Dan Trott

The invincible airplane

ROCKSTAR UPDATE: The employment tribunal is no longer going to finish this Friday, as initially planned. The closing submissions from both sides will instead take place next month, with a further two tribunal dates now having been scheduled in Glasgow for the 17th and 18th November.

I have a few thoughts. www.patreon.com/LolaSebastia...

Damn, you've got to imagine Rockstar never envisioned a speech like this one happening when they fired those 34 workers, huh?

The fired Rockstar workers are asking supporters not to boycott GTA 6, but instead, to directly support the union's legal costs as it approaches next month's employment tribunal.

Happy 5th birthday to a very good girl.

In October last year I was fired by Rockstar Games in what we believe was a union busting move. We lost our home. We lost 2 jobs with my partner being forced to resign. We lost a community. Most importantly however we had to leave our two dogs behind, one of which will never return.

Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct. The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't. In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Our campaign for a union at Rockstar continues! Today, we've filed for recognition with @rockstargames.com, asking Rockstar to meet with their workers to agree a deal for good working conditions, fairness and a say at work. We await Rockstar's response. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Bony Soldier Diving On Top Of Grenade Only Makes It Deadlier

I well recall the online debates where the majority of debaters opined that zero traffic deaths is an utopian goal and would require methods that would kill Helsinki, if not bring about totalitarian communism

happy 10th birthday to The Nice Guys, one of the best movies ever made

(I make a "mouth" with the side of my hand and draw little eyes above it) Richard Dawkins: hmmmm (I put lipstick around the "mouth") Richard Dawkins, suavely: well hello

Captain Picard ordering hot dogs: Dogs, hot!

A short while back me and some pals on the GMTK discord did some microtalks on stuff - this was mine!

ESPRIT DE CORPS - Kim Kitsuragi is a nice guy. Wish he was here right now.

Time for Government to stop tinkering around the edges and scrap leasehold altogether.

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The developers of PEAK explain pricing

Minneapolis.

magical

Next year I'd like to manifest: a permanent full-time job. I've worked on 7 games. 15 years of experience. I can photoshop jokes, code in Unreal Engine blueprints, write like a devil, design whole shooter levels... I'm literally the guy you're looking for! brendycaldwell.com

Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here

ROCKSTAR UPDATE: Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers. Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.

Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch. Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...

My first YouTube video featuring an interview! Talked to the creator of Bring Back Doors. A website that catalogs hotels that do and don't have bathroom privacy.

Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union. Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

It wasn't deep. It didn't have much to say. But Xiao Xiao inspired millions to try Flash animation for themselves. A Beijing artist made this series -- and turned stick fights into a phenomenon. We're exploring why and how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick...

LAPD on horses charge at and beat guests standing in line to the Short Stop in Echo Park. @shoton35mm.bsky.social

nobody has seen the president in three days [burping and rubbing my president shaped tummy] that’s crazy

Parasite becomes aggressive. Sure all the musicians looking at our £0.0003 Spotify payouts for our work are delighted this is what our fans’ money went towards instead, and the fans equally pleased. Artists are always very in favour of war, traditionally.

LAPD when they think nobody is watching

NEW VIDEO! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDLx...

It’s here. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

Rube Goldberg: Sorry I'm late, the chicken didn't knock over the watering can

In Rojava, multiethnic militias including anarchist volunteers from around the world did most of the fighting and dying in the struggle against the Islamic State. Now the international community is preparing to look away while they are massacred. We must not let this happen. Solidarity with Rojava.