Experimenting with moving my Wordpress-hosted blog over to micro.blog:
| Programmer | https://github.com/mindbat |
| Writer | https://mindbat.com |
| Cook | the kitchen |
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Programmer and writer. Love discussing books, the social impact of tech, and new cooking techniques.
On the weird legal limbo I fell into from mid-December through January: https://mindbat.com/2023/02/20/the-gap-between-approval-and-confirmation/
Aria Desiresaxo.dev is finally hiring rust devs again -- one or two people to help me with cargo-dist (and other tools we're spinning up related to it I GUESS): https://www.axo.dev/jobs/rust-engineer
djflippyI think Thousand Year Old Vampire is a masterpiece. When you think of the the impact of forever losing real-life memories, it is devastating. To situate that compelling thought in an engaging, thematically-rich environment and scenario, realized through proper game mechanics, it is truly brilliant. More than that, it is art. @timh #ThousandYearOldVampire #CYOA #InteractiveFiction #Vampire #Storytelling #Art #Fiction #Reading
Mark Connolly moved to @For any Canadians on mastodon.lol who are looking for a new home, mstdn.ca is a wonderful instance with fantastic administration and moderation from @chad @erin @Pheneatis @jace — this is a safe and inclusive space that you should consider as a new home in the Fediverse.
Drew Harwell18 corrections in a 659-word AI-written Men's Journal article about low testosterone. AI language tools generate cogent word patterns, not facts - an obvious issue that so many companies are going to embarrass themselves learning in the coming years
https://futurism.com/neoscope/magazine-mens-journal-errors-ai-health-article
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ICYMI Rock Paper Shotgun is currently having a special indie game 'Magic Week', highlighting several different indie video games with the themes of magic and witchcraft, and giving the spotlight to trans developers.
"we aim to highlight all manner of fabulous games about magic, witches, wizards, general sorcery and other spell-adjacent tomfoolery. We're also putting special emphasis on magic games made by trans developers, too."
On relearning how to multi-class programmer and writer:
https://mindbat.com/2023/02/17/keeping-score-17-february-2023/
RyosukeLearn @bevy and #RustLang by making a Galaga clone with me!
In this first part, we go from a blank screen to mini game - step by step #GameDev
https://whoisryosuke.com/blog/2023/making-galaga-in-rust-with-bevy-part-1/
Dr. Roger FreedmanAn outstanding interview with Mathew Klickstein about his remarkable oral history of San Diego Comic-Con, SEE YOU AT SAN DIEGO. #comics #ComicCon #sdcc #fandom #geekculture https://www.brokenfrontier.com/see-you-at-san-diego-klickstein-fantagraphics/
"It's Essential We Acquire First-Hand, Primary Sources of Personal Anecdotes and Memories" - Mathew Klickstein on the Archival Importance of 'See You at San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture' – Broken Frontier
Mathew Klickstein on his book 'See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture'.