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Carson McKinstry
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Who wants to teach me how to short stocks?
*The AI boom = one of the costliest building sprees in world history

* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system

* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...
September 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Silksong is out today - and I am so excited to share my deep-dive into the game's development.
I spoke with Team Cherry about Silksong's design, its origins, and the creative principles that drive their work. I'm thrilled to share it:
Interview with Team Cherry for Hollow Knight Silkson
From Ludum Dare beginnings to the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, explore Team Cherry’s creative journey in this in-depth interview tracing their career.
www.acmi.net.au
September 5, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.

So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.

Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
August 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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TTRPG magic item homebrew with a 4 year old: a magic telescope where you point the telescope at something and it creates a treasure map of how to get to that place.
August 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Along the same lines:
July 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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March 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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February 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Guess which one I always end up choosing.

#devhumor #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #DevStruggles
January 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no
November 30, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Definitely needed the reminder
November 29, 2024 at 1:42 PM
An another one for the #20gamechallenge!

Cadet Dash! A sorta recreation of #jetpackjoyride

Check it out on itch: cmckinstry.itch.io/cadet-dash

#godot
Cadet Dash by Cmckinstry
A recreation of the game Jetpack Joyride for the 20 Game Challenge
cmckinstry.itch.io
November 24, 2024 at 12:50 PM
First 🎮 for the #20gamechallenge: Pong!

Check it out in your browser cmckinstry.itch.io/pong

#godot #pong #20gamechallenge
Pong by Cmckinstry
Pong built as a part of the 20 game challenge
cmckinstry.itch.io
November 22, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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If you struggle with math and linear algebra, which is very useful for game development; this website is excellent to learn, interactive examples to learn Vectors, matrix, dot product. immersivemath.com/ila/index.html #gamedev #math
November 19, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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The notebook sweet spot is so small.
Like the chances of finding one that's nice enough to buy but not too nice to ruin by writing in it are basically zero. Madness. This world is absolute madness.
November 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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bsky is pronounced bitch-ski.
I don't make the rules.
a close up of a girl 's face with green eyes and orange hair
ALT: a close up of a girl 's face with green eyes and orange hair
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November 10, 2024 at 4:05 PM