Lords: Alex Shannon Topics: The less you spend on food, the better it tastes The jizz of a bird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizz_(birding) The Cosmic Call https://blog.plover.com/2024/04/15/ Line Fishing by Daniel Kahaulelio https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/rWuOwlpV.png How to order cof…

Lords: Jay Alex Topics: Mexican food outside San Diego (Having lived in Colorado, Ohio, and now Melbourne) Releasing my first commercial video game The being an uncle of camping Skyscrapers by Matt Haig https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/QM4hPodE.jpg Attempting to preserve 40 years' worth o…

Lords: Ben Nicholas Topics: Let me describe to you the Australian treats I sent my Canadian friend The UX of live sport is terrible Game jam idea! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_that_Buddha_would_not_play I Continue to Dream, by Langston Hughes https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-13632 Being overly patriotic and repping the nati…

Lords: Daniel Andrew Topics: Hyperthymesia Animal Well Bad news for my google alerts: "Twinbeard" is the name of the Helldivers 2 community manager Twinbeard reacts! https://twitter.com/TheTwinbeard/status/1805711034281349388 Dean asks "I know there are many seniors who are looking to start a business during retirement. For those who haven't settle…

Lords: Andrew Tyriq Lords: The Church of the SubGenius Making FreeCell is kind of like playing FreeCell How do we get to a place where our primary tool for productivity is not also our primary avenue of distraction? "<3 Team Schiff", by Team Schiff https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/kNKMVgF…

Lords: Maxx JP Topics: The different kinds of "changing your mind" in creative work What texture did you think clouds were as a kid? Infinity Island Sleep, by Jorge Luis Borges https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=38645 Chippendale Mupps and the slowest nerves Microtopics: Knowing the names of zero outdoor cats in your n…

Lords: Abby https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/10813 Pat https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyperheartcom/gotchacards Topics: The pear scene Capsule machines vs. claw games Designing UIs for TV This be the Verse, by Philip Larkin https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse Microtopics: My Brother the Car. A card game that…

Lords: JP Shepard Topics: Damn it, Microsoft added something worthwhile to Office. Favorite DOS game soundtracks? The Balatro Discourse Faith is a Fine Invention, by Emily Dickinson https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/faith-is-a-fine-invention/ Microtopics: Artist Alley. Scrolling down a web page and seeing a bunch of cool stuff. Seeing a list and wond…

Lords: Abi https://shielddoespixels.itch.io/ Eva https://eslee.bandcamp.com/ https://eslee.itch.io/ https://eslee.dev/portfolio/ Topics: Will 2024 be the year of Snoopy girls? https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/will-2024-be-the-year-of-snoopy-girls https://www.deviantart.com/shenki/art/Human-Snoopy-393886831 Are living fossils inherently bet…

Lords: CisHetKayFaber Jenni Topics: Interesting/weird foley sounds in games Finding out about pop culture when it shows up in ASMR videos CisHetKayFaber, correcting small breast mammography takes: "Mammograms seem to suck for everyone, and my initial take of, 'they just keep going' is correct while later discussion where I used it as an example whe…

Lords: Avery Chris Topics: Cross-Country Skiing Putting art where advertising usually goes Running Pico-8 on a Raspberry Pi The Day I Fell Down the Toilet by Steve Turner https://ramblinglisasbookreviews.com/2016/09/20/poem-the-day-i-fell-down-the-toilet-by-steve-turner/ I thought "snow" was one thing but it is about a million different things Micr…

Lords: Mark Shirley Topics: Egypt sweater! https://www.etsy.com/listing/233409089/amazing-1940s-egyptian-fair-isle-jumper At the end of this film, are we supposed to want Indy to save Elsa? To go off happily together? (I say no.) Kazim is the best character in Last Crusade https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IP54S-ZZtyE Portrait of my Brother as Indiana…

Lords: Jenni Xalavier Topics: How do centaur internal organs work What is the most unlikely horror franchise to adapt to games? Do boomerangs work? Serious KAAAND! https://www.reddit.com/r/TopicLords/comments/1b3j3nu/serious_kaaand/ Most game mascots are the sexual avatars of their creators The Ted Dabney Experience Microtopics: Rusty Lake. An intr…

Lords: JohnB Kevin JADES data: https://jades.idies.jhu.edu/public/ Topics: Thoughts on approximately 5/12 of Don Quixote The Time Life "Mysteries of the Unknown" Series (1987-1991) and its impact on a generation of young nerds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysteries_of_the_Unknown https://www.reddit.com/r/IcebergCharts/comments/r487u4/distant_astro…

Lords: Jonah AC Topics: When was the last time you listened to a song backwards? Decentralized manufacturing Are there other terms like "foodies," to describe those who are super into universal bodily functions? The Bathroom Line, by Jesse Thurston Playtesting legos Microtopics: Pet Rock Dot Site Whether rhythm is a kind of sound. A rhythm synthesi…

Lords: Chris Dev https://devinbusha.artstation.com/ Topics: Taking Improv classes has been life changing. Practicing 3 keyboard layouts at the same time I bought store brand salt. You wouldn't think this would be a big deal but it turns out to be I Once Snorted an Eight Ball with Santa, by Richie Zaborowske https://www.havehashad.com/hadposts/i-onc…

Lords: Jeff http://dopeassvideogames.com/ Tyriq https://fourbitfriday.itch.io/ Topics: The shame of not remembering any good jokes for kids and having to write jokes on the spot for impatient children What's your favorite genre to consume that you have no interest in making (or think you'd suck at?) High Sidin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5INAx…

Lords: Mike Jake Topics: Cameras are peaking -- what's next? Is the mysterious disappearing, or just mystery? Preschool security practices At the Feast in the Great Hall, by Ursula Leguin https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/1-EFinaN.png It's not boring to talk about dreams Microtopics: The g…

Lords: Megan Lexi Topics: Erik Satie's performance indications https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=60&threadid=4497 Instant food from other cultures (why isn't everyone eating maggi noodles??) Seasonal decorations Delhi Metro https://docs.google.com/document/d/17k75ftxEn2xR-tJkLSV4H8st5BFAxPNxE3BNCXDI6Go/edit Becoming …

Lords: Fif Mitch Topics: The Ace Attorney series' English localization's naming conventions The kissing mechanic in Bully represents both what is genius and terrible about the game Podcast Prep Sheet Trending Guests and Topics The Tay Bridge Disaster https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/tay-bridge-disaster/ No but seriously what the hell i…

Lords: Erica Kory https://kbones.itch.io/ Topics: Mystery Hunt 2024 Developing my first video game Wearing glasses prevents COVID English Ending Song, by Ryoji Yoshitomi https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/AxA-XP8E.png How to make satisfying non-violent gameplay @DJTentMode@mstdn.party Micro…

Lords: Ryan Alexander Topics: Getting so agitated that you cook dinner What's an acquired taste that's worth acquiring? What's one that's not worth the effort? What's the point of even "acquiring" a taste for anything when there are probably infinite options you don't have to teach yourself to enjoy? Texturally enhanced alternative beverage Bagme B…

Lords: CisHetKayfaber BaseCase Topics: Raising third cultural kids as a second cultural individual Figuring out how to do creative projects that take longer than a weekend when you aren't getting paid for them. Someone sent me money on Venmo and now I need to sign up for Venmo if I want to have the money Farmyard Song https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…

Lords: Jason https://jmac.org/ https://masto.nyc/@jmac Nathan Mommy's Best Games Everywhere Topics: When I paint my nails I don't paint my thumbnails. This is because I see my thumbnails all day long but I don't see my other fingernails nearly as often, and so every time I do I'm like "Whoa!!!!" Jukebox griefing Nintendo farmed out the development …

Lords: Andrew https://kittenm4ster.neocities.org/ Aubrianne Topics: Knitting patterns are open source clothing This one weird trick will make your videogame feel original Esper says: "JRPGs are just menu games. Everything that's happening is an option in a menu doing some math, there's almost never timing involved. Why do they have to be 'battles?'…

Lords: Chris Esper Topics: Geocaching The Miyoo Mini and other handheld emulation consoles I still think I could've made it as a highly paid Super Mario Bros. 35 coach. I should've gone for it. There's Not a Person Alive by David Donihue https://medium.com/@daviddonihue/theres-not-a-person-alive-poem-by-david-n-donihue-a1fcd714cc99 The strange semi…

Lords: Chris Alex Topics: Living without software updates I like Cyberpunk 2077 I had a friend who would argue with the people collecting signatures in support of a proposed law. Not about the proposal itself, but the methodology behind it. PIECE A SHIT, possibly by Sam Pink https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cd…

Lords: Abby https://abbydenton.podbean.com/ Michael https://www.tinybarbarian.com/ https://dawnoftimecomics.com/ Topics: That moment when the podcast ads don't play Lobsang Rampa I had a dream where I needed to recolor my teeth. Why don't video game character creators support this? "I've Been Writing You A Poem," by Abby Denton Cats you can ride, p…

Lords: Jay Jenni https://youtube.com/@kiwami-japan?si=z03WRlRnur883JkN Topics: The dying art of learning a skill on a message board, such as pixel art or having long hair The Baldur's Gate 3 butthole chart https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/16dlml1/behold_the_chart_ever_made/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGhcSupkNs8 Is giving people …

Lords: Stevie Avery Topics: A tour of silly medieval musical instruments The House of David, the baseball cult who all looked like oldtimey barbers. Arguing with Winston about how needing to pee works Avery's Non Mammalian Milk Corner Ode on the Mammoth Cheese Weighing over 7,000 Pounds https://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/content/ode-mammoth-cheese-wei…

Lords: Maxx Nick Topics: Puzzmo I'm worried about my tableware rotation strategy Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigaldi-Nanna's_museum It Was A Coffin That Sang, by Olena Davis https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/xBLG36yN.png Microtopics: Instead of giving someone a…

Lords: Tyriq Jay Topics: I recently moved and I think I understand Having Stuff more now. Teaching my 3-year-old to use a mouse and keyboard. Kids learning software being a ghost of its former self. Interface traps Yelp! Review for God by Willow James Claire https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489f…

Lords: Ben JohnB Topics: Game & Watch Gallery Halloween's never on the weekend, so I made Novemberween Square mattresses Eight Line Poem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVqNJKQiPCA https://genius.com/3143344 The most entertaining bit of the new Spider-Man 2 game has been sitting on a bench Microtopics: Fellow Traveler. Citizen Sleeper: at least one…

Lords Daniel https://www.cocoongame.com/ https://kbones.itch.io/dorks Alexander Topics: Octopus dreams Perception of memories. Why does actual recency and percieved recency often seem so at odds Hike on 58 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45087/sonnet-18-shall-i-compare-thee-to-a-summers-day World of Warcraft over the years / WoW Hardcore Mod…

Lords: Erica Ryan Topics: Dog Bone Facts We went to Cuba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidatus_Desulforudis_audaxviator https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/avoid-the-noid/ Cancelling Texas: Praise the Sun My sister has played video games her whole life and somehow doesn't know about [the thing everyone knows happens in Final Fantasy VII] and I need …

Lords: Mitch https://janmisali.tumblr.com/ https://www.seximal.net/ Andrew https://kittenm4ster.neocities.org/ Topics: Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the first mainline 2D Mario game since... (how many Super Mario games are there? update) Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XejJ6PzPtEw New survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLS…

Lords: Cort https://a.co/d/iRrEZcy Elena Topics: My due date is literally tomorrow Dogme 95 for web development Visits from the neighborhood cats Potato, by Jane Kenyon https://poets.org/poem/potato-0 Cooperative board games are hard to design Space themed coop trick-taking card game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284083/crew-quest-planet-nin…

Lords: Andrew https://store.steampowered.com/app/1658150/Moonstone_Island/ Kate https://tunicgame.com/ Topics: British food is good, actually Really enjoying programming in MonoGame (and stop motion animation) Lightswitch abstraction limit Un petit d'un petit The Old Timey Computer Show Trying to get your friends to play a game that sucks to learn …

Lords: Will Chris Topics: Canoes Blowing soap bubbles with your hands, making cricket noises, "party tricks" nissan.com Nothing Is Too Small Not To Be Wondered About, by Mary Oliver https://thevalueofsparrows.wordpress.com/2017/05/20/poetry-nothing-is-too-small-not-to-be-wondered-about-by-mary-oliver/ Would zombies try to hide the fact that they we…

Lords: Hallie Tyriq Topics: People really like potatoes and I don't get it I wear shorts now. Why are these ants on my desk? The go-getters of predawn gym Non feathered dinosaurs in the public imagination Esper says: Magic: the Gathering does have feathered dinosaurs as part of its mesoamerican-inspired setting, which look cool as hell. Not all of …

Lords: Lesley Nathan Topics: Thinking of survival shows like Alone, is "wilderness survival" a sport? Regional differences in the tone and caliber of NextDoor posts Pastry arbitrage The Light That Shines When Things End https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/bOfIPmqs.png Wild takahē (TAH-kah-ha…

Lords: JP Styger Topics: Wouldn't mind hearing Jim's thoughts on the recent Super Mario Bros Wonder video Souls departing / cartoon ghosts You're supposed to use a "spacer" with inhalers now Probably not a full topic but I finally ate that apple I was hyped for in my fist Topic Lords appearance Questions for a more experienced musician about learni…

Lords: Alex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSjSkaBRD7k&list=PLBk6-z6v3pDKi3Q-9MeqUfupJswozircH&index=7 John Topics: That time I spent 4 days fasting in the woods Twins! Coming soon! Ahhhhh! The Zelda 1 second quest https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/806592-now-the-world-has-gone-to-bed-darkness-won-t-engulf Microtopics: Joyful communities. Whether d…

Lords: JohnB CisHetKayFaber Topics: The human body is more similar than I'd like to shitty software (humans have chitinase in our DNA, immune system works like an antivirus) The origin of hiccups https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/723161770948231168/okay-so-the-thing-about-hiccups-is-that-you-have Twenty years ago there were like th…

Lords: CisHetKayFaber Phone Topics: Correction regarding a previous topic where I stated that Metal Gear Solid 2 was the most important game of 2023 https://twitter.com/othatsraspberry Children cannot be trusted to enjoy things, and maybe that's fine This list of extremely specific danger signs https://nextworldover.tumblr.com/post/7200693296133570…

Lords: Mark Shirley Topics Lawn Angst: Why does the city get to decide what is a weed vs an acceptable plant? Learning to code is like a cheat code for life, or at least work Poop epidemiology https://nextworldover.tumblr.com/post/720886587343454208 Insomnolence by Charles Rafferty https://poets.org/poem/insomnolence Ville asks: "buying mysterious …

Lords: Alex Shannon Topics: Tree law https://www.tumblr.com/whistletown/721716818422677504 https://www.tumblr.com/whistletown/723346723280453632 Tax Heaven 3000 When I was a kid I read about a magic trick where if you touch your index fingers together and cross your eyes, a disembodied third finger appears between them.This is the kind of thing we …

Lords: Jenni Tyriq Topics: King Leonardo and His Short Subjects https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/KingLeonardoAndHisShortSubjects Nervous Subject https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Nervous_Subject Subject Zero https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Jack On the Subject of Poetry By W. S. Merwin https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymaga…

Lords: April Ryan Topics: John asks "Puzzles/puzzle games and challenges you find pleasant and brain-expanding vs. the ones that you just cannot get your head around." Which foods would be the most fun or the least fun to eat if you rotated them at a 90 degree angle first. https://www.ebay.com/itm/184633478236 The Shaggs https://www.youtube.com/wat…

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