David Koloski
@david.kolo.ski
Fuchsia at Google. Previously Robot Entertainment, Vicarious Visions. Author of http://rkyv.org. he/him
Clair Obscur has made me appreciate how quickly Silksong kills me
December 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Clair Obscur has made me appreciate how quickly Silksong kills me
congraulations to all of the winner at the game awards!
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
congraulations to all of the winner at the game awards!
advent of code has finally forced me to learn the tiniest possible bit of ILP
December 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
advent of code has finally forced me to learn the tiniest possible bit of ILP
“how much do you like northernlion” could be a DSM diagnostic criteria
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“how much do you like northernlion” could be a DSM diagnostic criteria
is the talos principle really all laser puzzles
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
is the talos principle really all laser puzzles
self.appendix = None;
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
self.appendix = None;
you can just *write* software
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
you can just *write* software
okay it turns out it was actually dbus's fault which was actually gnome's fault
systemd is going to kill me
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
okay it turns out it was actually dbus's fault which was actually gnome's fault
systemd is going to kill me
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
systemd is going to kill me
learning rust is like drinking the dune poison because you have a powerful psychic experience and then you find out if you're the only person who did it and survived who was still a man
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
learning rust is like drinking the dune poison because you have a powerful psychic experience and then you find out if you're the only person who did it and survived who was still a man
i wasn't sold at first, but i think i'm starting to see the allure of punching a wall with your full strength now
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
i wasn't sold at first, but i think i'm starting to see the allure of punching a wall with your full strength now
one of my coworkers once asked me how i made good slideshows. i have two main rules:
1. content is king
2. readability is queen
everything in your slideshow should be content or improve readability, and readability is attention engineering.
some (opinionated) practical tips based on those rules:
1. content is king
2. readability is queen
everything in your slideshow should be content or improve readability, and readability is attention engineering.
some (opinionated) practical tips based on those rules:
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
one of my coworkers once asked me how i made good slideshows. i have two main rules:
1. content is king
2. readability is queen
everything in your slideshow should be content or improve readability, and readability is attention engineering.
some (opinionated) practical tips based on those rules:
1. content is king
2. readability is queen
everything in your slideshow should be content or improve readability, and readability is attention engineering.
some (opinionated) practical tips based on those rules:
god i hate declarative macros so much
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
god i hate declarative macros so much
Ball X Pit isn't bad per se, but it's all meta progression over skill expression and the game has a very extensive grind. Most of the time it plays like a carefully timed slot machine - one where playing well won't make you win, and playing badly won't make you lose.
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Ball X Pit isn't bad per se, but it's all meta progression over skill expression and the game has a very extensive grind. Most of the time it plays like a carefully timed slot machine - one where playing well won't make you win, and playing badly won't make you lose.
too many crates have their own implementations of unicode data tables
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
too many crates have their own implementations of unicode data tables
who up abhorring they vacuum?
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
who up abhorring they vacuum?
my dog can boost up to like 300fps if you hold food in your hand
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
my dog can boost up to like 300fps if you hold food in your hand
Makuta has hypnotized Mata Nui, may the Great Spirit awaken the Matoran and help them see the evil doings of Teridax.
October 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Makuta has hypnotized Mata Nui, may the Great Spirit awaken the Matoran and help them see the evil doings of Teridax.
what most people don't realize is that kissing boys actually has negative expected value
September 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
what most people don't realize is that kissing boys actually has negative expected value
i admit defeat, i don't think i'm ever gonna be able to steel soul silksong
September 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
i admit defeat, i don't think i'm ever gonna be able to steel soul silksong
Silksong is the best game I have ever played
September 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Silksong is the best game I have ever played
The United flight departure safety video plays a ball rolling around a rube goldberg machine while people are trying to explain what to do in an emergency. It’s like when people play subway surfers alongside another video to keep people engaged.
September 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The United flight departure safety video plays a ball rolling around a rube goldberg machine while people are trying to explain what to do in an emergency. It’s like when people play subway surfers alongside another video to keep people engaged.
you'll have to pry my complicated atomics from my cold dead hands
August 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
you'll have to pry my complicated atomics from my cold dead hands