Steve Dennis
@subcide.com
Senior Design Manager, writes occasionally about design, design systems, leadership, and tech @ clipcontent.substack.com
Are human engineers named Claude OK?
October 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Are human engineers named Claude OK?
All this AI investment, but we still can't figure out how to get The Tea Party's full album back catalog on streaming services :'(
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
All this AI investment, but we still can't figure out how to get The Tea Party's full album back catalog on streaming services :'(
Little yellow #Playdate console friends, if you have some time over the next week to help me out and play test SpinShot (an arcade block breaker score chaser with a spin) pop your details into the play testing form and I'll be in touch. forms.gle/sng14hFABTkA...
October 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Little yellow #Playdate console friends, if you have some time over the next week to help me out and play test SpinShot (an arcade block breaker score chaser with a spin) pop your details into the play testing form and I'll be in touch. forms.gle/sng14hFABTkA...
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Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at blinkingguy.com
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at blinkingguy.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at blinkingguy.com
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at blinkingguy.com
It's been such a great year for fans of the particular flavour of heavy music I happen to be into.
We've gotten new albums from Sleep Token, Deftones, Thornhill, Spiritbox, Bloodywood, Igorrr, Architects - and new songs from Karnivool, Don Bronco, Dayseeker, President, and more.
We feasting. 🤘
We've gotten new albums from Sleep Token, Deftones, Thornhill, Spiritbox, Bloodywood, Igorrr, Architects - and new songs from Karnivool, Don Bronco, Dayseeker, President, and more.
We feasting. 🤘
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
It's been such a great year for fans of the particular flavour of heavy music I happen to be into.
We've gotten new albums from Sleep Token, Deftones, Thornhill, Spiritbox, Bloodywood, Igorrr, Architects - and new songs from Karnivool, Don Bronco, Dayseeker, President, and more.
We feasting. 🤘
We've gotten new albums from Sleep Token, Deftones, Thornhill, Spiritbox, Bloodywood, Igorrr, Architects - and new songs from Karnivool, Don Bronco, Dayseeker, President, and more.
We feasting. 🤘
All those sensible game devs who said the hardest part about making a game is finishing a game. Not wrong. Not wrong at all.
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
All those sensible game devs who said the hardest part about making a game is finishing a game. Not wrong. Not wrong at all.
Development on SpinShot for the #playdate continues and is going great. I've been putting time into achievements and tutorials recently.
Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.
Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Development on SpinShot for the #playdate continues and is going great. I've been putting time into achievements and tutorials recently.
Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.
Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.
Whoever at @atlassian.bsky.social needs to hear it, please fund a small team to continue developing Arc and maybe even make it open source?
September 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Whoever at @atlassian.bsky.social needs to hear it, please fund a small team to continue developing Arc and maybe even make it open source?
I don't think I've ever randomly stumbled across such Google reviews drama before, but this is wild. Yikes.
August 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I don't think I've ever randomly stumbled across such Google reviews drama before, but this is wild. Yikes.
Not sure Microsoft is going to win this AI race.
August 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Not sure Microsoft is going to win this AI race.
A nice reminder that this Friday's Euromillions jackpot is a whopping 174 million pounds, or put another way 0.05% of Elon Musk's net worth.
August 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A nice reminder that this Friday's Euromillions jackpot is a whopping 174 million pounds, or put another way 0.05% of Elon Musk's net worth.
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We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...
@discolu.bsky.social Hello neighbour! 👋
July 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
@discolu.bsky.social Hello neighbour! 👋
I'm really enjoying The Alters for the most part, however the game design around recovering from dead-end states in the game can be quite frustrating.
June 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I'm really enjoying The Alters for the most part, however the game design around recovering from dead-end states in the game can be quite frustrating.
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AI-generated code is buggy, unsafe, and inefficient. Fixing those problems cancels out all the productivity benefits of using AI tools, so devs hate them.
But what if there was a methodology where those weren't (your) problems? Turns out there is.
I've updated eXtreme Go Horse for the AI era.
But what if there was a methodology where those weren't (your) problems? Turns out there is.
I've updated eXtreme Go Horse for the AI era.
The future of AI-driven development isn’t Agile. It’s XGH.
The eXtremeGoHorse method perfectly complements the strengths of AI-powered dev tools. Introducing XGH+AI.
spavel.medium.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
AI-generated code is buggy, unsafe, and inefficient. Fixing those problems cancels out all the productivity benefits of using AI tools, so devs hate them.
But what if there was a methodology where those weren't (your) problems? Turns out there is.
I've updated eXtreme Go Horse for the AI era.
But what if there was a methodology where those weren't (your) problems? Turns out there is.
I've updated eXtreme Go Horse for the AI era.
It seems like not enough people are playing Bionic Bay. It rules. A mix between Limbo and Speedrunners. Tight platforming, absolutely gorgeous pixel art, and crazier physics puzzles and abilities. It's cheap and runs perfect on Steam Deck.
June 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It seems like not enough people are playing Bionic Bay. It rules. A mix between Limbo and Speedrunners. Tight platforming, absolutely gorgeous pixel art, and crazier physics puzzles and abilities. It's cheap and runs perfect on Steam Deck.
So happy to see Austin Walker (waypoint, giant bomb) has a new podcast discussing games regularly, AND that it's exactly as good as you'd expect. www.clockworkworlds.com/side-story-m...
Side Story: My New Games Podcast
Hey everyone, happy April Fools Day, I promise none of this is a joke.
For the last few years—ever since leaving Waypoint for game dev in 2021—I have heard it again and again: "I really miss hearing ...
www.clockworkworlds.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
So happy to see Austin Walker (waypoint, giant bomb) has a new podcast discussing games regularly, AND that it's exactly as good as you'd expect. www.clockworkworlds.com/side-story-m...
The Zen Browser project has been making a surprising amount of progress recently (certainly more than Arc has, ugh). There are still a few core features missing (picture in picture for videos, "little zen", and crucially auto-closing tabs) but it's worth checking out again.
May 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Zen Browser project has been making a surprising amount of progress recently (certainly more than Arc has, ugh). There are still a few core features missing (picture in picture for videos, "little zen", and crucially auto-closing tabs) but it's worth checking out again.
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The simultaneous success of Sinners and Minecraft sends a clear message to Hollywood: audiences want movies to either be good or shit
April 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The simultaneous success of Sinners and Minecraft sends a clear message to Hollywood: audiences want movies to either be good or shit
Listening to Kae Tempest on repeat today. youtu.be/aTDOFaAcEyc?...
Kae Tempest - Statue In The Square (Official Video)
YouTube video by Kae Tempest
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Listening to Kae Tempest on repeat today. youtu.be/aTDOFaAcEyc?...
Good morning to everyone except George Vernon Hudson.
Good afternoon to that motherfucker.
Good afternoon to that motherfucker.
March 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Good morning to everyone except George Vernon Hudson.
Good afternoon to that motherfucker.
Good afternoon to that motherfucker.
Increasingly feeling like a lot of tech products aren't 'for me' right now. Holding onto a phone (Pixel) and laptop (Yoga) I don't really love, because there's nothing that feels significant enough to warrant an upgrade. Always feels like if I wait for the next version, it might be the right recipe.
March 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Increasingly feeling like a lot of tech products aren't 'for me' right now. Holding onto a phone (Pixel) and laptop (Yoga) I don't really love, because there's nothing that feels significant enough to warrant an upgrade. Always feels like if I wait for the next version, it might be the right recipe.
Parts of the new Sleep Token song sound like Bo Burnham's "All eyes on me" and you can't convince me otherwise.
March 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Parts of the new Sleep Token song sound like Bo Burnham's "All eyes on me" and you can't convince me otherwise.
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wow just logged off and there are problems there too
February 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
wow just logged off and there are problems there too
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y'all ever see a take so bad you are forced to immediately go to sleep?
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
y'all ever see a take so bad you are forced to immediately go to sleep?