Glenn Conner
@thestraylight.com
@Meta AI Assistants, previously web-perf, devtools, and @instagram. Interested in games, art, technology, and distributing the future.
Been working on a prototype for a spaceship/aircraft building game. In this example I built a fly-by-wire stabilization system to make flying in turbulent conditions easier (you can see the elevons & rudder moving to counteract the acceleration shown on the yaw/pitch/roll gyro).
October 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Been working on a prototype for a spaceship/aircraft building game. In this example I built a fly-by-wire stabilization system to make flying in turbulent conditions easier (you can see the elevons & rudder moving to counteract the acceleration shown on the yaw/pitch/roll gyro).
Set myself the challenge of hacking my old key operated pool cover so I can open it via web-app or HomeKit. After a few false starts and some burned out GPIO pins I succeeded www.sharpoblunto.com/News/2025/10...
October 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Set myself the challenge of hacking my old key operated pool cover so I can open it via web-app or HomeKit. After a few false starts and some burned out GPIO pins I succeeded www.sharpoblunto.com/News/2025/10...
Wine brewing batch no. 2 - cherry & passionfruit
October 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wine brewing batch no. 2 - cherry & passionfruit
Rendering the phases of the moon in my pixel-art bonsai simulation. This is showing time sped up, in practice it matches the phase of the moon in your geolocated position. Check it out at vibes.pixelheart.io/#bonsai. #pixelart.
May 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Rendering the phases of the moon in my pixel-art bonsai simulation. This is showing time sped up, in practice it matches the phase of the moon in your geolocated position. Check it out at vibes.pixelheart.io/#bonsai. #pixelart.
Been working on some pixel art vignettes/simulations. They can render in both html and on a 64x32 led matrix hooked up to a raspberry pi. Might not be obvious buts it’s all very overengineered - IK solvers, particle systems, tracking the position of the sun & moon etc. lots of fun.
May 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Been working on some pixel art vignettes/simulations. They can render in both html and on a 64x32 led matrix hooked up to a raspberry pi. Might not be obvious buts it’s all very overengineered - IK solvers, particle systems, tracking the position of the sun & moon etc. lots of fun.
Built a new cherry blossom visualization for my lo-fi LED display (in addition to the existing fireplace & aquarium boxes I built a long time ago). The gently falling leaves, scrolling clouds & background audio make for a pretty idyllic final result
May 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Built a new cherry blossom visualization for my lo-fi LED display (in addition to the existing fireplace & aquarium boxes I built a long time ago). The gently falling leaves, scrolling clouds & background audio make for a pretty idyllic final result
Me half way through any home improvement project
January 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Me half way through any home improvement project
For the first time in a few years, Post-rock & chill-wave don’t take the spotify wrapped crown & Nu Jazz makes a surprise entrance
December 4, 2024 at 7:00 PM
For the first time in a few years, Post-rock & chill-wave don’t take the spotify wrapped crown & Nu Jazz makes a surprise entrance
More Junkship #gamedev. Seamless transition from ground to space. Takes some careful blending between 11 different effects to make it work
November 20, 2024 at 4:27 PM
More Junkship #gamedev. Seamless transition from ground to space. Takes some careful blending between 11 different effects to make it work
Built a prototype Grammarly clone powered by the ChatGPT API. The interesting thing is that with sufficient prompting you can get the LLM to stick to a strict JSON schema such that you can serve the output JSON directly to a web frontend. Effectively the LLM is the entire backend
November 17, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Built a prototype Grammarly clone powered by the ChatGPT API. The interesting thing is that with sufficient prompting you can get the LLM to stick to a strict JSON schema such that you can serve the output JSON directly to a web frontend. Effectively the LLM is the entire backend
For everyone currently doing big tech performance reviews, here's how I think they'd go down in the Dune universe.
November 17, 2024 at 3:42 AM
For everyone currently doing big tech performance reviews, here's how I think they'd go down in the Dune universe.
My Spotify overview these days is an interesting blend of my favs + the songs recommended by my daughter during the drive for school dropoff/pickup. Not too many overlaps in that venn diagram, but there are a few surprises
November 17, 2024 at 3:41 AM
My Spotify overview these days is an interesting blend of my favs + the songs recommended by my daughter during the drive for school dropoff/pickup. Not too many overlaps in that venn diagram, but there are a few surprises
One of the more insane things I’ve seen for sale. A $200 horn handled magnifying glass. So many questions…
November 17, 2024 at 3:41 AM
One of the more insane things I’ve seen for sale. A $200 horn handled magnifying glass. So many questions…
So my 6yo started using Lego to build messaging app UIs- says ones an iPad and ones a phone... Actually a pretty good idea for lo-fi prototyping tbh
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 AM
So my 6yo started using Lego to build messaging app UIs- says ones an iPad and ones a phone... Actually a pretty good idea for lo-fi prototyping tbh
Looks like HBO is testing in prod. I feel like anyone who’s worked on a system that sends emails has made this mistake at least once - I certainly have
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Looks like HBO is testing in prod. I feel like anyone who’s worked on a system that sends emails has made this mistake at least once - I certainly have
First attempt at a 3D print. I think I set everything up right, but I guess we’ll find out in a few hours
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 AM
First attempt at a 3D print. I think I set everything up right, but I guess we’ll find out in a few hours
#gamedev #procgen Been working on atmosphere and volumetric clouds. The atmosphere and cloud lighting are all physically based, so coloring at sunset is completely automatic. Still some bugs & framerates a bit choppy, but I have a few tricks which should speed things up.
November 17, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Back at work for 30 mins and the power cuts out... not expected to be back on for another 4 hours, so running on batteries :/ not a great start to 2021
November 17, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Back at work for 30 mins and the power cuts out... not expected to be back on for another 4 hours, so running on batteries :/ not a great start to 2021
Anyone else used plugins for images in code comments before? I'm finding that increasingly for graphics programming, text comments just aren't useful when I come back to a piece of math-heavy code months later. Got this VS extension https://t.co/G1hd39OhyE, seems good so far.
November 17, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Anyone else used plugins for images in code comments before? I'm finding that increasingly for graphics programming, text comments just aren't useful when I come back to a piece of math-heavy code months later. Got this VS extension https://t.co/G1hd39OhyE, seems good so far.
Been improving the camera so that it can snap to the nearest planet. I've been using the same camera class for years & didn't realize until I tried to get it to work with arbitrary axes that the math was completely wrong and it only worked by pure luck before. #gamedev #procgen
November 17, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Got my LED fireplace roaring. It's a simple particle system using Node.js on a Raspberry Pi. Have some tweaks in mind but even this basic version looks pretty good. Looks smoother in person as the camera picks up some flicker your eye can't
November 17, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Got my LED fireplace roaring. It's a simple particle system using Node.js on a Raspberry Pi. Have some tweaks in mind but even this basic version looks pretty good. Looks smoother in person as the camera picks up some flicker your eye can't