Tommy
@tommyb-dev.bsky.social
Software developer @PAILOT GmbH | Physics, Linux (NixOS (btw)), Vim (btw), Rust (btw) | socdem | opinions are my own
https://github.com/tbreslein
https://github.com/tbreslein
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Tommy
@tommyb-dev.bsky.social
· Oct 20
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Hi, I am a self taught software dev with a background in numerical astrophysics and linux system administration.
I'll be posting mostly on stuff regarding programming, Linux, tech, etc.
I may have some strong opinions, so beware 😄
Hi, I am a self taught software dev with a background in numerical astrophysics and linux system administration.
I'll be posting mostly on stuff regarding programming, Linux, tech, etc.
I may have some strong opinions, so beware 😄
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Boy, did I just learn my lesson to now ALWAYS check at the bottom of a game listed on Steam whether or not it uses AI bullshit.
Thank god for Steam's uncomplicated refund policy.
What a "fun" time we live in.
Thank god for Steam's uncomplicated refund policy.
What a "fun" time we live in.
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Boy, did I just learn my lesson to now ALWAYS check at the bottom of a game listed on Steam whether or not it uses AI bullshit.
Thank god for Steam's uncomplicated refund policy.
What a "fun" time we live in.
Thank god for Steam's uncomplicated refund policy.
What a "fun" time we live in.
“Windows […] will become an agentic OS”
or
“Windows further advances Linux adoption”
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
or
“Windows further advances Linux adoption”
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
Windows president says platform is "evolving into an agentic OS," gets cooked in the replies — "Straight up, nobody wants this"
Microsoft's current Windows lead Pavan Davuluri has tweeted that the future of Windows will be one that evolves into an agentic OS, but has received significant pushback online.
www.windowscentral.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“Windows […] will become an agentic OS”
or
“Windows further advances Linux adoption”
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
or
“Windows further advances Linux adoption”
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
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TIL Ampersand "&" is just a sloppy handwriting of Latin word "et" which means "and".
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
TIL Ampersand "&" is just a sloppy handwriting of Latin word "et" which means "and".
What an absolute clown show…
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What an absolute clown show…
How is scum like Hasan actually allowed on any platform whatsoever? Calling for and celebrating violence and death is one thing, but now he is shock torturing a dog because it isn’t staying perfectly in frame during his stream?
This is straight up illegal, especially in the state he’s living in.
This is straight up illegal, especially in the state he’s living in.
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How is scum like Hasan actually allowed on any platform whatsoever? Calling for and celebrating violence and death is one thing, but now he is shock torturing a dog because it isn’t staying perfectly in frame during his stream?
This is straight up illegal, especially in the state he’s living in.
This is straight up illegal, especially in the state he’s living in.
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Mocking AI and its usage/fanatics is good and right, actually
Making jokes about the "hard R" is thinly veiled excuse to reference racist jokes, slurs, and sentiments in an 'acceptable way'
This is not a difficult or subtle difference, it's actually quite blatant and clear
Don't get it twisted
Making jokes about the "hard R" is thinly veiled excuse to reference racist jokes, slurs, and sentiments in an 'acceptable way'
This is not a difficult or subtle difference, it's actually quite blatant and clear
Don't get it twisted
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Mocking AI and its usage/fanatics is good and right, actually
Making jokes about the "hard R" is thinly veiled excuse to reference racist jokes, slurs, and sentiments in an 'acceptable way'
This is not a difficult or subtle difference, it's actually quite blatant and clear
Don't get it twisted
Making jokes about the "hard R" is thinly veiled excuse to reference racist jokes, slurs, and sentiments in an 'acceptable way'
This is not a difficult or subtle difference, it's actually quite blatant and clear
Don't get it twisted
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"People smarter than you already figured it all out" is the stupid people's way to tell other stupid people to stay stupid, ignorant, and uncurious, because they need to justify their stupidity somehow.
The question is not WHO (smart, not smart) made it this way. But WHY.
The question is not WHO (smart, not smart) made it this way. But WHY.
September 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"People smarter than you already figured it all out" is the stupid people's way to tell other stupid people to stay stupid, ignorant, and uncurious, because they need to justify their stupidity somehow.
The question is not WHO (smart, not smart) made it this way. But WHY.
The question is not WHO (smart, not smart) made it this way. But WHY.
I think I unlocked a new rabbit hole this morning...
youtu.be/qlrpeYdm9Ec?...
The things the human body can do, it's mind blowing.
youtu.be/qlrpeYdm9Ec?...
The things the human body can do, it's mind blowing.
WING - Dopamine (Official Video) (BEATBOX)
YouTube video by BEATPELLA HOUSE
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I think I unlocked a new rabbit hole this morning...
youtu.be/qlrpeYdm9Ec?...
The things the human body can do, it's mind blowing.
youtu.be/qlrpeYdm9Ec?...
The things the human body can do, it's mind blowing.
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Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
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I spent the last few years building enik-engine, a lightweight C++ game engine with a custom editor, hot-reload scripting, physics, animation, prefabs, and more. Fast, small, and built for experimentation. Here’s a deep dive into how it works and the lessons I learned:
hanion.dev/post/enik-en...
hanion.dev/post/enik-en...
September 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I spent the last few years building enik-engine, a lightweight C++ game engine with a custom editor, hot-reload scripting, physics, animation, prefabs, and more. Fast, small, and built for experimentation. Here’s a deep dive into how it works and the lessons I learned:
hanion.dev/post/enik-en...
hanion.dev/post/enik-en...
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Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
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LOUDER:
I want people PAINTING.
I want people BUILDING.
I want people HAMMERING.
I want people PLASTERING.
Guillermo "The Goat" del Toro never MISSES when it comes to production design.
I want people PAINTING.
I want people BUILDING.
I want people HAMMERING.
I want people PLASTERING.
Guillermo "The Goat" del Toro never MISSES when it comes to production design.
Guillermo del Toro refused to make ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ with too many green screens
“I want real sets. I don’t want digital. I don’t want AI. I don’t want simulation. I want old-fashioned craftsmanship. I want people painting, building, hammering, plastering”
(Source: variety.com/2025/film/fe...)
“I want real sets. I don’t want digital. I don’t want AI. I don’t want simulation. I want old-fashioned craftsmanship. I want people painting, building, hammering, plastering”
(Source: variety.com/2025/film/fe...)
August 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
LOUDER:
I want people PAINTING.
I want people BUILDING.
I want people HAMMERING.
I want people PLASTERING.
Guillermo "The Goat" del Toro never MISSES when it comes to production design.
I want people PAINTING.
I want people BUILDING.
I want people HAMMERING.
I want people PLASTERING.
Guillermo "The Goat" del Toro never MISSES when it comes to production design.
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Everytime someone mentions their use of GenAI in a conversation I instantly feel two red minus signs appear above my head.
August 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Everytime someone mentions their use of GenAI in a conversation I instantly feel two red minus signs appear above my head.
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I only did like two nob.h streams and it's already trending all over the place smh my h
August 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I only did like two nob.h streams and it's already trending all over the place smh my h
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August 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Software is Infrastructure
August 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Software is Infrastructure
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Hey so you don’t need to test if the new version of the lying, plagiarism bot is better or worse than the old plagiarism bot they’re all bad
August 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hey so you don’t need to test if the new version of the lying, plagiarism bot is better or worse than the old plagiarism bot they’re all bad
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After getting annoyed at slow Gradle builds one too many timed, I finally did a nob.h imitation from @tsoding.bsky.social
Its easier to read then Gradle, 100% self-contained and faster.
I compile and bundle my web-app in 1.3 sec while Gradle needs 1.6 for hello world...
gitlab.com/NikaDev/arris
Its easier to read then Gradle, 100% self-contained and faster.
I compile and bundle my web-app in 1.3 sec while Gradle needs 1.6 for hello world...
gitlab.com/NikaDev/arris
NikaDevDev / Arris · GitLab
Build Java with Java without dependencies in under 1k lines.
gitlab.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
After getting annoyed at slow Gradle builds one too many timed, I finally did a nob.h imitation from @tsoding.bsky.social
Its easier to read then Gradle, 100% self-contained and faster.
I compile and bundle my web-app in 1.3 sec while Gradle needs 1.6 for hello world...
gitlab.com/NikaDev/arris
Its easier to read then Gradle, 100% self-contained and faster.
I compile and bundle my web-app in 1.3 sec while Gradle needs 1.6 for hello world...
gitlab.com/NikaDev/arris
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I don't know if this means as much to people outside Germany (or Europe, since the games are pretty popular esp in eastern Europe as well), but Gothic is one of my favourite, and I mean FAVOURITE, games.
So please, be good!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh2...
So please, be good!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh2...
Gothic 1 Remake - Official Gameplay Release Window Trailer | THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2025
YouTube video by IGN
www.youtube.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I don't know if this means as much to people outside Germany (or Europe, since the games are pretty popular esp in eastern Europe as well), but Gothic is one of my favourite, and I mean FAVOURITE, games.
So please, be good!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh2...
So please, be good!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh2...
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It's interesting how the rule of the more you measure the system the more you alter its state applies to A/B. Does YouTube even realize how frantic and annoying they make their UI? Do they realize that they're basically measuring nothing at this point?
August 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It's interesting how the rule of the more you measure the system the more you alter its state applies to A/B. Does YouTube even realize how frantic and annoying they make their UI? Do they realize that they're basically measuring nothing at this point?
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So apparently, Youtube does not allow external hyperlinks in its video description anymore, and one of the ways to "verify" is a selfie video that you have to allow YT to use for AI face recognition.
Fuck you.
Fuck you.
July 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
So apparently, Youtube does not allow external hyperlinks in its video description anymore, and one of the ways to "verify" is a selfie video that you have to allow YT to use for AI face recognition.
Fuck you.
Fuck you.
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