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Mad Bee

@shiftyturian.bsky.social
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Artist, Designer, Producer and Millennial Eldritch Horror. Formerly of BioWare, Beamdog and other game studios. This space is enthusiastically heavy metal, synthwave, art, bad words, space, science, sci-fi, horror, video games, DnD/ttrpgs and whiskey.

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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Supposedly a recruiter from CD Projekt Red emailed with a really sketchy email... Yeah no I don't believe you.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Voted by mail for the Alberta Referendum. Every question, and there are 10 of them, are all purposely made to be confusing and it pisses me off so much as it clearly is trying to blame minorities and immigrants for shit. No to the 9. Vote to stay in Canada. FU Smith.
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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 08/09/2026
Status report, "Still On #Sale!" dep't: Young #wizards! In a universe that's diverse. Inclusive. And free of, uh, deeply toxic personality issues and magacorporate entanglements. 😏Buy the 9-volume box set direct from the author and save! ebooks.direct/products/you... #ebooks (& feel free to repost!)
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YW New Millennium 9-Volume Box Set
Our New Millennium Editions box sets are optimized for each of the devices appearing under the price listing. Please click on one to choose the format you prefer.The New Millennium Editions of So You ...
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
You know what I want to work on? I want to work on a Mass Effect Horror game. Pretty sure I've mentioned this before, probably when I was still on Twitter, but gosh I'd give anything to work on something like that. Random thought.
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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Legendary voice actor Peter Cullen, best known as the iconic voice of Optimus Prime in the ‘Transformers’ franchise, has sadly passed away at the age of 85. (via TMZ) 🕊️
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Robots With Coffee (Paul Czarnowski) @robotswithcoffee.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
FREEDOM IS THE RIGHT OF ALL SENTIENT BEINGS
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Rip Peter Cullen This month sucks. :(
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Replaying Stardew Valley for some pixel art inspiration and I ended up living my best trash life because I got the trash catalog early.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rip Tim Curry, another icon. 💔
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Ser Terror, Trader of Rogues, Guardian of Veils @imasithduh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxU...
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Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Official Video)
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly Parton You were an icon. A good one. 💔
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Fuck people who try to take advantage of people at their lowest. Ive been wasting a scammer's time after I realized they weren't really a recruiter. I'm so angry.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I actually started drawing/painting again. Not sure where to post future pieces though, maybe here. Also brushing up on python while learning UE5. Still nothing on the job front. :(
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Started "The Thaumaturge" on PS5, what fuckin' rad game!
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Not just defying rules, but *safety* rules, which is especially galling for the leader of NASA.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Hung out with the in-laws last week in Kelowna. Kinda wished I lived there, its a interesting place.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Bonus
The girl from the first page sits at a cafe with her friend. Her giant cat beast sits politely behind them. Her friend says, “ya know… that’s why you’re supposed to keep your cat indoors.” The girl puts her hand up and says, “I know.”
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Applied at Netflix. 🤷‍♀️
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In Dragon's Dogma 2, I can finally treat the rich/nobles correctly.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
More layoffs?! Seriously? Hugs, love and support to everyone laid off at EA🫂
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Game companies keep falling into the trap of quarterly growth hyper focus, rather than sustainable planning for the future of the company and it's employees. 😔
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
LinkedIn is full of bizzare posts about AI, and you can usually tell that the person used AI to write the post. Man... I just need a job, I don't want to join your AI cult.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"...it doesn't answer questions, it helps me explore them." JFC stop talking to ai chatbots.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
😔 rip
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Job hunting is not going well. Not sure what to do now. Give up? Disappear into the woods and finally become the folk monster that local townfolk fear?
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ALT: a black and white cartoon of spongebob squarepants sitting at a table with a cup of coffee .
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Without downloading any new pictures, where are you mentally?
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Aelith Loves Art 𖣂 @aelith4ever.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
The Woman Who Loves Death, by Charles Napier Kennedy (1898)
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Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com · 22/04/2026
t-rex in: no no no, no more mistakes, only correct things all the time forever and ever!!! please please please qwantz.com/index.php?co...
Narrator: T-REX IN: MISTAKES WERE MADE
T-Rex: What?!

T-Rex: No: no mistakes were made!!
T-Rex: Things are good, and I'm not in the business of making mistakes! EVERYTHING'S FINE!
Dromiceiomimus: Hmm... "Mistakes were made" - past tense.
T-Rex: Oh no - it's saying I've made past mistakes and didn't even NOTICE?!
T-Rex: Unnoticed mistakes are the worst KINDS of mistakes!!
Utahraptor: And it's "mistakes" - PLURAL!
T-Rex: That's WORSE!

T-Rex: Frig, my entire past could be one huge mistake!
Utahraptor: No, T-Rex, it can't - because one huge mistake is singular, and this is plural! So, silver lining is at least ONCE in your life, between two larger mistakes, you did, briefly, do SOMETHING correctly.T-Rex: T-Rex In: I Did Something Right Once!
Off panel: I don't think you can just name things like that.
T-Rex: T-REX IN: I DID SOMETHING RIGHT ONCE AND THAT HAS TO COUNT FOR SOMETHING!
T-Rex: T-REX IN: PLEASE REMEMBER THAT RIGHT THING I DID, EVERYONE
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Hey fellow Millennials, this is your reminder to get a colonoscopy.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
All the frustration from job hunting has given me a permanent stress headache. 😔
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
More rejection letters, how am I supposed to keep a positive outlook after a year of searching... Fuck
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I applied for the RPG Designer position at Larian. I doubt I will make it past the filter, but... why the heck not? I love video games and ttrpg's too much. I would be willing to leave Edmonton for it, most def.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
More rejection letters received and more applications sent out. Still no job. On the plus side, I've had more time to plan a Crooked Moon campaign and also started drawing again. 🤷‍♀️
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I can't believe I'm even thinking this but, what if I did start a small indy studio? Time for some serious research.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Saw Project Hail Mary, I absolutely loved it. 💚😭
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Today is this creature's 15th b-day. Happy birthday Nemi, you don't give a shit but I do!
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Aelith Loves Art 𖣂 @aelith4ever.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The Sabbath of witches, Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746 - 1828)
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Damn, I really thought I had a chance for the art producer position at Digital Extremes. Damn.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
My entire LinkedIn feed is people being laid off now. It's almost unusable for job hunting.
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Saskia W. @saskiawezenaar.eurosky.social · 04/03/2026
This work is made by the renowned Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk, who invented the unique painting style called "plyontanism" (from the Ukrainian word plyontaty, meaning "to braid"). This technique consists of hundreds of fine, intertwined lines that create depth and an almost textile-like texture.
The painting "Night in the Steppe" shows a vast plain under a bright full moon, the light being distributed over the landscape and the water in an almost magical way.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
This future is garbage.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
My interview went very well.🤞🤞🤞
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Got an temp. assistant producer position interview tomorrow. 🤞🤞🤞
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
My buddy, Carys, got me this bottle of Annoc for my birthday earlier this month. Really great, smooth with a bite at the end. 👍
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Dr. Todd L. Green @thecassowarykid.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
🚨NEW SCIENCE ALERT!🚨Our paper, led by Dr. Paul Sereno, is now available in @science.org! We describe a new African #dinosaur species with a unique cranial crest—Spinosaurus mirabilis. Beautiful #paleoart by Dani Navarro graces the cover of the February 19 issue! doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I Just finished excitedly reading the new paper on Spinosaurus mirabilis ( spino subspecies with a scimitar crest) only to realize one of the authors has close ties to Epstein. Gross, it makes me question the whole paper now, even though he is one of 26 authors.
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The new Voyager game is so much fun!
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Yessss I ordered the Crooked Moon finally. I plan on running a campaign. 🤘
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Mad Bee @shiftyturian.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Heck yeah got through my phone screen with good vibes and smiles at the end. It's a nice feeling, let's hope I get an interview(s).
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Pallie Paul Allor Loves You 🏳️‍🌈 @paulallor.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I'm getting out of the hospital today and I could use some help, if you're able. Even taking the time to check it out or share means more than I can say. gofund.me/1c96e422c
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Donate to Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds, organized by Paul Allor
My name is Paul, and I'm a comic book writer who has worked on some of … Paul Allor needs your support for Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds
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