Simon Roth
@simoroth.bsky.social
Indie game developer (Maia, Trash Goblin, Compound Fracture, Soccer Story, VVVVVV, Kinectimals), technical artist, photographer, and community gardener.
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Grok is so much worse than you think.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Grok is so much worse than you think.
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Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me
#SteamMachine #PCGaming #SteamOS #Linux #Steam
#SteamMachine #PCGaming #SteamOS #Linux #Steam
Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me
It seems it will be easier to be Steam Machine Verified when compared with Steam Deck Verified, according to a Valve designer speaking with Game Developer.
www.gamingonlinux.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me
#SteamMachine #PCGaming #SteamOS #Linux #Steam
#SteamMachine #PCGaming #SteamOS #Linux #Steam
We, as an industry, need to teach people that crunch-induced burnout can be permanent. It's like Long-Covid or ME/CFS, you might spend years managing it and fighting off flare-ups, and for some it can be permanent and completely debilitating.
Crunch kills.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
January 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM
We, as an industry, need to teach people that crunch-induced burnout can be permanent. It's like Long-Covid or ME/CFS, you might spend years managing it and fighting off flare-ups, and for some it can be permanent and completely debilitating.
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Crunch kills.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
January 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Crunch kills.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
I read Blood Music last week right before the baby came, and it's the first ever book to give me nightmares.
I recommend it, but be warned.
I recommend it, but be warned.
January 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I read Blood Music last week right before the baby came, and it's the first ever book to give me nightmares.
I recommend it, but be warned.
I recommend it, but be warned.
Having been involved in GW IP licensing negotiations a couple of times, and also having received a letter from their lawyers in the 90's, you have to consider the fact that under UK law nothing made by a machine can be copyrighted.
Games Workshop's business is Intellectual Property, not plastic.
Games Workshop's business is Intellectual Property, not plastic.
in a refreshing change of pace, both bandcamp and games workshop announced this week that they've banned AI to varying extents. these stances are crucial during a time when AI is being rammed down our throats at every turn, and some people are starting to accept it
January 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Having been involved in GW IP licensing negotiations a couple of times, and also having received a letter from their lawyers in the 90's, you have to consider the fact that under UK law nothing made by a machine can be copyrighted.
Games Workshop's business is Intellectual Property, not plastic.
Games Workshop's business is Intellectual Property, not plastic.
A lot of US special forces would likely refuse an order to invade Greenland, not because they would care about it being illegal, but because they are trained by the UK SAS and several other Northern European elite special forces, and have a healthy respect there.
The US army regulars though? 😬
The US army regulars though? 😬
January 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
A lot of US special forces would likely refuse an order to invade Greenland, not because they would care about it being illegal, but because they are trained by the UK SAS and several other Northern European elite special forces, and have a healthy respect there.
The US army regulars though? 😬
The US army regulars though? 😬
It's probably worth mentioning that Mora does not get to regularly interact with the baby in close proximity. Indeed my policy with them is an adult is always between them or to "airlock" them apart if unsupervised - two doors between them always.
She does love him to bits, but dogs are dogs.
She does love him to bits, but dogs are dogs.
A bit of news.
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
It's probably worth mentioning that Mora does not get to regularly interact with the baby in close proximity. Indeed my policy with them is an adult is always between them or to "airlock" them apart if unsupervised - two doors between them always.
She does love him to bits, but dogs are dogs.
She does love him to bits, but dogs are dogs.
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A bit of news.
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
A bit of news.
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
A bit of news.
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
A bit of news.
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
Needless to say, I will be very hard to contact for a good few weeks!
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⏰LAST CHANCE to get any of our games during the Steam Holiday Sale!
All of 'em are up to 70% off for a few more hours.
store.steampowered.com/publisher/Wa...
All of 'em are up to 70% off for a few more hours.
store.steampowered.com/publisher/Wa...
January 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
⏰LAST CHANCE to get any of our games during the Steam Holiday Sale!
All of 'em are up to 70% off for a few more hours.
store.steampowered.com/publisher/Wa...
All of 'em are up to 70% off for a few more hours.
store.steampowered.com/publisher/Wa...
Starting the new year by ordering replacements for all the lens caps I have lost.
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Starting the new year by ordering replacements for all the lens caps I have lost.
Destroying America used to be the politics of Islamic extremists and drunk Soviet Secretaries of State.
But I think it's now probably quite a moderate stance.
But I think it's now probably quite a moderate stance.
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Destroying America used to be the politics of Islamic extremists and drunk Soviet Secretaries of State.
But I think it's now probably quite a moderate stance.
But I think it's now probably quite a moderate stance.
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it's funny when watching US movies or tv shows i used to be like "man, they sure do use food poisoning as a plot device *a lot* in america..."
then i learned their food poisoning statistics and it blew my mind. that's just how they live!
people DIE of food poisoning regularly in the US.
it's MAD.
then i learned their food poisoning statistics and it blew my mind. that's just how they live!
people DIE of food poisoning regularly in the US.
it's MAD.
Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain's Poor
Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.
bylinetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
it's funny when watching US movies or tv shows i used to be like "man, they sure do use food poisoning as a plot device *a lot* in america..."
then i learned their food poisoning statistics and it blew my mind. that's just how they live!
people DIE of food poisoning regularly in the US.
it's MAD.
then i learned their food poisoning statistics and it blew my mind. that's just how they live!
people DIE of food poisoning regularly in the US.
it's MAD.
Can't wait to bomb his yellow-filtered country in the new Call Of Shooty!
Hearing wild news about a violent and vengeful dictator with a stranglehold on the local politics and media through the use of illegal concentration camps and a lack of respect for the law or the people he governs
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Can't wait to bomb his yellow-filtered country in the new Call Of Shooty!
Watching a Youtuber talking about his minimalistic lifestyle and the Don't Buy Anything movement, and halfway in he drops in his sponsor segment for a subscription to a generative AI platform.
Immediate block.
Immediate block.
January 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Watching a Youtuber talking about his minimalistic lifestyle and the Don't Buy Anything movement, and halfway in he drops in his sponsor segment for a subscription to a generative AI platform.
Immediate block.
Immediate block.
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Waiting for Starmer to condemn protests against what’s happening in Venezuela and not actually what’s happening.
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Waiting for Starmer to condemn protests against what’s happening in Venezuela and not actually what’s happening.
It's funny when people post their Spotify Wrapped garbage and it's all the same songs over and over. Whole data centres running over 4000km of fibre networks to play a half dozen low quality MP3 files.
cancel spotify just put all the mp3s you listen to on your phone look how easy
January 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
It's funny when people post their Spotify Wrapped garbage and it's all the same songs over and over. Whole data centres running over 4000km of fibre networks to play a half dozen low quality MP3 files.
I'd also like to point out that almost everyone in this video is dancing and not holding up and watching through their phones.
Just enjoy live music. Dancing is fun!
Just enjoy live music. Dancing is fun!
!!! I found out this morning that I am in a music video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6hV...
j:dead - Disgusting (Official live performance promo)
YouTube video by j:dead
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I'd also like to point out that almost everyone in this video is dancing and not holding up and watching through their phones.
Just enjoy live music. Dancing is fun!
Just enjoy live music. Dancing is fun!
Linux would be cool, but I'm also hoping 2026 will be the year of the dead billionaire.
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Linux would be cool, but I'm also hoping 2026 will be the year of the dead billionaire.
!!! I found out this morning that I am in a music video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6hV...
j:dead - Disgusting (Official live performance promo)
YouTube video by j:dead
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
!!! I found out this morning that I am in a music video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6hV...
I feel a bit bad today because people kept complimenting my outfit, but being a plain person I never get compliments and had absolutely no idea how to respond.
January 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I feel a bit bad today because people kept complimenting my outfit, but being a plain person I never get compliments and had absolutely no idea how to respond.
I've been making this hood for my NYE outfit for a couple weeks, and it's about half done and has already gotten totally out of hand.
December 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I've been making this hood for my NYE outfit for a couple weeks, and it's about half done and has already gotten totally out of hand.