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I just launched Extranaut: Extra Edition. A port of my 2010 Metroidvania to Godot. Play it on Itch here: freezebeam.itch.io/extranaut

Out of context #tripleclick: What is the Schindler’s list of Nintendo?

I have added a community puzzles list to 4x3! www.hankgreen.com/fourbythree/...

I should move to Vegas and day trade on predictions. Sounds reputable.

This was a super fun conversation, and I really recommend the podcast! Give it a listen!

Escape Wizard 1.2 out now! Changelog here: freezebeam.itch.io/escape-wizar... #gamedev

Big news! Realmfold is out now. It's my love letter to tile placing games like Dorfromantik, with some roguelite sort of systems baked in. Try it out and let me know what you think! freezebeam.itch.io/realmfold #pitchyagame #indiegames #gamedev

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Big news! Pandemonium Gems: Refaceted is out now! freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-... You're a wizard trapped in a crystal. Arrange gems carefully to line up matching colors. Place bomb gems to cause huge chain reactions and earn tons of points. Now with high scores and a daily puzzle mode!

Fried chicken day. www.seriouseats.com/fried-chicke...

Between bedtime reading and a sleep regression, this year I’ve read to my son: The wild robot A wrinkle in time The hobbit And we are now reading howls moving castle. What comes next?

I don’t want my family to die in fire because voters couldn’t stand that some people are slightly different.

The cops in Grand Theft Auto — games that celebrate and reward gratuitous violence — are better-trained and more restrained than these ICE goons.

Attempted murder.

Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.

I just saw a guy at the grocery do the same “flip handle of hand basket into my hand” thing that I do, and it does indeed make us look super cool.

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

Yeah this is just what his communications team wants right now

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

youtu.be/RbXzz3oZDr4?...

this week's newsletter has a bunch of quotes from the drafters and supporters of the 22nd amendment that make it extremely clear that there is no loophole you can use to circumvent it. (gift link)

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

It’s kind of funny the idea of a king destroying the White House again.

That's not how "kids" talk. That's not how "boys" talk. That's not how "gamers" talk. That is how fucking racists talk.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

Towerbound is live, free, and playable in Browser. freezebeam.itch.io/towerbound It's a bite-sized Tower Building / Tower Defense Roguelite Deckbuilder. Take a 20 minute Silk Song break and see if you can finish a run.

A mom who is a legal US citizen gets separated from her family by ICE GOONS after getting back home from a family vacation.

Dabe took this picture at #PAXWest and I think it deserves a Pulitzer

Look, as an American today sucks. But, check out this viral moment on the doughboys!

Beck storms out

Extracting resources from some lemons. Not sure exactly what I’ll do with them yet.

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

The new Neil Halloran documentary on Smallpox has completely changed how I see the RFK Jr. version of the world. Neil (softly) argues that realizing that disease isn't the fault of the sick /or/ the fault of the Gods ushered in a new future where we felt the authority to care for each other.

🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

It should be a major scandal that the Social Security Administration made it harder for parents to register their babies in Maine to punish the President's enemies www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...

my takeaway from reading this is that i have to assume that every half-competent intelligence agency in the world has an almost real-time glimpse into what the white house and the pentagon are doing

Last nights experiment: Agedashi tofu. It wasn't hard to manipulate the silken tofu. But I need to improve the crust. Also I didn't have any dashi. And I didn't to any toppings. It was mostly an experiment in deep frying silken tofu. I'll be trying it again!

Announcing Pandemonium Gems - a new experimental Puzzle Game. It will be out for free next week as part of @tinymassgames.bsky.social. It's the second game in the Pandemonium-verse of games, following up Escape Wizard. Check out the brand new teaser trailer! #indiegames

“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Trump says while shaking the hand of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts after the State of the Union.

Those are Nazi salutes. They're Nazis.

Pizza making this weekend. What toppings should we do?

Char Siu Bao!

One way in which news reporters / editors are failing us.