Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Remember the good old days when hacking websites was illegal and copyright was a law? Good times. 010
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"hey AI agent, tell them all they didn't get the job" *AI agent proceeds to message every email address that ever has or could exist* 000
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeCat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026was literally just referencing this—the “who is having the most fun, the player, the designer, or the computer” question—earlier today. it’s such a core concern when making something heavily systemic or relies a lot on procgen 317827
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A liitle sci-fi flash fiction inspired by the the recent AI doom predictions: matahaggisburridge.substack.com/p/sci-fi-fla... #horrorwriting #horrormatahaggisburridge.substack.comSci-fi flash fiction horror: The Get Paperclipped Challenge (+ writing notes)Week 39 of a full year of flash fiction horror! OMG! 021
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I enjoyed the Puzzmo quick crossword today... 010
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeBruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 24/09/2026I do currently have a lot of availability for freelance work so if you need someone to come in and solve a narrative problem for you—from design to technical design to writing to last-minute editing—I'm here, my rates are very reasonable, I actually answer emails. Link: brunodias.dev/consulting/brunodias.devConsultingI’m open to consulting and contract writing inquiries. Detailed info within. 01614
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The agenda is being forced upon us. Even our games aren't safe. 10971071377
Reposted by Mata Haggis-Burridgehorror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026well at least there's this 015625
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026It’s going to be really funny when this is all over and all these companies are like oh, that hate campaign we ran against you for years? Yeah, we were just kidding 281756252
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026George's posts are usually very good, but this one is essential reading. 000
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Absolutely infuriating cowardice to back away from the environmentalist themes of FFVII. 130
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeDave Mueller @dave-mueller.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yeah, a mid-life crisis? In this economy👀?? 2611
Reposted by Mata Haggis-Burridgemondayzc @mondayzc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026digital painting study from like ~15 seconds of the RHPC movie i did last year RIP Tim Curry what a guy 41134754148
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Has there ever been a more iconic entrance? Rest in peace, Tim Curry. 38895552080
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Prince and David Bowie died in four months in 2016 then we got Brexit, Trump, and COVID-19. Dolly Parton and Tim Curry within a day in 2026? We're doomed. I want them all back 💔 160
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeToss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing 2295269712866
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry as Frank N Furter literally saved lives. If anyone tells you art isn't important, or it's silly, or you feel like it's a waste of time, imagine how the cast of Rocky Horror must have felt on that first night, and then what an impact it made. Don't dream it. Be it. Thank you, Tim Curry 💜 0163
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeHarry Stephen Keeler @harryskeeler.bsky.social · 26/08/2024[Newspaper tribute to Lon Chaney, who died on this day in 1930.] 0152
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The US, from the start of the Russian Revolution to the fall of the USSR, gave communism undeserved credit for countless good ideas. 310314
Reposted by Mata Haggis-Burridgejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs. 171146243125
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeCeleste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I wouldn't call myself a cartoonist, but I had the vision and just needed it to be on paper to the best of my ability. 653559954
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I miss websites as standard user endpoints. It's crazy how "There's an app for that" got us all excited, but it was really a way to bind us into platform ecosystems when we could have been using a free and open internet all along. Most apps are just website wrappers these days anyway. 160
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.static.klipy.comBlade (Wesley Snipes) SmilesALT: Blade (Wesley Snipes) Smiles 030
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Very cool first-hand account of a ghost from the 1800s! 000
Reposted by Mata Haggis-Burridgehookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Fabulous book post. Fantastic writing from @kymdeyn.bsky.social, @nathanielspain.bsky.social and @fworrallo.bsky.social . 57516
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeBloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 21/07/2026Gillian Anderson has officially revealed the upcoming 1,478-piece LEGO set for THE X-FILES. The set is centered on Mulder’s office, paired with a forest clearing scene and a hovering UFO. Includes 8 minifigures, featuring Mulder, Scully, The Flukeman & more. August 4. 16151961218
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeWriters' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Last week we launched a new guide to videogames writing contracts + we'll be giving out free copies at an event on 13 August at London South Bank University (7-8.30pm), hosted by WGGB Games Co-Chair @flom.bsky.social Find out more + book your free place forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... 087
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17/07/2026For no reason whatsoever, I checked my voter registration today, and if you are a US citizen I encourage you to do the same/update that voter registration if necessary/register to vote if you have not already done so: www.vote.orgvote.orgEverything You Need to Vote - Vote.orgRegister to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan. 211134566
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeByron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social 2845465614070
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeBetween Names @superobscure.com · 14/07/2026I bet @doctorow.pluralistic.net will love this. 010115
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Have you noticed that some of the most effective ads for the Dems are written by the GOP? I love when they say the quiet part out loud! #AccountabilityIsComingNovember3rd 524167865137
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeJon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026‘…we need to achieve a minimum of 40% street tree canopy cover, and preferably more, before we start to really feel the benefits of nature’s most advanced air-conditioning technology.’ Me, for Big Issue, on tackling urban #heatwaves…👇 www.bigissue.com/opinion/heat... 311149114092
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026‘Thousands attend transgender and intersex pride march in Dublin’ The LGBTIQ+ community is united in solidarity - rights for all, no-one left behind www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...irishtimes.comThousands attend transgender and intersex pride march in Dublin‘Our bodies, our lives, our right to decide’: demonstrators call for bodily autonomy and better access to healthcare 226644
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeSAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 10/07/2026Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness. 5234032461
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Count Binface might be the only candidate who would stand in an election versus N. F. in Clacton... Now is the Count's time! 010
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 07/07/2026"The bathroom is the last door on the left ~ NO WAIT! I meant right!" 020
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeRachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Goodnight. What the Cat Sees, Howard Weingarden. 523059
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeLeigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes" 17107222609
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I've taken the paywall off this piece, where I tried to imagine what the REAL stories behind some of the great photographs in the 1970s catalogues for the furniture shop Habitat were. I hope a few of you might get chance to have a read... www.tom-cox.com/the-true-sto...tom-cox.comThe True Stories Behind The Photographs In The Habitat Catalogues Of The 1970sThis is a piece I wrote a while ago but I wanted to make it free to read again. I wrote it during the very early stages of planning for my novel 1983 when a memory popped up of wandering around the No... 1218663
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026In a world of chaotic things, releasing a book should be a moment of joy, so this hits hard. 010
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026That's quite the book trailer and quite the review! 010
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20/06/202660% drop in reviews if people even smell AI on your game - full supports the investors, developers, and publishers that took a hard "no gen-AI" stance, despite grifters' proclamations that they were "going to be left behind". 3148561973
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Inspired by the death of the Major oak, I've written a #horror flash fiction: matahaggisburridge.substack.com/p/a-little-e... #HorrorWritersChat #horrorwritingmatahaggisburridge.substack.comA little ecohorror flash fiction: The Solitary OakTwo hikers take rest in the shade... Week 25 of a full year of weekly flash-fiction horror. 010
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I've found a gig location for the Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy band 'Disaster Area'. 040
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeMisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate. 491583223
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgeTechGoblin 🌰🌱🌳 @techgoblin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I haven't tried it myself but there's apparently a visual scripting plugin for Godot 👀 store.godotengine.org/asset/crater...store.godotengine.orgOrchestrator: Unleashing Creativity with Visual Scripting - Godot Asset StoreThe ultimate visual scripting solution for Godot. Revolutionize your game development with an intuitive node-based editor. No coding required, full Godot integration. 072
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Yes, but as patterns, not with meaning. To LLMs there is no functional difference between the notation of the Pythagoras theorem and "I love you". They are encoded into numeric sequences with finely tuned predictive odds of where it is correct to regurgitate either, but there is no deeper meaning. 0113
Reposted by Mata Haggis-BurridgePrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The 80s saw the horror of AIDS. Science Magazine recognized Lenacapavir as the 2024 Breakthrough of the Year. These type of breakthroughs, w/ humble beginnings in academic labs, would not see the light of day if it weren’t for #NIH funding. 🧪 www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/lena...thinkglobalhealth.orgLenacapavir: the HIV Breakthrough Proving Why NIH Funding Matters | Think Global HealthBiomedical advances such as lenacapavir depend on years of publicly funded basic research 13734283
Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This Pride month, let's aim for a better future. Pride wasn't ever only about being proud of who we are. It's always been about combating hatred, inequity, and prejudice. Let's remember change is needed.theguardian.comI’m a 14-year-old trans athlete. No one should face the vicious attacks I have faced | Lina HaagaPeople understand gender differently, and I was taught to respect all ideas. But the vitriol I recently experienced was not a healthy debate 062