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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 01/03/2026

Awesome to see the US Men’s Hockey Team be the butt of a few jokes from the Women’s Team and laugh along. If only we hadn’t started a needless war this week or I’d be enjoying this more…

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 22/02/2026

I just walked outside and I think I hear Freebird? It seems to be coming from…Italy? #fuckCanada #TeamUSA

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Game exec walks into a curry house. “Make me a pizza?”

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 13/02/2026

Just an update for everyone: I still have Baile Inolvidable stuck in my head. #badbunny #ishouldlearnspanish

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Stefscribbles @stefscribbles.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

smol merchant working hard

drawing of a cute ginger cat carrying a giant backpack

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 12/02/2026

Just submitted for my first ever @momocon.bsky.social workshop, teaching people how to make chainmail! Whether I make it or not, it’s another step in growing my craft. #chainmail #workshop #momocon #atlanta

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/02/2026

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 05/02/2026

What have I been up to? Well, lots of things! But a cool moment recently was learning how to use a plasma cutter. Had to finish the piece on the band saw due to warping, but it still did the job!

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D. P. Reesman @dpreesman.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Active shooter at the CDC today because of the lies about the COVID vaccine. Only in America. For the people in the back: COVID is real Vaccines save lives Trump lied because Trump lies Kennedy will kill us all

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 12/07/2025

Making animated water texture pixel art is tedious and mildly infuriating. Just thought I’d let everyone know. #pixelart #pixaki #gamedev #solodev

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 07/07/2025

Just learned that #Godot has a native iPad version. Makes me reconsider sinking time into #Unity since I’m trying to keep my workflows as seamless as possible between iPad and PC. Anyone have experience using #Xogot to work on projects while away from your home machine? #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 06/07/2025

I decided I need to challenge myself to make little gifs as often as possible to work on my #pixelart. So behold, a goose. #pixaki #maker

Pixel art of a white goose standing on green grass, slowly bouncing up and down and slightly bobbing its head. The grass is also subtly waving with the wind.

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 29/06/2025

Man, I have a lot of chores to do today. *Opens Skyrim*

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 22/06/2025

Hey! So I’m still working on game stuff, but now life has launched me into an amazing relationship and I’m a member of a makerspace! So stay tuned for all sorts of art. #chainmaille #woodworking #ceramics #gamedev #lifeupdate

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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 14/06/2025

lmaoo never gets old

photo of msnbc coverage of #nokings rally in nyc. a sign appears in the background that reads: “national guard deez nuts”

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 27/01/2025

I need to finally teach myself #Davinci Fusion so I can abandon my last #Adobe product, After Effects. Then I’ll just need to kick MS Office to the curb, including finding a free replacement for OneDrive. I hear #LibreOffice is the favorite. #opensource

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 24/01/2025

First day on mental health medication (Wellbutrin) and I have an interview for a promotion. Going to be an interesting Friday…

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 21/01/2025

Here’s the thing about the “Roman salute.” In 1920, it was co-opted by this rising political party in Germany and its use and definition changed forever. The masks are off. Fascism isn’t knocking on our door, it’s standing in our living room, holding our keys.

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 20/01/2025

Spare a thought for those of us in broadcasting, who have to monitor all of the coverage today. It’s gonna be a long one…

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 19/01/2025

Well, today’s morning scroll sucks…

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 19/01/2025

The more I get comfortable using #StreamerBot, the more I fall in love with it. #Twitch #streamer

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 13/01/2025

This quote truly disgusts me. Society values art because it’s hard. Because it takes dedication and discipline. Because it shows empathy to the human condition. AI does none of those things. It’s a tool we can use, but it isn’t an artist, and never will be.

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 13/01/2025

Played around with #StreamerBot for the first time last night. Why did I wait so long to use this!? I’m going to have a lottttt of fun. #Twitch #streamer #automation

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 12/01/2025

I’m currently eating jambalaya and building new animations for my stream. Life’s pretty good. #Twitch #streamer #AfterEffects #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 11/01/2025

I’ve soft-launched my decision to step away from all #Meta apps. They’ve been removed from my Home Screen but not deleted. If I’m not tempted to open any of them after a few days, they’ll be deleted outright. Baby steps.

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 11/01/2025

I’m seeing a ton of ads for #handheld devices with tons of #games preloaded. Obvious copyright issues aside, anyone have insight on if these are worth buying? Any particular one you’ve had good experiences with?

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 11/01/2025

I’ve made the decision to move my streaming automation from #Aitum to #Streamerbot. I absolutely love Aitum and the team behind it. But one of my biggest goals is to build tools for other streamers and accessibility is very important to me, so the free app is where I’m putting my attention. #Twitch

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

waaaaay too many people in the middle imo

a venn diagram. the left circle is “people who understand that climate change is an existential threat” and the right circle is “people who use Al, but, like, not for real work! lol! i just needed a silly pic of a dog on a scooter and it's surprisingly hard to find good reference images”

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 10/01/2025

Finally got to dive into #Affinity Designer 2 and do some real work (redesigning my #Twitch and social assets) since my jump from #Adobe. It’s definitely different but I’m getting the hang of it relatively quickly. Anyone have any tips on making the transition? #graphicdesign

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 05/01/2025

I want to find an interesting way to implement the #Aitum feature that allows chat to click your mouse. It could make for an interesting Fortnite run, or some other click-heavy game. Someone help me find a way to torture myself in the name of comedy and engagement! #Twitch #streamer

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 05/01/2025

I watched a friend stream #Unpacking last night and my OCD was in full effect. I never like to backseat game but when I tell you I was SCREAMING at my screen…

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 03/01/2025

I think this is the year I ween myself off of most social media platforms. The two big targets are Facebook and IG. The latter being the harder platform to abandon because I see it as an opportunity for community growth with my content. Still not sure…

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 31/12/2024

Did a crazy thing yesterday and completely deleted my #OBS and installed a clean build. Starting over actually feels really good. Now, time to build the #Twitch stream that I want for 2025. #streamer #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 29/12/2024

In the last 2 days, I’ve researched error codes from log files, repaired system files, installed new drivers for my motherboard and GPU (some manually), and adjusted settings in my BIOS. All because my EVE keeps crashing. Do y’all do that or are you normal and just submit a ticket?

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 29/12/2024

As another naturally stupid artist, I completely agree.

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 28/12/2024

My goals for 2025: - Continue learning #Unity, completing a few small projects (Asteroids and Checkers clones), then begin building my own game - Begin and complete the Python and Full Stack classes I purchased - Rebuild my OBS setup and get back to streaming, but for #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 28/12/2024

I never liked resolutions but I do like setting goals for the new year. I see the difference as I don’t want to change anything about myself, just continue to grow and accomplish new things. #newyear

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 28/12/2024

Excitedly installed EVE tonight. Several hours and 50+ crashes later, I haven’t even made it through the intro tutorial and my excitement has been replaced with blind rage. Gaming is great.

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 27/12/2024

Considering jumping into EVE Online again. Haven’t touched it in years but kinda want a game I can automate and just run in the background. Endless mining loops, anyone?

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 27/12/2024

Balancing playing games and making games is such a struggle when you have a non-game dev job. I often have to fight off the feeling of failure when I’m doing more playing than making, as I see making as “productive” and playing as not. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Josh - Maker of Things @crosspadcreative.com · 27/12/2024

Well, I survived the holidays and only got into one argument with my religious zealot brother. I’d count that as a win. Happy Holidays, everyone!

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