Travis Linden Reid

AOC: Trump has been saying the economy is booming, but it’s really only seven tech companies. They’re driving this growth in just one sector: AI. So the entire economic growth can be tracked down to seven companies and their AI expansion. Forty percent of economic growth is attributed to these companies alone, and 80% of stock gains this year came from AI companies. People are justifying these levels of investment because of the promises CEOs make — that there will be a return on that investment. For a company like OpenAI, their valuation is based on the expectation that they’re going to figure out how to make a profit off this, and they haven’t. Generating this increased human dependency that can be mined — people’s deepest fears, emotional content — can all be mined for this empty promise that we’re getting from these companies in the pursuit of profit. The reason I bring all of this up is that the exposure to this industry and this investment, I fear, has reached broad levels of the American economy. We’re talking about 40% of growth being attributed to that sector alone, and it has not turned a profit. We’re talking about a massive economic bubble. Depending on the exposure of that bubble, we could be facing 2008-style threats to economic stability.

did you know: i have a page on my website breaking down a bunch of the shader techniques that i use almost daily

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session. Want to know why? Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out. Call GOP and tell them to swear in @AdelitaForAZ.

Do you love point-and-clicks, visual novels, and/or kpop?? I'm beta testing my indie game on iOS and Android and if you like any of those things, you'll LOVE this game :) DM me to play!

The entire right-wing is going to go absolutely ape shit over the assassination of Charlie Kirk. But just remember how none of them gave a shit about a Democratic lawmaker in Minnesota being assassinated just a couple months ago. Trump basically ignored it.

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

This Labor Day, thank unions for: ✔️weekends ✔️8-hour workdays ✔️a minimum wage ✔️paid overtime ✔️breaks during work ✔️the right to strike ✔️child labor laws ✔️workplace safety standards Now, let us grow the trade union movement and win more for workers.

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very close to being done with this indie game about helping your weird internet bff solve a boyband mystery. ive been working on it since 2019 LMAO

@FreyaHolmer I should be more specific- I'm teaching an introductory course that goes over the absolute basics of C# and Unity- but I'll definitely bookmark this for more advanced courses if/when I get to teach them ^^ <33 love ur tutorials!!

@outofmanna_ hmm I do presume you've got the very basics of C# and Unity down in all my lectures, at least for the assignments anyway, here's my latest math class! youtube.com/live/fjOdtSu4L…

What are y’all’s favorite beginner Unity tutorials (other than Unity Learn)? Building a resource list for my students :)

@FreyaHolmer DUH! <3 what tutorials of yours would be best to share with Unity beginners?

@outofmanna_ is self promotion allowed (asking for a friend (the friend is me but I'm also friends with myself))

@pjheric1219 FANTASTIC thank you!

@outofmanna_ You HAVE to include the Udemy tutorial udemy.com/course/unityco… (don't worry about the cost- tell them UCI gives free Udemy access to students and this is included)

also, I'm based out of LA,can commute to teach around socal, & can teach remotely theoretically anywhere as long as the class time is reasonable in my time zone :)

I can teach lots of types of game dev classes, and would be especially effective w game programming. Have a B.S. in Comp Sci. Mainly want to work w adults- university, community college, bootcamps. Portfolio includes my guest lecturing & mentorship work: lindenreid.com/games

I'm going to be an Adjunct Professor of game development at UCI starting this fall!! I've mentored & guest lectured for many college classes, and I'm SO STOKED to be running a class of my own. I'm looking for more teaching opportunities, so HMU if you need a teacher!!

@gleefulbeest yes

I cant look at the internet y'all are going to make me go see challenges in theaters???

if my fave part of cult of the lamb is the cult simulation, what game should i play next? looking for the town management sim vibe. but you can't name any The Sims(tm) games or Cult Simulator

Linden is the best! 100% can recommend 💖

I’m a great team player who loves to support artists and art direction with shaders and all kinds of engineering help 😊 best way to contact is email! linden@lindenreid.com

[pls RT] I’m looking for freelance programming work!! I’m a game engineer with 8+ years of experience, mainly in Unity, with a specialization in graphics programming and a wide array of client engineering including tools, gameplay, and UI. portfolio > lindenreid.com/gamesabout