Rucker
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The 3 P's of game dev: Performance, Platform, Perpetual-panic
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@ruckef.bsky.social
· Apr 7
To junior engineers: A senior engineer isn't smarter than you, a senior engineer has just fucked up more than you can possibly imagine.
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My Narrative Design Lessons bundle is now live!
You can get at least a book worth of ND foundations, dialogue design, and experimental tools. All come with a free lesson.
Been doing this 16 years. So happy to share.
itch.io/s/172588/nar...
#narrativedesign #gamedev #indiedev #gamewriting
You can get at least a book worth of ND foundations, dialogue design, and experimental tools. All come with a free lesson.
Been doing this 16 years. So happy to share.
itch.io/s/172588/nar...
#narrativedesign #gamedev #indiedev #gamewriting
Narrative Design Lessons by All Worms
A bundle by All Worms, $50.00 for Dialogue Design Lectures, Narrative Crash Course, Strangened Narratives
itch.io
December 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
My Narrative Design Lessons bundle is now live!
You can get at least a book worth of ND foundations, dialogue design, and experimental tools. All come with a free lesson.
Been doing this 16 years. So happy to share.
itch.io/s/172588/nar...
#narrativedesign #gamedev #indiedev #gamewriting
You can get at least a book worth of ND foundations, dialogue design, and experimental tools. All come with a free lesson.
Been doing this 16 years. So happy to share.
itch.io/s/172588/nar...
#narrativedesign #gamedev #indiedev #gamewriting
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
even before AI this was a problem. I have seen so many things almost ship because they were placeholders that were too good. We got used to them but they would have stood out on release and been extremely ugly. Or in a couple cases a copyright problem (legal for use not for ship)
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
even before AI this was a problem. I have seen so many things almost ship because they were placeholders that were too good. We got used to them but they would have stood out on release and been extremely ugly. Or in a couple cases a copyright problem (legal for use not for ship)
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just saw the worst gaming ad ive ever seen
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
just saw the worst gaming ad ive ever seen
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it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
I have waited for this day. Its finally time for me to update my resume and make the linux game dev portion a bit more obvious.
new Steam Hardware coming in 2026 store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I have waited for this day. Its finally time for me to update my resume and make the linux game dev portion a bit more obvious.
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Had to share this from twitter just because
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Had to share this from twitter just because
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THEY ARE LISTENING
THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION
YOU ARE BEING SPIED ON
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION
YOU ARE BEING SPIED ON
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
October 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
THEY ARE LISTENING
THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION
YOU ARE BEING SPIED ON
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION
YOU ARE BEING SPIED ON
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
DO NOT DISCUSS UNIONS ON COMPANY TIME
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
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We live in a country where the media is focused more on who a Democratic mayoral candidate defines as his ‘aunt’ than on the DHS Twitter account putting out white nationalist propaganda and replying to Nazis online.
October 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
We live in a country where the media is focused more on who a Democratic mayoral candidate defines as his ‘aunt’ than on the DHS Twitter account putting out white nationalist propaganda and replying to Nazis online.
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I keep seeing friends who aren't thrilled that Word is newly enshittified. At the risk of sounding like one of Those Guys, there is a magnificent, full featured, entirely free alternative called Libre Office that works on all platforms. I've used it exclusively for over a decade.
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I keep seeing friends who aren't thrilled that Word is newly enshittified. At the risk of sounding like one of Those Guys, there is a magnificent, full featured, entirely free alternative called Libre Office that works on all platforms. I've used it exclusively for over a decade.
Time to start looking for work again. My favorite 3 to 5 year ritual of game dev.
a cat is laying on its back on a wooden floor next to a wall .
ALT: a cat is laying on its back on a wooden floor next to a wall .
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Time to start looking for work again. My favorite 3 to 5 year ritual of game dev.
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
No more job, if anyone needs a ue5 senior engine programmer let me know.
a kitten standing on its hind legs on a carpet
Alt: a kitten standing on its hind legs on a carpet
media.tenor.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
No more job, if anyone needs a ue5 senior engine programmer let me know.
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nothing chatgpt has done is as impressive as akinator, the mind-reading internet genie from 2007
Akinator, the mind reading genie
Akinator can read your mind and tell you what character you are thinking of, as if by magic. Think of a real or fictional character, answer few questions, and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Wil...
en.akinator.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
nothing chatgpt has done is as impressive as akinator, the mind-reading internet genie from 2007
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I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all.
I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.
Please, share this. 🖤
I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.
Please, share this. 🖤
October 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all.
I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.
Please, share this. 🖤
I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.
Please, share this. 🖤
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World map, but every country is Brazil.
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
World map, but every country is Brazil.
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Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.
Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
October 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.
Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
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Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
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we built a whole society on the basic idea of respecting every possible viewpoint and look where that got us. sometimes you just gotta tell some people that they suck shit and are not welcome
February 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
we built a whole society on the basic idea of respecting every possible viewpoint and look where that got us. sometimes you just gotta tell some people that they suck shit and are not welcome
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"How will we solve the male loneliness epidemic, how can adult men make friends in this day and age" literally just pick up a brush and buy a warhammer mini, it's not hard
September 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"How will we solve the male loneliness epidemic, how can adult men make friends in this day and age" literally just pick up a brush and buy a warhammer mini, it's not hard