James Portnow

I write words, design games and make some videos on the interweb...

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I'm streaming some Magic with the folks at Monolith for #EXTRALIFE. Come join us.

https://t.co/5jn4ppzFcv

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It's a tragedy that we better remember humiliations than triumphs.

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This tiny indie is being review bombed for being trans inclusive. Go support them.
https://t.co/12mNGUqe70

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Because I apparently have to post things here or lose this account, I'll just leave this here without comment.

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Hey everyone, I know I rarely use this, but given the takeover I’ll be closing this account soon. Find me on other social networks (or just say hi in the comments on EC).

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@dandr0id_ I listen to soooo many audiobook (thanks public library <3 ), but there's elements to the written word that I feel I miss out on (and thus don't improve on in my own writing) with audiobooks. Plus I just want the discipline back to go sit and read a book ; )

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When I was young I used to read for hours at a time...now I find it hard to read for even a half hour without checking my phone.
#thingstoworkon

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@AndyLonn For individuals that's true, but for business (where a huge % of oil consumption comes from) thrive on margins and they were already seeing profits on the horizon in the renewables space.

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Doesn't OPEC doom themselves in the long run by keep prices high here (as it's going to encourage more nations to finally look for oil alternatives)?

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To be fair to the government, they're investing in studying terrorist/extremist groups in Roblox to come up with broad anti-terrorism/extremism policies as turnkey solutions that game companies can implement from the get-go.

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Today on The Dystopia We Live In:
The Department of Homeland Security just invested in counter terrorism/anti-extremism…in Roblox.

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@Azereki Fantastic! Conjuring I'd kept up on but I hadn't found the time to dig into the rest.

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Where did all the monster/supernatural horror films go (alien/the thing/the exorcist). It seems like most modern horror films are just about people torturing each other...

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@ThargeretMatcha I thought it was more a Tekken style fighter but, I confess, it's been a while, I could totally be misrembering it.

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The tragedy of Nintendo owning The Pokémon Company is that we'll never get the all Pokémon Smash Bros competitor we all know we secretly want...

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It's weird that almost no gaming news/announcements came out of PAX this year. Guess the industry has moved on to Gamescom.

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I'm on midjourney and just legitimately typed:

/imagine dragons

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For most people a midlife crisis involves buying a fast car or dating someone younger. I'm pretty sure mine is going to be level capping in Everquest and finally reading all of Wheel of Time...

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But it's simpler than that. Why are we playing defense on a subject that on a _purely pragmatic_ level is clear? Almost every historical example shows us that when the level of education in a society increase so does its prosperity.

EDUCATION SHOULD BE FREE.

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To clarify:
I spent a lot of my 20s working 10 hour days to pay off my student loans. I also spent a lot of my 20s working enforced crunch on games that, frankly weren't worth it. Why would I want anyone else to have to go through either of those things just because I did?