It is important that we all take a moment to celebrate that my lovely good boy, Sammy Pepperbeans, turned nine yesterday. Bless his little white socks.
ALT Sammy Pepperbeans, the lovely chihuahua, sits proudly in front of his Hairy Maclary pillow
ALT Sammy Pepperbeans the chihuahua stares into your soul and finds you worthy
ALT Sammy Pepperbeans the chihuahua continues to age with grace and dignity
👈 THIS TAVERN GAME RIGHT HERE has a demo available during #SaveAndSound!
🗣️ fully voiced by the incredible actor Steven Pacey as THE NARRATOR
🎶 banger music and sound design by @CedarStudiosUK
go play it!!! now!!!
𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 🥺
depressing to see that most climate scientists stress the need for immediate action and stress that “doomerism” isn’t helpful, yet people still decide to be doomers—while citing the same data that those scientists are using to encourage proactive solutions.
Jon's pitching workshop is really valuable - not just for game devs seeking investment, but anyone in the industry who needs to communicate an idea to others.
Hey Australian #IndieDev friends. If you live in a state or territory that doesn't pay me to come and run my 2 day pitch workshop would you be interested if I ran it independently?
astonishing that every day people wake up and decide to have a go in the menswear guy replies. “I’m gonna put this guy in his place.” no you’re not. you’re a henchman breaking into John Wick’s home. you’ve made bad life choices
me: [texting] hey sorry but my powerful enemy just said “seize him” to all his underlings
boss: what time can you be here
me: i dunno man they’re seizing me like right now
boss: we’re short staffed today
me: i’m getting seized
it’s crazy to me that in just two years we’ve effectively destroyed the internet for the sake of a product whose only discernible use is helping students cheat on their homework.
Polite ways to protest:
- whisper your demands as a wish whenever you see a shooting star
- shake your head silently and tut quietly when you see injustice
- write your demands on cute stationery with pleases and thank yous and finish with "no worries if not"
The bitter irony is the hardest amount of money to raise is a medium amount, and the hardest project to raise money for is the kind centered around a small team with modest ambitions.