Joe Ludwig

Programmer at Valve, augmented and virtual reality enthusiast, recovering fighting robot builder, and terrible Rocksmith player. He/him.

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@ZPostFacto One of those has a green leaf icon on it. Do you love the earth, Fletcher?

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

Tweetdeck is still here, so I haven't entirely left yet, but I'm spending more time on Bluesky these days: @programmerjoe.com

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

I think this too. Except where it says China, I would also include every other highly educated 25 year old in the world.

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Facts

[Devon ☀️ @devonzuegel]

A while back, I was talking with a friend who'd moved to the US a few years prior

At some point, I said something like "we Americans..." and he froze with shock. He asked, "Wait, do you think of me as American?" Without much thought, I said "Of course!"

He paused for a while and then said, "Wow. Back home no one would ever refer to a recent immigrant that way. Heck, they wouldn't refer to any immigrant that way, even if they'd lived there for decades"

While the US has a lot of problems (many of which are our own making), this moment made me swell with joy and pride for this special place

Happy birthday, America. I'm so proud to be the citizen of a country where, if you choose to build your life here and contribute to your community, you can become an American too 🇺🇸

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@chetfaliszek Lead, probably.

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@polyarc_brendan That thing where we programmers sometimes spend two days tracking down what turns out to be one or two misplaced characters is just the best.

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@jeriellsworth What's your claim to fame? :)

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@Jyakku Kind of depends on how you define "quality". The pixels were prettier, but they had other problems. It's trade-offs all the way down.

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@chetfaliszek @matttwood Same. But is it better that shows like this never have been made at all, or that they only get one season?

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@thegiantsox @thmsvdberg @rectus_sa Awesome! Glad to have helped.

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@matttwood Oh hey, that's even better! Now I'm @programmerjoe.com on BlueSky

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

Does posting your Blue Sky address get you banned yet? Because I'm @joeludwig.bsky.social over there.

[Steam @Steam]

We're excited to announce that we've just updated the Steam Client Beta with new features and improvements to the Steam Desktop experience!

Join the Beta to experience changes to the UI, an overhaul of the in-game overlay, a new toolbar, and much more!

https://t.co/SyOqDrId3X

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@sptonjohn @matttwood Things change slowly, and then all at once.

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@ZPostFacto I just read The Terraformers by @Annaleen where "Blessed" meant your brain was deliberately broken to only allow you to communicate about your job. Maybe that's what the braggart meant.

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@chetfaliszek I have no idea who this guy is, but I've for sure heard you yell at democrats. So you don't seem particularly captured to me. :)

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@matttwood @tonycoxphoto If it were from Valve, we probably would have used CS:GO's new name? Probably. :)

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@chetfaliszek @KingJames The fact that it's difficult to tell from the outside whether this is racism or just general assholery kind of points out the problem with engaging in general assholery in the first place.

[Joe Ludwig @joeludwig]

@chetfaliszek @KingJames Sure is.