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David Crooks

@cyphersignal.bsky.social
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Senior software developer working on your favourite games to make them run faster, look better, and sound greater. You’ll see me when you need me. Also at mastodon.gamedev.place/@cyphersignal

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 12h
Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, people across Canada are gathering in remembrance and renewed determination to ensure ours is a country where every child matters.
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@marathonteam.bungie.net This is something I’ve been wondering with the reset, are Cradle prestige levels not reset? Or another way, are the “Cradle Prestige 1-7” codex challenges what grant the bonus Cradle points, and so since codex is not reset, the bonus points are not reset as well?
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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 27/09/2026
cackling laughing this rules. fuck yes. this is what we deserve.
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ZFG @zfg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I finally finished a full, complete 100% run with the new route and beat my 7 year old be by 2 whole seconds. This run still has a bunch of mistakes but the new route saves so much time. More improvements soon.
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Image of a soul leaving a persons body with a caption reading “My hate for the industrial military complex leaving my body when I get my hands on an Ace Combat game”
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Friday Night @fridayyakuza.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Friday at last…
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Marathon @marathonthegame.bungie.net · 24/09/2026
We’ve got a lot to show you about what’s next for Marathon, from Nightfall Refresh in October, to Symbiosis in December, and Marathon’s evolution in March. youtu.be/YaLvrG6-kkM Hear directly from Del Chafe III and Julia Nardin: bung.ie/marathonfuture
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The Future Of Marathon (Part 1) | Bungie Dev Insights
YouTube video by Marathon
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
wut
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Audio Logs @audiologs.ca · 23/09/2026
//FULL EPISODE: OUT NOW// 021 - Halo: Campaign Evolved with Becky Allen, Sun Kim and Ryan Schaad 🔗: linktr.ee/audiologs.po... #audiologs #gameaudio #podcast #halo #remake
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rewatching Puss in Boots: Last Wish and gosh I forgot how great it looks
photo of an early shot of Puss in Boots 2
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Tim Rogers minus context @108minuscontext.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’m getting caught up on The Rehearsal, in anticipation of You Can See Everything, and I just watched the Sully episode (S2E3). Absolutely incredible stuff. Just phenomenal cinema.
Nathan Fielder rehearsing the lift of Sully Sullenberger, listing to Evanescence on his iPod.
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Friday Night @fridayyakuza.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Friday at last…
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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
the best thing about being in my 40s by far has been the freedom to refer to anonymous guys in their late teens/early 20s as “kid” like Han Solo calls Luke in Star Wars. been waiting my whole life for this. worth every second. indescribable feeling of power.
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Kris Wolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 16/09/2026
he won
"I hope gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!"
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Alex Navarro @alexnavarro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
this is the thing that chases you around for eternity when you go to hell for jacking off to anime
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is the best thing yet that @bencollins.bsky.social and @timheidecker.bsky.social have done at the new Onion
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Mii Maker music added to Switch 2 (via _danpar)
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Exhibit # 438 of how smartly designed big walk is.
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Spooky Sammi Skeletons @froondingloom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
just got back from the Centrist RPG
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Audio Logs @audiologs.ca · 09/09/2026
//FULL EPISODE: OUT NOW// 020 - Big Walk ( @househouse.com ) with Em Halberstadt ( @emaudible.bsky.social ) and Nicholas Zhang ( @nicholaszhangaudio.bsky.social ) from @ashellinthepit.com 🔗: linktr.ee/audiologs.po... #audiologs #gameaudio #podcast #bigwalk #indiegame
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Yuri Gnu @yurignu.com · 08/09/2026
loving the new look
Link in the new Ocarina of Time remake and totally not Elizabeth Holmes looking completely normal on the new You Can See Everything documentary
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Nathan Fielder/Lance Oppenheim documentary on Elizabeth Holmes looks absolutely astounding youtube.com/watch?v=GGJS...
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You Can See Everything | Official Teaser HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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Max the comics guy who does comics about comics @waitingforthetrade.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A picture of Doctor Doom captioned “Doom did invent the FPS no matter what that fool Richards claims”
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
youtu.be/nFNK8CzKs8o
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Squamish Nation language, B.C. landmarks feature in new Marvel video game
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Two Nintendo Directs announced: The Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary - Sept 8 at 7 AM PT Nintendo Direct - Sept 9 at 7 AM PT
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
HUH????
Descriptions of two Story DLC content for FF7 t to be released between Winter 2027 and Spring 2028. One titled “Sephiroth” and one titled “Vincent & The Turks”
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Perfect running animation. No notes.
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Audio Logs @audiologs.ca · 02/09/2026
//EP.020_TEASER// Our 20th episode is coming out next week! Can you guess what's the game we'll be diving into? youtube.com/shorts/IsOdO... #audiologs #gameaudio #gamedev #podcast #indiegame
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Episode 020 - TEASER
YouTube video by Audio Logs
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There’s a lot to be said about how art styles, etc, can “permit” certain flavours of game design. Breath of the Wild or Minecraft, for example, can more easily get away with stuff.
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The audio mix the chaos oh my god 😂
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mjp @mjp123.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Being an open source maintainer in 2026
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Being able to rip all of the shuffles and permutes out of a vector processing loop should not be so satisfying… …but, by the gods, is it ever 🤤
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Alex Previty @alexprevity.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I've been waiting to talk about this one...Wwise will now have the PS5's "Tempest 3D Audio" binaural renderer available as an Audio Device plugin. This will be a game changer for keeping the same signal flow and sound quality consistent between platforms! www.audiokinetic.com/fr/public-li...
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Documentation | Audiokinetic
Audiokinetic - The global leader in interactive audio technology.
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com · 27/08/2026
So the people launching a new Twitter under the name Twitter launched their thing so I signed up. Turns out they have an AI scanning tweets for "truth" and it currently has no idea what it's doing. Posted something innocuous about Star Wars Zero Company and it essentially blocked it from all feeds.
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
…god I’ve had to add “binauralize” and “binauralization” to so many computer spell-checkers and dictionaries recently…
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Marathon @marathonthegame.bungie.net · 26/08/2026
SENTINEL SHELL // DEFENSIVE STRATEGIST ZONE CONTROL TECH PREPPED, PRIMED, AND READY
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I can’t take this shit much longer. What a legend. Owned every role. Was perfect in every role. One of the few actors who could be absolutely delightful and deeply terrifying. Damn, man. Damnit.
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Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
youtu.be/uJuKN0chAZk?...
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Yes, Dolly was Actually That Great
YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Men Throw Heads Back in Laughter
ALT: Men Throw Heads Back in Laughter
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Doug Ford gonna look like this if the press asks him for comment
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Vegeta Super Saiyan Vegeta
ALT: Vegeta Super Saiyan Vegeta
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merritt @merrittk.com · 24/08/2026
doug ford is fucking scum but maybe we could capture and unleash him on america in some kind of weapon x-type program. just dump him across the border and let him go wild on upstate new york with adamantium claws
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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David Crooks @cyphersignal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
GOD WINDOWS 11’S EMOTE KEYBOARD SUCKS THAT FIRST TIME LOAD NEVER GETS THE EMOTES IN PROPERLY, YOU NEED SO MANY INTERACTIONS TO GET THE EMOTE IN, AND THE EMOTES LOOK BAD TO BOOT
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Katie Cook @katiecandraw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Did a little warm-up doodle today to give The Very Hungry Caterpillar the ending the book needed.
The character The Very Hungry Caterpillar from the picture book of the same name remembering he left all that food behind.
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
now free to watch on youtube, episode 8 of the history of charging the mound: GEORGE BRETT vs. MILT WILCOX. this is the one with the guy who crapped his pants one time
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Why do we charge the mound? | George Brett vs. Milt Wilcox
YouTube video by Secret Base
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Tim Rogers minus context @108minuscontext.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
All I know is what I see, and what I see is dozens upon dozens of executed publishing agreements w/ anti gen-ai clauses. It's not as accepted as the corps selling the ai tools want us to think. From my perspective, the indie industry is fully anti-ai. (thanks to @woodwould.bsky.social for the chat!)
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