Reposted by Arash Hackimi
Iran has killed all connections to the outside. But in the early morning the regular internet works briefly. In that time, @hackimi.bsky.social sent me a letter about what it's like being a developer without the internet as the government tries to squash everyone:
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A Game Developer Without Internet
Iran has been without internet for 9 days. Arash sent a letter as a developer without the internet, in the few moments when the great firewall faltered.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Iran has killed all connections to the outside. But in the early morning the regular internet works briefly. In that time, @hackimi.bsky.social sent me a letter about what it's like being a developer without the internet as the government tries to squash everyone:
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Hello World!
connected!
I don't know if I remain connected to post this.
As I could realize some Iranians could connect today usind DSL via VPNs. All GSMs are off yet.
SMS seems to be back also.
Thank you all for your kind attention.
Thank you @brandon.insertcredit.com at @necrosoftgames.com
connected!
I don't know if I remain connected to post this.
As I could realize some Iranians could connect today usind DSL via VPNs. All GSMs are off yet.
SMS seems to be back also.
Thank you all for your kind attention.
Thank you @brandon.insertcredit.com at @necrosoftgames.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Hello World!
connected!
I don't know if I remain connected to post this.
As I could realize some Iranians could connect today usind DSL via VPNs. All GSMs are off yet.
SMS seems to be back also.
Thank you all for your kind attention.
Thank you @brandon.insertcredit.com at @necrosoftgames.com
connected!
I don't know if I remain connected to post this.
As I could realize some Iranians could connect today usind DSL via VPNs. All GSMs are off yet.
SMS seems to be back also.
Thank you all for your kind attention.
Thank you @brandon.insertcredit.com at @necrosoftgames.com
The god damned AI pandemic-
1- Recently I sent my last research article which took 2 years to complete to GameDeveloper.com to get published if possible.
Surprisingly they replied: this piece was authored in part using AI.
1- Recently I sent my last research article which took 2 years to complete to GameDeveloper.com to get published if possible.
Surprisingly they replied: this piece was authored in part using AI.
September 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The god damned AI pandemic-
1- Recently I sent my last research article which took 2 years to complete to GameDeveloper.com to get published if possible.
Surprisingly they replied: this piece was authored in part using AI.
1- Recently I sent my last research article which took 2 years to complete to GameDeveloper.com to get published if possible.
Surprisingly they replied: this piece was authored in part using AI.