Frans Bouma
@fransbouma.com
Software engineer (LLBLGen Pro (.NET ORM) / photomode mods and tooling for games)
Photographer (macro, in-game, real life)
Ex-demoscene
Portfolio: https://fransbouma.com
Camera tooling: https://patreon.com/Otis_Inf
LLBLGen Pro: https://llblgen.com
Photographer (macro, in-game, real life)
Ex-demoscene
Portfolio: https://fransbouma.com
Camera tooling: https://patreon.com/Otis_Inf
LLBLGen Pro: https://llblgen.com
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Frans Bouma
@fransbouma.com
· Nov 18
Hi! In case you don't know me: I'm a software engineer/photographer from the Netherlands, working on tooling for in-game photography and video recording as well as a .NET ORM (LLBLGen Pro).
Portfolio: fransbouma.com
Game tooling: patreon.com/Otis_Inf
LLBLGen Pro: llblgen.com
Portfolio: fransbouma.com
Game tooling: patreon.com/Otis_Inf
LLBLGen Pro: llblgen.com
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
Avalonia Enterprise pricing is something else... :X
My stuff is way too cheap, if I look at these prices and apparently people pay for this (3 day SLA while still paying 100K euros? what?)
avaloniaui.net/xpf#pricing
My stuff is way too cheap, if I look at these prices and apparently people pay for this (3 day SLA while still paying 100K euros? what?)
avaloniaui.net/xpf#pricing
Avalonia XPF
XPF lets you run existing WPF applications natively on macOS and Linux with minimal code changes, powered by Avalonia.
avaloniaui.net
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Avalonia Enterprise pricing is something else... :X
My stuff is way too cheap, if I look at these prices and apparently people pay for this (3 day SLA while still paying 100K euros? what?)
avaloniaui.net/xpf#pricing
My stuff is way too cheap, if I look at these prices and apparently people pay for this (3 day SLA while still paying 100K euros? what?)
avaloniaui.net/xpf#pricing
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Łukasz from Wookash Podcast (@gameengineering.bsky.social) has posted a lengthy conversation I recorded with him a few weeks ago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KPU...
It's really awkward for me to watch it so I'll assume it's just confused rambling :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KPU...
It's really awkward for me to watch it so I'll assume it's just confused rambling :)
Dear ImGui | On UI Architecture with Omar Cornut
YouTube video by Wookash Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Łukasz from Wookash Podcast (@gameengineering.bsky.social) has posted a lengthy conversation I recorded with him a few weeks ago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KPU...
It's really awkward for me to watch it so I'll assume it's just confused rambling :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KPU...
It's really awkward for me to watch it so I'll assume it's just confused rambling :)
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With @briankaris.bsky.social winning this year’s SIGGRAPH Practitioner award, it’s a great time to repost his HPG 2022 keynote, which is one of the best talks I’ve ever seen. The tech is cool, yes, but what makes the talk is Brian’s approach to R&D and invention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRnj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRnj...
HPG 2022 Keynote: The Journey to Nanite - Brian Karis, Epic Games
YouTube video by High-Performance Graphics
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
With @briankaris.bsky.social winning this year’s SIGGRAPH Practitioner award, it’s a great time to repost his HPG 2022 keynote, which is one of the best talks I’ve ever seen. The tech is cool, yes, but what makes the talk is Brian’s approach to R&D and invention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRnj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRnj...
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This week in the HALL OF FRAMED
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 1st November 2025 - 7th November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 1st November 2025 - 7th November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This week in the HALL OF FRAMED
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 1st November 2025 - 7th November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 1st November 2025 - 7th November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Take Two isn't known to be a great company to work for and this proves it yet again. I truly hope everyone who eventually get GTA6 will realize the sacrifices made by the people who made it
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Rockstar Games alleged union busting
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/-grand-theft-auto-studio-accused-of-union-busting-after-firings?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVk...
gtaforums.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Take Two isn't known to be a great company to work for and this proves it yet again. I truly hope everyone who eventually get GTA6 will realize the sacrifices made by the people who made it
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
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Real time atmospherics tweaking in any UE 5 game :) Soon...
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Real time atmospherics tweaking in any UE 5 game :) Soon...
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New blog post! Behind the scenes of some of the techniques involved in making our last PC demo 💫 gboisse.github.io/posts/this-i...
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
New blog post! Behind the scenes of some of the techniques involved in making our last PC demo 💫 gboisse.github.io/posts/this-i...
"Palantir CTO says AI doomerism is driven by a lack of religion" I think that takes the price of the dumbest remark of the day.
www.businessinsider.com/palantir-shy...
www.businessinsider.com/palantir-shy...
Palantir CTO says AI doomerism is driven by a lack of religion
"I think the secularists in Silicon Valley are filling the God-shaped hole in their heart," said Shyam Sankar, Palantir's chief technology officer.
www.businessinsider.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"Palantir CTO says AI doomerism is driven by a lack of religion" I think that takes the price of the dumbest remark of the day.
www.businessinsider.com/palantir-shy...
www.businessinsider.com/palantir-shy...
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If you read an amazing article from Teen Vogue about politics in the last several years, chances are that Lex McMenamin wrote it. Any publication that is serious about meeting this moment would be lucky to have them.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you read an amazing article from Teen Vogue about politics in the last several years, chances are that Lex McMenamin wrote it. Any publication that is serious about meeting this moment would be lucky to have them.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
Sometimes the background on the Windows 10/11 lock screen isn't blurred ("Acrylic blur effect"), I checked, the 2 settings to disable it are off/not there. This is a non-deterministic issue for a deterministic option.
This shell is such a shit show. And that's putting it mildly.
This shell is such a shit show. And that's putting it mildly.
November 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Sometimes the background on the Windows 10/11 lock screen isn't blurred ("Acrylic blur effect"), I checked, the 2 settings to disable it are off/not there. This is a non-deterministic issue for a deterministic option.
This shell is such a shit show. And that's putting it mildly.
This shell is such a shit show. And that's putting it mildly.
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This week in the HALL OF FRAMED
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 25th October 2025 - 31st October 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
#VirtualPhotography
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 25th October 2025 - 31st October 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
#VirtualPhotography
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This week in the HALL OF FRAMED
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 25th October 2025 - 31st October 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
#VirtualPhotography
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 25th October 2025 - 31st October 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
#VirtualPhotography
Upon further investigation, this is related to Reshade's bookkeeping of which stencil buffers it has to keep track of.
Tell me you didn't spent a lot of time optimizing your materials without telling me you didn't spent a lot of time optimizing your materials.
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Upon further investigation, this is related to Reshade's bookkeeping of which stencil buffers it has to keep track of.
Tell me you didn't spent a lot of time optimizing your materials without telling me you didn't spent a lot of time optimizing your materials.
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Tell me you didn't spent a lot of time optimizing your materials without telling me you didn't spent a lot of time optimizing your materials.
Still Wakes the Deep (PC, own Universal Unreal Engine Unlocker for camera/scene tweaks/custom lights/post processing/more, Reshade).
Hardware raytracing based lumen gets you very far towards real time realism. DOF is my own IGCSDOF.
Hardware raytracing based lumen gets you very far towards real time realism. DOF is my own IGCSDOF.
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Still Wakes the Deep (PC, own Universal Unreal Engine Unlocker for camera/scene tweaks/custom lights/post processing/more, Reshade).
Hardware raytracing based lumen gets you very far towards real time realism. DOF is my own IGCSDOF.
Hardware raytracing based lumen gets you very far towards real time realism. DOF is my own IGCSDOF.
Guitarist/pianist Miyako / Lovebites plays Lovebites' song 'Dystopia Symphony' (which she wrote) on piano: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPuH...
Miyako (from LOVEBITES) / Dystopia Symphony - Piano cover [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by LOVEBITES
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Guitarist/pianist Miyako / Lovebites plays Lovebites' song 'Dystopia Symphony' (which she wrote) on piano: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPuH...
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the last round of brutal layoffs were blamed on "inflation," (corporate pandemic price gouging)
this round of brutal layoffs are being blamed on "AI," (companies preparing for the economic ripples caused by their own bad choices: supporting destructive authoritarian buffoons and over-hyping AI)
this round of brutal layoffs are being blamed on "AI," (companies preparing for the economic ripples caused by their own bad choices: supporting destructive authoritarian buffoons and over-hyping AI)
Amazon cuts 14,000 jobs, blames AI
And it’s not done.
www.theverge.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
the last round of brutal layoffs were blamed on "inflation," (corporate pandemic price gouging)
this round of brutal layoffs are being blamed on "AI," (companies preparing for the economic ripples caused by their own bad choices: supporting destructive authoritarian buffoons and over-hyping AI)
this round of brutal layoffs are being blamed on "AI," (companies preparing for the economic ripples caused by their own bad choices: supporting destructive authoritarian buffoons and over-hyping AI)
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Bethesda Remasters Elder Scrolls VI Announcement Trailer for Original Trailer’s Seven Year Anniversary
Bethesda Remasters Elder Scrolls VI Announcement Trailer for Original Trailer’s Seven Year Anniversary
BETHESDA, Md. — Bethesda Game Studios director and executive producer Todd Howard unveiled The Elder Scrolls VI Announcement Trailer: Remastered during a showcase of the…
hard-drive.net
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Bethesda Remasters Elder Scrolls VI Announcement Trailer for Original Trailer’s Seven Year Anniversary
Shame on you, Microsoft, for not commenting about this *AT ALL*. At which point does it get too uncomfortable to work there, I wonder...
www.pcgamer.com/games/us-gov...
www.pcgamer.com/games/us-gov...
US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment
The social media posts also included an image of US president Donald Trump dressed up as Master Chief.
www.pcgamer.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Shame on you, Microsoft, for not commenting about this *AT ALL*. At which point does it get too uncomfortable to work there, I wonder...
www.pcgamer.com/games/us-gov...
www.pcgamer.com/games/us-gov...
Github seems to actively block image / other file requests from Latin American countries. github.com/orgs/communi...
Good job, everyone! Now, stop vibecoding your backbone and fix it.
Good job, everyone! Now, stop vibecoding your backbone and fix it.
Receiving the 429 error eventhough not using github for a while. · community · Discussion #177971
Select Topic Area Question Body Hi folks; I am ot a developer but I am a just normal user of a PVE machine and the famous "PVE Helper Scripts" to create LXC containers. I am not a heavy user and on...
github.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Github seems to actively block image / other file requests from Latin American countries. github.com/orgs/communi...
Good job, everyone! Now, stop vibecoding your backbone and fix it.
Good job, everyone! Now, stop vibecoding your backbone and fix it.