StrayCatalyst
@straycatalyst.bsky.social
Game dev of a sort. Currently a Sr. Tech Writer for [REDACTED], working on internal developer docs. Worked QA, technical design, and lead roles previously. Slightly burnt out. Note: Personal account, comments are mine alone.
Today’s children could prosper in tomorrow’s shortage of young workers scdailygazette.com/2026/08/05/r... by @stateline.org's @timhenderson.bsky.social
Today’s children could prosper in tomorrow’s shortage of young workers • SC Daily Gazette
Today's children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents as young workers become more sought after and well paid.
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Feelin' fine with Fern! 📷: Female bat-eared fox by zookeeper Murphy
It's been such a joy to do character design on Fields of Mistria! A huge congratulations to the entire team at NPC Studio, and I hope everyone enjoys the full release! 🌸
Fields of Mistria ✨ Out now in 1.0@fieldsofmistria.bsky.social · 38m agoFields of Mistria 1.0 is here!✨ Thank you to everyone who's joined us on this journey, shared feedback, showed us your farms, created fan art, and loved Mistria as much as we do. 1.0 is just the beginning. 🌱 Download on Steam: bit.ly/Mistria
Damn, looking at the Spokane fires, some are really close to the cemetery where many of my Nisei relatives are buried It's not the worst in the grand scheme, but it still hurts to see
Does your city have a cemetery board? Remember, the dead can’t advocate for themselves, so you have to advocate for them! 💀 #cemetery #cemeteries #deathpositive #localgovernment
Question to games journalists, publishers, show runners, and B2B folks: Are trailers still the best way for you to get a quick look at a game to decide whether you want to learn more about it? Or are TikToks and shorts something you’d rather see in say, a pitch email? (Researching for a video)
"Don't fuck with mEeEe!" Chunk from RE9! Part of my Resident Evil sketch series inspired by Stephen Gammell, artist of the "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" books #art #fanart #residentevil #rebhfun #biohazard #バイオハザード #darkart #horror
You should wishlist it! It's an N64-style soulslike with very charming rodents. Every character also has their pronouns next to their names, which I love. Keep cooking, @nshooter.bsky.social. store.steampowered.com/app/1188410/...
Mouseward on Steam
Take up your sword and uncover the secrets of a cursed kingdom in this soulslike collectathon. Awaken as a Royal Mouse Guard, master combat, defeat foes and search for celestial fragments to restore a...
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THIS IS WHY!!!! WE CALL!!! GREAT JOB EVERYONE 🩷 KOSA did pass the house but remember the senate has a conflicting version. Keep calling, it matters!
Free Speech Coalition@fsc.bsky.social · 2h agoSCREEN Act, which would have required mandatory age-verification for sites (like this) that allow "material harmful to minors" failed to pass out of committee after thousands and thousands of people called their Senators. More work ahead!
MY STORE IS CLOSING ON AUGUST 15TH! You can now get 75% off everything using code "CLOSING" until then! 🔮 missypena.myshopify.com/collections/...
Bwah, time to post the actual mechs for the mech rpg! Bellamy, commed by Lucky_Fox! #Commission #Lancer #Pilot #TTRPG
And some reorders of my most popular sticker sheets! They'll be available at shows and on my online shop early September 🩷
UPDATE: The City of Spokane has postponed an informational session for insurance questions planned for Wednesday for wildfire victims.
City postpones wildfire information and insurance session that was planned for Wednesday
SPOKANE, Wash - The City of Spokane has postponed an informational session planned for Wednesday for wildfire victims.
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Heyo! The Game Dev studio Gears for Breakfast where I work is hiring 2 new roles: "Gameplay Designer" & "Gameplay Programmer" - This is a fully Remote studio and we've been doing this for 14 years with great success! Good luck on your applications! gearsforbreakfast.bamboohr.com/careers/ #GameDev
Current Openings
Take a look at the current openings at Gears For Breakfast
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A car meet-up in Elk Grove ended with over 100 citations and the towing of a Lightning McQueen-lookalike car after a disruption broke out.
Lightning McQueen lookalike towed after Elk Grove car meet ends in fight
A car meet-up in Elk Grove ended with over 100 citations and the towing of a Lightning McQueen-lookalike car after a disruption broke out.
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My Fav Chill Streamer Dies a Million Times｜ゆるゆる生配信する推しは100万回死ぬ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3507880/
🎮 EN/JP Job alert: Automaton West is looking for a EN/JP bilingual full-time editorial staff who can work in Osaka (or someone who can relocate to work in Osaka). automaton-media.com/en/announcem...
AUTOMATON WEST is looking for full-time editorial staff (Japanese fluency and ability to relocate required) - AUTOMATON WEST
We are currently accepting applications for the position of full-time editor for the video game news site AUTOMATON WEST.
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Five endangered secretarybird chicks have hatched at Chester Zoo, the British conservation charity said, marking the first time the species has bred at the zoo in its 95-year history. Jamie Cartwright-stock, a bird keeper at the zoo spoke to Reuters about the effort to breed the endangered birds.
plaza patria, in tijuana mexico is a very liminal, semi-abandoned "mall". these photos were the primary source of inspiration for NextRooms' early designs in Desktop Explorer!
ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 14h agotell me about your town’s weird mall
Wanted to share my Miriam cosplay from Bloodstained! 💙💜💙 I can't wait to do a proper photoshoot for her soon! 🥺
We understand that some people are having a problem where their friends' voices are too quiet in the game. Sorry about this! We can see that for some setups, players' voices are much quieter than intended even when very close by. We're working to put out a fix as soon as we can.