Tom Forsyth
@tomforsyth.bsky.social
Gfx coder and chip designer. He/him/3Dlabs/Muckyfoot/RAD/Valve/Oculus/Intel/Rec Room.
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(twitter.com/tom_forsyth if you're nasty)
Come on, it's not even fair!
(seriously, this post was right below yours in my feed)
(seriously, this post was right below yours in my feed)
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Come on, it's not even fair!
(seriously, this post was right below yours in my feed)
(seriously, this post was right below yours in my feed)
This is ridiculous!
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This is ridiculous!
Oh hey I played that game it was great.
www.mobygames.com/game/2239/th...
www.mobygames.com/game/2239/th...
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Oh hey I played that game it was great.
www.mobygames.com/game/2239/th...
www.mobygames.com/game/2239/th...
Writing a 2D scrolling shoot-em-up, and the bullet-vs-baddy collision is proving surprisingly expensive, since it's an N*M test.
Considering adding the baddies pointers to a grid and then bullets just test the ones in their grid square.
Considering adding the baddies pointers to a grid and then bullets just test the ones in their grid square.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Writing a 2D scrolling shoot-em-up, and the bullet-vs-baddy collision is proving surprisingly expensive, since it's an N*M test.
Considering adding the baddies pointers to a grid and then bullets just test the ones in their grid square.
Considering adding the baddies pointers to a grid and then bullets just test the ones in their grid square.
Johnny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch. When they did it as a play they swapped roles each night - I don't remember which way round they put out as a video.
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Johnny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch. When they did it as a play they swapped roles each night - I don't remember which way round they put out as a video.
There we go. I knew someone would get on the problem.
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
There we go. I knew someone would get on the problem.
I saw him in Alien Earth recently!
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I saw him in Alien Earth recently!
But did they have chicken jockeys?
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
But did they have chicken jockeys?
Nerd jewelry! Here's our emojified 30th anniversary rings.
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nerd jewelry! Here's our emojified 30th anniversary rings.
Literally the film Outbreak
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Literally the film Outbreak
It's not 100% satisfying, but that's my intuition.
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's not 100% satisfying, but that's my intuition.
Marco Rubio behind him like...
October 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Marco Rubio behind him like...
Press (X) to doubt.
October 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Press (X) to doubt.
I have seen some footage from Ukraine where a drone interceptor fires nets and tangles the rotors/propellers of a larger drone.
I'm sure they've tried just trailing wire/line behind them. A lot of them are now fiber-optic-controlled, so they already HAVE a big line coming out the back.
I'm sure they've tried just trailing wire/line behind them. A lot of them are now fiber-optic-controlled, so they already HAVE a big line coming out the back.
October 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I have seen some footage from Ukraine where a drone interceptor fires nets and tangles the rotors/propellers of a larger drone.
I'm sure they've tried just trailing wire/line behind them. A lot of them are now fiber-optic-controlled, so they already HAVE a big line coming out the back.
I'm sure they've tried just trailing wire/line behind them. A lot of them are now fiber-optic-controlled, so they already HAVE a big line coming out the back.
A reminder that sure, Tim Curry was great, of course - but the most iconic Frank N Furter was Buffy/Gold Blend man - Anthony Head.
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A reminder that sure, Tim Curry was great, of course - but the most iconic Frank N Furter was Buffy/Gold Blend man - Anthony Head.
Talking to my 7-year-old nephew, and he is somewhat obsessed with wombats, which is good.
But I was outraged to discover he didn't know the most important fact of all - that their poo is cubic.
How could a 7-year-old child NOT know about wombat poo? Kids these days, eh? I blame the parents.
But I was outraged to discover he didn't know the most important fact of all - that their poo is cubic.
How could a 7-year-old child NOT know about wombat poo? Kids these days, eh? I blame the parents.
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Talking to my 7-year-old nephew, and he is somewhat obsessed with wombats, which is good.
But I was outraged to discover he didn't know the most important fact of all - that their poo is cubic.
How could a 7-year-old child NOT know about wombat poo? Kids these days, eh? I blame the parents.
But I was outraged to discover he didn't know the most important fact of all - that their poo is cubic.
How could a 7-year-old child NOT know about wombat poo? Kids these days, eh? I blame the parents.
Ha - I thought this was a picture of the sin calendar showing @ for horny days, versus chaste days, and days like L=lent and so on.
Oh, right - it's just the Apple II powering up.
Oh, right - it's just the Apple II powering up.
October 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Ha - I thought this was a picture of the sin calendar showing @ for horny days, versus chaste days, and days like L=lent and so on.
Oh, right - it's just the Apple II powering up.
Oh, right - it's just the Apple II powering up.
So the actual "gameplay" appears to be clicking one of the three buttons that pops up now and then?
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
So the actual "gameplay" appears to be clicking one of the three buttons that pops up now and then?
100% with you on leaving the IDE defaults. The one thing I change is to turn automatic autocomplete off, because it steals the keyboard and that drives me nuts. So I like autocomplete a lot, but it only pops up when I press Ctrl+Space.
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
100% with you on leaving the IDE defaults. The one thing I change is to turn automatic autocomplete off, because it steals the keyboard and that drives me nuts. So I like autocomplete a lot, but it only pops up when I press Ctrl+Space.
