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@techlifecrisis.bsky.social
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Actual former software engineer. Beer Lover. Human advocate. Aspiring video editor. Commissions here: ko-fi.com/techlifecrisis/commissions

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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
MECCHA CHAMELEON is way more fun than I would have expected. There is a reason friendslop games are doing so well sales wise but they do lean pretty heavily on having friends to VC with too. Enjoy some of my favorite hiding attempts from my first time playing.
A screenshot from the game MECCHA CHAMELEON.  A simple, golden, cartoonish character is laying against a golden textured painting and failing to fully blend into except for along a few key edges.A well camouflaged character in MECCHA CHAMELEON blends in with with a pair of corrugated plastic pipes.  while certain edges of the character are a little misaligned with the background the character's disguise blends in with the pipes well and includes the split between the pipe and specular highlights making it a convincing part of the environment.A square Minecraft like environment in the game MECCHA CHAMELEON.  The player is standing in front of a square long and is decently blending into the open face of long and its rings.  the character is still visible due to a material shine on the edges of the character and imperfect color matching but would not be noticeable at a glance.A poorly hidden player in MECCHA CHAMELEON attempting to blend in with a wall and a wall mounted pegboard holding tools  The blue background color in the camouflage is too dark of a color blue and the lower portion of the player over the peg board is too light compared the the surfaces behind it. The photo reflects the post game portion of the match, meaning sometimes a bad disguise can still get the job done and in this case it did.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I'm not gonna lie...when I saw the halo campaign evolved trailer, I thought for a brief moment they might be making a halo friendslop game. "The chief, Stuff of legends...but that not the story I'm telling today" Cut to these 4 goober while saying "Drop in, get the goods, get out unnoticed" 😂
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A ~45% price increase on 4 year old hardware is insane. As the kids would say, gaming is cooked.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Is it just me or have discord notifications have been awful the past couple of months? not only have then been sending out while you have an active client connected to other devices but they are often delayed, often by hours.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
ooooh Warhawk is a great pick actually.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
tie fighter, colony wars, ace combat (any?), star fox 64 multiplayer
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The audio visualization was created in Motion and then just edited as needed into the Final Cut project. It felt a bit janky but if it works, it works.
A Final Cut Pro project timeline containing 3 rows of edits for, footage, masking effects and a green screened avatar for the other person talking.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This was a fun one to work on! I hadn't worked on a multi person collab edit in quite a while but wanted to get back in the hang of it and experiment with creating an audio visualization as a part of the edit. Thanks for the laughs @pepthefish.bsky.social !
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
There will always be some manager/business guy that says you shouldn't optimize for a once a year edge case but being ok disappointing your most engaged customers by not addressing issues should never be something a software team is ok compromising on.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I've been an engineer long enough to know how frustrating it is to see your work fail but there have been enough steam outages that a queue/reservation system or time with load testing tools to rework the back end issues might be worth the time investment before the steam machine or GTA 6 launches.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
well steam controller order went as well as my steam deck one went for me on launch. Never able to check out...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum was fun (not to be confused with the Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama). The exhibit area is a tiny, shared space on the main floor but the basement features a reproduction of an old Tokyo neighborhood with several mock restaurants serving up different styles of ramen.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Colony wars was the first time I was able to play something like that approached x-wing as a PC player. I think about it and vengeance way more than I should. Also, Future cop LAPD, the original MOBA.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
whoops I typoed shield maiden's name....thats what I get for working on this too late at night. here is a fixed version that fixes my shame 😬
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
bluesky just push another vibe coded update or what?
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Dusting off the old video editing skills after a bit of a break...sorta like riding a bike I guess. If you are a morning person support my friend Pep!
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Good luck Runners!
A freeze frame of a logo video from a marathon (2026) trailer where white text saying BUNGIE is is glitching and distorted showing in both forward and mirrored horizontally.  Superimposed over it is the glitching pink text BINGUS with a floating robotic looking pink cat head with with glowing teals eyes.  This is a reference to BINGUS.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Yes, it's a $40 game but don't love when studios that aren't pushing the genres stop short though. No hate for the devs, but if big studios are walking proven ground from smaller, more innovative risk takers, I'd like to see them up the production value in a way small studios can't though.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Marathon turned out better than I expected from the like time I played it in the alpha. Though I wasn't negative on it really at the time, I still can't believe that a AAA studio settled for copying a dark and darker style menu quest progression (with fmv) vs having an in world hub.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
I will say that is seems surprisingly good a rewriting code from one language to another in my limited experience though. Never ported more than 1 function at a time though.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Ok, my 2nd experience generated code with switch case fall through and had a misunderstanding of how URL structure works and doubled down on being incorrect when pressed and I found a couple bugs from the first session too. I'm back at its a good jumping off point but then ignore it...if that.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
It's an interesting workflow but If you care about coding style even a little bit I don't think it's that much better than code gen as a jumping off point. Takes less set up and is more flexible. Interesting times but it's more of a productivity multiplier than an engineer replacement right now.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
If you don't know how to code I feel like you would just beat your head against prompt and copy and pasting old working code snippets till it manages to understand you and apply the changes correctly the correct last starting point.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
"This value breaks the query. We need to sanitize the input to account for xyz" "This part of the line seems to flatten to the first value after parsing so we only get the first component" "You removed the HTML generation from this script when you applied the snippet to the code...readd it"
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Its a better starting point than docs for new tech but I had to fix like 10 obvious issues myself so I couldn't imagine trying to use it without extensive development knowledge. I feel like it would be really empowering for people who can't code but there are so many bugs and integration issues...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Did my first "vibe coding" this week to filter a spreadsheet to do string parsing and generating a query and then refactor and deploy it to as an web app. It both feels like magic and insanely frustrating to have it write code that mostly works but has a bunch of bugs baked in too.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Got the platinum for Nightreign! Still have to finish about half of the remembrances but this game has hooked me for almost 100 hours at this point. I absolutely love it!
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I forgot to save my gameplay so the trophy is the best replay I've got sadly. oh well, I'm happy!
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Time to finish the remembrances, knock out the future weekly hard mode bosses, and farm relics till the DLC drops. Pretty proud of myself since over leveling was much harder prospect than the main game.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I wasn't sure I was going to be able to pull it off but I managed to beat all the night lords in nightreign (including the hard mode gaping jaw from this week) with a little help from my friends and some internet strangers. The final boss was quite a bit easier than the last couple I was stuck on.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
If it wasn't for the matchmaking issues where groups take forever to fill I think I'd just play Elden Ring Nightreign nonstop. I don't know if I should be frustrated of grateful tbh.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Hell yeah! This nightreign launch trailer has me so hyped for this weekend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqLM...
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Official Launch Trailer
YouTube video by BANDAI NAMCO Europe
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Far from perfect play but a pretty good run as squirrel girl in Marvel Rivals from a little while back. she is going to be a realmonster in lower ranked games after the buff for sure.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
My favorite part of being a Mac safari user is having to restart the browser multiple times a day because videos just stop working or text just doesn't render anymore until I do. It just seems to get worse every year and I might be finally running out of patience. Software is hard but damn...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I beat Expedition 33 today! That game is really a once a generation masterpiece. It surprised me from start to end with a creative narrative and modernized takes on ideas largely left behind in AAA. A breath of fresh air and insane value at $50. Congrats to the team on creating such a smash hit!
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
It turned out great! Thank you!
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
New video for @pepthefish.bsky.social! This one was focused on trying to get a longer edit done quickly without sacrificing quality. Really happy with the turn around on this one and the final product! YouTube: www.youtube.com/shorts/d0ZSh... TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@pepthefish/...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I just started Expedition 33($50), am enjoying blue prince($30), and I'm playing Nightreign next($40). The number of games I'm willing to spend $80 is basically non-existent with games this good for less or free. If sales still cap out at ~50-66%, publishers can expect to make less money from me.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I wanted to experiment with a faster edit by trying this clip based format for the latest video for @pepthefish.bsky.social with a the cyberpunk 2077 bug showcase. Enjoy! Watch on Youtube: www.youtube.com/shorts/34prL... Watch on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@pepthefish/...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
This project was about using masks to be able to composite apply effects to the background. I'm trying to expand my skills while showing off some different type of content for @pepthefish.bsky.social Watch on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@pepthefish/... Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/shorts/RqGZr...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I was messaging a friend on discord and it was basically that...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
My deaths are high at times from dives (as wanda or strategist). I'm a lord/ centurion with 2 strategists so I pay attention to positioning WAY more than most BRONZE players do and fight corners etc. I feel like this season is making me lose my mind...Bronze is harder than gold last season...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
recent game stats: quickmatch: wins: 25 of 36 loses/substitions: 11/3 of 39 (subs aren't counted in ranking but show in history) MVP: 6/25 wins > 20% SVP: 1/11 losses BRONZE: wins 3 of 11 Losses: 8 of 11 MVP 0/3 == 0% SPV 2/8 losses By all means I'm still performing better when I lose in bronze 🫠
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
To back up my marvel rivals matchmaking gripes this season: quickplay stats: 79% win rate 55/78 where I've only lost 2 games in a row 1 time in the last 39 games competitive states: 39% win rate 11/28 games in BRONZE...and the loss streaks are insane...won 3 out of my last 11 games...
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Plantis is love. Plantis is life.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Marvel rivals ruined competitive season 2 by collapsing 9 levels down to the lowest level. I've been 40/6 and still lost. I've had 30k+ healing and still lost. Matchmaking is broken and even if I'm top 1-2 players on my team it does matter I still lose 60% of my games in bronze. RIP
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Played a more marathon today and had the totally different experience: losing at ~half of my games. No VC at all and lots of confusion and split groups as a result as lots of people went to where they wanted to complete their own goals. It might be a game that you really need a friend group for.
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
How could they name this Marvel Rivals Mantis skin "Flora Maiden" when "Plantis" was right there in reach 😔
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techlifecrisis @techlifecrisis.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Congrats! Same and Same! 😂
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