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gak

@gak.dev

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Indie #GameDev in Hobart working on games in #RustLang using #Bevy. 😸 Loafstead: Cats on your real desktop loafstead.gg 👽 Grabby Aliens: grabby.gg

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gak @gak.dev · 19/06/2026

Probably the best home automation thing I've set up via Home Assistant. So simple, so effective.

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gak @gak.dev · 26/04/2026

Why did i even bother?

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gak @gak.dev · 11/07/2025

I don't think I'll be going back to #git. #jj #jujitsu #vcs is so powerful with straightforward commands. This is swapping two commits. (Screenshots to show colours, alt has the console text.)

gak@gakmac ~/s/grabby ("convert controller from…" mx 1b)> jj
@ mxllyuto gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 10:23:58 1bdea395
│ convert controller from relationship to single component tag
○ lpkutkts gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 10:23:40 git_head() 82605119
│ disable rebroadcast inputs
○ summpuvv gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 08:38:01 a38432bf
│ more attempts at fixing control bugs

gak@gakmac ~/s/grabby ("convert controller from…" mx 1b)> jj rebase -r lpkutkts -d @
Rebased 1 commits to destination
Rebased 1 descendant commits
Working copy (@) now at: mxllyuto a42d3ef5 convert controller from relationship to single component tag
Parent commit (@-) : summpuvv a38432bf more attempts at fixing control bugs
Added 0 files, modified 1 files, removed 0 files

gak@gakmac ~/s/grabby ("convert controller from…" mx a4)> jj
○ lpkutkts gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 10:25:02 3b5cab1a
│ disable rebroadcast inputs
@ mxllyuto gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 10:25:02 a42d3ef5
│ convert controller from relationship to single component tag
○ summpuvv gak@gak.dev 2025-07-11 08:38:01 git_head() a38432bf
│ more attempts at fixing control bugs

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gak @gak.dev · 17/06/2025

#Zed selection backgrounds are way too subtle for me. My fix to override the theme: "experimental.theme_overrides": { "editor.document_highlight.bracket_background": "#B00", "editor.document_highlight.write_background": "#500", "editor.document_highlight.read_background": "#550" },

Before: The cursor is on a symbol, and has the symbol background highlighted across the file, but the highlight is subtle and hard to spot.

After: The cursor is on a symbol, and has the symbol background highlighted across the file. With my config changes, it shows a more obvious green background for read access and red background for write access.

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gak @gak.dev · 02/06/2025

✅ Auroras! ❎ Cloudy.

A chart showing the least 3 days of geomagnetic indices (potential aurora) activity. Last 2 days showing major-severe storms.

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gak @gak.dev · 22/05/2025

Can I learn how to use Apple Intelligence to stop bugging me?

A macOS notification saying "Tips: Learn how to use Apple Intelligence to remove distractions from a photo."

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gak @gak.dev · 20/05/2025

Too much debugging? #bevy #gameDev

A screenshot of a game with a wall of debugging text and a bunch of debug gizmo lines behind it. The whole thing looks overwhelming.

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gak @gak.dev · 19/05/2025

OMG why have I never tried this inline macro suggestion? #zed #rust

Hovering over the macro in: `let (transform, collider, mass) = get_entity_error_return!(colliders, entity);` with rust-analyzer suggesting "Inline macro".

Macro is gone, and now expanded to:
```rust
let (transform, collider, mass) = match colliders.get(entity){
Ok(v) => v,
Err(err) => {
error!("query entity lookup failed over {}: {err} at {}:{} ",stringify!(colliders),file!(),line!());
return;
}
```

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gak @gak.dev · 19/05/2025

What is sup? Not much dawg! Wassup with you?

Screenshot of some rust code focusing on a function called sup: `pub fn sup(&self....)`

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gak @gak.dev · 16/05/2025

I thought this looked familiar! I have fond memories of Wing Commander III.

The banner of a steam game called "Starcom: Unknown Space" with 3 characters, one being a lion with a space background and a ship.

the hero of an old game called "Wing Commander III" with 3 characters, one being a lion with a space background and a ship.

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gak @gak.dev · 16/05/2025

Top and Latest gives errors. People and Feeds are OK.

A screenshot of an error on bluesky saying "We're sorry, but your search could not be completed. Please try again in a few minutes.
Error: Error: NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource."

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gak @gak.dev · 02/05/2025

Procrastinating with my #zed keymap config! I never use enter and backspace in #vim normal mode. Why not use them for other mappings!

${ "context": "VimControl && !menu && vim_mode == normal && multibuffer", "bindings": { "enter": "editor::OpenExcerpts" } }, { "context": "VimControl && !menu && vim_mode == normal", "bindings": { "enter": "editor::GoToDefinition", "cmd-enter": "editor::GoToTypeDefinition", "backspace": "pane::GoBack" } },$

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gak @gak.dev · 24/02/2025

I don't really know what's going on, but can guess you build out your ship while fighting off enemies? Looks pretty cool so far. Wishlisted! Some feedback:

Screenshot of a spaceship in a game called Endeavor.

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gak @gak.dev · 14/02/2025

Smoke from fires in NW Tasmania made it to all the way to Hobart this morning!

A PM2.5 chart showing a spike at midnight to around 150 ug/m3 and tapering off at 5am, totally gone at 9am.

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gak @gak.dev · 09/02/2025

Cat

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gak @gak.dev · 03/02/2025

How good is using emoji to help with identifiers? I totally would have thought these were the same #bevy entity if I didn't have emoji! My #rust crate `hashmoji` does this if you're interested! crates.io/crates/hashm...

Bevy console output showing 4 lines of logging referring to entity numbers 🐸39, 🐸39, 🐸39, then 💗391.

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gak @gak.dev · 20/01/2025

Programming is hard. #gameDev

A screenshot of a game console, including a line saying ‘Skipping backtick key for input for now. Programming is hard.’

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gak @gak.dev · 17/01/2025

Bestagons.

A Japanese packet of gum with an anime pic of a woman chewing, and her eyes (or glasses) are in the shape of hexagons.

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gak @gak.dev · 14/01/2025

gpt: What is my purpose? gak: You solve puzzles designed to be unsolvable by computers. gpt: 🫠

A screenshot of a website showing a CAPTCHA challenge alongside ChatGPT solving it.

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