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Robbie Dieterich

@nobunagaota

Gamer, game dev, and parent. Founder of Skyboy Games. I teach game design at George Mason University. Opinions expressed are my own. πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ (She, They)

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Ultima VIII: Pagan Retrospective | A Titanic Mistake
Ultima VIII: Pagan Retrospective | A Titanic Mistake YouTube video by Majuular

New Majuular video dropped.
I know what I'm listening to for the next 3 and a half hours.

youtu.be/W4h1GIw32UU?...

04.03.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hmm, maybe.
I've been trying to keep Microsoft more at arms-length lately, but I'll check it out.

23.02.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ads on my Nova Launcher menu... ick!

Ads on my Nova Launcher menu... ick!

Nova Launcher started showing ads on my Launcher menu.
Just downloaded Niagara Launcher and started migration.

23.02.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

いいγͺ~

23.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, kids! New anime rec for this season.

Journal With Witch (Ikoku Nikki)

A girl who just lost her parents in a car accident goes to live with her neurodivergent novelist aunt.

It's a gentle exploration of both women's personalities, and it is lovely.

22.02.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't know about this show until now, and apparently, I missed out.

That scene goes way harder than it needed to, and it hits.

19.02.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who is the best Cleon?

Brother Dusk, Brother Day, or Brother Dawn?

10.02.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Chiitan is my lovely child!

10.02.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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why we stop making computers look fresh

09.02.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 2575 πŸ” 398 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 42

Use electronics and sound hackers that will allow you to speak with your dead best friend so you can find their killer.

09.02.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unity lays off around a quarter of its staff in 2025, and now Unity Hub crashes when opening a standard Open Folder window in 2026.

I'm SURE that it's TOTALLY coincidental.

05.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What was that slamming sound?

Oh, that was just the sound of me closing my browser on Amazon and opting to buy local instead.

03.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And everyone else, too, for that matter.

If you have any interest in how the games industry works, read Blood, Sweat, and Pixels.

30.01.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cowabunga!

27.01.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder what would happen if I used my nunchuks to break the ice on my frozen driveway.

27.01.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Two jet fighter mini Decepticons connected tush-to-tush. Both have legs extended to create a four-legged creature. One cockpit is raised to look like a head. The other cockpit resembles a tail.

Two jet fighter mini Decepticons connected tush-to-tush. Both have legs extended to create a four-legged creature. One cockpit is raised to look like a head. The other cockpit resembles a tail.

Two jet fighter mini Decepticons connected tush-to-tush. Both have legs extended to create a four-legged creature. One cockpit is raised to look like a head. The other cockpit resembles a tail.

Two jet fighter mini Decepticons connected tush-to-tush. Both have legs extended to create a four-legged creature. One cockpit is raised to look like a head. The other cockpit resembles a tail.

I'm weirdly chuffed to figure out I can combine these mini-cons into what is, essentially, a "two guys in a horse costume" configuration.

27.01.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

About to host class from home today due to yesterday's storm.

If you have to go out today, be careful of all the snow and ICE out there.

26.01.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It kind of makes sense from the perspective of the video. It lays out the evolution of immigration handling into an administrative service that, for the purpose of "efficiency," subverts standard legal practice. Fertile ground to implement secret police.

25.01.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why Do Lawyers Want to Abolish ICE?
Why Do Lawyers Want to Abolish ICE? YouTube video by Moon Channel

We've reached the point where "Abolish ICE" is the milquetoast moderate position.

youtu.be/zkgNnbTrsgw?...

(Note: I'm not saying Moon Channel is milquetoast. Their content is pretty darn good.)

25.01.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats threaten government shutdown over ICE funding The Senate won't be back in Washington until at least Tuesday.

About frickin' time.

Senate Democrats just starting to catch up with the demands of their constituency:
www.axios.com/2026/01/24/m...

25.01.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At how many lbs. on the hip adductor machine, should one consider crushing watermelons between their thighs?

Asking for a friend.

08.01.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Portfolio Tips for Illustrators by Nala J. Wu Portfolio tips for Illustrators Written by Nala J. Wu (@naladraws) | they/them As an art director (AD) and longtime professional illustratorβ€” I’ve probably looked at nearly a thousand art portfolios. ...

PORTFOLIO TIPS FOR ILLUSTRATORS

I am an art director who has probably seen close to 1000 portfolios, many great, but many...not πŸ˜”

This is a doc I wrote featuring tips and tricks for how to make a better art portfolio site. Feel free to share with anyone who may find this useful <3 #art

04.01.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 1170 πŸ” 551 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 9
Why Not Create A New IP Today?
Why Not Create A New IP Today? YouTube video by Timothy Cain

Timothy Cain (Fallout, Arcanum), in his typical soft-spoken manner, firing shots at games industry business practices.
youtu.be/MvSwGYStIho?...

03.01.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My marriage is strong because it is built on a foundation of one partner tying electrical cords into Gordian Knots that the other undoes.

This is a metaphor and also totally literal.

25.12.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThey burned millions but got nothing.” Japanese game font provider’sΒ aggressiveΒ price hikeΒ could be result of parent company’s alleged AIΒ failureΒ and financial struggleΒ  - AUTOMATON WEST After it replaced a domestic $380 annual license plan for game fonts with a $20,500 plan, Monotype has come under scrutiny.

Strange...
It's almost as if a company accumulating monopoly power in an industry niche and then pouring money into snake-oil AI research would lead to bad outcomes for the industry.

Hmm....

automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...

19.12.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As I say to my students:

Yes, genAI can create outputs faster. But, you're students. Honestly, I don't expect much of your outputs themselves. It's the process of creating those outputs that actually make you a better game dev.

19.12.2025 10:17 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They call it reading, but they're mostly just looking at the pictures.

12.12.2025 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Top Hegseth Goon Busted Reading Weird Sex Books about β€˜Ladyboys’ After a reporter raised concerns about the Pentagon official, an apparent campaign to silence him swung into action.

Can't say I'm a fan of this headline since it's ambiguous if the editor's angle is "people who unironically say 'ladyboy' are gross," or just "transwomen are gross."

www.thedailybeast.com/top-hegseth-...

12.12.2025 21:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Green-haired lady taking a selfie.
Godzilla can be seen peering over a building.

Green-haired lady taking a selfie. Godzilla can be seen peering over a building.

Just taking a no makeup selfie at the airport.
What could possibly go wrong?

06.12.2025 04:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Green-haired person standing next to a pixel Mario statue in front of a Nintendo Fukuoka sign.

Green-haired person standing next to a pixel Mario statue in front of a Nintendo Fukuoka sign.

Took the time to visit an old friend while I'm in Fukuoka on business.

03.12.2025 00:09 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0