Bryce Dixon

CS University Lecturer; Senior Gameplay Engineer
I post about CS theory and personal projects (game dev or otherwise) 🏳️‍🌈

Website: https://brycedixon.dev
Pronouns: He/Him

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2026-05-06 04:32:49 UTC

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that's actually disgusting and any teacher telling children their work isn't good enough next to AI should feel eternally ashamed.

2026-05-02 12:57:47 UTC

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Ah, cool! So you're generating the whole thing in a shader, then? Does that mean you can procedurally set the iris color and such?
Does Godot let you do modular shaders yet (eg: split them into multiple files)? If not, I might experiment with rendering to textures in phases since it would probably help reduce the complexity of each shader step, but that's just me :)

2026-05-02 12:18:19 UTC

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Very cool! Are you using UV offsets, translating Nodes, or something else?

2026-04-07 02:44:43 UTC

Here's the thing about "Mastodon needs to accept people who think _____!"
It does already, technologically. That's the point. Find a node you like or host your own if nothing lines up perfectly. It's an infinitely accepting platform where anyone can truly say anything (legal) about anything.
So when someone says "Mastodon needs to accept (opinion)" they mean "the users of Mastodon need to accept (opinion)."
This is fascist behavior.

2025-09-06 19:53:39 UTC

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honestly, just another point in the column of: let me buy a cheaper TV with no software and plug a $100 mini PC into it so I can pick whatever software I want (which will run better than on your "smart TV")

2025-01-24 23:46:40 UTC

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Yaaay, I'm so glad the solution was that simple!
For reference: Ubuntu really likes Snap for its packages under the idea that it's much safer to put every application in its own sandbox and give them minimal permissions iOS style. The problem is that so many programs expect basic stuff like arbitrary file access and network access that expecting users to manage hundreds of sets of permissions and rules for basic features is unrealistic.

2024-12-17 02:30:45 UTC

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Definitely a hot take considering how many people will strongly disagree with it lol

2024-11-24 00:29:28 UTC

New Bytesized #Godot video covering an introduction to signals: https://youtu.be/58UO_amBX5s
I had to make this before I talk about advanced signal stuff (basically explaining everything in my Async.gd utility script). I'm thinking that will come next week.
#gdscript #programming #gamedev

2024-11-03 23:40:04 UTC

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I'm sorry, Sherri, I have to diagnose your child with eventually becoming a mathematician.