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Derek Carroll

@derekcarroll.bsky.social
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(he/him) I make totally sweet games like MechAssault, Shadowrun, Halo: Reach, and Destiny. I use this account as a placeholder and for testing purposes. My main social media presence is over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mantis (Find me there!)

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adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/... is starting to have a lot of games in it !! it would be fun if i added more soon...
screenshot of the corgispace game menu, shows 19 cartridges with images of a dracula face, a red orb, a gem, a slime, a pug, various other little friends, a frog, a diamond, and a nazi getting fucking stabbed in the chest
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 28/09/2026
i guess the idea of genius is appealing because it suggests there's a shortcut to the tedious experience of becoming good at something. and if there's no shortcut the time spent looking for a domain you're naturally gifted at is just more time wasted. ok happy monday everyone let's get this bread
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Hourly Garth Marenghi's Darkplace @hourlydarkplace.bagpuss.org · 23/09/2026
I have never exploded
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S01E01 Once Upon a Beginning 29 January 2004
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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Me when I see something is worker-owned
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Hell Yeah
ALT: Hell Yeah
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Steve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on
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Gleb Volkov @glebv.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My new game, SUPAPONG 🏓 PONG meets SUPERHOT - time moves only when you move. 843 compressed bytes, made for the PICO-1K Jam 2026 ✨ Play now: glebv.itch.io/supapong #pico8 #pico1k #sizecoding #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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Brad Lynch @marinov1.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
September 19, 2006 Xbox Live Vision is released. UNO would never be the same ever again.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Your feel-good story of the day: This 12-year-old kid who went viral at the 2021 Tour of Britain has signed for a Dutch grassroots club and development team that's a feeder partner of Team Visma-Lease a Bike (the team of the rider who gave him the bidon). www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
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Kenney @kenney.nl · 19/09/2026
Great news! Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 is finally coming to Steam ✨ Enjoy local pricing, automatic updates and a brand new companion app asset browser. Wishlist to support the bundle, it helps a lot! store.steampowered.com/app/4059160/...
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Leah @leah.myatproto.social · 16/09/2026
Use it or lose it. Then teach a kid how to use it. Repeat.
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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 10/09/2026
Goddammit I’m never going to not think of this now www.tumblr.com/dungeonmaste...
Tumblr post from user dungeonmastersconsortium: dungeonmasterscons...

Saw a comment that Elizabeth Holmes looks like a mouse wished to be able to commit wire fraud and now I can't unsee it

With a still of Elizabeth Holmes from the documentary
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Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 10/09/2026
thinking about extreme credulity about AI causing the imminent extinction of humanity vs skepticism on climate change a month after 35k+ people died in European heat waves in the hottest summer in recorded history
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loren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
inigo quilez is such a gift. he's made so many great learning resources. here is a great video on using side waves for distortion. www.youtube.com/shorts/qzIFp...
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Distorting space with sine functions #maths #math #mathematics
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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Crank it up! “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” was released as the first single from Monster on this day in 1994. Video directed by Peter Care.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
neeeewwwww ggaaammmeee WHAT oh yuck this one is callled SEPSIS - adamatomic.itch.io/sepsis 🔬 1023 bytes of slightly gross arcade good times ⚡️ zap stuff with your ~very~ short range laser 🧪 eventually get Gobbled By Orbs 💖 big appreciate to @mixolumia.com for inspo !
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puck_psx @puszke.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I've released an all-in-one tool that lets you extract textures from any perspective, turn them into seamless textures, and use them on your 3D models. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevtools #itchio #indiegame
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ceej @ceej.online · 03/09/2026
I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on
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Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
POSTER BOY Kickstarter is LIVE!!: zoop.gg/c/posterboy
cover of my new art book!
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Vlambeer @vlambeer.com · 01/09/2026
Happy 16th birthday to Vlambeer, shake your screen if you agree! 🎉 🎉 🎉
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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
with this slap bracelet, i thee wed
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Devil Daggers is $2.49 on Steam buff.ly/AmCzMnv
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 13/08/2026
Alright y'all, this is it! The final stretch for the game industry hardship fund. We've got $13k to raise in 14 hours to meet the final goal, I think we can do it. itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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rob hardy @ungated.life · 09/08/2026
i'm always inspired by profiles of how costco runs its biz, but ngl this is like 100x more inspiring to me godspeed jungle jim, you magnificent grocery wizard 🫡🧙‍♂️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_P...
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America’s largest grocery store should be out of business
Jungle Jim's International Market is a 50 year old, family owned gr...
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Aaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury
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Thembo @thembo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
lindsey graham won't see your jokes and memes because he got diarrhea and is in hell now, but someone writing an op-ed titled "the left's problem with manners" might. So make them really funny.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 11/07/2026
DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN
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Thomas O’Mahony @gotitatguineys.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I used to work on a soap opera as an AD (Frank Valentini, the current EP of GENERAL HOSPITAL was my boss) and it's really delightful seeing people discover how fun these shows can be through the Oliver cameo
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The beauty of sports is you can just decide at any point “I give a shit about this now. Against all reason.” Ten minutes later you hate one of the teams more than life and it’s all downhill from there.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I love when MAGA types publish a list of unambiguously good things as if they're unambiguously bad things. It's such a revelation of what fearful cowardly people they are. We live in times of radical abuses. We should all seek radical remedies. All I can say to this is Hell Yeah.
A scare add about the DSA that reads "DSA's new platform: WORKERS DESERVE MORE. Radical goals. Straight from their platform."

The goals include:

Abolish the senate, expand the house of representatives and implement proportional representation and ranked choice voting

Replace the President and Supreme Court
Defund the Department of War
Abolish the Carceral State
Free Palestine
End Sactions on Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran
Abolish ICE and grant amnesty for all
Public ownership of major corporations
Abolish the Electoral College
Replace the two-party system with a multi-party democracy.

Their ultimate goal: A Democratic Socialist Republic. To win the battle for democracy, draft a new constitution, and create a democratic socialist republic.

It ends with the warning: This is the DSA's official platform. They wrote it. They approved it. Now you know.

To which I personally can only say Hell Yeah.
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Brent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James Baldwin
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Two panel comic. Panel 1: the opening title card for a TLC reality show called My Life with a PERMANENT STANKY LEG. Pictured behind the title text is a man hysterically ugly crying on the shoulder of a presumed family member. Panel 2: the man is at a funeral ceremony. The other people at the funeral - including the priest reciting the last rites of the deceased - stand somberly around the casket. The man from the first panel is a member of the crowd. His face is one of solemn sorrow, but his body is hitting the nastiest stanky leg. Hands on knees, getting crazy low with it.
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Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 30/06/2026
For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...
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Changes to our Contribution Policies – Godot Engine
Godot is growing fast, so here is how we are dealing with the huge increase in contributions.
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I love reading Steam Summer Sale threads--so I'm gonna do one of my own! Just a grab bag of some games I've loved, admired, or glimpsed with Fear, that happen to be on sale right now, in no particular order.
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
FOR TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS YOU CAN PLAY WATCH DOGS 2, ONE OF THE MOST STRAIGHT-UP EXUBERANT AND SNACKABLE OPEN WORLD GAMES EVER MADE SMASH THE STATE WITH AN CUE BALL ON A BUNGEE CORD REFRESHING store.steampowered.com/app/447040/W...
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Save 95% on Watch_Dogs® 2 on Steam
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
6 years ago today Fox News helpfully distilled some of the demands of the Movement for Black Lives... Curious that they could figure out the demands but that white dude bros on the so called Left say that it's unclear... LOL
A Fox News broadcast displays a list titled "THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES DEMANDS" with ten demands, including reparations, no bail, free education, free health care, no death penalty, defund the police, and redistribute wealth.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
These days, you couldn’t wish Mel Brooks a Happy 100th Birthday, and express your deep love and gratitude to him for all the laughter he’s given you. In this woke environment, they wouldn’t allow it.
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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 28/06/2026
This shit rocks
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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In Ireland we use the phrase 'I will Yeah' for this express purpose
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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 28/06/2026
Remember the internet before Google, before algorithmic feeds, before monolithic social media corralled us onto the same handful of apps? When small, *personal websites* and webrings linking them together reigned supreme? Time to bring it back.
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Introducing Warp Point, a Web 1.0 gaming blog directory built for 2026
It's a webring! And a website!
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Yesterday, @uofwa.uw.edu faculty and staff received the official announcement of PurpleAI, with the following message: explore.uw.edu/index.php/em... As you might imagine, this whole thing is a cabinet of horrors. 🧵>>
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University of Washington
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Derek Carroll @derekcarroll.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I had a good run, but nothing lasts forever. My time at Bungie has come to an end. From jumping in on Halo: Reach through Destiny and the 30 major releases of Destiny 2, I got to work with some of the best in the world.
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
What a great way of putting this
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Faisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities.
Hi, thanks for posting! We do appreciate you thinking of us even though we have to moderate.

Our stance on all AI generated content (Images, Video, Voiceovers, and whatever else LLM based AI gets up to in the future):

At best, they are approximations of street fighter characters as the AI has no clue what it is trying to create. Because of this, there is no street fighter content so they are not allowed. (rule 1)

Also, they aren't allowed per our source rule. As AI sources cannot be tracked, we must assume that they use uncredited sources in the learning data. (rule 5)

Finally, AI images, video, text, and voiceovers are barely any different than posting a screenshot of a google search. The level of effort is so low that we consider it spam (rule 3).

Because of these reasons, AI art and other AI content is not allowed.

If you would like to contact the moderators about this removal, you can do so here.
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Ori-Warui -KNUCKLE JET out now on Steam! @oleivarrudi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
My "cancelled SNES Resident Evil 2 port using the Ballz engine" April Fools post from a few years back
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