Mark Ripley

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Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal.
LinkedIn: https://markripley.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

If you've ever wondered what would happen if Buckethead and Les Claypool ever had a baby, that grew up listening to Battles, well here is your answer. Check out the bonkers microtonal guitar and bass! Bonkers maths-rock, it's brilliant. Dare you to make it through the entire video.

https://youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so

Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube

Try to unsee it

Level: impossible.

GitHub, man. What a bunch of bastards they are automatically opting everyone in to their shitty ai training from your *private* repos now. Such a dirty, scammy thing to do. Damn GriftHub and Microslops. Damn them into the abyss.
GameDev.TV Godot bundle on Humble! If you're learning Godot (like me) I totally recommend the 'complete godot 3d course' but I haven't seen the others yet tbh. GameDev.TV courses are always good, though, so I'm pretty sure this is a great deal for the price if you want to learn the engine. https://www.humblebundle.com/software/learn-to-make-games-in-godot-gamedevtv-software?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_4_layout_index_2_layout_type_threes_tile_index_2_c_learntomakegamesingodotgamedevtv_softwarebundle
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Humble Bundle

#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.

Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features

#enshittification

Last night I had my very first AI Robot apocalypse dream! Made a refreshing change from zombies, aliens, dinosaurs and mushroom clouds.

Had lots of other vivid dreams, must've been the cauliflower cheese.

🪜 Tetris Stairs — By Dihzahyners in Lebanon 🇱🇧

This is one of those brilliant ideas that still feels fresh years later. A staircase becomes a falling-piece puzzle, and suddenly an ordinary climb turns into a tiny retro thrill.

The 90s and Early 2000s (+40 Photos): https://streetartutopia.com/2026/03/24/street-art-pieces-inspired-by-the-90s-and-early-2000s/

Happy 25th birthday, Mac OS X / macOS! What a long strange trip it’s been.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_10.0

Friday afternoon: "I'm going to get so much done this weekend!"
6pm on Sunday: "Fuuuuuuc...."