Ryan C. Gordon

I spent like the first 45 minutes of Wicker thinking…but that’s gotta chafe, right?

It’s wild some of the things [REDACTED] does in You Can See Everything and no one can even mention she’s in the movie without it being a massive spoiler.

For the record, I was going to skip Digger because all I heard was that it was a total flop or whatever, but shit, it was _excellent_. Went in knowing that Tom Cruise plays some asshole oil man and nothing else, and honestly, if you don't know anything else: good. Go in blind on this one!

Also, when you eventually watch this thing on your fucking cell phone because you didn't go to see it in a theater, you will have no idea how much the mix on good theater-quality surround-sound speakers affects this film, way more than anything I've heard recently.

I wanted to swap out my GameCube motherboard with a DOL-001 model (has Serial Port 2 on the bottom, digital out on the back), and bought a broken unit "for parts" off eBay.

A broken GameCube on eBay universally is fine except the DVD drive is busted, so I assembled a second GameCube with a PicoLoader, and now it runs gamecube .ISOs off an SD card instead of disc. Is there like a youth organization I can donate this to, or something? A place it will do good?

github.comRelease 3.4.18 · libsdl-org/SDLThis is a stable bugfix release, with the following changes: Fixed crashing at startup if a broken EZFRD64.DLL is installed Fixed a crash at shutdown if X11 IME services restarted during the sessi...

Monthly SDL3 patch release 3.4.18 is out: github.com/libsdl-org/S... We're going to start pounding on 3.6.0 now (new features, bug fixes that need larger changes than we can justify in a stable release series, etc).

I don't think there should be a death penalty in general, but I also think that if the state tries and fails to execute you, that should count as fulfillment of the death sentence.

Absolutely bonkers that Christa Pike's lawyers argued that she should be hanged or _shot by firing squad_ because it would be less cruel...and it turned out they were right!

I love you, letterboxd reviewers, but if I read one more review that says Cookie Queens didn't take a stance on its subject matter...

Do you actually need a little vtuber in the corner of the screen telling you what you should feel about what you're watching? You can probably work it out on your own without a lot of effort.

We've been reading "The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion," and Emma notes a phrase she likes from Emerson's "Self Reliance:" "God will not have his work made manifest by cowards." And I can't help but think that this is both a lovely poetic phrase and also wildly dangerous in the wrong hands.

(The Emma M. Lion books are amazing, too. We're only three books in, but I strongly recommend them. Think Pride and Prejudice with more irritated sarcasm, or maybe what it would look like if Lorelai Gilmore lived in Victorian England, idk.)

Read another article where OpenAI put out a press release to the extent of, "whoopsie, we hacked into government computers by accident this time, we're exploring how to prevent that in the future," and everyone treats this as part of doing business instead of a literal admission of a crime.

@20secondgamejam.bsky.social

21 Sept

Continually training myself to not reply to good ideas with "that's actually a good idea," because it risks sounding like it should end with "...for a change." It's possible I overthink things.

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20 Second Game Jam

20 Sept

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To help celebrate the jam, #DragonRuby will give the full, standard version of game engine away for free, shortly before kick-off. Meanwhile, pick up the jam edition for free here: dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-g... @amirrajan.bsky.social @icculus.icculus.org

dragonruby.itch.ioDragonRuby Game Toolkit by DragonRubyAn intuitive 2D game engine. Fast as hell, cross-platform, tiny, hot loaded, and royalty free.

youtube.comAnd Then There Were None (Original Broadway Cast Recording/2006)YouTube video by John Gallagher, Jr. - Topic

19 Sept

Picked this up because someone on BlueSky referred to it as "by Metroid sickos for Metroid sickos," and man they were absolutely right about that.

Gallant Leaf@gallantleaf.bsky.social

Zexion is out now! It's a big metroidvania featuring tons of bosses, a built-in randomizer, lots of cool movement tech and sequence breaking, and more! Purchase/Wishlist it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #metroidvania #Steam #Zexion

Duncan Sheik died. :( Going to be a million comments about Barely Breathing, but he'll always be legendary to me for Spring Awakening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtaD...

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Sophie Labelle

@assignedmale.bsky.social

The foot in the door

I wish there was a Clippy thing that pops up on GitHub, like, "Hey, I noticed that you are splitting your comments into separate sections with `##` headers and even took the time to format a table in Markdown. Are you _sure_ you aren't trying to have Claude Code submit a PR?"

amazon.comWatch Cookie Queens | Prime VideoA celebration of girlhood and the complexities that come with it, Cookie Queens is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America's most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.

Cookie Queens is available to stream (rent/buy) on Amazon Prime! www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...

Letterboxd informs me that it’s available from lots of places. So if you don’t want to give your money to Amazon, there are several other companies that are just as evil to choose from, lol

What about Plex? Do we have strong feelings about Plex? Anyone from Plex storm the capitol on January 6th? 🤣

primevideo.comWatch Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass online – Prime VideoWhen her fiancée beds his "celebrity pass," Gail sets out to even the scales with her own: Jon Hamm.

Feel like I should buy a copy of Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, too, as penance for missing a theatrical release of a fellow Sundance film while I was on the road promoting my own. :) www.primevideo.com/region/na/de...

8 Sept

The most compelling feature of open source software was always freedom. :)

Omar@ocornut.bsky.social

I'm now 4 months free of having to suffer through MS Office antagonistic practices that makes it difficult to save a file to a folder of your choice to promote their broken cloud system. Between LibreOffice and Google Suite i never felt the need to use MS Office again. Donated by LibreOffice!

github.comRelease 3.4.16 · libsdl-org/SDLThis is a stable bugfix release, with the following changes: Fixed loading BMP files with < 8 bits per pixel and odd widths Fixed the depth format sample count support check in the GPU API Fixed t...

3 Sept

Monthly stable release of SDL3, 3.4.16, is ready! github.com/libsdl-org/S...

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mcc

@dryad.technology

2 Sept

I'm super excited to announce my favorite VR game in the world, SUPERHYPERCUBE, has been ported to the Playstation®VR2, by… ~me, actually~ (with support from the original developers)! It is currently half off if you owned the PS VR1 version. If anyone you know has a PS VR2, please let them know!

youtube.comSuperhypercube - Launch Trailer | PS VR2 GamesYouTube video by PlayStation

youtube.comAugust 31, 2026 El Paso County Commissioners Court MeetingYouTube video by El Paso County, Texas Commissioners Court Meetings

1 Sept

Oh wow, El Paso declared August 31st to be "Cookie Queens Day." In case anyone wanted to know how Shannon Elizabeth and her troop are doing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG1A...

Okay, so when ICE rolled through Charlotte, a central point of resistance was Manolo's bakery. This was where people came to organize, protest, and eat churros. Manolo Betancur, the owner, has long been an outspoken advocate for the immigrant community in East Charlotte.

Two: the people at the bakery tell you to pound sand, and you get to talk about how unfairly you were treated by these immigrants, and rile up a base of support. And money.

thehill.comEx-Border Patrol commander Bovino exploring 2028 White House runBovino has remained critical of DHS strategies, insisting mass deportation is the only solution to illegal immigration

There is no good outcome for Mr. Manolo here. Bovino is going to profit off him either way. The only thing you can do is show everyone that is watching that you will not be intimidated, and you stand up. Because that's how you show other people that they can stand up, too.

I mean, all of this is right after he announced he's running for president: thehill.com/homenews/cam...

So if you're Bovino, you show up at the bakery. One of two things happens. One: you take a selfie eating a donut and then send out a press release about how the people with the ICE OUT NOW sign in their window were happy to see you, and the right people understand you can push these people around.

Look, as someone that's been an unwilling participant on Libs of TikTok, I can tell you _exactly_ why this happened today.

Mr. Bovino certainly has been busy since Trump fired him, right?

So naturally, when Greg fucking Bovino showed up at the bakery today, Mr. Manolo kicked him the fuck out.

23 Aug

I think my problem with Camp Miasma is that my expectations were _so high_ after I Saw the TV Glow that nothing was ever going to meet them. It just felt very trivial in comparison. Miasma has its merits, but I feel like TV Glow probably saved someone's life, you know? That's a hard act to follow.

23 Aug

Also I keep thinking about the Counting Crows needle drop and vacillating between "that was a weird choice" and "that was absolute mad genius," and I hope to resolve this in my head at some point.

19 Aug

I'm cooked, how many failed escape attempts through the Underworld would Zagreus have in one year?

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ticketingcookiequeens.comCookie Queens | TicketingA celebration of girlhood and the complexities that come with it, Cookie Queens is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Gir...

19 Aug

Last call on this; Wednesday is probably your last day to see Cookie Queens in a real theater, if it's still playing near you! ticketingcookiequeens.com

13 Aug

I don't know anything about this game, but this is an immediate purchase for me, based solely on the strength Sam's previous game, Immortality.

Sam Barlow 🔥@mrsambarlow.bsky.social

PRECOGNITION aims to do what Her Story did for Detective Games, but for (Messed Up) Time Travel After receiving an experimental implant, Diana gains the ability to see her own future. Use her precognition to navigate kaleidoscopic possibilities and change the world for the better… or for the worse

13 Aug

We got a second week! Probably the last week to see Cookie Queens in theaters, so if you want to, I wouldn't wait. Find a theater near you: ticketingcookiequeens.com

11 Aug

The Herman Miller Aeron I've been sitting in for 25 years just cracked, and I think this is going to be the thing that sends me into a deep, deep depression.

girldadnation.orgMore Than Cookies: Raising Girls with Confidence, Character & Co…Send a text to Girl Dad Nation Ryan shares the story behind the new documentary Cookie Queens, what it was like raising Olive through record-breaking Girl Scout Coo…

8 Aug

I was on the Girl Dad Nation podcast to talk about raising a girl scout, Cookie Queens, and, uh, labor unions. It was fun! You can see and/or hear me rant for an hour: www.girldadnation.org/more-than-co...

vanityfair.comThe Girl Scouts in Meghan Markle’s New Doc Have a Message for PoliticiansThe latest project from Meghan and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions follows Girl Scouts through a “cutthroat” cookie-selling season with broader implications about diverse leadership.

7 Aug

Oh hello, Vanity Fair! I was nervous when the interview steered into politics, but of course Olive stands strong and speaks from the heart. So proud of her for this. www.vanityfair.com/story/meghan...

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Théoden Janes

@theodenjanes.bsky.social

31 July

Alysa Nahmias wasn’t looking for the cookie-selling stars. She was looking for girls with stories to tell — and found one in Olive Gordon.

charlotteobserver.comCharlotte Girl Scout gives ‘Cookie Queens’ film a surprisingly grown-up heartAlysa Nahmias wasn’t looking for the cookie-selling stars. She was looking for girls with stories to tell — and found one in Olive Gordon.

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Jesse Thorn

@jessethorn.bsky.social

5 Aug

This is a breathtaking movie. It is family-friendly and inspiring, but don’t think for a moment that it shies away from the complication and darkness of its story. For anyone who was or knows a little girl. youtu.be/nnSQS43Eil8?...

youtu.beCookie Queens | Official Trailer | In Theaters August 7YouTube video by RoadsideFlix

cookiequeensfilm.comCOOKIE QUEENS

7 Aug

Today is the day! Go see Cookie Queens in a theater near you! Don’t say “maybe later,” trust me on this one. See where it’s playing at cookiequeensfilm.com !