I've pretty much resounded to self funding + descoping as a way to get my games made.
I think even if I did have financial success to make the next thing, contracting part time is still a sensible thing to do
I think even if I did have financial success to make the next thing, contracting part time is still a sensible thing to do
Nova Assembly head Denis Federov says indie studios should look at alternatives to publishers. "Even experienced publishers are struggling to support independent projects. They prefer to play it safe and invest in projects with proven metrics and audiences" https://bit.ly/4AC8XoC
October 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I've pretty much resounded to self funding + descoping as a way to get my games made.
I think even if I did have financial success to make the next thing, contracting part time is still a sensible thing to do
I think even if I did have financial success to make the next thing, contracting part time is still a sensible thing to do
Gotta say that descoping Caltrains frequency increases seems bonkers in our current context.
October 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Gotta say that descoping Caltrains frequency increases seems bonkers in our current context.
Over the past 30 years, the North American planning regime has been dominated by a series of reactions to continuously rising costs - mainly by descoping.
Rather than question WHY costs are so high, we give up - and build smaller, less useful transit instead. 5/
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Rather than question WHY costs are so high, we give up - and build smaller, less useful transit instead. 5/
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
December 5, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Over the past 30 years, the North American planning regime has been dominated by a series of reactions to continuously rising costs - mainly by descoping.
Rather than question WHY costs are so high, we give up - and build smaller, less useful transit instead. 5/
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Rather than question WHY costs are so high, we give up - and build smaller, less useful transit instead. 5/
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Wow. Dismantling the OOI arrays is a major loss for oceanography. 🧪🌊
oceanobservatories.org/2026/05/anno...
oceanobservatories.org/2026/05/anno...
Announcement on NSF OOI Descoping - Ocean Observatories Initiative
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated descoping of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Major Facility. This plan includes the removal of all in-water infrastructure from the Ir...
oceanobservatories.org
June 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Wow. Dismantling the OOI arrays is a major loss for oceanography. 🧪🌊
oceanobservatories.org/2026/05/anno...
oceanobservatories.org/2026/05/anno...
to be absolutely clear, the only way you do it in 3 months is by descoping, which when you're replacing an existing system, is effectively experienced the same way as "it stopped working for me"
March 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
to be absolutely clear, the only way you do it in 3 months is by descoping, which when you're replacing an existing system, is effectively experienced the same way as "it stopped working for me"
Canada is capable of doing great transit things (Vancouver SkyTrain, Montreal REM Line A) but is just as bad or worse as the US at fucking it in the stupidest ways possible (Toronto Metrolinx descoping GO expansion/electrification, Montreal REM de l'Est cancellation)
What's your hottest take about Canada?
July 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Canada is capable of doing great transit things (Vancouver SkyTrain, Montreal REM Line A) but is just as bad or worse as the US at fucking it in the stupidest ways possible (Toronto Metrolinx descoping GO expansion/electrification, Montreal REM de l'Est cancellation)
For all the pressure and urgency of the work they dropped in my lap yesterday, business is now considering "descoping" some of the work and like?? Girl make up your mind. It would mean that I don't have to make a mad dash to get it all done, at least. We'll see.
September 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
For all the pressure and urgency of the work they dropped in my lap yesterday, business is now considering "descoping" some of the work and like?? Girl make up your mind. It would mean that I don't have to make a mad dash to get it all done, at least. We'll see.
Behind the scenes pitch for a feature in KOTC - where players would build a castle over multiple reigns.
Was cut in descoping, which now means there’s no castles in a game called “King of the Castle”. Woops.
Was cut in descoping, which now means there’s no castles in a game called “King of the Castle”. Woops.
March 21, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Behind the scenes pitch for a feature in KOTC - where players would build a castle over multiple reigns.
Was cut in descoping, which now means there’s no castles in a game called “King of the Castle”. Woops.
Was cut in descoping, which now means there’s no castles in a game called “King of the Castle”. Woops.
The way Saint-Étienne modernized it's tram in the 1970s-2000s is a great lesson for cities like Toronto, Boston, Philly, San Francisco etc.
It's all there: circulation planning, new dedicated RoW, priority route with systematic descoping of lateral streets (RI-RO) etc.
It's all there: circulation planning, new dedicated RoW, priority route with systematic descoping of lateral streets (RI-RO) etc.
June 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The way Saint-Étienne modernized it's tram in the 1970s-2000s is a great lesson for cities like Toronto, Boston, Philly, San Francisco etc.
It's all there: circulation planning, new dedicated RoW, priority route with systematic descoping of lateral streets (RI-RO) etc.
It's all there: circulation planning, new dedicated RoW, priority route with systematic descoping of lateral streets (RI-RO) etc.
You see this again and again. JPA management, limited staff capacity, patchwork grant programs -> budget overruns, longer timelines descoping, less service for riders in rapidly-growing areas. This time for Valley Rail in the Central Valley. Will 2026 be the year we take action?
Valley Rail isn’t looking so healthy
Costs have only increased while they try and scale back initial investment phases to deliver something which has now become a 5th RT for ACE to San Jose, 1 ACE and 1 Gold Runner RT to Natomas
South extension of ACE to Merced delayed
www.sjrrc.com/event/sjrrc-...
Costs have only increased while they try and scale back initial investment phases to deliver something which has now become a 5th RT for ACE to San Jose, 1 ACE and 1 Gold Runner RT to Natomas
South extension of ACE to Merced delayed
www.sjrrc.com/event/sjrrc-...
SJRRC Special Station/Facilities Development Committee - January 8, 2026 10:30 am - San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission
Station Facilities Development Committee January 8 2026 Special Meeting Packet Meeting Location: San Joaquin Council of Governments First Floor, Board Room 555 E. Weber Avenue Stockton, CA 95202 Join ...
www.sjrrc.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:07 AM
You see this again and again. JPA management, limited staff capacity, patchwork grant programs -> budget overruns, longer timelines descoping, less service for riders in rapidly-growing areas. This time for Valley Rail in the Central Valley. Will 2026 be the year we take action?
New update from NSF: "Effective immediately, NSF will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays and will continue operations including planned maintenance."
Update on Ocean Observatories Initiative
The U.S. National Science Foundation appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data from the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). Effective…
www.nsf.gov
June 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
New update from NSF: "Effective immediately, NSF will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays and will continue operations including planned maintenance."
NSF announcement is out:
NSF "appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data from the [OOI.] Effective immediately, NSF will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays."
www.nsf.gov/news/update-...
NSF "appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data from the [OOI.] Effective immediately, NSF will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays."
www.nsf.gov/news/update-...
June 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
NSF announcement is out:
NSF "appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data from the [OOI.] Effective immediately, NSF will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays."
www.nsf.gov/news/update-...
NSF "appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data from the [OOI.] Effective immediately, NSF will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays."
www.nsf.gov/news/update-...
classic case of north american transit descoping.
the first thing on the chopping block when costs blow up are entire stations (killing access and ridership). in other places it's converting plans for grade separated rail to street median rail.
overlooked are station geometries & alignments
the first thing on the chopping block when costs blow up are entire stations (killing access and ridership). in other places it's converting plans for grade separated rail to street median rail.
overlooked are station geometries & alignments
So we definitely have to be doing this for west seattle, right?
February 18, 2026 at 6:18 AM
classic case of north american transit descoping.
the first thing on the chopping block when costs blow up are entire stations (killing access and ridership). in other places it's converting plans for grade separated rail to street median rail.
overlooked are station geometries & alignments
the first thing on the chopping block when costs blow up are entire stations (killing access and ridership). in other places it's converting plans for grade separated rail to street median rail.
overlooked are station geometries & alignments
Well worth shutting down/massively descoping Grangemouth and the one in England I keep forgetting the name of to replace them with gas storagd then.
March 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Well worth shutting down/massively descoping Grangemouth and the one in England I keep forgetting the name of to replace them with gas storagd then.
Instead of expansion and improvement, Southeastern Pennsylvania is looking at deferral and descoping of public transit projects thanks to the PA Senate GOP!
October 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Instead of expansion and improvement, Southeastern Pennsylvania is looking at deferral and descoping of public transit projects thanks to the PA Senate GOP!
The "descoping" was announced May 21.
This plan includes the removal of all in-water infrastructure from the Irminger Sea, Station Papa, Endurance and Pioneer Arrays, subject to ship scheduling and other operational constraints.
This plan includes the removal of all in-water infrastructure from the Irminger Sea, Station Papa, Endurance and Pioneer Arrays, subject to ship scheduling and other operational constraints.
Announcement on NSF OOI Descoping - Ocean Observatories Initiative
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated descoping of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Major Facility. This plan includes the removal of all in-water infrastructure from the Ir...
oceanobservatories.org
June 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The "descoping" was announced May 21.
This plan includes the removal of all in-water infrastructure from the Irminger Sea, Station Papa, Endurance and Pioneer Arrays, subject to ship scheduling and other operational constraints.
This plan includes the removal of all in-water infrastructure from the Irminger Sea, Station Papa, Endurance and Pioneer Arrays, subject to ship scheduling and other operational constraints.
While we are trying to determine whether the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulations will collapse, the observational system that measures it is actually collapsing. We are dealing with the descoping of OOI, but now budget cuts in Canada are a new problem to solve
June 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
While we are trying to determine whether the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulations will collapse, the observational system that measures it is actually collapsing. We are dealing with the descoping of OOI, but now budget cuts in Canada are a new problem to solve
While JWST has rightfully received a ton of recent attention, Hubble is still performing extremely well & has capabilities that JWST doesn’t. And yet, budget reductions are putting the mission at risk of significant descoping. This is really sad to see, given how successful Hubble has been and is. 🧪
NASA Hubble Operational Paradigm Change Review and Hubble Observations - HST User Documentation
hst-docs.stsci.edu
July 8, 2024 at 3:06 PM
While JWST has rightfully received a ton of recent attention, Hubble is still performing extremely well & has capabilities that JWST doesn’t. And yet, budget reductions are putting the mission at risk of significant descoping. This is really sad to see, given how successful Hubble has been and is. 🧪
Yes. It's how they are presenting the major descoping of the project that led to DB demise.
June 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Yes. It's how they are presenting the major descoping of the project that led to DB demise.
In a telling demonstration of the thought and care that went into this decision, both NSF spokespeople who responded to my emailed questions with the same prepared word salad misprinted the organization’s name as Woods Hole Oceanographic “Institute.”
My latest @thebulletin.org:
My latest @thebulletin.org:
Why the National Science Foundation is ripping monitoring instruments out of the ocean
A spokesperson for the National Science Foundation pointed to a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics report as justification for the 'descoping,' but a co-chair of that group sa...
thebulletin.org
June 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In a telling demonstration of the thought and care that went into this decision, both NSF spokespeople who responded to my emailed questions with the same prepared word salad misprinted the organization’s name as Woods Hole Oceanographic “Institute.”
My latest @thebulletin.org:
My latest @thebulletin.org:
this game not descoping me the instant I take damage is a huge plus
May 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
this game not descoping me the instant I take damage is a huge plus
"Transport has conceded... ...briefings may not have been sufficiently clear in setting out the implications of the scope change/descoping"
Someone is getting sacked for this, right? ...right??
Someone is getting sacked for this, right? ...right??
September 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
"Transport has conceded... ...briefings may not have been sufficiently clear in setting out the implications of the scope change/descoping"
Someone is getting sacked for this, right? ...right??
Someone is getting sacked for this, right? ...right??
NSF has begun to dismantle ocean observation infrastructure as part of an announced descoping of the Ocean Observatories Initiative.
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
Trump Administration to Remove Hundreds of Deep-Ocean Observation Instruments, Dismantling $368 Million Program - Eos
The Trump administration’s National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun dismantling the infrastructure of a $368 million deep-ocean observing program critical to monitoring marine ecosystems, global cu...
eos.org
June 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
NSF has begun to dismantle ocean observation infrastructure as part of an announced descoping of the Ocean Observatories Initiative.
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
feels like i see this be nerfed and buffed by the same percent every year lol
(halo solved this by straight up descoping you if you got shot)
(halo solved this by straight up descoping you if you got shot)
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
feels like i see this be nerfed and buffed by the same percent every year lol
(halo solved this by straight up descoping you if you got shot)
(halo solved this by straight up descoping you if you got shot)