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Lead Game Designer at Ubisoft Toronto, working on Splinter Cell I post just enough to stay irrelevant.

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Write docs for developers, any docs that the developers don't understand were not written well enough for the developers and need to be re-written. Writing documentation isn't some act of pointless self-flagellation, it's technical writing for a specific audience.

11.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not going to sit here and pretend that LLMs don't have use cases, but using it to "actually understand the game design documentation" is not going to be one of them

11.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

lol. lmao, even

11.03.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why DS9 holds up so well.

02.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 188 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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19.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 2619 πŸ” 801 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 56

Again

19.02.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Wikipedia entry for dinkus

In typography, a dinkus is a typographic device or convention that typically consists of three spaced asterisks or bullet symbols in a horizontal row, e.g.   βˆ— βˆ— βˆ—   or   β€’ β€’ β€’  . The device has a variety of uses, and it usually denotes an intentional omission or a logical "break" of varying degree in a written work. This latter use is similar to a subsection, and it indicates that the subsequent text should be re-contextualized. Such a dinkus typically appears centrally aligned on a line of its own with vertical spacing before and after the device. The dinkus has been in use in various forms since c. 1850.[1][2] Historically, the dinkus was often represented as an asterism, ⁂, though this has fallen out of favor and is now nearly obsolete.

Wikipedia entry for dinkus In typography, a dinkus is a typographic device or convention that typically consists of three spaced asterisks or bullet symbols in a horizontal row, e.g.   βˆ— βˆ— βˆ—   or   β€’ β€’ β€’  . The device has a variety of uses, and it usually denotes an intentional omission or a logical "break" of varying degree in a written work. This latter use is similar to a subsection, and it indicates that the subsequent text should be re-contextualized. Such a dinkus typically appears centrally aligned on a line of its own with vertical spacing before and after the device. The dinkus has been in use in various forms since c. 1850.[1][2] Historically, the dinkus was often represented as an asterism, ⁂, though this has fallen out of favor and is now nearly obsolete.

perennial reminder that this typographic thing:

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is called a "dinkus"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinkus

18.02.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 269 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7
Parks and Rec Straight to Jail meme

Parks and Rec Straight to Jail meme

18.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP Discord and all the load bearing information hiding on assorted discord servers because forums are now dead

09.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A horse looking pensively out at the ocean, with the caption "MAN"

A horse looking pensively out at the ocean, with the caption "MAN"

21.01.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

this is genuinely incredible

15.01.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 13415 πŸ” 5146 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 91

The most recent episode of Heated Rivalry is currently the 14th best-rated episode of all time on IMDB with a 9.9/10 so yeah, it’s not just β€œhockey smut,” like some journalists would lead you to believe.

20.12.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

"ignorance is useful with direction and bad with design."

That's such a good distinction and insight. Hell yeah.

08.12.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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maybe i am going insane

24.11.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 18170 πŸ” 3880 πŸ’¬ 156 πŸ“Œ 92

VR gives me motion sickness, but yes. Instant buy for me.

16.11.2025 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A steam machine with a custom front panel with stickers.

A steam machine with a custom front panel with stickers.

This excites me.

12.11.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of the new steam controller with a transparent shell, but the caption says "the controller will only be for sale in black"

A picture of the new steam controller with a transparent shell, but the caption says "the controller will only be for sale in black"

COWARDS.
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...

12.11.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A collection of transparent electronic hardware. All of it is incredible and beautiful.

A collection of transparent electronic hardware. All of it is incredible and beautiful.

We used to be a country etc.

12.11.2025 18:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Every new hardware launch that doesn't feature an Atomic Purple shell is leaving money on the table.

12.11.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah there were a few items in the list that were fresh discoveries for me

27.10.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh my GOD this is so fucking stupid.

27.10.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I resemble this remark

24.10.2025 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

barely

24.10.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The toilet flushing sound effect that plays a second late after the character drops into the sewer is an apt metaphor for this whole bubble

24.10.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who's solving the Louvre robbery?

Right answers only.

20.10.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote

19.10.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 5223 πŸ” 2259 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 87
10.10.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I will never give up my emotional support 35% off game

07.10.2025 18:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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16.09.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 11079 πŸ” 4658 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 258

It's getting harder and harder to deny that AGI is a near certainty. This kind of rapid expansion, this level of investment and infrastructural shift, this amount of *risk* - it doesn't happen without astronomical reward. The other day I saw a big barn, which can only mean one thing: giant horses

27.08.2025 09:14 πŸ‘ 2645 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 22