@KyleOrl

Legacy account, check out (at)https://xitter.cf/t.co/dFiUbBULjz on Bluesky. Senior Gaming Editor, Ars Technica. I wrote a Minesweeper book: https://xitter.cf/t.co/MK8zcJSo60…

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Joined April 2007
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Remember Minesweeper? My book from @BossFightBooks goes deep on the game’s history, its legacy, its intense competitive scene, the surprising moral panic over its inclusion on work/government computers, and much more! bossfightbooks.com/products/…
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Kyle Orland retweeted
taylor
@taylor_4 Sep 2025
there is a whole book about the history of minesweeper and it is excellent "once you get caught up in the flow of Minesweeper, it can be incredibly hard to pull yourself out" – at Eatonton, GA
Meg@megannn_lynne2 Sep 2025
confession time: i have never remotely understood how minesweeper works & just randomly click on little boxes until things go BOOM
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If you're still here, what the hell are you doing. Come join the cool kids on Bluesky already!
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Making a rare post to remind everyone how much better BlueSky is. I'm (at)kyleor.land there
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Looking into Gala Games' Legacy and the game's fate long after its millions in NFT land sales. If you have any relevant experiences to share, please reach out
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Comics Dave@ComicsDave12 May 2024
Just finished Minesweeper, one of the latest @BossFightBooks titles. It's a great little history of a game that was ubiquitous for 90s kids, and @KyleOrl draws out some great stories and observations about the early Windows game scene as well as the quirks of Minesweeper itself.
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Hi! Just a reminder that we're running pretty much the same account over on another site, you should definitely join us there if you haven't already: bsky.app/profile/aftermath.s…
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If you weren't in the crowd for MINESWEEPER author @KyleOrl's @MAGFest '24 talk, the whole thing is now up on youtube! youtube.com/watch?v=ytvou0gV… Minesweeper: The Book -- The Panel. The Movie? The Game! The Experience.

Minesweeper: The Book -- The Panel | MAGFest 2024

Microsoft Minesweeper is one of the most ubiquitous video games in ...

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Kyle Orland retweeted
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@bluesky6 Feb 2024
You can now sign up for Bluesky without an invite! 🎉 bsky.social/about/blog/02-06…
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The only thing I'm ever going to use this account for going forward is to remind people that I am on BlueSky. If you want to bask in the glow of my microbloggy thoughts, that's the place to be.
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Since I no longer have to share BlueSky invites on here, this is a reminder that I have been on BlueSky for a while and you should be too
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(AT)kyleor.land when you get over there
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I know the network effects feel hard to replace, but the vibe over at BlueSky is great and you can still lurk on Twitter for your faves who have stayed behind...
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Kyle Orland retweeted
Simon Willison
@simonw25 Jan 2024
I get a good quote in this piece about that "AI generated" George Carlin special (I do not think it was written by AI)
"Either they have genuinely trained a custom model that can generate jokes better than any model produced by any other Al researcher in the world... or they're still doing the same bit they started back in 2022." - Independent Al research Simon Willison

ALT "Either they have genuinely trained a custom model that can generate jokes better than any model produced by any other Al researcher in the world... or they're still doing the same bit they started back in 2022." - Independent Al research Simon Willison

Ars Technica
@arstechnica25 Jan 2024
Did an AI write that hour-long “George Carlin” special? I’m not convinced. trib.al/6bQ6IYw

Did an AI write that hour-long “George Carlin” special? I’m not convinced.

Everyone is ready to believe that AI can do things, even if it can't."

arstechnica.com
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Officially checked in for MAGFest. If you’re here too, come hear me talk Minesweeper: The Book at 4:30 in the Cherry Blossom Ballroom!
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Got a few more bluesky invites for people tired of this site. First come first served
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This is your 📣LAST DAY📣 to get @StoryBundle’s Gaming Feast bundle—10 books for $20! 🐉Long Live #MortalKombat 💀Kool Stuff: Bonus Interviews From Long Live MK 🎮3 books from @BossFightBooks 🕹️3 books from @HG_101 📚 Books from @rodneylives + @xender76 storybundle.com/games
StoryBundle’s “Gaming Feast” bundle of 10 books for $20. The books are: Row 1: Hardcore Gaming 101: The Guide to Retro Horror; Video Games - Stage One: 1979 and Before; The Set Side B Archives: Vol. 2 - Mission: YouTube Row 2: Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1; Kool Stuff: Bonus Interviews From Long Live Mortal Combat; Boss Fight Books: PaRappa the Rapper Row 3: Boss Fight Books: GoldenEye 007; Boss Fight Books: Minesweeper; HG 101: The Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1; HG 101: The Bride of Retro Horror

ALT StoryBundle’s “Gaming Feast” bundle of 10 books for $20. The books are: Row 1: Hardcore Gaming 101: The Guide to Retro Horror; Video Games - Stage One: 1979 and Before; The Set Side B Archives: Vol. 2 - Mission: YouTube Row 2: Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1; Kool Stuff: Bonus Interviews From Long Live Mortal Combat; Boss Fight Books: PaRappa the Rapper Row 3: Boss Fight Books: GoldenEye 007; Boss Fight Books: Minesweeper; HG 101: The Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1; HG 101: The Bride of Retro Horror

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One more bluesky invite code available for people looking to escape. First come first served
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The new @storybundle for books about video games just dropped! 10 books for $20. storybundle.com/games Featuring 3 of our books: GOLDENEYE 007 by @alyseknorr PARAPPA THE RAPPER by @Sholarsenic MINESWEEPER by @KyleOrl
Covers of all the books in the new Storybundle

ALT Covers of all the books in the new Storybundle

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If you have a BlueSky invite, you can now find me there as (at)kyleor.land
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Got another Bluesky invite for anyone who wants to jump ship. First come first served
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