iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 28/05/2026

Arcade baseball may be one of the greatest game loops. It's 4 tightly coordinated minigames in one. Pitching, batting, fielding, running.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 10/02/2026

Turning 45 has me reflecting in the same way I reflect on all milestones these days — what would my dad think of my life at this point?

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 23/12/2025

Here is my dire prediction. RAM prices will stay. Nvidia and corps will push cloud compute like GeForce Now / Xbox Cloud. Game devs will have to continue targeting 2021 hw for 5+ years. Consumers will not get compute allocation outside of phones and TVs. No PS6. If you want a 16GB GPU, get it now.

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Good Game Stuff @goodgamestuff.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Interactive #Godot tween guide. If you need help with tweens, transitions or adding juice, it’s all here. qaqelol.itch.io/tweens #gamedev #indiedev

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 03/09/2025

I added some atmospheric effects to my 2D planet shader. #godot #gamedev

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 26/08/2025

In elementary, we had spelling tests every week, and the workbooks had an appendix with acceptable alternatives. For example, it said that "layed" and "tomatoe" were also correct. As a nerd, I took it literally and memorized them. 40 years later, it still trips me up.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 21/08/2025

The two Star Trek games announced this week were not on my bingo card. - A Voyager base management game - A VR zombie game where you as a vulcan try to hold onto your logic as you slowly turn into a zombie They're both a bit out of left field, but I'm here for it.

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Kornel Kisielewicz @epyoncf.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Jupiter Hell Classic is a turn-based, fast and furious, brutal traditional roguelike of tactical combat, destructible battlefields, and endless replayability. In Steam Early Access NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/3126530/...

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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · 13/05/2025

if you know someone who was impacted, call them. Support them, lend them your network, your references, your referrals, and your time. This is a day with a lot of tears.

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luke karrys @lukekarrys.com · 13/05/2025

I can vouch directly for Fritzy's deep experience across many engineering disciplines. If you are hiring for a role, you should drop a note and try to hire him!

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 13/05/2025

Today was my last day at GitHub/npm. I've been doing this for nearly 25 years, so I've accrued quite a bit of expertise. If you're looking for someone that is an experienced programmer with a passion for data in all forms (databases, apis, protocols, etc.) please reach out.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 02/04/2025

Butt in a gaming chair, Brain full of plastic

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 25/03/2025

I wanted to make a shader for a random flame that looked hand drawn. So I took a gradient with some color banding, and wiggled it around with noise.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 25/03/2025

Long term illness. I've been focused on only my good days, my aspirational days. Instead I need to plan on my routine for typical days, and plan to communicate and let go of my guilt on bad days.

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Sean James McKenzie @baconandgames.com · 19/03/2025

Did some messing around with @godotengine.org and @unbound-io.bsky.social this week. Made this 3 minute video to share the results. Thought y'all might be interested. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPC5...

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I Remade Pilot Quest from UFO 50 in 3D (Godot + Unbound)

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 19/03/2025

It seems obvious, but I'll say it anyway. Canadians our some of our closest friends and dear neighbors.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 18/03/2025

Programmers are always naming things Node.

Geordie Drake meme. He doesn't approve of "Descriptive Class Name", but he does approve of "Node."

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 04/03/2025

I recommend reading Mental Immunity by Andy Norman. We're all vulnerable to propaganda and conspiracy thinking, and we should be studying what makes us more and less vulnerable. As Norman puts it, we damage reason's fulcrum.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 27/02/2025

Why are AAA games in crisis? Prioritizing growth over people. Sven was right. The investment culture of greed is harmful.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 24/02/2025

I didn't think it would take 5 hrs to compile an entire Linux distro for some reason. But hey, I got Knulli working on a not-yet-supported RG34xx yesterday!

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 18/02/2025

I just submitted a short (25 minute) talk for GodotCon Boston titled, "Shader Art: Write Code to Make Something Beautiful." The idea is partially inspired by @lynnandtonic.com's CSS art a.singlediv.com #godot #godotcon #gamedev

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 17/02/2025

Every #godot project needs a custom splash/loading screen.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 17/02/2025

I completely redid the rocky/ocean planet shader. The lighting is much improved.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 15/02/2025

I've decided to release my planet generator toy as open source. It'll take a few weeks. I thought I'd make my own game with it, but I've got enough projects right now.

An image of an ice covered planet with some clouds and mountains.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 04/02/2025

The ultimate yak shaving: updating my dotfiles repo and setting up a Snacks dashboard in neovim.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 29/01/2025

I'm ashamed to live in such times. I'm caring for those I'm responsible for. Eroding my mental health by constantly engaging with it online would make me less capable of caring for my family. I see and appreciate those who can and do.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 28/01/2025

Incredible work! We didn't start to see this high of quality outside of tech demos until Red Dead Redemption 2. This could definitely be a paid add-on.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 27/01/2025

Outside of environmental engineering, the vast majority of our real remaining problems would not be best solved with technological solutions, but with social solutions (and even then).

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 27/01/2025

New physics may have slim pickings, but there's a lot of room for innovation in new engineering and applied chemistry. (As @hossenfelder.bsky.social pointed out) But we may have plateaued on technology improving society. I don't believe in the techno-utopia anytime soon.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 26/01/2025

Why have bad faith arguments become the default? As individuals, we're very vulnerable to it. Court systems held out a bit longer, so they had to be actively corrupted instead.

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Gul Dukat @realguldukat.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

ATTENTION BAJORAN WORKERS: I'm proud to announce that I have just signed an Executive Order stating that the Federation will now officially only recognize that there are five lights. #StarTrek #SISKO197

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Sean James McKenzie @baconandgames.com · 20/01/2025

Don't let the size of your proto graveyard get you down. All things in due time... #indiedev #gamedev

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 17/01/2025

Them: How did you make that shader?! Me: 3 noise textures and a gradient in a trenchcoat.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 17/01/2025

My new sun shader has a lot of dials and knobs.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 16/01/2025

I was inspired by photos of Jupiter from late last year to make a new gas giant shader in #godot.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 27/12/2024

I've been hesitant to call my 2.5 yr illness "Long COVID." It's a syndrome not a diagnosis, highly politicized, & has a lot of baggage. But I can't control what people think. Even as I get a more specific diagnosis, they're going to believe whatever they want. "Long COVID" is good enough shorthand.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 25/12/2024

If we can just make it another 24 hours, we'll get to the part where the parents can relax.

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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Seasons greetings from Worf

Scene from Star Trek The Next Generation's Christmas Special and it's a real Worf masterpiece. He's standing, in uniform, and holding his arms out gripping the air like Macho Man Randy Savage pumping up the crowd. There are two black cattle prod looking objects with glowing red lights on the end of them being poked into his chestal region, basically straight in them nipples. His face is alive with the fire of a thousand suns. Merry Christmas.

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Study: 6% of US adults have long COVID, and many have reduced quality of life www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

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Study: 6% of US adults have long COVID, and many have reduced quality of life

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 23/12/2024

I just started treating my Long Covid with nicotine. Combined with cromolyn, I feel like my brain fog might be clear enough to keep up at work and reconnect with friends now. Hopefully one day I'm able to treat the root cause and get back to hiking and being more active.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 23/12/2024

I was surprised that anyone tech savvy was promoting Honey. They knew better. It was always a bad idea.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 21/12/2024

Long Covid, a syndrome more accurately described as a superset of Post Covid Conditions, can last from weeks to years. It may include mast cell issues, cardiovascular damage, viral holdouts & more. It's not any one thing. 6% of US adults have it, many of whom have debilitating symptoms.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 21/12/2024

Science Fiction had it wrong. We were all worried about corporations outclassing the government and taking over, but it ended up being oligarchs again.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 11/12/2024

My mother said something ignorant about a technical subject that I have intimate knowledge of. Even as her eyes glazed over, I couldn't help it; I had to keep going.

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Nathan Fritz 🌯 @fritzy.io · 08/12/2024

Caves of Qud hit 1.0 this week, and looks great in 21:9. Supporting multiple screen ratios is quite the feat for tile-based UI games.

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