“Please have 2+ years of experience with an engine we announced on Friday” really sums up the state of the games industry.

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Conversely "talent" will get you only so far. One, talent is spread more widely than people who fancy themselves geniuses might presume. Two, no matter how talented you are, you're probably neither a Prince nor a Picasso, and someone else pretty talented who's not a dick can do nearly all you do.

It really is amazing how far you can get in life by simply showing up and not being an asshole.

I agree with this and I also aim for all three. Being competent requires a mix of skills and being easy to work with just enhances the experience for everyone involved. I'm known not just for what I know but how I make things better and that and some luck has really worked out for me.

I am not a religious person by any means, but if I saw this in person I'd assume the gods are speaking to me directly

🐾 Manners 🐾

Don't forget to drink a big glass of water today.

Short but fun story about laser safety and not thinking about the consequences by @funranium.bsky.social

Happy 5.25 my floppy friends #floppydiskart #floppydisk

Never forget that YOU are a data center. Drink some water ffs.

Taking some time today to rest and make a favorite meal properly; slow smoking these ribs in my Weber pellet smoker. Disclosure: I used to work for them and the grill was given to me.

style guide - “transness,” not “transgenderism” - “trans woman” and “trans man,” not “transwoman” - “nonbinary person” as the analogous usage for above - just say “cis,” it solves a lot of terrible convoluted sentences. eg ”biological woman/man” is incoherent — trans people are also “biological”

I've pulled at least one kid out due to learning these signs; save a life and learn what to look for:

I keep meeting trans people who are recent expats to Seattle who 1) like photography and 2) want to meet more people and I felt like I should do something about it, so I am organizing a little photo walk at one of my favorite parks in the city so people can build community and meet new friends

🦊 “Longbridge Foxes” — By Annatomix in Longbridge, Birmingham, UK 🇬🇧 Underpasses That Became Secret Art Worlds (12 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/05/23/u...

I love these little speaker cards cons are doing. I can’t wait to meet a ton of new friends @hackglasgow.bsky.social. I’ve never been out of the US before so just in I’ll pack a Canadian flag tshirt.

sometimes I wonder if people in other fields have any clue what we go through as women in computational fields... (graph from: www.npr.org/sections/mon...)

I'm heartbroken and angry to be losing so many #GenX Black men. In March, a panel led by Boston's Mayor Wu shared the results of a study to understand lower lifespan of Black residents, esp. Black Men. The average Black man has a life expectancy 9.3 yrs less than that of other men. 1/ #BlackSky 🌱

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How's your day going? My fuel line is clogged on this pressure washer and it was BURIED in the guts of this thing. I got this Generac pressure washer broken as a former floor model. It just had a loose throttle cable; easy fix for a cheap washer. I love being a nerd.

Happy Caturday 🐾🤍

Sounds like things are not going well in Orange County, California, where 10,000 people have been told to evacuate because of a toxic chemical leak at the GKN Aerospace facility.

Peacock Spider (genus Maratus), a group of tiny Australian jumping spiders famous for their vibrant colours and elaborate courtship dances to attract its mate. They are very tiny in size only between 2-5 millimetres ( the size of a pea)

A patient with type 1 diabetes has begun producing his own insulin after receiving a transplant of pancreatic cells. For the first time, islet cells have been edited so they wouldn't be rejected by the patient, removing the need for immunosuppressant drugs. www.sciencealert.com/first-of-its...

This sounds lovely:

This sometimes leads to feelings of helplessness/futility as years of careful effort are "wasted" and, IMO, contributes to the substance abuse and mental health issues in the industry because we're not honest about the soul-crushing parts of the job and instead focus on the "sexy" parts:

Dear pedophiles, could you please all block me and add me to your “person who hates pedophiles lists”? This would be appreciated as I do in fact hate pedophiles and their apologists

I've been known as "The Super Polite Guy" at more than one establishment; you don't have to be remembered for being gross/creepy/rude/etc. You can choose to #MakeKindnessNormal instead.

Everyone has haters. It surprises some to learn I have some as well. I'm far from perfect. At least one friend has tried to get me hired at the company he works at but has been blocked by Sr management. I appreciate the thought anyway. Try not to dwell on it and just move on.

I can't make it to all the BSides I'd like to but sometimes I get to help in other ways, like designing a badge that's also a soldering kit:

Big shout out to my twelve-year-old for soldering together our test unit here, she's better at it than I am. And all the thanks to @blenster.com for designing the badges for us, they came out great! Thanks again for all your help. So stoked to share these with the attendees.

We're super excited to announce Cyd for Mobile--Android for now, and soon iOS. It lets you back up and delete your old Bluesky posts, likes, and other data, while leaving what you actually want people to see when they look up your account.

182.8 Meters xkcd.com/3248/

Once again we have come to the most fool-pitying day of the year! HAPPY 74TH BIRTHDAY TO CULT OF THE DEAD COW'S PATRON SAINT!!!1!

Too many people here don’t seem to want to be good to one another, and I can’t live my life that way. It’s my sobriety. It’s my sanity. It’s how I need to live. Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves.

One of the best things you can do as an adult is realize that you didn’t actually have to stop drawing, coloring, painting, playing with clay, doing whatever else you loved as a kid. Even if you’re bad at it. Maybe especially if you’re bad at it

Hope you’re having a gentle day 🐾🤍 #cat #goodvibes #purr #wholesome

Excited to see whatever they have come up with:

On the scale from one to ten, how creepy is this walking gait #wip #robotics

Wednesday

cyberscoop.com/github-inter... WELL THAT DOESN'T SEEM GREAT.

Clearly we need a bigger cracker collider to explore the possibilities: (this is a particle physics joke for the more literal minded folks who follow me)

this is what some of you look like in short sleeve button-up shirts

this is, yes, a very specific message to a very specific group of cis people but hey we are overrepresented on this app so: when your otherwise well-meaning friends say they don't understand being trans the answer is "you don't have to"