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dixonary
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Warwick 🏳‍🌈 {they,he}

Interests: Functional programming; theoretical computer science; Indie games; Gamedev; TTRPGs; Doctor Who (I made whodle! 📺)
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On Saints Row we had a debug npc named Skinballs (lol) that was literally just four spheres wrapped in different shades of skin texture so we could test lighting for different skin tones during development. But teams need to plan for that kind of testing with intentionality, and not enough do.
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Truly an incredible line read
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Imagine the same problem but now there's a computer in the mix that also hates everyone and itself
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Have you ever used a printer
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
No
October 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ah yes, the cool Z
September 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hold on... with Angela finally gone, it's a hellhole (3)
September 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM