Michael Matuzak
@toozed.bsky.social
Software person. Music person. life's a dance. he / him
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
"Hey rich New Yorkers! It's me, Mamdani, offering you a service that isn't available to rich Californians! Many poor people can't afford groceries. In CA you're considered a bad person, because you are super rich, but don't invest your time and money to help. In NYC, we take care of this for you!"
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Incase anyone is wondering this game is still absolutely rad as hell. I forgot how much fun it is to just swing around the city collecting things & just listening to @yurilowenthal.bsky.social give voice Peter’s anecdotes about life. As a long time Spidey fan the lore & world building is top notch.
been david byrne's butler for six years but he still won't let me wear the big tuxedo at work, says i haven't 'earned the shoulders' yet, fucking noodley prick
Kamaitachi no Yoru is simply one of the most important Japanese games in history, period. In the historical trajectory of novel games, if Otogirisou, Chunsoft's previous gane, is Pac-Land, this is Super Mario Brothers. It is that foundational in the storytelling and design paradigms it codified.
1564 Studio@1564studio.bsky.social · 2d agoI'm trembling while writing this: Kamaitachi no yoru—not the PC remake, not the iOS port, but the actual original SFC version—has been translated at last by ButThouMust, who graciously brought us an English patch for Otogirisou in the past. This is HISTORICAL.
A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.
taylr@taylordahlin.com · 3d agoriley gaines is at the minnesota lynx vs indiana fever game posing with people courtside as they line up for photos
News time! 🚨 On August 9th our Steam version will transform to become BIG HOPS TOGETHER. - Play the full adventure ONLINE with 8 players - Pick up and throw your friends - Tongue swing from other players - Steal items from each other's backpacks - Story and collection progress is shared
for people who haven't seen it, @nathantankus.bsky.social explains the market manipulation going on: www.crisesnotes.com/the-oil-mark... anyone who shorts stocks / gets calls on oil on this news gets hosed when the strikes are called off on monday. repeat ad nauseum
The Oil Market is a Conventional Wisdom Processor
I had so many thoughts about the run up to- and beginning of- the Trump-Iran war. My biggest thoughts were focused on how the ideas that I developed about the stock market as a “conventional wisdom pr...
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Happy Fuck ICE Friday! From our comrades in Echo Park Los Angeles.
Here's what's coming to Tales from the Backlog in August! An RPG-heavy month with these great guests: 🏹 @aguaspoints.bsky.social 🐉 @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me 🧛♂️ @funandgamespod.bsky.social ☀️ @duckvalentine.bsky.social Follow the show so you won't miss them!
Game developers have put together a massive bundle to aid laid of colleagues www.rogue.site/news/game-wo...
A 100+ game bundle just went live to benefit laid off developers
This bundle is only ten dollars, and it includes some great games while supporting a worthy cause
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I really, really think Hopecore & Slice Of Life are the most important & necessary media sub-genres right now. Boundless optimism? Lessons learned? Everyone’s better off in the end? People cared so much about one another it makes me, the viewer, cry? Yes. Hook it into my veins.
I will say this, don't buy any modretro shit. you absolutely should be cancelled for that, lol.
Reminder for everyone - the CEO of ModRetro is Palmer Luckey, who is a war profiteer (1), AI weapons manufacturer (2), fascist surveillance state supporter (3), genocide enthusiast (4), and pedophilia supporter (5). Supporting ModRetro means you're supporting fascism. Sorry, that's just the truth.
This job has always sucked and AI psychosis of CEOs and boards is just creating a tipping point
Gergely Orosz@gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · last wk.Interesting trend: CTO/ Head of Eng / VPE folks at startups and mid-sized companies are... leaving / burning out. Hiring for these roles is HARD, but even after filling the role, they will often leave a few months later and take a career break And they have v good reasons
My variant cover for ZATANNA issue 7 (I love her)
Found those video clips of MGS1 on the Master Collection Switch Port where apparently Nintendo has a policy against mentioning button names from other consoles, so they literally had to sentence mix shit like it was a YTP and oh my god
It's easy to take Super Mario 64 for granted, but back when it came out, people were still wrapping their heads around concepts like 3D cameras! Watch this clip of someone learning how to use the C Buttons at E3 1996. "Whoa."
Rules around eligibility for athletic competitions are *all* weird and arbitrary. Ask a boxer who’s running circles around a gym in a rubber suit, trying to cut weight. It’s not that they shouldn’t exist, it’s that they should be considered and humane, and prioritize the fun and learning.
"Ugh... I'm so sleep-deprived. But I always get plenty of... slep?"
pmcTRILOGY@pmctrilogy.bsky.social · 2w agovideo games are so good
Good news! 🧟You can get Beatdown City Survivors 💯Which is 100% Very Positive on Steam 💸For 25% off! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm
Shawn Alexander Allen@shawndoublea.bsky.social · 2mo ago🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 Eradicate hordes of monsters in this 🗽Immersive 👥survivors roguelite 🌃set in a destructible city OUT NOW! 🛠️fun weapon crafting 🐱large cast of characters 🏗️dynamic environments 🔊pumping soundtrack Play the demo/check it out today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm
If I get 10 subscriptions using this link I will rush out a piece on this by Friday. 35% discount www.crisesnotes.com/emergency
Notes on the Crises
Coverage of the ongoing Impoundment and Unitary Executive Constitutional Crisis
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Nathan Tankus@nathantankus.bsky.social · 2w agoThe latest round of Trump tariffs are pretty amazing. If they go forward North America will no longer have an integrated car production industry but country-by-country silos. Which also means... a lot less car production. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Tell your friends! Bother your coworkers! Beg your family! WE ARE ON SALE!
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2w agoBlippo+ is $9.74 on US eShop buff.ly/2aeYPG2
MULDER [slapping down plane tix]: Hope you packed your rain coat, Scully. SCULLY: Seattle? Mulder it's the weekend, what- MULDER [handing her a file] Confirmed sightings, Scully. This is big SCULLY [eyes wide]: My God Mulder, what am I looking at here? MULDER: The locals are calling it.. JIMOTHY
