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Joseph Hewitt

@gearheadrpg.com

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Cartoonist, programmer, English professor, Newfoundlander living in Korea. Hamster herder. Creator of GearHead. Lead penguin of Polar Bear Comix. He/him. Old.

gearhead.itch.io/

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Ice๐Ÿ’™'s avatar Ice๐Ÿ’™ @iceghost.bsky.social
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Finances are extremely rough right now but im already way loaded up with work for the moment so any little bit helps if anyone is feeling generous Ko-fi.com/iceghost

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The Inside Out characters in my head.

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Obviously we don't have 4th of July fireworks in Korea, but I wanted to mention this weird animal thing. Moopsy, my hamster, has no fear of thunder. Possibly she can't even hear it bc hamsters can't hear low frequencies. OTOH my plecos, Dora and Donut, freak out every time there's a thunderstorm.

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Just thinking about how this was built into AD&D- once your characters got high enough level, it was assumed their gold would go into building castles and towers. Plus they'd start attracting followers to form their own kingdoms or cults or whatever.

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Jim Zub's avatar Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social
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This photo is pure 2024.

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As a longtime Linux user I'm just happy to be noticed.

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To be fair, Newfoundland has a long and illustrious history of kleptocracy. But yes. The best time to oppose kleptocrats was probably 100 years ago but the second best time is now.

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Working on a cute scene for Jessica and Kurt because they didn't really get one together yet, in which Kurt talks about why he became an orthopedic surgeon and the two of them talk about working out, then Jessica info dumps about teeth until unintentionally saying something completely inappropriate.

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Sir Mix-a-Lot is definitely Sir.

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In Newfoundland there was talk of privatizing the NL Liquor Corporation. The fact it turns a profit was listed as a good reason to privatize it, as that'd make it attractive to investors... When your stated goal is to save money + first plan is to sell the dept that pays for itself, the mask is off.

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Seconded. Coin cells can power multiple LEDs for a nice long time. I don't have as much skill or experience as Chris, but the fact that they work very well for me despite my shocking ineptitude is definitely evidence of something. The coin cell is under the hood.

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Jeff Martin's avatar Jeff Martin @jeffmartinart.bsky.social
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Do you want John Wick action, a unique noir visual style, a ride-or-die romance, and more empty shell casings than you can count?

Rent-A-Thug - La Cosa Glasnostra only has a few days left on Kickstarter, and needs help hitting stretch goals!

kck.st/3VKwykC

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Paul Frazee ๐Ÿ’ฅ's avatar Paul Frazee ๐Ÿ’ฅ @pfrazee.com
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Beware the beautiful abstractions that subtly replace the requirements of the software with their own preservation

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Chemtown is brilliant. You can almost smell the ambience.

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Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.0's avatar Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.0 @tammi.bsky.social
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Quoting myself because I can.

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Back from work. Still have some migraine postdrome. Gonna cook supper, give the fish tank a partial water change, and collapse. But what I really want to do is comics.

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Tetsuo Hara just doesn't draw nipples. It's like he has an allergy or something. Unlike Korean cartoonist Sechi, who always draws them on everyone and everything. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qajv...

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Maybe Kenshiro is Superman's descendant?!

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I hope you have a quick and uneventful recovery. Get as much rest as you can.

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How do you calm down a worried fish? With zucchini. Which, coincidentally, also works for hamsters.

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Obviously we don't have 4th of July fireworks in Korea, but I wanted to mention this weird animal thing. Moopsy, my hamster, has no fear of thunder. Possibly she can't even hear it bc hamsters can't hear low frequencies. OTOH my plecos, Dora and Donut, freak out every time there's a thunderstorm.

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CodeManu and Kronbits have a bundle with a bunch of #GameDev assets and apps. Lots of useful stuff; as far as I can tell most of it is also individually discounted if you don't want to pick up everything. itch.io/b/2552/gamed...

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Christian Miller aka silverspook has a bundle with both Neofeud and Decolonators at 70% off, including the Neofeud soundtrack and fiction collection. Postmodern cyberpunk noir adventure game in which you play a social worker for robots. Absolutely brilliant. itch.io/s/124851/neo...

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Sophie Houlden has a selection of games at 70% off. The bundle price is worth it for Safecracking Simulator alone. Also, I hate to go all 90s on you but Sophie's Dice is possibly the most extreme dice rolling app ever created. itch.io/s/127519/sum...

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Caves of Qud and the soundtrack for Caves of Qud are both on sale for 10% off. They'd be a bargain at 10% above normal price. They'd be a bargain if you had to travel to @unormal.bsky.social 's house and fold his laundry for an access key. itch.io/s/127053/sum...

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ok I've cooked and socialized enough, back to posting

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)'s avatar Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.bsky.social
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Over at the Bad Place, I made a tradition of posting Douglass' "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth of July," and I intend to carry on that tradition here. Since most versions you read in classes or in textbooks have parts omitted, the link below has the full text of the speech.

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So cute and grimdark.

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The fact that someone upgraded their membership is the icing on the cake. Try not to worry; these things happen.

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Very Very Common Mike Dunford 's avatar Very Very Common Mike Dunford @questauthority.bsky.social
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"Independence from Britain" is the world's most celebrated holiday.

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Butt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth!'s avatar Butt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth! @panic.gay
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I made a music video.

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Ayo 's avatar Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social
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This is one of the best comics of all time and Lynda put it on the back cover of her book. She really said โ€œIโ€™ll give you that one for freeโ€

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Caught me by surprise. I think it's similar to what happened to a lot of Americans after 9/11- a turn to absolutism, us-vs-them thinking. Fear leads to authoritarian thinking (in the psychological sense of the word). Burning bridges leads to digging in and getting more extreme.

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Our own squad tactics heist RPG now has over 100 updates, and is 34%-off for the Steam Summer Sale!

store.steampowered.com/app/1021210/...

๐Ÿง  XCOM-like squad tactics
๐Ÿ’ฐ Heist-planning strategy
๐ŸŒ† Unique 23rd-century cyberpunk
๐Ÿ”€ Evolving characters in a dynamic RPG story system

#TurnBasedThursday

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She is a great person all round and a brilliant artist.

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Hey friends! Nicky is a cool, queer & disabled artist who could use our help. Buy her a kofi or three, or get a commission!

(Also July is Disability Month, and last month was Pride Monthโ€”letโ€™s show her the intersectional support she deserves!) ๐Ÿ™โœจ

ko-fi.com/artofnickyro...

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We're this month's official #TurnBasedThursday host on Bluesky! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ›  #GameDev / #IndieDev, reply & showcase your turn-based video games; use the hashtag! โ˜

๐ŸŽฎ #TurnBased fans, click in to see great games in the replies; ๐Ÿ”RT to help them out!

RPGs, strategy games, sims & more all welcome!

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I saw one of these recently and wondered about the "Very Wet" name; is it like the opposite of dry wine?

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So I'm only five sales away from a total of 420 downloads on my Itchio page AND the 2024 Summer Sale is here! For a few days you can download my latest horror comic The Vanishing Farm for free! (come on y'all 420 downloads would be so fucking funny)

fosullivan.itch.io/thevanishing...

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