TechGoblin
@techgoblin.bsky.social
I'm a web developer but I make Godot games on the side.
I hope to one day create a cooperative game studio/tech company.
Follow me if you're interested in Godot and how to make the world a better place.
I hope to one day create a cooperative game studio/tech company.
Follow me if you're interested in Godot and how to make the world a better place.
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Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
I'm really shocked Vox put out a really good article explaining what a democratic socialism could look like in America.
www.vox.com/politics/467...
www.vox.com/politics/467...
How would Zohran Mamdani’s dream economy actually work?
What “democratic socialism” really means.
www.vox.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I'm really shocked Vox put out a really good article explaining what a democratic socialism could look like in America.
www.vox.com/politics/467...
www.vox.com/politics/467...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I think of all the founding fathers Thomas Paine was the most based.
He argued that since the earth was shared by all humankind before private property, that holders of private property owe a debt to society that should be repaid in taxes and those taxes should go towards UBI and social programs.
He argued that since the earth was shared by all humankind before private property, that holders of private property owe a debt to society that should be repaid in taxes and those taxes should go towards UBI and social programs.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I think of all the founding fathers Thomas Paine was the most based.
He argued that since the earth was shared by all humankind before private property, that holders of private property owe a debt to society that should be repaid in taxes and those taxes should go towards UBI and social programs.
He argued that since the earth was shared by all humankind before private property, that holders of private property owe a debt to society that should be repaid in taxes and those taxes should go towards UBI and social programs.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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i love halo so much and i also have to be honest that a remake of combat evolved is on its face one of the most blatantly uninteresting ideas you could possibly put in front of me
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i love halo so much and i also have to be honest that a remake of combat evolved is on its face one of the most blatantly uninteresting ideas you could possibly put in front of me
People who think we're on the verge of all tech workers losing their jobs to AI are putting too much stock into rich people who need the AI bubble to keep on going.
The sooner people stop buying into this crap the sooner it'll burst.
The sooner people stop buying into this crap the sooner it'll burst.
The gaming equivalent of an extremely drunk person telling you a story.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
People who think we're on the verge of all tech workers losing their jobs to AI are putting too much stock into rich people who need the AI bubble to keep on going.
The sooner people stop buying into this crap the sooner it'll burst.
The sooner people stop buying into this crap the sooner it'll burst.
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Ready to take your #GodotEngine game on consoles? What determines how you should do that?🤔
Watch @stayathomedev.bsky.social video on the options you have to take your game to the next level.
Check it out 👇
Watch @stayathomedev.bsky.social video on the options you have to take your game to the next level.
Check it out 👇
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ready to take your #GodotEngine game on consoles? What determines how you should do that?🤔
Watch @stayathomedev.bsky.social video on the options you have to take your game to the next level.
Check it out 👇
Watch @stayathomedev.bsky.social video on the options you have to take your game to the next level.
Check it out 👇
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Did you know you can tell what software a 3D artist uses by how their nails look?
October 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Did you know you can tell what software a 3D artist uses by how their nails look?
Is the Ai Hype Over? Ft. Primeagen | Lemonade Stand 🍋
YouTube video by Lemonade Stand
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October 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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In the past, I'd always visualized streams by simulating particles and connecting them. I realized I can instead place points at consistent times along projected trajectories from a history buffer of launch params. Probably not a novel idea, but it's neat!
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In the past, I'd always visualized streams by simulating particles and connecting them. I realized I can instead place points at consistent times along projected trajectories from a history buffer of launch params. Probably not a novel idea, but it's neat!
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
This video is really important and goes over a lot of what would need to be done to undo the corruption in the US. It goes back to the Powell Memorandum and how it led to Citizens United.
We can undo it by revoking the power of corporations to make polical donations.
youtu.be/YRyS1goUc5s?...
We can undo it by revoking the power of corporations to make polical donations.
youtu.be/YRyS1goUc5s?...
How The US Legalized Corruption | David Sirota | TMR
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
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October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This video is really important and goes over a lot of what would need to be done to undo the corruption in the US. It goes back to the Powell Memorandum and how it led to Citizens United.
We can undo it by revoking the power of corporations to make polical donations.
youtu.be/YRyS1goUc5s?...
We can undo it by revoking the power of corporations to make polical donations.
youtu.be/YRyS1goUc5s?...
If anyone needs a font pack check this out
I recently came across this pack of 1,200+ fonts, loved it, got in contact with the creators and I can now offer a 90% off (!) coupon for all Kenney friends!✨
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October 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Sign our petition urging the US FTC to watch this deal closely. If left unchecked, this deal spells disaster for EA's workers and players alike, but there's still time to do something about it!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
Make EA Better for Workers and Gamers - Not Billionaires
A group of investors - including the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners - wants to buy Electronic Arts, concentrating even more power and wealth into the hands...
actionnetwork.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Sign our petition urging the US FTC to watch this deal closely. If left unchecked, this deal spells disaster for EA's workers and players alike, but there's still time to do something about it!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
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It was pretty interesting seeing someone from big tech engage with the idea of socializing big tech due to the dangers of oligarchs using it to control democracy and society at large.
It was funny seeing him not engage and just say "Wait so you guys don't like tech?"
youtu.be/5dMIuCdLL7Y?...
It was funny seeing him not engage and just say "Wait so you guys don't like tech?"
youtu.be/5dMIuCdLL7Y?...
Big Tech vs Democracy | Yanis Varoufakis takes on Tim Nguyen
YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It was pretty interesting seeing someone from big tech engage with the idea of socializing big tech due to the dangers of oligarchs using it to control democracy and society at large.
It was funny seeing him not engage and just say "Wait so you guys don't like tech?"
youtu.be/5dMIuCdLL7Y?...
It was funny seeing him not engage and just say "Wait so you guys don't like tech?"
youtu.be/5dMIuCdLL7Y?...
Having ADHD and a conscience is not a very productive combination in the current political climate.
It's tough to stay focused on getting work done because I get distracted by the things that make me feel like I need to do more to help make things better so I'm exhausted constantly.
It's tough to stay focused on getting work done because I get distracted by the things that make me feel like I need to do more to help make things better so I'm exhausted constantly.
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Having ADHD and a conscience is not a very productive combination in the current political climate.
It's tough to stay focused on getting work done because I get distracted by the things that make me feel like I need to do more to help make things better so I'm exhausted constantly.
It's tough to stay focused on getting work done because I get distracted by the things that make me feel like I need to do more to help make things better so I'm exhausted constantly.
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The real challenge for tech bros is striking the fine balance between completely destroying humanity and retaining enough of it that their billions are still worth something.
October 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The real challenge for tech bros is striking the fine balance between completely destroying humanity and retaining enough of it that their billions are still worth something.
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It is time 👉 www.makeship.com/products/god...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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I love it when developers talk about important issues and their studios back them up!
Wraith Games is a great cooperative game studio and I hope my future cooperative game studio can one day amplify the messages of the people that I work with!
Wraith Games is a great cooperative game studio and I hope my future cooperative game studio can one day amplify the messages of the people that I work with!
Our Creative Director, Jay Kidd, talked to Hamilton City Council & later @wcpo9news.bsky.social about saying "NO" to a proposed new data center a couple of miles from our studio.
We at Wraith Games stand by this message and will have more info soon.
Read more here: www.wcpo.com/hamilton-ohi...
We at Wraith Games stand by this message and will have more info soon.
Read more here: www.wcpo.com/hamilton-ohi...
October 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I love it when developers talk about important issues and their studios back them up!
Wraith Games is a great cooperative game studio and I hope my future cooperative game studio can one day amplify the messages of the people that I work with!
Wraith Games is a great cooperative game studio and I hope my future cooperative game studio can one day amplify the messages of the people that I work with!
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Honestly, it needs to go further than this.
We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”
We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”
“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Honestly, it needs to go further than this.
We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”
We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”
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I think I've found my solution for the leaves.
It's still a multimesh of billboard quads, but I use a base mesh to construct it. For each vertex of the base mesh I instantiate a billboard and copy the normals. I then use the base mesh for shadow casting with front culled.
#GodotEngine #shader
It's still a multimesh of billboard quads, but I use a base mesh to construct it. For each vertex of the base mesh I instantiate a billboard and copy the normals. I then use the base mesh for shadow casting with front culled.
#GodotEngine #shader
October 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I think I've found my solution for the leaves.
It's still a multimesh of billboard quads, but I use a base mesh to construct it. For each vertex of the base mesh I instantiate a billboard and copy the normals. I then use the base mesh for shadow casting with front culled.
#GodotEngine #shader
It's still a multimesh of billboard quads, but I use a base mesh to construct it. For each vertex of the base mesh I instantiate a billboard and copy the normals. I then use the base mesh for shadow casting with front culled.
#GodotEngine #shader
This is exactly the kind of thing that I think the world needs more of. Our political/social/economic/tech systems should be by and for the people, not billionaires who exert control over our lives.
Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City
Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City
Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …
moneyontheleft.org
October 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is exactly the kind of thing that I think the world needs more of. Our political/social/economic/tech systems should be by and for the people, not billionaires who exert control over our lives.
I watched a pretty good video that summed up how FDR and the subsequent massive successes of the social movements of the early 1900's were only possible because leftists pulled the Democrats to the left against the threat of fascism coming to the US.
October 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I watched a pretty good video that summed up how FDR and the subsequent massive successes of the social movements of the early 1900's were only possible because leftists pulled the Democrats to the left against the threat of fascism coming to the US.