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danblack

@danblack

Engineering Manager @ Epic Games, 501st TK, Star Wars fan, gamer, but most importantly father and husband.

 Seattle, WA
Joined August 2007
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We vibe coded the Epic Games Launcher to be faster than the other guy. Don't believe us? Test it out for yourself in Preview: launcher.epicgames.com
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@Fortnite1 Nov 2024
The Island has been taken over by Hip Hop legends - Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and... Juice WRLD!! Join Chapter 2 Remix! tomorrow. full trailer: youtu.be/9zJK2qBcSYs
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How many bricks do you need to build an adventure? All of them.
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The adventure is building ✨ #LEGOFortnite launches in Fortnite on December 7, 2023.
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@Fortnite1 Dec 2023
This week Fortnite fans broke ANOTHER record… 100 MILLION PLAYERS IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER! Thank you all so much ❤️ honestly, we’re so stoked for tomorrow and everything that follows
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@Fortnite21 Nov 2023
✅ Unforgettable event ✅ Evolving all things as you know them ✅ Memorable reveal toward the end December 2, 2023. 2pm ET.
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@Fortnite5 Nov 2023
Way to start things off with a big bang 💥 We're blown away by the response to #FortniteOG. Yesterday was the biggest day in Fortnite’s history with over 44.7 MILLION players jumping in and 102 MILLION hours of play. To all Fortnite players, OG and new, THANK YOU!
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The greatest OG Fortnite clutch
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@Fortnite9 Mar 2023
The future's looking bright ✨ Get a glimpse of what’s to come… #FortniteMEGA
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Welcome to #StateofUnreal 2022, and thanks for tuning in! Follow along for the biggest announcements from today’s broadcast: unrealengine.com/events/stat… ⬇️
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@Fortnite20 Mar 2022
Epic is committing all its Fortnite proceeds from March 20, 2022 through April 3, 2022 to humanitarian relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine. Learn more at fn.gg/Ukraine

ALT Epic is committing all its Fortnite proceeds from March 20, 2022 through April 3, 2022 to humanitarian relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine. Learn more at fn.gg/Ukraine

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3 days. #FortniteSeason2
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How do we know what is real? Pre-download ‘The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience’ for @PlayStation 5 and @Xbox Series X/S for a glimpse into the future of interactive storytelling and entertainment with #UE5: unrealengine.com/wakeup

The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine Experience

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Kudos to whoever made this. The brilliance of finding the perfect song for each fall was outstanding. I laughed so hard at 1:00 and then at 1:33. Thank you for making this. nitter.gq/chirpy8221/status/1244…
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the Linux kernel features that make containers work
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Clean code... Why bother? This may seem obvious if you’re super experienced, but I think the topic is less intuitive than we realize. Well-written post. dev.to/paulasantamaria/clean…
Clean code... Why bother?

Clean code... Why bother?

In this article I'll go through some of my favorite reasons why clean code is important and worth your time.

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I am sick but I’m proud of y’all boys @AuburnMBB y’all boys fought hard congrats on a great season‼️
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Wow. And Virginia will celebrate this like they earned it. Like it was not handed to them.
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@adamnash2 Dec 2018
Some things hit a little too close to home... 😢 – at Los Altos, CA
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How come you guys never told me this iPhone trick? I feel duped.
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