Orta Therox
@orta.io
Somewhat indie games dev/founder on @puzzmo.com with @stfj.net and friends - always thinking about dev tooling
Prior work on @typescriptlang.org and @artsy.net
Prior work on @typescriptlang.org and @artsy.net
It's interesting that he first decision in Q-Up is how random you want the game to be
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
It's interesting that he first decision in Q-Up is how random you want the game to be
Completed Baby Steps in 12 hours, and ~29,700 steps!
Really solid game, tough, glad to be able to now watch some speed runs and completionist videos
Really solid game, tough, glad to be able to now watch some speed runs and completionist videos
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Completed Baby Steps in 12 hours, and ~29,700 steps!
Really solid game, tough, glad to be able to now watch some speed runs and completionist videos
Really solid game, tough, glad to be able to now watch some speed runs and completionist videos
Got my first full pass of server-side rendered React for @puzzmo.com working (using a small in-house SSR library I built)
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Got my first full pass of server-side rendered React for @puzzmo.com working (using a small in-house SSR library I built)
I installed the React Compiler vscode extension, and its nice to know that our root React component is so un-compilable that it needs to show three times
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I installed the React Compiler vscode extension, and its nice to know that our root React component is so un-compilable that it needs to show three times
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Been playing Dispatch with my wife, it's great and really nailed that old school telltale vibe.
store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/...
Dispatch on Steam
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politi...
store.steampowered.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Been playing Dispatch with my wife, it's great and really nailed that old school telltale vibe.
store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/...
Big PR, almost ready
➤ YN0013: │ 2 packages were added to the project, and 843 were removed (- 48.38 MiB).
➤ YN0013: │ 2 packages were added to the project, and 843 were removed (- 48.38 MiB).
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Big PR, almost ready
➤ YN0013: │ 2 packages were added to the project, and 843 were removed (- 48.38 MiB).
➤ YN0013: │ 2 packages were added to the project, and 843 were removed (- 48.38 MiB).
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Finally! Thank goodness. The various simulation ideas were never persuasive nor my cup of tea.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced civilization's supercomputer. But new research from UBC Okanagan has mathematically pr...
phys.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Finally! Thank goodness. The various simulation ideas were never persuasive nor my cup of tea.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Ball X Pit turning into the idle genre for the end-game was not where I expected this to go!
October 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Ball X Pit turning into the idle genre for the end-game was not where I expected this to go!
@jaredpalmer.com the new github homepage for logged in is a solid improvement, nice work
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
@jaredpalmer.com the new github homepage for logged in is a solid improvement, nice work
Re: sdl-codegen, a library almost nobody uses, which matches GraphQL SDL to a runtime type-system used in RedwoodJS.
I have converted the repo to be archived so I can migrate it into our monorepo and do some drastic changes
github.com/puzzmo-com/s...
I have converted the repo to be archived so I can migrate it into our monorepo and do some drastic changes
github.com/puzzmo-com/s...
October 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Re: sdl-codegen, a library almost nobody uses, which matches GraphQL SDL to a runtime type-system used in RedwoodJS.
I have converted the repo to be archived so I can migrate it into our monorepo and do some drastic changes
github.com/puzzmo-com/s...
I have converted the repo to be archived so I can migrate it into our monorepo and do some drastic changes
github.com/puzzmo-com/s...
I made a draft PR switching us to tsgo last week, all of @puzzmo.com type-checked without a change and it was ~8 times faster
bsky.app/profile/danr...
bsky.app/profile/danr...
We are still looking for feedback on tsgo, but it is worth calling out we expect some type-checking changes that you may need to adapt to.
The native previews are easy to grab from npm, and are published nightly to try out!
www.npmjs.com/package/@typ...
The native previews are easy to grab from npm, and are published nightly to try out!
www.npmjs.com/package/@typ...
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I made a draft PR switching us to tsgo last week, all of @puzzmo.com type-checked without a change and it was ~8 times faster
bsky.app/profile/danr...
bsky.app/profile/danr...
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I have no idea what's happening in pop culture, but I can watch hours of woodworking & 3D modeling videos.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90v...
Return of the Obra Dinn - Narrated Modeling Mega Timelapse
Creating characters, objects, and scenes for "Return of the Obra Dinn" from 2015-2018*CONTAINS HOURS OF SPOILERS AND DRONING NARRATION*This timelapse shows a...
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I have no idea what's happening in pop culture, but I can watch hours of woodworking & 3D modeling videos.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90v...
@puzzmo.com has just shipped a Crossword Mini!
The goal is over the next 30 days, we want to be teaching you the culture of bigger Crosswords. Available for free, daily.
bsky.app/profile/puzz...
The goal is over the next 30 days, we want to be teaching you the culture of bigger Crosswords. Available for free, daily.
bsky.app/profile/puzz...
For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
October 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
@puzzmo.com has just shipped a Crossword Mini!
The goal is over the next 30 days, we want to be teaching you the culture of bigger Crosswords. Available for free, daily.
bsky.app/profile/puzz...
The goal is over the next 30 days, we want to be teaching you the culture of bigger Crosswords. Available for free, daily.
bsky.app/profile/puzz...
Apropos of nothing, we've been really happy with @render.com for almost all of the puzzmo.com infrastructure.
September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Apropos of nothing, we've been really happy with @render.com for almost all of the puzzmo.com infrastructure.
Both a new Claude Code and a new Wallaby.js - quite the day to read up on tooling
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Both a new Claude Code and a new Wallaby.js - quite the day to read up on tooling
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The COSMIC Beta has arrived. Fully update the Alpha to use the Beta, or download on your favorite distro: s76.co/FnfKcbYD
COSMIC is a desktop environment that centers around user preference so you can work faster, be more focused, and have more fun.
COSMIC is a desktop environment that centers around user preference so you can work faster, be more focused, and have more fun.
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The COSMIC Beta has arrived. Fully update the Alpha to use the Beta, or download on your favorite distro: s76.co/FnfKcbYD
COSMIC is a desktop environment that centers around user preference so you can work faster, be more focused, and have more fun.
COSMIC is a desktop environment that centers around user preference so you can work faster, be more focused, and have more fun.
Looks like my timing for getting back from vacation is perfect, the new Pop_OS! beta with COSMIC (a new desktop environment) has just come out
system76.com/pop/pop-beta/
system76.com/pop/pop-beta/
September 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Looks like my timing for getting back from vacation is perfect, the new Pop_OS! beta with COSMIC (a new desktop environment) has just come out
system76.com/pop/pop-beta/
system76.com/pop/pop-beta/
Spent some time with babystepsgame.bsky.social last night (a spiritual 3D sequel to Getting Over It. )
I think they really nailed the controls, took about an hour for me to be able to walk relatively normally - and it was way cheaper than I expected. Worth a play with others in the room!
I think they really nailed the controls, took about an hour for me to be able to walk relatively normally - and it was way cheaper than I expected. Worth a play with others in the room!
Baby Steps - OUT NOW! (@babystepsgame.bsky.social)
As easy as putting one foot after the other.
babystepsgame.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Spent some time with babystepsgame.bsky.social last night (a spiritual 3D sequel to Getting Over It. )
I think they really nailed the controls, took about an hour for me to be able to walk relatively normally - and it was way cheaper than I expected. Worth a play with others in the room!
I think they really nailed the controls, took about an hour for me to be able to walk relatively normally - and it was way cheaper than I expected. Worth a play with others in the room!
on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★, what's a ★★ food? or ★★★★★ weather? do you and your friends even agree on what "★★★★" means? announcing STARFRIENDS, a new social card game that melds these questions into the best kind of loosely competitive experience. physical decks coming soon, follow our KS page today!
Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.
www.kickstarter.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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they said it was the height of foolishness to go up against baby steps on 9/23. don't do it, they pleaded, you must postpone. but no.... i vowed this wave of silksong delays would end with me. and so, i am pleased to announce i made today's puzzmo crossword, SELECTED WORKS puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
puzzmo.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
they said it was the height of foolishness to go up against baby steps on 9/23. don't do it, they pleaded, you must postpone. but no.... i vowed this wave of silksong delays would end with me. and so, i am pleased to announce i made today's puzzmo crossword, SELECTED WORKS puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
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The Ruby community has a DHH problem
tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-...
tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-...
The Ruby community has a DHH problem
The Ruby community can no longer afford to stand silent in the face of DHH and his toxic ideas.
tekin.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The Ruby community has a DHH problem
tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-...
tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-...
Them: "LLMs require crafting perfect prompts"
Me:
Me:
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Them: "LLMs require crafting perfect prompts"
Me:
Me: