Designer/Programmer of Braid and The Witness. President, Thekla, Inc. Partner in Indie Fund. Working hard on a new game and a programming language.

Boulder, CO
Joined January 2010
Expedition 33 has really good art direction. When it comes to the actual game part of the game, though....
Shroud has urged fans to vote for 'ARC Raiders' as Game of the Year over 'Expedition 33' “Do not let that game win. Absolutely do not”
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40% of startups die after a seed. 50% of the remainder die after a Series A. 60% of the remainder die after a Series B. 58% of the remainder die after a Series C. Roughly ~2.5% after the seed are acquired, so not “dead”. 0.5-1% go IPO. Startups are hard.
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Someone shared a fascinating visual of an AI agent moving through a real codebase - reviewing structures, making decisions, and committing changes. It’s a reminder that software development is quietly entering a new phase.
Someone shared a fascinating visual of an AI agent moving through a real codebase - reviewing structures, making decisions, and committing changes. It’s a reminder that software development is quietly entering a new phase. Not automation in the traditional sense, but systems that can understand context, navigate complexity, and contribute meaningfully. We’re still early, but the trajectory is unmistakable: coding is becoming more collaborative between humans and intelligent agents than ever before.
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"don't reinvent the wheel"
It is true.
Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
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"AI uses water" ok bro
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Arc Raiders has all these outfits that they want you to pay for. But because they are "well art-directed" they are very samey, so why would you buy any? The game takes so much inspiration from the 70s; they should do that with the micropayments...
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People Do Not Want To Install Updates.
"The Martian" works too.
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Someone please make an Apollo 13 meme where they are radioing these instructions to the stranded astronauts.
Linux desktop does still have some user-friendliness issues, as it turns out
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We are living in the futuristic-sounding year of 2025.
Linux desktop does still have some user-friendliness issues, as it turns out
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We are now above the 4th root of the required number of likes. Dangerous territory!!
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The predictions keep coming.
Everyone is going to be able to vibe code video games by the end of 2025
If this post gets 1 trillion likes, I will switch to Rust.
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The people who built this weren't motivated by profits.