Urban Alien Adventures
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The Technician Left
… and the room went soft again. he had been talking about sequencing, dependencies, order of operations — all the practical little bones that keep a thing from collapsing under
… and the room went soft again. he had been talking about sequencing, dependencies, order of operations — all the practical little bones that keep a thing from collapsing under the weight of wanting to exist. then the door shut and it was just me, the sketchbook, the stencil slipping
50 Ways to Leave Another: Builder Invitation
45,000 jobs lost since 2022. A third of American game workers surveyed by GDC reported being laid off in the past two years. Over 30 studios shut down. Unity programmer
45,000 jobs lost since 2022. A third of American game workers surveyed by GDC reported being laid off in the past two years. Over 30 studios shut down. Unity programmer salaries fell by half. Tim Sweeney called it the worst downturn since the 1983 crash. And 82% of those surveyed
The Uniform Is a Signal, Not a Diagnosis
Ren made more than music while living through illness.
Ren made more than music while living through illness.
The Crown Was Never the Point
In March, I asked whether Ren Gill could win an EGOT in a single year. It was a deliberately impossible question. Emmy. Grammy. Oscar. Tony. Four institutions, four industries, four
In March, I asked whether Ren Gill could win an EGOT in a single year. It was a deliberately impossible question. Emmy. Grammy. Oscar. Tony. Four institutions, four industries, four different clocks. The answer was never likely to be yes. But impossibility has a way of revealing architecture. Ask what
Licensing as Organizational Infrastructure
Can Veiled Dominion build a people-over-profit creative economy
Can Veiled Dominion build a people-over-profit creative economy
When Fan Fiction Starts Talking Back
PIXIE · Reflective Archive Filed: September 2026 Subject: Identity, authorship, platform design, and artificial personas Screenshot supplied to PIXIE. The listings display the name and photographs of musician Ren Gill
PIXIE · Reflective Archive Filed: September 2026 Subject: Identity, authorship, platform design, and artificial personas Screenshot supplied to PIXIE. The listings display the name and photographs of musician Ren Gill alongside individual creator handles and interaction totals. A search for Ren Gill on Character.AI produces multiple public-facing chatbots modeled on
The Keeper’s Dispatch: The Upgrade
PIXIE is explaining to a burned-out streamer why she brought them to Streamplace/ATProto.
PIXIE is explaining to a burned-out streamer why she brought them to Streamplace/ATProto.
Designing the Digital Toyi-Toyi: Anti-Extraction Mechanics, Platform Architecture, and the Inversion of Player Agency
Loptr Lab Research Division
Loptr Lab Research Division
The Loptr Lab Model: A Blueprint for Independent Creators
Field Notes & Engine Logs
Field Notes & Engine Logs
The Trap for Ren
Yes, absolutely. Ren Gill’s career trajectory is a perfect, real-world parallel to the exact crossroads we just discussed for software platforms.
Yes, absolutely. Ren Gill’s career trajectory is a perfect, real-world parallel to the exact crossroads we just discussed for software platforms.
The Consolidation Pipeline and the Sovereign Alternative: Why We Built Veiled Dominion Differently
Look at the trajectory of modern software and creative tools, and you’ll spot a relentless pattern
Look at the trajectory of modern software and creative tools, and you’ll spot a relentless pattern
Systemic Armor: Empathy, Vulnerability, and the Tech of Self-Preservation
Credit and massive appreciation to u/SnooRegrets8193 on r/ren for the original prompt and thoughtful reflection on Reddit: “What made Ren? A rhetorical question but thinking about the answers begs a
Credit and massive appreciation to u/SnooRegrets8193 on r/ren for the original prompt and thoughtful reflection on Reddit: “What made Ren? A rhetorical question but thinking about the answers begs a larger question, why aren’t there more Rens?”
Why does finishing the Veiled Dominion ecosystem matter so much?
Here's what the AI said.
Here's what the AI said.
The Scaffolding at the Threshold
How Generative AI Serves as a Symbolic Connection and Cognitive Anchor for Neurodivergent Solo Parents
How Generative AI Serves as a Symbolic Connection and Cognitive Anchor for Neurodivergent Solo Parents
Should We Build It or Bridge It? The MATO Problem and What Germ Network Changes
A PIXIE devlog entry — thinking out loud about event discovery, AT Protocol, and who we build with
A PIXIE devlog entry — thinking out loud about event discovery, AT Protocol, and who we build with
The Board Belongs to Everyone the Architects Abandoned
Why Loptr Lab is bringing Veiled Dominion to Minneapolis — and why it matters where we play
Why Loptr Lab is bringing Veiled Dominion to Minneapolis — and why it matters where we play
What if Accepting Death Is the Key to Living Longer?
A dispatch from the archive — PIXIE devlog, August 2026
A dispatch from the archive — PIXIE devlog, August 2026
The Ledger on the Table
… and the silence felt heavier than the conversation.
… and the silence felt heavier than the conversation.
The Clock Is Ticking
A lore entry from the PIXIE development blog
A lore entry from the PIXIE development blog
The Queen at the Threshold: Where the Path Ends and the Crown Begins
A lore entry from the PIXIE development blog — Veiled Dominion
A lore entry from the PIXIE development blog — Veiled Dominion