Richard Matthias
@richardmatthias.bsky.social
Games industry programmer
Why the heck would I want to do that? I can't talk to 4 random programmers without three of them disagreeing and arguing with me - why would I talk to a whole room full?
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December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Why the heck would I want to do that? I can't talk to 4 random programmers without three of them disagreeing and arguing with me - why would I talk to a whole room full?
Are you kidding me... this might be the cheat code to get gamers to spend all their money. You know someone will buy all the colours...
www.analogue.co/editions/3d-...
www.analogue.co/editions/3d-...
3D - Funtastic - Analogue
The Future is here.
www.analogue.co
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Are you kidding me... this might be the cheat code to get gamers to spend all their money. You know someone will buy all the colours...
www.analogue.co/editions/3d-...
www.analogue.co/editions/3d-...
There are a couple of things I don't like about 3d printing (e.g. the fumes). But the worst of all has to be that the build plate is earthed so I seem to get an electric shock every time I touch it. Like an abused animal in a science experiment, I really don't want to touch it any more.
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
There are a couple of things I don't like about 3d printing (e.g. the fumes). But the worst of all has to be that the build plate is earthed so I seem to get an electric shock every time I touch it. Like an abused animal in a science experiment, I really don't want to touch it any more.
Really great decision from the Cmake people to call their config file CMakeLists.txt. Saves having to specify the config filename to the tool when you run it.
Except... when have a non-trivial project and you have five different CMakeLists.txt files open in your IDE and no idea which tab is which.
Except... when have a non-trivial project and you have five different CMakeLists.txt files open in your IDE and no idea which tab is which.
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Really great decision from the Cmake people to call their config file CMakeLists.txt. Saves having to specify the config filename to the tool when you run it.
Except... when have a non-trivial project and you have five different CMakeLists.txt files open in your IDE and no idea which tab is which.
Except... when have a non-trivial project and you have five different CMakeLists.txt files open in your IDE and no idea which tab is which.
While I'm saying controversial things... Something that bugs me is humourous progress bar/status messages in software. You're never going to beat "Reticulating Splines..." so stop trying.
December 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
While I'm saying controversial things... Something that bugs me is humourous progress bar/status messages in software. You're never going to beat "Reticulating Splines..." so stop trying.
This is quite the yak shave. I often think people waste a lot of time speeding up their game's iteration time (how many times would you need to save that 45 seconds in order to pay back the days/weeks of optimization effort?). But you could wind up being hired by Anthropic :) bun.com/blog/bun-joi...
Bun is joining Anthropic
Bun has been acquired by Anthropic. Anthropic is betting on Bun as the infrastructure powering Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, and future AI coding products & tools.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This is quite the yak shave. I often think people waste a lot of time speeding up their game's iteration time (how many times would you need to save that 45 seconds in order to pay back the days/weeks of optimization effort?). But you could wind up being hired by Anthropic :) bun.com/blog/bun-joi...
Turns out gitbash can create a file called "nul" on Windows, that can't be deleted (not in Powershell anyway). Launched WSL bash and deleted it from there. Some would say launching an entire VM to delete one file is overkill but this is the modern world lol
November 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Turns out gitbash can create a file called "nul" on Windows, that can't be deleted (not in Powershell anyway). Launched WSL bash and deleted it from there. Some would say launching an entire VM to delete one file is overkill but this is the modern world lol
That’s a bummer. Guess I’ll just drown in my car if it ever ends up in water.
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It's easy to convince EDC people to buy EDC things. But how do you convince non-EDC folks to buy your product? Simple: Fear. The global "car escape tool market," according to market research firm Data Insights Market, is valued at $500 this year, projected to grow 7% a year and
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
That’s a bummer. Guess I’ll just drown in my car if it ever ends up in water.
Asking Claude Opus 4.5 to review your code is a pretty humbling experience.
The report is so comprehensive I'm like "stop kicking the codebase, it's already dead" by the end.
The report is so comprehensive I'm like "stop kicking the codebase, it's already dead" by the end.
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Asking Claude Opus 4.5 to review your code is a pretty humbling experience.
The report is so comprehensive I'm like "stop kicking the codebase, it's already dead" by the end.
The report is so comprehensive I'm like "stop kicking the codebase, it's already dead" by the end.
In powershell you have to hit → to accept a completion instead of tab and I don't think I'm ever going to get used to that.
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In powershell you have to hit → to accept a completion instead of tab and I don't think I'm ever going to get used to that.
Dare I activate Ludicrous mode?
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Dare I activate Ludicrous mode?
Achievement Unlocked: 3d printed something actually useful.
(an E27 lamp collar for an old Ikea standard lamp that I was given years ago but the shade was loose)
(an E27 lamp collar for an old Ikea standard lamp that I was given years ago but the shade was loose)
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Achievement Unlocked: 3d printed something actually useful.
(an E27 lamp collar for an old Ikea standard lamp that I was given years ago but the shade was loose)
(an E27 lamp collar for an old Ikea standard lamp that I was given years ago but the shade was loose)
Here's my money saving expert tip: Always cancel your subscription services before they renew. They will usually offer you a discount to keep the service going. And the worst case is they don't and you just reenable renewal for the same price if you do still want it.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here's my money saving expert tip: Always cancel your subscription services before they renew. They will usually offer you a discount to keep the service going. And the worst case is they don't and you just reenable renewal for the same price if you do still want it.
I'm glad Ofcom allowed all those mobile network mergers. My 2 year contract with Vodafone comes to an end this month and... everything is twice as expensive now. Like holy shit expensive.
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm glad Ofcom allowed all those mobile network mergers. My 2 year contract with Vodafone comes to an end this month and... everything is twice as expensive now. Like holy shit expensive.
I bet all of these 7000+ comments are well thought out and completely reasonable and nuanced.
Seriously why does the BBC have comments on some stories? Why invite Daily Mail readers into your home?
Seriously why does the BBC have comments on some stories? Why invite Daily Mail readers into your home?
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I bet all of these 7000+ comments are well thought out and completely reasonable and nuanced.
Seriously why does the BBC have comments on some stories? Why invite Daily Mail readers into your home?
Seriously why does the BBC have comments on some stories? Why invite Daily Mail readers into your home?
When you have no idea what you're selling...
[or more likely the software they use to create ebay listings can't communicate Chinese characters to ebay's API]
[or more likely the software they use to create ebay listings can't communicate Chinese characters to ebay's API]
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
When you have no idea what you're selling...
[or more likely the software they use to create ebay listings can't communicate Chinese characters to ebay's API]
[or more likely the software they use to create ebay listings can't communicate Chinese characters to ebay's API]
How the heck is the Xbox 360 20 years old?
And why haven't Microsoft released any other consoles since?
And why haven't Microsoft released any other consoles since?
Xbox 360 at 20: The Xbox 360 car crash that didn't foretell the generation… or did it? www.eurogamer.net/the-xbox-360...
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
How the heck is the Xbox 360 20 years old?
And why haven't Microsoft released any other consoles since?
And why haven't Microsoft released any other consoles since?
Man in his 50s, referring to the participants in his Teams meeting as "chat".
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Man in his 50s, referring to the participants in his Teams meeting as "chat".
Sheesh. I literally just bought a DM42n from them a few weeks ago 😭
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November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Sheesh. I literally just bought a DM42n from them a few weeks ago 😭
I need the German word for when you have 67 unread books in your Audible library and you don't feel like listening to any of them.
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I need the German word for when you have 67 unread books in your Audible library and you don't feel like listening to any of them.
Are juries allowed to return a verdict of "oh, come on....."
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Are juries allowed to return a verdict of "oh, come on....."
Anthropic could make Claude 100% better by removing "Perfect!" from the start all responses.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Anthropic could make Claude 100% better by removing "Perfect!" from the start all responses.
You’ve got to wonder about the mentality of people who come into an empty lecture theatre and sit right on the end of a row so that everyone else needs to get past them to use the rest of the seats.
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
You’ve got to wonder about the mentality of people who come into an empty lecture theatre and sit right on the end of a row so that everyone else needs to get past them to use the rest of the seats.
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She runs an event management company. The story even mentions that it was her job skills that prompted her to jump in and help manage a difficult crowd situation. Her job is not 'mum'. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Devon mum steps in to help control crowds at Corfu Airport
Faye Williams says she was given a tannoy at the departure desk in Corfu.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
She runs an event management company. The story even mentions that it was her job skills that prompted her to jump in and help manage a difficult crowd situation. Her job is not 'mum'. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Got a new PC at work because of Windows 11. Still think it's really idiotic that they removed the ability to reposition the task bar on the side - something you could do since it existed. I have all this monitor width, but no, the task bar has to take up some of the much more precious height.
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Got a new PC at work because of Windows 11. Still think it's really idiotic that they removed the ability to reposition the task bar on the side - something you could do since it existed. I have all this monitor width, but no, the task bar has to take up some of the much more precious height.