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@thingus.bsky.social

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I like messing with stuff and spinning wool and probably other things too he/him I wrote a little RPG; https://thingus.itch.io/hench

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Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 20h

@doop.bsky.social thanks to your bot I'm now looking at tall ship costs and nautical naming rules

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mathgrrl @mathgrrl.com · 23h

Getting back to this WIP to prepare for Bridges Galway deadline! Game of Life “pulsar” oscillator with concentric rings for simultaneous time step visualization

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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 2d

the two surest ways to make sure nobody else fucks with your code are extensive use of type systems and functional programming

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 2d

Please don't, you have a family

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 2d

I'm concerned

Tower Bridge @tb-lifts.bsky.social · 2d

I am opening for the Vessel, which is passing up river

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 3d

I indigo-dyed this a week or so ago, I'm looking forward to seeing how it spins up

A hand holding a knitted hank of blue unspun wool

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent work, keep it up

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 3d

ITS THE NOISE THAT MAKES US HUMAN
(industrial glockenspiel solo)

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 3d

This stuff is just as vulnerable to hollowing out as tech is, but I'm wondering if there's an inverse relationship between the radicalisation you're talking about and the ability to identify who you're affecting with your work

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 3d

Really enjoyed this! There's a whole theory-of-impact in the NGO field that could be applied here, I think; www.bridgespan.org/insights/non...

What Are Intended Impact and Theory of Change and How Can Nonprofits Use Them?

Strategy is all about getting critical resource decisions right. But developing a clear, effective strategy can be a long process full of difficult tradeoffs. One way to smooth the path is to clarify ...

www.bridgespan.org

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 4d

most of mine ride cpu cycles heyooo

Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 4d

Tron gives an inaccurate impression of how many guys live in your computer. It makes it seem like thousands of guys are in there. In reality only about 10 guys live in your computer and less than half of them ride motorcycles

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 5d

I've put some thoughts about the Bevy engine after using it for Ludum Dare here:
ldjam.com/events/ludum...
(TLDR: it's lovely, would recommend if you're a systems-first kind of game maker)

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 5d

I've peaked, I'll never surpass this

A rust function called wobble_wobblers that wobbles every wobblie in wobblies

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 5d

And the source; GitHub.com/thingus/1100dots

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 5d

Ludum dare website isn't letting me in (understandable) so I'm putting this up here for now; thingus.itch.io/1100-dots

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 6d

'Oh if only there was a better way' he cried, resting his head on a pristine geometry textbook.

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 6d

First game jam; use Unity, get beaten up by vectors.
Second game jam; use Godot, get beaten up by vectors.
Third game jam; use Pygame, get beaten up by vectors.
This game jam; use Bevy. Currently getting beaten up by vectors

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 9d

Wait a minute

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 9d

Once blood.co.uk have you on their list the seasons do not matter, your time comes every three months

Molly White @molly.wiki · 9d

slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross

Mailer that reads: Molly, Seasons may change, but the need for blood is constant.

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 11d

If you (like me) are some way away from your irl friends, a point-and-click stream shared over Discord is a really nice way to hang out

Wadjet Eye of Sauron @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · 11d

The Steam Autumn sale has BEGUN!

All our games are up to 70% off until October 6!

store.steampowered.com/developer/Wa...

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 11d

If you can't describe it as a 'provisioner' it's not nostalgic enough 😤

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 11d

Maths; way way better when you do it with sets instead of numbers

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 11d

in the game of throns you spin or you dye

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 12d

Morality is relative (to the midden)

Thingus @thingus.bsky.social · 12d

Depends entirely on how close you are to the midden