California generates 50% of its power from solar in world first🔋 keyhole womb surgery🤰 storks return to Derbyshire🪽 and much more in our new issue👇️

California generates 50% of its power from solar in world first, keyhole womb surgery, storks return to Derbyshire - Squirrel News

In today's edition: how batteries are extending the capacity of solar power across California, the keyhole surgery that reparied an infant's birth defect before birth, and a trio of juvenile white sto...

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every time you write overly defensively you should remember that you are pursuing a strategy of writing careful sentences specifically for people who demonstrably either won't or can't read them

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3w ago

there is literally no amount of caveats or careful wording that will protect you from stupidity or bad faith, so you might as well say things straightforwardly and strongly to begin with.

Looks like a great lineup this year!

AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social · 3w ago

This year’s schedule and lineup of incredible talks and panels are live! Visit adventurexpo.org for details. Join us at #AdvX26 in London on 7-8 November to hear from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social, and more amazing gaming pros. Keynotes coming soon! Follow for updates

Waterstone's marketing department. Listen to me. I don't know what button I need to press to make this happen. But please GOD stop sending me emails advertising romantasy books

Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing.

you just cannot parody america, can you? it's all real

Colin Warriner@colinelmustard.bsky.social · last mo.

I think this might be one of the most incredible, unsettling and symbolic photos of today’s America I’ve ever seen. I can’t stop looking at it. From Reuters, published on the Guardian website.

The most powerful lore explanation you can ever produce is "don't worry about it"

From a bold approach to re-thicken the Arctic’s #ice to fewer deaths from poor #air quality and new #breakthroughs in the fight against #cancer 🧊 🌬️ ⚕️– here’s our recap of the best and most importantant constructive news and stories from the past month 👇

Best of June: Refreezing the Arctic, world's mangrove forests are healing, white roofs cool African homes - Squirrel News

From a bold approach to re-thicken the Arctic's ice to fewer deaths from poor air quality and new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer: here's our recap of the best and most importantant construc...

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Go to bed; tired is stupid.

50 million access electricity in Africa🔌 Southeast Asia moves towards ending malaria🦟 saving Kenya's mangroves🌳 and much more in our new issue👇️

50 million access electricity in Africa, Southeast Asia moves towards ending malaria, saving Kenya's mangroves - Squirrel News

In today's edition: electricity reaches 50 million more people across Africa, Southeast Asia moves closer to eliminating malaria, and a record 47,460 mangroves are planted along the Kenyan coast.

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imagining a grizzled hardboiled detective saying this while gripping some guy's lapels at a shady bar

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 2mo ago

She has a neck the size of an adult human, legs that are just as long and an unforgettable coat. And she’s missing.

the most stable figure in british politics in the last decade is the man who sets up the lectern the PMs resign from

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · 2mo ago

our real prime minister 💕

Working in a british game studio be like

Dan@ufovictim.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨 Your blokes are doing fuck all! 🚨 Activate your blokes to keep them hearty. 🚨 To activate a bloke, right-click and assign them to a pint.

#Solar overtakes coal in US ⚡ Record number of #dams dismantled in Europe 💦 Free #education for every child in Zambia 📕 and much more in our new issue 👇️

Solar overtakes coal in US, record number of dams dismantled in Europe, free education for every child in Zambia - Squirrel News

In this edition of Squirrel News, solar-powered electricity overtakes coal in the US for the first time; European dam removal hits a record high, enabling rivers to reconnect over thousands of miles; ...

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This is exactly it for me. If a character is “bad” because their world has made them so, that’s implicitly hopeful; the world can also redeem. But if characters are simply good - and worse, pure - that tells us the world can be divided into deserving and damned, and that‘s the root of fascism

Cara Ellison@caraellison.bsky.social · 2mo ago

im sort of weary of a lot of younger folks asking me why some characters ‘have to be mean’ and I get that the world is already mean and we deal with it all the time. but part of making stories is to make sense of *why* these systems produce corruption and sadness, *why* environments make this

This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat picture

Errol 🦇🏳️‍🌈@eerieseymour.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat picture

New Kaleidoscope episode! This week, we talk to narrative powerhouse @annamegill.com (Guild Wars 2, Fable, Control) about drawing narrative from every part of the team. How do we invest in other creatives and integrate ideas without losing the plot? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

Sometimes, bugfixing looks like making banana bread

A pile of worldbuilding does not a story make!! Keep it lean, keep it efficient, keep it essential!! Nothing more!!

SJ Klapecki (should be writing)@sjklapecki.itch.io · 3mo ago

Every so often my opinion on worldbuilding is vindicated by its own largest communities online If you are writing a narrative, a linear story or set of stories, heavy worldbuilding is Sugar of Lead: it tastes sweet, but it poisons you bit by bit if you don't understand what you're working with.

I got a LOT of flack on the other site back in the day for saying that worldbuilding is not inherently story. There's something to be said for "just enough" worldbuilding: just enough to build a compelling scaffolding for your plot and characters. If you go too hard, it turns into handcuffs!

SJ Klapecki (should be writing)@sjklapecki.itch.io · 3mo ago

Every so often my opinion on worldbuilding is vindicated by its own largest communities online If you are writing a narrative, a linear story or set of stories, heavy worldbuilding is Sugar of Lead: it tastes sweet, but it poisons you bit by bit if you don't understand what you're working with.

#Cleanenergy deal for Africa ⚡ Global #battery capacity skyrockets 🔋 New #study repairs nerve damage in MS ❤️‍🩹 and much more in our new issue 👇️

Clean energy deal for Africa, global battery capacity skyrockets, new study repairs nerve damage in MS - Squirrel News

In today's edition: a multi-billion euro clean energy deal is set to accelerate Africa's switch to low-carbon power, the world is installing grid batteries at a faster pace than anyone anticipated, an...

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the fuck it will

The Verge@theverge.com · 3mo ago

Gmail is going to start talking to you

networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online

Back from a few days in the States. Obtained a new owl, saw some great art and dino skeletons, did a talk to fellow design pros and didn't die. Also had a coffee with an ADORABLE little dragon drawn on it!

It’s so important to engage with other art forms as a game dev. This is a medium heavily influenced by ones older than it, for better and for worse. A lot of your favorite horror games have roots in amazing movies. And read! Please read! There are folks who think that this isn’t relevant. It is!

Radical acceptance of the possibility of it being terrible. At least when it's out there, you can see how to make it less terrible!

Ashley Schofield is looking for work! 🐉@ashlikeadragon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

any advice from writers for when you desperately need to start writing something but you can't because you're terrified of it being terrible

Seoul strengthens #communication rights 📡 France drops reliance on US #tech 👩‍💻 #reforestation corridors 🌳 and much more in our new issue 👇️

Free internet access in South Korea, France drops reliance on US tech, reforestation corridors - Squirrel News

In today's edition, seven million South Koreans are set to get free unlimited data even after exhausting their monthly limits, France moves away from US tech-centricity, and conservationists are recon...

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