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Jonny @darthmalks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This week on Indie Game Garden I spoke with @ultamaynard.bsky.social about Fair Play Collective. If you want to hear fascinating insights into how your favorite indie games might get funded in the future, you shouldn't miss it. Audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm YouTube: youtu.be/dZElMSOvl3k?...

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breaking down internet apathy by rooting joy in games – interviews with devs and more ❤︎⁠ available on your podcatcher of choice and here: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Turns out old, rich, white men do and say old, rich, white men shit. As a middle aged, middle class white man, if I start saying and doing old, rich, white men shit down the line, you’re all invited to the tontine to take me out.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Holy cow. Threads is a cesspool of bad faith engagement.

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 24/03/2026

Absolutely devastating to wake up to news of another layoff at Epic Games. So many wonderful and truly amazing people impacted. Just awful. www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/n...

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Today’s layoffs

This note was sent to Epic employees today.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

“and in being the industry's vanguard we have taken a lot of bullets in a battle which is only in the early days of paying off for ourselves and all developers.” An insulting piece of writing. Millions wasted on ego stroking lawsuits, and he has the gall to say this. #gamedev #videogames

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Today’s layoffs

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#runsky #running Has anyone tried out the Mount to Coast shoes? I think they came out about a year ago. I’m thinking of picking up a pair of R1s. They seem like a pretty neat piece of shoe. And it’s definitely time to replace mine.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Gonna vent for a minute. We’ve got a kid that is often big drama. We’re working on that, but she’s expressive and emotional. Her teacher is retiring after this year. She made it to school, and all the way up until 245 was fine. Her teacher texts us “[Daughter] says she has a headache” (1/3)

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I don’t really think there can exist a better album cover than Stratovarius’ Visions.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A did a marathon! Holy shit that sucked.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

It’s 4:37am. I have to be at a park in an hour for the start of my first marathon at 7am. Who the fuck thought this was a good idea like 5 months ago??

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Y’all wanna see something nuts? The kid broke her collarbone this weekend. Straight up snapped.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Two more weeks till the marathon (sans a day) and with the shin issue I basically lost three weeks. Gonna attempt 17 miles today. If I can, then I think I can handle the marathon on the 15th. Maybe I’ll record it.

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 25/02/2026

The website update is looking pretty cleeeeeeeean. (Don’t mind that top bar, I uh, haven’t done a ton for mobile yet). #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Once a year I love to make the mistake of shaving my face to help me remember what a big fucking stupid face I have and how good it looks with a beard.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

@akirathedon.bsky.social I’m not sure you’re still on here but my neighbor, and friend, Ted made a comprehensive Akira the Don discography website in his spare time, just for fun!

meaningpedia.lol

Meaningpedia!

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

So, I’ve got what looks like a shin splint like 4 weeks for my marathon. Not 100% sure what that means for the run. I can manage a decent run, but thirty minutes after my right shin on the inside is killing me and is for a couple of days. Going to PT, but man this sucks.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The Benadryl from night and the Vyvanse and Sudafed from this morning are all fighting for supremacy in my body.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Grabbed TikTok and Insta for the Etsy shop. I can’t be trusted with that shit. It’s programmed directly for my brain. Hours just fucking lost rotting in one spot.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

There’s a Mexican place near us that serves 4L tequila drinks…

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Kinda weird clusters I’m near, but I’ll take them. My two nearest neighbors don’t appear to be online any more but @sgephd.bsky.social seems like the right kind of people.

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Wulo 👉 Wishlist Dwarf Legacy 🦇 @thewulo.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

My bullet-hell precision platformer just reached 2500 Wishlists on Steam! 🦇 Time to celebrate! With guns and dynamites! 🔥🎉 #indiegames #Steam #gaming #indiedev

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Hella not cringe. Instant subbed. Hell yeah.

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Ruugard @ruugard.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Sorry to post cringe on the timeline but I started running last year and I thought it would be fun to make a YouTube channel about it. This video is kind of a summary of all the running I did last year so check it out and like/subscribe and all that. youtu.be/tsv4ComEOjE?...

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Starting To Run In my 40s! Is a Sub 3 Hour Marathon Possible?

YouTube video by Ruu Ran

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

This is an AI video. Stop reposting this crap. Dogs don’t stand like that. Her face merges into the dog at one point. The husky’s facial pattern shifts at one point. Please. Stop it.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. “And that’s fine, but that’s absolutely nonstandard and they still don’t need two dev machines.” When I was last working

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Whipped out Procreate for the first time in forever to jump on this #heatedrivalry craze and make a couple of emblems/magnets for the Etsy shop. Also, fuck ICE. Yeah, this is an ad for my nonsense. whimsyriot.etsy.com/listing/4454... whimsyriot.etsy.com/listing/4454...

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I’m reading Against a Dark Background by Ian M. Banks, and I’m not super far yet, but it kinda just feels like a female protagonist version of Zelazny’s Amber books so far. #booksky

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The bad news is, the Oreos are gone. The good news is, the Oreos are gone. The bad news is, I’m the reason the Oreos are gone.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Get Dread Delusion into your life! Seriously. Phenomenally creative game, from the world to the characters to the look and feel.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A little bit of morning Gizmo ( #cat ) Bluebell ( #dog ) roughhousery and my stupid commentary.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Everyone has been talking about 28 Years Later: the Bone Temple and I’ve been thinking this whole time this was just the 28 Years Later movie. Like, yeah, I remember that part when there was a bone temple in the movie…

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Already read some bangers in 2026 including @cassandraclare.bsky.social and @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social. I forgot I got an ARC from @moewanders.bsky.social for The Winds of War! Knocked out the first 20% of it last night intending to read JUST A BIT and I am absolutely enthralled. #booksky

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Cleaning out my 30 year old lava lamp.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Ok, not too bad for basically a week off from #running. 8 miles total. 1 mile warmup. 7 mile intervals. - 5 minutes @ 930-10 - 4 minutes @ recovery

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I haven’t #run in like a week, smack in the middle of my marathon training. Between the weather and the kid being sick, I’m hoping it’ll just feel like a nice week off when I get out there this afternoon and not a detriment to the plan.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Ugh, kid has flu A. We made like a record six months with no sick for the first time since she started pre-school, but damn it hit hard. Pediatrician says we caught it in the window where Tamaflu will help so she’s loaded up.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Made the pizza. My dough tossing is getting a lot better.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

If this person who's buying this is on Bluesky, I apologize, but I have to have an outlet for how absurd this conversation has been.

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Ultamaynard @ultamaynard.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

It’s about time to build a couple new GBAs. I’ve had two just kind of hanging out; one that works just needs cleanup and then maybe a new screen, the other that the display doesn’t work. Hopefully I’ll be modding them soon. Here are a couple I did a couple of years ago.

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