Paul Dean✍🏻(he of Pacific Drive)
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He/him. #BLM. Writer/Game designer: Pacific Drive, Paranoia, Magical Kitties, Zafir, Feng Shui, OMQ etc. 💙 Arts/humanities/animals. Acres of journalism/crit.
Joined March 2009
I can't believe I helped to make this game, that I got to be part of a team doing such remarkable work. I've learned so much. 🥹. I hope the world has a fantastic time playing Pacific Drive. I think we made a game unlike anything you've seen before. Drive safe out there, folks. .
Pacific Drive is available now on PS5, Steam, and the Epic Games Store! . Good luck out there, breachers.
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PLEASE check your children's candy VERY CAREFULLY this Halloween. I found an M4A3E8 Sherman tank in this box of Pocky.
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Day XXX of quarantine and I made this and I don't know why.
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I'm not sure what I hate more. The level of manipulation this man sinks to, or the ongoing loyalty of his enablers and supporters.
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Sorting Hat: I sense madness in you. Me: Madness?.SH: So much. Me: So what house am I in?.SH: Our house. Me: Huh?.SH: IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR S.
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Hot singles are in your area!.Hot singles are closing fast!.Hot singles are in your building!.50m!.10m!.5m!.THEY'RE COMING OUT OF THE WALLS.
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D&D spells designed by a neural network. I love this. I want more. MORE.
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"Roll for initiative."
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If this was my players coming to me with their D&D party, I would tell them to take the game seriously and make new characters.
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I know I'm late to the party, but I just discovered @bestofnextdoor and I'm fucking WRECKED.
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To those saying social justice doesn't belong in gaming:. Respect is for everyone, everywhere, in everything. Games aren't exempt from that.
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Today is a good day to remember that Theresa May deported 48,000 people in a broad sweep based entirely on hearsay:
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Me gradually approaching the point at which I can apply for Canadian citizenship.
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Unedited footage of me responding to even the slightest setback.
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Canadian Immigration: A Story in Four Parts
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The Age of Perpetual Crisis is pretty much the perfect term. The 2010s have been a time of increasing upheaval, disruption and polarisation. I know a lot of people who don't feel safe or stable, two things that continue to be defining goals for me.
The age of perpetual crisis: how the 2010s disrupted everything but resolved nothing, by Andy Beckett
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Please, use my new Riker Mood Board to share with me how your week has been. I'm a firm number 8.
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In response to those who may have felt shame or guilt for not being at their best during a difficult time in their lives, I spent time researching and compiling The Official List of People who Handled their Abuse or Trauma Perfectly and Without Incident. Here it is:
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If the claim is that #CharlestonShooting was due to mental illness, why make guns so readily available and mental health care so expensive?.
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The types of die, ranked:. D4 - Esoteric integer envoy.D12 - The artisanal choice.D6 - A timeless classic.D8 - Somehow vaguely alien.D20 - Basic but I'll allow.D10 - A D8 that let itself go.D100 - Golf ball bullshit.
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So here's a thing. Being an abuse survivor, I've found the last month or so of social media and news to be a constant, hellish reinforcement. And I care much less about people piling on abusers after it's safe to do so than discussions on how to prevent abuse in the first place.
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Here it is. It took a long time for me to write this lengthy, difficult and often personal collection of stories about travel and visas and complications and petty stupidities and so much more. I think it's very important and I hope that you read it.
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Ursula Le Guin has passed away and I am very sad. There's no better time to re-watch this video of her speaking at a convention about the importance of being inclusive. In NINETEEN SEVENTY-FIVE. Impossibly ahead of her time.
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It wasn't that O'Reilly repeatedly harassed women, but that this got out and wouldn't go away. Those are the standards. Think about them.
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A productive day organising my Danny Trello.
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Instead of "Mr/Mrs" consider using "Commander" instead. - Gender neutral. - Confers respect and authority. - Good way to start any briefing. - Inevitable anyway in light of the coming apocalypse.
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Today I completed the final stage in my evolution toward Disney Princess. No food. No tempting. Just patience and stillness.
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Every single game should do this and if a broshooter is taking action then the rest of you have no excuse.
Rainbow Six Siege instantly bans players for using slurs.Bans last nearly half an hour for the first offense, with possible permanent bans after the third
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What did we do to deserve Wikipedia?
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Shut Up & Sit Down.2 Shut 2 Sit.Shut Up & Sit Down: Tokyo Draft.Ups & Downs.5hut.The Shut and the Sat.Shut Up & Sit Down: Fluxx Suxx.The F8 of the D8.
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The arrival of my Permanent Resident card is the full stop tapped at the end of an incredibly long sentence. Thank you so much to everyone who supported and believed in me, especially those who supported my appeal. It was extremely hard at times. I was tempted to give it all up.
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OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. THE NUMBER YOU CALL TO GET SOCIAL INSURANCE AND OTHER CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SERVICES IS LITERALLY 1-800-O-CANADA. OH MY GOD. AND THE MAN ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE IS SO EXCITED FOR YOU.
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Non-binary people are sexy, trans people are sexy, men can compliment one another on their looks, all body types are attractive. We hold these truths to be self-evident and, frankly, who gives a fuck what anyone else thinks. It's 2019 so get on board or miss the ride entirely.
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You have nothing. nothing. nothing. to gain from attacking, bullying, marginalising or excluding trans, queer, non-binary and GNC people. It will not make the world better, make you happier or produce any positive result.
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This is Avatar. We are going for a walk. For every like and RT this gets, I will pet him and tell him he's a good boy.
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God, I love toast. And to prove it, for each RT and Like this gets, I'll eat ANOTHER slice of toast. It's going to be such a great evening.
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I am ready and prepared to emergency marry a French lady. The catch: my education means all our conversations must be in the present tense.
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13 months ago, Chris and I began planning #SHUX17. It ended today with a standing ovation. Thank you. Goodnight.
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Original Trek Queen obviously from here. I switched out her background before putting her into TNG.
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Good luck to the Englishman on this train who moved to Canada to get away from immigrants, who he describes as doing "work" with full-on airquotes. 1. You're an immigrant, mate. 2. Canada is a nation of immigrants. 3. It's also a nation of colonisers. 4. You're a racist cunt.
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It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory, saving twice their salaries by the age of 35.
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At 7pm, my Vancouver neighbourhood has decided to open their windows, take to their balconies and applaud healthcare workers as they change shifts at the local hospital. It's incredibly moving and I'm very proud. #WestEnd
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This is like what your little brother posts after he's been banned from a Discord server.
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Meme carries meme. Metameme contains and syngergises both. This is how it ought to be, despite what your gender studies professor says.
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Yesterday I went for my FIRST PROPER WALK since surgery. I walked about 900 meters, got TAKEOUT and functioned almost like a NORMAL HUMAN. Whatever could be NEXT?
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This is remarkably brave, civil and honourable, in light of what had just happened. #FinsburyPark
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I know half the Trump family being speakers at the RNC isn't a good look, but the rest of the lineup isn't much better either.
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Just spent a portion of my evening pulling these down in my neighbourhood, following three minutes behind the lady who was putting them up. Bullshit.
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I now get to live in Canada for the rest of my life, confirmed, for real, for sure. I have the bendy little card in my hand right now that says this. I can wave it at a machine or a human every time I cross the Canadian border and they’ll say this:. “Welcome home.”.
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2019 as been a year that I've really struggled to feel attractive or desirable. This week I got myself a haircut, plenty of exercise and a lot of sunshine.
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Are these my ancestors?. No. They’re my four bears.
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oh man if u think poor people are lazy just wait til u hear abt rich people.
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I am outright banning racist, insensitive and hostile dickheads on our latest SU&SD Disqus thread, as we would anywhere. Zero tolerance.
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Okay, I'M DOING IT. I'm going to CROWDFUND MY IMMIGRATION REVIEW. My lawyer says I have an excellent case, it'll cost a bit less than expected and I'll start the campaign very soon. Unfortunately, I can't share specifics until it's resolved. Then, you get to know ALL ABOUT IT.
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Good news, everyone! The pandemic has given me the chance to finally and authoritatively rank all of the liquorice allsorts. I will not be taking questions at this time.
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Living in a hidden basement flat means I am now the last unmelted man in England. As the rest of the population evaporates, I wander the streets at night, looking for the Unmelted Woman, so that together we at least have enough people to form a rudimentary game of Mario Kart.
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The soul-wrenching frustration borne of seeing incompetent and indecent people in authority comes not just from knowing how foul and foolish they are, but also from the knowledge that so many better humans are struggling to do good, but lack the same levels of privilege or power.
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Okay. I finally watched the first episode of The Witcher. That boob tower wizard has extreme reddit energy. He definitely has broadband in there and is extremely online arguing about men's rights, board game rules and why women can't be academics.
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Congratulations to Donald Sutherland, one of my very favourite actors, on his honorary Oscar. As excellent an actor as he is an interviewee.
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Sometimes I remember that there's a hotel where a bear can watch you in the bath and I totally lose it.
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I finished the long and difficult process of transforming the first image into the second.
please brag about something you did in 2023 .
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By the time you are 35, you should have at least six spirits in your soul gem, a safe underground fortification for your phylactery and a standing army of around two thousand ghouls. This will set you up comfortably for your first full reaving.
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Wow, they let anyone on the news these days.
There were warnings of extreme heat and poor air quality from wildfire smoke Saturday, but it was rain that had people talking.
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Here's a picture of my nice burgeoning industrial network and here's a picture of the horrible man who just screwed me out of all of my beer.
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Good morning. Canada just banned assault weapons because "Canadians deserve more than thoughts and prayers. " and I could fly a fucking flag right now.
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Can't be bothered to vote? If you don't engage with a democracy, you kill it. This via @presumingrich last week. http://t.co/YbGhP6ZOun.
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The last time I saw my friend he was still trying to pack this game away.
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Bro 1: no way dude whoa bro sweet sick damn that chick whoa haha yeah chill later. Bro 2: shit was lit. Bro 3 [suddenly turning to me]: what up?. Me [visibly sweating]: T-t-t-t-t TALLY HO!.
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I've been working on a meme about Theseus for so long now that I've changed just about every part of it and I have no idea if it's funny any more.
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This week marks my one year anniversary of gaining Permanent Resident status in Canada. It's autumn, raining heavily, and it was a day like this when I first visited in Oct '14. Moving here was the best decision I ever made. I'm so glad I trusted my gut.
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A very thoughtful thread. We're not talking about someone here who seems to have taken risks, nor built things for others, nor even shown much in long-term planning skills.
Trump seems terrified by the concept of sacrifice. The idea that you'd risk yourself -- out of love, loyalty, or duty -- is alien to him.
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My partner's adopted cat displays a bunch of trauma responses and is afraid of men. This is how 2020 began.
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Imagine if the people pouring all that time and energy into raging about fixing Game of Thrones and Star Wars put their time and energy into raging about fixing abortion rights or immigration reform or climate change or voter apathy. You know, real things.
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As I was saying at the @arizonagamefair this weekend, it's hard to believe @ShutUpShow is seven this year, or that I am thirty-eight today. Here's a picture of me when SU&SD started, plus another of me explaining the rules of Agricola in 2009.
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Can someone PLEASE tell me what the capital of Alaska is? I keep asking people and their only response is to ask me if I know and OF COURSE NOT THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.
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I've done it, everyone. I've found The Worst Bear.
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I cannot stop laughing. I know this is a place of worship and introspection, but it's also what working class English people shout when you make them jump.
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After a week of prep and filming, I'm editing my first video about board games (and other things) in quite a while. After all, extraordinary times, extraordinary measures.
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Trans people aren't "political opinions" put into a game. Nor are POC, women, other sexualities. They are humans. Who exist. In the world.
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Sometimes I remember the video of the cat in the.h e a t e d.b a s k e t.and my whole day is suddenly twice as good.
ATTENTION PLEASE this cat has a heated basket for mountain bike adventures.
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I will try any stringed instrument I'm left alone with. After about three or four hours, I'm off to an okay start with this one.
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My girlfriend isn't sure if she can afford a Christmas tree this year and, since she left Twitter a while back, I can proudly say that I'm going to surprise her with one and all of us can be in on it. 🎄.
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It's time to go to a wedding. The first semi-public event I've been at in. twenty months? Eek.
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