An-Tim Nguyen :unreal:

Someday I will build a pretty game that is neither very fun nor stable. I need to leave some room for personal growth and character building.

Step 1: achieve realistic goals

Would you rewind the timeline by 10 years, but have to deal with pop-up ads again?

You cannot destroy what you hate until you embrace it and make it cringe enough for everyone to abandon it.

Living under a rock should be a flex instead of an insult these days. It is prime real estate.

Phones are the new pocket watches. We went from having tick-tock to Tiktok.

Hang out with the Goth kids, but none of them want to invade the Romans. 😮‍💨 The scene isn't what it used to be.

Who are these people who eat at California Pizza Kitchen, and how do we contain them in California?

If I could someday see a flight that serves boba tea on board within my lifetime, it would be a glorious day.

Our scores indicate 90% accuracy. That is incorrect. The remaining 10% was sarcasm.

Daily active user graphs between X, Threads and Bluesky between May 2024 and June 2024. X remains highest but is very slowly dwindling from 150M daily active users. Bluesky is extremely low but has tiny imperceptible growth. Threads is somewhere in between going from under 50M daily active users to nearly reaching the amount X has.

Somehow Threads keeps growing
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/threads-is-nearing-xs-daily-app-users-new-data-shows/

A large dense collage of images of watches in various stages of disassembly with casebacks removed for battery replacement or bracelet links removed for size adjustments.

My mom needed help with almost 20 different watches that all needed new batteries or strap swaps/bracelet adjustments, so I spent a good chunk of the day on it.

I will never forget my mom's face when she learned that British people do indeed eat breakfast with beans on toast.

How a little-known tax change sparked a tech layoff surge For nearly seventy years, US companies could immediately deduct the full cost of their research and development activities, from engineering salaries to software development and contractor fees. This policy, rooted in Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code since 1954, encouraged businesses to invest in innovation and keep R&D operations... Read Entire Article

I need to keep reminding people that layoffs don't happen because anyone deserved it. They happen because of money.

https://www.techspot.com/news/108230-how-little-known-tax-change-sparked-tech-layoff.html

Hungarians made history today as they marched through Budapest to celebrate pride, in open defiance of #fidesz's illegal ban. This day will mark the beginning of the end for Victor #Orban and his cronies. Soon #Hungary will be free!

#Hungary #Pride #EUpol

I still think fondly of that public napping space in Incheon airport. Every airport needs a public napping space.

Reminded that one of the highest form of praise from game developers is rage. How did they pull this off? It is too eye-watering gorgeous. RAAAAAH

Hell is a room of people who are all bad at learning.

You don't need to keep up with the Joneses if you cut out the Joneses from your life

Telling the difference between brave and stupid is easy if you apply Dunning-Kruger to the situation. I say this with extreme confidence on the internet, and it is up to you to figure out if it was brave or stupid of me to say so.

I liked K-Pop Demon Hunters. I'm not even a K-pop kind of guy.

Change your pass
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/06/18/16-billion-apple-facebook-google-passwords-leaked---change-yours-now/

There are no C-suite launch parties in Ba Sing Se.

If you don't have a father to celebrate Father's Day, fear not: I can become disappointed in you for them.

Somewhere out there, someone must have written a 3D environment with a Z-down axis because they were making an underwater game.

Many people avoid social media because it makes them feel worse about themselves. LinkedIn has the opposite effect. You can sleep well knowing that at least you're not *that* bad.

Quaternions ❌️
Quater-nyans ✅️

Every person has their own specific string of words that will break them if spoken aloud. "Rammstein is millennial dad rock" was pretty close.

Didn't intend to run into a whole lotta game devs initially this week-end but slippery-sloped my way into kinda did. woops

Unreal Z-up gang: our days are numbered

Seeking expert. Must have 5 years of experience in a technology that has only existed for 3. Must be willing to pass the time travel test, instructions can be found in the future.