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@drul.bsky.social
Environment Art🖼️ + Tech🛠️ for videogames
- Godot and Blender aficionado
- web 1.0 enthusiast: https://drul.neocities.org
-> working towards full-time indie
- Godot and Blender aficionado
- web 1.0 enthusiast: https://drul.neocities.org
-> working towards full-time indie
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
How to market for millennials in 2025
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
How to market for millennials in 2025
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So @princxporkchop.bsky.social and I have been working hard on establishing a revamped KO_OP newsletter that’s got updates, info on coops in game dev, and interesting media and art we’ve made or are into. Please subscribe and give us feedback!! 😌
You should join our mailing list before we send out our October newsletter next week! It’s been revamped with updates on our games, worker cooperative info, and staff picks from all corners of the internet. We think it’s pretty neat and we send it out once a month buttondown.com/ko_op
KO_OP Newsletter
The KO_OP newsletter — A thoughtful series of updates on our games, announcements, information on working in a co-operative model, and team picks of some of the most interesting things on the internet...
buttondown.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
So @princxporkchop.bsky.social and I have been working hard on establishing a revamped KO_OP newsletter that’s got updates, info on coops in game dev, and interesting media and art we’ve made or are into. Please subscribe and give us feedback!! 😌
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its 2025, sick of ads and subscription, and im back to listening my local music file using winamp ("WACUP" is the modern version), and it rocks
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
its 2025, sick of ads and subscription, and im back to listening my local music file using winamp ("WACUP" is the modern version), and it rocks
Crawling back from sickness to wrap page and go back to coding
October 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Crawling back from sickness to wrap page and go back to coding
Fell with Flu (ugh) but looking forward to first time trip to US soonish.
At this point I've seen so many references of NY, that experiencing it irl will be surreal.
Touching nearest trash bin: "Hi. You're real"
At this point I've seen so many references of NY, that experiencing it irl will be surreal.
Touching nearest trash bin: "Hi. You're real"
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fell with Flu (ugh) but looking forward to first time trip to US soonish.
At this point I've seen so many references of NY, that experiencing it irl will be surreal.
Touching nearest trash bin: "Hi. You're real"
At this point I've seen so many references of NY, that experiencing it irl will be surreal.
Touching nearest trash bin: "Hi. You're real"
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Peter Hummelgaard, Danish Minister of Justice, remains defiant:
"I indisputably believe that surveillance creates an increased sense of security ... and given that the prerequisite for freedom is security, yes, I believe that more surveillance equates to more freedom"
Disagree? fightchatcontrol.eu
"I indisputably believe that surveillance creates an increased sense of security ... and given that the prerequisite for freedom is security, yes, I believe that more surveillance equates to more freedom"
Disagree? fightchatcontrol.eu
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Peter Hummelgaard, Danish Minister of Justice, remains defiant:
"I indisputably believe that surveillance creates an increased sense of security ... and given that the prerequisite for freedom is security, yes, I believe that more surveillance equates to more freedom"
Disagree? fightchatcontrol.eu
"I indisputably believe that surveillance creates an increased sense of security ... and given that the prerequisite for freedom is security, yes, I believe that more surveillance equates to more freedom"
Disagree? fightchatcontrol.eu
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Commute drawing therapy 🧑💻🚇
Started with various pinterest studies and then proceeded to fill two pages with imaginary buildings.
Started with various pinterest studies and then proceeded to fill two pages with imaginary buildings.
September 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Commute drawing therapy 🧑💻🚇
Started with various pinterest studies and then proceeded to fill two pages with imaginary buildings.
Started with various pinterest studies and then proceeded to fill two pages with imaginary buildings.
Commute drawing therapy 🧑💻🚇
Started with various pinterest studies and then proceeded to fill two pages with imaginary buildings.
Started with various pinterest studies and then proceeded to fill two pages with imaginary buildings.
September 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Commute drawing therapy 🧑💻🚇
Started with various pinterest studies and then proceeded to fill two pages with imaginary buildings.
Started with various pinterest studies and then proceeded to fill two pages with imaginary buildings.
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I have such good news for executives and industry leaders - it is incredibly easy for *you*, specifically, to put a stop to this. Tell these bad-faith harassers no. Loudly and publicly support your employees & industry colleagues.
Shut this shit down once and for all to protect the future of games.
Shut this shit down once and for all to protect the future of games.
September 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I have such good news for executives and industry leaders - it is incredibly easy for *you*, specifically, to put a stop to this. Tell these bad-faith harassers no. Loudly and publicly support your employees & industry colleagues.
Shut this shit down once and for all to protect the future of games.
Shut this shit down once and for all to protect the future of games.
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A disabled double amputee named Rodney Taylor has been held in ICE custody since January.
He’s been denied his new prosthetic legs and is now in solitary confinement.
His “crime”? A burglary when he was a teen for which he received a full pardon. 🧵
He’s been denied his new prosthetic legs and is now in solitary confinement.
His “crime”? A burglary when he was a teen for which he received a full pardon. 🧵
September 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
A disabled double amputee named Rodney Taylor has been held in ICE custody since January.
He’s been denied his new prosthetic legs and is now in solitary confinement.
His “crime”? A burglary when he was a teen for which he received a full pardon. 🧵
He’s been denied his new prosthetic legs and is now in solitary confinement.
His “crime”? A burglary when he was a teen for which he received a full pardon. 🧵
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Actively talk about how insane this is let people who are not online know how much this will impact them and how fucking creepy is. Stuff like this pass easily due to apathy and distractions like what’s going on in global politics. Once shit like this is in no government will chose to remove it
For-profit age-verification providers are now pushing for "continuous biometric monitoring" — AI scans of your face, your voice, your behavior — while you're online to protect children.
Every session. Every website. Every keystroke. Monitored and recorded.
Every session. Every website. Every keystroke. Monitored and recorded.
Why biometric AI holds the key for the UK’s Online Safety Act | The AI Journal
The next phase of the UK’s Online Safety Act, which prescribes how content platforms can serve children, has finally come into force following years of
aijourn.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Actively talk about how insane this is let people who are not online know how much this will impact them and how fucking creepy is. Stuff like this pass easily due to apathy and distractions like what’s going on in global politics. Once shit like this is in no government will chose to remove it
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I made a pixel art upscaling/rotation algorithm called cleanEdge! It makes rotating pixel art as clean as possible
torcado.com/cleanEdge
I made a tool for it too! drop your sprites in and get some nice rotated or upscaled versions :)
torcado.com/cleanEdge
I made a tool for it too! drop your sprites in and get some nice rotated or upscaled versions :)
October 24, 2024 at 8:20 PM
I made a pixel art upscaling/rotation algorithm called cleanEdge! It makes rotating pixel art as clean as possible
torcado.com/cleanEdge
I made a tool for it too! drop your sprites in and get some nice rotated or upscaled versions :)
torcado.com/cleanEdge
I made a tool for it too! drop your sprites in and get some nice rotated or upscaled versions :)
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FYI #gamedev you can get Public Domain images for your games on Wikimedia Commons. Far better than AI. commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
September 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
FYI #gamedev you can get Public Domain images for your games on Wikimedia Commons. Far better than AI. commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
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September 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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the icon customization screen of windows is like a museum of the different UI trends over multiple decades
September 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
the icon customization screen of windows is like a museum of the different UI trends over multiple decades
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this is nightmarish and should alarm you no matter what your opinions on pornography are
September 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
this is nightmarish and should alarm you no matter what your opinions on pornography are
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One of the things the Nazis did when coming to power was push propaganda that Jews were criminals and prone to violence by focusing on crime committed by Jews or fabricating crime they falsely attributed to Jews.
The last 36 hours on X has been this on a massive scale against trans people.
The last 36 hours on X has been this on a massive scale against trans people.
August 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
One of the things the Nazis did when coming to power was push propaganda that Jews were criminals and prone to violence by focusing on crime committed by Jews or fabricating crime they falsely attributed to Jews.
The last 36 hours on X has been this on a massive scale against trans people.
The last 36 hours on X has been this on a massive scale against trans people.
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Hi folksss... Stuff with my tax situation from my old game job got way worse so Im going ahead and making a gofundme to try and get help from my community. Im super grateful to any help I can get with this in these tough times <3
www.gofundme.com/f/support-wr...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-wr...
Donate to Support Wren: Overcoming Tax Debt Crisis, organized by Wren Farren
Hello! My name is Wren, I'm a poor, queer, transfem artist and game developer fro… Wren Farren needs your support for Support Wren: Overcoming Tax Debt Crisis
www.gofundme.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hi folksss... Stuff with my tax situation from my old game job got way worse so Im going ahead and making a gofundme to try and get help from my community. Im super grateful to any help I can get with this in these tough times <3
www.gofundme.com/f/support-wr...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-wr...
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Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models
Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Way too many Liberals think making and sharing AI memes is "resistance".
It's not resistance. It's compliance. Every time you use AI for some entertainment bullshit you're lining the pockets of the oligarchs who support Trump. You are passively supporting Trump with your AI slop.
Do the work.
It's not resistance. It's compliance. Every time you use AI for some entertainment bullshit you're lining the pockets of the oligarchs who support Trump. You are passively supporting Trump with your AI slop.
Do the work.
August 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Way too many Liberals think making and sharing AI memes is "resistance".
It's not resistance. It's compliance. Every time you use AI for some entertainment bullshit you're lining the pockets of the oligarchs who support Trump. You are passively supporting Trump with your AI slop.
Do the work.
It's not resistance. It's compliance. Every time you use AI for some entertainment bullshit you're lining the pockets of the oligarchs who support Trump. You are passively supporting Trump with your AI slop.
Do the work.
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There's 3 big game stores in the western world.
Two are run by billionaires, take huge cuts & heavily limit which games can be published.
One is run by a tiny team, is free to use, open to all and is currently hosting a huge queer games bundle.
Guess which is being attacked for being "anti-LGBT".
Two are run by billionaires, take huge cuts & heavily limit which games can be published.
One is run by a tiny team, is free to use, open to all and is currently hosting a huge queer games bundle.
Guess which is being attacked for being "anti-LGBT".
Your colleague is publicly harassing one of our staff members on the assumption that misinformation that you published is true, despite us providing you with details descriptions of how our internal systems work in various bluesky threads over the past day.
We did not blanket deindex yuri content.
We did not blanket deindex yuri content.
August 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
There's 3 big game stores in the western world.
Two are run by billionaires, take huge cuts & heavily limit which games can be published.
One is run by a tiny team, is free to use, open to all and is currently hosting a huge queer games bundle.
Guess which is being attacked for being "anti-LGBT".
Two are run by billionaires, take huge cuts & heavily limit which games can be published.
One is run by a tiny team, is free to use, open to all and is currently hosting a huge queer games bundle.
Guess which is being attacked for being "anti-LGBT".
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The UK is about to ban access to Wikipedia, just remember this bill was originally pitched as a means to protect kids from accessing porn.
Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge
www.thenational.scot
August 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The UK is about to ban access to Wikipedia, just remember this bill was originally pitched as a means to protect kids from accessing porn.
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I believe they call this "finding out" arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
August 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I believe they call this "finding out" arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...