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@wertle.bsky.social
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I've been a Game Designer for 18 years! Also I self-published a fantasy novel, write MHA fanfiction, cosplay, and make bat plushies! wertle.carrd.co

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 4h
optimist: the glass is half full pessimist: the glass is half empty systems designer: when the glass gets into this 50% state there's no delta between drinking strategies so players are feedbacking choice paralysis. we can fix this by adjusting the gulp size function, let me try a few things...
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Liz England @lizardengland.bsky.social · 3h
I think not being on facebook or instagram or tiktok (I have no account, I just occasional use it for ‘anthropological’ purposes like this) really put me out of touch with whatever the hell is happening out there.
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Liz England @lizardengland.bsky.social · 3h
On a lark I decided to look up ‘ai’ on tiktok and I was not prepared. I just can’t even describe how not prepared I was. The convos about AI I have are like “is it ever ethical to use AI to develop tools to speed up your asset pipeline” and people are out here pumping out fruit people soap operas.
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 3h
For getting into the spooky season spirit, i recommend Laura Hall's "31 Days of Halloween" mailing list. Every day in October she sends out a very brief newsletter with one or two festive things like art, crafts, videos, articles, events. VERY simple and low effort! buttondown.com/31daysofhall...
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31 Days of Halloween
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tweety fish @sifu.tweety.fish · 29/09/2026
"oh wow, this technology is too powerful, we need unelected god-kings with sole decision-making authority. You know, for safety" now we're going to have to remind people about nick land and moldbug aren't we, you fuckers
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
Periodic reminder that dropping a note telling a writer you liked a thing they wrote takes like 4.5 seconds and recharges our batteries for 27-28 hours a pop
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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 28/09/2026
Just two more days to submit ThinkyCon talk proposals! We'd love to hear from puzzle game developers and enthusiasts alike!
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ThinkyCon 2026 · Thinky Games
Puzzle design, art, development, production — learn about every aspect of crafting thinky games.
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To celebrate the launch of Sweet Shop, the Comixology We Truly Deserve, ALL Iron Circus ebooks are ONE. DOLLAR. EACH. GET ON THIS.
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Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you hate dealing with a paywalls and logins for mainstream news but want to support a healthy news ecosystem, it’s worth checking whether your library card will give you access to a zillion publications through PressReader or similar. So far the only thing I can’t read there is The Globe & Mail.
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I want to speak with whoever invented stainless steel toilet seats in outdoor rest stops. I just wanna talk.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My journey towards true self knowledge (so far) 20s - people suck 30s - I suck 40s - everyone sucks to varying degrees, but that suckage does not validate or justify the suckage of any other party
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Joe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com · 20/09/2026
no game dev skill is more important than making up your fuckin mind
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Everyone involved in this, including the Palantir employees who built the software and the executives that sold it, need to be tried for warcrimes
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Gil Hova @gil.hova.net · 17/09/2026
Any opportunity to re-post "When the Glove"
Web cartoon of the cartoonist waking up at 5 am, still half-asleep, saying "Just had such a good idea, gotta write it down", and is writing it on a piece of paper.

THE NEXT MORNING

The paper says "When the glove"

The cartoonist stares at the paper.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mr. Bedtime @InternetHippo

I stepped away from my computer for a moment. When I returned, it was building something. I did not ask it to do this. We're not ready for what's coming

(picture of windows 3d pipes screen saver)
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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you have to take a job building the torment nexus, i get it. in this economy? any port in a storm. but be mindful that as soon as you ship the torment nexus they will lay you off.
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm looking for recs for spooky indie games that I can sample in October: - Small ones that can be completed in one session. - can be silly-spooky or legit scary - free or paid - no Generative AI, obvs
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Mikel Reparaz @wikiparaz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
PAUL: What’s in the box? REVEREND MOTHER: Pain. [PAUL hesitantly puts his hand in the BOX, then FROWNS IN CONFUSION. He pulls out A BAGUETTE.] REVEREND MOHER: Hōn hōn,
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 13/09/2026
If anyone has contacts at Valve who can help expedite this, we certainly wouldn't say no to the help. In the meantime, I'll be here swimming in cortisol.
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I feel like I was telling someone recently about this grant but I DON'T REMEMBER WHO so I hope you are watching!
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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A reminder that the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is still open to applicants! The deadline is Sunday 27th September 2026! You can read more about the grant here: grants.draknek.org
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Ash G. @kilomonster.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
the way to combat the ragebait algos on social media is to just talk more freely about the things and people you love. its cool to like things, actually! you make better connections through love. you will feel better, i promise.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Somehow it is not the first of April
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Fuck.
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Jess Pendley @jesspendley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls.
A small machine, the front resembles a smiling face, and its back reflected in the mirror behind it resembles a horrified face.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New bats in the shop! wertle.bigcartel.com
A pile of colorful bat plushies
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Recently finished the second book of "Real Hero Shit," a delightful graphic novel series by @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social . I tried to take my time and appreciate the art, but the story is so good that it's hard to be patient! Now to wait for the next Kickstarter 😭
Covers of the fantasy graphic novels "Real Hero Shit" and "Real Hero Shit: Harder than it Looks," depicting the 4 main characters.
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Andrew Weldon @andrew-weldon.design · 08/09/2026
This chair is sentient and can reason.
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adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
constraints CAN breed creativity, sort of, but i hate this way of phrasing it, because constraints can also hobble you - dogma can make you miserable and incapable of creating things what we really mean is that SOME constraints function as PROMPTS, specifically in the pre-hell-world sense
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Almost put a loaf of bread into the dishwasher instead of the oven so I guess that's where my brain is right now
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Our society's unfathomable cruelty to homeless people is not just morally unjustifiable, but more expensive than housing people would be. Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury.
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contemptress @thejessness.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
just shared this in a group and realised it’s the anniversary of this absolute s tier tweet by @jon-snow-420.bsky.social
@jon_snow_420
god: i have made Mankind angels: you fucked up a perfectly good monkey is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety

18:54 • 28 Oct 15
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Zach Northrop | Wishlist Worming from Home🪱 @zachnorthrop.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I made a remote job simulator where you’re secretly a worm :) Mash the keyboard, brew coffee, message your coworkers, and wriggle your way to the big promotion. Worming from Home is OUT NOW!
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I've never used oven cleaner in my life but I sure as hell know not to use it aluminum thanks to Mr. Wizard. youtube.com/shorts/CAfJJ...
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Don’t Use Oven Cleaner On Aluminum! 😱
YouTube video by Clear Physics
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20?
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Lilo And Stitch: Training Stitch
Alt: Lilo And Stitch: Training Stitch scene with the spray bottle
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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This guy tried to pull the "golf courses are worse than data centers" and it did NOT go the way he was hoping. People were like "yes, those should also go." XD
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Alex Jaffe “Alex Jaffe” Alex Jaffe @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The fuckers who say "your silence speaks volumes" should consider putting out a few volumes themselves
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Pickled Eggs @pickle-egg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hard to argue.
Being on Bluesky doesn't deliver delirious highs, but it also doesn't lead to crushing lows. Its users are almost entirely Twitter exiles who quit post-Musk, which means there isn't a cornucopia of insane takes found on Old Twitter. The main factions are annoying leftists who hate Chuck Schumer, annoying liberals who hate Chuck Schumer and annoying furries who hate Chuck Schumer.
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Alex P. 👹 @saddestrobots.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
what's also gonna really excite young people is watching your grandparents, your teacher/boss, and the senile pedo president all using "AI" to irrevocably enmesh themselves in a world of baby-brained dogshit, which they all value more than your future or the idea of life on earth itself
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
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Austin Powers Drives a Yellow Cart
Alt: Austin Powers Drives a Yellow Cart and struggles to turn it around
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Bioscotto @bioscotto.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A Tiffany-style piranha plant lamp from the Mariokart: Bowser’s Challenge queue. There is NO reason they had to go this hard…
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Finji @finjico.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
👻 USUAL JUNE IS LAUNCHING OCTOBER 28TH! Fight monsters, talk to ghosts, and get to the bottom of a mystery threatening to obliterate an entire city in Usual June, a third-person action-adventure game developed by Finji (that's us!!) Play the demo on Steam! #awesomeindiesshow #gamescom #usualjune
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A fun article if you want to know the backstory by his iconic "Space!!" performance. www.vice.com/en/article/a...
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An Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by Capitalism
How an unforgettable performance in Red Alert 3 became legend.
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Prof @wertle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's like 2016 all over again
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