Mastodawn

I had to think about this a bit while overhauling my input system, so here's the result: how to convert analog thumbstick input into discrete directional buttons without any "slip-off" effect. https://roadrunnertwice.dreamwidth.org/606790.html

On enabling analog stick movement in a shmup

This is a gamedev post.<br /><br />Don't do this when converting analog thumbstick input to discrete up/down/left/right (d-pad/arrow-key) values:<br /><br /><img src="https://roadrunnertwice.dreamwidth.org/file/36224.png" alt="Axial (square) deadzone; an off-center diagonal vector remains in the Y d

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Motor Sprite Feb 7

Wait what https://pitchfork.com/news/heavenly-new-album-highway-to-heavenly/

Heavenly Announce First Album in 30 Years

Highway to Heavenly drops in February

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@valrus 💖

@valrus Resurrecting this thread to say: I finally wrote up a bit of what I was talking about back in June. https://roadrunnertwice.dreamwidth.org/605777.html

roadrunnertwice | Slay the Princess, Secret to Superhuman Strength, and Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

Motor Sprite Jan 6

And here we go, third in my final run of 2025 bookposts. This time: The Secret to Superhuman Strength, Slay the Princess, and Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha. https://roadrunnertwice.dreamwidth.org/605777.html

roadrunnertwice | Slay the Princess, Secret to Superhuman Strength, and Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

Motor Sprite Jan 1

Another batch of book reviews! Two in the same week. https://roadrunnertwice.dreamwidth.org/605688.html

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Motor Sprite Dec 30

Since we're coming up on the end of the year, it's time to start clearing my log of book and game reviews. Here's a fresh batch: — https://roadrunnertwice.dreamwidth.org/605348.html

roadrunnertwice | Reviews: The Fortunate Fall, Delicious in Dungeon, Persona 3 Reload

Motor Sprite Dec 30

Since we're coming up on the end of the year, it's time to start clearing my log of book and game reviews. Here's a fresh batch: — https://roadrunnertwice.dreamwidth.org/605348.html

Motor Sprite Dec 21

This is fucking scummy. https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/12/apple-is-forcing-iphones-to-update-to-ios-26-to-patch-security-holes/

Apple is forcing iPhones to update to iOS 26 to patch security holes

I wrote earlier this week about the important security updates Apple just rolled out in its 26.2 operating system updates. Among the security fixes are two zero-day bugs affecting WebKit, the brows…

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Motor Sprite Dec 20

@davidcelis dead-on; AI assistants steal the fun portion of the job and leave you holding the bag for all the hard and tedious parts.