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Alex Darby // darbotron 🛹

@darbotron.bsky.social
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Programmer & Designer. Human, husband, parent, skateboarder. Gamedev since '96. Company founder. BAFTA member & winner. GameDevHeroes Programming Hero 2019. Co-creator DJ Hero. #UKGI Cthulhu fhtagn ;,; www.darbotron.com www.linkedin.com/in/darbotron

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22h
With only a little time left on the kickstarter, here’s Tim talking to Alanah and me about an eventful few months. One of my heroes. Alanah I mean. youtu.be/2-5BOZTWjIs
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Tim Schafer on leaving Xbox & the future of Double Fine | Play, Watch, Listen
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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 20h
Lots of people complaining they can't read the paper because they're just rummaging around in the GitHub repo and opening the raw HTML. Folks - it's a repo. You have to "download" it. Are people just way too Web 3.0-pilled these days? Feeling like Principal Skinner here...
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Alex Darby // darbotron 🛹 @darbotron.bsky.social · 23h
WAT!?! SO FUCKING COOL!
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Alex Darby // darbotron 🛹 @darbotron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My fave character is the Raktajino mugs. cc. @mikebithell.bsky.social
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Alex Darby // darbotron 🛹 @darbotron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tom did something clever and weird looking. Go check it out.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
THAT’S NOT GOWRON! YOU HAVE NO HONOUR!
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mmalex @mmalex.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
what a fantastic talk. ignore the thumbnail. it made me think about how i want to create music... even though this is about visual arts. must watch, this vid is NOT what you might expect from anything in the following thumbnail/title/image - its like an anti spoiler. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7rI...
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Level Up Your Non-Photoreal Rendering with One Weird Trick — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Daniel Nye Griffiths @d-nye-griffiths.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You fools, the triffids can't read!
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Matt 'Wib' Ward @wib.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I forget why I made a gif of Imotekh reaching for Froot Loops but it felt rude not to share it.
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"My hope is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here." Jim Henson (1936-1990) was born on this date.
Jim Henson and the Muppets.
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🗡️the scary gargoyle🦇 @jijo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
i also picked up this adorable bat jar
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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
quaternions/4D sphere geometry isn't that complicated! just remember ( 1/√2, 0, 0, 1/√2 ) is a positive and/or negative rotation around X and/or YZ by 90° and/or 45°
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good Question.......?
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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Things I learnt today, writing this lecture: Moh's Scale of Sci-Fi hardness. LOL! kelthavenpress.com/2021/04/26/t...
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The Mohs Scale of SF Hardness
I’ve seen yet another argument break out about what counts as “hard” SF. Some people think “hardness” is a yes or no property and are indignant if some work is excluded. So it’s time to go ov…
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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm just going to continuously post this one. AI is just math. Who gives a shit. It's the capitalism that's ramming it into every thing. It's always been the capitalism making us miserable.
A version of the Eric Andre shooting a guy meme.

Capitalism shoots Humanity, then turns to the camera and asks "Why would AI do this?"
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fresh batch of pots out the kiln including four spider pots! Gonna try and get them online before end today x
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It would have been Jim Henson's 90th birthday today so tonight so we've got a documentary to watch!
A poster for the Disney+ documentary: Jim Henson, Idea Man from director Ron Howard. It shows the famous puppeteer performing with one of his most famous creations, Kermit the Frog.
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Forbidden Solitaire DLC Reveal: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien/po...
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Forbidden Solitaire DLC Reveal | Grey Alien Games
In case you wondered what we've been up to since launching Forbidden Solitaire... First there was the New Game + mode, then the Making of Ar
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Alex Darby // darbotron 🛹 @darbotron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Seconded! CODE SHIT confirmed.
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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT RTs HUGELY APPRECIATED 🏌🏌🏼‍♂️🏌🏌️‍♀️⛳🛺 This is *Really Illegal Golf* It's essentially Metal Gear Golf with Friends. Really. - Multiplayer stealth golf - Dodge security, stay alive, and sink that putt - Free multiplayer demo available right now store.steampowered.com/app/4115520/...
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Mandy Sidebottom @pearlstardust.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I bit the bullet and created an #Instagram account fairly recently. While it's not the primary place I will be posting, if any of you use it more frequently than bluesky, please follow me. Same name, Pearlstardust. Hope to see you there!
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
lol. I feel like I know exactly the 10 person crew I’d call immediately
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Gavin Shoebridge @kiwiev.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ceramic brakes.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A national taskforce aimed at tackling misogyny across society has been launched by the government news.sky.com/story/no-wom...
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'No woman should have to curb ambitions out of fear': National taskforce to tackle misogyny launched
It comes as Girlguiding says girls are facing rising levels of sexism and misogyny online, in public and in schools.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 19/09/2026
My most boomer opinion is that you should be able to connect a printer straight out of the box with a cable to the pc and print. No wifi, no bluetooth, no freaking app.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I really need to go there some day! Preferably before I go back to the space opera that culminates in THE SKULLULARITY (a Singularity made out of Skulls) so I can write the trip off as a research expense.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/09/2026
Barefoot Ed Sheeran Introduces Sock Puppets That Will Open For Him On Tour theonion.com/barefoot-ed-sheeran-in…
Barefoot Ed Sheeran Introduces Sock Puppets That Will Open For Him On Tour
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Something tells me this offer may have expired.
An Electronic Boutique sticker on an old PC game that says 'the free internet service for life!'
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Muppet GIF of the Day @gifs-of-puppets.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today's #TheMuppetShow GIF of the Day is...
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 14/09/2026
Well fuck genocide-supporting Ed Sheeran then
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The cross is now a symbol of repression and hate.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Those iconic L.A. steps now (with a bit of then). LAUREL AND HARDY THE MUSIC BOX (1932)
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My brain hurts.....
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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I need y'all to understand that dumb bits of math don't kill people
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The hype cycle and inflated claims about AI this autumn are getting so bizarre that I feel it's only a matter of time before they out-gonzo the opening of the 1992 SF novel "Steel Beach", by John Varley: "In five years, the penis will be obsolete," said the salesman.
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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm pleased to announce that around 200 pages' worth of tutorial resources are coming to the Game UI Database for FREE via a brand new blog. No ads. No paywalls. No email signups. Here's a preview of the first piece dropping next week, all about crafting cross-platform control schemes and layouts!
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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
KLINGON FOR UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR MALFUNCTION I'M NOT SHOUTING
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RossyDoesDrawings (commissions open) @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I drew a comic strip.
a comic strip. The first panel shows a goblin in a long coat approaching a guard. The second panel has the goblin saying "we're just normal men!". The third panel has the guard replying "what do you mean normal men?". The fourth panel shows both the goblin in the coat and the guard. The coat is beginning to open to show many goblins within. The guard looks suspicious and a goblin emerging from the coat is saying "We're just innocent men!"
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Roger @plankton1975.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just read the Milkipedia entry for Terranoid ‘Governance and Voting’, and I wonder who @danthat.bsky.social is alluding to in the description of the ‘Everyman’ candidate… 🤣 Earth Must Die isn’t just jokes about poo poos.
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Cartoon Batman Deep in Thought
Alt: Cartoon Batman Deep in Thought
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Jim Unwin @jimunwin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Anthropic finally installs kill-switch over concerns AI could unionise.
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Alex Darby // darbotron 🛹 @darbotron.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just discovered this amazing (pebble) watch face on the repebble store. apps.repebble.com/b0806312b5be...
pebble time 2 smart watch showing the famous frame of Dr Manhattan from Watchmen sat on the moon getting lost in his perception of time; except the time in the comic style text is the actual time.
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inkle @inkle.co · 11/09/2026
🎙️ Call for voice actors! 🎭 We're looking for two lead voices for our next game. - One male and one female, vocal age 40 to 60 - Cornish / Welsh / South-West England accent If that's you, please send an acting sample to info@inklestudios.com, marked “casting call”. (Paid, ofc) <3 RTs!
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Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment
ALT: Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment
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Vlambeer @vlambeer.com · 10/09/2026
LUFTRAUSERS is free on the Epic Games Store right now! store.epicgames.com/p/luftrauser...
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Luftrausers | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play Luftrausers at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
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Alex Darby // darbotron 🛹 @darbotron.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
holy fuck
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