UI Engineer / Online Tutor / Indie Dev Developing a hex grid strategy game ++++ He / Him ++++ Check out the published games I've worked on: https://chaossnail5.wixsite.com/elliottstrait/ProjectData/Downloadablehttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mvjhkq452s2dJonathan Blow is a real interesting case study in computer science because he's very skilled & has a ton of valid criticisms of modern software - but then one of his leading theories on how we got to this point is just "lazy left-wing developers are polluting the industry"15 Sep 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjhkq452s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mvdkglzsmk2sThink I discovered a new Order 4 magic hexagon? At least I haven't seen this one documented anywhere Every cell contains the integers between -18 to 18 Every row sums to 012 Sep 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdkglzsmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mvazpurvek2sI don't think the Zelda movie needs to make Link necessarily mute - like I could enjoy it if they lean into him being a kid from the forest who can speak to spirits, but doesn't know Hylian to actually communicate with the rest of the cast Or they could do the BotW thing of him not being too verbal11 Sep 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvazpurvek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mv7s3oa3bs2dAI gets tossed around at work a lot, but I've yet to see it solve a problem it itself didn't create Like "AI can help read unfamiliar code!" People aren't making legible code because they're having AI write it & read it back to them. Or "AI can make example code!" Same problem11 Sep 2026 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7s3oa3bs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mv3xy3cvus2pBet that Metroid Ravenous switch cartridge is gonna taste delicious09 Sep 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3xy3cvus2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mv3rq6aw3c2pThey put my boy Kirby in the Truman Show09 Sep 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3rq6aw3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3muzrvpzkwk2dHave there been any remakes made to look like the original boxart It's all I ask for08 Sep 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzrvpzkwk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3muzet6bhsk2dI feel neutral toward the OoT art style, but having a jump button is fukkn peak actually My favorite thing to do in non-platformer games is to jump on top of things the designers didn't think people would jump on08 Sep 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzet6bhsk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3muxt6g2qsk2d [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxt6g2qsk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mut4aje3hs2206 Sep 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mut4aje3hs22https://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3murt7idjos22Might drop by SIX tomorrow - definitely not going to PAX tho, conventions are waayyyy too loud for my liking Could only see myself goin' to PAX again if I got my game close to release & was gonna run a booth05 Sep 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3murt7idjos22https://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3murpqwwptk22The public sentiment toward billionaires completely shifted since Batman was first written, but I think he could still work as a "rich superhero" if his villains were more often white-collar criminals Easily my favorite part of The Batman05 Sep 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3murpqwwptk22https://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3muliwzzjds22It will always be funny to have a student complain that they have to learn math in a game dev course 😌03 Sep 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muliwzzjds22https://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mufzj7h2d22gMika came up to me for pets & I accidentally gave her a static shock https://static.klipy.com/ii/a15b48460c436e1e92c85ffc680932cc/02/65/NN7dGGlD.gif?hh=281&ww=498&mp4=ktujTnTM7aVkV&webm=8H6ogqQCPzzLAN31 Aug 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufzj7h2d22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mudsew2s5k2nNever understood how Miles Morales got lightning powers on top of spider powers. Like sure, "Venom Strike", sure yea. Spiders have venom. Spiders don't make electrical charges tho Was he bit by an Anode Dweevil31 Aug 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudsew2s5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3muavyb74vs2nplaying Message From Deep Space29 Aug 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muavyb74vs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3muaafofnw22nMy day job has been increasingly demoralizing from all the AI People swamp me with dozens of pull requests that they didn't write & they didn't review, but they need my approval before it can get merged. & it feels like they're just making me do their job for them29 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaafofnw22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mtwchpqozs2sDudes be like "turn based games are great, ya just need to find the good ones!!" & then their favorite turn based game is Persona25 Aug 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwchpqozs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mtux2zevf22mmanaged to hoard infinite wealth in my latest Noita run i'm kinda like a dragon or something25 Aug 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtux2zevf22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mtpa75chys2eBus driver is tailgating the person in front of us on the highway 😬22 Aug 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpa75chys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mtn53yk2ks2322 Aug 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtn53yk2ks23https://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mtkf4k7rm22hthe first time I heard the title "2XKO" I thought it was some new brand of "ENERGY DRINK FOR GAMERS" rip to that dev team - publishing studios needa stop banking on every new title being a 'forever game' - But that title did 'em no favors either20 Aug 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkf4k7rm22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mtjf2bkskc2bESTRANGED? I'M AS FAMILIAR WITH THOSE AGONIZED. SNIFFLING FROM NASAL DISTRESS. ⬛⬛⬛🔲⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🔲🟨🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲 ⬛🟨⬛🔲⬛🔲⬛⬛🔲⬛ ⬛🟨🔲🔲⬛🔲⬛🔲🔲⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛🔲⬛⬛🔲⬛ ⬛🟨🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛🔲⬛ 🔲🟨🔲🔲⬛🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛🔲⬛ 🔲🟨🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲⬛ #SplitRemark 2026 8 20 tastiestlemon.github.io/Split-Remark/ https://tastiestlemon.github.io/Split-Remark/20 Aug 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjf2bkskc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastylemon.bsky.social/post/3mthnfqnp3c2bThing about contract work is I have actual real work I want to accomplish, but my contracting company will routinely interrupt it to give me mandatory busywork just so they can justify their existence as a middle manager that eats half the paycheck I'd get if I just worked for Microsoft directly19 Aug 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:om36jxpoy7dd4amg2cdpkyjj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthnfqnp3c2b