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Jess Mulligan

@jessmull.bsky.social
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Online game maker and consultant. Author of Developing Online Games: An Insider's Guide. Also wrote the game industry column Biting the Hand... back in the 2000s. I don't answer DMs from people I don't know and usually block first & ask questions later.

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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That dog has mega-charisma.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Of course they are.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ah, Saturday! After a week of napping only 15 hours a day, I can finally get in some *real* sleep!
A white kitten napping.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Get Smart fan, as well, I see.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don't *care* if it is Monday; I ain't getting up!
A cat sleeping on a couch, with one paw covering its eyes.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) stated earlier this week, “I just left a classified briefing on the defense budget leaving me shocked and deeply alarmed about what China is doing to aid Iran, which is seeking to kill our
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh, man, that one is going to leave a mark.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm not sure it would take three business days before happening.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Collins, erk.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Looks like Colli9ns is going down in Maine.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Exactly. We can't go back to the old *normal*. There have to be consequences for these corrupt SOBs.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Heck, I think I *started* as the pic on the right and just got worse.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sometimes, you just gotta nap with a buddy.
Two puppies napping, nose to nose.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Of course it was a Russian oligarch with ties to Putin. Who else would it be?
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Springer Nature @springernature.com · 09/09/2026
The discovery of Denisovan remains and associated artefacts in a cave in southwestern China offer new insights into how this group of ancient humans looked, evolved, and behaved, according to two papers in @nature.com: spklr.io/63327ETBmB & spklr.io/63329ETBmD #Archaeology 🏺 🧪
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Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China - Nature
Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in Southwest China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Denisovans and fill a geographical gap in their documented distribution.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It gets worse. Senior members of Anthropic and OpenAI are quitting and issuing warnings that AI is being developed without guardrails. The result could be devastation: www.yahoo.com/news/science...
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Anthropic researcher quits, warns AI could kill everyone
The Anthropic researcher quit, warning future AI could wipe out humanity, with senior colleagues publicly backing concerns.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If MAGA gets any more homoerotic, they'll be doing each other in public.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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kindagerry.bsky.social @kindagerry.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Yes Trump is by far the most courageous president in our history. Hahaha hahaha hahaha.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"OK, everyone under the Cone of Silence!"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Some people just can’t appreciate the greatness of someone who has designed a badass triumphal arch for their enjoyment.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Someone deserves a medal for this animation, :-)
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
OMG, as a kid, I would walk all over the house singing this one, especially on Saturday morning, when the show aired.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Who you gonna call?
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shorttimer.bsky.social @shorttimer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#Hypocrites
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Remind you of anyone, hmm?
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This one is bound to be a classic meme someday.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Sometimes, dogs are a mystery.
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Happy Dog with Flower Crown
ALT: Happy Dog with Flower Crown
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I'm truly worried that my nieces and nephews are going to wake up one day in the world of 1984.
Demo of how Wi-Fi can be used to map a living space, including the positions of residents. All without their knowledge, mind you.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
diarrhea Taylor Farms, salmonella chicken parm, bags of frozen blueberries that straight-up kill your ass heavy metal sourdough, listeria soup bowl refreshing summer popsicle that's filled with shards of glass we didn't start the fire...
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Mack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
JFC, read the room, Bass.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I feel like the next 2 1/2 years are going to be excruciating as the most incompetent people imaginable continue to drive us off a cliff.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
About time, Disney. Be as tough on Carr as you are on anyone that violates Mickey Mouse's copyright.
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ray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.lol · 18/08/2026
Woohoo! It's #TacoTuesday! 🌮 @moberzan.bsky.social @tcrg2012.bsky.social @roray1010.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @jen-notjenny.bsky.social @ramblinro.bsky.social @jen4man.bsky.social‬ @frankiemillie10.bsky.social @tdssister.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @raykwong.lol
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Well, this isn't concerning *at all*.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 19/08/2026
A study in Nature finds that COVID-19 can reactivate dormant viruses already present in the body. These viral flare-ups can persist after infection and may be linked to long COVID. go.nature.com/45GKJLM #medsky 🧪
This is figure 6, which shows associations between chronic viral reactivation and long COVID.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Cthulu Crunch
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Read this article in full. Great job, Mr. Cooper.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Woah, pretty hard hitting. No wonder 'free speech absolutist' Musk deleted it.
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LindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump is like explosive diarrhea, but without the fun parts.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
An absolutely riveting article, well worth a read.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Accurate
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If this country was truly "pro-life", we would have universal healthcare.
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Jess Mulligan @jessmull.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Good. Russian citizens need to understand the consequences of Putin's war of aggression.
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