Tess Snider
@malkyne.com
Fairy codemother. Free-range veteran game programmer and underground programming teacher. Co-owner of indie game studio Hidden Achievement.
Well, that was an inauspicious start. Cranberry bag exploded cranberries all over the kitchen. Good thing I don’t need much sauce!
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Well, that was an inauspicious start. Cranberry bag exploded cranberries all over the kitchen. Good thing I don’t need much sauce!
The CLT is a poorly named test, and this illustration is not helping it beat that rap at all.
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The CLT is a poorly named test, and this illustration is not helping it beat that rap at all.
Interesting move from Steam. It might help with some types of review-bombing, but It's going to miss other sorts of review-bombing. If they're doing this for every language, then it might also help buyers see when an otherwise well-loved game phoned it in on their localization.
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Interesting move from Steam. It might help with some types of review-bombing, but It's going to miss other sorts of review-bombing. If they're doing this for every language, then it might also help buyers see when an otherwise well-loved game phoned it in on their localization.
Big hometown paper energy.
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Big hometown paper energy.
Queens Daily Eagle delivers the best headline of the day.
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Queens Daily Eagle delivers the best headline of the day.
This study is the most cyberpunk thing that has ever existed.
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This study is the most cyberpunk thing that has ever existed.
Is he talking about LLMs? Because anybody who claims that LLMs can already reason like a human needs to be challenged to explain why they blithely cheer people on through their own self destruction, and why any of us should tolerate this outrageous behavior.
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Is he talking about LLMs? Because anybody who claims that LLMs can already reason like a human needs to be challenged to explain why they blithely cheer people on through their own self destruction, and why any of us should tolerate this outrageous behavior.
I sure do look forward to the day people stop blaming academic declines on pandemic restrictions. The decline was already in-progress before the pandemic hit.
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I sure do look forward to the day people stop blaming academic declines on pandemic restrictions. The decline was already in-progress before the pandemic hit.
Depending on what part of the country you live in, you may also be able to get fresh Ocean Spray cranberries.
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Depending on what part of the country you live in, you may also be able to get fresh Ocean Spray cranberries.
The text spacing in this ad is as unsettling as the missing comma.
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The text spacing in this ad is as unsettling as the missing comma.
I was just imagining running a miniatures game, and making a series of increasingly ludicrous jello salad kaijus for everyone to fight, like the angels in Evangelion, and then everyone could eat them at the end of the session, if they dare.
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I was just imagining running a miniatures game, and making a series of increasingly ludicrous jello salad kaijus for everyone to fight, like the angels in Evangelion, and then everyone could eat them at the end of the session, if they dare.
Other people: I get ads for nothing but guns and ammo and creepy scam shit on Facebook.
My Facebook ads:
My Facebook ads:
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Other people: I get ads for nothing but guns and ammo and creepy scam shit on Facebook.
My Facebook ads:
My Facebook ads:
People should have given me this money, instead. I could have funded many fine games, made by people who know what they're doing, and even if they never made a single penny back, most of the money would still be left over.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
People should have given me this money, instead. I could have funded many fine games, made by people who know what they're doing, and even if they never made a single penny back, most of the money would still be left over.
Does Hawk's wardrobe count as a cool vehicle?
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Does Hawk's wardrobe count as a cool vehicle?
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
Unity Editor: Open Preferences? What a strange, exotic activity you are attempting to do. Too much of a challenge. I think I'm just going to freeze, instead.
October 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Unity Editor: Open Preferences? What a strange, exotic activity you are attempting to do. Too much of a challenge. I think I'm just going to freeze, instead.
My "Require alt text before posting" setting got randomly cleared, at some point. If you use this setting, you may want to make sure it's still turned on.
October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My "Require alt text before posting" setting got randomly cleared, at some point. If you use this setting, you may want to make sure it's still turned on.
What's wild is that they're assuming (without any basis I know of) that there is a 5x productivity gain to be had from current technology, and working backwards from that assumption.
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What's wild is that they're assuming (without any basis I know of) that there is a 5x productivity gain to be had from current technology, and working backwards from that assumption.
Look how I can just pop the mobile version of Bluesky out the side from a quickbar.
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Look how I can just pop the mobile version of Bluesky out the side from a quickbar.
Now that's some clickbait even I can't resist.
September 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Now that's some clickbait even I can't resist.
You can't trust anything I have to say on the matter, since I'm clearly part of the conspiracy.
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
You can't trust anything I have to say on the matter, since I'm clearly part of the conspiracy.
Inside you are two wolves
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Inside you are two wolves