Steve Anichini
@solidangle.bsky.social
CTO and Co-founder of Disbelief, a different type of game studio.
www.disbelief.com
We've worked on: Marvel's Deadpool VR, Gears of War: Reloaded, Borderlands 4, Pacific Drive, Minecraft, ...
I've also worked on: BioShock Infinite, Stranglehold, ...
www.disbelief.com
We've worked on: Marvel's Deadpool VR, Gears of War: Reloaded, Borderlands 4, Pacific Drive, Minecraft, ...
I've also worked on: BioShock Infinite, Stranglehold, ...
Given the amount of coding time I have is reduced, being on the outskirts of "graphics programming professionals" feels about right.
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Given the amount of coding time I have is reduced, being on the outskirts of "graphics programming professionals" feels about right.
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
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Ring: “We share your data with ICE so they can find your pets”
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Ring: “We share your data with ICE so they can find your pets”
I started at Midway August 2001. At one point almost the entire studio was on Blitz. A good indication of how that project went is it shipped in February, missing the entire 2001-2002 NFL season it was built for.
Everyone's watching the Super Bowl, time to post NFL Blitz 2002 design documents
archive.gamehistory.org/item/28b6293...
archive.gamehistory.org/item/28b6293...
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I started at Midway August 2001. At one point almost the entire studio was on Blitz. A good indication of how that project went is it shipped in February, missing the entire 2001-2002 NFL season it was built for.
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Mercury, Messenger of the Gods, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th c, 📸 by @PhilEllsworth1
February 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Mercury, Messenger of the Gods, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th c, 📸 by @PhilEllsworth1
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Filament used in Toyota's engine. I'm glad this is now public!
www.phoronix.com/news/Fluorit...
fluorite.game
www.phoronix.com/news/Fluorit...
fluorite.game
February 8, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Filament used in Toyota's engine. I'm glad this is now public!
www.phoronix.com/news/Fluorit...
fluorite.game
www.phoronix.com/news/Fluorit...
fluorite.game
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Really good explainer video from Vox on why expanding the House - and adding an option for multi-member districts with ranked choice voting - would make our democracy more democratic. (And my bill to do that.) youtu.be/KhQGHY44XPM?...
The House of Representatives is too small. Here is one way to fix it.
YouTube video by Vox
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Really good explainer video from Vox on why expanding the House - and adding an option for multi-member districts with ranked choice voting - would make our democracy more democratic. (And my bill to do that.) youtu.be/KhQGHY44XPM?...
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Once again: if these LLMs could actually do all the things their owners claim, they wouldn’t be selling access. They would be building and selling all the things they claim their software can do.
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Once again: if these LLMs could actually do all the things their owners claim, they wouldn’t be selling access. They would be building and selling all the things they claim their software can do.
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I'm buying a kitchen and they sent a sample of the marble counter top with a metal ball showing what the sink will be like. Now my desk looks like a 90s 3D rendering tool demo image.
February 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I'm buying a kitchen and they sent a sample of the marble counter top with a metal ball showing what the sink will be like. Now my desk looks like a 90s 3D rendering tool demo image.
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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Chinese People: in my posts I invented the 9-9-6 as a cautionary tale
American Tech Bros: At long last, we have created the 9-9-6 from the classic tiktok video Don't Create the 9-9-6
American Tech Bros: At long last, we have created the 9-9-6 from the classic tiktok video Don't Create the 9-9-6
9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
No thank you.
No thank you.
January 29, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Chinese People: in my posts I invented the 9-9-6 as a cautionary tale
American Tech Bros: At long last, we have created the 9-9-6 from the classic tiktok video Don't Create the 9-9-6
American Tech Bros: At long last, we have created the 9-9-6 from the classic tiktok video Don't Create the 9-9-6
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🚨‼️I'm the ONLY one in this Senate race who will not support Chuck Schumer as leader. Watch here:
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 AM
🚨‼️I'm the ONLY one in this Senate race who will not support Chuck Schumer as leader. Watch here:
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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Who’s next?
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Who’s next?
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
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Being a game developer is a funny job because most of the time people are just kinda baffled or don't really care. But every so often you'll get a new dentist who tells their entire staff that you met the voice actors from Baldur's Gate and they proceed to treat you like the pope
January 25, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Being a game developer is a funny job because most of the time people are just kinda baffled or don't really care. But every so often you'll get a new dentist who tells their entire staff that you met the voice actors from Baldur's Gate and they proceed to treat you like the pope
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Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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the normal thing that the state authorities can do if they do not want civilians deciding to try to retaliate us to charge those who commit murder, even if they are feds, and force the federal government to defend withholding them in court, which they will likely lose
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
the normal thing that the state authorities can do if they do not want civilians deciding to try to retaliate us to charge those who commit murder, even if they are feds, and force the federal government to defend withholding them in court, which they will likely lose
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The reason rank and file Dems are pissed at their party is because their party doesn't lead in key moments. The good news is it's primary season, and now's when we get to demand better leadership. I recommend everybody adopt 1 or 2 DINOs and dedicate yourself to replacing them with Dems who fight.
DHS spending bill passed 220-207
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
January 22, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The reason rank and file Dems are pissed at their party is because their party doesn't lead in key moments. The good news is it's primary season, and now's when we get to demand better leadership. I recommend everybody adopt 1 or 2 DINOs and dedicate yourself to replacing them with Dems who fight.