Mike Carolan
@skimmilk.bsky.social
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Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
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being in ICE or Border Patrol must be so crazy right now, you’re walking around as the disposable henchmen you can kill without qualms in the coming century of films and video games
August 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
being in ICE or Border Patrol must be so crazy right now, you’re walking around as the disposable henchmen you can kill without qualms in the coming century of films and video games
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Really enjoying Donkey Kong Bananza
July 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Really enjoying Donkey Kong Bananza
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CEO of Oreo Cookies: the oreo cookie is as important as oxygen
Nvidia's CEO described AI as essential infrastructure in today’s world, comparable to electricity in its importance.
July 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
CEO of Oreo Cookies: the oreo cookie is as important as oxygen
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Establishment cats like Old Deuteronomy are terrified by the possibilities of ranked Jellicle choice voting and what it could mean for the future of the party
June 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Establishment cats like Old Deuteronomy are terrified by the possibilities of ranked Jellicle choice voting and what it could mean for the future of the party
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Don’t send me an unsolicited picture of your peewee cocktapus unless you want me to…
A: find your mom’s Facebook
B: find a picture she uploaded of you reminiscing about what a nice young man you were
C: badly photoshop that into a locket
D: convince you I’m your daughter.
Happy Father’s Day Daddy.
A: find your mom’s Facebook
B: find a picture she uploaded of you reminiscing about what a nice young man you were
C: badly photoshop that into a locket
D: convince you I’m your daughter.
Happy Father’s Day Daddy.
June 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Don’t send me an unsolicited picture of your peewee cocktapus unless you want me to…
A: find your mom’s Facebook
B: find a picture she uploaded of you reminiscing about what a nice young man you were
C: badly photoshop that into a locket
D: convince you I’m your daughter.
Happy Father’s Day Daddy.
A: find your mom’s Facebook
B: find a picture she uploaded of you reminiscing about what a nice young man you were
C: badly photoshop that into a locket
D: convince you I’m your daughter.
Happy Father’s Day Daddy.
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if you'd like to see a wide re-release of Hundreds of Beavers in theaters this year, one night only, in thousands of cities — repost this. we've got some doubters.
May 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
if you'd like to see a wide re-release of Hundreds of Beavers in theaters this year, one night only, in thousands of cities — repost this. we've got some doubters.
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fucked up that they’re right about eating healthier. fucked up they’re right about getting 8 hours of sleep. fucked up they’re right about exercising. fuck this chungus life
April 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
fucked up that they’re right about eating healthier. fucked up they’re right about getting 8 hours of sleep. fucked up they’re right about exercising. fuck this chungus life
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BREAKING: The U.S. government confirms they are trying to deport Palestinian grad student Mahmoud Khalil—not for any crime, but for his beliefs. A memo from Marco Rubio says his pro-Palestine activism “damages U.S. foreign policy.”
This is state repression, plain and simple.
This is state repression, plain and simple.
April 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. government confirms they are trying to deport Palestinian grad student Mahmoud Khalil—not for any crime, but for his beliefs. A memo from Marco Rubio says his pro-Palestine activism “damages U.S. foreign policy.”
This is state repression, plain and simple.
This is state repression, plain and simple.
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we're all gonna look real dumb when these tariffs usher in a new era of low wage factory work
April 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
we're all gonna look real dumb when these tariffs usher in a new era of low wage factory work
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Gillian Anderson playing the X-Files video game (1998)
March 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Gillian Anderson playing the X-Files video game (1998)
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but if you take either of those approaches - that players derive joy from communicating with the devs through play, whether it's beating their challenges or being led carefully through them - then it really highlights why a lot of gen AI in the game experience is just undesirable
March 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
but if you take either of those approaches - that players derive joy from communicating with the devs through play, whether it's beating their challenges or being led carefully through them - then it really highlights why a lot of gen AI in the game experience is just undesirable
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The attack on DEI shows why liberals should stop arguing about "strategic" use of language forever. DEI stands for three uncontroversial virtues that most every American accepts, and the right still turned it into a vile slur. It doesn't matter what you say - they will poison it because YOU said it.
February 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The attack on DEI shows why liberals should stop arguing about "strategic" use of language forever. DEI stands for three uncontroversial virtues that most every American accepts, and the right still turned it into a vile slur. It doesn't matter what you say - they will poison it because YOU said it.
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oh cool I’ve been meaning to learn anxiety
February 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
oh cool I’ve been meaning to learn anxiety
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once again thinking about this passage from David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish
December 11, 2024 at 6:46 AM
once again thinking about this passage from David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish
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“party city’s going out of business” would be a good line right before you kicked someone in the nuts
December 20, 2024 at 7:48 PM
“party city’s going out of business” would be a good line right before you kicked someone in the nuts
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Oh, so that’s why he does that
a cartoon character with a mushroom on his head
Alt: Luigi Smash victory animation, where he does finger guns
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Oh, so that’s why he does that
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Dafoe to @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Dafoe to @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
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Been thinking a lot about Tetsuo Hara's words on AI lately, and this fits right alongside it
November 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Been thinking a lot about Tetsuo Hara's words on AI lately, and this fits right alongside it
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It is so profoundly frustrating the way social media algorithms rewarding outrage and bad behavior has put much of the world into a fascism tailspin. It doesnt feel like hyperbole to say that Facebook introducing the algorithmic feed may be the single most cataclysmic domino fall of this century.
Pew's findings paint a concerning picture of the online news landscape. The widespread dominance of conservative male voices in the news content creator world tilts public discourse toward reactionary right wing narratives, which are then boosted by algorithms that reward sensationalism and outrage
The majority of news influencers are conservative men, study finds
The latest Pew Research report on news content creators paints a damning picture of our skewed information ecosystem
www.usermag.co
November 18, 2024 at 9:37 PM
It is so profoundly frustrating the way social media algorithms rewarding outrage and bad behavior has put much of the world into a fascism tailspin. It doesnt feel like hyperbole to say that Facebook introducing the algorithmic feed may be the single most cataclysmic domino fall of this century.
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doing numbers on bluesky (20+ likes) feels like making all my buddies at the bar laugh while doing numbers on twitter feels like accidentally alerting The Predator to my location
June 28, 2023 at 10:52 PM
doing numbers on bluesky (20+ likes) feels like making all my buddies at the bar laugh while doing numbers on twitter feels like accidentally alerting The Predator to my location