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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 3h

I've been reading Our Dear Friends in Moscow (Borogan & Soldatov). It talks about how respected she was, how much people in the Caucasus region trusted her to tell their truth, even if the truth put Russia in a bad light. It also reflects the shock of her murder & the deterioration of press freedom.

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Women-Led Games @womenledgames.com · 05/10/2026

Sign ups for our Women-Led Games Showcase close TONIGHT at 11:59pm CT. If you haven't yet, submit your game!

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GLASSHOUSE - Lockdown CRPG @glasshousecrpg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🚨 CONTENT CREATORS, STREAMERS & JOURNALISTS of BSKY 🚨 Want to play our RPG before everyone else? We’re giving out early keys for the GLASSHOUSE DEMO. Want one? Reply below or DM us👇 #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #pcgaming #RPG

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#solodev 's prayer: Let me not look at my work & say "that's all I had time for", successfully meet my self-imposed publication deadline & then be surprised it's hard to market a low quality game. Let me not "quickly wrap up" a game that would have had an enthusiastic audience, simply out of boredom

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 01/10/2026

its maddening that we made so much progress on this and now its all just backslid into the void

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Michael "Fallen Coffee Pot of Shadows" Senters the Sigillite:ABD @mikesenters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A real champion of "Nothing Ever Happens"

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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Interesting that Aus is #1 on this view

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Brotha Tiptoe @thesuburbanthug.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026

Nia Ola is legit one of the best political pundits of our current time because she is a regular around the way girl and a sex worker so she really gets all the intersections of oppression. Her TikTok is FULL of gold like this.

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Good on Thom Browne, I like these! Might make my own version of one of the knitted vests before Spring 2027

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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 13/09/2026

Fwiw it's straightforward right now why this is happening; and it's the same reason why the global far right supremacist eliminationist movement is happening, the christian extremist apocalyptic immenantization is happening, etc. People are bug fuck out of their minds in denial of the climate crisis

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Moderation by @bsky.app is so tiring. Offical NY Fashionweek runway photos, where women are clothed neck to toe & only sometimes have their arms or a small amount of décolletage uncovered, are labelled 'Adult Content' What would it be OK for women to wear? Or can women simply never be photographed?

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Or they'll make artworks, direct small films with friends, write novels etc

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

[Tangent] the Freedom Fries thing was fascinating. Many Australians have experienced McDonalds staff who are trained to correct you if you order 'chips'... i.e. our usual word for this food. Then having media trying to enforce a correction on top of the correction ...*sigh* But somehow emblematic

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Such a good metaphor! The protagonist doesn't want to admit to emotions she's felt & it's keeping her awake at night. In the gameplay, I don't want to crack the fish tank, but it's the only way the fish will swim free, shattering glass sounds & all store.steampowered.com/app/2085360/... #IndieGame

A woman lies on a bed in dark blue light, her hand across her eyes. In her head, a crowded orange sitting room, with a fish tank in the centre. The glass is cracked and there is one goldfish inside. The cursor is over the fish tank, to click again & break the glass...

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Playing Gorogoa on GOG & Framed on Steam...surprisingly similar mechanics! Framed is the earlier one & the mechanic is moving comic book panels around to change the outcome of the sequence. Seeing the Aus. government funding logos for a game I'm enjoying always makes me smile! #IndieGame #AussieGame

Gorogoa game, showing 3 of 4 squares filled by an image: a boy looking in a bowl, sitting in a garden with statues & topiary; towers against a sunset & finally, a diagram with 4 circles showing scenes not unlike the garden the boy is in. A swirly shape can be seen in all 3 images

A series of comic book panels showing a rooftop chase. There frames are greyed out, including the frame with a policeman waiting. In a lower coloured frame, the protagonist is about to grab a hook to jump an obstacle and land safely on a rooftop on the far right

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Wandering around a wide variety places in Sydney wearing a mask (i.e. on foot or on public transport), I've not experienced harassment & no-one gives weird looks. I see others wearing masks, too. Just so you know: you can if you'd like. [Not commenting on the reporting nor the situation in the USA]

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Really, really loving Insomnia: Theatre in the Head It feels so much like what your mind does when you can't sleep. Going to savour the last few chapters ... store.steampowered.com/app/2085360/... #IndieGames #GameRecs

"You think sheep-counting helps?" On the left, a very tired looking woman in blue colours stares at the orange light of her phone. On the right, a pile of sheep with emojis-for-faces is piling up, amongst other digital mess and notifications vying for her attention

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We've known this a long time - discussed 10+ years ago after the Lindt Café Siege. But we don't remember because if this is true, we've got the uncomfortable task of examining our attitudes to women/DV. Far easier to say violent extremism is due to religion; political ideology; time spent online...

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"Put the cigarette away. This train is not moving until you put that cigarette away" I hate the video surveillance, but it does have its funny moments

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Should we be talking about the choice of AI execs to market AI based on fear (fear of a humanity-excelling AGI; fear of job loss; FOMO) and how increasing the level of fear in populations has historically led to fascism/authoritarianism?

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sounds like he's been briefed to be positive, rather than the adversarial vibe of the previous ambassador (Yes, I know Australia contributed to the negativity, but the previous ambassador really made sure the tension escalated)

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Finished 'Balcony Over Jerusalem' by John Lyons. Showing its age (pub. 2017), but was on the list: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11... I specifically wanted insights into how local people feel about each other - not so many. Lot of info on how journalists are treated by Israel/AIJAC. #AmReading #BookSky

abc.net.au

Australian authors send all federal MPs 5 books about the Israel-Gaza war to read over summer

Organisers of the Summer Reading for MPs campaign say they're not trying to change minds, but they believe reading can provide a "better understanding of the present through the lens of history".

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Anyway, I decided to pre-order the book - a number of Aus. independent bookstores have a nice discount at the moment

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Chat, can you recommend to me thoughtful, well-researched books about #GamerGate? Note - my sympathies are with the women & other victims, I don't need to read how the perpetrators still believe their behaviour was justified. I can simply open Steam comments for that POV, tyvm! Boosts OK #ReaderSky

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Shared by gábor ugray elsewhere. Worth reading together: laurenleek.substack.com/p/temperatur... monokai.com/articles/a-m... I hate the implication that the less I conform to the mean, the more algorithms will force me towards the mean ... but yes, that's certainly how it feels

laurenleek.substack.com

Temperature Zero for Culture: Why Everything Is Starting to Look the Same

What 640 London shopping streets, 4,000 Billboard hits, a million films and synthetic AI personas tell us about why everything is flattening into sameness and how to regulate the algorithms behind it.

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A kickstarter worth considering if you like #NarrativeGames or #DiscoElysium or if you have sympathy for Ukrainian game devs: www.kickstarter.com/projects/twi...

kickstarter.com

Hollow Home: a game inspired by real war events

A narrative RPG about the Russo-Ukrainian war.

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Finally saw the film. It had a 2 week run, today was the last day. Perhaps I could still catch it at more distant cinemas, but not at my local. They could've had my money if they allowed pre-orders & I'd've had a specific day to go watch. I've been saying 'next week' until I saw no more sessions...

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If you grew up in #NSW in the 70s, 80s or 90s, what did the cursive handwriting you were taught look like? In particular, which letters could be joined & which couldn't? I'm pretty sure f could never be joined. I think s could be joined to the letter before but not after? What about g j y z?

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Good to know about! Also, avoid following accounts that only repost or link to articles and don't ever express their own opinion/post their own photos. Yes, even if you agree with what they're posting now, the bot could change to manipulate you in the future.

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

She has extraordinarily good credentials, wishing her good luck!

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Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 23/07/2026

NEW: The English language press this week is breathlessly reporting on so-called "leg-hair harassment" in Japan. Is that really a thing? Here are the facts, how the term "sunehara" really got started, and the reality of Japanese workplaces that most articles miss.

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Japan's "Leg-Hair Harassment" Debate: What English Media Is Missing

Are Japanese women really accusing Japanese men of harassing them in the workplace with their body hair? Here are the facts.

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sakura christmas @prof-christmas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

T-shirt reads: “I am a bookseller” (我是書店員).

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Alex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

You simply cannot create a state which governs only people from one particular ethnic group and no-one else. States are necessarily territorial, and human beings just don't live in nice neat perfectly delineated and homogenous areas like that.

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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

No, not this again, Queensland! C'mon, not again, Australia. We know better. Please?

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

If you were writing a story, how would you write "Who gives a?" ... this may be an Australianism. The implied last word of the sentence begins with f Should it be "Who gives a _ _ _ _?" I'm also curious what level of politeness you'd say this has (whether you're Australian or not) #AmWriting

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I'm using #SteamNextFest to try out games/genres I wouldn't usually choose. #Hawkins&SonsDetectiveAgency is a little more towards a visual novel than my usual picks. I really enjoy the concept of watching the witness' face to discern clues... but I may be as good as Arthur at guessing what it means!

The PI and the widow in a darkish room. Mrs Pitt says "Our marriage, what an odd question?" Her mouth is downturned

The PI and the widow in a darkish room. Mrs Pitt says "We were the happiest couple imaginable!" She is looking off to the side and there is ??? next to her face

Dialogue history text:
" Eleanor: Father...
Eleanor: Though you are a celebrated detective, human emotion has always remained a riddle to you
Arthur: Why do you believe Mrs. Pitt is hiding something?
Eleanor: When you asked about her marriage and whether it was a happy one, she hesitated.
Eleanor: And then she answered far too sharply, almost as though she were defending herself."

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Richard 塚正ー緑 @rhtebooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Gingerly navigating a website like a kid walking through a bindie patch trying to make sure I don't accidentally click an AI tool

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

C'mon #SBS, youse should be on BlueSky so we can spam you with #FIFAWorldCup excitement

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

In anticipation of #SteamNextFest, I've been going through the demos on my Steam account... at least the ones playable on Mac (I have to borrow a PC for the rest). I love the art style of Date Time❤️: Melissa❤️, Morris❤️, Anna❤️ & it's not overly scary for a #HorrorGame, but also not quite my cup of tea

A black background, set against a green, old-fashioned looking computer. On the screen is a green image of a young woman looking wistful. "Melissa: A shame it didn't work out". The bottom of the computer, keyboard and table are covered in red splatters

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BeatGhoul @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A year ago, Detroit Metro journalist, Steve Neavling, wrote about the decades-long search for September Jones. Her relatives saw the story, and now the long-lost soul singer from Detroit has been found and is collecting royalties. She had no idea how popular her music still was in the U.K.

metrotimes.com

A Detroit soul mystery is solved after nearly 60 years - Detroit Metro Times

For decades, September Jones’s voice traveled farther than she knew.

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

You know those complex economic #boardgames with loans & company takeovers that are about railways? 18XX series & also others? In 100 years, I bet people will be playing similarly convoluted games loosely based on OpenAI/Anthropic/NVIDIA/Grok/Oracle et al PS <3 those boardgames & their communities

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Enjoying the #Solis Demo. This is a cool way to show the game is now published ... graffiti on the side of a train ;) Also, I like the hand-drawn art style & general vibe! #IndieGame #GameMarketing

Side of a rundown metro train has graffiti saying 'Solis is out now on Steam 6,99 PC, Mac and Linux

A hand-drawn city at night with sandstone or redbrick houses and streetlights casting an acid yellow light. A figure in a trench coat with a tuft of blue hair is in the centre of the image

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 11/06/2026

Look at this excellent photo. This crab is known as the Sponge Crab (Sphaerodromia brizops), and it has a little helmet that looks like it is a character from Masters of the Universe. It's also known for its habit of wearing marine invertebrates like a hat.

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I love how slowly the coins appear above the buildings, giving a moment of calm and contemplation after the battle #BadNorth #IndieGame

A video game island with a lot of boats and blood splatters on the left side. There are 3 small armies and 4 buildings with coins above them

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ginevra-m (they/she) @ginevra-m.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This is a #DetectiveDotson #PointAndClickGame appreciation thread: I find the combination of slightly grainy photos & pixel art fascinating. It’s particularly compelling when its a vista like a river or a road & there's the whole perspective thing going on

2 women standing beside a well, one is veiled and in a sari, the other is wearing a dress and suit jacket. The well and rocks are photos but the trees and people are pixel art

A street crossing where a motorcycle is turning. The street is a photo but the motorcyclist, assorted trees and people passing by are pixel art

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