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SpacePrez @spaceprez.bsky.social · 14h

At first I thought this would just be baking a 3d animation, or just using a simple palette swap, but it actually goes a bit further. Clever technique, basically UV mapping sprites into texture space.

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Pixel Art Animation. Reinvented - Astortion Devlog

YouTube video by aarthificial

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 17h

BBD: The Next Generation. And that'll power a whole lot of new music gear for you.

CDM stories are of course written by me without AI, as AI don't understand this s*** ;)

A new Bucket Brigade Delay chip just dropped, the first in decades - CDM Create Digital Music

Wake up! A new BBD just dropped. It's an analog delay circuit, but a new-generation design -- the first such genuinely new chip design in decades. And that means you could argue the biggest announceme...

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 20h

The best softsynth ever made. You may just as well learn it properly.

Kilohearts @kilohearts.com · 21h

New to Phase Plant? Our Beginners Guide video series walks you through everything step by step so you can start designing sounds like a pro. 👍

Watch here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Hell. Watch them even if you've been using Phase Plant for ages. You might learn something new! 🥰

Beginner's Guide to Phase Plant - YouTube

This is a thorough walkthrough of all the features and modules available in Phase Plant, the new-era software synthesizer from Kilohearts. It covers audio ge...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 20h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 1d

Awesome to see Pendulum live today for the first time.

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 1d

🔧🖼️ Ever wondered what powers your favorite indie #comics? @chriscoplan.bsky.social gives us the inside scoop on @sweetdotdev.bsky.social: how it works, why it matters, and where digital tools are taking the medium. #comicsky
Full interview:

A Sweet new deal: Developers behind ‘Software for Comic Folk’ talk products, commerce, and collaboration

The buzzy little tech company has big plans for comics from here on out.

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 1d

Flawless :D

Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 1d

It is ALL THE GAMES.

What a terrible trailer though; like — please build a narrative we can follow? Feels like it was edited by committee.

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 1d

Pretty much every single day I get an email from LinkedIn saying I have a single unread message. I do not. No way to tell LinkedIn about it either, as their “Help” is just a mindless chat bot.

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 1d

Just one more day until Trump doesn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize which is when everyone suddenly discovers (like they do every year) that it’s actually handed out by Norway. Get ready for the “hot takes”, fellow Norwegians.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 2d

A kind and thoughtful video essay about MOON from Ken. Sharing it for those who might be interested, and because it occurred to me that more people have watched this wonderful essay than probably got to see the film when it was at the cinema! 😅

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The Role That Should've Broken Sam Rockwell

YouTube video by Renzy

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently arts degrees are so worthless they need to be stopped, yet the product of those degrees is so valuable paying for it would bring down an entire industry.

Make it make sense.

Headline screenshot. The leader of the Conservative Party saying we need to "Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English."

Headline screenshot. The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, also former Meta employee, claiming that asking artists for permission to use their work (i.e. paying for it) would "kill" the A.I. industry.

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 2d

This was delightful! The rope stuff is excellent, and just what aspiring VFX artists need to hear/see. @tvaziri.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERKE...

ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

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Notch @notch.one · 2d

Working in Notch 1.0: Importing C4D Files

Import your Cinema 4D scenes into Notch, including UVs, colours, and the position and orientation of the native C4D cameras and lights.

Learn Notch with our free video course: go.notch.one/essentials-i...

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 2d

Not true. They were counting on it.

The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

buff.ly

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gamersnexus.bsky.social @gamersnexus.bsky.social · 2d

New GNCA video: Talking about the shady acquisition of EA Games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEbo...

The Shady Acquisition of EA Games

YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 2d

such a good game

I Bloody Love The Drifter - Aftermath

A homage to Lucasarts, John Carpenter and so much more

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The Australian Game Developer Awards (The AGDAs) @agdas.bsky.social · 2d

The #AGDAs25 Winner For Game of the Year is...

The Drifter by Powerhoof

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 2d

"Quality and accuracy may vary" sure is one way to say "WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHATEVER THIS AUTOCORRECT-MACHINE SPITS OUT BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY CAN'T AND YET WE INSIST ON STUFFING IT ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE EVEN THOUGH NOBODY ASKED FOR IT OH AND IT BURNS OUR MONEY AND THE GLOBE OH GOD".

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 2d

The only reason it got on my radar in the first place was the NIN soundtrack, and it looks like that's where my interest ends as well. :)

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Bent Stamnes @gloom303.com · 2d

When the marketing for this movie really kicked in, I started to get a sinking feeling, and while I haven't seen it, this review feels accurate.. one for streaming in a month or so then.