redwattlebird
@redwattlebird@lemmings.world
- Comment on "ok, imagine a gun." 5 days ago:
This phrase has confused me so much even I heard it in one of Taylor Swift’s songs.
Then my Texan cousins explained it to me on a visit one day. I was still confused. Now I’ve found out it’s a stage coach thing. Interesting.
- Comment on US education 1 week ago:
- Comment on "We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal 2 weeks ago:
Have you gone to their website to check out their successful campaigns? They’ve taken down a manufacturer on Temu who makes silicon heads used for piercing. Apparently the heads looked too much like children.
- Comment on Too bad we can't have good public transportation 2 weeks ago:
Pretty much part of the plot from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- Comment on Itch.io is delisting NSFW games due to pressure from payment processors 2 weeks ago:
Local slang word that derives from “their brains are fried/not working” which also implies stupidity and fanatical adherence to things like religion, anti abortion, anti vax, and the like.
- Comment on Itch.io is delisting NSFW games due to pressure from payment processors 2 weeks ago:
Goddamn cookers the lot of them. Perhaps I’ll make an abortion game on Itch in protest.
- Comment on First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io . 2 weeks ago:
You can thank Advance Australia for that. Huge think tank that likely bank rolls all this nonsense and more.
Also, down with Collective Shout! As someone who suffered child abuse, I condemn these cookers crusading under the guise of child protection. FFS, they were patting themselves on the back for stopping sales of plastic heads on Temu.
- Comment on They even got their own island 2 weeks ago:
FYI - real vaginas don’t stretch like flesh lights.
- Comment on You don’t see articles like this about moms with three two jobs who still manage to take care of their kids. 2 weeks ago:
I didn’t realise thinking about work was work.
- Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2025 has begun! 1 month ago:
Fear & Hunger 1 & 2 for me among others. Stellar Blade not on sale though… I get it but… It’s so expensive…
- Comment on Yes, this is what people did back then 1 month ago:
Go to all the live gigs, then invest. Probably steal PayPal.
- Comment on Oh to go back... 1 month ago:
HACK THE PLANET!
- Comment on Nier creator Yoko Taro reveals the sad reality of modern AAA game development, “there’s less weird people making games” 1 month ago:
That’s why you need public funding to support and nourish the industry. We’ve got that in our state where we can get grants to start up studios. This allowed for studios such as Massive Monster to be created.
VC funding isn’t great because they can pull out if the project or investment doesn’t suit them. See League of Geeks.
- Comment on How often do you take him for a walk? 2 months ago:
My guess is that the American working system has drained so much from their working population that leashes are required because they have no energy left to pay full attention to their children.
- Comment on Who did this 😂😂😂 2 months ago:
My very first full time job had an ‘internet computer’!
- Comment on Clair Obscur's Composer Talks Going From Unknown To Scoring 2025's Most Celebrated RPG 2 months ago:
Humble beginnings! I hope he continues to make many more soundtracks. I loved all the music in the game. It felt so right.
- Comment on I'd choose 4 tbh 2 months ago:
Hey now… I’d totally take the extra 5cm. Maybe 15cm.
- Comment on Comfy cozy 2 months ago:
Um… I’m Australian and we just kicked out all the pro-Trump candidates. We also get to pick from a really long list of parties and even get to pick exactly who in the party we want. Voting is compulsory and because of that, voting has to be made accessible: it’s on a Saturday, you can vote early and polling stations are set up literally everywhere, even in the most remote locations.
America has more agency than a dictatorship. That’s a very low bar.
- Comment on Speak American 2 months ago:
Yep, I’m not doubting that.
I have to say, though, my most favourite American accent is the Minnesota one. Fargo helped make it all sound very endearing. Unsure how they pronounce mirror. Perhaps it’s ‘meer’.
- Comment on Speak American 2 months ago:
Ok, ok I may have a solution that will make everyone happy: let’s all speak Esperanto! One flag for all!
- Comment on Speak American 2 months ago:
Hmmmm yes but the average American reads at a grade 6 level, so I daresay UK beats USA there.
- Comment on Speak American 2 months ago:
The way ‘herbs’ or ‘erbs’ (as some pronounce it) drives me absolutely nuts.
Also, ‘mirror’ where it sounds like ‘meer’ drives me nuts.
I definitely prefer British English. Love reading the old Agatha Christie books. E.g. “My word!” The colonel ejaculated, “I do believe that she’s dead!”
- Comment on Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way? 2 months ago:
Still chaotic neutral, IMO
- Comment on Anon blames millennials 3 months ago:
Probably because we grew up in completely different countries. Australia was very behind back in the day. We had a 2 year lag.
- Comment on Anon blames millennials 3 months ago:
That’s why most of the money hungry games were in the arcades back then. PC gaming wasn’t nearly as big.
- Comment on What is your favorite indie game? 3 months ago:
Balatro. It’s a great Maths game.
- Comment on ABC 2025 Election Watch Party 3 months ago:
Do you think it was the Israel/Palestine stance?
- Comment on All the political mail I got this election 3 months ago:
Interesting. What a battleground. Enjoy your democracy sausage today and vote for your best interests, whatever that may be.
- Comment on Although i love it 3 months ago:
No way. Fry it, mash it, stick it in a stew, I say!
- Comment on If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed? 3 months ago:
Thanks. I think they do ok in New Zealand though with the Maori.