Brian Swetland
@swetland.frotz.net
Writes the codes. Recovering OS Engineer (BeOS, HiptopOS, Android, LK, Fuchsia). Embedded systems hacker. Hobbyist Digital Designer. Player of video games, tabletop games, D&D, etc. fediverse: @swetland@chaos.social
if you make the mistake of talking with your kids now you might be stuck talking with them your WHOLE LIFE www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Now, Thanks to Sam Altman, You Never Have to Speak to Your Kids Again
AI can handle these kinds of pointless interactions.
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Yesterday, while the AI Coding Geniuses of Tomorrow were burning their tokens creating Ultimate Slop Dungeon VII or whatnot, I implemented support for HTTP byte ranges in my toy web app project so seeking around in videos was faster, which was very satisfying, including fixing a dumb off-by-one bug.
The modern world is full of hazards for the unsuspecting mermaid joining the workforce. #Anime #SayonaraLara
It's a small thing, I know, but there really is a difference between "palate cleanser" and "palette cleanser," and also, while we are on the subject, "pallet cleanser," and it is worth making the distinction
It is the year of Linux on the Television (if you're sufficiently lucky with the waiting list). So far the GabeCube, er, Steam Machine, has been a pretty painless and enjoyable experience.
I think it’s interesting that contemporary Hobbit adaptations always go “well surely all the dwarves would’ve been armed to the teeth”
LLMs tools are generally tuned to have the interpersonal manner of the babysitter who lets you win at card games every time because they want you to profess a preference for them particularly in order to get your parents to send them repeat business.
Okay, I dump on bsky a fair bit... I mean *still* no edit feature, etc, etc... but today I uploaded a video and they now let you upload soft subtitles (vtt format), which is an awesome feature that I wish Mastodon/Fedi (and other platforms that let you share video) would adopt!
Game Changer has come so far across its eight seasons and multiple spin-offs, but this clip from S01E02 (the original Make Some Noise) is a nice reminder that it's always been funny. #DropoutTV #GameChanger #MakeSomeNoise
We released The Incident at Galley House a week ago, and it's been a wild ride: * Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam in 48 hours * We recouped our entire development budget * At peak, 2500 people were playing at the same time!! Thanks to all the detectives out there for making it a big success.
It's been two weeks since The Incident at Galley House launched, and I've written up a lengthy technical blog post about its development: eviltrout.com/blog/2026-07...
Building Galley House
The technical details behind developing The Incident at Galley House.
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This writeup on the technical underpinnings of The Incident at Galley House is a really enjoyable read. Lots of neat details on the pipelines and tooling they developed specific to this fantastic narrative game: eviltrout.com/blog/2026-07... #Gamedev #TheIncidentAtGalleyHouse
Building Galley House
The technical details behind developing The Incident at Galley House.
eviltrout.com
I actually earnestly love that everyone's talking about The Odyssey & translations & adaptations & cinema, & talking about the ways in which we discuss those things; I love seeing thoughtful people thinking together in public, building on each other's knowledge & perspectives! however,
I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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Once things have gotten to the point where even Tani's figuring out what's going on, that's probably a sign that you should just start dating already... #Anime #SeihantaiNaKimiToBoku #YouAndIArePolarOpposites #Nishi #Yamada
Sayonara Lara continues to be a delight and among other things explores the hazards of exposing your mermaid housemate to streaming television... #Anime #SayonaraLara
This Star Trek ToS LEGO set is adorable. www.lego.com/en-us/produc... A friend pointed out that it has 1701 pieces, which is also adorable. #StarTrek #LEGO
Glanced at LinkedIn tonight (always a mistake) and saw a post from some asshole I've never heard of quoting some other asshole I've never heard of (and citing him as some industry luminary) saying that the only way to maximize productivity in the new "AI" coding world is *never* reading the code.
the #GlasgowInterfaceExplorer revD project is up on CrowdSupply! subscribe to get updates and show your interested in the project, we're very excited to bring it to life :D www.crowdsupply.com/fully-automa...
Glasgow Interface Explorer revD
The new and improved open source multitool for digital electronics
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people are sometimes like "why is brian posting unhinged academically questionable stuff" and I'm like what the fuck do you think sci-fantasy fiction is made out of
Happiness is a second train loop operating between the Space Elevator and the site of the planned second, much larger, petrochemical plant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlMO... #Gaming #Satisfactory #Trains
Satisfactory 1.2 Northern Train Loop
YouTube video by Quinton
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More Umi vs Mokona. (episode 01x13) #Anime #MagicKnightRayearth
if you are making an rpg you should put a button in the menu that makes the characters talk about what theyre supposed to be doing so when someone stops playing for 2 weeks they don't have to quit forever. you can hide jokes in there too like if someone pushes it in a hallway with only one exit
The Fighting Game Glossary is a fascinating world of genre-specific jargon. I've never really interacted with fighting games beyond a few minutes of extremely casual (and ineffective) play here or there over the years, so this is all new to me and fun to explore. glossary.infil.net #FightingGames
