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Senior Software Engineer. He/Him. I make games. Gameplay, networking, rendering, tools, optimisation. Generalist parachuted into projects for 20+ years. Green party member 💚 bit of a lefty. https://Join.greenparty.org.uk Rebuilding an old sailing boat
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And almost two-thirds, 65 per cent, now want to see a closer relationship with the EU. However, just 28 per cent of Tory voters and 16 per cent of voters for Mr Farage’s Reform UK want to rejoin the EU. Just? It's very clear.

David R. Hagen just solved a small mystery that I mentioned 13 years ago in the mouseover text of a comic drhagen.com/blog/the-mis...

I liked these, they're strange and very British in a good way. Self effacing, and fun.

The BIG ROBOT classic, Sir, You Are Being Hunted, along with our other games, are all on sale this week! It would make a rubbish summer significantly nicer if you could pick one of these up and enjoy our weirdo worldbuilding. store.steampowered.com/app/242880/S...

While the eyes of the world are on Iran, the Israeli military is still slaughtering civilians in Gaza as they try to access food after months of starvation. We can't let the Israeli govt's unprovoked attack on Iran distract us from the unfolding genocide www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"The climate movement must offer a bold alternative that puts cost of living front and centre. Now is the time for the Green Party to get their hands dirty in the reality of modern day politics - it’s eco-populism or bust." Thanks to the @bigissue.com! www.bigissue.com/opinion/gree...

One of the interesting things about this debate was no one actually said "the market in children's care is a good idea". The approach around the House was more or less "that's where we are now and we can't imagine anything else is possible" hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-0...

It is inevitable, in my mind, that these thugs will kidnap someone just as another person with a concealed carry permit walks by.

This, from 3 years ago, is really fucking funny in light of the current AI hype Every tech bubble is an "adapt or die" situation until the bubble bursts and you're left miraculously still alive www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...

we need to fight for trans youth on every front through the courts and legislation, by supplying hormones directly, by dispelling the idea of "passing", by showing the rich and valued lives of those who transitioned post-puberty, by celebrating transness we need to help them survive no matter what

Shit, I need to start just adding several billion dollars of "other" projected income into my pitch decks. That's where I've been going wrong all this time

This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.

Human Artists. Use ome piece to convince people to follow you: Modelshop:

Human Artists Use one piece to convince people to follow you

Human Artists Use one piece to convince people to follow you.

'Major crisp firms no longer use the banned flavourings and most had already changed recipes to keep selling into the EU.' Perfect example of how Brexit UK inevitably has to follow EU rules without a vote. EU is bigger, producers want to export there and won't make different products just for UK

45°C in the UK isn’t a disaster film - it’s a Met Office warning. This is what decades of fossil fuel lobbying, political cowardice & climate delay has led us to. This is why we urgently need a bolder Green Party - a party for the people and the planet. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

All gone a bit Mega-City One.

look dev & concepts for a project from a couple of years ago. #madewithunity #gamedev #indiedev

Giving this another boost for anyone who’s looking for a art mentor with limit brake. I have a lot of free time right now and willing to help if I can.

Excellent work Nich 🙌🙌🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fed up of choking on smoke from nearby grouse moors, Sheffield residents have set up @reclaimourmoors.bsky.social, to push for a community buyout of the Duke of Rutland's Moscar Moor - & use new powers under forthcoming ‘Community Right to Buy’ legislation 1/ www.thestar.co.uk/news/environ...

Some philosophy of mind stuff is going to become essential basic knowledge for interacting with the Internet's false agents.

A major danger of LLMs is that humans are SO predisposed to attribute knowledge to any entity that uses natural language fluently. We cannot imagine that a machine that outputs natural-seeming speech/text doesn't have cognition. Brilliantly articulated by @emilymbender.bsky.social et al. (2021).

Honestly fuck the UK

#HostileEnvironment - chaotic environment. What kind of government does this? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Whether for love, work or to flee danger - people move. Always have and always will. It's the govt's job to make it work - but instead the failing Home Office wastes taxpayer money treating migrants like criminals. Time for something new - my report with ‪@zoejardiniere.bsky.social‬ out today.

This is the Studio I work for! ❤️‍🐗🌳

As the US edges closer to bombing Iran, Israel killed over 51 starving Palestinians at a so-called aid site today. And the UK government says nothing. Still arming Israel. Still enabling genocide. End all arms sales. Sanction Israeli war criminals. Stop being America’s poodle.

The 2003 PS2 Mobile Suit Z Gundam Hyakushiki Gold Pack is straight-up art.

Example of a "precision" landing. I think better landing UI will make this kind of thing a lot easier, and I have some ideas for that already. In Star Wars (and Star Citizen) some landing pads require you to descend through doors with very tight clearances. That needs to be possible with this.

It's time to abolish the Home Office. It is not fit for purpose & has totally lost the trust of every stakeholder it serves - We knew that already. So I looked into how it could practically be done for @carladenyer.bsky.social My NEW report out today 👇👇

Hay you need a Sakuga video of just anime things going into stuff and pushing buttons and opening floppy disc boxes and hatches opening and closing cos that's the good stuff. Maybe also try to find the anime and get them on disk while you can to enjoy for a lifetime.

If Potter and Walliams are your only reference point then maybe don’t try and start a conversation about the incredibly rich and vibrant world of children’s books 🤷🏻‍♂️

I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

I will literally put a STEAK BAKE in the film if they agree! 😂

Today Israeli forces killed 51 and wounded over 200 people seeking food in Khan Younis. This massacre alone should provoke outrage and action from world leaders, but they are happening almost daily with little reaction. We mustn't allow unconscionable cruelty to be normalised.

From Politico: "Channel 4’s Garry Gibbon even made Starmer insist Brits should feel safe in their beds with Trump calling the shots in the free world and making erratic noises about the Middle East. “Yes, and I’m very pleased to have a good relationship with him,” the PM argued."

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

This country has hosepipe bans to stop people watering gardens but you run an unregulated data centre you’re golden.

Using cluster munitions in towns and cities is a war crime. Kyiv this morning.

A couple in Kyiv stands before the ruins of a building, clinging to each other, tears falling as their son remains beneath the rubble. Russia will claim it struck NATO generals and whatnot. But they are just murdering sleeping civilians, tearing families apart, and turning homes into dust.

Bump, if anyone interested.

For sale 3x10 lot of classic Genestealers on sci-fi bases. Really nicely finished and restored. All 30 for £105 including UK postage, or £40 per squad of 10 (including UK postage). DM for details and options!