Samantha Fry
@benolot.com
Lead platform engineer @ UK Game Studio working on a classic MMO. Personal account.
Prev: BBC, Frontier Dev and others.
Posts / TL is about everything, not just tech.
She/her, Bi, 🇬🇧
Thoughts and opinions are mine not employers.
Prev: BBC, Frontier Dev and others.
Posts / TL is about everything, not just tech.
She/her, Bi, 🇬🇧
Thoughts and opinions are mine not employers.
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It’s called ‘vs code’ because the code is an enemy you are fighting
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
It’s called ‘vs code’ because the code is an enemy you are fighting
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Just played the first 15-20 mins of E33 and I gotta take it back.
I don't think we gave that game enough awards actually. We should invent more, and give them to E33. Like right now.
Holy crap. I think that's the second or third time a game has ever made me just... stop and sit there for a minute
I don't think we gave that game enough awards actually. We should invent more, and give them to E33. Like right now.
Holy crap. I think that's the second or third time a game has ever made me just... stop and sit there for a minute
December 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Just played the first 15-20 mins of E33 and I gotta take it back.
I don't think we gave that game enough awards actually. We should invent more, and give them to E33. Like right now.
Holy crap. I think that's the second or third time a game has ever made me just... stop and sit there for a minute
I don't think we gave that game enough awards actually. We should invent more, and give them to E33. Like right now.
Holy crap. I think that's the second or third time a game has ever made me just... stop and sit there for a minute
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
What in the AI Generated hell is this?
December 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
What in the AI Generated hell is this?
I love this time of year.
Do I know what day of the week it is? No!
Do I get up at 1am because I fancied a bit of cheese? Absolutely!
Do I know what day of the week it is? No!
Do I get up at 1am because I fancied a bit of cheese? Absolutely!
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I love this time of year.
Do I know what day of the week it is? No!
Do I get up at 1am because I fancied a bit of cheese? Absolutely!
Do I know what day of the week it is? No!
Do I get up at 1am because I fancied a bit of cheese? Absolutely!
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Me logging into this website so that I can “get a sense of what’s going on in the world”
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Me logging into this website so that I can “get a sense of what’s going on in the world”
I guess the view of the penguins from here is... Fine?
IYKYK.
IYKYK.
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I guess the view of the penguins from here is... Fine?
IYKYK.
IYKYK.
I did not expect Silksong to be an answer on University Challenge. That was absolutely not on my bingo card for the next 10 years at least
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I did not expect Silksong to be an answer on University Challenge. That was absolutely not on my bingo card for the next 10 years at least
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Union busting has consequences! UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the government will look into @rockstargames.com's dismissal of 31 union members.
December 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Union busting has consequences! UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the government will look into @rockstargames.com's dismissal of 31 union members.
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the Michelin man is kinda like a Greek god in the sense that he presides over tires and which restaurants are good
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
the Michelin man is kinda like a Greek god in the sense that he presides over tires and which restaurants are good
CEO Georg is an outlier and should not be counted
The average salary for games industry professionals based in the United States was $142,000 in 2025, according to a new report from GDC Festival of Gaming.
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
GDC Survey: Average salary for US games professionals was $142,000 in 2025
Findings reveal 33% of workers feel employers are "working to close existing pay gaps," while one-tenth report no efforts are being made
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
CEO Georg is an outlier and should not be counted
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
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As recent waves of layoffs impact our fellow workers and union members, we see again and again how little the word of your boss means when it is not backed up by a union contract or challenged with collective action.
August 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
As recent waves of layoffs impact our fellow workers and union members, we see again and again how little the word of your boss means when it is not backed up by a union contract or challenged with collective action.
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Got judged by a lizard today... he found me very sus
August 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Got judged by a lizard today... he found me very sus
I'm in the cloud - going to steal all those files y'all backed up 😈
August 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I'm in the cloud - going to steal all those files y'all backed up 😈
Legend has it that inside of this is a single immortal snail...
IYKYK
IYKYK
BAIKONUR cosmodrome ... "MAZ-543" tows a tank for cryogenic storage systems and refueling with liquid hydrogen and oxygen to the UKSS under the ENERGY-BURAN program ...
Does this look authentic to you @buranarchive.space ?
Does this look authentic to you @buranarchive.space ?
August 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Legend has it that inside of this is a single immortal snail...
IYKYK
IYKYK
UK Folk, what's our GOAT TV shows?
Merlin? Line of Duty? Life on Mars? Maybe even Spooks or some of those made for TV Film series like Sharpe.
Merlin? Line of Duty? Life on Mars? Maybe even Spooks or some of those made for TV Film series like Sharpe.
Take away all the GOAT candidates: The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Lost.
What’s the best show outside of that group?
What’s the best show outside of that group?
August 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
UK Folk, what's our GOAT TV shows?
Merlin? Line of Duty? Life on Mars? Maybe even Spooks or some of those made for TV Film series like Sharpe.
Merlin? Line of Duty? Life on Mars? Maybe even Spooks or some of those made for TV Film series like Sharpe.
I genuinely thought this was Kier Starmer playing Balatro for a minute 😅
July 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I genuinely thought this was Kier Starmer playing Balatro for a minute 😅
"Ship games" is that the thing everyone did with Animal Crossing and DOOM?
July 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Ship games" is that the thing everyone did with Animal Crossing and DOOM?
Went to a cat cafe yesterday, they had some wonderful babies 🥺
June 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Went to a cat cafe yesterday, they had some wonderful babies 🥺
*sniffle*
The good old days...
The good old days...
June 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
*sniffle*
The good old days...
The good old days...