Nerdic | #TDST ⚡
@nerdictranslator.com
Writer, consultant, streamer with TDS.
In love with indie games/fantasy novels. 18+
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In love with indie games/fantasy novels. 18+
https://nerdictranslator.com
https://www.twitch.tv/nerdictranslator
[email protected]
Free newsletter about indie games/writing: https://patreon.com/nerdic
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· Dec 25
It's LIVE with the first three chapters!
Recursed is the story of Ordan, sidekick to the Wizard Bluebell. His task? Keep Bluebell from incinerating anything she shouldn't as they accompany the Halfling Griselda on a journey to find her god... so she can cuss him out.
purrfiction.io/book/998/EN/...
Recursed is the story of Ordan, sidekick to the Wizard Bluebell. His task? Keep Bluebell from incinerating anything she shouldn't as they accompany the Halfling Griselda on a journey to find her god... so she can cuss him out.
purrfiction.io/book/998/EN/...
Oh look. Open source software is poised to dominate yet another creative industry... in time.
It's never an easy road, or a short one, but open source wins when enough people take a serious interest. Bit by bit, I can totally see Godot and other projects becoming industry standards a la Blender.
It's never an easy road, or a short one, but open source wins when enough people take a serious interest. Bit by bit, I can totally see Godot and other projects becoming industry standards a la Blender.
TL;DR Unity -> Godot transition: after 13 years in unity, it took me 4-6 weeks of getting adjusted, and now i’ll never go back. it has quirks, like other engines. there’s bugs. but it’s free, basically equally capable, and well reported issues get fixed quicker than in unity (sometimes within hours)
February 8, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Oh look. Open source software is poised to dominate yet another creative industry... in time.
It's never an easy road, or a short one, but open source wins when enough people take a serious interest. Bit by bit, I can totally see Godot and other projects becoming industry standards a la Blender.
It's never an easy road, or a short one, but open source wins when enough people take a serious interest. Bit by bit, I can totally see Godot and other projects becoming industry standards a la Blender.
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- An EULA that says, "By defeating this individual in combat, competition, or debate, you hereby accept the responsibility of financially supporting his wife and cats for the duration of his convalescence or, should the individual be deceased, indefinitely."
- An EULA that says, "By defeating this individual in combat, competition, or debate, you hereby accept the responsibility of financially supporting his wife and cats for the duration of his convalescence or, should the individual be deceased, indefinitely."
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- Paint Brushes
- Pigments
- Guitar Picks
- A Fender Guitar or Bass
- Wigs (I have so many cosplay wigs y'all)
- The Uncanny X-Men comics by @gailsimone.bsky.social and @davidmarquez.bsky.social (Go pick up your pull list!)
- Paint Brushes
- Pigments
- Guitar Picks
- A Fender Guitar or Bass
- Wigs (I have so many cosplay wigs y'all)
- The Uncanny X-Men comics by @gailsimone.bsky.social and @davidmarquez.bsky.social (Go pick up your pull list!)
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- Unframed prints
- Themed Tarot cards
- Topo Chico
- Shirt with a skull on it
- Depression
- Unframed prints
- Themed Tarot cards
- Topo Chico
- Shirt with a skull on it
- Depression
February 8, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- An EULA that says, "By defeating this individual in combat, competition, or debate, you hereby accept the responsibility of financially supporting his wife and cats for the duration of his convalescence or, should the individual be deceased, indefinitely."
- An EULA that says, "By defeating this individual in combat, competition, or debate, you hereby accept the responsibility of financially supporting his wife and cats for the duration of his convalescence or, should the individual be deceased, indefinitely."
Turns out someone thought my script was AI because I was too thorough when commenting my code. Here I am, a literal writer, sharing my script for other potential newbs, getting called out for "using AI" because I made things too clear.
Jesus.
Jesus.
I really hate that, as a total amateur in the coding space, I have to make disclaimers like, "No, I didn't use AI, I just suck. My code doesn't have an AI vibe. AI just codes like a fuckin' idiot."
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Turns out someone thought my script was AI because I was too thorough when commenting my code. Here I am, a literal writer, sharing my script for other potential newbs, getting called out for "using AI" because I made things too clear.
Jesus.
Jesus.
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I probably should have said, in Chapter 12 of Recursed, the party finds out what happens when a vampire who's clearly out of practice at seduction meets a Wizard who has only a passing familiarity with the concept.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #SeductionGoneCatastrophicallyWrong
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #SeductionGoneCatastrophicallyWrong
Chapter 12 of Recursed, which I have just published, concludes the first major arc of my novel: purrfiction.io/read/998/EN/...
It's a bit of a long one, and it pays off some things I've been building up to, so I hope you enjoy it.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #fiction #novel
It's a bit of a long one, and it pays off some things I've been building up to, so I hope you enjoy it.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #fiction #novel
PurrFiction - web-novels to binge-read
Romance, Fantasy, Romantasy, Science fiction... Thousands of stories and web-novels to read online for free
purrfiction.io
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I probably should have said, in Chapter 12 of Recursed, the party finds out what happens when a vampire who's clearly out of practice at seduction meets a Wizard who has only a passing familiarity with the concept.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #SeductionGoneCatastrophicallyWrong
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #SeductionGoneCatastrophicallyWrong
I really hate that, as a total amateur in the coding space, I have to make disclaimers like, "No, I didn't use AI, I just suck. My code doesn't have an AI vibe. AI just codes like a fuckin' idiot."
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I really hate that, as a total amateur in the coding space, I have to make disclaimers like, "No, I didn't use AI, I just suck. My code doesn't have an AI vibe. AI just codes like a fuckin' idiot."
I probably should have said, in Chapter 12 of Recursed, the party finds out what happens when a vampire who's clearly out of practice at seduction meets a Wizard who has only a passing familiarity with the concept.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #SeductionGoneCatastrophicallyWrong
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #SeductionGoneCatastrophicallyWrong
Chapter 12 of Recursed, which I have just published, concludes the first major arc of my novel: purrfiction.io/read/998/EN/...
It's a bit of a long one, and it pays off some things I've been building up to, so I hope you enjoy it.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #fiction #novel
It's a bit of a long one, and it pays off some things I've been building up to, so I hope you enjoy it.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #fiction #novel
PurrFiction - web-novels to binge-read
Romance, Fantasy, Romantasy, Science fiction... Thousands of stories and web-novels to read online for free
purrfiction.io
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I probably should have said, in Chapter 12 of Recursed, the party finds out what happens when a vampire who's clearly out of practice at seduction meets a Wizard who has only a passing familiarity with the concept.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #SeductionGoneCatastrophicallyWrong
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #SeductionGoneCatastrophicallyWrong
I have updated my live book word counting script for streamers to remove the Python package dependency. It's still not "perfect," but I would say it's much improved, and that the new version removes a layer of complexity by removing that dependency.
github.com/nerdictransl...
github.com/nerdictransl...
GitHub - nerdictranslator/wordcount-for-streamers: A way to display the word count of your writing projects live on stream
A way to display the word count of your writing projects live on stream - nerdictranslator/wordcount-for-streamers
github.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I have updated my live book word counting script for streamers to remove the Python package dependency. It's still not "perfect," but I would say it's much improved, and that the new version removes a layer of complexity by removing that dependency.
github.com/nerdictransl...
github.com/nerdictransl...
Chapter 12 of Recursed, which I have just published, concludes the first major arc of my novel: purrfiction.io/read/998/EN/...
It's a bit of a long one, and it pays off some things I've been building up to, so I hope you enjoy it.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #fiction #novel
It's a bit of a long one, and it pays off some things I've been building up to, so I hope you enjoy it.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #fiction #novel
PurrFiction - web-novels to binge-read
Romance, Fantasy, Romantasy, Science fiction... Thousands of stories and web-novels to read online for free
purrfiction.io
February 7, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Chapter 12 of Recursed, which I have just published, concludes the first major arc of my novel: purrfiction.io/read/998/EN/...
It's a bit of a long one, and it pays off some things I've been building up to, so I hope you enjoy it.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #fiction #novel
It's a bit of a long one, and it pays off some things I've been building up to, so I hope you enjoy it.
#BookSky #WriterSky #writing #fantasy #fiction #novel
Okay, executive decision time. I want to be a bit more relaxed about my writing today, so it's happening offline.
So expect a new chapter in a few hours, I guess.
So expect a new chapter in a few hours, I guess.
So, should I just do my writing offline today, or should I do another clicky clacky number go up stream? Is anyone finding those soothing or just... Nice to have open for a while?
February 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Okay, executive decision time. I want to be a bit more relaxed about my writing today, so it's happening offline.
So expect a new chapter in a few hours, I guess.
So expect a new chapter in a few hours, I guess.
So, should I just do my writing offline today, or should I do another clicky clacky number go up stream? Is anyone finding those soothing or just... Nice to have open for a while?
February 7, 2026 at 12:57 AM
So, should I just do my writing offline today, or should I do another clicky clacky number go up stream? Is anyone finding those soothing or just... Nice to have open for a while?
The only thing accomplished by Google's Project Genie is, probably, giving a bunch of nerds headaches as they try to explain to money people that the generated "games" are, in fact:
* Not games
* Not actually 3D
* Not a replacement for [insert job here]
* Nowhere close to being commercially viable
* Not games
* Not actually 3D
* Not a replacement for [insert job here]
* Nowhere close to being commercially viable
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The only thing accomplished by Google's Project Genie is, probably, giving a bunch of nerds headaches as they try to explain to money people that the generated "games" are, in fact:
* Not games
* Not actually 3D
* Not a replacement for [insert job here]
* Nowhere close to being commercially viable
* Not games
* Not actually 3D
* Not a replacement for [insert job here]
* Nowhere close to being commercially viable
Yeah like, no one *needs* a fancy 30 inch Wacom tablet/display thing to make art. Now we almost all WANT one, even those of us who don't ever draw, because that's just a cool thing you know? But you don't need one.
What? I like owning cool hardware that I barely ever use. It's a problem.
What? I like owning cool hardware that I barely ever use. It's a problem.
"human art is only for the rich and privileged"
My Dude/Dudette... A pencil costs like 50 cents and scrap paper is EVERYWHERE
What they mean is "I need AI to make art because I can't be bothered to practice"
or
Or "I'm a tech bro who wants to seem cultured but I don't understand art/creativity"
My Dude/Dudette... A pencil costs like 50 cents and scrap paper is EVERYWHERE
What they mean is "I need AI to make art because I can't be bothered to practice"
or
Or "I'm a tech bro who wants to seem cultured but I don't understand art/creativity"
a man in a black shirt says it 's art in a cartoon
ALT: a man in a black shirt says it 's art in a cartoon
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Yeah like, no one *needs* a fancy 30 inch Wacom tablet/display thing to make art. Now we almost all WANT one, even those of us who don't ever draw, because that's just a cool thing you know? But you don't need one.
What? I like owning cool hardware that I barely ever use. It's a problem.
What? I like owning cool hardware that I barely ever use. It's a problem.
Some of the most popular gifs/videos of the 00s were stick figures kicking the ever-loving crap out of each other, or rebelling against the tyrannical dictates of their own animator.
Art made with real feeling can make you root for a goddamned stick figure. Or Minecraft Steve. Or fucking Pac-Man.
Art made with real feeling can make you root for a goddamned stick figure. Or Minecraft Steve. Or fucking Pac-Man.
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Some of the most popular gifs/videos of the 00s were stick figures kicking the ever-loving crap out of each other, or rebelling against the tyrannical dictates of their own animator.
Art made with real feeling can make you root for a goddamned stick figure. Or Minecraft Steve. Or fucking Pac-Man.
Art made with real feeling can make you root for a goddamned stick figure. Or Minecraft Steve. Or fucking Pac-Man.
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Humility is overrated.
There's a solid bit of writing here. I said what I said.
There's a solid bit of writing here. I said what I said.
Now this is an excerpt from the upcoming Chapter 13 (which I'll most likely edit and publish in a couple of days) but I had so much fun writing this bit that I wanted to share it now.
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Humility is overrated.
There's a solid bit of writing here. I said what I said.
There's a solid bit of writing here. I said what I said.
So far my ratio of taking writing prompts "seriously" vs. "making up some fantasy bullshit" is like 0-3.
As the Gartog the Berserker felt his rage build inside him, as his soul became steel and his axe let off steam, he let loose the war cry that had wet a thousand trousers:
"CHOO CHOO, MOTHERFUCKERS!"
When asked, he could never say what it meant. Only that it boiled inside him until it came out.
"CHOO CHOO, MOTHERFUCKERS!"
When asked, he could never say what it meant. Only that it boiled inside him until it came out.
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
So far my ratio of taking writing prompts "seriously" vs. "making up some fantasy bullshit" is like 0-3.
As the Gartog the Berserker felt his rage build inside him, as his soul became steel and his axe let off steam, he let loose the war cry that had wet a thousand trousers:
"CHOO CHOO, MOTHERFUCKERS!"
When asked, he could never say what it meant. Only that it boiled inside him until it came out.
"CHOO CHOO, MOTHERFUCKERS!"
When asked, he could never say what it meant. Only that it boiled inside him until it came out.
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
As the Gartog the Berserker felt his rage build inside him, as his soul became steel and his axe let off steam, he let loose the war cry that had wet a thousand trousers:
"CHOO CHOO, MOTHERFUCKERS!"
When asked, he could never say what it meant. Only that it boiled inside him until it came out.
"CHOO CHOO, MOTHERFUCKERS!"
When asked, he could never say what it meant. Only that it boiled inside him until it came out.
So they're like everybody else in that they think YOUNGBLOOD DOESN'T COUNT.
Indiana Jones developer MachineGames still plans to finish its Wolfenstein trilogy www.eurogamer.net/indiana-jone...
February 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
So they're like everybody else in that they think YOUNGBLOOD DOESN'T COUNT.
Austin Powers voice: YEAH, BABY!
Yessss ✨hail to the “I’m proud of this thing I made and unashamed to say so” era!
February 6, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Austin Powers voice: YEAH, BABY!
Dear Lord, I've seen what you've done for Bitcoin, Microsoft, and Adobe. Please, pour the same blessings down on Roblox and... And this is very important so please pay attention...
NOT ME.
NOT ME.
Roblox has published its financial results for Q4 and its fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, reporting massive gains in revenue and bookings that "significantly exceeded" its guidance and long-term targets
www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-repor...
www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-repor...
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Dear Lord, I've seen what you've done for Bitcoin, Microsoft, and Adobe. Please, pour the same blessings down on Roblox and... And this is very important so please pay attention...
NOT ME.
NOT ME.
Humility is overrated.
There's a solid bit of writing here. I said what I said.
There's a solid bit of writing here. I said what I said.
Now this is an excerpt from the upcoming Chapter 13 (which I'll most likely edit and publish in a couple of days) but I had so much fun writing this bit that I wanted to share it now.
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Humility is overrated.
There's a solid bit of writing here. I said what I said.
There's a solid bit of writing here. I said what I said.
And yes, sometimes I'll write a whole chapter to set up one joke. This wasn't one of those cases, but I've actually done it already.
Now this is an excerpt from the upcoming Chapter 13 (which I'll most likely edit and publish in a couple of days) but I had so much fun writing this bit that I wanted to share it now.
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
February 6, 2026 at 4:07 AM
And yes, sometimes I'll write a whole chapter to set up one joke. This wasn't one of those cases, but I've actually done it already.
Now this is an excerpt from the upcoming Chapter 13 (which I'll most likely edit and publish in a couple of days) but I had so much fun writing this bit that I wanted to share it now.
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Now this is an excerpt from the upcoming Chapter 13 (which I'll most likely edit and publish in a couple of days) but I had so much fun writing this bit that I wanted to share it now.
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
Yes, it's a silly riff on "you don't want this smoke."
Recursed Chapter 11 is out, and in it, we all learn an important lesson: It's not larceny if you're collecting evidence.
purrfiction.io/read/998/EN/...
#writing #amwriting #fiction #novel #fantasy
purrfiction.io/read/998/EN/...
#writing #amwriting #fiction #novel #fantasy
PurrFiction - web-novels to binge-read
Romance, Fantasy, Romantasy, Science fiction... Thousands of stories and web-novels to read online for free
purrfiction.io
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Recursed Chapter 11 is out, and in it, we all learn an important lesson: It's not larceny if you're collecting evidence.
purrfiction.io/read/998/EN/...
#writing #amwriting #fiction #novel #fantasy
purrfiction.io/read/998/EN/...
#writing #amwriting #fiction #novel #fantasy
More writing. More number go up. More clicky clacky sounds as I type. This novel isn't going to write itself.
www.twitch.tv/nerdictransl...
You're all welcome to stop by if you like.
#vtuber #envtuber #writing #amwriting
www.twitch.tv/nerdictransl...
You're all welcome to stop by if you like.
#vtuber #envtuber #writing #amwriting
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February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
More writing. More number go up. More clicky clacky sounds as I type. This novel isn't going to write itself.
www.twitch.tv/nerdictransl...
You're all welcome to stop by if you like.
#vtuber #envtuber #writing #amwriting
www.twitch.tv/nerdictransl...
You're all welcome to stop by if you like.
#vtuber #envtuber #writing #amwriting
Okay, there were some delays in getting the new laptop fan delivered, and it seems to work well enough. But the *really* big difference seems to have come from getting the thermal paste redone.
I did the CPU stress test again, and the laptop itself didn't heat up nearly as much.
I did the CPU stress test again, and the laptop itself didn't heat up nearly as much.
February 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Okay, there were some delays in getting the new laptop fan delivered, and it seems to work well enough. But the *really* big difference seems to have come from getting the thermal paste redone.
I did the CPU stress test again, and the laptop itself didn't heat up nearly as much.
I did the CPU stress test again, and the laptop itself didn't heat up nearly as much.