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bijan (spooky version)

@bijan.bsky.social
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writer. music critic @thenation.com, playing characters on @funcityventures.bsky.social, making @dearannagame.bsky.social | prev. @compulsiongames.bsky.social @valvesoftware.com got writing work? inquire within: bijanstephen.blog/about

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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 12h
it’s good man. actually good
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 16h
can confirm
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Joshferatu Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · 20h
Absolutely roasted; incredibly well-done 👏 minesweeper.mikelacher.com
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Triple-A Minesweeper
Sweep to survive in the action-packed, AAA reboot of the classic puzzle game.
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
concept: 2 John Brown 2 Furious
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
truly excellent post here from anil
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
got one this morning that was very short, which i will admit threw me the hell off
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
feels like a lot of ai products work by basically inconveniencing other people. tragedy of the social contract
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
very much dislike this new reality where i now must assume that any unsolicited email i get is just ai slop
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
hard to make ai slopware do stuff that’s useful
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
as i have been saying: the real use case for AI is making small personal apps to solve otherwise annoying problems
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
oh no
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thisisstar @thisisstar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Slime in the Ice Machine is out on Kickstarter today! Go look to get your hands on the game, or a number of pieces of choice merch including a tarot deck, a plush demon, and a coloring book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/aco...
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Slime in the Ice Machine: It's Your Inheritance, Kid
Kick open the doors to the greatest bars in the cosmos (and the worst) to unravel surreal mysteries in this PC/Mac/Xbox game.
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"YEOWCH" has been happening to me lately
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
anyway i blogged about work and ai again newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/has-work-cha...
newsletter.bijanstephen.blog
Has Work Changed?
If a white collar job is hard to find, what do you do? Well, you start a newsletter, if you're a journalist. A PR firm, if you're in public relations. A tech consultancy, if you're a tech worker who i...
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Tricia Lockwood @tricialockwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
it is AGATE HEAD/STONE SOUP DAY!!!
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Agate Head / Stone Soup by Patricia Lockwood: 9780143139485 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A new collection of poetry from Booker Prize finalist Patricia Lockwood, FINALLY! "A modern word witch." —The New York Times Book Review Many have called Patricia Lockwood a wordsmith, but in the...
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
anyway i blogged about work and ai again newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/has-work-cha...
newsletter.bijanstephen.blog
Has Work Changed?
If a white collar job is hard to find, what do you do? Well, you start a newsletter, if you're a journalist. A PR firm, if you're in public relations. A tech consultancy, if you're a tech worker who i...
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
this came to me in a dream btw
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
stories are inherently horny because they require “but”s
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Design Room @designroom.site · 05/10/2026
Big new story! The best 8,000 words you'll read on Vib-Ribbon today.
designroom.site
Vib-Ribbon: An oral history
Almost 27 years later, we round up the team behind NanaOn-Sha's procedurally generated playground to look at the legacy of PlayStation's wireframe rabbit.
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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The 12th(!) Gender Reveal grant cycle is now open for applications! As always, these funds are for organizing / community projects led by trans people of color. We are particularly interested in funding existing projects that materially support trans folks, queer people of color, immigrants, etc.
Are you a trans person of color doing rad art or community organizing work? we want to give you $1000! applications for the gender reveal podcast's 2026 grant program are open now through October 31. apply and learn more at genderpodcast.com/grant.We are specifically looking for projects that materially support trans folks, queer people of color, and/or other marginalized communities, as well as projects that foster exploration and celebration of gender diversity and trans lives. 

We accept applications from anywhere in the world. Collectives/groups are welcome to apply.

Grant recipients are chosen by a paid panel of trans judges of color. Winners will be announced by December 31, 2026. 

AI-written applications will be deleted.
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
based pope
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
took me approx 30 seconds to locate the cat in this photo. thought it was all rug
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ron @edenthecat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
if you too want to make an audio choice-based game,,, dm me i have a tool 4 u to try
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ron @edenthecat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
hey btw i have been working on a game with @bijan.bsky.social - please go follow @dearannagame.bsky.social for updates! i built the tool to build it and am doing one of the voices!!! i have been interested in voice acting for a while and am v happy to get to do it!!! building games with pals is fun
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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 29/09/2026
Okay, cooking up a new project. Totally indie, community-minded, but let's see where this goes. Could be special. Really need your help spreading the word -- this doesn't work unless we find truly incredible moments from across the NYC community. Spread the word, be in touch if you want more info!
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
feel like this is very insightful. one wrong move and the world knows your name. horrifying
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
tis the season to go out of your way to step on an extra crunchy leaf
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
gorgeous!
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
to anil's point: i'd rather read the email than a summary of it because one of the things i hate about AI is how endlessly wordy it is! that summary's gonna be longer than the email itself man
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
CONIMG SOON
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
no worries mr. gibson, i got you www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a62273
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A Cartoon from The New Yorker
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
is that good.
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
xalavier i must know: did you guys reference the yale brain room at all
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
that's because it tastes good. youre correct here
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
... a game you can get on itch for $0 or on steam (where you pay us!!) for like $5 bijanstephen.itch.io/turn-out-the... store.steampowered.com/app/2300570/...
bijanstephen.itch.io
Turn Out the Lights by bijan, hypirlink
A short game about coming home again.
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
truly not sure how i missed this in june, but thank you so much @dotzip.online for chatting about turn out the lights and being so generous with your time and attention!! open.spotify.com/episode/1gCF...
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Thinking About Home in Turn Out the Lights
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
the quality of the animations really does a lot for me. im in there doing shit
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 27/09/2026
New: She was a foot soldier for Nick Fuentes. Then his movement turned on her. Inspired by tradwives, Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of his model “groypettes.” A vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame. wapo.st/4da9OTD
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She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her.
Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes’s model “groypettes,” but a vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame.
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
i mean i don't disagree! though imo it is both things at once
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
excellent music writing here
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
genuinely what it feels like out there right now
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
i think about this post all the time. you might too
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I am paid a very high salary to design new ways to hurt innocent people. Please don't hurt me. I want to live. My job is to hurt your children. Please, don't do anything to me. I want to be safe. My job is to make your family sick. I want to live. Please, I deserve to live. Pleas
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clayton purdom @claytonpurdom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
i wrote about Halo, friendship, jealousy, midlife crises, and big boys with my old friend Eric (not on bsky) for @kotaku.com kotaku.com/boys-dont-di...
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Boys Don't Die: A Halo Retrospective - Kotaku
'No, I think we're just getting started.'
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
story's great though, you should read it
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
new saddest 6 word story just dropped
She looked as if she could have been an Instagram baddie in another life.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 TOMMY CRAGGS ON PAULINA BORSOOK 🚨https://www.wired.com/story/paulina-borsook-profile/
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Who Killed Paulina Borsook’s Career?
A quarter-century ago, Borsook published a wildly prophetic, penetrating book about Silicon Valley called Cyberselfish. Then she disappeared.
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
i think what a lot of people miss is: the AI guys already won. if you want a company to notice you now, you kind of have to live in the world the AI firms created. it squeezes from the other end too. if you're hiring, your hr is using the software to screen candidates. not sure what to do about this
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ok sure
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
feel this
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What a great blog. defector.com/i-spent-thre...
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I Spent Three Sweltering Days Shredding The High Seas At Jogging Pace, And It Ruled | Defector
Sisi is a Volvo Ocean 65 racing sailboat. She is fast as hell and built for sickos. She is not a comfortable luxury yacht, I assure you. Sisi is a frightening, angry, 72-foot, 12-ton sea monster.  Sis...
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