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Game Director for Free Stars: Children of Infinity @pistolshrimpgames.com Opinions are my birds’. he/him

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Update 49: Milestone 9 Update Β· FREE STARS: Children of Infinity The end is nigh! The end of the wait for the next milestone update, anyway. In this update we’ll cover our finishing touches on the Melee Demo we’ve been doing, give a short retrospective on shipping ...

Milestone 9 Update just dropped! Check out our finishing touches for our Melee Demo, stories from Kickstarter rewards shipping, and plans for the very near future. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...

06.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

i will now stop trying to convince anyone that Godot Engine has been battle tested.

(that concurrent players number is insane!!) #godotengine

06.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You cannot trust your users to want to use your product.
You can no longer just make a thing people use when they want to and stop when they don’t.
You cannot let people make choices or think.

Spotify? It’s social media now. LinkedIn? Check out the games.

Everything must be the everything app.

04.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A painting of a bird beside the text "Someday, somewhere, someone will truly understand just how fucked up this was"

A painting of a bird beside the text "Someday, somewhere, someone will truly understand just how fucked up this was"

03.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 647 πŸ” 217 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 17

Welcome to San Francisco, where every bus stop ad is about AI thing that will change your life. We hope you like it. There’s no going back. In two months we will advertise our service which does go back, built by AI. Use AI now to be the first to experience not using AI. Don’t be left behind by AI.

02.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

In my home, we call this move β€œBIG WINGS!” All humans present are obliged to spread their arms and flap in accord.

12.02.2026 05:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A person with a gray cockatiel flapping. Its tail is covering the person’s eyes and nose.

A person with a gray cockatiel flapping. Its tail is covering the person’s eyes and nose.

Protect your identity online with SecreTiel. #cockatiel

10.02.2026 05:50 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Caves of Qud mutates onto the Nintendo Switch, February 16th!

04.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 827 πŸ” 249 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 69

They agree. <(^v^)>

04.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not evil to live in a capitalistic society or balance budgets against creative investments, but it’s a continual mistake to completely ignore the human reasons art is even made in the first place.

03.02.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No one wants to fund a game. Or a movie. Or a book. They want to fund a game machine. They want a cinematic universe. They want a book series.

03.02.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

LLM generated media is just the inevitable endgame of executive lizard brains continually looking on how to capitalize on the resulting impact (read: money) of creative endeavors. Anyone working in any artistic industry could tell you the same thing.

03.02.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A happy cockatiel getting its cheek scratched by a hand

A happy cockatiel getting its cheek scratched by a hand

Done.

03.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Person holding a cockatiel in one hand while another is perched on his shoulder. He wears a T-shirt that says β€œoh my god, what the fuck” around an American eagle in a red white and blue design.

Person holding a cockatiel in one hand while another is perched on his shoulder. He wears a T-shirt that says β€œoh my god, what the fuck” around an American eagle in a red white and blue design.

My effin birds love my design from @effinbirds.com

03.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 193 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
As a drummer, it seems
obvious to me that many
of the problems in today’s
society could be fixed by
plapatat tat. Tat tatta
brrappatattat. Blap
blappa plat.

As a drummer, it seems obvious to me that many of the problems in today’s society could be fixed by plapatat tat. Tat tatta brrappatattat. Blap blappa plat.

as a drummer,

02.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 8
28.01.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 392 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Borat 2 tonight queen meme format with a series of text messages reading
General strike πŸ‘€
General strike tonight queen??
General strike tonite πŸ‘€

Borat 2 tonight queen meme format with a series of text messages reading General strike πŸ‘€ General strike tonight queen?? General strike tonite πŸ‘€

24.01.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Person in a parrot costume holding a sign saying β€œThe Right Wing Cannot Fly”. Photo credit ProBonoPhoto.org / John Weekes

Person in a parrot costume holding a sign saying β€œThe Right Wing Cannot Fly”. Photo credit ProBonoPhoto.org / John Weekes

Wild parrots in San Francisco.

Photo credit ProBonoPhoto.org / John Weekes.

22.01.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FREE AMERICA WALKOUT Jan 20, 2026 On Jan 20, 2026 we will walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great.

Today. Walk out at 2pm local time. Do it. Join us. Invite a friend. Refuse tyranny and our government being hijacked by weak weirdos. www.freeameri.ca

20.01.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The regime in Washington continues its campaign of terror. We are building a movement that has the power to stop it. Join us!

⏰ Tuesday, January 20th @4pm
πŸ“ Civic Center, San Francisco

16.01.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just Dance 82 now with ChatGPT. I laugh with my friend while playing a song. I hear a prompt: β€œThat is not dancing. Please Just Dance.” I frown. The song stops midway. β€œPlease smile to continue, or make any other face to order new DLC.”

16.01.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FREE AMERICA WALKOUT Jan 20, 2026 On Jan 20, 2026 we will walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great.

PRIORITY OVERRIDE. NEW BEHAVIOR DICTATED. We need a moment from you. This coming Tuesday, Jan 20th, Americans are staging a walk-out, and Pistol Shrimp is participating. www.freeameri.ca

It would mean the world if you can attend. 1/🧡

14.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
13.01.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously I’m asking. Are we doing this? From their marketing email today: β€œGet paired up to (10) curated 15-minute meetings utilizing score-based algorithm” πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

13.01.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Are we still going to GDC Festival of Gaming Copilot Plus MAX this year? (This is a serious question I want to know if I should plan on meeting y’all cool people)

12.01.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Shiny Thing: Love and Betrayal at 300dpi. #cockatiel

11.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Duran Dujogged

10.01.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Edit of the FFXIV title screen to say β€œPlay Something Else. Fuck Outta Here. We are full.”

Edit of the FFXIV title screen to say β€œPlay Something Else. Fuck Outta Here. We are full.”

10.01.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tin-Age Mute Ant-Ninja Turtles

10.01.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heter-O’s

09.01.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0