Dirk

Dirk

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Greg fails to mention that his Manifesto Games shop was the first online distributor to take a chance on my work. Back in 2006, absolutely NOBODY took me seriously, but he did. Iโ€™ve always been grateful for that.

Greg Costikyan@costik.bsky.social

Weird Game Designer Facts #14 Dave Gilbert of Wadjet Eye Games basically resurrected the graphic adventure as a viable game genre. By 2006, when he released his first game, The Shivah, graphic adventures were dead as a commercial medium. They had only rarely ever sold more than 100k copies.

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We should make it illegal for MPs to use public toilets and changing rooms, and if you see someone you think might be an MP using one you can confront them, and they have to carry their Westminster pass and show it to you, and then you can kick them out. But, like, in a respectful supportive way.

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what people need to realise is that we cannot just 'tune them out', same with flashing or bright lights the only way noises stop being irritations is if they stop

A useful animated video, illustrating how everyday noisesโ€”ones non-autistic people may not noticeโ€”can overwhelm an autistic person, in some cases leading to bolting and meltdowns that uninformed people dismiss as "autistic behaviors." Please watch and share. youtu.be/K2P4Ed6G3gw?... #neurodiversity

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I can answer this! EARTH MUST DIE is about a dumbass authoritarian dictator, and the whole game is deeply, unashamedly anti-fascist in nature. The GOOD news is, if you're a fascist, most of the jokes will go over your head and you can just look at the pretty colours? ๐Ÿ‘

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Replying to @rincewind.run

there are people who claim that Terry Pratchett would have been a TERF if he was still alive to them I say two things: 1. are you fucking serious 2. go fuck yourselves

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You can't just "wish ill" upon someone. That's not allowed. You have to use your vast fortune and influence to shape public opinion and law against the millions of people upon whom you wish ill.

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The only time i will speak to the computer is when i say i will throw it in the sea, like its cousin, Printer.

Linux... It's easier than ever windows was a necessary evil but not anymore you can even run it from a USB stick to try it out without installing it's running just fine on older computers no ads no malware no activation no bloatware no microshaft office subscription no surprise updates no OW MY ARM!

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No greater whiners in history than these billionaires who, through no exceptional talent of their own, have won big, who have bought total insulation from their failures, legal impunity for their crimes and a global platform for their shit beliefs, complaining that they face discrimination.

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Man, all these Windows hate-posts are getting a lot of attention, makes me think it's not only me who's annoyed by this. If you're really fed up, grab a $25 256GB SSD, swap it into your computer, and try using Linux for a weekend. See what works. If it doesn't, just swap back, and you lose no data.

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The vacuousness of almost everyone on UK politics has no better expression than the "we need to learn from Farage/Reform" rubbish. No. Have your own ideas. Find your voice, your approach, your motif. There is nothing to be learned from the shit-guzzling grifters.

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Conservatives deciding that they have to destroy things which made life better for everyone is a symptom of some serious rot. It feels like an abject state of denial. They hate the present and can't imagine a better future. Perhaps they don't want there to be a future. Only a past to be resurrected.

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Replying to @thewarllama.bsky.social

Look, it's not hard. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Taxing the rich ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Free public services ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Free healthcare ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Free education ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Unions and workers ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿผ Fascism ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿผ Racism ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿผ Transphobia ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿผ Homophobia ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿผ Misogyny ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿผ Corporations and billionaires See? That's your election platform.