Sy Brand
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bit wrangler ~ poet ~ film/noisemaker ~ mask enthusiast ~ they/them webassembly @fastly
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Building a Debugger is now officially released! It guides you through building a whole native x64 debugger from scratch, dispelling all the magic and teaching you a ton about operating systems as it goes. Even if you don't care about building a debugger, you can read it to your cat.
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Reached the point of the baristas in my local coffee place saying "the usual?" when I go in and feel like I have ascended to a higher plane of existence
about 10 hours ago
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Can't believe they used thr Skibidi Toilet music in Marty Supreme
2 days ago
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Watched Yi Yi at the cinema and my god it's incredible I saw it nearly 10 years ago, but I feel it so much more now I'm older. It feels like life, so huge and small, full of feeling and distance, quiet love
3 days ago
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Goddamn I hate Tarantino but I just saw the full cut of Kill Bill at the cinema and it rips
6 days ago
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ššš I saw The Turin Horse in the cinema and it was one of the most intoxicating film experiences of my life
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8 days ago
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Found my book on organising yourself with ADHD on top of a large pile of clutter: environmental storytelling
9 days ago
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Aftermath
10 days ago
Please seek help immediately:
aftermath.site/please-seek-he...
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Nikita Gill
9 days ago
This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
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If you want to know how debuggers work in an hour, you can now watch my
@ndcconferences.com
talk!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxwF...
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How Debuggers Work - Sy Brand - NDC TechTown 2025
YouTube video by NDC Conferences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxwF9ej7iLE
9 days ago
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Got my copy of
@dtemkin.bsky.social
's Forty-Four Esolangs, which I think is a must-read for anyone interested in programming languages and art. It's basically Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities for code
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Thinky Games
about 1 month ago
Weāre very excited to announce Thinky Dailies! š Follow our thinky friend on an adventure through handcrafted daily puzzles!
thinkygames.com/dail...
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When my kid goes to bed, this one likes to get up on the loft bed and survey his domain
10 days ago
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Made a terrarium
10 days ago
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Sage: You must seek the Elden Ring Me: Okay Sage: It's a really really old ring Me: ...Okay Sage: It's fucking ancient, just absolutely decrepit
13 days ago
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designing an Elden Ring boss and turning a big dial taht says "Dragon" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right
14 days ago
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Watched Jodhaa Akbar (2008) tonight, truly one of the most beautiful films
22 days ago
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Watched Jodhaa Akbar (2008) tonight, truly one of the most beautiful films
22 days ago
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Pretty
22 days ago
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Played too much Silksong, going around my house hitting walls in case they reveal a secret passage
25 days ago
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Happy to be 10% hotter (got a new tattoo)
26 days ago
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Lars Rosenquist
29 days ago
Had to delete the YT video due to compression issues. New video is up! Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2nC...
Listen:
soundcloud.com/calvo-bianco...
Buy:
calvobianco.bandcamp.com/track/een-reis
#calvobianco
#synthsky
#musicsky
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Looking for gifts that have art on them in 2025 is such an AI minefield that I'm more drawn to the Graphic Design is My Passion dogshit cause at least I know a human made it. Everyone is getting trash art for Christmas.
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This is the first year I've done all the problems for Advent of Code, I hope they keep running for just 12 days in the future!
about 1 month ago
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Jayce
about 1 month ago
The finger arrows drawing attention to how time within Ohtori Academy makes no sense are a direct reference to ShÅ«ji Terayamaās Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974). A cat meets another and has a kitten within the span of a conversation, the tea is steeped while the hourglass is unchanged, etc.
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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends
about 1 month ago
So, āOrder of the Sinking Starā by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I havenāt been very involved but itās a great concept and looks cool.
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Trying the turtleneck look
about 1 month ago
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Blaž Urban Gracar (Letibus Design)
about 1 month ago
Herd is now finally out. Available as a physical game and as print files. Physical version is also part of the Letibus Bundle for 10% off. There are 100 free community copies of print files on
Itch.io
.
blazgracar.com/herd
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Always a joy to watch a film and discover almost immediately that it's shot by Christopher Doyle
about 1 month ago
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Matt Godbolt
about 1 month ago
Day 4 of Advent of Compiler Optimisations! Multiply by constantsāwhich ones use actual multiply? The compiler has tricks to avoid it, then saves you from your own clever hacks.
xania.org/202512/04-mu...
youtu.be/1X88od0miHs
#AoCO2025
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https://xania.org/202512/04-multiplying-integers
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Jumping from a height and parrying the ground to avoid fall damage
about 1 month ago
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A.L. Goldfuss
about 1 month ago
It's December and people are reading for awards. I only had one publication this year, and it's about loneliness and gender and sexual assault and girlhood and Americana and carnivorous plants. Enjoy:
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros...
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Why would I find a new video game to play when I can just play Sekiro for the 7th time
about 1 month ago
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Matt Godbolt
about 1 month ago
Day 2: Adding two integers on x86? Not with `add`! The compiler uses a completely different instructionāone designed for memory addressing. Why?
xania.org/202512/02-ad...
youtu.be/BOvg0sGJnes
#AoCO2025
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Addressing the adding situation ā Matt Godboltās blog
We learn why adding on x86 isn't as obvious as you might think
https://xania.org/202512/02-adding-integers
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He desires the tea advent calendar
about 1 month ago
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[whispering to date while watching Drive My Car when My Car first comes on screen] that's My Car
about 2 months ago
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Alpha Chrome Yayo
about 2 months ago
Me, trying to untangle the Christmas lights:
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The UK government are holding a consultation on the proposed absolutely fucking ghoulish changes to immigration law You can fill it out here, but I'd recommend going through carefully, as some questions feel intentionally written to trip you up
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Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/earned-settlement
about 2 months ago
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The Haunting of Chill House: there's a bunch of ghosts, but they're just hanging out
about 2 months ago
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Milkshake is on my lap, this is not a drill
about 2 months ago
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Replaying Bloodborne to remind myself of all the areas for the Arhham Horror campaign and I had forgotten just how amazing this game is
about 2 months ago
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FATHER I KNOWS NOT HOW TO USE THE TOILET
2 months ago
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A plushie
2 months ago
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Getting into my dark academia era, sneaking into Universities and turning all the lights out
2 months ago
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Looks like I'm getting a hearing aid, soliciting tips on making them look badass
2 months ago
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Looks like I'm getting a hearing aid, soliciting tips on making them look badass
2 months ago
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Overstimulated! At the Supermarket
2 months ago
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Multiplayer Balatro
2 months ago
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Yeah I'm the bread loser in the relationship, keep misplacing my baguettes
2 months ago
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