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Game Writer, Designer, Storymaker, Gamer, Shadowrun guy, MechAssualt, Educator, etc. - Co-Director/School of Design @ColumbiaChi Beyond that, you tell me.

Chicago, IL
Joined August 2009
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Intelligence must draw on memory. The mind must not simply compile data — as an algorithm now does more quickly than we can — but recall lived experiences, which contain depths of meaning that only the human soul can recognize, and connect more deeply with the goodness of these experiences. Everything that is good begins “with the Spirit” and thus possesses a breath, a dynamism and a sense of communion that, once experienced, are engraved upon the heart. vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
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This is the interview Trump’s FCC doesn’t want you to see. We’re not just going up against the most corrupt politician in Texas. We’re going up against this entire corrupt system.
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'THE GHOST IN THE SHELL' Episode 1 End Card Illustration by Yoji Shinkawa, the artist behind METAL GEAR and Art Director at Kojima Productions (Death Stranding)!
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I completely understand where you’re coming from, but for a lot of gamers physical discs are the only way they could afford to play games because they could get them secondhand. You can also give games to your younger siblings Which is a great way to introduce them to the games you were playing. Most importantly though, as we saw from PlayStation this past week, if the media we buy is only digital, it can be taken away from us at a moment’s notice with no recourse. Imagine that, one day your entire library of games could be deleted overnight because technically you don’t own it.
I personally don’t care that there aren’t going to be anymore physical disc for PlayStation. I haven’t bought a hard copy game in 10 yrs. I play the game, enjoy it and that’s it. I never understand the outrage.
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The lighting from the Vanity Fair Oscar Party Red Carpet looked so glowy and beautiful?! I think I know why! It's because they used a style of lighting that I've NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER RED CARPET USE! 🧵
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A very happy 15th of March to one and all.
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#BrennanLeeMulligan and #MattMercer on how they’ve built an entire industry around interest in “Dungeons & Dragons,” and how the hobby is now opening doors in Hollywood: “I just want to keep going on adventures with my friends.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/bre…
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Hype vs. Reality.
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To the optimist, the glass is 1/2 full. To the pessimist the glass is 1/2 empty. To Excel, the glass is January 2nd.
To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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It took 9 years and 3 billion miles to get this shot. Pluto’s icy Mountains.
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This is what a rocket launch looks like from space.
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All 3 extended edition versions of ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS’ trilogy will be re-released in theaters in January for the trilogy’s 25th anniversary. (Source: wp.me/pc8uak-1lGEkd)
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Holiday reminder: if you’re gifting a PS5, Xbox, or Switch to a younger player, carefully unbox it, get it online, install updates, preload a game or two, then rebox it. It spares them from spending their big moment staring at a progress bar.
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