I'm a software engineer who develops games and XR using technologies like C#/Unity and JavaScript/WebGL (while increasingly Godot-curious). I wrote the book Unity in Action! website: www.newarteest.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mufware2mc2kreaction gif for the ages [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufware2mc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mufvh6dirs2qWhat a line: "I’ve been playing these games so long, that they could buy their own GTA games and get outraged by them. " [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufvh6dirs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mufhytj6jc2wI just saw a profile warning against mentions of 47. I quickly realized it was talking about President Trump, but for a second I thought this person was all "fuck everyone born in 1979!"31 Aug 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufhytj6jc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mud2o2ofoc2eA) Yes, this is really stupid. B) I'm suddenly remembering Freedom Fries. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mud2o2ofoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mu7ymosqgs2yBrought to you by the party of law and order. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7ymosqgs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mu6bwz367c2yoops Natalie Harp's switch to URP didn't work right [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6bwz367c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mu426fcylk2llatest dev log: RPG Party Movement https://newarteest.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/rpg-party-movement/27 Aug 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu426fcylk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mu2yp4tgss23Clever satire or sincerely needed history lesson? por que no los dos? [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2yp4tgss23https://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mu2squr6ak2lI just realized my brain is really weird about the word "panini": [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2squr6ak2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mtyja5w6pc2wThere's actually just one Simpsons quote I use a lot, and it's "I wouldn't have thought so either, but here we are." [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyja5w6pc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mtugfeie3c2qhuh, I just got a new credit card and the design is... weird. Like, I guess there's nothing specifically wrong with it having the number on the back and the front is mostly blank, but it looks so odd.24 Aug 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtugfeie3c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mttnhoydrk2ihahahaha holy shit I didn't even think about it until this comment [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttnhoydrk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mtjegizfws23Unfortunately this was set so I can't reply, but literally just a couple days ago I saw this interesting thread making that same point (regarding ML vs. LLM) in academic research: https://bsky.app/profile/climateofgavin.bsky.social/post/3mte3lvvkj22l [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjegizfws23https://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mtf2dtdx3s2g#gamedev #rpg I am working on party movement for my RPG. I have the party following the leader in a line, but I can't decide if it's better to collapse the line back down when the leader stops moving, or have the entire party freeze too. First video shows collapsing...18 Aug 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf2dtdx3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mtcidtjnc22bwait what: one of the actors from Heroes founded the game development company that made Outer Wilds I just saw this, is this true?17 Aug 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcidtjnc22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mtaio2enj226but but support the troops [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaio2enj226https://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mt2l2tr2x22fSeeing this reminds me of a video I saw years ago where a Republican politician from Staten Island was asked some ridiculous thing about Obama (or maybe Clinton? I forget) and his answer was to throw them out of his office. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2l2tr2x22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mt2abuzrps2oOver the last couple days I've started seeing messages (the spammier ones, natch) in Gmail marked with animated profile images. oh nooooooo (fortunately it only seems to be the mobile app for now, not the web client, but who knows how long)14 Aug 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2abuzrps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3msyjj5fqa22alol related quote from Greta Garbo when she saw the 1946 version www.sheilaomalley.com?p=65873 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyjj5fqa22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mswa4iuq5c2rI was just implementing the dirty flag pattern and, despite having done this dozens of times, this time I felt silly writing code like "if isDirty doSomething()". Any other programmers ever have that experience?12 Aug 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswa4iuq5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3mssva3bvjs2wI just got a voicemail from an unknown number saying "never fucking call me again!" I assume it's a wrong number, but I'm a little curious if this person is getting spam calls with my number spoofed. Is that a thing?11 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssva3bvjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/joehocking.bsky.social/post/3msqpldq3x22vAs someone who is half-Korean and grew up there, boy am I glad I can get soon dubu in Ohio. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:l3ppk3mtcsribfccgyvwfh7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqpldq3x22v