Simon Roth
@simoroth.bsky.social
Indie game developer (Maia, Trash Goblin, Compound Fracture, Soccer Story, VVVVVV, Kinectimals), technical artist, photographer, and community gardener.
If you think it's a worldwide disaster that computer CPUs, memory and GPUs are soon to be completely unavailable... Wait until you hear about what's happening with the availability of raw materials like copper, gold, silver etc. 🥲
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
If you think it's a worldwide disaster that computer CPUs, memory and GPUs are soon to be completely unavailable... Wait until you hear about what's happening with the availability of raw materials like copper, gold, silver etc. 🥲
The art book is really worth checking out. I'm super impressed with how professionally it came together. www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
Trash Goblin: Official Merchandise
A delightful plush, poster, stickers, pins, t-shirt & art book based on your favourite cosy & wholesome shopkeeping game Trash Goblin!
www.kickstarter.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The art book is really worth checking out. I'm super impressed with how professionally it came together. www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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My workplace is running a merch kickstarter <3
So excited by how nice all the merch looks, and the artbook is really, really special
So excited by how nice all the merch looks, and the artbook is really, really special
Trash Goblin: Official Merchandise
A delightful plush, poster, stickers, pins, t-shirt & art book based on your favourite cosy & wholesome shopkeeping game Trash Goblin!
www.kickstarter.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 AM
My workplace is running a merch kickstarter <3
So excited by how nice all the merch looks, and the artbook is really, really special
So excited by how nice all the merch looks, and the artbook is really, really special
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"I am a fucking idiot who thought I knew better than the NHS and now I am scrabbling to play catch-up because actually, it turns out I don't want my kids to get sick." www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
I’m a London parent who hasn’t vaccinated my kids against measles, let me explain
A new outbreak of measles is spreading across north London, and it’s a wake-up call to all mums like me who didn’t give the MMR vaccines to our children, says Charlotte Cripps
www.independent.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"I am a fucking idiot who thought I knew better than the NHS and now I am scrabbling to play catch-up because actually, it turns out I don't want my kids to get sick." www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
See that little cut-out with blue bits in it. That's a sewage works. It reeks to high hell all summer. Good luck to anyone buying a house there. 🥲
A 3,000-home southern extension to Oxford has landed on planners’ desks. The South Oxford Science Village, south of Grenoble Road near the Kassam Stadium and Greater Leys, would also include an extension to Oxford Science Park, schools and a new ”local centre”.
February 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
See that little cut-out with blue bits in it. That's a sewage works. It reeks to high hell all summer. Good luck to anyone buying a house there. 🥲
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Unity's value is dropping so hard and fast they are going to need to create another rendering pipeline to draw the smoking crater that was their share price.
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Unity's value is dropping so hard and fast they are going to need to create another rendering pipeline to draw the smoking crater that was their share price.
Unity's value is dropping so hard and fast they are going to need to create another rendering pipeline to draw the smoking crater that was their share price.
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Unity's value is dropping so hard and fast they are going to need to create another rendering pipeline to draw the smoking crater that was their share price.
Where does one find cool freelance games dev gigs? Tbh I relied on Twitter for too long.. and now that's dead. I'd usually just poke contacts, but so many long term gamedev friends have been laid off or got out of games entirely.
February 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Where does one find cool freelance games dev gigs? Tbh I relied on Twitter for too long.. and now that's dead. I'd usually just poke contacts, but so many long term gamedev friends have been laid off or got out of games entirely.
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It feels like you either need a bigger team or 10 years of dev time now to stand out. Outside of some outliers. Or you’re forced to make a multiplayer thing because that’s what the kids want.
February 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
It feels like you either need a bigger team or 10 years of dev time now to stand out. Outside of some outliers. Or you’re forced to make a multiplayer thing because that’s what the kids want.
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Indie games are no longer novel and that’s a bummer, but also probably for the best. It was a fun 10 years or so though. 2010-2020’ish
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Indie games are no longer novel and that’s a bummer, but also probably for the best. It was a fun 10 years or so though. 2010-2020’ish
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given this won't appeal to people who care for the process or understanding of how to make things, and exists solely for people who view games as a means to some other profitable end, unity wants to imply these games can be profitable. were that true unity would pump them out instead of selling this
Unity says its AI tech will soon be able to 'prompt full casual games into existence'
Unity says its AI tech will soon be able to 'prompt full casual games into existence'
Company CEO Matt Bromberg claims AI will empower non-coders and seasoned developers alike.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
given this won't appeal to people who care for the process or understanding of how to make things, and exists solely for people who view games as a means to some other profitable end, unity wants to imply these games can be profitable. were that true unity would pump them out instead of selling this
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We find ourselves having to second guess every PR from new contributors, multiple times per day:
- The description is verbose LLM output, is the code written at least partially by a human?
- Does the "author" understand the code they're sending?
- Did they test it? Are the test results made up?
- The description is verbose LLM output, is the code written at least partially by a human?
- Does the "author" understand the code they're sending?
- Did they test it? Are the test results made up?
February 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
We find ourselves having to second guess every PR from new contributors, multiple times per day:
- The description is verbose LLM output, is the code written at least partially by a human?
- Does the "author" understand the code they're sending?
- Did they test it? Are the test results made up?
- The description is verbose LLM output, is the code written at least partially by a human?
- Does the "author" understand the code they're sending?
- Did they test it? Are the test results made up?
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Honestly, AI slop PRs are becoming increasingly draining and demoralizing for #Godot maintainers.
If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of:
fund.godotengine.org
If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of:
fund.godotengine.org
Godot's GitHub has increasingly many pull requests generated by LLMs and it's a MASSIVE time waster for reviewers – especially if people don't disclose it. Changes often make no sense, descriptions are extremely verbose, users don't understand their own changes… It's a total shitshow. #godotengine
February 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Honestly, AI slop PRs are becoming increasingly draining and demoralizing for #Godot maintainers.
If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of:
fund.godotengine.org
If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of:
fund.godotengine.org
The main dress code rule at goth night is no blue jeans. But for every rule, I am the exception. 😏
Vampire theme for goth night tonight, so I'm breaking all the rules by going as 70's-flashback Spike from Buffy.
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The main dress code rule at goth night is no blue jeans. But for every rule, I am the exception. 😏
Interesting bit near the end of the video. The Tory Minister who came up with the Orwellian online safety act... Now is on the board of the companies selling the face scanning tech!
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Interesting bit near the end of the video. The Tory Minister who came up with the Orwellian online safety act... Now is on the board of the companies selling the face scanning tech!
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...
Vampire theme for goth night tonight, so I'm breaking all the rules by going as 70's-flashback Spike from Buffy.
February 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Vampire theme for goth night tonight, so I'm breaking all the rules by going as 70's-flashback Spike from Buffy.
Paternity needs to be completely reworked. I got £186 a week for 2 weeks and that's it. At 2 weeks I was still driving to the hospital daily! Being self employed I have just had to take the hit to not work for 2+ months @laylamoran.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests
About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationship
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Paternity needs to be completely reworked. I got £186 a week for 2 weeks and that's it. At 2 weeks I was still driving to the hospital daily! Being self employed I have just had to take the hit to not work for 2+ months @laylamoran.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
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I need to file a patent immediately.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I need to file a patent immediately.
I need to file a patent immediately.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I need to file a patent immediately.
Started doing a bit of poking around looking for freelance gigs.. and yikes... It's a bloodbath.
It's no secret the industry is imploding but seeing it up close is scary.
It's no secret the industry is imploding but seeing it up close is scary.
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Started doing a bit of poking around looking for freelance gigs.. and yikes... It's a bloodbath.
It's no secret the industry is imploding but seeing it up close is scary.
It's no secret the industry is imploding but seeing it up close is scary.
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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Okay but Zack Polanski has been coming out with bangers
February 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Okay but Zack Polanski has been coming out with bangers
Unity's share price has absolutely cratered in the last month.
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Unity's share price has absolutely cratered in the last month.