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driph

@driph@mastodon.social

Game designer, tinkerer, and occasional writer. Bird enthusiast.

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driph, to random
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Big news in fountain pen land. LAMY has been sold to the Mitsubishi Pencil Company!

https://www.lamy.com/en/press/

taylorlorenz, to random
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Screenshotting this post 👇🏻 in order to quote post it! I don’t know where people get the idea that quote posting = dunks, personally I feel that that opinion is just Twitter brain.

Every major social platform from Tumblr, to Facebook, to LinkedIn and more has the ability to natively quote post. This is because the primary use of such a feature is to amplify information w added context or to open a new line of discussion. Replies are used far more often for harassment but we don’t ban replies!

driph,
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@taylorlorenz Agreed!

If dunking is a feared use of the feature, design the presentation of the quote post so that the quoted item is shown first, followed by the quoter’s response.

That would reduce the ability of the quoter to prime the way the reader initially views (and interprets) the quoted content, while working just fine as a fork or clarification of the original quoted post.

codinghorror, (edited ) to random

The one thing I notice about Las Vegas now is .. giant screens. Giant, enormous screens absolutely everywhere. Including that huge sphere!

driph,
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@codinghorror Previously a zombie apocalypse stuff store! https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/zombie-apocalypse-store-closes-las-vegas/

polygon, to random
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The year I read 20 Hercule Poirot mysteries and fell for Agatha Christie https://www.polygon.com/24009421/agatha-christie-hercule-poirot-mystery-books

driph,
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@polygon @bburbank I just finished my first Christie novel (And Then There Were None), immediately followed by the directly-inspired The Decagon House Murders. Looking forward to digging more into the genre!

vga256, to RSS
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i have a really bad habit of polishing a turd until it gleams like japanese fake food, so i've decided to launch my new game studio's web site before i'm happy with it:

https://tomodashi.com

as i promised in an earlier post, i am documenting every step of the process of building a new game studio, and a new game at the same time.

i'll post at least once a week on the journal, and expand the site with game development tutorials in the coming weeks. 😅

oh and - for you nerds out there: the entire site is generated on-the-fly with handwritten shaitan-approved PHP from text files, using a vile markup language i invented on my own without asking an adult first. it also features an feed on the journal page, for those of you who find browsing profane

driph,
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@vga256 looks good, subscribed to the feed!

driph,
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@vga256 yeah it is! I need to start working on game dev side projects, looking at the playdate as a potential this year, would be a good excuse to play around with Pulp.

arstechnica, to random
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Aaarr matey! Life on a 17th century pirate ship was less chaotic than you think

Ars chats with historian Rebecca Simon about her most recent book, The Pirates' Code .

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/aaarr-matey-life-on-a-17th-century-pirate-ship-was-less-chaotic-than-you-think/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

driph,
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@arstechnica enjoyed the interview, sold me on a copy :]

driph, to retrogaming
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This ranked list from @jeffgerstmann's community makes me realize how few NES games I've actually played.

https://8bitnintendo.science

We had a Nintendo growing up, but in the mid 80s I was still deep into Atari computer games and BBS land.

Aaron, to random
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So. Much. Threads. Drama.

Times like this I’m happy I run my own instance. I’ll do what I want thankyouverymuch.

Oh The Drama GIF by MOODMAN

driph,
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@Aaron yes but tell us what you are going to do so that you can be Judged.

jomc, to random
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genuinely missing the era of robust Etsy offerings as I need a door draft stopper, want something kinda cute like an interesting fabric or dachshund-shaped bean bag, and I knowww in 2012 I wouldn't have had to wade through all the Temu/dropship stuff

driph,
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@jomc yes! Artisans Coop just opened but I’m hoping it becomes that (no door draft stoppers yet tho) https://artisans.coop

driph, to random
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You had one job, website!

http://ishenrykissingerdead.com

Related, Henry Kissinger is dead. Think I'll go make myself a White Russian to celebrate.

vga256, to random
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just swapped out the 8 year old scissors on one of my production macbook pro's... my gods is it a pleasure to type on again.

i forgot how silent and stiff the keys are supposed to be :D

best $10 upgrade i could have made to this aging beast

driph,
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@vga256 huh! I’ve never even considered that as a thing I could do, in my head those mid era mbp keyboard were just a single unit thing, aside from the caps.

What’s the wear symptom on the scissors? Just crudded up over time?

driph, to Steamdeck
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Well, here goes!

driph, to Steamdeck
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Sigh.

driph, to random
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@NullSignalGames Hi! Do ya'll happen to have faction logo stickers available from any of the online stores?

driph, to random
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One lousy group of kids so far tonight. We usually get tons!

Ugh, we're gonna have so much leftover candy. Any new groups that show up are getting fistfuls.

driph,
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@vga256 I dunno, maybe its a post covid thing? Though we got a decent amount of traffic last year so that doesnt totally explain it.

driph,
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@vga256 we ended the night with a total of two groups!

ernie, to random
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Remain convinced that if we had a good non-GIMP Photoshop alternative on Linux, more people would move over. It’s those one or two big apps that are showstoppers.

driph,
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@ernie 100%. For me, it’s the Adobe suite and SpamSieve.

vga256, to random
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as a 20 year mac owner, i don't give a damn about apple anymore. they aren't the same company they were in the mac vs pc era, and the poetic excitement is dead.

it gave me grim joy to see them launch a laptop with "space black" at a premium. this is literally the same move did 25 years ago with black tinted platemail armour 🤣

driph,
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@vga256 yeah, I’m starting to feel the same. There’s less and less holding me to the platform, both hardware and software-wise.

TheSpaceshipper, to random
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Upcoming Lego: Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (Feb. 2024)

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driph,
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@TheSpaceshipper really impressive design, the wings and gear move and fold! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/54tCYLMzTRw

textfiles, to random
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This is a rather big day. I am at Monetary Debt Zero. I owe no medical, personal, or other bills or debts to anyone or anything.

driph,
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@textfiles congrats! It's such a wonderful feeling.

ernie, to random
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The story under the story: Songtradr just cut out the heart of Bandcamp’s formative union.

What a horrible company.

https://www.404media.co/bandcamps-entire-union-bargaining-team-was-laid-off/

driph,
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@ernie I'd love for a group of the folks that got laid off to band together and build an alternative... I'm done with Bandcamp purchases and would happily move to a new competitor.

driph, to random
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The trailer for the new Jim Henson's Labyrinth pinball machine (by the also new Barrels of Fun Pinball) is out, and the game looks fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBf8gzjxlro

I wonder what their licensing arrangement with Henson is like... if Labyrinth does well, would we see other Henson properties? If I hope loudly enough for a Farscape pin, will it happen?

Aaron, to random
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@driph Looks like NACS may be in our future as I5 drivers.

https://electrek.co/2023/09/29/hyundai-kia-seen-taking-tesla-charger-photos-is-nacs-support-imminent/

driph,
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@Aaron now to see what charging speeds we’ll see with the adapters

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