Nolan Filter

@calamitynolan.bsky.social

I make games, I play games, I dress like a stolen car. he/him https://twitch.tv/calamitynolan https://upatnightgames.com https://calamitynolan.itch.io

favorite, perhaps not. but I do think it's the first great Zelda dungeon! the best Zelda dungeons, by my estimation, are the ones that ask you to solve dungeon-wide puzzles while you're solving the room-sized puzzles in front of you. Water Temple is the blueprint!

Adam Lawrence@firebornbear.bsky.social · 3d ago

Popping back to Hyrule to deal with nobody's favourite temple... the Water Temple. This is why I prefer Gorons. www.twitch.tv/firebornbear

Thanks everyone for joining! We did another Oops All One Character run, this time as the Regent, and despite @biostats.bsky.social's sabotage, beat yet another highest ascension level! Monster Plush of the Week Mothman loved the colorful critters that crept up the keep alongside us. See ya!

Selfie of me sith Mothman plush
Nolan Filter@calamitynolan.bsky.social · 4d ago

Another Thinky Thrilling! Thursday stream! I'm back Slaying that Spire, and @biostats.bsky.social, @lostlake86.bsky.social, + @chrisalgoo.bsky.social are gonna Slay the Spire too! ...2! ...II, as well! Come join for a very accension-y ascension Starts at ~9pm ET on www.twitch.tv/calamitynolan

Illustration of Slay the Spire 2 ancient Nonupeipe, a goblin queen luxuriating in a resplendent chamber filled with draped fabric and floating servants

Thanks everyone for joining for the end of Big Walk! We did it! All puzzles solved! Which was a bit rough when each one tonight took 45 minutes >.< Still really like the game, just maybe would have edited it down a bit... Monster Plush of the Week Mighty liked the shape of the gourd mcguffins Bye!

Selfie of me with Mighty plush
Nolan Filter@calamitynolan.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's Big Walk Wednesday!! We only have a couple puzzles left - join @nerdxd.bsky.social, @supernintendad.bsky.social, @keyworksavior.bsky.social and I as we conclude (?) our colossal constitutional! These will take all our cunning, or maybe just time Starts at 8pm ET on www.twitch.tv/calamitynolan

Screenshot from Big Walk showing four player characters in a room separated by sound-proof glass. Two are on one side, holding signs with symbols on them for the other two to see

Thanks everyone for joining! Made a lot of progress in Clockwork Ambrosia, and there's still much game left! Been really enjoying my time with it, definitely gonna finish it on stream. Monster Plush of the Week Squeem enjoyed all the crystal-on-crystal action Catch you next time!

Selfie of me with Squeem plush
Nolan Filter@calamitynolan.bsky.social · 6d ago

Terrific! Tuesday stream time again! We return to a world of robots and magic in Clockwork Ambrosia, the indie steampunk metroidvania! Come join as I mix, match, and mod my armaments to figure out just what's really going on in Aspida Starts at 7pm ET on www.twitch.tv/calamitynolan

Key art for Clockwork Ambrosia showing the player character shooting a large spreadshot at a robot shooting missiles

when LLMs first came out, I tried them for coding. it ended up taking me longer to accomplish tasks, because I had to understand and fix generated code I think a lot of people who vibecode don't do that second step, and instead get addicted to rerunning prompts in the hopes they'll hit a jackpot

Brett Codes@brettcodes.bsky.social · 4w ago

I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.

I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.

I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

brettcodes.com