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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 25/09/2026

Email subject lines that make sure I'm definitely going to ignore your email:

An email. The sender is "Chlöe | Green Party". The subject line is "Please don't ignore this email, Dillon". The preview line is "or the chance to have your gift matched"

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

oh so the answer to my question from 2025 is "VERY intentional" this should be setting off alarm bells for everyone, frankly

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 21/09/2026

Me whenever I get to a task I've been putting off:

Discord Screenshot.
Dillon (9:12PM): Fuck it, I'm trying to fix this now
Dillon (9:14PM): Oh. I fixed it.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 21/09/2026

My new favourite hobby: cherry-picking tropes and story beats to argue that two things are actually the same thing.

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libertine hermit - daywalking yaoi manther mode @jondauthor.work · 21/09/2026

Hey green party: banning gambling on any old shit, including companies keeping odds on it, is a supermarket-level layup

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🐻Iona🐻 @bewarethefish.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In all seriousness, Polymarket being normalised in NZ politics is not OK, and whatever excuses Henry Cooke makes for why he's done so doesn't make it OK. We deserve a better standard of political reporting than copy paste horse race gambling.

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🐻Iona🐻 @bewarethefish.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Henry Cooke and The Post embedding online gambling platform Polymarket's charts into their content makes perfect sense when considered in the context of the press gallery treating politics like a game and not something, that has massive impacts on people and communities (like gambling also does)

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 18/09/2026

The reviews are coming in:

Screenshot of a Discord message.

WHAT
NO
I HATE YOU
YOU BASTARD MAN, HOW DARE YOU TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS LIKE THIS

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 17/09/2026

I wasn't certain, so I made sure to get some second expert opinions, and folks: I think the game I'm writing is yuri.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 17/09/2026

I wasn't certain, so I made sure to get some second expert opinions, and folks: I think the game I'm writing is yuri.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 17/09/2026

Just saw Coyote vs. ACME. I cried. I have no shame in this fact.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 15/09/2026

If this year's NZ election cycle has taught me anything, it's that the people in Labour you would expect to know better, either A: don't actually know better, B: are vulnerable to capture, or C: aren't working in your interests. Honestly, I'm not sure which one is the worst.

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LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

woah Phil you shouldn't just be admitting this on your pod

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 10/09/2026

@fadeinpro.com Is there a way (or plans for a way) to write markdown (or other shorthand), and have Fade In apply it? I usually find that easier than selecting text and hitting shortcuts, or having to change formatting in advance. Though maybe I also shouldn't be using italics in a script so much.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 10/09/2026

"I should make this character say something like X. Slight twist on an ordinary saying, and it feels in character. I like it!" Look over the rest of the script to edit it. Character says the exact same thing a couple pages later. Folks, this may come as a shock, but I may in fact be predictable.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 10/09/2026

I'm writing my game script in Australian English, but I still use the American terms for things to help disambiguate, and sometimes I just completely forget regular ass words, or forgetting that a word is a regionalism.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 08/09/2026

Writing a game script, and writing the words "The player takes control." can either be entirely mundane or go hard depending on how you read it.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 08/09/2026

I love forgetting the name of something, going to search for it, and finally remembering what the name is right after I hit enter. Especially funny when the results of the search are completely not the thing I was looking for.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 08/09/2026

I'm sorry to all the Chris's I know, but the NZ election cycle this year has made me increasingly sick of hearing that name. It's not you, it's the fault of a bunch of fuckwits.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 08/09/2026

I'm writing the script for a smaller game concept I'm working on, and I find myself pulling back just barely before reaching the "I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards" line.

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mathew olson @mathewolson.com · 08/09/2026

working on my #picocad2 skills

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Topher Florence @topherflorence.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

look its simple: if roger rabbit is exonerated the toons gain control of the acme corporation leading to "coyote vs acme". if roger rabbit is convicted, humans retain control as seen in "looney tunes: back in action". if marvin acme is never killed then chip and dale rescue rangers (2022) happens

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 31/08/2026

My tired-ass brain invented a shitpost template while I was still waking up, but can't do anything with it, 'cause the original ur-post is not one I could pull off. Brain is such a fake poster, smh.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 23/08/2026

It feels incredibly serendipitous to start committing more to a project idea, and then stumble on the absolute *perfect* music to match that project's vibe and theme.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 17/08/2026

I think I might need to mute the term "speed camera" in order to not be exhausted by the Americans on this site.

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Enjoying the bluesky speed camera debate

Weightlifting skeleton meme: “American culture is a machine that turns leftists into libertarians”

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 13/08/2026

I know this is an unrelated point, but it continues to be frustrating seeing so much of the money spent by the Greens going to Meta. It makes the endless donation request emails even more grating, because so much of it ends up being spent directly on Facebook and Instagram ads.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 12/08/2026

This is my semi-periodic reminder to international friends and colleagues that I come from a fake country.

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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Hi international friendos, to help you understand what NZ bluesky is talking about, here is a summary: While Prime Minister Chris has survived leadership challenges from MP Chris (today) and MP Chris (recently), this instability bodes ill for election chances against Former Prime Minister Chris

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 12/08/2026

My "full confidence in my leadership" emergency three-hour caucus meeting has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my caucus meeting.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 11/08/2026

Folks, the speedrun has started:

Screenshot of a YouTube livestream called "LIVE: Can Christopher Luxon outlast a potato?" showing a diorama of fake money, a Air NZ postcard, a goku mug, and a fishing hat, surrounding a potato effigy of Christopher Luxon. The corner has a timer counting up with the title "Any% Rolling Luxon Speedrun"

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 30/07/2026

Please, I beg you, I can't go through this again. I can't go through a last act like that agai-Wait, what am I doing. No! Stop!

Screenshot of the Steam interface showing a checkbox next to "On Wishlist" and a tooltip that reads "Item added to your wishlist!"

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 27/07/2026

One of the quotes of our time

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Chris Hanel @chrishanel.com · 18/07/2026

Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Hanel's Razor: "Never attribute to a non-standard aspect ratio capture that which is adequately explained by a bad OBS setup."

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 14/07/2026

It can already be annoying to pick somewhere to eat, find out it's expensive, and be prepared to write it off as somewhere you will not go to again. It's somehow more annoying when the food comes, and it's one of the best things you've ever eaten, and you have to mentally undo all that writing off.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 13/07/2026

About to board a flight. Time to ~dissociate~! 🥳

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AusSpeedruns @ausspeedruns.com · 13/07/2026

'twas the night before ASM, and all through the halls. All the creatures were stirring, including Paulmall. The stream room setup by the tech crew with care. In hopes that some speedrunning would soon be done there.

Noops giving a speech in front of a christmas tree

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bbrosef @bbrosef.tv · 13/07/2026

I think a lot of people don't realize (or don't care to realize) that the people most critical of GDQ is GDQ Staff.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 12/07/2026

Oddly specific trope that annoys me: Two characters aren't on speaking terms, so one is suddenly hospitalized in order to get them talking again. It often makes sense in context as a solution to force a quick reconciliation, but when used, it's often applied so bluntly.

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Dillon Pentz @hatetosayit.com · 16/06/2026

I hate that this feels true

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

this just can't be your front facing comms on social media if you're serious about winning on a left wing platform, I'm sorry

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grill la grill @wanderlustin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

the logo for this season is so fucking funny, it just took me out

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Stephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

When one of the most destructive governments of my lifetime is out here doing structural damage to our society and democracy you don't get to preen yourself for offering ~continuity~, Chris Seriously just retire and take everyone with you who thinks what Aotearoa needs is quiet time in the ruins

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Stephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Don't argue that automated systems "won't work" to determine who deserves benefits. Point out that the government making this decision wants poor people starving, desperate and dead, if that means wages stay down and big business profits stay up

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Brooke @curly.kiwi · 24/05/2026

Tonight I've published a reference document on the inspiration and history of NZ First's transphobic definitions bill. If you plan to make a submission, as I do, I hope this background can help you plan and write your submission curly.kiwi/articles/202...

curly.kiwi

The inspiration and history of NZ First's transphobic definitions bill

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