR reflections.

August 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

I'm giving Starfield another chance and made quite some progress. You can unlock powers, one of which shows the silhouette of creatures - handy VS cloaking enemies.

Seems like these spawn points for an ambush were not placed sufficiently underground (there's no lower floor). lol

A screenshot from the game Starfield displaying the camera facing the floor and the silhouette of 3 enemies slightly below it.

August 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

The last 4 days were very intense (especially the loooong drive) but I'm so happy I took part to Lughnasad, a reenactment event in Czechia ❤️ looking forward to it again next year

Me, exiting a building (the reconstruction of a celtic house) while wearing reenactment clothing: a straw hat, leather shoes, grey linen trousers and a blue tunic

Partial aerial view of the Lughnasad rite , a procession of reenactors with part of the archeopark buildings and tenta in the background and a crowd of visitors on the side looking at us.

July 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

I'm covered in mosquito bites (despite the anti-thingy spray) but Nix had a walk around the garden. It was probably a lot (came across too many neighbours- including their dogs) but it was a good test :D

Nix, a black cat, on a leash poking her head and front paws outside of a door on the street level.

Nix, a black cat, on a leash sniffing a pair of potted plants.

Nix, a black cat, on a leash sittinf under a plant whole looking around the garden around her.

July 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Awww. My cat, Nix, lonely at home roaming around my desk 😭😭😭

My cat loafing next to the camera on my desk, real close to it and facing it.

My cat on the other side of the desk, loafing on a bunch of books and next to a pile of rulebooks.

June 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Sooo, is this the prequel to A24's Civil War? (Great movie btw, very impactful).

screenrant.com/what-caused-...

A screenshot of text exteacted from the article linked within this post.
At the top a quote reads: "Offerman's President has disbanded the FBI, used military force against American citizens, and has refused to give up his executive power by disavowing the system of checks and balances."

June 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Yikes. Feeling second-hand embarrassment if not worse. Also openly shitting on other devs and games, I'm sure all will go great.

Also, the revolutionary idea of a...
Battle royale? 🤣

A still of Ian Proulx, CEO of 1047 Games, while on stage at Summer Game Fest. He is wearing a Splitgate 2 t-shirt and a cap that states "Make FPS Great Again"

June 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Woop woop! I finally started physiotherapy for my hand. 2 of my fingers are still sausages as I haven't moved them for over 3 weeks. Now it's time to get them back into shape 😁

I have a grand total of 3 screws in a single phalanx. Does it count as my first (non cyber)implant?

A picture of my left hand, slightly bloated, especially ring finger and pinky which is wrapped in a custom plastic shell.

June 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

So.. things happened over the last few days. I guess I got my first implant this morning? 3 nails in one single finger, I guess that's a start! Next sunglasses a la Adam Jensen?

From animation movie Ghost in the Shell. 2 hands and all fingers elongating, expanding and turning into a multitude of metal digits that start typing extremely fast on a keyboard.

A photo of my left arm covered in dried antiseptic and hand fully bandaged.

May 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Well, apparently this happened a little while ago with very little fanfare, to the point I found out now (I knew it were coming but never got confirmed explicitly). I guess I'm deemed senior now? 😀 Although I'm currently working as game designer and not a level designer 😂

May 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

While very few here are Italians, happy Liberation Day ❤️As Porco Rosso teaches us, "Better a pig than a fascist".

youtu.be/PJlAVidYtlM?...
A song I share every year, about remembrance, about resistance, about history.
Lyrics by Italian writer Italo Calvino, music played by Modena City Ramblers.

A still image from the animation movie Porco Rosso.
Marco - Porco Rosso - eats popcorn while talking to an Italian avitaion friend in a cinema. A quote on screen reads "Better a pig than a Fascist."

April 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM

Hamish Zerbinati

@nertomaros.bsky.social

Modena, Italy. 22nd April 1945 vs today.
The Historic Archive in Modena celebrates the 80th anniversary of freedom from the nazi-fascists.

Down with the oppressor, always, whoever they may be. I can only hope this to happen as soon as possible for all conflicts around the world right now.