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@IvanDashSmith

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Creative Director and Game Director. (local) Emmy Award winner*. He/Him. Formerly of @WayForward . My views are not reflective of my employer.

Santa Clarita, CA
Joined October 2010
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
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Finally a game made by AI !!!!! AI did all the art. AI did all the programming. AI did all the design. AI, as in me, Austin Ivansmith.
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@jacobsartorius @evergreenqveen If they "explained" it was original then they need to be fired and never worked with again. I copied the image for your cover directly from one of your tweets, and its at 100% opacity here.
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@IvanDashSmith
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6 years
@JQWeeaboo This new Shadow Of The Colossus physics engine is really out of this world. #ShadowOfTheColossus
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@omarfats Reminds me of this gem
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The ramifications on this Apple patent for IR; This kind of thing could be deployed by a government at protests, etc. Dont like it.
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@IvanDashSmith
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@damnitrebecca Before the pandemic I was seeing my kids at 7PM each night just as they were getting ready for bed. These days working from home I feel like I know them and who they truly are better than ever.
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
4 years
My son made a video game, and deployed it to this device. You play as Garfield and need to avoid Jon and Nermal as you look for lasagna. He did all the pixel art and music. He is 8. This next generation is gonna kick some indie gamedev ass.
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@jessmcguire @LeahRemini @AngeMaryClaire Please tell it sooner rather than later. Im sure @LeahRemini would want to elevate it too if you’d be willing.
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@IAmJonDerek @interesting_aIl Literally was passing multiple vehicles on video.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
7 years
@edwikipedia Sums up the last 3 hours. And just about every night for the past few months
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4 years
@shereeny Every time I have to show a receipt to someone at the door of a store I’m leaving.
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
7 years
It was brought to my attention today that @kfc is following 11 people, all spice girls and guys named Herb. 11 herbs and spices. Bravo.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
4 years
Accents.
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8 years
What’s considered trashy if you're poor, but classy if you're rich?
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Austin Ivansmith Games
8 years
RIP Alan Young, the true voice of Scrooge McDuck. Getting to work together for DuckTales R was a dream come true.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
3 years
Today is my last day at @WayForward after an amazing 12 years. My experience here has been life changing, and I will miss everyone. I’m blown away by the talent and commitment of everyone here, and Im so excited to see them continue to succeed.💙
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@IvanDashSmith
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@AOC People get so fixated on terms. Reminds me of all the people who hated Obamacare but didnt want to lose their medical coverage with requirements to cover preexisting conditions.
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@olafurw @Fiorenzo_Pazzo @preciousroy @boba_witch It needs to be called “The Boba Skip, but she calls it kevin”
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2 years
@mckinleaf @lacquerleaks Apeshit means that here too. I think its more “chaotic” We also have Ratshit, same meaning
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8 years
Never noticed the third disclaimer on my gold DuckTales cartridge until today.
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9 years
Here is some fan art of my new favorite #AGDQ2016 personality, #DSDAD . I might ink and paint it later. #AGDQ
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@tonyhawk @MLeeLunsford Thank you for sharing this. We need to normalize knowing our limits as we grow up, and being OK with it. It doesnt diminish what we did even if its harder or more dangerous as we move on and inspire others.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
5 years
Nintendo is gonna have to update the Punch Out interstitial screens after that amazing blindfolded #SGDQ2019 run by @zallard1sda
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@tha_rami How to properly load a dishwasher.
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@olafurw @Fiorenzo_Pazzo @preciousroy @boba_witch If its not called the Boba Skip there will be hell to pay
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
6 years
Just noticed Spider-Man Homecoming has this spraybpainted Nerf Zombie gun as a prop in the Vulture's hideout. You can even see the embossed Nerf and name of the gun.
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@lacquerleaks Kingshit - as in “im kingshit of fuck mountain, do not fuck with me”
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#SGDQ2021 once again being amazing! MaiMai Finale is nuts! @tungjunyatham
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8 years
@moby_dickhead @Wertle "four total strangers must always engage in conversation when in proximity of each other or society fails!!!"
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Also learned from Alan Young himself that he wrote Mickey's Christmas Carol, and pushed hard to get it into production. Had no idea prior.
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@CoreyBrickley We talking digital or physical? physical - keep your tools in the fridge before using. digital - turn your brightness down on your monitor all the way to make sure your piece pops with contrast
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Blind Punch-Out! run by @zallard1sda for #SGDQ was so good, it needed a second piece of fan art (my doodle was so fast, I had to do a pixel art version.) @mecharichter is the best cornerman. @GamesDoneQuick #SGDQ2019
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2 years
Ready for the @AFL season to start here in California! Go @sydneyswans !!! @USAFL1997
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@OutoftheboxP Need this technology to keep it secure.
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@badkenbad @BlizzardCS @Yes_ItsRose Agree %100. While we are at it, since this was captured on PS4 im assuming the other players were too? (No crossplay, right?) Surely this violates some @PlayStation online rules and guidelines too. Right @AskPlayStation ?
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@TrystenAHemmah @gracen_frank @Bornakang Every generation is dumb when theyre young.
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@MattBinder @jonjones Theyre irrigating oral surgery wounds like theres no tomorrow!
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@rejectedjokes I hope this works for ya!
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@NormalMode I still have Time Life music compilation commercials baked into my brain. Like I hear a clip of a song today and think of the commercial and not the actual song.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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@AshaRangappa_ The pieces arent being damaged, but are sparking a lot of attention. Check out this interview with one of the activists.
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listen to her explain the Van Gogh soup protest. she’s got a point, no?
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@MackyWilliams @thatbadgerad @CaleElahi Hes also played a cop in Mr Show, w/ Bob n David, Parks n Rec, possibly more? He always seems to get the cop roles.
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
7 years
@EW @Lin_Manuel article opens with "son of puerto rican immigrants." Unless your parents emigrated there? you cant immigrate from USA to USA
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@IvanDashSmith
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3 years
Fun fact: Before I left @WayForward I numbered and hid 100 of my business cards around the office in various places. The game designer in me couldn't help myself. When all 100 are found I have a special surprise!!!
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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In the wake of Alec Holowka's passing, remember that life is complex and both of these tweets can be true, even when standing in contrast to one another. Basically, be a bigger person and don't keep the hate train going.
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4 years
@DavidWohl @WhiteHouse @CNN Calling it a “Chinese coronavirus” in January isn’t whats racist. The WHO gave the official name Covid-19 on Feb 11. To ignore that name, and then call it the “Chinese Coronavirus” or “Kung Flu” is straight up wrong.
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
8 years
RIP Alan Young. I had the honor to work with him over 4 VO sessions for DuckTales Remastered, and each time he killed it. Sad he had to go.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
3 years
@FromHappyRock “Good ideas dont go INTO a sketchbook, they come OUT of a sketchbook” is how one art teacher explained it to me.
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
7 years
This week marks my 8 year anniversary at @WayForward .👍 ⏱🛩
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@DEEP_RED_BELLS Reminds me of when Chocolate Rain was played live on Kimmel and they kept showing crazy audience reactions
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3 years
@BrandonHoang_ My son peed his pants laughing when the Barbie replicants went haywire
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
7 years
FYI this is where @WayForward is located. Smoke was pretty intense today. The fire has moved past and work should resume as normal tomorrow.
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@MackyWilliams @thatbadgerad @CaleElahi Oh yeah was also a cop in Community.
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@EricaJong @hannah_seligson The moment Mueller goes after any of the kids Trump will go ballistic. I would imagine when he comes for the kids, and him, it will be one fell swoop.
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@opstandige @AdamantxYves Ive been saying “party people” on my conference calls
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
4 years
With all this #COVID chaos I nearly forgot this month marks my 11 YEAR anniversary at @WayForward ! Its been a supremely amazing time; ive worked with incredible people, made fun games, traveled the world, and above all been able to start and raise a family. Here’s to 11 more yrs!
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@IvanDashSmith
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I am amazed by how many people support artists and do not want AI stealing their work. You are all amazing, and thank you for joining me on the weird journey of my own lifelong AI journey 😄 WISHLIST!: Switch!:
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
3 years
Today is my 12 year anniversary of working at ⁦ @WayForward ⁩. Here you can see me eagerly awaiting going back to the office and seeing my friends and colleagues again.
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@IvanDashSmith
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4 years
Everyone stay inside and dance to some @Hot_Chip like these two are doing. @aldoyletweets
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8 years
Today is my 7 year anniversary working at @WayForward .
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10 years
@prattprattpratt Youre rad for helping make this happen! & next time you film in SCV swing by our video game studio. http://t.co/KS0CypEszU
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2 years
Oh god this is awful. I randomly became friends with Sara at E3 when she apologized for her friend yelling at me for ruining DuckTales. She reached out a few times to make sure I was OK when I wrote some dark tweets. She was so absurd and fun and kind. This sucks.
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Fucking Hell. RIP Sara Mostajabi. She was an amazing comedian and one of the most knowledgable video game fans I've ever known. Writing jokes for the DICE Awards, talking each other through Final Fantasy replays. She was a rare one and the world will be less fun without her in it
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All right party people! Tomorrow is the big day!!! Notebook Artillery will be available on @Steam and @itchio Please spread the word and if you don't want to buy it, maybe wishlist it! #MadeWithGameMaker @YoYoGames
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
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get Mighty Switch Force! the way it was meant to be played before its too late! Its AMAZING in 3D. What a bummer this is.
@NintendoAmerica
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As of late March 2023, it will no longer be possible to make Nintendo eShop purchases for the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. More info:
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Today I got the keys to my first house. Its fairly surreal, and something ive been working toward for years. Im so lucky the sellers liked me and my family and sold to us instead of an investment firm. My spare time from now on will be fixing this baby up.
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@tha_rami You cant just drop all the silverware in haphazardly. There is a structure to optimize water hitting all the utensils. Spoons can’t “spoon”, leave that in the drawer... or the bedroom. You gotta pattern your forks and spoons, and visualize those water streams.
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@MichelleLhooq @konjak and the NYPD just rides in on their bikes and gets in between them. Fucking enabling this shit.
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
4 years
Today I turned 40. It goes without saying, being isloated at home is not ideal for a birthday, but my family has been amazing.
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@cartoonbrew The themes are already edited in some of those countries, right? Its a shame these things have to be so edited for such outdated thinking. And doubly disappointing to put that ahead of the talent making the show.
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Your vote counts.
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@thefurlinator Max has no complaints from me. But trying to find shows to watch on Amazon Prime is like digging through a bucket of legos looking for pieces. The whole process is pure trash.
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@JLHGameArt On Thor DS we ran into an issue converting the letter B ascii value to draw the B determined in the pixel font tool just before launch. When I set the visual B to * it drew the B correctly, so I made that the ascii value for the letter and search/replaced all the B’s with *’s.
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
4 years
@Koop_Flanked @kieran_fischer @LeftAccidental LA sheriff said the same thing. Nothings being enforced, i see gatherings and people out and about all the time. The county has been fighting to keep outdoor dining, where people sit inches from passerbys at malls and such.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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To work with June Foray was a lifelong dream come true & I am eternally grateful to have met her. Shes an icon, a legend, and will be missed
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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Tell me youve never listened to NPR without telling me youver never listened to NPR.
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@imranzomg @JonComms When we made Thor for the DS the testers at SEGA in Japan had a tool for measuring flashing on screen, with very explicit rules of how much the gamma could change over what area of the screen over a period of time. Was pretty impressive. This needs to be taken seriously more.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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Reading the comments, it blows my mind people dont realize shes joking. Right off the bat she goes to a fucking shit lake and gets an already dead fish. This fucking platform, social media bullshit, everyone is out to dunk on anyone and everyone and its fucking toxic.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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@unabanned There were congressional hearings in 2007 I believe, and I forget who they were interviewing from the administration, but one of the aides said "I broke a few rules." and the congressman said "Rules? No, laws!"
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9 years
Crying: Acceptable at the Grand Canyon, funerals, and @parksandrecnbc finale. @Nick_Offerman @sirmitchell http://t.co/f25ZaKseNE
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@TheHipsterRebbe Holy crap I am glad you are safe. The escalation of this is nuts.
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3 years
@YingjueChen @jonjones @verified You even have the box it came in! These things are SWEEEET! WHERRES OUR BLUE CHECKS DAMMIT!!!
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@slouhippieluv13 @CiminoJordan @NettiSpaghetti_ @dklineii I have nothing of value to add here. Just glad im not the only one thinking “read the room” to this post.
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@VectorBelly @_Mercutio Im no economist, but the min wage is still low and theres no dollar menu anywhere. CEOs and other executives arent going to eat the cost of a higher min wage, customers are. I wish there was better regulation on max income to min wage ratio.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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@_StacyDollar_ @JimGaffigan Trumps whole schtick is outrage. Always has been. The outrage of the Left is in response to the dismantling of our institutions for corporate and personal gain. Dont hide behind the lie.
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@Rooferman6218 @obaino_ @Morbidful Then whats the point of getting into heaven if living is the blessing?
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@punished_gemini @FemboyPhysics For cooking, its all estimates anyway. You go on the fly, adapt and go. Baking? Metric wins 100% in this department. FFS you PACK brown sugar into a cup, but there is so much subjectivity there. Milligrams removes all ambiguity
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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@raydietrichs @GavinNewsom @AsmReyes47 These prisoners become experts in wildfires. They protect and save communities all over the state. Once they have served their time, that expertise is lost. This alleviates that. This will help protect our communities more. I hope you get behind it.
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@IvanDashSmith
Austin Ivansmith Games
4 years
Over the past 6 months of being stuck inside at computers I started making some solo indie games again. I have a bit of a back catalog these days, and wanted to celebrate by making a logo for my games. Its based on an old comic book logo I made 30 years ago. Stay tuned!
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@PunishedBenn I dont disagree. Throwing this one out there for fun
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@WongKarWax I love Bernies passion, I was sad he didnt get the nom in 16 for these reasons. But I think its a disservice to Warren supporters to think it was all projection. Shes a woman of action, and I feel she couldve more successfully passed progressive legislation as the president.
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@chelseakenna @bentev28 @feyrah My son once thought "For crying out loud" was a swear because I would use it when I was upset. One time I put him in the corner and he started screaming "For crying out loud Daddy!"
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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For anyone wondering, the program he used is a web based one called MakeCode Arcade Its a kid friendly, drag and drop IDE. This particular device is a Meowbit you can get for around $40. Did all the programming in a Chromebook and deployed over USB.
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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@thetzechun But how will we ever know why a civil war soldier is in japan and why he is better than all the samurai?
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Shameless birthday selfie. Hope everyone else is having a great April 7th also. Best day of the year. 🍕🎂🍺
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Austin Ivansmith Games
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@JennyENicholson Anyone who claims changing this will hurt the integrity of the original ride can clam up because the ride lost all the magic after the movies came out and they started playing moody music throughout the ride, muting "yo ho, yo ho" to near obscurity.
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9 years
Having a completely sappy moment watching my wife feed our new daughter. @Lunarbaboon nailed it.
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@TetroniMike On Thor for the DS, SEGA of Japan had a device for measuring flashes and epileptic triggering events, and we fixed our lightning flashes accordingly. This is bullshit on CDPR part.
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