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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 29/09/2026

I love you, letterboxd reviewers, but if I read one more review that says Cookie Queens didn't take a stance on its subject matter...

Olive, in Cookie Queens, saying 'It's technically child labor' about the Girl Scout Cookie program.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 29/09/2026

We've been reading "The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion," and Emma notes a phrase she likes from Emerson's "Self Reliance:" "God will not have his work made manifest by cowards." And I can't help but think that this is both a lovely poetic phrase and also wildly dangerous in the wrong hands.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 29/09/2026

Read another article where OpenAI put out a press release to the extent of, "whoopsie, we hacked into government computers by accident this time, we're exploring how to prevent that in the future," and everyone treats this as part of doing business instead of a literal admission of a crime.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 21/09/2026

Continually training myself to not reply to good ideas with "that's actually a good idea," because it risks sounding like it should end with "...for a change." It's possible I overthink things.

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20 Second Game Jam @20secondgamejam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

To help celebrate the jam, #DragonRuby will give the full, standard version of game engine away for free, shortly before kick-off. Meanwhile, pick up the jam edition for free here: dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-g... @amirrajan.bsky.social @icculus.icculus.org

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DragonRuby Game Toolkit by DragonRuby

An intuitive 2D game engine. Fast as hell, cross-platform, tiny, hot loaded, and royalty free.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 19/09/2026

Picked this up because someone on BlueSky referred to it as "by Metroid sickos for Metroid sickos," and man they were absolutely right about that.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 18/09/2026

Duncan Sheik died. :( Going to be a million comments about Barely Breathing, but he'll always be legendary to me for Spring Awakening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtaD...

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And Then There Were None (Original Broadway Cast Recording/2006)

YouTube video by John Gallagher, Jr. - Topic

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The foot in the door

four frame comic. each frame has the text on top in white. first frame shows jk rowling. second frame shows trump and erdogan in suits doing thumbs up. third shows the istanbul landscape. fourth shows Talarico giving a speech in front of the podium. text reads:
"protecting the children"
has become the foot in the
door of fascism.
last weekend (sept. 12th-13th),
under the pretense of "protecting
the children," trump's turkish
bestie erdogan led a massive
anti-lgbtq crackdown.
in an extraordinary esca-
lation, legal proceedings were
announced against 160 people.
about 50 activists have been
arrested. associations and
homes have been ransacked
across the country.
so when we hear people who
are supposedly our allies use
the same language as erdogan,
we owe it to our turkish
siblings to call it out.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 14/09/2026

I wish there was a Clippy thing that pops up on GitHub, like, "Hey, I noticed that you are splitting your comments into separate sections with `##` headers and even took the time to format a table in Markdown. Are you _sure_ you aren't trying to have Claude Code submit a PR?"

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 10/09/2026

Feel like I should buy a copy of Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, too, as penance for missing a theatrical release of a fellow Sundance film while I was on the road promoting my own. :) www.primevideo.com/region/na/de...

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Watch Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass online – Prime Video

When her fiancée beds his "celebrity pass," Gail sets out to even the scales with her own: Jon Hamm.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 08/09/2026

The most compelling feature of open source software was always freedom. :)

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mcc @dryad.technology · 02/09/2026

I'm super excited to announce my favorite VR game in the world, SUPERHYPERCUBE, has been ported to the Playstation®VR2, by… ~me, actually~ (with support from the original developers)! It is currently half off if you owned the PS VR1 version. If anyone you know has a PS VR2, please let them know!

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Superhypercube - Launch Trailer | PS VR2 Games

YouTube video by PlayStation

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 01/09/2026

Oh wow, El Paso declared August 31st to be "Cookie Queens Day." In case anyone wanted to know how Shannon Elizabeth and her troop are doing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG1A...

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August 31, 2026 El Paso County Commissioners Court Meeting

YouTube video by El Paso County, Texas Commissioners Court Meetings

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 24/08/2026

Okay, so when ICE rolled through Charlotte, a central point of resistance was Manolo's bakery. This was where people came to organize, protest, and eat churros. Manolo Betancur, the owner, has long been an outspoken advocate for the immigrant community in East Charlotte.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 23/08/2026

I think my problem with Camp Miasma is that my expectations were _so high_ after I Saw the TV Glow that nothing was ever going to meet them. It just felt very trivial in comparison. Miasma has its merits, but I feel like TV Glow probably saved someone's life, you know? That's a hard act to follow.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 19/08/2026

I'm cooked, how many failed escape attempts through the Underworld would Zagreus have in one year?

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 13/08/2026

I don't know anything about this game, but this is an immediate purchase for me, based solely on the strength Sam's previous game, Immortality.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 11/08/2026

The Herman Miller Aeron I've been sitting in for 25 years just cracked, and I think this is going to be the thing that sends me into a deep, deep depression.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 08/08/2026

I was on the Girl Dad Nation podcast to talk about raising a girl scout, Cookie Queens, and, uh, labor unions. It was fun! You can see and/or hear me rant for an hour: www.girldadnation.org/more-than-co...

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More Than Cookies: Raising Girls with Confidence, Character & Co…

Send a text to Girl Dad Nation Ryan shares the story behind the new documentary Cookie Queens, what it was like raising Olive through record-breaking Girl Scout Coo…

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is a breathtaking movie. It is family-friendly and inspiring, but don’t think for a moment that it shies away from the complication and darkness of its story. For anyone who was or knows a little girl. youtu.be/nnSQS43Eil8?...

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Cookie Queens | Official Trailer | In Theaters August 7

YouTube video by RoadsideFlix

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 07/08/2026

Today is the day! Go see Cookie Queens in a theater near you! Don’t say “maybe later,” trust me on this one. See where it’s playing at cookiequeensfilm.com !

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COOKIE QUEENS

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 06/08/2026

For the record, I’m not a fan of fruit in my baked goods, but this cookie was still _really_ good. youtu.be/Hk7kVSLJONY?...

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Meghan Markle Surprised These Girl Scouts With a Brand-New Cookie

YouTube video by Tasty

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 05/08/2026

Olive was on Morning Joe this morning! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_txV... Poor Mr Lemire didn't get his Samoas, but we _did_ have Tagalongs and Lemon-Ups for @maragay.bsky.social and @mollyjongfast.bsky.social in the green room!

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‘Cookie Queens’: Inside the new Girl Scout film where girlhood meets capitalism

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 04/08/2026

Rolling across Manhattan like Insomniac’s Spider-Man games prepared me for this moment.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 03/08/2026

Week three of landing in Charlotte, walking into my house, dumping all the clothes in my backpack into the washing machine, and then leaving a few hours later for another flight. Promoting a movie is fun, but it's exhausting. It's in theaters this week, though! cookiequeensfilm.com

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 15/07/2026

Amir and I just finished our RubyConf workshop...I think it went well! I was told afterwards that Matz was sitting at one of the tables, so I hope I didn't say anything embarrassing in front of the creator of Ruby. :O

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 14/07/2026

I just want to say that Noah Kahan accidentally has the absolute best concert merch for programmers.

T-shirt that simply reads, “THE LAST OF THE BUGS”

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 23/06/2026

Never been so personally invested in a random congressional primary in New York before.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 22/06/2026

I saw The Death of Robin Hood yesterday, and I just want to say it wasn't surprisingly to see Robin Hood and Little John turned into villains, especially when one of the executive producers is listed as "The Sheriff of Nottingham."

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 22/06/2026

I understand _why_ this works this way, but is there an option to readd the "I understand the SSL cert is fucked up in some dumb little way, but it's highly unlikely this site is actually compromised to the point where I shouldn't even view it, load it anyway" button?

Firefox warning page text:

"Be careful. Something doesn’t look right.

Firefox spotted a potentially serious security issue with www.msnbc.msn.com. Someone pretending to be the site could try to steal things like credit card info, passwords, or emails.

www.msnbc.msn.com has a security policy called HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), which means that Firefox can only connect to it securely. You can’t add an exception to visit this site.
Advanced
What makes the site look dangerous?

The site is set up to allow only secure connections, but there’s a problem with the site’s certificate. It’s possible that a bad actor is trying to impersonate the site. Sites use certificates issued by a certificate authority to prove they’re really who they say they are. Firefox doesn’t trust this site because its certificate isn’t valid for www.msnbc.msn.com. The certificate is only valid for: *.azureedge.net.
What can you do about it?

www.msnbc.msn.com has a security policy called HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), which means that Firefox can only connect to it securely. You can’t add an exception to visit this site.

View the site’s certificate

Learn more about secure connection failures

Error Code: SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN"

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 18/06/2026

John Oliver just did an episode about the destruction of New College, and I have to say, he made it look like goofy conservatives doing goofy conservative things and not an absolute fascist nightmare. If you ever get a chance to see First They Came For My College, you should, I promise you.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 17/06/2026

"Come to watch me dip my hands into Chocolate Doom, but stay to hear my dog Clementine sigh deeply because I'm porting games and not playing with her. :)" www.patreon.com/icculus/post...

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Porting Chocolate Doom from SDL2 to SDL3 | Ryan C. Gordon

This first part is a bit of a slog; it took longer than I expected and it's covering a lot of ground we've already covered in other videos,

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Max the comics guy who does comics about comics @waitingforthetrade.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I Saw the TV Glow is free on YouTube! (with ads) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYxQ...

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I Saw the TV Glow

YouTube video by YouTube Movies

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 16/06/2026

I can confirm there is in fact a cow rescue in there.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 12/06/2026

In case you ever wanted to have your name in a YouTube video, this is your chance! I'm adding patrons to the credits of the video I'm publishing shortly. Details are here: www.patreon.com/icculus/post...

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 08/06/2026

"Oh my god, they made a Broadway musical out of The Lost Boys, that's so embarrassing!" *compelled by my genetic code to purchase tickets anyhow*

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 08/06/2026

My only hot take for the Tony awards is that André De Shields deserves way better than being in fucking Cats.

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 07/06/2026

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 08/06/2026

SDL_sound has been updated to work with SDL3: github.com/icculus/SDL_... For those on SDL2 still, we did a final 2.0.6 release today, too: github.com/icculus/SDL_... I'm running out of satellite libraries to move off SDL2!

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Release 3.2.0 · icculus/SDL_sound

SDL_sound 3.2.0 What is this? This is the first official 3.x release of SDL_sound! This release requires SDL3. Furthermore, this release breaks API and ABI in small ways from SDL2_sound, largely to...

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 07/06/2026

This whole thread is great and it was hard to pick any specific piece to share, but this advice is a very good starting point.

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Ryan C. Gordon @icculus.icculus.org · 01/06/2026

I hear there are censorship issues on BlueSky now. I'm shocked, shocked. Is there some reason you _have_ to tolerate this place? We could all just leave, our middle fingers trailing in the air behind us. What is it about BlueSky that you actually _need_ that you can't get from, say, Mastodon?

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