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@nickdrisc0ll.bsky.social
Leftist,
Data-oriented programmer,
3D graphics/games
Odin/C/Rust/C++
Also a little Python for Blender plugins
Still masks in public #CovidIsNotOver
Follow me @[email protected]
(He/him)
Data-oriented programmer,
3D graphics/games
Odin/C/Rust/C++
Also a little Python for Blender plugins
Still masks in public #CovidIsNotOver
Follow me @[email protected]
(He/him)
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@nickdrisc0ll.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Self-starting as a 3D Graphics programmer
YouTube video by Nick Driscoll
youtu.be
For my first real post on here I'd just like to share my talk from last year's GDEX. Nothing earth-shattering but I'm confident new graphics programmers can get something out of it.
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The belief that politics is for wonks and weirdos and not something that dictates how every one of us lives our lives is one of the most toxic things in nerd culture and it needs to die yesterday
Covering this product like this is unconscionable.
Covering this product like this is unconscionable.
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The belief that politics is for wonks and weirdos and not something that dictates how every one of us lives our lives is one of the most toxic things in nerd culture and it needs to die yesterday
Covering this product like this is unconscionable.
Covering this product like this is unconscionable.
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this is a good battle to pick. the CEO mentioned using "AI" and got so much shit for it immediately that he's rattled and backpedaling. easy win there
this shit, despite its faults, is not going anywhere and people are going to have to pick their battles
Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' - IGN
This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swi...
www.ign.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
this is a good battle to pick. the CEO mentioned using "AI" and got so much shit for it immediately that he's rattled and backpedaling. easy win there
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My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
No Graphics API — Sebastian Aaltonen
Graphics APIs and shader languages have significantly increased in complexity over the past decade. It’s time to start discussing how to strip down the abstractions to simplify development, improve pe...
www.sebastianaaltonen.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
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Doom studio id Software unionizes to secure AI protections, benefits: "We see the direction the industry is headed"
aftermath.site/id-software-un...
aftermath.site/id-software-un...
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Doom studio id Software unionizes to secure AI protections, benefits: "We see the direction the industry is headed"
aftermath.site/id-software-un...
aftermath.site/id-software-un...
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In this case we can ask why do Black and Brown neighborhoods always end up being disproportionately impacted?
People look for moustache-twirling villain. And sometimes you will find that! Like how many city planners intentionally ran highways through Black neighborhoods.
People look for moustache-twirling villain. And sometimes you will find that! Like how many city planners intentionally ran highways through Black neighborhoods.
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In this case we can ask why do Black and Brown neighborhoods always end up being disproportionately impacted?
People look for moustache-twirling villain. And sometimes you will find that! Like how many city planners intentionally ran highways through Black neighborhoods.
People look for moustache-twirling villain. And sometimes you will find that! Like how many city planners intentionally ran highways through Black neighborhoods.
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I was gonna do that thing where I repost this and just say "Oh". As in here is some important info that is fucked up but ultimately unsurprising.
Then I realized my neighborhood is actually featured in this piece. 😔
Then I realized my neighborhood is actually featured in this piece. 😔
"Big Tech and data center developers appear to be siting data centers in vulnerable communities...These locations show a troubling trend - they primarily impact working class and Black and Latine communities."
The Unequal Burden of Data Centers - Kapor Foundation
An examination of the Environmental and Public Health Impacts on Communities in California
kaporfoundation.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I was gonna do that thing where I repost this and just say "Oh". As in here is some important info that is fucked up but ultimately unsurprising.
Then I realized my neighborhood is actually featured in this piece. 😔
Then I realized my neighborhood is actually featured in this piece. 😔
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public static void? u mean like videodrome?
December 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
public static void? u mean like videodrome?
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After nine years of development, meshoptimizer has reached its first major version, 1.0!
This release focuses on improvements in clusterization and simplification as well as stabilization. Here's a release announcement with more details on past, present and future; please RT!
meshoptimizer.org/v1
This release focuses on improvements in clusterization and simplification as well as stabilization. Here's a release announcement with more details on past, present and future; please RT!
meshoptimizer.org/v1
🐇 meshoptimizer v1.0
Mesh optimization library that makes meshes smaller and faster to render
meshoptimizer.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
After nine years of development, meshoptimizer has reached its first major version, 1.0!
This release focuses on improvements in clusterization and simplification as well as stabilization. Here's a release announcement with more details on past, present and future; please RT!
meshoptimizer.org/v1
This release focuses on improvements in clusterization and simplification as well as stabilization. Here's a release announcement with more details on past, present and future; please RT!
meshoptimizer.org/v1
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A thing I believe is that governments should¹ pass laws banning the development or deployment of machinery that reads thoughts. The fact this technology does not exist makes it even more important it be illegal
¹ If someone wants narrow cutouts for accessibility devices I do not see a problem
¹ If someone wants narrow cutouts for accessibility devices I do not see a problem
December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A thing I believe is that governments should¹ pass laws banning the development or deployment of machinery that reads thoughts. The fact this technology does not exist makes it even more important it be illegal
¹ If someone wants narrow cutouts for accessibility devices I do not see a problem
¹ If someone wants narrow cutouts for accessibility devices I do not see a problem
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A pretty wild debugging story:
When updating Dawn (Chrome's WebGPU lib), I saw a +50% jump in GPU timings for most/all of my GPU timers (measuring draws, dispatches, etc.).
I bisected Dawn's commit history to find the commit where the perf regression happened, and it ...
1/
When updating Dawn (Chrome's WebGPU lib), I saw a +50% jump in GPU timings for most/all of my GPU timers (measuring draws, dispatches, etc.).
I bisected Dawn's commit history to find the commit where the perf regression happened, and it ...
1/
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A pretty wild debugging story:
When updating Dawn (Chrome's WebGPU lib), I saw a +50% jump in GPU timings for most/all of my GPU timers (measuring draws, dispatches, etc.).
I bisected Dawn's commit history to find the commit where the perf regression happened, and it ...
1/
When updating Dawn (Chrome's WebGPU lib), I saw a +50% jump in GPU timings for most/all of my GPU timers (measuring draws, dispatches, etc.).
I bisected Dawn's commit history to find the commit where the perf regression happened, and it ...
1/
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"Yeah I'm part of a culture that really cares about family and food. We even have a celebration around it. Its called Thanksgiving"
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"Yeah I'm part of a culture that really cares about family and food. We even have a celebration around it. Its called Thanksgiving"
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😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
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It’s so cool to have hitched your wagon 20 years ago to an industry that was booming beyond anyone’s expectations and have it turn out to be stripmined and utterly hollowed out by Shareholder Value, and every other industry you could slot into has been, surprise, hollowed out by Shareholder Value
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It’s so cool to have hitched your wagon 20 years ago to an industry that was booming beyond anyone’s expectations and have it turn out to be stripmined and utterly hollowed out by Shareholder Value, and every other industry you could slot into has been, surprise, hollowed out by Shareholder Value
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Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
NYT isn’t worth reading because they are in the bag for Trump
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
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its so cool that our two trans holidays are "please remember we exist" and "please stop killing us"
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
its so cool that our two trans holidays are "please remember we exist" and "please stop killing us"
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To avoid a situation where Silksong wins every award in the same year, we're introducing a new award category: Most Insect Pornography Created. 2025 nominees are Silksong, and some gacha phone game you've never heard of that isn't available in english and also shut down 8 months ago
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
To avoid a situation where Silksong wins every award in the same year, we're introducing a new award category: Most Insect Pornography Created. 2025 nominees are Silksong, and some gacha phone game you've never heard of that isn't available in english and also shut down 8 months ago
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Guess this needs to be updated
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Guess this needs to be updated
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Gutted. We have lost a brilliant voice in the world. Rest in peace Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social you were so inspiring to so many of us. Thank you for sharing all your words and for always shining a light on the disability community.
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gutted. We have lost a brilliant voice in the world. Rest in peace Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social you were so inspiring to so many of us. Thank you for sharing all your words and for always shining a light on the disability community.
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new york today:
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
new york today:
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so where are the op-eds about republican overreach today? where’s the commentary about donald trumps war against american citizens or his terror campaign targeting brown people? where’s the pearl clutching over the conservative social media bubble reliant on nazi propagandists?
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
so where are the op-eds about republican overreach today? where’s the commentary about donald trumps war against american citizens or his terror campaign targeting brown people? where’s the pearl clutching over the conservative social media bubble reliant on nazi propagandists?
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trump wins because he honestly and transparently tells you what he sincerely believes: the entire system is corrupt. i am corrupt. by definition i will punish my enemies and reward myself and my friends and this will be a great spectacle and profitable for those who are my friends. be my friend
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
trump wins because he honestly and transparently tells you what he sincerely believes: the entire system is corrupt. i am corrupt. by definition i will punish my enemies and reward myself and my friends and this will be a great spectacle and profitable for those who are my friends. be my friend
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Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
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harvard medical school got bombed yesterday and it barely made news
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Authorities Investigating Explosion on Harvard’s Medical Campus, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University…
www.thecrimson.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
harvard medical school got bombed yesterday and it barely made news
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In their defense gaming has a discovery problem of historic proportions and basically all organized games journalism has been recently defunded
November 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In their defense gaming has a discovery problem of historic proportions and basically all organized games journalism has been recently defunded