Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@cubusaddendum.bsky.social
Audio architect of Snowdrop @Ubisoft, guitarist, electronic music, neurodivergent, author, norsified celt, swarm of bees. Opinions are mine. They/Them
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Well it’s hard to believe, but we’ve made it to volume 5 of Game Audio Programming Principles and Practices (CRC Press). #gameaudio #gamedev
Now that I’m non-dairy milk only, I’ve starting to notice a few places that don’t serve it. E.g. It’s absence in McDonalds is pretty odd. Like, am I supposed to carry around my own carton? I only need a little. Ok no? Well I guess I’m drinking black coffee then.
December 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Now that I’m non-dairy milk only, I’ve starting to notice a few places that don’t serve it. E.g. It’s absence in McDonalds is pretty odd. Like, am I supposed to carry around my own carton? I only need a little. Ok no? Well I guess I’m drinking black coffee then.
Is a spiked pink leather dog collar too much for a work Xmas party? Asking for a friend.
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Is a spiked pink leather dog collar too much for a work Xmas party? Asking for a friend.
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Here it is folks, I really, really, really need your help, especially with boosting/spreading the word, so this can "escape" out of containment.
Please remember there is no algorithm boost here, so every repost counts
Thank you
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Please remember there is no algorithm boost here, so every repost counts
Thank you
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Help a Queer Immigrant Rebuild Her Life
I am an artist, musician, and self-taught software developer/game developer who immigrated to Germany from Turkey in January 2020 due to being a leftist and openly gay woman.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Here it is folks, I really, really, really need your help, especially with boosting/spreading the word, so this can "escape" out of containment.
Please remember there is no algorithm boost here, so every repost counts
Thank you
www.paypal.com/pools/c/9kxV...
Please remember there is no algorithm boost here, so every repost counts
Thank you
www.paypal.com/pools/c/9kxV...
I’ve many args against the way gen AI is being positioned and marketed (I am OK with ML in general). My favorite is to ask where the process is when using these “tools”. All products (even art) come from process, and with that there are artifacts you can iterate on. Why do some clients not see that?
Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
I feel the clients now using GenAI to do stuff and going "good enough" when they used to nitpick at every last detail is due to them finding out all those nit picky changes take time and work they cant be bothered to put in.
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I’ve many args against the way gen AI is being positioned and marketed (I am OK with ML in general). My favorite is to ask where the process is when using these “tools”. All products (even art) come from process, and with that there are artifacts you can iterate on. Why do some clients not see that?
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Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
I feel the clients now using GenAI to do stuff and going "good enough" when they used to nitpick at every last detail is due to them finding out all those nit picky changes take time and work they cant be bothered to put in.
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
What is the point of Pinterest really? If I touch anything I set off a bunch of boobytraps that send bots after me. Not even high tech LLM bots. Cheap scripted ones. If you’re going talk me into something, try a bit harder than Elisa here.
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
What is the point of Pinterest really? If I touch anything I set off a bunch of boobytraps that send bots after me. Not even high tech LLM bots. Cheap scripted ones. If you’re going talk me into something, try a bit harder than Elisa here.
My buddy at work has reverse engineered the prompt that gets Copilot to recommend changing the name of Perforce’s “Swarm” to “P4 Code Review.” Now, we aren’t saying that’s definitely what happened, but… No smoke without fire… 😝
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My buddy at work has reverse engineered the prompt that gets Copilot to recommend changing the name of Perforce’s “Swarm” to “P4 Code Review.” Now, we aren’t saying that’s definitely what happened, but… No smoke without fire… 😝
Greed. That’s why we can’t have nice things.
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Greed. That’s why we can’t have nice things.
Legit - I once opened a support ticket about the Error List reporting errors that didn’t exist in the output window, and the support engineer at MS advised me to ignore the Error List window entirely.
Visual Studio’s “Error List” is the cockroach of multiform application windows isn’t it? Does it help me? No. Do I want it? Also no. Can I kill it? Only briefly, and then it pops right back up again. I even rearranged my aggregated layout to not have it, and it found a way to reappear in a new slot.
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Legit - I once opened a support ticket about the Error List reporting errors that didn’t exist in the output window, and the support engineer at MS advised me to ignore the Error List window entirely.
Visual Studio’s “Error List” is the cockroach of multiform application windows isn’t it? Does it help me? No. Do I want it? Also no. Can I kill it? Only briefly, and then it pops right back up again. I even rearranged my aggregated layout to not have it, and it found a way to reappear in a new slot.
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Visual Studio’s “Error List” is the cockroach of multiform application windows isn’t it? Does it help me? No. Do I want it? Also no. Can I kill it? Only briefly, and then it pops right back up again. I even rearranged my aggregated layout to not have it, and it found a way to reappear in a new slot.
The year is 2025. You’ve accidentally performed a “Replace All” with blank instead of a “Find All”. Due to a bug in the IDE there was no Undo step recorded. #horrorstory #gamedev
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The year is 2025. You’ve accidentally performed a “Replace All” with blank instead of a “Find All”. Due to a bug in the IDE there was no Undo step recorded. #horrorstory #gamedev
I’m calling it. “Casual Breakthrough” is the only true hardcore mode in BF6. Only your deaths count towards your stats, not your kills. Who are these pussies with a K/D above 1.0? Show me how well you play when your kills mean nothing. Only objectives matter!
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I’m calling it. “Casual Breakthrough” is the only true hardcore mode in BF6. Only your deaths count towards your stats, not your kills. Who are these pussies with a K/D above 1.0? Show me how well you play when your kills mean nothing. Only objectives matter!
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Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of extensive layoffs: www.gamesindustry.biz/splash-damag...
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of redundancies
Splash Damage has announced a consultation process affecting all staff at the Bromley-based studio, which will conclude…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of extensive layoffs: www.gamesindustry.biz/splash-damag...
YouTube are never going to fix their volume control to make it sound natural are they?
YEAHYEAhYEAhYeah *gone*
YEAHYEAhYEAhYeah *gone*
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
YouTube are never going to fix their volume control to make it sound natural are they?
YEAHYEAhYEAhYeah *gone*
YEAHYEAhYEAhYeah *gone*
For reasons that I suspect are stress related, every time I do a GDC talk I gain 20-22kg in the run up to it, then lose the weight afterwards.
At some point I hope to not look so fat when being recorded for posterity. It’s jarring. #gamedev
At some point I hope to not look so fat when being recorded for posterity. It’s jarring. #gamedev
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
For reasons that I suspect are stress related, every time I do a GDC talk I gain 20-22kg in the run up to it, then lose the weight afterwards.
At some point I hope to not look so fat when being recorded for posterity. It’s jarring. #gamedev
At some point I hope to not look so fat when being recorded for posterity. It’s jarring. #gamedev
It’s been nearly a day since my digital audition and I’ve got not response from Taika or his “people”. Frankly, I’m disappointed.
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It’s been nearly a day since my digital audition and I’ve got not response from Taika or his “people”. Frankly, I’m disappointed.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Idk why devs are so ready to give away all their intellectual ownership to platforms that will one day screw them over. Yes, graft is graft, but also it’s your freedom and independence.
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Idk why devs are so ready to give away all their intellectual ownership to platforms that will one day screw them over. Yes, graft is graft, but also it’s your freedom and independence.
When you show someone some amazing new tech you’re working on, and they assume you’ve faked it, that’s projection right?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
When you show someone some amazing new tech you’re working on, and they assume you’ve faked it, that’s projection right?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
Damn. Rebecca Heineman passed away. She was legit OG. Last time we talked was during Covid and I was in bed with Covid-alpha. #gamedev
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Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Damn. Rebecca Heineman passed away. She was legit OG. Last time we talked was during Covid and I was in bed with Covid-alpha. #gamedev
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@cubusaddendum.bsky.social Jumping on the couch behind you during this livestream is a cherished memory. Still the best www.youtube.com/live/i8nqqUz...
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@cubusaddendum.bsky.social Jumping on the couch behind you during this livestream is a cherished memory. Still the best www.youtube.com/live/i8nqqUz...
Well it’s hard to believe, but we’ve made it to volume 5 of Game Audio Programming Principles and Practices (CRC Press). #gameaudio #gamedev
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Well it’s hard to believe, but we’ve made it to volume 5 of Game Audio Programming Principles and Practices (CRC Press). #gameaudio #gamedev
I’m also in the market for a Morrissey themed dart board, piñata, or wicker-man if anyone knows where I can get those.
Tempted to buy one of these “The Smiths” mugs, just so I can smash it.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I’m also in the market for a Morrissey themed dart board, piñata, or wicker-man if anyone knows where I can get those.
Tempted to buy one of these “The Smiths” mugs, just so I can smash it.
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Tempted to buy one of these “The Smiths” mugs, just so I can smash it.
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a c++ coder at 50 - I’ve just been staring at a compiler error for 10 minutes and now just realized I misspelled “constexpr”. #cpp
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a c++ coder at 50 - I’ve just been staring at a compiler error for 10 minutes and now just realized I misspelled “constexpr”. #cpp