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Indie #GameDev in Hobart working on games in #RustLang using #Bevy.

👇👇 I'm creating a sci-fi space colony physics game 👇👇

👽 Grabby Aliens
🕸️ https://grabby.gg/ 👈 links to discord community + other socials
🦋 @grabby.gg 👈 bluesky account to follow
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September 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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All those movies with code scrolling quickly past on monitors while the nerd is barely typing... those were LLMs the whole time!
September 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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🤯
August 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Jujutsu is my favorite software tool of all time. I am saying this for no particular reason, definitely not because I was paid to.
July 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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I don't think I'll be going back to #git.

#jj #jujitsu #vcs is so powerful with straightforward commands. This is swapping two commits. (Screenshots to show colours, alt has the console text.)
gak@gakmac ~/s/grabby ("convert controller from…" mx 1b)> jj @ mxllyuto gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 10:23:58 1bdea395 │ convert controller from relationship to single component tag ○ lpkutkts gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 10:23:40 git_head() 82605119 │ disable rebroadcast inputs ○ summpuvv gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 08:38:01 a38432bf │ more attempts at fixing control bugs gak@gakmac ~/s/grabby ("convert controller from…" mx 1b)> jj rebase -r lpkutkts -d @ Rebased 1 commits to destination Rebased 1 descendant commits Working copy (@) now at: mxllyuto a42d3ef5 convert controller from relationship to single component tag Parent commit (@-) : summpuvv a38432bf more attempts at fixing control bugs Added 0 files, modified 1 files, removed 0 files gak@gakmac ~/s/grabby ("convert controller from…" mx a4)> jj ○ lpkutkts gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 10:25:02 3b5cab1a │ disable rebroadcast inputs @ mxllyuto gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 10:25:02 a42d3ef5 │ convert controller from relationship to single component tag ○ summpuvv gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 08:38:01 git_head() a38432bf │ more attempts at fixing control bugs
July 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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### 2025-07-07

- @gak.dev been sick, so very little updates. Still alive!
- Jart made an animated mock up for walking around in a ship: youtu.be/G935R40R7kM
Style test GA No. 1
YouTube video by Jose Mejia
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July 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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#Zed selection backgrounds are way too subtle for me. My fix to override the theme:

"experimental.theme_overrides": {
"editor.document_highlight.bracket_background": "#B00",
"editor.document_highlight.write_background": "#500",
"editor.document_highlight.read_background": "#550"
},
Before: The cursor is on a symbol, and has the symbol background highlighted across the file, but the highlight is subtle and hard to spot. After: The cursor is on a symbol, and has the symbol background highlighted across the file. With my config changes, it shows a more obvious green background for read access and red background for write access.
June 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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✅ Auroras!
❎ Cloudy.
A chart showing the least 3 days of geomagnetic indices (potential aurora) activity. Last 2 days showing major-severe storms.
June 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Can I learn how to use Apple Intelligence to stop bugging me?
A macOS notification saying "Tips: Learn how to use Apple Intelligence to remove distractions from a photo."
May 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Too much debugging? #bevy #gameDev
A screenshot of a game with a wall of debugging text and a bunch of debug gizmo lines behind it. The whole thing looks overwhelming.
May 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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OMG why have I never tried this inline macro suggestion? #zed #rust
Hovering over the macro in: `let (transform, collider, mass) = get_entity_error_return!(colliders, entity);` with rust-analyzer suggesting "Inline macro". Macro is gone, and now expanded to: ```rust let (transform, collider, mass) = match colliders.get(entity){ Ok(v) => v, Err(err) => { error!("query entity lookup failed over {}: {err} at {}:{} ",stringify!(colliders),file!(),line!()); return; } ```
May 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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What is sup?

Not much dawg! Wassup with you?
Screenshot of some rust code focusing on a function called sup: `pub fn sup(&self....)`
May 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Procrastinated so hard on one task that I totally smashed some other task I was procrastinating on instead! 😅
May 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I thought this looked familiar! I have fond memories of Wing Commander III.
The banner of a steam game called "Starcom: Unknown Space" with 3 characters, one being a lion with a space background and a ship. the hero of an old game called "Wing Commander III" with 3 characters, one being a lion with a space background and a ship.
May 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Anyone else getting errors when searching on bsky.app in a private window/not logged in? e.g. bsky.app/search?q=tes...

Seems to be widespread and at least a few months old based on some older posts.
May 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Procrastinating with my #zed keymap config!

I never use enter and backspace in #vim normal mode. Why not use them for other mappings!
{ "context": "VimControl && !menu && vim_mode == normal && multibuffer", "bindings": { "enter": "editor::OpenExcerpts" } }, { "context": "VimControl && !menu && vim_mode == normal", "bindings": { "enter": "editor::GoToDefinition", "cmd-enter": "editor::GoToTypeDefinition", "backspace": "pane::GoBack" } },
May 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Instead of saying "Have you tried turning it off and on?", I recommend saying "Have you tried vibe coding it?" instead.
April 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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It’s #ScreenshotSaturday in Australia! Check out our latest #GrabbyAliens top-down crew walk animation. Heaps of swagger in every step. 🚶‍♂️💫 #GameDev #Prototype #Animation
March 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Fridge concept art for Grabby Aliens. It contains some Aussie food 🦘😄

#gameDev #screenshotSaturday #art
A clean, futuristic, sci-fi style fridge called the FrostGuard S-950H is on the left. It has a window on the side showing vacuum sealed foods. On the right, three food items are shown in vacuum-sealed packs: Meat Pie – a flaky pastry filled with meat and gravy. Vegemite Toast – toasted bread with Vegemite. Fairy Bread – soft bread with butter and colorful sprinkles. In the middle is the expected rendered tile for Grabby Aliens, showing a 128px icon of a Vegemite jar and toast above the top of the fridge.
March 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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I came to similar conclusions about moving from Mastodon to Bluesky. Still will post on all of the socials about @grabby.gg though!
alice-i-cecile.bsky.social Alice I Cecile @alice-i-cecile.bsky.social · Mar 4
Thanks for following along! Go try #bevy! The shorter character limit is a bit hard here, but I think I made it work. Gotta get more comfortable with multiple posts per PR.

Why BlueSky this week? Well, go read: github.com/bevyengine/b...

It's not official yet, but I figured I should try it out :)
It is time to consolidate on Bluesky · bevyengine bevy · Discussion #18150
The maintainers and I have been discussing consolidating our "microblogging social media presence". The current state of affairs is that we have an X account (previously known as Twitter), a Mastod...
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March 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Spent a few days on this. Still rough but good enough for now!#bevy #rust
grabby.gg Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · Mar 6
Full logarithmic zooming from galaxy scale (100Kly) to ship scale (meters). #gameDev
Grabby Aliens - Galaxy to Ship zoom
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March 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Saw an ~11% improvement in incremental build times (for minor changes) in #rust under #Windows 11, when moving my project and CARGO_HOME to a "Dev Drive". (Thanks for the tip mastodon.gamedev.place/@sleepytea !) More info: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...

#rustLang #bevy #gameDev
Set up a Dev Drive on Windows 11
Learn about the new Dev Drive storage available to improve file system performance for development scenarios using the ReFS volume format, including how to set it up, designate trust to use performanc...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Jart has created some awesome concept art for Grabby Aliens. #screenshotSaturday #gameDev #indieDev
A stylized cartoon astronaut with an elongated, flexible body floats freely in space, arms spread wide as if embracing the stars. Their round, expressive face is visible through a transparent helmet, illuminated with a warm glow. The background is a vast starry sky transitioning into a subtle blue gradient at the bottom, suggesting the edge of a planet's atmosphere. A long, ribbon-like tether extends from the astronaut, curving elegantly through the scene, adding a sense of movement and weightlessness. A small stylized cartoon astronaut in a dark spacesuit with a glowing helmet floats near a massive spacecraft, illuminated by a large circular airlock or docking port that emits a soft, white light. The ship's exterior is dark, metallic, and angular, with various panels, seams, and small green lights dotting its surface. The scene has a sense of scale, with the astronaut appearing tiny compared to the immense structure. The perspective is slightly tilted, adding to the feeling of weightlessness in the vast emptiness of space. A stylized cartoon astronaut in a sleek, form-fitting spacesuit with dark shoulder pads floats near the entrance of a large, circular airlock. Their helmet emits a warm glow, softly illuminating their featureless face. The airlock is lined with small circular details, and its interior glows with a pale greenish light. The background consists of dark metallic walls with angular panels and dim green lights, emphasizing the vast, industrial nature of the spacecraft. The astronaut’s body language suggests anticipation or hesitation as they drift away from the illuminated opening.
February 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Smoke from fires in NW Tasmania made it to all the way to Hobart this morning!
A PM2.5 chart showing a spike at midnight to around 150 ug/m3 and tapering off at 5am, totally gone at 9am.
February 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Cat
February 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM