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Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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Gfx coder and chip designer. 3Dlabs/Muckyfoot/RAD/Valve/Oculus/Intel/Rec Room. mastodon.gamedev.place/web/@TomF @tomforsyth.bsky.social
Seattle, WA, USA
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Feb 8, 2024
    Current social media: Twitter: x.com/tom_forsyth Mastodon: mastodon.gamedev.place/web/@TomF Cohost: cohost.org/tomforsyth Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/tomfor… Web: eelpi.gotdns.org Blog: tomforsyth1000.github.io/blog.wiki.html (nothing changed, just posting this so I can pin it)
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    Gfx coder and chip designer. 3Dlabs/Muckyfoot/RAD/Valve/Oculus/Intel/Rec Room. https://t.co/Y6hyjycmgo @tomforsyth.bsky.social
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Mar 2, 2020
    Replying to @JenMonnier and @JulianBirch
    "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees has a chorus that is 24 seconds long, and ALSO doubles as the cadence for doing CPR massage. One song, two vital health uses!
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Mar 2, 2020
    Replying to @tom_forsyth @JenMonnier and @JulianBirch
    The other usual CPR contender is Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" - HOWEVER the chorus is only 17 seconds, so the Bee Gees win this one. Nellie The Elephant comes in at a useless 14 seconds. Avoid.
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
    @tom_forsyth
    Sep 29, 2021
    Replying to @mitchoo_oo
    And you should certainly never simply stab your nails directly into your assailant's eyes or throat. That would be extremely dangerous for them. Try very hard not to do this accidentally in the heat of a scuffle - you may seriously harm them, potentially doing permanent injury.
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
    @tom_forsyth
    Jul 6, 2019
    Replying to @Izmarvelous
    Men are too hard to animate.
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Feb 14, 2019
    Handy dating tip for this Valentine's Day: 2019-02-14 It's unambiguous, it sorts properly, and it's the ISO 8601 standard for a very good reason.
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
    @tom_forsyth
    Dec 11, 2020
    Replying to @jackiesojico
    bbc.com/news/uk-englan… Others include "Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney" and "David Plowie"
    Doncaster Council new road gritters
    Doncaster's new gritters named David Plowie and Gritsy Bitsy
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    May 30, 2021
    If your graphics driver goes screwy and you know the machine is still running but you can't see anything, try Win+Ctrl+Shift+B to reset the graphics driver. The screen will go black for a second and then should come back. Handy!
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
    @tom_forsyth
    Sep 5, 2019
    Want an insight into know how veteran coders spend their time? Well, I just spent 15 minutes scratching my head over why this wouldn't compile: if ( int i =0; i < 7; i++ ) { do_thing ( i ); }
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Aug 4, 2022
    Replying to @edenaraura
    We got rejected because our save-game was too quick, so you didn't have time to read "Saving... please do not remove the memory card." So we had to artificially make saving a game take longer, just so you could read the message telling you not to do a thing you actually could do.
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Apr 24, 2018
    Replying to @RogueDadMD
    Now you get to explain Schrodinger's Tooth and waveform collapse by external observation. Even if you tell the complete truth he won't ever believe you.
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Oct 23, 2023
    Replying to @CaseyExplosion and @unormal
    He did not specify the duration, and certainly didn't offer to BUY them. I'd change the name for one day and then sue his ass off and offer the lawyers 1% if they win.
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Aug 27, 2017
    Replying to @sunflowerxvibes
    I don't have a problem with straight people. Hell, the mundane community as a whole. However, stop trying to het-wash every single thing.
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    Tom Forsyth (TODO: fix my heart or die)
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    Sep 18, 2020
    Replying to @choffstein and @pat_wilson
    Does that mean it's impossible to keep the truck in the center of the road?