Today I realized VSCode has nicely readable code regions in its minimap. Conversely, #CodeGlancePro for #Rider has terribly tiny region text in a gaudy green color in its minimap. I spent some time trying to figure out how to improve it, almost emailed the author for help... [1/2]

My coworker Zhi Kang Shao just published the Level Streaming Hitching Guide, a huge resource on the things you can do to prevent hitches during level streaming. Read it here: dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/qpll/unreal-engine-level-streaming-hitching-guide

Coven of the Chicken Foot from Wildflower Interactive

Ahead of The Game Awards, I met with Mario Rabbids director Davide Soliani to see his surprise gaming satire Bradley the Badger, one of the most unique games I’ve seen in a long time. vgc.news/features/thi...

I was lucky enough to be part of @flassari.bsky.social ’s excellent 101 Tips & Tricks at Unrealfest Stockholm, which is both useful and a really fun watch. At one point, I do wrestling promo voice :) Now online, go check it out if you're an Unreal Engine gamedev! youtu.be/4w0PWcRwyOc?...

When an Unreal 5.3+ game runs, it will immediately kick off precompilation of global shaders. You should wait for that to complete before starting the game, otherwise you'll likely get hitches. You do that with the NumPrecompilingPSOsRemaining node. #uetips

I've been wondering why my #Windows computer locks up every so often for at least 5 seconds for the last year. Since I have had a #Lenovo Vantage software pop-up coinciding with every single last few, I now suspect that's the problem this whole time, checking the bios for updates. ✊ #lenovovantage

And it's on sale on steam for only $8, seems an absolute steal right now! I even started buying it for friends. store.steampowered.com/app/1983260/... #cozy #gaming #cozygaming #IndieGaming

Masks work. Airborne transmission is real. Even if others have moved on, we haven't forgotten the science. Here’s why: whn.global/yes-we-conti... #PublicHealth #Masking #MaskUp #COVID #COVID19 #LongCOVID #InfectionPrevention #StaySafe

TIL, #linux has a couple cli #downloader options that are faster than wget like Axel. Axel wasn't that much faster than #wget for me, so then I found aria2; much more powerful and reliable, and faster too: github.com/aria2/aria2 And it's available in Linux software repos like Debian. Niice.

If they bail out the tech companies despite every programmer and analyst I know (including myself) repeatedly pointed out the flaws of this technology, I will lose my mind.

pagedout.institute Paged Out! is a free experimental (1 article == 1 page) #zine about programming, hacking, security, retro computers, electronics, demoscene, human-made art, and more. Love the one page format. The world needs more #zines. Know other zines I should check out? Let me know!

Fun documentary about a group of friends who spent 8 years building a music-based RPG. #gamedev

Don’t forget to unsubscribe from other Condé Nast publications, like Wired and the New Yorker.

Condé Nast folded a beloved magazine that treated youth and feminism as political topics, not trends. Read Sarah Leonard. www.cjr.org/feature/the-...

Teen Vogue did some terrific work. Great story here on Teen Vogue and how the Vogue/Conde Nast bosses seem like the "liberal" types who have been eager to use Trump's rise as a pretext to silence progressives/leftists they disagree with. www.cjr.org/feature/the-...

Dbrand is making a Steam Machine Companion Cube skin, because of course they are. https://bit.ly/4oAGU2v

Good afternoon! We've just added a new feature to Steam Deck, allowing it to complete all active downloads in a new display-off low-power mode, before going to sleep. Learn more here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/167...

Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026: Steam Controller Steam Machine Steam Frame.  Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware

TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing. Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

The fuckers got away with it. The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them. They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬

ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections

We just published "The Road to 60 fps in The Witcher 4 UE5 Tech Demo", where you can see how we got 300+ moving characters and 100k+ fully modeled trees and scrubs running at 60fps on a base PS5. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0H...

FINALLY!! #SteamDeck display-off downloading, fashionably late, but very welcome. 🎉 (Only available in Beta and Preview, not yet on Stable)

Yeah if you hear muffled screams of despair and anguish don't worry it's just me reading this piece I'll be okay (eventually)(maybe) www.gamedeveloper.com/production/h...

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

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IT - #WelcomeToDerry Season 1 Episode 2 has *the best* horror imagery I've ever seen. 👏👏😱

My decision to tolerate people who screw up and say dumb stuff doesn't come from having a lack of a spine. It comes from a place of realizing the people around me arent without flaws and ignorance. I had to learn to work with it or just be a miserable person to be around.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Day 2 of a cricked neck. Do I assume it's my 3+ year old memory foam pillow and buy a new one, or wait it out and see if the pain goes away? 🤔

I was just strolling along Milwaukee Avenue and a couple middle schoolers handed me a whistle and information about how to resist ICE in Chicago. If they are doing this now, imagine how this generation will turn out as they mature….

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social Hey Gavin. X is pretty cancerous, and supports a vile person and a vile audience, mind posting a little more over here on Bluesky?

ICE now has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world and has increased spending on weapons. It's also engaging in a race to recruit 10,000 new agents who will eventually be out in American streets. Some will be vetted, but how many unqualified recruits will fall through the cracks?

Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025. This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies. Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024. Still not sure we need Medicare for All?

Cancel SPOTIFY. They are running ICE ads. F them. www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...

I'm a sucker for these kinds of visualizations -- go up, up, up and see what's there! Space Elevator by Neal-dot-fun. Explore higher and higher in the atmosphere (then lack thereof) in this playful website. Very well done. 🧪 🎢 https://neal.fun/space-elevator/

Listen to me. Listen. If you're making images that will only be displayed on screens, YOU HAVE TO LET GO. You can calibrate your screens perfectly, but then 25k people will see it on their shitty $50 monitors or cracked phone and its out of your hands. Don't think of it. Achieve enlightenment.

my UEToolbox plugin now has support for Parametric StaticMesh Assets. And it now full source is on FAB, and the code is on Github, too. And also unfortunately I have to move on to other projects :( Wrote a big ol' blog post about it all here: www.gradientspace.com/tutorials/20...

🎉 KEEPER HAS AWAKENED 🎉 Watch this brand new launch trailer full of otherworldly eye candy, and then get ready for a reality-bending experience full of surprise, absurdity and delight! ** OUT NOW on Xbox and Steam** @xbox.com / @steampowered.com doublefine.com/games/keeper

sick flow-inducing gameplay grab the demo: store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...

We recently started fostering a dog from the #LosAngeles North Central animal shelter, and she's the sweetest prey driven dog I've ever met. Meet... Pumpkin.🥺 #animals #pets #dogs #FosteringSavesLives #LAdog #LAdogs

i still can not get over that saying you look tire is rude in the US. where as in Japan points that out they're saying that because they're think you're tired and perhaps you need support.

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.