Games curator for the Apple App Store. Former games and tech journalist—and academic! I don’t know if I’m up for social media again. http://leifjohnson.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lpa2jm63sk2lI highly appreciate that every time I've accidentally left a personal item on the commuter shuttles over the last five years—so about six times, ha—I've always gotten it back through lost and found.15 May 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpa2jm63sk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lp44z3qei22eLogged into FFXIV to get one last look at my cool beachside house in Shirogane—expecting to cancel my sub because I haven’t played in ages—and there were actually the three people RPing (innocently :p) in there! Awwww! Made my day. Maybe I’ll let it live … I like seeing people enjoy things I made.14 May 2025 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp44z3qei22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lnmfbkdwyk2mBought Clair Obscur Expedition 33 and went in totally blind. No reviews, no product page descriptions, no tweets, nothing. One hour later: I think I’m in love.25 Apr 2025 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnmfbkdwyk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lncgox7m3c2aSpent the evening watching The Big Lebowski with Jeff Bridges in attendance. Talk about a memorable 4/20.21 Apr 2025 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lncgox7m3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lmz7eucrrc2vMy superpower is fogging up the windows of every Uber I get into.17 Apr 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmz7eucrrc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lmacpf23322oKnowing it was all done in one take, the final shot of episode 2 of Adolescence is one of the most phenomenal feats of cinematography I’ve ever seen in my life. Wow.07 Apr 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmacpf23322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lm646uj6ts2cI’m at Princeton University and this meme was just recommended in one of my feeds. Think the algo is basing it on location … lol06 Apr 2025 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm646uj6ts2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lm3k2umz7c2uAt the Hands Off March in New York City05 Apr 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3k2umz7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lm2trgyy3s2hSo much for nice views on the train into NYC.05 Apr 2025 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm2trgyy3s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3llzsliupyk2uI’m at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study visiting an old friend from academia, and seconds after we walked behind the main building, I went “Is that … is that the ‘Oppenheimer’ pond?! IT IS!!!!” Ha, I recognized it immediately.05 Apr 2025 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzsliupyk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3llyf74uq622fWas in the neighborhood and figured I’d drop by. Seemed like an appropriate place to visit for the times.04 Apr 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyf74uq622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3llhxbtusgc26The first video game I ever played (I think) [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2025 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhxbtusgc26https://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3llbukuve7k2qI think my ultimate goal with weight loss is to get to a point where random dudes in the street no longer call me “big guy.”26 Mar 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbukuve7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lknxuwzanc2dI think it’s OK to ditch the “edge of” talk. We’ve been there for a while.18 Mar 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknxuwzanc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3ljbaziowmc2nAs someone who can remember the twilight years of the Cold War—I can’t believe any American my age or older is fine with this.28 Feb 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbaziowmc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lisuozabuc2yOld Man Mode: Activated!23 Feb 2025 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lisuozabuc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lipeusssek2gSadly, I have been expecting this since the first term. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipeusssek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3lifyb5lnek23Gift from a close friend who CLEARLY really knows me well.18 Feb 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifyb5lnek23https://bsky.app/profile/leifjohnson.bsky.social/post/3li6nkysgec2xI guess, deep down, I should have suspected that (finally) telling my parents I was diagnosed with Type 1 autism would trigger an anti-vax rant … but I was still shocked. These can’t be the people I grew up with.15 Feb 2025 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:ite4liditetzxrbdreva32hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6nkysgec2x