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@ a1studmuffin @aussie.zone

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Software engineer (video games). Likes dogs, DJing + EDM, running, electronics and loud bangs in Reservoir.

  • List of tutorials to learn videogame development

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  • I don't read reviews, I'm not on social media (except here) and I don't participate in online discussions about my games. At least that's the principle I try and live by, I'm only human. And running my own studio meant having to break those rules anyway. Oh well.

    Truthfully, it doesn't bother me that much, and it gets easier the more it happens. Not everything is for everyone, and either people are respectful in their critique (which you can learn from to hopefully get better next time) or they're disrespectful (in which case you can pretty much ignore what they're saying as online trolling).

    Also when you're at a bigger studio, your contribution to the game is much smaller anyway (1000s of devs), so you feel less personal about the feedback.

    As I've gotten more experience, I actually feel like ANY type of feedback is good feedback - it means people are playing your game! There will always be a vocal minority wanting to rage and vent, and you can just take their volume level as an indicator of how well your game has captured your audience's attention.

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  • I've been in games over two decades - everything from AAA to VR startups to running my own indie studio. I feel like I can probably answer your question.

    There's definitely a class divide within the industry based on your discipline. If you're a software engineer, you have much greater leverage than artists/designers etc. when it comes to compensation, and you'll likely be treated better in general.

    Especially at larger studios, if you're good you will generally be looked after. Sure, you might earn more working for one of the big five in tech, but you'll probably be less interested in the work.

    You should expect to move around pretty often - it's rare (but not unheard of) for people to stay at one company for most of their career.

    There have been some pretty rough seas over the years too - post-covid layoffs, and a fairly large series of layoffs in the early 2010s.

    I'm guessing 30% of my time has been spent on games that never released. The first time was soul-crushing. But after that, I realised I needed to focus on enjoying the journey Instead. The game releasing was just a nice bonus.

    I wouldn't change my career for the world. I love working with other creatives (I'm actually friends with many of my colleagues), and I'm genuinely passionate about what I do. I think you just need to be the right personality type for it. If you're someone who can't set boundaries for yourself easily (switching off after hours), it can burn you out, usually by your own hand.

    Most burnout I've seen has not come from studio heads demanding people work insane hours (though those rare situations always make the headlines), but instead comes from people's inner drive to be a reliable colleague and do amazing work. I think that's a side effect of being passionate about the work.

    Is it a good career? I've certainly loved it and feel like I've been well-compensated, but your mileage may vary. But don't believe the hype of the vocal minority who say it's an industry full of abuse and bad wages. There's some shitty things that happen for sure, and some jerks running studios here and there, but I think that's more to do with late-stage capitalism than games itself.

  • Abortion pills to be easier to access after Greens bill passes in NSW despite opposition from Tony Abbott

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  • Ah yes, the former Minister for Women.

  • Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet

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    Liquid Trees

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  • Liquid Trees! Slam it down fast!

  • Sheinbaum launches campaign to cut Mexico's workweek by 8 hours, gradually reducing it to 40 hours before her term ends.

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  • Holy shit, TIL Mexico has a legally prescribed 6-day work week! That's brutal.

  • Google Play sees 47% decline in apps since start of last year

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  • Honestly, by now for nearly every app that does something useful on Google Play, there's a completely free equivalent on Fdroid without all of the data collection. advertising and IAPs.

  • Trump says he fears Putin ‘may be tapping me along’ after Zelenskyy meeting

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  • He's a sharp one, the ol' Donny!

  • Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days

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  • Especially since so many phones won't make it 72 hours without a charge, even if sitting unused.

  • I want to make it dead-easy for others to chat with me. I want a browser-based, FLOSS, E2EE chat solution that doesn't require the other party to log in. Does that exist?

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  • Isn't this asking for trouble with spam, bots etc?

  • Bed Occupancy Sensor?

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  • Now do crypto.

  • Google is replacing Google Assistant with Gemini | TechCrunch

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  • If it is, get ready for the subscription plan.

  • I'm done with Ubuntu

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  • Ditched Ubuntu last year for Hannah Montana Linux and haven't looked back.

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    Rust for Linux Kernel Policy

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  • I chuckled at this bit:

    The breakage should nevertheless be fixed as soon as possible, ideally before the breakage reaches Linus.

  • LLM Hijackers Quickly Incorporate DeepSeek API Keys

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  • The new phreaking.

  • Are 3D-printed objects waterproof?

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  • I've played around with using PLA to make plant pots on an old Ender 3. It wasn't quite waterproof, but pretty close. If you wanted a perfect seal for underwater shenanigans, I'd probably experiment with different wall thickness settings, and maybe temperatures/fan cooling settings. You want to try and minimise the tiny air pockets between layer and filament drawing lines. (Resin 3D printers are probably better at this tbh.)

    I had reasonable success using a hot air gun to melt the outer layer of PLA to make it perfectly smooth, but this can deform your object if it heats up too much, so I'm guessing very hot temperatures and less contact time would be the ideal setting.

    You could also try smearing Vaseline or resin coating the outside of the object.

  • 'Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna's Archive, Despite Few Seeders'

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  • This doesn’t mean that Meta denies using shadow libraries, its argument is that using such data to train its LLM models constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law.

    Oh wow, I'm very much looking forward to this argument... "We believe pirating the copyrighted commercial works of others en masse to develop our own commercial product constitutes fair use... China bad!"

  • What is your self-hosting setup for home thermostat?

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  • I had a good experience with Daikin split systems, but it's really going to depend on your region and what's available in your area, or what you've already got. If you're looking for inspiration on what works well, check the Home Assistant forums.