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writer of small things, wrangler of small to mid sized mammals, and reluctant academic. A michif puke in amiskwaciwâskahikan. sometimes i share NSFW stuff on here, just as a heads up.
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The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
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I have some sad news to share, folks 😔
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-wil...
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-wil...
Issue 10 will be our last issue
I'm sad to say that after our next issue Inner Worlds will be on indefinite hiatus 😔
When I started the zine I made myself a promise that if it harmed my health in any way, I would stop. That hasn't ...
inner-worlds.ghost.io
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have some sad news to share, folks 😔
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-wil...
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-wil...
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Hoping to see more submissions from under-repped groups in my submissions—don't self-reject, it's easier to send me a story about death. We're open until 12/31 (midnight eastern).
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
psychopomp.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hoping to see more submissions from under-repped groups in my submissions—don't self-reject, it's easier to send me a story about death. We're open until 12/31 (midnight eastern).
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
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portfolio catch-up post 03
January 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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JK Rowling is destroying children's lives. Stop buying her shit, watching her shows, playing her games. You're funding her hate campaign. Move on.
Article in the Times today.
JKR has set her pre action attack team on a school supporting trans youth.
A father is threatening to sue for allowing trans children to use the loo they‘ve always used.
“I don’t wish trans people any ill”, he says, after casting them as voyeurs and sexual predators.
JKR has set her pre action attack team on a school supporting trans youth.
A father is threatening to sue for allowing trans children to use the loo they‘ve always used.
“I don’t wish trans people any ill”, he says, after casting them as voyeurs and sexual predators.
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
JK Rowling is destroying children's lives. Stop buying her shit, watching her shows, playing her games. You're funding her hate campaign. Move on.
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Today, AG Letitia James of New York responded to the Trump administration's new rule attempting to ban trans youth care in hospitals nationwide.
"I will not let the administration come for you."
Read the latest from our writer, S. Baum here.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/i-will-not...
"I will not let the administration come for you."
Read the latest from our writer, S. Baum here.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/i-will-not...
“I will not let this administration come for you”: NY AG Letitia James Vows to Protect Trans Kids
“Your healthcare is still legal and protected, and your doctors cannot cut off your access to gender affirming care based on the administration's reckless proposal.”
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Today, AG Letitia James of New York responded to the Trump administration's new rule attempting to ban trans youth care in hospitals nationwide.
"I will not let the administration come for you."
Read the latest from our writer, S. Baum here.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/i-will-not...
"I will not let the administration come for you."
Read the latest from our writer, S. Baum here.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/i-will-not...
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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not a Substack!
One week left to take advantage of my lifetime 20% sale on annual subscriptions. Queer sports fans, come join a great community and get access to all my content:
Out of Your League
Dispatches from the intersection of queer sports and pop culture.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
not a Substack!
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Hey you! Stop playing Fortnite!
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hey you! Stop playing Fortnite!
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😡🤬😡
Alberta Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon says rising frostbite amputations on his watch are a sign of the system working as intended.
Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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You can actually just listen for yourself!!
www.keepingtimecomic.com/playlists/
(And as always, you can play a whole browser-based mini 'game' for Denver's. It's a little outdated, I gotta set aside some time to update it
Denver's Junk Drawer: keepingtimecomic.com/denver/index.html )
www.keepingtimecomic.com/playlists/
(And as always, you can play a whole browser-based mini 'game' for Denver's. It's a little outdated, I gotta set aside some time to update it
Denver's Junk Drawer: keepingtimecomic.com/denver/index.html )
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
You can actually just listen for yourself!!
www.keepingtimecomic.com/playlists/
(And as always, you can play a whole browser-based mini 'game' for Denver's. It's a little outdated, I gotta set aside some time to update it
Denver's Junk Drawer: keepingtimecomic.com/denver/index.html )
www.keepingtimecomic.com/playlists/
(And as always, you can play a whole browser-based mini 'game' for Denver's. It's a little outdated, I gotta set aside some time to update it
Denver's Junk Drawer: keepingtimecomic.com/denver/index.html )
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VERY depressing seeing so many board game publishers and kickstarters fall down this hole. if you can't afford an artist you can't afford to make a game, if you don't have time to make art you dont have time to make your game.
Fantastic video by Pam Walls on the increasing use of AI in board games, and the need (more than ever) to support artists, illustrators and graphic designers in the industry.
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
We need to talk about AI slop in board games
YouTube video by Pam Walls Game Design
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
VERY depressing seeing so many board game publishers and kickstarters fall down this hole. if you can't afford an artist you can't afford to make a game, if you don't have time to make art you dont have time to make your game.
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Pixelles GDC Ensemble is now open for applications! In partnership with GDC, we’re bringing 25 mid-career game developers to #GDC2026.
💖 We’re especially considering submissions from studio founders and grassroots community organizers.
Apply by Dec. 31st for your chance to win a Festival Pass:
💖 We’re especially considering submissions from studio founders and grassroots community organizers.
Apply by Dec. 31st for your chance to win a Festival Pass:
Pixelles (Montréal)
Pixelles is a non-profit organization committed to empowering more women & everyone in game development. We host online and in-person programs, based in Montréal (Canada).
pixelles.ca
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Pixelles GDC Ensemble is now open for applications! In partnership with GDC, we’re bringing 25 mid-career game developers to #GDC2026.
💖 We’re especially considering submissions from studio founders and grassroots community organizers.
Apply by Dec. 31st for your chance to win a Festival Pass:
💖 We’re especially considering submissions from studio founders and grassroots community organizers.
Apply by Dec. 31st for your chance to win a Festival Pass:
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Magical Women is a comic about what happens when the bad guys won the war and now all the magical girls are middle aged. Can fascism be undone by a divorced retail worker? Read every W&F on MagicalWomenComic.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Magical Women is a comic about what happens when the bad guys won the war and now all the magical girls are middle aged. Can fascism be undone by a divorced retail worker? Read every W&F on MagicalWomenComic.com
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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“Senior Alberta government officials stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly about his work”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“Senior Alberta government officials stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly about his work”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
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Reject AI and annoy a billionaire.
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Reject AI and annoy a billionaire.
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The #Yeg Remand Centre is a “Super Max” prison. About 90% held there are legally presumed innocent, yet it’s the harshest facility, with no real programming or family contact. I’ve seen people unravel there, then be released downtown at night with only a bus ticket.
December 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The #Yeg Remand Centre is a “Super Max” prison. About 90% held there are legally presumed innocent, yet it’s the harshest facility, with no real programming or family contact. I’ve seen people unravel there, then be released downtown at night with only a bus ticket.
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Know who the real gatekeepers are?
The billionaires hoarding all the fucking money.
The billionaires hoarding all the fucking money.
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Know who the real gatekeepers are?
The billionaires hoarding all the fucking money.
The billionaires hoarding all the fucking money.
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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The rise and fall of queer cartoons
aftermath.site/queer-cartoons...
aftermath.site/queer-cartoons...
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The rise and fall of queer cartoons
aftermath.site/queer-cartoons...
aftermath.site/queer-cartoons...
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Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
There will be no cap.
See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
There will be no cap.
See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
There will be no cap.
See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
There will be no cap.
See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
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How about everyone cancel their subscriptions like they did when Kimmel was removed from his late night show? It would probably make a difference like last time.
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
How about everyone cancel their subscriptions like they did when Kimmel was removed from his late night show? It would probably make a difference like last time.