Mastodawn

One of the things I loved about software development was that we were always trying to get better at it, and there was no ceiling in sight for that. Using LLMs to make code is the opposite of that - learning to use them is more akin to learning rituals than it is to intellectual development. And don’t give me that nonsense about it being like using a compiler to move up an abstraction level; it’s not, any more than becoming a manager is coding at another level of abstraction.

lyon 3d ago

Ars Technica 3d ago

S&P 500 blocks fast SpaceX entry, won’t waive rule for unprofitable AI firms

SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/sp-500-blocks-fast-spacex-entry-wont-waive-rule-for-unprofitable-ai-firms/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

lyon 6d ago

The team at work put together a lil video dev blog about some of the thoughts that have been going into the project we've been working on. Check it out, I'm proud of how far this game has come so far, I'm excited to finally get to show it to people.

https://youtu.be/OFJkEYoZGH8

#gamedev

Making Multiplayer Games Scary - 4 Penny Coffins Dev Diary 1

YouTube

lyon 6d ago

https://youtu.be/OFJkEYoZGH8

#gamedev

Making Multiplayer Games Scary - 4 Penny Coffins Dev Diary 1

YouTube

lyon 6d ago

Eniko Fox 6d ago

i want smaller applications with fewer updates made by people who are paid more to produce less code and i'm not kidding

lyon May 31

Xavier Horatio Xinicit May 31

So tired of blacking out every full moon when I really want to stay up and help the townsfolk hunt for the werewolf

lyon May 30

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Dana May 30

Got an implementation of xBRZ upscaling running real-time on every 3D surface and sprite texture. Still just one debug texture on everything, but I like what it is doing!

I'm astonished this runs at all on my 7 year old laptop, let alone without any performance hit, considering how it looks!
#Godot #GameDev #PixelArt

lyon May 30

Andy P May 30

Dimitri being majestic af

#caturday #mastocats #catsofmastodon #dimitri

lyon May 29

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Dana May 29

Stole a bit of time to try a low-tech sprite lighting effect.

It doesn't do normal-map based sprite lighting; just uses the alpha layer, offset pixel-by-pixel, to set whether the pixel should be bright or dark.

I'd like to try a version that uses the mask to select between a Light and Dark pixel color for every hue, to preserve the nice limited-color look.

(Inspired by the technique described in this BlueSky post:
https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social/post/3mksjoaqaok2b)

#GameDev #Godot #PixelArt

lyon May 25

Andy P May 25

The kittens have met Dimitri and were impressed with his grandeur. He was very patient, until one tried to nurse on him