Jay Kidd
@sirkidd2003.bsky.social
They/Them. Full-time indie dev @wraith.games, former game dev teacher, non-profit gallery manager. -- Artist, environmentalist, atheist, minimalist, socialist, humanist, feminist, urbanist, cyclist, optimistic nihilist PFP by @chrisquay.com
"great muppet elmo is in town tonight. go and see him. that should pick you up." man bursts into tears. says, "but doctor..
Uncle Duke@uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 2d agoelmope
Wait, wait, wait! Is this the long-rumored rerelease of the ORIGINAL PRINT?! www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
Star Wars Returns to Theaters for 50th Anniversary - Update
Experience the original 1977 film with a theatrical re-release in 2027.
starwars.com
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists.
Sam@samd.bsky.social · last wk.I’m starting to realize that all of the annoying pundits just suffer from oppositional defiant disorder increasing your kids’ risk of melanoma to own the libs
Massachusetts has eliminated its cutoff for when someone can get an abortion, making it the tenth state — along with Washington, D.C. — to allow the procedure at any point in pregnancy.
Massachusetts expands abortion access to any point during pregnancy
On Monday, it joined nine states and Washington, D.C. in eliminating gestational restrictions on abortions.
19thnews.org
There really is something to be said for how the hot-take economy that was fired up by social media has conditioned generations of influential people to seriously believe Contrarianism is not only a valuable trait, but a coherent philosophy unto itself.
Sam@samd.bsky.social · last wk.I’m starting to realize that all of the annoying pundits just suffer from oppositional defiant disorder increasing your kids’ risk of melanoma to own the libs
What you do support will always make more of an impact than what you dont support.
Casey Explosion@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · last mo.It's not enough to be against AI, you need to be pro art. You need to be a champion of the art you love, you need to share that passion and joy, and do what you can to support the artists who make it, because it's not enough to hate AI, to hate what it's doing to art and media; you gotta love.
Every billionaire needs to be turned into a set of wind chimes.
Futurism@futurism.com · last wk."It was determined that meeting the project purpose and completely avoiding water resources was not feasible."
✅ Yes, Taylor Farms once used prison laborers in its workforce. We reviewed documents that proved the claim: www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Taylor Farms used prison labor in Arizona, documents show
According to a 2022 report, companies — including Taylor Farms — used a legal loophole for cheap labor from incarcerated people.
snopes.com
Italy could be the next country to build a solar railway after Switzerland’s successful trial. I feel we are on the cusp of breaking free from fossil fuels...even though predatory capitalist are trying to hold us back. www.euronews.com/2026/07/05/i...
Switzerland’s solar railway has been a success. What happens next?
Solar railways could soon become commonplace in Europe, following a successful trial in Switzerland.
euronews.com
IT'S BECAUSE WE THE AUDIENCE KNEW OBI-WAN BUT DIDN'T KNOW ALDERAAN IT'S VERY BASIC STORYTELLING I AM GOING TO SHIT MYSELF TO DEATH
Here's your weekly public service announcement. #PSA #Seriously #RepostLiberally
🔥COLLAPSUS 0.16.12 - THE LONG HOTFIX 🔥 We're back with WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more quality of life changes and bug fixes, just for you! Available for download RIGHT NOW at wraithgames.itch.io/collapsus for PC and Android! --- #indiedev #indiegames
Years in the making, I finally have a working prototype of my Camera GBD-M2 (previously shared as Game Boy Camera M2). A sequel to the Game Boy Camera M1, this new redesign uses original Game Boy Pocket & Game Boy Camera chips into a camera-like shape roughly the same size as the Ricoh GR III.
Abortion care is for everyone. People with very different political and religious beliefs, incomes, and life experiences get abortion care.
That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2w agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Ohio Haitians lose jobs, face terror — and impossible choices ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/30/w...
Ohio Haitians lose jobs, face terror — and impossible choices • Ohio Capital Journal
As thousands of Haitian immigrants lose protected status in Ohio, they face terrifying conditions back at home, pastor says.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
Just to be clear on this article, the position I took isn't "developers need to be more brave" but "funding needs to be more brave". Developers make all the cool stuff, just because they want to - the funding side hits it with market research and fear and growth targets and shareholders.
GamesRadar+@gamesradarplus.bsky.social · 3w agoWe need games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Balatro, and Peak as a cure for the "fear" in the industry, say experts www.gamesradar.com/games/we-nee...
Gotta shut down the factory that makes this kinda guy
"It's weird how nobody can read anymore!" It's the fascism. "Gosh, you notice how nobody seems to engage with" It's fascism. "The focus on aesthetics instead of content is" Fascism. "Why do people think the past was better than" FASCISM.