Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX

@baroness.bsky.social

Petting cats, herding cats, vacuuming cats. Certified narrative tool. 🕵 Indie Dev 🖋 Freelance Game Designer and Writer 🎮 Worked on Old Skies, Stellaris, At Eve's Wake and more ✨DGA Board Member - Consultant VAF 🕸 www.lostagain.nl - DM open ... she/zij 🇳🇱🇪🇺

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bruno
@devilskind.bsky.social

Replying to @baroness.bsky.social

I'd recommend creating channels or groups akin to WhatsApp channels (in which only one person gives out orientations) to not only keep reminding people of this, but also send out left-wing posts and talking-points that can be used to take over online discourse.

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Brazilians recommending not to amplify right-wing talking points by dunking and quoting, as a winning strategy Next day, my tl is full of people dunking on rfk jr I literally would not have seen the bigotry if it wasn't for y'all repeating it. That's exactly what the Brazilians were on about!

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Rafael Cupolillo
@wiserafa.bsky.social

Replying to @baroness.bsky.social

The other thing we are talking everywhere is if one of us fails and dunk quonte something out of an overwhelming feeling, we are to just mass comment DELETE until op can come to their senses and delete the post! This complete the strategy, pass the knowledge and help regulate on another!

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MrRobot - Mrロボト
@doomquest3.bsky.social

Replying to @baroness.bsky.social

not only ignoring the far-right, but amplify the progressive and left voices, those are the mainpoints we use in Brazil. and to make those orders easier, great large groups to maintain the organization and to don't let people to disobey the order. We are always here, Bertine🫡

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Dave Gilbert
@wadjeteyegames.com

Any marketing/PR people attending AdventureX this year? Asking for... reasons. Would love to meet up at the event and chat. Reach out to me if so. dave at wadjeteyegames dot com.

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Amazing to see so many liberal us Americans going "well really Lula isn't perfect either" And I need them to understand this is why they're in the situation they're in now Latching onto the first 'well both sides are bad 😔' and leaving it at that. Amazing how this type of propaganda still works

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Because that's what it is, really: propaganda wearing the skin of wisdom and purity And as they fall for that shit, they're also so easily convinced to throw everyone else under the bus. Cause when you think of it, minorities also sometimes do Bad Things so who is to say???

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The Associated Press
@apnews.com

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

bit.lySerbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftThe long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.
Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Horrible situation, hoping for the best for Brazil. Polls have been extended 2 hours already due to this insanity

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

I haven’t slept a full night in three weeks ahead of the polls opening in Brazil today. I might be shouting into a void here, but if you can spare a few seconds to send good energy towards our elections today and for the largest country in South America to beat fascism, please do so. 🇧🇷

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flyingrodent
@flyingrodent.bsky.social

Again, it’s important to understand that the transgender terror did not arise organically from the public. It was imposed from above, by the world’s most hateful and poisonous media class.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃
@caseyexplosion.bsky.social

Replying to @caseyexplosion.bsky.social

It's always someone else's idea, quickly and cheaply cloned. I'm sick to my eyeballs of endless AI anomaly hunt games. If AI is enabling something fresh, enabling new concepts and ideas, then I haven't seen it because that tiny spark of creativity is being drowned out by an endless ocean of slop.

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Kitty Crawford
@kittycrawford.com

Murder meet cute enters nextfest ahead of release next year. To say I'm nervous is an understatement! I never thought I'd be out here making my own thing with pals, let alone whilst disabled inbetween juggling clients. If you haven't played the demo or wishlisted, nows the time to do it!

Murder Meet Cute@murdermeetcute.com

If you haven't played our demo yet, nows a great chance to give it a go. Consider leaving a review! #nextfest

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

I have a silly obsession to try out energy drinks I don't know yet. This has resulted in many disasters. I don't even particularly like energy drinks and yet I've sustained this idiocy for 20 years now because you gotta commit to the bit right Anyhow P&B is the first time this silliness paid off

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

If I were to use genai, and I would like not to be judged for it, I think I wouldn't write a 3000 words blog post in which I blame everything except my own indulgence But the thing about ai usage, is that for some reason people just can't shut the fuck up about using it and worse, desire praise?

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Honestly I think that annoys me the most. These fucking dudes are everywhere. Had a studio head dinner the other week and so many guys were simply incapable of having conversations about literally anything else And they needed praise as they were spiralling out of control Embarrassing shit

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Man, when we used to pirated shit we'd shut the fuck up about it unless it was so ask for a new tracker site. I will absolutely deny anything and I will never pretend that if I were to pirate media, I did it for any reason besides free and accessible stuff

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Covid vaxx is currently only recommended for elderly and chronic sick in the NL, but you can still book yourself one even if you're not in the recommended group Had one myself today and I overheard the vaxx uptake rate continues to be above expectations. Really pleased!

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Dave Gilbert
@wadjeteyegames.com

Attention Scottish voice actors! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎤 We’re gearing up to cast an upcoming project, which will require an (almost) all Scottish cast! So watch this space, if it’s nae bother.

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

"Hi I'm a solo dev and I made this game all by myself (and a few codev studios with 300+ total people)"

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social

Star Wars: Galactic Racer was made by a core team of 75 people. "What we wanted to do was keep that core small, smaller than perhaps you might have done in the past, and scale capacity and capability with what we call distributed development." https://bit.ly/4hT02qg

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Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Zuckerberg's own employees confirm that he directed an intentional effort to throw the Brazilian election in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro, apparently because he understood this is what Trump wanted. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

reuters.comMeta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reportsMeta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian ​President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by ‌restrictions during the country's election, newsp...

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arachnocapitalist
@arachno.capital

when I talk about ad-blocking being non-negotiable and ad networks basically running untrusted code in your browser, I have tended to assume I'm being a little bit hyperbolic, but

Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social

New this morning: @citizenlab.ca has identified an Israeli ad tech company — one that's placed ads on NBC News — that ran a secret side platform to let spyware companies plant malicious code to hack people browsing those sites. 45 Al Jazeera employees and journalists were infected!

nbcnews.comIsraeli ad company helped a spyware firm target Al Jazeera through online ads, researchers sayResearchers say Discover-Tech used online ads to deliver zero-click spyware, the first public evidence of the technique, with its ads reaching nearly 200,000 websites and apps.
Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

I mean, I encourage the hype to redirect itself to natural language processing and choice trees And I am all for bespoke implementations rather than LLM clusterbombing But it's legit baffling how all these self proclaimed AI experts just absolutely know nothing of previous developments

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

I support my fellow indies adding a big no-genAI sticker on their page, but I've now seen too many flexible interpretations of 'no' that it now feels more like a claim of morality rather than be informative And I'm really allergic to public morality claims bc it ends up defeating the original point

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Plus if anti-genAI stances becomes a matter of "I'm a good person" you immediately see it being inverted: I'm a good person, therefore what I use is not genAI (as I choose to interpret) Plus, the discussion becomes no longer about why usage is an issue, but just that 'bad people use it' Not great

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Martijn is helping @kittycrawford.com and I out with some business consultancy and the framework he's building is genuinely useful, if only to start some necessary conversations with your team or collaborations Worth having a read, even if you think the name sounds silly

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social

Business coach Martijn van Zwieten says your indie studio's BHAG, or Big Hairy Audacious Goal, should be like the mountain in Journey: "a clear, shared goal that will take significant effort to reach" https://bit.ly/4AEHrqD

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Doing research into what type of person becomes the director of an intelligence service and basically it's: * just a lil guy (and evil) * fuck what did I get myself into (and evil) And * Wakes up in the middle of the night because they dreamed how to get away with novel torture (and, uh, evil)

Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

I cannot express how fuckn normal these people look and talk and then you read what they've been responsible for and their view points, and where they ended up after their career (board of your local uni, member of an international peace Institute, death cult, trade union)