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I got this amazing hand made birthday present from @mrparoxysm.bsky.social of my favourite adventure game joke ever! #zork

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Every now and then I get an update for a kickstarter I pledged to over a decade ago about their progress. I just want to give them a big hug and tell them it’s ok. They can rest. Let it go.

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I don’t know what bright spark figured out how to add velocity sensitive touch to iOS Garage Band using the accelerometer, but I’m genuinely impressed.

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I'm pretty sure anyone who thinks DEI produces worse performance has never been involved in real hiring. There is seldom a "best person", it's more often it's "here are a bunch of qualified people, and who is giving me the best vibes?"

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It would be nice if #AustraliaDay landed on a day that didn’t have so much baggage. I like the idea of a day to collectively appreciate what we have, but today isn’t the day to have it.

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I very briefly tried Suno, the AI music generator today. It’s impressive tech. It sent me this follow up email. Even as a novice musician, the idea of entering prompt into a box being in any way analogous to the feeling of emotional expression I get out of playing an instrument is laughable

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Welfare is ok when it’s corporate welfare. I’m sure those tax deductions will trickle down to increased wages.

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Nothing makes you respect single parents like having to solo the kids for a couple of days. #parenting

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Video game idea I’ll never make #257 - Top-down open world sandbox space sim set inside the human body at a micro scale.

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The last few days I’ve been feeling exhausted. Was it work? Kids? Getting older? Nope. I didn’t realise I’d been drinking decaf coffee.

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If you're currently doing some kind of typewriter effect in #Unity3D using Text Mesh Pro, please do something like this. Nothing makes me sadder than seeing text-wrap as characters are being appended during animated dialog. #gamedev

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No guitar knobs are safe when there is toddler in the house. #parenting #guitar

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Mr3: Daddy! Let’s race! Me: Not right now mate, I’m having coffee. Mr3: My trike is fast and your scooter is sllloooooooowwww. Me: … Me: It’s on. #parenting

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Sometimes I think about making a little indie project again, then I’m reminded how flooded steam market is. I think any hobby project I work on I should just do for fun, not for profit. #gamedev www.pcgamer.com/games/nearly...

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I enjoy improv on the #guitar because it’s creativity without the anxiety of being creative.

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So this morning I discovered I cam hybrid pick now. I wouldn’t say I was hybrid picking well, but surprised I could at all. #guitar

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Playing a #telecaster has been a really interesting experience so far. It's making me pay more attention to how I play, how I adjust the pickup selector/volume/tone knob, and even what pick I use, to get the tone I'm after. Small choices make a big difference. #guitar

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Mr3 finally laughed at the joke “Hi Hungry, I’m Dad!” I’m so proud.

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One of the things I find fascinating about learning music theory is that it’s like learning a language you already know. We’ve all internalised so much without realising it.

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My #telecaster is now a Magikarpster!

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Mr3: Why do I need to go to school, then go to sleep, then go to school again! Me: Good question mate, good question… cries in late stage capitalism

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Unfortunately I had to return my last guitar, but in other news, I’ve got my first #telecaster ever! #newguitarday

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Oh no. I started designing something new. #gamedev

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Found this uhh… classic? in an op shop today!

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It’s one of those Sunday nights

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More game devs!

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Sometimes I need to remind myself at some point I’ll emerge from parenting two young children and have more of myself available for my career again. It’s strange when I’m around industry people - it’s almost like reverting to a previous version of myself. #Parenting is so consuming #gamedev

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Daily #guitar is one of my protective factors when it comes to #mentalhealth. It means I'm calving out "me time" when juggling work and family. Between my wife's late night/weekend work schedule, and getting gastro, this about sums up how I've felt for the last week. At least I got it done today

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Nothing fills you with existential dread quite like having a conversation about the future with a three year old with no understanding of death, or the passage of time. #parenting

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My little retro-themed shmup, Astro Attack, is currently on sale for less than a buck on steam! 👾 It’s a great palate cleanser when you’re looking for a short burst of shooty fun, with heaps of ships to unlock (and maybe even a secret FPS mode). Plays well on steam deck too #gamedev #indiegames

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#newguitarday A Fender Meteora Player Plus 🎸

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Got my Sony anniversary controller! So pretty! 🎮

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#memoryunlocked

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I kind of want a starter pack for starter packs

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I love that I still live in a world where I can walk into a game shop and here a parent refer to any Nintendo console simply as a “Nintendo”

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“Well, I’m not going go talk to you!” is not the threat Mr3 thinks it is.

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