alex
@bates64.com
bitrot enthusiast (decomp.me)
paper mario hacker (papermar.io)
ex-web, now GPU @ Arm
22 • he/him
paper mario hacker (papermar.io)
ex-web, now GPU @ Arm
22 • he/him
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alex
@bates64.com
· Feb 6
did you know? the Paper Mario (Nintendo 64) engine has no less than 9 different domain specific scripting languages! Games frequently use DSLs to allow non-programmers to work on the game.
Paper Mario's DSLs vary widely in complexity and how often they are used - lets take a look 🧵
Paper Mario's DSLs vary widely in complexity and how often they are used - lets take a look 🧵
happy new year to all those who celebrate
December 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
happy new year to all those who celebrate
which genius at adobe decided to name the version after react-spectrum v3 "react-spectrum 2"
December 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
which genius at adobe decided to name the version after react-spectrum v3 "react-spectrum 2"
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it's over
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
it's over
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the quotes and replies are full of people saying "this is the *good* AI, not the bad AI". but this distinction doesn't work for the same reason you can't claim there are only two genders. because most stuff doesn't fit cleanly into any one category, and it misses other categories' entire existence.
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
the quotes and replies are full of people saying "this is the *good* AI, not the bad AI". but this distinction doesn't work for the same reason you can't claim there are only two genders. because most stuff doesn't fit cleanly into any one category, and it misses other categories' entire existence.
mcdonalds thailand has some fascinating breakfast options
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
mcdonalds thailand has some fascinating breakfast options
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My Ubuntu Summit talk is up! Where I talk about:
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10
YouTube video by Canonical Ubuntu
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
My Ubuntu Summit talk is up! Where I talk about:
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
i reckon if i did Thanksgiving I would cry too much. how do the americans manage it
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
i reckon if i did Thanksgiving I would cry too much. how do the americans manage it
please welcome pds.starhaven.dev
https://pds.starhaven.dev/
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pds.starhaven.dev
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
please welcome pds.starhaven.dev
thanks Codex. most expensive rustfmt replacement ever
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
thanks Codex. most expensive rustfmt replacement ever
i love rebuilding the nvidia driver and aseprite on every daily nix flake update!!!
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
i love rebuilding the nvidia driver and aseprite on every daily nix flake update!!!
good news i bought another domain name
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
good news i bought another domain name
the puns in this game are rubbish
🗑️⚠️Attention Dumplings!⚠️🗑️
Kingdoms of the Dump launches November 18th on Steam!
Join Dustin Binsley on his quest to save the Lands of Fill and rescue the trashpicked King!
Wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2159270/...
Coming 11/18/25 for PC, Mac and Linux
#screenshotsaturday
Kingdoms of the Dump launches November 18th on Steam!
Join Dustin Binsley on his quest to save the Lands of Fill and rescue the trashpicked King!
Wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2159270/...
Coming 11/18/25 for PC, Mac and Linux
#screenshotsaturday
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
the puns in this game are rubbish
finally someone said it. the real crisis is the global electron shortage
I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
finally someone said it. the real crisis is the global electron shortage
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With all the excitement of (Same-Document) View Transitions (and more VT features) becoming Baseline Newly available (yay! 🎉), one might overlook the inclusion of the moveBefore() method.
This method is a pretty big deal as it allows you to move elements around the DOM while preserving their state.
This method is a pretty big deal as it allows you to move elements around the DOM while preserving their state.
October 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
With all the excitement of (Same-Document) View Transitions (and more VT features) becoming Baseline Newly available (yay! 🎉), one might overlook the inclusion of the moveBefore() method.
This method is a pretty big deal as it allows you to move elements around the DOM while preserving their state.
This method is a pretty big deal as it allows you to move elements around the DOM while preserving their state.
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you can tell that OpenGL is a better religion than Christianity, because OpenGL has a SuperBible, while Christianity only has a normal bible
January 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
you can tell that OpenGL is a better religion than Christianity, because OpenGL has a SuperBible, while Christianity only has a normal bible
the #BBCQT producers last night must have thought they were very clever putting @zackpolanski.bsky.social on a panel of right wingers and a Telegraph writer in the nonpartisan seat
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
the #BBCQT producers last night must have thought they were very clever putting @zackpolanski.bsky.social on a panel of right wingers and a Telegraph writer in the nonpartisan seat
to be clear, i think the policy direction is OK but the way the government are selling it (to stop illegal working, somehow) is completely wrong
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no...
I really think we can still do digital id for convenience as long as it's done well. There is economic benefit in speeding up people IDing for 18+ spaces and shopping, for example. Plus it's more convenient than carrying around your drivers license everywhere!
I really think we can still do digital id for convenience as long as it's done well. There is economic benefit in speeding up people IDing for 18+ spaces and shopping, for example. Plus it's more convenient than carrying around your drivers license everywhere!
No2DigitalID — Big Brother Watch
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
to be clear, i think the policy direction is OK but the way the government are selling it (to stop illegal working, somehow) is completely wrong
@zackpolanski.bsky.social you should consider adopting a shorter version of this breakdown when going against reform youtu.be/UfC4-FDp7co
The "Islamification" of Britain?
YouTube video by JimmyTheGiant
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social you should consider adopting a shorter version of this breakdown when going against reform youtu.be/UfC4-FDp7co
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no...
I really think we can still do digital id for convenience as long as it's done well. There is economic benefit in speeding up people IDing for 18+ spaces and shopping, for example. Plus it's more convenient than carrying around your drivers license everywhere!
I really think we can still do digital id for convenience as long as it's done well. There is economic benefit in speeding up people IDing for 18+ spaces and shopping, for example. Plus it's more convenient than carrying around your drivers license everywhere!
No2DigitalID — Big Brother Watch
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no...
I really think we can still do digital id for convenience as long as it's done well. There is economic benefit in speeding up people IDing for 18+ spaces and shopping, for example. Plus it's more convenient than carrying around your drivers license everywhere!
I really think we can still do digital id for convenience as long as it's done well. There is economic benefit in speeding up people IDing for 18+ spaces and shopping, for example. Plus it's more convenient than carrying around your drivers license everywhere!
im still trying to work out the difference between Your Party and the Green Party - YP says its going to be internally democratic but the greens already are, etc. I'm a member of both but I have a feeling they are gonna end up targeting different seats with essentially identical policies lol
September 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
im still trying to work out the difference between Your Party and the Green Party - YP says its going to be internally democratic but the greens already are, etc. I'm a member of both but I have a feeling they are gonna end up targeting different seats with essentially identical policies lol
when I was a kid I upgraded my computer to Windows 8.0 and I hated the start menu screen so much. I installed Fedora and haven't looked back since
September 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
when I was a kid I upgraded my computer to Windows 8.0 and I hated the start menu screen so much. I installed Fedora and haven't looked back since
"So long, King Bowser!"
www.theverge.com/news/786068/...
www.theverge.com/news/786068/...
Nintendo of America boss Doug Bowser is retiring
Devon Pritchard is taking over.
www.theverge.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"So long, King Bowser!"
www.theverge.com/news/786068/...
www.theverge.com/news/786068/...
dear diary,
today i tried to debug an issue in a test. it turned out that the test was provoking the error deliberately. so there was no issue!
today i tried to debug an issue in a test. it turned out that the test was provoking the error deliberately. so there was no issue!
September 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
dear diary,
today i tried to debug an issue in a test. it turned out that the test was provoking the error deliberately. so there was no issue!
today i tried to debug an issue in a test. it turned out that the test was provoking the error deliberately. so there was no issue!