@tiotasram@kolektiva.social2025-12-12 13:41:30
Been starting a habit of writing down story/game ideas as I have them even though most of them will never seriously get started, let alone finished. It's been fun since writing things down gives me a chance to think them through a bit more than just pondering them in my head. Anyways, here's a #GameDesign idea:
"Grand" - is a "reverse metroidvania" in which as a grandparent, you slowly lose movement options as the story progresses, requiring more and more convoluted routes through the map to reach the same areas. You do still explore "new" areas in memory mode (and unlock movement options like a bike in your memories) before traversing the areas again in the diegetic present. The story follows your quest to protect a grandchild from the machinations of a Kafkaesque state, first trying to track them down within the system and then trying to get them released. Each "boss" is "fought" through an abstracted conversation system where memories, keepsakes, and various kinds of emotional/logical appeals wear down your opponent's nihilism and/or fear until they're willing to help you. Normal "enemies" are just people on the street who might bump into you and drain some of your stamina as you pass by if you don't issue a properly-timed "excuse me" or the like.
@raiders@darktundra.xyz2025-12-13 18:31:06
Is a “part-time” Tom Brady enough to fix the Las Vegas Raiders? https://raiderramble.com/2025/12/13/is-a-part-time-tom-brady-enough-to-fix-the-las-vegas-raiders/
@kctipton@mas.to2026-01-12 17:45:37
More than 160 Texas faith leaders urge school boards to oppose setting aside time for prayer, Bible readings – Houston Public Media https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/article
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-12 17:35:43
Sources: the US nears a trade deal with Taiwan that would reduce tariffs on the island's exports and include a commitment from TSMC to build 5 fabs in Arizona (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/business/economy/trump-taiwan-deal.html
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-02-13 15:57:49
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Yndling:
🎵 Time Time Time (I'm in the Palm of Your Hand)
#NowPlaying #Yndling
https://yndling.bandcamp.com/album/time-time-time-im-in-the-palm-of-your-hand
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-14 10:55:54
In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, President Trump criticizes Kamala Harris and says "You wouldn't have a job right now, if she got in" (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/trump-cbs-news-tony-dokoupil-1236682222/
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-13 04:32:41
Trump said Thursday evening he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters,
a former Colorado county clerk who is serving a nine-year state sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines
— even though the president's pardon power ionly applies to federal crimes.
https://www.
@inthehands@hachyderm.io2026-02-12 15:02:37
Please do not waste your time listening to, reading, or analyzing what Tom Homan actually said this morning. That man is full of shit, everything that comes out of his mouth is shit, and you don’t need to eat it.
I hope ICE and CBP actually leave soon. I’ll believe it when they do. They’re still out there right now. They’re still horrible. They’re still destroying lives •this morning•.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/border-czar-tom-homan-announces-end-to-operation-metro-surge-claiming-success/
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@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-01-12 17:49:25
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Yndling:
🎵 Time Time Time (I'm in the Palm of Your Hand)
#NowPlaying #Yndling
https://yndling.bandcamp.com/album/time-time-time-im-in-the-palm-of-your-hand
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-14 12:35:55
Nielsen: Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News debut week averaged 4.17M total viewers, a 23% drop from ~5.4M in the year-earlier period; 25-54 viewership fell 23% (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/cbs-evening-news-tv-ratings-ton…
