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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 01/10/2026

One by one, each man said something against women in games, against women, or against equality, like a game of sexist telephone. One comment that stuck with me was "I'm for equalism, not feminism". Brother, that IS WHAT FEMINISM IS.

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 01/10/2026

I started in the games industry. In 2014. The year of "gamergate". On one occasion, I was in a room full of men game developers. I spoke against someone saying the the poor dev "deserved it". Then, all of them something to say against feminism. It swept the room like a disgusting wave of hate.

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste.

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 30/09/2026

I applied for a studio position because it's fully remote and a four day week, with my health that's literally the best schedule for me to flourish and not die due to chronic health / AuDHD Please come to fruition!! 🙏🙏🙏 What other studios are on a 4 day?? 👀

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 30/09/2026

me when I start cheering at the first two sentences and then slowly lowering my arms in horror at the rest of it me and my offline MP3 player filled with human-made music do not agree with this statement

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 30/09/2026

Considering Elden Ring players also often missed the tutorial because it is out of the way, and that meme about the steamer missing that they can hop/dodge in The Legend of Zelda due to missing a tutorial, it seems like this is a recurring pattern of some kind. Why? What is causing this design?

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 29/09/2026

I hadn't played Bugsnax for a while (I'm a mega fan of the game, I have an instabug tattoo, etc) Decided to check out the newest mods for it and there were some super cute snax, some that barely worked, and some that would crash my game when I tried to look at them in my journal I love Bugsnax

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 26/09/2026

I would also like to HIGHLY recommend to everyone who is medically able to to please wear a respirator mask if you can. COVID is still here. If you catch it once, you become immunocompromised. Every infection is a roll of the dice, you risk Long COVID and vulerablilty to other deadly conditions.

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 26/09/2026

I used to work at R* many, many moons ago - I can literally navigate Los Santos with my eyes closed Watching No Pixel RP is CRAZY I can't believe how Online was adapted into such extensive THEATRE it's absolutely bonkers

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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Disability Rights UK has written to the chancellor ahead of the autumn budget, asking the Government to take short and long-term measures that lift Disabled people out of poverty and combat discrimination and exclusion. Read the full story and letter here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/chancel...

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Chancellor urged to treat Disabled people fairly

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 23/09/2026

I've started a new schedule for myself where I get to bed at a regular time, it's a difficult feat with ADHD but anyway I downloaded an app to turn off YouTube shorts so I don't get immediately thrown into a vortex instead of sleeping so anyway I think I'm having withdrawals 🙃

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 22/09/2026

For reference, here's Uno yesterday :3

Curious tabby cat looking directly into the camera, he is very handsome

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 22/09/2026

Post a picture of when your pet was little.

Sleepy and teary 6 month old tabby kitten, snuggled up to a leg.

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Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So this is terrifying and maybe a terrible idea, but what’s the worst that happens? I lay myself off?

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 21/09/2026

Most people don't know an immigrant. Because if they did, they would be shocked by this nonsense. Oh, and I'd also like to point that we have to pay for NHS IN ADVANCE and then pay for it again when it is taken out of our pay in taxes.

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Hugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Very excited for Scottish Silent Hill

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Dylan Baird (BardicGeek) @bairdlytrying.games · 20/08/2026

It is always worth it to support any charity event Jes is leading. They do great work in the nerd space to support community.

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Leiracal @leiracal.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn't get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.

I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn't have much to 'bring' to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.

'What are you struggling with?' he asked.

I gestured around me and said 'I dunno man. Life.'

Not satisfied with my answer, he said 'No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?'

I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn't want to say it. I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.

But I didn't.

So I told him, 'Honestly? The dishes. It's stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN'T do them because I'll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can't stand and scrub the dishes.'

I felt like an idiot even saying it.

What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I'm whining to my therapist about dishes?

But he nodded in understanding and then said:

'RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.'

I began to tell him that you're not supposed to, but he stopped me.

'Why the hell aren't you supposed to? If you don't want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist.'

It blew my mind in a way that I don't think I can properly express.

That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.

I felt like I had conquered a dragon.

The next day, I took a shower lying down.

A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the fuck they fit.

There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

Now that I'm in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES. RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!"

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 19/09/2026

3 constant hours per night of "You Need Me I Don't Need You" while the crowd who paid his paycheck just stare at him

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Take This @takethis.org · 18/09/2026

REMINDER: Our 1st Take This Talks is Monday at 8pm ET/5pm PT! Sustainable Design(ers): Managing Burnout for Game Devs, presented by @doctorkilmer.bsky.social, will provide knowledge and skills for devs affected by industry layoffs. Donations appreciated but not required. givebutter.com/taket...

Take This Talks. Supporting the games industry. Sustainable designers: managing burnout for game devs. Monday, September 21st at 8 PM eastern, 5 PM pacific. Free! give butter dot com slash take this talks 0 9 2026

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Gil Hova @gil.hova.net · 17/09/2026

Any opportunity to re-post "When the Glove"

Web cartoon of the cartoonist waking up at 5 am, still half-asleep, saying "Just had such a good idea, gotta write it down", and is writing it on a piece of paper.

THE NEXT MORNING

The paper says "When the glove"

The cartoonist stares at the paper.

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 17/09/2026

I used to keep spreadsheets at QA jobs of the number of bugs I entered. At one point, I had the second highest bug count of an entire shift. While I was very good at what I did, high bug counts do not equal worth! It's not always possible to enter issues, and doesn't represent a tester's value!

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 17/09/2026

got caught in the rain today and it was actually glorious

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 17/09/2026

Incredible that just a month or two in, we're just 250 enrollments away from 1,000 Levelling The Playing Field students. I knew affordable and accessible 101 knowledge about commercial game development was needed, I didn't know it'd be this popular. courses.ramiismail.com

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Levelling the Playing Field - Indie game dev courses by Rami Ismail

Practical, no-nonsense courses on the business of making games - for indie teams of 1–15. By Rami Ismail.

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edeath @edithcharles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Holy shit, I am pleasantly surprised by the news for once? For friends abroad, that’s the UK’s national federation of unions. It’s about time the beast awakened.

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TUC votes to condemn EHRC code of practice and back self-ID for trans people

Delegates backed a motion branding the EHRC guidance 'discriminatory and unworkable'

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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 17/09/2026

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 16/09/2026

my partner went absolutely bonkers on Pokémon Cards today and spoiled us look what I pulled ehehe

BeReal photo of Jay looking slyly at the camera, with the other photo showing them holding a future Mewtwo EX and a future Mew EX from the 30th Celebrations set

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How do you deal with intense burnout, but also make money so you can pay your bills. Asking for a friend.

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 14/09/2026

Okay I'm addicted to game jams now. I have a couple on the calendar but I am particularly excited over this one. Pixel art was one of my very first art loves so it definitely feels right to go back to my roots! itch.io/jam/gb-pixel...

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GB Pixel Art Jam 2026

A game jam from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-11 hosted by Bad_Dad & GB Studio Central. Calling All Pixel Artists! Theme: TBC, at the start of the jam. What? 2-bit pixel art for the Game Boy. One image 160px ...

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 14/09/2026

Thank you all for the love on this!! It is basic but I'm so glad I did it! The skills I have from game dev are a lot of invisible things, such as scope management, user experience, bug mitigation, etc. It was so nice to pair that with my fledgling art abilities. I will be doing more in future!!

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 14/09/2026

Nothing quite like experiencing Death Of The Highstreet in real time like standing in the never-ending queue for the severely understaffed Post Office desk as they put up "CLOSING DOWN - EVERYTHING MUST GO!" signs around you.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There's only one person I want banned from bathrooms: the dude who's been in the only stall for half an hour watching Youtube.

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Sally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Obviously having your game erroneously banned for daring to suggest that adults sometimes have sex is an absolute nightmare. Particularly the week before launch! But...I have to admit that playing a vampire in a game deemed "too sexy for Steam" might be the coolest I've ever been.

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Upcoming vampire RPG Nighthawks has been removed from Steam search and delisted in certain countries as Valve classifies it Adults Only: 'It's very bad news for us'

The label "immediately makes the game persona non grata in several important countries like Germany".

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 13/09/2026

I did it!!! I made my first silly little game for Bad Jam 4 Made using #wareware @ripripworld.bsky.social, with music by @ludoloonstudio.bsky.social It's mostly a walking sim but you can also wear hats! Once! distortarte.itch.io/welcome-to-k... After Wareware releases, maybe I'll remaster it (':

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Welcome to Koen Park by distortarte

Wareware park-visiting sim

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 13/09/2026

This is how my cheeky game jam is going! I was aiming to be done with art today but I'm about 80% done, I'm hoping to find some little easy music tools tomorrow. If not, I do have an extensive library of music and SFX that could be used. Making it with #wareware !!

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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🚨 SIGNAL BOOST 🚨 This is my worst nightmare. My PC had been glitching for 2 weeks. Today, it stopped working. I can’t do 80% of my work without a PC. I don’t even know what to do. I’m the only one in my household with a job. 🔁 Please RT & Donate! 🔁 #HelpSky #MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #SignalBoost

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Support Radiant G

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 10/09/2026

searching for shit sucks now!!!!! how could they ruin the internet like this aaaaaaa!!!!!

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arnaerr 🦭⭑｡ @arnaerr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Please share your feedback on how genAI destroys the livelihoods of artists on the official EU website. You can do so even if you're not an EU citizen. We have to be loud so the change will come, and practice shoes that voicing hatred towards genAI works ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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ompuco @ompu.co · 26/08/2026

I have about a week before I need to pay my rent for September & I still don't even have August's bills figured out. If you enjoy the kinds of work I do & would like to see more, any support would mean the world.

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 08/09/2026

Entering a gamejam solo this weekend for the first time in ages This one is just to blow the cobwebs off but I hope I can join some teams in the future!

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RPG towns @rpgtowns.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you can, please send some polite(please make sure it's polite) feedback to GOG about their usage of AI images.

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 05/09/2026

Been watching trash lately, Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners, filmed in the 2010s. Despite the misleading nature of the show that OCD = clean, there was a crossdresser and no one batted an eye. They even made sure he had a nice room for his feminine clothes. How have we gone that backwards? ):

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Alpha Chrome Yayo @alphachromeyayo.com · 04/09/2026

It is once again Bandcamp Friday 🎶✨ Listen, I'm wildly grateful for support on there any and every day, but it goes a little further today, which is lovely! 💖 90% off my full discog on my personal Bandcamp: alphachromeyayo.bandcamp.com

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Jay Sid @jaysidgamedev.neocities.org · 04/09/2026

If you love something, do this, but also save as much locally as you can!!

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