QG

QG

@qgdev.co.uk

Software engineer, code monkey for @doras.to, working on many things at once. Including PokopiaDB! https://qgdev.co.uk / https://pokopiadb.io

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@qgdev.co.uk

I am this god damn close to starting to make type 1 diabetes content focused around tech, because there's so much stuff out there but no one seems to focus on the tech behind it. The apps are all shit, the UX of everything is awful. I have spent hours figuring things out and it's still bloody awful.

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

The British Government just used a country wide disaster alert mechanism with full klaxon sounds to remind people not to start fires. This is the same alert system designed to warn of impending catastrophe, including war, evacuation orders, and in the worst case, inbound nuclear strike.

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

Anyone with a sleeping baby, anyone who works nights, anyone who is elderly and doesn't check their phone often, they've all just been massively disturbed to remind them not to use a disposable barbecue. What a way to make a joke of one of the most critical pieces of UK infrastructure.

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

It's a hilarious moment to see the company that you left due to poor mental health and burnout spouting LinkedIn bollocks about how they're helping out for "mental health week".

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

Once again, our leader and our government bows to the temper tantrums of a senile old man. Appalling.

Politics UK@politicsuk.com

🚨 BREAKING: The UK has given the US permission to use UK bases to bomb Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

Hello Pokopia players! New updates have dropped on pokopiadb.io! Step 1 being the new URL! We have moved to pokopiadb.io. Second is a massive update to the mobile version, meaning it now works nicely. On top of that, we've added a bunch of new recipes, so go check it out!

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

We are now working on a few new UX updates, as well as moving on to the Pokedex, including the abilities and habitats! Oh, and images. Big updates underway.

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

#pokopia players, I've made some updates to pokopiadb.qgdev.co.uk ! All the recipes are now sorted by category, even in your search results. There's also a huge amount of new crafting information added! Go have a look!

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

The next batch of updates will be working to make the site work nicely on mobile, then we can move on to a Pokédex too!

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John Wiswell
@wiswell.bsky.social

MASH is one of the greatest shows ever made. It centers a group of highly skilled people who are scared to be there, who hate the war that is happening there, and who will do their damnedest to help every single person they can for so long as they're suck there.

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@qgdev.co.uk

Pros of being on call: money. Cons of being on call: being woken up at 0230 to lead on fixing a production incident, sitting in a teams call with 7 other people who also don't want to be there, then not getting back to sleep until 0600.

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

So I have the spawning working a bit better now, definitely still needs some work, but it's definitely good enough for testing. Swinging mechanics are working nicely, stamina added, and a boost ability. Slowly coming together #indiedev #gamedev #godot

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

Beginnings of swinging mechanics, it's starting to come together

QG@qgdev.co.uk

So now I'm remaking it to hopefully use a similar mechanic for a vertical climber game where you play as a spider. I don't want to let this one go as it's a really simple project, and it'd be fun to get it polished. Hopefully this will make a bit more sense when it doesn't have planets in it!

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

So I started messing with this as the concept of an infinite runner set in space. The problem is there's nothing to slow you down in space, so there's no real challenge. You could gain velocity from swinging from the planets, but you wouldn't lose anything

QG@qgdev.co.uk

Started working on a thing, let's see if I make anything of it #gamedev #indiedev

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

So now I'm remaking it to hopefully use a similar mechanic for a vertical climber game where you play as a spider. I don't want to let this one go as it's a really simple project, and it'd be fun to get it polished. Hopefully this will make a bit more sense when it doesn't have planets in it!

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

Started working on a thing, let's see if I make anything of it #gamedev #indiedev

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

Man forgets that article 5 of NATO has only been invoked once, on behalf of the USA after 9/11.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We pay for NATO. We paid for many years, until I came along, in my opinion 100% of NATO, because they weren't paying their bills. And all we're asking for is to get Greenland, including right, title, and ownership."

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

The internet is a vast hole of people hating things because it’s easy to hate.

St1ka@st1ka.bsky.social

If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

Hi yes watch the thing because my wonderfully talented partner did a thing.

Nikki@smollnikki.bsky.social

Oh hey look! Something non-editing but work related, it’s an honour to be working with Alex on this too 🥰

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

I’m sat next to someone on a train who’s pouring her heart out about a relationship into ChatGPT. I feel awful for her but at the same time, we as a species are so so doomed.

QG
@qgdev.co.uk

Wear one of these data harvesters near me and the only prompt you’ll get is to fuck right off.

Dr Abeba Birhane@abeba.blacksky.app

well, this is what silicon valley is cooking up a device that's always on. so when a user goes about their life talking to people, everyone who comes within a certain capture radius will have their data (raw and natural conversation data) enrolled

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Pepper
@itshellpepper.bsky.social

Everybody bully Elon so hard lately. You can hear in his voice how much everything is getting to him. His company is dying, his website is getting hacked, his approval rating is abysmal. I can’t help but feel like we’re better than this… We’re capable of bullying him 100x harder, step up your game

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Mark McGeoghegan
@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social

The UK lost 457 lives, experienced a further 616 casualties, and spent £32.8bn in Afghanistan after the US triggered NATO Article 5 following 9/11. Not to mention Iraq.

mirror.co.ukJD Vance calls UK 'some random country that hasn't fought war in 30 years'US Vice President JD Vance said the only way to secure lasting peace in Ukraine is to grant the US an economic upside - and slammed the UK as 'some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'

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Jodie 🐲
@gikairan.bsky.social

Its officially pokemon day here in the UK! Please accept my magnum opus of pokemon related art to celebrate 🤗 (and also because ive never shared this one here before) #pokemon #art #digitalart #snom #pokemonday #pokemonswsh #procreateartists