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Robbie Dieterich

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Gamer, game dev, and parent. Not necessarily in that order. Founder of
@skyboygames

I teach game design at George Mason University. Opinions expressed are my own.

🏳️‍⚧️ (She, They)

Buying a new book on Bookshop.org: $26.99

A portion of that purchase going to a local bookshop: $8.99

Sticking it to Amazon by not buying from them: Priceless

Nothing makes me feel more like a competent adult than finding a spare CR2430 battery in my junk drawer just when I needed it.

A new book I ordered just arrived.
I'm sure my students will find it quite on brand for me.

Nova Launcher started showing ads on my Launcher menu.
Just downloaded Niagara Launcher and started migration.

Okay, kids! New anime rec for this season.

Journal With Witch (Ikoku Nikki)

A girl who just lost her parents in a car accident goes to live with her neurodivergent novelist aunt.

It's a gentle exploration of both women's personalities, and it is lovely.

Unity lays off around a quarter of its staff in 2025, and now Unity Hub crashes when opening a standard Open Folder window in 2026.

I'm SURE that it's TOTALLY coincidental.

What was that slamming sound?

Oh, that was just the sound of me closing my browser on Amazon and opting to buy local instead.

I wonder what would happen if I used my nunchuks to break the ice on my frozen driveway.

I'm weirdly chuffed to figure out I can combine these mini-cons into what is, essentially, a "two guys in a horse costume" configuration.

About to host class from home today due to yesterday's storm.

If you have to go out today, be careful of all the snow and ICE out there.