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Mata Haggis-Burridge

@matahb.bsky.social
1K followers 706 following 979 posts

Writer of video games, horror, and more. Professor of video games, bi/pan, they/he, visibility still matters.

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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 21h
They probably think they're the rebel hackers.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 21h
We're all going to get paperclipped is my go-to nouned verb for the AI apocalypse.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 21h
Make Britain Dickensian Again was pretty much the post-2008 bank crash policy of the successive Tory leaders, each of whom seemed to plucked from those pages. The cruelty was not accidental.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Will you let Neo? Will you let Neo?
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you benefit from nepotism based on a parent, you're a nepo baby, but if they're a despot, are you a depo baby?
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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fire breathing cat #Cat #Caturday
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sorry to hear this. Everyone I know with chronic conditions seems to need to be their own specialist consultant.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
That headline really buries the lede.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
💜
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Edna Mode: NO CAPES!
Alt: Edna Mode: NO CAPES!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's the weekend, so it's also catch-up day in the HB household, and we're excited to hear the three new stories 👻😁 The weekends just aren't the same when there's nothing new from the Uncanny crew!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some fans of the band Straylight Run are about to be very confused.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
That it's an entire team's worth of specialist skills but also a part time contract job is hilarious/depressing as hell.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
GG was the dry run. It proved they could astroturf their way to social significance. Brexit was the scale up test.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't forget Brexit. Same folks paying for the lies that swung it just enough to turn the UK into a rich kids' playground without all those pesky European standards. They're still trying to repeal alignment with EU human rights standards so they can exploit workers more. Same ghouls behind it all.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Remember the good old days when hacking websites was illegal and copyright was a law? Good times.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Take that, Bembridge scholars!
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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*
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
was 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
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A liitle sci-fi flash fiction inspired by the the recent AI doom predictions: matahaggisburridge.substack.com/p/sci-fi-fla... #horrorwriting #horror
matahaggisburridge.substack.com
Sci-fi flash fiction horror: The Get Paperclipped Challenge (+ writing notes)
Week 39 of a full year of flash fiction horror! OMG!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It was fun - looking forward to Uncanny Con!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I enjoyed the Puzzmo quick crossword today...
A crossword puzzle with the solution shown, highlighting the word 'trans'. At the bottom of the screen is the clue "_ rights are human rights".
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That was a lot of fun, thanks Danny and your team - lovely to rewatch the show, to see everyone enjoying themselves on the stream, and having Ciaran online with us was a nice surprise too!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The forum is in the app, right, or elsewhere?
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We'll be watching! Looking forward to seeing the show again 👻
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Bruno Dies @brunodias.dev · 24/09/2026
I 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.dev
Consulting
I’m open to consulting and contract writing inquiries. Detailed info within.
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The agenda is being forced upon us. Even our games aren't safe.
A bright sun in a clear blue sky with bold text below stating, "They made the sun bisexual in GTA 6." The word "bisexual" is in a vibrant pink and blue design. "INFOWARS" is written at the bottom.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ROCK STAR ENTRANCE! 😂 🤩
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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
well at least there's this
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Auntie energy is the common denominator there.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026
It’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
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Could we get a closer photo of the sculpture please? That sounds cool!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Allow me to introduce you to Halloween.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
George's posts are usually very good, but this one is essential reading.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Taxis look increasingly sci fi. This is a snap I took in San Francisco back in 2013 just because it all seemed so Blade Runner:
Interior of a taxi, taken from the front passenger seat. It is night, and there are various glowing data panels in red and green, styled in a way that appears retro-futuristic, probably unintentionally, and reminiscent of the classic cyberpunk movie Blade Runner.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Agreed - the white line across the tree in the background shows it was exposed twice. Still, a fun thing to see for the first moment!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Something fun my partner and I were talking about this morning was ghost clothes - do trousers have ghosts? A ghost blouse? If not, why aren't ghosts naked?
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I love time slips as a prospective 'answer' for ghosts. While they're also impossible to our knowledge, it's like psychokinesis for poltergeists: these make more sense than disembodied spirits.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You folks shared a game I made (Arm Wrestling With Sigmund Freud) and it pretty much launched my career. Thank you, B3tans! 24 years and 3 days as a member for me.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Well done for respecting your body 💪
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Very cute!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Absolutely infuriating cowardice to back away from the environmentalist themes of FFVII.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Is Stellarc still going?
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Dave Mueller @dave-mueller.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yeah, a mid-life crisis? In this economy👀??
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I think this'll be the fifth... Maybe the sixth? Probably around the tenth, if we include gifts to others.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Swanky!
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
WAIT! Important detail! There's a moose in the background. Not a whole moose, just a head, like it's casually walking past.
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Maybe it's just me, but I'm imagining many layers of clothing, a wooly hat, and maybe a mug of hot chocolate. Probably a thick scarf, too
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Mata Haggis-Burridge @matahb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Have you seen property prices in Central London these days? 😱
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