philpax
@philpax.me
creative engineer · Rust, gamedev/modding, reverse engineering, writing, AI, XR, etc
a better world is possible · 🇦🇺🇸🇪🏳️🌈
a better world is possible · 🇦🇺🇸🇪🏳️🌈
is it actually happening?????
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
is it actually happening?????
this is a baffling default and i would love to know the reasoning for it
why would i want an extension to open a terminal of its own accord without me asking for it
why would i want an extension to open a terminal of its own accord without me asking for it
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
this is a baffling default and i would love to know the reasoning for it
why would i want an extension to open a terminal of its own accord without me asking for it
why would i want an extension to open a terminal of its own accord without me asking for it
my mum let me have two ThinkPads
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
my mum let me have two ThinkPads
another update he's too shy to make himself: he's started to load in the fixed vegetation, but there's a lot of procedural vegetation he's adamant he will not reproduce. we'll see about that.
the terrain textures require the shaders to be ported, so that probably won't be done any time soon
the terrain textures require the shaders to be ported, so that probably won't be done any time soon
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
another update he's too shy to make himself: he's started to load in the fixed vegetation, but there's a lot of procedural vegetation he's adamant he will not reproduce. we'll see about that.
the terrain textures require the shaders to be ported, so that probably won't be done any time soon
the terrain textures require the shaders to be ported, so that probably won't be done any time soon
so @sk83rjosh.bsky.social has been working on loading the entire 1024km^2 map of Just Cause 2 into @godotengine.org, complete with terrain and location streaming, but he's too shy to post about it, so I will
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
so @sk83rjosh.bsky.social has been working on loading the entire 1024km^2 map of Just Cause 2 into @godotengine.org, complete with terrain and location streaming, but he's too shy to post about it, so I will
love the us-east-1 cluster
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
love the us-east-1 cluster
managed to get Just Cause 3 running in first person last night and I wish they'd shipped this with the game
just watching this makes me want to hop in and drive around for an hour again
just watching this makes me want to hop in and drive around for an hour again
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
managed to get Just Cause 3 running in first person last night and I wish they'd shipped this with the game
just watching this makes me want to hop in and drive around for an hour again
just watching this makes me want to hop in and drive around for an hour again
fuk u you know what i meant about influencer hype videos
we have our own
we have our own
October 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
fuk u you know what i meant about influencer hype videos
we have our own
we have our own
seeing this idiot's face first-and-foremost does not really polarise me positively towards pnpm tbh
October 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
seeing this idiot's face first-and-foremost does not really polarise me positively towards pnpm tbh
can't say I'm really surprised by this. it can do big things! who can say whether those things will be good or bad; after all, nobody involved in the entire endeavour can say with any degree of certainty
October 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
can't say I'm really surprised by this. it can do big things! who can say whether those things will be good or bad; after all, nobody involved in the entire endeavour can say with any degree of certainty
people bitch about this but, after years of getting owned by languages failing to draw the distinctions, I'm so glad that they exist
my only complaint is that it's not always obvious how to convert between various representations, even for a seasoned Rust programmer
my only complaint is that it's not always obvious how to convert between various representations, even for a seasoned Rust programmer
October 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
people bitch about this but, after years of getting owned by languages failing to draw the distinctions, I'm so glad that they exist
my only complaint is that it's not always obvious how to convert between various representations, even for a seasoned Rust programmer
my only complaint is that it's not always obvious how to convert between various representations, even for a seasoned Rust programmer
if you just want the current executable's path, you can use `std::env::current_exe`, which will call `GetModuleFileNameW` behind the scenes. make sure to use a structure to ser/de from, instead of relying on TOML values directly. you can also use `context` from `anyhow` to annotate errors
![#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct Config {
test: u32,
}
const DEFAULTS: Config = Config { test: 5 };
static FULL_CONFIG: LazyLock<Config> = LazyLock::new(|| {
std::env::current_dir()
.context("Failed to get current directory")
.and_then(|path| {
Ok(path
.parent()
.context("The DLL doesn't have a parent directory!")?
.join("config.toml"))
})
.and_then(|config_path| Ok(fs::read_to_string(config_path)?))
.and_then(|config| Ok(toml::from_str::<Config>(config.as_str())?))
.unwrap_or_else(|error| {
println!("Reverting to defaults due to error. ERROR: {error}");
DEFAULTS
})
});](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wamidydbgu3u6fk3yckaglnz/bafkreihvkdl2xouwfuytnppk3bx35yp7737iqgukhq7w2id6h7bwoyl4mq@jpeg)
September 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
if you just want the current executable's path, you can use `std::env::current_exe`, which will call `GetModuleFileNameW` behind the scenes. make sure to use a structure to ser/de from, instead of relying on TOML values directly. you can also use `context` from `anyhow` to annotate errors
you want to convert your `Option` to `Result` as soon as possible so that you can use the same set of combinators. I'm using `anyhow` here, which provides an error type that can be built from any error (e.g. something like Zig's `anyerror`). this lets you eliminate all of the combinators
![static FULL_CONFIG: LazyLock<Value> = LazyLock::new(|| {
let mut buffer: [u16; MAX_PATH as usize] = [0; MAX_PATH as usize];
let _ = unsafe {
GetModuleFileNameW(
Some(HMODULE(&raw mut __ImageBase as *mut c_void)),
&mut buffer,
)
};
PathBuf::from(OsString::from_wide(&buffer))
.parent()
.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("The DLL doesn't have a parent directory!"))
.map(|dll_dir| dll_dir.join("config.toml"))
.and_then(|dll_dir| Ok(fs::read_to_string(dll_dir)?))
.and_then(|read_results| Ok(toml::from_str::<Value>(&read_results)?))
.unwrap_or_else(|error| {
println!("Reverting to defaults due to error. ERROR: {error}");
DEFAULTS.to_owned()
})
});](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wamidydbgu3u6fk3yckaglnz/bafkreidmwy7bqyoxutnqyf7ehokbhzcdtmmaqpf4iskvstgfdlbhdcurty@jpeg)
September 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
you want to convert your `Option` to `Result` as soon as possible so that you can use the same set of combinators. I'm using `anyhow` here, which provides an error type that can be built from any error (e.g. something like Zig's `anyerror`). this lets you eliminate all of the combinators
okay, first of all, fuck you, Wikipedia, respect the x64dbg
September 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
okay, first of all, fuck you, Wikipedia, respect the x64dbg
I was pretty impressed at this, especially as I couldn't find it with ~5 minutes of searching
September 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I was pretty impressed at this, especially as I couldn't find it with ~5 minutes of searching
these gh spam issues are getting pretty irritating; this is the fourth one in as many days
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
these gh spam issues are getting pretty irritating; this is the fourth one in as many days
Yes. Here's a photo I took of the Helldivers 2 release party in Stockholm with Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of the game, speaking.
He is well-aware of the significance of the sequence; he is contesting the anti-fascism angle, which, as you've already pointed out, doesn't make sense in HD.
He is well-aware of the significance of the sequence; he is contesting the anti-fascism angle, which, as you've already pointed out, doesn't make sense in HD.
September 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Yes. Here's a photo I took of the Helldivers 2 release party in Stockholm with Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of the game, speaking.
He is well-aware of the significance of the sequence; he is contesting the anti-fascism angle, which, as you've already pointed out, doesn't make sense in HD.
He is well-aware of the significance of the sequence; he is contesting the anti-fascism angle, which, as you've already pointed out, doesn't make sense in HD.
fuck the Spotify recommendation algorithm, I can make a cluster of H100s deliver truly Opus-tier suggestions
September 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
fuck the Spotify recommendation algorithm, I can make a cluster of H100s deliver truly Opus-tier suggestions
least complicated C++ class constructor
August 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
least complicated C++ class constructor