Andy "Owlbear" Thayer
@andythayer.bsky.social
Proud parent, fan of fiction, DnD dork. Oh, and video games.
🌞 Software engineer
🌛 Aspiring indie dev
Currently dabbling in #godot, where I'm working on Dawn of Days - Tactics, an SRPG roguelite.
🌞 Software engineer
🌛 Aspiring indie dev
Currently dabbling in #godot, where I'm working on Dawn of Days - Tactics, an SRPG roguelite.
So #BallXPit came out of nowhere and rocked my world. youtu.be/J-hw3aMMLiY?...
BALL x PIT – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
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December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So #BallXPit came out of nowhere and rocked my world. youtu.be/J-hw3aMMLiY?...
My toddler can't say "gloves" yet, so she calls them "guvvos". I hope she never grows up.
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My toddler can't say "gloves" yet, so she calls them "guvvos". I hope she never grows up.
I'm having a crisis of data structure in my #godot game. I need to associate a TON of meta data to each unique instance a scene, and though I can do it in the inspector, that is a CHORE to manage. I'm looking for a clean, scalable way to do this. Using .tres files might work, but it's not great.
December 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm having a crisis of data structure in my #godot game. I need to associate a TON of meta data to each unique instance a scene, and though I can do it in the inspector, that is a CHORE to manage. I'm looking for a clean, scalable way to do this. Using .tres files might work, but it's not great.
Tech giants are investing billions to develop AI. Whether that bubble bursts or not, expect to have to pay to use AI in the near future, or (and?) for AI to basically become a very smart commercial, weaving ads and brands into everything it says. This free age of AI we're in right now can't last.
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Tech giants are investing billions to develop AI. Whether that bubble bursts or not, expect to have to pay to use AI in the near future, or (and?) for AI to basically become a very smart commercial, weaving ads and brands into everything it says. This free age of AI we're in right now can't last.
As bitter as George Carlin got in his twilight years, can you imagine what he'd have to say nowadays about Trump, AI, etc...
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As bitter as George Carlin got in his twilight years, can you imagine what he'd have to say nowadays about Trump, AI, etc...
This month marks a year of development on the #godot version of Dawn of Days - Tactics. As a solo dev (with a full time "real" job, and two little ones) I haven't been able to put a ton of time into the game, but I'm having a blast. Here's to another year in the trenches!
#indiedev #gamedev
#indiedev #gamedev
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I used to think my favorite #Predator movies were the first two. Nah. Dan Trachtenberg owns this IP now. Though I'd say Badlands is the weakest of his three entries, I'd still say his contributions to the franchise are by far my favorite. I'm excited about Predator again!
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I used to think my favorite #Predator movies were the first two. Nah. Dan Trachtenberg owns this IP now. Though I'd say Badlands is the weakest of his three entries, I'd still say his contributions to the franchise are by far my favorite. I'm excited about Predator again!
The SkyNet apocalypse pop-culture promised us won't happen because AI gains true sentience -- it will happen because assholes will use AI for hacking and black-hat tomfoolery.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The SkyNet apocalypse pop-culture promised us won't happen because AI gains true sentience -- it will happen because assholes will use AI for hacking and black-hat tomfoolery.
I've had Seven Days of the Week as my alarm clock song for about 15 years now, and I think I'll keep it that way for the rest of my life. #tmbg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBa9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBa9...
Seven Days Of The Week (I Never Go To Work)
YouTube video by They Might Be Giants - Topic
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October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I've had Seven Days of the Week as my alarm clock song for about 15 years now, and I think I'll keep it that way for the rest of my life. #tmbg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBa9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBa9...
Whether Microsoft is ready to leave the console market or not (it seems inevitable they'll have too at some point), I just can't find it in me to be sad. Maybe I've drank too much Nintendo Kool Aid, but I don't see what they brought to the industry that makes them deserve a funeral.
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Whether Microsoft is ready to leave the console market or not (it seems inevitable they'll have too at some point), I just can't find it in me to be sad. Maybe I've drank too much Nintendo Kool Aid, but I don't see what they brought to the industry that makes them deserve a funeral.
Hi. I'm Dragon Quest. I'm what happens when a basic-ass JRPG gets a budget and some polish and waaay too much hype.
October 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hi. I'm Dragon Quest. I'm what happens when a basic-ass JRPG gets a budget and some polish and waaay too much hype.
It's been fun working on Dawn of Days: Tactics in #godot, but lately I've been able to work on enemy AI and that's been particularly exciting. I've wanted to program this kind of logic for so long. There's nothing more off-putting in a strategy game than stupid NPCs. #gamedev #indiegamedev
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It's been fun working on Dawn of Days: Tactics in #godot, but lately I've been able to work on enemy AI and that's been particularly exciting. I've wanted to program this kind of logic for so long. There's nothing more off-putting in a strategy game than stupid NPCs. #gamedev #indiegamedev
Rewatching Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and it just blows my mind how great it is. I want to live in the universe where this show got ten seasons, not this stupid universe where it only got one :(
#DarkCrystal #AgeOfResistance
#DarkCrystal #AgeOfResistance
September 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Rewatching Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and it just blows my mind how great it is. I want to live in the universe where this show got ten seasons, not this stupid universe where it only got one :(
#DarkCrystal #AgeOfResistance
#DarkCrystal #AgeOfResistance
The Little Prince * platformer = Mario Galaxy.
September 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The Little Prince * platformer = Mario Galaxy.
Straight. Up. Fascism.
#fuckdonaldtrump
#fuckdonaldtrump
September 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Straight. Up. Fascism.
#fuckdonaldtrump
#fuckdonaldtrump
#PredatorBadlands looks like another great entry for the series. And though I thought AvP was horrible, all the chatter about this being either a lead up or another AvP outright sounds good to me. Between #AlienEarth and #Prey, these franchises have been on point lately.
youtu.be/43R9l7EkJwE?...
youtu.be/43R9l7EkJwE?...
Predator: Badlands | Official Trailer
YouTube video by 20th Century Studios
youtu.be
August 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
#PredatorBadlands looks like another great entry for the series. And though I thought AvP was horrible, all the chatter about this being either a lead up or another AvP outright sounds good to me. Between #AlienEarth and #Prey, these franchises have been on point lately.
youtu.be/43R9l7EkJwE?...
youtu.be/43R9l7EkJwE?...
I was already very hyped, but after the first couple episodes of #AlienEarth I am STOKED for more. Bravo, Noah Hawley!
August 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I was already very hyped, but after the first couple episodes of #AlienEarth I am STOKED for more. Bravo, Noah Hawley!
Ugh! #godot, I love ya, but you've gotta do something about exported variables using enums getting "stuck" with stale values when the enum is updated.
August 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Ugh! #godot, I love ya, but you've gotta do something about exported variables using enums getting "stuck" with stale values when the enum is updated.
It was a slow start, but once the game picks up, #DonkeyKongBananza real starts to shine. As many have said before, the #MarioOdyssey DNA is evident, and that's a good thing. But that's not to say that DKB doesn't stand on it's own merits - it does. This is the launch title I was waiting for!
July 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It was a slow start, but once the game picks up, #DonkeyKongBananza real starts to shine. As many have said before, the #MarioOdyssey DNA is evident, and that's a good thing. But that's not to say that DKB doesn't stand on it's own merits - it does. This is the launch title I was waiting for!
Reposted by Andy "Owlbear" Thayer
In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.
That's right, Kim Reynolds. Regulation couldn't possibly help with Iowa's water quality problems. Why would it help to have gurard rails around an industry that's become too corporate to care about who it hurts? 😡
#sarcasm
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
#sarcasm
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Reynolds says regulation is 'hardly ever the answer' and isn't for water's nitrate issue
Amid central Iowa’s lawn-watering ban, Gov. Reynolds said regulating the agriculture industry is not the answer to Iowa’s drinking-water pollution.
www.desmoinesregister.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
That's right, Kim Reynolds. Regulation couldn't possibly help with Iowa's water quality problems. Why would it help to have gurard rails around an industry that's become too corporate to care about who it hurts? 😡
#sarcasm
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
#sarcasm
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...