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Dana

@danarama.bsky.social
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Slow runner, erstwhile climber, amateur roguelike dev. Please give me doughnuts, coffee, and D&D. Code monkey by trade (he/him)

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studio wtchcrft @wtchcrft.com · 4h
Today is the first day of the Punk Games Showcase on Steam! Pick up Love in the Time of Spellphage on discount! #PunkGamesShowcase store.steampowered.com/app/3825300/...
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 4h
Finally decided to fix a long standing text layout bug: Text layout bugs are the most pernicious of bugs 😭 #roguelikedev #delve
Before pic. Screenshot of my roguelike game's user interface. In the sidebar, the text "the +1 Crimson King's Blade (in hands)" is split across two lines, but the e in blade is cut off by the right side of the screen.After pic. Screenshot of my roguelike game's user interface. In the sidebar, the text "the +1 Crimson King's Blade (in hands)" is split across two lines, this time displaying correctly
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 6h
"Well not toast but more like a burnt waffle..."
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
what it's like being my coworker: Me to network guy: My code is getting this error when I've doing some AD stuff Network guy: Give me a sec. I think I know the problem. You're going to have to do something, I just have to see what. Me: But something is the thing I LEAST like to do!
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Catarina @catarinaeusebio.art · 08/10/2026
Commissions like this are open on vgen and artistree! Shares are appreciated 🫶 vgen.co/caligooo/ser... artistree.io/caligo
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Surprise me! Sketch, B&W or Colour by caligo (@caligooo)
Send a request while they're still accepting!
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This photo of course is iconic www.lindahall.org/about/news/s...
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
RIP. Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ugh I guess I should start paying attention to Winnipeg's mayoral race since the election is in 3 weeks. I know more about my school trustee candidates than I do the mayoral candidates...
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Leon Barillaro is UNIONIZING @barilleon.com · 07/10/2026
If you want to support our efforts at United Wizards of the Coast, the absolute best thing you can do is sign and share our petition asking the company to voluntarily recognize us! Together we can change the games industry for the better! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...
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Stand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!
The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...
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Leon Barillaro is UNIONIZING @barilleon.com · 06/10/2026
Union Strong! We’re fighting to make Wizards of the Coast the best place to work—and you can help! Click through the thread and learn how you can get involved.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Greymattersplat @greymattersplat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So what you’re saying is that Franklin deserved the Nobel, and Watson deserved a kick in the Crick, yes?
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I played a bunch of Shadow of the Erdtree this weekend and so far the best thing I can say is that it's such a miserable, frustrating experience that it's cured me of my compulsion to play Elden Ring for hours and hours at a time
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I read Project Hail Mary this weekend! Fun and definitely a page turner. I wouldn't call Weir's writing especially strong but hey it kept me compelled to keep finding out what was going to happen next.
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
mine so far:
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You Died Game Over Screen
ALT: You Died Game Over Screen
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J.A. Machete @somestinkydude.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#ZMAngband new release X.2 is up and ready for the grabs! Read the machete_readme bc this patch comes with a BUNCH of stuff, and a fistful of die-hard bugs have been terminated too! Link in bio, get your copy for just the gratitude now! (Means free XD) #traditionalroguelikes #roguelikedev
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ZMAngband Machete Edition by Jose Machete
Youngest bastard son of the mythical Angband variant ZAngband.
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Aseprite @aseprite.org · 01/10/2026
Aseprite is 40% off during the Steam Autumn sale, until October 8th! Get it directly from our website: aseprite.org/buy/ or from Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/431730/A...
Aseprite is 40% off
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Got to credits in Big Walk this evening with @kymira.ca and her wife! What an absolute gem of a game!
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
She obviously needs a cat costume!
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meanwhile it looks like Wab had much more fun weekend than Khan www.reddit.com/r/Winnipeg/c...
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From the Winnipeg community on Reddit: Wab Serving up Pancakes at the Teddy Bear Picnic
Explore this post and more from the Winnipeg community
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our PM might be a neoliberal, Red Tory but it's some small comfort to see Conservative parties in disarray in a bunch of provinces (to say nothing of the federal Consersatives) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Obby Khan stepping down as Manitoba PC leader | CBC News
Obby Khan is stepping down from his position as leader of Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives.
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the signs were there
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Dancing Candy Corn Character
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MKSchmidt @mkschmidt30.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
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Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands on Steam
Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands takes you into the dark fantasy setting described in H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath and other stories of his Dream Cycle.
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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
the cult of the superior machines is inherently a patriarchal cult (like nearly all cults in recorded history) its theology classifies “AI” systems as either wives (systems that exist to serve and empower Great Men) or Gods (theoretical future systems, male-coded, that become the Great Men)
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Easily the nerdiest media I have ever consumed www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Tk...
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the physics of pokémon evolution
YouTube video by Angela Collier
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studio wtchcrft @wtchcrft.com · 23/09/2026
Along with the Out of the Box Games Showcase we updated our Steam capsule with this new keyart piece!
Cover art for the game Fatemender. A dark faced mysterious little man floats in the middle above 6 tiles with different kinds of landscapes. A hooded figure stands below the floating figure, cloak billowing in the wind.
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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tolkien didn't have a sphincter door.
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Kylie @kymira.ca · 22/09/2026
First blog post in a long time. Sharing multiple timelapse videos of creating The Merchant for Fatemender. It was many feathers to shade. kymira.ca/fatemender-c...
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Fatemender character creation
With the announcement of our latest Fatemender features (store and sokoban) I'm finally able to share one of my favourite recent pieces of artwork; The Merch...
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Ido Yehieli - Stellar Cartography Interactive @tametick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Pophet Margin's demo is back - new and improved and as part of Stronger Together Demo Showcase: store.steampowered.com/news/app/362... Demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/... Update details: store.steampowered.com/news/app/362...
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Prophet Margin - Prophet Margin in the Stronger Together Demo Showcase + v0.8.65b - Steam News
Hi all, The Prophet Margin demo is part of the Stronger Together Demo Showcase, running from today, 21 September, through 28 September 2026. It's a whole event built around demos, so if you've been me...
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
is there any feeling of smug satisfaction greater than someone really liking one of your book recommendations?
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studio wtchcrft @wtchcrft.com · 21/09/2026
Feeling very honoured to have Fatemender featured as one of the games in the #OutOfTheBoxGames showcase which kicks off today! Check out all the amazing, unique, and creative games on the Steam event page: store.steampowered.com/curator/4619...
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Kylie @kymira.ca · 21/09/2026
Starting in a few minutes!
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“The Liberals refuse to listen to our concerns” What concerns?! You have all the pipelines you want, the carbon tax is gone, Canada basically doesn’t have environmental regulations anymore. Christ
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
CBC was interviewing Alberta separatists this morning. “I’m voting to separate because I’m staunchly anti-Communist and in my opinion the Canadian government has gone Full Communist” what even…
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This post is making the rounds again for some reason and therefore I feel I must inform you that they’ve hired another one so there are now TWO forensic pathologists working in Iceland.
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Guys! Guys! A little coffee shop opened up a block away from work! No more dumb Timmies for my morning coffee! Gratia Coffee is at 950 St Mary's and you should all support them so that I can continue to get good coffee at work!!
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Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Current debugging status
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Quest Markers Podcast @questmarkers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEXT TUESDAY @jordanfehr.bsky.social joins @marinahascoffee.bsky.social to talk about all-things music mastering for game soundtracks. What do mastering engineers do? Come be a part of our Q&A ☕ ⏰ Tuesday, September 22nd at 4:30pm Pacific Time 🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee
Thumbnail for the game development podcast Quest Markers. It features key art from the game Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity, namely a flying bug-like creature soaring through the skies. Overlayed on top of the visuals are the words "Demystifying music mastering for game soundtracks." The Quest Markers logo is found on the top-left.
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Li Chen @exocomics.com · 17/09/2026
new book
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026
Right as the last election ballots were counted thieves everywhere coincidentally gave up on their dreams of controlling the market for black market target underwear
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Georgie in some ways you and I are very different :o
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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 18/02/2026
I just got my annual Public Lending Right cheque for Because Internet from the Canada Council for the Arts, so permit me a thread about what the public lending right is and why you should request books you love from public libraries!
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I actually only know one Mackelmore song so I have Thrift Shop on repeat this afternoon
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Me playing Elden Ring and beating a minor boss monster first time I bump into them: "I may be the greatest Elden Ring player of all time." Me a short time later: get killed by a random knight along the road, then accidentally fall off a cliff riding back to get my runes, losing them forever
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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I emphasize this because it feels like a growing number of people in the housing movement seem to be gravitating toward the erroneous belief the affordability crisis necessitates sprawl. It doesn't. Sprawl just transfers costs from housing to transportation and relies on urban subsidization.
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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Great reminder that the ongoing and intensifying American affordability crisis cannot be solved without major land-use changes (ending sprawl, accelerating infill development at scale) that enable people to ditch their cars and access cheaper/more sustainable mobility modes
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Name something that Canadians love more than filling out the census.
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Statistics Canada thanks Canadians for their exceptional participation in the 2026 Census - Canada.ca
Thanks to outstanding participation across the country, the final response rate for the Canadian census is among the highest ever recorded.
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"There's been a new trend in your average step count you lazy slob."
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Dana @danarama.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Oh wow gorgeous medal too!
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Andrei Fomin @duha-the-best.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Effulgence RPG 1.0 is out now! After more than two years of solo development, the full game is finally here. I created its ASCII visuals by hand and programmed the game myself. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3302080/... #indiegame #rpg #ascii #indiedev
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