I don’t think I made a big deal of it on here but Heaven’s Vault is a great game, beautiful and intriguing. Extremely Cyan-like in its refusal to patronize you, but with a lens on language rather than architecture.
Here is an interesting talk from one of its creators on the nature of the game’s language and its creation, and about the power of language in general.
(The beautiful art and beautiful soundtrack also help.)
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Designing A Lost Language For Heaven's Vault | Rezzed Sessions | EGX Rezzed 2019
The new game from 80 Days creators inkle, Heaven's Vault, is an archaeological adventure with an entire hieroglyphic language to decipher, where every puzzle...YouTube
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A Pair of Green Jays Deep in Trees by Debra Martz
Green Jays are a bit skittish and prefer to stay deep in the trees.
These brilliant green, yellow, and blue jays are birds of the tropics whose range barely stretches to southern Texas.
Image capture in Estero Llano Grande State Park in Texas.
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#GreenJays #TropicalBirds #bird #birds #aves #avian #featheredFriends #ornithology #photography #PhotographyIsArt #BuyIntoArt #BirdsOfMastodon
URGENT! please help wren survive in the U.S.! they finally escaped a transphobic town. their housing voucher from their last place hasn't transferred yet, so they borrowed money from a friend to cover rent, but need to pay them back. they also need internet for work! their fundraiser has been stalled since march. anything helps!
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Looking Out on the realm
Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) are highly territorial. This one perches atop a small pine tree, surveying the landscape below, likely on the lookout for prey.
Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.
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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthernMockingbird
Coy Pearson - Official Website
This is the website of Coy Pearson. Shop for nature art, wildlife art, bird art, and more. Designs are available to purchase as canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, apparel, and other products. Retired soldier.Coy Pearson - Official Website
Dawn's Silent Hunter
An early morning stroll along the beach offers fantastic photo opportunities, and this great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in its tranquil vigil is a perfect example. Its slightly silhouetted form, graceful and still, stands against the softly illuminated ripples of the blue ocean, creating a scene of serene beauty.
Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!
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Coy Pearson - Official Website
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Thought I'd share another from my new underwater world series, happy Tuesday!
Underwater Seahorse...Available here..tina-lecour.pixels.com/feature…
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WTF i had never seen a pic of a cassowary before. seriously, how is Australia even real? y’all are like another planet inside our planet.
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cassowary’s have an espuela (épéron? nail? claw?) on it’s head? how are they not called a living dinosaur?!?
Unofficial ABC News Bot (@abc_bot@chinwag.org)
Warnings after backyard cassowary attack puts senior in hospital https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/cassowary-attack-far-north-queensland/105121362 #AnimalAttacks #Conservation #Animals #NatureChinwag Social
🚨 ATTENTION: ALL HANDS ON DECK! 🚨
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is being voted on TODAY.
It would disenfranchise millions with strict in person requirements for voter registration, disproportionately impacting service members and civilians abroad, and make it harder for them to vote.
CALL YOUR REPS TODAY!
Go to 5calls.org/ to find your reps, or if you don't have international minutes, check out resist.bot/
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Free5e: D&D for Everyone
Free5e is the first full, free, open-source 5e-compatible system, designed for accessibility, inclusion, and global play.
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#news #gamingnews #gaming #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #rpgs
BLOOMING BROMANCE
Trump said he plans to reach out to "big nuclear nation" North Korea, adding that "he has a very good relationship" with Kim Jong Un.
"There is communication. I think it's very important. There is a big nuclear nation, and he's a very smart guy. I have a very good relationship with him. Now, you people hate to hear that, but it's very important," he said.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
lol, Kemi Badenoch is so shit at this, at least pretend to have watched it like Starmer did.
Millions of people have seen this and are concerned about the very real issues brought up in it, but Kemi was 'too busy' to even acknowledge the show even happened.
Labour is lucky the tories are still so shit
#Labour #Tories #KemiBadenoch #AdolescenceNetflix #UKPOL #Ukpolitics
#Tesla vandalism not coordinated, authorities say, despite what #Musk and #Trump claims
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Tesla vandalism not coordinated, authorities say, despite Musk and Trump claims
Law enforcement and extremism experts find no evidence of coordinated attacks on Teslas, despite claims from CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.Kevin Collier (NBC News)
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Study: Black Lives Matter Protests Beat Trump
Transcript: I have great news to share today! One of my spicy hot takes that I have defended for years continues to be right: protest works, whether you like it or not. Back in June of 2020, I tRebecca Watson (Skepchick)
Keep ‘em coming
“A coalition of state attorneys general sued the #Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country. Attorneys general from 23 states filed the suit in federal court in Rhode Island.”
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Live updates: Trump administration sued over decision to rescind billions in health funding
The lawsuit follows mass layoffs across HHS as part of a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.Bridget Brown (AP News)
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Brendan Carr Warns ABC's License at Risk Over DEI Policies
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Trump-Backed Head of the FCC Threatens ABC’s Broadcast License In Fox News Interview
If Disney "engaged in race- and gender-based discrimination, that's a very serious issue at the FCC that could fundamentally go to their character qualifications to even hold a license"Alex Griffing (Mediaite)
If you're deported by the US by mistake and imprisoned in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, even if Trump et. al,, admit to the error, Trump argues that the US can't and won't bring you back.
Today, it's foreigners who are here legally. Tomorrow, the rest of us.
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U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error’
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was in the U.S. legally, is now in prison in El Salvador, and federal courts have no jurisdiction to order his release, the Trump administration said in a court filing.Ali Watkins (The New York Times)
Wacky Alex dancing to EDM
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1/ " #Trump 's job approval rating recorded a new low of -14 points, according to the latest AP-NORC poll, the worst reading of his second term so far.
Overall, 56% of poll respondents surveyed between March 20-24 disapproved of his job as president, versus 42% who approved." newsweek.com/donald-trumps-app…
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Falls To New Low
President Donald Trump's net approval rating has hit a new low for his second term of -14 points, according to an AP-NORC poll.Shane Croucher (Newsweek)
2/ Via Josh Marshall:
Observation from Adam Carlson is one of the most clarifying I've seen about the standing of the White House. The President's approval is down significantly across a variety of metrics but that decline is being significantly muted by relatively strong approval on border/immigration.
This looks fascinating:
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Save 25% on Glyphica: Typing Survival on Steam
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You were a wizard and words would come at you and needed to be typed to be destroyed.
I love the concept, I must say.
Planned blackouts are becoming more common − and not having cash on hand could cost you
Public safety shutoffs are becoming routine in fire-prone areas. But when the grid goes down, so do digital transactions.The Conversation
Yesterday, on the day of Oraza Bayram, at the #FreeAzov rally I held a sign that read "We are waiting for them" in Crimean Tatar and English. It was dedicated to Ernest Baranov, a #CrimeanTatar soldier from the 503rd Marine Battalion. He has been missing for nearly three years, but his parents still believe he is in captivity.
Many #CrimeanTatars have been fighting in Ukraine’s Armed Forces since the war began in 2014, and many more joined in 2022. For safety reasons we don’t know all their names, but that doesn’t stop us from believing with all our hearts in their return and praying for their lives. We are waiting for our defenders, and we remember our heroes — both those who are still with us and those who have fallen.
The EU keeps working to guarantee security for all Europeans.
ProtectEU aims to tackle organised crime, terrorism, and hybrid threats by better anticipating, preventing, and addressing them.
Our roadmap will:
🤝 help citizens, businesses, research, and civil society be more involved in security matters;
✅ introduce a built-in security check for all new EU initiatives;
👮♀️ boost resources for law enforcement.
We’ll also work closer with key international partners.
Factsheet - ProtectEU - A new European Internal Security Strategy
Factsheet - ProtectEU - A new European Internal Security Strategy Factsheet - ProtectEU - A new European Internal Security StrategyEuropean Commission - European Commission
The Black Monk of the Danube was a terrifying specter of doom.
#Austria #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @austria @folklore
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Somebody scattered little toy spiders around my office door last night. I like it.
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I had visitors last night
I arrived at my office door this morning, and what do I see? I didn’t do it. I’m going to have to scoop them up and bring them inside before the custodians dispose of them.Pharyngula
Sometimes a joke is just for me, and maybe this is one of those, bur of my recent topical drink specials this is my favorite. sfba.social/@dnalounge/1142609…
Drink Special @ Death Guild: Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930 - Bulleit, 1/2 Starry, 1/2 Soda, Splash of Angostura Bitters.
They (kleptocrat corporate capital) are already beginining to remove tooling equipment from Canadian factories to send south of the border.
Time for the Canadian government to nationalize assets of companies that attempt do this and halt them.
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#Never51 #Canada #CanadaStrong #cdnpoli #tariff #usa #uspol #union #workers #latestagecapitalism
Windsor auto workers block equipment from leaving tool and die plant
A handful of members from Unifor Local 195 are blocking the path of a transport at Titan Tool and Die.Michelle Maluske (CTVNews)
This is no April Fool's joke:
Senator Cory Booker has been speaking on the floor of the Senate against the Trump-DOGE-Musk administration for 15 hours straight.
Watch him live *right now*.
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Watch live: Senator Cory Booker holds marathon speech on Senate floor
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what he promises to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor.Starting at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Booker began criticizing P...YouTube
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Did you know that the #RC2014 Mini II Picasso can be assembled in just 52 seconds?
RC2014 Mini II Picasso
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Makemake is a frigidly cold icy body that orbits the Sun well past Neptune. Yet there appears to be a spot on its surface that's *100 degrees* hotter than the ice around it. Or it may have rings. Or both!
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Makemake, a distant frozen object past Neptune, maybe isn’t as cold as all that
The small body may have a hot spot on its surface. Or it may have rings! Or even both.Bad Astronomy Newsletter
I made a zine about why we lift up hopeful climate fiction stories on the Bright Green Futures podcast! (plus my prior one about solarpunk)
You can download/print/share them (plus I have a handy video on the trick of folding them): brightgreenfutures.substack.co…
Ep of the pod about how the resurgence of zines is an indicator of cultural change: brightgreenfutures.substack.co…
#solarpunk #climatechange #hopepunk #zines
Episode 27: Zines, Cultural Change, and Storytelling in the Underground
Preorder the Bright Green Futures Anthology!Susan Kaye Quinn (Bright Green Futures)
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in reply to mhoye • • •I got through the first one or two languages in Chants of Sennaar but wasn’t loving it. Do you think it’s worth a revisit or is it more of the same gameplay throughout?
I have really enjoyed reading your takes on games and have discovered lots to explore, so thank you for sharing!
mhoye
in reply to Hayden • • •@haydencodes It gets more challenging, and in my opinion the puzzles - the language, the architecture and to a lesser extent the mechanics - get more interesting, but fundamentally they're more of what you've seen.
I liked Sennaar a lot, but if the first two levels didn't grab you tightly enough to convince you to play the third, I'd let it go.