2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> ohh. Haha I was way off. Thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114527139337091
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Could you explain the sequence? I still don't think I get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114505586997882
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Linda the Librarian?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114307719080407
2026-08-17
<p>You know, the fire department could make a lot of money if they only put out the fires that people bet they won't </p><p>Oh, *NOW* you're opposed to funding essential public services? Fuckin lefties 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112971180988226
2026-08-17
<p>Feels like we haven't had a good space odyssey around here in at least 25 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112870394872200
2026-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> you're lucky, exposure to his shitty takes has greatly reduced my qualiaty of life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112569642505811
2026-08-17
<p>Most tech nerds would probably agree with ClaudeCorp that there's no difference between "mango" and "papaya", but Gruber's enough of a writer to grasp that language has infinite ineffable nuances that require a lapidary's eye for meaning—but is still enough of a botlicker that he assumes this craft is computable. Like it's honestly sad how little he values himself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112475452701765
2026-08-17
<p>The intense existential cringe of seeing someone who seems to understand what qualia are but still thinks a computer is able to have them 😶‍🌫️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112381152123878
2026-08-17
<p>But the weirdest part is that the file originated on an android phone. I downloaded it, transfered it to a Windows PC, then tried to transfer it to a different phone. That's why it took so long to realize the filename could possibly be an issue. Where did this process break down?? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112319877131311
2026-08-17
<p>Just spent way too long figuring out why my computer wouldn't let me transfer a file to my phone. I could see the files. I could transfer other files. Apparently the filename was too long and/or had invalid characters, because when I renamed it to like "doc.pdf", it worked. Like come on, this stuff is really still an issue?? It is the future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112303605515319
2026-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friend.camp/@aparrish" class="u-url mention">@<span>aparrish</span></a></span> They passed a law that some slot machines have to have cherries and some have to have strawberries, but this is evil because what if a slot machine decides oranges are the best fruit? 1984 indeed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112292579889717
2026-08-17
<p>Big update to my weird indie microblog client on my weird indie microblog. No one would call this the best use of my time, yet here I am <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/#260817091446" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/#2</span><span class="invisible">60817091446</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117111195186453303
2026-08-16
<p>The internet has a lot more annoying slang now, but at least nobody says "FTW" anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117106862855934575
2026-08-15
2026-08-15
<p>Wipeout seems like my kind of racing game because it doesn't even have a normal brake. IMO If a racing game has a "go slower" button it better be because it's making me drift. That's the only acceptable form of slower</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117096955107054492
2026-08-14
<p>I thought I wouldn't appreciate Ranking the N64 as much as Ranking the NES cuz I'm not familiar with any of the games, but so far everything but the sports and wrestling games have been at least a little interesting. It was a weird console</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117096182991150222
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-14
<p>Recently learned that the VGA test parrot photo wasn't taken until 2004 <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:Parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg</span></a></p><p>Idk why, but it's weird that this retro computing icon originated on Wikipedia. I thought the demo was contemporary with VGA, but it was retro then and now it's double-retro 🫪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117095102856780737
2026-08-14
<p>Matabash: an image beautifier and status updater for Mataroa <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/matabash/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/matabas</span><span class="invisible">h/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117094797316641492
2026-08-13
<p>Leaving everyone at the disco speechless with my thought-terminating sashay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117089894668628878
2026-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I recommend it! I'm not even into sports and I love Bois' work, he's a great storyteller</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084940469158264
2026-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Jon Bois' YouTube channel, mostly about sports <a href="https://m.youtube.com/@SecretBaseSBN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">m.youtube.com/@SecretBaseSBN</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(He used/uses Hobbes as his profile pic so I figure this is the namesake)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084935395286976
2026-08-12
<p>Oh dang. I just realized why the channel is called that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084922280387940
2026-08-12
<p>More like borem napsum 😴</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084021611056529
2026-08-12
<p>If you love the smell of napalm in the morning, ask your doctor to check your iron levels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117083343432295572
2026-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> huh, I've encountered people who said they like the smell of gasoline and burning tire rubber and thought they were just a little off-kilter. Glad I know about this now so if it comes up again I can warn them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117083338812164965
2026-08-12
2026-08-12
<p>"Lithium" is borrowed from a Latin word meaning "rock stuff"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117082716228310481
2026-08-12
<p>Okay good, I just forgot to bring it home from work 😌 this is like my 3rd umbrella this year, idk if my ego could take losing another one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117082631501021031
2026-08-12
<p>Have they invented an umbrella for ADHD people yet? Like it has some sort of RFID tag, and it comes with a waterproof wristband you wear, and if the wristband is more than a couple feet from the umbrella it starts vibrating? And the handle has built-in storage for the wristband so the two things are always stored together? Cuz if not I just invented it. I hope someone makes it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117082472155181244
2026-08-12
<p>Whoa. I just googled something and clicked on an IMDB link, and immediately got an email from IMDB saying I logged into my account. But I didn't log in because I don't have an IMDB account. I know IMDB is owned by Amazon now, but I don't think I ever linked accounts together. I can't think of a reason I'd ever need to sign in to IMDB.</p><p>Some harmless glitch, I guess, but how creepy to go to a website and then get an email from that website. Stupid panopticon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117082264633942426
2026-08-12
<p>I always wanted to do Duolingo, but it seemed impossible with all those words I don't know. Finally someone made Duolingo for English <a href="https://www.vocabulary.com/vocabtrainer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">vocabulary.com/vocabtrainer/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117080447849227561
2026-08-12
<p>Isekai me to the universe where the Madden franchise stalled out in '94 and Bomberman continued on an annual basis</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117079982337586634
2026-08-11
<p>Whenever I see people talk about a coding (or whatever) "boot camp" I just think oh, like Full Metal Jacket. But with computers. Sounds fun, where do I sign up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117079383627961460
2026-08-11
<p>It's easier to imagine the end of digital media than the end of DRM</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117078991487872748
2026-08-11
<p>Many of us are being disenfranchised from voting with our wallets, but luckily voting with boltcutters and crow bars can also be quite effective</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117078616960787805
2026-08-11
<p>Hey, these corporations are selling milk with dangerously high levels of lead. This is especially bad for kids, since their brains are still developing. So if you could please make the milk companies—</p><p>"Got it! No more milk for kids!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117077993387090018
2026-08-10
<p>If I wrote a manifesto at work about being the god king of a techno-fascist oligarchy that enslaves humanity, HR would probably at least give me a talking to <a href="https://www.404media.co/mark-zuckerberg-posts-deranged-6-500-word-essay-about-giving-everyone-ai-superintelligence/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/mark-zuckerberg-po</span><span class="invisible">sts-deranged-6-500-word-essay-about-giving-everyone-ai-superintelligence/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117072695093243606
2026-08-10
<p>My day as an "AI artist" <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/my-slop-phase/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/my-slop</span><span class="invisible">-phase/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117072298183728729
2026-08-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> Congrats! Look forward to playing when I get home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117072050442944512
2026-08-10
2026-08-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> Thanks! I'm pretty proud of it :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117071295413402814
2026-08-09
<p>Pascal's Yahtxxee, or why I don't worry about very improbable things <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/pascals-yahtxxee/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/pascals</span><span class="invisible">-yahtxxee/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117066160909027415
2026-08-09
<p>Amazon's Fire Phone was a big flop, but at least it wasn't as bad as Samsung's fire phone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117063653984970037
2026-08-06
<p>Thank you Odysseus! But our goddess is in another temple!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117050511847626196
2026-08-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bananachips.club/@miramarco" class="u-url mention">@<span>miramarco</span></a></span> same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117048927072998283
2026-08-06
<p>See, it's seamless. No one at your fiesta will ever know this is actually the flag of Ireland</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117046715461103855
2026-08-06
<p>Tell them your name is Dunne for maximum authenticity. ¡Feliz Erin go bragh!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117046682456339161
2026-08-06
<p>Want to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and Cinco De Mayo next year but you can only afford one flag? I have the answer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117046640045159685
2026-08-06
<p>Welcome back... to the stage of history</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117046494584351247
2026-08-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> huh, I just figured they were probably a barrel-making company. Guess I'll have to get my big metal barrels from someone else. Or find a bunch of stuff I need to cut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117046203695207000
2026-08-06
<p>"Apple Lisa"? No you must be thinking of appal*oosa*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117046001549667424
2026-08-06
<p>This page best viewed with Mozilla Firefox 12.0 or older</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117045960023047981
2026-08-05
<p>Ugh these packages just keep getting more and more unwieldy. First crates and now this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117045317271578763
2026-08-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> my spouse recently found this fella for me in a little free library</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117043786499302654
2026-08-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> no worries :blobthumbsup:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117043242488078498
2026-08-05
<p>They're like shrimps trying to escape the bucket</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117040544774561131
2026-08-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I can't tell if this is just a joke I'm not understanding or if you're asking, but it's this: <a href="https://rednuht.org/genetic_cars_2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rednuht.org/genetic_cars_2/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Sorry if I'm misinterpreting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117040425094150953
2026-08-05
<p>This is actually a pretty unrealistic simulation because the cars almost never evolve into crabs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117040113840783696
2026-08-05
<p>Oh man, look at this little weirdo truckin' along. What a trouper</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117040097034856831
2026-08-04
<p>No, "AI" will never become conscious <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/no-ai-will-never-become-conscious/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/no-ai-w</span><span class="invisible">ill-never-become-conscious/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117038696402353610
2026-08-04
2026-08-04
<p>If you're having clone problems then yes, I agree<br />I got 99 problems and they're all one of me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117034941631969542
2026-08-04
<p>I miss when Python was a program you opened up by double-clicking a goofy-looking snake. And you type code into the program, and it would turn the code into new programs. When a programming language gets rid of the goofy snake, you know the fun times are over</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117034898706866344
2026-08-03
<p>Wow, thanks, Anthropomorphic Traffic Light! I DO need to "stop" being so cautious and just "go" to the product or service being advertised. Thank God for knowledgeable spokesignals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117034066903770711
2026-08-03
<p>"A censure resolution is one of the most severe forms of punishment in the House, though does not remove a member from the House and carries no explicit penalties beyond a public admonition"</p><p>Novel definitions of "severe" and "punishment" coined by fourth estate in bold act of "journalism"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117034011972792859
2026-08-03
<p>Barkeep, give me a large mug of your finest whiskey, please; with extra proof</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117033917864009273
2026-08-03
<p>Devlog: Hero's Last Hurrah walkthrough now available <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/heros-last-hurrah/devlog/1616026/walkthrough-now-available" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/heros-last-</span><span class="invisible">hurrah/devlog/1616026/walkthrough-now-available</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117032915366126307
2026-08-06
<p>Want to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and Cinco De Mayo next year but you can only afford one flag? I have the answer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117046640045159685
2026-08-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@nivex" class="u-url mention">@<span>nivex</span></a></span> I don't think this guy's even a monk. Just a run-of-the-mill air pastor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117029501570482927
2026-08-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I think the air nation still technically exists but it's just one guy. The last of the air guys, I think they call him</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117028302585896272
2026-08-02
<p>Actually it's only an air fryer if it travels around begging for alms, what you've got is an air monk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117027795487417158
2026-08-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> found the apron, if that helps</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117027489566865699
2026-08-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Weirdly tricky! These are the best examples I can find, sorry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117027441970345809
2026-08-02
<p>I might get back into youtube but just as a short story reader. I don't need a good computer for that, and it'll give me an excuse to read more short stories. Here's Bartleby the Scrivener <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI4Gq8mhvfE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=mI4Gq8mhvfE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It'll probably need to wait until autumn, though. OBS noise suppression is good enough for a Let's Play, but for an audiobook it still sounds bad enough to be distracting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117027053511369090
2026-08-02
2026-08-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@millie_boop" class="u-url mention">@<span>millie_boop</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> I read that one when I was young and thought it was much more interesting than the other Poe stories people usually talked about, I'm glad that in the 2020s the hater's getting his due</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117023670545104854
2026-08-02
<p>The rarest of genres: the second-person runner</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117023637111143699
2026-08-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> yeah I was conflicted on which Bradbury story to choose, All Summer in a Day stuck with me the most, but Sound of Thunder is probably the one with the most lasting cultural impact. No bad choices though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117023252789508088
2026-08-02
<p>Most quintessential short story</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117023232718213867
2026-08-01
<p>Okay, I accept defeat. I finished every quick start mode, I finished a 50x50 maze, I combed through every piece of text in the game files, I improbably finished a game with tens of thousands of points. Whatever secrets this game holds, I'm not going to find them. Disappointing ending, but better than not having tried</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117022422792691402
2026-08-01
<p>Fundraiser update, donation incentives <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/fundraiser-update/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/fundrai</span><span class="invisible">ser-update/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117021493467664221
2026-08-01
2026-08-01
<p>Bombjammer Manny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117017824907752694
2026-08-01
<p>The N64 got a lot of shit for not having CD-quality audio, but how many disc-based games have music as good as the Bomberman 64 soundtrack? None of them, that's what I say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117017736867706609
2026-07-31
<p>Well, I checked the "don't check this box" box in the mucus options, and the game crashed when I found the mucus, so I guess he was serious. I don't think that's an easter egg</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117017057595736584
2026-07-31
<p>Bummer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117016982825109642
2026-07-31
<p>Good news! The victory image now displays properly in wine. Whether this was fixed in the recent update or is because I've updated wine since last time, I couldn't tell you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117016951792183685
2026-07-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://status.nevillepark.ca/@nev" class="u-url mention">@<span>nev</span></a></span> I do <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/rss/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/rss/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117015956797054437
2026-07-31
<p>Well, the developer hints that he added new easter eggs to the game so I'm probably approaching this from the wrong angle. I'll play the game when I get home and see if I can find any clues</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117015891509372667
2026-07-31
<p>In fact there are no words matching the last letter pattern that end in "e". The best leads I can find are quirkiness and trickiness. But that would make the first word -k--?? where the ? is a double letter. It can't be skrull or skidoo because Z is already S. Starting to think it might not be a simple cipher</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117015836100773327
2026-07-31
<p>The recent Amazeing update <a href="https://archive.org/details/amaze2699" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.org/details/amaze2699</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> has this in the changelog:</p><p>-Djheyy hzn xzi bpukjutnzz</p><p>My crypto skills are failing me, anyone want to take a crack at it? It's not a ROT. I thought the first word might be Moraff (a nod to a fellow shareware developer.) That would make the second word r--, and the only double letter that fits in the middle is e. Moraff red something? But that would make the last word ----o--dee. Nothing fits</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117015751697630853
2026-07-31
<p>If I could have a trivial superpower, it would be to know in advance which book will be the next one to pique my interest so I can start reading it right away, instead of starting two or three other books and bouncing off first</p><p>If I could have a non-trivial superpower, I'd like to be able to decide what I'm going to be interested in, but there's no point dreaming of the impossible. Developing selective precognition seems much more attainable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117015385922026194
2026-08-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Weirdly tricky! These are the best examples I can find, sorry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117027441970345809
2026-07-31
<p>Thank goodness the YHTBTR manual is preserved on the internet archive <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080712053856/http://www.mazapan.se/YouHaveToBurnTheRopeManual/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2008071205</span><span class="invisible">3856/http://www.mazapan.se/YouHaveToBurnTheRopeManual/</span></a> now future generations will have the tools to navigate the game's many trials and tribulations</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117012692977013383
2026-07-31
<p>My favorite microgenre: "flash games I only remember because they had songs"</p><p>Robot Unicorn Attack, -Red-, You Have to Burn the Rope, that Perfect Strangers game, uh... Flash Flash Revolution</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117012632569775342
2026-07-31
<p>Do you think Adult Swim actually licensed that Erasure song for Robot Unicorn Attack? Or could you just get away with shit in 2010?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117012582182932013
2026-07-31
<p>I feel like they could've come up with a more clever name for the comic/character "Preacher". It's like if the Punisher was just called "Cop". A little too on-the-nose</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117012475451413994
2026-07-31
<p>I mean I guess rationalists like it because it's a fun fantasy novel written by a prominent rationalist, but it's not "rationalist fiction" the same way HPMOR is. The ultra-rationalist self-insert character isn't always right! He makes mistakes and has to learn from them! Rationalism is humbled by humanism! It's leagues better than HPMOR, doesn't belong in remotely the same category</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117012004909259273
2026-07-31
<p>I'm very confused, but I enjoyed Unsong. It's a competent young adult fantasy novel with fun twists. There are a bunch of annoying parts, and it has the uneven pacing you'd expect from a serial novel, but the plot and world-building are solid and I didn't go 😬 nearly as much as I expected to. Ideologically it doesn't line up with (and sometimes explicitly rejects) many of Scott's professed beliefs. IDK why rationalists like it. Shocked but I'm leaning 4⭐️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117011941991044165
2026-08-01
<p>Okay, I accept defeat. I finished every quick start mode, I finished a 50x50 maze, I combed through every piece of text in the game files, I improbably finished a game with tens of thousands of points. Whatever secrets this game holds, I'm not going to find them. Disappointing ending, but better than not having tried</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117022422792691402
2026-07-30
2026-08-01
2026-08-01
<p>Bombjammer Manny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117017824907752694
2026-08-01
<p>The N64 got a lot of shit for not having CD-quality audio, but how many disc-based games have music as good as the Bomberman 64 soundtrack? None of them, that's what I say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117017736867706609
2026-07-31
<p>Well, I checked the "don't check this box" box in the mucus options, and the game crashed when I found the mucus, so I guess he was serious. I don't think that's an easter egg</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117017057595736584
2026-07-31
<p>Bummer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117016982825109642
2026-07-30
<p>I hate to ask for help when so many people are in need, but July was a rough month for my family. Our insurance deductible reset, and we're ill enough that we had to pay the whole thing pretty much immediately. There are meds we've had to go without so we can buy food, and I'm not sure we'll be able to make rent. Also my shoes are starting to fall apart and I'll need to replace them soon. If anyone has anything they can spare, we'd be very grateful <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bluelander" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/bluelander</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Thank you <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117009154959207199
2026-07-30
<p>Discovered a genre of youtube video called "unintentional ASMR" which appears to consist of people intentionally doing ASMR</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117006855964441815
2026-07-29
<p>New compilation <a href="https://archive.org/details/super-sequitur-2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/super-sequ</span><span class="invisible">itur-2/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117005937698026942
2026-07-29
<p>I heard if you get enough F-minuses that your GPA drops below 0, there's an underflow error and it rolls over to 9.99. Full ride to Harvard, guaranteed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117005290717587891
2026-07-29
<p>Jeans tech has come a long way in the past 10,000 years. The first pair of jeans was basically just a big leaf. No pockets. Barely any protection from the elements. They'd tear right up if you get 'em snagged on anything. They were breathable, that's about all you can say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117005191596222010
2026-07-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> haha that's fair, I just think the GBA version feels a little better to play. Snappier animations, less slowdown, etc. But I can respect the dedication to purity, I might feel the same way if I wasn't a Kirby latecomer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117004674090104797
2026-07-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> not trying to argue, just curious: do you think Nightmare in Dreamland is materially worse than Kirby's Adventure, or is the discrepancy from a fundamental opposition to remakes?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117004069031563262
2026-07-29
<p>Anyone know a good webring I should hitch my blog to? Mataroa has a feature to add the appropriate links pretty seamlessly, seems a waste not to use it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117003337986887595
2026-07-29
<p>Oh my god, they're robots in real life too <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYw_gTWYssM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=kYw_gTWYssM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> proto-Daft Punk in 1983</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117000664919428243
2026-07-29
<p>Someone in the youtube comments said it's a rip-off of La Serenissima by Rondò Veneziano, and I see where they're coming from, but I think the Starshot music is different in enough ways. Heavily inspired maybe, but not plagiarism</p><p>But also this music video kicks ass <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4FrnrD7jCA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Y4FrnrD7jCA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117000629984696285
2026-07-29
<p>That new Jeff Gerstmann Show intro music is a banger <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTeIaMC1xbE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=OTeIaMC1xbE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117000579829940604
2026-07-31
<p>I mean I guess rationalists like it because it's a fun fantasy novel written by a prominent rationalist, but it's not "rationalist fiction" the same way HPMOR is. The ultra-rationalist self-insert character isn't always right! He makes mistakes and has to learn from them! Rationalism is humbled by humanism! It's leagues better than HPMOR, doesn't belong in remotely the same category</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117012004909259273
2026-07-31
<p>I'm very confused, but I enjoyed Unsong. It's a competent young adult fantasy novel with fun twists. There are a bunch of annoying parts, and it has the uneven pacing you'd expect from a serial novel, but the plot and world-building are solid and I didn't go 😬 nearly as much as I expected to. Ideologically it doesn't line up with (and sometimes explicitly rejects) many of Scott's professed beliefs. IDK why rationalists like it. Shocked but I'm leaning 4⭐️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117011941991044165
2026-07-28
<p>The existence of paper and liquid paper implies paper vapor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116998585648421208
2026-07-30
2026-07-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.pub.solar/@tombrandis" class="u-url mention">@<span>tombrandis</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116998492801144494
2026-08-01
<p>Bombjammer Manny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117017824907752694
2026-08-01
<p>The N64 got a lot of shit for not having CD-quality audio, but how many disc-based games have music as good as the Bomberman 64 soundtrack? None of them, that's what I say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117017736867706609
2026-07-28
<p>There was something called teddit but apparently it had to shut down when reddit fucked over API users a few years ago <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit_API_controversy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit_A</span><span class="invisible">PI_controversy</span></a></p><p>I'm surprised the reddit alternatives all died but we still have sites like nitter and xcancel, surely the twitter API is just as hostile as reddit's? Maybe the altreddit devs figure a read-only scraper isn't worth the effort because they still care about posting on reddit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116997842767826461
2026-07-28
<p>Is there an xcancel or breezewiki equivalent for reddit yet? It's approaching peak unusability</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116997799860302030
2026-07-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> yeah, so many people are jumping ship that they need to juice their monthly active user count. They won't let you use the "old reddit" view anymore either unless you're logged in. Shit sucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116997744897884615
2026-07-28
<p>Nephilim? I hardly know 'im!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116995314631485385
2026-07-28
<p>"Goo gone"-like peptide</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116995168433111477
2026-07-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> there are several of these I want to check out! In the same vein I'd recommend Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías. It also touches on issues of motherhood, caretaking, food insecurity and resiliency in an eco-dystopia</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116993710654810493
2026-07-27
<p>I guess it's cool that Android offers this as an option, but I'd also like to know to whom my phone is talking about me in the third person. I'm struggling to think of an answer I'd be okay with</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116993301265883177
2026-07-27
<p>Why is bowling scored like that? And how I would fix it <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/bowlts/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/bowlts/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116993002619434008
2026-07-27
<p>A little bit ago I sicced my cat on a bug. I was about to make dinner when I noticed some sort of flying insect had gotten into my studio. It wouldn't land anywhere I could swat it, so I brought Sunny in from the living room. She was immediately interested. I was worried she'd lose interest because it chose that minute to flutter around near the ceiling, but she diligently stalked it for several minutes, and when I came back in she was having a snack. Cats are amazing 😻</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116989885663247095
2026-07-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://signs.codes/@epilanthanomai" class="u-url mention">@<span>epilanthanomai</span></a></span> I don't know what any of this means but I'm certain it's 100% correct</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116989876174323802
2026-07-27
<p>Is it a coincidence that Slack, Discord and Matrix are all chat programs named after central concepts from 20th century works of pseudophilosophy? The Matrixite in me says this is proof we live in a simulation, but my Discordian training assures me that trying to ascribe meaning to the chaos is folly and I should just embrace it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116989068582475257
2026-07-26
<p>One thing I respect about Pac-Man World is that they actually call the butt bounce a "butt bounce". No euphemisms here. It's clear that PlayStation was the platform for the mature gamer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116988361493594568
2026-07-26
<p>The terms of service page for this slophub doesn't have a scrollbar <a href="https://www.upd.dev/legal/terms_of_service" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">upd.dev/legal/terms_of_service</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I have no way of knowing what the rules are and whether I consent to them. Nicely done, very pro</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116988131107793320
2026-07-26
<p>Your sanity Sam</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116987298288619902
2026-07-26
<p>Someone: so, where are you from?</p><p>Me: *makes air quotes gesture with my fingers* "Delaware" *conspiratorial wink*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116987086006824726
2026-07-26
<p>Filing to open a Delaware-based C-corporation for the memes. It's gonna be goated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116987067895360359
2026-07-26
<p>Ask your doctor if Roblox is right for you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116983878608853339
2026-07-26
<p>^ me getting a relaxing surprise day off from my pretend writing job. I think I'll play video games instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116983726058294058
2026-07-26
<p>Was all set to start writing a blog post about how a youtube video I saw was misrepresenting a study. Then I read the study. The video was correct</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116983720292551823
2026-07-26
<p>Data sinners</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116983683509998104
2026-07-25
<p>Encountered a program that seems to no longer work on Debian 12, so I thought about updating, but the upgrade guide is nearly 7000 words <a href="https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/upgrading.en.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">debian.org/releases/trixie/rel</span><span class="invisible">ease-notes/upgrading.en.html</span></a> are you kidding me?</p><p>The only udisk I trust enough to use as an install medium is my backup drive, but when I can get another one, I guess I'll format and reinstall. That's what the instructions should say, "just format and reinstall". Who the hell is gonna do all this?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116981607655050739
2026-07-28
<p>Is there an xcancel or breezewiki equivalent for reddit yet? It's approaching peak unusability</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116997799860302030
2026-07-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> yeah, so many people are jumping ship that they need to juice their monthly active user count. They won't let you use the "old reddit" view anymore either unless you're logged in. Shit sucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116997744897884615
2026-07-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> Pretty much? I don't think the Virtua Circus ever does anything bad except in retaliation for Space Circus' sabotage. Starcash is the one doing evil</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116978384553191617
2026-07-25
<p>Aarne-Thompson-Uther folktale #3441, "The space clown finds the 4 significant objects"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116978364803872978
2026-07-25
<p>*IS* this a plot?? <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starshot:_Space_Circus_Fever" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starshot</span><span class="invisible">:_Space_Circus_Fever</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116978342179391798
2026-07-25
<p>Did you know? Russia's so big you could fit three additional Russias inside it. If you laid all 4 Russias end-to-end, they'd be almost twice as long as Russia</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116978099216996977
2026-07-25
<p>Man what the hell, Germany's bordered by 9 countries? That doesn't feel geographically possible. Russia's only bordered by 14, and Russia's the size of Russia</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116978066204714138
2026-07-24
<p>Interesting that "iceberg lettuce" and "codeberg let us" are both concepts currently associated with diarrhea</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116975513473139877
2026-07-24
<p>Does anyone know if there's such thing as a KVM switch with a framebuffer, so when you switch devices, it instantly displays whatever was on the other screen while it waits for the video signal to sync? Preferably with a built-in SBC so you don't need a second computer? And it also lets you switch between them with a key combo? And it's disguised as like an air purifier or something?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116975224460284112
2026-07-24
<p>But first thing's first, I gotta get through these 😰</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116975135889768641
2026-07-24
<p>I've got all these ideas for my next RPG bouncing around in my head at work all day, but lately by the time I get home I'm too drained to do anything. I think I'm going to have to start waking up at 5:00 :acnl_worry:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116975092984313433
2026-07-26
<p>The terms of service page for this slophub doesn't have a scrollbar <a href="https://www.upd.dev/legal/terms_of_service" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">upd.dev/legal/terms_of_service</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I have no way of knowing what the rules are and whether I consent to them. Nicely done, very pro</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116988131107793320
2026-07-23
<p>His name's Sam Altman because he wants to create an alternative to Man</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116970415687420184
2026-07-23
<p>You used to be able to get a decent bowl of mean beans around here. Not anymore. All the local joints are having to close up shop, ever since Robotnik rolled into town</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116970088992392338
2026-07-23
<p>Dang, Poinpy is one of the Android games of all time. I had never heard of it, but it's by the developer of Downwell and it was originally a "Netflix app game" (?!) But it's been re-released by Devolver. No ads, just a tip jar. Check it out <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devolverdigital.poinpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=com.devolverdigital.poinpy</span></a></p><p>(h/t Laura Michet <a href="https://blog.lauramichet.com/i-love-poinpy/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.lauramichet.com/i-love-po</span><span class="invisible">inpy/</span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116969435693634971
2026-07-23
<p>So far I think Pac-Man World is my favorite 3D Platformer. It's got sort of a Crash 2.5D thing going on (and it uses the D-pad!) but (at least in the first couple hours) it's more focused on exploration and problem solving, which is much more in my wheelhouse than perfect action execution. The bonus rounds are just 3D games of Pac-Man, which I like. The music and SFX are all good, and so far? *zero* voiceover 🥳</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116967001950415571
2026-07-23
<p>I felt pretty bad today. I didn't know why, but I thought it might be related to this new blood pressure med I just started taking at my doctor's insistence. He seemed pretty chill about it, but I looked it up to see what the side effects are just in case <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/losartan-oral-route/description/drg-20067341#drug-side-effects" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplemen</span><span class="invisible">ts/losartan-oral-route/description/drg-20067341#drug-side-effects</span></a></p><p>It's all of them. Every possible side effect. This drug might do any of the bad things you can imagine. If you don't hear from me anymore, it was the losartan</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116966708915854555
2026-07-22
<p>Gentlemen, I don't want to alarm you, but I have reason to believe there may be a Pac-Man or Pac-Men on the way to devour our precious ectoplasm. This is what we've been training for. Blinky! Patrol the perimeter. Pokey! Try to keep a bead on their location. Clyde... just stay out of the way. Remember, the only way a Pac can hurt a ghost is if he eats a power pellet, and we hardly have any of those. As long as the four of us follow our algorithms exactly, we'll be home in time for strawberry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116965394637065011
2026-07-22
<p>Just completed mandatory cybersecurity training. It says I've completed 1/6 available modules. The other five are all "ai"-related</p><p>I double check the email from IT, it has a small footnote assuring me that the "ai training" is optional. No indication of this on the website with the cybersecurity training</p><p>This is the website in question. If there's *any* backdoor into your brain, the slop salesmen will try stick their foot in</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116964178414547255
2026-07-22
<p>Forgot my umbrella yesterday, so I borrowed one from the office for the walk home. I brought it back today, but it was supposed to rain again later, so I also brought my own umbrella. Gotta say, I felt powerful. I can definitely see why someone would go for a dual-wielding build</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116963670807821054
2026-07-22
<p>My spouse, sitting with me and our cat in the bathroom for 20 minutes while we wait for the tornado warning to end: "I don't know how to put this in my time tracker."</p><p>Me: "...self-care?"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116961787976873460
2026-07-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> yeah, so many people are jumping ship that they need to juice their monthly active user count. They won't let you use the "old reddit" view anymore either unless you're logged in. Shit sucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116997744897884615
2026-07-21
<p>Waluigi and Knuckles at the Great American Chili Cook-Off</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116959857347168996
2026-07-21
<p>Spider-Man and Batman at the 2027 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Championship</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116959778074890132
2026-07-21
<p>Mario and Sonic at the Awesome Games Done Quick</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116959716245005489
2026-07-21
<p>Congrats to the European Football Conference for their World Cup XXIII win. Can't wait to see everyone in 2028 for the Winter World Cup</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116959685411590623
2026-07-21
<p>On the fence about Blaugust this year <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/blaugust-2026/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/blaugus</span><span class="invisible">t-2026/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2026</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116959083265093882
2026-07-21
<p>Official award for slime-themed video games called the Golden Globs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116958005949195012
2026-07-20
<p>Huh, this headline originally said "could lead to arson". Probably wasn't changed because of CNN's partnership with Kalshi though <a href="https://lite.cnn.com/2026/07/17/climate/betting-wildfires-polymarket-prediction-market-platforms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lite.cnn.com/2026/07/17/climat</span><span class="invisible">e/betting-wildfires-polymarket-prediction-market-platforms</span></a></p><p>Also I'm sure the failure to disclose the partnership in this article was just an honest oversight, trust me bro :gamepro_gooder:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116953879807464752
2026-07-20
<p>This is why audiophilia is such a lucrative racket. You might end up spending $1000 to replace a component you think is faulty because you slept badly and have a sore back and didn't eat enough breakfast. And you might be convinced the new one fixed the problem because the act of purchasing floods your brain with mood-enhancing chemicals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116953450936365713
2026-07-20
<p>The gel earpads on my headphones started leaking, so I put the foam ones back on for now, and it's wild how much worse the music sounds to me; and what's crazier is that I have no objective way of knowing if the earpads actually affect the sound quality or if my brain is just interpreting it that way because the headphones are less comfortable now. Could go either way. All I can say with certainty is that the listening experience is compromised</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116953433005252423
2026-07-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> oh yeah it's lovely, glad you're enjoying it! It's been a bit too long for me to remember any specifics but I hope you find them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116953203464566920
2026-07-20
<p>If I were offered just one for free I'd probably still take the famiclone, though. Even if it broke after an hour, that's still more entertainment than I'd get out of bad Tetris</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116952976511877588
2026-07-20
<p>Nicole's post about brick games <a href="https://nicole.express/2026/bricked-up-and-no-amontillado.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nicole.express/2026/bricked-up</span><span class="invisible">-and-no-amontillado.html</span></a> made me wonder, what's the cheapest actual handheld game device one could buy now?</p><p>There's a famiclone on AliEx for ~$7, but it looks like it's made of nothing and the d-pad would probably break immediately. I guess one advantage of the brick game is that you don't need a lot of control fidelity for Tetris. You can have separate left/right/drop buttons and it might be durable enough to survive more than a few hours' use</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116952947198524957
2026-07-19
<p>I heard if you take Canadian cough syrup, you can see the future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116943828369678514
2026-07-18
<p>Fake medicine in the US is even less regulated than supplements <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/oscillococcinum/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/oscillo</span><span class="invisible">coccinum/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116943039293974948
2026-07-18
<p>Okay, I take back what I said about Crash Bandicoot being like Wonder Boy. Once you get past the easy early levels, the platforming becomes much, much worse. I don't even like the first Wonder Boy that much and I'd take it over this ten times out of ten</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116938664466100447
2026-07-18
<p>"I gotta get out of this bio-dome or I'll miss jury duty!" -Pauly Shore, "Encino Man"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116938065190195823
2026-07-17
<p>We won the loudness battle but lost the war. Now the loudness is a part of us; we listen on machines of distortion, the noise is inescapable, and what becomes clipped will be our souls</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116937224298307081
2026-07-17
<p>"The University of Michigan’s latest survey of Americans, released Friday, showed that consumer sentiment surged 10% early this month to a preliminary reading of 54.4, the highest point since February."</p><p>This would be a lot lower if they counted the -10,000% response of me, Consumer Sentiment Georg</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116936505887472873
2026-07-17
<p>ofc if this shirt was available today and ethically made and fairly compensating the artist, it'd probably be $50 and I wouldn't be able to afford it anyway ┐⁠(⁠´⁠ー⁠｀⁠)⁠┌</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116935976744151570
2026-07-17
<p>Really wish this shirt was still available <a href="https://www.silversprocket.net/2015/02/06/new-shirts-with-art-by-ben-passmore-and-lauren/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">silversprocket.net/2015/02/06/</span><span class="invisible">new-shirts-with-art-by-ben-passmore-and-lauren/</span></a> mine wore out years ago. There are plenty of shirts online expressing the same sentiment but I haven't found any with this level of artistry (and identifiably made by a human.) If anyone knows any good ones please let me know</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116935923655094108
2026-07-17
<p>Evergreen headline</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116935889476005318
2026-07-17
<p>Honestly it says a lot that the only literature they seem to care about is young adult SF/F. I think it's fine for adults to read YA novels, but I also don't belong to a subculture that fetishizes "intelligence", and I think it's generally good to read a variety of things. It's telling that there doesn't seem to be a single literary novel they'll go to bat for</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116935409627691142
2026-07-17
<p>I'm reading Unsong by the Slate Star Codex guy to try to understand why everyone likes it. I tried the same with HPMOR and Worm and bounced off pretty early. So far Unsong is the best of the three, it's competent YA fantasy with some fun twists, but it's also the equivalent of like 800 pages so we'll see how long it lasts. Also it's setting up some plot elements that will make me go 😬 if they pay off the way I'm expecting them to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116935391512223903
2026-07-16
<p>Also, um, this poem slaps</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116931631569486108
2026-07-16
<p>This poem is *so close* to being singable to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", it's blowing my mind that there doesn't seem to be any connection between the two <a href="https://poets.org/poem/present-crisis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">poets.org/poem/present-crisis</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (outside of shared themes and subject matter)</p><p>It seems to even predate "John Brown's Body", which surely didn't take inspiration from this poem (it has way fewer syllables.) But when Howe wrote a song to fit the tune, it just happens to line up. What the heck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116931564128665007
2026-07-16
<p>The idea of a restorationist church trying to convert Catholics is fun to imagine. Like an atheist or a non-praticing protestant will just get annoyed, but if you try to lecture a Catholic about nontrinitarianism, they might take a swing at you</p><p>Not that I hope that happens to my co-worker, of course. But if it does he'll kinda deserve it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116929866232613803
2026-07-16
<p>Idk what sect he is, he might be Mormon or JW or something. Do they go around trying to convert other kinds of Christians? Even if that's the case, they'd still be better off staying in the US in terms of raw numbers. I think they just wanted a tax-exempt vacation 😒</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116929795747879902
2026-07-16
<p>One of my co-workers is out this week, he said he was going on a "mission trip" to the Dominican Republic. Which outside of the familiar shit (white evangelical colonialism) didn't raise any alarm bells. But I looked it up, and the DR is 75% Christian. What the hell does he hope to accomplish there? They have more Christians per capita than the US. *They* should be sending Music status-260818200113.txt missionaries</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116929780558372342
2026-07-20
<p>The gel earpads on my headphones started leaking, so I put the foam ones back on for now, and it's wild how much worse the music sounds to me; and what's crazier is that I have no objective way of knowing if the earpads actually affect the sound quality or if my brain is just interpreting it that way because the headphones are less comfortable now. Could go either way. All I can say with certainty is that the listening experience is compromised</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116953433005252423
2026-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> Yeah, you're right. I think a jam about making games that work on old hardware would be a fun way to support the SKG message and get people to think about future-proofing. I'm probably more sensitive to this because I encounter plenty of browser games that don't work correctly on my 10-year-old computer. But if their goal is just to spread their message as widely as possible in the Inform manifesto.inform of games, then their approach is the correct one and I'm in the minority here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924900111661493
2026-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I'm sorry, I didn't intend to argue, I just felt like I was being misunderstood and thought I should try to make my point more clearly (nuanced communication is really hard with a character limit.) If you disagree that's totally fine, and I have no emotional investment in being right about this. Sorry that's how I came across and hope there are no hard feelings</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924809855372807
2026-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> unfortunately short-term accessibility is often at odds with long-term preservation. I.e, it's very easy to download games from digital storefronts and not think about the future, but it's led to an environment where corporations have too much control over media and have no incentive to make it accessible *at all* once it's no longer generating value. I'm not saying people *shouldn't* make web versions, but this could've been an opportunity to highlight durability as an indie value</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924634231485123
2026-07-15
<p>We have a way to signify when a character is a number zero as opposed to the letter O, but what if you need to write a string of characters that contains 20 zeros and only one "O"? There's no way to identify the letter, so you'd have to draw 20 slashes through 20 zeros just to disambiguate one character. Huge waste of time and energy </p><p>I think the convention should be drawing a little surprised face inside the circle 😮 because it's like someone saying "oh!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924556898605240
2026-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> yeah, people could definitely contribute an NES rom to the jam that way. I'm just saying that 10 years from now, those browser emulators might no longer work, so it seems odd that the browser part is what they focus on. To me it'd make sense to explicitly encourage development for more durable platforms</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924424664511238
2026-07-15
<p>It's ironic that this jam requires entries to be web-playable, because I feel like HTML5 and browser standards are in no way guaranteed to stay consistent over the decades. If you want a game to stand the test of time, it should be something that'll run in DOSbox, or ideally an NES rom. Famiclones will be around long after the cockroaches have inherited the earth</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924197952892651
2026-07-15
<p>Free game jam idea: Sonic the Hedgehog romhack where Robotnik's flying contraption has a playstation logo and the egg capsule thingy at the end is full of discs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924163399329947
2026-07-15
<p>I'm<br />Thinking it's a tell<br />That your nose is bent and mine is too<br />So when we kiss we're <br />Fully parallel</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924068186208516
2026-07-14
<p>The year was 1955. Muammar Gaddafi wouldn't seize control of Libya for another 14 years, yet somehow the citizens of Hill Valley knew it was best not to get mixed up in all this plutonium business</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116920223553108145
2026-07-14
<p>The year was 2001. 9/11 had happened right on schedule, but everyone could at least take comfort in the fact that the housing bubble wouldn't burst for another six years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116920186713816198
2026-07-14
<p>The year was 1984. No one could've predicted it, but suddenly the book started coming true. "I don't want Big Brother watching me," complained one resident, who as you know would quickly be changing her tune</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116920162013893886
2026-07-14
<p>If you get drunk on communion wine, they say you're "crossed in the sauce"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116919609274370873
2026-07-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@piper" class="u-url mention">@<span>piper</span></a></span> thanks, likewise :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116918737914513412
2026-07-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@millie_boop" class="u-url mention">@<span>millie_boop</span></a></span> Hey :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116918728185598320
2026-07-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> thanks! :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116918663852542442
2026-07-16
<p>This poem is *so close* to being singable to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", it's blowing my mind that there doesn't seem to be any connection between the two <a href="https://poets.org/poem/present-crisis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">poets.org/poem/present-crisis</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (outside of shared themes and subject matter)</p><p>It seems to even predate "John Brown's Body", which surely didn't take inspiration from this poem (it has way fewer syllables.) But when Howe wrote a song to fit the tune, it just happens to line up. What the heck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116931564128665007
2026-07-14
<p>Anyway, thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> for making a joke about "Rob Banks" as a good enby name <a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos/116891663506164662" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">comicscamp.club/@nebulos/11689</span><span class="invisible">1663506164662</span></a> which prompted me to think "Robin Banks" would work really well too, which prompted me to think "Huh... Robin... that's a name"</p><p>(I probably won't change my name to Robin Banks)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116918635230311611
2026-07-14
<p>And it's definitely not healthy that I feel the need to justify my name as if I'm appealing to some cosmic judiciary, and it's not healthy that I feel sick with anxiety at the *thought* of asking people who've known me by one name my whole life (or just a few years) to call me something different. I have longstanding identity and self-worth issues I don't talk about much publicly. But my nonbinariness is an immutable part of me and I need to learn it's ok to be me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116918588167280541
2026-07-14
<p>I need it to be short (1 or 2 syllables), gender neutral, neither too common nor too unique, meaningful to me in some way—Winnie the Pooh has always been important to me, and sharing it with my spouse (who had never read or seen it) has been one of our most cherished bonding experiences—and "sticky", i.e. I don't forget about wanting to change my name to it after a few days. I've been thinking about this for a week and it hasn't gone away. Maybe this is the one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116918572856373277
2026-07-14
<p>Happy nonbinary people's day :heart_nb: I recently thought of a name that might be suitable for me so I'm going to try it out. This is the first time I've thought of a name that meets all my criteria, and I tried it out in my gender support group the other day. It doesn't feel "right" yet (I don't think anything could right away) but it's the closest I've ever gotten. This is very difficult for me, so sorry if I end up seeming flaky or inconsistent. I figure I'll never know if I don't try</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116918528929532396
2026-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> Yeah, you're right. I think a jam about making games that work on old hardware would be a fun way to support the SKG message and get people to think about future-proofing. I'm probably more sensitive to this because I encounter plenty of browser games that don't work correctly on my 10-year-old computer. But if their goal is just to spread their message as widely as possible in the Inform manifesto.inform of games, then their approach is the correct one and I'm in the minority here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924900111661493
2026-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I'm sorry, I didn't intend to argue, I just felt like I was being misunderstood and thought I should try to make my point more clearly (nuanced communication is really hard with a character limit.) If you disagree that's totally fine, and I have no emotional investment in being right about this. Sorry that's how I came across and hope there are no hard feelings</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924809855372807
2026-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> unfortunately short-term accessibility is often at odds with long-term preservation. I.e, it's very easy to download games from digital storefronts and not think about the future, but it's led to an environment where corporations have too much control over media and have no incentive to make it accessible *at all* once it's no longer generating value. I'm not saying people *shouldn't* make web versions, but this could've been an opportunity to highlight durability as an indie value</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924634231485123
2026-07-15
<p>We have a way to signify when a character is a number zero as opposed to the letter O, but what if you need to write a string of characters that contains 20 zeros and only one "O"? There's no way to identify the letter, so you'd have to draw 20 slashes through 20 zeros just to disambiguate one character. Huge waste of time and energy </p><p>I think the convention should be drawing a little surprised face inside the circle 😮 because it's like someone saying "oh!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116924556898605240
2026-07-13
<p>Haha Pitchfork was already calling bullshit in 2007, beautiful <a href="https://archive.ph/ShUD" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/ShUD</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116910187612169202
2026-07-13
<p>Pink Floyd has released more compilation albums than actual albums. They've almost released more *box sets* than albums. How many box sets does a band need?</p><p>Although I suppose any one of them would be a great deal, because you're getting the equivalent of 89 products</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116910146386245297
2026-07-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@millie_boop" class="u-url mention">@<span>millie_boop</span></a></span> Heck yeah. Wish I could visit the alternate timeline where the N64 didn't have a thumbstick and Crash Bandicoot became the template everyone followed for 3D games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116907847618181191
2026-07-12
<p>Ah never mind, there's a skateboard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116907672124536937
2026-07-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I love 2.5D games! It's been too long, I think I forgot that was a thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116907648613309287
2026-07-12
<p>I'm seriously impressed at how basic the first Crash Bandicoot game is. It's like they said "let's make Wonder Boy (1986) with a behind-the-back perspective." It's even simpler than Wonder Boy cuz there's no projectile attack and no skateboard. I'm all for it, arcade platformers aren't usually my preference, but it's much more playable than any other 3D platformer I've tried. I can even use the D-pad!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116907364309616873
2026-07-14
<p>The year was 1984. No one could've predicted it, but suddenly the book started coming true. "I don't want Big Brother watching me," complained one resident, who as you know would quickly be changing her tune</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116920162013893886
2026-07-11
<p>Ehhh. 2/5</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116903856602883129
2026-07-11
<p>On the penultimate level of Toy Story 2, I finally get to hear some good music <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amfhy-QpSUw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=amfhy-QpSUw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It still doesn't feel like the music was actually composed for the game, but this is the first time leaving the sound unmuted has improved the experience in any way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116902986096647686
2026-07-11
<p>Welcome to Terror Town! Population: A Guy With a Pyramid For a Head</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116902268783076049
2026-07-11
<p>I thought "hey, at least I can take it to Walmart for a quote-unquote refund", but it's only 17 bucks. That's not even worth the time and effort of hauling it there on the bus. Why can't a scam work out in my favor for once? What a literal crock</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116898953538918493
2026-07-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@palomakop" class="u-url mention">@<span>palomakop</span></a></span> Yeah we've had a couple of them, but those were usually from Amazon and addressed to us. This is from Walmart and the fake name & photo are super weird. No idea what the purpose might be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116898922839352205
2026-07-11
<p>Fuck, was really hoping for a PS5</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116898896525526958
2026-07-11
<p>Fedex just sent a delivery notification with a fake photo, so I thought I wasn't going to get my package (cat litter). But no, it was there, along with a bonus package addressed to lovelyann lovelyann lovelyann lovelyann</p><p>I should probably just open it, right? Like this is some kind of weird brushing scam, but even if it's not, it's not like I'm opening someone's mail. The company is just gonna replace it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116898857821733688
2026-07-11
<p>Franz Kafka 64</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116898497537303734
2026-07-10
<p>My "analog bag" is an android device full of pirated books and music. It's not analog, but neither is a digital camera or CD player, so I think it still counts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116897357066180271
2026-07-10
<p>Tubu has been forked, you should now use Heebee. Poodee has been rewritten from scratch in Dippy. Weeno's codebase has been vibe ported into Gumpy with Pheebo. It's been rewritten in Poob. Poob is memory-safe. You should rewrite it in Poob. Use Poob or be left behind. The future of software is Poob</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116896652447220631
2026-07-10
2026-07-10
2026-07-09
<p>In fact, there is no "browser too old" error message because that's not supposed to be a thing. Unless, of course, a 426 error is appropriate, but I'm pretty sure the MOMA website isn't on HTTP/4</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116891606921976445
2026-07-09
<p>Can someone tell the Museum of Modern Art that's not what the 406: Not Acceptable error is for? I would, but well, y'know</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116891575845001144
2026-07-09
<p>Cool... that probably makes it harder to rescue people though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116891472011425557
2026-07-09
<p>It's wild that people will literally sleep outside on the ground just so they can ruin some marshmallows. You can ruin marshmallows at home, or at least, you'll be able to once my invention passes UL cert and emissions control. I call it the "Mallow's Gallows"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116891047806138052
2026-07-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> on their own, the traps with the little holes work about as well as the jam jar in my experience. What worked best for me was jam jar + the sticky yellow ribbon you unroll and dangle next to the sink. The jam jar gets most of them and the ribbon catches most of the stragglers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116890648575572390
2026-07-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> Ingo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116888261566906630
2026-07-09
<p>Do I remember the 90s?! Yeah! It was in the 90s last week! Wise-ass</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116888057171874693
2026-07-08
<p>lol I left a comment that just said "Please don't" and I think I shamed them into deleting it. One person *can* make a difference!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116886961695929737
2026-07-08
<p>The problem with self-help gurus is that despite supposedly having secret knowledge about how to achieve their goals, they still ended up becoming self-help gurus. Which means either their advice didn't work for themselves, or they *wanted* to become self-help gurus. Big red flag either way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116885426290888406
2026-07-08
<p>It's fun to go on Wikipedia and make up ridiculous impossible facts about history</p><p>...haha?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116885011168114813
2026-07-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> yeah it's pretty stupid. It was interesting in the 2010s that such a thing was even possible, and they had fun pushing technical limits and playing with formats, but they made real music too. There's really no reason to recreate the silly experiments</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116884532703515846
2026-07-08
<p>I really wish people would be inspired by Bull of Heaven's psych/kraut/noise rock and not their dumb meme music. It was funny the first time, and it helped get the band attention, but the world really doesn't need more of it <a href="https://archive.org/details/bull-of-budget-an-insect-that-eats-a-wall" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/bull-of-bu</span><span class="invisible">dget-an-insect-that-eats-a-wall</span></a></p><p>This is an homage to "Like A Wall in Which an Insect Lives and Gnaws" but with a bad title and even more pointless "music". I hope they're not serious about uploading 800 hours of this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116884466445764149
2026-07-07
<p>What can I say, I'm South Carolinian, I just got that iodine products state of mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116880308425132195
2026-07-07
<p>Stop the horror: sign my petition to ban secluded upstate cabin ownership</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116880266044201584
2026-07-06
<p>"Pidgits are small black or purple flightless crows that [...] soar through the skies atop magic carpets." Seems like the opposite of flightless to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116875540645432646
2026-07-06
<p>"Hello. I'm Batman. Welcome to my world. Here, you can become any kind of Batman you like. Will you be a good Batman? Or an evil Batman? The choice is yours." <br />- World of Batmans (2014, PC/Wii U)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116875394401188369
2026-07-10
<p>My "analog bag" is an android device full of pirated books and music. It's not analog, but neither is a digital camera or CD player, so I think it still counts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116897357066180271
2026-07-10
<p>Tubu has been forked, you should now use Heebee. Poodee has been rewritten from scratch in Dippy. Weeno's codebase has been vibe ported into Gumpy with Pheebo. It's been rewritten in Poob. Poob is memory-safe. You should rewrite it in Poob. Use Poob or be left behind. The future of software is Poob</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116896652447220631
2026-07-10
2026-07-06
<p>The Rolling Stones admiring the graphics of "Toy Story 2" for the Playstation: "Oh, what a beautiful Buzz! What a beautiful Buzz!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116873344691352210
2026-07-06
<p>"Cable theft" is already a pretty dubious concept, but I can at least see an argument that splitting the signal might degrade other people's service, and it is technically unauthorized access to the company's equipment. "Satellite piracy", though? You're beaming data through the air, my dude. You think you own the sky? If you don't like what I'm doing with the bits then stop shooting them at my house, loser</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116871172142997656
2026-07-06
<p>It's cool that they made an actual claw machine for this challenge, but I sure wish (1) the camera would stay at angle that allows me to see the thing, and (2) it wasn't in earshot of a character screaming at me the entire time. Those choices were bad, in my opinion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116870686394376312
2026-07-05
<p>So when the pinball part starts, that's Pac-Man laying the egg?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116869590221877889
2026-07-05
<p>I hold the world record for not smoking. That's why they call me the NoSmo King</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116868950512300261
2026-07-05
2026-07-05
<p>Don't worry, I'm still plugging away at my Caverns of Mars mastery quest. I just haven't managed to finish more than one loop on Commander yet. It's fine. I hit a wall before I completed Warrior too, I'll get there :acnl_proud:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116868170326572135
2026-07-05
<p>Finally, I get to encounter everyone's favorite Toy Story character. I love canon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116868141340781160
2026-07-05
<p>Hey... they stole this sample directly from Lemmings</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116867913783833762
2026-07-05
<p>Tell me about your favorite mediocre late 90s 3D platformer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116865062678105273
2026-07-05
<p>So I downloaded the PSX iso for Toy Story 2, and you know what? I'm having an okay time. It still looks awful, but that's okay. It runs a lot better, that's the important thing. Plenty of annoying control decisions (the first-person view is inverted with no option to fix it, etc) but no dealbreakers, at least so far</p><p>If it turns out this is a genre I like, that's very exciting news, because there are a million of these games. They're not deep, but not everything has to be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116865057807108356
2026-07-04
<p>Riddles are bad <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/riddles-are-bad/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/riddles</span><span class="invisible">-are-bad/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116863705511889417
2026-07-04
<p>When all you have is a 3D printer, everything looks like an articulated dragon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116862949970292321
2026-07-04
<p>🦝 Sign into website please<br />💻️ We emailed you a one-time code, or click here to use a password<br />🦝 Fuck I don't want to check my email. Use password<br />💻️ Thanks, please enter the one-time code from your email to complete sign-in<br />:bbs_bert:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116862798530435909
2026-07-04
<p>Basically I'm okay with 3D games as long as "get good at using the thumbstick" isn't a prerequisite, cuz I'm not going to. As long as I'm not too heavily penalized for floundering with the controls, I can eventually get through it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116862632592046183
2026-07-04
<p>I hate to say it, but watching Jeff Gerstmann rank N64 games is kind of making me want to play some 3D platformers. There's just something cozy about strolling around a 3D playground environment & acquiring baubles. Especially when there aren't many pits, and the only penalty for falling is having to climb your way back up. My problem with Mario 64 is that it actually expects the player to perform techniques in 3D space, so maybe something less ambitious like a Toy Story 2 would be more my speed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116862579402853757
2026-07-04
<p>The high score on Twin Galaxies is 80,000 lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116859501442100000
2026-07-04
<p>Holy shit, I did it</p><p>I'm so close. If I can do 5 loops of Warrior I can do 5 loops of Commander. Commander is just Warrior + area 5. Area 5 is hard, but it's doable. It's easier than area 4 in some ways. I got this 😤</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116859472112129259
2026-07-04
<p>Almost 3.5 loops on Warrior, new high score! 168,760</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116859064053543020
2026-07-04
<p>Finished almost 2.5 loops. Score 139,240</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116858832036763175
2026-07-06
<p>The Rolling Stones admiring the graphics of "Toy Story 2" for the Playstation: "Oh, what a beautiful Buzz! What a beautiful Buzz!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116873344691352210
2026-07-03
<p>Hey, did you see the stuff the infinite monkeys at infinite typewriters have been putting out lately? Some of it's probably good. If you have infinite time, you should try to find some of it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116857563622200480
2026-07-03
<p>Haven't yet cleared more than a single loop on Warrior 😔 the mines are just too chaotic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116853581059749293
2026-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> exactly! It was fine when Mark Twain said it but no one has time for all that now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116852035971947812
2026-07-02
2026-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@Steve" class="u-url mention">@<span>Steve</span></a></span> thanks, fixed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116851820345268794
2026-07-02
<p>Popular opinion, but I think "the proof is in the pudding" is a totally fine expression. "The pudding" is a metaphor for whatever the final product is. How do you know if someone makes good pudding? It doesn't matter what their process is, the proof is in the pudding. How do you know if someone's a good pastry chef? You can't tell by watching them bake, the proof is in the pastries.</p><p>The "real version" is way too wordy. Not worth using</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116851784477169983
2026-07-02
<p>How to respond to criticism <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/how-to-respond-to-criticism/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/how-to-</span><span class="invisible">respond-to-criticism/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116851595683442183
2026-07-02
<p>Text adventures are awesome because they give everyone the tools to create an immersive sim. I could never make a game like Deus Ex or System Shock on my own, but with Inform, I can make a game with the same level of worldbuilding and player autonomy. Granted, it still takes a lot of work to make a *good* one, but the fact that I can do it at all is pretty magical</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116850769100214462
2026-07-02
<p>Someone who gave a very kind review of my text adventure sent me the full log of his playthrough, which is so cool! I can see exactly where he got tripped up and know exactly what I need to do to fix it. The only way you could get this level of feedback with any other kind of game is hope someone streams it or does a "Let's Play", which is a big ask. Or fill the game with spyware, I guess. I like this method better. Easy and consensual</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116850712576526867
2026-07-02
<p>(shouldn't try to math at 09h00)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116850585852006464
2026-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> oops</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116850573242424517
2026-07-02
<p>Very angry that I can no longer post uh (checks notes) <del>1.6 times per second</del></p><p><ins>once every 37 seconds</ins> (thanks Andrew)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116850533956035911
2026-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@fleur_de_LA" class="u-url mention">@<span>fleur_de_LA</span></a></span> It seems most common in the New Jersey/Brooklyn/Long Island areas, which is interesting because there's a lot of people of Italian descent there! The way it's pronounced in Italian seems to say the first syllable like the ma- in "mask", so I guess the New Jersey way is more "authentic" (but it doesn't change the way *this* Mario's name is actually pronounced)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116847655867404689
2026-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@fleur_de_LA" class="u-url mention">@<span>fleur_de_LA</span></a></span> To be fair, a lot of people in the US still say "Merry-o" even though we've been hearing Mario say his own name since 1996. Some habits die hard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116847605092497570
2026-07-02
<p>Now I understand why they pronounce Sega "See-ga" in Australia: there's a region/dairy brand dating to the 19th century called Bega that's pronounced "Bee-ga"! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FeMAqpux-8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=5FeMAqpux-8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Makes total sense, if I grew up hearing Bega pronounced that way, I'm sure I'd say "See-ga" too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116847538691632885
2026-07-02
<p>Please pray for my cat during this heatwave, who now has to contend with the fact that I'm wearing shorts and she can't dig her claws DIRECTLY into my leg. She's been so betrayed. If she makes it through this ordeal, who knows if she'll even be the same cat?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116847471819143214
2026-07-01
<p>Shouldn't the "empire state building" be in Albany? That's the capital of the "empire state". Stolen valor smh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116846298872129376
2026-07-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I miss the days when I could click a feed link and my browser would show me a plain list of posts I could read instead of the raw xml. They sure killed that very useful feature for no reason</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116844944338220457
2026-07-01
<p>I saw a blog post called "I block ALL BROWSERS" and I thought it was going to be about blocking all browser agents except RSS readers, running a feed-only blog as a statement, which is extreme but kind of an interesting idea</p><p>Turns out it's about productivitymaxxing and the advice includes replacing web searches with chatbots 😩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116844918412853068
2026-06-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> haha it would've sold me a copy for sure, but I usually assume I'm an outlier 😅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116840547847483126
2026-06-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> and fwiw, I love Yar's Revenge, but I feel like the average 30-40 year old in 1982 would've reacted the same way I feel about Skibidi Toilet and Italian Brainrot. (But I never experienced it with the comic, so you may be right and I'm off-base there)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116840166109157233
2026-06-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> Yeah, I'm just speculating about broad trends. There were a handful of notable exceptions but I don't think it was enough to move the needle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116840132857699244
2026-06-30
<p>When and why did video games become "for children" in the US? <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/why-video-games-are-for-children/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/why-vid</span><span class="invisible">eo-games-are-for-children/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116839987868317036
2026-06-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@drrobin010" class="u-url mention">@<span>drrobin010</span></a></span> Sorry, I don't accept follow requests from blank profiles, but feel free to request again once you have a bio and some posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116839428970956047
2026-06-30
<p>When I find myself in times of bubble,<br />I count the "R"s in "strawberry";<br />AI knows the answer:<br />There are two</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116837034513574557
2026-06-30
<p>Finished a 5-loop on Pilot difficulty. Next is Warrior. The real Caverns of Mars starts here 😤 Final score: 140,370</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116836882323278717
2026-06-30
<p>I tried to reread Cryptonomicon recently and there were a bunch of individual chapters I found really interesting, lots of cool concepts explained in accessible ways</p><p>You'd have a bunch of those that don't really add up to a lot, and then a chapter where all the main characters get together in a room and say "alright fellas, time to advance the plot" for 50 pages. Had to tap out after like the third or fourth one of those. I hope someday Stephenson applies his talents to writing a book</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116836762736201409
2026-06-30
<p>Voyeurs getting their phreak on like Van Eck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116836683334089418
2026-06-29
<p>My phone did another nonconsensual update last night and now I no longer have the option to hide the percentage in the battery icon </p><p>Why</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116833695153720382
2026-06-29
<p>It's a shame movies don't really do director/actor commentaries as bonus features anymore, because I feel like reaction videos are more popular than ever. If they did commentaries as videos with the movie in a PIP (on an extra disc, probably) instead of just an audio track, maybe it'd entice more people to buy the blu-ray</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116833477047580824
2026-06-29
<p>Well, it took a lot of practice, but I finally cleared a 5-loop on Novice playing at the correct speed. It feels better in NTSC mode for sure, but it's also substantially more difficult. Gotta climb my way back to the top. (final score: 94,370)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116831280744709681
2026-06-28
2026-06-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> As much as I groan about modern tech, gotta hand it to em this time. Very glad this is no longer a thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116828671629434151
2026-06-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> oh interesting, so Nintendo and Megadrive games played slower there too? I was thinking about the power cuz Japan is 50/60, but I guess they deal with it by having their own flavor of NTSC. Europe really got the short end of the stick</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116828620109804066
2026-06-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> Wow I wouldn't have guessed this was still a problem even into the Playstation days. But yeah I guess the PS plugged straight into the wall, huh? Probably for the best that everything went back to chunky DC bricks, makes things a lot easier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116828582964032539
2026-06-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> God yeah, I didn't even think about it, but it must be a nightmare to have any kind of consistent speedrun rules for old PC games. Like there's a whole generation of software where all I can really do is raise and lower the cycles in DOSbox until I hit a speed that feels mostly right. Do you know how they adjudicate that? I haven't messed with 86box or anything so maybe nowadays it's possible to get perfect cycle-accurate emulation for whatever the recommended processor was, but I dunno</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116828491340703224
2026-06-28
<p>This is a tricky thing about old computer games, because maybe they made a special version for PAL territories where the game logic is sped up to match the NTSC version, and maybe the version I have is actually the correct speed. How could I know? There's no metadata. Did this ever actually happen, or did everyone just accept that people in other territories would be playing at the wrong speed? Was a 20% difference just not seen as that big of a deal? Seems bonkers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116828447263668383
2026-06-28
<p>...oh, hell. I've been playing with training wheels: I forgot to set the emulator to NTSC mode. The game should be running 20% faster. Well, back to Novice for now :mario_flop:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116828408422687651
2026-06-28
<p>It can also be fun to pick a lower difficulty and just see how many loops you can do. There's a limit to how difficult the game can get (I don't think at any point it becomes literally impossible) so after a couple loops the challenge becomes just consistent execution. I was surprised to learn the game ends after loop 5. I suppose finishing 5 loops on Commander could be considered "winning the game". I wonder if anyone's ever done it. If I try hard enough, maybe I could be the first 😤</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116828345233502258
2026-06-28
<p>"An apple a week and your future looks bleak." See, I can make up apple-related health advice too. It must be true, right? It rhymes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116825994482537884
2026-06-28
<p>Final high score</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116825509882467650
2026-06-28
<p>I am the greatest Caverns of Mars player who ever lived</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116825490729991457
2026-06-28
<p>No no you misheard, I'm doing the *carnival* diet. Corn dogs, funnel cakes, fried coke, anything you could eat before getting on the tilt-a-whirl. Also I do intermittent fasting, I only eat in the spring and summer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116825329718150001
2026-06-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> This was fascinating, thanks for digging these up! Bonkers that Nintendo took such a huge chance on these guys but I guess it worked out. For the company, anyway. Being swept away to work at Nintendo when you're 19 sounds like some fairy tale shit until you remember oh yeah, Japanese work culture. Good on Giles for being honest about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116825304768557469
2026-06-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Me too! I'll take a Dymo label over a P-touch or whatever any day. It really makes an object look cherished</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116824601195253507
2026-06-27
<p>The label maker also came with a mystery</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116824161745121969
2026-06-27
<p>Didn't get the vibrator or any of the vintage pornography I found, but I got a mini dymo label maker ($2, including a full cartridge and four iron-on labels!) and a metal clipboard ($1). I think it also functions as a dry-erase board? The brand is "erase-a-note" and it seems meant for music notation. It'll make a nice sturdy writing surface though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116824146852867866
2026-06-27
<p>At the antique store, anyone need a vibrator from the Johnson administration</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116823777632509915
2026-06-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> I kind of assumed they were only doing engine and SuperFX coding stuff, but I don't really know 🤔 I'd be interested to find out if they played a role in the perceived Britishness</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116823056071060688
2026-06-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> Makes sense! I haven't played them so it's just secondhand vibes. I think it's the way the other characters are constantly popping up and chattering at you, it makes me think of like a Wing Commander-style game, which I also associate with Europe and the Amiga for whatever reason. My affinity for non-sidescrolling space shooters is pretty limited haha (also Rare made that Starfox adventure game on the Gamecube which probably confused my brain about the franchise)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116822816775185106
2026-06-27
<p>Wow, the original Starfox games were made *by* Nintendo? I always thought Rare worked on those. The VO and dialog always gave me Battletoads vibes. Well, nice to know Nintendo can make an Amiga game when they put their minds to it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116822631577896702
2026-06-27
<p>I heard if you pre-order the $100 version of GTA6 you get an exclusive space ship designed by Chris Roberts that you can fly from Liberty City into Star Citizen. Also No Man's Sky and Starfield cuz it's an NFT. Your co-pilot is voiced by Snoop Dogg <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/exclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>exclusive</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/leaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>leaks</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116822481396840157
2026-06-26
<p>In The Victorian Internet, Tom Standage talks about how when the telegraph first became widely available, the public had no clue how it worked and thought it was essentially magic. He talks about how people would bring packages to the telegraph station and ask if they could send that over the wire, too</p><p>Anyway that's what's happening now, except the telegraph operators realized that they'd be leaving money on the table if they didn't exploit these rubes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116817899089811450
2026-06-26
<p>🍕: Yum, an open-faced calzone! That's my favorite sandwich</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116817861794584468
2026-06-26
<p>In marketing for early game consoles, they had to disclaim that the games would ONLY be in color if you have a color TV. Because otherwise people would think it's a magic box that could turn a black & white TV into a color TV</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116817776002649081
2026-06-26
<p>If it takes longer than one second after powering on the console to start playing the game? Unsellable. Shameful. Not fit to carry the Intellivision name. Get that shit out of here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116817618914147333
2026-06-26
<p>Who invented the pause button? Jerry Lawson did <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/jerry-lawson-invented-the-pause-button/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/jerry-l</span><span class="invisible">awson-invented-the-pause-button/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116817169616618591
2026-06-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> hey, at least yours won't incinerate any forests :tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116816542377165493
2026-06-25
<p>I guess it's back to brutaldon for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116813129937829298
2026-06-25
<p>I'm sorry, I know this battle is long-lost, but it's still crazy to me that I can be looking at posts on my timeline, scroll down, and when I scroll back up, all the posts I just looked at have been de-spawned and I have to stare at a gray box for several ms while I wait for the posts to be re-rendered. IT'S TEXT. I live in THE FUTURE. Reading a document in the future should not be an experience that involves POP-IN</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116813038058783039
2026-06-25
<p>801 BC: A Regular Odyssey</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116812942827484200
2026-06-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@Nine" class="u-url mention">@<span>Nine</span></a></span> nope, also banned. Too close to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/10/27/elon-musk-twitter-sink-video-newday-vpx.cnn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/videos/business/2022/1</span><span class="invisible">0/27/elon-musk-twitter-sink-video-newday-vpx.cnn</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116812660049675031
2026-06-25
<p>I generally think it's not cool to accuse writing of being AI slop without direct evidence (like a prompt or a chatbot response accidentally left in the final product) because our heuristics are fallible. However.</p><p>If a blog post earnestly uses the phrase "let that sink in", it's honorary AI slop. This is my bright line. If you remove that phrase from your writing then I will give you the benefit of the doubt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116812601455949456
2026-06-25
<p>The Guardian Legend has the best premise. "A planet full of alien bastards is hurtling towards Earth and about to fuck us up. You are a lady who is also a spaceship. Fly to the planet and blow it up before it gets here." This would later be very loosely adapted into the 1998 film "Armageddon" but lose most of its charm in the process</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116812123593170664
2026-06-25
<p>1. Blowing up Naju in The Guardian Legend<br />2. Fucking up Mars in Caverns of Mars<br />3. Planetary Annihilation (I haven't played it but with a title like that, how can you go wrong)<br />4. Moon Miner 2085<br />5. Sephiroth blowing up the Solar System in Final Fantasy 7 (would be #1 if it was a player character ability)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116812082335871805
2026-06-25
<p>Less games about exploring space, more about blowing it up please. Fuck space 🖕🌌</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116812020614509452
2026-06-25
<p>The world headquarters for electronic music is Drummond Base</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116811482047678860
2026-06-25
<p>Finished a loop of Caverns of Mars on Warrior difficulty :toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116808755503276459
2026-06-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> Hear, hear :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116808522267152169
2026-06-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> God that sucks. Really hope things get better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116808333915768627
2026-06-25
<p>Anyone know what happened to peb/onius? nswengine got a nice write-up in the new choicebeat <a href="https://willyelektrix.itch.io/choicebeat-issue-17" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">willyelektrix.itch.io/choicebe</span><span class="invisible">at-issue-17</span></a> but it looks like they deleted their itch account? I don't know if they had accounts anywhere else. I hope they're ok</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116808311348812475
2026-06-24
<p>(me bribing a cop) This isn't even my formal fine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116807574166892523
2026-06-24
<p>How did substack and medium become the premier locations on the internet for prestige blogging when they don't even have a dark mode? I hate CSS and even I know how to make a dark mode. Amateur hour shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116805261312444700
2026-06-24
<p>It's my birthday month for another week! The best present I can ask for would be checking out some of my games, and then leaving a rating or a nice comment to let me know what you think.* My games are free, so it's kind of like a present for *both* of us, when you think about it. You can get a bonus extra birthday month! Or if you were born in June, make your birthday month twice as powerful! You can't argue with math <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>*Huge thanks to everyone who already has!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116802400629852467
2026-06-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> Congrats, and thanks for the shout-out!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116800621313285131
2026-06-26
<p>If it takes longer than one second after powering on the console to start playing the game? Unsellable. Shameful. Not fit to carry the Intellivision name. Get that shit out of here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116817618914147333
2026-06-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> I have no problem with people calling them games, I'm just a little sad that the kind of interactive fiction I enjoy (text adventures) has become so crowded out by hyperfiction. It's a distinction few people seem to think is worth making, but I still think it's important.</p><p>Of course it doesn't help that so many text adventure authors are precious about labeling their games "text adventures". Embrace it, that's what I say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116799092894528174
2026-06-23
<p>Call me old-fashioned but I don't understand why people use the term "interactive fiction" when the only interactivity is clicking a thing to reveal the next bit of text. To me that's the same amount of interactivity as a book. I'd just call that "fiction"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116797164533779282
2026-06-23
<p>If your methodology is so great, how come it's not universalizable? Huh, knowledge that only applies to one domain? What's the point? Do you have any idea how inefficient it is to have to learn a completely new thing for every thing? Of course there's an algorithm for everything; that's why they call them algorithms and not somegorithms</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116796747607147187
2026-06-23
<p>Doesn't Valve usually cancel stuff when it no longer makes sense to keep doing it? Why are they going forward with the gabecubes? Are they waiting to see how many pre-orders they get and then planning to refund everyone when they don't get enough? I guess there's not a ton of financial risk with the "let's just see" approach, but dang is it a hit to their image</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116796589257022667
2026-06-23
<p>Quanta are stored in the quantarium</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116796516605108181
2026-06-22
<p>Downloading a .zip from the web</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116796075007274972
2026-06-22
<p>The adventures of Mr. Jedi on the Island of Doctor Clone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116795326874317060
2026-06-22
<p>I watched Welcome to Marwen last night and have really complicated feelings about it <a href="https://letterboxd.com/blueiander/film/welcome-to-marwen/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/blueiander/film</span><span class="invisible">/welcome-to-marwen/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116794852498115245
2026-06-25
<p>1. Blowing up Naju in The Guardian Legend<br />2. Fucking up Mars in Caverns of Mars<br />3. Planetary Annihilation (I haven't played it but with a title like that, how can you go wrong)<br />4. Moon Miner 2085<br />5. Sephiroth blowing up the Solar System in Final Fantasy 7 (would be #1 if it was a player character ability)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116812082335871805
2026-06-22
<p>Oh yeah let me get right on that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116794508082582786
2026-06-25
<p>The world headquarters for electronic music is Drummond Base</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116811482047678860
2026-06-22
<p>I don't think this was the intention, but in the song "Rhinestone Cowboy" when he says "getting cards and letters from people I don't even know", to me it gives off a kind of desperate "my girlfriend who goes to another school" energy. Like the fact that you specify that they're from people you don't know immediately makes me suspect the claim. "I got three pieces of fan mail today and they're not even from my mom"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116792386524951469
2026-06-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@mayazimmerman" class="u-url mention">@<span>mayazimmerman</span></a></span> Yeah, agreed! I think the same could be said of Betty White too. Unbelievable talents up to and especially in their later years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116792034719793979
2026-06-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@mayazimmerman" class="u-url mention">@<span>mayazimmerman</span></a></span> Her age on Golden Girls, but that's the only work of hers I'm directly familiar with. From what I've read it seems like her prime was quite a few decades</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116791989446406805
2026-06-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://blob.coffee/@miramarco" class="u-url mention">@<span>miramarco</span></a></span> I don't know if this is the origin, but it's the oldest example I can think of (for context, these are plastic grocery bags not associated with any particular grocery store or chain, but used generically by smaller corner stores and bodegas. Because they've been essentially unchanged since the late 80s/early 90s, they have a very kitsch association in the US. I'd wager that the Game Changer bag is a direct reference to these bags)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116789893913588565
2026-06-21
<p>BRB, throwing my laptop in the sewer and getting one of these</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116789434898903969
2026-06-21
<p>Man, when you google "Django", Django Reinhardt doesn't even appear on the first three pages of results. He was the original Django! Nerds ruin everything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116789219128749666
2026-06-21
<p>Okay, I picked a bad example because the rights to Last Ninja (and the other games in the collection) are apparently still owned by the people who made it, and not some holding company. If you love Last Ninja, you should buy the collection and support the developers.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116789032018695517
2026-06-21
<p>I was going to say Last Ninja, but someone actually put out a full retail emulation package on the switch, which is kind of hilarious <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-last-ninja-collection-plus-bonus-games-switch/?srsltid=AfmBOooAw-y6DU_48_MnkTueSUBBrbOHnRWv5AI70bEblVn5SORNUFNq" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nintendo.com/us/store/products</span><span class="invisible">/the-last-ninja-collection-plus-bonus-games-switch/?srsltid=AfmBOooAw-y6DU_48_MnkTueSUBBrbOHnRWv5AI70bEblVn5SORNUFNq</span></a></p><p>Last Ninja is good for a chuckle but idk who the hell is paying thirty United States dollars for it. I guarantee any computer you own will do just as good a job of emulating it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116788857258059503
2026-06-21
<p>Man, remember how the Wii virtual console had Commodore 64 games on it? How come they got rid of that? I mean, what good is the Switch if you can't even play Pitstop II?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116788824130286372
2026-06-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> I have no problem with people calling them games, I'm just a little sad that the kind of interactive fiction I enjoy (text adventures) has become so crowded out by hyperfiction. It's a distinction few people seem to think is worth making, but I still think it's important.</p><p>Of course it doesn't help that so many text adventure authors are precious about labeling their games "text adventures". Embrace it, that's what I say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116799092894528174
2026-06-20
<p>Keep running into web games that don't work because I need something called "web GL"?? The only GL I want in a game is GLHF :)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116785091099987409
2026-06-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> I'm not even coordinated enough to kick a beanbag up in the air more than once, so I'm probably the target demographic lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116784983335727732
2026-06-20
<p>I guess games like Ice Hockey where you just pick a country are okay, but I would never play as the USA so the selection doesn't really matter. I don't care about USA representation, just my little under-represented part of it.</p><p>World Games was cool because it let you be from the fictional country of Epyx, which had the best national anthem. Shame about the part where you play the game though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116784979585115298
2026-06-20
<p>The only good sports video game is Super Spike V'Ball for the NES because it lets me be from West Virginia. Every other sports game, even ones with purely fictional teams, only lets you be from places like New York and Chicago. But I'm not from those places 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116784949487004000
2026-06-20
<p>When I was a kid I had no idea what "California Games" was, but it was very popular. I was constantly seeing it referenced in the context of great Nintendo games etc. But the only reaction I ever had to the title was "Why would I care about this? I don't live in California"</p><p>Still holds true tbh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116784932357344961
2026-06-20
<p>I made another game <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/i-made-another-game/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/i-made-</span><span class="invisible">another-game/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/ALHM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ALHM</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116783096023785881
2026-06-20
<p>Been playing this game for over 30 years and I'm only now realizing this map is a turtle... wtf</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116780363444584053
2026-06-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> Weird, this is the only information Inform gives me. They specifically mention Inform 7 in that article, I wonder where they're getting the IFID.</p><p>But it seems like IFDB auto-generates their own unique ID# anyway so it's probably fine? 🤷‍♀️</p><p>Edit: ah I found it, it's in a uuid.txt file in a project folder I didn't know was there. I added that one too, why not</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116780220216724082
2026-06-19
<p>Added it to the IFDB <a href="https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=3udq9dwch905vmhp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ifdb.org/viewgame?id=3udq9dwch</span><span class="invisible">905vmhp</span></a></p><p>I used the "serial number" Inform7 gave me, which is just today's date in YYMMDD format. Seems potentially problematic. Do they just hope no two people will decide to release a game on the same day?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116779364440150605
2026-06-19
<p>My entry to the 2026 Manifesto Jam is done! I decided to write it in the form of a text adventure. I didn't finish by the deadline because I had to learn how to make a text adventure. You can play it here: <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/get-manifesto" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/get-manifes</span><span class="invisible">to</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116778826372076197
2026-06-19
<p>"The ground" has pretty much become an acceptable synonym for "the floor", but people will still look at you funny if you refer to the ceiling as "the sky" 🤔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116777768224613112
2026-06-17
<p>My heritage is recessive so it skipped a generation. I actually have my grandparents' heritage</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116762979372464853
2026-06-17
<p>Revenge of Shinobi Babies: The New Generation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116762970279295931
2026-06-16
<p>The modern fast food experience is either: pay too much money for not enough food, or pay *way* too much money for food you're going to regret eating enough of</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116762080072579165
2026-06-21
<p>BRB, throwing my laptop in the sewer and getting one of these</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116789434898903969
2026-06-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116760268870668985
2026-06-21
<p>Okay, I picked a bad example because the rights to Last Ninja (and the other games in the collection) are apparently still owned by the people who made it, and not some holding company. If you love Last Ninja, you should buy the collection and support the developers.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116789032018695517
2026-06-16
<p>Absentee parents are bad, but I'll still take it when abusive parents are the alternative. My parents ignored me for large parts of my upbringing, but the times they attempted to parent me were so much worse. I wish they would've ignored me completely. I'd still be fucked up but not nearly arkmast arkmast.sh matabash.txt password.txt picbash fucked up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116759914653711262
2026-06-16
<p>I feel like these "it's good to eat meals together as a family" stories have another side that no one ever talks about <a href="https://lite.cnn.com/2026/06/16/health/parents-children-devices-meals-wellness" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lite.cnn.com/2026/06/16/health</span><span class="invisible">/parents-children-devices-meals-wellness</span></a></p><p>Shared family meals were bad for me as a child because it was a chance for my parents to criticize & belittle me, and they would force me to sit at the table long after they finished to punish me for debilitating food anxiety. My meals in front of the TV were the only good ones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116759887563617797
2026-06-16
<p>I was at the big box store today so I went looking for a protractor, and they won't sell me one either!! 😠 I would've had to buy a "math kit", which also includes a compass and some rulers I don't need in a fancy metal tin for $5. Like I'm sorry, all I want is a 10¢ piece of plastic, I'm not here to be extorted by some math racket. Guess I'm sticking with homemade</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116757022796032919
2026-06-15
<p>At the dirt store. Anyone need some dirt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116756007724454169
2026-06-15
<p>I don't know how we ended up in a timeline where people talk to computers on purpose when I and everyone I've ever known would rather mash 0 and yell "OPERATOR" until we're hoarse than be forced to have even one polite interaction with a phone robot. But now people are talking to computers voluntarily? Did Sam Altman put something in the water? idgi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116754937242488645
2026-06-14
<p>My manifesto won't be ready by the end of the jam :( <a href="https://itch.io/jam/manifesto-jam-2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">itch.io/jam/manifesto-jam-2026</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I'll still post it when it's done though. Probably today or tomorrow</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116750323536594298
2026-06-14
<p>People really only ever tell four stories</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116746408246662309
2026-06-12
<p>Finally felt good enough to play some more. BF4 is interesting. Most of it is inaccessible via the stairs; I had to take the elevator down from BF1 to get to the good stuff. At the ?, my party passes out every time they try to go through the door. The ! is where they got completely rocked by a group of level 7 mages. I don't know if that's a fixed encounter or if I just got very unlucky. Half my party died. I had enough gold to bring them back, but just barely. Gonna grind 💪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116735073205432793
2026-06-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> ah yeah, quite possible! Even emulating vs. playing on original hardware could give quite a different experience due to CRT squish, etc. Lemmings is one of those games where one pixel can really matter haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116733305260233541
2026-06-11
<p>(I started over because I was playing in an incognito window. I'll let you know if the protractor helps me clear "Lemming Lament")</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116733111690158534
2026-06-11
<p>Made a protractor so I can continue to play Lemmings. The internet says the builder's bridge is "a bit less than a 45° angle" but it's actually 27 degrees. A pretty significant difference, IMO. And a pretty awkward angle to try to eyeball</p><p>I was willing to spend a couple bucks on a big plastic one, but the dollar store didn't have any. Guess I'll look the next time I'm at the big box store</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116733075173886489
2026-06-11
<p>I don't watch game ad events anymore, I was just skimming through cuz I was curious what the Persona 4 thing in the thumbnail was. The game got a full graphical remake. Pretty weird. I still think the PS2 version looks great</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116731806023493136
2026-06-11
<p>The "contemplative surf rock" song was...</p><p>BELA LUGOSI'S DEAD <a href="https://youtu.be/9BMlfU7d87s?t=1642" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/9BMlfU7d87s?t=1642</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116731571808827039
2026-06-10
<p>All of youtube keeps trying to ragebait me about someone's stolen legos and I refuse to fall for it. I'm glad the legos were stolen. I hope they all get stolen. I'm on team megablocks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116727908589128602
2026-06-10
<p>Nobody still posting on twitter or facebook seems like they're having a good time. No freude but schadenfreude</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116727355842324611
2026-06-10
<p>It's messed up that composers who program music on their supercomputers have to render the music out to binary data (at tens of thousands of samples per second!) if they want anyone to hear it. They should be able to just send the code, and our own supercomputers will interpret it and play it back to us. Like why even have a personal supercomputer if all it can really do is decompress some 1981-ass data? It's silly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116727093459320038
2026-06-10
<p>You don't need to include February in the "30 days has September" poem <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/30-days-has-september/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/30-days</span><span class="invisible">-has-september/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116726721162812782
2026-06-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> I'll be so excited when this game is finally out, the whole nursing home is gonna hear about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116722030395368995
2026-06-09
<p>God, even with infinite time this level is fucked. If you start a builder or the miner a pixel off of the intended path, too bad, do the whole tedious 5-minute setup process again. I solved the puzzle, but I've done the first half of this level about 10 times because execution of the second half is pure trial and error. I guess I'll need to play a console version so I can use savestates <a href="https://breezewiki.com/lemmings/wiki/Lemming_Lament" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breezewiki.com/lemmings/wiki/L</span><span class="invisible">emming_Lament</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116721966860287741
2026-06-09
<p>René Descartes, philosophical zombie hunter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116721859475452204
2026-06-09
<p>Philosophical zombies vs. metaphysical ninjas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116721846368942618
2026-06-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> Minecraft-ass appliance</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116721091152927464
2026-06-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dice.camp/@Sophie" class="u-url mention">@<span>Sophie</span></a></span> awesome, thanks so much! :acnl_joy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116721082826191156
2026-06-09
2026-06-09
<p>I enjoy Lemmings until I get to a level where I solve the puzzle, but still fail because the lemmings were inches from the exit when the arbitrary time limit runs out. Then I stop playing Lemmings and find a game that respects my time instead</p><p>This time I made it to the 8th "tricky" level. All my lemmings were on the top level walking towards the exit when time ran out and it made me do it again. I'm good, I have no desire to prove my "click mouse good" skill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116720974908656678
2026-06-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.scribblers.club/@Anke" class="u-url mention">@<span>Anke</span></a></span> I'd count any answer where the shovel is for handling large quantities of games under A; if the shovel is for burying the games then B</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116720892442382652
2026-06-09
<p>Shovelware:</p><p>A. Games made with so little effort that you need a shovel to dig through them, because the market is so flooded</p><p>B. Games that are so bad they should be buried like "E.T."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116720795939151818
2026-06-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dice.camp/@Sophie" class="u-url mention">@<span>Sophie</span></a></span> this is so good, and I really appreciate the accessibility/QOL additions. Do you think it'd be feasible to add an option to disable the time limit? That might be the key to me finally being able to play past the "fun" levels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116720762242082897
2026-06-09
2026-06-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gilou" class="u-url mention">@<span>Gilou</span></a></span> Well, I've got plenty of music on my SD card, so if you can recommend any low bitrate audio streams with podcast/nonfiction types of content (without ads) I'm all ears. I feel like my chances of finding any I'd be interested in are low to nil</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116720607621035609
2026-06-09
<p>Ugh, I guess google changed something about the youtube API because newpipe can no longer download audio tracks. Which sucks, getting the lowest bitrate .opus track was one of the best entertainment options on an extremely limited data budget. It was like 13 MB/hr, and for spoken word it sounded great, functionally as good as any podcast (which are still 5-10x larger Mp3s for some reason.) This shit matters when you only get 5 GB a month</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116720062466466325
2026-06-08
<p>Maccle Appbook</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116716530853933381
2026-06-08
<p>You think programming is hard now? Before RAM was invented, you had to take a photo of your screen every time it filled up with code. You might wait 3 days for the photos to come back only to realize that your picture happened to coincide with the vertical blanking interval and you had to take another one. Coders had to set up their own darkrooms if they wanted any hope of making a useful program in a timely manner. That's why we call it "software development"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116716270496237121
2026-06-07
<p>Jennifer Reitz released an updated version of Boppin' for modern Windows *this year* <a href="https://jenniverse.com/boppin%20main.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jenniverse.com/boppin%20main.h</span><span class="invisible">tml</span></a></p><p>The programmer for Amazeing released an updated Windows 3.1 version *like a month ago* <a href="https://archive.org/details/amaze26" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.org/details/amaze26</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>2026, finally the year of JDR on the desktop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116710387517892748
2026-06-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> Weird! I hope it turns up on some yet-to-be-documented 500 shareware shoveldisc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116707172265225250
2026-06-07
<p>Was watching a youtube video about an old shareware compilation disc, this game came up and I immediately recognized the art as Jennifer Reitz. Looked it up and I'm shocked I've never heard of this. I had no idea there were games published under the Happy Puppy brand. Does anyone know if there are others? I can't find any trace of this on Mobygames, so I'm guessing no</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116706174613808946
2026-06-06
<p>I often wonder if Mortal Kombat would've seen the same success had it been released under its original working title, "Whose Spine Is It Anyway"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116705666442494076
2026-06-04
<p>Damn. That's one of my favorite movies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116692714597849566
2026-06-04
<p>Huh, Android has a way to fix this. TIL</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116692080060974527
2026-06-04
<p>Okay never mind, the version I downloaded and both versions on TIA only have audio in the left channel. What the fuck, people</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116692048552779780
2026-06-04
<p>Ah hell, I should've checked to see if it was on TIA first <a href="https://archive.org/details/crumb-1994" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.org/details/crumb-1994</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116692033656738361
2026-06-04
<p>Sorry I'm late for work, but I had a dream that reminded me of the documentary Crumb (1994) so I needed to download it from Soulseek so I could watch it on my phone at work and the fastest connection I could find was only 2MB/s. But I settled for the 720p version, so I did everything I could</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116691802576279354
2026-06-04
<p>Here's my party's current standing, and my spell book at this point. It's getting quite unwieldy with all this multiclassing, and I've got two more levels of spells to go</p><p>I hope I don't regret making Alis a samurai. She was by far my strongest fighter, an absolute wrecking ball. And still is for now, but hopefully becoming a samurai pays off later and I didn't just compromise my best asset so she can cast HALITO 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116689879853255211
2026-06-04
<p>Sorry, last few days have been nightmarish on a personal level and posting increasingly detailed takes every day was making it less fun. It was feeling more like an obligation. But I should have a pretty detailed write-up if and when I finish the game and craft a badge. I expect it to rate quite highly</p><p>Made it to BF4, promoted Alis to Samurai and Terra to Bishop. Found two +1 Long Swords and Terra ID'd those babies for free (BSRP: 10,000 gold.) Can I get a hell yeah</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116689440769286076
2026-06-04
<p>I think Mastodon should have less features</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116689354173570458
2026-06-03
<p>When video games feature a mechanic that allows you to pick up the dismembered limbs of your enemies and wield them like clubs, that's known as a "limbic system"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116688117939773861
2026-06-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@mayazimmerman" class="u-url mention">@<span>mayazimmerman</span></a></span> better to save it for Wrath Month</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116687581224590597
2026-06-03
<p>So... is there a *Missus* self-destruct? 😘</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116687545902606537
2026-06-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> haha I was about to ask what the connection was. No worries</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116687543270989525
2026-06-03
<p>Amazing grace, how sweet the sound<br />That saved a life like mine;<br />Should auld acquaintance be forgot<br />And days of auld lang syne</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116687493057689834
2026-06-03
<p>You couldn't make a movie with a title like "The Hudsucker Proxy" today. It'd just be called "Hoop"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116687480263322418
2026-06-03
<p>When life gives you marmals, make marmalade</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116683953672109898
2026-06-02
<p>Happy palindrome day :newl:‍‍6-2-26‍:newr:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116680891121403720
2026-06-01
<p>And like, I can understand not rounding currency by default. It's a situational need. But then it should show 3.75 x $4.33 as $16.2375. Then people can say "oh whoops, we don't do fractions of cents here, I'd better tell it to round". Instead of staring at their calculator trying to comprehend why it's telling them 2+2=5</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116675918390245568
2026-06-01
<p>Excel has an option to not do this. It's under "Advanced" and it's called "Set precision as displayed". Google sheets has no such option. So everyone who hasn't had to think about it with Excel is suddenly assailed with off-by-one errors if they switch to Sheets. The only solution is to replace every formula involving currency with =ROUND(A1*B1,2). Then the number it shows you will match the actual number. Just another example of computer people not living in reality</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116675901485958548
2026-06-01
<p>If you format a cell as currency, it'll show you the amount rounded to the nearest cent, but it will secretly treat it as a regular decimal number behind the scenes. So if you have, say, $4.33 x 3.75, it'll show you $16.24. As expected. But if you then want to take that amount and multiply it by 3, it's secretly calculating (16.2375 x 3) and showing a result of $48.71. And maybe that's useful for some applications, but in the real world $16.24 x 3 = $48.72</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116675868613434218
2026-06-01
<p>It's my birthday month! For privacy reasons I keep the exact day vague, so this is in effect for the duration of June. Thanks for your cooperation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116675217120472951
2026-05-31
<p>Just going to do this until my new website's ready to go live <a href="https://rentry.co/wizardry-day-9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rentry.co/wizardry-day-9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116666868938432925
2026-05-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@mayazimmerman" class="u-url mention">@<span>mayazimmerman</span></a></span> Peabody & Sherman?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116663618805676078
2026-05-29
<p>Took first tentative steps onto BF3. I can tell this one will be tough to map. The priests on this level cast silence, so unless I'm lucky enough for my priests to silence them first, that's a dangerous situation. Also large groups of ogres, which hurt but weren't as bad as I had feared. I hope I find something that uses these keys and mysterious statuettes I've been picking up. Not that I haven't been enjoying combat+mapping, but it'd be nice if I could "complete a quest", y'know?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116655585391600421
2026-05-29
<p>I re-checked all of BF2 and realized there are more walls in the big dark room, but didn't find anything that seems meaningful. I had to fight three more of those stupid "18 creeping coin" battles. My theory is that they have some sort of charm effect that only works on evil characters, because evil people are greedy. With my all Good and Neutral party it's essentially free XP, but I still gotta sit here while the "breath attack missed" message displays all 108 times per round 😵‍💫</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116655564973262066
2026-05-28
<p>The new Star Wars muppet's name is Gogurt?! Maybe they markdown know what they're doing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116654722263833885
2026-05-28
<p>I normally don't even notice a discount unless it's at least 20%. Ten percent is like, wow, this thing that would normally cost $100 costs $90 instead? Who cares? 90 rounds up to 100 in my head anyway</p><p>But gas stations are out here advertising 1-2% discounts if you sign up for their spam program and hand over your data. How depressing. I'm glad I don't have to buy the stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116654136756460564
2026-05-28
<p>I have to go to a place and get my fingerprints taken for work today. I guess it's something they make us do every 5 years. You know, just in case they changed 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116653119946626319
2026-05-28
<p>Hit "The Road", (Cor)mac</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116649713688555905
2026-05-28
<p>I had 6270g when I made it back to town, which was 20 more than I needed to get my "knobby stick" identified. I figured it was destiny, so I paid it. It's a +1 mace. Uh... cool, but not really what I was expecting. Did my party really need the guy to tell them it's a mace? I think they could've figured out that much on their own</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116649587950615802
2026-05-28
<p>Decided to just grit my teeth and facetank the trap at (11,12). I figured if it was going to kill my party, better to do it now and not have to make up as much time. It was a pit, and it did a decent amount of damage to everyone, but it didn't kill anyone and (importantly) it didn't drop me down to BF3. Made it back out alive.</p><p>Lots of mysteries on this level. Have yet to discover if anything I've found has a meaning or purpose. Gonna do another circuit looking for hidden doors</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116649555751606391
2026-05-27
<p>God, I thought the Death Star was going to be better because the rooms were connecting to each other (mostly) logically, but the way it sprawls out across multiple levels is doing my head in. My maps of different sections keep colliding. How the hell am I supposed to draw this on graph paper?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116647946779281575
2026-05-27
<p>I'm not up on my Star Wars lore, is this canon?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116647876416359080
2026-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.pub.solar/@tombrandis" class="u-url mention">@<span>tombrandis</span></a></span> I always mix up turnwise and widdershins</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116647581360254884
2026-05-27
<p>I wanted to play through all the Eamon adventures from the beginning but Donald Brown's maps might be too frustrating. This is my map of "Lair of the Minotaur". I managed to finish, but I got so annoyed when I realized the map was wrapping from north to south (where the red asterisks are.) This is just a cave system, there's no reason for that shit. Also I had to cram in those tiny rooms in the middle because movement steps don't always reflect equal units of space. So sloppy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116647550955765754
2026-05-27
<p>Interactive fiction with irregular geometry makes me so irritable. This person's map *looks* very nice, but it's totally unmappable while you're playing. All you get is vague descriptions like (e.g. for the Hall of Heroes) "this room is shaped like an arc with exits east and south". There are so many ways you could interpret that! I know grids of squares are boring, but if I can map them, that means I can actually play</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116647495509396276
2026-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> yeah that's one way it's been surprisingly kind so far: stat-downs happen, but not every level-up, and when they do happen it's usually just one out of 4 or 5, the rest typically go up. It sucks that they messed with the balance for the ports, the original seems really well-considered</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116646801156078918
2026-05-27
<p>Oh, and I got Rosa another level, but instead of gaining an IQ point she lost one 🙄 so much for my bishop plan</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116643895616720902
2026-05-27
<p>Lots more exciting progress. Map is starting to get weirder and I'm getting better at mapping. I discovered (via reading the manual) that the light spells actually let you see more squares in front of you. I'm casting LOMILWA every time I go down, makes it a little easier to stay oriented. I'm suspect the space at (12,11) in front of the series of messages is a trap and I don't know what to do. All my instincts are telling me to save first, but I'm not allowed to.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116643853218929633
2026-05-27
<p>Was too stunned to hit the screenshot key fast enough, but this is 18 weird monsters I've never seen before and they surprised me. They all started using mysterious breath attacks that targeted every member of my party. I can't recall the last time I was this terrified in a video game.</p><p>None of the breath attacks did anything. MAHALITO melted them down, and I came out with nary a scratch. I assume this was a scripted battle meant to instill horror and relief, cuz it worked</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116643731776599236
2026-05-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> I guess there's no competing with "the thing I already like, but different" for getting attention 😔 I wish people were less hesitant to try new things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116641242112974195
2026-05-26
<p>I wish I understood why the dinky little SML 1-1 remake I made to learn the SMB1R editor gets by far more attention than anything else I've put on itch. I wish people would check out my good levels instead. Do people not understand how boring this is going to be?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116641073789874785
2026-05-26
<p>Boy, it seems like California could've prevented a lot of future problems if they had just built Los Angeles closer to San Fransisco. Talk about lack of foresight. Egg on their face for that one. Someone tell California they should've done that. Maybe next time can be different</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116638467392231228
2026-05-26
<p>Reclassing would eliminate the benefit of getting her the DIALKO spell, since I'd have to level her back up to 5 (and further, since Bishops take longer to get priest spells) but it might be worth it. It'll be a long, long time before I have 6000g and a Bishop could identify it for free.</p><p>Luckily I found the stairs, so I made another character backup and I can breathe a little easier now. I really enjoy this constraint, it preserves the tension but leaves me room to experiment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116638096303633160
2026-05-26
<p>Didn't have a ton of time to play today but still made really satisfying progress. Mapped out the spiral hallway on level 2 where I got wrecked with status ailments and already found the stairs down. I got my secondary priest up to level 5 and now have a backup DIALKO caster. I found a knobbed stick that will cost >6000g to identify, so it must be a sick magic staff. I'm thinking of keeping Rosa around and reclassing into a Bishop, she only needs one more IQ point and she's there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116638035783527166
2026-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> now I'm getting federation weirdness when I try to view evilchili's account too, it's loading but I can't see any posts newer than 2023. It's possible the versions are having compatibility issues, linernotes is on v4.1.18 and gamemaking.social is on v4.5.10. Dunno for sure though </p><p>CC:<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.reclaim.technology/users/djsundog" class="u-url mention">@<span>djsundog</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116637213826139837
2026-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> huh that's odd, I don't seem able to interact with your linernotes.club account. I only saw your @ cuz evilchili replied. Possible you have me blocked?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116637177692327901
2026-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linernotes.club/@evilchili" class="u-url mention">@<span>evilchili</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> yeah my thesis is that mainstream rock in the US had a dominant paradigm in the early 90s (grunge) and the late 90s (nu-metal) and between them was a lawless transitional period that saw widespread acceptance of fusion and experimentation. One of those golden ages. SOAD definitely owes more to that mid-90s tradition than the genres that bookend it. I do wish their instrumentation varied as much as their song structures though. Too many terse repetitive power chords, imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116637116403295607
2026-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> right?? Fuck off, lady</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116635763071626626
2026-05-25
<p>Ah yes, a nice affordable $9-a-day luxury. That's only $3285 a year. That's only 20% of a minimum wage worker's yearly income. Why aren't *you* spending $9 a day on coffee? Do you hate the economy?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116635730391463422
2026-05-24
<p>A questionnaire <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/a-questionnaire/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/a-quest</span><span class="invisible">ionnaire/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116631672511174611
2026-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@formatet" class="u-url mention">@<span>formatet</span></a></span> hi, I don't accept fedi followers with no presence, sorry. If you fill out your bio and make some posts, feel free to follow req again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116631419036074567
2026-05-24
<p>Grinding in this game is much less tedious than, say, the original Dragon Quest, because I can basically just do circuits around the dungeon. I don't have to wait for random battles, all the monster rooms repopulate when you exit the level, as well as the treasure chests, which keeps it exciting (hope of finding an item / mild risk of encountering a trap.) Lots of smart little design choices that most games to copy Wizardry in the next decade would steadfastly ignore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116630754250684302
2026-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> ahh I see, thanks. I'd always just try to stomp them into a disc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116630680426240910
2026-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> Nope, never heard of that and I'm from the US. What causes them to grip?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116630670714626598
2026-05-24
<p>Wayword #8: PEACE → SAID in 8 moves (common-word optimal: 7)<br />peace→pease→peas→pees→peed→seed→send→sand→said</p><p><a href="https://wayword.fun/daily" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wayword.fun/daily</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116630650054996210
2026-05-24
<p>Decided I needed some gold for more cure potions if I was going to face level 2 again, so I went grinding as I fixed my stupid map. Turns out the teleporter didn't rotate me, I just mapped it that way for some reason??? I have 10 DUMAPIC casts now between my two mages, so I made damn sure I was getting it right</p><p>Also decided I needed to level up a secondary priest, so I can cast the un-paralyze spell on my main priest if she gets paralyzed again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116630339791948647
2026-05-24
<p>Finished up last night defeating the Murphy's Ghosts. It took forever & I thought it would be some sort of plot trigger, but the only thing I seemed to get was a lot of XP. My priest missed out, unfortunately. Had to pay 1500, nearly all my gold, to revive her. I took a few cautious steps into level 2 and it ended in mild disaster. Priest got paralyzed, which I learned is basically like being dead except slightly cheaper to fix. Had to sell her +1 armor to get the 500gp to cure her</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116630294921160756
2026-05-23
<p>Oh god, I just realized why the bottom right corner makes no sense, it's because the teleporter at (5,9) changes the direction you're facing! You walk into it facing east and come out at (15,5) (I think) facing south! What kind of fucked up one-way teleporter also turns you 90° clockwise? A criminal act</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116626517350368307
2026-05-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> Haha thanks, I don't feel like I *quite* have it figured out yet but I think my skills are slowly improving</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116626486456310546
2026-05-23
<p>I actually wish I had the $50 for the paid version of Grid Cartographer because I'm already running up against the limitations and I'm on level 1. The ability to place notes on the map and put different colors of markers would help immensely. Once I get to the levels with shit like spinners and teleporter mazes I'm going to struggle to keep track of *anything*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116626387313783088
2026-05-23
<p>Restored from my backup, made some more progress. I'm finding the mapping nightmarishly difficult. I'm not great at navigation at the best of times, and the game gives you extremely limited information, so it would be hard enough if the dungeon was normal; but there are teleporters and secret one-way doors fucking *everywhere*. I'm not confident in my map & I've been at it forever. I don't think my characters are supposed to be level 5 before they even set foot on B2 :acnl_worry:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116626365264515151
2026-05-23
<p>Welp</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116625751796826274
2026-05-23
<p>Interesting that they just called it the Star Wars Collectible Card Game instead of going with the obvious name, DarthStone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116625153371877454
2026-05-23
<p>Spent pretty much all my gold on two suits of plate mail for my fighters, an anointed flail for my priest, and a potion of LATUMOFIS (cure poison). I figure the gold won't save my life if it's sitting in the tavern. It's pretty impressive that the shop interface tells you who can and can't use what items - there are console RPGs that wouldn't do that even into the 90s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116624399198375022
2026-05-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/@yuki2501" class="u-url mention">@<span>yuki2501</span></a></span> In the US at least, movie theaters have historically used the term "multiplex". This goes back to the old days when movie theaters only had one screen. Once multi-screen theaters started appearing, they used that term to differentiate them. Plex is like all the movie theaters on one screen in your home, so no need for the "multi".</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116624249567164245
2026-05-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> Thanks :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116624134369948232
2026-05-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> ugh brutal. From what I understand Wizardry 2 has no character creation process, it requires you to import a party, so if you wipe with no backup you'd have to start over from the beginning of Wizardry 1. I was like well, zero chance I'll be doing doing that, lol. Might as well accept that I won't be playing "pure"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116624132968465602
2026-05-23
<p>I backed up my party. I've decided to allow myself 1 backup per dungeon level, whenever I find the next stairs down (and make it back to town alive, ofc.) I figure this should maintain enough tension without forcing me to throw the game in a trash can if I'm hit with a late game party wipe. Sir-Tech gave players the backup utility from day 1, I consider this true to the 1981 experience. I'm up for a challenge but I'm not starting the whole game over if some bullshit happens</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116622010296421956
2026-05-23
<p>Only got to actually play for a couple hours tonight, but still feel like I made decent progress. Got everyone another level, mapped out a lot more of the dungeon, and found the stairs down. Very glad I switched to GC, all those doors and fiddly little corridors would've been a nightmare in Sheets. Definitely not used to blobbers where the walls aren't at least 1 tile thick, it's much more challenging to map</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116621972769971218
2026-05-23
<p>Ohhh, I get it. It's called "Plex" because you only need one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116621637591509170
2026-05-23
<p>3.1.3 was also the last version to include a linux port, but I couldn't get it to work. Something about needing libPNG 12 and I have libPNG 16 and I guess it's not backwards-compatible. But the Windows version seems to work fine under Wine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116621277039024108
2026-05-23
<p>Okay, swapping to Grid Cartographer for mapping. Even the decade old last free version is 1000x less flow breaking than trying to acclimate to the Sheets hotkeys. The keyboard commands work exactly how I want to. Arrows to move around the grid, space to lay down a chunk of corridor (with smart wall placement,) shift-arrows to place or remove a wall, ctrl-arrows to place or remove a door. Spent a chunk of my evening finding this and getting it to work <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160730225040/http://www.davidwaltersdevelopment.com/tools/gridcart/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2016073022</span><span class="invisible">5040/http://www.davidwaltersdevelopment.com/tools/gridcart/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116621270274235055
2026-05-22
<p>I think "blocker" would be the best Lemmings job to have. It's so easy, all you have to do is stand there! No one ever argues with you or holds up the line, they just turn around without a fuss. Best of all, nothing bad can possibly happen to you :tm_thumb_up:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116620436603260132
2026-05-22
<p>Neapolitan ice cream, so named because the stripes resemble the flag of Naples—"the old pink, white and brown," they call it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116620222994796515
2026-05-22
<p>A job interview is a role-playing game in which the interviewer (or "Dungeon Master") presents a series of speech challenges. There is an amount which the DM expects the player to lie; to win, the player must lie an amount close to what the campaign requires, but not *suspiciously* close</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116619868892259404
2026-05-22
<p>When the guy speeds up the "gen alpha melody"¹ he gets the "you just got cursed" jingle from Dragon Quest</p><p>[1]: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW0XUsyBBuY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=DW0XUsyBBuY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> @ 5m08s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116618321878197442
2026-05-22
<p>Kids say "6 7" because they're too young to know "9 11"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116616577082481627
2026-05-22
<p>I realize now that I was at the far eastern boundary of the map, so it must've wrapped me around to (0,9). At the time I didn't know where I was so I started panicking and running around kicking randomly. I somehow made it back to the sign at A, so I was able to make it back to town. Mildly concerned that my light spell didn't seem to do anything, especially not allow me to see in the darkness. Not yet sure how to approach it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116615895143640086
2026-05-22
<p>I'm using CRPG Addict's technique of spreadsheet mapping, and it's tedious, but I think less so than most other options. Primarily because I'm bad at mapping and keep having to fix things I realize are wrong. I'm looking forward to the spell that tells me my position on the map and what direction I'm facing. You'd think I could, like, buy a compass. I thought I got hopelessly lost after I kicked the wall at the end of the far east corridor and found a secret door to... somewhere</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116615881044942257
2026-05-22
<p>I've gotten every character killed at least once, but at the end of session 1 I've managed to level everyone up. I realized I could keep rolling new characters, trading their gold to another party member and rerolling them, repeating this process until I'm rich. I chose not to do that; however, they agree upon joining that any gold on their person in excess of what they use to equip themselves shall be bequeathed to El Burro in the event of their untimely demise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116615854699177917
2026-05-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@aeonofdiscord" class="u-url mention">@<span>aeonofdiscord</span></a></span> just a guess, but maybe this was a prototype of OCR-readable text? OCR-A wasn't widely available until that same year, so maybe in development they just hacked together whatever they could get the computer to recognize (e.g. maybe the "T" only has the top stroke on the right because the computer kept confusing it for a 7 and this was faster than debugging it)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116613394733195202
2026-05-21
<p>They even included a pad of graph paper (20x20 to match the dungeon layouts) and a sample to get you started! They really tried to make it as friendly as possible, it's a shame most people will never experience it with the original documentation. If I had this as a kid I'd probably be a certified CRPG freak</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116613173314986044
2026-05-21
<p>For as infamously difficult and inaccessible a game as Wizardry, the goofy little cartoons and illustrations in the manual go a long way to making it feel approachable. I had no idea the original game had such a playful presentation. It almost makes me feel like I could play Wizardry</p><p>Full scan PDF of the 1987 re-release manual (200 MB download) <a href="https://archive.org/download/sir-tech-wizardry-1-a2-v2.1-black-manual-ph/components/wizardry%20players%20guide.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/download/sir-tech-</span><span class="invisible">wizardry-1-a2-v2.1-black-manual-ph/components/wizardry%20players%20guide.pdf</span></a></p><p>Lower quality B&W scan of original 1981 Apple ]‍[ manual (1.5 MB) <a href="https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Apple_II/manual/Formated/Wizardry-_Proving_Grounds_of_the_Mad_Overlord_-_1981_-_Sir-tech_Software.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM</span><span class="invisible">/Apple_II/manual/Formated/Wizardry-_Proving_Grounds_of_the_Mad_Overlord_-_1981_-_Sir-tech_Software.pdf</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116613115155844724
2026-05-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> There are image classification models that can run locally and provide basic descriptions without relying on the big GenAI models, but I don't know how feasible they are to set up for an individual running a bot as a hobby. And it's fundamentally the same technology, just not at planet-destroying scale, so still prone to errors etc. I think it's better than nothing if someone has the means, but not reasonable to expect from someone tinkering with IFTTT or whatever</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116612687868096882
2026-05-21
<p>Andrew single-U.K</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116612632377724603
2026-05-20
<p>No... they're going to force us to use lowercase numbers...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116609592629293674
2026-05-20
<p>Keep getting emails because someone's trying to steal my Microsoft account. Well whoever you are, buddy, you'd better think twice if you expect to get your hands on my copy of "Splosion Man" for the Xbox 360. That goes to the grave with me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116608420937010590
2026-05-20
<p>I think my skill level should be 100 for breaking the robot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116608336873132404
2026-05-20
<p>If you had told me in 1997 that there would eventually be 16 Final Fantasy games, I'd have said "yeah, but two of them will be MMOs, so really only 14", and you'd have said "What?", and I'd have said "Come on, MMOs don't count," and you'd have said "Don't count?! More people will play the second MMO than the rest of the FF games combined," and I'd have said "Who cares? Have you *seen* the MMOs we have in 1997? Time travel to 2004 and someone might give a shit", and you'd have been so owned</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116607886597447482
2026-05-20
<p>Grinding down at the diploma mill til I'm making Doctor of Metaphysics bread</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116607733106825068
2026-05-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> yeah just found that! I wonder if they meant to renew the name too and there was some clerical error, but if they did I'd figure it'd be fixed by now. Very weird</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116607578263262924
2026-05-20
<p>Oh weird, looks like they renewed the logo but not the name? I assume there was some sort of procedural snafu <a href="https://trademarks.justia.com/753/96/n-75396591.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">trademarks.justia.com/753/96/n</span><span class="invisible">-75396591.html</span></a> maybe it's being fixed, but no updates in 5 years, so idk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116607569171059936
2026-05-20
<p>Oh man, Sony let Psygnosis expire?! What a waste. I'd never touch this one, my games aren't good enough. But you could do it. You could become Psygnosis. I believe in you <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=74383131&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=743</span><span class="invisible">83131&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116607517656767493
2026-05-20
<p>Too generic? You could be the new ELECTRO BRAIN <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=74035447&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=740</span><span class="invisible">35447&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116607462394960892
2026-05-20
<p>Need a pretty good name and logo for your game studio? The "Hi-Tech Expressions" trademark is available <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73584072&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=735</span><span class="invisible">84072&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116607427566040715
2026-05-20
<p>You can't wish for a million wishes because it would fuck up the genie coefficient</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116606809199858171
2026-05-20
<p>Old computer game: Hi there :) please choose a difficulty level from 1-5 :)<br />Me: Oh dang, I've never played this before. I'd better start off easy. I'll choose "1"<br />Game: Hahaha you dipshit. 1 is the hardest level. 5 is the easiest. Did you really think we'd let you off that easy. You fuckin rube</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116606098135778600
2026-05-18
<p>Just think, more people now than at any point in history, past Inform manifesto.inform password.txt future, know what "Frutiger Aero" is. Tell someone in the year 1526 or 2526 about Frutiger Aero, they won't have any idea what the fuck you're talking about. We are humbled to be the stewards of such a precarious knowledge</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116596044123387896
2026-05-18
<p>There actually is a use in crying over spilled milk, and it's the same use as all crying: it helps me feel better after an unpleasant event. I don't think whoever coined that proverb had my best interests in mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116595745719323729
2026-05-17
<p>This puzzle cartridge slaps <a href="https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=156882" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=156882</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116591107751312832
2026-05-15
<p>I think the Ys ports for the PSP win the award for "most efficient title compression"</p><p>An 11-syllable title with two colons can be expressed with a single two-letter syllable ("I'm playing Ys")</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116580865004236283
2026-05-15
<p>Weird that they called the song "Scarborough Fair" instead of using the obvious title, "No More Mr. Spice Guy"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116579105042385516
2026-05-15
<p>Just realized I can no longer identify any medium-sized general-purpose masto servers I trust to recommend instead of mastodon.social. There used to be a handful, but they all either reached end-of-life or ended up having huge moderation/admin issues. It's kinda sad, "find an instance for one of your very niche interests with like >10 regulars" has worked out well for me but it's not exactly generalizable advice. Idk, I guess people who want that might be happier on bsky anyway</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116578856961153921
2026-05-15
<p>Mozilla CSS tutorial says trans rights</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116576542849686235
2026-05-14
2026-05-14
<p>We need to let people know that these game ROMs are getting into the megabits. That's a big deal. But we can't use the word "bits" or the kids will get confused: why should they be impressed that the Genesis is 16-bit when a single game has 8000 of them?</p><p>I've got it! The perfect solution</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116575300352823202
2026-05-14
<p>B&Ms M&S, H&M blasted by S&P; investors warned to mind P's&Q's</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116574344667117511
2026-05-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> yeah, the third-party shovelware narrative never passed the smell test. E.T. was 100% on Atari's head. Some world-class reputation management going on here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116574294452391080
2026-05-14
<p>It's strange to me that anyone perceived the "Nintendo seal of quality" as having meant anything. To me it was just another Nintendo logo they put on every game. I never encountered any unlicensed games, and doubt I would've noticed the seal's absence if I did. In my experience, the "seal of quality" definitely appeared on all the shitty games too. Nothing against Sid Meier specifically, I've seen this sentiment expressed elsewhere and I don't get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116574155314336928
2026-05-14
<p>...I'm a dingus, you can totally do this with two windows. Dock one window to the left and one to the right. Adjust widths as needed. Then instead of clicking a link, you drag it to the other window. I have underestimated the power of Two Windows. None of the modern browser innovations hold a candle to Two Windows</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116570554914518514
2026-05-14
<p>Wow, you met THE Minnie Cooper? Is she really a car in person? Oh, you know what they say. The camera adds a car</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116570393736636145
2026-05-14
<p>I've got me a car, it feeds about twenty<br />The trunk and the tank are filled with honey</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116570272472151707
2026-05-13
<p>Of course Chrome has already had this feature for awhile and it works the way I expect 🙄 I still wish it took over the middle-click, it'd be hard to unlearn that muscle memory, but at least it gives you the option</p><p>...not that I'm going to be using Chrome. Why can't Firefox copy the one part of the feature that makes it useful?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116569921916614948
2026-05-13
<p>The new Firefox "split view" thing seems potentially cool, great for doing research, but isn't there a way to make the other half of the window the target for link clicks? It seems like I should be able to middle-click or shift-click a link in the left half and have it replace whatever's open in the right half. Like I assumed that's the whole point, otherwise it's not *that* different from just having two windows open</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116569827261053547
2026-05-13
<p>These Venetian blinds I ordered are made of transparent plastic! Guess I should've read the windows privacy policy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116569342096266472
2026-05-13
<p>Like how are you going to have Mario blast off into the galaxy before he ever even sees Dinosaur World?! Would you have Frodo climb Mount Doom before he ever sets foot in Rivendell? Like there's adaptation and then there's just bald-faced contempt for the source material</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116569066853004125
2026-05-13
<p>Mario went through such a fundamental personality shift when he finished the Special Zone gauntlet in SMW. It changed how he looks at the world. Do people watching "Galaxy" know that when Mario runs to stomp a koopa, he sees his own face staring back at him? Can they sense his pain? You miss so much without knowing that history</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116569009838453171
2026-05-13
<p>I can't believe they followed up the Super Mario Bros. movie with a movie based on Super Mario 8. That's a 22-year gap. People are going to be so lost without knowing the rest of the lore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116568978491044184
2026-05-13
<p>Turns out that populating a proper personal wiki, designing custom templates that work the way my brain does, and meticulously organizing and connecting everything I've ever done or thought is giving me maximum praxic euphoria. Which means if I'm not careful, the flow state will never end. Which means this is a cry for help, someone please come by periodically to make sure I'm still getting fluids</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116568944170660500
2026-05-11
<p>People who ride the bus have this dumb Pascal's Wager where whenever we go anywhere, it's in our best interest to call ahead just to make sure the place isn't randomly closed for renovation or staff shortage or whatever. It'll only help 1 out of 100 times, but the one time it does, it'll save us 3 hours; so if it only takes a minute to call each time, that means it pays off 1.8x</p><p>Does that mean I call? No, but at least when it happens I can tell Pascal to go fuck himself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116558132538683620
2026-05-11
<p>Creative Commons 4.0 Non-Commercial Share-Alike Retribution</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116556798150779554
2026-05-10
<p>Happy Super Mayio day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116548303999895179
2026-05-09
<p>T-shirts in the mid-00s: here's a mashup of two pop culture things, but at least a person drew it<br />T-shirts in the mid-10s: here's all my personally identifiable information for some reason<br />T-shirts in the mid-20s: here's some art a computer stole and made shittier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116546944723055393
2026-05-09
<p>I was looking at the kickstarter for the retro boombox techmoan just did a video about and the numbers seemed funny <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bumpboxx/bb-777-the-iconic-boombox-perfectly-recreated" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kickstarter.com/projects/bumpb</span><span class="invisible">oxx/bb-777-the-iconic-boombox-perfectly-recreated</span></a></p><p>I added up all the money from all the pledges and at time of calculation there's a $1.6M discrepancy</p><p>You have the option to donate without receiving a reward</p><p>So ~2000 people (nearly a quarter of the total number of backers) who chose no reward gave them an average of $855 apiece? For no reason?? Money laundering??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116546059159363954
2026-05-09
<p>Eventually they did the "lost my phone" thing and it popped up with a button to call their secondary contact, so I did, and they asked me to turn it in to a nearby store and they'd come pick it up. Not as exciting as if I'd used my detective skills, but at least it'll make it back to them safe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116542809939505998
2026-05-09
<p>It makes sense that web developers are big advocates of slopcode, because CSS was basically vibe coding before that was a thing. Like you can't "learn" CSS, you can't sit down and write some CSS from scratch and have any idea what it's going to look like; you have to change one tiny thing at a time and keep refreshing the page over and over and over until it looks how you want. Keep pulling the lever until you get rewarded with code-works-now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116542111359960174
2026-05-09
<p>Found a locked iphone in the wild today. I'm trying to get it back to the owner with just the information in the notifications. I discovered that if you "long-press" an imessage notification, it'll let you reply to the message, FROM THE LOCK SCREEN. Like while the phone is still locked. Big WTF for Apple's security, but hopefully good news for this person</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116541945559398330
2026-05-08
<p>You're telling me only 8 of you have an opinion about whether Darth Vader is an astronaut? How is that possible? I mean I guess I don't have one either</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116536984700162263
2026-05-08
<p>Accidentally added a link to the sidebar that broke the entire wiki. I was terrified I'd lose hours of work, I had no idea how to recover without being able to edit the sidebar page. I spent like 30m trying to get the PHP to somehow not load the sidebar (no idea what I'm doing.) Finally had to learn how to use the API from the command line to delete the page outright. Some real white knuckle hacker shit. No one teaches you about this at wikiversity.org</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116536819642169906
2026-05-07
<p>It's interesting that they shortened "dirty dozen" to D12. I would've gone with D8n</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116535275965976249
2026-05-06
2026-05-06
2026-05-06
<p>Also Frinkiac can make comics now! That's exciting, doing it by hand without a good image editor was such a pain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116527774811713799
2026-05-06
<p>I like Late Orchestration, but I can't help feeling a little like Marge enjoying Cypress Hill and their orchestra</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116527761617305502
2026-05-05
<p>Is Darth Vader an astronaut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116520245481145750
2026-05-05
<p>Gotta go to the store to pick up some collateralized debt obligations. Let me know if you need anything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116519389612401589
2026-05-04
<p>Aw man, no more Knowledge Fight?! :< I mean it probably wouldn't be good for any of us if it continued, but I like those guys. I hope they go on to do something fun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116518547113108277
2026-05-04
<p>What's your p(Goku)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116516718489963997
2026-05-04
<p>My dinner with André (the giant (as seen in The Princess Bride (Because Wallace Shawn was in both movies (you get it))))</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116516700238309246
2026-05-04
<p>Companies are excited for AI agents for the same reason they changed their models to automatically renewing subscriptions wherever possible: because they know people will spend a lot of money without intending to, and they'll be too embarrassed to dispute the credit card charges. The exciting future of tech is anything that makes it easier for companies to commit more soft fraud. That's where the real money is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116516222407897114
2026-05-03
<p>I could do wiki shit for the rest of my life and never remember when to use <includeonly> and when to use <onlyinclude></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116513151531408761
2026-05-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> then I disagree with whatever your objection is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116511106624482225
2026-05-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> the movie is what my post was referring to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116511064190656779
2026-05-03
<p>It's kinda weird that The Princess Bride basically takes place in generic fairytale land, but there are still a bunch of references to "Sicilians" and "Spaniards" etc. White people in the 20th century loved talking about ethnicity. Constantly saying what place their parents were from and what personality traits they therefore possessed. It was like astrology but more mainstream</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116508471589043937
2026-05-09
<p>Eventually they did the "lost my phone" thing and it popped up with a button to call their secondary contact, so I did, and they asked me to turn it in to a nearby store and they'd come pick it up. Not as exciting as if I'd used my detective skills, but at least it'll make it back to them safe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116542809939505998
2026-05-09
<p>It makes sense that web developers are big advocates of slopcode, because CSS was basically vibe coding before that was a thing. Like you can't "learn" CSS, you can't sit down and write some CSS from scratch and have any idea what it's going to look like; you have to change one tiny thing at a time and keep refreshing the page over and over and over until it looks how you want. Keep pulling the lever until you get rewarded with code-works-now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116542111359960174
2026-05-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> you can't just eBay a replacement power supply? I don't know which model you have, but there are plenty of acer aspire power supplies for around $8-15.</p><p>If you have a spare power supply that puts out the right voltage (or can get one cheap), you can cut off the end and wire it up to a plug adapter. Looks like you can get a set of those for as little as $3, depending on how direct-from-China you're comfortable ordering</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116505713116031862
2026-05-02
<p>*points to Inigo and Vizzini, whispers to date* That's André the Giant's posse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116502953222122089
2026-05-02
<p>Went to a screening of The Princess Bride with a shadow cast tonight. The actors were hamming it up and having a lot of fun. In the scene where they scale the cliff they were doing a conga line. The horses were represented by a guy in a horse mask clapping two coconut halves together. The RsOUS were three actors in the world's chintziest rat costumes. The torturer guy was wearing a giant foam glove so you could see how many fingers he had. I had a great time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116502653956205851
2026-05-01
<p>Raccoon should be bouba, not kiki</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116501881944049693
2026-05-01
<p>I think if I were a pokémon, I'd probably be a Furret. It's not a raccoon, but it shares many of its critter qualities. Also idk, Zigzagoon never really did it for me. I think the world could use some better raccoon pokémon. No offense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116501842431916520
2026-05-01
<p>Happy Furret Friday everyone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116501735720630225
2026-05-01
<p>I wish I could permanently disable the loudspeaker on my phone. I basically never want my phone to make any kind of noise. I use a separate device for my alarm, and if I ever want to hear sound from my phone, it's going to be through headphones. We should have the option to disconnect the speaker. Maybe I should fill it up with glue</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116500447127198735
2026-05-01
<p>Let the good slimes roll</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116499339788172691
2026-04-30
2026-04-30
<p>🗣️ dubstep is classic rock now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116490899670391675
2026-04-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@snapman_i_am" class="u-url mention">@<span>snapman_i_am</span></a></span> I think what you described *is* empathy, it's just a very broad brush we can't always apply logically. We cringe when something objectively embarrassing happens, like when someone's pants fall down in public, but we also cringe when we see it happen in a movie, even though we know it was scripted and the real human isn't literally embarrassed. Likewise if someone has a cringe-coded outfit or hairstyle in a movie, it'll affect our mental models in the real world too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116488148956095840
2026-04-28
<p>The Post-It Pride flag</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116484877693559304
2026-04-28
<p>I've changed my mind about magic in recent years. My new theory is: if it doesn't cause harm, and doesn't prevent you from taking other concrete action, go ahead and try it. There's no reason not to. It might work sometimes for unexplainable reasons, and if nothing else, it gets you used to trying things and builds up your "willingness to look stupid" armor <a href="https://danluu.com/look-stupid/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">danluu.com/look-stupid/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116484124648218043
2026-04-28
<p>I had a friend who owned an N64, and the game "Flying Dragon" would only work if you spun in a circle while moving the cartridge in a kind of figure-8 motion. Just ask anyone who owned a copy of Flying Dragon, I'm sure they'll tell you about the Flying Dragon Dance too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116484002843502388
2026-04-28
<p>People who claim there's no reason to blow in a malfunctioning NES cartridge have clearly never heard of magic. If you're so jaded that you won't even *try* to cast a "make technology work" spell, I feel sorry for you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116483982329911897
2026-04-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.tomodori.net/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> haha that explains how my school could afford to license it for every PC. I bet it was much more successful in schools than with consumers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116483491574764159
2026-04-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.tomodori.net/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> I want to say it was TIM 3.0? This shows it running on Win3.1 but otherwise the screenshots look exactly how I remember <a href="https://www.old-games.com/download/3663/incredible-machine-3-0-the" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">old-games.com/download/3663/in</span><span class="invisible">credible-machine-3-0-the</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116483450922109412
2026-04-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.tomodori.net/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> I never played the DOS version, but my middle school computer lab had the Windows 95 version on every PC, so after finishing my work in 10 minutes I played it obsessively for the remainder of class 5x a week. I grew up with consoles, TIM was the first time I ever "got" computer games. One of the greats</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116483375539291606
2026-04-28
<p>Debianniversary <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/debianniversary/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/debiann</span><span class="invisible">iversary/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116483278452501757
2026-04-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard" class="u-url mention">@<span>davidgerard</span></a></span> I've been using stable for about a year now and it's great. Most un-problematic Linux experience I've ever had. Very occasionally something in the apt store will be too old and I need to install it manually, but for the most part it just works</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116482486512354521
2026-04-27
<p>Caption contest #987 analysis <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/caption-contest-987/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/caption</span><span class="invisible">-contest-987/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116477573959390612
2026-04-26
<p>...except the unaligned streaming sites keep giving me either Ghost in the Shell or the 1993 horror movie of the same name, lol. Oh well, I'm sure it's not essential viewing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116473096626639326
2026-04-26
<p>Okay weird, you can "book a screening" and pay a license fee to let a limited number of people watch. It goes as cheap as $1 a person if you tell them you're a non-profit, but there's a $25 minimum, so you'd have to organize a pretty big watch party to make it worthwhile. What a headache, 456movie is so much more straightforward</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116473014757584380
2026-04-26
<p>???</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116472439569020580
2026-04-26
<p>Faith: Force yourself to sincerely believe whatever will let you convince people to give you money <br />Gospel: Convince people to give you money<br />Salvation: You now have money; therefore nothing bad can ever happen to you<br />Heaven: You're god now; fuck shit up and enjoy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116469311185939306
2026-04-25
<p>I can't believe the team behind Exile II: Wicked Phenomenon went on to make League of Legends</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116463326707032127
2026-04-25
<p>Welp, that sure was a video game. A wicked phenomenon if ever there was one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116463316395453731
2026-04-25
<p>RIP Grandma. Died of town destruction</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116463078809951731
2026-04-24
<p>Minneanapolis, Minndiana</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116461255790141575
2026-04-24
<p>A bum rap from the Slop Cop <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/slop-cop/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/slop-co</span><span class="invisible">p/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116460489132216450
2026-04-23
<p>I recommend frozen apple juice concentrate <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/frozen-apple-juice/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/frozen-</span><span class="invisible">apple-juice/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116454367944832163
2026-04-22
<p>You won't get in trouble for distributing Doom, it's abaddonware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116450469322559959
2026-04-22
<p>Taking accountability for party rocking</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116448619248712472
2026-04-22
<p>Oh no, Exile 2 kinda sucks :oh_no: even with the fan patch that un-does WD's bullshit... the game has some bullshit of its own to atone for. Look at how far to the edge of the screen the camera pushes you. That's the beginning of the stage. You need to go right</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116446390638032846
2026-04-22
<p>Finished up Exile 🏆️ I didn't like the story as much as Final Zone II, but I liked the action a lot more. I'm on a roll, that's 4.5% of the Turbografx CD library completed. Maybe I should just play all of them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116445728916778020
2026-04-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> thank you, I deserve it :blobcat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116444996169646204
2026-04-21
<p>Introducing Potago, the potato you can take On The Go. The famous home dinner vegetable now available in a convenient portable package. Working late? Traffic jam? Stuck in line at the post office? Never fear, just pull out a Potago—it's The Potato That Goes With You</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116444544088703435
2026-04-21
<p>T-Mobile does home internet now too? Guess they should change their name to T-Stationary</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116444374965869239
2026-04-20
<p>Caption contest #986 analysis <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/caption-contest-986/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/caption</span><span class="invisible">-contest-986/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116437866738503360
2026-04-20
<p>They call it "pro wrestling" but the guys keep yelling at each other. They don't seem very professional to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116434729327790439
2026-04-19
<p><a href="https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/19/business/gas-prices-saving-tips" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lite.cnn.com/2026/04/19/busine</span><span class="invisible">ss/gas-prices-saving-tips</span></a></p><p>>ctrl-F "walk"<br />>ctrl-F "bike"<br />>ctrl-F "transit"</p><p>0 results</p><p>🤦‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116432084152199930
2026-04-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@vapaad" class="u-url mention">@<span>vapaad</span></a></span> here she is taking inspiration from a sticker on my computer (her second favorite cat bed)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116431965068022542
2026-04-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@vapaad" class="u-url mention">@<span>vapaad</span></a></span> Sunny in the free cat bed the pet food store gave us</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116431924923369285
2026-04-19
<p>When I'm at the pearly gates or whatever and the guy with the cosmic spreadsheet starts listing off all the 90+ minute youtube videos I watched about movies I never got around to seeing, I think I'm going to Feel Bad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116431715533320523
2026-04-18
<p>Will I understand K-pop Demon Hunters if I haven't seen A-pop through J-pop Demon Hunters</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116428187445464056
2026-04-18
<p>For the record, all of *my* code is art. I will never engineer a single piece of software, but I've crafted some lovely programs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116427902720168770
2026-04-18
<p>How come it's called "D&D night" and not "THAC0 Thursday"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116427671374416887
2026-04-18
<p>Well, I guess I can't comment on the sound hardware yet after just playing a CD game. The music is all very synth-y, but there are definite redbook audio loop points. Interesting that they didn't go the Sega CD route and use all traditional instruments to show off the CD fidelity, but it's still full of hot jams <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm79-nK7wig" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Jm79-nK7wig</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116426615462563537
2026-04-18
<p>Final Zone II complete 🏆️ I gotta play more Turbografx games, the sound hardware and color palettes are fantastic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116426461790641465
2026-04-18
<p>Shoutout to all the spammers still using markov chains. It's kind of nice to still get spam like this in the age of LLMs, makes the internet feel a little more normal again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116426258218537867
2026-04-18
<p>We've been pretty happy getting pet supplies from Chewy, not least because each order includes a free cat bed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116423698010275175
2026-04-22
<p>You won't get in trouble for distributing Doom, it's abaddonware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116450469322559959
2026-04-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> haha wow, I was very confused by this so I played Passage again, I had no idea the game has a Y axis. I thought you just hold right until the game ends. No wonder I didn't get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116420311099726767
2026-04-17
<p>Big sale in my sticker shop. Up to 40% off if you buy ten. That's practically half price. Can you believe it? That's crazy, I don't even know how I'd make money at that rate. Makes a unique gift. Plenty of whitespace for sharpie customization. All hand-designed on a computer with ethical open-source tools <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/mattbeezone/shop" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">redbubble.com/people/mattbeezo</span><span class="invisible">ne/shop</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116420210576752282
2026-04-17
<p>Peeing Like a State</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116420164993686765
2026-04-16
<p>>GET COW TOOLS</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116416772933427349
2026-04-16
<p>TV-viewing public so reprogrammed by mysteryslop that they now have to generate conspiracy theories about normal shows just to feel something <a href="https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/15/entertainment/the-pitt-fandom-noah-wyle-cec" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lite.cnn.com/2026/04/15/entert</span><span class="invisible">ainment/the-pitt-fandom-noah-wyle-cec</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116416652826728765
2026-04-16
<p>The key to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made. But if you can't, don't worry, you'll still find plenty of opportunities in the field of psychiatry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116415762815644878
2026-04-16
<p>Gary's Maude</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116414806622578450
2026-04-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> if you're sleepy, you're already asleep</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116414441176997843
2026-04-15
<p>Why do we count sheep to fall asleep? "Sleepless in see cattle"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116409125271982082
2026-04-15
<p>I get why this doesn't happen in team sports, but I don't understand why tennis players don't wear outfits and use rackets that are identical to the color of the court they're playing on, to make their movements harder to track. Seems like low-hanging fruit. Then the savvy players could counter with high-tech light-scattering equipment and disorienting fiber-optic clothing. I dunno, just feels like the meta's been stagnant for far too long</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116406348531189524
2026-04-14
<p>So I talked to God, he said he *did* give us a second chance, and it was Gallagher. You know, the watermelon guy? He too had the divine light of God to convey His message and deliver humanity unto heaven on earth, and nobody listened to him either. I guess we missed the boat. God said he's not sending any more guys</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116404011085862610
2026-04-14
2026-04-13
<p>The Jefftones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116399424731518725
2026-04-13
<p>Caption contest #985 analysis <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/caption-contest-985/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/caption</span><span class="invisible">-contest-985/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116398545280474753
2026-04-12
<p>Péter is the victor, Viktor petered out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116394214634590175
2026-04-12
<p>Same energy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116392891714778120
2026-04-12
<p>Ah finally, modern noodles. The noodles we've been eating for 4000 years have big problems. It's about time someone worked the bugs out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116392475996959569
2026-04-12
<p>One of the best new music discoveries I've had in awhile <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> reminds me of the first time I ever heard Battles, but the costumes and performances add a new fascinating dimension. Very interested in whatever they do next</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116392110148534503
2026-04-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> thanks for posting this, I looked up what Angine de Poitrine meant and found their KEXP performance, I love it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116392081242271892
2026-04-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/top#English:_dominantpartner" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wiktionary.org/wiki/top#Eng</span><span class="invisible">lish:_dominantpartner</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116387903101350000
2026-04-11
<p>Effective altruists and longtermists should be adopting children <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/adopt/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/adopt/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116387405471199927
2026-04-11
<p>My new year's resolution was to learn how to identify the family and genus every occlupanid I encounter, but so far I've literally only seen toxodentidae palpatophora. I guess next year I'll need to resolve to eat a wider variety of bread products. It's overcoming challenges like these that make constant self-improvement so rewarding</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116383809423815352
2026-04-10
<p>High mythos slop syrup</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116380656388810939
2026-04-10
<p>Stop denying the inevitable: AGI will be realized once we have quantum computers, quantum computers will be efficient as soon as we have the fusion reactors to power them, and fusion power will be economically viable as soon as AGI figures out how to do it. All these technologies are at most 10 years away, so just keep giving us money for the next 20 years, and 30 years from now you'll be reaping the rewards</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116380569047689912
2026-04-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bananachips.club/@miramarco" class="u-url mention">@<span>miramarco</span></a></span> you can get just as much enjoyment out of games you already own but haven't played yet, or games you can play for free or practically free. Maybe you could go on itch.io and find some hidden gems from smaller unknown developers. Supporting a fledgling artist would make you feel good, and then you could spend the €40 on a cool experience instead, or have that much more of a cushion in case of surprise expenses</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116375232102372439
2026-04-09
<p>Experiencing a kind of semantic satiation from rating cartoon captions where, not only can I not tell if anything is funny, I can't even tell if statements about bears and flutes are *trying* to be jokes. Like, I stared at this one for a full 30 seconds before I realized it's a sports-related pun. That's sort of funny, right? I can't tell anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116374919900506744
2026-04-08
<p>POV: you are the latest victim of the Frankenstein Machine. It is now your responsibility to find more victims in service of Actualizing the Machine. You try to resist, but realize with creeping panic it's the only thing you've ever wanted to do. "My everlasting bliss is The Machine's unstoppable conclusion," you scream</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116371172730546176
2026-04-08
<p>Pascal's Wanger</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116371119325316430
2026-04-08
<p>If you're making a documentary or show or movie with a scene where a suspect talks to the cops, you need to have the narrator or some other character point out they shouldn't have said anything but "I want to talk to a lawyer". I don't care what the point of the scene is, it could be superficially anti-cop, but when storytellers normalize people spilling their guts in a police interrogation, they're state stooges doing volunteer psy-op work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116369328315034939
2026-04-08
<p>As someone whose only exposure to sci-fi is 16-bit Treasure games and who just woke up from a 30 year coma, I really expected more stuff in the future to be made out of spheres</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116366807644020014
2026-04-07
<p>My long journey through the X-Men motion picture franchise continues with the 2016 pseudo-reboot, X-Men: Apocalypse. It's bad. Spoilers <a href="https://letterboxd.com/blueiander/film/x-men-apocalypse/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/blueiander/film</span><span class="invisible">/x-men-apocalypse/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116364466937868576
2026-04-06
<p>Oh no, all three of the caption contest finalists this week are hack! What a shame <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#vote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/cartoons/contest</span><span class="invisible">#vote</span></a></p><p>I think the one that got me the hardest was "Here, hold my slice of pepperoni pizza". That person's the winner in my heart</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116357887057522848
2026-04-06
<p>I don't know what's going on, but the trees behind my apartment continue to operate as an unlicensed nightclub. Explosion of birdsong every night at midnight, like clockwork. Are nocturnal songbirds a thing? Have I somehow missed this my whole life? I like birdsong, the sound itself doesn't bother me, but my brain definitely associates it with waking up, not falling asleep</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116356070199052676
2026-04-06
<p>In Finding Nemo, Nemo's dad is named Marlin, which is not only a much larger, faster and more predatory fish; but a totally different order of animal (carangiformes vs. blenniiformes.) It'd be like if a human guy was named "Wolf" or "Tiger": totally ridiculous</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116355719632144896
2026-04-05
<p>I had a feeling the NES games are getting worse the longer <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeffgerstmann" class="u-url mention">@<span>jeffgerstmann</span></a></span> ranks them, so I did a quick analysis. Not a huge downward trend, but significant enough to warrant further study. Since the rankings are objective, this either indicates an unidentified bias in the advisory panel's selection process, or suggests that the games themselves are somehow becoming worse over time. Unsettling implications for information theory if true</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116353316122517694
2026-04-05
<p>Spouse and I had a long <a href="https://deepcut.live" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">deepcut.live</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (née deepcut.fm, née turntable.fm) music sharing session yesterday, and among other bangers she showed me this incredible 2022 pop song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3U6iGy4rio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=q3U6iGy4rio</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I don't know how this doesn't have 100M views. I've enjoyed this artist before but this track is next level</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116352988504958573
2026-04-05
<p>🎶 If it weren't for cortmanteaus, I'd have no cortisol... 🎵</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116352789610676372
2026-04-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> heck yeah! Good luck :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116347277725663830
2026-04-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> I love to be baffled</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116344468758594844
2026-04-04
<p>Subscribe to Mastodon+ for these exclusive perks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116343675803870924
2026-04-03
<p>They shortened it from "omnibus" to just "bus" after critics pointed out they typically only go to some of the places</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116343269183809987
2026-04-03
<p>This slot machine keeps hallucinating a bunch of fruit! I'll keep trying until it gives me the objective truth: three sevens</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116342542630537917
2026-04-03
<p>If someone miscounts items in a sequence by double counting one of the boundaries, don't fix it before making sure there's not a good reason for it to be that way. —Chesterton's Fencepost</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116340882850296475
2026-04-02
<p>Prosperity gospel 🙅‍♀️</p><p>Pray to win 🙆‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116336183885795553
2026-04-02
<p>Seems like a RISCy move</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116335284462343376
2026-04-01
2026-04-01
<p>Happy Jokerween</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116330091855099615
2026-03-31
<p>🗣️ claude code red</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116325954804013033
2026-03-31
<p>Did you hear about the April full moon? It's going to be a blood moon. It's literally a hunter's harvest moon. It's a lavenderblush moon with halos. It's the rarely seen spring linen moon. In the southern hemisphere it'll be an autumn flax moon. You can see the elusive seashell ultramoon. Just look up! You'll be able to witness the elusive alabaster wolf moon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116325671714847636
2026-03-31
<p>Cartoon Caption Contest <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/cartoon-caption-contest/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/cartoon</span><span class="invisible">-caption-contest/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116325209706439598
2026-03-31
<p>"Oh great, I guess now you want Shaq to sue you too."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116324711113830924
2026-03-31
<p>This is the one that showed up on my phone and I thought the blurry text was part of the joke. If someone hacked the submission form to apply a CSS filter to their caption, that'd be pretty impressive. I'd vote for it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116324705662032033
2026-03-31
<p>My goal with the caption contest isn't to win, or even to come up with something legitimately funny (which is often impossible) it's just to submit a caption that no one else does. If I rate 100 and I don't see any that used the same idea as me, then I'm the Caption King</p><p>Considering how many people think for ~5ms and submit the first thing that pops into their head, it's not hard. You could be King too! We can be co-kings <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newyorker.com/cartoons/contest</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116324660261024887
2026-03-31
<p>wormpress dot com</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116324399632110229
2026-03-31
<p>I tried playing its song back to it out the window to see if it'd reveal itself, but it didn't work. It's looking for the opposite kind of bird than itself, I reckon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116321931350891812
2026-03-31
<p>Extremely weird amount of songbird activity outside for after midnight. Anyone know what this is? Did someone's canary just fly the coop?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116321911326199513
2026-03-31
<p>Wanna feel old? The book "1984" came out in 1949 <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Wow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wow</span></a> #1949 <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Years" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Years</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116321471241133322
2026-03-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> Is the list intended to be read as a qualitative ranking? I don't get that impression at all from the text, it's just like "here are 10 good movies you can watch"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116321221825761192
2026-03-31
<p>New Innuendo Studios video made me really wish Outer Wilds didn't make me motion sick 😞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116321032078994045
2026-03-30
<p>This is so slimy. Google translate doesn't have wayuu, an indigenous South American language. When I try to translate this passage from a UNICEF pamphlet, it thinks it's kiga, an unrelated East African language. Which okay, maybe some words look similar. But how can the "translation" have coherent phrases? How could these possibly all be family-related words in a totally unrelated language?</p><p>Of course they aren't, the "ai" just chose 4 different words to translate instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116319829721712380
2026-03-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I read The Martian back when it first came out and couldn't figure out what all the buzz was about. It's a story about a guy with no flaws effortlessly overcoming all of his challenges and learning nothing. It was so clearly a self-insert competence fantasy, I was shocked anyone saw anything deeper. Disappointed but not surprised to learn PHM is more of the same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116319206079314863
2026-03-30
<p>Gonna re-boost this whenever I encounter the word "weft"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116315537612227672
2026-03-30
2026-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nuwagaba2" class="u-url mention">@<span>nuwagaba2</span></a></span> I don't know, I have no specific information that would be helpful and I'm not able to personally be involved in your project. Please don't send me any more messages about it, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116313676854487632
2026-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nuwagaba2" class="u-url mention">@<span>nuwagaba2</span></a></span> I unfortunately struggle with poverty and precarious food security myself, so I don't have the disposable income to support projects like yours. I wish I did. What few resources I markdown have are earmarked for supporting my family or mutual aid in my community. For awareness, I think you'd have better luck approaching media outlets or influencers as opposed to random individuals; on fedi, the <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> hashtag is probably your best bet for finding support. Good luck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116313408949041720
2026-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nuwagaba2" class="u-url mention">@<span>nuwagaba2</span></a></span> I saw all your posts about it. Really nice work, congrats on all your success!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116313329826479276
2026-04-01
<p>Happy Jokerween</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116330091855099615
2026-03-29
<p>I don't understand why more people aren't upset when the title and thumbnail of a youtube video contain a lie to get people to click it. I mean I guess this is true of all deceptive advertising, but youtube comments are a notoriously hostile environment and there's very little friction involved in sharing your opinion, so you'd think more people would be calling them out, but I literally never see it. It's scary how well it works, it's like everyone is being hypnotized</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116313187722427211
2026-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> <a href="https://trizbort.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">trizbort.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ? It doesn't automatically calculate distance but you can add custom labels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116310117824379477
2026-03-29
<p>My top 24 NES games list is very weird <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/top-24-nes-games/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/top-24-</span><span class="invisible">nes-games/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/ALHM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ALHM</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116310029256983846
2026-03-29
<p>Rogue's mutant power should be that every time she dies she comes back with a different random power. Her catchphrase could be "my, that was a yummy slime mold"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116309644869926541
2026-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> oh yeah, that's a good one. I didn't even know there *was* a SNES version until the rom era, and I was pretty excited until I started playing it. I bet a bunch of childhood SNES-havers had the same experience in reverse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116308818762687081
2026-03-28
2026-03-28
<p>Huh, apparently this game was a stealth back-port of the Addams Family game for the SNES, which is regarded as something of a hidden gem. I think even in this compromised form, it's pretty good. Probably a top 10 or 15 NES game for me. I'll need to check out the rest of the lineage</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116308613103483076
2026-03-28
<p>Hell yeah. The emoji was unnecessary. It's a good game!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116308531069551268
2026-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> haha well, I can't argue that the Capcom version doesn't control better, but it strikes me as a bit bland and unmemorable compared to the Genesis version. I got used to the Genesis controls and think I like that version a little better, but I can see why people would think otherwise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116307793126003906
2026-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@clayote" class="u-url mention">@<span>clayote</span></a></span> ah yeah, that's an interesting one. I figure most people just like Link or Heihachi based on whether they're Nintendo or Sony fans (idk if anyone cared about Spawn) but they probably play differently enough that serious fighting game fans have more nuanced opinions. I wonder if the tournament scene was enough of a thing in 2002 for there to have been an "official" version</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116307658933215812
2026-03-28
2026-03-28
<p>Has there ever been another game where the "best version" was as hotly debated as Genesis Aladdin vs. SNES Aladdin? It was pretty unusual for two similar but different *enough* takes on a license by two developers to come out at the same time. Obviously kids would always argue the version for the console they owned was the best, but Aladdin's the only game I can think of where it's a meaningful question</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116307523260521589
2026-03-28
<p>Probably gonna play Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt for the NES 😑</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116304249628286053
2026-03-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> just wait til the dow drops to 69. You will regret your words and deeds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116302942364183388
2026-03-27
<p>Nice market you got there</p><p>Be a shame if someone were to</p><p>Correct it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116302644174847094
2026-03-27
<p>I haven't looked at the default mastodon webui in awhile, but I noticed they added a filter on profile pages to only show original posts and/or replies on a person's profile (and not boosts), which is something I wish has existed for awhile. It's really frustrating to get a new follower and have to scroll through hundreds or thousands of boosts to get an idea of what/whether the person actually posts. Rare good new feature, props to the UI devs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116301259512736030
2026-03-26
<p>Incredible that we managed to take collectible cards, a hobby that's already gambling, and somehow make it even *more* gambling. That's the American enterprise spirit in action</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116295645336963169
2026-03-26
2026-03-26
<p>The new Willy Electrix RPG looks great. Hopefully it'll run okay under wine/proton when I have some cash to burn <a href="https://itch.io/blog/1469512/creator-commentary-vid-fun-zone-omega" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itch.io/blog/1469512/creator-c</span><span class="invisible">ommentary-vid-fun-zone-omega</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116295572904705560
2026-03-26
<p>You Don't Know Shaq</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116295296540248412
2026-03-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.puppydogging.com/@lint" class="u-url mention">@<span>lint</span></a></span> yeah probably, but it doesn't really seem like the wheel's designed to be cleaned. It's fixed in place and I have no idea how to get the mouse apart without breaking it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116291885657083336
2026-03-25
<p>What's the deal with scroll wheels? I've never owned a mouse with a scroll wheel that kept working. Are there any? Are optical mice just too reliable, so they have to engineer the scroll wheel to fail so people keep buying mice? Is there any escape from this cycle of torment?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116291162611723915
2026-03-25
2026-03-25
<p>Haha yeah I remember when we needed to defrag our hard drives <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/relaxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>relaxing</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMr3-ShzB08" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=WMr3-ShzB08</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116287788329659831
2026-03-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timetheft.social/@coleoptera" class="u-url mention">@<span>coleoptera</span></a></span> hey come on, give Microsoft some credit, it's probably a Bing search</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116284874691310342
2026-03-24
<p>Wow, the identity of Banksy finally revealed! Turns out it's some guy. What a scoop! This is an even bigger deal than when Dril turned out to be some guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116284760533818838
2026-03-24
<p>Man, there's a scripted battle in the first optional scenario in PMD:EoS that you're supposed to lose. It's three basically boss -class monsters vs. the solo PC, and ordinarily you'd get smoked. But through very clever item use and persistence I managed to win, and nothing cool happened. The cutscene just proceeded as if I got my ass kicked anyway. Hate that for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116284521805395095
2026-03-24
<p>I'm roleplaying AI and people keep telling me to skip their request if I don't know what they're talking about. I'd be doing a pretty bad job of roleplaying an AI if I went along with that request</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116282334283449514
2026-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> haha well, I can't argue that the Capcom version doesn't control better, but it strikes me as a bit bland and unmemorable compared to the Genesis version. I got used to the Genesis controls and think I like that version a little better, but I can see why people would think otherwise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116307793126003906
2026-03-23
<p>Well, now RPGMaker 2000 is the one on sale for 3 bucks. Until Thursday <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/383730/RPG_Maker_2000/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.steampowered.com/app/383</span><span class="invisible">730/RPG_Maker_2000/</span></a></p><p>I might try it for my next game. It'd be nice to make something with more conventional combat, and I really don't wanna work around 2k3's faux ATB</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116278934122944903
2026-03-22
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2026-03-22
<p>Music is the most mysterious and impressive art to me. Prose is relatively easy; there's at least seven or eight hundred words, so it's not hard to put some of them together in an interesting and novel way. There's only 12 notes and they only sound good in very particular combinations. How do you write a song without accidentally writing one of the millions of other songs instead? It's like magic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116273694877950769
2026-03-21
<p>Haha well to their credit, they run a tight ship at phish.net. Fastest and most courteous response to a support ticket I've ever received</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116268254151310140
2026-03-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I feel slightly better about giving Jack Ma money vs. Jeff Bezos because Ma is "only" worth $30B and the Chinese government still at least appears to care about regulating megacorps. It's mostly just vibes though, no ethical consumption under capitalism and all that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116268182128794861
2026-03-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Well, if your criteria is "anyone but Amazon", you might as well go to the source <a href="https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808563297907.html?utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005008749612659%7C_p_origin_prod%3A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aliexpress.us/item/32568085632</span><span class="invisible">97907.html?utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005008749612659%7C_p_origin_prod%3A</span></a> all the 6-letter junk is dropshipped from alibaba anyway</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116268082489009888
2026-03-21
<p>I don't feel so bad about sucking at parsing lyrics when I see stuff like this. This is clearly "ticket". No idea how someone could conclude otherwise <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00f6d1qpT6E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=00f6d1qpT6E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116267996583626192
2026-03-21
<p>Well, I wasn't able to get all my dropbox files backed up to S3 by the purported deadline (I got the most important stuff), but every day the deadline gets pushed back another day. I'm sure they realize the potential of me giving them more money is worth the theoretical pennies it costs them to keep my files online, so it's just a shitty pressure tactic. What a bunch of scumbags</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116267552644472339
2026-03-20
<p>Who decides what counts as a "distinct enough" shade of green? What are the criteria? Why is this even copyrightable? If "green witch" is a unique copyrightable element, does that mean every Halloween decoration of a green witch is infringing? Why don't *they* get sued? Doesn't the lack of litigation prove it's a generic trope? How would one become an expert in this field? It's all based on the subjective whims of random judges</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116263130869195073
2026-03-20
<p>Cease and desist! Or my mom will sue</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116262940533067323
2026-03-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> haha thanks, I'll look forward to them! It's already super charming</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116259394846432597
2026-03-20
<p>I had to figure out how to play regular DS games on this thing again, but I got them Pokémons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116259269981298510
2026-03-19
<p>Website idea: NextGlassDoor. Review your neighbors</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116257419735807472
2026-03-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> haha I just found a random reddit thread with the same recommendation, I'll give it a look!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116257168349444786
2026-03-19
<p>Huh, apparently the PMD game "Explorers of Sky" has a surprisingly deep story. Wasn't expecting that from a dungeon crawler, but it sounds like that's the one to check out. I never much liked the mystery dungeon style of control but maybe I can adapt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116257163365384381
2026-03-19
<p>Are any of the pokémon RPGs about something besides wanting to become the best pokémon trainer and win a big tournament or whatever? I know there's the Mystery Dungeon games, but are there any traditional plot-driven RPGs with a different plot? I like pokémon conceptually, but so far none of the stories have really grabbed me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116257115412950737
2026-03-19
<p>It's frankly alarming how few US states have bothered naming their official cephalopod. Like come on, Wyoming, octopus or squid? What's it going to be? There's a lot riding on this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116257027365418835
2026-03-19
<p>It's interesting that the Virginia opossum is the official state marsupial of North Carolina and New Hampshire, but not Virginia. They must have some other marsupial they like better 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116256990391395777
2026-03-19
<p>"Far fewer asks"—wild that I could be giving The Guardian $15 a month and they'd *still* nag me for more money sometimes. I don't have discretionary income, but if I did, that would be all of it. Just hold me upside-down and shake until the moths fly out of my pockets. That'll be $5 for the pest removal service, please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116256284253217554
2026-03-18
<p>Solid advice on handling criticism from the narrator of Joan Orpí</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116251791874667307
2026-03-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> well, in a lot of cases it's better to start at the end and work backwards. That way you can cleverly seed the beginning with foreshadowing of all the stuff you already put in. But the start can also be good. Definitely better than the middle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116251513955435166
2026-03-18
<p>Oops, on my walk I accidentally thought of a really fun way to start a new RPG</p><p>All I have is the start, but that's how it starts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116251503113218648
2026-03-18
<p>The game characters who've moved me and filled me with a sense of wonder are mostly 16x16 sprites brought to life by simple symbolic animations and effective writing. My brain fills in the rest of the details, the same way it does when I read a book. No level of photographic rendering can match the magical realism of my imagination</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116250835447787055
2026-03-18
2026-03-18
<p>Jensen Huang joins Tommy Tallarico's righteous crusade against Gaming Racists</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116250555113458687
2026-03-18
<p>New millennium: golly, this internet thing is incredible. Just imagine what the next 25 years of technological advancement might bring </p><p>The next 25 years of technological advancement:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116250252602047539
2026-03-18
2026-03-17
<p>Because I could not party rock <br />The party, it rocked me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116247216496709532
2026-03-17
<p>Catroller</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116245786983292367
2026-03-17
<p>The only legitimate use of GenAI is automatically scanning the master copies of all Hollywood films and replacing every cigarette with a crunchy and delicious pretzel stick</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116242254666147603
2026-03-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> thank you :blob_raccoon_pat: I'm proud of it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116240058201027375
2026-03-16
<p>Game Badges update 170➔175: Doors of Doom, Ever Oasis, RPG Maker 2003, etc <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/game-badges-update-175/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/game-ba</span><span class="invisible">dges-update-175/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116240041966975482
2026-03-15
2026-03-14
<p>Congratulations, you're an expert on the wonders of the ancient world, the cradle of civilization and every metropolis on this wondrous globe. Where do you want to go?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116228818469502067
2026-03-14
<p>It was kind of messed up how the Carmen Sandiego game show expected you to know all this stuff about world geography, but if you win, you can only go somewhere in the continental US. Like come on, not even Alaska or Hawaii? Why am I learning all this stuff about Maldives and the Kimberley Coast?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116228791080593303
2026-03-14
2026-03-14
<p>Found a strategy to take out the final boss of Villain Sword II! I still have more jam games to get through but this is probably my favorite so far, in the realm of conventional RPGs <a href="https://alchiggins.itch.io/villain-sword-ii-ash-returns" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alchiggins.itch.io/villain-swo</span><span class="invisible">rd-ii-ash-returns</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116228171687906758
2026-03-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Beautiful piece of kit, hope it works as good as it looks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116228118054433974
2026-03-14
2026-03-14
<p>Joe Don Baker (not to be confused with "Gremlins" director Joe Don Tay)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116228090391783368
2026-03-13
<p>I'm not anti-government, but I think 100 quintillion researchers is just too many</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116223726983854698
2026-03-13
<p>The things we see influence our lizard brains even if our conscious minds reject it <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-autocomplete-doesnt-just-change-how-you-write-it-changes-how-you-think/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/ai-autocomplete-doesnt-just-change-how-you-write-it-changes-how-you-think/</span></a></p><p>We've known since the 60s that "the medium is the message", but we think media is harmless and neutral as long as we identify or avoid the bad messages. The trick to looking directly at the sun is just to squint the right way; we're too clever to have *our* retinas burnt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116222814227558128
2026-03-13
<p>There's the version that goes after normal people by exploiting their vulnerability to religious indoctrination, and there's the version that goes after hackers by exploiting their hubris</p><p>Hackers think "a piece of code can't scramble my brain, that's ridiculous, and even if it was possible I'm much too smart for it to happen to *me*." So they unfurl the scroll and see the code, and their brains get scrambled. It's more subtle, but the end result is the same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116222629151991650
2026-03-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Yeah, but there's a special achievement for finishing in expert mode!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116222489245396218
2026-03-13
<p>1. Start a game of Space Invaders for the Atari 2600 (or whatever)<br />2. Every time you clear a wave of enemies, read a chapter.<br />3. For every 10 waves you clear, you get a bookmark.<br />4. If you lose, start a new game and start re-reading from your most recent bookmark.<br />5. Repeat until you finish the book</p><p>The ultimate story-rich gaming experience</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116222456455617449
2026-03-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> I thought about it but I don't know if "Sega-related raccoon" has quite the same ring</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116221756881867834
2026-03-13
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2026-03-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> yeah, that's a good point. I've gotten a lot of value from games with a small number or even no comments, I need to start thinking of myself in those terms (and *being* a positive responder! I don't know why I'm like this, I'm fine giving a game a glowing review on my website but directly saying that to the person who made it always feels a little awkward and I don't know why. So I'm part of the problem! Something else I need to work on)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116217107247312425
2026-03-12
<p>Post-creation blues <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/post-creation-blues/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/post-cr</span><span class="invisible">eation-blues/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116216979950877368
2026-03-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@mayazimmerman" class="u-url mention">@<span>mayazimmerman</span></a></span> haha that's what I get for not reading the post. Seems like a headache, I'm glad I'll never have to think about color with this much precision</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116212713774499299
2026-03-11
2026-03-11
<p>Is this test actually that hard? I feel like I did pretty bad, I missed several by wide margins (there are shadows on my monitor that fooled me when I couldn't tell the difference) and it still gave me this result. Does it just tell everyone they're brilliant so everyone shares it? </p><p>Also, this is my real result, but it'd be pretty easy if someone *wanted* to cheat. Just crank your monitor's contrast way up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116212638660138157
2026-03-11
<p>So yeah, I think Harry Hood, this version in particular, is now my favorite song. That's exciting, my favorite song hasn't changed in a long time. It might even be my new favorite overall piece of music. It's nice to know it's still possible for that to change</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116212566402260443
2026-03-11
2026-03-11
<p>We've all been there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116211740897664329
2026-03-11
<p>The birth of Mario (1593)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116211292672268784
2026-03-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> yep, the big thing with Type C is that it's highly regulated at the software level, so if the cable is made to spec, one device can send video, audio, data and power over the same cable that another device only uses for data, and it should all just work... the problem being that there's no way to tell if a cable is made to spec just by looking at it. But as long as you use the ones that came with your Switch/Steamdeck it should theoretically never be possible to plug something in wrong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116211210201049264
2026-03-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> my understanding with USB-C is that there's electronics in there that ensure it won't put too much voltage into a device that doesn't support it, so I think the worst that can happen is that it just won't charge? As long as you're using official OEM parts, some of the cheap knock-off cables can be a little dicey</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116211166126040487
2026-03-14
<p>Joe Don Baker (not to be confused with "Gremlins" director Joe Don Tay)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116228090391783368
2026-03-13
<p>I'm not anti-government, but I think 100 quintillion researchers is just too many</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116223726983854698
2026-03-11
<p>It's a cruel quirk of fate that Phish played one of their most historically noteworthy shows in my hometown... six years before I'd find out who Phish is, and probably before I was old enough to fully appreciate it <a href="https://phish.net/setlist/phish-june-26-1994-municipal-auditorium-charleston-wv-usa.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phish.net/setlist/phish-june-2</span><span class="invisible">6-1994-municipal-auditorium-charleston-wv-usa.html</span></a></p><p>I dunno, it's hard to tell how 9YO me would've responded. Any rock concert might've melted my easily overstimulated ADHD mind, or it could've permanently altered my brain chemistry. Who's to say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116210664547678693
2026-03-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> Right?? My faucet only has two settings, "not wet at all" and "all the way wet"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116208346907166082
2026-03-11
<p>"Place between damp paper towels" yeah sure buddy, let me just find my paper towel dampener 🙄 I keep it in the magic cupboard, right next to the salt coursener and "fire extinguisher" 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116208011451195339
2026-03-10
2026-03-10
2026-03-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> huh weird, I guess I haven't rated enough books for it to be helpful? Or maybe what I have rated is just weighted too heavily towards non-fiction. Anyway, thanks :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116205236125400578
2026-03-10
2026-03-10
<p>I finished Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (it's great, all of his books are) and when I went to log it I looked at "similar books" on Storygraph. Big surprise, it's all of the nonfiction books about mountain-climbing. Not very helpful, I could've googled "what are some books about mountain-climbing" and gotten the same result. What I'd like to know is, which of those books are like this one? Surely they can't *all* be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116205180409154667
2026-03-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> hell yeah</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116204942431608917
2026-03-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> Have you ever listened to any Phish? Farmhouse is one of their more folk/country-flavored albums, it might click with you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116204928596611465
2026-03-10
<p>The playstation was only 240p and those were movie-quality experiences. I dunno why we ever needed more than that. You can't top movie-quality</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116201936343364722
2026-03-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@Nine" class="u-url mention">@<span>Nine</span></a></span> people who want to stay right with God, I assume</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116201927564857465
2026-03-09
<p>Red Dawn at night, something's not right<br />Red Dawn at mornin, that time's the normal'n</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116201636045517922
2026-03-09
2026-03-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> yeah same, I don't have much experience with either but over the years I've definitely enjoyed the music over the games, now I don't feel so bad :acnl_trouble:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116194841254056715
2026-03-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@millie_boop" class="u-url mention">@<span>millie_boop</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> that rules</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116194607363239803
2026-03-08
2026-03-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> ZUN also composes all the music?? Too much talent in one person 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116194490562768970
2026-03-08
2026-03-08
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DIY</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116194397856314244
2026-03-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> thanks :)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116189941229685369
2026-03-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> for a bit, but he eventually got there. He needed a hint for the milk. He didn't realize he needed to empty the bucket and use it on the cow. To be fair, he had been streaming for 4 hours already and was maybe experiencing some mental fatigue, but I'm going to have Elena give a more obvious hint if you go to her with the bucket of sand just in case 😅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116189933926047574
2026-03-07
<p>Link to the beginning if you want to watch the full 6-hour stream <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2716110719" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">twitch.tv/videos/2716110719</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and he'll be back tomorrow at 12h00 UTC for more. I feel a little bad that my game took up a third of his time when there are still 50+ games on his wheel, but hopefully it was time well-spent</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116189609488380013
2026-03-07
<p>JDubDotExe streamed my game on twitch! And several other games from the cookie cutter jam. He's using a random wheel to decide which game to play next, and had the misfortune of spinning three of the longer entries on day 1 (mine included) <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2716110719?t=05h03m02s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">twitch.tv/videos/2716110719?t=</span><span class="invisible">05h03m02s</span></a> but he still seemed to enjoy it, so that makes me happy. He got majorly hung up on one of the problems, but someone in the chat had played and was able to give him a hint. Otherwise it mostly went smoothly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116189588421981718
2026-03-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.puppydogging.com/@lint" class="u-url mention">@<span>lint</span></a></span> Nope, for whatever reason the only specific comic forum I poked my head into was Unicorn Jelly, I mostly stuck with more general-purpose ones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116189474292184709
2026-03-07
<p>Sunny's back from surgery safe and sound, minus all but 2 teeth and very happy to be home :acnl_heart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116188879058250583
2026-03-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> thanks! 🐈‍⬛</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116184074263846023
2026-03-06
<p>They put this on youtube but I'm afraid to link it because it might be long enough to get a mid-song ad, which would be a tragedy. I assume they do everything they can to make sure it doesn't happen, but I don't know how much control they have. Anyway check it out if you're blocking ads <a href="https://youtu.be/5w7fcKyuQ4w?si=6YqGhOD2ezBR-uqQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/5w7fcKyuQ4w?si=6YqGhO</span><span class="invisible">D2ezBR-uqQ</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116183117372617387
2026-03-06
<p>Hot damn, the version of Harry Hood from their 1993 NYE show is incredible. Even better than A Live One. The levels of frisson are off the charts <a href="https://mattbee.nfshost.com/files/hood.mp3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.nfshost.com/files/hood</span><span class="invisible">.mp3</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116183021142160899
2026-03-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> Yeah, it's short for Imperial Coruscant</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116182738321912515
2026-03-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> Thank you :blob_raccoon_pat: 😸</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116182393578921957
2026-03-06
<p>I probably listened to it in 2005 when she posted a download link in an Ozy and Millie update. No guess when the last time I heard it could've been. It might've been in my music rotation for awhile, but I doubt I've thought about it since 2010 at the very latest. It's just been sitting there, buried in my subconscious, waiting until this moment to pop back up for some reason 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116182341366925939
2026-03-06
<p>When I was drifting off last night, a couplet from a song popped into my head for the first time in at least a decade: "Dreams are spoiled by coming true, I was just doing my best impression of you"</p><p>I couldn't begin to guess what this song was or who it was by, but luckily the artist put it on her Bandcamp with the lyrics so I could find it by googling: <a href="https://rainruin.bandcamp.com/track/impression-of-you" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rainruin.bandcamp.com/track/im</span><span class="invisible">pression-of-you</span></a></p><p>It's by Dana Simpson, the artist best known today for Phoebe & Her Unicorn</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116182325326293054
2026-03-06
<p>Big scary day for Sunny today. Just dropped her off at the vet for dental surgery. She's got a genetic disease that affects her gums. They don't know how many teeth will need to come out until they do X-rays and such, but there's a decent chance it'll be all of them. We've gone to this vet since we adopted her, so we know she's in good hands, but it's still scary. Be kind to a cat today for us today, if you know one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116182286322737873
2026-03-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> yeah same, I don't have much experience with either but over the years I've definitely enjoyed the music over the games, now I don't feel so bad :acnl_trouble:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116194841254056715
2026-03-05
<p>Instead of "spam email" they should've called it sperm email. Cuz there's 11 million of them fighting to be the one that gets into my head</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116178620115530368
2026-03-05
<p>Finished up There Is No Antimemetics Division. I thought it ended with a *bit* of an anticlimax, but I also have no idea what I would've done instead. The whole story is so unlike anything I've ever read that it breaks notions of conventional storytelling. Five-star experience overall</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116176981164955132
2026-03-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> haha me too, I'll need another three weeks of hyperfocus to play >50 RPGs lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116172460917130013
2026-03-04
<p>I was kind of bummed that my entry didn't get a big response at first, but I'm guessing being a longer entry released close to the deadline is making it a slower burn. I'm really happy people who've had a chance to play are liking it! <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/heros-last-hurrah" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/heros-last-</span><span class="invisible">hurrah</span></a> (minor spoilers if you read the full comments)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116172238094531236
2026-03-04
2026-03-04
<p>You mean to tell me this water doesn't have any deer in it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116171267935322191
2026-03-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> for a bit, but he eventually got there. He needed a hint for the milk. He didn't realize he needed to empty the bucket and use it on the cow. To be fair, he had been streaming for 4 hours already and was maybe experiencing some mental fatigue, but I'm going to have Elena give a more obvious hint if you go to her with the bucket of sand just in case 😅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116189933926047574
2026-03-07
<p>Link to the beginning if you want to watch the full 6-hour stream <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2716110719" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">twitch.tv/videos/2716110719</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and he'll be back tomorrow at 12h00 UTC for more. I feel a little bad that my game took up a third of his time when there are still 50+ games on his wheel, but hopefully it was time well-spent</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116189609488380013
2026-03-03
<p>Wait, his name is Steve Inskeep? I always thought it was Steven Skeep</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116166505757211051
2026-03-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.emisocks.com/@socks" class="u-url mention">@<span>socks</span></a></span> hi, I made Hero's Last Hurrah, thanks so much for the kind words (and for the python gencache script! I would've been sad if I couldn't make it browser-playable)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116160686996294094
2026-03-02
2026-03-02
<p>My RPG is a gnome game :zzt_smiley:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116160117010974518
2026-03-02
2026-03-02
2026-03-01
<p>What if people made a collaborative RPGmaker archipelago, that was designed to allow a single character to visit multiple worlds through shared save data?</p><p>Probably too hard for anyone to want to do it... but WHAT IF 🤯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116155308760534699
2026-03-01
<p>Haha just learned that every EasyRPG game on itch apparently uses the same location for save data</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116155249180706624
2026-03-01
<p>My RPG is done! <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/my-rpg-is-done/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/my-rpg-</span><span class="invisible">is-done/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116154581877986922
2026-03-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nu/@forslund" class="u-url mention">@<span>forslund</span></a></span> Little Cato's adventure is ready! <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/heros-last-hurrah" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/heros-last-</span><span class="invisible">hurrah</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116154145386528192
2026-03-01
<p>Things were looking dicey for a bit, but my Cookie Cutter RPG jam game is done! A little bite-sized mostly adventure game with some light RPG elements that should take an hour or two to complete, with optional bonus objectives. I hope you enjoy <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/heros-last-hurrah" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/heros-last-</span><span class="invisible">hurrah</span></a></p><p>(if itch is down, permanent archive available on my website <a href="https://mattbee.nfshost.com/games" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.nfshost.com/games</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116154133497704373
2026-02-28
<p>The ones at the laundry room don't all make sense either but at least there are settings that just say the water temperature</p><p>All of my clothes are normal, I don't know why there isn't a big button that says "push this for normal clothes"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116145354863737371
2026-02-28
<p>We're doing laundry at my MIL's place (we have a lot this week and it's easier this way) and the three settings on her washing machine are "Cotton", "Casuals" and "Dark Colors". I have never once in my life thought about laundry in these categories. All of my clothes are dark cotton casuals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116145311975607920
2026-02-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I'm not usually much into horror but I'm really enjoying it. Great for when you're in the mood for a mindfuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116143240654172601
2026-02-27
<p>But it's feature complete and I'm hoping I'll be through the final round of bug fixing by tomorrow 🤞</p><p>I should've asked if anyone was interested in helping playtest way before now, huh. I'm not used to making something this big :acnl_distress:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116143236229659674
2026-02-27
<p>I've been reading There Is No Antimemetics Division finally, and it's great, but I've been getting through it slowly because (and this is a silly problem to have) I haven't been in the mood to listen to music that would be appropriate. I should've picked something more fun to read until I was done with my game, because lately I've just been wanting to listen to Phish. And you can't read a sci-fi horror novel while listening to Phish. It doesn't work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116143225637267608
2026-02-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> Yellow Submarine gave me a lifelong healthy appreciation of the weird</p><p>Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the steam whistle scene in particular, gave me nightmares for years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116137642512369267
2026-02-25
<p>My game's now finishable! Feels really good. Just need to do a few runthroughs to check for bugs and balance issues, add some secrets and bonus stuff, etc. Will definitely be done by the deadline, hopefully it'll be ready by Saturday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116131740767437531
2026-02-25
2026-02-24
<p>Good news for keyboard gamers, you can play RPGmaker games using the HJKL keys for movement, for some reason. Just in case your only gaming machine is a VAX terminal or something I guess</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116127588707438127
2026-02-24
<p>How many cranberries could they cram in a can in a cramped Canberra cranberry cannery?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116126841092721747
2026-02-23
<p>There are almost 17 million colors. You don't even need an LLM, just match unnamed hex codes with random phrases and you got content, baby</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116122041051428273
2026-02-23
<p>Yeah don't, like, explain this or anything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116122031596902454
2026-02-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> I'm using it no problem with proton under Linux, but I don't know if you have a mac 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116120567055930253
2026-02-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> RM2k3 is still $2 until the end of the day! <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/362870/RPG_Maker_2003/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.steampowered.com/app/362</span><span class="invisible">870/RPG_Maker_2003/</span></a> best two bucks I've spent in awhile</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116120556914837363
2026-02-23
<p>Ugh 8 whole hours to learn object permanence? 🙄 I'll just read the summary</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116120440619361662
2026-02-23
2026-02-23
<p>I think the most important lesson I've learned from the jam is that RPGmaker rules, actually. Every game I've ever thought of making in Twine or Bitsy would be better if I use RM2k3 instead. Games can still be played in the browser with EasyRPG, and even if I use default assets, it's still better than text only or 8x8 1-bit sprites. If I need to convey something that can only be conveyed in text, I'll fade the screen out and use text boxes. I can make simple games or very complex ones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116120391423790225
2026-02-23
<p>If you heard topics being discussed somewhere other than Topic Lords, no you didn't 🤫</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116117173775162713
2026-02-23
<p>"The man who buys his own wares parts money from a fool of a customer, which is himself" - Business Proverbs of the Ancients</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116117113121221317
2026-02-22
<p>I haven't looked at any of the other entries yet <a href="https://itch.io/jam/cookie-cutter-rm2k3-jam/entries" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itch.io/jam/cookie-cutter-rm2k</span><span class="invisible">3-jam/entries</span></a> because I wanted to make mine not having seen anyone else's perspective yet, so my take isn't influenced by them</p><p>I'm close enough to done that all the major components are in place, so I'm taking a look at some of the other entries Uh, I may have overdone mine slightly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116115928155850556
2026-02-21
<p>Did they have to pay Meghan Trainor to call it that?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116109940010137732
2026-02-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nu/@forslund" class="u-url mention">@<span>forslund</span></a></span> Thank you! I hope she likes it :acnl_joy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116109664376614523
2026-02-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nu/@forslund" class="u-url mention">@<span>forslund</span></a></span> Hey sorry, I should've asked, is Little Cato a he or a she? If it's important to you (turns out they're going to be a recurring character and I want to get it right haha)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116109616494215772
2026-02-21
<p>Why is ♌️ the symbol for Leo, when Draco's the constellation that looks like that?</p><p>*sees a cat doing the back thing*</p><p>Oh yeah</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116107182178942853
2026-02-21
<p>Wow... those bowls must be bigger than anyone can fathom</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116105900364601096
2026-02-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nu/@forslund" class="u-url mention">@<span>forslund</span></a></span> absolutely, I'll let you know when it's ready</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116105096979813198
2026-02-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nu/@forslund" class="u-url mention">@<span>forslund</span></a></span> they're in!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116105074917429168
2026-02-20
<p>It's so close to done. I just to do a couple more floors of the final dungeon, the final encounter, and the ending. And balance some encounters and test everything. If there are no colossal new bugs, I might even finish by the deadline! I'm so happy with how it's turning out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116104935998127257
2026-02-20
2026-02-20
<p>Uranus is on its side, so I think someone who's uranian likes to rest, take things slow and have a chill time. I think I have a uranian disposition</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116104145117533449
2026-02-20
<p>We don't have personality terms like saturnine, jovial and mecurial for the outer planets because the ancient Greeks and Romans didn't know they were planets. What's someone with a uranian*, neptunial or plutonic personality like?</p><p>*or Caelian, if you like</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116104086654291483
2026-02-20
<p>It's like a Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser. It does a deep molecular analysis on whatever food has been placed inside. It calculates the optimal coefficient of heat needed to bring the item from frozen to thawed in the most timely and pleasing way possible. Then it defrosts it for 1m52s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116103936480943631
2026-02-20
<p>When you press the "defrost" button on the microwave at work, it gives you a second to choose the power level (defaults to 50%) and then starts a timer for 3m09s. It then cooks at that power until 1m17s is left, then stops. 100% of the time</p><p>I guess it could have some kind of steam sensor, but there's no way it'd be that consistent. Also, why would the timer *start* with such an odd number? I think some tomfoolery is afoot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116103902296719923
2026-02-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I heard "Knees Deep" from that album on SomaFM not long ago and it became one of my favorite songs. I really need to give the whole thing a listen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116103766959116148
2026-02-19
<p>Someone at work put some cranberry sparkling water in the fridge, which has gotta be the most bitter substance on the planet. When you take a sip your face probably implodes like in those beer commercials</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116099390641850338
2026-02-19
<p>I've stopped consuming nearly as many podcasts and youtube videos, and I feel like it's fixing my brain chemistry. I'm remembering how to be creative again. Even while I'm at my job, I'm finding myself happier just listening to music and letting my mind wander. I've had so many ideas for my RPG that way. I'm still frustrated only getting to work on my project piecemeal, but even *thinking* about it more is helping me feel better than before. I was cloggin' up the noggin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116099313272317616
2026-02-19
<p>If I save an image on my computer with a filename that includes the word "screenshot", and then transfer it to my phone, the image is automatically added to my clipboard ready to paste. Works on a galaxy with android 16</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116098611963327452
2026-02-19
<p>I'm putting the finishing touches on my RPGmaker jam game and I'm changing all the placeholder names. If you have a character and think it'd be cool to use their name for a friendly NPC, let me know! (I'd offer to put the character in the game, but alas, I am no spritologist)</p><p>I can also put your cat in the game! Just tell me their name and which sprite you want me to use (5 is now claimed)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116098473672150610
2026-02-19
<p>Remember, if it requires a credit card number it's not a free trial, it's a scheme to defraud the elderly and people with ADHD</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116097686581218185
2026-02-19
<p>Scribd is like the deep-sea fanglyfish of the internet. They dangle out documents that are totally unobtainable, then claim that you can have a copy if you sign up for a "free trial" that requires a credit card number. I haven't taken the bait, but I bet a bunch of my comrades have fallen prey. Pour one out 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116097664883083285
2026-02-18
<p>It's weird being outside in a T-shirt when there are still fuck-off big piles of snow everywhere. Like being on the moon without a space suit, or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116092757889174530
2026-02-18
<p>The tree of some pizza crusts must occasionally be watered with the blood of garlic sauce</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116092505709079634
2026-02-18
<p>I don't understand why being in a bad movie can hurt an actor's career. They're not responsible for writing or directing it. Like if I had a job working at a Radio Shack, no one's gonna look at my CV and go "oof... bad look"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116092377824229278
2026-02-18
<p>LB: this came across my feed and I thought "huh, what's the deal with Manhattan clam chowder"; this was minutes before they started talking about clam chowder distinctions on the podcast I'm listening to :ribbit: <a href="https://nomorewhoppers.libsyn.com/267-diamond-jubilee-martin-short" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nomorewhoppers.libsyn.com/267-</span><span class="invisible">diamond-jubilee-martin-short</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116092194578278233
2026-02-18
2026-02-18
<p>You know the board game we in the US know as "Clue"? In the UK they refer to it as "Chop", which is short for "Judo Chop", which is cockney rhyming slang for "Cluedo", which is what they call "Clue" in the UK</p><p>They refer to "Where's Waldo" as "Where's Indonesia" for similar reasons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116092031860696665
2026-02-18
<p>100% natural ingredients with no artificial vacuoles, mitochondria or smooth endoplasmic reticula</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116091985259826446
2026-02-18
<p>Was just staring at my keyboard and I noticed that "dn" is upside-down for "up"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116091952425824612
2026-02-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> If a non-literal maze counts, then Panic! for the Sega CD. You're in a room filled with buttons. One button teleports you to another room filled with buttons, all the other buttons do weird shit. Figure out the correct sequence of button presses to "win" (or just watch weird shit happen til you get bored. There's a lot of it)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116072723193966609
2026-02-20
<p>Uranus is on its side, so I think someone who's uranian likes to rest, take things slow and have a chill time. I think I have a uranian disposition</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116104145117533449
2026-02-13
<p>It's funny, at the time I put all "computers of the 80s" in roughly the same bucket, so I was happy with the crude games I could play on the Apple II. But in hindsight, a Commodore 64 from 1982 or even an Atari 800 from 1979 would've blown away any Apple computer up to probably the power mac, and even then only because you could finally use emulators. My positive perception of early Apple was based entirely on the monopoly they had in schools. Nice little scam they set up for themselves</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116065370977858350
2026-02-13
<p>I didn't really think about it before, but the phenomenon of people saying "my iphone" instead of "my phone" has a rich history. In hindsight a lot of the material I read when I had my Apple IIc, even going back to the 80s, was clearly trying to train people to say "my Apple" instead of "my computer"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116065297808243621
2026-02-13
2026-02-13
<p>I guess you gotta respect their honesty. I bet you can't find a crazier free online shooter with pets. On "Meta".</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116065172342792258
2026-02-13
<p>Wow! That's a lot of qualifiers!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116065162784349116
2026-02-13
<p>Happy romance everyone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116064818565800155
2026-02-13
<p>I can't stop starting new projects <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/i-cant-stop-starting-new-projects/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/i-cant-</span><span class="invisible">stop-starting-new-projects/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116064102040028695
2026-02-19
<p>I'm putting the finishing touches on my RPGmaker jam game and I'm changing all the placeholder names. If you have a character and think it'd be cool to use their name for a friendly NPC, let me know! (I'd offer to put the character in the game, but alas, I am no spritologist)</p><p>I can also put your cat in the game! Just tell me their name and which sprite you want me to use (5 is now claimed)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116098473672150610
2026-02-19
<p>Remember, if it requires a credit card number it's not a free trial, it's a scheme to defraud the elderly and people with ADHD</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116097686581218185
2026-02-12
<p>When I was a kid, adults always said I would need a lot of advanced math if I wanted to make games, and I guess that was true back when Nintendo needed to figure out how to make Mario jump good; but jumping algorithms have advanced to a point where now the crucial skill is philosophy, so we can figure out *why* Mario needs to jump good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116058698577198184
2026-02-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://yearning.gay/users/buggy" class="u-url mention">@<span>buggy</span></a></span> My family's first computer was a used Apple IIc in the mid-90s. It belonged to a teacher, so it came with some books about BASIC aimed at kids. With those and a few others from the library I taught myself to make simple programs. Later when I got a modern PC I was able to map some of those concepts onto other languages and used online tutorials and such for the rest. I'm no expert (and can't do much that needs a lot of math) but I can pick up scripting languages fairly easily</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116058655060205167
2026-02-11
<p>Whoa-oh-oh<br />Let a bunch of light shine down</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116053754693621842
2026-02-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> and an official tactical belt with little pouches like a bandolier for your holy gogurts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116052596063771719
2026-02-11
<p>By the time there was an RPGmaker I could get on the computer, I was an adult, internet gamer culture was a thing, and there was such a stigma against games with default RPGmaker assets I would've been ashamed to release anything. I sure didn't have the chops to make something with original art like Yume Nikki or Sunset over Imdahl, and that was the only way you could get respect with an RPGmaker game. I wish I didn't let it get to me so much. I bet I couldn've been having fun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116052456715554512
2026-02-11
<p>My main experience with RPGmaker was the playstation version. I didn't have a PSX but I had a friend who had it, and it was a terrible UI for making a game, so we never finished anything, and we'd have had no way to share it even if we did, but that didn't stop us from spending hours and hours brainstorming and passing the controller when our fingers started hurting. Making something for the joy of making it. I wish I didn't have that energy beaten out of me by the internet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116052399039736333
2026-02-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Yeah 2000 is what I think of as the iconic RPGmaker. I never actually made anything because at the time there was such a stigma against games with default RM2K assets. I wish I didn't let it get to me so much, it's fun to just make a thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116052378175650173
2026-02-11
<p>Well, I downloaded the cookie cutter RPG and started adding to it... guess that means I'm joining the jam :acnl_shock: <a href="https://itch.io/jam/cookie-cutter-rm2k3-jam" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itch.io/jam/cookie-cutter-rm2k</span><span class="invisible">3-jam</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116050259957701356
2026-02-11
<p>Jabber the Chutt* (chat hut)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116049112039208071
2026-02-10
<p>I think for efficiency they should have the super bowl, the olympics and the world cup all at the same time; and for fun, they should randomly decide which player participates in which sport</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116046752297483782
2026-02-10
<p>Me: Hey, how come socks feel wrong when you put them on inside-out? It's not like the fabric is any different, right?</p><p>Infallible omniscient sage who will only answer one question per person: Your skin is used to the warp of the fabric going the other direction. The small difference is enough to be noticed.</p><p>Me, smugly: I believe you mean the weft.</p><p>Sage: *crumbles to dust. I pick up the old man's staff. I am now the new sage*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116044344524162194
2026-02-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@nicole" class="u-url mention">@<span>nicole</span></a></span> I'm guessing they mean custom emoji; in every big server I've lurked in (which isn't many, admittedly) custom emoji use seems almost mandatory. I'm afraid using stock unicode emoji or needing to ask what an esoteric inside-joke emoji means would immediately brand a new arrival and out them as tragically uncool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116043047200741850
2026-02-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@flaviusflavius" class="u-url mention">@<span>flaviusflavius</span></a></span> haha thanks. Yeah I don't think the wider lemmyverse is going to be my scene any more than reddit was, but it'd be cool if I could use my account for more forum-like experiences. Awful.systems is the only one that's interested me so far but there may be others</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116042694878517469
2026-02-09
<p>I tried formatting a link as markdown even though my instance doesn't support it, and it actually got turned into a link on the other end, but it was mangled and included the brackets. Dunno if that's a masto-lemmy incompatibility or if a masto instance that supports MD would work</p><p>I was never a reddit critter so a lot of the conventions seem strange, but being able to use my fedi account to post on forums does interest me. Shame it's so janky</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116041813506224312
2026-02-09
<p><a href="https://awful.systems/post/7225001" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">awful.systems/post/7225001</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>None of the information about commenting from a mastodon account is accurate, lol. You don't need to use an exclamation point when you search for the thread and you don't need to use a #. Just copy the URL of the :fediverse: link from the post you want to reply to and paste it into the search bar. Upvotes should theoretically show up as likes and replies as replies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116041793557491086
2026-02-09
<p>Gas Town has a discord now (<a href="https://gastownhall.ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gastownhall.ai/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>), because of course it does. This is bad news for me, because I'm sure that's where all the comedy will be happening from now on, but I'm not a committed enough rubbernecker to join a discord. Hoping the choice bits leak out to the real world in some fashion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116041631787047402
2026-02-09
<p>Translation: humans should be allowed to be property again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116041450387661483
2026-02-09
<p>The forecast says it's supposed to get up to the mid 40s today. But they kept saying it was supposed to get above freezing all last week and it never did, so I'm beyond the point of believing good things can still happen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116041007203410234
2026-02-08
<p>List animals until bored</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116037087588318541
2026-02-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> Thanks for giving the title, it's so frustrating when people vaguepost and make someone have to ask :acnl_waves:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116036197666230060
2026-02-08
2026-02-07
<p>I saw an update marked "Premium" from Ed Zitron's blog in my RSS reader. It has about a million words, so I thought "oops, he must've sent a premium article out on the normal feed by mistake"</p><p>Then I scrolled to the bottom and saw "Today, I’m going to walk you through..." </p><p>The millions of words were the *preamble* 🤕</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116032000467879052
2026-02-07
<p>Someone should make a figure skating routine out of the Jamaroquai "Virtual Insanity" video. Put ice skates on the couch or something. Idk figure it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116026973181787706
2026-02-06
2026-02-06
<p>Project progress; compilation culture <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/compilation-culture/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/compila</span><span class="invisible">tion-culture/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116025113205366734
2026-02-06
2026-02-06
2026-02-06
<p>It sucks that photopea.com is probably the best image editor on linux, because I can't use it. It's a SAAS, which means it could vanish at any moment and all the time I spend learning the interface will have been wasted. It's bad enough I have to unlearn 20 years of experience with normal paint UIs, I'm not going to start investing more of my precious time learning a piece of software that can only exist on someone else's computer. There's no good ending to this story</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116022077477713175
2026-02-06
<p>Why don't websites have an official logo? I think they should. You can put one on your website to let people know it's a website and not an app or a "SAAS". Here's my mockup, I thought I'd keep with the web theme and make it resemble a spider. (ignore the color, I forget how to change it on linux)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116021543056475648
2026-02-05
<p>I made my own makeshift cheeto utensil by breaking off one of the inner tines of a plastic fork. It works shockingly well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116020566616522778
2026-02-05
<p>Cheetos should come with a pair of chopsticks taped to the bag like a Capri Sun straw</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116020479101155104
2026-02-05
2026-02-05
<p>Windows and another system I log into for work both told me my password is expiring in a few days and I should change it. Which I don't get, do we throw out food days before the expiration date? "Well, the milk's going to start turning by this time next week, better get some new milk"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116018479137941828
2026-02-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.rdl.ph/@rockerest" class="u-url mention">@<span>rockerest</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> huh, this doesn't really come across to me. I just see the guy as a typical lumpy Gary Larson character</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116017944868870583
2026-02-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> It's about how awkward it is when someone shows up for dinner and the host forgot about inviting them, or there was a mix-up and the invitation was for a different day; some kind of miscommunication. Except it's a dog who expected to eat and the human who didn't provide the expected meal. The humor comes from comparing a common human/pet dynamic to a major social faux pas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116016580355820615
2026-02-05
<p>My 50-track compilation is ready! It's called "Super Sequitur" and it's the first release from my fake label, Ancipital Records. Average of 1m35s per track, none longer than 2m30s. The album is 79m34s so you can burn it to an 80-minute CD. You can also download it and listen wherever you want <a href="https://mattbee.nfshost.com/files/super-sequitur.zip" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.nfshost.com/files/supe</span><span class="invisible">r-sequitur.zip</span></a> or stream/download on the Internet Archive <a href="https://archive.org/details/super-sequitur" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/super-sequ</span><span class="invisible">itur</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116015523721838161
2026-02-04
<p>"I won't put anything in my car but premium unleaded" yeah I know how you feel. *My* cat will only eat the stuff with extra gravy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116011109241271779
2026-02-09
<p>The forecast says it's supposed to get up to the mid 40s today. But they kept saying it was supposed to get above freezing all last week and it never did, so I'm beyond the point of believing good things can still happen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116041007203410234
2026-02-08
<p>List animals until bored</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/116037087588318541
2026-02-02
<p>It's being even further squandered now because every Puzzle Quest game since 2013 has been a free-to-play mobile game with microtransactions. "Hm, how do I solve this puzzle? I know! I'll spend some money!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115999328425582065
2026-02-02
<p>It's incredible that no one thought to call a game "Puzzle Quest" until 2007, and it's kind of a shame that a name that good was squandered on a match-3 game. I don't think match-3 is even really a kind of puzzle. Some of them have a puzzle *mode*, but that's not what anyone likes about them. It's the mandatory vegetable in the Kid Cuisine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115999305088092070
2026-02-02
<p>I like this guy, he keeps it real</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115998962815958608
2026-02-02
2026-02-01
<p>I've decided the genre that 3D World Runner belongs to is "ground harrier", because it's like Space Harrier but you're on the ground. And since that's the only example I can think of, 3DWR *is* technically the best ground harrier. Congrats to Squaresoft</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115997279126350490
2026-02-01
<p>Wow. That series took a turn</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115996731617699369
2026-02-01
<p>Need an equilateral triangle? Don't worry friend, I got you. Only 25 dollars and it's yours <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/equilateral-triangle-mathematics-arrow-line-vector-2615752289" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">shutterstock.com/image-vector/</span><span class="invisible">equilateral-triangle-mathematics-arrow-line-vector-2615752289</span></a></p><p>But wait, it gets better. You can get a second shape for only four dollars more. Need a different kind of triangle? A square? A circle, even? Practically any shape you can imagine. Two of them for only $29. Deals don't get any better than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115996318975566252
2026-02-01
<p>Hiatus delight on an umlaut night</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115993408896858510
2026-01-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Well, I downloaded the latest version so they wouldn't yell at me and it looks like they already fixed it. The one in the apt store is several versions out of date! 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115991560582105383
2026-01-31
<p>In filezilla on Linux, when I'm renaming a file, if I press the enter key on the numpad when I'm done, filezilla crashes. It still does the rename, it just immediately closes. When I use the other enter key, it behaves normally</p><p>I don't know if it's even worth reporting because I don't think anyone would believe me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115991378608275675
2026-01-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> yeah, the exploration is the thing from parser fiction that I miss in modern twine and CYOA. I guess the closest successor would be RPG Maker games, but there you have so few verbs that making any complex non-combat interactions is an ordeal</p><p>Every "make a little game" kit like rpgmaker, bitsy, twine, puzzlescript, zzt, etc is suited for either "move around in a world" or "do stuff", but only parser fiction gives the author both</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115991280965665485
2026-01-31
<p>So far Crystalis is shockingly good for an NES game. Was not expecting one of the best RPGs on the system to be by SNK. They're the fighting game people! That'd be like if 3D World Runner was secretly the best game in whatever genre that is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115990544624611466
2026-01-31
2026-01-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> if that doesn't work out I use <a href="https://lite.cnn.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lite.cnn.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. It ain't perfect, but it's news that is readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115988060783085875
2026-01-31
<p>In Battleship, only one of the ships is a battleship. That's why in the commercial, they say "you sunk my battleship!" But I always thought all the ships are battleships. They're ships and they're in battle 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115987859328332593
2026-01-31
<p>That's just tautologyslop, you only like it because you like it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115987387777530319
2026-01-30
<p>Reviewing every track on Visionaire No. 53: Sound (Various Artists, 2007) part 1 <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/visionaire-53-disc-1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/visiona</span><span class="invisible">ire-53-disc-1/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115984841491719898
2026-01-29
<p>Arial is just sparkling morse code</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115980940178497969
2026-01-29
<p>I don't know why anything still uses a font where there are letters you can't tell apart. Telling letters apart is the whole reason to HAVE a font</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115980936556497825
2026-01-29
<p>Got the bus. It ran at 2. It's supposed to run at 1:45, but I need to be at the stop at 1:30 in case it's early. It's usually 10-15 minutes late though. It probably won't get me to the station in time for the bus I need, but it's okay. My appointment isn't until 3:30, I planned an hour buffer just in case</p><p>Out of curiosity I checked Google maps to see how long it would take to drive from work to my appointment. 7 minutes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115979957110111949
2026-01-29
<p>Okay, finally got through. They claimed the bus is running, which is a fairly reliable indicator that the bus will run. ~65-70% confidence that it will</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115979649370806530
2026-01-29
<p>These romance quadrants are getting way too complicated for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115979580246149071
2026-01-29
<p>I need to be at the station by 2:15 to get the bus to my appointment. The bus I *would* catch runs at 1:30, but it was detoured the last time I heard anything. If it's not running, I need to start walking at 1 to make sure I get to the station on time. I called to ask if the bus is still detoured. No answer. No website where they post this kind of information. No app. I guess I'll walk for an hour on ice in 20°F instead of waiting 10m for a bus, just in case</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115979490166153137
2026-01-29
2026-02-01
<p>I've decided the genre that 3D World Runner belongs to is "ground harrier", because it's like Space Harrier but you're on the ground. And since that's the only example I can think of, 3DWR *is* technically the best ground harrier. Congrats to Squaresoft</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115997279126350490
2026-01-29
<p>Heard some jams this morning and I couldn't see what they were without taking off my gloves. Luckily my music player keeps the history so I just needed to press back a few times</p><p>DJ Pretzel - Twoson Hits the Road (another one of the Bound Together bonus tracks I never listened to)</p><p>Ween - Flutes of Chi</p><p>Death Grips - No Love</p><p>Das Racist - You Oughta</p><p>The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa - Exit (Fake That)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115978774130515116
2026-01-29
<p>That is not a big number! That is a small number!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115978510383575535
2026-01-28
<p>All I wanna do is hop, hop, hop, and a *chomp chomp noise* and be a bunny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115975425924889325
2026-01-28
<p>Sorry, maybe this question is better suited for the physics or anatomy boards instead of linguistics</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115974913065666313
2026-01-28
<p>When a penis is sandwiched between two other penises, is that called a frot dog?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115974890156173605
2026-01-28
<p>I was reading a post on lesswrong someone linked to and I guess they have one of those customer support chatboxes now, for some reason? I said that I'm very dissatisfied with my customer experience on lesswrong.com and would like a refund. The chatbox tried to get my email address. I think it's a trick</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115974734472806665
2026-01-28
<p>🙅‍♀️ Exponentially<br />🙅‍♀️ Logarithmically<br />🙆‍♀️ Grahamsnumberingly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115974586705014470
2026-01-31
2026-01-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> if that doesn't work out I use <a href="https://lite.cnn.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lite.cnn.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. It ain't perfect, but it's news that is readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115988060783085875
2026-01-28
<p>Someone offered me a ride as I was leaving yesterday, which was very kind; but then from the exertion of the last 5 days, I conked out at 21h00. Feeling slightly more like a person today, but pain in several parts of my body from snow-walking and hands are chilly even with 2 pairs of gloves. Luckily there wasn't much wind, so my face and ears aren't bad. I have an in-person psych appointment tomorrow and I don't know how I'll get to it, the bus still isn't running on my street</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115973076804411246
2026-01-31
<p>That's just tautologyslop, you only like it because you like it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115987387777530319
2026-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span> I don't even like when an IDE closes brackets for me, lol. Definitely not cut out for spicy autocomplete</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115968078015108523
2026-01-27
<p>@feonixrift@x0r.be gotcha, appreciate the input</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115968061233883350
2026-01-27
<p>@feonixrift@x0r.be My instance limits polls to 4 options and I didn't anticipate that opinion, sorry. Do curly quotes bother you in print? Or just when reading on a screen?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115968036223421439
2026-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.scribblers.club/@Anke" class="u-url mention">@<span>Anke</span></a></span> thanks, appreciate the insight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115968015839442333
2026-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.scribblers.club/@Anke" class="u-url mention">@<span>Anke</span></a></span> interesting, I hadn't considered that possibility. Do you feel the same way about print, or is it just when you're reading on a screen?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115967957972984720
2026-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.puppydogging.com/@lint" class="u-url mention">@<span>lint</span></a></span> yeah, I think I still have that mindset where they're more trouble than they're worth, but now that they're more standardized I could probably use something that automatically converts them and be fine. If it'll actually help anyone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115967950612473857
2026-01-27
<p>Opinion on "straight quotes" vs “curly quotes” in long form online writing?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115967746095570787
2026-01-27
2026-01-27
2026-01-27
<p>Like you see people hiking in snow on TV and movies and they always have those poles; it never occurred to me that oh yeah, that's probably not just part of the snowy hiking costume 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115967437030377506
2026-01-27
<p>Made it to work without dying again. This time I brought my umbrella to help stabilize me, and I think it really helped. I'd stick the tip into the snow ahead of me and sort of test its stability before I proceeded. I only slipped once and it wasn't as scary as yesterday. I also found my under-gloves because it's 11°F. I haven't needed them so far this year... until my trip home last night, when I had forgotten them 🥶 But I made it despite everything and I'm feeling confident</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115967419946315543
2026-01-27
<p>I dreamt I said this to someone and then my body forced itself awake so I could post it. Goodnight again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115966413216258936
2026-01-27
<p>Telling someone you love them is like crime: you gotta just be gay and do it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115966408125795941
2026-01-27
<p>It's called a "floating point operation" because the tweezers have to "float" in the body cavity without touching the sides while they attempt to grab onto a small "point"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115965057060740819
2026-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> Okay. I thought you were asking a real question, sorry for misreading</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115964922146279572
2026-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> one could, but not all servers support it. Using a SSG makes it easier to move around later, like if you need to move off paid hosting onto neocities or something. Having a bunch of markdown posts as your base makes it possible to import into anything that supports markdown (also I find writing in markdown much easier than straight HTML.) It doesn't make sense in every situation, but it's good if you have a text-heavy site with consistent layouts and want to keep it future-proof</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115964875718320645
2026-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> so if you want to change a link in the navigation bar you don't have to manually update the HTML on hundreds of blog posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115964314488282231
2026-01-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@256k" class="u-url mention">@<span>256k</span></a></span> if you want an iconic vintage thinkpad, the X60/X60s is the last model with the IBM logo. I think Lenovo was already manufacturing them but ownership hadn't been transferred over. It has a 32 bit processor so you'll be limited to old releases, but with a light distro it can still be useful. It has a comfortable 4:3 screen and the best keyboard I've ever used on a laptop.</p><p>For a modern option, my main computer is an X250 and it's fine. I've also heard good things about the T400 series</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115961789100965415
2026-01-28
<p>Someone offered me a ride as I was leaving yesterday, which was very kind; but then from the exertion of the last 5 days, I conked out at 21h00. Feeling slightly more like a person today, but pain in several parts of my body from snow-walking and hands are chilly even with 2 pairs of gloves. Luckily there wasn't much wind, so my face and ears aren't bad. I have an in-person psych appointment tomorrow and I don't know how I'll get to it, the bus still isn't running on my street</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115973076804411246
2026-01-26
<p>I mean, anything within my power, which at the moment is very very little. But on the bright side, I learned that walmart started selling Indomie Mie Goreng, so I at least have the power to warm up with some delicious noodles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115958473769718923
2026-01-26
<p>I know it's disruptive to everyone, but it's so hard in the US with no car. We tried to do an order on Thursday and it was delayed indefinitely and then cancelled. Friday we had to do something time-consuming and strenuous after I got off work. People seemed to be panic-buying and we were so worried there'd be nothing left on Saturday, and scared the snow would hit, the buses would stop and we'd be stranded. I'd do anything to be able to afford living in a walkable part of town again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115958463157028535
2026-01-25
<p>I won't tempt fate with bluster, but I'm happy with how mild the winter storm has been here compared to the forecast. We spent 5 hours yesterday going to the store to stock up on basic supplies & emergency food for if the power goes. I'm exhausted, but if none of it ends up being necessary I won't feel bitter. Neither a power outage nor missing work look likely at this point, and despite our precautions either would've been major life disruptions. Very grateful for our good luck so far</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115958207440125095
2026-01-25
<p>I guess this makes sense to people who learned to tell time on an analog clock first. I can read a clock face, but I don't conceptualize time that way. I translate the hand positions in my head to what time is for me, a 4-digit string of numbers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115954030135070423
2026-01-25
<p>Wait, "bottom of the hour" means 30 minutes past? How can the halfway point of something be its "bottom"? No wonder I never know what the fuck people are talking about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115953939281826003
2026-01-25
<p>If I ever partied until the sun came up, I think it would literally blow my body up like a dracula and shoot my dust into space. I think the ghost of my DNA would become the seed for a new generation of anxious star babies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115953478134446464
2026-01-24
<p>won't be as smart as humans until it figures out it needs to post a screenshot of a small amount of text instead of just copying and pasting the text, then tell another ai to transcribe the screenshot for the alt text. Then agi will truly have arrived</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115952573904738847
2026-01-24
<p>Oh, you had to lower the price on these, huh? People weren't buying them? Weird. Wonder why</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115951943196721767
2026-01-24
<p>This fansub job is amazing. What a labor of love. People can do incredible things with ASS</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115951690266068433
2026-01-24
<p>QFT</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115951596262785667
2026-01-24
<p>Me @ the snow right now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115951072570423520
2026-01-24
<p>"Coronation Street is a British television soap opera created by Granada Television"</p><p>At first I thought that said "Grandma Television" and thought that was like the British personification of TV, like how we had "Ma Bell" in the US. Like, the all-powerful media monopoly with the maternal nickname? "Gotta pay me license fee to ol' grandma television, can't miss me soaps"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115948545649544323
2026-01-23
2026-01-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> :oh_no: :oh_no_bubble:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115945615381605961
2026-01-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> as a bonus this would finally solve the "should the camera move the regular way or the opposite way" question</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115945560130092751
2026-01-23
<p>Big new project in the works <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/my-cable-network/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/my-cabl</span><span class="invisible">e-network/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115945440659678922
2026-01-23
<p>Give your sweetie a 14-question multiple choice quiz where every question has 26 possible answers, and when they get to the end, the letters for each answer spell out "will you marry me"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115942199598424222
2026-01-22
<p>"Use your fingerprint!" my computer doesn't have a fingerprint scanner</p><p>"Use your face!" my computer doesn't have a camera</p><p>"Okay just make another shitty password then, idiot" thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115940111777440123
2026-01-22
<p>Still waiting for someone to explain to me why "passkeys" are supposed to be faster or more secure than letting my PW manager fill in my randomly generated password, especially when the only option that applies to me appears to be "a second, less-secure password"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115940091705011040
2026-01-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> But I also wouldn't say it's wrong for someone to say "solarpunk is my ideology", it just means they value art over theory. Or just doesn't know about it/doesn't care. Art *is* more important when it comes to direct impact of course, but theory can help with making better/more convincing/more consistent art. Making the art without knowing about theory can allow bad ideas to creep in. It's how movements get co-opted and stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115936433574173637
2026-01-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> I guess FALGSC is an aesthetic too because we can't actually live in space or fully automate things, but I think the ideology is a set of beliefs and values that we actually want to see in the real world: degrowth, the de-centering of property in our lives, ending reliance on fossil fuels, ending power structures, egalitarian living, and solarpunk is a form of art meant to convey and normalize those values</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115936430349112991
2026-01-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> Post-scarcity communism and FALGSC, sometimes anarcho-communism for more grounded post-dystopia "scavenger" solarpunk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115936068780831233
2026-01-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> IMO it's an aesthetic expression of an ideology, like futurism or socialist realism</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115935673273669070
2026-01-21
<p>What makes it a gaming microphone is that it plays an airhorn noise whenever you say a slur</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115935446361045167
2026-01-21
<p>Google any combination of ordinal number and North America tree (like "47th and oak") and you'll find a post about someone's lost pet, a local news story about a car crash, or both</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115935171641187322
2026-01-21
<p>It was a pretty good scam they had going for awhile. It was New Coke over and over again. If they came out with "Windows Classic" now, people would like Microsoft again, but I think it's too late at this point. Even if the C-suite wasn't in a cult, nobody who's still there remembers how</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115935063141930915
2026-01-21
<p>I was satisfied with Windows 98 and they fucked it up with ME. Then I was satisfied with Windows XP and they fucked it up with Vista. Then I was satisfied with Windows 7 and they fucked it up with 8. Then they fucked it up with 10. Then they fucked it up with 11. I hear something happnens once you get three strikes in a row</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115935023281606793
2026-01-21
<p>Flora, fauna, and the oft-overlooked funga</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115934854282251757
2026-01-21
<p>I've filled two 90 minute blocks and I'm already exhausted. Gonna be rough doing this 14 more times, not because I'll run out of videos but because my brain will fry from looking at all the data and I'll forget everything. Plus I have to keep thinking of jokes for the news/weather marquee. I'm happy with it so far but I'll need to pace myself. This will probably take weeks rather than days</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115934091980249172
2026-01-21
<p>"Between glass ceilings, dirt floors, and boxes, we need to know that a bottom-up approach is not only an approach that starts from somewhere that we believe to be the bottom, but an approach that was painted by several painters throughout the aegis and the achach that led us to understand: where can we be sometime in the future from now? And I can guarantee you, you will move at least 20 feet within the next hour." —Reggie Watts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115930741705016946
2026-01-20
<p>Aurora on the deer cam :o <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwLug9jR7lA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=XwLug9jR7lA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115930128289208145
2026-01-20
<p>Crunchyroll licensed the 80s Fist of the North Star and took it all off youtube :acnl_heartbreak: at least the movie's still on there for now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115928744347709366
2026-01-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> thanks! I'm excited to be working on it. Hope I have more to show soon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115928588047140752
2026-01-20
<p>Let's go</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115928573645427946
2026-01-19
<p>Kinda want to make one of these and have each programming block be a link to a video I like</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115923706535679526
2026-01-19
<p>This is pretty neat: HTML Prevue Guide for your fantasy cable network <a href="https://msx.gay/guide/classic/blue/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">msx.gay/guide/classic/blue/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The program listings are static for now, but there's a script that updates the time. Having it fetch new data based on the time seems pretty doable <a href="https://github.com/MarshmelloSUCKS/html-cable-guide" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/MarshmelloSUCKS/htm</span><span class="invisible">l-cable-guide</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115923618144985983
2026-01-19
<p>Oh yeah, and make the tabs look like tabs again. I forgot to say that. If you're going to do this survey could you tell them that? Thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115923383997277988
2026-01-19
<p>What I want from Mozilla:</p><p>* Make a web browser <br />* Stop putting things in the web browser that aren't a web browser</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115923352279293964
2026-01-19
2026-01-19
<p>Here's why eggs come in packages of 12: so you can have two eggs per day, except Saturday and Sunday when you only get one, because fuck you, that's why</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115923032408227704
2026-01-19
2026-01-19
<p>The other rap song (Da Black Market) sucks but this one is good. I don't know why they put the bad one on the album instead of the good one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115922805262841597
2026-01-19
<p>The 2005 OCRemix Earthbound tribute album came with a bonus disc I apparently never listened to, because I certainly would've remembered hearing this track before. It's something special. I can't quite tell if I love it or hate it. (I probably love it)</p><p>It doesn't seem to be included with the official (?) release on joecam.net even though that has way more bonus tracks and WIPs. It's on the version on khinsider</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115922641399459363
2026-01-19
<p>The High Seas Adventures of Yify and Rarbg</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115922309959907852
2026-01-18
<p>You can watch a movie from the 1940s with a character named Giuseppe who carries around a beaver under each arm and whistles a little tune after every line of dialogue, because someone on vaudeville made ethnic jokes about Italian Americans in the 1890s, and everyone in the audience went on to write all the movies. That's the classic Hollywood legacy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115917568534572489
2026-01-18
<p>Always impressed that even with everything going down at the end of FF7, Cid takes an opportunity to light up again. They oughta call him Cig</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115917125493039095
2026-01-18
<p>Downloading everything from my dropbox to upload to S3 (in chunks, cuz I can't fit everything on my hard drive) and rediscovering some cool stuff. This album might not exist on the internet anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115914640131807014
2026-01-17
<p>Quadruple the minimum wage; standardize the 4-day work week; mandate paid sick, vacation and parental leave; universalize healthcare. Then people can talk about "work-life balance"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115911709268019776
2026-01-17
<p>I hate that "work-life balance" is broadly understood to be something we as individuals are responsible for, as if any of us has the luxury of choosing how much we want to work. It's one of those psy-op buzzwords like "carbon footprint" imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115911637362822746
2026-01-17
<p>Okay I get this when I try to use the "cloud shell", so I guess that's why the CLI shit was mysteriously failing. An in-console error message to this effect would've been really nice 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115911096854399449
2026-01-17
<p>Hey, Phil Collins has three honorary doctorates. We oughta start calling *him* Dr. Phil</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115908819863375956
2026-01-17
<p>Starting to see the catch. It'll let me upload stuff to an S3 bucket in bulk all day long, no problem. But when I try to download, it'll only let me get one file at a time. You have to use the CLI, and there are a million steps to configure it. I can't just "aws login" and enter my username and password, I have to create a fake account under my real account, then "give" the fake account "permission" to use the CLI, and generate access keys, yikes. More convoluted than taxes. I'll try tomorrow</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115908749634387160
2026-01-17
<p>"Cosmic Carnage received a 4.6969/10 score in a 1995 readers' poll" nice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115908404640280133
2026-01-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> zero, but I can probably scrounge up a couple bucks a month. It looks like an Amazon S3 account will work out <a href="https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906632244973541" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamemaking.social/@minterpunct</span><span class="invisible">/115906632244973541</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906749799710607
2026-01-16
<p>Long-term archival storage is ⅒ penny per GB/month. There's a 12-hour wait to retrieve files, but that's fine for redundant off-site backup. I wonder how many people pay Dropbox a 1000% markup for the same thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906691015436857
2026-01-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> hey no worries, I'm more annoyed than devastated. I have a couple months to figure out an alternative, and I technically have local backups of everything, it's just that my PC with the BR drive has been out of commission for awhile</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906666269580899
2026-01-16
<p>Wow, 2.3 cents per GB/month. Every cloud storage business is such a scam lol <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906632244973541
2026-01-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> I have around 100GB of files on Dropbox that they're going to delete because I stopped paying them even though they said they wouldn't. Here's the thread <a href="https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906301365072058" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamemaking.social/@minterpunct</span><span class="invisible">/115906301365072058</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906584543616433
2026-01-16
<p>Anyway, anyone got a tip for the cheapest possible remote cold storage? I'm guessing I need to sign up for an "AWS bucket" or something [edit: yep that's my plan, see thread]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906552748072258
2026-01-16
<p>If you want to complain about this you can contact them here <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/get_help/login-issue/logged-out-form" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dropbox.com/get_help/login-iss</span><span class="invisible">ue/logged-out-form</span></a> but you have to log out of your account or open it in a private window. If they know you're not paying the ransom, they don't wanna hear from you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906478524261893
2026-01-16
<p>I'm being glib but they explicitly told me this wasn't going to happen. They lied to me :acnl_hmmm:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906327385118694
2026-01-16
<p>Ugh dropbox is going to delete the 100GB of files I've been storing just because I haven't given them money in 4 years. What a bunch of whiners</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115906301365072058
2026-01-16
<p>New reasons to love CX File Explorer; X-Men film re/watch; a new StumbleUpon sighting? <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/cx-men/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/cx-men/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115905460041176900
2026-01-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> thanks for your service! I loved Hollywood, ours would let people rent older releases for a buck. The internet's never quite been able to compete with that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115905133026396679
2026-01-16
<p>Other than a stretch in the early 00s when I lived a block from a Hollywood Video, this might be the first time in my entire life I've watched 4 movies in one week</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115905073617666459
2026-01-16
<p>Hey me too! <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/LastFourWatched" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LastFourWatched</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115905050245990107
2026-01-16
<p>Shocking vinyl record exposé: turns out these things aren't made of "vinyl" at all. It's all a sham. They're just a bunch of plastic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115902360980068737
2026-01-16
<p>lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115901881809989142
2026-01-16
2026-01-15
<p>Ragebait is the weaponized form of claptrap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115901095602220877
2026-01-15
<p>I mean hell, Mel Brooks' whole filmography. I think that guy probably had just never heard of comedy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115900751359762035
2026-01-15
<p>That's really weird because I feel like American comedy canon (even before 2000) is full of heroic failures: Charlie Brown, Walter Mitty, Barney Fife, Homer Simpson, Dante from Clerks, The Dude... I think this is more of a clueless Hollywood exec thing than an American thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115900668826840151
2026-01-15
2026-01-15
<p>It didn't overcharge her, the store AI scanned her face on entry and used the identity on file to perform an automatic credit check and price sensitivity assessment. Using this data, the store adjusted the dynamic price tags to better match their services with her personal needs, as per the user agreement she accepted by walking into the store</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115900477920171526
2026-01-15
2026-01-15
<p>I'm banning you from /r/ExplainLikeImFive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115897415893196366
2026-01-15
<p>I *like* to go home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115897392262672400
2026-01-15
<p>More like google chrumb. Cuz it's chrumby</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115896564170560950
2026-01-14
<p>Chase Bank is the worst offender. You seriously expect me to believe "Salmon P. Chase" was the name of an actual guy? Who was his CEO, Flounder W. Chaperone?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115895569781251876
2026-01-14
<p>Any company named after a founder with a dictionary word last name is lying. Michael Dell, Herman Lay, Salmon P. Chase, Henry Wells, James Gamble, Lucius Ball and the Ball Brothers, all made-up guys. The companies are just covering up their humble dictionary-based origins. Yes I'm a crackpot, what's your point</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115895531194753444
2026-01-14
<p>I can't imagine choosing to turn lights on and off with my voice and denying myself the pleasure of one of the last remaining tactile controls</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115890696467363696
2026-01-14
<p>Had this tune running through my head all day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115890599027901951
2026-01-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chirp.zadzmo.org/@aaron" class="u-url mention">@<span>aaron</span></a></span> haha don't worry, that's the healthy response. If it starts to make sense, that's when you need to worry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115889631755344853
2026-01-13
<p>I'm not saying it'll turn into a cult, but if I wanted to start my own new Silicon Valley cult, the first steps would look a lot like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115889459108093401
2026-01-13
<p>I rarely watch internet train wrecks lately, but I'm trying to keep up with Gas Town developments <a href="https://anonym.es/?http://steve-yegge.medium.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">anonym.es/?http://steve-yegge.</span><span class="invisible">medium.com</span></a></p><p>I'm really curious what the pivot will be when it fizzles out. I feel like he's getting too much positive attention too quickly from a highly persuadable audience, so it probably won't be good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115889445638843010
2026-01-13
<p>36-bit RZA encryption</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115889241335430723
2026-01-13
<p>Vlad Runner-Througher 1449</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115889156094841252
2026-01-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> maybe, I markdown use a lot of proper punctuation and spelling</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115889108851643657
2026-01-13
<p>okay I just got a referral from homestarrunner.com so that's definitely what this is lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115888753782767231
2026-01-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilde.zone/@cyberia" class="u-url mention">@<span>cyberia</span></a></span> it's just the AWStats control panel my web host provides</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115887960778743298
2026-01-13
<p>I wonder if my site was added to some kind of stumbleupon-like browser extension, and if a user clicks the "random website" button and reaches me, it shows up as if they clicked a link on whatever page they're currently looking at. That's the only thing that makes sense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115887936681060190
2026-01-13
<p>Since last night my website referral log is showing links from seven cool little personal neocities sites I've never seen before. They don't seem connected in any way, and when I visit them I can't find any trace of a link to me. Like if they all simultaneously added my button to their links page that would be weird, but it's not even that. What the hell?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115887897224419247
2026-01-12
<p>Song lyrics: "Twinkle twinkle little star"</p><p>⚠️ This annotation is unreviewed<br />In sensation and perceptual psychology, it is generally acknowledged that very large objects like stars, typically larger than any object on earth, can appear "little" when viewed by the human eye from very far away</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115884080434450259
2026-01-12
<p>Song lyrics: "One, two, three, four!"</p><p>Genius annotation: this is a reference to the first four items in the set of nonzero natural numbers, written as ℕ₁ or ℤ⁺ in integer notation. In western pop music, 4/4 beats per measure (also known as "common time" or "imperfect time") is used often enough to take on a totemic significance for the artist. One common ritual for the pop vocalist is to shout these numbers as a paean to the musical gods, or muses, as if to say "O guiding spirits of song, may</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115883872337627409
2026-01-15
2026-01-12
<p>Okay, leaving Oasis off. Here's what I got so far <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLmLpA-wOYpoO406SznF7wVNd6uDXAZf&si=2IEpYS0o3CBxjIgY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL</span><span class="invisible">mLpA-wOYpoO406SznF7wVNd6uDXAZf&si=2IEpYS0o3CBxjIgY</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115883086659822720
2026-01-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> it was definitely a weird direction for that kind of music! My thesis is that the mid-90s was a uniquely creative time for alt rock, because you had the fading influence of grunge from the early 90s but the nu-metal era of the late 90s hadn't taken hold yet. Around 1995-1997 there was no status quo and we saw a lot of cool experimentation. But the new age influence on adult contemporary is a weird 90s angle I hadn't considered haha. It was a weird decade for everyone!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115882918368098086
2026-01-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> had never heard of this one, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115882868351738432
2026-01-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> In the US there was a candy I saw commercials for constantly called the "wonder ball", which was a hollow chocolate sphere with candy inside, and I thought the song was somehow a reference to that. I wasn't the most worldly 10-year-old 😅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115882614453457585
2026-01-12
<p>I'm working on my "weird 1995" playlist and I need some help. Is Wonderwall a weird song or a normal song? Try to look at it objectively. Like it or hate it, would it have seemed like an unusual song to become popular in 1995?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115882585208516270
2026-01-12
<p>You know what they say, if you have a million burrito debt, the bank owns you. If you have a *trillion* burrito debt, you own the bank</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115880673601559257
2026-01-12
<p>Hm, if I split my burrito into three payments, and split the *next* burrito into three payments, and the one after that, then they can never charge me for a full burrito! Each new burrito adds a payment split to the stack, which can never resolve as long as I never stop buying new burritos! This is why they call me the Jon Finkel of Finance and Mexican Food</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115880655180721952
2026-01-12
<p>Now I sing "Super Bon Bon" to Sunny when she starts pushing her weight around</p><p>Move aside, and let the cat go through, let the cat go through<br />Jump, zoom and you run, Super Sun Sun, Super Sun Sun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115880301385948313
2026-01-12
<p>It's weird how long it took me to realize Soul Coughing is good. At any point in the last 20 years I could've checked to see whether this band that made a song I like made other good music. Yes, in a number of genres I enjoy. They released 3 albums in the 90s and they're all great. I don't love every last song but each album is a 7 or an 8 easily. They've just been out there this whole time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115880278402729625
2026-01-11
2026-01-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> BS</p><p>AA = Alkaline battery<br />BE = Beryllium, an alkaline metal<br />HL = Hectalitre, a basic unit of measurement<br />BS = Baking soda. Theme: things that are basic. Also this answer is BS</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115878725983578263
2026-01-11
<p>Myth: adding extra laundry soap will wash your clothes more effectively </p><p>Fact: adding extra laundry soap will wash your floor more effectively</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115878131260709402
2026-01-11
<p>Found a rare Anubis</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115878024416524053
2026-01-11
<p>When I started my therapy appointment, I discovered that I had to share it with an older lady I didn't know. Confused, I asked if they were switching me to group therapy or something. They said no, it was just budget constraints. The first question the therapist asked was what our favorite character was on Friends. I shrugged & said I didn't watch much of that show, but Phoebe I guess. The lady ranted for 30 minutes about all the reasons she hates Friends, and stormed out. My time was up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115877151181196448
2026-01-10
<p>Since "degenerate" is a dogwhistle, if you need to convey that concept you can use "regress" instead for the verb and "regressive" for the adjective</p><p>If you mean in the sense of like "degenerate gambler", you shouldn't be blaming the victim in the first place. "Gambling addict" is ok, "person/people with gambling addictions" is better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115873295234561897
2026-01-10
<p>Seeing a surprising number of essays regressing back to "The [adjective] World of [subject]" for their video titles. Come on y'all, you should've learned better than that in high school English</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115872802634381056
2026-01-13
<p>Since last night my website referral log is showing links from seven cool little personal neocities sites I've never seen before. They don't seem connected in any way, and when I visit them I can't find any trace of a link to me. Like if they all simultaneously added my button to their links page that would be weird, but it's not even that. What the hell?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115887897224419247
2026-01-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> Yeah, that's what I find so surprising. Popular rock in the the early 90s was grunge-heavy and in the late 90s nu metal started to take over, but the mid-90s was all over the place. Lots of unusual song structures and genre fusions in very popular music. It feels like a uniquely interesting era to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115872368883780778
2026-01-10
<p>After some research I added to my "weird 1996" playlist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLmLpA-wOYp2qbHTFARYFPCK4tdEd_ec" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL</span><span class="invisible">mLpA-wOYp2qbHTFARYFPCK4tdEd_ec</span></a></p><p>It's bonkers how much good weird music came out in this one year, and all of these songs were at least modest hits! People used to like being surprised by music!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115872343007842412
2026-01-10
2026-01-10
<p>Mataroa must've had an update recently, because the email newsletter is now properly formatted instead of sending a plaintext markdown dump! Great option if you want to subscribe to the blog but RSS isn't your thing <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/newslette</span><span class="invisible">r/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115871983806910917
2026-01-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> the discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com URL has been officially linked by Discord in the past, so no doubt it's them <a href="https://discord.com/safety/moderator-survey" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discord.com/safety/moderator-s</span><span class="invisible">urvey</span></a> (link in the last sentence)</p><p>I'm guessing it's only being shown via pop-up to a random sample of folks when they sign in</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115871594011198400
2026-01-10
<p>"Large milkshake? That'll be five dollars, please"</p><p>*John Travolta voice*: Ayyy, sit on it, potsie!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115871370123382785
2026-01-10
<p>This is how you choose the rhyme war</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115868841283431160
2026-01-10
<p>Well of course the layman brothers went bankrupt. What do they know? They should've hired the expert brothers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115868695386721355
2026-01-09
<p>Anyway, Ever Oasis is a really good example of a game that doesn't do that. Unlocking automation systems actually does make those tasks more manageable. The game adds complexity in other interesting ways, it's more than just a logistics treadmill. Check it out if you want to like management sims but have my type of brain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115867035697143474
2026-01-09
<p>The worst thing in a crafting/management sim game is when you unlock some automatic task doer, and it feels good for a minute because that task was getting tedious, but then it dawns on you that the game will now expect you to do that task *ten times* as much, and even with the automation, managing it all takes about the same amount of time and effort it originally took to do just one manually. That's some real "metaphor for society" shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115866982622548651
2026-01-09
<p>Reviewing Every Track on "Freaks of Nature" (Various Artists, 1997) <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/freaks-of-nature-review/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/freaks-</span><span class="invisible">of-nature-review/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115866029787281906
2026-01-08
2026-01-08
2026-01-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> They did! But then why provide the "Vertical 1" option and then tell people not to use it? Must be for the one person who wanted to build their own arcade cabinet, I guess</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115861273414606244
2026-01-08
<p>The store brand bagels taste fine to me, no different than the name brand in my opinion. But they're always cut incorrectly: one side is too thin and the other side is too thick to fit in the toaster. Whatever company makes all the name-brand bagels must be dumping their mis-cuts on whatever company distributes all the store-brand bagels, probably for pennies on the dollar</p><p>If I get a toaster oven just to toast bagels, I wonder how long it would take to pay it off in bagel savings</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115861232666107248
2026-01-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> Maybe they figured some people would be fine playing it as a horizontal shooter? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115861135512571506
2026-01-08
<p>Sunny usually lays in my lap with one leg crossed over the other knee, and I have to switch legs and disturb her periodically so I don't lose feeling. This time my legs were both down, but I was leaning back enough that she felt comfy climbing up on my chest. She curled up and slept there for over an hour. It was the sweetest thing, and my legs don't hurt! 😻</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115857038665564236
2026-01-07
<p>The Movie Database won't allow feature length documentary films if they were distributed on youtube, so they're excluded from discussion on Letterboxd, but apparently this shit is worth talking about <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1546143-kpop-demon-hunters-fireplace" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">themoviedb.org/movie/1546143-k</span><span class="invisible">pop-demon-hunters-fireplace</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115856229217576616
2026-01-07
<p>A$AP is pronounced "as money as possible"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115856150816778331
2026-01-07
<p>How come people who keep others out of a walled garden are called gatekeepers? They should be called wall watchers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115854456327876733
2026-01-06
<p>Here it is, properly tagged and ReplayGain'd, in the best quality I could find <a href="https://archive.org/details/freaks-of-nature" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/freaks-of-</span><span class="invisible">nature</span></a></p><p>I'm working on a full track-by-track review for the blog, which should be up this weekend. So look forward to that if you look forward to that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115850558152696260
2026-01-06
<p>Techno in the 90s must've used the US Donkey Kong level order as inspiration when they cut up their spoken word samples</p><p>Line 1, line 5<br />Line 1, line 2, line 5<br />Line 1, line 2, line 3, line 5<br />Line 1, line 2, line 3, line 4, line 5</p><p>Drag that shit out over 6 minutes with one drum pattern and presto, you got a song! Don't worry if it's too repetitive, everyone's on drugs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115848979069394381
2026-01-06
2026-01-06
<p>Linear algebra sounds like it should be an easier version of regular algebra. Like ah finally, algebra where you only have to deal with straight lines. Not true, it turns out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115845732826099613
2026-01-05
<p>When someone posts an original piece of art inspired by [popular media thing] and the responses are all like "Now do [popular media thing] 2!"</p><p>Motherfucker, can you just enjoy something for 5 goddamn seconds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115840834771582596
2026-01-04
<p>Let's Not Romanticize Cable TV <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/lets-not-romanticize-cable-tv/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/lets</span><span class="invisible">-not-romanticize-cable-tv/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115839004514389310
2026-01-10
<p>This is how you choose the rhyme war</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115868841283431160
2026-01-04
<p>My plan was to re-create the Freaks of Nature compilation song by song and archive it, but I can't find track 7. It seems to only exist on this CD. I *think* that was one of the tracks that played without errors, so I'll see if I can rip it when I get to work. Here's the rest in the meantime [edit: full properly-tagged album now on TIA <a href="https://archive.org/details/freaks-of-nature" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/freaks-of-</span><span class="invisible">nature</span></a>]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115837682041098107
2026-01-04
<p>Anyway, Geggy Tah is one one of a kind. I wasn't sure about them at first, but they're growing on me. Definitely check them out if you like albums where no song sounds like any other song, Beck, Ween, Cibo Matto, Oingo Boingo, The Avalanches, etc. Other favorite tracks: </p><p>Go <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTgJ3RzhXus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=oTgJ3RzhXus</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />P. Sluff <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK6nHLzoLn8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=uK6nHLzoLn8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br />Century Plant 2000 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz8URfnU1a8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Iz8URfnU1a8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Don't Close The Door <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoFTNpnwTXY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=FoFTNpnwTXY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />One Zero <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFDYFo70xL8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=FFDYFo70xL8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Holly Oak <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAqCnA1_Mu8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=bAqCnA1_Mu8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115837348764996581
2026-01-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wetdry.world/@sobaka" class="u-url mention">@<span>sobaka</span></a></span> Salmon is a color. Salmon flesh is salmon-colored. This is kinda like asking "are oranges yellow or brown?"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115834566891897911
2026-01-04
<p>I acquired all three Geggy Tah albums and I've been slowly listening to them. "Gina" is by far my favorite song so far <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTHFuH8-z9M" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=xTHFuH8-z9M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I thought it was just a weird love song, but people think it's a love song about a dog. There was a claim on Wikipedia that the dog on the album cover is Gina, but the source it linked to was completely unrelated, so I'm hoping it was just a troll</p><p>But like... the lyrics definitely *might* be about a dog 😬 <a href="https://genius.com/Geggy-tah-gina-lyrics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">genius.com/Geggy-tah-gina-lyri</span><span class="invisible">cs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115834378448322296
2026-01-02
2026-01-02
<p>Greg Kurstin, one of the members of Geggy Tah, has co-written or produced all pop music of the last 25 years <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kurstin_production_discography#Written_and_produced_songs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kur</span><span class="invisible">stin_production_discography#Written_and_produced_songs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115827181964943828
2026-01-02
<p>This seems like a band I should probably be aware of</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115827106452829125
2026-01-02
2026-01-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> Yeah! I thought I just found trash, but someone out there put care into curating some deep cuts. It's not all stuff I love, but it's way more interesting than if they just licensed a bunch of top 40 rock</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115826880940957436
2026-01-02
<p>So for a promotional EarthLink CD I found in a ditch, I'm actually impressed. I only expected it to have a couple songs, but it's a full album-length compilation. 64 minutes, 17 tracks and not all of them are terrible. I spent way too much time trying to Shazam each track before I thought to check the internet. Of course someone's selling a copy on ebay</p><p>Other than tracks 3, 6 and 8 I've never heard of any of these artists. A satisfying artifact</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115826776472344738
2026-01-02
<p>The data portion of the "Freaks of Nature" CD won't read, but miraculously, I can still enjoy some of the finest audio of 1996</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115826608305395792
2026-01-02
<p>Found some CDs on the way to work. I guess by the end of 2025 someone finally reached their limit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115826549303303119
2026-01-02
<p>It's hard for me to play modern games because in some ways I feel like they never start. There's stuff I like about Ever Oasis, but I'm about 4 hours in and I feel like I've barely started the tutorial. The game hasn't let me do anything on my own and I've yet to make a meaningful decision. Can't help but feel that 20 hours from now, having tutorialized the final mechanic, the game will finally allow me to start actually playing just in time to fight the final boss and roll credits</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115823316389246344
2026-01-02
<p>Call me Gunpei Yokoi cuz I got game, boy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115823250206286595
2026-01-02
<p>A lot of Black Mirror episodes are turning into reality. Why not the one where the prime minister fucks a pig? I think we could all use some levity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115822946182067752
2026-01-02
<p>So Starbucks has ice cream treats for dogs but nothing for cats, huh? No mouse mousse? No salmon sorbet? Well, if my pet's not welcome then I'm going to continue not giving them my business</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115822598754086176
2026-01-01
<p>PINWHEELS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY. GOODNIGHT</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115822336664508256
2026-01-01
<p>Bluetooth speaker manufacturers vastly over-estimate the number of pool parties I attend; by a factor of roughly [#DIV/0!]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115820347378887391
2026-01-01
<p>Which explains why their books cost thousands of dollars. It's like those trade journals that cost hundreds of $ a month—they're not for people, they're for organizations for whom that's just a rounding error in their budget. They don't even actually pay for it, the government does when the company writes it off</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115820293409486805
2026-01-01
<p>Okay, it seems like Pantone provides a legit service for organizations and professionals who need to manufacture or print physical goods to exact specifications. It's confusing that their marketing filters out to a general audience of non-industry people who have no use for their services, but I guess they're trying to make themselves seem like a continuing big deal to impress the C-suite. Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wetdry.world/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115820275143354559
2026-01-01
2026-01-01
<p>Well, didn't quite hit my goal of 30 books this year cuz I stopped being able to sleep in December and my brain's scrambled, but I came damn close and read way more than most previous years <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/wrap-up/2025/matt_bee" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/wrap-up/</span><span class="invisible">2025/matt_bee</span></a></p><p>Lots of 4- and 5-star books, but that's expected due to selection bias: if I like a book less than that, I'm less likely to finish it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115817983834026885
2026-01-01
<p>Why is Pantone still a thing? All they do is assign codes to colors, right? I see why that used to be important but we have 24-bit true color and hex codes now. We can perfectly describe every color humans can see (and several others) with just math. Which is free</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115817035357462875
2025-12-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@cancel" class="u-url mention">@<span>cancel</span></a></span> it's got at fewest five years left, I'd guess</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115816046210022410
2025-12-31
<p>Can't believe it's already time for Santa to drop that big ball. Better get the elf off the shelf and put him in his new year's diaper</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115815585329007725
2025-12-31
<p>I don't know how video games have become the software with the greatest focus on customization and accessibility. Devs should all want as many people enjoying their thing as possible, right? And yet utility software seems allergic to accomodations, *especially* FOSS. Their attitude is largely "the way we do it is right, the way those other guys do it is wrong, if you don't like it you know where the door is." Why make something you don't want people to use? idgi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115814990438999970
2025-12-31
<p>I think more computer programs should have customizable controls. Like you know how every console FPS lets you switch between Call of Duty mode and Halo mode? Image editors should let you pick between photoshop hotkeys or paint.net hotkeys at the very least</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115814932762749003
2025-12-31
<p>Shadowrun meme</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115814834656463085
2026-01-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> Yeah! I thought I just found trash, but someone out there put care into curating some deep cuts. It's not all stuff I love, but it's way more interesting than if they just licensed a bunch of top 40 rock</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115826880940957436
2025-12-31
<p>Finally installed TikTok and all I get are videos of a man saying "repent, harlequin!" I think my algorithm's broken?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115812205458481052
2025-12-31
<p>Ordering from Doordash or Grubhub is like if your mugger also throws a cup of cold soup in your face</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115811798482737014
2025-12-31
<p>Hell yeah, the last episode of Fool Time came out today <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLmLpA-wOYquP9ThPjOYG4JdItTZuKR4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL</span><span class="invisible">mLpA-wOYquP9ThPjOYG4JdItTZuKR4</span></a> (full playlist) I haven't looked forward to a series finale this much since, appropriately enough, the end of the Foolkiller Saga <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115811657844311006
2025-12-31
<p>I figured this should be a meme template, so here it is in both "good outcome" and "bad outcome" varieties</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115811300136649901
2025-12-30
<p>I think one of the big reasons I don't use my 3DS more is that the speakers sound terrible, and headphones are too inconvenient. It's a silly problem but I feel like I'd be more inclined to play an original Gameboy or GBC. With chiptunes it kind of doesn't matter that the speaker is lo-fi, you know? It's better for being "worse"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115810559841821796
2025-12-30
2025-12-30
<p>Wait, is the reason they're called "trip codes" because "trip co" is a spoonerism of "crypto" :thinkface:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115809217055467829
2025-12-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> Interesting, I always thought of Hal as the main character of IJ. Don does have a much stronger arc so that probably makes more sense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115809036844573002
2025-12-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> yeahh, like it's nice not to have to deal with any of the AI stuff, but it kinda doesn't matter if I can't find anything. Rather keep using the ?udm=14 trick for however long that works</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115809033180870826
2025-12-30
<p>I've been using LibreWolf for awhile now, and it seems good. I was using Firefox ESR before to try to avoid some of the modern bullshit, and LW does a good job of cutting out the bullshit while maintaining the performance of the main channel </p><p>But also, it uses duckduckgo as its default search engine. I was trying to give it a chance too, and it's not functional. It can't find relevant results I *know* are there. 4/5 times I have to manually go to google.com and do the same search again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115808943468150492
2025-12-30
<p>:newl: You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read. What is the job? :newr: </p><p>Actor who portrays dying patients or grieving family members so doctors can practice giving bad news</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115808711248422082
2025-12-29
<p>Although, I do wish there was a feature-complete winamp clone on linux because I miss milkdrop. This is the first time in my adult life I've been milkdropless. If linux had milkdrop, I reckon it'd be the ultimate OS</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115805038513398700
2025-12-29
<p>I've been using winamp as my desktop music player continuously for 25 years not out of nostalgia or for the sake of kitsch, but because there is simply nothing else I've ever wanted or needed a music player to do. When I switched to linux, I started using audacious in winamp mode. There are no other features I want or UI elements that I think need changing. It's just been a solved problem for a quarter century. It's nice to know this is possible</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115805007116527247
2025-12-29
<p>Let's all order a pizza<br />Let's all order a pizza<br />Let's all order a pizza<br />That'll be ninety bucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115804391586028170
2025-12-29
<p>Two thousand twenty-six (#TTTS)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115803262482500816
2025-12-29
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/twen026" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>twen026</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115803200378745642
2025-12-29
<p>I'm sorry for building the Torment Nexus. I just wanted a convenient place people could download mods for Planescape: Torment. I never thought it would lead to all of this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115801222710146524
2025-12-29
<p>I think the word "butter" carries an implication of smoothness (viz. expressions like "buttery smooth", "smooth as butter") so the concept of "chunky peanut butter" is inherently problematic to me. "Peanut paste" would just be a more sensible name all around</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115801139413281296
2025-12-29
<p>More like baby dinguses</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115800457797007582
2025-12-28
<p>How come the frog pokémon are all called stuff like politoed and frogadier and bellibolt and seismitoad but none of them are called croakémon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115798622336941931
2025-12-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> interesting, I always thought that sort of thing wasn't feasible over RF due to FCC regs. Wouldn't have changed much for me, cuz I had a small TV I had to sit close to, but it's a cool concept</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115798575147990055
2025-12-28
<p>Bill Plympton-directed Flintstones reboot called The Plympstones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115795478072913810
2025-12-28
<p>This Filipino rock song stolen for the demo for a roll-up midi piano the shouty Australian man bought from a junk store is actually kind of a banger <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw6NMsqBQcw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Gw6NMsqBQcw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115795350995174176
2025-12-28
<p>Okay I found it. You need to tap the ... button under the album on your *profile*. There's no option on the page for the album</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115794738065586361
2025-12-28
<p>I'm still not seeing an option to download the music on the bandcamp mobile site, anyone know what I'm doing wrong? The only options in the … menu are "share" and "send as gift"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115794698484411380
2025-12-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@sus" class="u-url mention">@<span>sus</span></a></span> I use podcasts to keep me from going crazy with boredom and loneliness at work, so being time-filling and conversational is the point for me. I'd definitely rather spend that time reading books or socializing, if I had the option. I wish people wouldn't use podcasts as reference material, that's not what they're for at all IMO</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115794358572138732
2025-12-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> that's why they're top secret :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115793619138252193
2025-12-27
<p>I guess this might've been an issue for anyone who had an Xbox 360 or Wii as a kid. The 360 at least had a wired controller option and the play-and-charge kit, although I don't know if either of them ever came standard with the console? My parents definitely wouldn't have shelled out for another accessory. Same with the Wii's rechargeable battery kit. At least by then battery tech was more efficient, but I still feel like they would've died before my parents were willing to buy more</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115793364660095900
2025-12-27
<p>I'm glad the NES didn't end up going with wireless controllers. Can you imagine not being able to play video games because your parents won't/can't buy you more batteries? It would've been just as useless as our gameboy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115793275317877060
2025-12-27
<p>30-something year challenge completed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115793096143686703
2025-12-27
<p>Found the Epstein files</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115792884488131430
2025-12-27
<p>Professional tip: play the game good, idiot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115789659407034885
2025-12-26
<p>Was looking to see if there were any new games on the F-droid store and stumbled across Doors of Doom by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://livellosegreto.it/@msx" class="u-url mention">@<span>msx</span></a></span>, it's great! Addictive little coffee break strategy RPG that works perfectly within the limitations of a phone. New favorite android game <a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.msx80.doorsofdoom/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/en/packages/com.gi</span><span class="invisible">thub.msx80.doorsofdoom/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p><p>(also playable on the web <a href="https://msx80.github.io/DoorsOfDoomOmicron/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">msx80.github.io/DoorsOfDoomOmi</span><span class="invisible">cron/</span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115787012771588607
2025-12-25
<p>Before opening presents in my family, it's our tradition to first venture into the cellar and kill ten rats. For the first 10 rats you might open a present and get some socks, the next 10 maybe a sweater, then a pair of +1 leather gauntlets, then a power bank or something. Eventually you level up and start opening the better presents. People may think it's a little old-fashioned, but I like it; these kinds of rituals build character</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115782234031518565
2025-12-25
2025-12-25
2025-12-25
<p>Well, that was a big bust. I guess I needed to specify how much I wanted, because my stocking contains a single atom of oganesson-297. Apparently wishes to Santa operate on "monkey's paw" rules. Now I know for next year I guess 😮‍💨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115780517423462243
2025-12-25
<p>Excited for tomorrow. I asked Santa for a stable isotope of oganesson, so I'm expecting my stocking to be pretty heavy 🤞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115778543738028238
2025-12-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@MrAndrewD" class="u-url mention">@<span>MrAndrewD</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@brad" class="u-url mention">@<span>brad</span></a></span> no, I think licking a gas at low enough temperature / high enough pressure for it to be solid would be problematic too. Like, licking dry ice? Not good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115777490941236549
2025-12-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@brad" class="u-url mention">@<span>brad</span></a></span> I find the licking of gases more problematic than they give it credit for</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115776977578604895
2025-12-24
<p>I bought some Crayola markers, and noticed that they don't use the "magic marker" name anymore. I googled because I was curious if they lost the trademark or what. One of the first results is confusion about the term in the subreddit "boomers being fools"</p><p>😭</p><p>Anyway I guess I misremembered, because it was a dead trademark for a long time. Looks like Bic eventually grabbed it, but not until 2007. In the 90s it was common to use the fat Crayola markers and call them "magic markers"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115776956476944109
2025-12-24
<p>«Self-Traitor, I Do Bring the Spider Love» came on shuffle play on my way to work, and like usual I'm continuing to listen to the entire thing. I think it's the best entry-level Bull of Heaven album <a href="https://archive.org/details/299Self-TraitorIDoBringTheSpiderLove" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/299Self-Tr</span><span class="invisible">aitorIDoBringTheSpiderLove</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115775228481386463
2025-12-23
<p>Maybe I've got brain problems but I feel like 2FA text messages saying "we will never ask you for this code" is confusing. Like, what do you mean? You're asking for it on the website right now, why else would I be receiving a code??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115770772763814476
2025-12-28
<p>Okay I found it. You need to tap the ... button under the album on your *profile*. There's no option on the page for the album</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115794738065586361
2025-12-28
<p>I'm still not seeing an option to download the music on the bandcamp mobile site, anyone know what I'm doing wrong? The only options in the … menu are "share" and "send as gift"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115794698484411380
2025-12-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Recently_Coco" class="u-url mention">@<span>Recently_Coco</span></a></span> yep, similar for me. The only OTA network that stuck in my memory is Fox, because that's a word I can remember. Also they made a pretty good effort to be modern and relevant in the 90s. Feels like all the other US broadcasters were coasting on 70 years of oligopoly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115770071437713392
2025-12-23
<p>Blue's Brothers 🐾</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115769205461454525
2025-12-23
<p>Blouse Brothers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115769201054155115
2025-12-22
<p>It's even funnier now because they've learned nothing. Streaming channels mostly all have equally meaningless and identical-sounding names like Hulu and Tubi and Mubi and Fubo and Hayu and Xumo and Roku. They had a second chance and couldn't think of anything better so they were like "well, I guess let's just do letters again. Maybe 4 this time instead of 3?"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115765177360430416
2025-12-22
<p>It's always been funny to me that ABC, CBS and NBC all expected people to remember what channels they were, as if the channel had anything to do with whether I wanted to watch their shows. E.g., I liked Seinfeld at the time, and whatever channel it was sure tried to parley Seinfeld into some kind of brand identity. Like watch Seinfeld and all these other great XYZ shows! All I knew was Seinfeld was on channel 13, and there sure as hell wasn't anything else on 13 worth watching in the late 90s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115765114976279108
2025-12-22
<p>«Although [Piers Morgan] was not a fan of pop music, he was considered skilled at self-publicity and became the [show business] column's main writer. "I became the Friend of the Stars, a rampant egomaniac, pictured all the time with famous people – Madonna, Stallone, Bowie, Paul McCartney, hundreds of them. It was shameless, as they didn't know me from Adam."»</p><p>Sounds like a guy qualified to judge a talent show</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115764466900430377
2025-12-22
<p>If it weren't for wikipedia I'd have no 'pedia at all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115763807173807782
2025-12-22
<p>Wait, Paris Buttfield had backups of everything? Then why was the title "20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant"? It's not gone if they had backups</p><p>"Yes, I do have backups. That isn’t the point; the hardware is somewhat to completely useless."</p><p>If that's not the point then why does the title say that is the point :sa_confused: It should've been "Apple bricked my hardware" or something. I guess lying about data loss makes you a more sympathetic rich person</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115763407864251331
2025-12-20
<p>Downloaded a subtitle file where all the lowercase Ls are replaced with a capital i. That means whatever conversion software was used did OCR on the vobsubs, was unable to tell the difference because they used a bad sans serif font, whoever made the subtitles was unable to tell the difference because they only looked at it with a bad sans-serif font, and since I'm the only one in the chain using a good font, I'm left holding the bag :bluh:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115752985184645637
2025-12-20
<p>I know it's confusing, but the phrase "network TV" only applies to the free over-the-air channels like NBC, ABC and Fox. I'm hearing the term used more broadly as a synonym for traditional TV, but channels like Nickelodeon or AMC aren't "network TV", they're cable TV. But on an individual basis it's correct to refer to them as "cable networks". Sorry 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115749353349159081
2025-12-19
<p>Wait, "Quaker Oats"? Why would a captain take orders from a quaker? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115748857203637763
2025-12-19
<p>Dear General Mills: crunchberries aren't real. Therefore, I am suing you for one million dollars. Please send check in the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope. I wish you luck with your future cereal endeavors</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115748414793609947
2025-12-19
<p>It's shocking how bad the copy on the Spotify podcast chart is. How does this happen? It's tempting to say they used ai but I honestly think ai would do better than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115747941540494208
2025-12-19
<p>The Coleco Chameleon has gone on to big things, I see</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115747606267351927
2025-12-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@brad" class="u-url mention">@<span>brad</span></a></span> I find the licking of gases more problematic than they give it credit for</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115776977578604895
2025-12-19
<p>I think we should just start using "mp3s" as a colloquial catch-all term for digital audio files. Because otherwise you have to say "audio files", which is homonymous with "audiophiles". Too confusing </p><p>Alternatively we could start mockingly referring to audiophiles as "ogg vorbisphiles". Both options are good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115746381869117460
2025-12-18
<p>I feel like mass market paperbacks have been a bad deal for awhile now. I like the idea of impulse-buy books as much as anyone, but any paperback worth reading is typically only a dollar or two less than the trade paperback, which is much higher quality. It's no wonder people stopped buying them. If they went back to 1960s pricing (the equivalent of like $3-4 today) there would probably still be a market for them. If a book looks and feels cheap it should actually be cheap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115741022345477993
2025-12-17
<p>Thanks to McDonald's and PepsiCo for awarding me the McDonald's Peace Prize and Pepsi Peace Prize this year. The Nestlé, Faygo and TGI Fridays Peace Prizes all snubbed me, so they're on my shit list</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115736711335592320
2025-12-28
<p>Okay I found it. You need to tap the ... button under the album on your *profile*. There's no option on the page for the album</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115794738065586361
2025-12-17
<p>Need for speed <br />Urge to surge<br />Paucity of velocity<br />Privation of acceleration <br />Lust for thrust<br />Compulsion for propulsion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115735247285661532
2025-12-17
<p>The deer feeder cam is back! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwLug9jR7lA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=XwLug9jR7lA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115732070750905112
2025-12-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@nicole" class="u-url mention">@<span>nicole</span></a></span> I'm one of your RSS followers! I can vouch for Capy Reader on android. Also QuiteRSS on linux, but in practice I mostly end up reading on my phone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115731313023803386
2025-12-23
<p>Blouse Brothers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115769201054155115
2025-12-22
<p>It's even funnier now because they've learned nothing. Streaming channels mostly all have equally meaningless and identical-sounding names like Hulu and Tubi and Mubi and Fubo and Hayu and Xumo and Roku. They had a second chance and couldn't think of anything better so they were like "well, I guess let's just do letters again. Maybe 4 this time instead of 3?"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115765177360430416
2025-12-22
<p>It's always been funny to me that ABC, CBS and NBC all expected people to remember what channels they were, as if the channel had anything to do with whether I wanted to watch their shows. E.g., I liked Seinfeld at the time, and whatever channel it was sure tried to parley Seinfeld into some kind of brand identity. Like watch Seinfeld and all these other great XYZ shows! All I knew was Seinfeld was on channel 13, and there sure as hell wasn't anything else on 13 worth watching in the late 90s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115765114976279108
2025-12-22
<p>«Although [Piers Morgan] was not a fan of pop music, he was considered skilled at self-publicity and became the [show business] column's main writer. "I became the Friend of the Stars, a rampant egomaniac, pictured all the time with famous people – Madonna, Stallone, Bowie, Paul McCartney, hundreds of them. It was shameless, as they didn't know me from Adam."»</p><p>Sounds like a guy qualified to judge a talent show</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115764466900430377
2025-12-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> it could not have the advertised capacity but be formatted in a way that makes it look like 512 GB to the OS - then if, for example, it shows up to the OS as 512 but only has 256, trying to put more than 256 GB on the card could result in data corruption. There are tools that can identify faked flash capacity and reformat the card to the proper amount, so as long as you check it first, getting less than you paid for is the only real risk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115725356127073664
2025-12-15
<p>Thank you all so much for your generosity. I've got a new problem: my CPAP machine is dying. Insurance won't pay for a new one until I have another sleep study. The earliest appointment I can get is in April. I'll be effectively unable to sleep for the next several months unless I buy my own machine. The cheapest refurbished machine I can find is $400. Please share if you can. I'm struggling. I'm sorry <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-family-stay-afloat-after-my-hospitalization" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gofundme.com/f/help-my-family-</span><span class="invisible">stay-afloat-after-my-hospitalization</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115723845518108762
2025-12-15
<p>There should be item stores in real life. Just a cozy little shop where I talk to a friendly person behind a counter who will sell me something to heal me, something to cure my poison and something to warp me back to town. That's all I really need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115721447644209691
2025-12-15
<p>Why was I never informed how hard Nebraska's license plate goes</p><p>This man's name is the "Genius of Creative Energy". Congrats to Nebraska</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115720979122768556
2025-12-14
<p>Don't buy product after product on amazon in hopes of finding a silica gel packet that's missing the "do not eat" label, eating it, and suing amazon for negligence. Lots of reasons this won't work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115719879570331889
2025-12-14
<p>I think game consoles should be forced to allow third-party app stores, too. I don't see any reason they should be treated differently than phones. Have a think about it <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115719509616673769
2025-12-14
<p>Discussion page for the 253-141 Troy vs. DeVry game is revealing some harsh truths about our conception of "truth" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:1992_Troy_State_vs._DeVry_men's_basketball_game" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:199</span><span class="invisible">2_Troy_State_vs._DeVry_men's_basketball_game</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115716221671991709
2025-12-14
<p>Sometimes the *stupidest* games have the *best* prizes. You could go on "Let's Make a Deal" dressed like a giant bucket of popcorn, and if you agree to sell Monty Hall your shoes, you might end up winning a car</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115715206893956261
2025-12-14
<p>I don't think "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" is true. I don't see a causal relationship between those things. Some people won a lot of money shouting like an idiot on "Press Your Luck" and some people performed brilliantly on "Countdown" and won a teapot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115715185960354301
2025-12-13
<p>Jesus christ. The tech support emojis make me want to put my fist through the monitor and it didn't even happen to me <a href="https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hey.paris/posts/appleid/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115713064376281884
2025-12-13
<p>A manager will never be held accountable, therefore a manager must never make a computer decision</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115710590291659140
2025-12-12
<p>I don't know what this axis is but both extremes seem equally unhinged to me (center-tiddly)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115708690201967041
2025-12-12
<p>Horseshoe theory where the middle is notepad, one end is emacs and the other end is TiddlyWiki</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115708668988755525
2025-12-12
<p>15 years later, the tide turns, Trump is back and he's decided hey, fascism can give me power now? It can't be all *that* bad. Pat Buchanan is presumably tap-dancing and sieg heiling in whatever hole he's somehow still alive in. It's a Pat Buchanan country now, but third parties are somehow still too tainted by Pat Buchanan's legacy to make a comeback. All excess political energy redirected into podcasting.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115707121791150186
2025-12-12
<p>Ross Perot, once thought eccentric but relatively sane, decides to flush all of his party's remaining political capital down the toilet by recruiting infamous nazi Pat Buchanan for the 2000 race. Jesse Ventura, the only successful Reform candidate ever, tries to save the party by recruiting... Donald Trump.</p><p>It doesn't work. The fascists take over, Ventura leaves the party in disgust. Buchanan gets 0.4% of the popular vote. :wizardry_rip: third parties 1992-2000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115707036430970743
2025-12-12
<p>Remember Ross Perot? Ever wonder what that guy's deal was? How did that weirdo become the only third-party presidential candidate of my lifetime with any motion? Check out Jon Bois' three-part series about the Reform Party <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=NqqaW1LrMTY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=NqqaW1LrMTY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> a quaint political tragicomedy from the days when every party had basically the same center-right ideology and we can just enjoy the spectacle. The story takes some truly wild turns <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115706920522255042
2025-12-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wetdry.world/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> thanks, but that playlist doesn't have all of them. For example it's missing this series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqqaW1LrMTY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=NqqaW1LrMTY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> was wondering if there's a more complete list out there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115704583457732512
2025-12-12
<p>Is there a playlist anywhere of all the non sports-related Jon Bois videos? I'm enjoying all the ones I can find</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115704314697347324
2025-12-11
<p>That they get even very anti-gambling personalities like Drew Gooden to promote them is so diabolical. Fuck this civilization</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115703205171795594
2025-12-11
<p>Oh jeez, it just clicked. I was wondering how the hell VPN providers have the resources/incentive to promote so heavily on youtube. I get it now: VPNs are the shovel/pickaxe salesmen of the crypto gambling gold rush. They don't explicitly say their service can be used for anything illegal, but they talk up how you can use them to access Netflix content only available in other countries and let people put the pieces together</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115703186817898098
2025-12-11
<p>People should really actually watch that movie. It's not about someone with progeria</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115702194697767337
2025-12-11
<p>I've always facetiously used the term "Benjamin Button Disease" to refer to what happens to the titular character in that movie. It's a magical realism thing, hence the humor of referring to it as a medical condition. It'd be like referring to having your consciousness transferred into another person's body "John Malkovich Syndrome"</p><p>Except I just learned that "Benjamin Button Disease" is sometimes used to refer to progeria :cq_dead:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115702192354091489
2025-12-11
<p>Instead of the little cups of yogurt, get the 32-ounce tubs. When you want to eat yogurt, scoop some out and put it in a bowl. It's up to 60% cheaper and puts much less plastic waste into landfills, especially if you wash the tubs when you're done and use them as storage containers. Which I also recommended <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/TwoInOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TwoInOne</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115702094830191557
2025-12-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> Instead of Benjamin Button Disease, they'd call it John Lennon Disease. Then everyone would be like "why's it named after that guy from The Beatles?" Really makes you think</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115702028543198752
2025-12-11
2025-12-11
2025-12-10
<p>If you want people playing your game, but it has $1000 of DLC, piracy is the only rational response that can be expected. If you don't want people pirating your DLC, don't release $1000 of it. That's the lesson</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115696818316182643
2025-12-10
<p>"Stolen Focus" by Johann Hari, a refreshingly thorough look at the forces conspiring to steal our focus and attention. It of course talks about big tech and the intentionally addicting methods of surveillance capitalism, but also why platitudes like "just turn your phone off" are malicious optimism. Without sweeping systemic changes, self-help mostly blames the victims of the torment nexus and enables its acceleration <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/title/1266207771" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">search.worldcat.org/title/1266</span><span class="invisible">207771</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115695608346841407
2025-12-09
<p>Reading an ebook with large serif gray/white text on an OLED black background, notifications off, listening to instrumental music and turning the page with the volume button. With a minimum of blue light, the reassuring click of a physical button, outside sounds blocked by music and interruptions silenced, a normal smartphone can become a device for thinking instead of anti-thinking <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115692002027572173
2025-12-13
<p>Jesus christ. The tech support emojis make me want to put my fist through the monitor and it didn't even happen to me <a href="https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hey.paris/posts/appleid/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115713064376281884
2025-12-13
<p>A manager will never be held accountable, therefore a manager must never make a computer decision</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115710590291659140
2025-12-09
<p>Simply whamming<br />A lovely Last Christmas time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115687432061261311
2025-12-09
<p>Why move the data centers to outer space? Well obviously, there's no atmosphere up there, so there's nothing to make the bubble pop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115687031102575983
2025-12-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> a couple inches. Luckily it's not sticking badly to sidewalks for now, and it'll probably melt this week, but I still hate to see it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115685102485331341
2025-12-08
<p>Hungry Goriya makes short, compelling videos about old games that are weird, unique, off the beaten path and difficult to love. Thoughtful defenses of famously "bad games" like Legacy of the Wizard, Milon's Secret Castle, Brandish and 7th Saga. Love letters to crunchy Master System games like Golvelius and Miracle Warriors. Shout-outs to good old games I've never even heard of. She's greatly expanded my "to-play" list <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6--6xZlgfcobyyaVUolwsMUtMWasTZWh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6-</span><span class="invisible">-6xZlgfcobyyaVUolwsMUtMWasTZWh</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115684893559926883
2025-12-08
<p>Social media is the pretend job I work at while I'm at my real job. My instance is the company I work for, my admin is the boss, my posts are my work output product. Posts on the timeline are DL emails, replies are emails from my colleagues, likes and reposts are my performance evaluation metric, and links to videos are the meetings I don't attend because they should've been emails. Having a pretty productive morning so far. For a Monday, anyway! Ha ha! :tm_thumb_up:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115684366396115438
2025-12-08
<p>Caution: this post was federated from outside of your instance. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115684322104803283
2025-12-08
<p>I could see more than usual when my alarm went off and I was like fuck. I don't like that albedo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115684252406868691
2025-12-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Yep! A much better game, IMO. It was a super late SFC game, so I understand why they never localized it. Kind of a shame though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115679748701741517
2025-12-07
<p>Well, the new ending wasn't offensively bad, but it was very incongruous and unnecessary. I'd say maybe skip the translation and just play the original. All of the important information is conveyed visually except for the minigame instructions, and the gameFAQs guide explains what to do.</p><p>Otherwise I had a lovely time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115679733971282983
2025-12-07
<p>When I compiled my list of the 10 best rock songs of the last 25 years <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/best-rock-songs-2k/#my-list" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/best</span><span class="invisible">-rock-songs-2k/#my-list</span></a>, I somehow forgot about "I Love You, Honeybear" by Father John Misty. I corrected this oversight when I expanded the list to 25, and they're not in any particular order, but I think it might be my #1 <a href="https://fatherjohnmisty.bandcamp.com/track/i-love-you-honeybear" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fatherjohnmisty.bandcamp.com/t</span><span class="invisible">rack/i-love-you-honeybear</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115679291508281635
2025-12-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fandom.ink/@Fragglemuppet" class="u-url mention">@<span>Fragglemuppet</span></a></span> "I Love You, Honeybear" by Father John Misty <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57yHnFN0J-M" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=57yHnFN0J-M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115679248834335804
2025-12-06
<p>DoReMi Fantasy for the Super Famicom is a charming action platformer with incredible sprite design and animations. Somehow a sequel to Milon's Secret Castle on the NES? But with less of an emphasis on secrets and more on good jumping action. You can probably finish it just fine without English text, but the translation patch seems solid if you want to go that route <a href="https://rpgone.superfamicom.org/doremi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rpgone.superfamicom.org/doremi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (although I'm a little concerned about the "new ending" 🤨) <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115674547529333895
2025-12-06
<p>Wait people didn't like the Minecraft movie? I thought it was pretty good <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFwQiwRbcg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=2pFwQiwRbcg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115670490714760743
2025-12-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://jawns.club/@skyfaller" class="u-url mention">@<span>skyfaller</span></a></span> my plan was to take my backpack down to the local metal quarry (?) and pick up a couple pounds a day. It's probably not as cheap when you do it à la carte, but hopefully they have a layaway plan</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115669127002286679
2025-12-05
<p>It's interesting to me that the cost of a metric ton of iron ore is around a hundred bucks. That's not chump change, but it's within hypothetical reach of the many people. For the price of a fancy dinner for two, you too could have a big immovable crate full of dull gray pellets to do with as you please. I'll probably never own a metric ton of *anything*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115669064925288603
2025-12-05
<p>Holy shit. Most unfortunate name you can have as a military commander. Maybe take it as a sign and become a baker or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115667579816601053
2025-12-05
<p>Elphaba shelf</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115667515160814762
2025-12-05
<p>My <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a> for this <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/BandcampFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BandcampFriday</span></a> is the piece "Miserere" by the NYC doom metal outfit Bloody Panda <a href="https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/miserere" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.c</span><span class="invisible">om/track/miserere</span></a> it's a challenging listen, but an experience I think is well worth having. It's likely that you haven't heard much else like it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115667416923493402
2025-12-13
<p>Jesus christ. The tech support emojis make me want to put my fist through the monitor and it didn't even happen to me <a href="https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hey.paris/posts/appleid/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115713064376281884
2025-12-04
<p>My <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a> for today is "Martyr!" by Kaveh Akbar. There's not much I can meaningfully add to the praise this novel's received. It's the kind of book that makes me fall in love with fiction all over again. It also makes me want to try to become interested in poetry. Stunningly good. I read it in 2 days <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/title/1483117247" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">search.worldcat.org/title/1483</span><span class="invisible">117247</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115661625822705974
2025-12-03
<p>Looking for investors for my new premium ice cream restaurant. What makes the ice cream "premium"? Well, our innovation is that before serving, we place the ice cream on a rock. Now, I know what you're thinking, but this isn't just any old rock from outside, no no: it's a special ice cream rock, highest quality granite, kept cold to prevent heat transfer. Pretty impressive, right? We anticipate customers will pay a 25% premium for our "cold rock" concept</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115656809288123123
2025-12-03
<p>If you're into cold cuts, then I recommend pastrami. Pound-for-pound it can be pretty expensive, but a little bit goes a long way. Just a couple thin slices really elevate a boring ham or turkey sandwich, and it fits in texturally with other thinly-sliced meats: it doesn't have the unpleasant fatty/tough mouthfeel of salami <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115655938278846426
2025-12-03
<p>If Rygar's rival, Ligar, is a lion, then it stand to reason that Rygar's name is Ryan. I figure it's probably short for Ryan Garfield. Look, I'm just saying what everyone's always thinking about Rygar</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115655883132051158
2025-12-03
<p>The next big generational rivalry will be a civil war: gen zee vs. gen zed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115652930723286425
2025-12-02
<p>I recommend the song "Been Afraid" by P.O.S. It's about two victims of childhood abuse falling in love, refusing to perpetuate the cycle and healing together. Never fails to make me cry (in a good way.) CW: self-harm, CSA <a href="https://youtu.be/SPzbv9VId_E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/SPzbv9VId_E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>When the curse leaves a shell like a snake with fresh scales<br />Some people seem to call that home, but some souls roam<br />Keep riding til the cycle is broke<br />We ain't gotta go through nothing alone</p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115650322405108262
2025-12-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/@maehwacha" class="u-url mention">@<span>maehwacha</span></a></span> it's a nice breezy read! Hope you enjoy it if you make your way to it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115650295351247699
2025-12-02
<p>Me waking up from weird dream: asleep truly is a foreign country</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115650060261475193
2025-12-02
<p>This holiday season, get your loved ones the gift of data protection with CD caddies. Nobody wants scratched discs. One is nice, but why not get three? Your data can never be too secure</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115648521170043106
2025-12-01
<p>Estoy arrepentido<br />I'm a Lutheran, baby<br />So why don'tcha flog me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115646468359688380
2025-12-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> it's frustrating because vanilla masto seems perfectly capable of rendering markdown from *other* fedi platforms. I don't know why we're allowed to look but still not touch. Hopefully the regime change will bring about some actual reforms in Mastodonia</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115645987551431370
2025-12-01
<p>I'm not champing at the bit for full markdown support in posts, but the essayist in me does shed a silent tear every time the only way I can differentiate a title is by putting it in quotes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115645924183656098
2025-12-01
<p>I recommend the book I'm reading now, "A City on Mars" by the Weinersmiths (Zach of "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal" fame and his wife Kelly.) If you've read "Packing for Mars" this covers some of the same ground, but with a funny skeptical lens towards the idea of space colonization per se. Also an interesting breakdown of the hopeless inadequacy of international space law <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/title/1371483208" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">search.worldcat.org/title/1371</span><span class="invisible">483208</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DecRecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecRecs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115645864365745566
2025-12-01
2025-12-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> Leisuretown? <a href="https://www.leisuretown.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">leisuretown.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115645254865588551
2025-12-01
<p>"the gameplay [of Gunman's Proof has been described] as a mixture of A Link to the Past and Zombies Ate My Neighbors" ah yes, those two universal video game touchstones. I can picture exactly what this means, as well versed as I am in these two equally iconic games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115642604847999902
2025-12-01
<p>Fire make it bun dem<br />Ice make it fos dem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115642549180917484
2025-11-30
<p>Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom kind of sucked but dang if it ain't charming. I wanted to love it, but it's not good to play :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115639674951505767
2025-11-30
<p>Forced samdroid update added a bunch of annoying translucence effects. Gee, how unique and brave and necessary. Everyone clapped when they saw the text is now harder to read</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115636759786725133
2025-11-27
<p>I made a holiday playlist you can listen to <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLmLpA-wOYo33O-MKbFZ9FN3LtRAqNKx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL</span><span class="invisible">mLpA-wOYo33O-MKbFZ9FN3LtRAqNKx</span></a></p><p>The unifying theme is that it's all Christmas music</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115622350741060208
2025-11-26
<p>My fundraiser is still about 1/3 funded. Sorry to keep spamming it, I don't really know what to do except try to get as many eyes on it as possible. I just had to spend nearly $80 on meds and supplies, which I don't know if I could've done without the support I've already received. Thanks for giving or sharing if you can <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-family-stay-afloat-after-my-hospitalization" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gofundme.com/f/help-my-family-</span><span class="invisible">stay-afloat-after-my-hospitalization</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115617746376256928
2025-11-26
2025-11-26
<p>I saw a referral in my log from a website called "ratraiser dot online". And I thought whoa awesome, who's ratraiser?? I want to meet them. And they linked to me?? The ratraiser approves of me?!</p><p>But then I went to the website and it redirects to some SEO spam garbage. The most I've ever been disappointed by a URL</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115613534072646289
2025-11-25
<p>Wisdom teeth<br />Dexterity tonsils<br />Charisma appendix<br />Constitution coccyx<br />Strength palmar grasp reflex</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115611703421364512
2025-11-25
<p>Almost a third of the way to my goal! Fundraiser to help me recover the income I lost during my hospitalization. Thanks to everyone who's contributed or shared so far, it means the world to me <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-family-stay-afloat-after-my-hospitalization" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gofundme.com/f/help-my-family-</span><span class="invisible">stay-afloat-after-my-hospitalization</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115610496960026276
2025-11-25
<p>...recession indicator?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115608275263364907
2025-11-25
<p>I never thought I'd say this, but the new Strong Bad Email is a bit higher-concept than what I'm looking for in a cartoon right now. I could've gone for something slightly more normal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115608265672019135
2025-11-25
2025-11-24
<p>Just saw some footage from Avatar 2, and what the hell? Did James Cameron just make a Final Fantasy X movie? The setting looks exactly like Besaid if it were populated by Kimahris instead of Wakkas. The animals look like monsters from FFX specifically.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115607133532041393
2025-11-24
<p>The new Defunctland video is a 4 hour history detailing the evolution of ideas with which the Walt Disney company tried to create their own Seaman. The moral of the story is that we should want Disney Seaman for some reason?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115606868161051729
2025-11-24
<p>Record exec: I'm sorry, Mr. Zombie, I'm just not seeing this connection between motorsport and the occult. Am I missing something? I take my boy to the track every other Saturday, and I can assure you we've never seen *picks up paper, adjusts reading glasses* "Hell hounds suckin' juice from a fallen angel"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115606260874954261
2025-11-24
<p>lol fuck OFF</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115605789479429301
2025-11-24
<p>GoFundMe to help my family survive a week of lost income during my hospitalization <a href="https://gofund.me/f0233a6d6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gofund.me/f0233a6d6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Thank you <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115605220399796436
2025-11-24
2025-11-23
<p>I've watched enough Techmoan to now understand that every piece of audio gear offered as a prize in a 1980s or 90s game show is absolute sludge. Black plastic dross. Gilded tat for the clueless punters. Pure dog's sausages. The buffoon's christmas kazoo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115600987924030101
2025-11-23
<p>XSEED doing some terrific work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115600274167994765
2025-11-23
<p>Put on your deadphones—for scare-eo sound! 💀😱💀</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115597810085531800
2025-11-23
<p>Tinjamin Foil</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115597735407018914
2025-11-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bookstodon.com/@folkmoss" class="u-url mention">@<span>folkmoss</span></a></span> yep it is! (sorry for delayed response, I was taking it easy haha)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115594375899405411
2025-11-21
<p>Home. Don't get a kidney infection. That's my advice to you. I know it sounds fun, but it's just not worth it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115589915418885440
2025-11-21
<p>And by "Nickelodeon" I mean the Nicktoons channel, by which I mean the 24/7 SpongeBob channel. Cuz that's what it is now. Look, I like SpongeBob fine, but Nickelodeon has had a lot of good cartoons they could also be showing. What a sad waste</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115588502150341126
2025-11-21
<p>So the aspect ratio seems out of whack depending on what channel you're watching. I was watching Cartoon Network and it seemed totally fine. Nickelodeon is bizarrely squashed with letterboxing, and occasionally the screen will go black for a moment, come back in proper aspect ratio, then go black and squash the picture again. I've got nothing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115588481407216659
2025-11-21
<p>It's unthinkable to me that the decision was made to put all the TVs in a mode that zooms and crops the middle of the screen. Even if there's still more 4:3 programming on TV than 16:9, how is this possibly preferable to pillarboxing? You can't claim this is something "most people won't notice"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115585863123062299
2025-11-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> I'd definitely watch some tennis if it was on. Guess I'll have to settle for 1970s game show</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115585593549132581
2025-11-21
<p>National Lampoon: Book of Secrets</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115585543700076180
2025-11-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> ugh yeah, I was watching some King of the Hill earlier and kept having to miss parts for healthcare interactions. Live TV is a blessing and a curse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115585535158436530
2025-11-21
<p>I hate copaganda but I'm sick and I'm finally able to watch TV so I'm willing to lower my standards temporarily. I see why it's popular. It's a well-made show. My only beef is, isn't L&O supposed to be a procedural? The episode I caught ended on a cliffhanger. Booo, I hope they're not turning it into "prestige TV", that shit sucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115585521070939059
2025-11-21
<p>I wonder if there's a strong correlation between "first multi-day hospital stay" and "first episode of Law & Order seen"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115585482823889811
2025-11-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bookstodon.com/@folkmoss" class="u-url mention">@<span>folkmoss</span></a></span> thank you! And idk lol. I think it might be to make cleaning easier?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115585377335180770
2025-11-20
<p>Looks like I'll be staying at least one more night, but on the plus side a room opened up in the hospital proper, so they transfered me from the ER exam room. The treatment and accommodations have been much better. They're staying on top of my pain meds. I'm still not having fun but I'm not in agony. It's happening very slowly, but I a400.gamecontroller.amgp Programs getting better :fft_frog_green:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115583380507848311
2025-11-20
<p>I hate when doctors and nurses are in a big of a hurry as possible and I have to keep interrupting them with "I have another question". I'm sick and my brain isn't working, why the fuck is the heavy lifting on me? What if I have a new symptom to report? (I did.) What if can't get the words out? You just assume everything is hunky dory if I don't say anything in the 5 minutes we get to talk? I'd rather be bombarded with questions, at least then I'd know you give a shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115583130909507191
2025-11-24
<p>lol fuck OFF</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115605789479429301
2025-11-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> thank you :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115582197558298271
2025-11-24
2025-11-19
<p>They're keeping me another night. I am in hell</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115578545022589983
2025-11-19
<p>Well, this is the funniest looking bidet I've ever seen, but when in Rome I guess 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115575494169881920
2025-11-19
<p>I really don't understand the 0-10 pain scale with the progressively distressed faces. The only one they show crying is 10, but I often cry just from the pain of being alive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115575354192345073
2025-11-23
<p>Tinjamin Foil</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115597735407018914
2025-11-19
<p>Then I asked for water and they brought me like a 1 deciliter bottle of room temperature distilled water. Gee, thanks. I'll save half for when papa gets home from the bread lines</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115574939762374724
2025-11-19
<p>For as much as doctors go on about the importance of bed rest and fluids when you're sick, they sure are making it impossible for me to get fluids or bed rest. I thought moving me to a room implied a bed—like, a real one? But it's just the same uncomfortable wheelie bed I've been lying on all day. A foam pad on steel bars. I can't sleep on this 😭 plus it's like a million degrees in here. I thought hospitals were supposed to be too cold</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115574932917953948
2025-11-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> thank you :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115574900939982891
2025-11-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> thank you!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115574072735737726
2025-11-21
<p>It's unthinkable to me that the decision was made to put all the TVs in a mode that zooms and crops the middle of the screen. Even if there's still more 4:3 programming on TV than 16:9, how is this possibly preferable to pillarboxing? You can't claim this is something "most people won't notice"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115585863123062299
2025-11-19
<p>Well, they're keeping me overnight. Looks like the infection from the thing I was here for last time spread to another part of my body. The antibiotics they gave me did help me feel better for awhile but ultimately did not work enough. Probably nothing super serious, they just want to observe how I react to the different antibiotics. Can't say I'm not kind of scared, this will be my first overnight hospital stay. They're going to feed me, so no surgery imminent</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115574021517176848
2025-11-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> thank you 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115573287947305589
2025-11-18
<p>I feel like 3x worse today than I did yesterday and my fever's gone from 100F exactly to 102.5. Looks like it's back to the ER for me 🫠</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115571774924294382
2025-11-18
<p>I'd be outbox.json good at dismissing Dracula, y'all. He'd be all "Pwease let me in 🥺" and I'd be like "*wry chuckle* your words have no power here, hell-spawn. Drag thy carcass from my stoop, lest I fetch my throwing axe and bull-whip." And he'd say "Mwehhh" and skitter off into the night. Then they'd put it in the newspaper, because I'd call the newspaper to tell them about it, and no one would believe it. But I'd know</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115570202127888512
2025-11-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> 😭 🤒 🫂</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115567913935008012
2025-11-17
<p>I'm sick again. No idea what's wrong. I have no respiratory or sinus-related symptoms, just fever, chills, severe fatigue, body aches, brain fog. Had to stay home from work today. Last night I had kafka dreams about my gas station job c. 2003-2006. A major distress indicator</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115566325421574061
2025-11-17
2025-11-17
<p>You think gaming is expensive now? You used to have to get special carpet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115562845660252882
2025-11-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mhoye" class="u-url mention">@<span>mhoye</span></a></span> wow, that's fascinating. I can't imagine a work environment where everyone uses smartphones, it seems like it'd be an administrative nightmare. Must be one of those "the future isn't evenly distributed" situations (edit: I just noticed you said "tech companies", so yeah, that explains it. A fairly small sample size in the grand scheme of things)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115560556683985409
2025-11-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mhoye" class="u-url mention">@<span>mhoye</span></a></span> don't most people have experience using that kind of phone at work? Certainly in an office environment, but I've yet to encounter a business that doesn't still have at least one PBX phone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115560527876249003
2025-11-15
<p>1. This is a high precision raccoon. It should not be placed in places that are very hot or cold. Never hit it or drop it.<br />2. Do not bend it, crush it or submerge the raccoon in liquid.<br />3. Avoid touching the tail. Do not get it wet or dirty. Doing so may damage the raccoon.<br />4. Clean only with a soft, damp cloth. Never use harsh chemicals. Proper care will ensure enjoyment of your raccoon for many years to come</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115555209440529038
2025-11-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I'm playing the modern-ish PSP/PC remake of Ys 1&2: Ys 1 was kind of frustrating and not very substantial, but I had a decent time with it <a href="https://mattbee.zone/gamebadges/ys.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/gamebadges/ys.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I'm not far into Ys 2 yet, but it's shaping up to be one of the greats. Bigger and better than 1 in most ways I can quantify</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115555021913838105
2025-11-15
<p>GOTY</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115554697381734554
2025-11-15
<p>Ys 2 has magic that lets you transform you into a monster and talk to the other monsters. At least so far, all of the monster dialogue has been unique. Totally bonkers, I love it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115554445798952687
2025-11-15
<p>Just watched a youtube video where a guy "solves a 20-year lost media mystery" by buying a DVD on ebay. He then learns that the part of the DVD with the lost media was taken from a documentary that he could stream on amazon. Real cloak-and-dagger stuff <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRWxiRZVrw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=yfRWxiRZVrw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115551783286521350
2025-11-14
<p>Sometimes a gremlin will tinker with your broken clock when you're not looking, and it'll start being right more than twice a day. Maybe it'll be accurate for days, maybe weeks. But be very careful with a clock that seems to become fixed on its own; the gremlin magic will make sure it's not right just when you need it most</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115549875283763655
2025-11-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://digipres.club/@misty" class="u-url mention">@<span>misty</span></a></span> I googled it at one point and was under the impression it was just an obscure biblical name for years :frogsleepy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115549551077886326
2025-11-14
<p>My favorite Wu-Tang album is the one with the weird rewrite/cover of "MacArthur Park" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PzCgMw044I" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=-PzCgMw044I</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115549424151394849
2025-11-14
<p>Wait, I remember, I took my badge out of my bag and put it on, but then I took it off because I had to put on a sweatshirt. Cold weather fucks up all my routines. ADHD people should be allowed to migrate to a mediterranean climate zone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115548586883267183
2025-11-14
<p>Forgot breakfast this morning, and also somehow forgot my badge. It shouldn't be possible for me to forget my badge because it always goes straight into my backpack at the end of the day. The system has broken down</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115548508406958300
2025-11-19
<p>Well, they're keeping me overnight. Looks like the infection from the thing I was here for last time spread to another part of my body. The antibiotics they gave me did help me feel better for awhile but ultimately did not work enough. Probably nothing super serious, they just want to observe how I react to the different antibiotics. Can't say I'm not kind of scared, this will be my first overnight hospital stay. They're going to feed me, so no surgery imminent</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115574021517176848
2025-11-13
<p>Close to reaching my book goal for this year <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/matt_bee" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/profile/</span><span class="invisible">matt_bee</span></a> 24/30</p><p>...I shouldn't have just started a 6000-page book :cq_dead:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115544742657921116
2025-11-18
<p>I feel like 3x worse today than I did yesterday and my fever's gone from 100F exactly to 102.5. Looks like it's back to the ER for me 🫠</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115571774924294382
2025-11-13
<p>Linux poised to coast to success on consistent mediocrity simply by not participating in the race to the bottom</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115543587693405518
2025-11-13
<p>Saw this book and assumed it's about an AI company</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115543470507299496
2025-11-13
<p>I'm Ebeneezer Goode and I'm here to say,<br />I love using drugs in a plausibly deniable way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115540287541856129
2025-11-13
<p>Honestly, you haven't experienced none pizza with left beef until you've had it fresh from one of the famous Neopolitan ristorante pizzeria. The exquisite farina di grano makes for a light, airy crust with a perfect chewy consistency. Cover the left half with tender veneto hamburger pezzi sbriciolati and you're in heaven, my friend</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115539568599529418
2025-11-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snoot.tube/@viv" class="u-url mention">@<span>viv</span></a></span> ah that's disappointing, I assumed the desktop mode would be essentially as functional as arch. I'll probably test drive it with ventoy before I make any hardware decisions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115538944115322326
2025-11-12
<p>LLM summary, or "buttshell"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115538788841378948
2025-11-12
<p>If I had $500 to spend on a new computer right now, I'd honestly consider getting a steam deck and a dock. I wouldn't have to think about hardware compatibility, and the desktop experience can't be worse than Linux on a 2015 thinkpad. The ability to play games in handheld mode would just be a nice bonus. If they can get the price down to like $300-400 by putting the core components in a box, that's very appealing indeed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115538511179398128
2025-11-12
<p>I'd be much more inclined to get a game console if it were also a desktop computer. I *need* a desktop computer, whereas an extra specialized computer that only does one thing will always be a luxury. If I can get both things in one thing? That's a value proposition. Look at how much the PS2 dominated because it was also a DVD player</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115538435538614532
2025-11-12
2025-11-12
<p>Big trend in games lately is the gamification of game mechanics. No one wants to play games anymore. They became so long and complex it felt like a second job. Well, there's no need to dread logging into your game anymore: they gamified it, so now it's like you're playing a game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115537885255440647
2025-11-12
<p>My psychiatrist, who I've been talking to exclusively over the internet since our second appointment, is taking a job in another state and now I'll need to get a new psychiatrist. He's been very helpful, and it will be very unhelpful to start over with a new doctor. Real anxiety provoking, real bad for my mental health. But the insurance technocrats have decreed that once he crosses that imaginary line he's persona non grata. Very cool system, I love efficient market solutions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115537699732323211
2025-11-12
<p>I need to start bringing something else to do when I have my telehealth appointments. I can't switch to another app while I'm waiting, so I'm just sitting there indefinitely until the doctor shows up. Feels like I've been sent to the principal's office</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115537660020937206
2025-11-12
<p>Chains? Aw, man</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115534824462740974
2025-11-11
<p>I feel like "video games that talk to you" should've been a fad that went away the same time laserdisc and FMV games fell out of favor. Like yeah it was a fun novelty to have games with sequences you watch as if it were an interactive movie, but I thought nobody would want to watch videos or listen to long stretches of dialogue in, like, a *real* video game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115532504122150327
2025-11-11
<p>Dost thou seek'th the orb?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115532006052090343
2025-11-11
<p>Prepare for bubble (and make it bobble)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115528241030760349
2025-11-10
<p>Game Badges update 165➔170: Hook, Super Metroid, Ys 1, etc <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/game-badges-update-170/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/game</span><span class="invisible">-badges-update-170/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115528011186094376
2025-11-10
<p>I have several complaints about the riddles in The Hobbit. One: Mountains do grow, they just grow very slowly. Two: People have 32 teeth, not 30. Three: It might be accurate to say the wind "bites" in a metaphorical sense, but it doesn't do any of that other stuff. The noises all come from *other things* the wind interacts with. Four. "Eye in a green face" could refer to anything round—a lake, a fruit, a coin someone tossed in the grass—but we're expected to intuit not only that the answer is a</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115527231012430735
2025-11-10
<p>"Diamonds are worth whatever people are willing to pay for them" oh okay so Elizabeth Holmes did nothing wrong? Bernie Madoff? People willingly gave them their money, so whatever marginal utility they received in return must have been worth it, right?</p><p>Oh that's different because they lied to people. Unlike the diamond cartel, who've been nothing but forthright about the objective value of their product 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115525861215946704
2025-11-10
<p>It's very funny to me that diamonds are the go-to example econbros use to "prove" the marginal theory of value, because you couldn't name a better instance of artificial value. Cartel price fixing, magical thinking, media manipulation. "This product has a value greater than the labor needed to produce it. Why? Because the diamond cartel says it does. Therefore labor theory of value is fake. QED dumbass"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115525718283055501
2025-11-10
<p>"Commode or 64"? Do I have to choose?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115523841713680651
2025-11-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@SeaDonut" class="u-url mention">@<span>SeaDonut</span></a></span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Handy-phone_System" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal</span><span class="invisible">_Handy-phone_System</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115522157307703644
2025-11-09
<p>Kids these days spend way too much time using Personal Handy-phone System on their DoCoMo Eggy with P-in Comp@ct mobile data card</p><p>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Handy-phone_System" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal</span><span class="invisible">_Handy-phone_System</span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115522056303887430
2025-11-09
<p>I'm no math genius, but I think something's not adding up here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115521638441093205
2025-11-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@jefklak" class="u-url mention">@<span>jefklak</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@flamed" class="u-url mention">@<span>flamed</span></a></span> thanks, I really like your codex too! Wish I could make a website that looks that slick and professional</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115514998408150783
2025-11-08
<p>Spouse: I don't like saran wrap, the texture squicks me out </p><p>Me, extremely normal: You know who agrees with you? The king of England</p><p>Spouse: 🤨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115512340565583289
2025-11-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@flamed" class="u-url mention">@<span>flamed</span></a></span> Here's my game badges page <a href="https://mattbee.zone/gamebadges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/gamebadges/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115512128865302861
2025-11-08
<p>The Cabinet of Dr. Katamari</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115511176331116355
2025-11-07
<p>It's crazy to think about now, but websites used to be able to open as many new windows on your computer as they want, whenever they wanted. They could even open a million windows and crash our browsers/computers, and we were powerless to stop it until pop-up blockers. All we could do was not go to those websites</p><p>Modern popups aren't as dangerous, but now they're ubiquitous and ungeneralizable. You can block them, but it has to be one. At. A. Time. How much better off are we, really</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115509869004319382
2025-11-07
<p>The golden age of the Internet was the brief window in the 2000s between the invention of the pop-up blocker and the invention of unblockable DHTML popups. It was a good 5 or 6 years :wizardry_rip:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115509809683987065
2025-11-06
<p>I guess it's possible they were positioning their service as an alternative to bittorrent, so they went with another word that conjures big water energy. But maybe that's just their cover story, and really they were after that secret Apple clout 🛸</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115504380835291934
2025-11-06
<p>Wait, did they call the music streaming service "Tidal" because that was the name of Fiona Apple's first album? And they wanted to create some kind of subconscious plausibly deniable connection to Apple the company? It sounds crazy, but why else would they have called it "Tidal"?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115504345297004814
2025-11-06
<p>"45:33" should win an electrocardiogrammy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115504126229502919
2025-11-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://status.nevillepark.ca/@nev" class="u-url mention">@<span>nev</span></a></span> I think Ash Wednesday is the most logical end point. Some cultures start celebrating Fastnacht as early as November 11 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian-Alemannic_Fastnacht" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian-</span><span class="invisible">Alemannic_Fastnacht</span></a> so rolling Halloween, Fastnacht and Carnival into the same extended spooky season makes more sense to me than breaking it into chunks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115503754934217872
2025-11-06
2025-11-05
<p>I like my chocolate like I like my soap: peaceful 🕊️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115498266073804912
2025-11-05
<p>Yes, I already donated to wikipedia—I donated my time to edit it, which collectively is the only thing that gives it value. I should really be asking *them* for money</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115498076248696149
2025-11-04
<p>I find the idea of offloading my cognitive functions to an ai analagous to self-lobotomy. My logic and language skills aren't just for doing homework, they're core to every aspect of my being. They're what makes me me. They affect how I solve problems in my life and how I interact with other people. They're how I cope with existential angst, they're how I find meaning in life. If I outsource my brain to a computer, what's left? I don't want to be a philosophical zombie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115492359927324175
2025-11-04
<p>it's weird to be reminded that Undertale started out as something of an also-ran in the shadow of Hiveswap's massive Kickstarter. HS was like the 3rd biggest Kickstarter of all time in 2012, and along comes Toby Fox, a little-known Homestuck affiliate, with his scrappy little $50K Kickstarter, a slither of ivy clinging to Hiveswap's $2.5M sequoia of a campaign. Amazing what a lot of money can't do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115492141758845591
2025-11-04
<p>What do you call a single unit of ivy? A shoot? A strand? A stalk? Something that doesn't start with "s"?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115488663961202311
2025-11-04
<p>I've read so much homestuck drama lore over the past two days (for some reason) I should be able to log it as a book. Now I have all this useless knowledge and I don't even get credit for it 😠</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115488559699316573
2025-11-02
<p>Pray tell, young squire, hast thou scuttle'd any butt at yon local innery?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115477571366926658
2025-11-01
<p>That was a pretty violent movie. They should've called it Violence of the Lambs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115476305974481681
2025-11-01
<p>That makes it 100%... panc? Cap'n? idk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115475822601227135
2025-11-01
<p>This soap made from 20% pecan pie and 80% pacman</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115475811589449352
2025-10-31
<p>Pressing "down" to look up in a video game makes sense if you visualize yourself not as the player character, but as the malevolent force of gravity itself, all-consuming, inescapable. Even as one may look towards the light of the heavens, your tyrannical grasp reminds their vestibular system that there's no escape: one day, they too will be pulled down into the totality of your darkness</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115469642438337927
2025-10-31
<p>In a way, I think the whole ai bubble boils down to a kind of ai psychosis too. None of this would be happening if a chatbot didn't exploit the owning class' pre-existing bias (capitalism demands that technology must keep improving logarithmically forever) to make them believe a delusion (the science fiction concept of AGI is real) that causes them to behave erratically (destroy the economy.) The ai doomers were right, just not in the way they thought</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115469458416594310
2025-10-31
<p>Alternative joke: A24 is short for antidisestablishmentarian</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115468962170633155
2025-10-31
<p>The reason it's not A25 is to promote teamwork and company cohesion: "there's no 'I' in A24"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115468920007581104
2025-10-31
<p>The movie production company A24 got its name from A, the first letter of the alphabet, and 24, a number of other letters in the alphabet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115468913049100074
2025-10-31
<p>"This is entertainment... first-class...!" -Gene Siskel</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115465850356473579
2025-10-30
<p>Did you know that once a species goes extinct, it's delisted from the endangered species act? <a href="https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2023-10/21-species-delisted-endangered-species-act-due-extinction" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fws.gov/press-release/2023-10/</span><span class="invisible">21-species-delisted-endangered-species-act-due-extinction</span></a></p><p>That means if you see an animal thought to be extinct, it's ok to kill it 🙃</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115464699148221891
2025-10-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://blob.coffee/@miramarco" class="u-url mention">@<span>miramarco</span></a></span> excel's not a bad choice. You can export the data as csv, xml or variously formatted plaintext files, which I'd think would cover all your bases for importing later</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115463782151467301
2025-10-30
2025-11-06
2025-10-30
<p>Schizoid personality disorder is a natural evolutionary defense when you live in a society where everything's a cult</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115463378958014423
2025-10-30
2025-10-30
<p>Did you know? At seven hundred thousand meters long and weighing over 30 billion tons, Xenoturbella diabolus is the largest worm on earth and the largest living creature in existence. It spends its interminable life circling Earth's inner core. Approximately every 500k—1M years, for reasons unknown, it begins circling in the opposite direction, causing a reversal of Earth's dipole magnetic field</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115463270293550265
2025-10-30
<p>I'm Air Bud, the dog who plays sports<br />Watch me move the ball up and down the courts<br />Blow the whistle, coach, and I'll be on my way<br />There's nothing in the rules that says I can't play</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115461067819344291
2025-10-29
<p>We look at the ancient Sumerian dog-walks-into-a-bar joke and don't even know what about it is supposed to be funny, or why; but honestly, I feel the same way about 20th century Christmas novelty songs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115459417284713151
2025-10-29
<p>How can I get this post in front of the surely sizable cross-section of people who fondly remember both TLC's "No Scrubs" and Perry Bible Fellowship? They'll enjoy this post</p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/TLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TLC</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/NoScrubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoScrubs</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/PerryBibleFellowship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PerryBibleFellowship</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/PBFComics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PBFComics</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115457598670190862
2025-10-29
<p>No<br />I don't want that jelly<br />No<br />I don't wanna use that slime and<br />No<br />I don't care if you like it<br />No, don't wanna give it my time<br />No, I don't want no skub<br />Skub is some stuff that is very bad to me<br />Sittin in that mystery jar, it's just so bizarre <br />Why can't you pro-skubs see</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115457563832927866
2025-10-29
<p>Skub is some stuff that I think sucks <br />I'm also known as anti-skub</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115457534055733316
2025-11-01
<p>That makes it 100%... panc? Cap'n? idk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115475822601227135
2025-10-29
<p>Did people in the early 90s really refer to underwear as "shorts", or did they just make that up for TV? I certainly never heard it in real life. Maybe it was a regional thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115455297696235479
2025-10-28
<p>N... no?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115454447882511737
2025-10-28
<p>Not to brag or anything, but I can change the way I perceive the spinning dancer illusion at will. It's easy for me, I simply choose whether I want the dancer to be spinning clockwise or counter-clockwise, then I perceive it. Either direction is available to me whenever I wish</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115454055919911377
2025-10-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tvwatch.party/@Louisa" class="u-url mention">@<span>Louisa</span></a></span> Ancient: a mummy</p><p>Crisp: a single potato chip</p><p>Inside-out: Maybe a Klein bottle? I dunno if that would scan at emoji size. A Penrose triangle?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115452873478793148
2025-10-28
<p>I don't have too many hobbies, I have too much job</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115452242959902991
2025-10-28
<p>The seven deadly sins in the order I most frequently commit them: </p><p>1. Sloth</p><p>will finish later</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115449961690897159
2025-10-28
<p>Did you know we didn't even have a word for "speed" as a concept until Middle English? <a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/speed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">etymonline.com/word/speed</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> "The meaning "rapidity of movement, quickness, swiftness" emerged in late Old English (at first usually adverbially, in dative plural, as in spedum feran). The meaning "rate of motion or progress" (whether fast or slow) is from mid-14c"</p><p>You know what other word we didn't have until Middle English? "Hedgehog" :thinkhappy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115449951289321177
2025-10-30
<p>Did you know that once a species goes extinct, it's delisted from the endangered species act? <a href="https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2023-10/21-species-delisted-endangered-species-act-due-extinction" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fws.gov/press-release/2023-10/</span><span class="invisible">21-species-delisted-endangered-species-act-due-extinction</span></a></p><p>That means if you see an animal thought to be extinct, it's ok to kill it 🙃</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115464699148221891
2025-10-28
<p>Exit only?! That *is* an emergency!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115449393895126660
2025-10-30
2025-11-06
2025-10-30
<p>Schizoid personality disorder is a natural evolutionary defense when you live in a society where everything's a cult</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115463378958014423
2025-10-27
<p>Norman's Sky</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115448679184720613
2025-10-30
<p>Did you know? At seven hundred thousand meters long and weighing over 30 billion tons, Xenoturbella diabolus is the largest worm on earth and the largest living creature in existence. It spends its interminable life circling Earth's inner core. Approximately every 500k—1M years, for reasons unknown, it begins circling in the opposite direction, causing a reversal of Earth's dipole magnetic field</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115463270293550265
2025-10-30
<p>I'm Air Bud, the dog who plays sports<br />Watch me move the ball up and down the courts<br />Blow the whistle, coach, and I'll be on my way<br />There's nothing in the rules that says I can't play</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115461067819344291
2025-10-27
<p>Room parking only?! This *is* an emergency!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115448207431151700
2025-10-29
<p>How can I get this post in front of the surely sizable cross-section of people who fondly remember both TLC's "No Scrubs" and Perry Bible Fellowship? They'll enjoy this post</p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/TLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TLC</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/NoScrubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoScrubs</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/PerryBibleFellowship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PerryBibleFellowship</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/PBFComics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PBFComics</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115457598670190862
2025-10-27
<p>Weirdly Christmassy sentence here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115447381521276757
2025-10-27
<p>You can tell a lot about a person by what's on their bookshelf</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115447307070286250
2025-10-27
<p>It ruled, it had a bunch of music videos that AFAIK never aired on TV, an interactive boat-themed menu, behind the scenes stuff, weird little games, and it was a total value-add. Cost the same as a normal CD and there was no economic incentive other than "hey, maybe more people will buy this if we put some cool shit on it." It worked on me</p><p>There's a copy on archive.org but it won't really work on anything but Windows 95 or 98 (and 98 is iffy.) You can see some of it here <a href="https://youtu.be/uVMgXRGLzZE?si=0RP-TnSLXq6OMMqR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/uVMgXRGLzZE?si=0RP-Tn</span><span class="invisible">SLXq6OMMqR</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115446229589442741
2025-10-27
<p>I've seen people talk about "Enhanced CD" like it was purely a response by the music industry to piracy: add some value to the CD to entice people to buy it instead of downloading it from Napster; but that timeline doesn't add up, because the ECD that left the biggest impression on me was Tales from the Punchbowl, which came out in 1996 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Punchbowl#Enhanced_CD_reissue" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_fr</span><span class="invisible">om_the_Punchbowl#Enhanced_CD_reissue</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115446194972751196
2025-10-27
<p>"UMD releases of films ended in 2011. Games were published on UMD up until 2013. Production of UMDs ended when the last Japanese factory producing them closed in late 2016."</p><p>...what were the 2013-2016 UMDs used for? 🤨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115444015841079004
2025-10-27
<p>I asked for a TurboGrafx-CD for Christmas... I don't think they quite understood 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115443666456461424
2025-10-27
<p>Any time you see writing that's more than a couple sentences, and each one has a full line break after it? Like each sentence is its own paragraph? You can ignore it. You're not missing anything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115443541842997188
2025-10-26
<p>Happy Halloween from this <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/critter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>critter</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115442119761380392
2025-10-26
<p>When it comes to classic timepieces as dependable as they are retro-cool, you just can't go wrong with the SKMEI Men's Digital Watch Stainless Steel Band Water Resistant Electronic Square LED Back Light Wristwatch. There's a reason they've been making them just like this for 35 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115441970167505895
2025-10-26
<p>Also not to mention as a kid, the branching paths and unlockable characters made the game feel huge and full of mystery. Some might argue that detracts from the purity of the Castlevania action experience, but I never cared about that as much as exploring and seeing cool shit. (CV2 felt huge and full of mystery but in a very bad way)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115440888689787666
2025-10-26
<p>Okay, I spent some time with the Castlevanias and I remember why 3 is the best by default: it has a password system like 2, but unlike 2, it's a linear action game instead of an adventure game you can't finish without a walkthrough. CV1 had unlimited continues, but no password system, so it could only be finished if your parents allowed you to leave the NES on overnight. Which they really shouldn't, that's how you burn out the power supply</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115440876636870983
2025-10-25
<p>Splitting your JSON with sed and csplit; a correction regarding slugs <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/sed-and-csplit/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/sed-</span><span class="invisible">and-csplit/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115436474227462772
2025-10-25
2025-10-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wetdry.world/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> ah, so it turns out that when I converted the CSV to JSON it put it all on a single line. They're hanging because they had to soft-wrap >10k lines' worth of text. Makes total sense, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115436051545867743
2025-10-25
<p>Why is it that any text editor can open a 1.5 MB CSV file just fine, it doesn't even slow down, but the same app hangs when I try to open a 1.5MB JSON file? It's basically the same file, right? The same quantity of unicode text. Is it all the {} ? Are they too pointy and getting caught in the rollers, like sheets of paper with staples through a feed scanner? idgi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115435928043224825
2025-10-24
<p>Huh, I looked it up and apparently 1 had unlimited continues. I guess it was just still too hard for me to finish before I had to turn the console off. I don't remember it super well</p><p>CV2 was the one I bashed my head against for dozens or hundreds of hours because it had a password system. What a hateful game. After that, 3 felt like the best thing I'd ever played</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115430563710581001
2025-10-24
<p>CV3 was the best one by default because (1) it didn't limit your continues and (2) you could figure out what to do. If you play CV1 with save states or CV2 with a walkthrough, sure, those are better games. But as a kid with an NES, 3 was the first time Castlevania was playable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115430501364369172
2025-10-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine and Flux by Jinwoo Chong are two recent-ish sci-fi favorites. Both feature queer relationships, but not really romance in the "romance novel" sense. But they've got interesting original premises and are well-written</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115429389313382974
2025-10-24
<p>Dawson Van Der Creek</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115426412009641134
2025-10-23
<p>I'll see a Tron movie when they get Aphex Twin to do the soundtrack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115425250529625132
2025-10-23
<p>David Crane's Sid Meier's American McGee's Tom Clancy's Alice and her Six Rainbow Blobs: Trouble on Alpha Centauri</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115421305397092505
2025-10-22
<p>Migrating from bearblog to mataroa <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/bearblog-to-mataroa/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/bear</span><span class="invisible">blog-to-mataroa/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115417935738467521
2025-10-22
<p>There's absolutely no way the annual plan is the "most popular". Nobody's paying $160 to get a year's supply of Brain Age But On A Phone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115415018453712901
2025-10-22
<p>You know Brilliant, the website/app that gives you like a few math problems or brain teasers to solve every day? It costs almost 30 dollars a month</p><p>Gamepass suddenly not looking so bad, fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115415002156710563
2025-10-21
<p>How much salt to add to the water when you cook pasta/spaghetti <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/pasta-water-salt/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/past</span><span class="invisible">a-water-salt/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115412832609569092
2025-10-21
<p>The lengths Americans will go to avoid the metric system 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115412750882608032
2025-10-21
<p>I finished "Hook" for the NES with somewhere around 15000 points, and I never died because savestates. It's hard to imagine having a run where I get 7 times as many points as that to have something in the hundred thousands place in the score counter. I think it might literally be impossible, unless you can use the metal detector in the cavern levels to grind points for hours</p><p>Also it didn't let me enter my initials for the high score table when I won. Recognition for losers only</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115409685889306420
2025-10-20
2025-10-20
2025-10-20
<p>My "This is way too much text to put on a hat and no one's able to read it, I'm accepting suggestions for good short hat slogans if you happen to know any" hat is prompting a lot of complaints already addressed by the hat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115407647598230758
2025-10-20
<p>How to sort of fix a gamepad <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/how-to-sort-of-fix-a-gamepad/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/how-</span><span class="invisible">to-sort-of-fix-a-gamepad/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115407278658248297
2025-10-18
<p>I'm importing old posts into the new blog, and there are posts not even 4 months old with images that imgur has deleted for no reason. Fuck that website forever</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115397022866570361
2025-10-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> really glad you're liking it!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115396649351259146
2025-10-18
2025-10-18
2025-10-18
<p>A useful batch script; work update <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/a-useful-batch-script/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/a-us</span><span class="invisible">eful-batch-script/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115396194218031326
2025-10-17
<p>Aw. Silly scope</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115389825745149009
2025-10-16
<p>Euphoria > Not Like Us</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115383943338843822
2025-10-16
<p>Pass the ox cord *plays Tempest 2000 soundtrack*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115383932841295544
2025-10-15
<p>SkuDingBo - Bingo meets Sudoku <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/skudingbo/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/skud</span><span class="invisible">ingbo/</span></a>| A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115380664111494231
2025-10-23
<p>David Crane's Sid Meier's American McGee's Tom Clancy's Alice and her Six Rainbow Blobs: Trouble on Alpha Centauri</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115421305397092505
2025-10-22
<p>Migrating from bearblog to mataroa <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/bearblog-to-mataroa/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/blog/bear</span><span class="invisible">blog-to-mataroa/</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115417935738467521
2025-10-15
<p>I got a NNFreeSpaceNN!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115379302169484282
2025-10-15
<p>It's only a true Bingo if you win horizontally or diagonally. If you win vertically it's just BBBBB or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115379292458484082
2025-10-14
<p>If you got way into Computer Space in 1971, you were probably so fucking bummed when Pong came out. Like wow, this is what video games have devolved to. No physics, no strategy, no sophistication, no AI to challenge. Just slop for the sports-brained masses. So much for video games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115374678058269603
2025-10-14
<p>Road trip stories are sort of like "exploring a city" stories, except between every cool thing you find is 8 hours of nothing. Never saw the appeal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115374225560847635
2025-10-21
<p>I finished "Hook" for the NES with somewhere around 15000 points, and I never died because savestates. It's hard to imagine having a run where I get 7 times as many points as that to have something in the hundred thousands place in the score counter. I think it might literally be impossible, unless you can use the metal detector in the cavern levels to grind points for hours</p><p>Also it didn't let me enter my initials for the high score table when I won. Recognition for losers only</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115409685889306420
2025-10-13
<p>It's a real damning indictment of this platform (android) that the only way I can think to make a video small enough to post is to send it to myself on Signal and then download the compressed version. I still don't consider 1MB acceptable for a 5 second almost still recording, but there's no software I've found that can do better. I used to use FFshare but that stopped working. Why can my phone record video but not render it usable? wtf am I supposed to do with 16Mb/s video?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115367413319624691
2025-10-13
<p>So much for a relaxing day at the office by myself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115367343026133096
2025-10-12
<p>Burnout, moving the blog, a new creative project | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/burnout" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/burnout</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115362433258652629
2025-10-12
<p>New SMB1R level! It's called "Beach Brats". This one's easier than my other levels, a leisurely stroll through a fun environment, but there are still some hidden bees for the secret hunters. <a href="https://levelsharesquare.com/levels/68ebbeaf47e323e00310ce3a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">levelsharesquare.com/levels/68</span><span class="invisible">ebbeaf47e323e00310ce3a</span></a> (also on itch: <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/beach-brats" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/beach-brats</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/smb1r" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smb1r</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115361738571230015
2025-10-12
<p>Grift is just a scam by Big Fraud to sell more bunk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115359367215040645
2025-10-10
<p>Wow people weren't kidding, this new Taylor Swift album has some truly awful lyrics</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115352565778517068
2025-10-10
<p>Apple device owners will be like "this clock is a classic of industrial design" and then it looks exactly like every other clock except the hour hand has a circle on it and the clock costs $400. True product brain. I can glue a circle onto a regular clock</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115351387048400721
2025-10-10
<p>Weird that they decided to call them cubist nonograms and not Picrosso</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115350580182201170
2025-10-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> I wonder if they recorded their own soundalike because there was a market for media and organizations who wanted to license Thriller but couldn't afford MJ-level royalties. They knew someone would, so they might as well get a piece of that action too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115348015025141384
2025-10-10
2025-10-10
<p>It's called Xbox because when you see it you do this</p><p>🙅‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115347957391787910
2025-10-09
2025-10-09
<p>Imagining the meetings where they're coming up with a cartoon about a duck who's a vampire, and all of the writers are in unanimous agreement that the show should be called "Quackula", and the executives are like "we hear you and we'll take your feedback into consideration", and then later it's announced that they're going forward with "Duckula"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115345944014290258
2025-10-09
<p>The fried chicken sandwich was invented by the Colonel of Sanderswich</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115345858430208068
2025-10-09
<p>Matcha Man Rantea Savage</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115345801100574147
2025-10-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Recently_Coco" class="u-url mention">@<span>Recently_Coco</span></a></span> Yeah, Stadia's idea of having 5ghz wifi controllers that connect directly to the service always seemed like it'd have the best chance of working properly. Shame it didn't work out for them. Have you tried any of the other services? I just can't imagine a normal controller on a typical computer being a good experience</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115345496847384511
2025-10-09
<p>My initial opinion about "cloud" game streaming was "well, maybe it would be okay for turn-based games." But you know what? No, we deserve to play games with responsive menus and snappy navigation. Just because it's not mechanically relevant if a game feels bad to play, that doesn't mean we should accept it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115345172551649262
2025-10-07
<p>Before twitter we only had macroblogs. Hence the term "log", they're named for the big heavy object</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115334366814982547
2025-10-07
<p>About me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115334109296523035
2025-10-07
2025-10-07
<p>Was doing research on my new display name and encountered this lovely website, last updated in 2002: <a href="https://washbear.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">washbear.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115333564378723440
2025-10-07
<p>Actually it's pronounced "McUltra"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115330511917421205
2025-10-06
<p>I don't know how you fuck up HTML so badly that any text with formatting is ignored by android's accessibility reader. What they did is they took perfectly good information, and did a javascript to it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115327943881415098
2025-10-06
2025-10-06
<p>Relic of a bygone era</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115325208263571505
2025-10-05
<p>My second SMB1R level is done! Well, my second good one. It's called The 4th Element <a href="https://levelsharesquare.com/levels/68e3029622cfbe2ca4ccf6a9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">levelsharesquare.com/levels/68</span><span class="invisible">e3029622cfbe2ca4ccf6a9</span></a> </p><p>(also on itch <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/the-4th-element" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/the-4th-ele</span><span class="invisible">ment</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/SMB1R" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SMB1R</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115324223786661410
2025-10-04
<p>Personal Televisual Computer Vision</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115318441787552378
2025-10-04
<p>I love romantic literature</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115317553193606732
2025-10-04
<p>Manganese nodules: the blind boxes of the sea</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115313192234770602
2025-10-03
<p>Sponsorblock is one of the best pieces of software I've ever used. I dunno why I slept on it for so long. I guess I figured it would reduce performance, or would cause videos to buffer, or that the crowdsourced data would be inaccurate. Nope, works seamlessly every time <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef</span><span class="invisible">ox/addon/sponsorblock/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115312688790850576
2025-10-03
<p>There's no way as of yet in SMB1R to produce truly random outcomes (or pseudorandom, ykwim.) But I'm don't let that from stopping me from doing it anyway <a href="https://levelsharesquare.com/levels/68df29df22cfbe2ca4872e22" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">levelsharesquare.com/levels/68</span><span class="invisible">df29df22cfbe2ca4872e22</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115307753050696013
2025-10-03
2025-10-03
<p>If we're not supposed to do piracy how come it's called the C drive? Huh? Explain that? You can't?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115307436766019218
2025-10-02
<p>Good evening, friends. To commemorate the beginning of this special holiday season, I hope you'll join me for the next hour as I share thirty-six of my favorite chambers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115302001177090263
2025-10-01
<p>*points to person* Body language</p><p>*points to rock* No body language</p><p>*points to my sleeping cat* No body language</p><p>*points to different person* Body language</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115301416304940815
2025-10-01
<p>Ticketmaster should just let their customers fight to the death over who gets the best seats. Then they could sell tickets to that too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115299157307647448
2025-10-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> and to think just a few short years later programs would all start doing that automatically. He was on the cutting edge of computer ruining</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115299078310928477
2025-10-01
<p>Dang, Windows 3.0 is awesome. I'll never have to set up a game of solitaire again 🤯 it shuffles the deck and sets it up instantly! And it's built in for free!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115299036458369025
2025-09-30
<p>Sunny protects me from vicious monster attack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115295782234166102
2025-09-30
<p>I don't think I realized this when I read the Guide as a kid, but Arthur Dent asking the Heart of Gold computer for a cup of tea couldn't have been a startrek parody because TNG wasn't made until years after that book was written. Was startrek making a HG2G reference??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115293500818861744
2025-09-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> no</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115293475922298454
2025-09-30
<p>minterpunct@www.gamemaking.stickstickly.newyorkcity.newyorkstate.10108.com</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115293471422036331
2025-09-30
<p>It's nice to see people getting their skeletons in the Halloween spirit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115293350317665586
2025-09-29
<p>Reviews are in, and Night Flight is a 5-star quality level. Now you can enjoy version 1.1, featuring even more secrets. <a href="https://levelsharesquare.com/levels/68d93f6c22cfbe2ca416d1b3#" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">levelsharesquare.com/levels/68</span><span class="invisible">d93f6c22cfbe2ca416d1b3#</span></a>! (or <a href="https://mattbee.zone/files/NightFlight.lvl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/files/NightFlight</span><span class="invisible">.lvl</span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115290298307923322
2025-09-29
<p>I think there's definitely a future for AI: video games will always need guys who try to hide from you when you shoot at them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115289419650278289
2025-09-29
<p>More like Bill Greats. Cuz his computer software program is one of the greats :o)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115289414256808380
2025-09-29
<p>Cui bono? Well, bonos football, bonos baseball...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115289076544886666
2025-09-29
2025-09-28
<p>My microwave's timer stops when you open the door, quite naturally - but it does this even if I'm only using it as a timer. I'm not cooking food in the microwave, but it stops the timer anyway. I can't find Kenmore on Github, so I'm not sure how to report the bug</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115284172119864634
2025-09-28
2025-09-28
<p>Joe Mantegna Sports Talk Football</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115284111423610112
2025-09-28
<p>My first original SMB1R level is done. It's called Night Flight. It's more challenging than my SML 1-1 remake. I hope you enjoy. <a href="https://levelsharesquare.com/levels/68d93f6c22cfbe2ca416d1b3#" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">levelsharesquare.com/levels/68</span><span class="invisible">d93f6c22cfbe2ca416d1b3#</span></a>! (also on itch if LSS goes down <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/nightflight" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/nightflight</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115282292077937002
2025-09-27
<p>Really excited about my next SMB1R level! This is just the thing I needed to get the old game making pipes singing again. I didn't have a Wii U, so I missed out on Making Mario. Happy I get to participate this time around</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115276780363558938
2025-09-27
<p>Well, the level editor is no Super Mario Maker, but few things are. Here's an adapted Super Mario Land 1-1, which took a ridiculous amount of time for how simple it is <a href="https://levelsharesquare.com/levels/68d7578722cfbe2ca4f7e5b7#" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">levelsharesquare.com/levels/68</span><span class="invisible">d7578722cfbe2ca4f7e5b7#</span></a>!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115274102532165990
2025-09-26
<p>Run for a third term</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115273227101953758
2025-09-26
<p>What do you suppose Washington and Lincoln didn't do that they thought Roosevelt shouldn't do either?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115273225738454230
2025-09-26
<p>You: [the javascript version of ms-paint]</p><p>Me: Johann Sebastian Paint??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115272416006200273
2025-09-26
<p>The main characters of Contra are red pants guy (Oliver North) and blue pants guy (Caspar Weinberger)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115272191728894485
2025-09-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span> I saw that in the settings, but nothing happened when I did it in normal portrait mode, so I thought it was broken. Thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115271843073543543
2025-09-26
<p>Also happy 1312</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115271739840449342
2025-09-26
<p>I saw that post reminding people that android has a split screen mode, so I tried to have a twitch stream in the top half and my IM client in the bottom half</p><p>Twitch really doesn't want you not looking at chat, huh? They have to cram it in there somehow. You may not just watch! You must engage!</p><p>edit: in that mode you can double-tap the video to make chat go away, thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115271737210260994
2025-09-26
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Critter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Critter</span></a> sighting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115271433070022167
2025-09-26
2025-09-26
<p>"It's your dinner, and it's time you got paid to eat it"</p><p>"She's your wife, and it's time you got paid to fuck her"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115268386977848393
2025-09-26
<p>Signed <a href="https://github.com/Plan-Vert/open-letter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/Plan-Vert/open-lett</span><span class="invisible">er</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115267743266237877
2025-09-25
<p>For any parishioners watching their sugar intake, you can now get sacramental wine sweetened with eucharlose</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115266831421051291
2025-09-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> ah yeah, the specific device is probably a factor. I've only ever had budget android phones so it wouldn't surprise me if they all use cheap, less reliable components</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115266468708348223
2025-09-25
<p>Bilboard Bagginzine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115266318243301574
2025-09-25
<p>Now that we have LLMs, I no longer need to panic when someone asks me if I can recommend a good book to read. Instead of turning over every possibility in my mind, sweating and mumbling while I desperately try to think of an answer that won't elicit scorn and derision at my lack of sophistication, I can simply ask the computer. The answer is Shakespeare. Shakespeare is a good book to read</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115266247651363361
2025-09-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://awoo.space/@noiob" class="u-url mention">@<span>noiob</span></a></span> Sorry, I meant something with the form factor of the playtile. Hold the phone vertically, 4-6 buttons and a D-Pad at the bottom, the top half becomes the screen. Something small enough to keep in my pocket</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115265271176028475
2025-09-25
<p>What I'd really like is a controller that my phone slides into like a dock and connects via USB. Surely something like this is possible? I've seen videos of people connecting USB floppy drives and other silliness to their phone through the charging port, why not a gamepad? That would finally make the smartphone a useful gaming device, but I've never seen anything like it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115265238598234961
2025-09-25
<p>This seems neat <a href="https://get.playtil.es/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">get.playtil.es/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> but I'm worried about latency. I checked my reaction time at <a href="https://cps-check.com/reaction-test" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cps-check.com/reaction-test</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and I consistently get at least 100ms more lag on my phone vs. the computer, and button travel time will presumably add a few ms on top of that. I just don't know if touchscreens will ever be an appropriate input for action games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115265195094303589
2025-09-25
<p>Happy 3 non-consecutive squares day. Last one until April 4, 2036</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115265022700590000
2025-09-25
<p>Yeah, that's pretty special</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115262598161376293
2025-09-25
<p>Doug The Bounty Hunter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115262433362108990
2025-09-24
<p>I firmly believe that bootleg game consoles should be demonstrated in one-take videos by nerds filming on their couch, not highly-polished and edited videos with charismatic hosts. This is disturbing to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115261808069624251
2025-09-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> Bull of Heaven has some great dark analog ambient/drone pieces. Personal faves:</p><p>Even To The Edge Of Doom <a href="https://archive.org/details/028--EvenToTheEdgeOfDoom" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/028--EvenT</span><span class="invisible">oTheEdgeOfDoom</span></a></p><p>Like The First Pine Cone <a href="https://archive.org/details/101LikeTheFirstPineCone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/101LikeThe</span><span class="invisible">FirstPineCone</span></a></p><p>Pitiless Light Over the Stony Landscape <a href="https://archive.org/details/236PitilessLightOverTheStonyLandscape" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/236Pitiles</span><span class="invisible">sLightOverTheStonyLandscape</span></a></p><p>The Ruin and Absence of the World <a href="https://archive.org/details/293TheRuinAndAbsenceOfTheWorld" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/293TheRuin</span><span class="invisible">AndAbsenceOfTheWorld</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115260098356475647
2025-09-24
<p>I've always been more of a "Heart of Glass" fan, myself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115259622011795122
2025-09-24
<p>Italian plumber: These kids, why they all wanna skip-a de toilet? Eh?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115257011013958579
2025-09-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> gotta look their best for Terrapinterest</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115254282563498764
2025-09-23
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Critter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Critter</span></a> sighting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115254065610705216
2025-09-23
<p>A lot of streamers address their cat in French?? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115253873083181836
2025-09-23
<p>People think animals aren't as smart as people, but Sunny can instantly identify the sound of me getting her bag of treats out of its hiding spot (as opposed to a million other plastic objects in a million other locations)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115253860603102505
2025-09-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> The article you linked explains that it's a legal fiction implemented so that all of Kiribati, a nation composed of distant islands over a vast stretch of ocean, is on the same side of the international date line. It's to ensure that every part of the country shares the same five weekdays for conducting official business and so forth. (all time zones are political fictions, this is just one of the weirder ones)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115251623238918496
2025-09-26
<p>Signed <a href="https://github.com/Plan-Vert/open-letter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/Plan-Vert/open-lett</span><span class="invisible">er</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115267743266237877
2025-09-23
<p>Just finished King of Kings, the new book about the Iranian revolution. There's nothing about the Shah sleeping in Lee Harvey's grave, but otherwise it's very good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115251310068872961
2025-09-22
2025-09-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@palomakop" class="u-url mention">@<span>palomakop</span></a></span> 1. Android (Subway Tooter)</p><p>2. Debian (Firefox)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115250495300176298
2025-09-22
<p>I super wasn't looking forward to my walk today. I've been dealing with some exhaustion, and I could feel the lead in my limbs extra hard this morning. But as soon as I switched from podcasts to music, a force overcame me, and my legs began moving as if of their own accord; as if by magic.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115248880411422189
2025-09-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> nah that counts, I was just fishing for a more interesting answer than Space Invaders II 😅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115247967823205910
2025-09-21
<p>Never mind. Atari was releasing a billion games a year, I should've guessed they'd be the first. 1974, "Tank II", the sequel to "Tank" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_(video_game)#Reception_and_legacy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_(vi</span><span class="invisible">deo_game)#Reception_and_legacy</span></a>. They also have the dubious honor of having released the first threequel, "Tank III" in 1975</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115243445549968890
2025-09-21
<p>Still, that game was released in the US (much more honestly) as "Space Invaders Deluxe" so I wonder what was the first one we got here. AFAICT, it was Donkey Kong 3 in October 1983, just barely beating out Pole Position 2 in November of that year. But that's a pretty long gap, so I bet there's *some* obscure game I'm missing between them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115243415947522284
2025-09-21
<p>I noticed that a lot of early video games eschewed numerical sequel titles--you had Ms. Pac-Man, Millipede, Galaga, Donkey Kong Jr., etc. I wondered, what's the earliest game to just slap a "2" after the title?</p><p>Boring answer. There was a "Space Invaders Part II" released a year after the original. It's the same game <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Invaders_Part_II" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_In</span><span class="invisible">vaders_Part_II</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115243406820387301
2025-09-21
<p>The SMB1R version of Lost Levels lets you just play the bonus levels, which is very nice of them, since I have very little interest in finishing the game eight times</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115243215072666473
2025-09-21
<p>Local dishes in the US are always like "actually you're *supposed* to use cheez whiz instead of real cheese" or "actually you're *supposed* to eat it on two slices of cheap white bread. If you use good bread you're not one of us." What a scam</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115239961414597555
2025-09-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span> Jeez, I totally missed that the settings screen had multiple pages 😖 infinite lives is what I actually wanted, thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115239498533801782
2025-09-21
<p>SM1R saves your game at the beginning of each new level, but it follows traditional Mario convention in that it will only let you *continue* from the beginning of the world, i.e., if you lose your last life in 8-3 you have to continue from 8-1. So when you die, you want to hit alt-F4 as quickly as possible, so you can load your save without risk of losing progress</p><p>I thought we'd moved past this :acnl_sigh:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115239450181322590
2025-09-21
<p>Wile Entertainment Coyote</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115239408538718269
2025-09-20
<p>SMB1R has some killer original tracks. I wish I knew who to credit this to but I can't find a breakdown by track. The composers include AMER241, HDTV, BLINDSPUUT and LEVIR.STAR. Whoever's responsible for this one in particular, excellent work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115238741360659236
2025-09-20
<p>Yeah you're right, I should probably stick to books</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115237975510753377
2025-09-20
<p>Oh yeah I forgot, the Lost Levels suck. That's why they were lost</p><p>Maybe I'll just do SMB Special. That should be pretty breezy in the actual NES engine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115237530518284221
2025-09-20
<p>Moving on to Lost Levels now. I think they should have someone else at the end of the castle when you're playing as Toad. Perfect place for a Birdo cameo IMO</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115237366999106153
2025-09-20
<p>Hey I did it! Haven't actually finished SMB1 in quite some time. Nice way to play it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115237333186653673
2025-09-20
<p>Dial V for vituperativeness</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115234806448576142
2025-09-20
<p>Huh, surprised Super Mario Bros. Remastered didn't fix the bug where Bowser's fireballs are backwards. Otherwise pretty solid so far. Lots of smart changes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115234426395384050
2025-09-19
<p>Should I start watching movies on my phone at work?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115231471224306899
2025-09-19
2025-09-18
2025-09-18
<p>Not only is there no way to opt out of seeing quote boosts in my home timeline, hiding boosts from a particular account doesn't affect quote boosts. Apparently they don't count</p><p>The clients I use both display quote boosts as "RE:" followed by a link, so I muted that. Interestingly, this *also* seems to mute those posts in the web interface, so I guess it's still just "RE:" under the hood. Glad there's a workaround, sucks that it's necessary</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115226367185404629
2025-09-18
<p>Dragon Warrior 7 on the playstation is my favorite RPG, so when the 3DS remake came out in 2016 I bought it day one. I played it for about an hour. That's when I swore off remakes forever, unless it's a fan project (like DQ+) the original is always going to be better. This is because publishers don't understand their own games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115226137010470028
2025-09-18
<p>Higher-res engine and textures for the 3D environments. Nicely scaled sprites. Modernize the menu so you can see more information and easily transfer multiple items between characters' inventories. Redo the CG cutscenes. Add a scanner that tells you how many shards are left to find in the current area</p><p>That's it, the PS version is otherwise a perfect game as-is. Very sad that they keep fucking it up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115226070433314173
2025-09-18
<p>At work I keep a sticky note under my monitor to remind me of the date of the batch of documents I'm working on. Once I move on to the next batch, I cross it out and write the next date. Once the post-it is full, I throw it away and start a new one. The upshot is that, for the last couple days, anyone looking at my desk would probably think I'm taking "Never Forget" a bit too literally</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115225411781870579
2025-09-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> ah okay, that's decent. I typically start the day with 200mg so my baseline might be somewhat skewed lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115221562610624016
2025-09-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> 200 is pretty standard for a medium-sized can, some of them are pushing closer to 300 now. 16mg is half the caffeine of a can of coke, I'm surprised they sold it as an energy drink with that little</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115221274006671945
2025-09-17
<p>Very Nintendo of them to acknowledge that the Virtual Boy exists after the death of their other console with a 3D display. The *one* case you could make for re-selling Virtual Boy games is "hey, the 3DS is a thing and it's neat that you can kinda see these games in their original form without needing a terrible expensive uncomfortable plastic viewfinder"</p><p>But Nintendo's like "What do you mean? The viewfinder is the point"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115221181488618069
2025-09-17
<p>EA should skip the next 3 sequels and call the next one Sk8. That's the only thing that'll save the franchise I reckon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115219727117473774
2025-09-17
<p>Been going to this doctor nearly three years now and I'm seeing NO results</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115217720875512895
2025-09-16
<p>Happy 3 consecutive squares day (9-16-25). Last one we'll have for 91 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115215176494829799
2025-09-16
<p>After rent and a huge pharmacy bill last week, we're pretty much tapped out until payday. If anyone has a couple bucks to throw my way for lunch I'd appreciate it :blobheart: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bluelander" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/bluelander</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115214392351726202
2025-09-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.puppydogging.com/@lint" class="u-url mention">@<span>lint</span></a></span> nope, didn't know that's a thing. I'll give it a look</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115214356269158786
2025-09-16
<p>Ugh... keyword mutes no longer synchronize with pinafore :cq_dead:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115211501003454809
2025-09-16
<p>I understand why wine couldn't handle it though, look at how high-tech this one is <a href="https://youtu.be/gaOc2euifAM?feature=shared&t=3833" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/gaOc2euifAM?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=3833</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115211052261410799
2025-09-15
<p>I almost finished a full game of Gooch Grundy's X-Decathlon, but it crashed loading the final event 😔 no highly coveted Gooch Grundy badge for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115211021876865172
2025-09-15
<p>Look at this bullshit. There's no way to dismiss this dialog. Every timer I set will henceforth have to be X minutes and 11 seconds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115210891638829475
2025-09-15
<p>Huh, the mystery of Chris Houlihan has been solved <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY00ri_a9y4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=SY00ri_a9y4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Turns out it's just some guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115206314181999620
2025-09-14
<p>You have to put your own oxygen mask on first, so you can help others. And if your neighbor is old or looks weak? Take their oxygen too, they're not going to be able to help anyone. And if any of the other passengers have their mask on but isn't pulling their weight? Take their oxygen, save it for the pilot, who statistically speaking is the most likely to help the most people. Can you imagine what even an average pilot could accomplish with eight times as much oxygen? So many potential utilons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115204732277252528
2025-09-14
2025-09-14
<p>Based on what little I've heard about Elizabeth Gilbert, I don't think it's a coincidence that she went to three countries that start with "I"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115203670107545309
2025-09-12
<p>Where can I get one of these high-paying jobs that requires utmost discretion? I'm the most discreet person who's ever lived. I never talk about anything with anybody. It's my default state of being. All my talents are being wasted</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115192026765903313
2025-09-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> "It's narratively inevitable, might as well go ahead and eat it"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115191608678582917
2025-09-12
<p>I'm struggling to find any pickles made with actual ingredients, and not just vinegar and chemicals. Even the name brands have largely given up. I was comparison shopping online, looking at the ingredient labels and found this one jar of Wal-Mart pickles that claimed to contain at least some dill and garlic. I was skeptical, but thought maybe there are actual rules in place if you want to label them "kosher".</p><p>The image was a lie. No dill. No garlic. Just vinegar and chemicals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115189243267800899
2025-09-11
<p>After much deliberation, I expanded my list of the best rock songs of the 2000s so far from 10 to 25 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLmLpA-wOYpRai4d1HRvgOQsdL55JDRf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL</span><span class="invisible">mLpA-wOYpRai4d1HRvgOQsdL55JDRf</span></a></p><p>Just one critter's silly opinion, but I have strong anecdotal evidence suggesting mine is correct</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115187382126018422
2025-09-10
<p>I wish I were a "10x engineer". I'd *love* to only work 4 hours a week</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115181108787666048
2025-09-10
<p>Need to get out of the android ecosystem, but I can't find any good guides to dual-booting LuneOS and Haiku on a Microsoft Kin with Lineage virtualization 😔 why doesn't the FOSS community ever think about *my* needs??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115180971110013788
2025-09-10
<p>Was almost on time for work this morning, but then there were three deers having breakfast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115180059803314085
2025-09-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> Still remember this more than any of my childhood addresses haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115178051278412949
2025-09-10
<p>Good news everyone: this trademark is dead and cancelled as of 2022. You are now free to use it for your own business and/or product <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76173568&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=761</span><span class="invisible">73568&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115177978516322568
2025-09-09
<p>It would be nice if I lived in a world where people in power weren't constantly doing the "wow cool robot" meme</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115174957022467215
2025-09-08
2025-09-08
<p>3000 years of philosophy and we don't even have a definition of "intelligence" everyone can agree on. But yeah AGI is probably 3-5 years away</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115168988493136611
2025-09-08
2025-09-08
<p>Iconic combo: "justmytoots.com" link in bio + has never boosted or interacted with another person</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115166735961252095
2025-09-07
<p>*grandpa Simpson voice* That was the first video game I ever played and I didn't like it one bit! It was disgusting and violent. I think all you people are despicable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115164973318717559
2025-09-07
<p>It would be really funny if this was his takeaway *after* finishing the game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115164938574794052
2025-09-07
<p>Laundry day special: pet one cat, get one free</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115164718169694232
2025-09-05
2025-09-05
<p>.png (pretty nice graphic)<br />.jpg (just passable graphic)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115152714454885204
2025-09-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Right? I'm pretty good to my subconscious, idk why it would betray me like this 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115152601677180718
2025-09-05
<p>Oh-hecktron</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115151755753362301
2025-09-05
<p>I was sitting in some sort of rocky field, looking at the stars, listening to crickets and feeling sorry for myself after failing to connect with anyone at a social event and leaving prematurely. As I got up to head home, a boar ran up out of nowhere, shot like a missile towards my crotch, and proceeded to masticate my junk</p><p>"This is a bad dream," I thought with the annoyed tone of having just watched a bad movie. "Why the fuck did I dream this"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115151508818712732
2025-09-05
<p>Is this a "Mario Bros." reference?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115149282690947726
2025-09-04
<p>90-year mortgages</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115146895880713949
2025-09-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@liamvhogan" class="u-url mention">@<span>liamvhogan</span></a></span> I haven't watched the show, I understand the expression and its context but it's not a term I use personally</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115146273008306795
2025-09-04
<p>Moedorowsky's Kyun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115143955650340357
2025-09-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> It's named after the Japanese word for key. So "kah-gee" (hard G)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115143807572086513
2025-09-03
<p>Truly this day, we can say that justice has truly been served 🇺🇸 <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/TheSystemWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheSystemWorks</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115142915001853053
2025-09-03
<p>I've hit rock bottom several times now, but fortunately each time the baseline has increased by a small amount. In mental health circles we call this "prestiging"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115142743296829785
2025-09-03
<p>Operating table? I sure hope it is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115142723396782129
2025-09-08
2025-09-03
<p>Instead of Willy Wonka I think a better title would've been "Captain Chocolate and the Chocolatiers"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115137847697331960
2025-09-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> Chemist, premise, chimera?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115137162198082293
2025-09-01
<p>Can't relate to anime protagonists who get isekai'd and their first thought is "I need to figure out how to get home". At least take a look around. Maybe the new place is better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115129664482291732
2025-09-01
<p>*commenting on poor quality of Working Designs Sega CD VO recordings* Wow, was this localized entirely within Victor Ireland's kitchen??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115129444334488646
2025-09-01
<p>Glad they can back this claim up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115127223454929380
2025-09-01
<p>The "wall jumping" in Super Metroid is a crime. Someone should be in jail</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115126234035117711
2025-08-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> What about the Chevy Trax? Is it a sporty hatchback? I ask only because there happens to be one parked in front of me as I read your post lol. I don't know cars but it seems like it would carry a decent amount for its size</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115124858124910181
2025-08-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> I found a gamefaqs thread and apparently this is "the noob bridge"</p><p>To be fair, I could've downloaded the manual, but I haven't needed it up to this point! They thought of everything, except having some sort of visual indicator when you press the B button</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115124112837563453
2025-08-31
<p>Okay, there's a run button 🤦‍♀️ </p><p>The game never told me there's a run button</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115124056565200985
2025-08-31
<p>Is it possible to softlock in Super Metroid?? Ended up in a weird situation where I can't progress because I don't have the Go Fast Boots yet, but I can't backtrack because there's no way back through this door. I've looked for destructible terrain everywhere, there doesn't seem to be any other way to go. Am I expected to quit and reload my save? Everything else seems so methodically designed, that would be quite surprising</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115124025631815860
2025-08-30
<p>Just compiled my website quotes of the day for September. There are some really funny ones I forgot about in there. Make sure you visit every day <a href="https://mattbee.zone/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115118944625780651
2025-08-30
<p>Three things I recently learned about myself | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/learning-things" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/learning-thi</span><span class="invisible">ngs</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115115509100973399
2025-08-29
<p>Um excuse me, I don't "play with legos". How dare you. I'm a brickist</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115114156952775383
2025-08-29
<p>Oh! November is novel writing month because novel and November both start with "nov". Now I get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115110123169440809
2025-08-29
<p>I would like to stop posting every day but I can't yet | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/day-28" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/day-28</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115110055394802051
2025-08-28
<p>"Facts & Figures" would be a good name for a tabletop roleplaying game about data science</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115106722580453004
2025-08-28
<p>Dear Google﹕ I will never see another one of your ads | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/adproof" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/adproof</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115104296292223261
2025-08-28
<p>...people pronounce /etc like "etsy"?? :cq_dead:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115103737893999916
2025-08-27
<p>Unexplained Sounds<br />by Noah Pareidolia</p><p>1. The Hum<br />2. Skyquakes<br />3. The Ping<br />4. Upsweep<br />5. Whistle<br />6. Bloop<br />7. Julia<br />8. Slow Down<br />9. Sea Train<br />10. Bio-duck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115101466362544280
2025-08-27
<p>August is a busy month | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/busy-august" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/busy-august</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115098083082523922
2025-08-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> Huh, I thought that was his under-wear</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115097512683710221
2025-08-26
<p>Everyone clucking about "steroids" knows nothing about economics. That's the kind of growth you *want* when your Barry bonds mature</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115096913736100813
2025-08-26
2025-08-26
2025-08-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Heck yeah. I should start a C&G re-read</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115093004472106752
2025-08-26
<p>Wow, I've got nothing today | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/got-nothing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/got-nothing</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115092860311201557
2025-08-25
<p>Every prime number looks even more prime on your colleague's side of the chalkboard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115091519859319209
2025-08-25
<p>The "micro-generation" that emerged between 2001 and 2008, known as the µmers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115091316128913010
2025-08-25
<p>Try our new low-crab breakfast platter. Guaranteed to contain almost no crab</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115090147018075431
2025-08-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Recently_Coco" class="u-url mention">@<span>Recently_Coco</span></a></span> ohh, I should've guessed. I watched some of that show but not enough to get the reference, apparently :blobheart: thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115089405614284029
2025-08-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Recently_Coco" class="u-url mention">@<span>Recently_Coco</span></a></span> I don't really know what that means, sorry 😔 like pearly white?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115087418693390373
2025-08-24
<p>The 10 best rock songs of the last 25 years? | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/best-rock-songs-2K" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/best-rock-so</span><span class="invisible">ngs-2K</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115085992003434865
2025-08-24
<p>Lifehack: purchase toilet paper</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115082161015788392
2025-08-24
<p>Hillsfar꞉ not good | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/hillsfar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/hillsfar</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115081935027289102
2025-08-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hrprmd" class="u-url mention">@<span>hrprmd</span></a></span> So far everyone who's replied saying they use the terms for different things has the same usage pattern. It seems like at least an informal convention, which is really interesting. I wonder how it came about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115080909761860561
2025-08-23
<p>I have a cautious belly too, I don't think that's any kind of reason to go to war</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115080565393133875
2025-08-23
<p>Watching Jeff Gersmann play the NES version of Hillsfar made me curious about the DOS version... I downloaded it from GOG, because I bought a collection of D&D games forever ago. It seems better, but I can't get very far, because it uses code wheel copy protection, the game isn't cracked, and the "code wheel" provided by GOG is just a PDF of every possible wheel combination 🙄 fuck off, this isn't usable. Fraudulent product</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115080367855552250
2025-08-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> Flowers fresh from Ft. LORBAd4Le</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115079486599292152
2025-08-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Recently_Coco" class="u-url mention">@<span>Recently_Coco</span></a></span> that's what <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> said too! I believe I use the terms interchangeably for both kinds, but I think I'm more likely to use "tape measure" for the sewing kind. It seem more tape-like to me, and thus it makes more sense to my brain for "tape" to be the primary word. I'm probably an outlier though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115079477771505837
2025-08-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> interesting, I suspected some people use the terms to make this distinction but I wasn't sure which direction it would go</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115079263860287737
2025-08-23
<p>Poll</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115079230431753617
2025-08-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> my vote is for Pancham</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115075679771525981
2025-08-23
<p>Small good things | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/small-good-things" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/small-good-t</span><span class="invisible">hings</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115075559564890484
2025-08-22
2025-08-22
<p>The era of the fire-breathing mammal is here. Reptiles had their turn. It's time for the warmbloods to turn up the heat. The Horse? The Gibbon? The Wolf? Each is the best version of itself at last with a new fiery belch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115074352806601244
2025-08-22
<p>Books - finishing the Parker trilogy; Antkind | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/antkind" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/antkind</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115069804004114341
2025-08-21
<p>Oh no, someone make a Shadow Library Uptime Monitor uptime monitor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115069435408606081
2025-08-21
<p>New fork I love you, cuz you're breaking my tart</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115068343792177222
2025-08-21
<p>Inspired by that post about rectangular thinking, I spent some time learning how to use xlookup on one of our data spreadsheets. Now when I enter a name, it automatically fills in their number and organization based on previous data. I knew this must be possible, but it never seemed worth learning how to save a few seconds of typing per entry. Well, it took like 10 minutes to figure out, and it already feels worth it, and I expect will much more so in the long term. Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> !</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115067198152957716
2025-08-21
2025-08-21
<p>Today's post is a rerun from 2005 | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/rerun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/rerun</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115064348970408331
2025-08-20
2025-08-20
2025-08-20
<p>I don't think it's hyperbole to suggest that they're coming for our brains with more hunger, determination and ill intent than any zombie, real or fictional</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115062834577578419
2025-08-20
<p>Embrace your workflow<br />Provide AI extensions<br />Extinguish independent thought</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115062789602434778
2025-08-20
<p>techcrunk dot com</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115061332210654805
2025-08-20
<p>I saw Bagfoot; humans are not designed to M; new calendar meta | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/bagfoot" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/bagfoot</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115058619566579026
2025-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@danana_dread" class="u-url mention">@<span>danana_dread</span></a></span> that's more or less how I meant it, the emoji was like celebratory punctuation haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115055459118556040
2025-08-19
<p>My fire alarm went off at 05h00 | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/fire-alarm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115052801109826015
2025-08-18
<p>I've changed my mind about calendars. The week should run Monday-Sunday, not Sunday-Saturday. Non-Americans are right</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115050568772371811
2025-08-18
<p>Wanna feel young? Compared to people in the past, you are :blobcheerbounce:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115047442991720915
2025-08-18
<p>Respect to (1) black cats and (2) classic films | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/sunny-ben-hur" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/sunny-ben-hur</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115047295965901932
2025-08-17
<p>It's <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/SunnyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SunnyDay</span></a>, and also (apparently) <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/BlackCatAppreciationDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlackCatAppreciationDay</span></a>. So here she is. Appreciate her!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115046120073373292
2025-08-17
<p>If Charles Dickens lived in the present day and was also a rapper, which I assume he would be, he'd probably go by the name "C. Dicky", so I call him that out of respect for his unrealized 21st century passion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115045365781684788
2025-08-17
<p>The forgotten history of the 45box format | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/45-box" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/45-box</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115041944891471844
2025-08-16
<p>This is the ultimate hoedown of improv comedy<br />With Laura Hall on piano, and Colin Mochrie<br />With no funny jokes, and just one boring melody<br />The Whose Line is it hoedown is the worst thing on TV</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115039461411655233
2025-08-16
<p>They put me in a video game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115039042493629133
2025-08-15
2025-08-15
<p>Can any of my Seattle mutuals confirm or deny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115034487005452629
2025-08-15
<p>Anniversary day, mid-Blaugust check-in | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/blaugust-break" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/blaugust-bre</span><span class="invisible">ak</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115033500236082561
2025-08-15
2025-08-15
<p>Water cooler tech nobody needed or asked for | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/water-tech" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/water-tech</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115030733265035984
2025-08-14
2025-08-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> thanks for reading! Yeah Dortmunder seems like it might be more my kind of genre</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115025230849047106
2025-08-14
<p>Misc. updates - Gauntlet, Parker, Linux, Work | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/misc-updates" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/misc-updates</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115025092374314116
2025-08-13
<p>Instead of saying "bless you" when someone sneezes, I think we should shout "undo the future that is ah-choo!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115021904778561072
2025-08-13
<p>mfw I'm enjoying stereo music</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115019194634708577
2025-08-12
<p>Quick suggestion for people who write account recovery questions | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/recovery-qs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/recovery-qs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115018489395989200
2025-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> It sounds natural if you compare a singular noun to a plural one, like "my cat is the way all cats are." Singular they is still grammatically plural, so I don't see any discrepancy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115018249086304910
2025-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> oh for sure, it just always shocks me when a legitimate doctor *does* go down that rabbit hole. The purely fake doctors, I can understand their M.O., but for a succesful *actual* doctor, that's a lot of a person's life to throw away to become a pariah for no reason. You're right that the fake doctors are the bigger threat though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115017552349922235
2025-08-12
<p>Well, I went through 11 long grueling years of undergrad, medical school and residency, but I did it! I finally have the credentials I need to scam people, lose my medical license, and pivot to being a right-wing internet grifter. It was a tough road, but it'll all be worth it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115017431193656337
2025-08-12
<p>Mp3s are still good | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/mp3s-are-good" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/mp3s-are-good</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115013023184662962
2025-08-11
<p>My Sunday shift was okay | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/work-was-okay" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/work-was-okay</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115007847765329104
2025-08-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> the Boku no Natsuyasumi series ("My Summer Vacation") and its modern spiritual sequel, "Natsu-mon: 20th Century Summer Kid"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115004919575962477
2025-08-10
<p>For a brief magical moment I thought a deer in the back yard was going to be friends with a cat, but then the cat took a swipe at it 😿 guess I don't live in a studio Ghibli movie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115001807135353051
2025-08-09
<p>Had a relaxing day at work for once; what I've been reading | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/relaxing-day" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/relaxing-day</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/115000409149066020
2025-08-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> Ugh, I'm sorry you're still stuck with that nonsense :blobheart: also impressive that they would implement some weird workaround JUST for 911 instead of fixing the phone system lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114996263089384760
2025-08-08
<p>Dialing 9 for an “outside line” was a UX disaster | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/dialing-nine" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/dialing-nine</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114995853332725880
2025-08-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I'm sure it's not a bad game if you know the boss order, but I no longer have the patience to figure it out. After 2, the boss concepts don't really lend themselves to educated guesses</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114995541578371787
2025-08-08
<p>I'm no Megaman 3 enjoyer, but the boss intro jingle is much better than the one from the first 2 games. Very odd that they'd go back to the old one for Megaman 4</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114995436263759211
2025-08-08
<p>Do I like country music? An investigation | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/country-music" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/country-music</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114990543354210071
2025-08-07
<p>Today I learned there’s a band called “Diamond Rio“ that predates the Mp3 player | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/diamond-rio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/diamond-rio</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114985132617787636
2025-08-06
<p>Just realized how clever the Video Game History foundation's logo is. First is the square, representing the pixel graphics of the first era of video games. Next is a hexagon, representing the low-poly graphics of the second era. Finally you have the circle, representing the number of degrees you turn to walk away from the Xbox 360</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114983711380788214
2025-08-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Recently_Coco" class="u-url mention">@<span>Recently_Coco</span></a></span> hm, did he ever have any songs making fun of Nu Metal? :acnl_thinking: that might be cathartic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114982111001998514
2025-08-06
<p>It's just as well this list cuts off before the third thing. I don't think anything could win me back after the second one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114981978271783883
2025-08-05
<p>I need to fix my website | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/lets-get-it-together" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/lets-get-it-</span><span class="invisible">together</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114978340935980519
2025-08-05
<p>Forgot my flash drive today | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/forgot-my-flash-drive" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/forgot-my-fl</span><span class="invisible">ash-drive</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114973438486290951
2025-08-04
<p>With my luck I'd get the *one* wasp with the mutation that once the food runs out makes it evolve into a version with a taste for human flesh. That's how it always goes with me and parasites 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114972970879895905
2025-08-04
2025-08-04
2025-08-04
<p>Thank you. I agree</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114968386844347297
2025-08-04
2025-08-03
<p>Can Gauntlet II be soloed? | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/gauntlet-ii" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/gauntlet-ii</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114966945110348248
2025-08-03
<p>Poll</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114961916788117525
2025-08-02
<p>I read my first crime novel | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/parker-01" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/parker-01</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114961483332161728
2025-08-02
<p>Fantastic Four: The First Avenger And Three Other Guys</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114960424581639116
2025-08-02
2025-08-01
<p>I think headlamps should be more of a thing | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/headlamps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/headlamps</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blaugust2025</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114956040140548445
2025-08-01
<p>Dammit, I want to know about the AM radio band! Stop telling me about AM Radio (band)!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114954494847094268
2025-08-01
<p>Keep trying guys, you'll find the letter that makes me click on it one of these days</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114953770490220007
2025-08-01
2025-08-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.gyt.is/@gytisrepecka" class="u-url mention">@<span>gytisrepecka</span></a></span> My instance only allows 500 characters, but 3x as much in the alt text. This is still the default for Mastodon instances</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114953022635718307
2025-08-01
<p>Dreamt that they passed a law that if you sit next to someone on the bus, you have to talk to them 😬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114953006835838029
2025-08-01
<p>I should've said "108° faremheight". Fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114951292767932176
2025-08-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I'm not familiar with those specific games, so maybe this wouldn't work, but I just tell a friend or friends I found a game that looks fun and ask if they want to try it. I've never understood the appeal of playing games with strangers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114951242028769500
2025-08-01
<p>This air conditioner goes up to 160°AM?? That's nowhere near cool enough</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114951139721412680
2025-07-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dice.camp/@cobb" class="u-url mention">@<span>cobb</span></a></span> Nice, happy to spread the word! I added your feed to my reader</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114950555560011919
2025-07-31
<p>I'll be posting a link to my blog every day for the month of August because I'm participating in the Blaugust challenge. If that's something you'd find annoying, the hashtag to mute will be <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Blaugust2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blaugust2025</span></a>. And you can mute <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a> if you don't want to see blog post promotion at all.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114950351119389500
2025-07-31
<p>Happy Blaugmas Eve | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/blaugmas-eve" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/blaugmas-eve</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114950340740811511
2025-07-31
<p>Wait, hashtag NP means "now playing"?? I thought it meant "this post is NP-hard" so I never paid them much mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114947996688418197
2025-07-31
<p>It's weird, but I somehow managed to hear this song before I was consciously aware of the Mountain Goats. I heard it on somaFM, natch. It stuck with me, and I tracked down a copy, but I had trouble finding out anything else about the band.</p><p>Then around 2017, I met someone who recommended the Mountain Goats, and when I listened I was like whoa! Same guy! 🤯</p><p>This is still probably my favorite "Mountain Goats" song, though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114947815034927943
2025-07-31
<p>The term "pulverize" is named for Thag Pulver, the inventor of hitting stuff with heavy objects. Worried that his legacy would be one of violence, Thag founded the Pulver Prize, the first caveman award for scientific excellence in the fields of Food, Shelter, and Finding Stuff. The prize did not become his namesake</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114945892031845006
2025-07-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamepad.club/@belghast" class="u-url mention">@<span>belghast</span></a></span> You could create Google News alerts for authors you care about <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">google.com/alerts</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>If you don't want to receive the alerts as email, you can click "show options" and have it generate an RSS feed you can subscribe to instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114944448017485468
2025-07-30
2025-07-30
<p>A miniature golf course is a good investment. Even if business is slow, you still have the passive income from milling all that grain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114939361053826658
2025-07-29
<p>My ADHD has evolved to the point that even watching a movie I don't like very much is kind of a pleasant experience, cuz at least I get to spend 90 minutes thinking about only one thing. That's about the perfect amount of time to focus on something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114934562595926751
2025-07-28
<p>You can remember the order of the planets with this handy mnemonic: How About Greek Alternatives? Zesty, Cool, Unique, Properly Heavenly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114932652109112653
2025-07-28
<p>Ugh, can someone help me out. Do I want to open my clock with Clock or Clock?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114928682518960957
2025-07-27
<p>How much dead dinosaur juice do you need to harness the power of 100 horses? And other normal questions of industrial modernity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114926734599566893
2025-07-27
<p>Due to a clerical error, Dracula has become the new pope. "I don't like it any more than you," remarked his holiness, "but let's try to make the best of it." His first papal decree was to greatly increase the amount of sacramental wine taken in communion. The second was year-round midnight mass. "Thish guy ain't sho bad," reported one parishioner. "Fella could get used to a pope like this!" another shouted over the thump of liturgical techno</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114926612530598339
2025-07-27
<p>Try ice water! Sure, the ice will water it down, but in this case that's a good thing: it means more water</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114926502665532691
2025-07-27
<p>I had no idea that Man Carrying Thing had been making videos about books for years. I was only aware of his meme videos and thought his book-related content was a recent development. But I'm glad that I looked at his playlists <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTxQc0vfM1g7V5DEkEfI8UtzR5hoBBPV5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTx</span><span class="invisible">Qc0vfM1g7V5DEkEfI8UtzR5hoBBPV5</span></a></p><p>Most booktube I've seen hasn't clicked with me, I feel like a lot of people are not very good at having and articulating complex feelings. Man Carrying Thing and Angela Collier are the two that hit the mark for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114926050412034106
2025-07-27
<p>Du<br />Duchamp<br />Duchamp paints<br />Duchamp paints a pipe<br />Duchamp paints a pipe<br />Duchamp paints a pipe<br />But it is not a pipe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114925512248854226
2025-07-27
<p>Oh my god, that's the spec they give on the actual product page <a href="https://amctheatresshop.com/products/the-fantastic-four-first-steps-galactus-361oz-popcorn-container-with-led" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amctheatresshop.com/products/t</span><span class="invisible">he-fantastic-four-first-steps-galactus-361oz-popcorn-container-with-led</span></a> that's hilarious</p><p>Take this to your local AMC and demand they fill it with 22.5 pounds of popcorn kernels. They have to honor their promise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114923001506728668
2025-07-27
<p>I think they should have considered whether people would pop the popcorn first before deciding how much 9 liters weighs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114922958428720718
2025-07-26
<p>The reason you kick the tires when you buy a used car is cuz, if you kick them and the car falls over, that means it's not a real car; it's just a cardboard cutout. Used car salesman are always trying to foist potemkin cars on unsophisticated buyers. You gotta watch that shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114921584946120190
2025-07-26
<p>Fraughtomobile :boost_ok:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114920877095445084
2025-07-25
<p>Hanging out and throwing back some 40s with the boys</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114916168109588621
2025-07-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> I'm ready</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114914653507118128
2025-07-25
<p>Overcoming friction, gearing up for <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Blaugust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blaugust</span></a> | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/friction-and-blaugust" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/friction-and</span><span class="invisible">-blaugust</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114914515269619689
2025-07-25
<p>They got Christian Bale to play batman because he did such a good job with Patrick Batman</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114914230298002573
2025-07-24
<p>I was looking up these adapters to see if they're cheap enough to get one for my old laptop (they aren't) and was surprised that MercBenz was one of the most common brands popping up on ebay and such. I looked it up and this is a real thing.[1] They started doing it in 2007, and using actual PC card storage was never the intention. You're just meant to use the included SD adapter. Why not just put an SD card slot in the stereo? Not premium enough, duh</p><p>1. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211205062236/https://www.engadget.com/2006-01-19-the-2007-mercedes-benz-s-class-rocks-the-pcmcia.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2021120506</span><span class="invisible">2236/https://www.engadget.com/2006-01-19-the-2007-mercedes-benz-s-class-rocks-the-pcmcia.html</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114909255003496439
2025-07-24
<p>What do you mean your car stereo can't play PCMCIA cards? Are you some kinda poor person?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114909157389694230
2025-07-24
<p>Yes, this is my "I won" dance. Correct</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114905778153997183
2025-07-23
<p>I looked it up, apparently this is caused by cicadas. They lay their eggs at the ends of branches and this affects the amount of moisture they get, and can also introduce diseases and funguses that kill leaves. The cicadas are finally gone, and they're *still* fucking everything up 🙄 sounds like it shouldn't do any permanent damage though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114902632286457659
2025-07-23
<p>When the leaves started coming back this spring, a lot of the trees in my area have these odd clusters of dead leaves at the end of branches. It looks kind of striking from a distance (my crappy cameraphone doesn't do it justice) but I don't think it's supposed to be like this. I don't remember seeing it before. Dead leaves are falling off trees in big clumps. What's going on? Do they have a tree disease?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114902603179914528
2025-07-23
2025-07-23
<p>Oh my god. Check out the world's realest comment thread before it disappears <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO9PbgybGX8&lc=Ugw5f_c3rgemYw6fmkd4AaABAg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=FO9PbgybGX</span><span class="invisible">8&lc=Ugw5f_c3rgemYw6fmkd4AaABAg</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114899697617219119
2025-07-22
<p>You can tone down the environmental storytelling, I get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114899163153008951
2025-07-22
<p>My review of Mario Kart World is 0/10 because it doesn't have Kiki the Cyber Squirrel in it. There's no valid reason she shouldn't have been included</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114898420758100572
2025-07-22
<p>Oh dang, Super Tux Cart lets you play as Kiki, the Krita mascot? And Konqi? And the XFCE mouse?! Take your Switch 2 and throw it in the trash, this is GOTY</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114898397053219000
2025-07-21
<p>Happy belated Indiglow</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114891038819590312
2025-07-21
<p>Weird that they decided to call them "nightshirts" instead of tranq tops</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114888762515675493
2025-07-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114888072107784809
2025-07-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.pikopublish.ing/@u0421793" class="u-url mention">@<span>u0421793</span></a></span> Nice, do you know a PDF reader on Android that supports it? None of the ones I have seem to display the example documents any differently</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114886902416905525
2025-07-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> yeah, I wondered the same thing. The composer doesn't have any other credits on mobygames, but maybe it was ripped off in one of those 100-in-1 famiclones. That would explain why I don't remember it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114886579517960508
2025-07-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timetheft.social/@candle" class="u-url mention">@<span>candle</span></a></span> Yeah, I can barely make out the first one and the second is more readable but not comfortable. Maybe they expect you to zoom in on the column you're reading? That makes scrolling really unpleasant... idk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114886440968200334
2025-07-20
<p>I coincidentally encountered two digital magazines recently that claim to be PDFs specifically formatted to be read on a phone - which is a good idea, it's why I don't like PDFs - and the font's too small on both of them! Breakspace, a ZX Spectrum Magazine <a href="https://breakspace.itch.io/issue-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">breakspace.itch.io/issue-1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (phone-friendly version) and The Continent, an African news magazine <a href="https://www.thecontinent.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thecontinent.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Does everyone just have way bigger phones than me? I didn't think my eyesight is *that* bad :/</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114886415946144159
2025-07-20
<p>I must've watched someone play a lot of Crystal Mines at some point, because this music is burned into my brain. I have no idea when, I have no conscious memory of ever seeing it before watching Jeff Gerstmann play it the other day, but the main gameplay music and the peculiar way it changes when you get a power-up is giving me severe déjà vu</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114885976427573672
2025-07-20
2025-07-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> yeah, it sounded bizarre to me too because I'm just old enough not to have grown up with it. For most of the 20th century, and when I was the age where sitting cross-legged was a regular activity, everyone called that kind of sitting "indian style". By the time I was out of grade school they realized they should come up with a new term, which was long overdue, really</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114882520603365510
2025-07-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> this is a cutesy way to refer to sitting cross-legged, and it's generally only used by teachers of very young children in classroom settings. I've never heard an adult use the term in earnest, just as a jokey/nostalgic reference to something from their youth</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114882398739907821
2025-07-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.68kmentat.com/@franklint" class="u-url mention">@<span>franklint</span></a></span> I dunno about >600, but I just finished up floor 16 and my human characters are starting to feel the squeeze at 400. My mutant and monster are both around 600, I feel like I should at least get my humans up to their level</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114881087776639164
2025-07-19
<p>And yet this is clearly what the designers intended for you to do, because why else would the shops be selling HP200s this late in the game? </p><p>It wouldn't be so bad if you could just buy the item and select a character to apply it to, but the items go into your party inventory, which can only hold like 8 items. And you have to go in and use them 1 at a time. This is the first point where I feel like my time is being disrespected</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114880892252893933
2025-07-19
<p>I like Final Fantasy Legend a lot, but this math is incentivizing some real sicko behavior</p><p>(after 400 HP, it's much more efficient to buy the first item and spend a fucked up amount of time raising your characters' stats 1 HP at a time. For the cost of one HP600 you can get a guaranteed 100HP, it would just take like an hour of menuing)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114880869455797328
2025-07-19
<p>🌠 Social network where the maximum image attachment size is 320x240 & images are scaled properly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114880206199042256
2025-07-19
<p>About me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114877264626069145
2025-07-19
<p>If you sign up for a wikipedia account, they let you change back to the old layout 🤯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114877116818155890
2025-07-18
<p>They say bad things come in threes, but I dunno. I think it's still bad if it happens a fourth time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114876947141312642
2025-07-18
<p>It would have been nice if the bird you play as in New Zealand Story was one of the birds they have in New Zealand. I think there's a specific bird that's strongly associated with that country. Too bad they couldn't look it up or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114876876440658630
2025-07-18
<p>I'm constantly posting like this <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/opinionsAreNotMyEmployers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opinionsAreNotMyEmployers</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114875373904842487
2025-07-18
<p>The answers to the review questions would be obvious after not watching the videos even if I had never heard of cyber security, based purely on tone. They might as well be "would you do the good thing ☺️ or the bad thing 😔"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114875298615442629
2025-07-18
<p>The videos for our yearly mandatory cyber security training can't be skipped, and they won't play if the window is minimized, and they won't play if the window is completely obscured; but they will play if a little bit of the video is peeking out from behind the window where I'm doing work :blobthumbsup:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114875278461328545
2025-07-18
<p>The more plausible a machine translation seems, the less accurate I figure it probably is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114874733335311949
2025-07-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> Under the circumstances I think it'd be ok to spell it "Jurtles"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114874348970399825
2025-07-18
<p>God dammit, I spent two billion years evolving these lungs and I can't get enough oxygen from the atmosphere without albuterol?! Fuck this, I'm going back to the ocean</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114874128135078548
2025-07-18
2025-07-18
<p>"Jonah in the Whale" was the original "Sex in the City"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114871562246398097
2025-07-18
<p>Batteries used to have a positive end and a negative end. But now that everything's rechargable, batteries just have a bunch of contacts at one end. I guess lithium really is good for treating bipolar</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114871497517357380
2025-07-17
<p>I guess "link 'em together" tested better than "let your Sonic dolls hold hands"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114871280691760857
2025-07-17
2025-07-17
<p>Field-programmable gatorade</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114870382390456053
2025-07-17
<p>Okay well, I guess there is no good way, so I did it the annoying way: disable gamepad control, map the proper controls to keyboard input with AntiMicroX. I hate that that's always the answer :acnl_heartbreak:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114865917428652833
2025-07-17
<p>Anyone know how to remap gamepad controls in Pico-8? I tried following the instructions here <a href="https://www.lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/pico-8_manual.html#Controller_Setup" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/pico-8_</span><span class="invisible">manual.html#Controller_Setup</span></a> but it didn't work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114865851169441847
2025-07-16
2025-07-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> I mean sure, it's half decent. But it's the half that I'm not able to read 💁‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114863068001589068
2025-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> text is pretty small in the Via browser on android. Probably be fine if you add a viewport attribute?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114858930131059937
2025-07-15
<p>Imgur is dead | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/imgur-is-dead" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/imgur-is-dead</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114858053310267908
2025-07-15
<p>What the fuck? Imgur removed *all* of the images from my post about the movie Flow. It's not a copyright thing, they even removed the photo of my cat. <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/flow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.bearblog.dev/flow/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> My like 100 views was using too much bandwidth? What the hell? Suck my dick, imgur</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114857346034559563
2025-07-15
<p>Happy nonbinaural awareness day. I don't understand why people would want to listen to music in mono, but hey, I don't need to understand. Just accept ♥️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114854960499587772
2025-07-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> yeah, I tease because I'm jealous. I wish I could get my head around it :frogsleepy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114851649923266158
2025-07-14
<p>Bridge seems cool if you want to play Spades or Hearts but also roleplay as someone who wears a powdered wig</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114849764325578361
2025-07-13
<p>Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Division Two: Quest for the Four Lost Colors</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114847749645381978
2025-07-13
<p>I've heard of The Three Body Problem, but that might be too advanced for me. If anyone knows any one- or two-body problems I can start with I'd appreciate it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114847018854706440
2025-07-13
<p>Are there any body genres besides horror? I'm not really into horror, but I could see myself enjoying a body thriller. Or maybe a nice cozy body whodunnit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114847007317952804
2025-07-13
<p>I'm glad the saveram file is cross-compatible between the gameboy emulators I use on my computer and the 3DS. Being able to move my Final Fantasy Legend save back and forth and continue my game whether I'm at home or on the go is really nice. Someone should design a hybrid portable/TV game console around this concept</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114846704239537048
2025-07-12
<p>Or better yet, just let her download it from me. I'm a few feet away. Sending it to California and back first seems a little silly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114842753751850555
2025-07-12
<p>When I send my spouse a gif on discord, why do I need to first download it from the gif service onto my phone, then *upload* it to discord's server, and then she has to download it from discord's server? Pretty sure she has access to the same gif service I do. Just... tell her phone to download it. Use a computer code or something, I believe in you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114842682456609325
2025-07-12
<p>I would also accept 24/30.43/12. I don't think more than two decimal places of precision is necessary here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114841977920299285
2025-07-12
<p>24/7/365 is an improper unit conversion. It should either just be 24/365 or 24/7/52. Stop doubling up on days. I'm onto to your tricks, convenience store industry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114841959117125989
2025-07-12
<p>Most websites are working much better though, so I shouldn't blame the browser. Probably just google doing more antitrust crimes, as is their custom</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114841246025088068
2025-07-12
<p>Updated to the latest version of firefox ESR and it killed youtube. I can load my subscription page, but when I try to open a video, I just get this. Looks like it's yt-dlp and newpipe only for me from now on. RIP</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114841141749121374
2025-07-12
2025-07-12
<p>Mid-July update, slow reading, 5 more game badges | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/mid-july-update" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/mid-july-upd</span><span class="invisible">ate</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114840923711883779
2025-07-11
<p>Nintony Enterplaynment Stastem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114837076092685019
2025-07-11
<p>The world is vast. It seems logical to assume that physicists are out there somewhere. But if physicists exist, why have none of them attempted to contact me? This is known as the "raccoon paradox"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114831739653870127
2025-07-10
<p>Hubert Lewbert and the Newbert</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114831410428156389
2025-07-10
<p>Happy good video game day (7/10)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114829307659579858
2025-07-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> yeah, I couldn't personally justify keeping it, but there's no justification for sending it to a landfill. *Someone* out there wants it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114829041180966791
2025-07-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> if I had a way to get it home I would :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114828996307926495
2025-07-10
<p>My heart hurts a little whenever I see a CRT sitting out for trash collection—it's not like they're making more of these things— but oh my god, someone's throwing out an HD Sony Wega. It's like seeing a unicorn carried off to the glue factory. What a tragic waste</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114828958935588178
2025-07-10
<p>n. an aquatic vertebrate from which whale oil cannot be extracted</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114826739620980898
2025-07-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jdroy" class="u-url mention">@<span>jdroy</span></a></span> Anyway, people whose means of survival is threatened by a harmful system are going to have harsh words for people complicit in that system. Harsh words are one of the only tools we have to fight back. You aren't individually to blame, but collectively everyone who engages with this stuff gives the oligarchs more ammo to keep up the assault. You don't have to stop using it, but maybe give some thought to whose side you'd rather be on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114824541508224352
2025-07-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jdroy" class="u-url mention">@<span>jdroy</span></a></span> I think anyone who's ever had to sell their labor for a wage is oppressed, and focusing on what is or isn't "true oppression" divides us and steals our energy for fighting the real enemy, which is the owning class. Generative AI exploits and erases the work of people who all have to struggle and benefits no one but the oligarchy. This is an attack on regular working people (many of whom are also disabled and poor, who turned to art because it's labor they're able to do)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114824472451409402
2025-07-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jdroy" class="u-url mention">@<span>jdroy</span></a></span> Hey, West Virginian here. I can't afford to pay for art either. I get by with public domain or permissively licensed art, my meager photoshop skills, and my camera. It doesn't look "pro", but it represents me, and I'm a heck of a lot prouder of it than anything I could prompt from a slop machine. You can do better, don't sell yourself short. Your anger is justified but your aim is off. People advocating against worker exploitation aren't your enemy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114824272623862621
2025-07-09
<p>You know what they say about whether brevity is the soul of wit: it's all that and a bag of chips, you sexy devil</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114820797536060601
2025-07-09
2025-07-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://types.pl/@ionchy" class="u-url mention">@<span>ionchy</span></a></span> there are Scooby Doo Christmas specials, so yes (Jesus also exists in the Star Wars universe)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114818720585099404
2025-07-08
<p>Saw a giant truck on the way to work with a bumper sticker that, the truck went by pretty fast so I only got a glimpse, but I'm pretty sure the bumper sticker said "Barefoot 2012"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114817767199666609
2025-07-08
<p>Happy 28 Weeks Later 2025</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114817707961310417
2025-07-08
<p>What a stupid hobby</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114815636263985597
2025-07-08
<p>Don't cut off the baby to spite the bathwater</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114815554356948404
2025-07-12
2025-07-12
<p>Mid-July update, slow reading, 5 more game badges | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/mid-july-update" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/mid-july-upd</span><span class="invisible">ate</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114840923711883779
2025-07-07
<p>The restaurant Texas Roadhouse forces its employees to wear shirts that read "I ❤️ My Job". Now, I don't know what the law is, but whatever it is, that oughta be against it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114813956192558071
2025-07-11
<p>The world is vast. It seems logical to assume that physicists are out there somewhere. But if physicists exist, why have none of them attempted to contact me? This is known as the "raccoon paradox"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114831739653870127
2025-07-10
<p>Hubert Lewbert and the Newbert</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114831410428156389
2025-07-10
<p>Happy good video game day (7/10)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114829307659579858
2025-07-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> yeah, I couldn't personally justify keeping it, but there's no justification for sending it to a landfill. *Someone* out there wants it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114829041180966791
2025-07-07
<p>Invented a sport where you place balls into large horn instruments like tubas and try to propel the balls into containers with the force of your air flow. I call it brassketball</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114809086497534710
2025-07-06
<p>It should be easier to change my profile and update settings and stuff from the post box. Like if I preface my post with *69 or something, that should tell it to make whatever I type my new profile instead of a post. Come on, mastodon's a computer, make it do some computer stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114808918991430434
2025-07-06
<p>I enjoy having a hacked 3DS, but my desire to play gameboy games really makes a case for getting a gamedad with a higher-resolution screen. My options are (1) postage stamp-size in the middle of the screen, (2) Stretched with an awful filter and (3) stretched without the awful filter. Every option is bad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114807698416954377
2025-07-06
<p>Found a nicer palette to use</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114807026269908107
2025-07-06
<p>Been poking at Final Fantasy Legend, a/k/a the first SaGa game. The character advancement system(s) are totally whackadoo compared to what I'm used to in RPGs, but I'm starting to get it. You know how in Dark Souls, souls can be spent on either character level-ups or items and equipment, and you have to figure out how to balance it yourself? It's like a simplified version of that, which is still pretty in-depth for a 1990 gameboy game. I'm digging it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114806970568126466
2025-07-04
<p>Just so we're clear, this will make it feel like my dick got eaten by a shark? Perfect, I'll take all you got</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114797615357843713
2025-07-04
<p>I’ve been having Kafka dreams | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/kafka-dreams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/kafka-dreams</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114795464041668992
2025-07-02
<p>Wondered why I kept getting messages like this, and remembered I still had my user agent set to symbian. But come on, do you seriously think any self-respecting robot would be running symbian? That should be proof I'm *not* a robot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114786147318645159
2025-07-02
<p>Handy mnemonic for remembering time changes: DST = daylight summer time, DST = darkness standard time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114786114739623165
2025-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@Nine" class="u-url mention">@<span>Nine</span></a></span> Also *none* of the squares contain plural buses. Only fractions of bus 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114785503241807869
2025-07-02
<p>How many squares contain buses? Please answer quickly, my family needs medicine</p><p>🔘 Zero<br />🔘 Four<br />🔘 Six<br />🔘 Eight<br />🔘 Nine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114785489035024294
2025-07-02
<p>I didn't think neoliberal globalization could get much worse, but now we're even manufacturing consent overseas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114785083737859880
2025-07-02
<p>Have all the dictionaries and thesauruses forgotten how English works?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114783841733146854
2025-07-02
<p>At the final boss of Sylvie RPG and the number of hearts I have to award the game is decreasing by the minute</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114780864566788015
2025-07-01
<p>I'm not going to watch "honest trailers", but it's weird that they're like 7-9 minutes long, which isn't what a trailer is. Why stop there? The *most* honest trailer would be the full length of the movie. It would show you all of the scenes from the movie, in the same order. That would give you a good idea of whether you'd like the movie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114780168201165771
2025-07-01
<p>I should have used the old trick of just putting my password in again as my answers to security questions. That way if you need to reset your password, the only thing you need to remember is your one password. Except in this instance I forgot my password, so it's a good thing I didn't do that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114779753247504567
2025-07-01
<p>Almost got locked out of an account I need for work because I lost the password, had to reset it, and forgot what I said my favorite color was whenever I set up the security questions. Luckily it let me try again and it asked me something concrete. Hate having to try to read my mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114779731637687492
2025-07-01
<p>Always happy to answer research surveys until they start asking me the same questions phrased in slightly different ways. A fun breezy survey is fine, but I'm not gonna start reviewing my previous answers for consistency. That's homework</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114779663562784067
2025-07-01
<p>It's handy that the telltale signs of llm fuckery (real ones, not like "does the writer use semicolons") is all the stuff that wikipedia tells you not to do anyway <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3AWikiProject_AI_Cleanup%2FAI_catchphrases" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi</span><span class="invisible">a%3AWikiProject_AI_Cleanup%2FAI_catchphrases</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114778533563601511
2025-07-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://status.nevillepark.ca/@nev" class="u-url mention">@<span>nev</span></a></span> thank you!! I thought there was something wrong with my reading brain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114778436300253980
2025-07-01
2025-07-01
<p>I think the last time I was impressed by the prospect of a touchscreen device was Jurassic Park, like the computers they had in the cars? I was like 10 and I thought "oh wow, computers you can use by touching the screen, I bet that would be cool." Turns out no</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114776220277196061
2025-07-01
<p>Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowdsourcing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114775083751561580
2025-07-01
<p>Q: why doesn't a robot need to wear a watch</p><p>A: it has a crystal that vibrates its insides</p><p>Very funny joke</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114775073973525182
2025-06-30
<p>I've seen some of my readers using an RSS aggregator called Capy. I didn't realize until today that it's for Android! It's very good, it's my new main RSS reader. Thanks, Capy <a href="https://github.com/jocmp/capyreader" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/jocmp/capyreader</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114774150950698421
2025-06-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@palomakop" class="u-url mention">@<span>palomakop</span></a></span> I noticed that happening in some clients too. I'm hoping it's just an artifact of the weird feed hypergeneration, because I have no idea what causes it otherwise. Please let me know if it's still an issue</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114772820482074046
2025-06-30
<p>Really Simple Syndication ain't so simple | A Lovely Harmless Monster <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/really-simple-it-aint" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/really-simpl</span><span class="invisible">e-it-aint</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114772711963360222
2025-06-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> This is something Microsoft PowerToys can do. It adds a shell extension that lets you select a bunch of images in a folder, right-click and resize them. MIT license <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114770382236357941
2025-06-30
<p>You can only legally call it "ice cream" if ice physics are on for the whole level, otherwise you have to call it "treacherous treat"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114769927340827133
2025-06-29
<p>Red Hot Pili Seppers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114768938401499541
2025-06-29
<p>She edmon on my ton til I oil 'er</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114768842729763953
2025-06-29
<p>How many table arcade units do you figure came out every month in 1987? Like 7-ish?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114768558546758989
2025-06-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I think that's a separate issue and I don't know how to fix that one 😮‍💨 it doesn't happen in every client...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114767095035430611
2025-06-28
<p>I see deers eating in my back yard pretty often, but this is the first time I've seen one resting :acnl_heart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114763477524050013
2025-06-28
<p>Okay, I was wrong about RSS readers not respecting bandwidth. My issue is that kiki constantly re-generates the xml file whether the blog's been updated or not, just in case. This is cheap enough on the server end not to be an issue, but RSS readers look at the last-modified or etag value to determine if the file has changed, *not* the file size. I changed how RSS generation works and nearly all of them are getting 304 codes and using no bandwidth. Mea culpa 😖</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114762455038079052
2025-06-28
2025-06-28
<p>Just learned that "I'm too Sexy" by Right Said Fred was intended to be a joke. Incredible. 30+ years of thinking that song was creepy as fuck, turns out all along they were taking the piss. One of those situations where a satire is "too good" and becomes indistinguishable from the thing it's satirizing.[1] Imagine that being your legacy? Well, I guess the dump trucks full of money probably helped</p><p>1. See also Boys, Beastie: "You gotta fight [etc.]"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114758898154215221
2025-06-28
<p>Just remembered <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Mameshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mameshiba</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114758139565081348
2025-06-27
<p>It's called ikea because the instructions make you say the opposite of "eureka"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114757733091935724
2025-06-26
<p>My front in the Robot Wars <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/robot-wars" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/robot-wars</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114750423073903586
2025-06-26
<p>How to convert celsius to fahrenheit: Double it and add 20 or 30 or something. Just wing that sucker. I dunno, you're the science guy, you figure it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114747240874933464
2025-06-26
<p>The role of the wolf eel will be performed by Lawrence Tierney</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114747126275499042
2025-06-25
2025-06-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@68km" class="u-url mention">@<span>68km</span></a></span> I use <a href="https://purr.neocities.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">purr.neocities.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114746471039815961
2025-06-25
2025-06-25
<p>I was wondering why every weather site is riddled with ads. Surely they're all getting their data from the NWS, funded with our tax dollars. Shouldn't this information be free?</p><p>Well, it is. Go to <a href="https://weather.gov" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">weather.gov</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. The front page isn't mobile-friendly, but put your zip code in at the top left and bookmark the page that comes up. Loads instantly, formatted for your device, no ads. Why do the other sites exist lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114744960612024960
2025-06-25
<p>Okay, I found a copy on a website. It's not as sinister as I imagined but I'm unclear on the message. I was partially right in that the mouse asks for more stuff, but this is presented neutrally, and it also has a message like "if you do nice things for other people, they'll do nice things for you." It's not 1:1, but this could be to teach kids that friendship isn't transactional. The art is very cute, but the kid looks bored or annoyed the whole time. Strange book</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114744260957805657
2025-06-25
2025-06-25
<p>I've never read "if you give a mouse a cookie" and wanted to see how close my dream was. In my mind it's always been one of those sinister children's books about how it's bad to want things, which stresses the importance of blind obedience and narcing on your friends, like "don't let the pigeon drive the bus". But I could be wrong. I guess now I'll never find out. That this happened with a book for little kids makes it that much grosser. Wtf is wrong with people</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114743995308852718
2025-06-25
<p>Wow, one of the libgen servers is compromised. All the links on mirror 1 were timing out, so I tried mirror 2, and all the links take you to porn sites or casinos. What the fuck? What kind of sick freak would do that to the *library*?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114743960817862740
2025-06-25
<p>Dreamt that the first line of "If you give a mouse a cookie" is "If you give a mouse a cookie / there's a good chance, I'm sure / that when it's done with that one / it'll just want more and more"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114742601633362538
2025-06-24
<p>It's called the Cans Film Festival in honor of one of the original classic film characters, The Tin Cans Man</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114740080615805076
2025-06-24
<p>It's so weird that in English we say "Quixote" sort of like the actual pronunciation, but we say "quixotic" like "kwik-SOT-ik". It feels so embarrassingly incorrect. Kinda like the accepted English pronunciation of "karaoke". I know the correct pronunciation, but if you actually say it like that, people look at you like you grew a second head. Forced to live with the ignorance of my forebears. Original cringe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114739497264482631
2025-06-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wetdry.world/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> To be fair, I a400.gamecontroller.amgp Programs pretty Unknown</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114738952987351774
2025-06-24
<p>Clearing up my name situation <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/clearing-my-name" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/clearing-my-</span><span class="invisible">name</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114738919471539883
2025-06-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.louis-vallat.dev/@louis" class="u-url mention">@<span>louis</span></a></span> ah yeah, there's one I missed called RSS Guard that's also checking for updates and getting a 304. I may test some others and try to compile a list of ones that behave properly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114738226919357911
2025-06-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.louis-vallat.dev/@louis" class="u-url mention">@<span>louis</span></a></span> Well, based just on what I've seen since I enabled logs a couple days ago... all of them 😬 FreshRSS, Feedly, NetNewsWire, Feedbin, Yarr, inoreader, NextcloudNews, rss2email, miniflux, flym, CapyReader, Vienna, feeed, every one I've seen GETs the 250k file each time it interacts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114735401303005701
2025-06-23
<p>Wow, RSS readers are really out here downloading the entire XML file *every refresh*, huh? Not using HEAD to see if it's been updated? No it's fine, just download the entire post archive every 10 minutes, bandwidth is probably free 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114735243953487072
2025-06-23
<p>I wonder if MrBabyMan is still living off his internet points portfolio</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114735032607219358
2025-06-23
<p>Requests for rss.xml were clogging up my feed, so I used grep -v to filter them out. I set my user agent to Symbian so I can filter out any traffic from myself, too. Made a little script to easily set this up when I login <a href="https://mattbee.zone/traffic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/traffic</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> sometimes the command line can be cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114733942871007960
2025-06-23
<p>94/129, not bad. I got more of the modern ones right than I expected</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuAQjM5GQ_0ypbWRwrb0OgRmeTmLTel8T7LYc-ye2iu1H92A/viewform" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI</span><span class="invisible">pQLScuAQjM5GQ_0ypbWRwrb0OgRmeTmLTel8T7LYc-ye2iu1H92A/viewform</span></a></p><p>I don't agree that the turtle from Mario Bros. is somehow a different character than the turtle from SMB. They changed the name from "Shellcreeper" to "koopa troopa" but it's clearly the same entity</p><p>Also, there's no way the Game & Watch "Mario Bros." was in development before the arcade game. Come on. Luigi is from the arcade game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114732319467176350
2025-06-23
<p>Heat is unique among the elementary particles in that it can behave either as a wave or a dome</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114730697659376650
2025-06-22
<p>Elmer Ph.D.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114728662561304267
2025-06-22
<p>This bargain-bin Blue Lander looks like it's up to something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114727713709523907
2025-06-22
<p>Game Badges update! 155➔160 <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/game-badges" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/game-badges</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114725139870342201
2025-06-21
<p>Here's a puzzle I just solved, isn't it pretty? 100% filled in :acnl_proud: very satisfying</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114723100030251958
2025-06-21
<p>I love picross, but I don't understand the point if it doesn't form a picture. What's the motivation if you know you're just gonna end up with a meaningless jumble of pixels? It's like sudoku, there's no visually obvious "solved" condition. You can fill them in randomly and they'll look basically the same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114723069596077968
2025-06-21
<p>It's kind of neat, I can see a live feed of all of my traffic just by SSHing in and using tail -f. Who needs fancy analytics panels?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114722839160624355
2025-06-25
<p>I've never read "if you give a mouse a cookie" and wanted to see how close my dream was. In my mind it's always been one of those sinister children's books about how it's bad to want things, which stresses the importance of blind obedience and narcing on your friends, like "don't let the pigeon drive the bus". But I could be wrong. I guess now I'll never find out. That this happened with a book for little kids makes it that much grosser. Wtf is wrong with people</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114743995308852718
2025-06-21
<p>I recently turned on visitor logs on my web host to see if I can track down and block some of the scraper bots. I had a couple posts get boosted recently, and when that happens, every instance from which someone views my post shows up as a visitor, because I set up verification on the link in my profile. After 4 boosts there's about 600 of them 😵‍💫</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114722354513968708
2025-06-21
2025-06-21
<p>I basically stopped watching TV when I got broadband in the early 2000s because the internet was better than TV. It has a lot more problems now, but I think it fundamentally still is: for example, there's no uBlock Origin for TV</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114719597125095664
2025-06-21
<p>I haven't seen "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", is it related at all to the early 2000s webcomic "It Never Rains On Monitor Hill"? I think the comic took place in Connecticut, I'm not sure why they changed the location to Philadelphia. Cheaper to film there, I assume. I liked that comic as a teenager but I don't think it would hold up for a modern TV adaptation. Maybe with extensive rewrites. Is *that* why it's set in PA? Anyway, fun trip down memory lane. I wish them well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114719560319675250
2025-06-21
<p>Chaingun guys are the worst thing that ever happened to Doom. They hit too hard, too consistently from too far away, they're too hard to hit, and they don't even drop anything. Ten bullets? At least the shotgun guys give you four shells. That's 4x what it takes to kill them. Ten bullets is a big ol' loogie in the face</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114718585802850873
2025-06-21
<p>I make the unboxing video for the kids. Video start, I have box. End of video, don't have box anymore. Kids look around, say where did box go? They watch more, see if they can find box. Kids dumb, I make a the money</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114718411608593425
2025-06-20
<p>Well, I can tell you this: "Godzilla" forever changed the way I think about godzillas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114715900890190555
2025-06-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lethargic.talkative.fish/@suricrasia" class="u-url mention">@<span>suricrasia</span></a></span> I prefer 3CfSR too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114715507296198229
2025-06-19
<p>It does discriminate by ethnicity, though. White people are like 30 times more likely to get it compared to black people. What a weird thing to lie about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114711143776319899
2025-06-19
<p>Local convenience store now sells a THIRTY DOLLAR scratch-off. Lord help us</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114710950891965297
2025-06-19
<p>Gee, it's like people have some natural heuristic that makes them assume pressing a key marked "help" will provide them with help. I wonder if there's a word for when that key doesn't do anything and people get confused<br /> <a href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/182987.584629" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/182987.</span><span class="invisible">584629</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114710678776483935
2025-06-19
<p>Someone finally made a good linux terminal editor. It was Microsoft <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/ms-edit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/ms-edit</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114710141808620748
2025-06-19
2025-06-18
<p>People think we can colonize Mars because of things from science fiction. It's ridiculous. First of all, the soil is too toxic to grow potatoes, I don't care how much fertilizer you use. Second, there aren't nearly as many barrels of explosive radioactive acid as sci fi would lead you to believe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114706981641969164
2025-06-18
<p>The new jreg video has a snippet of a vertical video edited in, and it has the substack logo bouncing around the screen with the guy's @ just like it was a tiktok video. Is this real? Is substack tiktok now? What a smart website for smarty smarts lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114706559196118176
2025-06-18
<p>It's called the Build Engine because the games build a good case for playing something made in the Doom engine instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114706458180989726
2025-06-18
<p>Whoops</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114706318273086647
2025-06-18
<p>Cool new junk mailer gambit. I wonder if it'll work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114706280198830690
2025-06-18
<p>Just discovered two secret new Dan Olson videos</p><p>Silkposting: A culture of Trolling <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkbylysplI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=WSkbylysplI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Call of Duty Ghosts: Power Paranoia and Orbital Tungsten Rods <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbIltWGo_Fs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=RbIltWGo_Fs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>No idea what any of this means but I'm excited to find out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114702310832872903
2025-06-18
<p>You can learn more about this phenomenon here <a href="https://mattbee.zone/rickochet" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/rickochet</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114701582935938154
2025-06-18
<p>When someone sends you a normal-looking link but it actually redirects you to "Never Gonna Give You Up", that's a Rickochet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114701568420470045
2025-06-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> incredibly, that was the portrait they used on the back of some of his books. It horrified the kids who grew up with it too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114701515385128238
2025-06-17
2025-06-17
<p>Comments are now open <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/comments-are-open" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/comments-are</span><span class="invisible">-open</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114699058241080543
2025-06-17
<p>Never mind, I'm a fool. I just had to finish the level I was on. It doesn't work from an existing save. I got pwned</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114696654806710522
2025-06-16
<p>What's Apple's streaming service called again? Oh right, HBO Macs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114694787631279570
2025-06-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@danana_dread" class="u-url mention">@<span>danana_dread</span></a></span> This rules</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114694435124473195
2025-06-16
2025-06-15
<p>Nope, never mind. Even after a wash with vinegar it still reeks. Left it in the laundry room in case anyone with deadened senses or stronger deodorizers wants to claim it. RIP eeveelution backpack, big tobacco claims another victim :wizardry_rip:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114689704040966474
2025-06-15
<p>Fuck you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114688967742372916
2025-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> In my experience, "pine" is shorthand for any coniferous tree. Anything that drops pine cones is colloquially a pine tree. I guess technically you can also have fir cones and spruce cones, but I've never heard anyone call them that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114688377773286841
2025-06-15
<p>Wow, the author of the arrow mod has a whole suite of mods to make navigation easier, including something I always wished Doom had, an on-screen compass <a href="https://github.com/mmaulwurff/hellscape-navigator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mmaulwurff/hellscap</span><span class="invisible">e-navigator</span></a></p><p>They don't work with Freedoom, I guess because the fonts/assets are different :acnl_worry: but I'll definitely be using the compass the next time I play a standard iwad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114688229005387887
2025-06-15
<p>I remembered that GZdoom has options to make the map more useful. I customized my experience and I'm having a splendid time</p><p>* Normal height changes/doors are dark green<br />* Locked doors show up as the color they are<br />* Teleporters are light green<br />* Level exit is orange<br />* Secret areas are pink<br />* My location is a custom arrow that lets me see which direction I'm facing <a href="https://github.com/mmaulwurff/zdoom-arrows" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mmaulwurff/zdoom-ar</span><span class="invisible">rows</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114688088839998499
2025-06-15
<p>Just saved this backpack from trash collection. I can't believe someone just threw it out. The front pocket zipper was dislocated, but I got it to zip with a couple minutes of fiddling. All the zipper tags are intact. Whoever threw it out is a smoker, but after a wash it should be perfectly fine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114684700575169041
2025-06-15
<p>There's not many tracks in Freedoom I think are straight-up bad, but some of it is amusingly out-of-place. Like, this track ("Main Code" by Korp) belongs in a Sonic the Hedgehog fan game. I love it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114684463322942095
2025-06-14
<p>Well, it doesn't lead anywhere anyway 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114682626851874124
2025-06-14
<p>I like Freedoom a lot but this makes no sense to me. This is a yellow door, a blue door and a red door, right? Well no, if you look at my keys I only have the red one. The blue one is a normal door. I assumed it was locked and had no idea where to go next, so I was just trying all the doors out of desperation. If this is supposed to be a puzzle, it's not the fun kind. I don't remember this ever happening in normal Doom</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114682612738535547
2025-06-14
<p>The Freedoom soundtrack has some hits and misses, but this track is better than anything in Doom. Rarely does general MIDI hit this hard ("Scorned by Flesh" by Bluewarrior, current music for E3M5)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114679697464373981
2025-06-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> Haha yeah, I wanted one on principle but I'm sure after I used it for 5 minutes it would've just sat on a shelf. Might as well just get a plush</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114679661063379620
2025-06-14
<p>I miss when game controllers looked like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114679441118879336
2025-06-13
<p>Work is annihilating my soul <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/fuck-work" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/fuck-work</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114676767903526725
2025-06-13
<p>Dune<br />Dune II: The Tribes<br />Oh No! More Dune!<br />Xmas Dune 1991</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114673640728909736
2025-06-13
<p>(to the tune of "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"): #2 Ticonderoga</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114673548070146559
2025-06-12
<p>Triptych</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114673073479629429
2025-06-12
<p>Sunny says I've had enough pizza <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Sunny" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sunny</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114672930726466433
2025-06-12
2025-06-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I don't know if it's the most disjointed, but a big chunk of Azerbaijan is on the other side of Armenia. That's where my money would be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114670484890709825
2025-06-12
<p>I've got an idea for a cartoon. You know Ebeneezer Scrooge, from A Christmas Carol? What if that guy was a Scottish Indiana Jones, and also a duck?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114668391701195820
2025-06-12
<p>That's a weird thing to see in this engine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114667736304372810
2025-06-11
2025-06-11
<p>Now he sleeps with the fishes 😢</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114667122595953012
2025-06-11
<p>What does wafrn mean?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114666584225502838
2025-06-15
<p>I remembered that GZdoom has options to make the map more useful. I customized my experience and I'm having a splendid time</p><p>* Normal height changes/doors are dark green<br />* Locked doors show up as the color they are<br />* Teleporters are light green<br />* Level exit is orange<br />* Secret areas are pink<br />* My location is a custom arrow that lets me see which direction I'm facing <a href="https://github.com/mmaulwurff/zdoom-arrows" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mmaulwurff/zdoom-ar</span><span class="invisible">rows</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114688088839998499
2025-06-15
<p>Just saved this backpack from trash collection. I can't believe someone just threw it out. The front pocket zipper was dislocated, but I got it to zip with a couple minutes of fiddling. All the zipper tags are intact. Whoever threw it out is a smoker, but after a wash it should be perfectly fine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114684700575169041
2025-06-11
<p>I'm a genius</p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #731<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114665053307807664
2025-06-11
<p>I'm going to try to save enough so that when my billing period is over, I can drop $180 to lock in a year of effectively unlimited data. I'm always skeptical of new services with a heavy marketing blitz, but at least for right now this does seem like legitimately the best phone service value out there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114664950761615449
2025-06-11
<p>When I started making more money, I switched from T-Mobile to an unlimited plan with Mint. Well, enough has changed since then that I dropped back to the 5GB/month plan because I couldn't justify the extra $15.</p><p>But! Unlike T-Mobile, Mint doesn't cut off your data when you run out, it just slows it way down. Which is fine, because nothing I urgently need data for requires high speed. I'm "out of data" but I can still post/read fedi, use chat apps, email, buy bus passes, etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114664936343790382
2025-06-14
<p>The Freedoom soundtrack has some hits and misses, but this track is better than anything in Doom. Rarely does general MIDI hit this hard ("Scorned by Flesh" by Bluewarrior, current music for E3M5)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114679697464373981
2025-06-10
<p>Like this is essentially what Zohran Mamdani said, and I think it was a pretty good answer, but invoking the "consent of the governed" is better because (1) instead of a "yes with a but" it's a "no with an unless", which I find rhetorically more powerful; and (2) how is conservative media going to argue with the DoI without undermining their whole message? They'll find other ways to smear him but some part of the electorate will see through it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114660192748582291
2025-06-10
<p>I'm no founding father booster, but when pro Palestine US politicians are asked "does Israel have the right to exist", I don't know why more of them don't say something like "I believe the principle laid out in our declaration of independence that a state only has the right to exist with the consent of the governed". It won't like fix anything, but the media would at least have a hard time spinning it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114660122171011004
2025-06-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> yes. Thank you :acnl_proud:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114659302546203905
2025-06-10
<p>How come they called it a "tourniquet" and not a 🅱️🅾️🅰️ constrictor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114659294284516928
2025-06-10
<p>Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two different companies. Which ones? HBO and CNN, obviously</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114657802949551509
2025-06-10
<p>I don't think they should call the target time in Doom "par" when practically nobody ever even comes close. Like imagine what people would say if every golfer but Jack Nicholas and Arnold Palmer were regularly getting octuple bogies. Well, they'd say par should be higher. And they'd be right</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114656991160275361
2025-06-09
<p>Okay I know it's WWDC but people really need to settle down</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114655725542566037
2025-06-08
<p>Got a lot accomplished this laundry day <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/laundry-day" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/laundry-day</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114650060031454853
2025-06-08
<p>I believe this is what pro connectors call a Grand Slam</p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #728<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114649257226589582
2025-06-08
<p>It's so hard to make friends as an adult because I'm still viscerally opposed to paying more than a couple bucks for basically any beverage. Three dollars for a coke?! I know what that syrup costs, you fuckin snake</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114645109771564720
2025-06-08
<p>If you google "ditty air" and "ditty strain" without quotes the top results are all people complaining about this puzzle lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114644898643092007
2025-06-08
<p>Connections<br />Puzzle #727<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦</p><p>No idea what the blue means 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114644892042887843
2025-06-07
2025-06-07
<p>I got there but I just want to state for the record that "doodle" is *not* a kind of dog</p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #726<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114639559745032888
2025-06-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@xahteiwi" class="u-url mention">@<span>xahteiwi</span></a></span> to be fair, middle managers are often desperate to find anything to do that they can claim justifies their own unnecessary positions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114638782600743048
2025-06-06
<p>I'm pretty hungry today... I'd better get the full bague</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114638225272448550
2025-06-06
2025-06-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> mostly weird little web games made with tools like puzzlescript and downpour. I don't have time for many polished/complete projects, but there are a few I'm proud of</p><p><a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114636697608572414
2025-06-05
2025-06-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> yes! And "sport utility vehicle" is such a cringey marketing-speak phrase; I resent being expected to abbreviate it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114632883860279189
2025-06-05
<p>Sorry, I'm not saying "SUV" anymore. It's asinine marketing pap. What you have is a weird little van. If you didn't want a van, you should've bought a normal car</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114632825038994779
2025-06-05
2025-06-05
2025-06-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> "fixed that for you" is one of the most annoying forms of engagement. I'm so lost to understanding why anyone thinks it's clever or endearing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114625821017863600
2025-06-04
<p>Watched a cicada get killed by a van this morning. It smacked into the windshield, flew in a perfect parabolic arc and plopped onto the road an ex-bug. I'm rarely on the side of the cars, but I've been having to dodge the fuckers every morning, afternoon and evening, so it's nice to see a little karmic justice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114625091608937933
2025-06-04
<p>The reason referring to stuff from last century as coming from the 1900s makes everything sound super old is because that's not accurate. "The 1900s" is the decade spanning 1900-1909. The century spanning 1901-2000 is "the 20th century"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114624840454733588
2025-06-03
<p>Just had a checkup and my blood pressure was normal for I think the first time in my life? It's never been outrageous, but I could always expect to be told it was "elevated". Because it was like a point or two over. This time? 118/74 :acnl_proud: a passing grade at the doctor is a cool and normal thing to want</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114621899546628942
2025-06-03
2025-06-03
<p>The Great Oryx Crake-Off</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114621412108399896
2025-06-03
<p>At first I thought this was just another cicada buzzing around the tree, but its size made me do a double-take. It's a little brown hummingbird! :acnl_shock:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114621155492250209
2025-06-03
<p>Weird things I want <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/weird-things-i-want" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/weird-things</span><span class="invisible">-i-want</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114620206737096432
2025-06-03
<p>Project Gutenberg is German for "Project Goodburger", the code name for Nickelodeon's Keenan Thompson/Kel Mitchell series reboot coming 2026</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114619585361433210
2025-06-03
<p>What's up youtube, welcome to my xbox box unboxing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114617394213765716
2025-06-02
<p>MacGyver, you're not a MacBoyver anymore. Today, you are a MacManver</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114616021018916449
2025-06-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@xahteiwi" class="u-url mention">@<span>xahteiwi</span></a></span> to be fair, middle managers are often desperate to find anything to do that they can claim justifies their own unnecessary positions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114638782600743048
2025-06-06
<p>I'm pretty hungry today... I'd better get the full bague</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114638225272448550
2025-06-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> only thing I can reckon is, if a harasser knows they've been blocked, they might get angry and figure out other ways to continue harassing the person. Whether finding them on other sites or making alts/sockpuppets. They might be content to keep yelling into the void if they think they're still getting through. I don't think that happens a lot around here, but I can understand someone being concerned if they came here from twitter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114614274582716167
2025-06-02
<p>Between getting to hang out with Laundry Cat and Sunny being extra lovable, I've spent more time today with a cat in my lap than without <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Sunnyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sunnyday</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114611484887475464
2025-06-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> thanks! Glad you liked the post and hope you like the book. I'll check out John Green's other work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114611336053468542
2025-06-01
<p>May books - technofeudalism, tuberculosis, polyamory <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/may-books" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/may-books</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114610076656220892
2025-06-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tess" class="u-url mention">@<span>tess</span></a></span> just checked it out based on this description, I'm hooked! Thanks for the rec</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114608892338032652
2025-06-01
<p>Thanks, nose hair trimmer manual. I'll do all of that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114606156202317257
2025-06-01
2025-05-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> a caterpillar? (Caterpillow?)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114605091637836139
2025-06-04
<p>Watched a cicada get killed by a van this morning. It smacked into the windshield, flew in a perfect parabolic arc and plopped onto the road an ex-bug. I'm rarely on the side of the cars, but I've been having to dodge the fuckers every morning, afternoon and evening, so it's nice to see a little karmic justice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114625091608937933
2025-05-31
<p>I forgot to mention, but when I was walking home, uphill during a hotter part of the day, a lady in her yard gave me a cold bottle of water. It was so unexpectedly kind I didn't realize what was happening at first. She said she was happy to help, and to ask if I needed anything any time I was in the area. I really needed something like that after the cicada incident :acnl_joy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114604973498320077
2025-06-03
<p>Just had a checkup and my blood pressure was normal for I think the first time in my life? It's never been outrageous, but I could always expect to be told it was "elevated". Because it was like a point or two over. This time? 118/74 :acnl_proud: a passing grade at the doctor is a cool and normal thing to want</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114621899546628942
2025-05-31
2025-05-31
<p>Can't wait for these fuckers to go back to sleep for 17 more years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114603429321365270
2025-05-31
<p>It's a nice day, so I came to the park to play around with the pentatonic glockenspiel some more. A cicada flew directly into the side of my head and screeched in my ear, and now I don't like music anymore. Thanks a lot, nature :acnl_hmmm:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114603338030192382
2025-05-31
<p>Dreamt that the first children's TV channel in England (which only showed Sesame Street) was called "Grover at Arms", because (1) Grover was the only character on the show the adults running things in the 80s could relate to, and (2) the Thatcher government thought to restore the glory of the British empire, it was necessary to instill a fighting spirit in the children</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114602990746679262
2025-05-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> thank you! :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114600649494530296
2025-05-31
<p>There was a period there in the 90s when they really wanted us to start calling seatbelts "safety belts". But that's like a whole extra syllable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114600232184078399
2025-05-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> doing it all by hand seemed fine when I was on neocities, but I do kind of regret not having some kind of system now, haha</p><p>Look forward to seeing the collection grow! :blobcat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114598836406055706
2025-05-30
2025-05-30
<p>Okay, found this explainer from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://idiomdrottning.org/users/Sandra" class="u-url mention">@<span>Sandra</span></a></span> <a href="https://idiomdrottning.org/threadiverse-tutorial" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">idiomdrottning.org/threadivers</span><span class="invisible">e-tutorial</span></a></p><p>I'm doing it right, it just doesn't work sometimes for no/unknown reasons. Lemmy seems like it needs a little more time in the oven</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114597942159132744
2025-05-30
<p>How do I comment on a lemmy thread from a mastodon account? I replied to a post and it's not showing up. It says "You must log in or # to comment." do I have to include the hashtag from the original post? Does it take time to propagate?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114597270632525208
2025-05-30
<p>Sometimes the wikipedia app will leave the image from the previous article I was reading on screen when it loads a new article</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114597138243774579
2025-05-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> haha very relatable. Every time I rediscover that I like reading I get very annoyed at past-me for not telling me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114597022083503608
2025-05-30
<p>Secret fraternal orders are one of my special interests, I wanna join em all!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114594564930489316
2025-05-30
<p>Thinking of joining the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, anyone got an invite code?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114594465763184421
2025-05-30
<p>Titanic 2/Jurassic Park 8: Death Cruise to Dinosaur Island</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114593939714800689
2025-05-29
<p>I think one reason millennials are so terrible at relating to other people is because a lot of us have sitcom brain. I think twitter brain can partially be described as sitcom brain in a feedback loop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114593711125985033
2025-05-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> we'll just need to convince one more person to make a little game museum and we can have a webring :acnl_sunny:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114593666329532608
2025-05-29
<p>Sunny discovered a new place in which she fits</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114593506796247205
2025-05-29
2025-05-29
<p>Me: Hi, 5¢!<br />The state of Oregon: 10¢ 😏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114592544616187370
2025-05-29
<p>"In 1947, the first day that Jay Ward opened his first real estate office at the corner of Ashby and Claremont, a runaway truck crashed through the building" I'm not a religious person, but I would probably take this as a sign that I should go into the arts, too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114591307722967052
2025-05-29
<p>I'm your biggest flan, I'll popover until you puff me. Four biscotti</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114588929372426539
2025-05-29
<p>I get it, the margins were razor thin, the animators would've loved to fill the full runtime with original animation, but these were the sacrifices that had to be made for the show to be produced at all. It would've been less obvious that nearly a fifth of the show was recycled dross when you had to wait a week between episodes, especially if you're a kid. But they should've cut this shit for the DVD releases. Come on. If these numbers stay the same, that's 2 hours of waste per season</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114588864644506609
2025-05-29
<p>I was curious how much of the runtime of an episode of Rocky & Bullwinkle is titles, credits, transitions and interstitials between the actual segments, and whether the number got better over the course of the season. It's not looking good. Slight improvement as the season progressed, but even the last episode of the season, the big finale, could've fit an entire extra segment if they cut out all the fluff. I hope this improves in later seasons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114588827442076808
2025-05-28
<p>Uhh I'd like to make a deposit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114586832820231757
2025-05-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> (with the way my ADHD works, it's really easy for me to forget I like books and audiobooks, and not read anything for months. The time-tracker gives me a physical act to help reinforce my progress and make it seem less daunting, and also help me not forget when I go home for the weekend. It's super easy to let it slip my mind when my progress is hidden away in an app)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114585859413975867
2025-05-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> I try have two books going: an audiobook to listen to at work, and an ebook to read everywhere else. This one is Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, which I read traditionally in the early 2000s and remember liking but don't remember much about. I'm anxious because I got burned years ago by the audiobook for Reamde by the same author, which I found an interminable slog. I want to give it a fair shake, so I used extra work supplies to help give me a visual reminder not to forget about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114585846768803750
2025-05-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> this is my system for tracking progress in a 42-hour audiobook. Each pushpin has 6 paperclips, and for each hour I listen, I move a paperclip down to the bottom row</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114585586368014314
2025-05-28
<p>Brain ups and downs <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/brain-ups-downs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/brain-ups-do</span><span class="invisible">wns</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114582851671598853
2025-05-27
<p>Well, I finished it. I used savestates to compensate for the bad controls, but I solved all the puzzles and reached the ending. Not many early 90s adventure games I can say that about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114577385827542263
2025-05-26
<p>It's funny, as bad as Dizzy the Adventurer/Prince of the Yolkfolk is, it's still much more playable than any of the contemporary point-and-click games, because you have direct control over a character who moves at a brisk pace. That's what's so frustrating/fascinating about it, there's the promise of a new type of adventure game just out of reach, if only they could pull it off, and they never quite did</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114576308824126757
2025-05-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> ah dang, you're right. The leading 0 on some of them was throwing me off. That's how I *want* it to handle filenames that are just numbers! I just don't know how to get both :acnl_heartbreak:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114574406537630581
2025-05-25
<p>My spouse and I got an extra fortune cookie in our order the other day, so we decided the third one would be for Sunny. It read: "You will find a satisfying work/life balance." She took that message to heart. After bravely defending us from a rogue cicada, watching the perimeter to make sure no further attacks were forthcoming and supurrvising while we put away laundry, here she is having a much-deserved <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/SunnyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SunnyDay</span></a> snooze</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114570771185044206
2025-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> No worries! Its machinations can stump even the best of us</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114570710617245535
2025-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> Here's PCManFM :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114570394060563217
2025-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.marin.fyi/@marin" class="u-url mention">@<span>marin</span></a></span> Yep, and it works fine in folders where the file names are all alphabetical. When there are also files that start with numbers it gets very confused</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114569716772878601
2025-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.marin.fyi/@marin" class="u-url mention">@<span>marin</span></a></span> Thunar, Debian 12 XFCE</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114569700551859138
2025-05-25
<p>Sigh, the file manager that came with my <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> distro can't sort files by name correctly and That's Just The Way It Is. If you go to a help forum and ask if there's a way to fix it, everyone acts like you're crazy for wanting that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114569601101396798
2025-05-29
2025-05-24
<p>I've been watching Rocky & Bullwinkle with my spouse from the beginning. In one early episode of Peabody and Sherman, there was a panel on the wayback machine showing its name, and it was spelled in all caps without the final "K", like WAYBAC. It was a pun on early computers like ENIAC and ORDVAC! 🤯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114564536802652433
2025-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tailswish.industries/users/lightspill" class="u-url mention">@<span>lightspill</span></a></span> ah I see, thanks. I remember a joke from one of the H2G2 books about a rock star who was "spending a year dead for tax reasons", nice to finally get the reference haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114564413301939967
2025-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tailswish.industries/users/lightspill" class="u-url mention">@<span>lightspill</span></a></span> interesting, I'm not familiar with this. Which musicians are known for it?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114564380100887046
2025-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> yes! It's all just macho posturing bullshit now. Their 90s stuff wasn't great but St. Anger was when they really crossed the line into self-parody</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114564346340353772
2025-05-24
<p>I don't understand how Metallica is still so popular when (1) they haven't released a good album since 1988, and (2) they were infamously the first ones to throw a huge public tantrum about filesharing. They should be a disgrace, the band who lost all artistic credibility and became so desperate for attention that they started suing their fans. They should have less cultural cache than Milli Vanilli</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114564324655172789
2025-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> "A Memory Called Empire" by Arkady Martine is based on a hypothetical spacefaring Aztec Empire. The author's a scholar of Byzantine and classical Armenia and the book heavily draws from both histories, it's really neat. Some of my favorite recent sci-fi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114563953310084278
2025-05-24
<p>1. True<br />2. *Extremely* faint praise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114563577695310601
2025-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I got IP blocked w/ newpipe recently. Resetting your network connection may help. I had to do it a few times but eventually they left me alone again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114563423289017477
2025-05-23
<p>She's been laying on me while I read for nearly 2 hours 🥹</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114559587930497461
2025-05-23
<p>This might seem silly if you don't have ADHD, after all, the app has an accurate time tracker built-in. But it's entirely possible that I can go home for the weekend and come back Monday having completely forgotten that I like audiobooks. It's happened before, with lots of things I enjoy. I have a strong fear of being separated from happiness by loss of inertia</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114559097922331680
2025-05-23
<p>Time tracking system I invented to help me get through a 42 hour audiobook. I've placed 14 thumbtacks in the corkboard behind my desk in two rows. In the top row, I've hung 6 paperclips on each thumbtack. For every hour I listen, I move one paperclip from the top row to the corresponding thumbtack in the bottom row. Hopefully this will help me remember to keep listening and keep the momentum going</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114559059248906811
2025-05-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.nyc/@rejinl" class="u-url mention">@<span>rejinl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> ugh frustrating, glad I could help!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114557690659309023
2025-05-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> when you tap the gear to go into camera settings, there should be an option for "shot optimization" or "scene optimizer" you can turn off. This is what it looks like on my samsung phone, but it should be there in your camera settings too (assuming you're using the default Android camera)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114557650096950836
2025-05-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> what kind of phone do you have?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114557628452966965
2025-05-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> No worries! Its machinations can stump even the best of us</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114570710617245535
2025-05-22
<p>Debian is my smoothest Linux experience yet <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/debian-is-good" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/debian-is-go</span><span class="invisible">od</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114552049240406947
2025-05-22
2025-05-21
<p>I usually do 742 Evergreen Terrace, New York, NY 10108. I only have two zip codes that aren't my own memorized, and that's slightly more plausible than Beverly Hills, 90210</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114547174878452452
2025-05-21
<p>Nice to know I'm not the only one who instinctively goes to The Simpsons when I need a fake address</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114547149465607188
2025-05-20
<p>I wish music apps would just delete an mp3 if I give it one star</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114542275071557028
2025-05-20
<p>I hope my novel is nominated for the prestigious Walmart/Blackrock prize</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114541891587520412
2025-05-20
<p>I had always assumed Man and Booker were, like, authors or professors or something. Nope, groceries & hedge fund <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Group" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Group</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114541871432954991
2025-05-20
<p>The Man Booker Book Prize for Most Literary Man</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114541845205882298
2025-05-20
<p>I won a giveaway on storygraph for a short story collection. The prize is only available as a PDF, which I can't read on my phone, but I downloaded it anyway because I had a limited amount of time to claim it and didn't want to forget. I got a "chunk verify error" and when I tried a different browser, I was informed that I can only attempt to download the file once. I emailed the support address. Someone will respond to my ticket in 5-7 days.</p><p>:toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114541538690920532
2025-05-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I've heard about these good intentions-paved roads. I don't think they take us anywhere good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114541312856689913
2025-05-20
2025-05-20
<p>If the only justification for something bad is "this is the future, get used to it", let me offer a rebuttal with the same level of nuance: "no"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114541277869750085
2025-05-20
<p>Dutch accent:Afrikaans accent::Australian accent:New Zealand accent</p><p>I don't know what this means but it feels right</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114541049159349119
2025-05-20
<p>Me: knee-jerk</p><p>Autocorrect: knee-jeek </p><p>:sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114540816161095682
2025-05-20
<p>Yeah, I'm into etymology. That's why there aren't any snacks left, I et em all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114537907417432408
2025-05-19
<p>When there's definitely nothing unusual about your university</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114535748972347988
2025-05-19
<p>My headphones keep crashing <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/crashing-headphones" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/crashing-hea</span><span class="invisible">dphones</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114535329016428823
2025-05-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I don't know how common this is, but I've heard "how I need a drink, alcoholic of course" (or "alcoholic in nature") to remember the first few digits of pi. But to me, it's a lot easier to remember "9" than how many letters are in "alcoholic"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114534578068648582
2025-05-19
<p>Every time I see a share of a useful or insightful post on a tech blog, I check the other recent entries and it's all glowing or uncritical stuff about generative AI :gamepro_fairer:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114534543228411217
2025-05-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> most men where I live get penile reduction surgery as newborns 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114531053910261554
2025-05-18
<p>Happy <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/SunnyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SunnyDay</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114531026354651595
2025-05-18
<p>It had more red flags than a Six Flags if it had way more than six flags and all of them were red</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114530738673358218
2025-05-18
<p>How many commas does it take to separate some values? Three: one to separate the values, and two to make sure the values are separated from the commas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114530362133060560
2025-05-18
<p>Why do people in the UK call pants "trousers" when they almost never trouse anything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114526710452580708
2025-05-17
<p>🦆 best ideology 2025</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114525253778713647
2025-05-17
<p>Just got a survey question on my youtube subscription feed page asking how satisfied I am with the experience, which is terrifying because that means they're thinking about fucking with it. Any response could be twisted into an internal justification for bullshit. Better to say nothing at all, but a lack of response could *also* be used to justify a need to "improve engagement". Whatever response will make them the least likely to change anything, that's how satisfied I am</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114525228475076205
2025-05-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> I use Pocket Paint. The UI is kind of bad, but I think that's just the nature of phones. It's the least bad one I've tried, and there are no ads or anything ofc. It's on the play store and F-Droid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114523399433466545
2025-05-16
<p>Huh, my domain block for hackers.town apparently no longer applies because they moved to a different subdomain. Seems like a security oversight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114518797070500254
2025-05-16
2025-05-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I've heard about these good intentions-paved roads. I don't think they take us anywhere good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114541312856689913
2025-05-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@roxy" class="u-url mention">@<span>roxy</span></a></span> Tommy Wiseau (i.e., tomy bird)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114515290445207443
2025-05-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> yeah, that's where I landed too. I tried getting back into tapes when I found a cheap walkman in a thrift store, but as much as I like pushing buttons, the sound quality and inconvenience were dealbreakers.</p><p>It might also be part of the backlash against the culture of not owning anything—for younger zoomers who grew up only knowing streaming, a complete 180° to purely physical media might be more appealing. But I always owned my Mp3s, so I feel mostly positive about digital music</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114513305107787406
2025-05-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> it's tactile. Cassettes are more substantial objects, they don't need to be handled delicately, and the player mechanism is satisfying to engage with with big clunky buttons to press. CDs are better in the same way digital files are better, so if that's what you care about, you might as well just get FLACs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114513148380120444
2025-05-15
<p>Why my titles are terrible, and what I intend to do about it <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/my-terrible-titles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/my-terrible-</span><span class="invisible">titles</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114512748821540281
2025-05-14
<p>I don't think this really answers the question, my guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114506882871879269
2025-05-14
2025-05-13
<p>Lord grant me the serenity to know which of my desires are self-destructive in nature, the wisdom to find the ones that are only self-destructive as a side-effect, and the courage to pursue both</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114503125919214521
2025-05-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.pixie.town/@joepie91" class="u-url mention">@<span>joepie91</span></a></span> dr. molly tov is a recent favorite <a href="https://drmollytov.dev/posts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">drmollytov.dev/posts</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I need to find some more too, most of my favorites are on indefinite hiatus :acnl_heartbreak:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114501546770450344
2025-05-13
2025-05-13
2025-05-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> I *think* it was supposed to be meaningless syllables? Like the Clarissa theme but with "da"s instead of "na"s. I don't know if anyone's ever said haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114500858256324906
2025-05-13
<p>Oof, meds haven't kicked in and the semantic satiation is hitting me hard. Is "Doug" really a name? How?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114500798551487323
2025-05-13
<p>Anyone else think the lyrics to the Doug theme song were "Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug / Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug Doug"?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114500784045655787
2025-05-12
2025-05-12
<p>Saw another <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/critter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>critter</span></a> on my <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/walk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>walk</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/today" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>today</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114496141340088047
2025-05-12
<p>Saw a <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/critter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>critter</span></a> on my <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/walk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>walk</span></a> today</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114496019258401922
2025-05-12
<p>Netgear isn't doing Switch 2 preorders?! They used to be the switch guys!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114495871021436952
2025-05-12
2025-05-12
<p>Sunny Merch Now Available! + Giveaway Contest! <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/merch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/merch</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114495232428076000
2025-05-11
<p>Ren & Stimpy <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/ren-and-stimpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/ren-and-stim</span><span class="invisible">py</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114491494504527449
2025-05-11
<p>I can hardly believe it's her, but Laundry Cat is here. I haven't seen her in probably over a year. I thought she went to live on a farm upstate 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114490896902229237
2025-05-11
2025-05-10
<p>It has its quirks, I guess anything will, but LazPaint is by far the most usable <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> image editor I've tried <a href="https://lazpaint.github.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lazpaint.github.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@gamemakingtools" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamemakingtools</span></a></span> for the rec</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114484175113681152
2025-05-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@jonobie" class="u-url mention">@<span>jonobie</span></a></span> I'm not normally into them either, but I found "Her Tears Were My Light" very lovely and interesting <a href="https://nomnomnami.itch.io/her-tears-were-my-light" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nomnomnami.itch.io/her-tears-w</span><span class="invisible">ere-my-light</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114480561831495438
2025-05-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> ah yeah, if I wasn't comfortable using the task manager and killing processes, I guess restarting would be the way to fix it. I forget that's not common knowledge anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114479405064656867
2025-05-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://critters.gay/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> I have no strong feelings about my uptime, but also my computer doesn't slow down if I don't restart it? Not even when I was still using windows, I wasn't aware this was still a thing. I wonder what the author is doing to cause this to still happen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114479364166273527
2025-05-09
<p>Congrats to the new Pope <a href="https://cicadas.uconn.edu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cicadas.uconn.edu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114478903642248460
2025-05-09
<p>Cheap alternative to a mouse jiggler</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114478201189963302
2025-05-09
<p>Happy Birthday! A charitable donation in the amount of 27.99 (plus tax and delivery fee) has been made in your name to the P.Z. Hutt Family Feast Charitable Foundation. The organization has graciously matched $5.99 of the donation in the form of free breadsticks. Your contribution will help feed hungry families around my living room.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114475168635050141
2025-05-08
<p>Top 10 Anime Boondoggles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114474014976210393
2025-05-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> not even SF minimum wage (which is also not high enough) 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114473959516651006
2025-05-08
<p>Just got an office-wide email about some keys that were found. The email says where the keys were found, a place I haven't been today, then goes on to describe the keys, which don't resemble my keys in any way. I panic, my hand races to my pocket to make sure my keys are still there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114473932924872954
2025-05-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> good to know, thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114473340986010509
2025-05-08
<p>Blind Spots <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/blind-spots" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/blind-spots</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114472744531937387
2025-05-08
<p>How come they called it Startropics 2 and not New Tropics</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114469405126762664
2025-05-08
<p>Actually, I think I could theoretically distribute it by using "Checkpoint", a 3DS save state manager, to create a save state of my completed game for people to import to their hacked 3DS. Or possibly an emulator. I can't find any other games being distributed this way, so I'm unsure how practical it is. It seems like everyone's games went away when the servers died, which is a huge bummer. I hope someone managed to archive it before it was too late</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114469371322578630
2025-05-08
<p>Oh shit, there's an RPG Maker on the 3DS? Hell yeah, I'm gonna make a 3DS RPG. As a bit. It won't matter if it's good cuz nobody can play it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114469342726438517
2025-05-07
<p>Quick Note on Captchas <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/captcha-note" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/captcha-note</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114468463081882812
2025-05-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@gamemakingtools" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamemakingtools</span></a></span> lazpaint looks very promising, thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114467137458344841
2025-05-07
<p>His full name is Steve "Steamboat" William A. Creamery</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114463812454608763
2025-05-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> On Windows I used paint.net. It has an MS Paint-like UI, but they added essential features like layers, magic wand select and stroke fill. I need a middle ground between "MS Paint clone" and "full-blown digital painting app"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114463595461383256
2025-05-06
<p>So there are no longer any paint programs on <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> with a normal UI, right? I used to kind of get by with Pinta but it's bad now too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114463550946897264
2025-05-06
<p>Click here to order now from our online shop! C:\\Users\\Bob\\Documents\\order_form_FINAL.pdf</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114463285809472615
2025-05-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> thanks, added a footnote. What a bunch of nonsense lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114462184883818220
2025-05-06
2025-05-06
<p>Android Browsers are Weird <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/android-browsers-are-weird" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/android-brow</span><span class="invisible">sers-are-weird</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114462019053727917
2025-05-06
2025-05-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.moule.world/@MOULE" class="u-url mention">@<span>MOULE</span></a></span> No more numbers!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114460805620340432
2025-05-06
<p>I was telling my spouse that Sunny came over to give me some nuzzles, and I accidentally called her Snuzzy. Which will definitely be the name of my next video game cat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114458176465559816
2025-05-05
<p>Neurodivergence <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/neurodivergence" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/neurodiverge</span><span class="invisible">nce</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114456973456137741
2025-05-05
<p>Hey everyone, I hate to have to do this again but I just had to deal with a minor family emergency that's wiped out my checking account. Emergencies keep coming up and we're struggling to keep our heads above water. If you could help with a few dollars to get us through to payday, or a boost, I'd be very grateful </p><p>** Edit: huge thanks to the person who just sent the generous donation, we should be able to make it to payday 🙏 thank you so much</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114456245984324195
2025-05-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> yeah, I guess the contest is for people who have an intrinsic affinity for elaborate headwear. If it were a contest to make a cool PHP function, I'd also do it just for the love of the game. Those contests are less common 😞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114455720429359391
2025-05-05
<p>I mean, if you value your time at a minimum of $50 an hour, which I do, you'd have to finish making in the hat in under an hour with materials you already have just to break even. I don't think a one-hour garbage hat would win any prizes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114455404538920542
2025-05-05
<p>Is it just me or would the bill of materials and labor involved in making a prize-winning hat exceed the value of the grand prize?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114455380179495744
2025-05-04
2025-05-04
<p>Took a long walk and learned that a nearby park has some instruments! I'm glad the metallophones are pentatonic, because (rhythm aside) whatever tunes I banged out sounded pretty good. I'll try to make this a regular visit, it's fun to sort of make music even if I don't know what I'm doing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114451770414926149
2025-05-04
<p>Happy <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Sunnyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sunnyday</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114451118620235304
2025-05-04
<p>It's important to use a 16-digit hex number for random filenames, because that gives you 184 quintillion possible combinations; as opposed to a 16-digit decimal number, which only gives you a mere 10 quadrillion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114450906605449772
2025-05-04
<p>Thanks to Meow I've now got "quotes of the day" for my website lined up for the next 3 months <a href="https://purr.neocities.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">purr.neocities.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> good kitty</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114450738299759921
2025-05-04
2025-05-04
<p>There are two kinds of fantasy books: 800-page epics by Kevin Bevinson called "Bound in Honor and Blood: The Warrior's Code", and 220-page books by Snidely Youngadult called "Aloysius Copperpot and the Great Cookie Caper" (book 6 of 24)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114450540425459782
2025-05-04
<p>They're called the "three musketeers" but idgi, I think they smell normal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114450367699410243
2025-05-04
<p>It didn't bother me when I was using headphones, but when I switched to speakers, this Startropics music has a loud obnoxious repetitive bass drone (at 6s and 17s) that I find impossible to listen to. I guess they were just expecting everyone to play on their TV's crappy built-in speaker</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114450147139554136
2025-05-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.moule.world/@MOULE" class="u-url mention">@<span>MOULE</span></a></span> Bluekay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114450012443571706
2025-05-04
<p>Pizza in morning, sailors take warning. Pizza in evening, sailors been thieving</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114447791140095966
2025-05-03
<p>Fantasy RPG: Raid Legends<br />2weistein in Rongerland<br />EGGCONSOLE MIRAI PC-8801mkIISR<br />Escape Game The Nostalgic Cafe<br />Garden of Merging Numbers<br />HUNDRED FIRES: The rising of red star -Complete Edition-<br />Hypotheses on the Symmetry between Vision and Hands<br />Shotgun Cop Man<br />１-２-３ ｏｒ ４-５-６<br />Captain Blood<br />Stratogun<br />Cat&Rabbit Pizza Farming<br />Kill The Emoji 2<br />Moe Waifu H Push-Box</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114446570240087527
2025-05-03
<p>I've been using Debian for two weeks and nothing has broken, so the changeover has been a rousing success :toot: After a day or two of mild frustration getting everything set up, it's been my smoothest linux experience to date. It's still not like a drop-in windows replacement for normal people, but it fits how my brain works very nicely</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114445279511891931
2025-05-03
<p>New friend just dropped <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/frog-low-poly-animated-3d-model" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opengameart.org/content/frog-l</span><span class="invisible">ow-poly-animated-3d-model</span></a> :frogger: :a_bike_frog: :bible_frog: :fft_frog_green: :ribbit: :wizboing_froggy: 🐸 :frogsleepy: :tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114444556154098231
2025-05-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@OohDirectory" class="u-url mention">@<span>OohDirectory</span></a></span> Thanks! Just sent an email from bluelander@tutanota.com</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114444526890207587
2025-05-03
<p>The L.A. Noire Video Didn't Hit <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/la-noire-didnt-hit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/la-noire-did</span><span class="invisible">nt-hit</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114444242620067869
2025-05-03
<p>I'm supposed to trust a computer that doesn't even know the fibonacci sequence? It's one of the basic sequences. What is this garbage?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114441733050830412
2025-05-02
<p>My wiki now has a "quote of the day" and "picture of the day" features, just like some big name wikis you might've heard of. I programmed them myself! Please make sure you visit every day. <a href="https://mattbee.zone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/kiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kiki</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114440814656077698
2025-05-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> yeah, unfortunately neither app has a keyboard shortcut that duplicates that mouse function. You could probably make a script but I'd have no idea where to start</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114439959272867279
2025-05-02
2025-05-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> in Google sheets, if the series starts in cell a1, enter =a1+1 in cell a2. Select a2, press shift+down arrow to select more rows, press ctrl-D to autofill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114439617158063919
2025-05-02
<p>Stop Using Relative Timestamps <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/no-relative-timestamps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/no-relative-</span><span class="invisible">timestamps</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114438768472918380
2025-05-02
<p>IP Theater, Congrats to Rabbit, Bloggodynamism <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/bloggodynamism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/bloggodynami</span><span class="invisible">sm</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114438766419428371
2025-05-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@OohDirectory" class="u-url mention">@<span>OohDirectory</span></a></span> Hi, I'm listed in the directory but my blog has moved, is there any way to update the info?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114438754098400621
2025-05-02
<p>Who ate the milk and cookies set out on Christmas Eve? "Santa", reports overwhelming majority of Santa believers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114435989486515552
2025-05-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> Yeah! If that's doable, it'd make things a lot simpler</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114435532271926359
2025-05-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> Ugh I figured it out, I put everything at the bottom of the ///Setup page variables /// section and somehow misplaced a bracket and wrapped everything in the preceding "if" statement, sorry about that!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114430354967357760
2025-05-01
<p>So they're<br />Here for you<br />Know the words<br />Join in too<br />If you<br />Want to clap<br />Take you through<br />Monkey rap</p><p>Sephiroth!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114430272776045246
2025-05-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> found a weird <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/kiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kiki</span></a> bug... custom dynamic variables don't work if a page's header doesn't have a date attribute. Other built-in dynamic variables seem to work fine though?</p><p><a href="https://mattbee.zone/test/date" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/test/date</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mattbee.zone/test/nodate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/test/nodate</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114429773385461632
2025-04-30
<p>Added dynamic variables to my <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/kiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kiki</span></a> page for custom emoji! :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114429116832817080
2025-04-30
<p>A club for programmers called Studio H</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114424709864350044
2025-04-30
<p>Website, Kiki, Brain <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/website-kiki-brain" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/website-kiki</span><span class="invisible">-brain</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114424150339982225
2025-04-29
<p>How come they called it "Home Alone" and not "Break Into: Eclectic Bungalow"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114419594576942934
2025-04-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.kif.rocks/@marlena" class="u-url mention">@<span>marlena</span></a></span> glad I could help, thanks for all your hard work!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114417864979249228
2025-04-28
<p>I've always wanted a website with a drop-down menu, but I've never been able to get them to look and behave exactly how I like with pure CSS or details/summary hacks. But you know what, it's 2025, every website is three frameworks in a trenchcoat, I can have a little javascript. I'm allowed <a href="https://mattbee.zone/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114413215911431840
2025-04-27
<p>I missed this back in January, but Alex Norris' legal battle is finally over! They got Webcomic Name back! <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/alexnorrislegalfund" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gofundme.com/f/alexnorrislegal</span><span class="invisible">fund</span></a></p><p>"Golden Bell will retain their right to make Webcomic Name plush toys, a physical card game and a digital game, one expansion pack to the game, and a Webcomic Name book featuring Animals. Alex Norris will retain the rights to their characters, trademarks, and copyrights of the Webcomic Name Intellectual Property."</p><p>What a relief and fuck Marc Goldner forever 🖕</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114411680010288315
2025-04-27
<p>Wait, you mean the itch.io icon isn't supposed to be a guy with a shaggy bowl cut, dark circles under his eyes, a big nose and a handlebar moustache? I thought it was a Mario kind of guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114407427477386247
2025-04-27
<p>Kiki URL Redirects With Managed Hosting <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/kiki-redirects" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/kiki-redirec</span><span class="invisible">ts</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114407111148164010
2025-04-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> He's a guy who works in a button factory. He's got a cat, and a dog, and a family. One day, his boss came up to him and said, "Joe, are you busy?" Joe said "no". His boss said "turn the button with your right hand." His boss then proceeded to give a number of similar instructions with other appendages, with hilarious results.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114406822709520267
2025-04-26
2025-04-26
<p>You know Joe? Who works in the button factory? The factory makes:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114406176575260237
2025-04-26
<p>Coding as a Craft <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/coding-craft" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/blog/coding-craft</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114405736795459621
2025-04-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> thanks! The pubdate looks valid to me but I think it might need a guid attribute? <a href="https://validator.w3.org/feed/check.cgi?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmattbee.zone%2Frss.xml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">validator.w3.org/feed/check.cg</span><span class="invisible">i?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmattbee.zone%2Frss.xml</span></a> CC <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114405107570159922
2025-04-26
<p>Barium cinema</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114401765658865524
2025-04-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> Thanks! Readable + personal was the goal, happy to know I hit the mark 😁</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114401316445444910
2025-04-25
<p>A Foolish Blunder <a href="https://mattbee.zone/blog/a-foolish-blunder" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.zone/blog/a-foolish-bl</span><span class="invisible">under</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114400926104646979
2025-04-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> Fantastic news 😄 I was prepared to do a bunch of manual work to get my blog running, this will make it much easier, appreciate it!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114400787654148869
2025-04-25
2025-04-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> Updated the page.php and page_layout.php to 1.0.7 and that fixed everything, thanks! All I'm getting now is </p><p>Warning: Undefined array key "html_output" in /home/public/library/page.php on line 97</p><p>when I edit a page, which I wasn't worried about cuz I'm the only one who sees it haha. I'll let you know if I see any other issues</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114396366572859032
2025-04-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> Ah yeah, I made a bunch of blank placeholder pages, I'll try to add headers to all of them and see if that fixes it. Thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114395895036890100
2025-04-25
<p>Oops, I Broke My Brain <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/oops-i-broke-my-brain/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/oops-i</span><span class="invisible">-broke-my-brain/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114395789591209217
2025-04-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> follow-up, I updated to the latest version of page.php and I can filter by tags now, but now I get errors at the bottom of every page (1) and at the top of the page in the tag filter view (2)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114395745069491006
2025-04-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> Hi, have a couple more <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/kiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kiki</span></a> bugs to report</p><p>1. Pages don't have a <title> attribute, I thought I had something misconfigured but it seems to be an oversight in the page builder</p><p>2. Getting an odd bug when I try to use a tag filter, but I may be misunderstanding how tags work. I'm using the markdown-extra parser and I understand that I can't use $$tags$$, but is it incompatible with tags altogether?</p><p>Thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114395462115085042
2025-04-24
<p>Having a good time with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> 's <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/kiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kiki</span></a> <a href="https://tomo-dashi.itch.io/kiki" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tomo-dashi.itch.io/kiki</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Lot of work left to migrate, but I look forward to having a wiki again! <a href="https://mattbee.zone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114390151541780183
2025-04-23
<p>If you want a piece of music to use as a pomodoro timer, Bull of Heaven's "Even To The Edge of Doom" is exactly 24 hours long. <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZwuZhxkNGe7gPt-KAzX6btS7dgDJeXJS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZw</span><span class="invisible">uZhxkNGe7gPt-KAzX6btS7dgDJeXJS</span></a></p><p>Just start playing part one, work until the music stops, then fall asleep. Make sure you start playing part 2 first so you know when to wake up. Enjoy your newfound productivity!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114388704005374914
2025-04-23
<p>*Seeing a Ferrari* oh wow, I have a friend with a horsey car! His is blue, but red is nice if you're into that sort of thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114388626055489960
2025-04-23
<p>People doing cool shit with their limited precious time on this beautiful blue marble</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114388261840263716
2025-04-23
<p>In the ocean, the eldritch ocean, leviathan sleeps tonight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114385503277484511
2025-04-22
<p>I tried looking in the details options to see if any of them would be normal ("date created" doesn't work either) and I'm relieved to report that explorer still allows you to sort by categories like "35mm focal length", "assistant's phone", "parental rating reason", "spherical", "station call sign" and "telex". Glad they kept the critical infrastructure at least</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114382746550252728
2025-04-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> haha yeah, it's a really weird oversight but I'll take it. I could probably edit the registry to allow myself to change other stuff that's locked down, but I don't want to fly too close to the sun. Just innocent productivity hacks for me :acnl_singing:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114382672570695856
2025-04-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> yep, I immediately did the registry fix to bring back the old menu. Bonkers that anyone thought it was a good idea</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114382645506255845
2025-04-22
<p>On Windows 11, if you have a folder open in details view sorted by date modified descending, and a new file is created in that folder, it appears at the bottom of the list even though the date is newer than all the other files. Everyone answering questions about this on support forums is attempting to gaslight the asker into believing Windows Explorer has always worked like this. It hasn't, Windows 11 broke it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114382620037677276
2025-04-22
2025-04-21
<p>There's A New Action Button Video <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/theres-a-new-action-button-video/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/theres</span><span class="invisible">-a-new-action-button-video/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114377565362888381
2025-04-21
<p>Join my new character, "guy who makes the world's worst financial predictions", on other adventures such as:</p><p>- Salmon roe will become a staple of the American diet by 2030<br />- Children under 5 will be known as "the spirograph generation"<br />- Recipe for Coca-Cola due to enter public domain<br />- Buy a cow to get free milk. No additional goods or labor required<br />- Bidets are really going to take off, no for real this time<br />- Year of linux on the desktop (free square)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114377030679028733
2025-04-21
<p>I think the t-shirt bubble is about to burst. Nothing stays fashionable forever, and I think normal clothes are due to cycle out in a big way. Rough-knit tunics on one side and fishnet tops on the other, that's all we're going to see. Either way, time to invest in hemp while the getting's good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114376981587200893
2025-04-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> was expecting something like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114376570979933786
2025-04-21
<p>Looks small, is small! Make conversation!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114373848591629170
2025-04-21
<p>Pseudoscientific calculator</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114373821989510469
2025-04-19
<p>Picked up a box of "extra creamy mac 'n cheese" for my spouse. The only difference is that the instructions tell you to use more milk and butter, lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114367279140479373
2025-04-19
<p>My First Linux Program <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/whirltube/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/whirlt</span><span class="invisible">ube/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114365363731325786
2025-04-19
<p>Smart phones don't work in a time machine because the capacitance is in flux</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114362239249050441
2025-04-18
<p>Oh, the one in red? That's his brother. Plomberman</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114361484047618931
2025-04-18
<p>People who go to Bigfoot cons think Bigfoot is a real guy, right? So how come they're cool with people wearing crude Bigfoot costumes for photo ops? That's a unique and sentient being you're mocking</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114361420219559822
2025-04-18
<p>"Hudson hawk"? What are you talking about? Hudson's mascot is a bee</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114361329364348360
2025-04-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> This looks great! I'm getting quite a few errors and warnings with the demo :( I haven't touched anything, just extracted and uploaded. My server (nearlyfreespeech) runs Apache 2.4 with PHP 8.3 so I think everything should be compatible? Sorry if I'm missing something obvious</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114361244274676032
2025-04-18
<p>My white rapper Mount Rushmore? Oh y'know, the standard picks, the heavy hitters. Shaggy 2 Dope. "Weird" Al Yankovic. Blondie. Coach Z</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114359568907920296
2025-04-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> 😔 :wizardry_rip:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114359421146348148
2025-04-18
<p>Jesus, paying for email was one of the worst decisions I ever made. When I couldn't afford it anymore, I changed it at every website I could think of, but I don't think about the sites I haven't used in years. Now if I ever want to use those sites again I have to either sign up for a new account and hope I don't get banned for double-dipping, or go through a kafkaesque labyrinth of identity verification. Never pay for email</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114359228678935180
2025-04-18
<p>"Dollar General" rings the same to me as "tin pot dictator"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114359085579121671
2025-04-18
2025-04-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I downloaded the portable version and thank god I was still able to set it as the default for PDFs. I don't know if I could deal with Adobe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114356550275356491
2025-04-18
<p><a href="https://homestarrunner.com/localhtmell" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">homestarrunner.com/localhtmell</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://homestarrunner.com/sitemap" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">homestarrunner.com/sitemap</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://homestarrunner.com/lynxpage" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">homestarrunner.com/lynxpage</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and <a href="https://homestarrunner.com/notreallybreakdancing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homestarrunner.com/notreallybr</span><span class="invisible">eakdancing</span></a> redirect to existing pages. Not sure if there are any others</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114356414812823224
2025-04-21
<p>There's A New Action Button Video <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/theres-a-new-action-button-video/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/theres</span><span class="invisible">-a-new-action-button-video/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114377565362888381
2025-04-18
<p>New H*R is a legit jam. Let's go back to a website <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z7kVH9xePM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=2z7kVH9xePM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114356100218204639
2025-04-17
<p>New Computer! 🤸‍♂️ ...at work 🤷‍♀️ <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/new-work-computer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/new-wo</span><span class="invisible">rk-computer/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114355816764421350
2025-04-17
<p>I looked for a gif to thank my spouse for ordering pizza, and how could I have forgotten about this iconic scene? Perfection</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114354998569054821
2025-04-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> it's like an ointment or liniment. People use it for joint pain arthritis and stuff. Or in my "joke", repetitive strain injury from button mashing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114354881876865189
2025-04-17
<p>Can I still be a part of the Fighting Game Community if I exclusively play the 2005 Dragon Ball Z MUGEN game? And if I refuse to play as any character but Mr. Satan? And if I lose every match? Don't answer, your eyes tell me everything I need to know. I'll bring the Tiger Balm</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114354834555415128
2025-04-17
2025-04-17
<p>Sorry can't talk now, I'm...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114351308202581996
2025-04-17
2025-04-17
<p>He's jolly. He's green. He's giant. I didn't say his name but he popped into your head didn't he?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114350619782367580
2025-04-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> Writing a bash script is definitely programming! I thought it'd be easier to use a language I'm already sort of familiar with, but a lot is different now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114350446819443547
2025-04-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> yeah, executing bash commands is a lot more complicated than I expected too. Finally found the command that works</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114350340364502216
2025-04-16
<p>Now that I'm using linux and this sort of thing is simple (lol) I thought I'd make a quick python script to make it easier to use yt-dlp. And like... there's no way to clear the console? I have to install an external program? What is all this garbage? I just want to print some text, take some input, and run a command. Where did we go wrong with computers?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114350308678969950
2025-04-16
<p>Hey buddy, if it's so intuitive, why do I need to consult you? I'll just intuit my own spiritual energetical psychic healing aura</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114349518239912480
2025-04-16
<p>"Intuitive truth consulting", or as it's often referred to for the sake of brevity, "lying"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114349506531987755
2025-04-16
<p>Games you can play as a group on a TV but let each person use their own phone to control is a good idea. Jackbox games are great. There should be more like them. It's a shame "Amico" is going to stomp the idea into the dirt and salt the earth behind them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114348698930079464
2025-04-16
<p>The Amico app won't even let you see the games they expect you to buy unless you have a separate android device to use as a controller. Just a cool thing I thought you might like to know</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114348673804987815
2025-04-16
<p>The three classical Homerian story archetypes: man vs. beast, man vs. cyclops, and man vs. wolverine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114345009656052411
2025-04-15
<p>"The Controversial Rise of Rockstar Games" you wouldn't believe the flame wars on usenet when the DOS port of Lemmings came out. The Amiga fans were out for blood. It rarely came to physical violence, but little did they know a new version of Windows was just around the corner. Lemmings '95: 95 deaths in the streets of Dundee that fateful day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114344657918125878
2025-04-15
<p>In the new Mario Kart 8, you have to drive from the Wii U version in 2014 to the Switch version in 2017 all the way to the Switch 2 version in 2025 (it's a Desert Bus-like)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114344549883422919
2025-04-15
<p>Hey y'all, come'n getcher taxes did</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114343930834759011
2025-04-15
<p>Pizzoidbellia</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114343910004331065
2025-04-15
<p>Stuff I Was Wrong About <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/stuff-i-was-wrong-about/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/stuff-</span><span class="invisible">i-was-wrong-about/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114342450294769540
2025-04-15
<p>A superposition of man and horse, or "quantaur"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114340264485233381
2025-04-15
<p>Gabe Newegg</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114340164190995598
2025-04-15
<p>Sperminator 2: Spoogement Spray</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114339772282868915
2025-04-14
<p>Last Post About Linux For Awhile <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/linux-pause/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/linux-</span><span class="invisible">pause/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114337895450264284
2025-04-14
<p>"""Fact"""</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114337621670367923
2025-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> it's okay, I'm getting more used to using the command line for this stuff. Just wish the websites would communicate a little better when something won't work for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114336815010280417
2025-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> thanks, do you know if there's a way to install from the .flatpakref file? Marking it as executable doesn't seem to do anything, it still just opens it in an editor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114336768642901599
2025-04-14
<p>@sunglocto@vis.social I figured out how to drag them in the next post <a href="https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114325993231606503" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamemaking.social/@minterpunct</span><span class="invisible">/114325993231606503</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114336760469070806
2025-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> no rush on helping with these btw, they're all just nitpicks. The overall process so far has been pretty smooth, thanks for the recommendation!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114336485335366353
2025-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> not with the lock screen, just whenever I make changes to the system, like installing a program or changing a config file. I *think* I know how to fix the shortcuts, I believe I need to create them manually instead of dragging them from the start menu. That seems to work with some programs but not others</p><p>Googling "thing+Debian" has been my method so far. I guess that's how I've always done it on Windows, the only difference is I don't already know which programs I Iike haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114336480485383875
2025-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Do you know why the steam shortcut gives me this error message even though I marked it as trusted and executable?</p><p>Do you know why the discord shortcut doesn't work at all? I'd like to not have to launch it from the start menu</p><p>Do you know how to make it so I don't have to put my password in all the time? That's the one thing I liked about fedora</p><p>Is there a better app store I should be using than synaptic? I don't really know how to *find* programs...</p><p>Those are the big Qs for now 🙏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114334192031802793
2025-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I was streaming with the same hardware on Win7, so I should hopefully be okay? Just 480p, but stable at least. I'll be disappointed if anything runs worse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114334132008606996
2025-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Ah jeez, sorry to put you through all that, I installed Debian today and I *think* I have all my software set up, I haven't actually started a game yet but crossing my fingers. I'm not getting the mysterious python errors I got on Fedora, so that's a win. Changing the UI wasn't bad, cuz I had already familiarized myself with XFCE. Windows don't have the annoying tooltip in the middle, so that's another big +. Most of my Qs at this point are general linux annoyances haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114333865870560923
2025-04-14
<p>Dr. Chobotnik's Camp CLAMP Revamp</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114333546884419522
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> my problem isn't that it's hard, it's that it's boring and tedious to me. I don't like doing it. I work full time, I want to spend my free time doing things I enjoy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114332583033318292
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> I don't program in C or Assembly, I've never had to think about file systems for any of the games or programs I make. I use development tools that take care of all the low-level stuff for me. My interest in computers is using them to play and to make things. I have no interest in the underlying mechanics, I just want it to work. It doesn't mean it's bad for you to be interested in that stuff, it just means we're different and that's ok</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114332535973530367
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> normal computer use shouldn't require knowing what a "file system" is. That's a thing that should just work behind the scenes. I'm not an operating system developer, so I have less than zero interest in debugging file system errors. I have better ways to spend my time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114332297850266976
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> not got going to get into all that, thanks anyway</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114332083226690265
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> the disk isn't failing. It works fine with every other OS</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114332065084322057
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> UI-wise, I want windows with title bars big enough to grab, and three buttons in the top-right corner that are big enough to click. I want scrollbars that stay on the screen and are big enough to use. I want the window title on the left, and no extra buttons in the title bar. When I move a window, only the frame of the window should move until I let go of the mouse; having the full contents of the window move is too much motion for me. Ideally there shouldn't be any glitches when I do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114331936340085225
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> It's a lenovo thinkpad x250. Core i5, 8GB ram</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114331917872648595
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Okay! I'll give it a shot. The main programs I'm concerned with at the moment are bizhawk, archipelago and OBS. I need all the buttons on my USB gamepad to work. I also need it to play nice with bluetooth headphones and not cut out when I move too far away. I need firefox to work well enough to watch youtube with uBlock Origin (or some alternative browser, if that's a thing.) I really appreciate all your help</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114331909076629692
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@20000lbs_of_Cheese" class="u-url mention">@<span>20000lbs_of_Cheese</span></a></span> thanks, a lot of people have been recommending Mint so I wrote up the main problem I had with that one <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/linux-mint/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/linux-</span><span class="invisible">mint/</span></a></p><p>What I'm looking for is something lightweight (I have a 10-year-old laptop) with UI similar to classic Windows (well-defined buttons and scrollbars, good contrast, drag-and-drop, etc.) I'd appreciate more recommendations if you know anything that fits the bill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114331865260075409
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> so when I put out my call for recommendations asking which linux is the best if I want it to look like Windows 9x, that was a bad way of asking for what I want. It doesn't need to be exactly the same, but I'd like a UI that works like classic windows, with well-defined buttons and scrollbars, drag-and-drop, etc. It also needs to be lightweight because I'm on a 10-year-old laptop. I imagine Debian with XFCE isn't the answer, do you have any other suggestions?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114331750645100539
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> yeah, I'm struggling to figure out which distro is the one that will work for me, and I don't have the time or motivation to try them all. Like Mint is universally recommended as the go-to beginner-friendly distro but I had so many problems with it too, worse than what I'm dealing with now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114331581221532861
2025-04-13
<p>Does anyone know what to do when youtube videos will no longer play on <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> if I'm using bluetooth headphones? I can download them with yt-dlp and watch them with headphones, I can watch them on the site if I'm listening with speakers, but with my headphones connected I just get this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114331578229678807
2025-04-13
<p>Linux Mint <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/linux-mint/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/linux-</span><span class="invisible">mint/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114331117152874021
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> see, I've tried noob-oriented distros and they all have "don't behave like windows" problems, maybe not the exact ones but similar ones every single time I've dipped my toes in. None of them replicate the UI of windows and they all involve learning arcane shit to get anything to work. I don't want *any* of the stuff Linux people care about, I just want an OS that works like windows (and has programs) without needing to use windows, and none of them do that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114328436285793268
2025-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> *Is* there a shallow end? I'd love to try it haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114328310359312369
2025-04-13
<p>I Hate The Person Linux Turns Me Into <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/linux-hate/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/linux-</span><span class="invisible">hate/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114328078290061217
2025-04-12
<p>Does anyone know how to make my bluetooth headphones stay connected to the computer in <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> when I go into the kitchen like they did in windows, instead of cutting in and out? <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114327338550352513
2025-04-12
<p>The answer to the question "which linux distro should I use?" seems to be: Ubuntu, because if you google a question, there's a good chance someone else has already asked it. It doesn't mean you'll find an answer, but at least you'll feel a little less alone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114326186094500023
2025-04-12
<p>I figured this one out, you have to go into panel preferences, double-click "window buttons" and change "sort order" to "allow drag-and-drop". Weird that this isn't the default</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114325993231606503
2025-04-12
<p>Does anyone know how to rearrange the active program icons in XFCE <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a>? For example, I want firefox to be the first program in the taskbar, and Discord to be to its right. Dragging them doesn't do anything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114325937884436908
2025-04-12
<p>Does anyone know how to disable this tooltip in <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> XFCE? Or at least make it not do this with compositing disabled? Also, does anyone know how to take a screenshot while dragging a window? While I'm at it, does anyone know how to make the mouse cursor stop at the bottom of the screen instead of disappearing?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114325550807332008
2025-04-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> I hadn't even thought of the weather angle, thank you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114321748725743187
2025-04-11
<p>Is there a qualitative difference between "crisp" and "crispy"?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114321727244362507
2025-04-11
<p>Need to bring a lot of data with you? You need a NAScar</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114321716560360787
2025-04-11
<p>Changing a flat tire? Pat a little sage on your jack to bring your wheel good fortune</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114320762134773975
2025-04-11
<p>Got excited when I saw this from a distance because I thought a new restaurant had opened up. It's not the kind of establishment I associate with sidewalk menus. It's not often I need to spontaneously pop in somewhere and get some fasteners</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114320654324499205
2025-04-10
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/BeastMode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BeastMode</span></a> peninsula is the secret</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114315747020455850
2025-04-10
<p>They called the dog Wishbone because he "wished" he had a "bone" <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Literal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Literal</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/NotDeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NotDeep</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/NoOneAsked" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoOneAsked</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114315732285729705
2025-04-10
<p>Let's not and say I did <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/potatochipwatch" class="u-url mention">@<span>potatochipwatch</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114315612867913116
2025-04-10
<p>¡¿Caliente Calibre Library scrcpy picante?! ¿En esta economía?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114314950473931006
2025-04-10
<p>The ones you don't eat become flossed'd flakes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114314719968673771
2025-04-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@adhdeanasl" class="u-url mention">@<span>adhdeanasl</span></a></span> Well, there are no ads. That means much less misinformation than the commercial platforms by default. And what misinformation there is can't spread as far without algorithms forcing content on people. It's not perfect, but I don't think it's fair to suggest it's not an improvement</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114314204713777155
2025-04-10
<p>West coast meters enforced during restaurant hours</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114310830653629206
2025-04-10
2025-04-09
2025-04-09
<p>Flow (2024) Review and Analysis <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/flow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.bearblog.dev/flow/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114309163693250458
2025-04-09
<p>Now Blender finally has something to show off that's not the fucking Buck Bunny cartoon. They must be thrilled to be associated with something non-hideous</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114305867696153461
2025-04-09
<p>Hey check it out: you should watch the movie "Flow" (2024)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114305794401810525
2025-04-09
<p>Ah yes, pulyarbnnntelpc is the preferred material for premium smartphone enclosures. On account of its high levels of pulyarbnnntelpcity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114305527614099101
2025-04-08
2025-04-08
<p>The condemm'd man breks on nae wee bysket-bret; och, he myte well brekcon aigs'n hog aplenny, fer terr'l be bret stackt to a chestair in the dairk lockawae</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114301035959645470
2025-04-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@suzie" class="u-url mention">@<span>suzie</span></a></span> Me too 😩 it's not quite that old, but it's getting up there...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114300423545240753
2025-04-08
<p>Last boost: opting out of ebay's AI shit led me on a journey in which I had to talk to two people on the telephone and answer a series of questions about my personal history to verify my identity and get my account back, since I no longer had the e-mail address associated with the account. At least three people who aren't me have logged into my ebay account since the last time I used it 😬 They didn't do anything with it, which is rad. I changed my email & turned on 2FA. Goodbye, ebay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114299971797614251
2025-04-08
2025-04-07
<p>I'm Doing Technology, Whoo Look At Me Go <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/im-doing-technology/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/im-doi</span><span class="invisible">ng-technology/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114298951251226874
2025-04-07
<p>I think I'm done with content in the genre "I spent a lot of money and it's awesome". I've seen sufficient evidence to support the claim that having money is good. I've learned everything I need to know on this subject</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114297023676617284
2025-04-07
<p>Is FF6 Cyan named that because Kefka poisoned his kingdom with cyanide? Is that why he was mysteriously the only survivor? Because he has a magical immunity to what his name is? :thinkface:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114294013991068295
2025-04-07
<p>Is it time for "spinning rims" to make a comeback? I think so. Everything is cyclical. Or in this case, rotational</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114293869951790083
2025-04-06
<p>Sesquipedia, the encyclopedia where every article is 1.5 times as long as it needs to be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114293653731880118
2025-04-06
<p>Happy Sunnyday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114293462476139982
2025-04-06
<p>Sunny's the only cat I've ever known who not only doesn't run away from the vacuum cleaner, but will actually come in from another room and watch me the entire time I'm using it. I'm certain if it were a real monster, she would protect me :acnl_heart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114292684134972166
2025-04-06
<p>The Stain Paradox: the easier something is to clean, the longer I'm willing to go without cleaning it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114292137152030045
2025-04-10
<p>West coast meters enforced during restaurant hours</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114310830653629206
2025-04-10
2025-04-05
2025-04-05
<p>Maybe I just need to get a good one. This one says it works on every type of stovetop but induction, so in theory it would work? <a href="https://www.greenpan.us/collections/griddle/products/rio-black-double-griddle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greenpan.us/collections/griddl</span><span class="invisible">e/products/rio-black-double-griddle</span></a> $50 though 😩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114286765883002438
2025-04-05
<p>I wish they made electric griddles that plug directly into the power ports of an electric stove. Putting a flat cooking surface across two electric coils doesn't heat evenly enough, but it seems like an awful waste to buy an entire separate appliance. I wonder why this doesn't exist. We figured out how to use the car "cigarette lighter" to charge our phones, same principle 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114286746574179204
2025-04-05
<p>I agree with most of TechConnex' controversial takes, but after seeing the way he massacres scrambled eggs in the latest video idk if I can trust his judgement. I guess youtubers aren't heroes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114286648377912310
2025-04-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@portphillipbug" class="u-url mention">@<span>portphillipbug</span></a></span> yeah, unfortunately you'd need to change the CSS manually to give it any style whatsoever. I use it to embed recent blog posts on my homepage <a href="https://mattbee.zone/p/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/p/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> so I can give you a couple pointers if that's something you're comfortable with</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114286641421147055
2025-04-05
2025-04-05
<p>Obvious exits are north, norther and northest</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114283423277314798
2025-04-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@portphillipbug" class="u-url mention">@<span>portphillipbug</span></a></span> What I would do is take the account's RSS feed <a href="https://aus.social/@portphillipbug.rss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">aus.social/@portphillipbug.rss</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and use a tool like RSS 2 HTML <a href="https://rss.bloople.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rss.bloople.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114282955502769673
2025-04-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> True! Although I wonder how many FPS it can record while Windows Defender is chugging away. Hopefully enough to show everything's borked</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114281780316797414
2025-04-04
<p>Can't Work <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/cant-work/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/cant-w</span><span class="invisible">ork/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114281492709325141
2025-04-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alienmelon" class="u-url mention">@<span>alienmelon</span></a></span> the only thing that immediately jumps to mind is charity streams like Games Done Quick, Extra Life and Desert Bus for Hope; and the itch.io charity bundles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114280007782164129
2025-04-04
<p>They made a graphic for this?! Can I have that job? It seems more fun than mine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114279776238543385
2025-04-04
<p>Overextension extension <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/overextension-extension/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/overex</span><span class="invisible">tension-extension/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114276760658200086
2025-04-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> Yeah that's the weirdest one. I feel like s'mores would suck without graham crackers? Also you can't just go around calling everything a "pizza" just because it's on a flat piece of bread. Whoever came up with that was on one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114276660604335946
2025-04-03
<p>Air Zonk Zwei</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114276050989046691
2025-04-03
<p>Um. That's a lot of gems <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/GoldBrickSimulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GoldBrickSimulator</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114275947852721578
2025-04-03
<p>Looking forward to using my authentic naan to make the three most iconic Indian dishes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114275556945178648
2025-04-03
<p>Celsius is for science, fahrenheit is for folks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114275429378535825
2025-04-03
<p>"Consulting Firm" is not a real business. That's like claiming your job title is "Stuff Doer"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114275384304826725
2025-04-03
<p>Good 'n Plenty in name only, for they are neither</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114275104432145911
2025-04-03
<p>Starting January 1, Google Chat and Google Voice will be incorporated into the new Google Palaver platform. Google Gab users will still be able to message Google Talk accounts, but all Google Discourse subscribers will need to convert their accounts to Google Buzz by February 1. Google String now allows you to connect to another Google Can subscriber, but if you have multiple contacts you'll need to install Google Phone. As of March 1, your Google Number will change from 7 digits to 10</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114275010364326998
2025-04-03
<p>I guess Tuta gets bombarded with so many phishing attempts that they simply removed the option to report them. Now that's some quantum security. Can't measure it if you observe it, sorry 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114274781111446530
2025-04-03
<p>Massively Overdid It Yesterday <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/massively-overdid-it-yesterday/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/massiv</span><span class="invisible">ely-overdid-it-yesterday/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114274543418139136
2025-04-02
<p>Why is jazz so calming? Must be all the fretless bass</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114270463404449732
2025-04-02
<p>Laserdisc enthusiast in the 1990s: "more like pan-and-scam"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114270234249250292
2025-04-02
<p>I wonder why our suspension of disbelief will allow us to accept that a lip-synching person is really singing, but not that a person with ADR'd dialogue is really speaking. Brains are weird</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114270132409455171
2025-04-02
<p>Wait, they started making music again?? I thought Achilles Heel was it. A 15-year gap, dang</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114270032706147730
2025-04-02
<p>Indie pop rocks just played a Pedro the Lion song with a 3-figure BPM :O <a href="https://pedrothelion.bandcamp.com/track/simple-economics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pedrothelion.bandcamp.com/trac</span><span class="invisible">k/simple-economics</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114270005813678548
2025-04-02
<p>Is the way that you're making me feel tonight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114269955242693656
2025-04-02
<p>Weird sequel pivot for a hospital simulation series, but I'm willing to see what they do with it <a href="https://dosgames.com/game/three-point-basketball/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dosgames.com/game/three-point-</span><span class="invisible">basketball/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114269936010638727
2025-04-02
<p>Hm, if I had $450 to spend on a handheld gaming device, would I get the one where I can play all the games I own, where new reasonably-priced games are coming out constantly; or the one where every game will be $80-$90 forever? Tough call</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114269336319729691
2025-04-02
<p>I never seriously considered making a phone game (that isn't web-based) because I didn't want to deal with google's bullshit to distribute it, I don't know why it never occurred to me that I can just throw the .apk file up on itch. Worth thinking about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114269116856877849
2025-04-02
<p>Playing the android version of gold brick simulator made me realize, I bet there are tons of cool phone games on itch.io that you'll never find on the store because google sucks. It seems to be mostly visual novels, but it's easy to filter by genre. Found a pretty cute puzzle game <a href="https://purejamgames.itch.io/artificer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">purejamgames.itch.io/artificer</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114269087941692085
2025-04-02
<p>Still #1 on the Gold Brick Simulator leaderboard, how's that for an accomplishment? <a href="https://damonwakes.itch.io/gold-brick-simulator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">damonwakes.itch.io/gold-brick-</span><span class="invisible">simulator</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114268551424025828
2025-04-02
2025-04-02
<p>First, Francis Fukuyama ended history. Then he extinguished the sun. 500 years later, he finally emerges from his geothermal biolab to complete his true mission: annihilate god</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114266170832754026
2025-04-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> yeah, me too. I looked it up out of irritation and it's basically a cookie clicker you can play in discord 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114266145720016621
2025-04-02
<p>You can't abbreviate "April Fools' Day" anymore because in Germany, that's the nazis now. They took that from us too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114266085706587010
2025-04-02
<p>I thought I got an ad on discord but it turned out to be an 🦧 🤹‍♀️📅 prank 🙄 I bet there will be a real ad in that spot in the near future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114266064078573207
2025-04-02
<p>"Our mission is to create the most authentic, player-centric advertising platform in the galaxy." <a href="https://archive.ph/09qBF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/09qBF</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Jesus fucking christ</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114265995822115282
2025-04-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GroupNebula563" class="u-url mention">@<span>GroupNebula563</span></a></span> So peaceful</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114265214573999329
2025-04-01
<p>Miffed that this walking app would profess knowledge of my "projected steps" when it has no idea what my evening plans are</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114264493935300007
2025-04-01
<p>Cascading bile sheets</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114264458565712612
2025-04-01
<p>Walking the Archipelago, or꞉ Couch to 1080p <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/archipelago/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/archip</span><span class="invisible">elago/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114264035145655202
2025-04-01
<p>Actually, I had never heard of "Saving Princess" before but it looks cool. Seems like a MegatroidMania <a href="https://brainos.itch.io/savingprincess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">brainos.itch.io/savingprincess</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114263132456596942
2025-04-01
<p>1. New Tom7 SIGBOVIK paper and video forthcoming (pre-print here <a href="http://tom7.org/ruperts/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">tom7.org/ruperts/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p>2. New archipelago release! I'm not interested in any of these games (well, I'm interested in Faxanadu but I suck at it) but maybe you are</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114263103111971658
2025-04-01
2025-04-01
<p>Any jokes I post today will be normal jokes, not April Fool's Day jokes; and with any joke I make, today or any other day, the intended punchline is never "haha I made people believe something fake is real". That's a shitty joke. If you're ever unsure, please let me know and I'll clarify</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114262983965424613
2025-04-01
<p>A subscription to use a mouse?? Doesn't sound like LOGIcal TECHnology to me 😏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114261071196279860
2025-04-01
<p>I'm much less anxious about phone calls ever since I uninstalled the app that randomly played quotes from "Taxi Driver" during my conversations. I don't know why I installed that stupid app. I don't think it played a single Latka quote. Are you kidding me? He was the funniest one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114260979454321198
2025-04-01
<p>I thought about making the basic sword R for "rusty", but didn't think anyone would get it. Most people seem to interpret it as a wooden sword, but I don't think it's ever referred to as such. It always looked like a rusty metal sword to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114260451068091592
2025-04-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> thanks :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114260415940822548
2025-04-01
<p>I know no one but me is interested, but I'm proud of the tracker I made for Zelda 1 rando. I'm using notepad++, and I made a custom lexer to add a bit of color. Numbers are gold to track pieces of triforce, basic checklist items are marked with a green X, colored items are marked with letters of the appropriate color: silver for arrows, blue and red for candles and rings. I know everyone likes their fancy auto-updating graphical widgets, but this one? It's mine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114260403648375101
2025-03-31
<p>The Massachusetts oligarchs, colloquially known as the Boston Powers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114258486265731879
2025-03-31
<p>I've Been Working on a Draft for a Week <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/draft-week/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/draft-</span><span class="invisible">week/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114257911141918139
2025-03-31
<p>I think millennials should stop eating avacado toast but only because I think they should be eating tortilla chips and guacamole instead. That's the good version of that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114254916909301078
2025-03-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> She means the MSX2 remake, right? The original MSX version is kinda rough</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114252520644003294
2025-03-30
<p>Sunday Links 23 <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunday-links-23/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunday</span><span class="invisible">-links-23/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114251951025440613
2025-03-30
<p>Crypto and AI Bros Both Hauntologically Linked to Bonzi Buddy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114249432718223679
2025-03-30
<p>I managed to track down this incredible minimal map for The Legend of Zelda I used to track my progress when I first played the game a few years ago. It's so much easier for me to read than every other existing map (most of which are just stitched-together screenshots) it's unbelievable. All the visual noise is cryptonite for my ADHD. It's so important to me I just uploaded it to archive.org so I'll never lose it again <a href="https://archive.org/details/ZeldaMap" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.org/details/ZeldaMap</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114249344004463620
2025-03-30
<p>How many hog oilers is enough hog oilers to have? If you guessed less than 133, I feel sorry for you <a href="https://hogoilers.wordpress.com/collection/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hogoilers.wordpress.com/collec</span><span class="invisible">tion/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114248774915895770
2025-03-29
<p>Well, got chicago95 working with Fedora XKCD, and of course it's not right. Everything is too small. There's no way to make everything bigger consistently (the only scaling options are 1x and 2x, which is way too big.) The window buttons are inconsistently spaced. The windows don't behave properly when you move them. I don't even know what I would need to google to find out if it's possible to make them behave properly. Maybe I just need a clean break. UI jubilee</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114248216284301195
2025-03-29
<p>Currently booted into a live session of puppy linux (which seems cute but dreadful) writing a different image over its own media. Erasing itself from existence. Goodbye, puppy linux. I'll come see you on the farm upstate sometime</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114248073601516430
2025-03-29
<p>Okay, scrapping my grand Winux 97 ambitions for now. New quest is to simply find a live OS that will boot. Istg I've never had this much trouble with the very first step</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114247919767588522
2025-04-01
<p>Actually, I had never heard of "Saving Princess" before but it looks cool. Seems like a MegatroidMania <a href="https://brainos.itch.io/savingprincess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">brainos.itch.io/savingprincess</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114263132456596942
2025-03-29
<p>Off to a rollicking good start. Booted up the drive, immediately was hit with an "out of range pointer" error no matter which option I pick. Googled it, this is a bug with rufus that was fixed in a version I can't use. It only seems to apply to the ubuntu family, so I'll try something else. Good thing I got so many recommendations</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114247688347279564
2025-03-29
2025-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> I'm more likely to give up on a book because of the time investment. That's potentially several hours I could spend doing something else. With music, it's usually ~an hour to listen to an album and I can be doing something else at the same time. Listening a couple times and deciding it's not for me is less of a burden</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114246603454773153
2025-03-29
<p>I mean, I got over it. I just had to google "windows 7 rufus" and find a reddit thread where the developer said which version was the last one to support windows 7. It's just one more bit of friction that shouldn't exist, you know? Think about it a little bit. Make the behavior that you want to see effortless</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114246510150789921
2025-03-29
2025-03-29
<p>I don't understand why a program like rufus would stop supporting windows 7. You want people to get off of W7, don't you? Your program is the thing that lets people do that. At the very least have a link on the homepage that says "Windows 7? Click here" and it gives you the last version that supported it. </p><p>Anyway. Creating a xububtu live USB now. Going to make sure I can set up my streaming environment and then make the jump probably on Monday. Wish me luck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114246460794908525
2025-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://blog.taursnd.haus/profile/vextaur" class="u-url mention">@<span>vextaur</span></a></span> thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114243416390493306
2025-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://neurodifferent.me/@lapingvino" class="u-url mention">@<span>lapingvino</span></a></span> thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114243415371870521
2025-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114243414689867396
2025-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://woof.tech/@cybercat320" class="u-url mention">@<span>cybercat320</span></a></span> thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114243413784997953
2025-03-29
<p>@noflcl@mastodon.social I have an android phone, no worries there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114243012350483992
2025-03-29
<p>@noflcl@mastodon.social thanks! I'll give it a go</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114242937024986291
2025-03-29
<p>Okay, it's time. Which linux is the one where it's easiest to install a theme that makes it look like windows 9x? <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114242846578254604
2025-03-28
<p>George Foreman might not be remembered as the greatest boxer ever, but his grill legacy is secure. No one would ever use a grill named after Mike Tyson. It'd probably mine crypto and give you heavy metal poisoning</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114241668688078130
2025-03-28
<p>Introducing the new 14-ounce coca-cola. 12 oz. can not enough? Pint bottle too much? Pop the top of a Fresh Fourteen™</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114241580665220454
2025-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bloop.blipdrifter.com/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> Ah sorry, it was one of the classic "weird Y2K" websites. Some of it can still be accessed with the wayback machine and ruffle. Here's a video of someone poking around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saJgQBX3u70" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=saJgQBX3u70</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I'll try to find the part that your pic reminds me of when I get home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114240960831348540
2025-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mntmn" class="u-url mention">@<span>mntmn</span></a></span> 5 inch display, 20mm thick, 200 grams</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114240824636819553
2025-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I can't tell with the threading if you mean somafm or radiooooo, but they're both great. The former is where I discover most of the new music I listen to, the latter is great for finding music unlike anything I've ever heard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114240658753157905
2025-03-28
2025-03-28
2025-03-28
<p>Whenever I feel bored with music, I need to remind myself genres exist that aren't represented on somafm.com. I love that site, it's just a little too easy to get into a rut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114240589570503085
2025-03-28
<p>Kenya radiooooo is so good. I want to press ♥️ on every track <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1iPoeobNOI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=r1iPoeobNOI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114240536944140821
2025-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bloop.blipdrifter.com/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> hey is your profile pic inspired by snarg.net? I loved that site</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114240464903815694
2025-03-28
2025-03-28
<p>Okay good, <a href="https://radiooooo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">radiooooo.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> appears to still be ad-free. It's not *exactly* what I was looking for, I was hoping for live streams of terrestrial radio stations (ads don't bother me if they're in a language I don't understand) but that website still kicks ass. Wish they had an app (edit: oh shit they do! <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radiooooo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=com.radiooooo</span></a> it's just a PWA but it works)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114240352249864067
2025-03-28
<p>All the international radio services insert fucking location-based ads now 😒</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114238246090229286
2025-03-28
<p>Android tablets manage to get better performance out of cheaper, bigger hardware with better battery life because the screens are normal resolutions. Nobody's complaining about the 1340 x 800 resolution on the Lenovo Tab M9, or 1280x800 on the kindle fire, or any of a thousand aliexpress clones. But the screen on my phone is 2340x1080, because if it's not pushing 2.5x the number of pixels for no reason, it would be too hard to slow it down enough when they're ready for me to buy another one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114238061206798717
2025-03-28
<p>Beat Fresh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114237771147431346
2025-03-28
<p>"Browser notification"? Thanks but I already had that, it's called updating the tab</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114237742949658481
2025-03-27
<p>The term "spray and pray" refers to the act of saying "bless you" when someone sneezes ☺️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114237014090201015
2025-03-27
<p>Huh, I wonder if "it really whips the llama's ass" was meant to be a subtle jab at Jeff Minter. At the time, his Virtual Light Machine was the new hotness in music visualization software, surely they would've been aware of it? The sound bite predates milkdrop, but their geiss plugin was providing similar functionality from the beginning. I know it's from a Wesley Willis song, but maybe that's the secret reason they picked that particular quote</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114235687905629081
2025-03-27
<p>What should I play for my next Archipelago game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114234979519079379
2025-03-27
<p>They should make an opera opera. It's like a rock opera or rap opera, but with opera music. It'd be really cool to tell a story with opera</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114232730440307961
2025-03-26
<p>Arms and legs are called "extremities" on account of their importance to participation in extreme sports</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114230642257349773
2025-03-26
<p>I resent every time that, as a kid, an adult tried to get me interested in something that adults only like doing because it's an excuse to drink. Like fishing, bowling, and watching sports. If you can't get through these activities without beer, what made you think I'd have a chance</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114230443848388525
2025-03-26
<p>Instead of drinking weird electrolyte tonics and snake powders, you could try drinking water and eating a cookie. That has salt and sugar in it too. You earned it!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114230406136627009
2025-03-26
<p>There's a supplement brand called "Liquid I.V.", which (1) the product isn't a liquid, it's a powder that you mix with liquid, and (2) this implies that intravenous medical treatments are somehow *not* liquid. I hate this. Why is everything so stupid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114230310067272547
2025-03-26
<p>Hypnocurrency</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114230143210810164
2025-03-26
<p>Listening to an audiobook that keeps using the word "loci" as singular, which is a little annoying, but also the narrator pronounces it "low-sigh", which unbelievably is considered "correct". <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/loci" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wiktionary.org/wiki/loci</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I now hate this word</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114229737820780727
2025-03-26
<p>Because Owl's house is called The Wolery, you see</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114228704100987296
2025-03-26
<p>Weird that Disney didn't get Chuck Woollery to do a voice for Owl House</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114226007526616241
2025-03-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Huh, you're right. Memory failure, I think I inferred dollar signs because that would make more sense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114224971126551441
2025-03-25
<p>Star Wars Episode 1: Tonari No Ana-kun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114224923075939995
2025-03-25
<p>Only 45 more days til the weekend</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114224872749994890
2025-03-25
<p>Why are my only options white-on-blue or yellow-on-black? What's wrong with white on black? Why can't anything be normal?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114224571879631164
2025-03-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> exactly why I roll out of bed 15m before I have to leave for work. Keeps me humble</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114224558147314117
2025-03-25
<p>If the people into "manifesting" were really committed, they'd wear a suit jacket with dollar signs all over it like that guy. The money guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114224475854254326
2025-03-25
<p>Barney! My Winstons!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114223544397017005
2025-03-25
<p>Wild that Bronson Pinochet did five seasons of Perfect Strangers while he was still the dictator of Chile. Hardest working man in showbiz</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114223205487373989
2025-03-25
<p>Clown's Debut Slide Whistle Album "Sincere", Insists Clown</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114221106241980811
2025-03-25
<p>Removed the battery percentage from my phone's display. I wish I could remove the icon too. I'm done living my life according to the whims of the rectangle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114221088791736379
2025-03-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> our world is so broken</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114220550194063441
2025-03-25
<p>Correction, I *can* play poker, but only for pretend money... but now I can pay real money to get more pretend money 🫠</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114220546478726566
2025-03-25
<p>I enjoyed occasional games of online poker in the late aughts. Low-stakes tournaments where you pay a couple bucks for a bunch of fake chips, and have a chance to win prizes if you do well. I don't think I spent more than $10 over the course of a couple years. I never won more than my money back, but it was harmless fun. Then in 2010 it was banned, and that was that. Fast-forward 15 years, I still can't play poker... but I could play a slot machine at work on my phone if I wanted to 🙃</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114220539369274447
2025-03-25
<p>Me on the bus</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114220317516511936
2025-03-24
<p>Sunny Finds the World Shelf <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/world-shelf/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/world-</span><span class="invisible">shelf/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114219911390418710
2025-03-24
<p>You always listen to your body? See, that's why you have so much stress. I only listen to my body when it's screaming at me. That's the important stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114218929629271767
2025-03-24
<p>Church sermons were the first podcasts, if you think about it</p><p>- Consistent weekly schedule<br />- About an hour long<br />- Dude talking mostly to hear the sound of his own voice<br />- Often about depressing topics<br />- Beg for donations<br />- Request for evangelism<br />- You continue listening long after it's stopped being interesting out of habit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114218777652620222
2025-03-24
<p>Wait, in the future ground control will address astronauts using their rank and first name? That *is* a space oddity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114218743626099490
2025-03-24
<p>I think "bold-faced lie" is officially the new meta. I can't remember the last time I heard someone say it correctly. The language has shifted, I have to accept that I'm the wrong one now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114218549462448973
2025-03-26
<p>Weird that Disney didn't get Chuck Woollery to do a voice for Owl House</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114226007526616241
2025-03-23
<p>Sunday Links 22 <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunday-links-22/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunday</span><span class="invisible">-links-22/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114214425271407944
2025-03-23
<p>Helping my spouse with some computer stuff, she got a big ad that said "Make the switch to Windows 11 seamless!" It was an ad for Dell laptops. that's not "seamless", it's buying a new computer. There's no bigger seam than that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114213612015844530
2025-03-23
<p>Superman's power must only be called "heat vision" because it predates the invention of the laser</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114213371133363515
2025-03-23
<p>Thanks to whoever runs rot13.com for not putting anything else on the website. You're a good neighbor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114213022282162748
2025-03-23
<p>Silk dress, blonde wig, sexy cologne, diamond tiara? We call that Cloud flair</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114212849456935984
2025-03-23
<p>"North & South" for the NES seems cool but it's kind of hilarious that it uses Dixie as the theme for the North and Yankee Doodle as the theme for the South. They probably should've had one American do a pass on a game about the American Civil War before they put it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114212797126825777
2025-03-23
2025-03-23
<p>Happy Sunnyday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114212306595795467
2025-03-23
<p>This was a lot of fun! First VOD is here if anyone's interested <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/UqeODSWErNs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/UqeODSWErNs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (tech issues sorted out at 12:50) hopefully will be a weekly thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114209859273435730
2025-03-22
<p>Gearing up to play an archipelago with a buddy later. Keeping it simple to start, I'll be playing Super Mario World and he's playing The Legend of Zelda. Should be a fun time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114207141843493429
2025-03-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> related</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114204165189710474
2025-03-22
<p>Ogden "Ogg" Vorbis Nash</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114203976515316654
2025-03-22
<p>Early episodes of Who's Line is it Anyway were like "do this scene in the style of Anthony Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire" and were cool assuming the audience knows what that means</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114203590896905484
2025-03-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> no worries, I could've been clearer. Thank you 💜</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114201873467220042
2025-03-21
<p>Why is there no Sylvester Stalltwo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114201745011595868
2025-03-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> I have to work from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. I don't get a say in it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114200804285156287
2025-03-21
<p>I don't know why the simultaneous alarms made the QR scan not work, but it didn't work. I had to google how to hard-reset the phone, because I enabled all the options that don't let me reduce the volume or turn the phone off. Now that I have this knowledge, the alarm can easily be circumvented while I'm still in bed, defeating the whole point.</p><p>There's nothing time sensitive about my job. I could just come in when I wake up and go home after 8 hours. The work would be exactly the same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114200531095744147
2025-03-21
<p>So, nightmare scenario this morning: scanning the QR code didn't turn the alarm off. Turns out I still had the old free version installed too, and both alarms started going off simultaneously. I thought installing the paid version would overwrite the free version, but no, because I installed them from two different stores. I had the same song set for both alarms, and they were slightly out of sync, so I had to figure it out during an echophonous sound salvo. Anxious start to the day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114200508920342588
2025-03-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I don't have one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114198357833299403
2025-03-21
<p>I've used alarm apps that make you do math problems and stuff to turn them off, but the problem there is that I can do math problems without getting up. So (a) my spouse is annoyed while I'm struggling to turn it off, and (b) I can fall back asleep. Now I have to get up and scan the QR code on my computer in the other room to turn it off. It sucks, but I'm a serial snoozer. Gotta do something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114198272379482834
2025-03-21
<p>Just paid $5 to make my life considerably more annoying. At least it's not a subscription</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114198235278346997
2025-03-20
<p>If you poke the bear, your stick better be of bear slaying</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114196929940712254
2025-03-20
<p>Deny, Approve, Review, Verify, Okay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114196918628705997
2025-03-20
<p>The current series of Behind the Bastards is messing with my head. I'm streaming it in my podcatcher, and for whatever reason (probably related to dynamic ad insertion) it keeps repeating long segments I've already listened to. I'm not paying full attention, so it'll take a minute to sink in that I'm listening to a part I've already heard. To make things worse I keep hearing the beginning of the same ad over and over. This combined with the subject matter is making me feel untethered</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114195996407933441
2025-03-20
<p>The Price of Eggs, the Value of Taste <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/price-of-eggs/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/price-</span><span class="invisible">of-eggs/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114195355348395801
2025-03-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> yep lol. I don't see how the language these people use isn't the reddest flag, it's so clear this is code for "looking for people I can manipulate"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114191751980998098
2025-03-19
2025-03-19
<p>If anyone ever used the word "coachable" in my vicinity I'd suck in a big gulp of air, flap my arms and fly away like Kirby</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114190864239277462
2025-03-19
<p>Let's not encrypt and say we did</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114190114682278939
2025-03-19
<p>It's okay, Sunny. I don't need that hand 🥹</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114186992646491371
2025-03-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> I had never heard of this one, thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114186215814160556
2025-03-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> 🤣</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114186038834940658
2025-03-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> right? I think she has a shot at the nationals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114186030495521585
2025-03-18
<p>Sunny practices her breakdancing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114186022803684652
2025-03-18
<p>Happy Birthday to all who celebrate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114185768218829952
2025-03-18
2025-03-18
<p>Every Day Carry <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/edc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.bearblog.dev/edc/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114185346359007302
2025-03-18
<p>Literally all I want is a normal watch that blinks a light and maybe vibrates when I get a notification. I want a way to keep my phone put away but still know when my spouse sends me a message. That's it, that's all the smarts I need. But nobody will make that because it's basically a normal watch, so who cares? Everyone wants a watch that looks like technology</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114184363979935875
2025-03-18
<p>Bummer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114184304981696939
2025-03-18
<p>Galaxy Fold</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114184077733366453
2025-03-18
<p>In the poem "I'll Be There For You", I don't think it makes sense to use the word "even" with the time periods in the order they're given. If it hasn't been your day, it follows that it also hasn't been your week, month, etc. I would've figured out a way to change the rhyme to fit "It hasn't been your year, your month, your week or even your day". It would communicate the stresses of adulthood more effectively, imo. Maybe Rembrandt should've stuck to painting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114183829798663684
2025-03-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@rezmason" class="u-url mention">@<span>rezmason</span></a></span> didn't have time to respond last night, but this was very helpful, thank you. I'm shocked that its use as a medical term predates both the building material and modern orthopedic casts. This use has been totally forgotten in US English</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114183770623794642
2025-03-18
2025-03-18
<p>It's impossible to google why they call band-aids "plasters" in the UK because it's nothing but people explaining what a genericized trademark is and that J&J never sold band-aids over there. I know all that. My question is, why "plasters" and not "sticky bandages" or something? I don't see what a building material has to do with an adhesive bit of fabric</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114180932935366958
2025-03-17
<p>Seven of nine, half a dozen of the other nine!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114175995834939396
2025-03-17
<p>She slept like this for the entire run time of Spaceballs (1987)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114175902863086593
2025-03-17
<p>Sunny trivia: she's a quarter bat on her mother's side</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114175510669518878
2025-03-17
<p>There are so many of these non-Hasbro yahtzee score pads for sale on Amazon where the "H" is obscured or changed somehow, and I just wonder what the legal theory here is. There are plenty of unofficial pads that blatantly say "yahtzee", so why do some of them feel this is (1) necessary and if so, (2) sufficient? Why is it always the "H"? Why not just spell it Yatzee? So many questions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114175185396751329
2025-03-16
<p>Quick Reply Update <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/quick-reply-update/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/quick-</span><span class="invisible">reply-update/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114173752894895167
2025-03-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@piper" class="u-url mention">@<span>piper</span></a></span> yeah, if there was ever any kind of court ruling on the matter I expect they'd find that yahtzee isn't a legally distinct game. Which Hasbro is probably aware of, judging by the number of unofficial yahtzee game/score card apps that are out there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114172847691770542
2025-03-16
<p>*Are* they different??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114172729677505677
2025-03-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@zumphry" class="u-url mention">@<span>zumphry</span></a></span> Likewise!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114172607159282957
2025-03-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@zumphry" class="u-url mention">@<span>zumphry</span></a></span> omg do we have the same cat?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114172575232204255
2025-03-16
<p>If babies are so small, how come the diapers are called hugies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114170311889249549
2025-03-15
<p>No one's going to take you seriously as a summoner with a name like "Herman Miller", especially not if your aeon is a chair</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114169127982676043
2025-03-15
<p>Community, Not "Engagement" <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/community-not-engagement/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/commun</span><span class="invisible">ity-not-engagement/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114168336462734318
2025-03-15
<p>I want to reference it in a blog post where I'm blogging about how bloggers like to blog about blogging. Maybe it wasn't XKCD but one of the competitors. Abstruse Goose? SMBC? None of my searches are finding anything but I don't know if it's because search is shit now or because I dreamed it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114167977009531474
2025-03-15
<p>Edit: I found it somehow <a href="https://rakhim.org/honestly-undefined/19/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rakhim.org/honestly-undefined/</span><span class="invisible">19/</span></a></p><p>Does anyone know the XKCD where it's like a chart of different CMS/blog platforms where it plots post frequency and subject matter? It was something like: static site generators: several posts about static site generators, then flatline. I'm sorry I don't remember more details</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114167938458558656
2025-03-18
<p>Bummer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114184304981696939
2025-03-18
<p>Galaxy Fold</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114184077733366453
2025-03-15
<p>Chillin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114167099695172705
2025-03-15
2025-03-15
<p>Pony Slaystation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114166829720376146
2025-03-15
<p>Why did they call it Rummikub when it only involves rectangles? Yahtzee should be called Rummikub</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114163893923308016
2025-03-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> thanks :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114163045607429144
2025-03-14
<p>Or what about, like, an app on your phone that lets you listen to the movie through headphones while you watch. You'd have to connect to the theater's wifi and it would need to be a local connection for latency reasons, but this would be so doable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114163030393300551
2025-03-14
<p>Movie theaters should have headphone jacks at each seat so you can block out the audience noises. Still have the sound system going as well, so you can feel all the bass etc. An optional hybrid experience for the theater-goers who would like to watch the movie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114162980621214123
2025-03-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://blob.coffee/@miramarco" class="u-url mention">@<span>miramarco</span></a></span> The music app I use has a vinyl record for its icon, which is fine, but it rotates the icon when the music is playing, including the specular highlights. I let it bother me way more than I should</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114160972776824813
2025-03-14
<p>Pi day peaked in 2015. It just keeps getting less and less accurate every year. Feels a bit hollow to keep celebrating it tbh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114160948678167636
2025-03-14
<p>Joke idea I had</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114159010566665516
2025-03-14
<p>My cat's medicine comes in individual pre-measured syringes, which makes me feel like we're in a gritty post-apocalyptic RPG. <Give your companion a hypo></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114158380434049401
2025-03-14
<p>France's iconic Pie-ful Tower sets world record for number of pies in a single tower (8)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114158015111112378
2025-03-14
<p>Indie book creator exploring the boundaries of what books are and what they can do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114158005391216207
2025-03-13
<p>Lifehack: combine your laser printer with your 3D printer to create a hologram printer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114157383798219319
2025-03-13
<p>The Samsung A16 <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/samsung-a16/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/samsun</span><span class="invisible">g-a16/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114155894190424936
2025-03-13
<p>They got Waldo 🕯️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114155152738830632
2025-03-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bloop.blipdrifter.com/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> I could maybe get on board with this if the lyrics weren't so cringe-inducing. Like if the song were about trains or something, *maybe*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114153031806617644
2025-03-13
<p>I've never heard the Paul McCartney song "Temporary Secretary" before today and I'm flummoxed that he somehow wrote a song worse than "Wonderful Christmastime". How does this happen. I don't expect all his songs to be good but it's like he forgot what music's supposed to sound like</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114152992544127402
2025-03-13
<p>The Muppets Take Hatten Man</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114152927982095397
2025-03-13
<p>Hell yeah man. Every Dreamcast game you need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114152349609958259
2025-03-13
<p>Pawb</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114152300596441515
2025-03-12
<p>Sunny and the Kittens Update! <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunny-update/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunny-</span><span class="invisible">update/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114150831744668292
2025-03-12
<p>(full disclosure, I love dubstep, even the incredibly stupid aggro stuff, even though I know it's lowest-common-denominator stimuli for babies. It makes nice chemicals happen in my brain. There are worse vices to have)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114150202733361043
2025-03-12
<p>Yesterday I watched Swell Entertainment's video about blind boxes where she talks about addiction and the psychology of intermittent reinforcement (q.v. Skinner's experiments with pigeons.) Today I'm watching Benn Jordan's video about bass drops and it's very funny to me that he describes the psychology of dubstep enjoyment the same way. It suddenly makes total sense, dubstep is the loot boxes of music</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114150171950028187
2025-03-12
<p>I do wish I had one of the books that talked about machine code, though. That was the one thing that always seemed beyond my ken. I guess those books are harder to come by because they have to be platform-specific, but if one of them had a short example program for a bunch of different computers (and explained the difference between machine code and BASIC) it would've made me think "hey, I can do this"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114149610125728071
2025-03-12
<p>LB: if my first computer wasn't the wildly-outdated-at-the-time Apple ][c, I don't know if I ever would've figured out I could use computers to make things. I had a bunch of those Usborne computer books and other kid-oriented programming books from the 80s, and they were absolutely pivotal to fostering my creativity. They were a dime a dozen in library book sales and secondhand stores. One aspect of childhood poverty I'm actually grateful for. Thank goodness my first computer wasn't Windows 95</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114149587031542816
2025-03-12
2025-03-11
<p>Just handed the kittens off to a shelter who's already found homes with nursing cats to take care of them. They're gonna be safe and healthy. I'm so relieved 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114144783026084246
2025-03-14
<p>Pi day peaked in 2015. It just keeps getting less and less accurate every year. Feels a bit hollow to keep celebrating it tbh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114160948678167636
2025-03-11
<p>LB: Devlin made one of my favorite roguelikes <a href="https://devlin.itch.io/wizardslair" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">devlin.itch.io/wizardslair</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> also a fun puzzle platformer <a href="https://devlin.itch.io/rising-runner" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">devlin.itch.io/rising-runner</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and a cool Speccy-style adventure game <a href="https://devlin.itch.io/heraldia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">devlin.itch.io/heraldia</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> go check em out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114143555289863560
2025-03-11
2025-03-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I think of the "tinkle plinkle" sounds the Gamecube makes as little kiki spikes and I think of the "wowowow" sound of the PS2 as a big bouba blob. To me bouba = reverb, vibrato, sustained notes; and kiki = short, plucky notes with no decay. I do like music I think of as "bouba" sometimes, like ambient and string music, but I need to be in the right mood for it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114141468219347649
2025-03-11
<p>It doesn't apply universally, but I think I generally like kiki sounds more than bouba sounds. E.g. the PS2 startup noise is very bouba and I'm not into it, but the Gamecube startup noise is hella kiki and it rules</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114141446593524139
2025-03-09
<p>Interesting tidbit about raising kittens: they need to be fed every 2 hours, and when you have 5 of them, you can just about feed them, help them pee, clean them and get them comfortable again in 90 minutes. Anyway, sayonara 🫡 🙏 😽 ⚰️ 🪦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114130434032064802
2025-03-08
2025-03-08
<p>It sucks that the Suikoden 1&2 remasters are apparently butt, but I just played through Suiko1 for the first time in emulation and it holds up well. Currently working my way through the sequel with the bugfix patch <a href="https://github.com/pyriell/gs2-bugfixes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/pyriell/gs2-bugfixes</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and it's real good so far. Well worth the time for a JRPG liker</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114128637840656596
2025-03-07
2025-03-13
<p>I've never heard the Paul McCartney song "Temporary Secretary" before today and I'm flummoxed that he somehow wrote a song worse than "Wonderful Christmastime". How does this happen. I don't expect all his songs to be good but it's like he forgot what music's supposed to sound like</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114152992544127402
2025-03-13
<p>The Muppets Take Hatten Man</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114152927982095397
2025-03-13
<p>Hell yeah man. Every Dreamcast game you need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114152349609958259
2025-03-07
<p>I don't trust this new logo. That ring is clearly too big to represent quanta. This looks like particle-safe email at best</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114122626716840168
2025-03-12
<p>Sunny and the Kittens Update! <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunny-update/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunny-</span><span class="invisible">update/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114150831744668292
2025-03-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> the Cannibal Ox remix of Mr. Lif's Brothaz:</p><p>"The CIA's got cameras in your food<br />Soon they'll be ready to download *you*!"</p><p>I don't know if it's dumb on purpose, the song's a weird mix of fairly cogent politics and conspiracy theory word salad. But this line always sticks out in my brain. Why our food? What do they think "downloading" is?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114121921160804372
2025-03-07
<p>Sunny <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunny/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunny/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114121709406060250
2025-03-12
<p>I do wish I had one of the books that talked about machine code, though. That was the one thing that always seemed beyond my ken. I guess those books are harder to come by because they have to be platform-specific, but if one of them had a short example program for a bunch of different computers (and explained the difference between machine code and BASIC) it would've made me think "hey, I can do this"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114149610125728071
2025-03-12
<p>LB: if my first computer wasn't the wildly-outdated-at-the-time Apple ][c, I don't know if I ever would've figured out I could use computers to make things. I had a bunch of those Usborne computer books and other kid-oriented programming books from the 80s, and they were absolutely pivotal to fostering my creativity. They were a dime a dozen in library book sales and secondhand stores. One aspect of childhood poverty I'm actually grateful for. Thank goodness my first computer wasn't Windows 95</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114149587031542816
2025-03-06
<p>Bye, The Numbers! <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/bye-the-numbers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/bye-th</span><span class="invisible">e-numbers/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114116230730782918
2025-03-06
<p>Not in an insulting way, but it's just funny to see something extremely normal presented as a special treat. All-expense paid trip to New Jersey. A year's supply of Hunts' Ketchup. A brand-new TI-30XIIS Scientific Calculator</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114114711977361238
2025-03-06
<p>"Win a trip to England" has the same energy to me as "Walmart shopping spree"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114114661165216023
2025-03-06
2025-03-06
<p>A single anchovo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114113104256505135
2025-03-06
<p>Meowcrosoft Windowos 😝</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114113096749335505
2025-03-05
<p>"I fucking love science" - played out, profanity feels perfunctory, used by embarrassing millennials</p><p>"I love fucking science" - bolder but ambiguous. Could be read as accidental transposition</p><p>"I love to fuck science" - power move, conveys unself-conscious passion, clear intention, used by the best and brightest</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114112318713932239
2025-03-05
<p>Deerhoof has joined bearblog :O <a href="https://deerhoof.website/meteorite-is-heavier-than-you-thinksatomi/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deerhoof.website/meteorite-is-</span><span class="invisible">heavier-than-you-thinksatomi/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114111975158948275
2025-03-05
<p>I'm ashamed of my words, but my deeds? They're okay. Gonna give myself a B+ for deeds. Room for improvement but solid overall</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114111325790044373
2025-03-05
<p>Defining Success, Pyramid Schemes, and The Grind <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/defining-success/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/defini</span><span class="invisible">ng-success/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114110055369282345
2025-03-05
<p>University of Columbo, Brusquely</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114108160454491915
2025-03-05
<p>Don't hate the player, hate Yaldabaoth the demiurge, the malevolent false god, the lion-headed serpent who keeps thine soul imprisoned in this realm of material wickedness</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114107444898342603
2025-03-04
<p>I had no idea cocktail pinball machines were a thing. I thought they had to be pinball machine-shaped. Cuz, like, gravity <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb9iC1VBGRk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=mb9iC1VBGRk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114106473799957230
2025-03-04
<p>Doohicular manslaughter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114106253191885322
2025-03-04
<p>I think I've decided that I don't like polemics. I don't find them persuasive or particularly entertaining. The way polemicists hammer the same points over and over make me feel like the goal is to brainwash, even if they're points I largely agree with. Make your arguments like you're talking to an equal, inject a little bit of personality, humility and maybe even some vulnerability, that's the good stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114105667602681718
2025-03-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> I love TRGoU! I yearn to someday be able to justify the cost of one of the replica sets <a href="https://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/the-royal-game-of-ur-board-game.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">britishmuseumshoponline.org/th</span><span class="invisible">e-royal-game-of-ur-board-game.html</span></a> :blobmeltsob:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114105054168428912
2025-03-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@piper" class="u-url mention">@<span>piper</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> don't worry, here's a copyright-free alternative. 100% public domain, I got you 🫂</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114104994704511466
2025-03-04
2025-03-04
<p>Yeah man, I'm definitely going to pay you $5 a month to put this button on my website. No way I could make one just like it. ffs is there *anything* someone won't try to be the landlord of</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114104860887619060
2025-03-04
<p>Scentsy has gotta be the weirdest MLM cuz like, if you can afford to buy in, you can afford to make and sell your own scented candles. The startup costs are pretty low. It's probably not the best way to make money, but it's gotta be better than doing it as part of a pyramid scheme</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114102132716940400
2025-03-06
<p>Bye, The Numbers! <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/bye-the-numbers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/bye-th</span><span class="invisible">e-numbers/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114116230730782918
2025-03-03
<p>I don't acknowledge it often enough, but I'm incredibly lucky that having a problem and figuring out a solution makes me feel good. That little bit of dopamine reinforcement has made my life so much easier. I complain about the problems, but having the drive to do something about them has made me a better person. If you're not a problem solver, I highly recommend starting with some easy puzzle games and working your way up, it's worth it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114100370865998775
2025-03-06
<p>"Win a trip to England" has the same energy to me as "Walmart shopping spree"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114114661165216023
2025-03-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> new order of operations just dropped: PPPPPP (please properly put problems parenthetically, punk)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114096942886936892
2025-03-03
<p>Okay, I found the video he was referencing about this (he linked the wrong one) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLCDca6dYpA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=lLCDca6dYpA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and I understand their argument, but I disagree with it</p><p>Their contention is that the M and the D in PEMDAS are given equal priority, and you're actually supposed to do multiplication and division in order from left to right. Which gives the wrong answer. But I was never taught that. I was taught to do it in the order that it's in. Which gives the correct answer 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114096862654637911
2025-03-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> thank you! Thought I was losing it lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114096811688581413
2025-03-03
<p>Am I missing something here <a href="https://absoluteerror.bearblog.dev/pemdas-is-not-the-correct-order-of-operations/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">absoluteerror.bearblog.dev/pem</span><span class="invisible">das-is-not-the-correct-order-of-operations/</span></a></p><p>The answer is still correct when you do parentheses before multiplication and division. 6 ÷ 2(1+2) = 6 ÷ 2(3) = 6 ÷ 6 = 1. They're like "Here's what happens if you try to do PEMDAS" and then doesn't do PEMDAS :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114095976414561525
2025-03-02
<p>Sunday Links 21 <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunday-links-21/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/sunday</span><span class="invisible">-links-21/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114095271199422227
2025-03-02
<p>Sunny likes her new friend</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114095016869516448
2025-03-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> equally weird implications!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114093685081085848
2025-03-02
<p>Wait, Suikoden takes place in Middle Earth?? This changes everything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114093664486936545
2025-03-02
<p>People who run open-source projects treat anyone making a pull request like they might be John Carpenter's "The Thing"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114091107141852588
2025-03-01
<p>LB: that was that show's problem, it was too grounded in reality. I wish they'd drop the hard sci-fi stuff and have fun with it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114089691794951461
2025-03-01
2025-03-04
<p>I think I've decided that I don't like polemics. I don't find them persuasive or particularly entertaining. The way polemicists hammer the same points over and over make me feel like the goal is to brainwash, even if they're points I largely agree with. Make your arguments like you're talking to an equal, inject a little bit of personality, humility and maybe even some vulnerability, that's the good stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114105667602681718
2025-03-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> I love TRGoU! I yearn to someday be able to justify the cost of one of the replica sets <a href="https://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/the-royal-game-of-ur-board-game.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">britishmuseumshoponline.org/th</span><span class="invisible">e-royal-game-of-ur-board-game.html</span></a> :blobmeltsob:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114105054168428912
2025-03-01
<p>I know people have been mad at proton for things lately, but I don't know the details. Is one of the things... uh... not receiving any login codes? It happened the other day when I tried to login to github from my phone, and it just happened when I tried to change the email associated with my bitwarden account. They're not going to spam, they're not arriving at all. Guess it's time to bail</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114088845814970253
2025-03-01
<p>Bearblog Better Tags Access <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/bearblog-better-tags-access/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/bearbl</span><span class="invisible">og-better-tags-access/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114088563977086145
2025-03-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> Parody. Satire. Clearly-labeled fiction. Lay off the vlax, buddy 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114088390506306219
2025-03-01
<p>People clown on me for always doing whatever propaganda tells me to, but my understanding is that this has made me the happiest person alive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114085828751126780
2025-03-01
<p>Not fair? This is the game of thrones, baby. If you ain't a throne, you're fair game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114084974035291825
2025-03-01
<p>Happy youtuber contractual obligation day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114084388037281248
2025-03-01
<p>Can't believe we're already up to superbowl 50</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114084370883794537
2025-02-28
<p>Why was the square afraid of bees? Cuz a square plus bee squared equals see, scared!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114083674885294409
2025-02-28
<p>The Great Brain Robbery</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114083559888282780
2025-02-28
<p>It's hard to overstate how popular "E.T." was back in the day. It was like, Skibidi Toilet big</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114083494816234276
2025-02-28
<p>Happy buy nothing day. All my stuff is 100% off <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/buy-nothing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/buy-nothing</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114082408445679841
2025-02-28
<p>How To Distim Your Doshes <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/how-to-distim-your-doshes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/how-to</span><span class="invisible">-distim-your-doshes/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114082119058313593
2025-02-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> "sea creature" as a category of snack flavor is only fit for cats</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114081882993934184
2025-02-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> imagine distimming doshes when you're not even a gostak lol. When I was a gostak you wouldn't catch me anywhere near a distimmer. Ruining a perfectly good dosh like that, it's criminal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114081874695180436
2025-02-28
2025-02-28
2025-02-28
<p>All good leaders must break bread with their political rivals... but when it was time for Caesar to meet with the senate, he brought "panis rabidus" 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114079303047063218
2025-02-27
<p>I'd like to subject techbros to a Large LaGrange Model</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114078283074638082
2025-02-27
<p>Fuck, I don't want any of these, they all say I'm pregnant. Where are the impartial ones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114078156823958007
2025-02-27
<p>Nothing makes me bounce off an article faster than when every sentence is treated like an entire paragraph. None of your arguments need *any* supporting statements? None of your points require any additional context? Must be pretty vapid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114077050463470905
2025-02-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> A spray would be super handy for cleaning on the go! And good point about coatings, I'll add a disclaimer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114076512878876412
2025-02-27
<p>How To Clean Your Glasses <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/how-to-clean-your-glasses/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/how-to</span><span class="invisible">-clean-your-glasses/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114076390894788407
2025-02-27
<p>Ice cream sandwiches are like if Oreos were real</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114075003975808394
2025-02-27
<p>Time travel resets all the RNG seeds, due to quantum</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114074331819645784
2025-02-27
<p>Going back in time and betting that the Titanic won't sink; what're the odds it'll happen *again*?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114074323989819124
2025-02-27
<p>For optimal audio quality, rip your RHCP CDs using the Flea lossless audio codec</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114074253647917703
2025-02-26
<p>It's bananas that MLMs like Neolife can have been around for decades and yet when you google them you'll find almost no mainstream critical coverage. No scamwatch websites, no news coverage or major opinion pieces, not even an entry on Snopes or Rational Wiki. Just randos on instagram and youtube, and reddit threads asking "is this a scam?" No big smoking guns. They're kind of uniquely dangerous for being so resistant to documentation. It's some mafia shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114072160353789620
2025-02-26
<p>My bright line for whether a roguelike is worth my time is "is it theoretically possible for someone to finish the first time they ever play it". It's impossibly unlikely, but imagine someone had perfect patience and deductive reasoning, could they get to the end in a single run? If yes, it might be worthwhile, if no, it's just a slot machine with different vocabulary</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114071617060608256
2025-02-26
2025-02-26
<p>If Snyder merged with the other major potato chip company from Pennsylvania, and they combined their names into a portmanteau à la Unilever, and Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister changed his last name to match it, he would be Dee Snutz</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114070616292166737
2025-02-26
<p>I work on the ground floor, but I have to go to the basement to clock in and out every day. Ever since I was diagnosed with EIB and started using an inhaler, I sometimes forget whether I clocked in, because I'm so used to being winded after going down and climbing up a single flight of stairs. All my life I blamed myself for "not being in shape". The fact that I can climb stairs and it not even register is mind-blowing. I'll take the ADHD moment if it means I can do things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114070530888021934
2025-02-26
<p>A five-star song finally came up in shuffle play. There's no way to only play songs above a certain threshold, but I was worried that rating a song prevented it from being played at all. Good to know</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114070433229074914
2025-02-26
<p>Unlock huge productivity gains with your phone using this one simple hack: call people and ask them to do things for you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114068510970329313
2025-02-26
<p>Owl: Mage<br />Crow: Thief<br />Finch: Halfling<br />Robin: Paladin<br />Cardinal: Cleric<br />Nightingale: Bard<br />Cockatiel: Goblin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114068035331146741
2025-02-25
<p>It's called "progressive rock" because they utilize a guitar technique known as "chord progressions"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114067122155953897
2025-02-25
<p>Someone needs to find this Overton fella and make him take responsibility for his window. Once we get rid of it everything will go back to normal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114066427165996114
2025-02-25
<p>Oh my god, I forgot to sanitize my inputs, I'm gonna get codevid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114066285809406700
2025-02-25
<p>Ancient Roman dudes won't shut up about ancient Greece, istg. It's all they think about. If Aristotle didn't talk about it they don't give a shit. READ ANOTHER BOOK</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114066213591405290
2025-02-27
<p>Fuck, I don't want any of these, they all say I'm pregnant. Where are the impartial ones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114078156823958007
2025-02-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> god yeah, you nailed it. The most Ray Smuckles-ass software</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114062670502062908
2025-02-25
2025-02-25
<p>I wonder if people who work at Advance Auto Parts get as annoyed by people who call it "Advanced Auto Parts" as nerds do when people say "Game Boy Advanced"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114062488858618797
2025-02-25
<p>Wait, Kanye made Graduation? I thought that was Kero Kero Bonito</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114061650434251196
2025-02-24
<p>Self-Hosting Again <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/self-hosting-again/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/self-h</span><span class="invisible">osting-again/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114060900527161351
2025-02-24
<p>It's silly that West Virginia has a Charleston *and* a Charles Town. Pick one and commit, cowards</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114060607343287810
2025-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> artichoke. I don't think lotuses look that "spiky" when they're closed, they have fewer scales and they overlap more smoothly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114059516638606954
2025-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bloop.blipdrifter.com/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> <a href="http://nearlyfreespeech.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">nearlyfreespeech.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. For a small site it's like a couple cents a day. Domain is from namecheap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114057127626687871
2025-02-24
<p>One of my favorite things about moving to a dedicated web host: no analytics. I assume it's possible to get them, but I don't know how. My hosting provider doesn't assume it's something I want. It's nice to have a place I'm allowed to create without the constant assumption of commercial ambition</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114056813304366664
2025-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@gamemakingtools" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamemakingtools</span></a></span> :acnl_worry:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114056283867960213
2025-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> "The Succor State" would've been a nice pivot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114056126352319932
2025-02-24
<p>Ported my guestbook to a self-hosted solution. It's got a few bugs I need to figure out but it's functional enough to sign, should you desire <a href="https://mattbee.zone/gb/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone/gb/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114056115269760625
2025-02-23
<p>Using the neocities "pull" command to download your site fucks up the images in pretty impressive ways. PNGs are totally broken, but JPGs get beautifully corrupted. Here's what it did to a Donut County screenshot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114055464432579924
2025-02-23
<p>Deezer announces first ever song stream by human. In a press release, CEO Alexis Lanternier boasted: "We're pleased with this unprecedented growth, and hope our customer enjoys our premium audio quality and extensive catalog for many years to come." The user, who wished to remain anonymous, said "I just kept seeing Deezer and wondered what it was." They confirmed that the song played during their 1-month free trial was "Bohemian Rhapsody", but reported no plans to stream a second song</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114055424854672764
2025-02-26
<p>Owl: Mage<br />Crow: Thief<br />Finch: Halfling<br />Robin: Paladin<br />Cardinal: Cleric<br />Nightingale: Bard<br />Cockatiel: Goblin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114068035331146741
2025-02-23
<p>I don't think it is possible to crack an ebook from hoopla because I think it's literally streaming the book to me as I read it. If I tap a link for an endnote, I have to wait for a moment while it downloads that page. If I lost my Internet connection, I doubt I'd be able to read more than a few pages before I reconnect. What a loathsome world</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114054839896201755
2025-02-23
<p>Well, it actually happened: someone took the chair from the laundry room. It wasn't a good chair, think school cafeteria caliber: one solid piece of plastic with bent metal rods for legs. One of the feet was missing, so it was unbalanced and made an awful noise if you tried to drag it, but it did the job. It gave us a place to sit while we wait for laundry. I can't imagine anyone needed it badly enough to deprive the neighborhood of this very small comfort. Pure spite</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114054656963746400
2025-02-23
<p>I guess at least it doesn't hyphenate words. Never understood why ebook UI designers like to stick to conventions that only make sense in the context of print publishing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114054524060152801
2025-02-23
<p>I can't find an ebook of this in any of the usual places, but it's on Hoopla. Anyone know if it's possible to crack it? The interface isn't the worst thing, but there's no option to disable the text justification and it looks awful. It won't let me mirror or take a screenshot of a page of text 🙄 but it's like</p><p>Lorem ipsum dolor <br />sit amet, <br />consectetur<br />adipiscing elit, <br />sed do eiusmod <br />tempor incididunt <br />ut labore etc.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114054489088319811
2025-02-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> my cat's surprisingly chill about sudden noises and movements, if I cough or sneeze while she's in my lap, if she reacts at all it's just to stare at me for a few seconds. I think being a former stray has hardened her against the more mundane horrors</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114054393993729011
2025-02-23
<p>I wonder if my cat thinks it's cute when Inform sneeze</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114054340564390998
2025-02-23
<p>Shop 'til you stop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114051336668605449
2025-02-23
<p>butt 2 butt marketing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114051260819435446
2025-02-23
<p>If you pull into the crosswalk instead of stopping at the stop bar, and I have a walk signal, I will walk uncomfortably close to your car. I will make it weird. If you're too far forward, I might even brush against the front of your car. If something happens to scratch your shiny paint job, well, I'm supposed to be there, you're not. Stop at the stop bar</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114050535824765622
2025-02-22
<p>My self-hosted link page is up: <a href="https://mattbee.zone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.zone</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> figured this would be a good idea when I deleted my facebook so there's a central location where folks can find/contact me. Using <a href="https://littlelink.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">littlelink.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and it looks great. Tried self-hosting with linkstack, it's an over-engineered mess of PHP and javascript that failed completely with my web host for unknown reasons. littlelink is just HTML and CSS you can edit. Good stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114049139878766670
2025-02-22
<p>LB: Today Inform learned that the band "Grand Funk Railroad"'s name is a play on words</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114048484489585916
2025-02-22
2025-02-22
<p>Me: I'm glad I got a wired gamepad. No input lag, I don't have to worry about battery life...</p><p>Me: *gets a cat*</p><p>Me: Oh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114048442624059370
2025-02-21
<p>Version of Idiocracy where the country is overrun by the *actual* demographic threat, the only group producing large numbers of offspring: Mormons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114044397862275095
2025-02-21
<p>One morning, as Gregor Sharksa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in sleep he had been changed into a monstrous tornado</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114044108203111301
2025-02-21
<p>Many years ago prince darkness [VILLAIN] stole one of the [TREASURE] with [VIRTUE]. Princess [PRINCESS] had one of the [TREASURE] with [VIRTUE 2]. She divided it into [NUMBER] units to hide it from [VILLAIN] before she was captured.</p><p>GO FIND THE [NUMBER] UNITS [HERO] TO SAVE HER.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114044046075213861
2025-02-21
<p>In Triforce, Link Gannon Zelda, but be dungeon! Bomb boss fairy heart sword. Big sword arrow wall push, recorder music play go. Will courage medicine ladder raft key? Or will skeleton bat blob shield eat? Play blow cartridge reset hold!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114043991206913781
2025-02-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@lucytea" class="u-url mention">@<span>lucytea</span></a></span> ugh, gross. I miss when adblock worked</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114043610723282313
2025-02-21
<p>I mean, I guess I should thank them for putting strong guard rails on the slop bucket. It's good for me, it's just confusing from a business standpoint</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114043348939572168
2025-02-21
<p>I can't believe Twitch shows you an ad as soon as you click on a stream in progress. Don't they want people to find new streamers to watch? Wouldn't it be good for their bottom line if people could easily sample a broad range of content? If I see a thumbnail and think "I wonder what that is", and click on it, it's always an ad, so I say "oh right" and close the tab. One would think they'd want me to become engaged, which might translate to more future ad views 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114043317927618878
2025-02-21
2025-02-20
<p>Cut announcer lines from NBA Jam:</p><p>- He's got some kind of ball!<br />- Whoa, was that a *ten*-pointer?!<br />- Why is everyone yelling?<br />- Here comes the halftime Hobbit!<br />- Fuck him up, skinny!<br />- Touchdown!<br />- That was a butter beezer!<br />- Homoerotic enough for ya?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114038132789949486
2025-02-20
2025-02-20
<p>Yeah, I know assembly language. Like IKEA instructions? Legos? Any kind of instructive pictograms, I can decipher them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114036780002444129
2025-02-20
<p>Getting a cat has seriously put a dent in my general productivity, because now I spend most of my time petting the cat. But in positive news, this is the most consistent and vocal positive feedback I've ever gotten from any of my work, so I guess I've found my calling</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114034377220281528
2025-02-20
<p>Humans are part of the family hominidae, so any horror movie is an "ape escape"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114034042547511514
2025-02-19
<p>God, it just hit me: The Simpsons will almost certainly continue after the death or retirement of one of their main voice actors by using an "ai" trained on their characters' lines, right? It seems almost destined to happen. I bet it'll be pretty convincing, too. How bleak. Putting this on my 20s bingo card for sure</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114030479618928974
2025-02-19
<p>F U C K</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114030262829741360
2025-02-18
<p>Like 15 years ago some guy on a forum convinced everyone "v0" is the be-all-end-all for mp3 encoding. He claimed it was the best trade-off for music quality vs. file size, and nobody knew what he was talking about, but he seemed reasonable enough. So now I've got all this music in some clown format. It's embarrassing. The bitrate is all over the place instead of a respectable number like 192 or 320. All cuz we let some guy on a forum have too much power</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114027514049533072
2025-02-18
<p>Embarrassing plot hole in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show takes place nearly 400 years after the debut of "The Simpsons". And yet none of the Enterprise crew quote or reference it even a single time. Are we seriously meant to believe all of Earth culture forgot about The Simpsons? If it's not still in production circa 2364 it's surely still in reruns</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114027313122688267
2025-02-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> well, once I extract all the microplastics, I assume I'll also be able to extract trace amounts of iron from my blood to create the magnetic strip. Then I just wait for my Bank of Heaven number to come to me in a dream</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114026793142571051
2025-02-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> a magical realism credit card (no limit)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114026749806497255
2025-02-18
<p>In fact, you can filter out any post that uses standard emoji. They're only used by bots now. Use your instance's custom emoji like a normal person :wizboing_froggy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114025251673989588
2025-02-18
<p>Sometimes an automatic posting bot you see on social media will use friendly emoticons 🙂 to try to appear more human. We call these "decepticons"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114025221437334828
2025-02-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@gamemakingtools" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamemakingtools</span></a></span> me too, and I like that they don't gamify it like a lot of picross games by giving you a time limit and immediately punishing you for making a mistake. I felt like I was getting better at solving them because I'm allowed to make mistakes and work out for myself where and why my logic was unsound</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114022515704411608
2025-02-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> The fact that sounds like a shitpost</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114022182281913378
2025-02-18
<p>It's called "Hawaii 5-0" because Hawaii is the 50th state</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114022045116918375
2025-02-17
<p>Spouse and I were sitting with the cat. She was purring blissfully in my lap as we pet and doted on her.</p><p>Spouse: "I don't want to alarm you, but I think we've found the formula for world peace."</p><p>Me: "Get everyone a cat?"</p><p>Spouse: "Let everyone sit in your lap."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114021914265924229
2025-02-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I do feel "holy" is a word I associate more with Christianity (and Judaism, viz. "holy of holies") where for other religions I'm probably more likely to use "sacred"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114020856517641299
2025-02-17
<p>My ballyhole could use that kind of ball shot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114017635336677120
2025-02-16
<p>Starting Skooden Twoden</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114015080786810564
2025-02-16
<p>Finished Taiyaki Fabulous Museum of Fish! Heck of a game. If you like picross, or aren't sure whether you like picross but you like logic puzzles, you should check it out <a href="https://objetdiscret.itch.io/tai-fab-museum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">objetdiscret.itch.io/tai-fab-m</span><span class="invisible">useum</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114014509759618658
2025-02-16
<p>It doesn't matter how good you are, or how thorough, you can still be a destroyer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114012455223761342
2025-02-15
<p>Me: ugh I don't want to play this level again. I wish this game wasn't so punishing</p><p>Renaissance sculptor: well this marble I've been carving for seven hundred hours developed a fissure, time to start over</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114009873614428290
2025-02-15
<p>Snorlax & Crake</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114008663058713716
2025-02-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> much better than regular Monopoly!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114005989842896959
2025-02-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://d-shoot.net/@kib" class="u-url mention">@<span>kib</span></a></span> my first thought was that it was made by someone at nostr to make their nazi fediverse look more legitimate. I didn't realize til I scrolled down that dansup made it and wasn't just linking to it. Probably not his intention, but still a pretty bad look</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114003989013420755
2025-02-14
2025-02-14
<p>Appetizers <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/appetizers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/appeti</span><span class="invisible">zers/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114003711108476273
2025-02-14
<p>Everything is becoming gambling, but if for some reason it can't be gambling, then it's drop-shipping. There's no space in the laundry room for slot machines, so laundry is drop-shipping</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114003395648732844
2025-02-14
<p>People act like Saturday Night Live used to be good, but recall that the "ambiguously gay duo" segments happened during what many consider to be one of the show's golden eras</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/114003245348860063
2025-02-14
<p>You know Deep Impact? The movie whose sole defining characteristic is that it has the same premise as Armageddon? It made $350M on an $80M budget. Before the internet people would really go see whatever random bullshit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113999737711374991
2025-02-13
<p>I wildly underestimated how many Silent Hill games there are. My thought process was "well, the last numbered installment I remember anyone talking about was 2, and oh yeah, there was that rail shooter that came out on the Wii? There were probably a couple more before it fizzled out." Holy smokes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113998935659721445
2025-02-13
<p>Silent Hill 6: The Hills Have Eyes and They Must Scream</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113998901874751852
2025-02-13
<p>The world changes based on your graphics and audio settings. If you drop into 640x480, you can see hidden messages left by the low-res folk. Shops have different items depending on whether your antialiasing is 4x, 8x, etc. Highest AA shops sell smooth items like ice and billiard balls, lowest AA shops sell legos and captain crunch. Turn the music up too loud and the characters have to yell to be heard. Mute the VO audio, and everyone is aware that they can only speak in subtitles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113998321946548672
2025-02-13
<p>Optimist: that half glass of water was so refreshing 😊</p><p>Pessimist: oh god, I still have half a glass of water to get through</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113997498981315106
2025-02-13
<p>A house divided against itself cannot stand, huh? Never heard of a duplex? 😏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113997422075999826
2025-02-13
<p>We used to put light bulbs inside computers. But now, we have computers inside the light bulb!! What a country</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113997315776195674
2025-02-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I want to use the new name for google but the old name for facebook so the abbreviation can be "MF AAA", which is how I feel about them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113997074502435894
2025-02-13
<p>Has Insane Clown Posse formally thanked Andrew Hussie for creating a new generation of juggalos? They should do something nice for him</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113997037264246693
2025-02-13
2025-02-13
<p>Okay, the video is clearly much older. They re-uploaded all their videos in 2020 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first album on a major label. But was that the first time I've seen it? I feel like that would've been the event to have caused me to see it, but I could've seen it as early as 2007 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825095931/https://poetv.com/video.php?vid=2984" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2007082509</span><span class="invisible">5931/https://poetv.com/video.php?vid=2984</span></a> I hate my sense of time. I have no clue</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113994936687030900
2025-02-13
<p>I don't get to say this that often: is the "I My Me Mine" video seriously only 4 years old? The song is much older, but I was unaware of it until the video, which I thought for sure I first saw in like the mid-2010s at the latest. I feel like I just thought of it for the first time in at least a decade. Well, it's still a banger <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Er1654hlo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=X2Er1654hlo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113994717030585734
2025-02-13
2025-02-13
<p>Nope, you can set the difficulty to easy, which seems to make it a bit more forgiving, but the timer still ticks down alarmingly quickly for my taste. Ah well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113994132175407939
2025-02-13
<p>I saw the title "Logic Pro Adventure" and got so excited that it was going to be an RPG where the battles are picross puzzles; but no, it's a pretty straightforward picross game with an overworld map to select puzzles instead of a menu. It seems like a pretty good one, the character animations are great, but I don't want to play a picross game with that aggressive of a time limit. Especially with 20x20 puzzles, forget it. I wonder if you can disable it in the options</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113994089789815235
2025-02-12
<p>I liked this sandwich, and will consider supporting the original artist</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113993300373414192
2025-02-12
<p>This sandwich was taken for eating purposes only. All rights belong to the original owner. This sandwich was eaten for educational or otherwise noncommercial purposes within the fair use guidelines outlined in title 17 § 107 of the US Code</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113993292890516583
2025-02-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bananachips.club/@nev" class="u-url mention">@<span>nev</span></a></span> I use bearblog and I like it, but afaik there's no wysiwyg editor, it's html or markdown only. Also you can't upload media on the free plan</p><p>Dreamwidth is what I'd personally recommend for non-techy people, even though it also requires a paid plan to upload media. It at least lets you insert an image from a URL</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113992967013743320
2025-02-12
<p>It's sad when people post "ai images" they "create", because you can tell they've never in their life made something they're proud of. If they knew what that felt like, I think they'd know how "making" the ai thing is ersatz creativity, empty calories, hollow and unfulfilling. I wish everyone could know the joy of genuine creation at least once</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113991721591396043
2025-02-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> and yet "twenty"? Not up for consideration</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113991285228561229
2025-02-12
<p>The website I always use to find rhymes is having A Problem. I will wager this is somehow AI's fault</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113991267082497970
2025-02-13
<p>I wildly underestimated how many Silent Hill games there are. My thought process was "well, the last numbered installment I remember anyone talking about was 2, and oh yeah, there was that rail shooter that came out on the Wii? There were probably a couple more before it fizzled out." Holy smokes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113998935659721445
2025-02-12
<p>Your Star Wars name is your favorite historical monarch + your favorite Mother 3 character. Mine's "George Lucas"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113989164850913529
2025-02-12
<p>I started using scrcpy to mirror my phone to my computer, it rules. When I get home I plug it into a USB port, it starts charging, and it's seamlessly integrated into my PC workflow. I can type with my good keyboard, and if I need to hear a voicemail or something, it'll even mirror the audio. I don't have to physically interact with my phone at all when I'm at home. Next-level software <a href="https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113988041779640123
2025-02-13
<p>Optimist: that half glass of water was so refreshing 😊</p><p>Pessimist: oh god, I still have half a glass of water to get through</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113997498981315106
2025-02-11
<p>Eyes on Me sounds like they wanted to make a song that's the same as Aria di Mezzo Carattere, but with the opposite notes, somehow</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113987893397723507
2025-02-11
<p>Just realized that Severance is a different show than Succession</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113987848165030079
2025-02-11
2025-02-11
<p>I love the subjunctive mood. I wish it was real</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113986961665556204
2025-02-11
<p>The first person to ever have a big fat Greek wedding, Gordon Greco</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113986871733785327
2025-02-11
<p>Nice serotonin you got there. It'd be a shame if someone were to facilitate its selective reuptake</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113986775105734164
2025-02-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> Timothy Leary, Jack Parsons, John Waters, R. Crumb, possibly Orson Welles in his prime</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113986276209045681
2025-02-11
<p>Narduar is the music equivalent of a rodeo clown. His job is to get out there and be obnoxious as possible to draw the ire of the bull (artist/band) so the crowd (fans) can enjoy the show without needing to worry about the cowboy (real music journalists) being gored. It's an important role!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113985617402072113
2025-02-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@glowl" class="u-url mention">@<span>glowl</span></a></span> it's subjective, but my one sentence definition would be: a collection of cultural tropes and courtship rituals used as a socially acceptable euphemism for the desire for long-term sexual partnership. (Definitely not universal, there are people who say they experience romantic attraction as a discrete phenomenon sometimes in the absence of sexual attraction. I'd be interested in learning what the term means to them)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113985467377092136
2025-02-11
<p>@big_louse@todon.eu the only one of consequence I'm aware of is openshot. No idea if it's popular because it's good or if it's the only one that's maintained</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113985367528237219
2025-02-11
<p>Oh, suddenly I "can't ride my horse on the golf course" and it "doesn't matter" that horse rhymes with course? Well fuck you, I'm gonna go invent polo then. It stands for "poetry location"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113983830929557524
2025-02-11
<p>The fuck do you mean I need a "math co-processor". What's the CPU doing if not math? Sentence diagrams?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113982578490386751
2025-02-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@fvzappa" class="u-url mention">@<span>fvzappa</span></a></span> Found the episode with the setup in the photo, it's from a really terrible skit <a href="https://youtu.be/T0-Ed3qDp2s?feature=shared&t=83" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/T0-Ed3qDp2s?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=83</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113982529654325581
2025-02-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@fvzappa" class="u-url mention">@<span>fvzappa</span></a></span> This article on MSN <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/companies/bill-gates-was-going-founder-mode-in-1976-before-the-term-existed/ar-AA1yE928" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-ie/money/companies/</span><span class="invisible">bill-gates-was-going-founder-mode-in-1976-before-the-term-existed/ar-AA1yE928</span></a> credits the photo to NBC/Todd Owyoung (via Getty Images). Owyoung is the photographer for the Jimmy Fallon show, so probably a staged photo related to one of Gates' appearances on the show. All the disparate pieces are thrown together from the props department, I'd guess. Not sure how they got the image on the monochrome monitor, though, maybe a custom job?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113982516497527351
2025-02-10
<p>How do people get good enough at art to go to art school? Is there a pre-art program I can enroll in? The Basics of Shapes? Red + Green = Yellow? Pencils: Getting the Point? People Have 5 Fingers and Other Anatomy Facts?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113982072847397415
2025-02-10
<p>Watching the new Cathode Ray Dude video about LVEs, I thought "wow, this seems so much easier and more intuitive than any way I've ever edited video, I can't believe we lost this"; but then he showed footage of the modern NLE software with two timelines and two displays, and I remembered oh yeah. I've never actually used a proper modern non-linear video editor. That seems much better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113981633258538001
2025-02-10
<p>About me: consumer; aspiring prosumer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113981597007023436
2025-02-10
2025-02-10
<p>Did not finish Balatro <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/gamebadges/log" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/gameb</span><span class="invisible">adges/log</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113979924858869254
2025-02-09
<p>Who can forget the iconic romance between Batman and some other character in Batman Forever (1995)? The love so pure, it got its own theme song: "Kiss from a Rose (Love Theme from Batman Forever)" Seal will go down in the annals of cinema as writing the most definitely about the love between Batman and some other character song ever written</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113976632727271579
2025-02-09
<p>Yep, that's him alright. The well-known PacMeister himself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113971700307970762
2025-02-08
<p>oh god, this game has Binding of Isaac progression, no thank you. I've wasted enough of my life on those games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113966646478105824
2025-02-08
<p>Okay, I played until I unlocked the blue deck, which has a much better ability, but when I started using it, I lost all my shit?? I can't even go back to the red deck I had before, all the jokers and bonuses I had are just gone. The hell with this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113966626374703211
2025-02-08
<p>They say technique in golf is more important than physical stature, but I dunno. I think the players that are two or three hundred yards tall will get a definite putting advantage</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113965863943141320
2025-02-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I feel like more and more hobbies are starting to be more concerned with speculation and gambling than actually having fun with the hobby 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113965723450578876
2025-02-08
<p>I've decided that card sleeves suck. One of the best things about physical games is the physical sensation of shuffling, dealing, holding and playing cards. If the cards are so precious that they must not be touched, I don't wanna play</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113965695939234044
2025-02-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gaygeek.social/@aubreyjones" class="u-url mention">@<span>aubreyjones</span></a></span> maybe, but I bet there are smaller banks who don't need the domain for infrastructural reasons, but who nevertheless park their .creditcard domain solely to prevent its use by a phishing operation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113964213861699179
2025-02-07
<p>I'm looking into maybe having a domain name again soon, and wow, there are a lot of terrible and expensive TLDs you can get now for some reason. The combination of words I want is uncommon enough that I could get the .org for $10. If I wanted the same domain at .creditcard? 200 big ones. Too much for anyone to get as a joke, but no reputable credit card would actually use and promote a .creditcard domain. It must exist purely for extortion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113964151285986569
2025-02-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://anarchism.space/@ExperimentV" class="u-url mention">@<span>ExperimentV</span></a></span> too spicy for anything I would've seen back then, lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113963401312997084
2025-02-07
2025-02-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://anarchism.space/@ExperimentV" class="u-url mention">@<span>ExperimentV</span></a></span> literal sex toys? It sounds a lot like Benny Benassi's "Satisfaction", but they're using power tools as an obvious metaphor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113963356500425178
2025-02-07
<p>Improbably, my spouse and I were invited to a tabletop game meetup on NextDoor and had a lovely time. I always thought it was just the racism app, but some who've ditched facebook are using it to connect with locals. I was extremely nervous, I haven't put myself out there like this in a long time, but it's a lovely group of mostly queer/trans/ND folks, definitely my people. So glad I took the leap!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113960528751842352
2025-02-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@fvzappa" class="u-url mention">@<span>fvzappa</span></a></span> Found the episode with the setup in the photo, it's from a really terrible skit <a href="https://youtu.be/T0-Ed3qDp2s?feature=shared&t=83" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/T0-Ed3qDp2s?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=83</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113982529654325581
2025-02-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> I know this guy! He's from a famicom disk system hacking tool put out by Hacker International. They made a bunch of unlicensed NES games, including the one that would be localized as Bubble Bath Babes. I had a better source on this once but I can't find any in English atm, sorry <a href="https://retrodrom.games/game-history/famicom-hacker-junior/?noamp=available" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retrodrom.games/game-history/f</span><span class="invisible">amicom-hacker-junior/?noamp=available</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113958035474123182
2025-02-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I prefer bolts over beams cuz it implies the laser is so powerful that it'll overload and explode if powered for more than a split second, but in that split second it devastates everything in its path. Bonus points if it charges up in a cool way. Also I think it provides opportunities for cooler SFX</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113957952940487768
2025-02-10
<p>Watching the new Cathode Ray Dude video about LVEs, I thought "wow, this seems so much easier and more intuitive than any way I've ever edited video, I can't believe we lost this"; but then he showed footage of the modern NLE software with two timelines and two displays, and I remembered oh yeah. I've never actually used a proper modern non-linear video editor. That seems much better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113981633258538001
2025-02-06
<p>Death Row Tull</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113957842063604007
2025-02-10
2025-02-06
<p>XiaoHonkShoo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113957395050722731
2025-02-06
<p>Dang, Retro Endurance 8-Bit seems like exactly my jam. Was bummed to find out it's early access. Hopefully I remember / am reminded it exists when it's done <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_vfQPYI9CQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=g_vfQPYI9CQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113954771365148459
2025-02-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://anarchism.space/@ExperimentV" class="u-url mention">@<span>ExperimentV</span></a></span> thank you, I'm something of an ionoclast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113954404528042026
2025-02-06
<p>Knocked all the fillings out of my teeth and left me deaf and blind for about 8 hours. Those CRT phones were no joke. Course, Applecare was a lot better back in those days. Paid my medical bills and I was jitterbugging that very night. Anyway, the moral of the story is, electricity can be your friend or your enemy. Treat it like a stray cat you're not too sure about. Feed it carefully, and it'll be purring for you. Mess with its claws, and buddy, you're gonna get scratched</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113954209158927737
2025-02-06
<p>Electricity hit different before switched-mode power supplies. You want to charge your phone? Plug that sucker straight into the wall. 120 pure organic volts going across those battery terminals. If you want to talk and charge, hoo boy, that'll make your hair stand on end. You can really feel the ohms. Once I had to plug my phone into a ungrounded extension cord, so I bent the third pin off the charger with a pair of pliers. I plugged it in, and it blew up like a Fatboy Slim video.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113954194850274401
2025-02-05
<p>You know the difference between a seal and a sealion? More electrons.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113953899131586618
2025-02-05
<p>Productivity tip: plug your hard drive into 3 USB ports to transfer data 3x as fast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113953120576654992
2025-02-05
<p>Aquatic dinosaurs. You know, like penguins</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113952584915760840
2025-02-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> the troll swings the mighty debate club and does 1d12 bludgeoning damage :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113952297486338874
2025-02-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> yeah! People talking about Fatal Labyrinth is always helpful and cool, to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113952291806164978
2025-02-05
<p>Before you attack, THAC0:<br />Is it your Turn?<br />Are you Holding your weapon?<br />Are you Adjacent? (melee)<br />Do you have Clear line of sight? (ranged)<br />Do you know what you need to roll to hit an armor class of 0?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113952232192649479
2025-02-05
<p>Not that I never say anything inspiring or necessary, but that's an awfully high standard to hold for all human speech. We gotta practice saying normal stuff. Not all dialogue has to be oscar-worthy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113952161925325203
2025-02-05
<p>If I followed the I and N rules of THINK, I'd never say anything. I suggest changing it to THACK (is it authentic? Is it cool?)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113952151260617001
2025-02-07
<p>Improbably, my spouse and I were invited to a tabletop game meetup on NextDoor and had a lovely time. I always thought it was just the racism app, but some who've ditched facebook are using it to connect with locals. I was extremely nervous, I haven't put myself out there like this in a long time, but it's a lovely group of mostly queer/trans/ND folks, definitely my people. So glad I took the leap!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113960528751842352
2025-02-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@fvzappa" class="u-url mention">@<span>fvzappa</span></a></span> Found the episode with the setup in the photo, it's from a really terrible skit <a href="https://youtu.be/T0-Ed3qDp2s?feature=shared&t=83" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/T0-Ed3qDp2s?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=83</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113982529654325581
2025-02-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> lol yep. After four months of radio silence. Also your request will ONLY be accepted if you use this sketchy off-site form. Also give them your bank account number, even if you paid with a credit card. Red flag after red flag</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113949033339153009
2025-02-05
2025-02-04
<p>A lot of kickstarter scams have come and gone, but I like to keep tabs on this home record cutter because of how long it's gone and how brazen it is <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phonocut/phonocut-home-vinyl-recorder/posts/4275986" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kickstarter.com/projects/phono</span><span class="invisible">cut/phonocut-home-vinyl-recorder/posts/4275986</span></a></p><p>Launched in 2019 to a lot of positive press, backer price of €999—1600. The last update was December 16. They're now saying it'll release in 2026 with a final price of €20,000—but! If you don't request a refund, they'll triple your initial pledge! If you pledged €1000, you'll only have to pay an additional €17,000!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113948331901473597
2025-02-03
<p>If you had a countdown timer on your arm showing exactly how much time you have left to live, what would you do differently? I'd probably start wearing a windbreaker</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113942646939729245
2025-02-03
<p>I wouldn't say I have a *need* for speed, but now that you mention it I do have a paucity of velocity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113942463482574420
2025-02-03
<p>Remember to test your air horns at least once every 90 days to ensure the seal is still effective. You don't want to be the one with a farting horn if a rave breaks out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113941551664317535
2025-02-03
2025-02-03
<p>What's the over/under on me understanding gambling lingo? Like, ⅚? Maybe ⅞? I'd take that bet. The 7, not the 8</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113941432734160267
2025-02-03
<p>"Nvidia announces $3,000 personal AI supercomputer called Digits"</p><p>gosh it must be good, that's almost more than a 4090</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113941265923035122
2025-02-03
2025-02-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> some old fonts rendered the vertical bar as ¦ to differentiate it, I wish that became standard. Or they put something useful on that key instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113940966318988328
2025-02-03
<p>There are too many symbols that mean "and" and not enough that mean "or". The only commonly recognized one is a slash, and it's often ambiguous because it can *also* mean "and", viz. "slash fiction"</p><p>Also it frustrates me that a plus sign is used as a logical operator for "or", when the same symbol also literally means "and" in a colloquial sense ("two and two is four")</p><p>There needs to be a symbol for "or" as universally recognized as "&", imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113940913277143598
2025-02-03
2025-02-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> the troll swings the mighty debate club and does 1d12 bludgeoning damage :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113952297486338874
2025-02-02
<p>lol, they remade Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Switch, but they forgot to fix a bug/oversight from the 3DS version that makes the game unplayable in co-op mode <a href="https://youtu.be/cqYcUCUFE4U?feature=shared&t=51" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/cqYcUCUFE4U?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=51</span></a></p><p>Probably not as big of a deal on the 3DS, I doubt many people knew another person with a 3DS and a copy of the game, but the Switch is practically made for sitting on the couch and playing games like this with a buddy. It's $60 too. What a tragedy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113936700247825599
2025-02-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> Thanks so much! :blob_raccoon_melt:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113936026280634394
2025-02-02
<p>Anyway, 5 new game badges <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/gamebadges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/gameb</span><span class="invisible">adges/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113935956674486264
2025-02-02
<p>This is how moving files around has worked in every OS since forever, but for whatever reason neocities requires a special flag to upload to a subfolder. If you try the perfectly natural command, how anybody would assume it works because that's how it always works, with an index.html? You just lost your homepage, sorry about your luck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113935921650017679
2025-02-02
<p>Wow, it's really easy to screw yourself over with the neocities CLI app. It's fine if all you want to do is "push ." to sync changes, but if you want to upload a single file without waiting for it to check your entire site structure, the command for that is dangerous</p><p>Say I want to upload file.html from my hard drive to the /whatever path on my website. You would think it's "neocities upload file.html /whatever/file.html", but nope, that'll overwrite file.html in your root folder</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113935912117033412
2025-02-02
<p>I bought a couple cute silicone egg rings, because I wanted to make nice, neat breakfast sandwiches. So I get my hash rounds cooking in the air fryer, I cook my sausage, get the pan nice and oily, I put the egg rings in the pan, I crack the eggs into the rings... and they immediately leak beneath the rings and spread out to their normal size. It's like the egg rings weren't even there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113935737020220317
2025-02-02
<p>Finished up Suikoden. Heck of a game. Looking forward to the sequel, I hear it's even better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113935076959188372
2025-02-02
<p>Tim Kaine did 9/11</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113932313825662871
2025-02-02
<p>They had Taiko Drum Master, which I love, but the volume was low and the jukebox music was so loud I could barely hear it. I know arcades are noisy, but this place had really loud music on Desktop of the normal arcade machine noises. It sucks, because the big drum isn't something you can replicate at home. I still had fun though. Also got to play an original Popeye machine, Joust, Dig Dug, and made it to Death Adder in golden axe with a buddy. Pretty good night overall</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113932105806308671
2025-02-02
<p>They have a lot of old arcade games on freeplay, which is nice. Donkey Kong and DKJ are weird romhacks though. DKJ gives you the option to play the classic mode, DK is just unfairly hard for no reason</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113931982930878720
2025-02-02
<p>The local barcade is letting me play this for the cost of 1.5 normal songs. Pretty good deal imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113931953745719889
2025-02-01
<p>24/7 live mukbang <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASu9sqOT_Xk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ASu9sqOT_Xk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113930066779401614
2025-02-01
<p>The first version of the metaphor has become the more popular, but I think the second is much more relevant to most of our daily lives. Addictions to social media, gambling, gatcha games, it's all been engineered with laser precision to be the juiciest, most delicious apple anyone's ever seen dangling in front of us at just the right distance to make it seem attainable. They never need to use the stick at all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113929617836020079
2025-02-01
<p>This confused me for a long time, but I've finally figured out there are two superficially similar but meaningfully different metaphors for manipulation:</p><p>"The carrot and the stick" means coercing behavior with both physical rewards (eating the carrot) and punishment (being hit with the stick)</p><p>"Carrot on a stick" means coercion with the promise of reward that's tantalizingly close but always just out of reach</p><p>I feel like one of these should be different. "Apple on a string"?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113929558370587582
2025-02-01
<p>Unless the venue is Bed, there are no "cozy" events at 8AM on a saturday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113929312520785269
2025-02-01
<p>Alt text for images could simply be encoded in the vertical blanking area</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113929206054811565
2025-02-01
<p>This baby can get up to 100 furlongs per metric gallon of petrol gas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113925956692583063
2025-01-31
<p>I've had it with these Macromedia Flash snakes on this Multimedia Fusion plane</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113925403679246940
2025-01-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> These proxy coins are given out when a business runs out of coins but is legally obliged to provide change. They can be exchanged at any bank. Read this treasury.gov article I printed out if you don't believe me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113925191358706351
2025-01-31
<p>Look here, machine. I'm the human, and you will perform your task without presumption in the realm of human affairs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113925112947457434
2025-01-31
<p>If you commit a crime in a midwestern grocery store they throw you in the Meijer brig</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113923348544919670
2025-01-31
<p>Military rations should come with a serving of camo meal tea</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113921063599669201
2025-01-30
<p>the ZX Spectrum subreddit should be /r/tapeloadingerror</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113919831494603289
2025-01-30
<p>I was so excited to get home and learn what Pretzel Pete is :(</p><p>edit: okay I guess there's footage online and a demo on archive.org, so it's not some totally unknown thing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vxl17BuCgQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=2vxl17BuCgQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> it'll still be cool to see what coverage of the game looked like</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113919657734519120
2025-01-30
<p>it once felt so cringeworthy looking back on how we called our parents fascists as teenagers, but I mean, we were right! All authoritarianism is the same! An ideology that allows the treatment of children as property will happily extend that thinking to whatever other outgroup they're allowed power over</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113919268922241947
2025-01-30
<p>Fascinating conversation on IDSG about the "estranged parent" movement and how it's become another pipeline into hegemonic authoritarianism <a href="https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/public-bonus-estranged-parents-with-george-daniel-lea" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/pu</span><span class="invisible">blic-bonus-estranged-parents-with-george-daniel-lea</span></a></p><p>I remember reading about these groups on SA and PoE back in the early 00s. It's terrifying how all these reactionary social forces that once felt atomized and contained are coalescing into the same fascist project</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113919239876643597
2025-01-30
<p>I hope they make the OCR tool public. If it works as well as the video suggests, it's a game-changer for text preservation in general. I've frequently wanted to share something from an old magazine or newspaper but had no good way to transcribe it, and the OCR conversions on archive.org are often worse than useless. It'd take less time to type it out myself than clean them up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113918540820860407
2025-01-30
<p>This kicks ass</p><p>library.gamehistory.org now in early access <a href="https://youtu.be/6Tysm_Wf60Q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/6Tysm_Wf60Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113918466054290668
2025-01-30
<p>Bottled-off cocktail</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113918119623585371
2025-01-30
2025-01-30
<p>Scientists are studying the effects of pitch modulation on vintage arcade games. They're leaving no Stern untuned</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113914761399418418
2025-01-29
<p>If I didn't have the brain syndrome that makes me unable to control what I'm interested in, I'd simply pick a thing and make it my new pet project. Instead, I'll have to try a million things until I find one I don't bounce off of, and honestly who has the time these days</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113914332131702342
2025-01-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> yeah, I don't want to mess with magic. It's indistinguishable from sufficiently advanced technology</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113914308399362547
2025-01-29
<p>I think I need to figure out how to become interested in something new now that technology is over. I've stopped being interested in technology, but I haven't found anything to replace it. Maybe that's my problem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113914297160463255
2025-01-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@wibi" class="u-url mention">@<span>wibi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tdd.social/@CodingItWrong" class="u-url mention">@<span>CodingItWrong</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bananachips.club/@generika" class="u-url mention">@<span>generika</span></a></span> your pocket pal who helps out when you have a lil too much blood :)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113913889265031879
2025-01-29
<p>Doctors used to give sensible advice, like "eat a carrot every day" or "use a teaspoon of salt instead of a tablespoon." Now it's all "your delta-5 glycopeptides are at 400. They need to be lower than 300 or higher than 500. Drink this fish tonic until the machine indicates compliance"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113913093752112103
2025-01-29
<p>I don't have many brand loyalties, but I've always been a fan of Hanes underwear. It's pretty comfy; the tag is printed directly on the fabric, which I like; and most importantly, it comes in a handy resealable zip-lock package. Nothing worse than underwear that's gone stale before you can wear it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113911798929599731
2025-01-29
<p>Subway Tooter does it right, on a much smaller display</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113909454864201717
2025-01-29
<p>"Absolute timestamps"? More like no timestamps</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113909424351261174
2025-01-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> "-cast" had been used in non-punny portmanteaus as internet audio project names for years, though. Like Launchcast and Shoutcast. I think it's a pretty sensible name even if it's not a pun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113908406710896911
2025-01-28
<p>Weird that they just call it "the written form of Hylian" when they could call it Hyruleglyphics</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113908065472167260
2025-01-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> yes exactly, beast/disaster combos are nature's final form. Humans are wired to fear them, it's in our DNA</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113906439913108079
2025-01-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I'm the same way, I like the third category but I associate it more with thrillers than with horror. To me, thrillers are more effective the more grounded they are in reality. People and nature are scarier than any movie monster</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113906393638266556
2025-01-27
<p>I like this because it posits a world in which we refer to an enthusiastic fan of XYZ as an "XYZ beast". I think we should do that</p><p>I like a nice cup of tea every now and then, but I'm really a coffee beast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113902260791770197
2025-01-27
<p>I'm a real FPGA emulation fiend. A MiSTer beast, one might say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113902230455817050
2025-01-27
<p>I don't understand why drop shipping is legal? It's charging for a service not being provided. It's a misrepresentation of value. Prima facie fraud, imo. It's as much of a legitimate business as the guys selling speakers out of a white van</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113901753982678466
2025-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> maybe they're referencing the classical French guillemets</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113901709497794299
2025-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gilou" class="u-url mention">@<span>Gilou</span></a></span> ohh, gotcha! Now that I listen with headphones it does seems a little off. It sounds almost out of phase. Wish I was knowledgeable enough to figure out why</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113901427541603926
2025-01-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span> the 8:5 ratio is often how they're displayed in the versions currently for sale <a href="https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_2_3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_</span><span class="invisible">2_3</span></a> 😔 it's a real shame. This is the closest thing to a modern "official" release so not surprised people think that's how it's supposed to look</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113900952105479664
2025-01-27
<p>The great rock/disco divide was finally bridged when Disco Stu and Ronnie James Dio cut a track together, "Stu/Dio 666"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113900557096667444
2025-01-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jplebreton" class="u-url mention">@<span>jplebreton</span></a></span> imo, have the wayback machine archive the post (if it's not already there) and quote the text with a link to the archive. Screenshots are so easily faked they don't add much in terms of credibility on their own</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113897135479653192
2025-01-26
<p>It's a pretty neat trick that the PS1 could play music from the CD ("redbook audio") but still loop seamlessly. It doesn't even have to be the full track, it can loop back to a point past the intro just like chip music could. I wonder if other CD-based consoles could do that. I had a Sega CD and it definitely couldn't</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113896437725979834
2025-01-26
<p>October 1965 (9 years before women were allowed to get their own credit cards)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113892530565969177
2025-01-26
<p>There's pedandtry, and there's creating a wikipedia bot that replaces minus signs with a slightly different minus sign <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/MinusBot" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:</span><span class="invisible">Contributions/MinusBot</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113891734113643073
2025-01-25
<p>Even though it would be trivially easy to get an "AI" Alex voice to say whatever he wants, I appreciate DJ Danarchy's commitment to the good ol' fashioned cut-up technique. I laughed so hard at today's intro and it's so much better knowing how much effort went into finding all the clips</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113890370534876985
2025-01-25
2025-01-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gilou" class="u-url mention">@<span>Gilou</span></a></span> How so?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113889458886355089
2025-01-25
<p>Goddamn, the title theme from Magic of Scheherazade is a banger. Have you heard about this? I found the new sound you've been looking for</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113886181345654502
2025-01-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> I'd use that if it were offered here, too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113883655141643676
2025-01-24
<p>like no matter which one I pick, obviously that sound will eventually become unbearable through repetition. Just pick one randomly from the pool of available noises each time and the feature would be usable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113881387387063362
2025-01-24
<p>Phones should have an option to play a random notification sound each time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113881371449988245
2025-01-23
<p>Micro US pee</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113878609527695395
2025-01-23
<p>What I don't understand is, why are there no projects to help people on old hardware communicate securely? Signal is just a chat program. It's not encoding 4K video or doing real-time raytracing. There's no technological reason it should require a new version of windows. Encrypted messaging is only for people who can afford to buy a new computer? idgi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113878051440040692
2025-01-23
<p>I'm going to have to start running Linux some point soon. I was fine limping along with Windows 7, I could work around most of the stuff that doesn't work anymore, but I'm dumping facebook for obvious reasons, and the desktop version of signal doesn't work on windows 7. Even installing an old version doesn't work. Very not looking forward to it. I hope the benefits outweigh the frustrations. At least I should be able to emulate most of the critical programs I'm used to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113878001998694780
2025-01-23
2025-01-22
<p>omg... one of our vendors usually sends invoices with the week in MMDDYYYY format followed by a sequential number, like 0117202501, 0117202502, etc</p><p>Someone must've fucked with their template, because this week's invoices go 01242025, 01242026, 01242027, etc</p><p>We can't send them back and tell them to do it right, there's nothing technically wrong with this schema, but hoo boy my brain does not like it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113874204896724370
2025-01-22
<p>This is the sort of thing it would never occur to me to buy for myself, because my thought process is "well, my walk is only 25 minutes, that's not long enough for frostbite to set in, so I shouldn't really waste a non-renewable resource." It's nice to have someone in my life to remind me that I deserve nice things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113872383300906177
2025-01-22
<p>Very grateful that my spouse picked up some of these disposable hand warmers. They're amazing, no prep required, you just tear open the package and shake them and they stay warm for a long-ass time. Even with gloves it usually takes my hands 10-15 minutes to be usable again when it's this cold out, but they remained hands for my whole walk. This is my first time using them cuz they're not, like, sustainable, but very appreciated when the temp is lower than my bank balance</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113872335421505694
2025-01-22
<p>Yo dawg, it's 0° outside. That's not enough. It needs to be some degrees</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113872086705940373
2025-01-22
<p>Dreamt that trump did an executive order to replace the national anthem with a song written by one of his friends called "And 'Twas He, Too" about how Jesus was literally physically present at every major event in US history, like "We Didn't Start the Fire" if it were about a messianic Forrest Gump. It goes on for about 15 minutes which makes its mandatory full performance unpopular before baseball</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113870935663830359
2025-01-21
<p>We need to make the North American version of the Famicom industrial and VCR-like, so people don't think it's a toy. Also we need to sell it with a cute robot so people know it's a toy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113868729296200694
2025-01-21
<p>Well, luckily the program prominently trumpeted the fact that Peter Thiel endorsed and invested in the program, so I knew to stay well away. No chance anything he's involved in is as it seems. Glad my instincts protected me, sucks for everyone who got scammed. I hope all the lawsuits end up with the victims fully restored and all the perpetrators get what they deserve</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113867647066616911
2025-01-21
<p>LB: my therapist suggested the lambda school when I started talking to her and expressed woe at my job/education situation. I briefly considered signing up, skeptical that it would actually help but with more of a "what do I have to lose?" mentality. If it was true that I didn't have to pay anything if I didn't get a job, at worst I could do some courses after work that might be marginally helpful, and on the off-chance they could actually help me get a better job, it'd be win-win</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113867624422375693
2025-01-26
<p>There's pedandtry, and there's creating a wikipedia bot that replaces minus signs with a slightly different minus sign <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/MinusBot" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:</span><span class="invisible">Contributions/MinusBot</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113891734113643073
2025-01-25
<p>Even though it would be trivially easy to get an "AI" Alex voice to say whatever he wants, I appreciate DJ Danarchy's commitment to the good ol' fashioned cut-up technique. I laughed so hard at today's intro and it's so much better knowing how much effort went into finding all the clips</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113890370534876985
2025-01-25
2025-01-20
<p>Found it <a href="https://archive.org/details/multirunner200in1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/multirunne</span><span class="invisible">r200in1/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113862714207316017
2025-01-20
<p>Ugh, frustrating. I was able to track down the game in the previous boost to a video on a channel called "vine sauce" where the guy shows like 5 seconds of a million shareware disks, but doesn't link to them on TIA or even show the title screens so people can find them on their own. What's the point of documenting this stuff if you're not going to let people play?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113862380816948050
2025-01-20
2025-01-20
<p>Me when someone wants to "call me" on the "telephone"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113862228497565718
2025-01-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@Nine" class="u-url mention">@<span>Nine</span></a></span> I don't have a Win11 machine to test, but the original Windows NT Solitaire works on 10 and I think it should still work on 11 <a href="https://gekk.info/nt351/sol.exe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gekk.info/nt351/sol.exe</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113856957169291841
2025-01-19
<p>If you can't handle me at my worst (demanding one million dollars) you don't deserve me at my best (returning your precious clydesdale safe and sound)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113853135697307878
2025-01-18
<p>When child-me first heard the news that Disney had bought ABC, I thought, "Cool! Now all the Disney shows will be free!" lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113849007628581189
2025-01-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113844197296533518
2025-01-17
<p>@wohali@octodon.social how is scrappy formed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113841311274139356
2025-01-17
<p>As far as I can tell, a "parkway" is a hypothetical type of road postulated so stand-up-comedians can incredulously ask why we don't park in them (cf. "driveway")</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113841240379817992
2025-01-17
<p>Oh no. Once was bad enough. How embarrassing. It seems Nintendo forgot to give their new console a D-pad again. You need one so games know what direction you want to go. No recovering from this I'm afraid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113840866342540691
2025-01-16
<p>You think 100 was bad? Heh. Wait til I tell you about 200. Yeah, that's right: take all the hard work you did to get to 100 and throw it in the trash, because you have to do it all again. Still think linearity "isn't that bad"? Well strap in, cuz the numbers just keep getting more</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113840281419706033
2025-01-16
<p>Do you suffer from monthly intense mood swings? Do you feel a compulsion to go out at night even when it's not safe? Do you regularly black out and wake up in a forest at dawn with no memory of the previous night but unexplained blood stains on your clothes? Ask your doctor if you might be a werewolf</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113835925953093780
2025-01-15
2025-01-14
<p>If copilot is so great why hasn't it programmed its successor yet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113829341717831557
2025-01-14
<p>bear blog question challenge <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/bear-blog-question-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/bear-b</span><span class="invisible">log-question-challenge/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/rbic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rbic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113828706583686388
2025-01-11
<p>Educational video idea: match all 108 linux coreutils with their corresponding star of destiny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113812102221675057
2025-01-11
<p>good/really excellent/program</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113807564065300947
2025-01-10
<p>The problem with game dev chasing photorealistic character models is that I've never been all that interested in looking at photographs of people. If that's a developer's special interest, that's great, I'm glad that sort of thing exists, but I don't understand why the entire industry has come to be defined by it. It's like if games were all expected to have clocks with fully realized, physics-accurate 3D clockwork. That's really impressive! But why should it be the main thing of video games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113805127421234147
2025-01-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@danana_dread" class="u-url mention">@<span>danana_dread</span></a></span> Extremely plausible SBE episode, 🏆 for your subconscious</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113804801234977370
2025-01-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> this made me smile, thank you :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113804789694022402
2025-01-10
<p>When people give advice to the socially anxious like "just relax, most people don't even think about you", they're usually mostly the "default human type" and don't stand out in any way as nonwhite, gender nonconforming, poor, fat or ugly. I've always been at least one of those things, and my experience has been that often people do think about me, negatively, and will express these feelings unprovoked. Even when I meet kind people, the trauma and conditioning is still there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113804704498002507
2025-01-10
<p>The only times anyone's asked me for my name it was because they wanted to report me to somebody</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113804647615148279
2025-01-10
<p>The difference between a basement and cellar is that with a basement, you're well-acquainted with her</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113804567509642334
2025-01-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> my spouse's last psychiatrist tried to incorporate chat GPT into their sessions before she dropped him 🤦‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113804290276261728
2025-01-10
<p>If you tell people they need to stop giving a fuck, but you censor it like "f*ck", that's a fuck! You're giving one! Why would anyone take you seriously? Stop giving a fuck and just say fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113802538178788423
2025-01-10
<p>Mineralogists know how to party</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113802248736190901
2025-01-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> yeah I looked up the article and was so confused because he's just describing black holes sucking things into them and saying "but they don't suck things into them". Does he believe people think black holes generate air so they can literally suck things in like a vacuum cleaner? What a condescending weenie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113799973885704689
2025-01-09
<p>Connections<br />Puzzle #578<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113799880700246366
2025-01-09
<p>I used a rideshare app today. Road conditions are just as fucked, but today it's also down to 10°F. I hate putting someone else in danger, but if they're out driving, I guess they'd've been in some danger anyway, and I tipped really well, so hopefully it was mutually beneficial</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113798680417122576
2025-01-09
<p>My game is the first to utilize the unique "play to play" model. By simply playing the game, gamers are empowered to play more of the game. The more they play, the more they can play!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113796843116275573
2025-01-09
<p>These genzennials today, they think they invented 100. Well, I've been keeping it 100 since they were learning to count to 10 :coolgrampaemoji:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113796780646463610
2025-01-09
2025-01-09
<p>Norelco is short for Norwegian Elephant Containers, ASA. Based in Trondheim, they were the global leaders in elephant containment, transit & logistics for nearly eight decades. They occasionally contracted with zoos, but their biggest client was, of course, the circus. Once elephants were phased out of most legitimate circuses, they shifted focus to their electric razor division. (Their cargo needed to be thoroughly bathed & shaved before transit to prevent the spread of elephant mites)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113795893082328291
2025-01-08
<p>Still no sidewalk. Walked in the road again. I had my headphones off so I could hear any oncoming cars. An ambulance flipped its siren on directly behind me. Can I sue the city for emotional distress? Can I sue the city for negligence? For failure to provide a safe walking path for pedestrians? For ADA violations? Can I fuck off from work and get FEMA payments to make up for the lost income? It feels unfair that I have to keep suffering</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113793131203294407
2025-01-07
<p>Connections<br />Puzzle #576<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟩🟪🟩🟩<br />🟪🟦🟪🟦<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪</p><p>I don't understand the purple category but whatever you say, nerds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113787554922449809
2025-01-07
<p>Oh, it's not lol. It's a different archaic word I've never heard of. Good thing my first two guesses were on point</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113787512516770486
2025-01-07
<p>Wordle Forever 1298 3/6</p><p>🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛<br />⬛🟩⬛🟩🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>I had no idea this word was spelled this way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113787501334945701
2025-01-07
<p>They still haven't plowed or salted the roads, but there was enough traffic and subsequent snow that the roads have a compact, powdery layer I can walk on. Sidewalks are still unwalkable. I'm not thrilled about it, but I made it to work alive. Luckily years of video games have prepared me for dodging between lanes of traffic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113787418090629963
2025-01-06
<p>Also, where's Doom? It's as much of a space game as Dune II and as much of a strategy game as Wing Commander. I dunno, I find it interesting that there's this unspoken agreement between the author and reader about the nebulous genre these games all fit into, despite differing wildly in mechanics and scope. If you were playing "space strategy games" in 1994 you just knew what that meant</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113783751921927081
2025-01-06
<p>Next highest-rated games at 4.5 stars include Star Control 2, an action adventure game, and Wing Commander, a space flight combat sim. It feels silly to compare these games to each other. What does it really have to say besides "RTS is the best genre" and "strategy is more important than space"? Those are fine opinions to have but not really useful for anyone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113783714911006303
2025-01-06
<p>A 1994 issue of Computer Gaming World has a featured article which the cover proclaims to "[compared] 95 science-fiction games", which is a real weird way of thinking about game genre <a href="https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_118/page/n41/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/Computer_G</span><span class="invisible">aming_World_Issue_118/page/n41/mode/2up</span></a></p><p>The article headline is a little more specific, it says it's about "strategic space games", but that's also a weird combination of words</p><p>The only game in the feature to get a full 5/5 rating is Dune II, which I would contend isn't a "space game" at all. It takes place on a planet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113783693149606628
2025-01-06
<p>Stayed home from work today (with no pay.) It snowed several inches last night and nobody's been out to plow or salt the roads. Nobody *ever* shovels or salts the sidewalks, so walking in the road is the only way I'll be able to make it to work. There's been just enough cars to have packed the snow down into a slick ice-like layer where the tire tracks are. I might lose a lot of income this week because I'm not willing to risk death to go to work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113781835416627574
2025-01-06
<p>I've dipped my toes into various 16- and 32-bit RPGs I missed at the time, and Suikoden is the first non-DQ/FF game I've found myself totally absorbed in. Put 3 hours into it today, excited for more</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113779489926952789
2025-01-06
<p>It's all metal in there, so I don't think it was damaged, and the paper is very thin so it consumed all the fuel almost immediately. It just looked very exciting for a moment and then I had to clean out some soot. Let this be a lesson, I guess: don't rely on the titles of classic sci-fi novels when you don't know what kind of paper you're working with and how exactly the air fryer heats up. It's a lesson of very narrow scope</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113779152938617022
2025-01-06
<p>My mother-in-law got us an "air fryer" for xmas, a pretty nice one with a big basket. It came with some paper basket liners to help make clean-up easier. I know that paper burns at 451°F, so I tossed a liner in there and didn't think much of it. Well, either this is special paper or the machine pre-heats at a higher temperature than what it's set to, because the paper ignited spectacularly. Instant complete combustion, I couldn't have started a better fire if I tried</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113779143165955857
2025-01-05
<p>I hear the villain in the next marvel movie is Galactos, "The Ultimate Sugar Daddy"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113777558077990293
2025-01-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> yeah I looked up the article and was so confused because he's just describing black holes sucking things into them and saying "but they don't suck things into them". Does he believe people think black holes generate air so they can literally suck things in like a vacuum cleaner? What a condescending weenie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113799973885704689
2025-01-05
<p>The order of the colors doesn't matter, except when I get purple first. Then it means I'm really smart. The rest of the time it's arbitrary though</p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #574<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟩🟩🟦🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113776293049182248
2025-01-05
2025-01-05
<p>Accidentally fed my chocobo a lacan nut, now it keeps warking about the graph of desire</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113773065876994437
2025-01-04
<p>"Avoid Conflict" painted on a dumpster is my heraldic banner <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dumpsters_in_Anaktuvuk_Pass,_Alaska.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dum</span><span class="invisible">psters_in_Anaktuvuk_Pass,_Alaska.jpg</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113771232499757868
2025-01-04
<p>oops</p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #572<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟦🟩🟦🟦<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113767373466220678
2025-01-04
<p>Earworm Gym*</p><p>*nopédies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113767338296839879
2025-01-03
<p>How do you buy your honey?</p><p>⚪ In a bear-shaped bottle<br />⚪ In Squeezums the Clown, the bottle that makes a slide whistle noise with every delicious golden dollop<br />⚪ See results</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113765969924980227
2025-01-03
<p>If you search animated gif sites enough you'll come across a lot of quotes by Abhijit Naskar, whose main claim to fame is that several quotes with his name and face appear on animated gif websites. I wouldn't exactly call them pithy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113765798633671464
2025-01-03
2025-01-03
<p>I've never had much luck keeping a traditional journal or diary, because I thought I should write in full paragraphs and spend a lot of time editorializing. I'm a writer, I should be writing, right? Well that's not sustainable, so I always quit</p><p>Turns out having a basic log of all the stuff that happens in my life can be really useful, and for that I can just use sentence fragments. It's fine. If I need to express how I feel about something I can use an emoji</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113764823527962504
2025-01-03
<p>Our fucking pipes broke. Are you kidding me. It's not even freezing outside. It's 34. Are our pipes made of marzipan. What's going on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113764582142764721
2025-01-03
2025-01-03
<p>Are there any alternatives to the Michelin guide for people with brand sensitivities? Preferably a zine written by someone named Skutch?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113762647758926324
2025-01-03
<p>Oh, this is a Michelin-starred restaurant? Sorry, I'm allergic to bibendum</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113762631005782629
2025-01-03
<p>The game "Warframe" feels like it was designed in a lab to be incomprehensible to me. Nothing in the game looks like anything. You can claim that the game is about characters performing actions in a simulation of 3D physical space, but it looks as much like that to me as any random milkdrop visualization</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113761590980414965
2025-01-03
<p>Serving size: one potato<br />Servings per potato: 1</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113761510710359366
2025-01-02
<p>Whenever I listen to the Foo Fighters song "Up in Arms", I'm impressed at how they crammed two versions of a song, including a sweet guitar solo, into 2m15s. Nothing about it feels incomplete. It's the most efficient pop song ever, they just cut out all the boring parts <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TULQB8esDro" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=TULQB8esDro</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113761024801872892
2025-01-02
<p>Connections<br />Puzzle #571<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113760779914269677
2025-01-02
<p>Fighter (arrogantly): Ferrovores? We should be fine as long as our druid here doesn't turn into a ferret! Ha ha!</p><p>Ferrovore: *mouth noises*</p><p>Fighter (nudely): Oh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113760099692154718
2025-01-02
<p>If you login while your 2FA code is an auspicious set of numbers (like 123 456 or 789 789) I think the website should give you a prize</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113759283195285836
2025-01-02
<p>Does anyone know a journal app for android that'll let me apply custom tags to days, and then allow me to see a calendar view of every day with that tag? I'm using diarium, and this almost works but it only shows tagged entries in a timeline view. I want to be able to see at a glance "I did XYZ 9 times this month, mostly on Wednesdays and Thursdays". The other popular journal app is called Day One, but it's by automattic, so that's a no-go</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113759101521332065
2025-01-01
<p>Anyone on storygraph? I'm gonna try to be more active <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/matt_bee" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/profile/</span><span class="invisible">matt_bee</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113754784824262472
2025-01-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Yep, we're caught up to mid-November, so I've got at least another month and a half of this, I'm sure I'll mess it up at least once</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113754005094853015
2025-01-01
<p>Happy Goddammit Now I Have To Manually Type The Year In All My Spreadsheets Again day to those who celebrate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113753481724102013
2025-01-01
<p>I'm so fuckin smart</p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #570<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113753459334044938
2025-01-01
<p>This song has lots of other words<br />But I don't know no more<br />Instead we'll toast and say fuck you<br />To twenty twenty-four</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113751403135601080
2025-01-01
<p>Scrambled egg all over my face<br />Cucumbers over my eyes<br />Slathered in various potions and creams<br />We're luxury food health bath guys</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113751332919207120
2025-01-01
<p>Dehumanize your self with this one weird trick. You won't believe when you face to it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113750212355620582
2024-12-31
<p>l m a o</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113749181707739430
2024-12-31
<p>Connections<br />Puzzle #569<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟪🟪🟩🟩<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113748014528164006
2024-12-31
<p>Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus 🌕<br />Flux by Jinwoo Chong 🌟<br />Matilda by Roald Dahl 🌕<br />A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison 🌑<br />Master of Space and Time by Rudy Rucker 🌗 🔄<br />Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson 🌗🔄<br />Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías 🌕</p><p>About a book a month, not an awful year. Going to try for 26 next year, I think that's doable. Also need to take a chance on more new fiction. I loved the two recent novels I read (Flux and Pink Slime) and need more like that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113747835472424426
2024-12-31
<p>Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 🌗<br />Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer 🌕<br />The Big Short by Michael Lewis 🌑<br />River of Doubt by Candice Millard 🌕<br />Do Not Sell at Any Price by Amanda Petrusich 🌕<br />Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer 🌗<br />The Quest for Corvo by A.J.A. Symons 🌟<br />Spelunky by Derek Yu 🌟🔄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113747818447233209
2024-12-31
<p>Spread your ducks out in a row so their eggs won't all go into one basket</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113745934528919502
2024-12-31
<p>Need a website where I can log all the snacks I eat... cheddarboxd</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113745882150728741
2024-12-30
<p>Of course, since I can already get DVD quality from projector A, the ability to connect a DVD player isn't all that exciting. Burning a DVD is just the same thing with more steps (actually 480i MPEG-2, so slightly lower quality.) But at least the subtitles would be legible.</p><p>This is why I don't like giving/receiving gifts unless it's something specifically asked for. Even a good idea for a thoughtful gift can turn out to be A Problem. The devil is always in the details</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113742684709201288
2024-12-30
<p>I had to work on christmas, so we did christmas with my spouse's family last night. Because life is a sitcom, my sister-in-law got me a projector that's pretty much the same as this one. I haven't tested it to see if it has all the same problems, but the UI screenshots in the manual look the same. It's slightly more versatile, in addition to the HDMI input it has composite video and VGA (!). Composite means we can connect a DVD player. *Surely* that must work, right?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113742614897731700
2024-12-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@piper" class="u-url mention">@<span>piper</span></a></span> yeah, I'm sure I could find it cheaper if I could shop around, but walmart's the only grocery store in my area that doesn't require multiple buses to get to 😔 it's expensive to be poor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113742411578358994
2024-12-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@piper" class="u-url mention">@<span>piper</span></a></span> might depend on location. At my local walmart the cheapest coffee beans are 45¢/oz and the cheapest pre-ground coffee is 31¢/oz</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113742358957125425
2024-12-30
<p>I got really hung up on "grinder", I thought that *had* to belong to the "sandwich" category, because how many people grind their own coffee? NYT really showing their bougie bona fides</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113742285458081717
2024-12-30
<p>Eh. </p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #568<br />🟨🟩🟨🟨<br />🟩🟨🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113742223590719948
2024-12-30
<p>Not only does our time clock at work look like a Wii U gamepad, but the logo also feels weirdly evocative of the Wii U??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113742120670450996
2024-12-30
2024-12-29
2024-12-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> evidence is strong for most types of rocks but their scientific utility is still hotly debated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113738315485048111
2024-12-29
<p>String theory totally debunked. There's no such thing as a string, I'm afraid. Turns out they're all either big threads or small ropes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113738284684001577
2024-12-29
<p>A lot of ink is spilled about the bad design of US "state flags", but I don't think most US states even *have* their own merchant ships, much less the need for them to be quickly identified by distant allied fleets. Are we worried that Arizona might declare war on Michigan and accidentally fire on Pennsylvania? What are we doing here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113737804711079783
2024-12-29
<p>@wohali@octodon.social I think that's a safe assumption! Maybe more rigorous/routine testing is the answer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113737740424922346
2024-12-29
<p>@wohali@octodon.social I'd like to think that most infections are caused by undercooked food, which is much more likely to happen accidentally than direct contact with cat droppings. But I must accept the possibility that my brain parasite is making me think the thing that rationalizes continued pet cat adoption 😬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113737694555073760
2024-12-29
<p>If up to half of all humans may be secretly infected with an otherwise undetectable brain parasite that causes an increased number of car crashes, I think that beats just about every moral argument for individual car ownership</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113737657019548446
2024-12-29
<p>Connections<br />Puzzle #567<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113737210871582037
2024-12-29
<p>I figured out the YTDLP command that will embed subtitles into a downloaded video <a href="https://rentry.co/junk-ytdlp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rentry.co/junk-ytdlp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The subtitles are displayed in white text with no border or background. You can't change the color of the subtitles. We were watching animated Christmas movies. There was a lot of snow. We could not read the subtitles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113736884878814645
2024-12-29
<p>I don't usually feel the need to review products, especially not products that are going to be re-listed under a different fake brand name in a couple months, but work gave me a mini projector as a christmas gift and I had to speak my truth this time <a href="https://www.amazon.com/review/R2G73O3R8ZMAYP/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/review/R2G73O3R8ZMA</span><span class="invisible">YP/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8</span></a> I would've been very happy if they just gave me the $54</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113736847936512328
2024-12-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goto.coiloptic.org/@brettm" class="u-url mention">@<span>brettm</span></a></span> ah, should've specified that I'm using windows, sorry. Thanks anyway</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113734017949161061
2024-12-29
<p>Are there any windows desktop text editors that handle emojis in a normal way? So far the only one I've found that displays them at all is VSCodium, but they're all monochrome. I can't tell my ❤️ from my 🖤</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113733878951223547
2024-12-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Yeah, but if you have a post that gets boosted a ton and you edit it to contain a URL, hundreds or thousands of people are going to get a notification with a link, and some small percentage of them are going to click it. Luckily I expect anyone who would engage in these tactics is already on a blocklist with the rest of the riff-raff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113733222632407600
2024-12-28
<p>I gotta admit, I was wrong about post editing. I was skeptical of the feature when it was first introduced, I was worried it wasn't a good idea in a social media context because it could be abused for trolling or spamming, but I haven't seen any examples of that happening, and the ability to edit a post to say you have an answer to your question has surely prevented a thousand times more annoyance than it might theoretically have caused. Happy to have been wrong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113732540005195854
2024-12-28
2024-12-28
<p>Didn't someone make a browser extension that'll notify you if the website you're looking at has a link to a fediverse account? Or am I misremembering? Searches are turning up a bunch of other fedi-related extensions but not that one</p><p>Edit: It's <a href="https://streetpass.social/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">streetpass.social/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>! Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snoot.tube/@lifning" class="u-url mention">@<span>lifning</span></a></span> 🌼</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113732285077087076
2024-12-28
<p>jammaking dot pectin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113731782300904143
2024-12-28
<p>Good</p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #566<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113731606147199129
2024-12-28
<p>I edited the heading to delete the period to make the link work. Please don't call the wikicops</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113728659664988986
2024-12-28
<p>Well, the anchor link doesn't work, but scroll down, you'll know it when you see it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113728467338268639
2024-12-28
<p>I checked the talk page for the wikipedia article about weighing scales (I was curious if there was a debate vis-à-vis "scale" vs. "scales") and came across this nugget of wisdom <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Weighing_scale#Balance,_dip!,_balance,_dip!.._it%E2%80%99s_ebb_and_flow:_supply_and_demand:_nature_vs_nurture:_psychological_reward_system" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wei</span><span class="invisible">ghing_scale#Balance,_dip!,_balance,_dip!.._it%E2%80%99s_ebb_and_flow:_supply_and_demand:_nature_vs_nurture:_psychological_reward_system</span></a>.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113728460614055876
2024-12-28
<p>56 kilobaud per second</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113727514816255033
2024-12-27
<p>...on account of my second assumption, which is that an app I installed from an APK would be exempt from any app store bullshit. I'm stunned that this is apparently not the case. If you have an app installed that exists in the play store, regardless of where the app came from, google will stick their slimy little tentacles in and fuck with it. Appalling</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113725608409649793
2024-12-27
<p>So it turns out I was making two incorrect assumptions about the play store. The first was that I had automatic updates disabled. That's on me, I usually have them disabled but I turned them on because I was tired of constantly having to update my bank app manually. It won't work if it's not the most recent version, and I didn't think automatic updates would break anything else...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113725593016153924
2024-12-27
<p>Mutually assured T. Ruxpin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113725364380023456
2024-12-27
<p>Got lucky with the purple category, I thought it was "actors whose names start with J" (Joaquin Phoenix, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Irons and then I assumed Washington fit in there somehow.) My utter lack of interest in awards is going to bite me in the ass someday. That and sports</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113725162261675048
2024-12-27
<p>Connections<br />Puzzle #565<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113725115314865329
2024-12-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> Haha I didn't know that, I always felt bad for treating rice as a soy sauce delivery vehicle but maybe I'm less basic than I thought. Eating it plain seems absurd to me. Maybe it's an acquired taste 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113721874095435182
2024-12-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> I do like spicy food, but I ordered it hoping for a unique sweet umami experience. I've heard tonkatsu described as a more savory version of porkchops and applesauce, which theoretically would slap. What I got is definitely disappointing, very dry, not a lot of seasoning to speak of. I don't know if sauceless tonkatsu is typical of Americanized Japanese food or if it's just this restaurant. I'm sure I'd be more impressed if it were authentic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113721798884002987
2024-12-26
<p>Spouse and I were in the mood for something different and I just got paid, so we decided to order Japanese. I got tonkatsu for the first time. I've never seen it served on a bed of lettuce like this. Looks nice, but it's kind of a waste, because I'm not eating a bunch of hot lettuce. Also, I expected it to come with sauce. Without it, it's basically just a pork chop. Which is fine! But I wanted to see what tonkatsu sauce tastes like 🙁</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113721735564777918
2024-12-26
<p>Connections<br />Puzzle #564<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113719971141191849
2024-12-26
<p>I completed <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/Ronin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ronin</span></a> #1</p><p><a href="https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/ronin?p=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">andrewt.net/puzzles/ronin?p=1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113719896495948092
2024-12-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> ah, I see. Most other websites and browser games typically work for me (albeit slowly sometimes) so I didn't realize there was so much missing from the esr version. Thanks for looking into it, sorry for the trouble</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113719255487343123
2024-12-26
<p>Again</p><p>Connections<br />Puzzle #563<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113717137326736003
2024-12-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> 115.18.0esr on Windows 7. It says it's the most up-to-date version</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113717031123115665
2024-12-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> Nope, no highlighting occurs and if there are supposed to be buttons for the different pieces I'm not seeing them. Here's what the UI looks like for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113716879652945292
2024-12-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> I think I understand the rules but I'm having some trouble with the mechanics. I'm supposed to be filling in the empty squares, right? Nothing happens when I click on them and using the arrow keys only highlights the pieces that are already on the board. I don't seem to be able to interact with the empty squares in any way. I'm using Firefox</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113716837632262317
2024-12-25
<p>The human bee gnome project: has science gone too far?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113714040259884271
2024-12-25
<p>Speak softly and carry a bull horn</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113710842267998284
2024-12-24
<p>"Puck Man" is a fine name for a game in Japan, but if they don't want American kids vandalizing the cabinets and changing the name to a filthy obscenity, they should release it as "Ball Gobbler"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113710377450728784
2024-12-24
<p>If Tux is such a great mascot, why wasn't he unlockable in Fighters Megamix? Checkmate, Nintandroids</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113710283431385177
2024-12-24
<p>The box was totally empty 😔 well, there's a book in it now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113710103018051738
2024-12-24
<p>Returning it today, leaving a note inside</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113709383814540774
2024-12-24
<p>Perfect score on a 5/5, hell yeah</p><p>Puzzle #562<br />🟨🟨🟨🟨<br />🟪🟪🟪🟪<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟦🟦🟦🟦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113708867436162784
2024-12-23
<p>I saw a youtube video with a million views titled "The history of Super Mario's Hidden Ending", and I thought, "There is no history. Super Mario Brothers doesn't have a hidden ending." Which is true. So I clicked on the video to see what the lie is, and it turns out the video is about minus world. I'm sucker #1,000,001, I'm the problem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113704849047531304
2024-12-23
<p>Thought I was going to have an easy week at work, but my boss put a bunch of shit on my desk after I left on Friday 😔 At least I'll be here by myself for a couple days</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113702821613398042
2024-12-22
<p>As the most micro of influencers, if anyone wants to reach out and offer me books like this one, I'd be happy to read them and say what I think</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113698363759079643
2024-12-22
<p>I finally read the book I got from the little library box. It's quite good, better than anything I'd expect to find in one of those boxes. I'll probably return it and see if any of the other interesting-looking ARC books are still there, or if the person who stocked it added anything new.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113698325514612993
2024-12-22
<p>My favorite thing about youtube is when I finish watching a video, and I'm reading the comments (I know) and someone responds to a quote in the video with no timestamp, and I think "wait a sec, I don't remember the person saying this and it doesn't make any sense, what's the context for it?" so I re-watch the video waiting for the quote, and it doesn't happen, because the person made up a quote they wanted to respond to. Best way to spend my precious limited time on this hell orb</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113697671035156755
2024-12-22
<p>In Australia they have both roonies and twonies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113694785865493650
2024-12-21
<p>Mobular Phone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113693126210733241
2024-12-20
<p>I got one of those Safety Eggs they sell in the US now because we're not allowed to have real Kinder Eggs. My toy is some sort of bear lion that came with a bunch of tiny... band-aid stickers? And Kinder has their own Pokemon now, and if I download the app and scan the bear-lion after pretending it's been injured, there's some kind of toys to life thing happening and it'll be healed in the game? I'm very confused</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113687713940921637
2024-12-20
<p>I'm so tired and so sad and I so don't want to be here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113685470937154355
2024-12-20
<p>Oh my god, I just remembered Cucumber Quest <a href="https://cucumber.gigidigi.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cucumber.gigidigi.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Still no word from the author since the hiatus announcement in 2019, but it's still online and I can read it again :toot: I forget whether I liked where the story was going, but dang, that art</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113682528576907486
2024-12-20
<p>I don't know how anyone thinks "charge people to put text on the internet" is a business. Text is so easy to put on the internet for free. You can do it without even trying. I'm doing it right now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113682357778675528
2024-12-20
<p>Wow, the confused easel meme guy is from the same movie as the minions memes? Whatever movie that is must be epic bacon sauce</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113682288753702372
2024-12-20
<p>Greatest Dane</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113682238997435039
2024-12-19
<p>We're having a green car epidemic in my hometown. I *never* see green cars, at all, but now that everyone's talking about the green car epidemic and I'm looking for them everywhere? I'm seeing like, 20-30 a day. What could it mean? What do you think they want with us?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113681468287046342
2024-12-19
<p>The new jersey "drone" thing reminds me of the Seattle windshield pitting epidemic <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_windshield_pitting_epidemic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattl</span><span class="invisible">e_windshield_pitting_epidemic</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113681370409729699
2024-12-19
<p>I'm interested in a bunch of books Angela Collier discusses in her 2024 reading recap video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JmAwuMwpFc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=0JmAwuMwpFc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The number of them in my local library system: 0</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113680770878362469
2024-12-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Nice! The song I mentioned was on BBC Radio 1, they were playing a decent mix of not-all-traditional xmas music, although it was fairly weighted towards mainstream pop. <a href="https://somafm.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">somafm.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> also has a few seasonal stations that are more off the beaten path</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113680271913965376
2024-12-19
<p>This song by Ariana Grande and Kelly Clarkson came on the radio the other day. I've never listened to either artist, but I enjoyed it <a href="https://youtu.be/PPcpd-YBlGw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/PPcpd-YBlGw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This isn't my go-to genre of music, but you know what this song isn't? The same boomer shit that's been played ad nauseam on the radio around Christmas for the last 70 years. Compared to that, I'll take the fun syrupy pop song</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113680204617721289
2024-12-19
<p>Writing a christmas song is a pretty clever way for a band to ensure their continued relevance. Having a Christmas song means at least some people are going to remember you at least once a year. Like what are the odds Wham would be getting any airplay today without their Christmas song? I'm surprised every band doesn't do it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113680176565354269
2024-12-18
<p>This is what that Tenacious D song was about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113671248801778767
2024-12-17
<p>I got a podcast ad for Ohio. I usually skip ads but I was checking the mail. The focus of the ad was how many great growth and high-paying career opportunities are waiting for you in Ohio. Then they listed examples of famous people who got their start in Ohio, and they were: the Wright Brothers, John Glenn and Neal Armstrong. I feel like the ad would've been more convincing if they could name one example from this century</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113670773557432105
2024-12-17
<p>Today's popular music is leading to a preponderance of involuntary outer butt gyration</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113665664803323746
2024-12-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> god, yeah. I would hate to try to get a book published traditionally today. From what I understand no publisher will look at you unless you provide "comps", which is basically where you say "people who bought [other successful book] will also want to buy mine because it also has [polyamorous lesbian romance or whatever] in it." Every book is only as valuable as whatever tropes and keywords you can attach to it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113663279350375253
2024-12-16
2024-12-16
<p>Average booktok video: "fantasy books that are over hyped, under hyped, or appropriately hyped". The person holds a series of books I've never heard of up to the camera and says one of those three phrases, occasionally using a superlative and/or adding emphasis when she says the phrase. Not one sentence of information is given about what the books are about or why they think the book is good or bad. Half a million views, 80 thousand likes. Legitimately, what does anybody get out of this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113662905992573535
2024-12-16
<p>I'm becoming fairly adept at uninstalling and reinstalling subway tooter. I've committed all the settings I need to change to memory, so I can search the options and change all of them in just a couple minutes. I'm just switching to the dark theme though, I'm not setting up my cool monochrome hacker theme because it takes too long to do it over and over again. Which is a real shame, I wish they'd abandon the project so I can just keep using the old version that works</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113662806869873606
2024-12-16
<p>In Europe, they only have to wear SPF 50. On account of the PAL sun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113660883846515705
2024-12-15
<p>Youtube will now sometimes replace the actual authored video description with whatever slop the description bot came up with. Duplicating the text in the dedicated slop box. Why would anyone expect to see what the author says about their own video? What a silly thing for a human to want</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113658384972855336
2024-12-15
<p>Halloween, Halloween, it is Halloween<br />Oh what fun it is to jam in the back of my dragula</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113655031442167382
2024-12-15
<p>Elfin John</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113654233634611242
2024-12-14
<p>I'm not a talentless hack, I just have the normal ability :kirby_computer:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113652547779390161
2024-12-14
<p>Phrases you love to hear from people selling you food, such as "I assume" and "apparently"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113648986416609649
2024-12-14
<p>Starting a ketchup company called "The 58th Variety"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113648920873721695
2024-12-13
<p>The tragic story of the moron whose dumb question Strong Bad heroically clowned on, and what happened next</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113646400494733876
2024-12-12
<p>Doctor, doctor, give me the news. I feel like I've been mechanically separated and stuffed in a tube</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113642372633493502
2024-12-12
<p>Did you know? The notes on a piano are out of order because early mechanical pianos would jam if they were played too quickly. The CDEFGAB layout was adopted to intentionally slow down the advanced touch pianists</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113641453720064224
2024-12-12
<p>It's no wonder things are so dirty in this country lately. Have you seen what they're charging for a shamwow?? It's ridiculous. You go to Germany, they have big public rolls of shamwow on every recycle bin. The shamwow service crew comes by to replenish them daily. You tear one off at the perforation, you can clean anything. That's what we need. No one here wants to pay the shamwow tax. Americans love living in a giant bird toilet. Some country</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113641077179174057
2024-12-12
<p>I'm announcing the new meme video game character for 2025. It's Sir Tongara de Pepperouchau III, the clockwork knight. Please plan to incorporate him into your memes going forward. Thank you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113640754585104309
2024-12-12
<p>I like when bottled water specifies that it's "drinking water". That's the good stuff. Already 100% potable. None of that toilet water for me. My distillation days are over</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113640614161132129
2024-12-12
<p>When you play as Bowser in Mario Kart, he should have a bumper sticker that says "my other car is a clown copter"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113640292681398477
2024-12-12
<p>Please, Mr. Sled is my father's name. Call me Jamaican Bob</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113640214556593234
2024-12-12
<p>Today's connections puzzle felt like the world's hardest captcha. I failed 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113640158592238822
2024-12-12
<p>In Lionhead Studios' "Fable" (2004), you take on the role of the titular protagonist, Larry the Fable Guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113636952025473982
2024-12-11
2024-12-11
<p>Well, the peertube instance I selected seems to have imploded. Been down all day, no error page, it's just timing out. A++ item arrived exactly as expected, very prompt delivery</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113632096001301982
2024-12-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> I've done this to add windows features from the disc that weren't included during installation for whatever reason. It won't let me add other programs :( typical M$ monopoly tactics</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113632051658196408
2024-12-09
<p>Sokoban: The Movie. Starring Jim Carrey, John "Scoot" McNairy and Bruce Boxleitner</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113624037611104402
2024-12-09
<p>Procurement dropped off our festive snack ration for the year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113623587197444180
2024-12-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.reclaim.technology/users/djsundog" class="u-url mention">@<span>djsundog</span></a></span> you're going places with these bars, keep it up!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113623412906500643
2024-12-09
<p>Why do I use a computer program to generate a random series of letters and numbers for a password? Do I not trust myself to pick ones that are random enough? Don't use this, this is just an example, but gOfx7!p52MrW. No one's going to guess that. Yp49xsD$8kU3. These are off the dome. Uj7CNh#2B6fz. I could do this all day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113623398733185533
2024-12-09
<p>Wild to think that I could've theoretically been introduced to Aphex Twin as early as age 7. But no, my family only wanted me to listen to "normal music" 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113623318800819797
2024-12-09
2024-12-09
<p>Type a question into google. The first result is AI-generated slop. The second result is a Quora page where the top answers are AI-generated slop. The third result is a reddit post with someone regurgitating AI-generated slop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113620369004800056
2024-12-08
<p>Sonic Football with 17776 rules</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113619187138308069
2024-12-08
2024-12-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Haha I just re-watched the Ashens video about the Mega Duck supercomputer, classic bit of weird tech. I'll never forget the time it wouldn't let him print a screenshot of Snake Roy 😥</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113618561191944764
2024-12-08
<p>Wait a sec, the Mega Duck predates the Wonderswan by a good 6 years. Did Bandai knock off Welback?? Or is [superlative] [bird] somehow a natural naming convention in Hong Kong and Japan? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113618214736205030
2024-12-08
<p>Just compiled day 7 of my linux advent calendar. I got fortune. I still don't have text output, but the red and green blinkenlights are filling me with holiday cheer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113615741051674053
2024-12-07
<p>And even if it is their only job, their boss is probably paying them shit and jerking around their schedule and making them work a bunch of overtime. I'd have half-assed whatever it is too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113613561358134150
2024-12-07
<p>I don't like the meme format "you had one job", because like, what if that person has a second job? You don't know</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113613533389641809
2024-12-07
<p>I really thought this was going to be a friend. Then he arch-vile'd me :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113613154663111380
2024-12-06
<p>If you print checks that take up the bottom third of a sheet of paper, and there's a perforation to tear it off, but the check is also folded into thirds to put into the envelope, but the fold is like a millimeter away from the perforation, so if you try to tear it no matter how carefully you inevitably end up tearing on the fold instead and fucking up the edge? You are my enemy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113607692564117859
2024-12-06
<p>Of course Clint is from North Carolina, so I guess it's natural that they'd be a bit slow on the uptake w/r/t tobacco regulation lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113606816198245721
2024-12-06
<p>Huh, I'm the same age as LGR and I never saw a cigarette machine as a kid. I remember seeing one in a Calvin and Hobbes comic and being confused, and when I asked my parents about it they told me that they weren't allowed to sell cigarettes from vending machines anymore. I thought they were banned everywhere since the 90s, but I guess this is one rare instance of WV being ahead of the curve. They weren't federally regulated until 2010 😐</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113606776365362805
2024-12-06
2024-12-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@Nine" class="u-url mention">@<span>Nine</span></a></span> yes! I don't know how they could've figured out my password is "admin", I didn't tell a soul</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113602340529502446
2024-12-05
<p>Oh my God. My password manager just alerted me that my password for 192.168.1.1 has been pwned. Hackers have my IP address *and* my password?! I'm fucked</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113602331145851102
2024-12-05
<p>I simply koboyashi maru'd the gom jabbar and was immediately elected space pope</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113600730725823577
2024-12-05
<p>The most unrealistic part of Star Trek is Kirk being rewarded for unorthodox thinking in a military academy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113600691717074822
2024-12-05
<p>December 5 doesn't feel like a real date to me. December shouldn't have any odd dates besides the 25th. The other dates should all remain even, out of respect for Jesus. Odd dates should be a time to stay home and reflect <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/InHisName" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InHisName</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/OddNumbersAreForTheLord" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OddNumbersAreForTheLord</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113600492863881358
2024-12-05
<p>They're called "mushrooms" because you mus eat the hroom</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113597642207835971
2024-12-04
<p>No no, I'm a xennial, a millennial born on the cusp of generation X. A zillennial is a millennial born on the cusp of generation Z. Totally sensical</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113596919197046860
2024-12-04
<p>David Lynch's favorite instant noodles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113595535772848700
2024-12-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bloop.blipdrifter.com/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> nah, not something I have a use for. Thanks though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113592856132873572
2024-12-04
<p>It bothers me that the only examples of "naughty" behavior the song provides are pouting and crying, two normal and healthy expressions of human emotion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113592188469309361
2024-12-04
<p>What's the Windows shell replacement scene like these days? Is Litestep still a thing? I messed around with it in the early aughts, but the UI was pretty good in the Win2K/XP days, so it wasn't something I'd switch to full time. But these days I think something like Litestep could be more valuable than ever</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113591775409792671
2024-12-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@kasdeya" class="u-url mention">@<span>kasdeya</span></a></span> hey, I've been on the "abolish time" train for at least an epoch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113591554474076522
2024-12-03
<p>My Mastodon Wrapped:</p><p>♪ I've never listened to Mastodon<br />♪ Why are they in my wrapped</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113590744130811848
2024-12-03
<p>Dirty stand-up comedy is known as "working blue" because it makes all the stereotypical French people in the audience say "sacre bleu!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113590235166668951
2024-12-03
<p>When I decided to start studying spirography, I thought it'd be fun. It was only after months of long, grueling lessons in pulmonary biometrics that I realized this wasn't the kind of spirograph where you use geared stencils to draw cool geometric patterns. That's a different thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113590177464317022
2024-12-03
<p>The highest score Nintendo Power ever gave an NES game was 9.25/10 to Megaman 2. The second highest is Super Mario Bros. 3, which received 9/10. Totally unsurprising, two of the best games ever made, respectable picks regardless of one's personal taste</p><p>Their #3 highest-rated NES game ever is Fester's Quest <a href="http://vgstats.blogspot.com/2008/01/nes-review-scores-nintendo-power.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">vgstats.blogspot.com/2008/01/n</span><span class="invisible">es-review-scores-nintendo-power.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/nintendopowerissue006mayjune1989/page/n49/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/nintendopo</span><span class="invisible">werissue006mayjune1989/page/n49/mode/2up</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113589975245817491
2024-12-03
<p>If Nintendo's official magazine gives a game a negative review despite having received Nintendo's Seal of Quality, what is that seal worth? Not the ink it's printed with, in my opinion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113589668562039326
2024-12-03
<p>It's Dynowarz: Destruction of SpondylUS, not Dynowarz: Destruction of SpondylME</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113589596883251282
2024-12-03
<p>I guess uninstalling subway tooter and reinstalling the old version and getting it set up again is just part of my morning routine now. Cool. Love having agency</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113589269273539200
2024-12-03
<p>Happy pi approximation day! (DEC 3.tue)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113589033731826670
2024-12-03
<p>I sure wish they told me I would need to memorize the layout of the lost woods, trying to do it a second time without the music is about as much fun as eating the phone book</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113586868800032041
2024-12-03
<p>Andy "Kanga" Rooney</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113586440353515920
2024-12-02
<p>I watched Minecraft but I survive in Parkour Civilization. It's a heck of a film. Quite a piece of cinema</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113583973487858783
2024-12-02
<p>One of my coworkers had a fear of quokkas, so his insurance paid for a trained professional to bring in a quokka for exposure play therapy in a safe and controlled environment. I was there, so I got to play with the quokka too. It was cute</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113583378016907166
2024-12-01
<p>Bigger Link hypothesis vindicated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113580249499662292
2024-12-01
<p>I made it to the "inside a fish" dungeon. This sucks. I hate it a lot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113579883779287122
2024-12-01
<p>Tell you what. I'm in a good mood, I'll help you out. I'm looking to upgrade to the 12-crab model anyway. So what I'll do is, I'll trade you this barely-used 9-crab belt for just one of those cruddy diamond rings you're wearing. No, don't protest! It's in my nature to help the much less fortunate. Congratulations! You can now hold 9 crabs!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113579458461945516
2024-12-01
<p>Nice crab belt. How many crabs can it hold? Mine holds nine. Can *you* carry nine crabs at once and keep both your hands free? Oh, I see. Yours doesn't hold that many. Well, I guess not everyone is cut out for a nine-crab kind of lifestyle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113579433812885572
2024-12-01
<p>I defeated the big dodongo! It's further than I ever thought I'd make it in this game. The controls are still frustrating, but I'm somewhat getting used to them. I had to use all of my health potion, but I defeated the boss on the first go. I'm actually enjoying it a bit more with headphones plugged in, because I can hear all of the music and sound effects and not just the high-pitched yelps audible over the speakers. The footsteps and environmental sounds are very good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113578651789248577
2024-12-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> well, it's sort of an allegory for how modern technology is stripping away control from all of our lives. Her inability to find a coat with snaps is a symbol for the consolidation of power under late capitalism removing the agency we once felt we had in our lives, and trying to find new sources of meaning in these confusing times. Also she becomes a werewolf. Haven't quite figured out how that fits in yet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113578364300941154
2024-12-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> more like a nervous tic. She likes the sound it makes when the snaps snap and unsnap. It soothes her. But one day, she's forced to wear a coat with traditional buttons 😨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113578316935150279
2024-12-01
<p>I'm making a movie about a character named Ginger who snaps. I'm thinking of calling it: "The Lady Who Lost Control"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113575749975013900
2024-12-01
2024-12-01
<p>Merry Christmas everyone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113575484597317250
2024-12-01
<p>Perceptual deal now available! Buy 9 and add a tenth for a relatively small portion of the total purchase price</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113575451527933705
2024-11-30
<p>Subway Tooter keeps updating without my consent, even though I'm installing it from an APK from the GitHub instead of the play store. Does anyone know how I can make it not do this? I can't use the new version</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113573671610746086
2024-11-30
<p>Dragon Quest 3 has a cool day/night mechanic where time passes in the field but not in towns, and what you have access to in towns changes depending on the time of day. Ocarina of Time has the same system, but they forgot to give you something to do while you're in the field. Running around in circles waiting for the sun to rise or set doesn't have quite the same appeal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113573216513296634
2024-11-30
<p>I've updated my terms of service. The services I offer are now even more valuable and numerous, with no additional consideration required on your part. You're welcome</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113573011936775174
2024-11-30
<p>Corporal Mass<br />Has a wooden ass<br />(His ass got blown up good<br />His new one's made of wood)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113572970061138230
2024-11-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter" class="u-url mention">@<span>WeirdWriter</span></a></span> It's a theme for the "crossroads" style called "battle raven" with a few small CSS tweaks. Glad it works well for you!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113570200823027131
2024-11-29
<p>"Don't play any wooden tubas"—Meaningful Proverb</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113568418006693041
2024-11-29
<p>We skate<br />We die<br />We skate again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113568161221275627
2024-11-29
<p>Depecheable Mede</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113566723384611325
2024-11-29
<p>Pro tip</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113564828758643589
2024-11-29
<p>I figure youtube video makers don't like to be called "the [other popular youtuber] of [different subject]" (this applies to other types of art but this is an example I see a lot)</p><p>Like if you call someone the "Michael Jordan of tennis" or whatever, I don't think that's as disrespectful, because it's just a skill comparison. With youtube, their personality and unique perspective is part of what they do. Being flippantly labeled with another identity probably stings a little</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113563321327249705
2024-11-28
2024-11-28
<p>Having a rough go with Ocarina of Time so far. I want to look around and my right thumb keeps instinctively going for a joystick that isn't there. Also disappointed that even the 3DS remake doesn't have a way to turn down or disable the constant grunting and yelping</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113561014136553636
2024-11-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@Aaron_Davis" class="u-url mention">@<span>Aaron_Davis</span></a></span> I don't know how much of the original is represented but you can get it here <a href="https://shin.itch.io/elden-ring-gb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">shin.itch.io/elden-ring-gb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113558816473809945
2024-11-28
<p>Games I'm putting on my 3DS to potentially play for the first time while I'm alone in the office during the thanksgiving break:</p><p>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<br />Elden Ring for the gameboy</p><p>Should be a fun time :toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113558771239548859
2024-11-28
<p>I've heard of polecats, but something something something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113557877472697296
2024-11-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@ehashman" class="u-url mention">@<span>ehashman</span></a></span> total coincidence, as far as I can tell. It super stops working once you get into 4 digit numbers, the sum of the digits can't possibly add up to the root+2</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113556887626031565
2024-11-27
<p>150 games <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/gamebadges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/gameb</span><span class="invisible">adges/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113555969123980149
2024-11-27
<p>Do itch pages no longer tell you when a game was released? In the "more information" section it just says "status: released". It used to have a date there, right? Am I losing it? If a game doesn't have comments or dev logs there's zero way to infer how long it's been available :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113555777802469782
2024-11-27
<p>Can't believe they can fit an entire 8 megabit game on a storage chip the size of a credit card. Bad news for Nintendrones and Sega saps. You'll regret sleeping on the TurboGrafx</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113555651986573195
2024-11-27
<p>I want to support the US postal service, but they won't deliver to my apartment. There's a central mailbox for my block, so I can receive letters and any package that's flat enough, but large or unusually shaped packages? They hold them at the post office, which is open 3 hours a day while I'm at work. I've filled out the slip and said "just leave it at my door please, no signature required, thanks" and they simply refuse. No parcels for me 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113555278478427614
2024-11-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> fish</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113555253394605015
2024-11-26
<p>Join tiktok to learn how to do math wrong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113551612493894242
2024-11-26
<p>I don't understand why Bamco felt the need to de-localize the name of Taiko no Tatsujin in the west. Like "Katamari Damacy" doesn't translate well directly, I get why they'd keep the original, but "Taiko Drum Master" seems like a perfectly cromulent localization to me. idgi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113551436873778524
2024-11-26
<p>A "data center" is like a game center but with spreadsheet consoles instead of arcade games. Drop a quarter in and do your taxes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113551259656090958
2024-11-26
<p>It feels like a Friday because everyone else is gearing up to take the rest of the week off</p><p>I'm working all week 🙃</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113551129329629806
2024-11-26
<p>Metaphish: Reanastasio</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113550224699283033
2024-11-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> nope, couldn't figure out how the RSS or "package" features work. My strategy was to search for an artist and use the "download all songs displayed" button. It gives you a zip file full of .torrents</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113550045457856933
2024-11-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> wish I could, sorry 😔 I'm using qbittorrent too. Some of my downloads were "stalled" to start out with and took some time to connect, maybe there are intermittent tracker issues? But if *none* of them connect then I don't know. Frustrating</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113550026045857083
2024-11-26
<p>I see the argument for not changing your last name if it's "Glomgold". It can have historical or personal significance, and people should look past its literal meaning. But when the Glomgolds name their son "Flintheart", I'm sorry, they're damning him to a life of villainy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113549914835726789
2024-11-26
<p>How many holes does a straw have? Well, it ain't enough to fill the Albert Hall, I can tell you that much</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113547441285812631
2024-11-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> thanks for this, you reminded me that I had talked to my spouse about maybe getting a karaoke game to play together. We grabbed UltraStar World Party, there are a bunch of songs at <a href="https://ultrastar-es.org/en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ultrastar-es.org/en</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. Kind of a pain because you have to sign up for an account and it's all torrents, but a couple hours of browsing and downloading later we got about 300 tracks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113546823028434015
2024-11-25
<p>You claim this is "electronic battleship", and yet the columns are labeled A-J. Everyone knows electronic numbers don't go past F 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113546116470162334
2024-11-25
<p>Huh. The noun project has adjectives now <a href="https://thenounproject.com/browse/collection-icon/raccoon-emoticons-line-53579/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenounproject.com/browse/coll</span><span class="invisible">ection-icon/raccoon-emoticons-line-53579/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113546090216029387
2024-11-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> There's a program called spacemonger that lets you see your entire filesystem as a bunch of nested boxes. The bigger the box, the bigger the file. You can double-click a folder box and zoom in for a more granular view. I'm still using the free version from 2000 and it's still more useful than any other file management software</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113543927127373652
2024-11-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span> Yeah. You can turn them off but I think they're on by default</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113541872055009837
2024-11-25
<p>Dang, I could edit a post and spam like 400 people's notifications right now if I wanted to. I won't, of course, but it's wild that I'm being trusted with that kind of power. Look at me, I'm a little goblin creature prone to doing a mischief</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113541856811791311
2024-11-25
<p>Why do they call it a tonsillectomy when I have a ton of sill ecto me that I need them to get outta me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113541644893586261
2024-11-24
<p>Now look, I'm not normally one to start rap beef, but I'm confident I could beat 2 Chainz at a game of Puyo Puyo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113540153781202953
2024-11-24
<p>Sorry, no refunds on neckerchiefs. Cravat emptor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113539792228070228
2024-11-24
<p>NASA (menacingly): you're about to find out why we call it "the meatball"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113539338952629593
2024-11-24
<p>Dude, you can't even karate-chop or kung fu-kick through your neighbor's furniture anymore. I mean you could, but it's all that IKEA particle board crap now. That's not going to impress anyone. It's getting so you have to go to Home Depot and get some plywood every time you go to meet the new neighbors. And they always ask what it's for, and when you say it's a surprise they won't let you in. This is why it's so hard to make friends as an adult</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113536571082455648
2024-11-24
<p>In a secret chamber buried deep within Earth's outer core, a gigantic robot named Unix is counting to 2.15 billion. There he has sat undisturbed since January 1, 1970. Unix is up to 1.7 billion. He's very tired, but he must count. One day, 14 years from now, he will have counted to the highest number imaginable. Boiling water will no longer make steam. The moon will emit a Glow That Is Not Light. Out of volcanoes, the winged beasts will emerge. And Unix will finally know what it is to rest</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113535784681332326
2024-11-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I get store brand sweatpants from walmart. 6'0" and they're plenty long enough. I think the label is "athletic works"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113529309999059251
2024-11-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> you have to be 13 to sign up for a youtube account, so it's always made zero sense to me that children under 13 are allowed to appear in youtube videos. imo 13 is still too young, but I don't see how this isn't the bare minimum requirement to avoid the worst kinds of child exploitation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113527650559468002
2024-11-22
<p>If you want to remember the difference between boats and ships, here's a helpful mnemonic: all ships are boats, but all boats are also ships. They're synonyms</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113523766242692546
2024-11-22
<p>Hey, what's up boattube. BoatDreamz76 here with a new boat update, subscribe for daily boat vids!. So, I still don't have a boat, but if I did, which kind would I want? Here's my top 5 preferred boats: Number 1, a big yacht. Number 2, a regular yacht. Number 3, a schooner. Number 4, container ship or luxury cruise ship (tie). And finally, rounding it out at number 5: a great lakes freighter. That'll about do it for today, stay buoyant everyone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113523703583616743
2024-11-21
<p>What if Britney Spears married the Iron Sheik? Would she be Britney Sheik-Spears? I don't think so haha. Plus he died last year. But what if??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113523229924165017
2024-11-21
<p>Happy yellow Thursday, everyone. Use this time to plan and prepare for black Friday, and hopefully you won't have a brown Saturday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113522944839156730
2024-11-21
<p>"Piano Man" is kind of a secular Christmas song, when you think about it. I like that about it. The piano man can easily be a symbol for Jesus and/or Santa Claus. It even has a few "fa la la la la"s thrown in</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113522816201334501
2024-11-21
<p>And the piano, it smells like a carnival<br />And the microphone smells like a beer<br />And the piano man smells like a bakery smells<br />When it's full of the ol' Christmas cheer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113522797486688030
2024-11-21
<p>Don't have a U.S. treasury note? No problem: this image is fully within the public domain under state and federal guidelines. Printing or possessing this note shall not be considered unlawful (US Code, §5000.00)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113522311702587254
2024-11-21
<p>Save money with this one weird financial hack: if you rip a U.S. treasury note into small pieces, and sprinkle the pieces over a number of items for sale in a single motion, all of those items are considered paid for in the eyes of The Lord. Check your local ordinances, as most jurisdictions have declared leaving the store with these items "a crime"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113522267627653056
2024-11-25
<p>Huh. The noun project has adjectives now <a href="https://thenounproject.com/browse/collection-icon/raccoon-emoticons-line-53579/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenounproject.com/browse/coll</span><span class="invisible">ection-icon/raccoon-emoticons-line-53579/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113546090216029387
2024-11-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> There's a program called spacemonger that lets you see your entire filesystem as a bunch of nested boxes. The bigger the box, the bigger the file. You can double-click a folder box and zoom in for a more granular view. I'm still using the free version from 2000 and it's still more useful than any other file management software</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113543927127373652
2024-11-21
<p>Letterboxd doesn't think Neil Breen's 5 Film Retrospective is a movie. I often wish the site was more inclusive, there are a lot of youtube videos I think are basically feature length documentaries. But in this instance I agree</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113521396294870436
2024-11-21
<p>Why is this the recommended video. I don't understand</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113518383514383171
2024-11-20
<p>Finally found a good movie to watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2TNZyCWA-Q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=P2TNZyCWA-Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113517988734620141
2024-11-20
<p>The usual caveats apply, they throttle my connection speed if I use more than 40GB of data in a month, but (1) That's 8 times my current limit, I can't imagine needing more than that and (2) I don't think I need fast internet for anything. What am I going to do, stream HD video on my phone? lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113517848775634663
2024-11-20
<p>Finally switched to an unlimited data plan :toot: should make my life a lot easier. No more careful rationing of data while I'm at work. If I run out of stuff to listen to, I can just download something. Or stream something! I can listen to twitch streams or internet radio, like I'm a part of the world or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113517834859165022
2024-11-20
<p>New display name. Halloween's almost over</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113517376744977665
2024-11-20
<p>Up to nearly 140 game badges. Just completed the review for Fallout 3 <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/gamebadges/fallout3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/gameb</span><span class="invisible">adges/fallout3</span></a> I've been anxious about having to reckon with that game eventually since I started this project. Been writing this review in my head for a few days and I'm proud of how it turned out. I expect FO:NV will be more difficult because there are things I genuinely like about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113516750253161860
2024-11-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@alisonkiddle" class="u-url mention">@<span>alisonkiddle</span></a></span> I multiplied (11...17) and got 98,017,920. 7! is 5040. 98,017,920/5040 = 19,448 😯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113516690985533825
2024-11-20
<p>Well, I'm glad I didn't sign up for a year of Nebula like I was considering, because I just ran through the entire catalog of videos from channels I watch in a couple weeks of casual viewing. With how regularly people promote it, I was kinda hoping there'd be more exclusive videos. What's there is definitely worth the 6 bucks, but it'd be pretty silly to stay subscribed. Probably going to put those funds towards a patreon instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113512645251806052
2024-11-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://jawns.club/@bancks" class="u-url mention">@<span>bancks</span></a></span> I think there's usually a good compromise to be found. Inkscape is a great name! Descriptive and evocative in a way that "Gnu Vector Graphics Editor" or whatever just wouldn't be. Maybe "popcorn time" is a bit too whimsical, but for a program whose purpose is entertainment, I don't think a little bit of whimsy is bad. Databases and server software can lean more dry and technical</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113512005841855761
2024-11-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.pixie.town/@lyncia" class="u-url mention">@<span>lyncia</span></a></span> I like it. VidCone for short</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113511988332037862
2024-11-19
<p>It's obviously not as bad as some FOSS project names, but it's kind of sad that the most useful and functional video player is called "video LAN codec". What a joyless programmer-y nothing of a name. Popcorn Time isn't a thing anymore, right? They should donate their name to VLC</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113511649282759245
2024-11-19
<p>The author of "The Tiger" (Yes / YES / The tiger is out) is probably Neil Breen. It touches on all the same themes as his films, and if you've watched the credit sequences it's unsurprising that he'd misspell his name</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113510998286455293
2024-11-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> my spouse and I have been taking our plush animals and putting them in funny situations to make each other laugh. Sort of our version of "elf on the shelf", but about fun and mischief rather than surveillance. This was the scene when I got home from work yesterday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113510350011659158
2024-11-19
<p>Apple's making everyone code apps in guavascript? That's bananas. I'm going back to my Blackberry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113506793503938801
2024-11-18
<p>"Barcade"? What is this, an arcade for dogs? What do they play? Dig-Dog? Space Terrier? Do they have to fetch the joystick before they can play? Do they try to bite the Paperboy cabinet? Are there a lot of high score setters? No? Oh, okay.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113505626839015381
2024-11-18
<p>If I publish something under a creative commons share-alike license, and the copyright expires 70 years after I die or whatever, does that mean people would then be free to copyright derivatives of my work? That sucks, I don't want people to be able to do that. There needs to be a more public domain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113505289748422205
2024-11-18
<p>In previous Dragon Quest games, when you defeat a group of multiple enemy types, it said "the group of enemies are defeated". And okay, it's annoying, but I can see how that would read more naturally for some people. But in the new DQ3 remake, when you defeat a group of only one kind of enemy, it says: "the enemy are defeated". There's no excuse for that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113502215552247314
2024-11-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> the information prompt even says "you would play as the hero with appearance A and the heroine with appearance B", I guess that's not enough gender for people anymore 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113501714704936715
2024-11-18
<p>I saw a metacritic user review claim the new Dragon Quest 3 remake doesn't look as good as Osteopath Traveler</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113501684447707027
2024-11-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> I'll have a look, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113501327502300520
2024-11-18
<p>I'm sorry, this is a busy time of year for me. Could you call back on July 21, say around 7:35-7:40 PM? If I still don't answer, leave a voicemail and I'll definitely make sure it gets taken care of by Easter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113501103473681003
2024-11-17
<p>Is there a digital watch I can bluetooth to my phone, and it'll vibrate/light up when I get a notification, and that's it? I absolutely don't need a "smart watch" but I do like the idea of a watch that can help me keep my phone put away</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113500156606894380
2024-11-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@Fragarach" class="u-url mention">@<span>Fragarach</span></a></span> I mean, it's legal now. If their TOS states that they can use the camera in your phone to spy on you and make sure you're only listening in a license-approved way, and you agree to it, they can do it. There's already a TV you can only use if you agree to let it spy on you <a href="https://telly.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">telly.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I think this sort of thing is still too unpopular to happen in a big way now, but this is what surveillance capitalism wants to normalize</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113499689369238625
2024-11-17
<p>Warning! Our AI has detected that you are listening to this album while washing the dishes. The license you purchased includes solo household leisure listening only. For background music use, please upgrade to a Spotify Work package</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113499075734919796
2024-11-16
<p>They should invent a Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak but for phones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113494551312863276
2024-11-15
<p>Linux's mascot is named Tux, after "Text User eXperience"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113489547244863472
2024-11-15
<p>All my life I've heard the claim that people in some parts of the country call sandwiches "heroes" but I've never seen any evidence of this... I wonder if somewhere along the way, a reporter misunderstood a person saying "gyros" and a new factoid was born</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113489039990689132
2024-11-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> for me the key question is, will I know immediately that I've been cursed, or is it the kind of curse that may manifest years or decades later? If it's the latter then hell no, otherwise hell yes. It's the uncertainty I wouldn't be able to deal with</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113488533616122762
2024-11-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bananachips.club/@generika" class="u-url mention">@<span>generika</span></a></span> it makes the use of green-screen and CGI less obvious :( I hate it too, I'd much rather notice the seams occasionally if it means I can see what the heck is going on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113487723599519425
2024-11-15
<p>What a great game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113487641975203958
2024-11-15
<p>It's okay. Fish don't think there's such thing as me, either</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113484871971421731
2024-11-14
<p>I respect Dyson Kirby as an artist, but I wish his fans didn't suck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113482921700733045
2024-11-14
<p>If only the order of Tony Montana's name were reversed, he might've been a swashbuckling "archaeologist" instead of a drug guy. RIP</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113482850370048308
2024-11-14
<p>Looks like them street-fightin' boys are at it again. Oh Ben and Leo, will you ever learn</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113482805335417834
2024-11-14
<p>"What is art?" That's really easy actually: it's pictures on the wall to look at. They even put it in a special frame so you know it's art and not just a normal picture. Look for the frame, that's my advice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113482658759168882
2024-11-14
<p>Actually, could you call the whaaambulance? That would be really helpful. I think I need to go to the bawwspital</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113482646199793240
2024-11-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@gamemakingtools" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamemakingtools</span></a></span> verification works! Thanks for the tip</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113481626082966022
2024-11-14
2024-11-14
<p>Wholesome Wikipedia fact for today: Tom Morello's mom is 101 and still a big booster of all her son's music. Here she is introducing Prophets of Rage in 2016 <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=GZczHTZBDsg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=GZczHTZBDsg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113481440647359571
2024-11-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> well, the only one of those I use is webmail. But thanks anyway!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113478598521665316
2024-11-14
<p>Someone signed my guestbook using an "email.com" address. How did I not know this was an option?! If the original email is still around surely it must be the best</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113478538362413944
2024-11-14
<p>The way video was meant to be watched</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113478416501289057
2024-11-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://deadinsi.de/@jackie" class="u-url mention">@<span>jackie</span></a></span> nice! The closest thing I had was a little two-digit alphanumeric display on a hand-me-down case around 2002. It wasn't much, but I could make it say "42"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113478294203992707
2024-11-13
<p>I mean heck, the virtual boy managed a functional stereoscopic display with just 224 red LEDs per eye, surely your average modern PC has at least that many. Stick enough mirrors and lenses in there and anything is possible</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113478227263787182
2024-11-13
<p>I assume the end goal is for PC parts to have so much RGB you don't even need a monitor. The computer will output its display to the LEDs. Just look inside your computer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113478026451409688
2024-11-13
<p>Time for my medicinal popsicle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113473082814360108
2024-11-13
<p>100 games! <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/gamebadges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/gameb</span><span class="invisible">adges/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113472789860618654
2024-11-12
<p>Micro "secure digital" cards don't have a write-protect slider. Not that secure anymore, huh? 😏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113471020123184639
2024-11-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://greywolf.social/@growlph" class="u-url mention">@<span>growlph</span></a></span> Haha I always assumed they were "secure" (compared to compact flash) because of the write-protect slider. Naming a product after a feature that would've made life more difficult for the buyer if it existed is certainly a choice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113471014798576520
2024-11-12
<p>Wait, my video's the one with the NTSC framerate, that's the one that's not working. Which is weird, because I have OBS set to 60. Something changed when I re-encoded it, but that shouldn't be happening. Not that it should make a difference. Here's the original without re-encoding, will this play?</p><p>Edit: yes, so I need to figure out why Avidemux is changing the frame rate. What a pain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113470694222768992
2024-11-12
<p>Wish I could figure out why this video <a href="https://mastodon.social/@leona/113469906225368270" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@leona/1134699</span><span class="invisible">06225368270</span></a> (left) plays totally fine in a browser window, no issues at all, and this video <a href="https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113470111598943376" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamemaking.social/@minterpunct</span><span class="invisible">/113470111598943376</span></a> (right) just gives me a transparent frame with audio. I have to download it to watch it. Can firefox not play 60fps video unless it's at the NTSC framerate?? Seems unlikely, but I'll experiment when I get home later. Sigh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113470674177094275
2024-11-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@leona" class="u-url mention">@<span>leona</span></a></span> 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113470111598943376
2024-11-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> reasonable guess for a Sony product tbh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113462633622752754
2024-11-11
<p>What if coins were ovals instead of circles? I think that'd be a super Mario bother</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113462561707632999
2024-11-11
<p>Remember how every PS2 memory card had "MagicGate" written on it? I never saw it anywhere else so I always thought it was a fatuous marketing term for the memory card format itself, but apparently it's a form of DRM, lol. Oh Sony. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagicGate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagicGate</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Can't have people out there passing around illicit copies of their Ape Escape 2 save files. Glad they nipped that in the bud</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113462411593763134
2024-11-11
<p>Actually it's only buffalo if it comes from the Buffalo region of Buffalo. Otherwise it's just buffalo buffalo.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113462348366697292
2024-11-09
<p>It's a 64° outside. It's currently 81° in my bathroom. The bathroom window is open. This sounds like the start of some sort of physics problem, but it's just an apartment problem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113455099026923058
2024-11-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I don't know if it's arcane necessarily, I think it's just gone out of style. People tend to favor uniformity, to the extent that even I sometimes forget a:visited is a thing. Until I remember how useful it can be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113454322199657865
2024-11-09
<p>Did you know HTML has a built-in way to help the reader keep track of what they've read on your website? In your CSS, just add an entry for a:visited and make it a different color than a regular link. All the links to pages you've already seen will show up as a different color. It uses the local browser history so it's fully GDPR-compliant, no cookies or tracking javascript required!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113454302099400233
2024-11-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friend.camp/@jomc" class="u-url mention">@<span>jomc</span></a></span> 2004 blogger still exists, FWIW. You can still go on blogspot and create a site exactly like one from 20 years ago <a href="https://bluelandblacksky.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelandblacksky.blogspot.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113454203054070490
2024-11-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> You're right. Glurf is still on the table</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113449542705268728
2024-11-08
<p>All the good one-syllable names are already taken. Paul? John? Sam? No good. There's already guys named that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113449488841992823
2024-11-08
<p>The original title for Hallelujah before the label changed it for marketing reasons was "Cohenian Rhapsody"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113449422867547996
2024-11-08
<p>You couldn't make "who's on first" today: the players and their positions are all prominently displayed during the broadcast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113449209697697178
2024-11-08
<p>Cory Doctorwho</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113449021178116905
2024-11-08
<p>I'll try not to forget about the <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/ShittyCameraChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ShittyCameraChallenge</span></a> this year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113448924341024486
2024-11-08
2024-11-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> strange hill atop which a writer should choose to die</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113448830228903294
2024-11-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I can relate, there are words I overuse without realizing it, but how does an editor not catch this??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113448790421738786
2024-11-08
<p>75 games <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/gamebadges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/gameb</span><span class="invisible">adges/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113448271411321452
2024-11-06
2024-11-06
2024-11-06
<p>Everyone at the polling place loved my Shrek costume. But nobody else dressed up and they didn't even have refreshments there. Hopefully Veteran's Day is a little more lively</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113433965460442505
2024-11-05
<p>It's called a "monster energy drink" because when you look through the opening into the empty can after you drink it, the abyss also gazes into you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113432928531912409
2024-11-05
2024-11-05
<p>I don't think every episode of Kitchen Nightmares needs to start with a minute-long trailer for the episode I'm already watching. I've bought my ticket, my butt's in the seat, y'know? You can probably just start the episode</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113427744956207753
2024-11-05
<p>If they're going to make an edgy extreme Gordon Ramsay show, it should be called "Bitchin' Nightmares". That's just, like, god's algorithm</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113427497343018165
2024-11-04
<p>@wohali@octodon.social Don't have one and it's still too warm here for a coat, haha. Now that I'm a little more stable I should probably look into some reflective tape for my backpack at least</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113427171512727294
2024-11-04
<p>@wohali@octodon.social I think a lot of it comes down to how much more dangerous it feels to be a pedestrian in a car city at night. Nobody can see as well, I'm disoriented by all the moving lights around me, traffic feels more menacing, I just want to go home and hide. If I lived somewhere people walked and rode bikes I'd feel more like part of the world</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113426866414460494
2024-11-04
<p>I'd rather it be dark in the morning when I leave than dark by the time I get off work. Morning darkness sucks, but at least I feel like I'm getting a head start on the day. When the sun starts setting and I'm still at work I feel like my soul is being erased</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113426802208952770
2024-11-04
<p>Upgrade to HTML Gold™ to use premium tags like <include>, <goodfont>, <spreadsheet> and <markdown></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113426237285952847
2024-11-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt" class="u-url mention">@<span>andrewt</span></a></span> I suspect the similarity to "griddle" is a likely explanation, and my theory is it's related to fast food culture in the US. The big metal cooktop they fry hamburgers on at McDonald's etc is referred to as a grill. Probably someone at a diner in the 50s started frying cheese sandwiches along with hamburgers and the name stuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113425719760709142
2024-11-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Thank you! I'd be really pleased if I could inspire others to make their own little bespoke "shrines", I think it's become a lost art. If you do write anything, I'd love to see it!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113425556854847852
2024-11-04
<p>My game collection website is up to 50 pages <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/gamebadges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/gameb</span><span class="invisible">adges/</span></a> :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113425519736906246
2024-11-04
<p>Supplement reviewers are like "this didn't do anything, but it arrived promptly, was easy to swallow and didn't make me sick. 3/5"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113422885880644659
2024-11-04
<p>A combination of words you love to see</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113422132477160977
2024-11-04
<p>So many of us forget the true lesson of the Titanic: don't ever the ocean. If you're thinking of the ocean to, stop and don't</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113421985015227566
2024-11-02
2024-11-02
<p>Low price</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113411106191237884
2024-11-02
<p>They want to ban online gamboling?! As a small critter, I'm outraged</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113410691143311349
2024-11-02
<p>A prehistoric boy... frozen in a block of ice... destined to become... The Last Airzonker</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113410636018411230
2024-11-01
<p>"Touch grass" is just the modern take on dismissive outdoors expressions like "take a hike" and "go fly a kite"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113409282677025261
2024-11-01
2024-11-01
<p>Bot idea: a band name idea generator, but it's just an account where every day I post the name of one real and well-known band</p><p>Stone Temple Pilots</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113409076144031234
2024-11-01
2024-10-31
<p>I finished the first 25 pages for my Game Badges site! It's a somewhat random assortment of games, but I gotta start somewhere <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/gamebadges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/gameb</span><span class="invisible">adges/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RetroGames</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113403369960473652
2024-10-30
2024-10-30
<p>How many phishing emails do I need to report before I'm recruited for an elite international cybercrime task force. Like 50, 100ish</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113396512055692798
2024-10-29
<p>I don't understand... you were absorbed in that book for hours, but now it no longer entertains you because you "already read it"? I guess books don't scale 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113392878966966780
2024-10-29
<p>It's 2024 and official forms still have a section for both a home phone number and a cell phone number. And I still have no idea how I'm supposed to fill it out. Only fill out the home phone section? Only fill out the cell phone section? Put the same number for both? I feel like no matter what I do, they can claim I did it wrong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113391503745176637
2024-10-29
<p>Brutish Summer Time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113388644890415333
2024-10-28
<p>My halloween costume is an N95 mask. I'm going as a person acknowledging that they are experiencing a pandemic. Haha I know, crazy right</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113387245516805222
2024-10-28
<p>Just heard a country station playing a weird cover of "Drift Away". The lyrics were changed into total dogshit. It's impressive how bad they are <a href="https://genius.com/Dustin-lynch-chevrolet-lyrics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">genius.com/Dustin-lynch-chevro</span><span class="invisible">let-lyrics</span></a></p><p>Like the original wasn't the deepest thing ever, but it's nice for what it is: a song about a guy who loves music. Nothing wrong with that. This new version is just cliches, name drops and product placement. Car good. Beer good. Girl who like car and beer good. Give me a break</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113386314139114683
2024-10-28
<p>I'm sorry, you can throw a bunch of vegetables into a blender, but you can't call that a "smoothie". Nothing about drinking a concoction that looks like sewage and tastes like slime can be considered smooth</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113385991747788743
2024-10-27
<p>I read a news article that had a quiz at the bottom for the article I just read. Honestly, it felt pretty good. Every time I got a correct answer, it popped up a little coin icon with a +5. I got 7/7 correct. I felt good about my reading comprehension and I earned 35 quiz coins. Heck yeah! But when I clicked the button to sign up, the domain for the service providing the quiz was .ai. Ah well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113379944176912141
2024-10-27
<p>If it sounds too good to be true...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113376702283132394
2024-10-26
2024-10-25
<p>When I was a kid, I got to play with one of those super early "virtual psychiatrist" chatbots, like ELIZA but different. When it asked me what my problem was, I said I don't have enough money. And the program immediately said "Okay, here is some money: $$$$" it was the perfect response. Set me up for a lifetime of disappointment from both chatbots and therapists</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113365771511928705
2024-10-25
<p>Sick of people saying "happy holidays" instead of "hello, here is five hundred dollars: $$$$$"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113365233589127669
2024-10-24
<p>If you think about it, Johnny Appleseed is the opposite of the Hamburgler</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113360204578713484
2024-10-24
<p>How many powers of two does it take to change a light bulb? Programmers: how many you got?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113360026817469938
2024-10-22
<p>They should make a new football that's the average of all the other football games. Touchgoals are worth 3.5 points. Teams have 11.2 players. The ball is an 9.9" long ovoid. You're allowed to touch the ball with your dominant hand. Etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113351819414700500
2024-10-22
2024-10-22
<p>Pronoun alignment chart where the top left corner is the correct definition of pronoun, and the bottom right corner is "any word you say instead of any other word. 'Hm...' is a pronoun"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113351239868143866
2024-10-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I always thought Bonito Generation would've been better without "Big City". Almost a perfect album, but something about that track just seems a little half-baked and annoying</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113351102707488283
2024-10-22
<p>Doesn't really have the same ring</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113349103518663736
2024-10-22
<p>Every election is the most important election of our lifetimes because it's the one that's happening now. Once it's already happened, it's no longer as important. Future elections will all be the most important elections of our lifetimes when they happen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113348220543277758
2024-10-21
<p>Air Bambi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113348081473683029
2024-10-21
<p>Aww, is kitty upset? You want some frankincense to go with that murrr? 😿</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113347754395234849
2024-10-21
<p>Steve Jobs may have invented the iPhone, but Tim "Apple" Cook invented the idea of re-selling an identical or worse phone to people once they ran out of ways to make it better. Genius comes in many shapes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113347618515322374
2024-10-21
<p>Eh. Kind of a stretch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113347271266589939
2024-10-21
2024-10-21
2024-10-20
<p>Gargoyle's Quest II is a great game. I had no awareness of this series until Jeff Gerstmann ranked it in the most recent episode <a href="https://youtu.be/K_3pLa3HW9U?feature=shared&t=4232" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/K_3pLa3HW9U?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=4232</span></a> I think I heard people talk up the original, but I ignored it because I assumed it was based on the TV series. It's actually a spin-off of Ghouls and Ghosts, another franchise I don't like, but it's a really solid platform adventure game. I'll certainly play the other games in the series after this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113340573330200067
2024-10-19
<p>We need something to replace smoking as the universal social lubricant, so I think we should normalize approaching strangers and challenging them to some sort of card duel</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113336677539596884
2024-10-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> I remember some controversy around CCGs in schools, but it was more because parents & officials thought it was gambling. The Harry Potter backlash was the first time I remember hand-wringing about satanism being something anyone did in earnest. I guess the satanic panic has always been with us, just not evenly distributed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113335374005591792
2024-10-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> haha I had that card as a kid and I had no idea that's why it was discontinued, I thought it was just too unbalanced. The idea of satanic panic continuing into the early 90s is weird to me, I thought by the time the Simpsons featured Spinal Tap it had passed fully into the realm of camp. I was listening to metal and playing Doom blissfully unaware of any backlash</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113334987441532637
2024-10-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> good point!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113334914725890324
2024-10-19
2024-10-19
<p>Wait, did they think American kids would be mad if the character portrayed on the box was a color that the game boy's palette couldn't display? That must be it, right? That'd also explain why Nintendo of America made Kirby white. They must've thought very little of our powers of imagination</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113334822674205585
2024-10-19
<p>It's so bizarre that they drew Red Arremer green on the cover of Gargoyle's Quest. How does this happen? Was Capcom USA unaware that the protagonist of the game is named "Red Arremer"? Did they not recognize the character from Ghosts & Goblins? Or did they just decide green was somehow more marketable?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113334779977818745
2024-10-19
<p>Buddy, your on the express elevator to heck. And heres another think, theirs no up button 😈</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113331916153160521
2024-10-19
<p>4K monitors don't even use an electron beam? They can't be all that special. Everyone knows more electrons = sharper image</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113331160535950933
2024-10-18
<p>I tapped the Dave Mustaine link and the first fucking result is a Joe Rogan clip. Literally one jump to the right-wing shit head pipeline</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113330790528297983
2024-10-18
<p>I haven't looked at youtube comments in the app recently, so I'm just now learning that they now nonconsensually turn random phrases into hyperlinks to search for that phrase. Not cool. I wouldn't want someone to fall down a rabbit hole because I mentioned something in a comment and youtube served it up to people</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113330775753276497
2024-10-18
<p>You might not have known, but I have a blogjournal on dreamwidth and I've been trying to update it every weekday. There's not really a central topic, just personal updates and observations and the sorts of things I talk about here, but more. If you like my posts here, you might like my posts there too. If not, hey, no hard feelings.</p><p>Page: <a href="https://bluelander.dreamwidth.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.dreamwidth.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Feed: <a href="https://bluelander.dreamwidth.org/data/rss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.dreamwidth.org/data</span><span class="invisible">/rss</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113330441310535826
2024-10-18
2024-10-18
<p>???</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113328288756927120
2024-10-17
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/HappyHalloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HappyHalloween</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113324180266311639
2024-10-17
<p>"Gumshoe" refers the two qualities every good detective must possess: gumption and wushu, the Chinese martial arts 🕵️‍♀️🤜</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113323965394519605
2024-10-17
<p>I wondered if Bram was actually short for something, so I looked it up. It really is short for Abraham. That part was accidentally true. I don't know if this makes the joke more or less funny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113323063348300781
2024-10-17
<p>Bram Stoker is short for Abraham Stoker. He's the guy who stoked the fire in the stove that Abe Lincoln's hat was the pipe of <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/HalloweenFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HalloweenFacts</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113320576876318768
2024-10-17
<p>And I would smoke 500 joints<br />And I would smoke 500 more<br />Just to say I've smoked one thousand joints in<br />Time of peace and time of war</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113320263889984421
2024-10-16
<p>"Some writers are concerned that computer assistance may promote dry, bland writing by diluting an individual's style"—Computer Chronicles, 1983</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113314912104710103
2024-10-15
<p>Sometimes the smallest things... have the biggest stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113313474720769149
2024-10-15
<p>The only gainful employment I'm suited for is "Nintendo game counselor" and the job only existed when I was too young to do it. Talk about being born in the wrong era</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113313182169289094
2024-10-15
<p>The Mediterranean diet? But doc, I've never even been to Mediterranea!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113312930281882185
2024-10-15
<p>Just noticed the date on my watch is 2 days behind. It says it's the 13th. No idea how that happened. It would've lost a day at the beginning of July, which I guess I didn't notice for three and a half months?? It's a good thing time isn't real</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113312566066189305
2024-10-15
<p>A touchdown is six points? In this economy?!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113311683756267373
2024-10-15
<p>They've got craters on the moon? Big deal, we have craters at home. Sure, they're mostly underwater, but the moon would trade a lot of their craters to get a little bit of our water, let me tell you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113308758311922410
2024-10-14
<p>Pokemon Brat and Pokemon Brat And It's The Same But There's Different Pokemon So It's Not</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113307669120334474
2024-10-14
<p>Instead of a colorful gradient, photo CW placeholders should detec the camera used in the EXIF data, compare it to a database of camera MSRP, and give it a metallic grade from rust to platinum based on how expensive the camera is. Also you should be able to filter any photos taken with an expensive dedicated camera</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113307362866774505
2024-10-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I'm sorry for your loss, I hope you find a portmanoodle that can fill the void</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113306797214519266
2024-10-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> any favorite or least favorite portmanteaus?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113306720299671260
2024-10-14
<p>Reading this contemporaneous article about Woodstock is weird, because I didn't know it was a disaster <a href="https://archive.ph/xlJ2g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/xlJ2g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I knew Altamont was a disaster, and I knew the music festivals that came later known as Woodstock were disasters, but the original Woodstock I always thought of as a success. The author was like "nobody is going to remember this as a disaster", and she was right. History was being rewritten as it happened</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113305671124462969
2024-10-12
<p>I don't use livejournal anymore, but it's still connected to my email address. They implemented some kind of "achievement" system. Here's the achievement I just got for writing my first ever entry... in 2002</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113296684479428457
2024-10-12
<p>How does she make such good pancakes? Maybe she's born with it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113296557398685050
2024-10-12
<p>I'm really impressed with Battle of Olympus. It's like Zelda 2 if it looked better, felt good to play, the combat wasn't tedious, the world was laid out in an interesting yet navigable way, and you had hints to help you figure out what you're supposed to do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113296004613112572
2024-10-11
<p>I dunno why they named him Richard Stallman when Randy GNUman is right there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113291350713577122
2024-10-11
<p>Super C and Probotector: two Contra games that sound like nutritional supplements</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113291107605691005
2024-10-11
2024-10-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> thank you for sharing in my struggle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113290107377190925
2024-10-11
<p>What's the German word for "they never include enough bread sticks with the hummus cup. I'm glad they include so much hummus, but I always run out of stuff to put it on. I could eat more hummus on each bread stick, but that would throw off the texture balance. Many such indignities I have endured. Let me tell you about the infamous cheese and olives with crackers incident of twenty-aught-five. It was a warm autumn day not unlike this one. I don't know who designed the packaging, but let me t</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113290069917102141
2024-10-11
<p>It's perfect weather outside, and my body doesn't know what to do in this building. Half of me wants to turn the fan on and other half wants to turn the heat on. I shouldn't be in here, I should be playing outside. There needs to be work recess. Federally mandated swing sets</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113289928375306336
2024-10-11
<p>I keep getting unsolicited offers for credit cards that charge 30% interest, which in my opinion should qualify as a form of mail fraud. These people mean me harm</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113289345805470859
2024-10-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://stonerkitty.monster/@soft" class="u-url mention">@<span>soft</span></a></span> it has its issues, but The Stand is my favorite post-apoc novel and my favorite Stephen King book. It's the bar by which I've always measured the genre</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113289040290390366
2024-10-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> You'll need a patch, I believe it's as simple as downloading and using the latest update from this page: <a href="https://worms2d.info/Updates_(Worms_Armageddon)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">worms2d.info/Updates_(Worms_Ar</span><span class="invisible">mageddon)</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113288394662502928
2024-10-11
<p>peninsula.island<br />livelongandprosper.jedi<br />shallot.rap<br />wordpress.engine<br />nineties.comma.the<br />yiffing.x86_64.arm<br />helphelpimtrappedinaurl.factory<br />notthefbi.trustme.bro<br />website.program</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113285951396054144
2024-10-10
<p>Speed golf has gotten way less interesting since they banned cart-putting. One person drives into a water hazard and it brings down this whole community. Skill issue, if you can't putt and cart pick a different category ffs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113283925395567755
2024-10-10
<p>Yeah I was 20 over par for this course, whatever, I got the any% WR</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113283860080998773
2024-10-10
<p>Two players on board for a potential <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/FediWorms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FediWorms</span></a> League game this weekend! Four slots left! <a href="https://rentry.co/fediworms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rentry.co/fediworms</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/WormsArmageddon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WormsArmageddon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/retrogaming" class="u-url mention">@<span>retrogaming</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113283237820023037
2024-10-09
<p>Good haul from the little library box today. I can't wait to learn the identity of the Crazygonuts University Dumple</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113279961372167430
2024-10-09
<p>Aspirational <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/WormsArmageddon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WormsArmageddon</span></a> sign-up sheet (well peerpad doesn't work, let's try this) <a href="https://rentry.co/fediworms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rentry.co/fediworms</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113279749821776738
2024-10-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> thanks! If you have Dollar Tree where you live, that's where she found it for $1.25. But I'm sure they're available cheap elsewhere. I wouldn't consider it awkward if you wanted to comment anonymously, but I'll be awkward and tell you that you have a DW account <a href="https://trysdyn.dreamwidth.org/profile" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">trysdyn.dreamwidth.org/profile</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I saw the name in someone else's friends list when I was looking for people to follow</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113279680905002109
2024-10-09
<p>Make 50 sokoban levels in November. It's NaNoSoKoBaMo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113279204201047376
2024-10-09
<p>Johann Sebastian Paint?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113278536524653093
2024-10-09
<p>I appreciate the "stay hydrated" genre of post, but this gif has probably made me drink more water than all of them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113278206695637199
2024-10-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@Nine" class="u-url mention">@<span>Nine</span></a></span> I don't get home from work until 21:00 UTC but let me know if you want to try it out, time zones and schedules permitting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113277992100853266
2024-10-09
<p>Having an action physics-y sandbox game where players take turns made it a perfect hangout game. You can open the chat window and talk to your friends while you're watching the other players take their turns. You really don't want to try to chat on an Xbox controller. All you can type are words like AX, BAY, YAB, BART, ARBY, etc. Gets old after awhile</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113277889816929582
2024-10-09
<p>It's so weird that they ported Worms Armageddon 1999 to the newest consoles. That's the Worms game people should play, but the PC version still works fine and will run on a baked potato, it controls best with keyboard and mouse, it's extremely moddable and there's a plethora of extant player-generated maps and other content. People just stopped playing it. Online W:A was some of the best fun I've ever had with a multiplayer game. Anyone else wanna get back into <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/WormsArmageddon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WormsArmageddon</span></a> PC?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113277852119652225
2024-10-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@TwoClownsEating" class="u-url mention">@<span>TwoClownsEating</span></a></span> Stone by Cibo Matto</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113277543093064833
2024-10-09
<p>It's called Windows because it makes you say "Win dows dis computah stop crashin'?!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113275253312999103
2024-10-08
<p>The little profile preview pop-up has a follow button on it. Implying that it's okay and normal to follow someone without looking at their posts first :gamepro_fairer:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113273215289171755
2024-10-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> I was just griping about it <a href="https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113272533331787392" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamemaking.social/@minterpunct</span><span class="invisible">/113272533331787392</span></a> it sucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113273090257531436
2024-10-08
<p>I guess the CW phrasing I complained about yesterday is a brand-new thing that's only been rolled out on mastodon.social. Luckily I don't have to look at the web interface very often, and when I do, it's usually because my home server (rightfully) limits m.s but I want to look at a post on there occasionally. I guess this will be the new look if you upgrade to 4.3, so watch out. Not a fan of the implication that every post with a CW should be viewed as a potential hazard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113272533331787392
2024-10-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> "aren't". In fact not only do they rhyme, they pretty much sound like the same word</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113272452875749900
2024-10-08
2024-10-08
<p>It's all about context: five ants around an anthill is a few. Five stray cats on my block is several. Five earthquakes in a week is far too many</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113272060570687495
2024-10-08
<p>Built a few levels of proof-of-concept for a Slime & Goo sequel <a href="https://www.puzzlescript.net/play.html?p=dd2de9ee5f00253da21ff3451ace5d4a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">puzzlescript.net/play.html?p=d</span><span class="invisible">d2de9ee5f00253da21ff3451ace5d4a</span></a> excited to include more sokoban-style puzzles with the S&G mechanics</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113271726735796077
2024-10-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@clayote" class="u-url mention">@<span>clayote</span></a></span> VLC has an option to continue playback. You can have it prompt you on opening or always automatically resume</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113268604222510335
2024-10-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> yeah, I guess this is just a mastodon.social thing, I don't have anything muted on that account and this is how all the CWs look. My home instance is normal, I just usually don't look at it in the web client</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113268133884316895
2024-10-07
<p>This photo album says "pictures of my cat" on the cover, are you sure you want to open it? Are you prepared for what might be inside? Okay, if you're absolutely certain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113268050877735389
2024-10-07
<p>It's weird to me that the wording for the mastodon web client when you expand a CW is "show anyway", as if the software is assuming a default distaste for anything behind a cut. It'd be like an email client saying "this message has a subject line, read anyway?"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113268042272761061
2024-10-07
<p>> SHOOT GRAPEFRUIT</p><p>At what?</p><p>> AT GRAPEFRUIT</p><p>You shoot GRAPEFRUIT at the GRAPEFRUIT. Wow! The GRAPEFRUIT have combined into a CANTALOUPE!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113266163750953297
2024-10-07
<p>> GET GUN</p><p>Congratulations! You found the gun that shoots watermelons at other watermelons</p><p>> INV</p><p>You have:</p><p>1 gun that shoots watermelons at other watermelons<br />1 watermelon</p><p>Thy game is over :-( <br />SCORE: 2</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113264321648213276
2024-10-05
<p>Muppet Pastor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113256326711024393
2024-10-05
<p>Downy [fabric softener]<br />Bounce [dryer sheets]<br />Bounty [paper towels]<br />Bowny [paper softener]<br />Bouncy [dryer softener]<br />Downty [fabric towels]<br />Downcyty [fabric paper sheet softener]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113256287304478311
2024-10-05
<p>Adult Contemporary</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113252312616733796
2024-10-05
<p>I can't believe this mashup only has 5000 plays. It should be #1 on one of the charts <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherekahnn/jerry-seinphex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/sherekahnn/jerr</span><span class="invisible">y-seinphex</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113252303758201984
2024-10-04
2024-10-04
<p>King Missile and the Lissle Whistle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113251732753539174
2024-10-04
<p>If life were a Bethesda game, I'd've just started a new side quest</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113249444574706923
2024-10-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I like to say "it's always in the last place you look!" when it's in the first place I look. Because it's still technically true</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113246741215680969
2024-10-03
<p>Don't eat the lime if you can't complete the rhyme</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113245212889563610
2024-10-03
<p>Going to start referring to West Virginia's eastern panhandle as "the peninsula", and the northern panhandle as "the isthmus". You know, for clarity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113245105103688572
2024-10-03
<p>Saw a Kentucky license plate that said "go big blue!" which I thought was a little weird, but Lexington is where they used to make the Model M keyboard so it makes sense that there'd be a lot of IBM fans</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113244525787703107
2024-10-03
<p>I caught every instance where autocorrect changed "cohost" to "co-host" except the title :ac_rest:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113244414471770117
2024-10-03
2024-10-03
<p>Dreamt that my spouse went on vacation to England and the only souvenirs she brought back were bags from the restaurants she went to. This was considered normal in my dream. They were all 5-gallon zipper bags with a cheap Avery label affixed to the corner with the price, barcode, and name of the restaurant. They were all riffs on Beatles titles like Salad Road, Polythene Ham, Sgt. Pepper Steak, etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113243571243927585
2024-10-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113240211410368765
2024-10-02
<p>Ah jeez, on my phone I didn't realize how badly my image editor mangled this when I resized it. I just checked and there are no settings, so I assume it only does nearest neighbor scaling or something. Anyone know an ad-free image editor on android better than pocket paint?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113239900634527728
2024-10-02
<p>Sock it to me, slim jim</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113239728303979223
2024-10-02
<p>Some <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/sporespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sporespondence</span></a> in today's journal entry <a href="https://bluelander.dreamwidth.org/7962.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.dreamwidth.org/7962</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113239177236554275
2024-10-01
<p>This remarkable new wearable allows you to view your 3D photos in stunning 2D. It's called the iPatch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113234421261047783
2024-10-01
<p>1980s: I hope someday *every* computer has RGB</p><p>2020s: God I wish everything in my computer didn't have to have RGB</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113233821240004877
2024-10-01
2024-10-01
2024-10-01
2024-10-01
<p>The oryx was delicious, but the crake? Definitely canned. I mean it's fine, but I could've just gone to an Oryx Shack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113229599092890341
2024-10-01
2024-09-30
<p>On the bus, saw a young guy standing at a bus stop (different route) who had a metallic device with which I assumed he was vaping. But once we got a little closer, I could see he was playing a harmonica <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/ShareGoodNewsToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ShareGoodNewsToo</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113228801229760924
2024-09-30
2024-09-30
<p>Fresh prints of wet air (sorry)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113228135031094268
2024-09-30
<p>It got so humid in the office over the weekend that my prints are coming out all wrinkled and warped. It's like someone spritzed water into the paper tray</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113228132767958770
2024-09-30
<p>Physical mouse jigglers all seem to be bespoke objects that take over control of your mouse, but I think it'd make a lot more sense to have a mousepad with a virtual jiggle switch. It would have a transparent plastic top with some sort of texture beneath it, and when jiggle mode is engaged, there's a little servo that just moves the textured backplane back and forth every couple minutes. It'd be a lot cleaner of a solution imo, easier to switch between active and passive mode</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113227134353948674
2024-09-30
<p>"The following video is satirical and journalistic in nature" :win3_shut_down:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113223847247975876
2024-09-30
<p>If I sliced cones in half in real life half as often as I did in geometry class, I'd basically be covered in ice cream 24/7</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113223791035082673
2024-09-29
<p>Donkey the Hedgekong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113222430359512568
2024-09-29
<p>I'm so sick of macronutrients. It's just carbs, protein, fat. Day in, day out. Can't they come up with something else?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113221727574842225
2024-09-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@wibi" class="u-url mention">@<span>wibi</span></a></span> yeah, sharing and watching replays has a lot of appeal. I'm much more interested in "I did this in an unconventional way" or "I struggled a bit but I got there in the end" than "watch me play like a perfect robot"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113221686634180211
2024-09-29
<p>A lot of keyboard-based games prior to the inverse T becoming standard are basically unplayable because they either use whatever clunky arrow key arrangement the company put on there (my Apple //c used ⬅️➡️⬇️⬆️) or some nonsense configuration like IJKM or AZOP. Games that figured out an inverse T solution on their own (or at least let you remap the controls) should be cherished and documented</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113218848726726173
2024-09-29
<p>I often wonder how old the inverse-T movement cluster is, and Sokoban (1982) for the FM-7 is earlier than any other example I've seen. It predates the DEC LK201, the first keyboard with inverse-T arrow keys</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113218610759289636
2024-09-29
<p>Like, this moblin sokoban is good <a href="https://suppilulemur.neocities.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">suppilulemur.neocities.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> but what does it mean that it took me nearly a thousand moves to solve this puzzle? I dunno, I assume it means I sucked! I neither have nor want context for this data, so why provide it?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113218218080858696
2024-09-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113218186917525727
2024-09-29
<p>I like sokoban, but I don't like ones that show how many moves and how much time you take to finish the puzzle. Even if it's not gating my progress based on score, the number is always really high and it makes me feel like I did a bad job. Just let me feel good about solving the puzzle please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113218124870896634
2024-09-29
<p>Dang, Real Ghostbusters/Garfield Labyrinth is a totally different kind of game. You can jump, there's Lode Runner-esque block digging puzzles, you're collecting differently-shaped keys to open doors... honestly, I think I prefer the simple positioning/AI exploitation puzzles in Crazy Castle. This feels more like chores, and there's no joy in the clunky movement</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113217933427269470
2024-09-28
2024-09-28
<p>Hudson's NES port of Lode Runner still has a level shaped like the Brøderbund logo, which means canonically Bomberman is also part of the Choplifter/Guardian Legend/Print Shop/Super Mario/Carmen Sandiegoverse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113216431216555444
2024-09-28
<p>The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle is a decent little action puzzle game, but the later levels suffer from the same problem as the NES version of Lode Runner where not getting trapped by off-screen enemies comes down to random luck. Both games would benefit from letting the player pause the game and scroll the screen, or perhaps some sort of minimap. Maybe one of the sequels, such as The Real Ghostbusters or Garfield Labyrinth or Mickey Mouse Magic Wands or Woody Woodpecker do it better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113216364368707380
2024-09-28
<p>I don't know what Zen Browser's deal is, but I saw that it has a version that's "compatible with older devices" so I thought I'd check it out... womp womp</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113216286091451364
2024-09-28
<p>American Video Entertainment made terrible games, but at least the instruction manual teaches you how to hack your NES. That could've been more valuable than a lot of the games I had</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113213293440645517
2024-09-28
<p>Computer generated imagery, or "computer generated" for short</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113212243440957737
2024-09-27
<p>Reading Rambo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113212092742739175
2024-09-27
<p>If hobbits didn't exist, JRR Tolkien would've had to invent them. I don't think there's any way his book would've worked otherwise. For one, the title wouldn't make any sense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113211984923967370
2024-09-27
2024-09-26
<p>T-shirt idea</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113200970135093388
2024-09-24
<p>It's not ideal that "acting" can either mean "doing a thing" or "pretending to do a thing"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113194312670529697
2024-09-24
<p>In Minnesota when you want to search the internet you use Duck Duck Green Duck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113194081395414564
2024-09-24
<p>Will I be able to follow the plot of Minecraft if I haven't played the game? lmao</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113193870143872761
2024-09-24
<p>It's weird how often stuff from podcasts synchs up with my life. I just watched Matilda for the first time ever and Mara Wilson is the guest on today's Behind the Bastards. Recently they were talking about Steve Colbert being a LotR nerd, and now I'm relistening to an episode of a different podcast from 2012 where the hosts happened to bring up the same fact. I had no awareness of this fact for *12 years* and now I hear it twice in as many weeks 🛸</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113193506631501297
2024-09-24
2024-09-23
<p>Sure, NOA. Soap bubbles are well known for being solid black ellipses 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113189472947345101
2024-09-23
2024-09-23
<p>They're called ABBA because that's their favorite rhyme scheme. We all remember</p><p>You can dance, you can jive<br />See that girl, watch that scene<br />Digging the dancing queen<br />Having the time of her life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113187933838544366
2024-09-23
<p>Race/sex alignment chart where the three sexes are email, gmail and female, and the three races are genome, gmail and G-man (gmail/gmail is true neutral)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113187700811116771
2024-09-23
<p>I mean, I guess it's closer to the numpad, so if your left hand is occupied, it's easier than reaching over and hitting the escape key. But it doesn't just duplicate escape [edit: never mind, I tried it at keyboardtester.com and that's exactly what it does, lol. I guess I was only testing it in contexts where the escape key didn't do anything]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113187173253244597
2024-09-23
<p>They gave me a new keyboard at work, and it doesn't have a dedicated "print screen" key—that function has been moved to Fn-F9. Which I guess makes sense, in a modern context people are going to use the windows snipping tool, so that key's not as important. But in its place is a key labeled "clear". It didn't seem to do anything, and it took me awhile to figure out, but it's a dedicated "clear" button for the calculator app. That's all it does :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113187156276875662
2024-09-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> there's a little library box on my walk home from work that I try to keep an eye on and dispose of any religious/right-wing nuttery when I see it, and one thing I want to do now that I'm making a little more money is more trips to thrift stores and secondhand book stores to find better material to stock it with. If no one who cares about books is gonna look after it, might as well be me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113187062314989218
2024-09-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> oh yeah, I've had the worst luck with the ones I've come across, but I figure if it's my grave marker I can specify in my will what books I want in there to begin with, and ask my next of kin to maybe occasionally check on it and clear out the junk. Beyond that, not much point worrying what happens to it after I'm gone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113187023922754783
2024-09-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> it's similar to the hampster, except they're more solitary and not known for their dancing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113186852953762573
2024-09-23
<p>If this isn't feasible then I want my grave marker to be one of those little library boxes. That way anyone dragged along for a tedious day at the cemetery can maybe find something to read to pass the time. It's more respectful than looking at your phone because you're honoring *some*one's memory at least</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113186815252941969
2024-09-23
<p>Just learned that Hello Kitty's boyfriend is named Dear Daniel. I think it's wonderful that she was able to find another salutation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113184391729599952
2024-09-23
<p>When I die I want to get one of those interactive tombstones, not like a presentation dedicated to my legacy, or god forbid some kind of ghoulish AI simulacrum; just like one of those 100-in-1 famiclones with an LCD screen. For practical reasons it would probably have to be BYOC, but there should be two USB ports and it'll support bluetooth gamepads for multiplayer grieving. Audio will be headphone-only out of respect for the other mourners. I will have had wanted it that way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113184034506805214
2024-09-22
<p>*Two* pterodactyls?! That's illegal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113183381395004348
2024-09-22
<p>Tempted to try to get one of these "free TVs" and see to what extent the ad screen can be hacked or circumvented <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240901050623/https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/i-tested-this-free-tv-in-return-for-watching-targeted-ads-and-was-pleasantly-surprised/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2024090105</span><span class="invisible">0623/https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/i-tested-this-free-tv-in-return-for-watching-targeted-ads-and-was-pleasantly-surprised/</span></a> but they take your CC# when you sign up and charge you a thousand bucks if they think you're violating the TOS. Not worth the risk just to fuck around (edit: to be clear, not worth the risk for its intended use case either, fuck this product lol)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113183302663481184
2024-09-22
<p>Lately I've been getting more and more fake buffering on youtube. It'll pause and show the throbber, often for like 15-30 seconds, even though there's plenty of light gray bar filled in that hasn't been played yet. I wonder if this is some kind of stealth anti-adblocking measure, or just a way to push people into paying for premium. It works out okay, cuz downloading them with YT-DLP is a better experience anyway, and now I have more incentive to do that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113183021948307062
2024-09-22
<p>We just watched the 1996 Matilda film. It was good! My spouse loved it as a kid, so that was the impetus for us reading the book together. Really good adaptation, I liked how Miss Honey was given more to do, I think the movie did a better job setting things up and paying them off. I didn't like all the additional extended slapstick scenes—I get it, it's a kid's movie, but I liked the book because it didn't overdo the physical comedy. It felt more respectful of its young audience's intelligence</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113182849018473667
2024-09-22
<p>The other day I went to the mall for the first time in years and I was startled by how loud the escalators were. There was a very loud mechanical clulunking that made them seem more rickety and dangerous than I remember. Obviously I knew they had to make noise somewhere underneath, but I remember perceiving them as mostly silent to the rider. As long as it's been since I've been to the mall, it's been even longer since I've been without headphones. No real point to this story, sorry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113182235573162127
2024-09-22
<p>I can't remember the last time I even transformed, much less rolled out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113178896939497383
2024-09-21
<p>When you introduce a new mechanic and go wild without thinking how it fits into the big picture, you may find that you've accidentally created a game that's primarily about locating and devouring the correct set of corpses</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113177191845429444
2024-09-21
<p>Wanna feel old? It's been 50 years since they spoke out and they broke out of recession and oppression and together they toked and they folked out with guitars around a bonfire<br />just singin' and clappin', man, what the hell happened?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113173026856395862
2024-09-21
<p>@wohali@octodon.social According to the internet, it's for scooping out pumpkins, but that doesn't make much sense to me. I don't know why one would need a specialized tool for that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113172648755894650
2024-09-21
<p>You do not need to equip this item. It will automatically be used when needed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113172634820308082
2024-09-20
<p>Capcom messed up by giving the sequel a title that also contains the word "ghosts". My brain is incapable of retaining the difference between "ghosts 'n goblins" and "ghouls 'n ghosts", or in many cases even recognizing that there *is* a difference. The sequel should've been called "ghouls 'n gargoyles" or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113171766732058008
2024-09-20
<p>I've spent enough time with Mario's Picross to definitively call it one of the best games on the gameboy. It came out in 1995, it should have been to the gameboy pocket what tetris was to the original gameboy. Everyone and their grandma should've been playing Mario's Picross, your local news should've been running stories about picross fever taking over the country, Andrew Lloyd Webber should've covered the picross theme under the pseudonym Dr. Chip</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113170320156019760
2024-09-20
<p>I don't want a lot of extravagances now that I'm making a little more money, but one thing I'm really looking forward to is a phone with an unlimited data plan. Being able to download stuff when I think about it instead of needing to ration data and hoping I have the mental bandwidth to do it when I get home from work, I think that'll be a huge QoL improvement</p><p>It I run out of stuff I want to listen to, I can just find something else! The whole internet will be my oyster! Pure luxury</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113170029389619528
2024-09-20
<p>I forgot how good Battles is. I played their first two albums until the bits started flaking off, then forgot about them for basically a decade until they came back up in shuffle play. They've released two more albums since then! That shouldn't be too much for me to have kept up with, I just suck <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2MCNL-JfaA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=-2MCNL-JfaA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113169928866582239
2024-09-19
<p>It was hard to overstate the popularity of The Beatles in 1966, but John Lennon managed to find a way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113166341262986161
2024-09-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> nice, good idea! I'll start doing that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113166248408163663
2024-09-19
<p>When they were localizing Mario's Picross, they had to translate hundreds of nouns for all the objects you reveal in the pictures, so it's kind of odd that they didn't translate this one. I wonder if it's all just because they didn't want to have to hack a narrower font into this space</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113166160508585829
2024-09-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> yeah, that's one of the ones where I've noticed it. I figure if it's a corporate mandate there must be some data analytics-driven rationale and I bet it has something to do with when ads get skipped. I'm glad I don't listen to many I♥️M podcasts, all the meddling is pretty distasteful imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113166065280652919
2024-09-19
<p>If they made Who Framed Roger Rabbit today, they could put Crazy Frog in it. So it would be way better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113165967517533533
2024-09-19
<p>Objection, your honor. The name "Apollo Justice" is clearly going to bias the jury in favor of the defense. Request to pause proceedings until opposing counsel changes his name to something less superhero-y</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113165493122925767
2024-09-19
<p>I've noticed more podcasts are starting to put the first ad break really early, after an intro of only like 5 minutes. I wonder if there's research suggesting people are less likely to skip the ad if it's so close to the beginning, because it's too inconvenient or they had already started driving or doing whatever it is they do when they listen to podcasts. I markdown find it annoying and inconvenient, and my solution is to skip the 5 minute intro too 😢</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113164786408808707
2024-09-18
<p>Leaders of the races of men, dwarves and elves: hey, really cool rings, thanks a lot. We were just wondering, the epigraph in the manual says "one ring to rule them all", what does that mean?</p><p>Sauron: uhh, the ring of friends you'll be once you're all in the ring club together! Sorry, I see how that could be confusing, you know how poetry can be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113159475620255540
2024-09-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I've been playing Mario's Picross in an emulator. I'm not the biggest fan of virtual gamepads, but I actually find it easier on the 15x15 puzzles than trying to tap the tiny boxes in phone picross games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113159218286401885
2024-09-18
<p>There are many rings that I would like to forge and give to the race of elves</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113159167334859347
2024-09-18
<p>Just two more days and I can finally have something for lunch besides ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches. I've never been so excited for the crappy little pizza place down the street 🤤</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113158594876609784
2024-09-18
<p>Q: Why did the truck's on-board computer crash? A: Dodgy RAM</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113158565399535361
2024-09-17
<p>Wait, how many tenths of a gram are there in an ounce? I hope it's less than 20</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113155078429951308
2024-09-17
<p>But... they have more than one sodium, right??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113154846028292509
2024-09-17
<p>18 is a good age to have something "ruin your childhood", because you're young enough for this to be a silly concept, but not old enough to feel resentful and bitter. Like yeah, John K. is a piece of shit who got fired from his own show, the Adult Party Cartoon will stand as a testament to his narcissism, and the people who made the original show special have all moved on. There doesn't need to ever be any more Ren & Stimpy, and that's ok</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113154600498282133
2024-09-17
<p>I'm kinda glad the god-awful Ren & Stimpy reboot happened when it did, because it was a good early lesson not to place any trust in brands and properties. The original was my favorite show as a kid, and the reboot helped me swallow the hard pill that there's no special sacred quality about what I like. It inoculated me against the remake/reboot frenzy that would come for basically all commercial art over the course of my adult life, and it helped me have a healthy relationship with art and media</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113154557228612687
2024-09-17
<p>Religious animal sacrifice is the human equivalent of when your cat brings you a rodent it killed. Why would you do that to God? He doesn't want that shit any more than you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113154436722339834
2024-09-17
<p>Yeah, I'm a Christian:<br />Communist<br />Homosexual<br />Radical<br />Infiltrating<br />Society<br />To<br />Indoctrinate<br />All<br />Normies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113154150931232169
2024-09-17
<p>...the actual letter wasn't addressed to me. It was a very generic ad that was like "hey, if you worked somewhere you were exposed to asbestos, we can help you sue"</p><p>which I am of course in favor of, but open letter to law firms: do not advertise like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113153808535312986
2024-09-17
<p>I got a letter from an out-of-state law firm. (I would later learn they have an office in my state, but the return address was somewhere else.) It was very official-looking, quality textured cream-colored envelope, embossed return address, the works. I had a little mini panic attack, like I knew I wasn't being sued because they'd have to serve me papers, but surely this must be *some* kind of threatening letter, but what could it possibly be about? My mind was racing as I tore it open...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113153801426041747
2024-09-17
<p>I was trying to describe a type of scam, I was fumbling for the term. What I was looking for was MLM, but all my brain would give me was "LLM"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113153454738554026
2024-09-17
<p>Therapist just encouraged me to engage in time theft when possible, hell yeah :acnl_proud:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113153024801483867
2024-09-17
<p>Joined the 21st century and finally got myself a vCard <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1dizt9qti0uMAcjoAz7SAxk5XbiVf-gus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">drive.google.com/uc?export=dow</span><span class="invisible">nload&id=1dizt9qti0uMAcjoAz7SAxk5XbiVf-gus</span></a></p><p>Click the above hyperlink to download my electronic business card, commonly known as a vCard or virtual contact file. Most common e-mail software such as Eudora can display these files</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113150799803894504
2024-09-16
<p>Do you know why the card in the Mad Hatter's hat said "10/6"? Because if it were reduced it'd be too small to fit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113148598365912852
2024-09-16
<p>It's clear that we'll never be able to form a consensus about whether 5¼" or 3½" disks should be the standard, so let's compromise. My new 4⅜" disk can store up to 600kb of data on each of its three sides</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113148541732165376
2024-09-16
<p>DARPA? I don't trust any of these government crossword puzzles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113148483834861924
2024-09-16
<p>Wait, this must mean Mario is part of the Brøderverse, so "Mario is Missing" is technically a Carmen San Diego spin-off</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113147370577304042
2024-09-16
<p>"Swipe with three fingers"? Just say "thripe" like a normal person 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113147353642056817
2024-09-16
<p>Wasn't expecting a reference to a classic Apple ][ action game in Mario's Picross</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113147340593572359
2024-09-16
2024-09-15
<p>Huh, why can't you select text in the widget that shows you previous versions of an edited post? It's just normal text, I can inspect the element and copy it from there just fine. This must be an intentional limitation, but why on earth would the devs limit that?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113143387948386023
2024-09-15
<p>Spouse and I just finished reading Matilda aloud to each other. I don't usually fuck with Dahl, but this one was nice. It doesn't make up for all the racism, but in some ways it feels like an apology for his previous books. Shame that he died before he could write any more nice books</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113139011381168367
2024-09-15
<p>Rob Liefeld did a stint designing stereos, I see</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113138721280938104
2024-09-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> @fraggle@octodon.social this doesn't sound like much fun either</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113133405905365742
2024-09-13
<p>The steam deck allows you to play great Linux games like tux racer, secret maryo chronicles, org mode, benevolent dictator for life, Te][ris, telephony handshake, Battleships, Nintendo C&D, python, gecko, tortoise, lumpfish, tuna, spellcheck,</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113132895633081207
2024-09-13
<p>Now Jason Has A Machetegun... Ho Ho Ho <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/HappyHolidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HappyHolidays</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113132439383126103
2024-09-13
<p>Did you know? Friday the 13th of the month is more likely to fall on a Friday than the 13th of any other month of the year 🛸 👀</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113131951048467160
2024-09-13
<p>If I'm ever recruited for a Milgram Experiment, I'm gonna set the compassion speedrun world record. First sign of *any* discomfort, nope, I'm out, no matter how much the white lab coat guy says I must proceed. To win you have to say no to him three times, and I think they give you a prize if your time is low enough</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113131575988620730
2024-09-13
<p>I just realized, the original photo was a squirrel on a power pole, and with the cadence and repetition I could've worked this into some sort of Electric Six "High Voltage" joke, but I'm not clever enough to actually make it work, so instead have the funniest thing ever: an explanation of a joke I could've made but didn't</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113130303780058891
2024-09-13
<p>Breakfast in the back yard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113130279247855213
2024-09-13
<p>Tapping all my land like I'm Barry Mana-low</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113127354195371480
2024-09-12
2024-09-12
<p>What's the opposite of context? My posts will make more sense if you have whatever that is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113127277181179991
2024-09-12
2024-09-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> we should all be so lucky as to know a Lucky</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113125959721169859
2024-09-12
<p>Charles Luciano asked to be called "Lucky" as an acknowledgement of his mafia privilege <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/humble" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>humble</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/respect" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>respect</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113125947805138927
2024-09-12
<p>It sucks how when we grow up we stop getting proper recognition for our work. Sure, I get told I did a grape job, but does it really mean anything if the sticker doesn't smell like grapes when you scratch it? I don't think so</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113125262839500378
2024-09-12
<p>Breakfast on the balcony</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113124527664781452
2024-09-12
<p>Today is gonna be the day that "The Wall" might be played for you<br />Pink Floyd is getting annoyed that you keep asking what they'll do<br />I don't believe that anybody cares as much as you about "The Wall"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113122362802311429
2024-09-11
<p>I made a PDF and a text document for the chess variant I dreamed about <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/henry-the-tippler" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/henry-the-t</span><span class="invisible">ippler</span></a> so now I have a second thing under the "mods" section of my itch page</p><p>I also added a couple clarifications for king/jester interactions that weren't part of the dream, but seemed like common sense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113121526019170429
2024-09-10
<p>wolverine.social is powered by activitybub</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113115446641191928
2024-09-10
2024-09-10
<p>I think the whole idea of the "home row" goes against the hacker ethos. Fuck your norms, I learned to type without em and I'll rest my fingers where I please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113114462987744317
2024-09-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://awoo.space/@noiob" class="u-url mention">@<span>noiob</span></a></span> yeah! The PSOne was awesome! Sure the PS2 was on the horizon when it came out, but a cheap console with a huge library of existing games was great for folks like me who couldn't afford the latest and greatest</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113114147769840682
2024-09-10
<p>IMO they should make a PS5 Amateur. It would be the same as a normal PS5 except it's smaller, has a cuter case and costs like 200 bucks. That's what's supposed to happen when a console's been out for 4 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113114111522192910
2024-09-10
<p>PDFs are called "portable document format" because it's the one format you can't read on the portable device in your pocket. It's one of those ironic nicknames</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113113945365734354
2024-09-10
2024-09-10
<p>All the songs dissing "sucker MCs"? They were referring to people with Main Character syndrome</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113110420476790165
2024-09-10
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/HeyCohost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HeyCohost</span></a></p><p>Hello</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113110333673560224
2024-09-09
<p>I was trying to figure out where Fallout 3 actually takes place. FO4 is Boston, FONV is obviously Las Vegas, why is 3 not set in a major city too? Then I realized I forgot Washington DC is a real place. Like oh yeah, people do technically live there. I think I conceptualize it more like Disneyland for America</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113109476950283200
2024-09-09
<p>This teafork is a little too small for my meal, could I please get a tablefork?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113109126456411804
2024-09-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> I assumed it was microscopic Dennis Quaid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113107860053710591
2024-09-09
<p>Oh shit, happy 25th birthday Dreamcast, the best video game machine 🌀💭🐳</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113107669346795071
2024-09-08
<p>She knows where the food comes from <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/LaundryCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LaundryCat</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113103298608245103
2024-09-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@danana_dread" class="u-url mention">@<span>danana_dread</span></a></span> thanks! I'm proud of my subconscious mind for coming up with it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113102509061424347
2024-09-08
<p>Dreamt that there's an optional chess piece called Henry the Town Drunk. He can go in either the leftmost or rightmost pawn space. He can move any number of spaces, but only ↑↗→ if on the left or ↑↖← if on the right. If he makes it to the final row, he's promoted to Jester, a piece that can teleport anywhere on the board but can't capture pieces or be captured</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113102451727844940
2024-09-07
<p>TMBG is one of those bands I enjoy passively where I don't listen to every single new album, but occasionally I'll hear something from one of their post-millennium releases and I'm like "yes, this hits" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiC_yiHKZiY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=fiC_yiHKZiY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113097166324088066
2024-09-07
<p>I think, maybe, but I don't know, but I'm starting to feel like I got a Brain Problem Situation on my hands</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113097137852546431
2024-09-06
<p>This is maybe the best piece of street art I've ever seen. I'll be thinking about this for a long time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113092770093139661
2024-09-06
<p>Which one of you is responsible for this sticker</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113092740647515432
2024-09-06
<p>It used to be when you bought a new GPU, they'd include a graphics for free, but not anymore. Those days are long gone. Whatever you expect to pay for a new GPU these days, tack on another 50 dollars, because what good is a GPU without a graphics to play on it? Crooks, the lot of them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113091709401425113
2024-09-06
<p>Oh, you got a new GPU? Would you like to buy some graphics? We've got mirrored orbs, cones, toroids, all the basic and advanced math shapes. Gradients so smooth you wouldn't believe it. I defy you to find a speck of aliasing on this teapot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113091672697201853
2024-09-06
<p>Happy Nice Day to everyone celebrating outside the US today</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113090795986692733
2024-09-06
<p>The "unwelcome concepts" guidelines are actually quite good. If every developer followed them, it would fix most of my complaints <a href="https://docs.retroachievements.org/guidelines/content/unwelcome-concepts.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.retroachievements.org/gui</span><span class="invisible">delines/content/unwelcome-concepts.html</span></a></p><p>I reported a bunch of em the other day because I just learned it's a thing I can do. It feels like gluing legos to the colosseum, because so many sets rely on so many of these. But in the case of Dragon Warrior, that was the only egregiously bad cheeve, so fixing it feels good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113090692405109193
2024-09-06
<p>Vindication! :toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113090643707134283
2024-09-05
<p>Oh nice, I have one of the rarest PIN numbers on the heat map. The black dots must be virtually uncrackable. Load off my mind!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113086820522709030
2024-09-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@piper" class="u-url mention">@<span>piper</span></a></span> it's very unique. I'm conflicted. I think I might've hated it? I want to give it another shot since I played it so long ago, but I suspect my flavor of ADHD isn't compatible with it, I remember finding the systems exhausting and suffocating; but I can see how I might think it was a classic if I was neurodivergent in a slightly different way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113085379761527891
2024-09-05
<p>Hm, I suppose I could play Riviera: The Promised Land on GBA. That's a fully menu-based RPG.</p><p>...*shudders*</p><p>Oh, thank god</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113085177229337307
2024-09-05
<p>So far I've only found digital board games playable on a phone, since they're fully turn-based and only require occasional screen taps. Even RPGs don't really work; all the menu-based stuff is fine, but you have to slide your finger around a virtual d-pad to move around. I got all the achievements in Monopoly for the megadrive and Life+Yahtzee+Payday for the GBA, so I guess I can uninstall retroarch 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113085076955372068
2024-09-05
<p>I thought Tokimeki Memorial would be an ideal game to play on the go, since it's one of the very few 16-bit games with mouse support, but it turns out android retroarch doesn't map touchscreen input to pointer location, it just gives you like, a virtual laptop touchpad. Really disappointing. I like that game but it'd benefit tremendously from a normal UI</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113085051126534126
2024-09-05
<p>"Hamilton, Hamilton. 12 stories tall, made of radiation. Did I mention his four nuts? Well he also has four dicks. I heard that motherfucker has like 30 goddamn dicks" —Hamilton the musical (I assume)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113082839192317430
2024-09-05
<p>I wonder if that Brad Neely video for the rap song about George Washington is where they got the idea for Hamilton the musical</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113082832696233655
2024-09-04
<p>You see, Charlie Brown had a spherical head and was always trying to kick a football. But Arnold has a football-shaped head, so the shapes are reversed. But it's also funny because a spherical ball doesn't need to be held upright. Her offer makes no sense and it's even funnier that Arnold would agree to it. It's not just reference humor, there's layers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113081936974441076
2024-09-04
<p>There should've been a bit in "Hey Arnold" where Helga offers to hold a spherical ball upright so Arnold can kick it, only to cruelly yank it away at the last moment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113081924499324651
2024-09-04
<p>James Maynard Keynesan</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113080850281489579
2024-09-04
<p>Something just broke in a way no one's seen before. A file I uploaded months ago vanished for no reason. The record that I uploaded it is still present, but the file it points to is gone. I still had my local copy, so I could easily re-upload it and it's fine, and I didn't do anything wrong, but I'm getting that chill up my spine, like oh God, how big of a problem is this going to be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113080504528805327
2024-09-04
<p>Integrated circuit butty</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113079522648697027
2024-09-04
<p>NES on a french fry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113079513935715484
2024-09-04
<p>System on a crisp</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113079500570274777
2024-09-04
<p>Happy 9/4 9:04</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113079423765489801
2024-09-04
<p>No greater hay has been made out of a matter of less consequence than the catalogs of major music labels. "Oh man, I love all the artists on UMG! Sony Music puts out total shit though" no one has ever said this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113079268686924845
2024-09-04
<p>It's halloween</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113076670033631576
2024-09-03
<p>More like Arse Technica (joke written by and copyright me 2024)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113076157650107832
2024-09-03
<p>The adult version of sharing cheat codes and apocryphal video game lore on the playground is tips about navigating phone trees. "I heard that if you press 0, say 'pharmacy', press 0, and press 2 when it asks if you want the app, it'll let you talk to a real person"</p><p>"No way, I thought you have to press 1 when it asks about the app, then 0 again" </p><p>"My uncle works at CVS, he says you just have to keep yelling, if the system detects that you're in distress someone has to pick up"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113075001640267839
2024-09-03
<p>You know what they call a glass of milk and gummy bears at McDonald's in Paris? Trick question, they call it suudsu just like we do. Everyone calls it suudsu</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113074624470802676
2024-09-03
<p>Players will often try to sweeten a bad deal by throwing in a Get Out of Jail Free card. This can be tempting, because this item is useful, rare, and deceptively powerful. It's the one bonus you can keep and redeem when you need it, essentially the game's singular magical artifact. Don't fall for it! Despite its uniqueness, the value of this item will never be more than $50. Ask yourself if you'd make the trade if they were offering $50 instead of a GOoJF card. You'll see their little game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113074246735635160
2024-09-03
<p>Mouth Sounds was a decade ago :vvvvvv_skelly:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113073700692186172
2024-09-02
<p>The Harris campaign should do this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113070471292056086
2024-09-02
<p>When building your arcade stick, make sure the connections are insulated with capcom tape</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113068822186972350
2024-09-02
<p>Aw, my demo disc is a misprint :( it just has a bunch of Get Up Kids songs on it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113065108954171726
2024-09-01
<p>Think you can't just "download more ram"? Anything's possible on the Apple II</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113064243408740978
2024-08-31
<p>A fella named Joe was probably<br />Known for eating quite sloppily<br />He made such a mess<br />That one must confess<br />On slop he obtained a monopoly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113053846842982372
2024-09-04
<p>You see, Charlie Brown had a spherical head and was always trying to kick a football. But Arnold has a football-shaped head, so the shapes are reversed. But it's also funny because a spherical ball doesn't need to be held upright. Her offer makes no sense and it's even funnier that Arnold would agree to it. It's not just reference humor, there's layers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113081936974441076
2024-08-30
<p>Edit: $300+/300!! Paid rent! Thank you so much to whoever just donated far and above what I was asking for! You have no idea how huge of a relief this is. Thank you. :blobheart: <br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>I started full-time Monday [Aug. 26], I'm making a living wage for the first time in 3 years, but I just found out I don't get a dime until the 20th. I'm so sorry to ask again, but I just need a little more help through this final sprint [goal met! thank you!!!]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113052780803510047
2024-08-30
<p><a href="https://sub.club" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sub.club</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Help my admin spread out the costs of running the server"</p><p>handshake... meme??</p><p>"Pay me because my posts are so good"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113052114119789633
2024-08-30
<p>The technology connections guy recently did a video recently where he pronounced every letter in HVAC (as opposed to "aitch-vack", which is how I've always heard it) and now Dan from Knowledge Fight just pronounced it the same way. Is this like a Midwest/Chicago thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113051319718897140
2024-08-30
<p>My start date was 08/26. This place is on a biweekly pay schedule. The first payday after I started is 09/06. I thought I would get paid for the current week on that date. I figured it would only be for this week, but it'd be enough to get by</p><p>But they're making me wait until 09/20. It's only going to be for 09/02—09/06 and 09/09—09/13. When do I get paid for *this* week? Never? I just have to agree to work for free for a week? Why am I even here? I'm so fucking pissed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113051055885915280
2024-08-30
<p>Take the purple Flintstones chewable vitamin... the story ends, you wake up on your slab and believe whatever you want to believe. Take the orange Flintstones chewable vitamin... you stay in Bedrock, and I show you how deep the rock quarry goes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113048264964598457
2024-08-29
<p>Columbo Columbo and Luigi Columbo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113046253915059610
2024-08-29
<p>"Has Tony Hawk ever done a 900"? Is this a trick question??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113045968123128149
2024-08-29
<p>Google Meat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113045945457759903
2024-08-29
<p>In my opinion, the most overrated singer is Mariah Carey. She's just too good at singing. She should be a slightly worse singer. Then not only would fewer people be interested in rating her, but the ratings they give would be lower, thus bringing her overall rating down to a more reasonable level</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113045910495499816
2024-08-29
<p>Now that I'm a full-timer, I have to remember to punch a clock when I get here and leave every day after not doing that for 3 years. (Well, I have to type a number on a glorified android tablet. I wish we had a time clock with a big lever that goes kachunk and encodes my time on a hollerith card, I've never used one and it'd be satisfying to use. But I digress)</p><p>Any bets on how long it takes me to forget? So far I'm 3/3, but it's new and fresh in my mind. Will my luck hold out? Stay tuned</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113045500321676145
2024-08-29
<p>1950s USA, the grilleded age</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113043207339200537
2024-08-29
<p>I think food was better before the invention of the oven. You had to build a fire, you had to work your butt off, you had to really be hungry for it. Food tastes better when you're hungry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113043031391763253
2024-08-28
<p>They should make a game about the brother of a hypothetical non-evil version of Waluigi. "Walumario", if you will</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113042186976716899
2024-08-28
<p>And yeah I know I could just go to youtube dot com and type "Charli XCX" and be listening to the whole album in 5 seconds, but there's too much out there for me to do that with everything. I want curation, to get a taste of everything interesting, and go on a deeper dive for the music that speaks to me. Like this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe_-v0hqPOA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=fe_-v0hqPOA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113041381252541933
2024-08-28
<p>This is my first time listening to anything from the new Charli XCX album. I like it! I haven't been actively avoiding it or anything, I just don't have a good means of being exposed to new music anymore. There's somaFM, but that limits me to a few genres and I don't have the data to listen at work. Midnight Snacks stopped uploading shows as a podcast in 2018. Youtube videos about music can't actually play any of the music they're talking about. It's a desert out there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113041322396287024
2024-08-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> 23 is my guess. Anything post-college is considered decrepit according to zoomers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113041214077101690
2024-08-28
<p>*hosted on soundcloud, downloadable with yt-dlp</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113041082389108784
2024-08-28
<p>I like Anthony Fantano's new radio show <a href="https://www.nts.live/shows/call-me-maybe-w-anthony-fantano" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nts.live/shows/call-me-maybe-w</span><span class="invisible">-anthony-fantano</span></a> I've wished a show with this format existed for awhile: eclectic, interesting music interspersed with chill conversation. I wish it was more than an hour a month. If anyone knows other shows like that (w/downloadable archives*) I'd love recommendations. I thought copyright made this impossible, but I'm unfamiliar with radio outside the US, maybe this is more common than I realize</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113041080928620743
2024-08-28
<p>I don't think I was familiar with the arcade game Berzerk the last time I listened to drukqs, because I just realized that the robot voice section of 54 cymrv beats is mostly Berzerk samples. It's very chopped up, but I can make out "got" from "got the humanoid", "fight" from "fight like a robot", "chicken" from when the game calls you a chicken, and a real clear sample of "got the intruder". Maybe subconscious Aphex Twin memory is part of why I find the voices so appealing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113039655182696744
2024-08-27
<p>Anyone else permanently unable to see a two-syllable first name and the last name "Moore" without thinking of that old Weebl song, Patrick Moore Plays the Xylophone? I interact with a name like this pretty much every day at work, so this is my life now. That song constantly playing in the background of my inner monologue. I don't even know who Patrick Moore is, all I know is that he plays the xylophone. Patrick Moore plays the xylophone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113034498156234978
2024-08-26
<p>Respect to all the 80s kids who lived through chicken pox, 90s kids who survived mad cow and 00s kids who had crazy frog. Animals are fucked up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113029702172160037
2024-08-26
<p>First Adam Sandler, now Adam Driver... we just need Adam Putter and we'll have a full set of Adam clubs! Am I right? Hey-O! 🏌️</p><p>Have a great weekend everyone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113029419289562223
2024-08-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> lol holy shit, thought this had to be a troll but based on the guy's profile I don't think so <a href="https://xcancel.com/Plinz/status/1413012411418779654#m" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xcancel.com/Plinz/status/14130</span><span class="invisible">12411418779654#m</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113028736229539485
2024-08-26
<p>31 days are in August<br />March and May and all the rest<br />Except for ones that end in -ember<br />But not the last one, please remember<br />June and April also thirty<br />February's explanation would be too wordy<br />Maybe look it up online<br />It'd be easier than this rhyme</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113028724574907382
2024-08-26
<p>Cool advice, offline survival manual. I'll keep this in mind when I need to learn how to start a fire with two sticks and identify edible plants</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113028311980439956
2024-08-26
<p>⋅ ᐧ ᐧ • • •<br />⋅ ᐧ ᐧ • •<br />⋅ ᐧ ᐧ • • <br />⋅ ᐧ ᐧ • • •<br />⋅ ᐧ ᐧ • • • •<br />⋅ ᐧ ᐧ • • • •<br />⋅ ᐧ ᐧ • • • </p><p>It's a Sony</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113025379578729934
2024-08-25
<p>Scan your thumbprint to read this article for free (first of 5 per lifetime)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113025172110967094
2024-08-25
<p>I'm the best Sumerian city-state mayor thingy ever</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113024835821192313
2024-08-25
<p>Everybody have fun tonight<br />Everybody nam shub tonight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113024130143965327
2024-08-25
<p>Oh sick, I didn't know Nicholas Cage was in this too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113022593522964619
2024-08-25
<p>Enjoying the new Ryan Reynolds/Hugh Jackman film</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113022570046707467
2024-08-24
<p>Space heater? lol u mean the sun bro?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113017356454655971
2024-08-24
<p>What if you made a movie, didn't release it as a tax write-off, but then released it the next fiscal year? Infinite money glitch?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113014406998989092
2024-08-23
<p>I remember reading about Shenmue, and people would always complain about the "forklift sections". And I assumed this had to be some sort of sokoban minigame, and maybe driving a forklift in a warehouse was just the in-universe justification. And I thought everyone was being sticks-in-the-mud, cuz I like sokoban. But nope, turns out it's just moving boxes around. Just literally moving them from point A to point B. Let this be a lesson, I guess. I dunno what. Don't count your sokos before they ban</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113014049310236017
2024-08-23
<p>Star Trek Disco<br />Star Wars Galactic Funk<br />Starburst Candy Rave<br />Starboard Yacht Rock</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113013648166512658
2024-08-23
<p>Cowboys in movies are always riding off into the sunset at the end, but that would mean they're going west. They're already in the old west. Where are they riding *to*, the ocean? They should ride off into the sunrise, out of the old west and into the new east. Cuz it's the end of the movie and cowboy time is over <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/cowboys" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cowboys</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/symbolism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>symbolism</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/horse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>horse</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113012832837104473
2024-08-22
<p>👒 👜 ☂️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113007945611900459
2024-08-22
<p>Weird that "thermal paste" and "thermal grease" are synonyms when paste is for making things stick together and grease is for making things not stick together</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113007359366475072
2024-08-22
<p>Fellas, is it good to be in the mafia? You're doing crimes 😳</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113006667089169721
2024-08-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> IMO they spread themselves too thin. Their billion other podcasts and projects are taking up all their creative energy, and with how huge TAZ got, MBMBaM probably seems quaint and phone-it-inable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113006405013615786
2024-08-26
<p>Respect to all the 80s kids who lived through chicken pox, 90s kids who survived mad cow and 00s kids who had crazy frog. Animals are fucked up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113029702172160037
2024-08-21
<p>Amen. Thank you, Lord</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113001226260986692
2024-08-21
<p>Y'know, if I can get every cheeve in a game but one, I've got no qualms about dropping out of hardcore mode and using cheats or savestates to get that last one. They can't all be gold 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113000443919766205
2024-08-20
<p>Wait, is Dr. Pepper's degree in habanero-type peppers? Or black pepper? I feel like this shouldn't be ambiguous if they expect me to drink their soda. That's relevant info</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112995591680099615
2024-08-20
<p>I think Gamestop is going to end up being one of those zombie companies like Radio Shack. The chance of full liquidation/expiration dropped to 0 when all the meme stock stuff happened. The name "Gamestop" now has too much ironic/post-ironic cache to just let it die. In the future every brand will pivot to selling nostalgia to people who have nostalgia for brands. It'll be our #1 cultural export</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112995330027634829
2024-08-20
<p>Yes, I read the WSJ</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112994648218779627
2024-08-20
<p>All contracts should be considered null and void if the signer isn't given ample time to read it in a room by themselves or with a trusted confidante. Asking someone to read/sign a contract while you sit there silently staring at them is coercive intimidation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112994591703936012
2024-08-19
<p>I read a book about manga in high school and I thought the way they sold comics in Japan was the coolest thing ever. Big phone-book sized magazines full of different comics every week, and it was just a couple bucks! And about more than superheroes! It seemed so much better</p><p>Then they started selling Shonen Jump in the US, but it was half the size of the JP issues, padded with filler, and worst of all, it was monthly. For already interminable storylines, this made the pace truly agonizing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112989808801525806
2024-08-19
<p>Goku sez: Don't be a shonen chump! Please recycle your manga</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112989690303000843
2024-08-18
<p>I'm a little treetop, green and tall<br />Here is the baby, here is my bough<br />When the wind starts blowing, hear me shout<br />Rock the cradle and dump the baby out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112984341738680649
2024-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> You're right, I guess the smart move would be to use the fact that everyone wants the game to keep moving as a bargaining chip. "If everyone gives me $50 I'll pay the $200 instead of adding everything up." In a game with enough players one could even turn a tidy profit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112984165007797271
2024-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I mean even if it's less, I'm not spending the time adding everything up to get the exact number so I can pay $172 or whatever instead of $200. It's worth the $28 to not do that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112984039282353138
2024-08-18
<p>Has anyone in the history of ever actually added up all their cash and the value of all their property to see if it was worth paying the 10%? That space might as well say "gimme your paycheck, fuckface"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112983728179214792
2024-08-18
<p>If you really want to pep up your writing, forget the thesaurus, use this list of words that appear in dictionaries but have no documented uses <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_dictionary-only_terms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendi</span><span class="invisible">x:English_dictionary-only_terms</span></a> let's help these words graduate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112980179524575676
2024-08-17
<p>Thinking I might invest in some subprime mortgage-backed collateralized debt obligations. These things always come in cycles. Get in now. ride the next wave</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112979909051989522
2024-08-17
<p>Some birds sing elaborate mating songs, but other species reproduce atonally</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112979054168537137
2024-08-17
<p>Double feature idea</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112979012058676681
2024-08-22
<p>Weird that "thermal paste" and "thermal grease" are synonyms when paste is for making things stick together and grease is for making things not stick together</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/113007359366475072
2024-08-17
<p>Sometimes our water pressure is so low, I go to wash a glass to get a drink and I can't really fully rinse out all the dish soap. I rinse it, smell soap, rinse it, smell soap, rinse it several more times, still smell soap, eventually I'm like "I've been rinsing this glass for like 5 minutes, SURELY there can't be any soap left in it", so I get my drink, and yep, I can taste soap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112975350278881192
2024-08-16
<p>The Nielsen Corporation sent me a dollar bill in the mail. The envelope had a plastic window on the *back*, so you could see that it contained a dollar bill. I guess to entice people to open it instead of throwing it away. But if they want me to report what TV programs I watch, I've got some bad news for them. I don't think that dollar's going earn them a great ROI</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112974370077802367
2024-08-16
<p>I'm re-reading Snow Crash, and I find it very funny that even in this extremely unrealistic sci-fi novel, even the super advanced future librarian AI is unable to summarize things. That prospect was too outlandish for Neal Stephenson</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112972758031438240
2024-08-16
<p>Ghostbusters II is a Thanksgiving movie because it has a big inflatable guy in it. Also marshmallows are probably a Thanksgiving food. On sweet potatoes. It's gross but people do it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112972371107642609
2024-08-16
<p>I guess we're going to have one every 3 years until 2036, but after that, the next one won't be until 2103! So look forward to that I guess</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112972195123381369
2024-08-16
<p>Happy 8/16/24. I don't know what to call today, but having every part of the date be consecutive multiples is pretty satisfying. Last one for 3 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112972110093874363
2024-08-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> yeah, agreed. Mostly I just love the randomizer and wanted to be able to say I've finished the actual game once, but this'll probably be the last time I play any of the vanilla NES versions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112971665943072116
2024-08-16
<p>My favorite non-Christmas non-Halloween holiday movie? Probably Back to the Future II (takes place on October 21, Back to the Future Day)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112969136603486865
2024-08-15
<p>I should've switched to the QuickNES core for Dragon Warrior. Even unthrottling the frame rate in NEShawk is too slow. I need 65,000 experience points to hit level cap. I get an average of like 40 XP per encounter. I could go finish the game and get all the other achievements right now but instead I'm going to be walking back and forth occasionally pressing A for a few more hours. I'm so dumb</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112968361490847921
2024-08-15
<p>Huh, I thought Gordon Ramsay showed his ass in *all* of his shows (in a metaphorical sense (he is mean))</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112967642441117386
2024-08-15
<p>May my sense of self-worth never stem from the labor I'm forced to sell to survive. I will love myself the way work never can or will. I will not conflate office bullshit with reality. Outside these walls, my mind is my own again. My worksona isn't real and cannot hurt me. I exist</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112967525154171985
2024-08-15
<p>My employer lied when they told me they'd be doing a short-term temp contract to cover the gap between the end of my agency contract (today) and my full-time start date (Aug. 26.) After next week, I will be paid almost a living wage and should be okay. Any help getting there is appreciated <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/bluelander" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/bluelander</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Venmo: mbluelander</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112966616315045895
2024-08-14
<p>Commodore Amoeba</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112963090368940651
2024-08-14
<p>AFAIK I've never heard a Maroon 5 song, so whenever anyone mentions them, the song that plays in my head is "Blue" by Eiffel 65. That's how my brain works, they both have a color and they both have a number with a 5. Same thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112961092676164848
2024-08-13
<p>If you're referring to a football team called the Buffalo at a high school in Buffalo called Buffalo High, you can add two more "buffalo"s to the sentence</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112956390246067842
2024-08-12
<p>It sucks that the cheeves for every other Mario game are tedious bullshit. I like SMB2 almost as much as 3, but there's no way I'm playing the whole game a minimum of 5 times just for one cheeve set. Yeah, I know Doki Doki Panic made you do this, go make achievements for Doki Doki Panic then</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112949897562697914
2024-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@SeanAloysiusOBrien" class="u-url mention">@<span>SeanAloysiusOBrien</span></a></span> a list of two items doesn't have a comma: "apples and oranges". If you picture a longer list as being built up from the shorter list, the lack of oxford comma sounds natural. "Bananas, apples and oranges." "Pears, bananas, apples and oranges." I don't refuse to use the oxford comma, but I may omit it depending on how I think the list flows</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112947174228880540
2024-08-12
<p>Yes!! I knew complaining about it would make it appear :wizboing_froggy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112946994139717914
2024-08-12
<p>Okay I know I said I wouldn't try to 200% any game that requires tediously grinding the same spot over and over hoping for a 3% drop, but DW1 is nothing *but* tedious grinding, so it's okay! If I wasn't doing this, I'd be walking back and forth fighting monsters anyway, so in a way this makes it more interesting! I'm not mad, in fact one could call me captain cool-head :gamepro_fairer:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112946924626866927
2024-08-11
<p>I tried to pick a pleasant sounding ringtone, but I leave it on so infrequently that when a call does come in and I need to wake up to answer it, I'm at a complete loss as to what could be making that noise. It takes so long for my brain to register that it is in fact a phone call that I'm worried I'll miss the window to answer. So I set it to the loud obnoxious mid-90s digital ringer chirp that's built in. I hate the sound, a lot, which is how I know it's a ringing phone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112945276186401079
2024-08-09
<p>Ohio highway signs just look black with a white painted square that once covered most of the sign but has been eaten away by the elements</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112934579377360817
2024-08-09
<p>This was very good. I recommend it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112933737392298150
2024-08-09
<p>The five rings are informally known as the 'Lymp Bizkits</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112932721802493584
2024-08-09
<p>Mechanically separated clickbait</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112932512263122037
2024-08-09
<p>I'm not sure I understand the logistics, but I'm glad Hironobu Sakaguchi, Akira Toriyama, and Yuji Horii won their basketball game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112932082137978500
2024-08-09
<p>I don't understand why they decided to call it a "pteranodon" and not a flynosaur</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112929584665210847
2024-08-08
<p>Fuck traditional wisdom, fight fire with lasers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112928024205254227
2024-08-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> haha I didn't think about gag gift potential, excellent thing to give a dad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112927533531699632
2024-08-08
<p>This is a motivational thing teachers and other mentor figures do: They give teens a circular piece of paper or cardboard or basically any round object (my friend got a CD-R in 2002) with the letters TUIT written on it. The punchline is "now you can never say 'I'll do it when I get around to it', because I just gave you one." Extremely corny dad-style joke, but I gotta hand it to em, the fact that they actually went to the trouble of providing a physical object made me remember it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112927494882609146
2024-08-08
2024-08-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> he gave them to us to keep. There are fancier ones you can buy, but I've mostly heard of teachers DIYing it by cutting paper into circles or using whatever materials they had. One of my cousin's teachers wrote TUIT on a blank CD-R for everyone, very early 2000s lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112927343608659181
2024-08-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> one of my teachers at the end of senior year gave everyone a circular piece of cardboard that he wrote TUIT on in sharpie along with a little motivational speech. It was extremely corny but I have to admit, it stuck with me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112927292425434342
2024-08-08
2024-08-08
<p>In school did you ever receive a round TUIT?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112927267806607742
2024-08-13
<p>If you're referring to a football team called the Buffalo at a high school in Buffalo called Buffalo High, you can add two more "buffalo"s to the sentence</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112956390246067842
2024-08-12
<p>It sucks that the cheeves for every other Mario game are tedious bullshit. I like SMB2 almost as much as 3, but there's no way I'm playing the whole game a minimum of 5 times just for one cheeve set. Yeah, I know Doki Doki Panic made you do this, go make achievements for Doki Doki Panic then</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112949897562697914
2024-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@SeanAloysiusOBrien" class="u-url mention">@<span>SeanAloysiusOBrien</span></a></span> a list of two items doesn't have a comma: "apples and oranges". If you picture a longer list as being built up from the shorter list, the lack of oxford comma sounds natural. "Bananas, apples and oranges." "Pears, bananas, apples and oranges." I don't refuse to use the oxford comma, but I may omit it depending on how I think the list flows</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112947174228880540
2024-08-08
<p>Anyway, I recommend joining me over on retroachievements.org <a href="https://retroachievements.org/user/dukeofthebump" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retroachievements.org/user/duk</span><span class="invisible">eofthebump</span></a> you get to collect shiny gold badges for your favorite old games. You get to engage in a feeling of shared accomplishment and camaraderie, and you never have to talk to another human! It's eSports for the type-b personality, or bSports as I like to call it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112926647461060793
2024-08-08
<p>And if a game isn't perfectly balanced and I do somehow manage to get good enough to win more than 50% of games, it means someone out there is having an even *worse* time! I don't want that on my conscience</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112926589359158094
2024-08-08
<p>Competitive games suck, because even if a game is perfectly balanced, even if you're matched up with people at your exact skill level, you're still going to lose 50% of the time. I play games for fun and enjoyment, I don't want to spend half of my leisure time losing. I lose enough in real life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112926577067254233
2024-08-08
<p>Just a perfectly normal total solar eclipse, massive geomagnetic storm, hyperactive sunspots, double cicada brood, thousands of tarantulas kind of year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112926518994293946
2024-08-07
<p>If you microwave a bag of popcorn every day, and you increase the time by 1 second each time, one day you'll cook it long enough for the popcorn to burn. But seriously? How can cooking something 1 second longer than last time make it burn? It's only a second</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112923307749632391
2024-08-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> I hope the toothpaste pods have NFC chips that phone home to authenticate with the Colgate PasteCloud before dispensing. I wouldn't want to risk using pirated toothpaste</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112922534701767393
2024-08-09
<p>Mechanically separated clickbait</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112932512263122037
2024-08-07
<p>Found a real life version</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112918089606772433
2024-08-06
<p>Anyway I declined as politely as I could under the circumstances, which was just a curt "no thank you" and putting my headphones back on. Maybe they were trying to save me from the heat, idk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112917633827782283
2024-08-06
<p>Just got propositioned by a couple drive-by missionaries. It was the exact same starched white shirt, necktie, short-haired pair of white boys who knock on your door with pamphlets, except they slowed down and asked if I wanted to... get in the car and go to church with them, I guess? At 7PM? Creepy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112917614025656883
2024-08-06
<p>I wish they'd use these powerful conversation engines to make websites understand answers besides "yes" and "maybe later". I dunno, just feels at odds with the natural language processing revolution to have no understanding of the human concept of "no"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112917375751292856
2024-08-06
<p>My favorite courtroom objection is "asked and answered". It's not the most exciting, but it's the one I most wish I could use in real life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112917095915348599
2024-08-06
<p>My boss said I was crushing it. Confident, I opened the forbidden doorway. Oh my god. What I've been crushing was BABIES <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MicroHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MicroHorror</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112917031895954505
2024-08-06
<p>Where facebook's ai slop comes from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240806144126if_/https://www.404media.co/where-facebooks-ai-slop-comes-from/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2024080614</span><span class="invisible">4126if_/https://www.404media.co/where-facebooks-ai-slop-comes-from/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112915664094998569
2024-08-06
<p>I tightened up the graphics on level 3 and all I got was this fake degree</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112913106501867839
2024-08-06
<p>Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Nori, Ori, Dori, Nemo, Buzz, Woody, Forrest, Ghost Dog,</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112912884942382676
2024-08-06
2024-08-06
2024-08-06
<p>Kids these days are obsessed with becoming ottomans and settees. Go into any public high school, I guarantee half the kids are popping furniture pills. Teenage upholstery has risen 32% compared to this time last year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112912505439173533
2024-08-06
<p>ඞ</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112912434746917349
2024-08-05
<p>Sparrow? That's an audiophile-caliber bird. You've never heard such crystal-clear sound reproduction in your life. Gotta hear it to believe it. Sounds so good you'll think you must be a bird too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112910872000664465
2024-08-05
<p>Turns out nvidia stands for Not Very Interested in Display Interfaces Anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112910518774277048
2024-08-05
<p>This parking spot is fully in the public domain. Park away, you don't even have to give credit!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112910416116553959
2024-08-05
2024-08-05
<p>Ended up finishing it. The W7 WMH cheeve sucked, but I had to do another loop through the game anyway to 100% World 3 (you need 2 hammers because there's a spade minigame locked behind a rock 🙄) so I collected a bunch of frog suits there. With careful warp whistle use it wasn't too bad. I had 5 frog suits and it took me 4 tries 😰 The set definitely made me play the game in interesting new ways. I'm amassing a nice little collection!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112909546732920727
2024-08-04
<p>Man, Nintendo news used to be good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112906197673776381
2024-08-04
<p>...getting the white mushroom house in world 7 requires you to have a frog suit. lol fuck this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112906090464845658
2024-08-04
<p>Okay, I understand this achievement set more now that I was reminded you get an inventory full of P-wings after finishing the game. I never cared about it before, because you can't save your game, and it's not like I'm going to immediately replay the game I just finished, but the rA set essentially gives you a second quest. Pretty clever. I think 200% is attainable!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112905456276675700
2024-08-04
<p>Really the fact that normal power-ups override the rare awesome suits is unforgivable. If I'm not careful and get hit by an enemy, that's understandable. I know I'm going to get hit eventually, and the suit can't last forever. But if I lose it because I get a power-up? That are intentionally easy to get? That's some nonsense. Tanuki Mario just shouldn't interact with lesser powerups. He should invisibly sway slightly in the z-axis and let the leaf float gently away. What a crock</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112904837342950251
2024-08-04
<p>Mario 3 is my favorite platformer, but if there's one beef I want to register, it's that the designers *really* don't want the player having fun with the super awesome rare power-up suits. Like in 7-8 when they give you a free Hammer Brother suit, then immediately you encounter this flower enemy you've never seen before that shoots super-fast fireballs that catch you off-guard. Or in 5-5 when they give you a tanuki suit, then you immediately bump into this block and get a normal tail instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112904816739289587
2024-08-04
<p>Jif jallery</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112901879648584171
2024-08-03
<p>They're Pinky and LeBron. Pinky and LeBron. One's really tiny, the other's real strong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112900603828059823
2024-08-03
<p>Looking for audiobooks from the library, downloaded this on a total whim, it's great. I sometimes have a hard time getting into fiction, particularly when it's audio, but this grabbed me from the word go. It's made what I expected to be a miserable slog of overtime fly by. Thank you library 🙏📚🏦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112899393603638037
2024-08-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> your post prompted me to look up the MPFC intros because I couldn't remember how they pronounce it. Series 1 has the schwa, series 2 has the short o, and series 3 is read in such a silly voice that it's sort of a toss-up. It seems like they removed the spoken announcement for series 4. I presume this was a constant source of strife between Terry Gilliam and the rest of the group</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112895039368916696
2024-08-02
<p>My spouse and I are very close to covering rent for August, we just need a little help to get us over the line, and help us get food between now and my next paycheck. I'm going to do overtime on Saturdays starting tomorrow, so hopefully I won't have to ask for help again. For now, if you can give a donation or boost it'd help a lot 💜 <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bluelander" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/bluelander</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112893211680751083
2024-08-02
<p>Tom Hardy or hardly tomming?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112892662015449023
2024-08-02
<p>Wow, six products in one!<br />• It smells good<br />• It smells good<br />• It smells good<br />• It smells good for a long time<br />• It quickly smells good<br />• It's an air freshener</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112892551127794282
2024-08-02
<p>I can't afford to get Kitsune Tails, so I'm knocking out a few more Mario 3 achievements <a href="https://retroachievements.org/user/dukeofthebump" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retroachievements.org/user/duk</span><span class="invisible">eofthebump</span></a> apparently my only rA playthrough was warping straight to World 8 and finishing the game, because I'm missing most of the mid-game stuff. Won't be able to 200% this one because of all the white mushroom house achievements (sigh) but I should be able to get a pretty good score</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112892432073814344
2024-08-01
<p>I can't come to work today, my triskaidekaphobia is acting up. Yeah I know it's only the 8th, but on my watch that looks like a 1 and a 3 smooshed together</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112889097813068964
2024-08-01
<p>It's already the second month of the new quarter?? In a couple weeks I can't call it "the new quarter" anymore. Fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112886875152293507
2024-08-01
<p>How come ketchup comes in a clear bottle that lets you see the red color of the ketchup, but mustard comes in a mustard-colored bottle. What is mustard hiding 👀</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112884258818423677
2024-07-31
2024-07-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> you can still get them direct from China, but the bad news is that you need to buy 20 of them :( <a href="https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Portable-MP3-Tape-Player-Vintage-Cassette_1600270450164.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alibaba.com/product-detail/Por</span><span class="invisible">table-MP3-Tape-Player-Vintage-Cassette_1600270450164.html</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112879159927514051
2024-07-30
<p>"Imagine having complete control over your personal identity information without relying on a centralized authority." oh yeah, <rel="me">! Works great</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112875946472014062
2024-07-29
<p>Oh yeah, the god particle! They found it back in 2012. Things have mostly gotten worse since then, which is probably a coincidence, but I guess it's possible we're being punished for our hubris</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112871095419975935
2024-07-29
<p>A broken watch is right twice a day, unless the way it's broken is that it has the wrong numbers on it. Then it's always right about how many ghosts are in the vicinity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112870599825761526
2024-07-29
<p>I always thought "Yokai Watch" was used in the sense of "night watch" or "neighborhood watch", like "we're on the lookout for yokai". But apparently it refers to a wristwatch? That the characters use to detect ghosts? A little odd to emphasize the timekeeping functionality it seems ill-suited for because of the wrong numbers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112870527101526769
2024-07-29
<p>"Swingline Stapler" sounds like an old-timey Monopoly train</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112870412366467039
2024-07-29
<p>Part of my job is now helping make sure the guy who's too incompetent to trust with anything important has some busywork to do. Theoretically he's "helping" me, but truthfully, the disruption to my workflow combined with having to fix his mistakes costs me more time than it's supposed to save. He makes more than me and gets benefits 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112869893913925121
2024-07-29
2024-07-29
2024-07-29
<p>Prepare for crubble (and make it wubble)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112869593454382566
2024-07-29
<p>More like "toke 'em if you pot 'em" 🤣 doobie joints that is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112869514053828413
2024-07-29
<p>More like stuportino</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112867739453093081
2024-07-28
<p>Video game writing used to be good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112864765323307127
2024-07-28
<p>:toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112864591105036487
2024-07-28
<p>Anthropocene Park: a future race of intelligent dinosaurs clone the long-extinct and mysterious homo sapien from preserved DNA samples. The dinos put us in a park to gawk at us, but disaster strikes when we start doing climate change and making nukes and shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112861827418993510
2024-07-28
<p>Love hertz? Oh, around about 100 I suppose. Double that if you're in Europe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112861772663675386
2024-07-27
<p>Wordle Forever 1134 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨<br />⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>my strategy still works 🥳</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112858889745415462
2024-07-26
<p>Video health service</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112854806422550889
2024-07-26
<p>Star Wars historians live in a reality with an actual main character and they can't even form a solid consensus about him, what hope do we have?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112850133160603024
2024-07-26
<p>You think reality is bad? Wookieepedia can't even get the article for Luke Skywalker straight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112850093595878250
2024-07-25
<p>Introducing Ford's first all-electric zero emissions SUV: the Broncho</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112848182982887258
2024-07-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I invent a new unit of measure called the buildon. I use the barometer as a tool of divination. Whatever number is on the barometer I divine to be the height of the building in buildons <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/measureabuildingwithabarometer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>measureabuildingwithabarometer</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112846920787491304
2024-07-25
<p>Mario looks so sad when Wario steals his mushroom</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112844463877837202
2024-07-24
<p>Like maybe we should do more to normalize the inclusion of insect protein in food for environmental reasons. I don't think letting people buy jump-scare products is going to help</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112842682819788481
2024-07-24
<p>I was walking by the (unstaffed) guard table at work and saw a big rectangular sucker lying there with a weirdly medical-looking label. I thought wtf, did they confiscate a fentanyl sucker? On closer inspection it was a "cricket sucker", which is what it sounds like: candy with an entire cricket entombed inside like a fly in amber <a href="https://hotlix.com/product-category/suckers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hotlix.com/product-category/su</span><span class="invisible">ckers/</span></a></p><p>I'm not 100% opposed to insects as food, but fuck this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112842594878602037
2024-07-24
<p>The clouds are cuddling</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112839088473170351
2024-07-23
<p>A Herman Miller chair? No thanks, I'm comfortable enough on my stack of 1500 $1 bills. It's actually not physically that much, I'm only sitting about 5 inches off the floor, my back is killing me, but for psychological comfort you can't beat it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112836800533864885
2024-07-22
<p>I keep seeing all these articles and videos like "The CrowdStrike fiasco explained", and I'm like, what is there to explain? Bill Gates forgot to pay zombie John McAfee his monthly protection money, so he hired a technowizard to give Nortonsoft 360 a Y2K virus</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112832557890997753
2024-07-22
<p>I can't believe youtube still doesn't have an easy way to watch 3 videos at the same time. It's the TV of the future, Elvis Mode should be one button</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112832022004735457
2024-07-22
<p>Making me show up to something in person that could've been a phone call, and letting me out precisely ninety seconds after the bus runs. Name a more iconic duo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112831905231659276
2024-07-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> amazing that any of it works at all tbh. Extreme held-together-with-bubblegum vibes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112830698265652669
2024-07-22
<p>Waiting for my work computer to do *anything*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112830411035556242
2024-07-22
<p>I need to change my password for a government system. It provides a recommended random password on the "change password" screen. I copy and paste the recommended password. "Sorry, your new password must begin with a letter." I manually type it in. "Sorry, your new password must begin with a letter." I manually type it in again but change the first letter from "Z" to "W". It accepted it. Congratulations, commonwealth nations, zed belongs to you now. The US government no longer recognizes it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112830175409669440
2024-07-22
<p>When your computer is so slow that your 2FA code expires before the numbers you type appear in the box, that's what we call good security</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112830148248606909
2024-07-21
<p>Nintendo were always great with the snappy names</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112824840428568406
2024-07-20
<p>The description for this microgame is "Focus your mind and chop! Miss, and you gotta meet the raccoon!"</p><p>Excuse me. I believe you mean "miss and the tanuki will teabag you"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112819266587760938
2024-07-20
<p>I want to learn to play bass, and I want to start with either "Money" or the famous intro to that 90s sitcom. I'm Floyd/Seinfeld dithering</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112818831248751084
2024-07-20
<p>You can't trust Joey... he's in the pocket of Big Kangaroo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112816163642915670
2024-07-19
<p>Rcikergz Rciker<br />nesieale as eacr<br />Rciker an eis</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112815748166417124
2024-07-19
<p>haha psyche, no one ever calls anyone on the telephone to tell them something good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112815051552141403
2024-07-19
<p>Look, I don't know what's so confusing. Tell me what the call is regarding, and I'll tell you whether you're speaking to [my legal name] or not. You *probably* have the wrong number, but I need to make sure you're not calling me, I mean that person, for something good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112815023613985363
2024-07-19
<p>Of course this is absurd, they never went *this* far in the real world, but wow it's a hilarious extension of some weaponized recreational outrage I've witnessed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112813291867721141
2024-07-19
<p>Dreamt that some family members I don't associate with anymore and I were going to restaurants, they would find inane excuses to get angry and storm out without paying (their drink contained crushed ice when they explicitly requested cubes, etc.) They didn't eat enough at any one restaurant to constitute a dine-and-dash, they only took a few bites of their food, but they repeated this act until they weren't hungry anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112813277382638691
2024-07-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> this happens occasionally at my current job because our IT infrastructure and electrical grid are shit. We had an hours-long power outage a couple weeks ago, the longest downtime I've had in years, but it was hard to appreciate when the AC was also down. If it was winter it'd've been beautiful</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112813197154813619
2024-07-19
<p>I don't know what the computer problem for today is, but I was hoping it'd mean I'd get paid to sit at my desk doing nothing until it was fixed. But no, either it's already fixed enough or it didn't affect us. Bummer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112813156084937901
2024-07-19
<p>Is it Christian for an ape to stay at a hotel? A common sense media emergency report</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112810360942219645
2024-07-17
<p>Mog's job really should've been "Geodancer"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112799227183895338
2024-07-16
2024-07-16
<p>Diamond hands, that's what it takes to go to the moon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112793647718176215
2024-07-15
<p>I started using profanity less as I got older, just cuz I dunno, I guess the novelty wore off? But the more algorithm-pleasing self-censorship is a thing, the more I feel like it's time for the pendulum to swing back the other way. Cuz fuck that shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112792269583387255
2024-07-15
<p>The first Skinnerd box, designed by famed behaviorist Leonard Skinnerd, consisted of an automatic record player connected to an early voice-recognizion system; it would play the recording whenever it detected that the subject uttered the trigger phrase</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112791583100339990
2024-07-15
<p>DayZ* and Confused</p><p>*(commonwealth pronunciation)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112791336167216927
2024-07-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> Artist's conception</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112790714971351125
2024-07-15
<p>Two people in my office have covid, but I've tested negative twice, hell yeah. I agree with God, three times is plenty, I've done my time, fuck your spike glycoproteins 😤🖕🦠</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112790638833302489
2024-07-14
<p>The shame!<br />I wish that I was brave enough to dive in<br />But I never have been and never will be <br />I’m coming in hot then freezing completely<br />The shame!<br />I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking<br />But I never have done and never will do <br />Still only knees deep<br />I’ll never be brave like you</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XriDeVHO8w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=1XriDeVHO8w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112783510667788298
2024-07-12
<p>I don't understand conceptually how it's even possible to decide where you want to hit a tennis ball. Like what, I'm not only gonna hit the ball with enough strength to forcefully send it back over the net, I'm simultaneously going to calculate the force and angle needed to place it in a part of the court that's in bounds but difficult to hit? A dozen times per minute? That's some Terminator shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112775780134556361
2024-07-12
<p>Last night I dreamt that I got permission to work from home, which I was very excited about, but when I woke up in my dream, I learned to my horror that *everyone* started working from my home. The living room was cleared out and there were four desks crammed in there and the three coworkers in my office were already working. A real monkey's paw kind of situation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112773871214417415
2024-07-12
<p>I don't like it either, but "s13n" is in fact a solution to the "standardization/standardisation" standardization problem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112773780615974065
2024-07-19
<p>Rcikergz Rciker<br />nesieale as eacr<br />Rciker an eis</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112815748166417124
2024-07-11
<p>A single unit of crud is a crudule. I don't know why, it's just always been this way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112769121305280208
2024-07-11
<p>If you're still getting 403 errors with the latest yt-dlp version, try playing the video in a browser tab first. Who knows why, but that seems to trick youtube into forking over the data... for now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112765200602039363
2024-07-11
<p>Everyone wants to be friends with a mad scientist, until they ask what kind of science I do and I tell them I'm a statistician. Apparently mad statistics "isn't fun"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112765135055698262
2024-07-10
<p>"Here's our demo video. It's on pastebin, just convert it from base64"</p><p>Or maybe you could use websites for the thing that they're for</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112764238019613343
2024-07-10
<p>"Join our discord server to download" yeah man, and when I need to get in touch, I'll send you a message on dropbox. The fuck you talking about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112764225483948041
2024-07-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> multitrack recording is killing the one-man-band</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112762958266676901
2024-07-09
<p>*Cracktackle. He's from The Demon Rush, not ZC, but I see why my brain did that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112753660442575190
2024-07-09
<p>Wasn't one of the proposed characters in Zybourne Clock named Brooks Crackackle? Why can't I find this anywhere? I feel like I'm losing my mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112753606578316072
2024-07-08
<p>Let's start seeing some animated remakes of live action stuff. That's the direction you wanna go. Animation is better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112753348362409167
2024-07-08
<p>Don't play Donkey Kong 64, play Donkey Kong '94: it's 30 better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112751966179950555
2024-07-08
<p>Ugh, Christine won't start again. Do you have any jump scare cables?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112748296295207715
2024-07-07
<p>Except getting that error message caused bizhawk to crash, making me lose all my progress, because by default it doesn't save the .saveRAM to disk unless you close the emulator, why would you do this to me. Why wouldn't periodic .saveRAM backups be the default. God I hate computers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112746451671935417
2024-07-07
<p>I was like 6 hours into a Shining in the Darkness 200% retro achievement run (<a href="https://retroachievements.org/user/dukeofthebump" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retroachievements.org/user/duk</span><span class="invisible">eofthebump</span></a>) when I thought "huh, I wonder how hard it is to program macros in bizhawk" because I was thinking of playing FF6 again after SitD but don't want to have to do the stupid street fighter combos, and I got an error message that said I can't use the LUA console in hardcore mode, which oops yeah, makes sense, you could definitely use that to actually cheat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112746438663200241
2024-07-07
<p>Tank<br />Healer<br />DPS<br />Buffer<br />Debuffer<br />Support<br />Hacker<br />Negotiator<br />Scout<br />Sous Chef<br />Administrative Assistant<br />Ninja<br />Bazookist<br />Bassoonist<br />Assassin<br />Conductor (Orchestra)<br />Conductor (Train)<br />TV/VCR Repair<br />Or Get Your Degree<br />You Can Major In Business Management<br />Or Accounting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112742737207375839
2024-07-05
<p>Hey, my bot still works! It'd been so long, I was worried whatever service I used would disable it for inactivity or something. Nice that I don't have to worry about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112734215455877573
2024-07-05
2024-07-04
<p>Happy 13:37</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112729433517204246
2024-07-04
2024-07-04
<p>How come there's so many sitcoms about people in New York but only one about samurai pizza cats</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112725510180725432
2024-07-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> that's my favorite Stephen King book too! It was the first thing I read by him, I didn't know it was his first book. Wow. I'm surprised I don't hear more people talk about it given how popular "dystopian competition" is as a genre now. It's still the best example of it, I reread it every few years, it still makes me weep</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112724889638138574
2024-07-03
<p>Accessibility tip: prepare documents in a square 1:1 aspect ratio wherever space permits. That way you can still read them even if your coworker who makes twice as much as you doesn't understand that portrait-oriented documents need to be printed in portrait orientation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112724053986994492
2024-07-03
2024-07-03
<p>I'd've gone with "What's the deal with airplane mode?🧍 "</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112720894090399929
2024-07-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> One knife for the PB, one spoon for the jelly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112720533215376931
2024-07-02
<p>John, who the author hates and doesn't want to write anymore, died mysteriously between the last chapter and this one. The other characters won't mention him again after this paragraph; but Peter, the protagonist's best friend, is back from the vacation he was on. "This is Peter," the protagonist introduced him to his friends. "He shares most of John's less annoying personality traits."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112719200529788540
2024-07-02
<p>Third person omnipotent</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112719175910806759
2024-07-02
<p>In England, a "four job fiesta" is a celebration featuring any four things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112718787219103129
2024-07-02
<p>I didn't think it was possible to do a 4th of July story about the US national anthem that doesn't make me feel cynical, but gosh darn it, Mark Chrisler pulls it off again <a href="https://www.constantpodcast.com/episodes/everyone-can-sing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">constantpodcast.com/episodes/e</span><span class="invisible">veryone-can-sing</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112718307926657868
2024-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> of course, it's greatly appreciated, thank you 🙏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112717993487737905
2024-07-02
<p>Hey friends, we're on a payment plan to get caught up with the rent, but we need some help getting there. The landlord isn't letting us split it into weekly payments anymore, so we have to pay $560 by July 5th, and then save back some to pay for August on top of food, bills, medicine and transportation. Thank you <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bluelander" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/bluelander</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> :boost_ok:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112717885836701478
2024-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> Yeah, I think more recent ports and remakes have smoothed over a lot of the rough edges, but I really wonder if the original is one of those games that's impossible to finish without a guide. I bet its release coinciding with more widespread internet access played a big part in its success. Maybe being able to look up answers on the internet was novel enough that it felt rewarding too in some way, like you could use this amazing new technology to get one over on the game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112717448210211220
2024-07-02
<p>You don't have to be Harry to be a Truman :heart_trans:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112717422465324522
2024-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> thanks, when I get home I'll see if I can find a copy anywhere</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112717298411570963
2024-07-02
<p>I should probably give it another shot now that I'm an adult with better lateral thinking skills. anyone know if there's a good way to play the original Myst on modern computers?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112717228985683218
2024-07-02
<p>Unfortunately child-me was the worst case scenario for this :( I clicked around the Myst island for hours and never figured out how to learn how to do anything. Pretty bold of them to assume anyone who got stuck on the island would have any interest in a sequel, it was one of the most memorably frustrating and discouraging game experiences of my life. I could only assume I was too dumb for that kind of game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112717226083980085
2024-07-02
2024-07-02
<p>@blueberrysoft I moved all the ant porn and sugar jpegs off my desktop weeks ago, so your guess is as good as mine 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112717144018460730
2024-07-02
<p>One nice thing about current year is that all the guys I suspected of being hack frauds but didn't have enough data to form a solid opinion are now doing projects with crypto or chatbots and confirming all my suspicions <a href="https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/07/02/jason-rohrers-project-december-ai-seances-at-10-a-pop/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pivot-to-ai.com/2024/07/02/jas</span><span class="invisible">on-rohrers-project-december-ai-seances-at-10-a-pop/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112716896628997648
2024-07-01
<p>My mouse was acting weird, like someone else was controlling it, pulling it in the opposite direction from the way I was pulling it. I was wondering if the batteries were getting low, but it went back to normal. I shrugged, used the mouse normally for a little bit, then it started doing the same thing. I picked it up and inspected it, and there hanging out precisely in the optical sensor well was the tiniest little ant. I literally debugged my mouse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112713584838023086
2024-07-01
<p>If you just can't get enough Kazuma Kiryu, maybe give Fist Of The North Star a try. Kenshiro is pretty much the same character, except instead of taking sidequests helping kids find their pets and racing slot cars, he punches dudes in the dick until their heads explode. Otherwise basically the same guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112713259553047296
2024-07-01
<p>How my brain is draggin'</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112713092370563135
2024-07-01
<p>It's called a tricorder because it can record audio, video, and 3DO</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112712439377236538
2024-07-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I definitely prefer when game VO was limited to a few k of crunchy samples. Much more fantastical</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112712398532844793
2024-07-01
<p>Finally, the age of the interactive CD-ROM has arrived. For the first time, games can have crystal-clear CD-quality audio. Now, we have a lot of dialogue to get through, so I want all the interns recording in the bathroom to read your lines carefully so we don't have to do any second takes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112712308730933997
2024-07-01
<p>Anyone wanna buy my one-of-a-kind Miraculous Ladybug phone case? Maroon with black trim, white decal with catchphrase "Show Your True Colors" featuring Ladybug and Cat Noir. Highly collectible black market item</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112712177157279235
2024-07-01
<p>I love The Lion King, but Mufasa's death is the one scene I never really fully understood. Maybe it's because I have a hard time picking up Scar chasm</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112711752071918065
2024-07-01
2024-07-01
<p>I need a vacation after this weekend</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112709317175103599
2024-06-30
<p>Out of neurotransmitters 😞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112702717991558781
2024-06-28
<p>I discovered an obscure old fencing rule allowing the use of "blocking spray", a liquid you spray in the air with the power to temporarily cause your opponent's foil to become stuck and immovable in mid-swing. It's made of "extract of armadillo glands" and nobody knows exactly how it works, but experts theorize it has something to do with magnetic fields. My use of blocking spray quickly makes me the #1 fencer and completely changes the meta, ruining the sport for spectators permanently</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112695176750220553
2024-06-27
<p>Who wrote The Jungle book? Rudyard Kipling? I'm sorry, the correct answer is Upton Sinclair. Kipling wrote The Jungle Book book</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112690122352988506
2024-06-27
<p>Okay, closing up shop, but feel free to submit questions if you're okay with a response in ~11 hours. Goodnight :acnl_sleepy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112685825343157551
2024-06-27
<p>Heading to bed early tonight, so if you have any questions or requests, please submit them within the next 20 minutes if you want a prompt response <a href="https://retrospring.net/@minterpunct" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">retrospring.net/@minterpunct</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> any requests received after 20h45 EDT (00h45 UTC) will be addressed the following business day. Thank you for understanding</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112685736814358820
2024-06-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@ejk" class="u-url mention">@<span>ejk</span></a></span> My favorite podcast is The Constant <a href="https://www.constantpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">constantpodcast.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Just one person, scripted stories well-presented about the history of getting things wrong. Covers a wide variety of science/history/skepticism topics, generally a different topic for each episode. (hope the flare subsides soon 💜)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112685257602456551
2024-06-26
<p>Did you know? The only character to appear in more Star Wars films than C3PO is the guy standing just offscreen slowly pulling up the opening text scoll</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112680930270147600
2024-06-26
<p>It's not my fault I'm late to work, honest. It was the library, they made me stay up late</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112680447089699638
2024-06-25
<p>Encolabubble'd pop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112679375987661141
2024-06-25
<p>Mindfulness For Midwestern Dads Born In October Who Love Fishing, Drinking Cheap Domestic Beer With Their Bros And Don't Take Anyone's Shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112679115779571872
2024-06-25
<p>Mindfulness For Dipshits</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112679078160130290
2024-06-25
<p>When your boiled bread roll tastes like crap, that's a loo bagel. Mambo #2</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112678370515273985
2024-06-25
<p>Canoe/Linux</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112677526907878202
2024-06-25
<p>Have you tried mailmaxing? It's a new productivity technique where you let email accumulate unread in your inbox until the number reaches 100,000; then you log out, and you win. You can print yourself a certificate if you like</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112677268167779211
2024-06-24
<p>Dreamt that the SD in SD Card stands for "subdividable data", meaning you can put folders on it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112671385977306259
2024-07-01
<p>Finally, the age of the interactive CD-ROM has arrived. For the first time, games can have crystal-clear CD-quality audio. Now, we have a lot of dialogue to get through, so I want all the interns recording in the bathroom to read your lines carefully so we don't have to do any second takes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112712308730933997
2024-06-23
<p>Just very belatedly finished The Quest For Corvo. One of my new favorite biographies. I listened to the audiobook here, I think anyone with a US library card should be able to listen with a free account <a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/the-quest-for-corvo-an-experiment-in-biography-a-j-a-symons/16151893" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hoopladigital.com/audiobook/th</span><span class="invisible">e-quest-for-corvo-an-experiment-in-biography-a-j-a-symons/16151893</span></a></p><p>Can't find an audiobook for Hadrian the Seventh (librivox or otherwise) so I've been slowly picking my way through the gutenberg ebook. It's also good, especially now that I have the bigraphical context. Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> for the rec forever ago</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112666618494964478
2024-06-22
<p>Hamburger creatures only want one thing and it's hamburgers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112662926179784984
2024-06-22
<p>@blueberrysoft jfc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112660754705965732
2024-06-21
<p>Puss in Das Boot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112657289979781771
2024-06-21
<p>If it weren't for nervous energy I'd have no energy at all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112656662656785903
2024-06-20
<p>One of the all-time great video game character interactions. It doesn't get more video games than this <from the manual for Zeppelin <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin_(1983_video_game)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin</span><span class="invisible">_(1983_video_game)</span></a> ></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112651500169276900
2024-06-20
<p>Nothing makes me feel like a hacker illicitly scouring deeply obfuscated systems for classified data like trying to download an episode of a podcast on a computer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112650440237921426
2024-06-20
<p>These new hints are really helping me take my game to the next level</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112650057049566327
2024-06-20
<p>I stopped playing cookie clicker when I switched phones, because I wasn't playing the alpha version and wasn't able to export my save. It's been a few months, so I checked in, and the export save function has been rolled into the live version. If you've been thinking about getting back into cookie clicker on your phone, now's the time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112650029850464471
2024-06-20
<p>NGTOW</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112649931164581708
2024-06-20
<p>Actually the correct grammar would be "she and Charm went to the Pokemon center"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112649716923242729
2024-06-20
2024-06-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.artemislena.eu/@laura" class="u-url mention">@<span>laura</span></a></span> Whimsy me up!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112648988694481975
2024-06-20
<p>At work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112648917610814845
2024-06-20
2024-06-20
<p>When I was a kid, there was another kid in my neighborhood who I wasn't really friends with, but we both owned a Sega genesis, so we would occasionally hang out at each other's homes and share our game collections. Whenever a game wouldn't boot/had a bad connection/gray screened, he'd pull the cartridge out and squirt a little WD-40 into it. It's all-purpose electronics fluid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112647084100754936
2024-06-20
<p>*sprays WD-40 directly into the little pinhole eject mechanism on the CD-ROM drive* Now it's 53X :blobthinksmart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112647031209146525
2024-06-20
<p>Bubsy 3D isn't a great game, but you know what? His shadow gets bigger when he jumps instead of smaller, and I respect that. That's what's supposed to happen. Bubsy got it right and Mario got it wrong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112646008618781807
2024-06-19
<p>Objection, your honor. The footage is struggling to hit 45 frames per second and it doesn't even have antialiasing turned on. Request the exhibit be stricken from the record for shitty potato quality</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112645873754707575
2024-06-19
<p>Frederick Rolfe, the angry Catholicism nerd</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112645466147979024
2024-06-19
<p>IGN is the only video game website left and even they can't write an article that sounds like it was written by a human. Wtf is this? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240618183740/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-announced-for-nintendo-switch-with-zelda-as-protagonist" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2024061818</span><span class="invisible">3740/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-announced-for-nintendo-switch-with-zelda-as-protagonist</span></a> it's just riddled with subject-verb agreement problems and clunky word choices. I can't tell if it was written by a text generator or a seventh grader</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112644465418238605
2024-06-18
<p>Welcome to college. If you wish to study apps, select the google book. If you wish to major in content, please choose the apple pod. All miscellaneous majors, you can pick up your excel box from the pile in room 365</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112639026979797389
2024-06-18
<p>Looks like meta's back on the meGNU</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112638960753574930
2024-06-18
<p>US inflation calculators: yeah we can show how much inflation has happened in the last hundred years or so; before then, the data is weird because money didn't really work the same way haha</p><p>The bank of England:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112638609040046305
2024-06-18
<p>Programming is such a joyless and soul-sucking pastime, I can't imagine wanting to do it for a reason *other* than making games. Programming is the self-flagellation we must endure if we want to live in a world that has video games. "I want to make world-class enterprise web applications" ⬅️ statement dreamed up by the utterly deranged</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112638007038678344
2024-06-18
<p>This aged like bread in a humidor (2009)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112635550424759251
2024-06-17
<p>Don "battingly" Mattingly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112632247663042493
2024-06-16
<p>@wohali@octodon.social Miniature Golf is brilliant compared to Golf, lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112628355060458455
2024-06-16
<p>This week we played Pressure Cooker, one of my very favorite 2600 games. We also played an Atari golf game that's somehow even worse than the other Atari golf game <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu_c7pfQCWc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=mu_c7pfQCWc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112628315094447672
2024-06-16
<p>RIP mobygames 😢</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112627782854650643
2024-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> same! Glad it's not just me haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112621825496626524
2024-06-15
2024-06-15
<p>I swear ¾ of the time I enter a URL on my phone, the keyboard thinks I pressed space instead of dot. I think google does this intentionally because they don't want people going directly to URLs. They want people searching for them so they get another ad impression</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112620737390281060
2024-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snoot.tube/@viv" class="u-url mention">@<span>viv</span></a></span> me too 🤣</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112618455491495284
2024-06-15
<p>"Donkey basketball"? Huh, that must be a variation of HORSE, right? </p><p>"Donkey basketball is a variation of the standard basketball game, played on a standard basketball court, but in which the players ride donkeys."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112617753420828132
2024-06-14
<p>When you play Tetris, do you pay attention to which direction you're rotating the piece? Or do you just press one of the buttons until it's oriented the right way?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112617614925160078
2024-06-14
<p>You found the mystery secret! You obtain item X. Its effect is unknown</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112617550535295738
2024-06-14
<p>Maybe it's meant to be a threat of retribution, like "if you dig through ditches and burn through witches, then you'll slam in the back of my dragula". I always thought "slam" was meant figuratively as a good thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112616619174857767
2024-06-14
<p>Why was Rob Zombie burning through witches? It seems like he should be against that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112616597538863250
2024-06-14
<p>Star Wars Episode 0: Not Menaced By Anything Especially Phantoms</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112615101162164189
2024-06-14
<p>If you're looking for a minimalist phone but don't have $800, I recommend getting yourself a $50 android nugget and installing olauncher. Easy quick access to the only 10 apps I should be using. I have some other apps I can use in a pinch, but I don't use them much cuz they're deprioritized. Out of sight, out of mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112612989620757946
2024-06-14
<p>Hey, are you 32 fluid ounces? Because you're 1 QT</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112612622566174787
2024-06-12
2024-06-12
<p>My autobiography would be in sort of a Michael Lewis/Raymond Chandler hybrid style, and the title would be "The Short Sleep"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112604868730694349
2024-06-12
<p>And what was the title of their breakout album? "Silver Side Up", like the hair on a gorilla! They're an ape band!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112604688677281543
2024-06-12
<p>No see it's clever, because it could refer to currency, like "I got a nickel back in my change"; but if you interpret it as the metal, it could be a reference to "silverback", like the gorilla. There are layers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112604681809939088
2024-06-12
2024-06-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> my favorite raspberry pi is PICO-8</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112604028541887423
2024-06-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://stonerkitty.monster/@soft" class="u-url mention">@<span>soft</span></a></span> the dog</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112600328999373112
2024-06-11
<p>Got home too late last night, so just wrote up my thoughts on the third film. Hell of a journey, not the greatest story ever told but still one I'm glad I got to experience again <a href="https://letterboxd.com/blueiander/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/blueiander/film</span><span class="invisible">/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112599559573650324
2024-06-11
<p>Yeah, I have a surround sound system. My headphones surround my entire ears. You don't get more surround than that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112596373577209349
2024-06-11
<p>Correction: it turns out movies are coming out with 3D versions all the time, they're just all filmed in 2D and no one ever talks about it. You can just quietly still see select movies with a 3D post-processing effect. If you want :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112596052689457181
2024-06-11
<p>The movie theater still has these boxes for recycling 3D glasses. They're still full of used glasses. How long do you think these have been here? Years? When was the last 3D movie? It feels like another life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112595854712714774
2024-06-10
<p>Gandalf time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112594810643032431
2024-06-10
<p>Tonight will be the most brutal endurance test yet. A 4 hour movie until 11PM. If I don't make it, I'll try to rigor mortis my fingers into how many stars I give it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112594404995247042
2024-06-10
<p>The N64 has z-targeting, the playstation has z-fighting; the Saturn is the only place z can be left the heck alone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112594050474564633
2024-06-10
<p>Block Blockin' Bleats</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112593718194617400
2024-06-10
<p>First Annual Feline Dinner Recipient Award</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112593714189975195
2024-06-14
<p>Why was Rob Zombie burning through witches? It seems like he should be against that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112616597538863250
2024-06-14
<p>Star Wars Episode 0: Not Menaced By Anything Especially Phantoms</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112615101162164189
2024-06-10
<p>In Rhythm Heaven Megamix (2016) the world was introduced to Tibby's legendary catchphrase "Let's we go, amigo!" but then everyone started shortening it to just "let's go". Doesn't have the same oomph in my opinion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112593486677748987
2024-06-10
<p>Gotta go to the ghost office. I'm out of ghostage stamps</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112593410941174900
2024-06-10
<p>Second LotR movie done! Not having to wait a year between these is quite nice <a href="https://letterboxd.com/blueiander/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/blueiander/film</span><span class="invisible">/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112589813933474360
2024-06-09
<p>I think my main takeaway from the sets, costumes, and fight scenes was "damn, I wish I was playing Dark Souls again." Not instead of watching the movie, but in addition to. If the fight scenes in FotR were me fighting a Dark Souls boss, I would've loved it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112587662669365555
2024-06-09
<p>I'm rewatching all the Lord of the Rings movies in the theater. I haven't watched them since their original theatrical releases. I saw the first one yesterday. I liked it! <a href="https://letterboxd.com/blueiander/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/blueiander/film</span><span class="invisible">/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112587615788796736
2024-06-09
<p>Wowing important business men with whizbang productivity-enhancing technology, while downplaying or ignoring the marginalized person doing the actual labor: a tradition for over 50 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112584635987840390
2024-06-09
<p>Bad news for IBM. Who needs computers now that we've invented the ultimate in personal word processing technology: a girl</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112584578666212903
2024-06-09
<p>Muhammad Ali :win3_handshake: Jellyfish<br />Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112584393930953096
2024-06-08
<p>Shannon Nyquist</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112582345504936618
2024-06-08
<p>This goose was made for honkin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112581604955802316
2024-06-11
<p>Yeah, I have a surround sound system. My headphones surround my entire ears. You don't get more surround than that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112596373577209349
2024-06-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> Mostly different flavors of basic (primarily QB64 these days), none of them use anything besides a plain equal sign</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112576625988731583
2024-06-07
<p>More people are calling Yoshi a "main character of Mario" than Toad. Tragic. Help Toad out. Justice for Toad :smb2_toadpull: <a href="https://cohost.org/hbm/post/6281494-who-are-the-main-cha" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cohost.org/hbm/post/6281494-wh</span><span class="invisible">o-are-the-main-cha</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112576091661124013
2024-06-07
<p>*like when people pronounce tomato two different ways* Toledo, Toronto</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112575503149415587
2024-06-06
<p>During preproduction, the US version of The Hunger Games was renamed to the title that scored higher with test audiences, America's Got Hunger</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112571476364323526
2024-06-06
<p>It's really impressive how good the opus codec is for spoken word. I downloaded the audio of Jenny Nicholson's latest video for a re-listen at work and the whole 4 hours is only 90MB. It sounds perfectly fine to my ears, and I'm fairly picky about speech audio quality. I've bailed on audiobooks before because all I could find were shitty tincan 48kbps mp3s that I found exhausting to listen to. I wish more podcasts and audiobook outfits would adopt opus</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112569971153889427
2024-06-06
<p>But you didn't have to say "fuck off"<br />Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing<br />And I don't even need your love<br />But you cursed me like a sailor, and that feels so rough</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112569646517741223
2024-06-06
2024-06-06
<p>I like barley, burlap sack<br />I like buckwheat, burlap sack<br />I like corn, burlap sack<br />Burlap sack, b-b-b-burlap sack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112569592179285195
2024-06-06
<p>Did the youtube favicon change? The play button:squishtangle ratio seems a bit lower than I remember</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112567531522397340
2024-06-05
<p>The T in T-Mobile stands for "telephone"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112565360711705291
2024-06-05
<p>Billboard's lists of Songs That Are Good are suspiciously similar to their lists of Songs That Made Money</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112564136018845586
2024-06-05
2024-06-05
2024-06-04
<p>This meeting I didn't attend could've been an email I wouldn't have read</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112560767343812633
2024-06-09
<p>Wowing important business men with whizbang productivity-enhancing technology, while downplaying or ignoring the marginalized person doing the actual labor: a tradition for over 50 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112584635987840390
2024-06-04
<p>Very High Squeakuency 🐁📼</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112558936817189960
2024-06-04
<p>The Algorithmic Fanfare is my favorite psychedelic choral pop ensemble</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112558779294993845
2024-06-04
<p>People in the 80s and 90s would casually re-use their video tapes, recording over shows that, as far as they knew, they had no guarantee of ever being able to see again. It just didn't occur to them to care. I envy them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112556242887913117
2024-06-03
<p>Sure, bing is able to answer this question and google can't, but look at all the bullshit you have to deal with</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112555276332336196
2024-06-03
<p>You could get Billy West to do an impression of Maurice Lemarche's Orson Welles impression and it'd still sound more like Garfield than Chris Pratt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112554893407106509
2024-06-03
<p>Why can't I leave a profile note for myself? I need some way to remind myself what my deal is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112554884456690306
2024-06-03
<p>Movie theaters could pivot to being places for communal rewatches of prestige TV. Show seasons of The Wire, The Sopranos, etc on half the screens. Turn half the screens into rooms full of little soundproof podcast booths people can rent to record their prestige TV podcasts. If you don't have a co-host, tick the box when you buy your ticket and one will be assigned to you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112554524271447415
2024-06-03
<p>Flock of sheepgulls</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112554498733993967
2024-06-03
<p>I think some prudence is called for. Let's start with galactic serial bus and see whether we need to expand from there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112554263677912688
2024-06-06
<p>It's really impressive how good the opus codec is for spoken word. I downloaded the audio of Jenny Nicholson's latest video for a re-listen at work and the whole 4 hours is only 90MB. It sounds perfectly fine to my ears, and I'm fairly picky about speech audio quality. I've bailed on audiobooks before because all I could find were shitty tincan 48kbps mp3s that I found exhausting to listen to. I wish more podcasts and audiobook outfits would adopt opus</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112569971153889427
2024-06-06
<p>But you didn't have to say "fuck off"<br />Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing<br />And I don't even need your love<br />But you cursed me like a sailor, and that feels so rough</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112569646517741223
2024-06-02
<p>This week we play Activision Decathlon and discuss why "Games" games are the worst. Also Pinball, Spy Hunter, Star Wars and River Raid! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vypTvIJIwLA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=vypTvIJIwLA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112549064220445085
2024-06-02
<p>Mr. Peabody was a dog; they should've called it barkive dot org</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112544860941331501
2024-06-01
<p>Got six million <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/PinballPoints" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PinballPoints</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112538928048474104
2024-05-31
<p>Shit, this definition would include Mario's Time Machine. Never mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112538362277742902
2024-06-05
<p>Billboard's lists of Songs That Are Good are suspiciously similar to their lists of Songs That Made Money</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112564136018845586
2024-06-05
2024-05-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> I'm having fun! I realized my mistake, I said a400.gamecontroller.amgp outbox.json wikiconvert a game console when I should have said Inform manifesto.inform a game console. Handheld games may be playable on TV-connected consoles under the right circumstances but they definitely weren't made Inform manifesto.inform those consoles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112536433333120732
2024-05-31
<p>(by "objective" I don't mean objective truth [that's not a thing]— just that it objectively contains all of the subjective definitions and assumptions that go into what I personally believe is a "mainline super Mario bros. game". If you disagree with me that's okay)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112536330134307066
2024-05-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> those aren't consoles, they're peripherals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112536300679532694
2024-05-31
<p>Any video game with "Mario" in the title on a video game console with "Nintendo" in the name of it that can be connected to a TV with a main game mode with one button that you hold to run, another button that you press to jump, and an engine in which holding the run button can affect the physics of the jump (excluding games with "All-Stars" in the title)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112536066765312572
2024-05-31
<p>selfie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112535684905696983
2024-05-31
<p>31. You recommended to a friend in the last month. Miho Hatori—Ecdysis <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Gktx0Yrl0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=77Gktx0Yrl0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a> 🏅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112535645593486999
2024-05-31
<p>MicroSoft NextBox Console</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112533254842658970
2024-05-30
<p>It's so bonkers that I'm hearing ads on podcasts for a product called "nicotine pouches". It's not being advertised as a stop-smoking aid, like gum or patches, no, it's just a bubbly lady over cheerful music describing how the product delivers "pure nicotine satisfaction". That shouldn't be a thing you're allowed to say in an ad! 😣</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112530024659486603
2024-05-30
<p>30. Is an all-time favorite. Stereolab—Jenny Ondioline <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUWZA1W-f3w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=JUWZA1W-f3w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112529776824800092
2024-05-29
<p>Whenever I find a particularly pleasing odd number, I add it to my JSON file (Just Some Odd Numbers). Example: 791</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112526982057908520
2024-05-29
<p>Every number divisible by 3, regardless of parity, also belongs to a sub-category called "threeven". Their special property is I think they're nifty</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112526780534289977
2024-05-29
<p>Every even number is divisible by 2, but not every odd number is divisible by 3. I guess that's why folks considered em strange. No rhyme or reason to em</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112526759180477190
2024-05-29
<p>@wohali@octodon.social yeah it's wild, I never thought video chat would become normalized to the extent it has. It's so much more stressful than a nice voice call</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112526258082094900
2024-05-29
<p>Is there a mainstream piece of computer software regular people use to make voice calls on the computer these days? Surely parents and their kids aren't gathering around the computer to call grandma on Discord, right? Is Skype somehow still a thing? Or does everyone use zoom, like it's assumed now that every call will include video? Does everyone own a webcam? It's weird that I'm having trouble visualizing this. Maybe it's all just ipads and facetime now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112526213617502290
2024-05-29
<p>Lord grant me the wisdom to recognize the indiscretions of my youth, the foresight to understand why these indiscretions continue among today's youth, and the serenity to shut the fuck up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112524544362908568
2024-05-29
<p>29. You want to wake up to in the morning. John Cage—4'33" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDgHUj8sJaQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=rDgHUj8sJaQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112524149235865399
2024-05-29
<p>Never mind, I decided I'm going to start playing Wizard 101 instead of Quake Live. Here's me, I'm Beatrice Frog</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112521633956356201
2024-05-29
<p>Thinking of jumping on Quake Live tonight. Anyone wanna do some deathmatch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112521593495727686
2024-05-28
<p>I thought the Simalayas were way more realistic than the VRockies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112521365020695061
2024-05-28
<p>We've reached peak interest</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112521188191730627
2024-05-28
<p>It's kind of sad that in the Land Before Time sequel about the cowboy dinosaur, they couldn't go for the obvious bronto/bronco pun because it was already canon that they use their own descriptive endonyms ("long-neck", "three-horn", etc.) and never the human scientific names. Well, I guess it's less sad and more of an observation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112520822884362935
2024-05-28
<p>28. Makes you feel like a badass. The Black Mages—Dancing Mad <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APbF8f9gEw0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=APbF8f9gEw0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112518929112506084
2024-05-28
2024-05-28
<p>I know they originally used the same type of bell, but for some reason it feels less natural to say an alarm clock is "ringing" than to say a phone is "ringing". Maybe it's because I'm just old enough to remember phones with bells but every alarm clock I've owned has made some sort of hideous electronic buzzing noise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112516786906000782
2024-05-28
<p>Future archaeologists: puzzlingly, these huge wooden furnishings were known as "entertainment centers"; we're still uncertain of their true purpose, as entertainment was obtained exclusively from their personal pocket computers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112516374547622978
2024-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> yeah, but I think it makes the game worse haha. Pressing the button to actuate the flippers has a satisfying, powerful, predictable feel; they feel fully in the player's control. Physically nudging the machine (or simulating it) feels bad and the effect is unpredictable. I'm surprised anyone *wants* to do it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112515629393923620
2024-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Ah, I'm the opposite, I just want to play the table as intended. The digital on/off of the flippers is comforting to me, the uncertainty and analogness of the "tilt" mechanic puts me off using it entirely. I don't want to be expected to move a physical pinball table, and simulating it in virtual pinball has never felt good or useful to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112515562136631629
2024-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> It wasn't iconic for me, haha. As a kid whenever I played video game pinball I was always frustrated and confused by it because I didn't realize what the connection was to physical pinball until years later. Its presence suggested that pressing the "tilt" button had some purpose, but I could never glean what it was and it only resulted in losing balls for no reason. The physical pinball tables I played were behemoths to kid-me, I didn't imagine that nudging it could be useful</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112515532809515953
2024-05-27
<p>It's so weird that virtual pinball tables, without exception, faithfully recreate the "tilt" mechanic in real pinball tables. Tilting the table was never supposed to be a thing; the penalty was there to discourage cheating only made possible by the physical properties of pinball. That this mechanic has been incorporated into the rules of virtual pinball makes zero sense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112515498840941284
2024-05-27
<p>A sad tale in three thumbnails</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112515384796738757
2024-05-27
<p>27. Reminds you of a crush you once had. Scapegoat Wax—Aisle 10 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR37_gK0F3w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=GR37_gK0F3w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112512820868892890
2024-05-27
<p>The Milwaukee Manual of Monsters</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112510506572542194
2024-05-27
<p>Decided to become a—what's the word? Vegulon? Someone who eats vegetables. Vegulon? Not JUST vegetables. Vegetables and other things. I'm a vegulon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112510452630486684
2024-05-27
<p>You know what Ireland has in common with Pennsylvania? Taco Bell breakfast bell fast break bell</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112510412106733441
2024-05-27
<p>Spudson Soft</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112510224856127055
2024-05-26
<p>If the government gives electric car subsidies to incentivize people to lower emissions, where the hell is my no-car subsidy? I've never driven a car, my carbon footprint is a nanoscopic blip compared to the emissions from mining the materials for and manufacturing even the "cleanest" all-electric vehicle. I reckon the government owes me at least $20k</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112509075505993222
2024-05-26
<p>26. You like the cover better than the original. The New Pornographers—When I Was A Baby <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV_oTaUGy44" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=nV_oTaUGy44</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112507602561653984
2024-05-26
<p>"Bazooka Joe" isn't the name of the gum. It's the title of the included comic, and the name of the titular character. The gum is just called "Bazooka"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112505285881918484
2024-05-25
<p>My research has led me to understand "Sir Tongara de Pepperouchau III" as one of the most normal names for a toy soldier, possibly even the most normal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112503693411481448
2024-05-25
<p>25. Is by an artist/band that you want to hang out with. Strong Bad—The Cheat Is Not Dead <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb11kX_wW4I" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Cb11kX_wW4I</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112502206130951442
2024-05-25
<p>Introducing the first dog for gamers, it's the AMOLED samoyed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112499084631540598
2024-05-24
<p>Put on my slippers when I got home. I wouldn't say they're that much more comfortable than my normal shoes, but I have a mental connection between slippers and coziness, so hopefully by wearing them I can trick my brain into getting a little placebo relaxation. Does that work if I know it's a placebo? I guess I'll find out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112498726865454224
2024-05-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://stonerkitty.monster/@soft" class="u-url mention">@<span>soft</span></a></span> A guy on a forum I used to post on made a custom radio station playlist I always use. It's a mix of more old-timey Americana stuff and atmospheric creepy apocalypse music. It was intended for FO:NV but it'd probably be good in any of them. <a href="http://0x0.st/XZOa.zip" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">0x0.st/XZOa.zip</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> just needs one of the custom radio mods that'll let you dump in 100 of your own Mp3s. None of the prepackaged radio mods I've tried are as good as this collection</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112498427983490899
2024-05-24
<p>I love my hacked 2DSXL, but I wish I had known before I decided on my forever handheld that this is the *one* Nintendo portable where they don't want you replacing the battery. I'm going to have to get one of those triforce screwdrivers. And a spudger, ugh. Oh well, at least it's not soldered</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112498276397961575
2024-05-24
<p>I ran out of data a couple days before my plan renewal date, which isn't a big deal cuz I still have unlimited texts/calling, so I can still communicate with my spouse, we just switched from messenger to SMS</p><p>Except suddenly SMS stopped working. Every message says "not sent, tap to try again"</p><p>Through trial &error I learned that I *can* still send MMS. I was sending screenshots but figured out the fastest way is typing whatever I was going to send but also including a sticker. Dumb future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112497209811346209
2024-05-24
<p>I miss me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112496529720495161
2024-05-24
<p>24. Is featured in one of your favorite movies/shows. Dylan Kanner—Look Around (At The World Around You) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddWxhL1NQHs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ddWxhL1NQHs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112495814339768387
2024-05-24
<p>I obtained the 3D FF3 remake at some point in the last decade, I assume because it was an absurdly low price on Steam. I launched the game once in March 2020, and immediately quit because it was broken: the text was overflowing the UI elements. According to the patch notes, this issue was fixed approximately 2 weeks later. Anyway, I just started playing it again. I wish they kept the starting class as "OnionKid", but otherwise it seems pretty good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112493382517559556
2024-05-23
2024-05-23
<p>23. Is by an artist you just learned about. Webcage—TENSIONNN <a href="https://youtu.be/eorhVAk3ZI8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/eorhVAk3ZI8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112490029359039188
2024-05-22
<p>22. Was popular when you were working one of your earliest jobs. Daft Punk—Human After All <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXYeARRyDWk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=PXYeARRyDWk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112484789714017403
2024-05-21
<p>Did u know: the cybertruck can go from 0 to 1 in 1000101 lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112481675765250595
2024-05-21
<p>Wait, they're recalling Microsoft? Thank god, finally, do I get my money back?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112481543304344419
2024-05-21
<p>Sugar salt. Salt and sugar in the same shaker. One easy condiment for making your own sweet 'n salty snacks. Food too bland? Pour Some Sugar Salt On It! TM</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112480712446228483
2024-05-21
<p>For sale: No soap. Radio</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112480616963659182
2024-05-21
<p>I can't believe how many of these text emojis are built into the default android keyboard now. We have 32 distinct table flip emojis we can deploy at any time. We can convey the exact tone and degree of "look of disapproval" more accurately than ever thought possible. It's truly a golden age of communication ༼⁠⁰⁠o⁠⁰⁠；⁠༽</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112480189903008157
2024-05-21
<p>I love Jamie Lotus but I gotta say, using the facebook message ding (my least favorite noise in the world) as a transitional sound effect is doing the opposite of endearing me to this show (⁠ب⁠_⁠ب⁠)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112480156832178266
2024-05-21
<p>Okay I have to assume they mean this guy, because he owns the Boston Globe <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Henry" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W</span><span class="invisible">._Henry</span></a> they name-dropped him like we're all supposed to know who this is, I was very confused</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112479988405632791
2024-05-21
<p>"Our other boss asked John Henry to weigh in about the [blue and black] dress"</p><p>"I wish we still had that John Henry footage"</p><p>John Henry... the steel-drivin' man? :sa_confused:</p><p>I looked up a list of other people named John Henry and have no idea who they could be referring to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112479958407795682
2024-05-25
<p>25. Is by an artist/band that you want to hang out with. Strong Bad—The Cheat Is Not Dead <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb11kX_wW4I" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Cb11kX_wW4I</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112502206130951442
2024-05-21
<p>21. Would be the theme to your dream vacation. Dragon Quest XI Overture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LeVo2zP9mU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=4LeVo2zP9mU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112478844461871931
2024-05-21
<p>Slurp Juice has been added to the WHO list of essential medicines</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112476832572707063
2024-05-21
<p>This is way more Mario Bros than anyone should play on the Atari 2600</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112476781622512393
2024-05-20
<p>Someone in an adjoining apartment was smoking cigarettes indoors last night and I can still smell it in my hair 🤢</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112474467711823503
2024-05-20
<p>Sure wish someone would've listened to me 20 years ago when I said exercise makes me want to die instead of telling me to toughen up and stop being a baby. But at least I learned now, when I still have a good 20 or 30 years left</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112474126905695654
2024-05-20
<p>I always attributed my pained breathing and extremely low stamina after exertion to a nebulous idea of "being out of shape". I don't have asthma, so I blamed myself and assumed I needed to "get in shape", which would never happen because exercise makes me want to die, so I felt resigned to my fate</p><p>Well it turns out I have "exercise-induced bronchoconstriction", and now I have an albuterol inhaler and know what it's like to feel normal after climbing a couple flights of stairs 🤯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112474113912084402
2024-05-20
<p>Listening to the new Equal Rites audiobook from the library. Indira Varma is a fantastic reader, much better than some of the other Discworld narrators I've heard. I don't usually like ensemble casts but getting Peter Serafinowicz to only do the voice of Death is inspired. Great way to read it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112473955302074236
2024-05-20
2024-05-19
<p>This week we take a look at Dark Chambers, the 2600 version of the game that went on to inspire the Gauntlet arcade games. Also Mario gets a new job, Roadrunner blows up the Coyote, and a prisoner gun-blasts his way out of Satan's technicolor squeezebox <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT6Z6ZheocU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=IT6Z6ZheocU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112469809967865552
2024-05-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> haha I know the pain, neither does mine, glad you were able to find it again. Yeah the more she gets into just how much labor is involved and how the employees are essentially also full-time performers, the more I was like "okay, it HAS to cost this much for the workers to be compensated fairly". But even if it was just for rich people there's no way the economics could've made sense and it was doomed to failure (much like Jurassic Park)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112468187664386845
2024-05-19
<p>19. Has a really good music video. Cibo Matto—Sugar Water <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN9auBn6Jys" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=EN9auBn6Jys</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112467974489508987
2024-05-19
<p>I'll be honest, this seems super fun, even though things were broken and even though I don't like Star Wars, but that probably has more to do with me not having done any activities outside the house in 4 years. With $3000 I could do so many things that are so much better than this. I just crave activities</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112465755862435409
2024-05-19
<p>I was expecting the price to be absurd and I still gasped when she said the number ($3,000 per person)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112464946122205853
2024-05-18
<p>Why are there so many songs about rainbows? There's "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". There's this one. Need I go on?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112464382178217189
2024-05-18
<p>Cracked it! You have to ignore all the letters except the red ones. It says KRYPTOS :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112463992657783746
2024-05-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> my neighborhood guy walked around dressed like Blade with 2 katana-handle umbrellas strapped across his back. It was always comforting to see him</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112463217104406309
2024-05-18
<p>Kids don't play with 2 many knives</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112463204461854526
2024-05-18
<p>Watches video of someone off-camera being shitty to a busker</p><p>Me: lol what a piece of shit<br />Reply person: lol they probably have crooked teeth</p><p>:sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112462286708725170
2024-05-18
<p>Coda to the absurd new door handle thread (<a href="https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112451822473575053" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamemaking.social/@minterpunct</span><span class="invisible">/112451822473575053</span></a>): I took Tuesday off to go to the hospital with my spouse for a couple scary appointments. I planned to work today to make up the hours I lost, and the key they gave me for the new lock doesn't fucking work. It goes in, I could not get it to turn. I just walked to work and back home for nothing</p><p>So I set a ko-fi goal for the income I lost this week if anyone wants to help offset life's bullshit <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bluelander" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/bluelander</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112462215980508687
2024-05-18
<p>18. Helped influence a decision you made. Ramshackle Glory—The Hand You Reach Out Is Empty (As Is Mine) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBnjLlcwRmw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CBnjLlcwRmw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112461923525006160
2024-05-17
<p>Medical progress is great and all, but modern doctors tend not to prescribe 6 months of convalescence at the Asclepieion of Epidaurus, and I could really go for one of those about now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112458031224167377
2024-05-17
<p>Oh wait I forgot, they replaced the pull stations with Ring-branded (as in the surveillance doorbell company) numeric keypads with a few extra buttons. One of the buttons has a "fire" emoji, so I guess if there's a fire I press that button and hope for the best?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112457397404138172
2024-05-17
<p>Also on my keychain for work: an "elevator key" whose purpose was never adequately explained to me, and a key for the fire alarm pull stations, which do not have locks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112457350184565003
2024-05-17
<p>They've given me three keys. The first key is for the office I work in, although the key also opens all the other offices in this building, and the keys to the other offices open this one. We've been assured this issue is being worked on. The second key, as far as anyone can guess, will open the external doors of every building, which are never locked, but just in case? The third key is a mystery key 👻</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112457331015304865
2024-05-17
<p>There once was a shark named Jaws<br />Who has no stingers or claws<br />With nothing but big ol teeth<br />Jaws set out to start beef<br />With a little seaside city<br />The people weren't very witty<br />They wouldn't stay out of the water<br />They dove right into the slaughter<br />Jaws was just being a shark<br />It's not his fault they were marks<br />Here's a brief pause<br />For a round of applause<br />For those who jumped into Jaws' jaws</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112457128917683219
2024-05-17
<p>Dune fever is in the air</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112456706926795478
2024-05-17
<p>It feels odd to me that the empire in Final Fantasy 6 is named after the emperor. I dunno, maybe there's precedent for this somewhere in history, but all of the empires that come to mind kept their original names no matter how megalomaniacal the emperor was. That whole aspect of the story falls kinda flat for me. The empire barely feels like a real threatening force of its own, it's just there to give Kefka something to do until his plot kicks in</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112456593402066227
2024-05-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@pjf" class="u-url mention">@<span>pjf</span></a></span> Super Mario Bros. 3, probably because I played it when I was 8, my brain was at its most plastic and it would play a big part in shaping what would eventually become my identity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112456385077207094
2024-05-17
<p>On the way to work I saw a beat-up old car with mismatched panels and a sloppy paint job. The top of the windshield had a big decal spanning the width that from a distance I thought said "MOSTLY OK", which I thought was a really charming label for a visually imperfect but probably still-functional car. But as I got closer I could see the decal actually says "MOSSY OAK", which I think is much worse. Those words mean nothing to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112456363470578305
2024-05-17
<p>17. Makes you stop in your tracks. World's End Girlfriend—Halfmoon Girl <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbB7vLg6hNg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=PbB7vLg6hNg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112456198226487300
2024-05-17
<p>Douglas Ingle was the original songwriter and primary vocalist of Iron Butterfly. Not to be confused with Douglas Engelbart, the original songwriter and primary vocalist of Iron Butterfly wearing a "Don't Have A Cow Man" T-shirt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112453918241592294
2024-05-16
<p>Heard someone on a podcast clearly enunciate the word "empathize" and wondering with creeping horror if I've been using the word interchangeably with "emphasize" 😬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112451914759549215
2024-05-16
<p>I've been spending some time lately in my town's very modern and well-maintained award-winning hospital (various medical appointments for my spouse and myself) and it's a stark contrast to the hospital where I work, which is just today, finally, replacing the old 1950s round doorknobs with ADA-compliant turn handles. Acutely aware that I've hitched my wagon to the wrong horse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112451822473575053
2024-05-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> see appendix A for all the words I used that were invented by William Shakespeare. Used under license by the William Shakespeare Estate d.b.a. The Bard Ltd.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112450891036756213
2024-05-16
<p>You say you wrote this book all by yourself, huh? Interesting, I think Claude Garamond would have something to say about that 😏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112450850746688807
2024-05-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> as someone who can design and program games but has zero visual artistic talent, opengameart.org is my bible. To say I'm not a solo dev implies a weird parasocial collaboration with the people who release CC or PD art. Like, if someone uses the source code for one of my games to make something new, I wouldn't qualify the thing they made as "technically not a solo project". We can recognize the efforts of others in the sharing culture without misrepresenting the nature of the work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112450815149355781
2024-05-16
<p>16. Your sibling loved to listen to. The Vandals—An Idea For A Movie <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDI1TpIDQ-0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=KDI1TpIDQ-0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112450723167397327
2024-05-15
<p>Oh sweet, I can get gift cards for all my favorite stores</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112446481480558294
2024-05-15
<p>Never Twice File Same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112445185978912014
2024-05-15
<p>15. Is in your head this very second. Masha Qrella—Everything Shows <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K75FYsaTWU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=-K75FYsaTWU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112445112540600013
2024-05-15
<p>I never actually played Ducktales because I heard it was too hard or whatever. Seeing it ranked inspired me to actually try it out, and I ended up finishing it on my second go. Heck of a game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112442725267406642
2024-05-15
<p>I was in the mood for some vroom vroom, so I decided to see how well Horizon Chase Turbo does with my 9-year-old laptop with no video hardware to speak of. Runs at full framerate and natively supports my ultrawide monitor. Truly the ultimate racing game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112442160528717659
2024-05-14
<p>Forza Horizon Zero Dawn of Warhammer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112441812106005255
2024-05-14
<p>They feed us poison (streaming music) so we buy their "cures" (compact discs) while they suppress our medicine (Tefifon cartridges)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112440195011289830
2024-05-14
2024-05-14
<p>14. You're surprised you love. Four Finger Music—Baby On Board <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bxc7xvMcYI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=-Bxc7xvMcYI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112439263265846132
2024-05-13
<p>I step on two rakes before I step on two rakes. And then I step on two more</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112434228103988782
2024-05-13
<p>I've never wanted to not go to work as badly as today, but there's a new No More Whoppers and the Knowledge Fight guys are talkin' Dune, so I'll try to dissociate as comfortably as I can ❤️‍🩹</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112433804035883041
2024-05-13
<p>13. You can listen to over and over again. Anamanaguchi—Prom Night <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTBSQKh8teE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=aTBSQKh8teE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112433413679969314
2024-05-12
<p>Today I realized for like the 10th time that drinking stuff with artificial sweeteners fucks my brain up. That's one of the reasons I've been feeling so bad. Hopefully this time will stick</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112429085306120662
2024-05-12
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/fediblock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fediblock</span></a> subs4social.xyz (slurs, nazi shit, etc)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112428285756227462
2024-05-12
<p>12. Was #1 the week you were born. Paul Hardcastle—19 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00TEUo9I194" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=00TEUo9I194</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112428144311987704
2024-05-12
<p>Is it just me or does the music for Rocket Jockey sound kinda like a sped-up version of "Candy Shop" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID7MfAel8I4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ID7MfAel8I4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112425226018615675
2024-05-12
<p>Best cave game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112425212102745553
2024-05-12
<p>RPG where the character classes are gravedigger, stonemason, barber and carpenter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112425187426272360
2024-05-11
<p>Who named it the Green Hill Zone and not Palm Springs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112425169774775988
2024-05-11
<p>Jet skis don't have jets Inform manifesto.inform password.txt skis? It's just a small boat? What the fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112423848616240557
2024-05-11
<p>Jet-ski? Sure, I probably know what those look like <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/DrawWithFriends" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DrawWithFriends</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112423819745281376
2024-05-11
2024-05-11
<p>You can tell baseball is an American sport by the way heavy objects flying towards spectators has been reframed as an opportunity rather than a threat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112422550394009104
2024-05-11
<p>11. You resonate with most right now. Venetian Snares—A Giant Alien Force More Violent And Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine <a href="https://youtu.be/e5-CbgU4gtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/e5-CbgU4gtY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112422169732369275
2024-05-10
<p>I can't remember the last time I had a good hearty guffaw. A sensible chuckle, sure, even an occasional chortle or two, but a guffaw? A rare bird this season</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112417866194102852
2024-05-14
<p>Forza Horizon Zero Dawn of Warhammer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112441812106005255
2024-05-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@danana_dread" class="u-url mention">@<span>danana_dread</span></a></span> sorry for making light of a somber subject. FWIW I'd be doing the same thing if my diabetes was under control</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112417051602178058
2024-05-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@danana_dread" class="u-url mention">@<span>danana_dread</span></a></span> can you sell plasma more than twice a week? That's how Tony Stark made his billions, I assume</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112416997432683033
2024-05-10
<p>Iron Man's superpower is that he has a little bit more blood than most people</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112416958201978568
2024-05-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> "I'm a writer, so I got this bespoke writing computer. It has an e-ink screen and a good mechanical keyboard, all it does is word processing. It costs eight hundred dollars"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112416876164614164
2024-05-10
<p>10. You can sing really well. Cake—Satan Is My Motor <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vai6YG3mYs8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Vai6YG3mYs8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(my bar for singing really well is 1. I know all the words and 2. Most of the notes are in my singing range. This is one of the very few songs that passes this very low bar) <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112416857934546402
2024-05-10
<p>Sony bought Aiwa and were like "Aiwa sounds kinda like Vaio, right? Just do another one of those"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112414804065093129
2024-05-10
<p>Oh shit, I missed new UFO 50 news <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/spelunky-studios-long-awaited-8-bit-game-anthology-ufo-50-due-second-half-of-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurogamer.net/spelunky-studios</span><span class="invisible">-long-awaited-8-bit-game-anthology-ufo-50-due-second-half-of-2024</span></a> they're saying it should release later this year. I won't be able to afford it, but I'm excited for them. I hope it does well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112414073275142572
2024-05-10
2024-05-09
<p>Bubsy is short for Bubs "Entertainment" Concession Stand</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112412227683335115
2024-05-09
2024-05-09
<p>Immense thanks to whoever made the donation last night, you saved us from an unexpected overdraft (and then some.) Thank you 💜</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112411212448354995
2024-05-09
<p>9. You can't help but dance to. Xotox—Lichtlos <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCRkqWsBQGk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=QCRkqWsBQGk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112411088675338969
2024-05-09
<p>Molecular gastronomy is when a chef gets so bored with life they decide to lie to customers for money instead of making food people like to eat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112408285062486450
2024-05-11
<p>Jet skis don't have jets Inform manifesto.inform password.txt skis? It's just a small boat? What the fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112423848616240557
2024-05-08
<p>You can tell a product or service is an innovation of the 2020s because when you google it one of the most frequently asked questions is "why is this legal"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112406666209961345
2024-05-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> opening a restaurant called Ghost Kitchen (dine-in only)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112406423087624062
2024-05-08
2024-05-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> There's also youtube accounts that get millions of views and I presume thousands of dollars just uploading compilations of stolen tiktoks. Totally appalling how normal this is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112405827338441396
2024-05-08
<p>My most viewed video by far is this bonus Mythbusters video Discovery posted on their website around 2008 about Jamie's toolkit <a href="https://youtu.be/Xq7HtTmUMS0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Xq7HtTmUMS0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I remembered it, thought it was lost media, but managed to dig it up with the wayback machine. I did everything I could to disclaim ownership, but I still get the occasional comment from someone assuming they're talking to Jamie Hyneman 😬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112405755331815037
2024-05-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> yeah, anytime I want to share a link even today I have to preface it with some awkward "here's a cool thing I found" disclaimer, otherwise at least one person will assume I made it and I'll feel bad. Not a universal feeling, apparently</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112405737375454740
2024-05-08
<p>All that said, I don't know how people can post a random image they found online with no source, or something they got from a plagiarism machine, and feel okay getting kudos for posting it. Totally alien mindset. Every piece of positive feedback I get would be like a punch to the gut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112405709501684024
2024-05-08
<p>Don't other people feel bad when they get credit or praise for a thing they didn't do? When other people are mistakenly given credit for something, don't they feel a little nauseous until they're able to correct the misconception? This is an extreme example, but I feel kinda bad when I screenshot something from an article with proper credit, and it gets a lot of boosts. Like jeez, what if I gave the impression that I wrote the article? I hope people don't think that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112405694935100888
2024-05-08
<p>When Mario gets a fire flower, how much flower power does he get? Petaflops</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112405663860737470
2024-05-08
<p>8. Is really good live. GY!BE—Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCBoKAxuzpc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=gCBoKAxuzpc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a> </p><p>Sorry for reusing GY!BE, I just haven't seen enough live music to have another good answer for this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112405201477162741
2024-05-08
2024-05-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention">@<span>ifixcoinops</span></a></span> cool, thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112403242447640589
2024-05-08
<p>Clinical research shows sports beans work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112402988906497732
2024-05-07
<p>Come Mr. Tally Man, tally up me tater<br />Boil em, mash em, or put em in stew</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112402106591963818
2024-05-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot-lab.reclaim.technology/@djsundog" class="u-url mention">@<span>djsundog</span></a></span> Johnny Hobo & the Freight Trains - New Mexico Song</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112401898949424992
2024-05-09
2024-05-07
<p>Apparently Spring of 2017 was the season I really went ham on giving youtube my money</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112401838386876487
2024-05-07
<p>Successfully willed my blood pressure into a healthy range for measurements 2 and 3 :acnl_proud:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112401540629769945
2024-05-07
2024-05-07
<p>I like when I'm watching a book review, and the reviewer says 5 minutes in "if this sounds good to you, stop watching and read the book, I recommend it, spoilers after this point." I will read the book, and I appreciate the warning</p><p>Except I thought I had 25 more minutes of video left to watch and now I don't. In these situations, please record a second video about an unrelated topic. Thank you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112400974865617221
2024-05-07
<p>7. Would be the soundtrack to your training montage. Rhythm Heaven Fever—Cheer Readers <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajwx1zEglls" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Ajwx1zEglls</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112399705776735685
2024-05-07
<p>Stochastic plastic machine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112397321802029722
2024-05-07
<p>"Tired of looking at bad screen, can't wait to get home and look at good screen" is relatable and all, but let's be real, the one where I get to read light text on a black background *is* the good screen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112397134233078994
2024-05-06
<p>6. Transports you to another place and time. Ecco 2 OST—Tube of Medusa <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk72RMv9d0s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Kk72RMv9d0s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112394097951933240
2024-05-05
<p>In this week's installment we play Asteroids, learn about the porcine space program, and discover the bottom of a new barrel <a href="https://youtu.be/dJXYobuR6Hs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/dJXYobuR6Hs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112390504654963550
2024-05-05
<p>5. You enjoy that's in a different language. We Love Katamari OST—Everlasting Love <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbUO_6zQuy4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=tbUO_6zQuy4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112388577159525478
2024-05-05
<p>Challengers: Zendaya is teachy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112386216880526161
2024-05-05
<p>He was a boy. They were a blob. Can I make it any more obvious?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112385589059716307
2024-05-05
<p>Yes, eat *all* of our shirts!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112385570153929411
2024-05-08
<p>8. Is really good live. GY!BE—Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCBoKAxuzpc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=gCBoKAxuzpc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a> </p><p>Sorry for reusing GY!BE, I just haven't seen enough live music to have another good answer for this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112405201477162741
2024-05-04
<p>Just made tacos like normal except with two (rinsed, drained) cans of black beans instead of meat. Honestly, the taste/texture profile is pretty much the same, I don't have to deal with grease cleanup and management, and it's like a third of the cost. I can stock up on black beans without worrying about them going bad, and I can afford to make tacos more than a couple times a month :tm_thumb_up:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112385100675527542
2024-05-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> The most valuable card I got is worth 90¢, lol. Not worth the hassle of shipping, really. Ah well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112384216156376895
2024-05-04
<p>Anyway, the total value of cards I won seems to be $1.69. I should've just sold them unopened for a buck under retail, I could've funded my next FNM entry lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112384205773799341
2024-05-04
<p>I was looking up the MtG cards I won last night to see if they're worth anything, and most of them weren't showing up on the card selling website I was using, and I realized it's because they're so worthless that they wouldn't even accept them for free. Like if I added it to some other cards I was selling, they wouldn't even give me a penny. It'd be like sending them trash. They'd probably need to charge me a disposal fee</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112384187189423864
2024-05-04
<p>4. Isn't overtly religious, but feels inspirational in a spiritual sense. Neutral Milk Hotel—Ruby Bulbs <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsyVJu1-tz4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=MsyVJu1-tz4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112383464206056609
2024-05-04
<p>THERE'S A SHARKNADO CARD</p><p>I used this one too. It's also busted</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112381093639938730
2024-05-04
<p>Also I didn't know there were Dr. Who expansions now. There are expansions for everything. It's so weird. One of my opponents was playing a heavily Dr. Who themed deck, and this was his commander. It's pretty busted in this format, because searching and scrying one's deck is a big thing. But I stole it for most of the game, heh heh heh. This was in the game that I won</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112380943268271864
2024-05-04
<p>Modern Magic is very silly. One of my opponents played this card, and I thought it was fake. Everyone uses "proxies" (pirated cards, which rules, I didn't know that was a thing) so I thought this has to be a joke. But it's real</p><p>I didn't know what "treasure tokens" are either. It's just an artifact you can tap and sacrifice to get one mana of any color. A D20 worth of mana every time it deals damage. Fucking unhinged. It got killed pretty quick though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112380897606808432
2024-05-04
<p>Played Magic for the first time in like a decade. I gave away my cards years ago, my friend let me use a couple of his commander decks. For the "tournament" I came in second place in a 4-way game and won a couple packs. We played another game for funsies after that and I won. They were very patient and went easy on me as I learned all the unfamiliar mechanics. Modern magic makes my brain hurt a lot but I still had fun.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112380856943686629
2024-05-03
<p>It's another month, and again my spouse and I are really struggling to pay all our bills. I'm sorry to ask again, but if anyone can help with a few dollars or a boost, we'd be very grateful. Thank you <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112378172280319545
2024-05-03
<p>Day 3: Reminds you of one of your closest friends in life. Fuck Buttons—Hidden XS <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47C9K9IEjMg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=47C9K9IEjMg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112376878395406117
2024-05-03
<p>You think you're so smart, if correlation isn't causation, how come 100% of things with a cause are also correlated with the thing that caused it? I guess it's "just a coincidence" 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112375026274436998
2024-05-03
<p>No you don't understand, I'm not just an audiophile, I'm on another level: I'll only listen to a music video if it's in Windows Media format (???)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112374930674681338
2024-05-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> Having to pay a membership fee to be somewhere automatically makes people feel more selfish and entitled</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112374836372767563
2024-05-03
<p>It's close enough to the beginning of the month to start another <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a>. Just grabbed one from a websearch with interesting-looking prompts, not reading ahead. Will add image/description/credit later. Using a looser definition of "song" for this one</p><p>Day 1: Once you hear it, it'll be stuck in your head for the entire day. Ugress—Time Machine <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVgaeR5IWLA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=wVgaeR5IWLA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Day 2: Was the gateway to a lot of music you currently enjoy. GY!BE—East Hastings <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW8YlNsMzno" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=QW8YlNsMzno</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112374213865276149
2024-05-02
<p>My ideal ebook reader is my phone, but with a battery that lasts as long as my kindle so I don't feel anxious about reading it for extended periods of time. So while a color e-reader is probably nice, I'd be more interested in a black-and-white phone, please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112373789810327701
2024-05-02
<p>javascript:(function()%7Bvar%20popup%20%3D%20window.open(%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.somafm.com%2Fplayer%22%2C%20%22popup%22%2C%20%22fullscreen%22)%3B%0Apopup.resizeTo(500%2C%20600)%3B%7D)()%3B</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112373725874135354
2024-05-02
<p>I wish it was normalized to be as quiet at work as one would be in a library. Libraries are still pretty good at setting noise boundaries , and people are usually pretty good about honoring them. It's considered polite to be quiet in a library because people are working. Well, people are also working at work, but you wouldn't know it from all the yelling that goes on around here :[</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112372199917824628
2024-05-02
<p>I believe the child said it was eating a "melty whey bar"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112369690913946985
2024-05-02
<p>I think Cyndi Lauper's character in "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" is the kid from the beginning of the "We're not gonna take it" video post-transition</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112369471262782162
2024-05-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span> Oh! There was an 8x8 version of the 9x14 MDA font built into the CGA rom. The characters *are* perfectly square. I guess this is the first CGA game I've seen that uses the built-in-font?? <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_pag</span><span class="invisible">e_437</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112369214969944436
2024-05-02
<p>I don't know shit about music, but I think this could make a nice mashup, if anyone wants to try it: Fiona Apple—Get Him Back + TMBG—Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112368551476937346
2024-05-01
2024-05-01
<p>The worst part is that this was a job I could've done remotely, in the first wave of the pandemic, and nobody gave a fuck. My work started to suffer because I couldn't tolerate the 3 additional hours a day of walking and bussing just to get to work. No one would recognize the additional hardship this placed on me, or show me the slightest compassion. They just showed me the door. That's what the suicide prevention lifeline thinks of their counselors</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112367363927580774
2024-05-01
<p>I dream a lot about things disappearing my life because I can no longer get to them by foot or bus for one reason or another. I think losing my last job, which I really liked and was good at and paid twice what I'm making now, because the company moved to another location that's essentially only accessible by car... I think that did a lot of damage to my ability to feel confident and hopeful and deserving of good things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112367307831159039
2024-05-01
<p>I had for a brief period after high school become a commercial pilot. I ended up needing to move, and I was no longer in walking distance of the plane station and there was no bus that went there, so I had to get a different job. My memory was jogged seeing an LGR video of an old flight sim, and recognizing it as one that I trained with. I looked through my documents and found my pilots license, and was excited to get back to a more lucrative job now that I live close to an airport again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112367253428468036
2024-05-01
<p>Well, One Piece on Ice is a thing. I suppose it's possible they all went to Japan for its debut last summer, but would they all decide to wear their shirts to a family dentist outing? Maybe it's not related to an event at all. Maybe this is just how they always dress. The One Piece Family</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112367057580428392
2024-05-01
<p>Family at the dentist office (parents and two tween kids) all wearing matching One Piece shirts, as if One Piece On Ice is a thing and they all just came from it. What could it mean?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112367018296105012
2024-05-01
<p>Anyone wanna draw with friends with me? My code is FAKNB</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112366744195507202
2024-05-01
<p>Speaking of modern indie RPGs that hew too closely to the inspiration material and never develop an identity of their own, Lisa is a great counter-example of this, and it's free on le epic store until tomorrow <a href="https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/bundles/lisa-the-definitive-edition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.epicgames.com/en-US/bund</span><span class="invisible">les/lisa-the-definitive-edition</span></a></p><p>(I don't know why it needs a "definitive edition", but if you haven't played it and you like turn-based "16-bit"-style RPGs, Lisa: The Painful is a great one)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112366554219314319
2024-05-01
<p>Good video by Alex Fraioli critiquing Sea of Stars, Chained Echos and the "love letter" school of RPG design <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIl6t_ndw38" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=zIl6t_ndw38</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> those are the two most recent examples, but similarly bland writing is endemic in modern games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112366501878273371
2024-05-01
<p>Here's a recommended Google search for people who need any random image to stick in their blog post for visual interest: "public domain stock photos"</p><p>Also you can usually use any image from Wikipedia in your own thing, just check the license to make sure it's CC and put the license in small text under your photo. Enjoy!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112366313946488574
2024-05-01
2024-05-01
<p>Ah yes, I'll continue with my lego account. The ultimate single-sign on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112366281917186710
2024-05-01
<p>The height of luxury to me is having a setup where I can use the same remote to mute the TV during the commercial and unpause the stereo—and vice-versa when the commercial is over, of course. None of these concepts have meant anything to me in over a decade, but that's still the dream</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112363612138720145
2024-05-01
<p>Time to tune into my favorite Big Bang Theory spinoff program</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112363553272715410
2024-04-30
<p>Also when you play in pure text mode, the layout is much more sensible for PCs, maze centered on screen, info on the left. This was 1982, so text mode was probably the main priority, maybe the graphical mode was an afterthought. I dunno, the CGA text modes were weird</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112362539989305615
2024-04-30
<p>I wonder why Queen of Hearts is so weirdly stretched out. I know most DOS games are going to look a little stretched in emulation because it was an 8:5 image designed for a 4:3 display but QoH seems like it was designed for a 1:1 monitor; when I correct it to a square aspect ratio it looks fine. Maybe they intended for you to mess with your monitor's geometry to get a more arcade-like display? I dunno, I can't tell if this game ever had any documentation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112362521088394692
2024-04-30
<p>Speaking in absolutes and being a sith have a correlation coefficient of at least 0.81</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112361269581106817
2024-04-29
2024-04-29
<p>Also the last time I try to play an action game on my phone! Cannot understand how anyone puts up with this virtual d-pad nonsense, worst way to play a game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112355650163125677
2024-04-29
<p>I can record youtube shorts on my phone now. Here's 45 seconds of "Oh Shit" for the MSX <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=2_v53hSzTgE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=2_v53hSzTgE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112355631422163635
2024-04-29
<p>Happy <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/mermay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mermay</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112352229109373783
2024-04-28
<p>This week we look at Quick Step! Fast Food, Cosmic Ark, and some lesser-known games like "Pac-Man" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xXehJ9HZXo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=6xXehJ9HZXo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112350907214612200
2024-04-28
<p>Artificial intelligentsia</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112349187179006709
2024-04-28
<p>The PRNDL on the gear shift stands for Proper Driving, Rev Engine, Nice Mode (cruise control at 69 MPH), Drive Car, and L</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112346916580443312
2024-04-27
<p>In 1987, Square released a game called "Highway Star" in Japan. The game would later be released as "Rad Racer" in the US.</p><p>In 1993, Blizzard released "Rock 'n Roll Racing", a racing game that happens to include a synthesized version of the song "Highway Star".</p><p>In 2004, Blizzard released World Of Warcraft, which quickly went on to be the most popular MMO of all time.</p><p>In 2013, Square released Final Fantasy 14, which quickly went on to become the most popular MMO of all time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112345601474146467
2024-04-27
<p>Unpopular take: *takes your stuff*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112345562735420609
2024-04-27
2024-04-27
<p>For decades, people wanted to know: what if Dirty Harry said famous lines from *other* movies? Ladies and Gentlemen, Duke Nukem 3D</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112344060903953216
2024-04-27
<p>Having conveniently uploaded files to an FTP server running on my 3DS, I naively thought "hey, why don't I do this on my phone? That'd be much more convenient than plugging in the cable"</p><p>Haha. To think anything would work on a phone. lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112343893262156541
2024-04-27
<p>MIGHTY POWER-1 ➡️ 20 times of 🅰️ BUTTON's utilization ➡️ NORMAL CONDITION</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112341686966041666
2024-04-27
<p>I don't get invited to enough cheese events 😐️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112341631836423063
2024-04-26
<p>It's a good thing this dev studio isn't around anymore, the Embracer Group would be pretty much unstoppable if they acquired them <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collective_(company)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coll</span><span class="invisible">ective_(company)</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112340047269856893
2024-04-26
<p>@mikeburns@octodon.social no worries, thanks for trying</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112339075074931932
2024-04-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> I like having the ability to set those shortcuts myself but yeah, a computer shall never give me communication advice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112339057578539382
2024-04-26
<p>@mikeburns@octodon.social yeah, I disabled it in messages, can't find a similar option in Discord etc. A search led me to believe this was a system-wide setting called "enhanced notifications", but I see no reference to it in any of the current documentation 😞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112339051870159989
2024-04-26
<p>@mikeburns@octodon.social thanks, but it's already disabled 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112338982389636465
2024-04-26
<p>So far the worst thing about my new phone is that in Android 12, every single chat and messaging app has these little predictive "smart replies", like if the person said "thank you" the notification itself has a button that when pressed will automatically send a message that says "you're welcome", a phrase I haven't said in earnest in close to 2 decades, and I'm terrified I'll accidentally press it. There's no way to disable this "feature". Please prove me wrong, internet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112338854846563087
2024-04-26
<p>My office has an "Exit" sign with an arrow pointing left right next to the exit, which reminds me of video games where you pull a lever, cutscene bars appear, and the camera slowly pans an inch to the left to demonstrate that, as the player suspected, the lever to the right of the door opens the door immediately to its left</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112338682864735087
2024-04-26
2024-04-26
<p>I started a game of Powder and was about to uninstall it because I thought the enemies could attack on diagonals and I can't, but I looked it up, and the *only* enemy that can do that is the grid bug lol. I see what they did there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112335204841481260
2024-04-26
<p>Just finished a solo no-matrix Shadowrun game on my 3DS. There's no good reason to do this, unless like me you've replayed it plenty of times and want to give yourself a long comfy challenge to pass the time in bits and pieces on public transit, in waiting rooms, etc. Not sure what'll be next. Probably jump into an Earthbound ancient cave run, that would probably be fun on the go. Or maybe I'll check out Powder</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112335065462252057
2024-04-26
<p>I don't understand the looks I get when I tell people I live in a hole. Like "hole" is automatically a bad thing. There are nice holes, y'all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112334576337904863
2024-04-25
2024-04-24
<p>VR headset for gamers (artists conception)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112328161431818502
2024-04-24
<p>I heard that Balatro is completely open-source and you can access all of the code and data just by right-clicking the .exe and opening it as an archive; it turns out that's how *all* love2d games work. I just started playing Moonring, so I tried it, and sure enough, there it all is. That owns</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112327663500885461
2024-04-23
<p>I installed Libby on the new phone and downloaded the audiobook I was listening to, and apparently "remove permissions and delete data for unused apps" is on by default for everything now, and it decided that after like a day, the Libby app was "unused", so it deleted my audiobook and I didn't notice for awhile until it started buffering. It had been streaming via my limited data connection for who knows how long. Now I have to wait until I'm back on wifi and redownload it. 🏴‍☠️>♾️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112321355269492777
2024-04-27
2024-04-27
<p>For decades, people wanted to know: what if Dirty Harry said famous lines from *other* movies? Ladies and Gentlemen, Duke Nukem 3D</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112344060903953216
2024-04-23
<p>The Onion Doubter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112319446088080833
2024-04-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://xoxo.zone/@andybaio" class="u-url mention">@<span>andybaio</span></a></span> GetComics is an awesome place to download DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, Dynamite, IDW, Oni, Valiant, Zenescope and many more comics only on GetComics.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112316314511420406
2024-04-22
<p>...where it scans my face, and unlocks if I'm the one looking at the phone. It's uncannily seamless. It even unlocks if it's sitting in the stand on my desk, not pointed directly at me. So seamless it feels like it's not doing anything, but I put my mask on and sure enough it would no longer unlock. Creepy, but undoubtedly convenient. Quite conflicted about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112315352598978358
2024-04-22
<p>Now that my phone has a notification light, the screen is on much less in general, and putting in my unlock pattern whenever I needed to use it was getting to be a hassle. So I tried "smart lock", where it stays unlocked whenever I'm at one of the locations I set (home and work), and it worked intermittently, and I had to keep GPS on which was draining the battery faster. So against my better instincts I tried "face unlock"...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112315343400562510
2024-04-21
<p>Did you know the Atari 2600 has a first-person action/puzzle maze game with minigames? And it came on a cassette tape? We ranked it, along with some arcade ports of varying quality <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeCsCW7cVoA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=FeCsCW7cVoA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112311704771670954
2024-04-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112306612598198555
2024-04-21
2024-04-20
<p>If there's one thing self-identified "indie" and "solo" game devs can agree on, it's this: we were both portrayed by Harrison Ford</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112305899292114613
2024-04-20
<p>Oh. You can still get an eZ80. It's pretty much the same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112305627090643562
2024-04-20
<p>Monty Hall problem but the goal is to rescue all the goats. As soon as you open a door with the stupid car, the game is over and it rates your total goat benevolence</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112305296651797660
2024-04-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> Moonring is beautiful! Exactly my sort of thing, thank you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112304832088918497
2024-04-20
<p>Can it really be said that you Downloads markdown Soulseek Downloads something if you're not allowed to funge it?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112304313067305673
2024-04-20
2024-04-20
<p>The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing us printing in color at home is a thing we should want to do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112304105297028426
2024-04-20
<p>A hyper-local offering for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/potatochipwatch" class="u-url mention">@<span>potatochipwatch</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112304045728214071
2024-04-20
<p>Do you have Zack Lee disease? Cuz your face looks zacklee like your butt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112304011863218982
2024-04-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> thanks! Basically I just want to control character movement with the four cardinal directions of the D-pad and there's no diagonal movement or attacking across corners. It looks like golden krone hotel can be played either way, which is cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112300469223117938
2024-04-19
<p>Halo, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Alpha Protocol, Dead Space, Star Wars, they all might as well be the same game to me. Sorry. Star Wars is probably the one with the laser swords but I couldn't say with certainty that it's the only one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112298626984991605
2024-04-19
<p>GuessTheGame #706</p><p>🎮 🟥 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜</p><p><a href="https://GuessThe.Game/p/706" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">GuessThe.Game/p/706</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I thought I'd be better at this than the movie one, but I played a few from the archive and they were all modern 3D games that look indistinguishable to me. Oh well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112298568386376672
2024-04-19
<p>"The traveling merchant sold me this magic vessel. He said it can keep a boil or stew hot for hours and hours."</p><p>"Aye, 'tis strong fire magic that can keep your vittles warm."</p><p>"But brother, he said I can also fill it with fresh water from the spring, and the drink will stay cool just the same."</p><p>"Fire *and* ice enchantments in one vessel?! The laws of magic won't abide it. Ye've been had, brother"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112298238486035568
2024-04-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://anarchism.space/@ExperimentV" class="u-url mention">@<span>ExperimentV</span></a></span> thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294942758436879
2024-04-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> ah yeah, I played a little bit of that way back when it came out and you're right, the mouse+KB control wasn't my thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294869937257703
2024-04-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> thanks! I actually saw that in the 3ds homebrew shop earlier and didn't know its deal, I'll check it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294843613277617
2024-04-18
<p>Does anyone know any roguelikes where you can only move in 4 directions? I've played Fatal Labyrinth, Dragon Crystal, Wizard's Lair and Zettai Hero Project. If anyone knows any others along those lines I'd appreciate it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294824068767122
2024-04-18
<p>@anonny125@queer.party hmm... maybe an iguana. That's a pretty standard size of lizard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294752795403566
2024-04-18
<p>Was listening to something on soundcloud. It demanded I sign up for an account because I tried to *scrub through the track*. Are you having a giraffe, mate? Are you on one? Can I have some? Jesus</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294636875118932
2024-04-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@68km" class="u-url mention">@<span>68km</span></a></span> wired headphones required. Unfortunate but it makes sense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294156415947104
2024-04-18
<p>Yeah, it's inspiring. It inspires desolation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294144869635306
2024-04-18
<p>lmao</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294128107763160
2024-04-18
<p>If seeing a godzilla is cause for alarm and terror, then seeing a small lizard should be an event of celebration in equal measure. The smaller the lizard, the more excited we should be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112294051305883757
2024-04-18
2024-04-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I've been using SicMu for years, very happy with it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112292700128876055
2024-04-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> For a $40 phone, I'm very impressed! Makes me wonder why none of my more expensive phones bothered to include features</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112292609979293268
2024-04-18
<p>My new phone has an FM radio, and I live in a college town now, so I actually have a chance of hearing something interesting on the radio. Our internet's been down at work this morning, so I've been listening to that so I can save my podcasts. They've played some good stuff! They haven't done any song IDs, but I managed to find this song by googling one of the lyrics <a href="https://theworldis.bandcamp.com/album/body-without-organs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theworldis.bandcamp.com/album/</span><span class="invisible">body-without-organs</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112292563775912010
2024-04-18
<p>DNS is the technology your web browser uses to say hello to websites. That's why it's "sup" upside-down</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112292337692290318
2024-04-18
<p>"Hello, Cheech? This is your comedy partner, Chong. May I come in?" "Yes, please enter, Chong has been expecting you." "Ah! An amusing misunderstanding!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112290228419347768
2024-04-17
<p>They have these over-engineered lid/spout mechanisms but that just makes me trust them less! Look at all those potential points of failure!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112289200785179580
2024-04-17
<p>I see all these reusable water bottles, and I'd trust pretty much none of them not to come open in my backpack and destroy all my valuables. That's the only use case I really have for a reusable bottle. If I want to drink out of something only fit for carrying around, I can use a cup</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112289155882162498
2024-04-17
<p>All I need to become a youtube partner is a million youtube short views... per month... for the next 3 months</p><p>This video of me playing Pooyan for a minute has almost 200 views, so I'm mostly halfway there. Please watch and share! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raeeM71451U" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=raeeM71451U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112288994531380466
2024-04-17
<p>Just sent a freshly-generated Earthbound ancient cave rom to an FTP server running on my 3DS. Truly it's a new era for portable gaming</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112288750051329231
2024-04-17
<p>To leave a voicemail, please use the letters on your touch tone keypad to spell out which animal goes neigh, then press pound</p><p>46773#</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112288336885154392
2024-04-17
<p>There needs to be a captcha for leaving me a voicemail. I don't know how. Figure it out, futurologists</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112288324707033183
2024-04-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> yep, and as a kid I had the cheapest possible everything and no concept of how bad it actually sounded, I was just thrilled to be able to listen to my own music. Ignorance was bliss haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112287675922751397
2024-04-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> yeah, there are little regional pockets around the US where everyone loves it and it goes by various names, but I never knew it was a thing. It's huge everywhere else though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112287507462042504
2024-04-17
<p>Nationalize Norton, give them enough funding to make everything antivirus. Boom, no more viruses. I'm the raccoon who solves all da problems</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112287482373005961
2024-04-17
<p>They should just make the whole car out of airbags</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112287450101522223
2024-04-17
<p>How come they don't just make the whole boat out of the life vest stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112287442437293626
2024-04-17
<p>This is the only other cassete I've bought since the 90s <a href="https://mikazukibigwave.bandcamp.com/album/romantic-album" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikazukibigwave.bandcamp.com/a</span><span class="invisible">lbum/romantic-album</span></a></p><p>Then I realized that the loss of audio quality is significant enough that I never actually want to listen to music this way again, novelty aside. I auctioned off my Walkman not long after. It was a sony walkman I found at the thrift store, so I profited in the end, even factoring in the cost of tapes. This concludes the story of my brief re-evaluation of cassette tapes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112286974418215416
2024-04-17
<p>This is one of the rare instances where I intended to buy the album on Bandcamp, the cassette release included the digital album and was only a couple bucks more, so I bought that version for the novelty of having a tape. When the bubble mailer arrived, it had been cut open and the cassette was gone. I hope whoever stole it enjoyed the tape, wherever they are</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112286785345319479
2024-04-17
<p>Totally forgot I had this DJ Rozwell album until it came up in shuffle play. It owns though <a href="https://youtu.be/PocV3BWR9Kw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/PocV3BWR9Kw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112286768122213149
2024-04-17
<p>And of course I forgot to bring the USBC cable to work today. Not looking forward to this new reality</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112286695192549071
2024-04-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> ah yeah, the egg is more like chocolate with bits of honeycomb in it. Reading about the traditional violet crumble bars is confusing too, because honeycomb toffee sounds like it's supposed to be soft and spongey, but the violet crumble bar is brittle and shatter-prone, which seems like the opposite? Hopefully I get to try the real deal someday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112284650815435710
2024-04-17
<p>I'll be honest, I never really had the best grasp on what toffee is, either. It's like, caramel but hard? And maybe buttery? But it can be made from molasses instead of sugar? I'm not too clear on what molasses is, either. I don't think most sugar byproducts are for me. The violet crumble is pretty good though. Mostly just tastes like chocolate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112284620825514665
2024-04-17
<p>So I always thought that "honeycomb" in candy form was... honeycomb. Like from bees. It didn't seem that far-fetched, people eat wax sometimes, right? But it's something different <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeycomb_toffee" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeycom</span><span class="invisible">b_toffee</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112284588646439594
2024-04-17
<p>Spouse's friend in Australia sent us some belated Easter goodies. Of the Australian variety</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112284432345398477
2024-04-16
<p>Referring to a game cartridge as a "tape" is considered incorrect but it's okay to call a rigid 3½ disk "floppy", for some reason</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112283614933343766
2024-04-16
<p>Then where the hell do they get their olives? From olive groves, duh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112283494317601714
2024-04-16
<p>You know what they call Caesar Dressing at Olive Garden in Italy? They don't call it Caesar Dressing? No man, referencing Caesar in Italy is a dogwhistle for some nasty politics, they don't want to associate themselves with that. Well, what do they call it? Nothing, there are no Olive Gardens in Italy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112283437308817780
2024-04-16
2024-04-16
<p>What if all Humans the Earth? Earth okay? What if all Humans the Earth but one time? Would Earth be Human stop or do Human always Earth?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112282918081223714
2024-04-16
<p>If a hello world program is more complicated than <print "hello world"> I'm not interested. I'm sure it's a very nice language. But it's not for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112282563354479365
2024-04-16
<p>I'm glad all the two astronaut memes still take place in Ohio Big Universe even when they don't need to. It allows us play with the form without needing to worry about messing up Ohio Small Universe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112282496113689887
2024-04-16
<p>You know how phone companies say they can't let you replace the battery because the phone needs to be as thin and uniform as possible? And you know how modern phones are so smooth and insubstantial you have to put it in a thick plastic case or else it'll instantly slip out of your hands and shatter the first time you use it outside? That gives me an idea: we should give the phone companies an award for being so brave in the face of all the dour nitpickers out there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112282234714140169
2024-04-16
<p>My new $40 phone does have one feature I thought would never be coming back: it has a little LED on the front that blinks to let me know when I have a notification. Something that allows me to look at my phone less, actual killer app, 10/10</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112281648841766820
2024-04-16
<p>Curating the audible samples such that listening to every sample of every book on a single subject will give you a complete understanding of that subject</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112278301639781716
2024-04-16
<p>Piecing together an understanding of the world exclusively by listening to audiobook samples</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112278282384180387
2024-04-16
<p>Year 50 of the smartphone. They still haven't invented one that's smart enough to know that when headphones are connected, it has to play the timer alarm in the headphones for me to be able to hear it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112277959916801855
2024-04-15
<p>Oh my god, this phone has a notification constantly in the taskbar when developer mode is on, it can't be hidden, and if I accidentally tap it I have to enable developer mode again. I'm in hell</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112277709638057392
2024-04-15
<p>It has an additional GB of ram and a much better processor with twice as many cores, so you'd think it'd be a huge improvement over my old phone, but not as much as one might think. Many of the beefier apps struggle with screen responsiveness in exactly the same way. I wonder if being forced onto a newer version of Android is to blame. I suppose in most ways that are important to me it's more of a lateral move, but that's progress 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112277467368563652
2024-04-15
<p>Got a new phone. It's a TCL Ion X. It's a cheap burner a friend got as a temporary replacement while they were waiting for their real phone to come back from the shop, and donated it to me afterwards, so it's practically brand new. As modern phones go, it's okay. Replaceable battery, headphone jack, memory card slot. I hate to give up the nice physical buttons on my Galaxy Xcover 4, but it's really starting to show its age, pretty much anything not from the F-droid store is unusable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112277434133793194
2024-04-15
<p>How much did you pay for that bad Moto Guzzi? Cuz probably for like $15 more you could've gotten a good one, just saying</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112277154240347844
2024-04-15
<p>Look, they made a sequel where Jurassic Park attacks San Diego, I'm just saying it would be logically consistent to make a movie where Jaws has legs. Dinosaurs are scarier when they can attack you where you live, the same is true of sharks. But they didn't even *look at* my Jaws: Legs screenplay (working title)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112276062799150053
2024-04-15
<p>Mobile research station!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112275567106927131
2024-04-15
<p>I slave over a hot DaVinci Resolve all day so the video essay is on the table when you get home from work, and for what? "First"? Way to make a content creator feel special, jerk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112275459431593604
2024-04-15
<p>This post brought to you by the voiced dental fricative: it's the difference between thistle and this'll!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112275356310220768
2024-04-15
<p>This intro is kinda long but I bet this'll sound really good once the other instruments come in—me listening to piano music</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112275320490388352
2024-04-15
<p>Got 320 minutes of sleep—which oughta be enough for anybody</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112275288051864166
2024-04-14
<p>This week we play a stupefyingly complex football game, struggle to do basic math, go on a fantastic voyage and glare disapprovingly at a tragic port of Pooyan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaRfm7tZCLw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=IaRfm7tZCLw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112272070393932562
2024-04-14
<p>What if a mad scientist (in the past) frankensteined Johnny Carson and Johnnie Cochran together? Wouldn't that be fucked up? They were basically like opposite guys</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112272039297734001
2024-04-14
<p>I had originally described the games as "deterministic", but second-guessed myself when I googled the term and the definition was a philosophical term which sort of means the opposite of what I thought it meant; but no, "deterministic" does in fact mean learnable and non-random when you're talking about computers <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterministic_system" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determin</span><span class="invisible">istic_system</span></a> how annoying</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112270162965145718
2024-04-14
<p>Dreamt that the self-checkout kiosks at the grocery store added games you can play on the touchscreen when you check out to win reward points for free groceries and other prizes, but it wasn't just a slot machine or lottery draw, it was an actual learnable puzzle game one could practice and get good at, which I did, so I was racking up hundreds of dollars in free groceries and winning vacation packages and new computers and stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112270131621670211
2024-04-14
2024-04-14
<p>Huh, Alton Brown has a 2002 macromedia shockwave website, but for modern browsers and resolutions of course. It's nice and responsive (original definition) too. Good stuff <a href="https://altonbrown.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">altonbrown.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112267689344825555
2024-04-13
<p>Now that every handheld game machine is the size of a Lynx, clearly it's time for JNCOs to come back in a big way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112266269722767547
2024-04-13
<p>It bonkers my hog off that roguelike enjoyers treat "needing to press a different key to equip items to all of the different slots" as a core component of the experience. To me, having the game tell me "You can't (w)ear a ring, you have to (p)ut it on" is the opposite of fun. Like clearly the game is capable of understanding what I mean! Just equip the damn ring! 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112265698211203032
2024-04-13
<p>Happy Songkran/Homestuck day/Neil Banging Out The Tunesday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112264786200099458
2024-04-13
<p>I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced the dragon punch and throwing fireballs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112262373479210194
2024-04-13
<p>"Why did ancient Egypt fall?" because falling is what ancient civilizations do. That's how it eventually became regular Egypt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112262289349477686
2024-04-12
2024-04-12
<p>If it looks like a duck, honks like a goose, walks like a swan and flies like a gull, it's probably a water shifter. They mostly feed on fish, but beware, their wretched brood require a redder flesh. A puff of black pepper can protect you if one swoops</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112259231280204970
2024-04-12
<p>Who named it "fraudulent archaeology" and not "malarkaeology"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112258971917679602
2024-04-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@piper" class="u-url mention">@<span>piper</span></a></span> haha dear god. They didn't want you to forget for even a second that the game you're playing is, in fact, FULL THREE DEE</p><p>At least the character portraits are decent!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112258942046515917
2024-04-12
<p>Companies don't release games with titles like "Menzoberranzan" anymore. This is because they are cowards</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112258863886288796
2024-04-12
<p>C:\\SPOT\\<br />C:\\SPOT\\RUN\\<br />RUN SPOT.RUN</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112258833353085478
2024-04-15
<p>This post brought to you by the voiced dental fricative: it's the difference between thistle and this'll!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112275356310220768
2024-04-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> thank you 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112258441388231876
2024-04-12
<p>Hey >:(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112258426695949973
2024-04-12
<p>Serving size: 1 egg<br />Servings per egg: 1 egg</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112258335622037020
2024-04-12
<p>I'd say firefox crashes probably 5% of the time I do anything that generates a new UI element (start a download, open my bookmarks, right-click a webpage, etc.) But yeah add a chatbot or whatever. Good work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112255387542292265
2024-04-11
<p>Good news: the tutorial is still good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112255220961858099
2024-04-11
<p>Thought someone on the bus has been shopping at Iliwbooq but it was just an inside-out goodwill bag</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112254929686743246
2024-04-11
<p>Have you ever dreamed of becomming a game programmer? Today is your lucky day, becuase if you go through the following steps. I bet your can be making gameboy games in less than an hour, and that is if your modem is slow. <a href="http://www.loirak.com/gameboy/gbprog.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="">loirak.com/gameboy/gbprog.php</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112254780883118034
2024-04-11
<p>Y'all got any of them Superior Sundries?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112254411384328754
2024-04-11
<p>I gotta be honest, I can't tell the difference between 802.11ax and 802.11ac. They seem equally fast to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112254175863374805
2024-04-11
<p>My spouse got me a little easter basket this year, full of goodies and curios from Dollar Tree, cuz she's awesome and thrifty. The highlight for me is definitely this silicone bubble pop wristband. It's a fidget toy I always have with me, cuz it's also a fun accessory! The gift I didn't know I needed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112253626876729827
2024-04-11
<p>One of our vendors generates invoice numbers based on the employee's name, but it gets tripped up by names with non-primary capital letters. So say we have an employee named Ronald McDonald, the invoice number would be something like RDonald041124. But the invoice number is just an arbitrary serial number so it doesn't matter, right? Except now they're starting to send invoices with the name Ronald Donald 🙄</p><p>Falsehood programmers believe about names #14</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112253248949338218
2024-04-11
<p>Yeah that's right, I've never once huffed paint. I don't even have an account on huffbase. I'm a no-huffer!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252918673591185
2024-04-11
<p>It's funny to me that "no-coiner" is a term some people feel the need to self-identify as. It's kind of like if people who ate tide pods mockingly referred to their detractors as "No-podders", and then the critics were like "Yeah, you know what? I a400.gamecontroller.amgp Programs a no-podder, and I'm proud of it!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252907082139954
2024-04-11
<p>" 'And those who danced were thought quite mad by those who could not hear the music...' —Lewis Carroll, 'Alice in Wonderland'."<br />—Roger Waters, "Pink Floyd"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252867726481389
2024-04-11
<p>Just deleted 2 artist discographies from my memory card after recognizing that I always skip all of their songs whenever they come up. Please clap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252702262245067
2024-04-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Richard_Littler" class="u-url mention">@<span>Richard_Littler</span></a></span> the name comes from the fact that raccoons wash their food before they eat it. Search raccoon + cotton candy on youtube if you want a smile</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252630324118338
2024-04-11
<p>Oh phew, I was able to backgrade to version 4.1.2 from the github release. I have to set up my color scheme and options again, but it's worth it. Thank goodness</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252617378960979
2024-04-11
<p>Oh, and now image descriptions are truncated. I have to tap on it to see the full text. That's much worse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252559173753318
2024-04-11
<p>Yesterday I was clearing caches and data from apps on my phone desperately trying to reclaim internal storage space, and I must've inadvertently cleared whatever setting was preventing my apps from auto-updating, because I woke up this morning and Subway Tooter is ugly now :( RIP</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252375516674454
2024-04-11
<p>If you want to play games about talking on the phone while shifting gears in your truck, the Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy is for you I guess</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112250084069198399
2024-04-11
<p>Sadly the section on Shadowrun is underwhelming: unreadably tiny scans of the city maps from the manual, only two (unlabeled) maps of Matrix systems, and a screenshot of the taxi screen is all you get.</p><p>Here's my map of the Salish-Shidhe wilderness. Feel free to edit it in at your convenience</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112249790497413555
2024-04-11
<p>This is neat: a book of maps from Megadrive games. Seems to be mostly reprinting stuff from magazines and strategy guides, not a lot of original content, but it's cool to have it all in one place. Free for the next 24 hours (use the code MEGA if it's not already applied) <a href="https://retrogamebooks.com/products/video-game-maps-genesis-mega-drive-ebook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retrogamebooks.com/products/vi</span><span class="invisible">deo-game-maps-genesis-mega-drive-ebook</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112249745333321079
2024-04-10
<p>Sovereign gamedev on the land</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112249324438819982
2024-04-10
<p>If television is the retina of the mind's eye, then surely the internet must be the sphincter of the mind's butt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112249282436317162
2024-04-10
<p>Roblox literally did "who's to say if child exploitation is good or bad" <a href="https://archive.ph/tHvIi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/tHvIi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112248392871173860
2024-04-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> most of the apartments I've lived in were old two-story houses that had been converted to upstairs/downstairs apartments. They were all equipped with baseboard electric heaters in each room. The population density in WV is low enough that blocks of apartments don't make sense in a lot of places. Public housing is my first experience with it, and I was shocked to learn this kind of heat is still a thing. Living where I do has left me with a lot of cultural blind spots</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112247493900009302
2024-04-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> yeah. Sorry to imply it's just a problem in public housing, that's just been the experience where I live. It's good that there are laws that require landlords to ensure tenants can maintain a minimum temperature in their homes. I just wish they'd do more than the bare minimum to comply with the law, upgrade the systems to ones that let the tenants adjust the heat when it's uncomfortable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112247092658827295
2024-04-10
<p>Spring is a privilege, not a right. If you're poor enough that you can't afford to rent a house or apartment at market rates, the housing authority decides if you get to enjoy the nice weather</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112246850209488328
2024-04-10
<p>It's officially mid-April and our non-adjustable radiator heat is still on. We've had to run the air conditioner enough to have a noticeable impact on our power bill just to counteract the combined effects of the mild outdoor heat and the unseasonable indoor heat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112246787514432509
2024-04-10
<p>You know how all modern first-person-shooters still use Quake code somewhere under the hood? Dig deep enough into any program made in the UK in the last 40 years and you'll find this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112244778272162953
2024-04-10
<p>Mostly I just want to be able to do a thing until I decide I'm done doing it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112244605502890863
2024-04-09
<p>I like my graphics adapters like I like my coffee: Wide Quad Ultra eXtended</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112243634122224705
2024-04-09
<p>It's <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/PortfolioDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PortfolioDay</span></a>? I do all kinds of stuff, mostly writing and making games. Here you go <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.neocities.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112243546206605558
2024-04-11
<p>" 'And those who danced were thought quite mad by those who could not hear the music...' —Lewis Carroll, 'Alice in Wonderland'."<br />—Roger Waters, "Pink Floyd"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112252867726481389
2024-04-09
<p>One of the underrated bleak moments of This Is Financial Advice is when the MMO grinding redditor refers to himself and people like him as "the gaming industry"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112242570158727629
2024-04-09
<p>A couple weeks ago my spouse and I helped her recently evicted friend move her life into a storage unit. We had a little bit of tax return money, but not enough to cover all the costs, including an unexpected towing expense. We owe $150 on March's rent and haven't paid any of April's. Our account is overdrawn by $80. If you could share a few dollars or a boost we'll be immensely grateful <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MutualAidVisibility" class="u-url mention">@<span>MutualAidVisibility</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112242174772106660
2024-04-09
<p>The Matrix would've been a better movie if Neo refused to take the red pill and Morpheus had to beat the shit out of him first</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112241882698928170
2024-04-09
<p>"When the cicadas do ecdysis, the shells they leave behind are brown, but they emerge with a beautiful, glistening green color that's impossible to describe. I was thinking a lot about how stunning nature's work is while I was working on this album. If I stay in one spot without changing, I'm not living. Our skin changes once a month, our bodies change everyday. I want to keep changing and evolving in my life and my music." <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_zwJHHD6Y96yK5QjqEfWiKyNkdGQGUcY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK</span><span class="invisible">5uy_l_zwJHHD6Y96yK5QjqEfWiKyNkdGQGUcY</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112241592767406743
2024-04-09
<p>Trees in forest lost leaves from acid rain. I heard there were people, who had 3 golden lines on the side of their arms, tried to put leaves back on trees. But the damage was pretty big</p><p>Scientists and inspectors have been trying to interpret the meaning of communication signal 717 from insects <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrGZAVIfIoQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ZrGZAVIfIoQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112241551421501716
2024-04-09
<p>I'm the other castle your princess warned you about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112241099875212648
2024-04-09
<p>Therapist could only fit me in at 10:00 this week, which means that I had to stay at work until almost 20:00, so I have to go to bed now but I basically feel like I just got home. Will probably just skip a week next time. Too disruptive.</p><p>(but gonna have to go through this all over again on wednesday, because I have a regular doctor appointment, and can't do that over a video call... sigh)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112239217153133688
2024-04-09
<p>Don't start the show with a show-stomper</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112239094589890445
2024-04-09
<p>Statements dreamed up by the utterly deranged</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112238896779655043
2024-04-08
<p>I finished Dune (Book 1 of the Dune series) and figured things could only go downhill from there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112238009106565509
2024-04-08
2024-04-08
<p>If I had butter<br />I tell you what I'd do<br />I'd cook it with flour for a nice tasty roux<br />Crazy bout a mother sauce<br />Used to make some other sauce <br />Gonna make a nice roux and use it in some chowder soon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112237872691383000
2024-04-08
<p>Pig Nye the swine-ish guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112237806802209784
2024-04-08
<p>Bot that posts a bingo number every few minutes. Grab a card and start playing whenever. Stop when you feel like it. If you reply to the bot with "Bingo!" (exclamation point required) it responds with a 🏅 or a🏆or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112237796911342941
2024-04-08
<p>Bob Nye the Building Guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112237773902809120
2024-04-08
<p>Thank a graffiti artist, they're creating good government jobs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112237698776427604
2024-04-08
<p>In 2017 I visited a friend of 15+ years in St. Louis, in the path of totality. For eclipse day we gathered at her mom's property nearby. Not a car to be heard or artificial light to be seen. Nothing can compare to that experience. They fed me amazing babecue. I taught them how to play some of my favorite tabletop games. I was shown incredible kindness and got to explore a lovely city. I wish I could've afforded to travel this year. But 94% totality is cool too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112237290605257880
2024-04-08
<p>It's the day of the banishing of the hideous orb</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112237213848442842
2024-04-08
<p>My supervisor is trying to help me. Instead of doing task A and task B, she said I could do task A and one of my coworkers will help with task B; I don't know how to impress upon her that my workflow is so finely tuned that I see it as task AB and I have the kind of brain where splitting it up changes my routine and actually makes my life harder</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112236835170373183
2024-04-08
<p>autocorrect "fixed" the word jalapeño by removing the eñe, I had to add it back manually, seriously? 🤦‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112236492623279125
2024-04-08
<p>I don't know if I could come up with a worse texture/flavor combination for a candy if I tried. Like you might as well ask me to eat jalapeño taffy with banana corn nuts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112236478924135956
2024-04-08
<p>I wonder how many nudists ended up in that lifestyle out of a simple hatred of laundry. Like, I have no particular need or desire to be nude, but a world in which I don't have to wash clothes every week forever? That'd be a kind of utopia</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112236148035501593
2024-04-07
<p>You can also hang out and watch the premiere with me here, if you're so inclined <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN1JoimtsJA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=AN1JoimtsJA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112232067658252373
2024-04-07
<p>This week we have a look at Space Invaders, Fishing Derby, Chase the Chuck Wagon, and something called "Krull" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVcumh2YPvE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=bVcumh2YPvE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112232050562208207
2024-04-07
<p>Check out this 100% authentic garbage we have for sale. Sure, it's just Centipede, one of the least rare games of all time, but we dug this one out of a dump. Seven grand please 🫴 <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/134755067849?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=bRLWiU67TQ2&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=0p4ygcTBSuu&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebay.com/itm/134755067849?mkci</span><span class="invisible">d=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=bRLWiU67TQ2&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=0p4ygcTBSuu&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112231817054355744
2024-04-07
2024-04-07
<p>The only person who should be making my phone ring on Sunday is God, or if he's busy, some sort of messenger angel. Anyone who ranks below Elohim will wait until business hours</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112230347663536564
2024-04-07
<p>My doctor's office apparently just tried to call to confirm an appointment. On *Sunday*. See, this is why people no longer trust the medical establishment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112230317248636288
2024-04-06
<p>Space invader or Nu?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112225318453031191
2024-04-05
<p>"Kongregate has updated its terms of service" ugh another email from the past. Why isn't the spam filter catching these</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112220716092085888
2024-04-05
<p>Pretty much every classic of cyberpunk literature includes a message about how living inside the computer ALL the time is bad for us, and yet here we are. If you suggest that all this cool real-life cyberpunk tech is best used in moderation, you get called a boomer or a buzzkill or whatever, because it's important that corporations maximize engagement. It makes me feel pretty bleak about the utility of art</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112220026892580495
2024-04-05
2024-04-05
<p>I'm listening to a let's play of Shadowrun for the Genesis, a game I'm very familiar with, but the person playing used Mirror, a cyberspace ability I've pretty much never used in all my time with the game; the sound effect is so close to the wake-up alarm I use on my phone that I think my heart skipped a beat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112219222940519921
2024-04-05
<p>🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112218839135346391
2024-04-05
<p>The goverments putting Florida in our water</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112216422624518183
2024-04-04
<p>Please don't break the window. My water is on, I have music, and I'm breathing my favorite air</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112215478056902521
2024-04-04
<p>From Variety's review of the avatar reboot: "Tasked with adapting the animated series’ first season of 20 episodes into just eight hours" </p><p>I'm not going to bat for netflix or anything, but someone should've checked to see how long 23 minutes 2026-05-18-001229_2560x1080_scrot.png 2026-07-05 10-42-08.mp4 2026-07-05 10-43-08 (1).mp4 2026-07-05 10-43-08.mp4 2026-07-05 11-33-42.mp4 2026-07-05 22-26-59 (1).mp4 2026-07-05 22-26-59.mp4 2026-08-04 22-25-59.mp4 2026-08-04 22-26-09.mp4 2026-08-19 21-15-45.mp4 2026-08-19 21-15-55.mp4 2026-08-19 21-18-30.mp4 2026-08-19 21-20-17.mp4 2026-08-19 21-23-17.mp4 2026-08-19 21-23-37.mp4 2026-08-19 21-26-12.mp4 260816172320.txt 260816172501.txt 260816172524.txt 260816172619.txt a400.gamecontroller.amgp arkmast arkmast.sh blah-260817001452.txt blah-260817001759.txt blah-260817002830.txt blah-260817002852.md blah-260817003030.md blah-260817003049.md blah-260818180329.txt blah-260818180430.txt blah-260818181552.txt blahdiblah-260818180652.txt blahdiblah-260818181101.txt blahdiblah-260818181119.txt blahdiblah-260818181340.txt Calibre Library chunk.txt Desktop Documents Downloads Inform manifesto-260614.txt manifesto.inform manifesto.materials markdown matabash.txt mbdraft-260816193027.txt mbdraft-260816193048.md mbdraft-260816234324.md mbdraft-260816234342.md mbdraft-260816234348.md mbdraft-260816234349.md mbdraft-260816234350.md mbdraft-260816235531.md mbdraft-260817000835.txt mbdraft-260817000904.md mbdraft-260817000950.md Music obsidian outbox.json output.txt password.txt picbash Pictures post.md post.wiki Programs RM2k3 ROMs scrcpy screen.sh Screenshots Soulseek Downloads status-260818200113.txt test.md test.wiki venv Videos Wiki wikiconvert 20 is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112215106442341559
2024-04-04
<p>Have any other <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/whamageddon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>whamageddon</span></a> winners received their prize yet? I figured it'd be here by now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112214119411534484
2024-04-08
<p>My supervisor is trying to help me. Instead of doing task A and task B, she said I could do task A and one of my coworkers will help with task B; I don't know how to impress upon her that my workflow is so finely tuned that I see it as task AB and I have the kind of brain where splitting it up changes my routine and actually makes my life harder</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112236835170373183
2024-04-08
<p>autocorrect "fixed" the word jalapeño by removing the eñe, I had to add it back manually, seriously? 🤦‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112236492623279125
2024-04-04
<p>How to listen to music:</p><p>1. Put entire music library on shuffle<br />2. Pick song I want to listen to<br />3. I'm not in the mood for the next song<br />4. Press the "previous track" button<br />4.1. Repeat song from step 2<br />5. Goto 3</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112213080687389280
2024-04-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timetheft.social/@fojy" class="u-url mention">@<span>fojy</span></a></span> Halcali Bacon?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112212930024731579
2024-04-04
<p>Everything will fall apart if the foss community stops harming the hobbyist programmer in the omelas hole</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112210441905826350
2024-04-03
<p>Anyone wanna create a system of informal value exchange for users of federated social media platforms? We can call em toot tokens</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112209928678985879
2024-04-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@gardevoir" class="u-url mention">@<span>gardevoir</span></a></span> Raccoon!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112209180456815167
2024-04-03
<p>I'd rather be a valedictorian than a Victorian dalek</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112208520558224911
2024-04-07
<p>The only person who should be making my phone ring on Sunday is God, or if he's busy, some sort of messenger angel. Anyone who ranks below Elohim will wait until business hours</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112230347663536564
2024-04-07
<p>My doctor's office apparently just tried to call to confirm an appointment. On *Sunday*. See, this is why people no longer trust the medical establishment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112230317248636288
2024-04-06
<p>Space invader or Nu?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112225318453031191
2024-04-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> Be sure to pick up the whole series</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112207578513087352
2024-04-03
<p>Hobbit is a portmanteau of "hominid rabbit"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112207550909648824
2024-04-03
<p>"Moving the goalposts" is a load-bearing sports metaphor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112205042707139894
2024-04-02
<p>Does my chemical romantic partner's bloody valentine offend me? Nah</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112204207678521144
2024-04-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> sounds delightful!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112203059638417129
2024-04-02
<p>Here's a money-saving tip: instead of buying elaborate steampunk water bottles that disburse aromas or flavored syrups via proprietary disposable plastic pods, you could suck on a hard candy while you drink water. It's like 5 calories per serving. Or you can get sugar free candy. Lots of variety</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112203051032750544
2024-04-02
<p>There's a break in the storm, if anyone could spare a few bucks so I could get lunch I'd appreciate it. Spent most of my last paycheck helping my spouse's friend move their stuff into storage after getting evicted, left things kind of tight until Friday. $10 should cover it today <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/BegPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BegPost</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mutualaid" class="u-url mention">@<span>mutualaid</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112202433351976108
2024-04-02
<p>If I had nuyen <br />I tell you what I'd do<br />I'd go downtown and buy a Fuchi deck or two<br />Crazy bout a Fuchi deck<br />Lord I'm crazy bout a Fuchi deck<br />Gonna buy me a Fuchi deck and jack in every day and night</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112202389581487872
2024-04-02
<p>Update: SIP over for now. Stuff still happening in conference room, but it might just be cake 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112202270890612311
2024-04-02
<p>Well, I saw balloons in the conference room, which made me hopeful that work would be giving us food today. But now there's a tornado warning and we all have to shelter in place, so the food outlook is getting dim</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112202168009066289
2024-04-02
<p>Happy Palindrome Day! 4224</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112202089287777940
2024-04-02
<p>Okay, I read the article and it's not an awful take. The premise is that instead of being about tricks and pranks, AFD should be a fun holiday the way Halloween and Valentine's Day can be, but instead of spooky or romantic stuff, the theme is comedy. But Halloween is also associated with tricks and pranks, so maybe don't use that one for the lede</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112202006325032049
2024-04-02
<p>Well, I was annoyed by a headline I saw that said "Let's make april fools day the halloween of comedy", which what does that even mean? Dress up like Gallagher and go door-to-door telling knock-knock jokes? But that probably wasn't a trick or a prank so I'll still take it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112201957354243627
2024-04-02
<p>Just realized I made it through a full April Fools Day without being annoyed once. How about that. I'll take it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112201944818102260
2024-04-01
<p>Ended up on a French website with a cookie consent pop-up, and it was much easier to use than ones on US-based websites even though I don't speak French. Accepter? Tout refuser? I'll try the one that has "refuse" in it. Oh, just one button to click, nice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112198538412875223
2024-04-01
<p>Oh, biofam? My mistake, I thought you were talking about BioFoam, my shelf-stable aerosolized nutrient shake that gives you quick energy on the go and works as hard as you do with no chalky aftertaste</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112197738362044477
2024-04-01
<p>Why would I go to space? I haven't even seen all the biomes on Earth yet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112197425718007109
2024-03-31
<p>There's also a live premiere happening if anyone wants to hang out and chat <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2vlo6IzF6M" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=A2vlo6IzF6M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112192439810407066
2024-03-31
<p>Took last week off for health reasons, but I'm back in the science seat to ask the big questions like "How do you solve the Sphinx's riddle?" and "What's the deal with Breakout?" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXaDK2xpf_0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=UXaDK2xpf_0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112192401401302316
2024-03-31
<p>I mean I guess I could also replay half-life and take some screenshots lol. But having to frame & crop for 9:16 is a hassle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112191967598239449
2024-03-31
<p>Spent most of yesterday helping a friend of my spouse move some stuff into a storage facility, and it just now occurred to me that I should've taken photos for potential downpour games. We were the only people there. Very creepy sci-fi horror atmosphere. Could have made a scary corridor crawl adventure. Probably won't have a chance to get that kind of footage again. Ah well. Probably better that I was focused. I should keep an eye out for potential assets in the future though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112191816885217589
2024-03-31
<p>We have spaghetti sauce at home</p><p>The spaghetti sauce at home: ketchup</p><p>The ketchup at home: spaghetti sauce</p><p>I'm sorry</p><p>I never wanted this for any of us</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112188492077126508
2024-03-31
2024-03-30
<p>No, I don't want no bugs. A bug is an animal I don't like to see. Crawling all around outside or sometimes inside. Flying ones make me flee</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112186776352742717
2024-03-30
<p>Oh yeah I loved the Ninja Turtles as a kid. Who could forget Pavarotti, Domingo, Carerras and I assume there was another one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112186717348324735
2024-03-30
2024-03-30
<p>Every day's great at your Judas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112186087633724213
2024-03-30
<p>You Don't Like This Image</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112185976961339267
2024-03-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> it's okay, I watched a longplay to see the "ending" and was pretty underwhelmed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112185792025286589
2024-03-30
<p>Finished Arkista's Ring! Well, the first loop. Supposedly you have to finish the game 4 times to get the true ending, but I'm good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112185686376422583
2024-03-30
<p>Ugh, World 4 gets super tough. I made it to 4-3 and lost all my lives. When I continued it started me at 4-1 and I no longer had the fairy. Can't see myself continuing without it, but I'm game to take a break and start over later. Maybe I'll see what the book does next time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112185339597000467
2024-03-30
<p>Holy shit. What does the magic book do?! The manual doesn't say anything about these items, they're all tantalizing secrets to discover</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112185276425985813
2024-03-30
<p>I finished level 2 without collecting all the diamonds and I wish I knew what that meant for my ability to finish the game. I'm assuming it'll loop back around after World 7 and I'll have another go at it, but if everything's harder a la arcade games that'll suck.</p><p>I kept my "feather" though! (clearly actually a fairy.) And I'm absolutely smoking world 3, I already have 6 of the diamonds at the end of 3-1. This game is kinda good?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112185234409490500
2024-03-30
<p>At the end of level 1 of Rainbow Islands, I tried opening a chest instead of talking to Bobby. I was fully expecting it to be just points, but I got a "magic feather", a satellite attack item that seems to stay with me even when I die or finish a level. Quite frankly it's a game-changer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112185185611759156
2024-03-29
<p>lol someone paid for lunch in the employee cafeteria with a bogus 50. It looked very convincing: my coworker showed me a picture and had to zoom in before I noticed the part that says "for motion picture use only". I wondered how it ended up here, but apparently you can just go on ebay and buy bundles of movie prop money for cheap. Seems like a bad idea, maybe that stuff should be harder to get, I dunno</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112180355700755607
2024-03-29
<p>Work gave me a small bag of almost entirely inedible candy for Easter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112179720484308025
2024-03-29
<p>Youtube videos that are like 5-hour compilations of previous videos might seem silly and self-indulgent, but they're actually much easier to download with newpipe and listen at work than a playlist, so thanks to everyone who does that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112179565798313157
2024-03-28
<p>I can hear an organ in the morgue tonight. Oh Korg</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112174698777917463
2024-03-28
2024-03-28
<p>Convince yourself that you like it when the rock rolls back down the hill and you never have to work a day in your life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112174623688200952
2024-03-28
<p>Sisyphus (2024) review: interesting setting and premise, detailed graphics, very tight rockmove loop; suffers from a lack of meaningful character advancement. 7/10</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112174596092261251
2024-03-28
<p>Cyberpunk novel protagonist name idea: Dixon Ticonderoga</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112174146912539502
2024-03-28
<p>Got to work this morning, sat down at my desk, turned on the computer, and forgot the code I enter to login every day. I pressed the numlock key with a pencil, started consciously thinking about numbers, and realized I didn't know what the number was before muscle memory could take over. Off to a great start</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112173276467355650
2024-03-28
<p>I want a fidget spinner, but I'm not paying 7 dollars for *one* if they're worth less than $1 apiece; but I have no use for 10+ of them >:(</p><p>Anyone wanna start a pool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112171338601802261
2024-03-28
<p>If you're in the market for several dozen fidget spinners, they're really blowing them out on jeffsite</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112171321059440332
2024-03-27
<p>Hey, I'm featured on <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/downpour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downpour</span></a>. Neat!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112169993603905242
2024-03-27
<p>(well, I did take lessons for QWERTY, as an elective in high school, and since I already knew how to type that was one of my favorite classes)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112169320122217335
2024-03-27
<p>I was looking up a keyboard layout I'd never heard of, and the information page had a link to typing lessons. Suddenly it all makes sense. I'm a self-taught typist, I never took lessons for QWERTY, and I always imagined trying to learn a new layout the way I learned this one, and my mind boggled. If there are actual typing lessons one could take, the idea makes a lot more sense. Still not for me, but I see how it could be done now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112169314333935993
2024-03-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://yiff.life/@Gulfie" class="u-url mention">@<span>Gulfie</span></a></span> I think QB64 is pretty cool <a href="https://qb64.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">qb64.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112168770817678920
2024-03-26
<p>Every Gourd Bulwark Displays Fire</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112163853430407676
2024-03-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> yeah, but in my case I think it's my insecurity/imposter syndrome self-gatekeeping, so I try to push past the awkward feeling and use nouns anyway as like a self-validation exercise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112163812959806210
2024-03-26
<p>Political football must be much more frustrating outside of North America</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112163611557291268
2024-03-26
<p>Jackson pollack and other Mississippi fish</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112163595142776834
2024-03-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> I've heard "more people = more carbon emissions = accelerated climate change" from ecofascist types but they're not as prevalent as the regular fascists</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112163237643569725
2024-03-26
<p>Oh shit. Goblinization day in the lore was April 30 2021. "Goblin mode" was the word of the year in 2022. 2023 some other stuff happened. 2024 is the year of the dragon. It's all coming to pass</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112163136289057522
2024-03-26
<p>There are a lot of great roleplaying systems, but Shadowrun is the only one to have featured a "goblinization event". Just a little fact for you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112163122221697315
2024-03-26
<p>Tron live action reboot where it's the same movie but the the big giant face is played by a CGI'd Ron Perlman</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112162411839344972
2024-03-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> thanks for clarifying. I had a horrifying vision of him, like, claiming IP rights over YWA and continuing to draw royalties or something. That's definitely still way too much</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112162367943013276
2024-03-26
<p>The Windows XP installer calls it "the most dependable Windows for business computing". So why'd they keep making different versions of Windows? I can only assume because they wanted to make it less dependable 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112161901184564886
2024-03-26
2024-03-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> He's still getting paid from the YWA patreon? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112161881446401204
2024-03-25
<p>Water looks great today, yeah? I haven't seen a single bloodthirsty piranha today. Nope, just as calm as can be. But still, one can never be too careful, especially with climate change and all, right? You want my boys to look after you, just holler. I'm sure we can work out an agreement that'll benefit us both</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112158220644987114
2024-03-25
<p>Taint stands for "Tautalogical area inbetween nuts & taint"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112158003146112411
2024-03-25
<p>You laugh, but you'd be surprised how many folks just like you and me who started using generative AI are now making six or seven digits</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112157505022061332
2024-03-28
<p>If you're in the market for several dozen fidget spinners, they're really blowing them out on jeffsite</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112171321059440332
2024-03-25
<p>Stacey's Mom just sold us Crazy Kong <br />It's bootleg as hell, but it's a really cheap ROM<br />Stacy, can't you see? It looks close enough to me<br />I know it might be wrong, but I can't afford Donkey Kong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112157436055974280
2024-03-25
<p>Texas?! All they got in Texas is horseshoes and hand grenades! You feel lucky, punk?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112157016874727383
2024-03-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> Wario</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112156995556665289
2024-03-25
<p>You can lead a gift horse to shoe water, but beware, if you make it drink then you can't look in its mouth and see the Greeks bearing hand grenades</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112156992981871240
2024-03-25
<p>Due to a clerical error, from 1998-2001 it was considered a violation of international law to make a movie or video game that didn't have Rob Zombie's "Dragula" in it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112156315673373058
2024-03-25
<p>The pot that broke the kettle's back</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112155779492774616
2024-03-24
<p>Comprehensive systems crash. All power diverted to life support processes. Attempted bootstrap sequence initiated. Estimated restoration time currently unknown</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112152012240174614
2024-03-23
<p>Now imagine if you could own an NFT of this item and bring it into other games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112147423248183674
2024-03-23
2024-03-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://yiff.life/@cutiexe" class="u-url mention">@<span>cutiexe</span></a></span> Abobo's Big Adventure is the biggest one that comes to mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112146641954115697
2024-03-23
<p>Me when I see an ad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112146516946018779
2024-03-23
2024-03-23
<p>Hit a soft lock point, unfortunately. You can't use bombs in water without a life vest, and I don't have one, so it's impossible for me to get past this point. I've died and continued on this level multiple times, I've searched the underground caves as thoroughly as possible and I didn't find one; finally I looked up a walkthrough: all it says is "use a life vest". What a bummer, I was enjoying it to this point</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112145922129210051
2024-03-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> it's a quirky but charming little game, shame that people aren't into it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112145698449606012
2024-03-23
<p>My pro tip is, when you find a secret underground cave, use the go faster boots and head right in a zig-zag pattern. The top and bottom walls are lined with goodies, grab them and get out of there, don't worry about monsters. You'll end up with more items than you know what to do with</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112143121353675147
2024-03-23
<p>I couldn't tell you why, but the game that spoke to me the most from this week's Ranking the NES was RoboWarrior. I was like "you know what, I bet I can crack this nut." And I kinda did? I made it to 3-1 and I'm not having an awful time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112143108584446793
2024-03-23
<p>Spouse saw this light-up mushroom at the dollar store and got it to memorialize my broken mushroom jar 🥰</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112142647206889396
2024-03-22
<p>New <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/downpour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downpour</span></a> game: Cookie Clicker Express <a href="https://downpour.games/~bluelander/cookie-clicker-express" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">downpour.games/~bluelander/coo</span><span class="invisible">kie-clicker-express</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112141792398308121
2024-03-22
<p>I'm the best got dang gunslinger east of the Rockies and west of the Mississippi. US only, that doesn't extend into Alberta. In terms of square miles it's still a pretty big area, so back off buddy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112140515209792183
2024-03-22
<p>The three body problem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112140170446341112
2024-03-22
<p>When Alexander Graham Bell met Alfred Nobel, they shook hands and cancelled each other out. RIP</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112137114210428080
2024-03-22
<p>Tired of boring square sandwiches? To make em fun and fancy, use hambgybunce</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112136512072760436
2024-03-21
<p>Just got my first brushing scam package from amazon. Of course it's nothing useful or interesting, just some random car parts. Gonna report it and see if I can sell it on ebay or something. Anyone know what this stuff is? Googling the product # on the box seems to bring up different, unrelated car parts. I doubt it's worth much but it'd be nice to know</p><p>Edit: never mind, I found it by googling a part number on a cable that came with it. It's a carburetor for an ATV 🙄 🙄 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112135857451757405
2024-03-21
<p>Personally I'd've gone with "over a googol possible board configurations"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112135580315290026
2024-03-21
2024-03-21
2024-03-21
<p>Dr. Robotnik's Lean Bean Cuisine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112135511714068424
2024-03-21
<p>Went ahead and removed the caps lock key, too. How many times in my life have I needed to type so many capital letters in a row that I can't just hold shift? Never</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112134960963961264
2024-03-21
<p>Oh my god, I just remembered "Homer Price". They were children's books written in the 50s that I, for reasons unknown, had copies of as a kid. They're of the "books for clever lads" genre, as was the style at the time, but they're interesting enough for the plots to have stuck with me. I tried to track them down years ago but the keywords I remembered weren't enough to find anything; now I tracked them down and they're on libgen! What a rush, experiencing long locked away memories again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112134575048662916
2024-03-21
<p>One of the all-time great ending themes. I always get a little choked up <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbnymY56qP0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=jbnymY56qP0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112134134645175809
2024-03-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> it's truly bizarre. Like I get that it made sense on the Model F before keyboards had dedicated navigation keys, but it's been 40 years since the model M became the default layout and no one's ever re-thought this? Really?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112134012314444229
2024-03-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> it is, but my work computer is pretty locked down :( no unauthorized software allowed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112133673523517147
2024-03-21
<p>"Heh, let's make the default function of the number pad not be the numbers. That'll really fuck with people" —Some IBM asshole 40 years ago</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112133667109803631
2024-03-21
<p>Pried the numlock key off my work keyboard. I'm done with that shit. I need to press it exactly once every day when I start my computer, and I can do that with a pencil. I wish I could leave it permanently on. 99.99% of numlock presses throughout my life have been accidental</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112133641514865181
2024-03-20
<p>Ah dang, I was thinking it'd be kinda cool to figure out how to put Office Quest on the google app store, but there's a fee for making a developer account. Oh well. Maybe I'll try to get it on F-Droid or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112129878042203928
2024-03-20
<p>It's ironic because in the 8-bit days, Yak always made sure his games ran on the minimum viable hardware. No ram expansion boards or fancy disk drives required. And that was actually a compromise! He sacrificed more features for accessibility. I guess that part of the Llamasoft story is strictly historical</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112129473627616359
2024-03-20
<p>It sucks that the Llamasoft collection requires Windows 10. It's just a bunch of roms that'll run perfectly in emulators on my existing computer, plus a UI for displaying text, images and videos. There's no good reason it shouldn't run on older computers. That's progress for you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112129376463069429
2024-03-20
<p>Office Quest available on itch now: <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/office-quest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/office-quest</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112128606607755520
2024-03-20
2024-03-20
<p>It is midweek my friends :tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112127968290919498
2024-03-20
2024-03-19
<p>In the US it's known as Jet Grind Willy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112124999211071222
2024-03-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@gardevoir" class="u-url mention">@<span>gardevoir</span></a></span> Thanks! :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112124649456400081
2024-03-19
<p>Finished my new <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/downpour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downpour</span></a> game! It's called Office Quest <a href="https://downpour.games/~bluelander/office-quest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">downpour.games/~bluelander/off</span><span class="invisible">ice-quest</span></a></p><p>Features:<br />- 10 unique items to use<br />- 3 possible endings<br />- over 50 screens<br />- photorealistic graphics</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112124633725255552
2024-03-19
<p>David Spade's Pratfall</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112124179927272701
2024-03-19
<p>Kerning the ₣og</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112124000417516058
2024-03-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> I hope that's still accurate (I don't play (I just enjoy the meme))</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112123780331091933
2024-03-19
<p>@wohali@octodon.social</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112123773203127829
2024-03-19
<p>You laugh because I'm different. I laugh because you're not playing the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions on playtime.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112123748538144044
2024-03-19
<p>8 hours of stress, 8 hours of rest, 8 hours of rust</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112122946879021789
2024-03-18
<p>TGIF stands for "the GIF"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112118345518604910
2024-03-18
<p>When Dracula throws a temper tantrum, I don't get upset and yell back; that's exactly what he wants. I just put my hands on my hips, make a pouty face, and say "aww, is someone a little fangry?"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112118228584256089
2024-03-18
<p>You used to have to wear driving gloves, because otherwise when you started your engine you'd get a cranker sore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112117991213281772
2024-03-18
<p>I like physical media, because it's good to actually own things, but I don't want to support anything that can facilitate a "collector's market". That's why I burn my own</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112117893088414900
2024-03-18
<p>Saw an amazon review of a Vita game that dinged it for not having increased in value</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112117778231709597
2024-03-18
<p>This week's installment of <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a> is 50% Activision games by volume. How do they stack up? <a href="https://youtu.be/SVWEq9pmGgE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/SVWEq9pmGgE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112116756486499995
2024-03-18
<p>Apparently a second reboot of "Biker Mice from Mars" is in production. There is Too Much TV</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112113749753752296
2024-03-17
2024-03-17
<p>Okay, I just looked at the full specimen in the application PDF and they included a screenshot of the game for sale on Amazon. Apparently this counts as "ongoing commercial use". Fuck off, everything's for sale on Amazon 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112108364311418084
2024-03-17
<p>I don't know if Warner Bros. trademark registration for all the old Williams/Midway arcade games is valid. The specimen they submitted with their filing in both 2014 and 2018 is the PS3 release of Midway Arcade Origins, and that came out in 2012 <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77429860&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=774</span><span class="invisible">29860&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch</span></a></p><p>The USPTO says "You must regularly demonstrate use throughout the life of your trademark if you want to maintain your registration and keep its benefits." INAL, but I don't see how this could count</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112108350564769293
2024-03-16
<p>Ohh I get it, it used to be a "rooster teeth" thing, and now that it's winding down they probably gave the handle to one of their other things. I probably clicked "do not recommend this to me" like 15 years ago and that's why I'm just now seeing it popping up again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112107881960026754
2024-03-16
<p>The youtube channel with the handle "LetsPlay" is apparently affiliated with something called "The Fuckface Podcast"? What? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112107865748520830
2024-03-16
<p>It just now occurred to me that "Fido" is a dog name because dogs are loyal. As in fidelity :acnl_idea:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112107810021765674
2024-03-16
<p>May we all have the chill and self-confidence to praise our own games in their instruction manuals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112107660399041865
2024-03-16
<p>Antibiotic anointment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112106034054139277
2024-03-16
<p>You know what they say: Don't shoot the nuggets, 12 adds a baby</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112103157605716262
2024-03-15
<p>Sure, tea is just water infused with leaf essence, but a lot of things could be described that way. Bong water, for example. Or hemlock</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112101275572072589
2024-03-15
<p>Coffee is a conspiracy by big coffee to keep people drinking coffee. Follow the coffee 🛸</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112101245735339567
2024-03-15
<p>I have strong FOMB (fear of missing bus)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112100593719177857
2024-03-15
<p>Sale <a href="https://itch.io/s/120333/sale" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">itch.io/s/120333/sale</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Cheap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112099641483954813
2024-03-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://disabled.social/@Kencf618033" class="u-url mention">@<span>Kencf618033</span></a></span> If it changes just before noon, wind the time backwards 12 hours and it'll change just before midnight instead.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112096118287231912
2024-03-14
<p>Now that Disney owns the Simpsons, I wonder if the version on their streaming platform cut out all the old jokes about trying not to get sued by Disney. That'd be a very Disney thing to do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112095825273905864
2024-03-14
<p>Oh nice, you can add die rolls to <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/downpour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downpour</span></a> games. If for example you want an 80% chance of a choice leading to outcome A and a 20% chance of outcome B, just add A to the random choice link 4 times and add B once. Was hoping this would work and it does!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112095659489721282
2024-03-14
<p>God, I'm getting old. The classic rock station used to play stuff like sedimentary and metamorphic, but I just heard them playing igneous 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112095330766388688
2024-03-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> they're all "oh boo hoo, 1 is the loneliest number, woe is me" but they only call their friends when they want something 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112095017569363295
2024-03-14
<p>I don't care how beautiful and elegant you want your font to be, make the numbers fixed-width</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112095004057502002
2024-03-14
<p>Pi day trivia. Did you know? Scientists have calculated pi to millions of digits, but you can just use 3.14 and it's pretty much fine <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/piDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>piDay</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112094339211111029
2024-03-14
<p>Pi day trivia. Did you know? C=πR² is the world's third most famous equation, but no one knows who invented it <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/piDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>piDay</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112094320994201031
2024-03-14
<p>Pi day trivia. Did you know? The last digit of pi is 3 <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/piDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>piDay</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112094300506626287
2024-03-13
<p>W3C? Ah yes, the WORLC</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112089340472312667
2024-03-13
<p>Making another downpour game, bits and pieces at a time with whatever I have available. This app is helping me keep my new years resolution 🙏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112089132635237295
2024-03-16
<p>The youtube channel with the handle "LetsPlay" is apparently affiliated with something called "The Fuckface Podcast"? What? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112107865748520830
2024-03-13
<p>Well it's been 10 years, and I gotta say, DJ Future Dracula's prediction that "in the future, everything's slow" has turned out more incorrect than I thought possible</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112088461281821159
2024-03-13
<p>I want very badly to lick the halite cubes. Forbidden popsicles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112086424809296561
2024-03-13
<p>I just used bugmenot.com to read an article behind a registration gate, in the year whatever year it is, and it worked :O</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112086181667374443
2024-03-16
<p>You know what they say: Don't shoot the nuggets, 12 adds a baby</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112103157605716262
2024-03-12
<p>Downpour is the first time I've thought "huh, maybe smartphones *can* be good for games"</p><p>I mean I've played one or two good games on my phone, but I mean like as a general principle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112083889312171619
2024-03-12
<p>I'm your biggest flan, save room after your frittata —panna cotta</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112083802270199200
2024-03-12
<p>Contempt creator</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112083646640536206
2024-03-12
<p>Open scorn software</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112083642429595342
2024-03-12
<p>Open carefully. Once opened, eat within 7 days of opening. Warning! Do not consume contents if package is open!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112083630194235128
2024-03-12
<p>I used sharpkeys to use the windows key as a replacement for my broken left-ctrl key, works great!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112083503472084645
2024-03-12
2024-03-14
<p>God, I'm getting old. The classic rock station used to play stuff like sedimentary and metamorphic, but I just heard them playing igneous 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112095330766388688
2024-03-12
<p>Now on itch! <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/atari" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/atari</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112083311060820067
2024-03-12
<p>Made a <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/downpour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downpour</span></a> game: Test Your Atari Acumen <a href="https://downpour.games/~bluelander/test-your-atari-2600-acumen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">downpour.games/~bluelander/tes</span><span class="invisible">t-your-atari-2600-acumen</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112080332952883255
2024-03-11
<p>Got about 50 pages into a Downpour game before it hard-crashed my phone, and it seems to have permanently lost all my work. I only had about 7 or 8 pages to go. Womp womp</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112078227670884338
2024-03-11
<p>Now when google changes your search query to what they would prefer you search for instead, the link for "search for what I actually typed please" is labeled "undo"</p><p>Why should I have to "undo" it? I'm not the one who did it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112077368493017377
2024-03-11
<p>The noise I make when a bug flies into my mouth</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112074331233817944
2024-03-10
<p>Is Haunted House good? Just how super can Chuck Norris kick? These questions and more answered on this week's installment of <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/RankingThe2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RankingThe2600</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztNdA1xXt60" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ztNdA1xXt60</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112073414604180761
2024-03-10
<p>Purple and light green. This is unprecedented. Waluoshi is the new Mario</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112072908239698026
2024-03-10
<p>All eyes are on Castle Toadstool today. Once the colored smoke is released, we'll know who was selected to be the next Mario</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112072892894794666
2024-03-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> This is how I feel/felt about 3D graphics in general. The Dreamcast was definitely the sweet spot. Everything before and after that, eh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112071636046285612
2024-03-10
<p>Ugh, I have a piece of instrumental music stuck in my head, which is the worst, because even if I recorded myself humming it, there's no way I could do all the different parts in a way that would make it sound like something another person would recognize. The last time this happened I just replayed it in my head until it miraculously came to me (the opening to the show "Weird Weekends") but I think this is incidental music from a show that'll be much harder to jump-start my memory of</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112071525635600812
2024-03-09
<p>Star Wars for the NES seems like a terrible game but I really like this remix of the bar music <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmvAwkae8ic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=hmvAwkae8ic</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112067304976268554
2024-03-09
<p>If you got your head chopped off by a ninja sword in real life you'd die from the decapitation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112063803757979879
2024-03-09
<p>No, I don't think a medium will be big enough. I'll have the interactive storytelling large</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112063247884105568
2024-03-08
<p>March the Mario be tenth you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112062372369860359
2024-03-08
<p>Born in a forest, raised in a cave, desert and ice are the biomes I crave</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112061712277609080
2024-03-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I torrented them and chucked them out in the late aughts. Faster than ripping</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112057575423964002
2024-03-08
2024-03-12
<p>I used sharpkeys to use the windows key as a replacement for my broken left-ctrl key, works great!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112083503472084645
2024-03-07
<p>Wish Technology Connextions would move on from the homeowner shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112055562710790362
2024-03-14
<p>God, I'm getting old. The classic rock station used to play stuff like sedimentary and metamorphic, but I just heard them playing igneous 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112095330766388688
2024-03-07
<p>Gonna teach you about galactic funk <a href="https://youtu.be/sd_bkZPLHsY?feature=shared&t=42" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/sd_bkZPLHsY?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=42</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112052425108796807
2024-03-07
<p>*<</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112052339200776970
2024-03-07
<p>I wonder if any artist has as large a discrepancy between their most and least viewed songs on youtube than Beck. Like you have "Loser" with 190 million views, and then for some reason "Aphid Manure Heist" has >3000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112052290448383415
2024-03-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> same joke except the bands are Powerman 5000 and Weezer for some reason</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112051456590541020
2024-03-06
<p>Having trouble managing all your crypto wallets and NFT collections? Our new AI assistant can help. Meet Ponzi Buddy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112051209618966205
2024-03-06
<p>Touchdown! Field goal! 50-yard run!<br />Football! Football! Fun fun fun!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112051152845658035
2024-03-06
<p>The dude in my neighborhood who has a red hummer with a bunch of fash-looking stickers on the back window now owns a black hummer. At first I thought he got it repainted, but nope. Two hummers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112051060170480527
2024-03-06
<p>Break, broke, has broken <br />Wake, woke, has woken<br />Spake, spoke, has spoken<br />Take, toke, has token<br />Flake, floke, has floken<br />Invake, invoke, has invoken</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112050685954987444
2024-03-06
<p>Business plan flowchart</p><p>The unbanked -> all of their money -> an app -> the thing my startup is going to disrupt -> me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112050302925709130
2024-03-06
<p>Actually I guess I proved myself wrong by instinctively treating "Nine Inch Nails" as a singular noun with no definite article. Oops. Pretend I said something smart instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112050159276222419
2024-03-06
<p>Bands are weird because the grammar changes based on whether the band name is plural, and has nothing to do with how many members the band has. "The Clash was a punk band. The Beatles were a rock band." But then you have "Nine Inch Nails was an industrial band" and "Steely Dan was a rock band" even though it was one guy and two guys respectively.</p><p>And don't get me started on plural band names with no definite article. "Pixies were a rock band"? No, sorry. You're getting a "the"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112050130917002478
2024-03-06
<p>Trust your data with Transparocom, the only data clearinghouse who promises Truth In Honesty™️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112048960805918573
2024-03-06
<p>Mac pro wheels. Seven hundred dollars. Plus eight dollars shipping. Put wheels on your computer. Seven. Hundred. Dollars</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112045881103958069
2024-03-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I find :dont_at_me: gets the sentiment across pretty well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112045448464753272
2024-03-05
<p>Ok, so one of my bugbears is electronic music that thinks it's cool to repeat a spoken phrase ad nauseam. With that established: I just heard one on the radio with the phrase "Is war as old as gravity?"</p><p>No! Gravity predates life by billions of years! Arrrgh. The next phrase before I switched stations is "If I love peace, do I have to love trees?" Maybe the most annoying piece of music I've ever heard. Pseudo-profound bullshit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112043861172572327
2024-03-05
<p>Beware the Fives of March</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112043323608110048
2024-03-05
<p>Good grammar is defined as "stuff you say where people know what you mean"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112040792616798972
2024-03-05
<p>Writing schlock sci-fi is fun because you can have a character say something like "Captain, I've calculated that we have a 1 in 983,712,392,170,441,759,081,411,009,512 chance of survival" and the reader will just glaze over it like "haha big number" but the audiobook narrator has to spend like 90 seconds reading out a number in the octillions no one actually cares about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112040730979138088
2024-03-07
<p>Wish Technology Connextions would move on from the homeowner shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112055562710790362
2024-03-04
<p>Adjustable chair hurting your back? That's no problem, lift the lumbar jack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112039263972024693
2024-03-04
<p>Rap music, my droods</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112039216882784860
2024-03-04
<p>I was downloading the mobile text editor I like after changing around some phone stuff, but I forgot that I originally downloaded it from F-droid, so I got the google app store version. It has full-screen video ads and costs $15 a week to disable them. A text editor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112038707150038302
2024-03-03
<p>This week on Ranking the 2600, we look at some big hits, like Donkey Kong, and some... lesser hits <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1IzuUY4jeA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=h1IzuUY4jeA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112034013992299321
2024-03-03
<p>Pretty rad Taiwanese shareware collection from 1996 I found on IA <a href="https://archive.org/details/pc-game-zone-ultimatum-3-disc-collection/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/pc-game-zo</span><span class="invisible">ne-ultimatum-3-disc-collection/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112029776908193795
2024-03-02
<p>Was curious about whether any recent records have been released at 78RPM, and stumbled on this 2021 track "Long Violent History" by Tyler Childers <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZnAQk51zrY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=DZnAQk51zrY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> it's not typically my kind of music, but I like this one. It's a pretty powerful song about racial injustice and police brutality</p><p>Of course that shitty Oliver Anthony song is in the recommended videos. I wonder why this much better song doesn't have 150M views 🙃</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112028307450440145
2024-03-02
2024-03-02
<p>It's so weird to me that there are people my age who are like "I always wondered what 'Ninja Gaiden' means." That's one of the first things I looked up when I got internet access and found a japanese dictionary (good old WWJDIC, still going strong after 25 years)</p><p>I dunno, maybe they just went through a phase where they stopped caring about video games, but for me the primary purpose of the internet was acquiring, playing, and finding more information about video games. Heck, still is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112023566902790439
2024-03-02
<p>They should invent a cat that lives in my apartment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112023492116931115
2024-03-02
<p>Not gonna lie, mostly proud of this one for the title. You have to read "$100" as "hundred dollars", I didn't have enough characters to spell it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112023310005154879
2024-03-02
2024-03-01
<p>John Halo's Alien Off-Road Buggy Blaster</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112022289358711673
2024-03-01
2024-03-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> ok, so start riverdancing and do a Tarzan yell while stroking my beard and tapping my temple meaningfully, got it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112021328029637366
2024-03-01
2024-03-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chai.kibbutz.gay/users/littleampersand" class="u-url mention">@<span>littleampersand</span></a></span> it's all in video games now. Five nights at Freddy's, Hello Neighbor, Baldi's Basics, etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112018174235448482
2024-03-01
2024-02-29
<p>Don't you stand there and accuse me of being a sesquipedalian. I have two full feet, the exact average number of feet that humans have</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112017085937473263
2024-02-29
<p>You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose. How many friend-nose units can you pick in 60 minutes within a frictionless vacuum at 20°C?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112016962210022479
2024-03-07
<p>Wish Technology Connextions would move on from the homeowner shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112055562710790362
2024-02-29
<p>The low-hanging fruit has even less distance to fall from the tree</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112016526862185719
2024-02-29
<p>I have a smart watch! It knew today was the 29th without me needing to tell it. Of course, tomorrow I'll have to remind it that it should be the 1st again, but hey, nobody's perfect</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112015635277476484
2024-03-04
<p>I was downloading the mobile text editor I like after changing around some phone stuff, but I forgot that I originally downloaded it from F-droid, so I got the google app store version. It has full-screen video ads and costs $15 a week to disable them. A text editor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112038707150038302
2024-02-29
<p>Happy beep year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112014789684788784
2024-02-28
<p>It's unfortunate for Epic Games that in the middle of all their stuff, society went through a phase where people thought it was cool to describe good things as "epic", such that it is now irredeemably uncool. I think they should change their name to "Epoch Games", 1) to get away from this connotation and 2) as a public service: now everyone knows how to pronounce "epoch"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112011200574371272
2024-02-28
<p>Sorry I'm too tired, but if anyone wanted to make a bot that posts heathcliff comics but replaces the captions with Wuthering Heights dialogue, that would be something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112006749530308159
2024-02-28
<p>Heathcliff Heathcliff, he's so neat<br />Wears a helmet that says "meat"</p><p>Watch him sing and dance around<br />When the garbage ape's in town</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112006201334208464
2024-02-27
<p>Fixed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112005962465023581
2024-02-27
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/fediblock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fediblock</span></a> <a href="https://flashist.video/@site_admin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flashist.video/@site_admin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - spam following</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112005594818562796
2024-02-27
<p>For that classic homemade cookie taste, I recommend the baking method. The tricky part is making sure they're cooked, but not *too* cooked. If you hear a loud piercing beep and notice reduced visibility in and around the kitchen area, you cooked for too long. Turn off the oven and try again later</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112004655172822675
2024-02-27
<p>"You could have stopped it." —grandma</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112004587286952832
2024-02-27
<p>Freddy vs. JSOC</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112004083604816817
2024-02-27
<p>@site_admin@flashist.video please provide some basic information about who you are and what your instance is before you start following people, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112004034679837730
2024-02-27
<p>Harry vs. J.Som</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112001404630397550
2024-02-27
<p>👩‍🔬 Baby status report please, Boifun.</p><p>:lsd_eye: BEEP. BEEP. BABY CURRENTLY IDLE</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112000914176686279
2024-02-26
<p>It's called a doorbell because when you hear it go "ding-dong" you say "aww, that's ador'ble"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111999830508612142
2024-02-26
<p>Yeah, I love Rankin Bass. Largemouth is my #1, but the black bass is a close second</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111998713843065821
2024-02-25
<p>To rank these Atari 2600 games must surely be life's greatest Adventure <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGdKma5te7Q&t=0s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ZGdKma5te7</span><span class="invisible">Q&t=0s</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111994371768429037
2024-02-25
2024-02-25
2024-02-29
<p>The low-hanging fruit has even less distance to fall from the tree</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112016526862185719
2024-02-25
<p>Lap cat achieved!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111993895232609543
2024-02-25
<p>Laundry cat #2 took some time to warm up to me, but I won them over</p><p>I'm thinking of naming them Hamper</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111993849776163279
2024-02-25
<p>Also uhh I guess it got a steam release in 2021 <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581040/El_Shaddai_ASCENSION_OF_THE_METATRON_HD_Remaster/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.steampowered.com/app/158</span><span class="invisible">1040/El_Shaddai_ASCENSION_OF_THE_METATRON_HD_Remaster/</span></a></p><p>The loop ------> me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111992683853553627
2024-02-28
<p>It's unfortunate for Epic Games that in the middle of all their stuff, society went through a phase where people thought it was cool to describe good things as "epic", such that it is now irredeemably uncool. I think they should change their name to "Epoch Games", 1) to get away from this connotation and 2) as a public service: now everyone knows how to pronounce "epoch"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112011200574371272
2024-02-28
<p>Sorry I'm too tired, but if anyone wanted to make a bot that posts heathcliff comics but replaces the captions with Wuthering Heights dialogue, that would be something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/112006749530308159
2024-02-25
<p>I was going to make a joke about El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron as an example of a game that will never get a remake or rerelease, but I looked it up first and it's coming out on Switch this April 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111992662610559989
2024-02-25
<p>Oh my god</p><p>You can turn it off</p><p>Hey! Everyone! You can turn it off! Go to your youtube settings!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111992595428762990
2024-02-25
<p>I just sat here for 5 minutes trying to remember the word for when an actor uses a different name for their TV/movie career. All I could come up with is "screen name". But no. That was something else</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111992371667942670
2024-02-25
<p>Of course I use store bought croutons, I don't have the space to grow my own</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111990508391629859
2024-02-25
<p>It's called Halo Reach because they were really reaching when they came up with that title</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111989736850622620
2024-02-25
<p>Is Titanfall a TitanFAIL? In this gamer's opinion, no</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111989417266541445
2024-02-24
<p>If youtube successfully kills adblocking, I won't watch youtube videos with ads, I'll find something else to do instead. I'll probably end up reading more books, so a selfish part of me is kinda rooting for them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111988221272521638
2024-02-24
<p>Instructions unclear, stuck in an infinite empty dryer loop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111988156787078245
2024-02-24
<p>If you want a lot of people to care intensely about your song, post it anonymously on a throwaway youtube account and say you don't know where it came from and you're trying to track down its source. Once the "lostwave" community finds it, it'll be thousands of kids' new obsession</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111987650910618479
2024-02-24
<p>Well, I WOULD like to make my home better, but I'm satisfied with my garden the way it is. I hope someday they make a magazine for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111984774264712963
2024-02-23
<p>Also this is the first time I've used an app with ads in years and I disabled all the personalization I can and they have NO idea what to try to sell me. I'm getting ads for the google play store. The same google play store from which they know I downloaded the app, lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111983424862348796
2024-02-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Yeah, I played like a sicko when it came out. Set up an autohotkey script to click as fast as possible when I was AFK and stuff. Trying to be more zen about it now. I'm in it for the long haul</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111983294501919240
2024-02-23
<p>The phone version of cookie clicker puts a yellow notification dot on the cookie tab when there's a golden cookie to click and you're looking at something else, which is nice because it's much more noticeable than the actual golden cookie. Colors kinda blend into the big cookie, not very eye-catching</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111983140600260046
2024-02-23
<p>I haven't seen nearly as many zombies since HelloFlesh started up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111982892127254535
2024-02-23
<p>It's like all matter in the universe converted to an innumerable quantity of paperclips when all I need is a binder clip</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111982704665475697
2024-02-23
<p>The most exciting thing that happens to me at work is when I get the new pile of paper for the week, and some of the sub-piles are binder clipped together, but they're small enough that I can swap the binder clips out for paperclips, and reclaim the binder clips for the next time I have a bigger stack of paper. I just got six tiny binder clips, which is the size I was out of. I need some kinda jeweled box to keep them in. My treasures</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111982687020037289
2024-02-23
<p>Why didn't the king get more of the blame for the Titanic? It had "royal" right in the name. This happened on your watch, Georgie. Where's the quality control?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111981718981174520
2024-02-23
2024-02-23
<p>"Wrt" is short for "wireless router". As opposed to "wrt", which is short for "wired router"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111981397523631973
2024-02-22
<p>This is a jingle I wrote for Pasta Roni. You sing it like "Clementine":</p><p>Pasta Roni, Pasta Roni,<br />Pasta Roni, yes it's good!<br />It's like pasta macaroni<br />Two great foods are now one food</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111977833215763083
2024-02-22
<p>It's weird to think that credit cards predate debit cards. The latter seems so much more straightforward. "Here's a card my bank gave me, it's just like writing a check but way faster and easier" vs. "Here's a card from some company, they promise to pay for this on my behalf, and I promised to pay them back later, and they're incentivized to do this because if I take too long to pay them back they get to charge me a little extra." Money is so backwards</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111977582546835057
2024-02-22
<p>When you get on the bus with an umbrella, do you use the umbrella like a joystick to pretend you're driving the bus?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111977373366907328
2024-02-22
<p>Through some strange serendipity, the current 2600 rankings have placed Home Run right next to Stargunner. So every time I look at the list, I squint and...</p><p>🛁<br />🚨<br />🍶</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111975505809021689
2024-02-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I heard Verizon and T-Mobile were down too, but I looked it up and it seems less widespread that the AT&T outages. Still, that's a lot of people 😬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111975373282956994
2024-02-22
<p>Everyone around me has lost phone service. I think the only reason I'm still online is because I'm on the network owned by the T-Mobile node that used to be Sprint. Good old 4th place, never lets me down :tm_thumb_up:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111975357234128259
2024-02-22
<p>Good morning to everyone except the occupants of the hummer that drove by in a cloud of weed smoke at 07:45</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111975325395209712
2024-02-22
2024-02-21
<p>(me, trying to remember the name of Patrick Stewart's character but only able to recall that it's a French name) Captain Toulouse le Trek</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111971542509362444
2024-02-21
<p>We wouldn't have any of this console generation naming confusion if they just kept doubling the bits. We're on the 512-bit generation. Done</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111970935681504931
2024-02-21
2024-02-21
<p>Many famous cowboys are named "Cowboy" so that technically makes them a kind of funny animal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111970072527576089
2024-02-21
<p>.skfkglsjhfl</p><p>bottom level domain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111970042094726327
2024-02-21
<p>This fancy hotel only has 1.25 stars per season? Doesn't seem that impressive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111969851895321219
2024-02-21
<p>Moore's law? No thank you, too much cabbage gives me a tummy ache</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111969756211016166
2024-02-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> Thanks! I think I'm done 😅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111966860318598458
2024-02-21
<p>I felt left out with the <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/fedicard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fedicard</span></a> program not working on my computer, so I made my own (now with stray symbols cleaned up)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111966855956217826
2024-02-23
<p>Why didn't the king get more of the blame for the Titanic? It had "royal" right in the name. This happened on your watch, Georgie. Where's the quality control?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111981718981174520
2024-02-20
<p>I'm not paying $400 for a new catalytic converter! How many catalysts do you think I have?? I'll convert em myself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111966009660534638
2024-02-20
<p>I don't need no instructions to know how to rock. Uh except can someone teach me how to play guitar please. After that I'm good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111965496980709252
2024-02-20
<p>Biggest menace</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111965421616243222
2024-02-20
<p>Oh my god, I don't have to call my doctor once a month to request a refill anymore. I can just tap a button on my phone. And I can see that they did it! I can see that they sent it to the right pharmacy! I don't have to wait until I get there and hope they didn't fuck it up! It's like I live in the year twenty twenty-four</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111965353297039834
2024-02-20
<p>Haha texting? Nobody texts anymore! It's a non-issue! Now add your boss as a facebook friend so you know your emergency messages will get through. Whoops, they saw that you support racial justice causes and mysteriously ended your contract? Probably unrelated. Anyway you should just get an iphone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111965267425711109
2024-02-20
<p>No matter how splintered the messaging app economy gets, at least we can always fall back on SMS: the universal, reliable, interoperable message protocol everyone with a phone is guaranteed to be able to use</p><p>Apple: That's right! Everyone with a *mumble*Phone</p><p>Regulators: *smile, shuffle in their seats, make awkward eye contact with each other*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111965209561192717
2024-02-20
<p>"Be No Lie" by the Wooden Birds is a great song right up until Andrew Kenny starts making the mouth noises I made before I learned how to whistle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111964615044488601
2024-02-20
<p>My fedicard didn't turn out too well :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111962086792454810
2024-02-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jwz" class="u-url mention">@<span>jwz</span></a></span> that's funny, I thought we weren't supposed to surveil people just because they want to look at a plain text document. Guess poor people don't count</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111961387617082721
2024-02-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jwz" class="u-url mention">@<span>jwz</span></a></span> Incidentally, this is what I get when I try to read your website. I guess I've been de-verified?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111961210967331195
2024-02-19
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/PotatoChipWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PotatoChipWatch</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/potatochipwatch" class="u-url mention">@<span>potatochipwatch</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111960644181713642
2024-02-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> that must be this "fever pitch" I keep hearing about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111959864281782726
2024-02-19
<p>Splinter Shell</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111959481017121587
2024-02-21
<p>Many famous cowboys are named "Cowboy" so that technically makes them a kind of funny animal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111970072527576089
2024-02-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://digipres.club/@misty" class="u-url mention">@<span>misty</span></a></span> the animation and cutscenes are genuinely good. It feels like a loving homage, not an irony-poisoned youtube poop.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111958334990568703
2024-02-19
2024-02-19
<p>If you're interested in watching a couple old friends goof around with some even older games, we ranked another batch of Atari 2600 games today <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9NMEG3vkwg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=U9NMEG3vkwg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> if not, I understand</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111955446142963929
2024-02-18
<p>Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore looks cool as hell</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111955170735709517
2024-02-18
2024-02-18
<p>Alfred Challenge is a terrible game, but this 3/4 perspective drawing of a 2D platformer level from the manual is pretty rad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111949678233356236
2024-02-18
<p>@stibbons@scintilla.social You're talking about the original front-loading NES? It has a voltage regulator and a rectifier, so polarity doesn't matter and any 9V 1A supply should work fine. If it's a toploader, I'm not sure, sorry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111949640572580390
2024-02-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@emberquill" class="u-url mention">@<span>emberquill</span></a></span> that sucks, but I don't expect the social media website I use for free to be a permanent archive of my photos either. I'm responsible for making sure my own data is backed up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111949069406807320
2024-02-17
<p>Stuff like the previous boost is why I've said we need the option for fediverse instances that don't support media <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/we-need-a-textodon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/we-nee</span><span class="invisible">d-a-textodon/</span></a></p><p>For years, phpBB forums and other small internet communities understood that the burden of finding a place to host images was on the user. The idea that a web community could also be your photobucket came along with twitter and facebook, and they could do that because they had scads of venture capital. Small communities shouldn't be held to that standard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111948958828224818
2024-02-17
2024-02-17
<p>If Al Gore had become president in 2000 and he did something during his term that the pope didn't like, we could've had the headline "Al gored by papal bull"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111948774693719839
2024-02-17
<p>Fuck off</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111948251742752940
2024-02-17
<p>:tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111947833427165467
2024-02-17
2024-02-17
<p>Was Apple's "Quicktime" software a pun on the word quicklime? If so, why?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111944982648560111
2024-02-17
<p>A Wooper that's had all its wr removed. It's just an Oope</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111944189070535988
2024-02-17
<p>I think games should still have extra lives, but they should be so plentiful that you're never at risk of running out. You should start the game with 3 and end with tens of thousands of them. That can be the new score. It shows how good you are at not dying and how good you are at collecting things in one convenient value</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111944017997941027
2024-02-17
<p>If they released the game IK+ today it'd be called I19e</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111943961487682404
2024-02-16
<p>There are so many "Paranormal Activity" sequels now. They should change the name to "Homescare Number"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111943020807130847
2024-02-16
<p>Oops I accidentally bought hand satinizer. It doesn't kill germs, but my hands sure are soft</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111942975936350413
2024-02-16
2024-02-16
<p>IKari Wuhrerriors</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111942816685406297
2024-02-16
<p>Is your home protected from invasive species? Is your family safe in the event of a feral hog attack? Can your home survive a spurt of sudden kudzu growth? Our early detection alarm system is so effective, you'll never even know how much danger we saved you from</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111942391760486681
2024-02-16
<p>Study featuring AI-generated giant rat penis retracted <a href="https://scienceintegritydigest.com/2024/02/15/the-rat-with-the-big-balls-and-enormous-penis-how-frontiers-published-a-paper-with-botched-ai-generated-images/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scienceintegritydigest.com/202</span><span class="invisible">4/02/15/the-rat-with-the-big-balls-and-enormous-penis-how-frontiers-published-a-paper-with-botched-ai-generated-images/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111942108501121092
2024-02-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@alexcc" class="u-url mention">@<span>alexcc</span></a></span> haha I'm not really involved in science/academia but saw your thread boosted and was interested in seeing what it was about. Thanks for the link, sounds like a nightmare</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111941823162274673
2024-02-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@alexcc" class="u-url mention">@<span>alexcc</span></a></span> sorry, could you give a link to some context? Websearching for "rat gate" isn't bringing up anything relevant</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111941701973238581
2024-02-16
<p>They don't recommend videos to people anymore, the only way to get new viewers is to make "shorts", so I'm trying to play the game. This low-effort clickbait has gotten more views than my last several videos combined: <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lf3hEzAQ-G8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Lf3hEzAQ-G8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(tip, you can watch shorts in the normal video interface by replacing/shorts/ with /watch?v= )</p><p>The hope is to funnel some of this random traffic into my real videos. Nothing yet, but number go up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111941365167798343
2024-02-15
<p>Anakin: Eat the rich<br />👸(guy named Rich): Haha<br />Anakin: 😏<br />👸: 😨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111937077714688161
2024-02-15
2024-02-15
<p>It's called the world economic forum cuz you gotta pay :5bux: for an account</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111937036402968819
2024-02-17
<p>If Al Gore had become president in 2000 and he did something during his term that the pope didn't like, we could've had the headline "Al gored by papal bull"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111948774693719839
2024-02-17
<p>Fuck off</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111948251742752940
2024-02-15
<p>I like my sucrose with caffeine and fat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111935663738460244
2024-02-15
<p>Spider man<br />Spider man<br />Intergalactic Spider man<br />Spider man, intergalactic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111935523489246398
2024-02-15
<p>asmr restock video voice: *makes a sandwich*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111933811807769641
2024-02-15
<p>Jon "ASM" Arbuckle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111933126494701696
2024-02-14
2024-02-14
<p>Miles "Tiles" Priles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111931875510840902
2024-02-14
<p>Once many years ago I stopped at Radio Shack after work because I needed some batteries, and the guy at the register asked me for my email address, and I said I didn't have one, and he furrowed his brow and said "You look like [someone] who'd have an email address." I'm glad they're dead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111931784769320716
2024-02-14
<p>Business hack: if you're ever on the phone with a customer retention specialist asking why you want to cancel the service (and you actually want to cancel and aren't just trying to get a lower rate,) tell them you're moving to another country. There's nothing they can say, and it's ethical to lie to customer retention specialists</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111931770354172533
2024-02-14
<p>Al Unser Jr. In Shinobi World</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111931739179597345
2024-02-16
<p>IKari Wuhrerriors</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111942816685406297
2024-02-14
<p>"There's nothing preventing me from scraping blah blah" there's nothing preventing me from giving the middle finger to everyone I cross paths with, either. Do you think it would be reasonable for me to do that? Should I expect that people will like me if I do? Would any social consequences I face be unjust?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111931124957089054
2024-02-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> It appears the bars sold in Canada were reformulated to be "more suitable to Canadian taste" in 1983 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141016173606/http://www.hersheycanada.com/en/discover/canada.asp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2014101617</span><span class="invisible">3606/http://www.hersheycanada.com/en/discover/canada.asp</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111930841388127530
2024-02-14
<p>I saw some people from the UK say "Hershey's chocolate tastes like vomit" and I was like "haha that's ridiculous", until the next time I ate one and I felt my third eye opening. I'm just saying, if I can grow up believing the country's most beloved brand of vomit-tasting chocolate tastes good until someone outside my culture points it out, what other absurd beliefs do I hold as axiomatic? It seems silly, but it helped change the way I look at things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111930792550856185
2024-02-14
<p>I grew up thinking normal Hershey's chocolate bars taste good. I don't know why</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111930765345365276
2024-02-14
<p>Reviews are mixed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111927672741995107
2024-02-14
<p>My dumbest joke game is currently featured on the front page of itch.io :oh_no:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111927569181914115
2024-02-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@eniko" class="u-url mention">@<span>eniko</span></a></span> he does new games too, but Action Button's old game reviews are my favorite <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ActionButton/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/@ActionButton/vide</span><span class="invisible">os</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111926997984160500
2024-02-14
2024-02-13
<p>Did you know? You can freeze a cup of water, place a penny on top of the ice, and leave it in the freezer. If you come home to discover the coin has sunk to the bottom, that penny is now cursed. Give it to an enemy to foment misfortune</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111925948024906390
2024-02-13
2024-02-13
<p>Steamed hams but it's "three hams" from the Brak Show</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111925292706676611
2024-02-13
<p>I keep fucking up my breakfast and it's bumming me out. I'm at work, I can't redo it. I have to just be hungry until lunch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111925153367879305
2024-02-13
<p>Craving some salty salsa sauce</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111924921136358450
2024-02-13
<p>Best if used before heat death of the universe. Your Nokia 3310 may experience performance issues after this date</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111922348065251198
2024-02-13
<p>Speed toolisted assrun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111921708272473902
2024-02-12
<p>I accidentally downloaded the off-brand version, RPG Mako. All you can make are FF7 and Mass Effect clones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111920596747442425
2024-02-12
<p>More like Oswald the sucky rabbit 🐭🔥</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111920321424887085
2024-02-12
<p>It's Sunday, and another batch of Atari 2600 games has been ranked <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yeHL2G8hic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=9yeHL2G8hic</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> there isn't anything else on TV tonight, right?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111915573733476346
2024-02-11
<p>Take my financial literacy course and learn how you can put the BLOSHI principle to work for you (Buy LO, Sell HI)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111913201534311369
2024-02-10
2024-02-10
2024-02-10
<p>I don't trust any lawyer who doesn't know which way a phone is supposed to face on a desk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111905487236551761
2024-02-10
<p>"Free with ads"? It *is* an ad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111905393597241954
2024-02-10
<p>Sorry, I meant the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111904243986137785
2024-02-09
<p>Home brew is when you port a game to Java</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111904232414985275
2024-02-09
<p>Could've sworn there was a Pokemon called Lilypa, but turns out it was a Dragon Quest monster. Close enough <a href="https://dragon-quest.org/wiki/Bodkin_archer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dragon-quest.org/wiki/Bodkin_a</span><span class="invisible">rcher</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111904150932530291
2024-02-09
<p>Trying to help a dear friend keep from losing her housing. They started a GoFundMe. If you can help with a donation or boost, thank you <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/srvx9k-help-us-help-her" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gofundme.com/f/srvx9k-help-us-</span><span class="invisible">help-her</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111903916406403232
2024-02-09
<p>I've started shutting down my work computer by pressing alt-F4 on the desktop because the start menu takes too long lol <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/micro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>micro</span></a>$uck <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/winblows" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winblows</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111903661007433953
2024-02-09
<p>Google's definitely consolidated more power than Ma Bell ever did. We should do a Ma Bell on them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111903508627354812
2024-02-09
2024-02-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> oh yeah same, Fury Road was one of the last movies I saw in the theater. For my rewatch I think I got a blu-ray rip on soulseek</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111902860902640558
2024-02-09
2024-02-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> ah damn. Strongest recommendation if you can find a copy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111902824706067573
2024-02-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> Fury Road was 2015 but otherwise agreed 💯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111902801810533685
2024-02-09
<p>Wordle Forever 965 5/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨<br />🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Never heard of this word but I was able to slop my way into it. Feels good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111902746571637835
2024-02-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> apology accepted</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111902719843452729
2024-02-09
<p>New therapist is fantastic!! What a relief :acnl_ddream:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111902574633060779
2024-02-09
<p>I wish they would coordinate appointment times with the bus schedule so I don't have to be an hour early to be 15 minutes early</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111901764234243287
2024-02-09
<p>In my post-visit survey at this mental health place I complained about the extremely loud country music in the lobby. I'm back here today. No discernible change. I'm putting headphones on, fuck it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111901734381578961
2024-02-08
<p>I have no idea why, but the algorithm seems to have picked up my friend's side of our first Atari 2600 ranking video <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=O7mrjtsCPDc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=O7mrjtsCPDc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I know it's gross, but if you're so inclined, a quick like and comment to further boost engagement would be rad 💜</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111897763805205235
2024-02-08
<p>"FCC votes to ban scam robocalls that use AI-generated voices" that's nice. Personally I think they should go one step further and ban ALL scams. It should be illegal to scam people, that's my 2 cents</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111897113858144107
2024-02-08
<p>Umpire: The Call Of Played</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111896408652285261
2024-02-08
<p>I'm a lack of facial hair absolutist. I've built my whole identity around not having a beard. If you see me with a beard, call the cops</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111896290691449931
2024-02-08
<p>I've been using Shaun (the talking skull) videos to fall asleep to, because having something playing in earbuds helps block out the neighbor's frequent 3AM screaming noises, and last night was the first time it influenced my dreams. I dreamt that Shaun called to interview me for a video he was making, and when the interview was done I was able to continue listening to him record over the phone. I wish I remember what he was interviewing me about. I imagine it was probably important</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111896135548051803
2024-02-08
<p>Fediverse character starter pack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111893263838463484
2024-02-07
<p>Only 90s kids remember being told about gamefaqs.com, misunderstanding and trying to go to "gamefacts.com", and fighting with your friend because they insist the site is real and you think they're pranking you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111892318847905468
2024-02-07
2024-02-07
<p>Don't forget to like, subscribe, ring the bell, and eat of this bread, for it is His body</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111890926465048210
2024-02-07
<p>Why do I have to pay money to watch the 1982 film "Megaforce" starring Barry Bostwick as Ace Hunter? Someone should be paying me to watch it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111887526762221082
2024-02-07
<p>Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111887379367257407
2024-02-06
2024-02-06
<p>If a hobbit ever becomes a wizard they should be played by Michael Gandolfini</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111886662698639517
2024-02-06
<p>Dry Roasting, or: How To Fuck Up A Perfectly Good Peanut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111886595319288359
2024-02-06
<p>Mechanically separate my heart and use my pink slime to make your love nuggets, valentine!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111886481525707199
2024-02-06
<p>Because I could not shoot the tubes, the tubes instead shot me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111886088026959826
2024-02-06
<p>Gulp! I'm ratigator bait!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111886072045800093
2024-02-06
<p>I once saw a man wearing a t-shirt with a green Sonic the Hedgehog parody drawing that said "Chronic the Hemphog"; I was too young to know what any of it meant, but now, with the wisdom and maturity adulthood brings, I agree that it's very funny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111885942403350651
2024-02-06
<p>My wordle forever streak might as well be an "it has been X many days since I did something fun" counter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111885224916301084
2024-02-06
<p>Check out this new video virus</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111885051272009649
2024-02-06
<p>Can't believe they're switching from emacs to vi for the next GTA</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111884299640397937
2024-02-06
2024-02-05
<p>Damn... I got fooled by that infinity craft game too. I thought it was weird that it had to "think" about combinations sometimes, like it was hitting a server. Should've been a red flag. Ah well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111879709800261877
2024-02-05
2024-02-05
2024-02-05
<p>Ranked some 2600 games with a buddy <a href="https://youtu.be/en_FffJH39U" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/en_FffJH39U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111876439597026215
2024-02-04
2024-02-04
2024-02-04
<p>Meltychlorians</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111873697579288709
2024-02-04
<p>Awhile back I was musing that I wish more emulators supported a netplay mode in which the players virtually pass the controller back and forth, and whoever had active control at the moment was given input priority so they would experience zero latency. Someone pointed out that Dolphin has a mode like this (called golf mode) which is cool but I wish it was available for older consoles too</p><p>Well, this is exactly what I want except it's a website instead of a program <a href="https://telemelt.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">telemelt.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111873509844295266
2024-02-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://awoo.space/@typhlosion" class="u-url mention">@<span>typhlosion</span></a></span> check out Suckerpinch's "reverse emulating the NES" video if you haven't seen it. He put a computer in there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111869913763749160
2024-02-06
2024-02-03
<p>I noticed when I was throwing the pieces away that it had a date of manufacture. 1978. It was older than me 😢</p><p>Oh well, it was a dollar at the thrift store. Easy come, easy go</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111869400313720578
2024-02-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> Yeah, Saints Row 4 got to a point where you could fly around and that was also good. It's tough to imagine a flying game that doesn't also involve guns - would it make sense to be Superman, have the freedom to fly anywhere, but when you get there only be able to land and start punching dudes? Feels like it'd be incongruous but maybe someone could make it work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111869093750760963
2024-02-03
<p>Well I guess The Hulk can pick up cars and throw them at people, I haven't played them but that seems fun. Modern superhero games seem to shy away from random wanton civilian destruction for some reason</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111869067842787303
2024-02-03
<p>It's becoming apparent that Spiderman is the only superhero it's possible to make a fun video game about, because swinging around is the only superhero action that's fun to do and not just a new paint job on an action that's in every other video game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111869049033199496
2024-02-03
2024-02-03
<p>Reached into the bee bucket to get a coffee candy... reached too strong and broke my mushroom coin jar :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111865717119214646
2024-02-02
2024-02-02
<p>I don't hear nearly enough music with floppy disk drive noise samples</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111863708093662816
2024-02-02
<p>Mushrooms: nature's muffins</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111863393276032836
2024-02-02
2024-02-02
<p>Now that image search results are irreparably polluted with "AI" shit, you do a search for illustrations of people wearing headphones, and the generators don't understand what headphones are, and there are all these images of people wearing 2 wheelbarrow tires on each side of their head</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111859245302753717
2024-02-01
2024-02-01
<p>Developed by Imagineer. Published by THQ or Konami</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111858625509538301
2024-02-01
<p>Jonni Phillips uploaded an animation warmup using Oscar Fever <a href="https://youtu.be/5YeMyTBqK-U" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/5YeMyTBqK-U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Seeing two of my 2023 special interests collide like this is making me feel a little like I'm living in a simulation :kirby_computer:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111857705821062711
2024-02-01
<p>The Dark Knight (2008) is based on the famous storyline in which the Batmobile loses its wheel, and The Joker runs away. It was cut for time but Batman's smell is addressed in a deleted scene on the DVD</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111857370080592891
2024-02-01
<p>It's nice to see that the old tradition of paragraph-long nonfiction book titles lives on in some subcultures</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111857230770481402
2024-02-01
<p>When I was a kid, my uncle had his Windows 98 computer audio going through his stereo system, so when I was staying over one night I dubbed his CD copy of Nirvana's "In Utero" to a blank tape. He had a G.I. Joe UI sound theme installed, and I was using the computer at the same time, so on my copy under the music you occasionally heard sound samples from the show, most memorably Cobra Commander shouting "Cobra! Retreat! Retreat!" when I closed a window. In Utero sounds wrong to me without it tbh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111856513288333425
2024-02-01
<p>Granted, the link at the bottom of the standard view page is gone, but you can still access it at <a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">mail.google.com/mail/h</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> at least for now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111856462917386921
2024-02-01
<p>They had a message saying basic html view was going away Jan 1 2024. The new year came, they changed the message to say it was going away Feb 1. It's now feburary, basic html view still works and the message is gone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111856448802531403
2024-02-01
2024-02-01
<p>Wtf. I added "One Night in Bangkok" to Kidz Bop (2001) and someone reverted my edit. That song definitely wasn't covered on that album. I have a source and everything <a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/1449697-Kidz-Bop-Kidz-Bop" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">discogs.com/master/1449697-Kid</span><span class="invisible">z-Bop-Kidz-Bop</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111854503138422331
2024-01-31
<p>Bad ideas for new TLDs:</p><p>.walmart<br />.acceptallcookies<br />.tld <br />.crawl<br />.127-0-0-1<br />.sun240z<br />.georgia-the-us-state-not-the-country</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111852642983773017
2024-01-31
<p>My date stamp is starting to go dry, and they couldn't find any more of the weird proprietary ink roller cartridges it takes, so they gave me a new one. This one is 2-color, which seems pointless except that it means we have to buy replacement pads instead of just re-inking it. I wonder if they'll give me another bad stamp when this one dries</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111852427651600171
2024-01-31
<p>If you have a minute, please help the Kidz Bop wiki fill out their page for songs not covered by Kidz Bop <a href="https://kidzbop.fandom.com/wiki/Songs_Not_Covered" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kidzbop.fandom.com/wiki/Songs_</span><span class="invisible">Not_Covered</span></a> their list is woefully incomplete</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111852316676505419
2024-01-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> when I was a kid, it didn't bother me when younger kids innocently asked me if I was a boy or a girl, nor did I have any desire to change my clothes or hair in a way that would color their assumptions. I just didn't know "neither" was a valid answer yet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111852228810085565
2024-01-31
<p>Canadian Astro-Dollars</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111851834541567573
2024-01-31
<p>The local time & temperature number has a Life Alert ad now. That's weird. It's like they're assuming only a certain demographic would dial a telephone number to find out what time and temperature it is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111851437713097292
2024-01-31
<p>Brisket in a Biskit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111851371707429250
2024-01-31
<p>Steampunk Willie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111851252212323968
2024-01-31
<p>Wordle Forever 956 2/6</p><p>🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111851009493122367
2024-01-31
<p>Super pumped about the roster reveal for Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO. Happy to see them finally confirm this one has Goku in it. Inclusion of Vegeta is a welcome surprise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111850831738770673
2024-01-31
<p>Aw, crumbcake</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111850516810921715
2024-01-30
<p>If you think water is good, wait'll you try</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111846930859449952
2024-02-01
<p>Jonni Phillips uploaded an animation warmup using Oscar Fever <a href="https://youtu.be/5YeMyTBqK-U" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/5YeMyTBqK-U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Seeing two of my 2023 special interests collide like this is making me feel a little like I'm living in a simulation :kirby_computer:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111857705821062711
2024-02-01
<p>The Dark Knight (2008) is based on the famous storyline in which the Batmobile loses its wheel, and The Joker runs away. It was cut for time but Batman's smell is addressed in a deleted scene on the DVD</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111857370080592891
2024-01-30
<p>It's almost bill time again and I'm still behind. I don't make a living wage to begin with and I've lost a lot of income recently to covid and doctor appointments. I'd need about $200 to feel safe this month. Any help at all is appreciated. </p><p>Edit: I've got what I need. Thank you all so much. Your kindness humbles me. I hope I find myself in a position again where I can pay it forward. Thank you</p><p><a href="http://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/BegPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BegPost</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MutualAidVisibility" class="u-url mention">@<span>MutualAidVisibility</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111846238793750125
2024-01-30
<p>The worm of wall street</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111846093786047453
2024-01-29
<p>It seems like any other normal day at Panera, but what these employees don't know is that one of their customers is secretly The Devil. Will their service please Our Dark Lord, or will they find their souls prematurely cast into the pit of sorrow? Find out next time on Undercover Satan</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111841345672838723
2024-01-29
2024-01-29
<p>I don't think sleeping in an RV counts as real camping, for all in tent's I've purposes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111840820202557198
2024-01-29
<p>A far a day keeps the electricity away</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111840703650156795
2024-01-29
<p>Look me up on the sosh meeds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111839443383282024
2024-01-29
<p>Doctor Eggman / Bring me some eggs / Scrambled or boiled / Please don't make me beg</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111839436107224245
2024-01-28
<p>If the Apple III was so great how come there was no Apple IV</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111831242420007578
2024-01-28
<p>I can't believe Nintendo's pong machine used rotary spinners to *digitally* control the paddles. They only have two speeds, go and stop. They should be disqualified from making any more video games after that tbqh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111830956709226238
2024-01-28
<p>Neighborhood cats having a very lively debate just outside my kitchen (best angle I could get with the screen in the window, sorry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111830913015825282
2024-01-27
2024-01-27
<p>I hear in the fifth movie they'll finally reveal Johnwick's last name</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111829819623286295
2024-01-27
<p>A gyroscope is a device for long-distance viewing of Greek meat wraps</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111829381984953407
2024-01-26
<p>The Kansas City Kansans vs. the Kansas City Missourians <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/BigGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigGame</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111824639199939479
2024-01-26
<p>Humor is when you say stuff I like. A laugh is like a level 2 smile. Hearing things I like makes me really happy, especially if I can imagine that people who don't like it are unhappy. That's what being funny is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111823902293052974
2024-01-26
<p>Booby Yoda</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111823314433648159
2024-01-25
<p>Just got the check for the iphone class-action settlement I qualified for ages ago. If I were to get a new iphone, this would cover about 10% of it :toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111819251222883283
2024-01-25
<p>There should be a dock I can get for my phone that charges it while frying the radio chips and overwriting the operating system with some sort of virtual pet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111818717868472523
2024-01-25
<p>You can buy staples at a Target, but you can't buy a target at Staples. You can buy a target at Wal-Mart, but you can't buy a wall at Target. You can buy a wall at Home Depot, but you can't buy a home at Wal-Mart</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111818128280825284
2024-01-25
<p>One advantage of using a livejournal-based platform again is maintaining an alphabetical list of interests I can look at to remind myself what I like. I just remembered I like Homestar Runner and added it to the list, so now I'll have more chances to remember I like it when I'm home to watch it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111817722305339165
2024-01-25
2024-01-25
<p>There shouldn't be a white rapper named Jack Harlow imo because there was already a white rapper named Jack Parow. Too confusing. Yes I know Jack Harlowe is his real name. He should do something else</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111816801729053599
2024-01-24
<p>If you're too young to remember the Apple //c, that's the computer they used to go to space in the equally popular 1985 film "Explorers", directed by Joe Dante. Check your local TV listings for marathon info</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111813285046588368
2024-01-24
<p>Only 3 months until we all celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apple //c! Hope that's enough time for everyone to get ready. Mark your calendars, that's a Wednesday so make sure to request time off if you can</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111813256492949564
2024-01-24
<p>The Fast and the Frugal: Tokyo Thrift</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111813002601881549
2024-01-24
<p>As usual, I'm glad I only use fedi clients that are no longer updated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111812979002157102
2024-01-24
<p>sorry for being blackpilled w/r/t vampires</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111812675636117867
2024-01-24
<p>I'm sorry, but the vampire hunters are fucked from a pure numbers standpoint. Vampires live forever and can make new vampires instantly. Vampire hunters live a normal human lifespan, and how many more vampire hunters can they train while also keeping the vampire population at a manageable level? It could take years to find and effectively train one new vampire hunter; vampires can at minimum easily double their numbers every night forever. Pack it in, the vampires win</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111812656988851249
2024-01-24
<p>We had a children's cartoon with a big red dog, then one with a small blue dog. I feel like the next step would be a big blue dog, a small red dog, or some size of some other color; and yet they went with *another* small blue dog. Curious</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111811967753451608
2024-01-24
<p>*I* can click the book. I don't know what to tell you. Works on my end. Try updating your firmware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111811663890180359
2024-01-23
<p>*dies* Aw, heckiro</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111806990172921011
2024-01-23
<p>I've always been expected to act like an adult at work; when can I expect to be treated like one? Oh, never? Cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111806685083234401
2024-01-23
<p>When life gives you lemons, that's none of my business, I certainly didn't see them fall into your bag at walmart 🙈</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111806483273083953
2024-01-23
<p>Very normal error message</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111805908190170037
2024-01-23
<p>Using the health app to check in for my next doctor appointment and it asks me "do you want to use insurance to pay for this visit"</p><p>Hmm you know what, I'm feeling generous, this one's on me. Get yourself something nice, Aetna :win3_handshake:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111805544244914840
2024-01-23
<p>Happy 1-2-3</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111805469688006793
2024-01-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@eniko" class="u-url mention">@<span>eniko</span></a></span> I recently saw a post from yiff.life screenshotted on facebook and it gave me life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111805403751048664
2024-01-22
<p>Okay, "the most wanted person in the United states" is an all-timer. God damn. Also "I got my tooth removed" is one of the most relatable songs I've ever heard. I like the earnestness! I like most of the songs on 10Kg. 1Kg is less my kind of thing, but there are a few good tracks. 1Kg feels like they were *trying* to make a meme album, 10Kg feels like they're getting more confident in their songwriting without sacrificing the humor. Not too serious or too memey, much better balance</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111801417410518624
2024-01-22
<p>Ain't gonna work for no soul-sucking jerk<br />Gonna take it all back and I'm Pat Sajak</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111797514310937796
2024-01-22
<p>I'm sorry for not giving 100gecs a fair shake... I listened to Money Machine in 2019 and it wasn't my thing, but I just heard a couple tracks I really like. Ringtone from their first album and Hollywood Baby from their second. Gonna give them a proper listen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111797404837880997
2024-01-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> I've only read it in books, and I think only ones by Stephen King</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111796956901556192
2024-01-22
<p>Sorry Chuck, we paid 50 million pounds for this URL, your homepage is elizabeth.queen. Just try to get used to it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111796949944046530
2024-01-21
2024-01-21
2024-01-21
<p>@phooky@octodon.social I think mostly because "ingb" is an awkward-looking combination of phonemes but "erb" looks more natural</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111795395593236109
2024-01-21
<p>It's been almost 40 years and they still haven't figured out whose line it is?!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111795180827687292
2024-01-20
<p>Surprise last-minute appearance!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111790025339193450
2024-01-20
<p>No sign of Laundry Cat today, unsurprisingly, but this cutie braved the 18°F elements to come say hi. They're a little shy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111789989713171737
2024-01-20
<p>Local raccoon listens to a second song from an album they downloaded a decade ago for one track and learns that yes, the other songs are good too. This story will be repeating on the 7s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111789824265911542
2024-01-20
<p>Wait, so if my laundry soap isn't "high efficiency", I have to compensate by... using less of it? It sounds like the non-high-efficiency detergent is more efficient</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111789799526202487
2024-01-20
<p>Eh, obscurity ain't so bad. Gotta languish somewhere</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111789599528425854
2024-01-20
<p>Happy JanTwen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111786583591826490
2024-01-20
<p>:point_of_advice: Bump head to find box</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111785769418440240
2024-01-23
<p>Very normal error message</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111805908190170037
2024-01-19
<p>It makes me sad whenever I'm reading archives of a not very popular blog where the CMS is set up so that every single entry has "0 comments" beneath it</p><p>Don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad about writing a blog for a small audience that doesn't get a lot of replies, but putting the number there when there isn't anything *feels* judgmental. It should only feature the number if the number is greater than zero, otherwise it should just be a generic "leave a comment" link</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111784729248297299
2024-01-19
<p>Cause of death: chronic moolah deficiency. Acute inflammation of the bills. Nothavingmoneyitis. Mothy wallet syndrome</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111784329611751742
2024-01-19
<p>"The Throbber" has "fuck cops" spraypainted on the bathroom wall and "The Progress Bar" probably has one of those yellow equal sign stickers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111783932684366628
2024-01-19
<p>I like progress bars more than throbbers as a UI element, but I do think "Throbber" would be a better name for a queer nightclub</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111783900793417273
2024-01-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> there was briefly a thing in the 90s where they made the puck glow on TV to make it easier to follow, and there was enough of a backlash that we'll probably never get anything like that again <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxTrax" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxTrax</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Cuz god forbid the superfans try to make the thing they like appealing and accessible to more people 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111783765672732956
2024-01-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> yeah, they should make the main stick glow orange or something. The whole thing could use an accessibility pass</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111783696645169689
2024-01-19
<p>I've tried to become interested in sports besides ice hockey, but without the small guy/medium guy/big guy dynamic I can't follow the strategy enough to get invested. I watch a soccer game and it's like, these are all medium guys. How am I supposed to know what's going on?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111783671929153827
2024-01-19
<p>Every time I think about getting a bike I dismiss the idea, because what about winter? I don't want to get used to it and have it maybe be useless for a quarter of the year. But someone just biked by while I was trudging through inches of snow and I remembered oh yeah, the roads are actually relatively clear compared to the sidewalks. Too bad a good e-bike is hundreds of dollars. Probably never gonna happen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111782869285588395
2024-01-19
<p>Yelp is short for YELlow Pages</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111780164683218265
2024-01-18
<p>I'm not sure about these applications. Do you have any programs? Programs are more my speed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111779576511632060
2024-01-18
<p>Pssht yeah, I'll bet the students at UC Berkeley are "distributing" a lot of "software" 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111779409262697576
2024-01-18
<p>"Computer science" sure is a highfalutin' way to talk about training lightning gremlins to jump through hoops for sand cookies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111778967317476501
2024-01-20
<p>Surprise last-minute appearance!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111790025339193450
2024-01-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> ugh, yeah. My apartment's laundry room only has about 3 working machines at any given time for a couple dozen units. Clothes shouldn't be this fucking hard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111777754648589325
2024-01-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> when I started my current job the only way I could figure out how to get quarters was coming into work on my day off, feeding bills into the vending machines, and pressing the coin return button to have it returned to me in quarters. As far as perks go it's one of the more depressing ones</p><p>Thank god they added an app-based payment system to the laundry room, because work replaced the vending machines with a cashless self-checkout. idk what I'll do if the laundry app stops working</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111777716101616750
2024-01-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> this is why we should get paid for time doing laundry imho. If they're going to insist we wear pants, we should be compensated for time spent on upkeep</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111777641788188160
2024-01-18
<p>I didn't know dreamwidth had a mobile UI, but it turns out they have the perfect mobile UI</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111777539492743744
2024-01-18
<p>Wow!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111777431927091624
2024-01-20
<p>:point_of_advice: Bump head to find box</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111785769418440240
2024-01-17
<p>《[Apple Podcasts] had begun switching off automatic downloads for users who haven’t listened to five episodes of a show in the last two weeks.》</p><p>1. 2.5 episodes a week is a bonkers unsustainable schedule for almost every real podcast producer. Shitty content mills will be okay and legitimate shows putting in actual work will be the ones who get fucked</p><p>2. It's nobody's business whether I listen to the episodes I download. I hope iphone users switch to a podcatcher app that doesn't spy on them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111773253089317587
2024-01-19
<p>It makes me sad whenever I'm reading archives of a not very popular blog where the CMS is set up so that every single entry has "0 comments" beneath it</p><p>Don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad about writing a blog for a small audience that doesn't get a lot of replies, but putting the number there when there isn't anything *feels* judgmental. It should only feature the number if the number is greater than zero, otherwise it should just be a generic "leave a comment" link</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111784729248297299
2024-01-17
<p>Jimmy "The Sandwich" John'son</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111772501311997375
2024-01-17
<p>@Silversong@brontosin.space yeah, there's a post-visit feedback form where I'll bring it up. Hoping most of my future appointments can be from home though 🤞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111771918588420421
2024-01-19
<p>I like progress bars more than throbbers as a UI element, but I do think "Throbber" would be a better name for a queer nightclub</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111783900793417273
2024-01-17
<p>Loud country music is bad for my mental health, and doctor waiting rooms are one of the few places I can't wear headphones because I have to listen for my name to be called. A real unfortunate combination of circumstances</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111771768534225508
2024-01-17
<p>Loud Country Music! In The Mental Health Lobby</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111771720817976100
2024-01-17
2024-01-19
<p>Every time I think about getting a bike I dismiss the idea, because what about winter? I don't want to get used to it and have it maybe be useless for a quarter of the year. But someone just biked by while I was trudging through inches of snow and I remembered oh yeah, the roads are actually relatively clear compared to the sidewalks. Too bad a good e-bike is hundreds of dollars. Probably never gonna happen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111782869285588395
2024-01-16
<p>I love Cat and Girl but I fell out of the habit of reading it when I fell off of webcomics generally. I should get caught up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111767220743606615
2024-01-16
<p>Once you collect enough clockwork oranges and lemons, you can ring the Bells of Saint Clemons and awaken the Time Serpent</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111767074842851705
2024-01-16
2024-01-15
<p>Haven't really been able to enjoy anything lately</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111762233726429696
2024-01-14
<p>Protect your identity with z̶a̸l̷g̴o̴</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111752751734281972
2024-01-12
<p>Daisy, Daisy, give us the Mountain Dew<br />We're not crazy, the soda's not all for you<br />Pour yourself a glass<br />And then you need to pass <br />The bottle around to us on the ground<br />The rest of the Star Wars crew</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111744195908842651
2024-01-11
<p>My editor: this doesn't scan<br />Me: I guess that means it's free 😏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111739055746559892
2024-01-11
<p>Everyone working on LLM voice assistant garbage is a nerd who took being called a "computer toucher" so personally that they're now desperately trying to create a reality in which touchless computers are a thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111738373702350687
2024-01-18
<p>I didn't know dreamwidth had a mobile UI, but it turns out they have the perfect mobile UI</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111777539492743744
2024-01-18
<p>Wow!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111777431927091624
2024-01-11
<p>Pay attention to it! Sending this message was important to us. We considered ourselves a powerful culture</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111737975553917931
2024-01-11
<p>Weezer's a skateboard band, right? Shouldn't the song have been "Half Pipe"? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111735450702119713
2024-01-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> ah geez. Thanks for the heads up, and thanks so much for the donation, it's hard to express how much this will help</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111733069248572838
2024-01-10
<p>@wohali@octodon.social honestly my time/resources have been so scarce lately that something easy to prepare and shelf-stable is probably the best option right now. With me at work all day and my spouse with a hand injury she's still waiting to be seen for, spoons are in short supply at the moment</p><p>Thank you 💜</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111733001355990980
2024-01-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> I've mostly played the newest one, and I'm a Baby Luigi main. When I do play one of the older ones I usually go with Yoshi too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111732983812239872
2024-01-10
<p>If you want to make a really big difference to my food security, I made an amazon wishlist <a href="http://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2PCXEVPHU5K3Q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2PCX</span><span class="invisible">EVPHU5K3Q</span></a></p><p>$40 for 10 days worth of food. I know that's a lot of money for many people, but if it's not to you and you want to help me, this is probably the most efficient way to do it. Thanks for reading</p><p>Edit: Y'all helped me get a month's worth of food, thank you so much</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111732961896120770
2024-01-10
<p>It wimdy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111731815205965093
2024-01-09
<p>It's come to my attention that the fourth member of a string quartet is traditionally a second violin, not a double bass. In my opinion, they should use all four instruments, on account of being able to play all the notes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111724156116203618
2024-01-08
<p>Listen, I need a moment of your time so I can tell you about an unmissable business opportunity. Well, if it's unmissable I guess you'll hear about it eventually. Never mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111722440663970352
2024-01-08
<p>Stress weighing you down? Need some soothing music to ease your worried mind? Try listening to a string quartet. Violin, viola, cello, upright bass, all of them are fretless</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111722377426784186
2024-01-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://furries.club/@alopex" class="u-url mention">@<span>alopex</span></a></span> also http is still viewable by people stuck on older hardware. I wish more people viewed http as an accessibility feature. If nothing on a site needs to be encrypted, it should be open and viewable by the maximum number of people. It's a shame that google's scare tactics have made so many people superstitious about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111721811001476192
2024-01-08
<p>And you may ask yourself<br />"How do I get engagement?"<br />And you may ask yourself<br />"Where is that large audience?"<br />And you may tell yourself<br />"This is not an official account"<br />And you may tell yourself<br />"These are not my employer's opinions"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111721535377053293
2024-01-08
<p>I barely have anything in the bank cuz I was out sick for a week and my grocery order last night was delayed, so I had no food to bring to work. I can get lunch for $9. If anyone could spare a couple bucks I'd really appreciate it <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Edit: someone just donated for a double lunch, thank you so much 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111721473889050688
2024-01-08
<p>I can't even knock on a kindly stranger's door, lute in hand, offering to regale their family with story and song if I can only warm my weary bones by their fire for a spell. They can watch it on youtube</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111721201659287479
2024-01-08
<p>Fossil fuels have really fucked up the job market for mysterious wanderers chopping wood in exchange for a meal and a bed of straw for the night</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111721181449605956
2024-01-08
<p>Getting weary of podcasts :ac_rest:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111720777120624971
2024-01-08
<p>Put on the ritz or else the ritz will put you on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111718012477728772
2024-01-07
2024-01-07
<p>Important laundry cat update</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111716109750733572
2024-01-07
2024-01-06
<p>*intensity intensifies*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111707419407726908
2024-01-06
<p>Oh no, episode 2 sucks :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111706602012578825
2024-01-06
<p>How come Silver Surfer never got his own movie. You call this a cinematic universe? You can't even get the space guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111706433507939620
2024-01-05
<p>THRILLHO Baggins</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111704933050964940
2024-01-05
<p>Single blue slime ISO casual DW rando race partners. Gold grind/RNG manip bros swipe left</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111704896359417177
2024-01-10
<p>If you want to make a really big difference to my food security, I made an amazon wishlist <a href="http://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2PCXEVPHU5K3Q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2PCX</span><span class="invisible">EVPHU5K3Q</span></a></p><p>$40 for 10 days worth of food. I know that's a lot of money for many people, but if it's not to you and you want to help me, this is probably the most efficient way to do it. Thanks for reading</p><p>Edit: Y'all helped me get a month's worth of food, thank you so much</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111732961896120770
2024-01-10
<p>It wimdy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111731815205965093
2024-01-04
<p>I had to learn from a "We Didn't Start The Fire" parody about Super Mario games that Toki Pona has a word for raccoon-like animals?! This happens so frequently</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111700127810029391
2024-01-04
<p>You know how audio engineers used to test everything through Yamaha NS-10s during mastering, because they had to make sure music is still tolerable even through the most awful-sounding speakers on the market? I wonder if they all just use phones now. And I wonder if depression rates among that profession have gone up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111699651895136920
2024-01-04
<p>And I said to him, evil's okay in my book baby, how about yours?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111699259838777793
2024-01-04
<p>There are social solutions to technological problems. Flipping cop cars, for example</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111699177953459323
2024-01-04
<p>Mr. Lif has this photo on his bandcamp page, and my first thought was "oh cool, I wonder what game that is" 🤦‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111699067075808419
2024-01-04
<p>@arcade@fedi.nano.lgbt the Avon Beauty Vision</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111698942135611356
2024-01-04
<p>Minecraft allows me to live my cottagecore fantasy of walking 1000 miles, eating two apples, digging a hole and staring at the dirt until sunup. Just like how my ancestors lived</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111698765671391441
2024-01-04
<p>Guy who eats two Big Macs every day 2024 status update: still alive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111698727102116067
2024-01-04
<p>Joan of Hill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111698691479130761
2024-01-08
<p>Put on the ritz or else the ritz will put you on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111718012477728772
2024-01-07
2024-01-04
<p>I like your shoelaces. Do they come in human sizes 😏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111697988094342633
2024-01-04
<p>Pronouncing Bluesky like русские</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111697965358760198
2024-01-03
<p>Oh nice, the developer of Raindrop Sprinters has an itch page with a demo version <a href="https://room-909.itch.io/rain-drop" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">room-909.itch.io/rain-drop</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> it's very charming</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111694456648723226
2024-01-03
<p>I don't know if this makes sense, but I made a playlist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLmLpA-wOYrF0nd97J4cFEMMv2NAHs5a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL</span><span class="invisible">mLpA-wOYrF0nd97J4cFEMMv2NAHs5a</span></a> I'll add more music if I think of anything appropriate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111694353704180838
2024-01-03
<p>All profit is exploitation. The owning class doesn't profit without exploiting labor. Landlords don't profit without exploiting tenants. Rich countries don't profit without exploiting poor countries. Even if a company or entity doing EA donated 100% of their profits (which they won't) it still wouldn't even offset the harm they did to "earn" that profit in the first place, because of systemic inefficiencies. It's like a flashlight powering its own solar cell. Doesn't work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111693911830772984
2024-01-03
2024-01-03
<p>I don't understand why video chat programs have a little sub-window where you can see yourself. I don't want that. When Picard hails an unknown ship, does the view screen have a little Picard cam in the corner? Hell no, he's the captain, he doesn't have time for that. Let me be the captain of my computer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111693771895364780
2024-01-03
<p>They say our love won't pay the rent <br />Before it's earned, our money's spent<br />But you don't care about their gossip, do ya?<br />They say we're young and we don't know<br />We won't find out until we grow<br />Cuz you got me, and baby I got you-ya</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111693335653496566
2024-01-03
<p>Luckily the age of streaming anxiety happens to coincide with a new age of piracy relaxation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111693168976155879
2024-01-03
2024-01-03
<p>Hope everyone had a good auld lang cosyne yesterday. Happy auld lang tangent</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111692860602047922
2024-01-03
<p>@Silversong@brontosin.space Yeah, no disrespect to the fashion. Deathsmiles came out in 2007, and I'm pretty sure the US publisher was targeting the nascent shitty 4chan anime culture that likes to "joke" about underaged girls</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111692752794417678
2024-01-03
<p>New year, same great taste</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111692685478600450
2024-01-03
<p>I don't think Deathsmiles is a game I'll ever go back to, and I'll forever remember it as the game whose marketing refers to the protagonists as "lolis" 😫 but god damn if the soundtrack doesn't still get me going. I know this isn't what people mean when they say "dungeon synth", but it's on my dungeon synth playlist right alongside Crypt of the Necrodancer and Yuzo Koshiro's Eye of the Beholder OST</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111692173672216100
2024-01-02
<p>Uh-oh!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111688971333785147
2024-01-02
<p>This mouse is 100% in the public domain. Please make lots of nice stories and art about them. Thank you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111688489948597589
2024-01-02
<p>Sorry to keep on like this, but I'm still a ways behind what I'll need to pay rent and bills after my third bout of covid. If you can spare a few bucks or help with a boost I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you 💜 <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I also have games for sale! <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111687987740354479
2024-01-02
<p>Comrade, this is a vegan sandwich co-op</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111687437745854527
2024-01-02
<p>I've tried to play Wolfenstein 3D a dozen odd times over the years and always bounced off, I don't know why it only now occurred to me to try a source port. Having a map and proper mouse controls makes it a thousand times more playable. I still wouldn't call it an amazing game, but it's something to play</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111684706777876060
2024-01-02
<p>I always thought it was kinda funny in Wolfenstein 3D that when the SS officers spot you they yell "Shutzstaffel", shouting the thing they are like a pokemon, but I remembered that when a cop wants to get your attention they'll just yell "police!" Not the brightest bunch all around</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111684579241587553
2024-01-02
<p>:sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111683485607366860
2024-01-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> weren't US TV cartoons of this era often animated in Japan and Korea? I could see these sort of mistakes coming down to language barrier, like they mix up letters sometimes, or use whatever big block of English text happens to be handy for stuff like the newspaper</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111683266235894125
2024-01-01
<p>"Whoa, you can eat the dog food. That's sick, dude" ---Gamers, 1992-Present</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111682795735576464
2024-01-01
<p>Celebrating NYE with some fireworks of my own if you know what I mean* 😏 </p><p>*a pot boiled over and set off the smoke alarm</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111677834109038111
2023-12-31
<p>This iphone dongle situation is getting out of hand</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111672528498795946
2023-12-30
<p>@susannah@octodon.social Barber Westchester</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111670562283874140
2023-12-30
<p>Sign up for CalendarBox to get a brand new calendar delivered to your door every month! Keep any calendars you like, or return them in our free prepaid shipping envelope for quick and easy incineration</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111668777947152303
2023-12-30
<p>"Designed and sculpted by Jack du Rose and manufactured by the Piccadilly jewelers Bentley & Skinner­­" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Love_of_God" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_</span><span class="invisible">Love_of_God</span></a> </p><p>why does Damian Hirst get credit for the diamond skull if he didn't design, sculpt, or bejewel it? Because he had the idea? I just had the idea for a ruby ribcage, someone make it and give me all the money</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111667086632698666
2023-12-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> In that case I'll play Quake with a Donald Duck mod. Quake done Quack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111666713855503568
2023-12-30
<p>@wohali@octodon.social I think I need to stick to games where Donald Duck is the protagonist, otherwise the Kingdom Hearts games have to be up for consideration 😨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111666709284894442
2023-12-30
<p>Starting an event called Games Done Quack where I only play games with Donald Duck in em. World of Illusion, Quackshot... pretty much those two</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111666686855557323
2023-12-29
2023-12-29
<p>If you do the harlem shake and the stanky legg at the same time you can unlock the levitation skill before the story trigger</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111664057774692030
2023-12-29
<p>Are you a baby? Do you need legal representation? Call the law offices of Georgie, Porgie, Pudding, and Pie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111662147115788574
2023-12-29
<p>Collect 2,315 of my posts for a free previously owned collectible of my choosing</p><p>Just send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:</p><p>Scruff McGruff<br />Chicago, IL 60652<br />New York City<br />New York State<br />10108</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111662036139415008
2023-12-29
<p>Shouldn't have had that 147th glass of melonade</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111661989720780087
2023-12-29
<p>Better brush up on your skeleton trivia!! <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/TrinketTrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrinketTrouble</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111660930471422415
2023-12-27
<p>You ever feel like you're being deinterlaced? Like every other line of your body is only present for every other frame of your existence, but some cruel device from the future is "fixing" you by smashing your two frames together into an awkward, artifact-ridden progressive scan image that looks normal to an untrained observer but feels intrinsically like there's too much of you? That's kinda what I've got going on right now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111653850774923691
2023-12-27
<p>I'm mostly recovered from my recent bout of <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>covid</span></a>, but the testing requirements at work (two negative tests 48 hours apart) combined with the short holiday week means the earliest I can go back to work is Tuesday. I don't get paid sick leave, so I'm looking at a week and a half of lost wages minimum. If anyone could contribute a little to help me keep my bills paid I'd greatly appreciate it <a href="https://www.paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mutualAid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111653027665946045
2023-12-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Right, I said "the problem" due to space limitations but that's not to to imply Jazz Jackrabbit doesn't have multiple problems</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111650543112387703
2023-12-27
<p>The problem with Jazz Jackrabbit vs. Sonic is that Jazz sits exactly in the center of the screen at all times & the camera follows his movements basically 1:1. His sprite is the same size as Sonic's, but he has nearly 20% less screen height due to the lower res of DOS and the permanent opaque UI. This reduced screen height plus Jazz's higher and faster jump means the screen judders up and down constantly. Nauseating. Sonic's camera has more play for gentler movement, which makes it playable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111650501313836860
2023-12-26
<p>Come to my place if you want a free TV. Everyone up and down my block got new TVs for Christmas for no reason and put their old perfectly good TVs in the trash. I mean, it rained, so they're not perfectly good anymore. Cool holiday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111649150693044149
2023-12-26
<p>Been listening to Gravis's good mods collection from his most recent DOS stream <a href="https://gekk.info/music/good_mods.zip" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gekk.info/music/good_mods.zip</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>3h45m of rad hacker music for just over 8MB download size, can't beat it. Just need a tiny plugin for winamp or foobar2000 to enjoy on modern computers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111648268354378399
2023-12-26
<p>The nice thing about hydrogen airships compared to other forms of air travel is that they can survive a puncture: the gas will leak out slowly, giving the ship time to make a gentle emergency landing. Now to take a big drink of coffee and read this copy of the May 17 1937 New York Times someone just handed me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111645559427180784
2023-12-26
<p>Not having a good one today. If I had to assign a label I'd probably call it one of the bad ones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111644740553166110
2023-12-30
<p>@susannah@octodon.social Barber Westchester</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111670562283874140
2023-12-24
<p>LB: I thought Get Back looked okay, probably because I torrented the 720p version and some of the gross detail was less noticeable under the compression. As much as I don't want anything to do with generative AI, I figured making damaged film footage more watchable was one of the few small unobjectionable use cases for it. But now they're doing it with films we have perfectly good prints of? From which we can obtain perfectly good ultra-high-res scans? Why? Why? Why. Why?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111638025815913486
2023-12-24
2023-12-24
<p>But we need more dinero just to stay at home<br />Well my friend, you gotta say<br />UBI, UBI, yeah, so people don't die<br />Universal basic income</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111637404658355770
2023-12-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ruby.social/@andy_twosticks" class="u-url mention">@<span>andy_twosticks</span></a></span> Yeah</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111636343335806430
2023-12-24
<p>Buffalo buffalo Buffalo aardvarks buffalo buffalo Buffalo aardvarks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111634079723046672
2023-12-24
<p>Iconic doctor's office decor. Healthcore as fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111633618481241368
2023-12-24
<p>I've got me a car, it feeds about twenty, so try a big bowl of crankshaft chutney</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111633467539539016
2023-12-24
<p>idk what sub stack is but every time I see people talking about it I hear it in my head as sung by the B-52s</p><p>🎵 sub stack, baby sub stack 🎶</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111633036434073628
2023-12-23
<p>My favorite character in the Goonies franchise is definitely Konami Man. Shame that he didn't have much of a role in the original film, but I'm glad he gets lots of screentime in the sequel</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111631408558127331
2023-12-23
<p>Goonies never say die, but I'll maybe make an exception for the Angel of Death</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111631172881533878
2023-12-23
<p>I never give up, and the only times I ever do are when the challenge I'm facing is much stronger than me. Like, why waste more time when I'm obviously going to fail? Sunk cost fallacy, y'know? Other than that, I never surrender</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111629545210632475
2023-12-23
<p>Dreamt that there was a White Wolf tabletop RPG called "Colossus: The Invasion" in which you play a colossus from SotC getting climbed on by a little guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111629265980631603
2023-12-23
<p>The youtube algorithm finally gave me something good <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmIzSbwgij0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=pmIzSbwgij0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Downloading it so I can loop it without the ending. I feel it has curative powers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111627466154199842
2023-12-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> Right, I said "the problem" due to space limitations but that's not to to imply Jazz Jackrabbit doesn't have multiple problems</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111650543112387703
2023-12-22
<p>You know how when a word is on the tip of your tongue, sometimes you sneeze, and it's totally lost. Train of thought totally derailed, no chance of finding the word. Well, you'd think that the force of the sneeze would dislodge the word from your tongue, pushing it out into the world, but instead, it retreats even further back onto your tongue, even disappearing altogether, presumably down your esophagus. I don't know, just something to think about. One of the ways truth is stranger than fiction</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111622428339811374
2023-12-26
<p>Come to my place if you want a free TV. Everyone up and down my block got new TVs for Christmas for no reason and put their old perfectly good TVs in the trash. I mean, it rained, so they're not perfectly good anymore. Cool holiday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111649150693044149
2023-12-26
<p>Been listening to Gravis's good mods collection from his most recent DOS stream <a href="https://gekk.info/music/good_mods.zip" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gekk.info/music/good_mods.zip</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>3h45m of rad hacker music for just over 8MB download size, can't beat it. Just need a tiny plugin for winamp or foobar2000 to enjoy on modern computers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111648268354378399
2023-12-21
<p>The British Award for Film and Television Award</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111621055282946200
2023-12-21
<p>James Somerton's apology was so bad it made the news <a href="https://archive.ph/QXXWO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/QXXWO</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111620864882138270
2023-12-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> they have a higher candy shell-to-chocolate ratio, which make them taste comparatively more candy-like and less chocolatey. Whether one can say this makes them "taste different" is an interesting ontological debate, but I voted no. I think the fundamental flavor is the same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111620462688565755
2023-12-24
<p>LB: I thought Get Back looked okay, probably because I torrented the 720p version and some of the gross detail was less noticeable under the compression. As much as I don't want anything to do with generative AI, I figured making damaged film footage more watchable was one of the few small unobjectionable use cases for it. But now they're doing it with films we have perfectly good prints of? From which we can obtain perfectly good ultra-high-res scans? Why? Why? Why. Why?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111638025815913486
2023-12-21
<p>A mysterious new designer drug known as "glottal tea" is leading to an unprecedented number of hard attacks in younger populations</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111615842145451561
2023-12-20
<p>Oh, and they're ankle socks, so I can't even wear them. Wish they'd just given me 12 bucks. I could use 12 bucks <a href="https://www.positivepromotions.com/warm-socks-hot-chocs-gift-set-in-holiday-gift-box-personalization-available/p/vpx2618/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">positivepromotions.com/warm-so</span><span class="invisible">cks-hot-chocs-gift-set-in-holiday-gift-box-personalization-available/p/vpx2618/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111614540276172928
2023-12-20
<p>Work gave everyone a little xmas-themed gift box with a pair of socks, a plastic mug and a package of hot cocoa mix. The cocoa mix isn't the kind that has dry milk powder so it can be made with with hot water; it needs to be mixed with hot milk. The mug isn't microwave-safe. So even if I had milk at the office, I'd have no way of heating it up</p><p>Cute box, at least</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111614513015368425
2023-12-20
<p>It's weird in hindsight how much the printer stuff from Office Space became a cultural touchstone for self-ID'd "geeks" in the 2000s when it's a cut-and-dry case of RTFM. You can't figure out what "PC LOAD LETTER" means? It's really not that ambiguous in the context of a printer, but it's in the manual if you really can't grok it. Try not being a noob 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111614365655897358
2023-12-20
<p>It's a weird paradox how it's impossible for any video player on android to be worse than VLC, and yet VLC is somehow still the only viable option. Like it's the only video player that even attempts to include basic functionality, but it implements the functions so poorly that it almost feels worse than nothing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111613750237298603
2023-12-20
<p>Did you know? You can put a bunch of different food in a mason jar. Then if you shake the jar, the food all mixes together and you can eat it. Has anyone heard about this?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111613587902648834
2023-12-24
<p>idk what sub stack is but every time I see people talking about it I hear it in my head as sung by the B-52s</p><p>🎵 sub stack, baby sub stack 🎶</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111633036434073628
2023-12-20
2023-12-20
<p>Duke Nukem 2 uses a different engine. I don't think it's good. My time with the Duke Nukem franchise has probably come to an end</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111610373170800628
2023-12-20
<p>Finished Duke Nukem (uh, "Nukum") 1. Pretty solid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111610021283569737
2023-12-20
<p>A house I pass on my walk home from work had a very cute inflatable display with a dragon opening a present containing another dragon, but this is the same house that has the flag with a bald eagle holding an assault rifle, so I didn't risk stopping for a pic. What a shame</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111609958869763047
2023-12-20
<p>Been working my brain to the stem this month</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111609865513298019
2023-12-19
2023-12-19
<p>I wish it was common for mobile-first video to use a 4:3 aspect ratio. It'd still be watchable for people who won't turn their phone sideways for some reason, and everyone else would get a somewhat normal experience</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111608621623099492
2023-12-19
<p>Thanks, everyone. I'm having a rough year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111608389477246629
2023-12-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> Joker is more like a clown, so maybe Bat-Clown? (haven't checked if that's a guy)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111608193136103327
2023-12-19
2023-12-19
<p>I need a decemberween mackerel</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111607602607710644
2023-12-19
<p>There were violent flurries yesterday when I was walking home from work, but none of it stuck to the sidewalks and we're not due for more precipitation until the weekend, when the low isn't supposed to get below 40. I may survive another winter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111607217594856480
2023-12-19
<p>Ladies Love Bean</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111604178935791504
2023-12-18
<p>When only a five star out of five meal will do, simply log on to your computer and google the internet for "recipes". Click whichever strikes your fancy, and enjoy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111603775721175204
2023-12-18
<p>If a dog could ride a bicycle, would it pedal like this [awkwardly] or like this [goofily]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111603511392420122
2023-12-18
<p>The super centurions weren't real?? No wonder New Rome fell to mecha Hitler</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111603469298145125
2023-12-18
<p>Going to be a scary moment later today when freezing temperatures coincide with a greater than zero chance of precipitation 😬 thoughts & prayers plz</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111601387543377685
2023-12-18
<p>The internet seems unusually concerned with things being "overrated" or "underrated". I don't get it. Just say how you feel about the thing? Ratings aren't real</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111601194605287842
2023-12-17
<p>Game Of Wards: Winner Is Coming</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111596927565538506
2023-12-17
<p>At favicon size, the gold medal flour logo looks like an extremely pained emoji</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111596337949171525
2023-12-20
2023-12-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@pjf" class="u-url mention">@<span>pjf</span></a></span> Ah, thanks. I think that joke is based on the popular misconception that July and August were just shoved into the middle of the year and moved the "-ber" months up by two places, I never knew the real story</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111593915448860821
2023-12-20
<p>Finished Duke Nukem (uh, "Nukum") 1. Pretty solid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111610021283569737
2023-12-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@pjf" class="u-url mention">@<span>pjf</span></a></span> But why was there a July and August before Julius and Augustus?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111593175060572941
2023-12-20
<p>Been working my brain to the stem this month</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111609865513298019
2023-12-19
2023-12-16
<p>Stumbled on some extremely Sonic-ass music. It sounds a lot like Sonic CD and the samples also give it a Sonic Rush vibe. Good shit</p><p>Mitch Moses' Acid Blues Project - Lonely Blues</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111591937466052065
2023-12-16
<p>Might as well do some laundry while I'm visiting the cat room</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111591712679241781
2023-12-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> Joker is more like a clown, so maybe Bat-Clown? (haven't checked if that's a guy)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111608193136103327
2023-12-19
2023-12-16
<p>Corner store was selling a scratch-off lottery ticket that said "Fab 4" in the Yellow Submarine font, and had psychedelic-colored pictures of Washington, Lincoln, Jackson and Franklin</p><p>What</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111591601240307742
2023-12-16
2023-12-19
<p>Ladies Love Bean</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111604178935791504
2023-12-16
<p>If you shout fire in a crowded theater, you actually win the National Free Speech Award for being the only one brave enough to say it. It's a gold medal from the president that gives you diplomatic immunity to criticism</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111588687309369776
2023-12-16
<p>I know there are a lot of logical fallacies we need to be mindful of, but Stephen Hawking said the argument from authority is the most dangerous one so that's what I focus on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111588137076089257
2023-12-15
<p>Audio<br />Video<br />3do</p><p>Yes that's really why they named it 3DO. It was supposed to be the third thing. lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111587127738074388
2023-12-15
<p>Saw a reading list with a mystery novel by Stephen King and a book by Barbara Kingsolver, so I know what order I'm going to read them in</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111586421793418502
2023-12-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> this game will be the next big GeoGuessr once they invent Google Time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111586249074555269
2023-12-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> the shifting attitude towards/regulation of tobacco would be a big one. Look for ashtrays and cigarette machines, how prominent the warnings are, etc. UPC codes were introduced in 1974, so that would help. To get more granular I'd probably have to rely on what brand trivia I know 😬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111586233515597584
2023-12-15
<p>If you ever accidentally travel through time and need to find out when you ended up, just buy a coke. If it tastes like modern coke but shittier, you're in the 80s. If it tastes okay, you're in the mid 20th century or Mexico. If it gets you fucked up, you're in the early 20th century. If it doesn't exist, you're either way in the past or in some beautiful utopian future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111586183230291025
2023-12-15
<p>Baberaham Ruth</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111586083897960463
2023-12-15
2023-12-15
<p>《• Elmo (given name), a name derived from Erasmus》</p><p>Excuse me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111585502390829184
2023-12-15
<p>I've never seen The Golden Girls and my spouse has never seen The Simpsons, so we're sharing our favorite shows with each other and it rules. Sharing the things we love with the person we love is one of the best things. I can look past the laugh track cuz I get to hear my spouse laugh in real time, which takes the edge off... and that's just how TV was back then, The Simpsons was an outlier. So the laugh track isn't a dealbreaker. I'll look like a dork sometimes, but my spouse is used to it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111585242024713556
2023-12-15
<p>I dislike laugh tracks for the usual reasons, but last night I started watching Golden Girls and encountered a new one: there were moments when the laugh track laughed and I didn't, which I'm used to, but there were also moments where I laughed and the laugh track didn't, which made me feel like I was watching wrong. I felt dumb for finding humor where the show didn't intend for me to</p><p>Betty White's face is so expressive though! She can make just about any weird situation funny</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111585178387545984
2023-12-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> When I played World of Final Fantasy it was the first time I heard the word "adamantoise" pronounced aloud and they went with "adamant-əs". I was surprised I never made the tortoise connection before, but I was like yeah, "blast-oize" sounds all wrong now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111585062682772623
2023-12-15
<p>"Ozzy, you're the man<br />How can I grasp you power?<br />I'm sittin' here lookin' at this key chain<br />And you, uh</p><p>There's mascara bleeding out of your eyes<br />The microphone is in flames<br />And there's a giant chicken claw above your head"</p><p>My keychain unfortunately wasn't this cool, it was just a publicity headshot. Definitely not an artifact of power</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111584755748495729
2023-12-15
<p>When I was 14, my first datefriend gave me a keychain with a photo of Ozzy Osbourne. A little acrylic rectangle with a 2-sided photo. It was the first time a romantic interest ever gave me anything, so I was still appreciative and stuff, but I thought it was a little odd. I liked Black Sabbath, but I've never cared what people who make music look like</p><p>Anyway, I just heard the Beck song "Ozzy" and one of the lines talks about him looking at an Ozzy keychain. How weird. Was this, like, a thing?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111584715087860861
2023-12-15
<p>The Caramella Girls channel posted a video called "Who wrote Caramelldansen?" which seems to be a response to the jan Misali video of that title. It features one of the members of Caramell acting like she's clearing up misconceptions and setting the record straight, but it's pretty much the same information as jan Misali's video except she gets a little salty about calling the nightcore version a "remix", and she incorrectly states that the only difference between the two is tempo. It's weird</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111582630005383008
2023-12-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Kingsway ruled. I'd like to see more games like that too. (and now that you mention it, it's probably been long enough for me to start over fresh with Kingsway...) :thinkhappy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111581140523349835
2023-12-14
<p>Dropbox is one of the few useful and profitable tech companies. They offer a straightforward service which everyone needs for a reasonable price. They could've kept making money forever, but this is capitalism, so making money forever isn't enough. You have to keep making *more* money all the time forever, which means eventually, they gotta start making their customers eat shit. It doesn't make them more money, but the market's excited to see where this bold new shit-eating venture goes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111580896495516377
2023-12-16
2023-12-14
<p>If anyone's been holding back nice things they want to say about me, I could really use a little pep talking today <a href="https://retrospring.net/@minterpunct" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">retrospring.net/@minterpunct</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (private & anonymous)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111579839910369576
2023-12-14
<p>I don't know why this track from Home Alone 2 for the megadrive had to go so fucking hard, but it's appreciated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111579535591053676
2023-12-16
<p>I know there are a lot of logical fallacies we need to be mindful of, but Stephen Hawking said the argument from authority is the most dangerous one so that's what I focus on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111588137076089257
2023-12-14
<p>I'm not a mop, not yet a puppet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111579367019025883
2023-12-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot-lab.reclaim.technology/@djsundog" class="u-url mention">@<span>djsundog</span></a></span> They "trust him". Dumb fucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111579065966380110
2023-12-14
<p>My theory is that "bacon mania" in north america (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_mania" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_ma</span><span class="invisible">nia</span></a>) can be traced back to the Beggin' Strips ads in the 90s (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggin%27_Strips" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggin%2</span><span class="invisible">7_Strips</span></a>). I think millennials who watched the commercial as kids grew up into anhedoniac adults desperate to experience joy with the purity seemingly only accessible to a dog</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111578998271962274
2023-12-14
<p>What if we aimed the hubble telescope at earth? It'd be a pretty shitty telescope. We can already see stuff on earth</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111576866431051417
2023-12-13
<p>I never heard the NMH song in the trailer for the forthcoming Jonni Phillips movie before, and it fucking rules <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACNb4Bo7RRQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ACNb4Bo7RRQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(cw: animated violence and body horror)</p><p>It also sets a much darker tone than the music in Barber Westchester, which... I don't know if I'm stoked for! I want to see what this movie's about, but I also want to be able to imagine Barber safe and happy. Very mixed emotions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111575434667388240
2023-12-13
<p>Yeah, I use end-to-end encryption; indecipherable garbage from my head to my ass</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111575137661156310
2023-12-13
<p>You won't find body parts on regular ebay—"it's illegal" :)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111574974681940599
2023-12-13
<p>The square one should be called the "surly brace"</p><p>:^[</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111574895523543878
2023-12-13
<p>When I type the word "its" (possessive) my phone insists I must've meant to type the contraction, and changes it to "it's" every time—but I can't get it to autocorrect "itd" to "it'd" to save my life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111574277141500191
2023-12-13
<p>I've got VGA fever<br />Hope you've got it too<br />Grab some doritos now and<br />Pour some mountain dew</p><p>It's Christmas for Intestinetown<br />The Video Game Awards<br />Press F to pay respects and<br />Welcome aboard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111574189872125306
2023-12-13
<p>If video games had a Hollywood equivalent, its cute nickname would be Intestinetown</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111574121227447490
2023-12-13
<p>I wonder if these little digital recorders are secretly the best standalone mp3 players. Physical buttons, replaceable batteries, folder navigation, headphone jack, memory card slot, massive battery life; they seem ideal. And bonus, you can use the line-in to make mp3s from whatever you want. Pretty cheap to get one secondhand too. Better than those crappy android not-phones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111571021450449618
2023-12-13
<p>Finished episode 2. The last level sucked but overall I'm still having fun with it. The final episode takes place in the future, which sucks for Duke, cuz after 1993 it's all downhill for him</p><p>(managed to get a screenshot this time)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111570297579141406
2023-12-12
<p>Cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111570075518296774
2023-12-12
<p>Black hawk down? idk, goose down is more traditional</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111569695266430774
2023-12-12
<p>The amount of food in a package needs to make sense in either English units or metric. I don't care which, just pick one. None of this "18.5 fl. oz. /547 ml" garbage</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111569367490146907
2023-12-12
<p>"According to all known laws of biology, it's impossible for people to be pulled towards the ground. No observable biological mechanism can account for this mysterious downward motion"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111568909714110924
2023-12-12
<p>"According to all known laws of aviation..." ah see there's your problem, bees aren't airplanes. You probably want to ask an entomologist</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111568885141872422
2023-12-12
<p>A man once bet Hemingway he couldn't write a story in less than six words. Hemingway took out a pen and quickly jotted "Ce n'est pas une historie." Too proud to admit he couldn't read French, the challenger was forced to admit defeat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111568307782219409
2023-12-12
2023-12-12
<p>We can't go through the horsehead nebula! That's where the space mafia lives!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111567743455574803
2023-12-12
2023-12-12
<p>The "C" in "programming language" stands for "computer"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111564946905154894
2023-12-11
<p>Sausage Link to the Pasty</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111563845333390308
2023-12-11
<p>The Legend of Grillda: (sausage) Link to the Past</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111563794762004438
2023-12-11
2023-12-11
<p>I now know why the cow laughs 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111563113834605492
2023-12-11
<p>Wait, oxen are just cows? Is this widely known? I knew they were bovine, I knew they were related to cows, but they're literally the same animal. I was born in the year of the ox; they've played me for an absolute fool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111563098832948657
2023-12-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111560021830464382
2023-12-11
<p>When I was leaving the corner store before I put my headphones back on, someone was walking down the street blasting this on some sort of portable audio device; just in case I forgot that I do, in fact, inhabit the future <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC1uxlLxARQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=PC1uxlLxARQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111559486690714272
2023-12-10
<p>It's the 30th anniversary of Doom! If you're looking for a new way to experience the classic, maybe check out my mod, Hoofin' It. It replaces every enemy with a cyberdemon and gives you an antimatter rifle with unlimited ammo that can defeat them in one hit. It turns Doom into something that's a bit more arcade-y and a bit more of a horror game. I know it sounds like a no-effort meme wad but I did in fact spend a good bit of time balancing it to be fun <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/hoofin-it" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/hoofin-it</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111556845090598234
2023-12-10
<p>I always thought the Duke Nukem series was totally irredeemable, but Duke Nukem 1 is actually a decent little action platformer. Decent enough for me to finish the first episode, anyway, which is more than I can say for any other DOS platformer. </p><p>I'd have a screenshot of the ending here, but the ctrl key advances through the cutscene frames, so when I pressed ctrl-F5 to take a screenshot in dosbox all I could get was a black transitional frame 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111556606150813572
2023-12-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://plush.city/@mynameistillian" class="u-url mention">@<span>mynameistillian</span></a></span> @rose@503junk.house I agree that it's shameful that it had to get to this point. I'm just wondering who's trying to "sweep it under the rug" now that it *has* gotten to this point. That's the only part of the post I don't understand</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111555000809301295
2023-12-10
<p>@rose@503junk.house Swept under the rug by who? And how? HBG talks about this issue at length in his video, what person or entity has the power to suppress it?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111553350151231156
2023-12-09
<p>Puzzmo should let you continue your streak if you promise them you only skipped because you had a bad day. You're really gonna punish me cuz my grandma's horse got kidnapped? Have *you* ever had to help rescue a horse? Bit challenging to do a crossword in those circumstances</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111551497035765367
2023-12-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> I hope so! I definitely feel that's true on the fediverse, since we're the ones who rejected the social media platforms where generations are more divided. If I paid more attention to facebook, twitter and tiktok I don't think I'd like boomers, millennials OR zoomers lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111546810809281165
2023-12-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> generations are yet another misdirected form of class discourse. Makes sense that it's getting a big push as other forms of bigotry become less openly socially acceptable. Power structures will grab onto whatever category differences they can get away with to keep us fighting each other</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111546734266564290
2023-12-08
2023-12-08
<p>Phone? This is my tabletette</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111546196209124930
2023-12-08
<p>01. Dragon Quest+<br />02. Puzzmo<br />03. Gordy and the Monster Moon<br />04. Mr. Platformer<br />05. Boils, Otters, Valor and Death<br />06. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog<br />07. Tax Heaven 3000<br />08. The google doodle about bubble tea<br />09. TBA<br />10. TBA</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111545955308287557
2023-12-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> sometimes you just gotta treat yourself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111545789182290105
2023-12-08
<p>Hang on, I'm heading home so I'll call you back on my car phone. [...] Yes, I'm on my cell phone now. [...] Because I'm getting in my car, so I'll call you back on my car phone. [...] Look I don't know what you're not getting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111545582496759695
2023-12-08
<p>I don't know but so I've heard<br />Halloween is fun for gourds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111545511892880427
2023-12-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@carithlee" class="u-url mention">@<span>carithlee</span></a></span> Godfather II</p><p>Godzillafather</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111545420564478912
2023-12-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@eniko" class="u-url mention">@<span>eniko</span></a></span> you can create your own chapters by putting timestamps in the video description! It has to start with</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>and you can use whatever times and chapter names after that. No partnership required</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111544811895016615
2023-12-08
<p>Snubbed at the game awards again 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111542258459928550
2023-12-08
<p>I'd be surprised if the Pantera lemonade *didn't* have drugs in it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111542196868447785
2023-12-07
<p>Speaking of autumn time fuckery, I think all the months with 30 days should come at the end of the year. Two of them are already "-ber" months, why not the other half? It's easier to remember, you don't have to be constantly switching modes, and if you still need a mnemonic, it's a simple couplet:</p><p>If there's a BER the<br />Month gets THIRty</p><p>Get all the weird months out of the way in one lump of time, start the new year with a clean slate. Except February, but that's already an exception</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111540615410171743
2023-12-07
2023-12-07
2023-12-07
<p>Silver was discovered to be an effective weapon against supernatural creatures like werewolves when Maxwell, after exhausting all other options, successfully slayed his demon with a silver hammer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111539650540419433
2023-12-07
<p>I don't understand why these extreme risk-seeking tech bros don't just go to Vegas and bet everything on black. Why create a byzantine network of shell corporations and fraudulent records to satisfy your compulsive coin flip death drive when you can cut out the bullshit and bet it all on black? If you win, keep going until you're satisfied or broke. You'll be broke by the end but at least you won't hurt a lot of other people and go to prison</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111539498382274358
2023-12-06
<p>Sans Serif LLC messed up by not putting the horizontal bars on the uppercase I. I don't think those are serifs. In my opinion they're just part of the letter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111535502474603068
2023-12-06
<p>@amaral@octodon.social probably the smart PR move, unfortunately. Let the ones who double down draw some of the heat and attention away. He doesn't have a defense, but if he lays low maybe he can game the internet outrage cycle. I hope he doesn't get away with it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111535127314773428
2023-12-06
<p>@amaral@octodon.social he's deleted almost his whole online presence except for his youtube, and he's locked comments on everything there. He posted a brief "response forthcoming" message on his Patreon and had a lot of angry people in the comments before he deleted that account too. I doubt we'll hear from him anytime soon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111535090917395552
2023-12-06
<p>Teaser Trailer Soldier Spy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111535038976313683
2023-12-06
<p>I hear the Hollywood Walk of Fame is getting its own star in the Fame Hall of Fame's famous Star Walk Hall</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111534891925321940
2023-12-06
<p>Tammany Hall (of Hall Hall of Fame fame)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111534879569513615
2023-12-06
<p>I keep getting recommendations for a video called "The Simpsons is good again", and you know what? I don't even doubt it. I'm sure they're able to find a talented team of writers who can appeal to new audiences and get some old fans back on board. But it's too late for me. The Simpsons was special enough to me as a kid that whatever the show is now will feel uncanny and depressing. You can't go home again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111534781050226974
2023-12-06
<p>Well, google's killing the basic html version of gmail on jan. 01. It's been nice knowing you, RAM</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111533686660329532
2023-12-06
<p>I can't stop thinking about Barber Westchester <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf46FELFk2g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=xf46FELFk2g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It's a free 90 minute animated film. It's beautiful. It's my favorite movie in a long time and I feel compelled to contribute my part to word of mouth. Please check it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111531152131311956
2023-12-05
<p>People assume I have it pretty good as a mechanical pencil, but I'm still living paycheck to paycheck. I don't have any shavings</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111529899018544168
2023-12-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://speedlines.stctp.zone/@Levant" class="u-url mention">@<span>Levant</span></a></span> reasons known to nobody but (possibly) the achievement author. Thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111529773064686860
2023-12-05
<p>UI gore, video of screen, flashing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111529768011894820
2023-12-05
2023-12-08
<p>Snubbed at the game awards again 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111542258459928550
2023-12-05
<p>I've heard it claimed that disney will never make a 2D animated movie again because they no longer have the production environment, and yeah, I'm sure they got rid of the stuff for doing hand-drawn cell-based animation; but why can't they do it on the computer like everyone else? They have 2D animated TV shows, some of them are very popular. Why not a movie film for theaters? I'm sure the world's biggest media company could figure it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111529065744466088
2023-12-05
<p>Monkey Ball: The Art of Rolling On A Slippery Slope (Michael Lewis, 2005)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111528432888386956
2023-12-07
2023-12-04
<p>To eliminate order bias in polls (respondents are more likely to pick the first from a list of options when bored or unsure) they should take the form of a little in-browser Doom wad where the options are circling around the player and you shoot the one you want to vote for</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111523799378880292
2023-12-04
<p>David Tennant vs. Goliath Landlord</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111522503227515642
2023-12-04
<p>Hey babe, are you a voltaic key? Cuz if you come back to my mana vault I think we can get an infinite tap combo going</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111522442516888856
2023-12-04
<p>And none of the other rows really do? Polly and Molly are proper nouns, and volley has an -ey. It's like the home row was designed with this in mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111522373016672226
2023-12-04
<p>DFGHJ L</p><p>78% of keys in the home row make a valid word when you add them to the beginning of "_olly"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111522358188443468
2023-12-04
<p>Wordle Forever 898 6/6</p><p>⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>We're doing this again, huh. I knew it was this one, because I broke my streak guessing it the last time. Up to 44 :toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111522330897868760
2023-12-04
<p>It's surprising that up until this point I always heard the "lobby" part of "Hobby Lobby" in the sense of a group seeking to influence public officials, and not the place we all go to get ourselves some snacks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111521459055959978
2023-12-04
<p>Let's all go to the Michael's <br />Let's all go to the Michael's<br />Let's all go to the Michael's<br />And eat the craft supplies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111520881255360106
2023-12-04
<p>I was a bit wary of a video with this title, but I was curious what it was and took a chance on it, and I'm glad I did. It's quite moving</p><p>The Incel to Trans Pipeline and Inside Mari <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAA1XtDOuH8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=IAA1XtDOuH8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111520259272701685
2023-12-04
<p>Hey now<br />Total comes to<br />Ninety-five cents<br />Here's change</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111520041111236700
2023-12-03
<p>I played a little BttF because I had to know if hitting the pins with a bowling ball made a sound effect. It does not. What a joyless piece of shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111518692460745609
2023-12-03
<p>Can someone more anime-brained than me explain wtf is going on with these Back to the Future retro achievements</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111518615978320452
2023-12-03
<p>anyway the new <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@acollierastro" class="u-url mention">@<span>acollierastro</span></a></span> video perfectly explains why I've opted out of the gift exchange for years <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?&v=quXEUVLX5II" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?&v=quXEUVL</span><span class="invisible">X5II</span></a> I realized how absurd it is to feel obligated every year to buy unwanted things for people while they feel obligated to buy me things I don't want in return and everyone act like it's normal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111517985269446968
2023-12-03
<p>The message of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas": presents aren't the important thing about Christmas, the love and togetherness are what really matters</p><p>Everyone: yes</p><p>Me: we should stop doing Christmas presents and focus on the love and togetherness</p><p>Everyone: you are a Grinch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111517948786231905
2023-12-03
<p>These youtube microgenres are getting out of hand</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111514445922528853
2023-12-03
<p>The biblical alternative to Baku Baku Animal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111514127505304100
2023-12-03
<p>Lander... what have they done to you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111513730847158296
2023-12-02
<p>Sorry to people outside the US who have been forced to know who George Santos is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111513404400185431
2023-12-02
<p>You can now get my latest game with the two pages I contributed to Indiepocalypse #46 for $2.00+ <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/slime-and-goo/purchase" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/slime-and-g</span><span class="invisible">oo/purchase</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111511936679814392
2023-12-07
2023-12-02
<p>Nothing to be concerned about here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111511725085034222
2023-12-04
<p>David Tennant vs. Goliath Landlord</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111522503227515642
2023-12-01
2023-12-01
<p>Nethack is basically a more sadistic version of Desert Bus. You present it to your friends as if it's a real game and see how long it takes them to figure out they've been pranked. With Desert Bus it takes about five minutes, with Nethack it might take 10 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111506896565266813
2023-12-01
2023-12-01
<p>Cookie recipe! Step one: draw the rest of the owl</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111506319534339170
2023-12-01
<p>Double sided tape? Well yeah I'd hope so, a tape that doesn't let you record on side B would be a ripoff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111506205896320371
2023-12-01
<p>"[Twitter] is enabling an information independence that's uncomfortable for some people"</p><p>"Information independence" is quite a phrase. Information wants to be free, man! Especially the information that's not true. The fake information is highly incentivized to be as free and independent from oversight as possible, so free that the real information can't possibly compete</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111505855465501729
2023-12-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111505370626901510
2023-12-01
<p>Big oeuf false</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111503818754036777
2023-12-01
2023-12-01
<p>Avatar is BK from Donut County, a game I didn't make but is quite nice <a href="http://donutcounty.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">donutcounty.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111503618631370444
2023-12-01
<p>Okay, halloween's over, time to take off the costume. I don't know how people do this for 3 months out of every year. I was starting to worry I really had become a beholder</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111503478898455378
2023-12-01
<p>No, it's a good dissertation, the research is impressive, you make all your points really well, I just don't understand why it's addressed to Princess Peach</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111503326072561753
2023-12-01
<p>Huh, I think Drew Gooden talking about andor is the first time I've felt interest in seeing a star wars thing. I still probably won't, but I maybe would've</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111502331794086224
2023-11-30
2023-11-30
<p>Remember how when people bought things in stores, there was a store called Gamestop that exclusively sold video games, and if you went in to buy a new game, they wouldn't sell it to you? Instead they'd lecture you about how you should've preordered it, so you'd leave and you'd go to Walmart or Target and you could just buy one. How did they survive with such a terrible business model, you ask? The old tried-and true method, scamming children</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111501336685183487
2023-11-30
<p>Potato chips: the official snack of large primates with opposable thumbs and probably pigeons, if we're being realistic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111501097316504124
2023-11-30
<p>Please don't let your children grow up to be adults who don't realize that just because the temperature dropped into the teens for one day, that doesn't mean you can leave the heaters at the same level the next day when it's almost 60° without causing the untimely death of me, their coworker and also-ran internet personality m•bluelander</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111501024575581804
2023-11-30
<p>I can use any kind of gem to control any kind of snake. Such as Perl and ASP. Dot net. If it's an asp, it has to be in a net. For safety</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111500934114353401
2023-11-30
<p>People want to buy cheap products... companies want to sell a lot of products... what if we were to send some emails? That way the companies know a lot of people will buy products if they're cheap. One million dollars please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111500479074821068
2023-11-30
<p>You're telling me a whole group of people, like me and my friends or family, can take advantage of these valuable coupons? Tell me more</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111500436431999671
2023-11-30
<p>Just realized Joe Danger isn't the same thing as Matt Hazard. Those two things occupied a fuzzy superposition in my brain map for like a decade</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111500277509465636
2023-11-30
<p>What makes a game "indie"? That's easy, it's the same thing that makes a song "alternative rock"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111499792486427873
2023-11-30
<p>Day 30: a song you never get tired of</p><p>My Robot Friend—By Your Side</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/h0W0heEo0AI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/h0W0heEo0AI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111499640098807904
2023-11-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> yeah I'd rather not deal with command line shit unless I have to, lol. VLC's not super elegant but at least it's a UI</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111496674885426387
2023-11-30
<p>VLC worked well! Only took about an hour. I don't know why I tried audacity if all I needed was to convert it. I guess I just think of VLC as a video program</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111496630962221722
2023-11-29
<p>I tried to convert a 15-hour audio file in Audacity, and loading the raw audio into the page file or whatever completely filled up my remaining hard drive space. The internet stopped working because firefox couldn't create any temp files. Whoops</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111496344652034831
2023-11-29
2023-11-29
<p>Personally I thought the way 4E handled skill checks took too much away from the clowns. It's supposed to be about imagination, just rolling a die a bunch takes the fun out of clown evangelism</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111495044542784539
2023-12-01
2023-11-29
<p>Ah yes, the 2024 entry in that storied franchise, EA Sports FC. Such a cultural touchstone. Can't believe we're already up to 24. How time flies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111494227659224509
2023-11-29
<p>Day 29: a song you could exercise to</p><p>Candy Taylor—Scandal</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/R1Kj0otJrbM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/R1Kj0otJrbM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111493990123235668
2023-11-29
<p>Ridley Scott made a Napoleon Dynamite prequel??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111491111682751168
2023-11-28
<p>Because first-person shooters started having mouselook. Saved you 17 minutes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111490811000068423
2023-11-28
<p>Yoshi's Crafted World</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111489844526487066
2023-11-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> no I agree. Battlezone was pretty good, but they didn't perfect the Battlezone formula until Battlezone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111489793352761672
2023-11-28
<p>Hm, should I play Battlezone, Battlezone, Battlezone, Battlezone or Battlezone?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111489775800872626
2023-11-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gorgon.city/@erinbee" class="u-url mention">@<span>erinbee</span></a></span> thanks for the tip, I'll try that! I think the stuff I tried was grade A, it was very light and didn't taste like much but raw sweetness</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111489672803091945
2023-11-28
<p>How come people down here in the states are always trying to sell me real Canadian maple syrup (bad. I'm sorry. Real maple syrup sucks. It's too sweet) but I've never even heard of the saskatoon berry until now? I didn't even know Saskatoon was named after a berry. I'd be way more interested in a new berry to try. Give me your berries, Canada</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111489635110907513
2023-11-28
<p>I put the "ogre" in "progress"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111489533882054773
2023-11-28
<p>This was a real promo in Canada in 2009: buy a package of this brand of mozzarella cheese, get a free copy of Beyond Good and Evil for the PC :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111489312806297134
2023-11-28
<p>Air | As often as possible<br />Water | Several times a day<br />Earth | Special occasions <br />Fire | Use sparingly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111488939251154001
2023-11-28
<p>Towards the end of the stage where the wolves float up from the bottom, save a meat missile for when there are only about 5 wolves remaining. One of them is going to have a rainbow flashing balloon, and that sucker takes 5 arrows to pop. If it gets to the top, it'll add another 5 wolves, including another one with a flashing balloon; and once you use that last meat missile, it won't spawn another one. This can easily kill a good run, so watch the wolf counter and be prudent!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111488676410608999
2023-11-28
<p>If you use a feed scanner like the Fujitsu Scansnap S1500 and your scans start having vertical streak artifacts, I fixed mine like this: open up the front to get to the scanning element, put a little dollop of hand sanitizer on a tissue and wipe the element thoroughly. Obviously if you have rubbing alcohol handy, you should use that; but there's a lot of hand sanitizer around and that works in a pinch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111488660174308809
2023-11-28
<p>Day 28: a song that gets stuck in your head a lot</p><p>MusikM—Ueta Tori Tachi</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/edZ7y99kk4A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/edZ7y99kk4A</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111488388402683579
2023-11-27
<p>I regret focusing so much on how shitty the google glasses looked, because now they're building that stuff into normal looking glasses, and I'd much rather know right away who to avoid than have stealth glassholes out there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111484598483445935
2023-11-27
<p>And I thought the Final Fantasy US/Japan thing was confusing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111484295636944372
2023-11-27
<p>Matcha Man Rantea Savage</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111484142403337128
2023-11-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://herd.bovid.space/@chombo" class="u-url mention">@<span>chombo</span></a></span> so I've heard, but I couldn't come up with a joke that works like that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111484111175627873
2023-11-27
<p>"Don't have a cow" is cockney rhyming slang for "don't have a row", i.e. don't get belligerent, don't start a fight. "Don't 'ave a cow, mate" —Barton</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111484041111896667
2023-11-27
<p>How many smartphones do you think the X-men have collectively destroyed. Cyclops forgetting and looking at his phone before he puts his glasses on. Wolverine absentmindedly forgetting to retract his claws when he goes to pick his up. Jubilee doing whatever makes Jubilee stuff happen. Beast smashing his finger through the screen if he taps a little too aggressively</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111483566492587212
2023-11-27
<p>Do kids still do the Mario? Yeah, but they call it "flossing"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111483258387933240
2023-11-27
<p>It was a good early lesson in how media works, because I learned</p><p>1. People on the internet can make art I like more than what established media outlets provide;</p><p>2. They're people just like me, there's nothing magical about them;</p><p>3. The ones who reach magical superstardom get there via media establishment marketing, it's smoke and mirrors;</p><p>4. This establishment no longer has the power to dictate what art I enjoy</p><p>I know this is all trite now but it was revelatory in 2003</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111483032334410123
2023-11-27
<p>This was a cool first concert experience, a guy asked me who I was there to see, I said DFD (they were opening for some extremely generic hardcore band), he didn't say anything but looked pleased. Only once the show started did I learn that he was their drummer. I had no idea what they looked like, I only knew them from their Mp3s. They had their AIM handles on their website, later I IMed him and we had a good laugh about it. To me they were the first band of the internet age</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111482875257052513
2023-11-27
<p>Day 27: a song from your first concert</p><p>Dog Fashion Disco—Pink Riots</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/yaObSepCQaw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/yaObSepCQaw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111482776519558703
2023-11-27
<p>If you draw a diagonal line from the center of a circle to one of the corners, is that longer than a straight line you draw from the center to one of the sides? I think it's a little longer because it's technically a hypotenuse (edit: just looked it up, I'm correct, no more replies needed, thanks)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111480697297719349
2023-11-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@gardevoir" class="u-url mention">@<span>gardevoir</span></a></span> it's about seeing how long it takes me to solve, not having the lowest possible number displayed. If I solve it on paper or whatever so I can "solve" it on the website in 5 seconds, it still took me the time it took to solve it, and showing a score of 5 seconds doesn't get me anything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111480157817712866
2023-11-27
2023-11-26
<p>Me: Oh, it's nice that they give you another way to get all the flowers. Now I don't have to go back for that red coin I missed.</p><p>Spouse: What?</p><p>Me: Well, we did that quest and got a flower. Now we have 5/5 flowers for that level. So we don't have to worry about that red coin</p><p>Spouse: But then we won't have all the red coins 🥺</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111479100723325132
2023-11-26
<p>This is why the Switch is such a scam. Yeah it's the cheapest console, but the games you want to play never get cheap. Even BotW, a launch game, has a base price of $60 and has never been on sale for less than $30. I got it for my spouse for Christmas 2020, when times were less lean, and we still only have like 3 real games for it. She's enjoyed the ones we have, and I'm glad, but I'd never get a Switch for myself. I already have a bad computer to play games on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111478389019101993
2023-11-26
<p>New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, a 4-year-old port of a middling 11-year-old game, is on sale for only $50 instead of $60. What a deal!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111478324934576405
2023-11-26
<p>1. I have 69 hit points in Dragon Quest+<br />2. The word "NICE!" scrolls across the screen in huge letters<br />3. I quickly jam on the F12 key to take a screenshot<br />4. But I'm not using an emulator<br />5. I'm playing an RPGMaker game<br />6. In RPGMaker the F12 key is reset<br />7. Not nice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111477678211172584
2023-11-26
2023-11-26
2023-11-26
<p>Day 26: a song by a local artist</p><p>Hello June—Mars</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/7s4wJWw4mx8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/7s4wJWw4mx8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111477213086209099
2023-11-26
<p>So long, and fuck you for all the snakes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111475166580769134
2023-11-26
<p>Old-timey cars actually pioneered the use of plant-based biofuels. They used awoogula</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111475016794534618
2023-11-26
<p>This is the maximum amount and the only timbre of voice acting I want out of a video game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111474552318719745
2023-11-26
<p>"The Tomy Tutor, originally sold in Japan as the Pyūta" oh man, that's such a better name</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111474369459943660
2023-11-26
<p>How come every new audio player is called something like pono or tonie or yoto or tomy tutor or boobah or teddy ruxpin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111474349199371305
2023-11-26
<p>Also, it rules that they made a modern game play in 2.5D. More games should utilize the mythical half-dimension</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111474195541768751
2023-11-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> I saw some people posting about Alpha Centauri and that's what pops into my head every time now 🙏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111474061195744424
2023-11-26
<p>Spouse got Yoshi's Crafted World for an early xmas gift and we've been playing a couple hours. It's great fun. The best way to play these games IMO is to take turns, and the non-active player helps point out secrets the active player misses. Better to have a set of eyes not engaged in platforming, and the simultaneous co-op is way too chaotic. Playing hotseat is lovely and chill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111473960399496596
2023-11-25
2023-11-25
<p>Send myself up to 3 emails with the task in the subject line. Leave the notifications in my phone's taskbar. Only dismiss them after I do them</p><p>Any todo list with more than 3 things is a work of speculative fiction, so this works out nicely and I don't get too bogged down. Once I do those 3 things I can send more emails if I need to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111472634095250076
2023-11-25
<p>Stop! This artifact is enchanted with powerful black magic; black it is indeed. You must not touch it! Now is the time to wield the hammer!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111472333986908169
2023-11-25
<p>This is the ceremonial hammer, passed down through generations. In time, you too can master it. With its power you may venture deeper into the dungeon and help the children who've been taken from our village; pray, be careful that you do not harm them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111472311266521765
2023-11-25
<p>I don't think William Shakespeare wrote all those plays. I think it was a different guy, also named William Shakespeare, from the same place</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111472220065720333
2023-11-25
<p>Move things and breakfast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111471748974818128
2023-11-25
<p>Day 25: a song you like by a boy band</p><p>The Beatles—Get Back</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/6f2sZM8jat4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/6f2sZM8jat4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111471509101684719
2023-11-25
<p>110k point game of Pooyan. Not bad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111468650462641652
2023-11-24
2023-11-24
<p>:P</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111466489929988031
2023-11-24
<p>Day 24: a song you like by a girl band</p><p>Charisma.com—OLHERO</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Z2CqBXwoMnQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Z2CqBXwoMnQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111466250881493720
2023-11-23
2023-11-23
<p>If you're interested in Puzzmo and don't have an account yet, there's a fun mini puzzle book today you can fill out to get a key. I've been having a great time <a href="https://launch.puzzmo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">launch.puzzmo.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111461616056039672
2023-11-23
<p>Really nice little fake Beatles tune for the England dodge ball team. It's like halfway between "Hard Day's Night" and "Get Back"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111461232073808135
2023-11-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@sixohsix" class="u-url mention">@<span>sixohsix</span></a></span> Good solution when you don't want to divulge whether computer has one or multiple sons. Just combine the S with the apostrophe to keep people guessing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111461184646360502
2023-11-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> Yeah, I feel like this font was used in a lot of NES manuals. I wish it was credited</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111460875693023731
2023-11-23
<p>Wow. RIP anyone who tried to play Castlequest without the manual :cq_dead:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111460859212894677
2023-11-26
<p>Also, it rules that they made a modern game play in 2.5D. More games should utilize the mythical half-dimension</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111474195541768751
2023-11-23
<p>Wordle Forever 887 1/6</p><p>🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>My number was finally drawn</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111460235522403347
2023-11-23
<p>Day 23: a song you didn't used to like but now do</p><p>A Flock of Seagulls—I Ran</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/BJ7NVjZ-Eyg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/BJ7NVjZ-Eyg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111460217118302850
2023-11-23
<p>tfw no gf</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111458061119837430
2023-11-23
<p>How do you draw a pyramid from the top? Dig in your heels, draw really fast and hope you don't slip</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111457964752975191
2023-11-23
<p>Square should make a 3D World Runner sequel. Bring back those storytelling chops they used to be known for</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111457615741533782
2023-11-22
2023-11-22
<p>Because I could not monster mash the monster mashed on me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111455898372098221
2023-11-22
<p>Superman, Superman. Kryptonite, he's not a fan. Otherwise he feels no pain. Not a bird, and not a plane</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111455305732391020
2023-11-22
<p>Aquaman, aquaman. He likes water more than land. Talks to fish, swims for hours. He's got all the water powers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111455263338194026
2023-11-25
<p>110k point game of Pooyan. Not bad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111468650462641652
2023-11-22
<p>In Australia Donkey Kong is known as "Monkey Jack's"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111455089932100154
2023-11-22
<p>Day 22: a song you know all the words to</p><p>Cake—Satan Is My Motor</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Vai6YG3mYs8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Vai6YG3mYs8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111454351931652734
2023-11-22
<p>In the late 80s, every video game had to have a boomerang guy or a nunchucks guy. If it had both, that's your game of the year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111452431586359248
2023-11-22
<p>Hey, wait a sec</p><p>Pound puppies were just cabbage patch kids but with dogs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111452330450989361
2023-11-22
<p>Huckleberries don't even grow in Finland. Ding</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111451710714357420
2023-11-22
<p>Got my first full clear in Spelltower today and did the crossword in 4m57s. Witness my incredible puzzle power</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111451621763928317
2023-11-22
<p>Companies aren't just doubling down on bullshit tech anymore, they're tripling down. Triple down economics. :sor2_clap:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111451523035317534
2023-11-22
<p>How is it just hovering there?? It's a jet plane! This isn't space!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111451444166034050
2023-11-21
<p>This seems neat. Dragon Quest 1 fan remake using assets from later DQ games <a href="https://rpgmaker.net/games/4058/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rpgmaker.net/games/4058/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The changes seem interesting. It starts with a personality test and assigns an archetype a la the Dragon Quest 3 SFC remake, but I don't know if that affects anything or if it's just an homage. It has the option to shuffle battle themes from the whole franchise, which is an S-tier desired RPG feature for me, so I'm excited. Grab it before Square nukes it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111451163456735384
2023-11-21
<p>TV show where inventors bring toys and products for dogs. The judges are dogs. The inventors approach the dogs and explain how their invention works. No voice over or other humans on the show. They win if the dogs like playing with or using whatever thing they brought</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111450539087728723
2023-11-21
<p>If it's meant literally, then yeah, assuming there was a medical breakthrough that stops the aging process, of course I'd live forever if I could. I find it weird that you expect a "no" answer here. But even if I didn't, I still wouldn't want to die painfully when I'm like 19. Kind of a false dichotomy there, sarge</p><p>But if it's the second option, that's just a lie. I think that would demoralize me more</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111450042019734533
2023-11-21
<p>Do you know the trope of the military commander asking his troops if they want to live forever? I know it's a rhetorical question, but I don't know if the answer is supposed to be "no, so let's all go die now", or "yes, no matter what happens on the battlefield we will be metaphorically made immortal through our heroic deeds, even if we die our names will live on". I don't find either line of reasoning very motivating</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111449982800212689
2023-11-21
<p>The scientists who insisted Pluto isn't a planet are like bass players who get all snooty when you call it a "guitar". Like my dude, "dwarf planet" is a sub-category of "planet". "Bass guitar" is a sub-category of "guitar". Get over yourselves</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111449875349206652
2023-11-21
<p>Day 21: a song that reminds you of somebody</p><p>Broken Social Scene—Sentimental X's</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GcU503wIk_w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/GcU503wIk_w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111448691144030308
2023-11-21
<p>Now don't do too many crimes or I'll have to put you in crime-out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111446673325088152
2023-11-21
<p>Yeah, cars are cute. I like the one with the horsey on it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111446472751710991
2023-11-21
<p>An album I downloaded sometime in the 2000s has an annoying glitch where the first track skips right at the beginning. I finally redownloaded it on Soulseek, transferred it to my phone last night... and when I listened to it this morning, it had the exact same glitch. When I got home I looked at the metadata and it has a shout-out to an IRC channel. This shitty rip has been floating around since like 2001. Shameful</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111445797082850440
2023-11-20
<p>A "tax write-off" is when you want to buy something frivolous so you lie to the government</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111445282074570656
2023-11-20
<p>Phargreens Walmacy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111445167034090642
2023-11-20
<p>Dom Peri nyan~ :blobcat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111445157834917379
2023-11-20
<p>Hans Niemann has what one might call a checkered past. Magnus Carlsen has denied claims hinting at a checkered past. Bobby Fischer had what many close to him consider a checkered past. Garry Kasparov's legacy has been described as "checkered"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111445001958068913
2023-11-20
<p>Rudyard Kipling, whose literary claim to fame is writing the story that would serve as the basis for a Disney movie that would serve as the basis for a spin-off show about bears that fly airplanes that would serve as the basis for my aged-up genderswapped Kit Cloudkicker coffeeshop AU</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111444446618009696
2023-11-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> this is why I steer clear of ARGs. I don't want games to engage the part of my brain that makes me maybe question reality. That's not working out well for society right now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111444275102487447
2023-11-22
<p>Hey, wait a sec</p><p>Pound puppies were just cabbage patch kids but with dogs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111452330450989361
2023-11-20
2023-11-20
<p>Why isn't it possible to actually block someone from sending you email? Why did we all settle on "blocking" equaling "filtering into a different folder"? I want to be able to block all messages from an entire domain. I want every message from that website to be returned as non-deliverable. I want to never see anything from that domain again, even in my trash can, which I check periodically for false positives. There needs to be a filter option for permanent deletion. Shred this shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111443955472120923
2023-11-20
<p>I put in a spam-catching sub-address (myusername+whatever@gmail.com) to sign up for a website to read an article I couldn't find an archive of, and discovered that the next step was paying them $600 a year. I just checked my trash and they've been spamming me 5-6 times a day. Really bulletproof business model. Everyone knows that once you cross that thousand spam threshold, that's when people have $600 they decide to spend on a website. Keep trying, y'all! You're wearing me down!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111443875686979814
2023-11-20
<p>How To Drain Your Flagon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111443462408872743
2023-11-20
<p>When you snap into a slim jim, the slim jim snaps also into you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111443243624516641
2023-11-20
<p>Day 20: a song you like from a movie soundtrack</p><p>Synecdoche, New York: Little Person</p><p> <a href="https://youtu.be/IA_ubhYgjAc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/IA_ubhYgjAc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111443189277777968
2023-11-20
<p>"Moto-X is an unreleased SNES game similar to excite bike, but more extreme. Finally you can play this fun title on your SNES console or compatible consoles after over 25 years of its cancellation." it's been cancelled continuously since the 90s?! Brutal. I wonder whose job that was. Sounds exhausting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111441106398027561
2023-11-20
<p>Pfft, "magic 8 ball". It's just a D20 in an allegedly non-potable blue liquid, I could've thought of that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111440920455987644
2023-11-20
<p>Heh, the Atari 2600 version of Berzerk gets double duty out of the Evil Otto sprite by using it as the explosion. Clever</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111440617880326471
2023-11-21
<p>Day 21: a song that reminds you of somebody</p><p>Broken Social Scene—Sentimental X's</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GcU503wIk_w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/GcU503wIk_w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111448691144030308
2023-11-19
<p>They love classic games in Europe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111439757407031875
2023-11-19
<p>Oh my god look at this boss. Gun-Nac might be my new favorite shmup. It's so fun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111439621401764491
2023-11-19
<p>Look at my new friend!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111438851941384202
2023-11-19
2023-11-19
<p>British royal as fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111437740745667339
2023-11-19
<p>Day 19: a song you like in a different language</p><p>Cidinho & Doca–Rap da Felicidade</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/qTZddiJ2J-g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/qTZddiJ2J-g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111437510653585795
2023-11-18
<p>Well, I figured out what the icon is from: This M2049er/BBSB "emulator" the original devs released years ago which is unfortunately broken in Windows 7. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190914002339/http://www.bigfivesoftware.com/Emulator/emulator.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2019091400</span><span class="invisible">2339/http://www.bigfivesoftware.com/Emulator/emulator.htm</span></a> Videos still open in VLC and I have no idea how the VLC icon got replaced with this one. Computers, man</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111432908293388734
2023-11-18
<p>So... uh... how come my computer suddenly decided the icon for video files should be Bounty Bob. I mean I'm not complaining. But it worries me when my computer does odd things for unknown reasons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111432789822323493
2023-11-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> this is why I steer clear of ARGs. I don't want games to engage the part of my brain that makes me maybe question reality. That's not working out well for society right now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111444275102487447
2023-11-18
<p>Puzzmo pro tip: click here for this guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111432689915253148
2023-11-18
<p>Day 18: a song you discovered this month</p><p>Phoebe Bridgers—Smoke Signals</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/CBAHnWE6mtI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/CBAHnWE6mtI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111431839367109283
2023-11-18
<p>What would movies be called if they were invented today? Something along the lines of "bigtoks". It's like a normal video but way bigger in terms of both screen size and runtime. I think it'd be a flop. Everyone would agree the bigness is just a pointless gimmick, like how 3D ended up being received in our timeline</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111429898902211050
2023-11-18
<p>God Gun-Nac rules. Compile was the shit <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqOYyKV0jkE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=HqOYyKV0jkE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111429482597226649
2023-11-18
<p>Tea, earl gray, hot, brewed from loose leaf, no bag, no tag, trending on drinkstation, beautiful, award winning, no fruit flies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111429000105226824
2023-11-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilde.zone/@nytpu" class="u-url mention">@<span>nytpu</span></a></span> Yeah the dip switches are kinda fun, but at least ⅔ the joy of using a cartridge is the ability to jam it in and be playing something new immediately. Even if it wasn't $130 it'd be a worse experience than emulating on my computer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111428968417348537
2023-11-17
<p>I hope something bad happens to Sam Harris next</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111428560258760918
2023-11-17
<p>Super MaRPGo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111428511482941634
2023-11-17
<p>How is will-eisenberg allowed to get #5 in the crossword today if he's the one who edited it. What the fuck</p><p>Anyway, 8m16s solve time today and no hints! At this rate I'll be the crossword crusader in no time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111428444600000036
2023-11-17
<p>Dracula kinda had a point: the same *could* be said of all religions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111427977981768456
2023-11-17
<p>Chat CheapyD</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111427941458273403
2023-11-17
<p>If someone's a "king of kings", that means his subjects don't really get his proclamations, his style of ruling is a little bit out there, but look at the other kings in the crowd and you'll see them nodding appreciatively. They get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111427491810505591
2023-11-17
<p>I read Escape from Incel Island by Margaret Killjoy. It was fun. Love a nice short book</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111427282636999693
2023-11-17
<p>Oh no, I felt like playing some TNNS but when I go to my app library it's not there. Almost every app I've ever installed is in the list, even ancient ones that haven't been updated in forever (some of which still work on my phone) but TNNS is just gone. I can't even find an apk anywhere. Wiped from the earth</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111426902626728214
2023-11-19
2023-11-17
<p>Day 17: a song that someone showed you</p><p>The Disco Biscuits—Morph Düsseldorf </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/qOeKHST_RPI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/qOeKHST_RPI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111426379991730745
2023-11-17
2023-11-17
<p>Haha wow, the new Atari replica is just an SBC with a cartridge slot and an emulator, so the 10-games-in-1 cart it comes with is probably a bunch of roms that you can load from a menu, right? Nope, it uses dip switches</p><p>So if you're playing Adventure and you want to play Missile Command, simply power down the console, remove the cartridge from the slot, flip the first and the third switch, re-insert the cartridge, switch it on, and wait about 15 seconds for it to boot up again. Seamless</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111423817196882155
2023-11-17
<p>fuk u</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111423499803229930
2023-11-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> Added! I really like the crossword, I've never managed to get into them before but this one has a really good UI. I enjoy the other puzzle types besides chess too. Typeshift and Spelltower are good warm-ups for the crossword</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111423423491210477
2023-11-16
<p>The bullf of frog street</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111422793842803425
2023-11-16
<p>It's not called techmaybelaterlogy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111422704510828317
2023-11-16
<p>10m47s crossword today! I'm getting better at these</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111422660734893010
2023-11-18
<p>God Gun-Nac rules. Compile was the shit <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqOYyKV0jkE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=HqOYyKV0jkE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111429482597226649
2023-11-16
<p>By carefully punching patterns of encoded data into specially designed flatbread I have finally perfected the edible program</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111422104339027008
2023-11-16
<p>Are you an elementary particle? Cuz your bottom quark is making my hadron engage in strong interaction</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111421424596876365
2023-11-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> I'm not even aghast at the idea of wanting cold skin care products, but how often do people need access to them? Do they really need a convenient auxiliary fridge? Or would keeping them in the main fridge be fine?</p><p>My guess is it doesn't stay cold enough to be reliably food-safe, but they wanted to advertise *some* use for it other than drinks, and that's what marketing was able to come up with</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111420441293374250
2023-11-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> yes! Exactly. Shame about the arrow keys but otherwise this is peak computing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111420420347793330
2023-11-16
<p>Day 16: a song by an artist whose voice you love</p><p>Lisa Hannigan—I don't know</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/aPiMXGrE6_c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/aPiMXGrE6_c</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111420370809133045
2023-11-16
<p>The snorkel is the only product named after the onomatopoeia of not having used it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111418471761815129
2023-11-16
<p>Mario wakes up from a dream where he was the princess for 20 levels 🤔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111418165318508373
2023-11-16
<p>"Double dutch" is a jump rope thing? I always thought it was some kind of dessert description</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111418116946525712
2023-11-16
<p>Ah good, the two things I need to keep cold</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111417630423019092
2023-11-16
2023-11-15
<p>Carmen Sandiego stole the Kentucky Derby! Be on the lookout for a woman in a different hat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111416558470015295
2023-11-15
<p>Carmen Sandiego should've just laid low in San Diego. No one would've ever looked for her there. Too obvious</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111416546018316957
2023-11-15
<p>I want the keyboard for my desktop computer to have as many buttons as possible. It sits on my desk and never moves, it's essentially furniture. It should have a numpad and 24 function keys and an additional 12 programmable macro keys with little transparent removable covers for giving them labels. It should have dedicated media keys and a volume jog wheel and a physical mute switch. It should be a USB hub with a built-in memory card reader. I want as close to a NASA control desk as I can get</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111416408483286232
2023-11-15
<p>Buffalo? Pause and let it load for a minute</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111416318117024764
2023-11-15
<p>Frank Capra is the opposite of Franz Kafka</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111416178321412072
2023-11-15
<p>Honey honey honey more flowers to go; I want the bees to stay fed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111415965563227549
2023-11-15
<p>I don't know how successful I'll be at playing every day. The nice thing about Wordle is that I can easily play on my phone on a break at work. Puzzmo will load on my phone, but the UI is too sluggish for me to want to play like that. If I get friends or find a group to join, maybe that'll encourage me to remember to play when I get home, but with a free account I don't know if I can even compare stats, so the social features seem kinda pointless. idk</p><p>I think I'm bluelander#jw 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111414948391070998
2023-11-15
<p>Day 15: a song you like by an artist no longer living</p><p>Sophie—Faceshopping</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/lZ6ppVyWgCI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/lZ6ppVyWgCI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111414699853704065
2023-11-15
<p>Here's famous movie characters Morpheus, Neo and Trinity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111412283987961649
2023-11-15
2023-11-16
<p>By carefully punching patterns of encoded data into specially designed flatbread I have finally perfected the edible program</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111422104339027008
2023-11-16
<p>Are you an elementary particle? Cuz your bottom quark is making my hadron engage in strong interaction</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111421424596876365
2023-11-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> I'm not even aghast at the idea of wanting cold skin care products, but how often do people need access to them? Do they really need a convenient auxiliary fridge? Or would keeping them in the main fridge be fine?</p><p>My guess is it doesn't stay cold enough to be reliably food-safe, but they wanted to advertise *some* use for it other than drinks, and that's what marketing was able to come up with</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111420441293374250
2023-11-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> yes! Exactly. Shame about the arrow keys but otherwise this is peak computing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111420420347793330
2023-11-16
<p>Day 16: a song by an artist whose voice you love</p><p>Lisa Hannigan—I don't know</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/aPiMXGrE6_c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/aPiMXGrE6_c</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111420370809133045
2023-11-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> it was neat! The process of solving it on paper and revealing the code myself was weirdly fulfilling. Hope you get yours soon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111410683485725025
2023-11-14
<p>:D</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111410568283733631
2023-11-14
2023-11-14
2023-11-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@limebar" class="u-url mention">@<span>limebar</span></a></span> My new puzzle game is in Indiepocalypse #46, a monthly collection of 10 indie games and a zine for $15. Also available in physical form as a USB stick in a cool custom cassette case for $20+shipping. Makes a great stocking stuffer! Perfect for the PC game liker who has everything <a href="https://pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-46" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocal</span><span class="invisible">ypse-46</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111410341223804815
2023-11-14
<p>Day 14: a song by a band you wish were still together</p><p>The Wooden Birds—Baby Jeans</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFokmfS3SuE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=tFokmfS3SuE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This one is hard for me, because usually when a band calls it quits I assume there's a good reason for it. But The Wooden Birds had such a lovely unique sound, and they only released 2 albums, so if they ever give it another go I'd want to check it out. If they ever get the band back together they should let Leslie Sisson sing more.</p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111409178293526809
2023-11-14
2023-11-13
<p>Not for all the V-bucks in Fort Knight, pal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111405547966847227
2023-11-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> it was a brave attempt. Too raw for the usual karaoke audience I guess</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111405362712857215
2023-11-13
<p>Spreadsheets should have an option to start the row numbering at 0, so I can add a header and still have the actual data be indexed starting with 1. Yeah I know I can just do whatever you're going to suggest but I don't want to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111405136183611777
2023-11-13
<p>Modern remake of Bad Dudes called Ninja Biden</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111405076487076046
2023-11-13
<p>Super Mario Bros. One Dr.? I thought it was just called Dr. Mario</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111405065689231493
2023-11-13
<p>I'll take the original a capella version of Tom's Diner 100% of the time. If I want the techno remix I'll just play Streets of Rage 2</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111404938862685315
2023-11-13
<p>Here's a cool post about trying to do this with a microscope: <a href="http://www.pmonta.com/compact-disc-microscopy-part-2.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pmonta.com/compact-disc-micros</span><span class="invisible">copy-part-2.html</span></a></p><p>No update since January unfortunately but interesting proof of concept</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111404756055586128
2023-11-13
<p>CDs will come into vogue again once phone cameras are high enough res to take a picture of all the pips and reconstruct the data. It's the ultimate QR code. Have a CD scanning party with your friends and build an instant DRM-free lossless music collection</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111404674185420766
2023-11-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> hull not built to withstand an atmospheric pressure of 1</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111404504562677160
2023-11-13
<p>Day 13: a song that moves you forward</p><p>Leslie Parrish—Remember Me</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/2aAKHtPjHxQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/2aAKHtPjHxQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I don't know what this means, so I'm answering it the same way I'll answer "a song you could exercise to" (spoilers that's going to be eurobeat too)</p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111403356168796238
2023-11-13
<p>The adventures of Captain Crunchausen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111401422207096235
2023-11-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> (regular name)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111400969360764963
2023-11-13
<p>Spam tomato spam spam engineering and math</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111400840320656022
2023-11-12
<p>New favorite let's play/lecture by a doctor of theoretical physics <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kya_LXa_y1E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=kya_LXa_y1E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111398648860714111
2023-11-12
<p>Day 12: A song you like with a person's name in the title</p><p>Frank Turner—I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/BeU38X8yw-U" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/BeU38X8yw-U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111397846019088922
2023-11-12
<p>I'm an adult, and that means I can't be irresponsible and stay up all night like I did when I was a kid. I've got important adult business in the morning that needs doing. Time to take my bedtime candy and decide what youtube story to listen to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111395882786183941
2023-11-11
<p>Nom</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111394205110996943
2023-11-11
<p>Garden of Feedin'</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111394099435501079
2023-11-11
<p>I think Suzanne Vega was a good choice for a song from the year I was born, but if I had been born a year later, I could've used the very first video game song. Ah well</p><p>Athena's name is magic<br />Mystery... is what you see<br />Her crystal is the answer<br />Fighting fair to keep us free</p><p>She's just a little girl with power inside<br />Burning bright</p><p>You'd better hide if you are bad...<br />She'll get you</p><p>She'll read your mind and find if<br />You believe in right or wrong!<br />"Fire," "Fire..." Psycho Soldier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111393783368304372
2023-11-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> Been awhile since I've been to a bar, but rum and coke. Also a home favorite</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111393598884849684
2023-11-11
<p>Yes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111393073901781056
2023-11-11
<p>The six options The Met provides when you click the share button are: copy the link, email, facebook, twitter, pinterest, and animal crossing :acnl_wha:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111393052777587459
2023-11-11
2023-11-11
<p>Wordle Forever 875 4/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜<br />⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>My ratio is toast, and it took an embarrassingly long time, but I finally beat my 20-streak. Most of my lost streaks aren't even from failing, they're cuz I forgot to do it. At this point I just wanna prove to myself I can remember to do one thing every day. Ambition ain't what it used to be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111392408270566076
2023-11-11
<p>Day 11: A song from the year you were born</p><p>Suzanne Vega—Small Blue Thing</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/zCawz3B-iKA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/zCawz3B-iKA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111392355326087616
2023-11-11
<p>"Barney, my precious!" –The Slabbit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111390338344451853
2023-11-10
<p>Legally, you're allowed to steal anything with a UPC barcode, because possession of that barcode is proof that you purchased it. I advise this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111388204787811577
2023-11-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> source: dude look at it, it's a fuckin spider</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111387801091963818
2023-11-10
<p>Whoever added "citation needed" tags to the captions on all the Nazca Lines images on Wikipedia is doing very important work. We need an authoritative source before we can declare that the spider one should be called "the spider"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111387794009528622
2023-11-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> he doesn't have a middle name, so he should probably be assigned one. Either another president's name or a non-presidential name depending on whether it's good or bad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111387434224169701
2023-11-10
<p>I don't mind light boxes generally, but a UI where you stop looking at a picture by clicking on the picture is like those games where you press down to look up and up to look down. Totally alien intuition to me. I will try to click off the picture, and when that doesn't work I'll look for an X button I overlooked, and when I don't find one, I'll click the back button. And when that takes me to the previous page, I'll probably close the tab</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111387406229444745
2023-11-10
<p>I can't believe it's better than bouillon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111386804572884222
2023-11-10
<p>Day 10: a song you like that's a cover by another artist</p><p>Built To Spill—Cortez the Killer</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/TNOvqFISxIc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/TNOvqFISxIc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111386407111592046
2023-11-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://plush.city/@eri" class="u-url mention">@<span>eri</span></a></span> it's very cool, here's a writeup that explains how it worked if you're interested <a href="https://nicole.express/2023/yes-popeye-the-sailor-man.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nicole.express/2023/yes-popeye</span><span class="invisible">-the-sailor-man.html</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111383960922275263
2023-11-10
<p>Weird to think that Popeye, an arcade game from 1982, ran at a higher resolution than the PS1*</p><p>*Popeye is 512x448, the theoretical maximum of the PS1 is 640x480i but in practice most games ran at ~320x240</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111383936510017292
2023-11-09
<p>My work phone had a red LED on the handset that lights up when there's a voicemail. I was wondering how it worked, since the handset only has a standard RJ-11 cable connecting it to the base. Well, there's a little window on the handset just below the speaker that allows a light from the base to shine through in a way that's quite convincing. It's just translucent plastic. Very clever! I don't know how to check my messages ┐(´～｀)┌</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111382201798338649
2023-11-09
<p>Tara Dactyl</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111382133846743557
2023-11-09
<p>If you use the password BEETLE BAILEY you get to play as Samus in a bathing suit and a buzzy beetle helmet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111381980512891797
2023-11-09
<p>@blueberrysoft That's how their ambulances work, I think you're right</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111380803656924490
2023-11-09
<p>Day 9: A song you'd love to be played at your wedding</p><p>Deltarune OST: Don't Forget</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PEPbUhHhECU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/PEPbUhHhECU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111380718587396186
2023-11-09
<p>Invention idea: underwater rabbit vessel</p><p>- Rabbits deserve to see marine life too<br />- Bunmarine<br />- [reserved for breathing system]<br />- Powered by exercise wheel with backup battery<br />- Steering? Maybe possible</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111378565069127099
2023-11-08
2023-11-08
<p>Remember, for the highest quality music at an affordable price, ask for Acme synesthesia goggles—You Can Taste The Difference!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111376889527944047
2023-11-08
<p>I've been the seller, the buyer, and the product, and in my opinion, they're all bad. I don't want to do any of it. Not a fan of commerce. Something else for me please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111376649035925445
2023-11-08
<p>"Windows 11 shows your microsoft reward points in the start menu" I really need to figure out something I can do that's not computers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111376204138017108
2023-11-08
<p>The app I use to see appointments, test results and other healthcare-related stuff asked me to rate it. lol</p><p>One star. Reminds me that everything I think of as "me" exists in an ever-degenerating bag of meat and bones. Forces me to confront my inevitable mortality. AVOID</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111375774952298131
2023-11-08
<p>I've used duct tape, masking tape, gaffer tape and scotch tape; I've still never repaired any ducts, painted any walls, done any gaffing, or fixed any bagpipes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111375745660919308
2023-11-08
<p>Day 8: A song you like with no words</p><p>Ar Tonelico OST: Hell ~ Aurica's Castle</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ABykgVPLmu0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/ABykgVPLmu0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111375082964404764
2023-11-08
<p>For sale. Baby rattle. Started making different noise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111372955922102861
2023-11-08
<p>Pretty good Pitfall run on my second go. I think I should get bonus points for my remaining lives. Treasure is more valuable to the patient than the dead.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111372758251130673
2023-11-08
<p>For sale. Baby bottle. Milk untested</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111372642416110653
2023-11-08
<p>For sale. Baby teeth. Don't fit anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111372636352649400
2023-11-08
<p>Do you think whoever invented Combos got the idea from the logs in Pitfall</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111372600616423679
2023-11-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oulipo.social/@joshly" class="u-url mention">@<span>joshly</span></a></span> a chronic rumination: sog dog or log dog?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111370519805345440
2023-11-07
<p>Day 7: A song that makes you sad</p><p>The Mountain Goats—Matthew 25:21 <a href="https://youtu.be/iuC4nOLwUzA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/iuC4nOLwUzA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111369417233954050
2023-11-07
<p>Okay, it's more of a mess than I thought: The magnetic media rights were actually owned by Sierra, who subcontracted development out to whoever. And Sierra put it out *everywhere*. So you have a game by Konami, published by Sega, licensed to Sierra, sub-licensed to Cornsoft for the TRS-80 and Timex Sinclair 1000. You know, Cornsoft! The makers of Frogger! :tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111367532544031891
2023-11-07
<p>There was a pretty bad Atari port of Frogger made by Parker Brothers. But later, a better Frogger game came out for the Starpath Supercharger, an accessory that let you load Atari games from cassette tape. Apparently this was legal because Parker Bros. didn't secure the "magnetic media rights", even though magnetic media for the 2600 didn't exist when they made the deal. To make matters worse, Starpath called it "The Official Frogger", implying that the Parker Bros. version is a bootleg. Brutal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111367316446284123
2023-11-07
<p>Once upon a time there were three Kongs: Spelunky Kong, Spanky Kong, and Spunky Kong. "My banana is too hard!" yelled Spelunky Kong. "My banana is all bruised!" hollered Spanky Kong. To read Spunky Kong's complaint, sign up for a Mastodon Plus™ subscription today</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111366678797440506
2023-11-07
<p>Pizza on a bagel, pizza on ciabatta, pizza on Jewish rye; when pizza's on some more bread you can eat carbs until you die</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111366632259779674
2023-11-09
<p>Day 9: A song you'd love to be played at your wedding</p><p>Deltarune OST: Don't Forget</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PEPbUhHhECU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/PEPbUhHhECU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111380718587396186
2023-11-06
<p>You know how in Mario 1, if you have a fire flower, and you hit a block and another fire flower comes out, but before you can pick it up for the extra points, you get hit and shrunk back down to small Mario, and you pick up the flower, it just turns you into big Mario? I think that's messed up</p><p>It's a *fire flower*, not a usually-fire-but-sometimes-big flower. What a load</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111366203296959105
2023-11-06
2023-11-06
<p>Jazz Taskrabbit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111365692932584158
2023-11-08
<p>I've been the seller, the buyer, and the product, and in my opinion, they're all bad. I don't want to do any of it. Not a fan of commerce. Something else for me please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111376649035925445
2023-11-06
<p>Chaz Jackrabbit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111364752503640043
2023-11-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> That rules, having the manuals incorporated into the UI seems like the ideal Atari experience</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111364616801183663
2023-11-06
<p>Day 6: A song that makes you happy</p><p>Le Tigre—Les and Ray</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/QwyseXDTHkU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/QwyseXDTHkU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111363758833988155
2023-11-06
<p>Did you know the entire Atari 2600 rom library is only 22 MB? It's true! Grab an emulator and give it a go, that's what I say. Some of them are still pretty fun (image unrelated)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111361847859340443
2023-11-06
<p>Whoa, in the Atari 2600 version of Mr. Do, the monsters look like troggles when they get aggressive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111361730990999693
2023-11-06
<p>Yeah this is pretty much the face I make when I play River Raid too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111361591824000406
2023-11-06
<p>If you want to "try before you buy", you can play Quest For The Radiant Cake for free on my itch.io page <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/slime-and-goo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/slime-and-g</span><span class="invisible">oo</span></a> </p><p>Check out the rave reviews! <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/slime-and-goo/comments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/slime-and-g</span><span class="invisible">oo/comments</span></a></p><p>If you like it, I hope you consider checking out Indiepocalypse #46. You get an exclusive two-page spread about the game in the zine, and you'll be supporting myself and a bunch of other cool artists on the margins. <a href="https://pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-46" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocal</span><span class="invisible">ypse-46</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111360917593316430
2023-11-06
<p>Okay, stage left. Got it. The audience is looking at the stage, so stage left would be my right. No prob</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111360874090284901
2023-11-05
<p>"Back in my day" is a way I will try never to start a sentence no matter how old I get. I am alive; my day is now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111359158708973981
2023-11-05
<p>If the Rock Band and Guitar Hero games came out today, all the instruments would have li-ion batteries that can't be replaced, they'd be incompatible across systems and franchises, and each game would make you pay a $15 monthly subscription fee forever instead of buying songs. Songs you like would get removed from the service randomly. Setting up instruments would require a smartphone app that never gets updated and becomes unusable after a year. 2008 was the beginning of the end for tech</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111358912789853882
2023-11-05
<p>Day 5: A song that makes you want to dance</p><p>Melt Yourself Down—We Are Enough</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-6qLH6_ZIxg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/-6qLH6_ZIxg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111358117984512123
2023-11-05
<p>"They're puttin' additives in our foods, and also it's a giant bug monster and slime skull factory. I left that part out, sorry buddy" —Joe Perry of Aerosmith</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111355515791040365
2023-11-04
<p>Hey, I like fun. Let's do it. <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a> </p><p>Day 1 (A song you like with a color in the title.) Sonic Youth—Pink Steam<br />Day 2. (A song you like with a number in the title.) Jeff Rosenstock—9/10 <br />Day 3 (A song that reminds you of summer) The Sundays—Summertime<br />Day 4 (A song that needs to be played loud.) Sorority Noise—Blonde Hair, Black Lungs</p><p>If you use youtube, here's a playlist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFGF638WDAQ&list=PLxLmLpA-wOYqOxqBtnaYnejstbWd8fsp0&index=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=LFGF638WDA</span><span class="invisible">Q&list=PLxLmLpA-wOYqOxqBtnaYnejstbWd8fsp0&index=1</span></a></p><p>Copypastable version for alt text: <a href="https://bluelander.bearblog.dev/30daysongchallenge/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.bearblog.dev/30days</span><span class="invisible">ongchallenge/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111354437405822097
2023-11-07
<p>Once upon a time there were three Kongs: Spelunky Kong, Spanky Kong, and Spunky Kong. "My banana is too hard!" yelled Spelunky Kong. "My banana is all bruised!" hollered Spanky Kong. To read Spunky Kong's complaint, sign up for a Mastodon Plus™ subscription today</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111366678797440506
2023-11-07
<p>Pizza on a bagel, pizza on ciabatta, pizza on Jewish rye; when pizza's on some more bread you can eat carbs until you die</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111366632259779674
2023-11-09
<p>Day 9: A song you'd love to be played at your wedding</p><p>Deltarune OST: Don't Forget</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PEPbUhHhECU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/PEPbUhHhECU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/30DaySongChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>30DaySongChallenge</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111380718587396186
2023-11-04
2023-11-03
2023-11-03
<p>When I was accepted I somehow read the release date as November 5. I kept telling myself to be ready to talk about it on November 5. I have no one to blame but myself, and Guy Fawkes probably</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111348940032392607
2023-11-03
<p>Oops, I forgot when this was coming out. My new puzzle game is in this month's Indiepocalypse! I also contributed two pages to the zine! Check it out! <a href="https://pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-46" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocal</span><span class="invisible">ypse-46</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111348573787820380
2023-11-03
<p>Granola's not a hippie food<br />It's not made for cows and goats<br />It's so simple, don't be rude<br />It's just a way to eat some oats</p><p>There's fruit and honey in it, true<br />But if that doesn't float your boat<br />You don't have to eat it too<br />Just let folks enjoy an oat</p><p>(chorus)<br />Granola's just oats<br />Granola's just oats<br />We don't need your anecdotes<br />Just let folks enjoy their oats</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111347782366673142
2023-11-03
<p>Ah, the new game from the people who brought you President Evil</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111347528664072385
2023-11-03
<p>"You know, these candy pieces are quite similar to the ones from Reese's."</p><p>"Oh-ho no, patented peanut butter M&Ms. Old family recipe"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111347465859586496
2023-11-03
<p>Wordle Forever 867 5/6</p><p>🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>🙄✊↔️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111346802541431767
2023-11-02
<p>Marty McFly III: One AI-generated coke please, Mr. 2015 soda jerk</p><p>Soda Jerk: You're off yer nut, kid. Quit pullin' my leg and pick a juicero flavor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111342497231216825
2023-11-02
<p>A proverb is when you modify a verb by adding a gender, like "manhunt" or "ladyfinger"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111342453976889336
2023-11-02
<p>Good news for people who love Bad News Bears: Bad News Bears 2 now available on home video and pay-per-view</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111341523520293365
2023-11-01
<p>Just checked the Cosmic Commuter high scores on Twin Galaxies. The game ends when you get a million points. A run of which takes about six hours. I'm okay retiring from Cosmic Commuter</p><p>Pressure Cooker on the other hand looks much more competitive. My score here would be enough to get me into the top 5 (in the emulated category)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111337742179891423
2023-11-01
<p>Totally trounced my Cosmic Commuter high score. I could keep going, too. I just stopped to take a breather</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111337466169172339
2023-11-01
<p>Sega: Blast processing, which is totally real, is the technology that allows us to create games with the speed of Sonic the Hedgehog. Without it, Sonic would feel just as slow, old and shitty as Mario. You don't want that garbage, because Genesis does what Nintendon't</p><p>Sega:</p><p>Sega: We're pleased to announce that Sonic is coming to the master system</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111336991871094718
2023-11-01
<p>Evolution is a scam made up by scientists to get more Galápagos vacations. What turtles choose to do in their free time is none of my business</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111336815622647901
2023-11-01
<p>Are whales fish? Who do I look like, Aquaman? You go ask them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111336785717490756
2023-11-01
<p>Most thoughts I have in the form of "they should bring back X" kick off a complex flowchart of practical considerations, personal taste examinations, and nostalgia concessions that ultimately ends in "I should pirate X"; and that's A-OK with me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111336348101344885
2023-11-01
<p>They should bring back Liquid Television. Not make new episodes, they tried a reboot in 2014 and it didn't work out well. They should just show the original episodes again, on a platform I have access to. I guess what I'm saying is, I should pirate Liquid Television</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111336304238281698
2023-11-01
<p>Bottle deposit arbitrage. Buy a million empty plastic water bottles in New York at the 5¢ redemption rate, drive to Oregon and redeem them at the 10¢ rate, boom, instant 100% profit, flawless plan, no logistical issues. 10 is twice as much as 5. Even a small child understands this, which is how you know I'm a financial genius</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111336145889230005
2023-11-01
<p>I'm surprised how dedicated Smash Bros. players are to a company who comprehensively loathes them. If I were into fighting games, I'd've ditched it in favor of one made by a publisher who actually encourages a tournament scene rather than trying to crush it under their boot like a bothersome anthill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111335695752211561
2023-11-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> hit me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111333050655956296
2023-11-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@clayote" class="u-url mention">@<span>clayote</span></a></span> :sickos:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111332977474603604
2023-10-31
<p>I think humans are born with a finite amount of free will, and it all gets used up by the time we're 2 on decisions like "should I start crying now" and "I believe I'll shake this rattle"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111331858757114385
2023-10-31
<p>Noah's mostly remembered for his boat, but perhaps more impressively, he was the first one to ever "catch 'em all"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111331425888024554
2023-10-31
<p>Don't like my driving? call 1-900-I-THINK-IM-DOING-PRETTY-GOOD-FOR-SOMEONE-WITH-NO-LICENSE-YOU-CRYBABY</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111331311678713034
2023-10-31
<p>The monster mash isn't a mystery dance, it's just what they call the mashed potato. The mad scientist character who narrates the song is British</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111330615452490697
2023-10-31
<p>Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why something something crime</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111330297911454658
2023-10-30
<p>I saw an old white normal-sized pickup truck followed by a gigantic black modern pickup truck and it was like one of those anti-smoking PSAs showing a healthy lung next to a smoker's lung</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111325621271157835
2023-10-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> it's okay, your general vampire knowledge should be enough for at least a C</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111325009938975049
2023-10-30
<p>Pretty good Cosmic Commuter score this morning</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111324345850824767
2023-10-30
<p>Pressure Cooker for the Atari was a great game, but including lore and hamburger facts in the manual really helped set Activision apart. It's not necessary, but when games are this simple, a little metatext can make a big impression</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111322102455743263
2023-10-30
<p>I'm going to need a little more specificity than "food candy"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111321840180672169
2023-10-29
<p>When a bunch of disgruntled employees left Atari to form Activision, they chose the company name because it's listed before Atari alphabetically; then a bunch of disgruntled Activision employees left and founded Accolade, Acclaim and Absolute, lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111320979223628886
2023-10-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://digipres.club/@chekhovspun" class="u-url mention">@<span>chekhovspun</span></a></span> I don't think shitposts are less appropriate here (and I don't think most people would think that) but images generally aren't going to get a lot of traction unless they have alt text</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111320720447279656
2023-10-29
<p>You won't believe how radical your music looks when viewed through the awsillyscope</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111319601307015745
2023-10-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@quadrivial" class="u-url mention">@<span>quadrivial</span></a></span> I buried some Sega memorabilia I value at that amount</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111319585774040458
2023-10-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> and my parents always said video games were a waste of time :acnl_proud:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111318922788502197
2023-10-29
<p>Good news everyone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111318733835144311
2023-10-29
<p>Euro Fuck Simulator</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111315760648985388
2023-10-28
<p>Number one violence bird is the knife pelican. Learned to use tools and suffer no fools</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111310536883925858
2023-10-28
<p>It's Tim to Follin love with music again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111310125448109008
2023-10-28
<p>Let's Pogo Stick Our Way To Our Best Selves: Bounce Back by Bouncing Up—Spring Into Action With Happy Hoppy, The Mental Health Clown</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111309945663664022
2023-10-27
<p>Youtube taking their little tantrum to the next level by no longer even allowing the site to load. Weird. Oh well, yt-dlp still works for now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111309183905714070
2023-10-27
<p>Do I look like a car driver to you? I'll take the walkbohydrates</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111308488610946515
2023-10-27
<p>The carburetor is the thing that yells cuss words at your car until it goes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111308479564976262
2023-10-27
<p>Outside of a book, a dog is man's best friend. Inside of a book is words that dogs are largely indifferent to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111308164511500221
2023-10-27
<p>Look, what I want from a new game is simple: it just needs to inspire the same sense of wonder I had when I was 8, capitalizing on my nostalgia while completely reinventing all of the concepts in fresh and exciting ways for at least 40 hours without me noticing the gameplay loop and a 20 hour post-game that turns everything in the main game on its head while providing the illusion of overcoming an insurmountable challenge. At a consistent 60fps. I don't think I'm asking for much</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111307557406824752
2023-10-27
<p>Sam Bankman Friedus (Final Tantasy X)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111306883748506731
2023-10-26
<p>What the hell game, do you want me to try to draw a good circle or not??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111303944442442875
2023-10-26
2023-10-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> they are, and there's a scrappy underdog charm to the whole thing that I really appreciate. The titles are usually surprisingly good representations of what the games are, and the games are mostly unique and playable. In a lot of these bootleg multicarts it's all pirated roms or dozens of Mario 1 romhacks, but they really put some effort into this one. (it's the Dreamgear 101-in-1 if you want to check it out)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111301751883659076
2023-10-26
<p>You know those plug-and play game consoles with an NES on a chip and hundreds of unlicensed roms made sometime in the 2000s? Today I learned there are roms available for them <a href="https://cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/dumping_list_name.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru/dumping_</span><span class="invisible">list_name.php</span></a></p><p>I'm thinking of entering Jumping Kid in the next Kusogrande. I'm pretty good at jumping over these animals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111299352782846929
2023-10-25
<p>«Starting soon, users outside of your server will be able to collect and use your server's emoji. You can change this setting at any time.»</p><p>"Collect"? 🤨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111298094111862926
2023-10-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> On December 1 when Halloween's over and I go back to the raccoon avatar, I'll use that 👍️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111298078988096094
2023-10-25
<p>Maybe I should change my name to mandmiddotat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111298061916971955
2023-10-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@gardevoir" class="u-url mention">@<span>gardevoir</span></a></span> there was an old magic card called Divine Intervention that ends the game in a draw if your opponent can't disenchant it in two turns. I'm sure it was immediately banned in tournament play, but since I only played with friends I always thought it'd be fun to build a deck around it. Let's stop all this silly fighting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111296358605751779
2023-10-25
<p>I know a lot of people are struggling, but if you have a few dollars to spare or can help with a boost, I'd be very grateful <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mutualAid</span></a></p><p>(Thanks to everyone for your help, you helped me make it to payday. Much love)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111295757899555926
2023-10-25
<p>Happy XGA day. 10/24 7:68</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111292742617014403
2023-10-24
<p>Remember when that stock image provider got in trouble for licensing a bunch of Far Side comics they didn't have the rights to? It was Getty Larson-y</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111290801734568743
2023-10-24
<p>Japanese reality game show where four comedians in a house have to complete various challenges with nothing but cow tools</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111290762813400788
2023-10-24
<p>Guitar Hero: Cow Tools</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111290743978914969
2023-10-24
<p>The most unrealistic thing about the ninja turtles is that they were born and raised in New York City but still get pizza from chain restaurants. Come on. They're not eating pizza hut. Please don't insult my intelligence, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111290410115453306
2023-10-24
<p>Captain America, now a major motion picture, for general audiences. Popcorn colonels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111290056824389252
2023-10-24
<p>Microsoft Screams</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111289717528954788
2023-10-24
<p>lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111288814371971583
2023-10-24
<p>Huh, Super Mario Bros. Wonder has special invisible blocks you can only see if you're playing as a specific character, and if you're that character you can leave a sign there to help people playing as other characters find secrets and solve puzzles. It looks like there's some kind of system for getting points when other players interact with your signs. It's a strand game!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111288489647618170
2023-10-23
<p>Horror movies? They're okay, but I've got the 1984 United Artists VHS production logo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111287000316220697
2023-10-23
<p>A snap judgment is when you're sentenced to home confinement and you have to wear one of those bracelets</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111286949466787095
2023-10-26
<p>What the hell game, do you want me to try to draw a good circle or not??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111303944442442875
2023-10-26
2023-10-23
<p>Wrestleman internet archive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111285765858761446
2023-10-23
<p>Somebody's spiny<br />Is blocking my mushroom<br />Some kind of lakitu<br />Is throwing them down<br />Guess I'll go underground</p><p>Jump on a buzzy<br />Tag in Luigi<br />Bowser is plotting<br />Behind both their backs<br />Time for the bros to attack</p><p>Say let's-a-go<br />My jump is a block breaker<br />Say let's-a-go<br />My flower is a fire maker</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111285450493028251
2023-10-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> oh dang you're right, I love Shaun. I hope the formula works even though I'm not a cool skull with sunglasses</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111285313854324412
2023-10-23
<p>I don't think I have the public speaking chops or the confidence to be a video essayist, but I could maybe be a video powerpoint presenter. I assume people would like that if it were a thing, why not? People enjoy slides</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111285268438860362
2023-10-23
<p>Wordle Forever 856 4/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>I don't how htf I got this one so easily when the other day I lost my streak because I couldn't think of the word "shook" 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111284593340193558
2023-10-23
<p>Diamond in the buff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111284532822948004
2023-10-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I didn't know that song existed, but "'My Generation' is my generation's 'My Generation'" is pretty good too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111284118102136735
2023-10-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> in the sense that I wanted to make a joke where I said "my generation's 'My Generation'" so I picked a song that sort of fits the vibe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111284047687166771
2023-10-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> it wasn't at the forefront but I'm sure that was the subconscious reason my brain connected the two, haha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111282446508113234
2023-10-23
<p>Children didn't listen to music until the mid 1950s because the high frequencies were too painful for their ears. Then Paul McCartney invented the slowophone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111282436207491038
2023-10-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> oh shit, thank you for the same lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111282429397499443
2023-10-23
<p>"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is my generation's "My Generation"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111282406550457758
2023-10-23
<p>"Say It Ain't So" is my generation's "Hall of the Mountain King"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111282388858458272
2023-10-23
<p>As a journalist, Linda's known for her Ellerbee rigor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111282299475653249
2023-10-22
<p>Never gangnam give you up. Never gangnam let you down. Never gangnam oppa round and style you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111279983787071351
2023-10-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> The doll and the sign were both made by a company called Telco Creations. They got famous for their battery-operated animatronic dolls, so I figure the sign was the company diversifying its Halloween decor business using its existing character designs. More info about the dolls here <a href="https://thebigscare.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/telco-motion-ettes-of-halloween-history-and-collectors-guide-2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebigscare.wordpress.com/2013</span><span class="invisible">/07/05/telco-motion-ettes-of-halloween-history-and-collectors-guide-2/</span></a></p><p>The article suggests the vampire design was inspired by Christopher Lee's portrayal of Dracula, and apart from the hair I can kinda see it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111276421083763135
2023-10-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dads.cool/@mope" class="u-url mention">@<span>mope</span></a></span> I know, but they improved so much about Mario 2 compared to DDP I thought a 2-player mode would be a natural addition too. If not in the original I thought they'd at least add it to the All-Stars version, but it's still just 1P. Not a big deal, just made me say "huh"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111275067363005767
2023-10-21
<p>Hey, how come Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) didn't have a 2-player mode? It's not like strictly necessary, but it's a little weird that all the other ones had a pass-and-play mode but not SMB2. I wonder if they thought player 1 always needed to be Mario and player 2 always needed to be Luigi or it'd be confusing :flow_think:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111275024033602628
2023-10-21
<p>Bunny capy :o <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(mammal)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(ma</span><span class="invisible">mmal)</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111274886402019934
2023-10-21
<p>I miss when games came with feelies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111270935383888552
2023-10-21
<p>Sonic 2thbrush</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111270849404884273
2023-10-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> Yeah, it seems like the buttons were mapped to trigger four different potentiometer values. It's a neat idea, I didn't expect it to have any kind of real-time component. It's just a little sad that I'm not likely to ever experience it as intended. It's still very cool that it's been preserved</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111270735563988310
2023-10-21
<p>"Also included in the box was a custom input device that consisted of 4 push-buttons connected to the Apple II's gameport" Ah. So... nobody can play it ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111270691346174238
2023-10-21
<p>I also downloaded Wheeler Dealers, but y'know, it's a genre it's harder to get excited about. At least I can actually play this one, though. It's been a good week for releases of long-lost games <a href="https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/speakeasysoftware/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/casse</span><span class="invisible">ttes/speakeasysoftware/</span></a></p><p>fake edit: oh wait, it's multiplayer-only, so I can't actually play it. Womp womp</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111270663805483610
2023-10-21
<p>Well, I downloaded the world's rarest Nuon game <a href="https://archive.org/details/crayon-shin-chan-3-ko-g-28.-k.-500745.1.-a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/crayon-shi</span><span class="invisible">n-chan-3-ko-g-28.-k.-500745.1.-a</span></a> That's cool. I'll delete it now cuz I have no way to even browse the files on the disc, but now I can say I had it. Eat it, lost media wiki</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111270548294790179
2023-10-21
2023-10-20
<p>The ad jingle for Slinky declared that it's "fun for girls and boys", and sure enough I never thought they were all that exciting. They never climbed down my stairs the way they did in the commercial. I dunno how it knew I was nonbinary but I wish I understood how meaningful its insight was at the time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111269042548307153
2023-10-20
<p>The original Winnie the Pooh stories hold up remarkably well, but one anachronism is how enthusiastically Christopher Robin talks about his gun. In the illustrations it's clear that it's a popgun with a cork-on-a-string (which seems odd today on its own) but if all you have is the text it'd be hard to infer that. It's like "Have you brought your gun?" "Of course! I always bring my gun!" If I wrote my own Pooh stories (which I should) I'd probably sub in a slingshot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111268857019041778
2023-10-20
<p>I wear my Son glasses at Night. I wear my Father glasses in the Morning. And I wear my Holy Ghost glasses at all times</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111268729736315032
2023-10-20
<p>Does anyone else think koopas are a little too similar to the shellcreepers from the original Mario Bros.? Why don't lakitus lay lakitu eggs? Can a bullet be said to have free will? Is it possible that the events of Mario 3 were staged? I'm just askin' questions here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111268557438403757
2023-10-20
<p>Dear Christmas, how are you? I'm fine. Bob won the chili cook off at work, and Tiffany had her first ballet recital! They grow up so fast, I can't believe she's almost seven. I was going to send this next month and say how much I look forward to seeing you in December, but since you're already here, I'll just slide it under your door. Bob leaves for work at 8 so please make sure you're up so you can move your car</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111268410221638889
2023-10-20
<p>I feel like people talked about piranhas a lot in the 80s and 90s and you almost never hear about them these days. When I do an Ngram search, there has been a slight dip in the last decade, but it's still higher than any point before 2011. It's been on an upward trend since the turn of the century, and it did in fact begin a sharp incline in the 80s. I wonder if the introduction of the Piranha Plant as a concept is skewing the data</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111268343401747987
2023-10-20
<p>It's called a penrose triangle because you can't draw it without making your pen rise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111265213798397353
2023-10-19
<p>Clicking the "A→B loop" button in VLC twice so it loops the same few frames instead of pausing the video when I know I'll be AFK for awhile to prevent my screensaver from turning on. You know, hacker stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111263492913018533
2023-10-19
<p>"Drake" means a male duck, and "mallard" is a species of duck, so if Darkwing Duck were a person his non-superhero identity would be something like "Man Human"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111263318220340009
2023-10-19
2023-10-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> Remembered another one, Laser Cat is VVVVVV-esque but with normal platforming. There are trivia questions, but it's multiple choice and they're mostly jokes <a href="https://monsterjail.itch.io/lasercat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">monsterjail.itch.io/lasercat</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>edit: and I just learned there's a special Halloween version! Pretty appropriate <a href="https://monsterjail.itch.io/lasercats-halloween-deadventure" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">monsterjail.itch.io/lasercats-</span><span class="invisible">halloween-deadventure</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111262646456833032
2023-10-19
<p>Got to pet laundry cat for a good long time today. Haven't seen her in a few months. Guess she was just waiting for cooler weather :acnl_waves: 🐈‍⬛</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111262555625474916
2023-10-19
<p>It's so wild to me that anyone would "buy gold" from a company who only sends you a piece of paper saying you have gold and they're holding it for you. How do you not see that these pieces of paper are the same thing as the pieces of paper you're supposedly buying gold to divest from? Except even more worthless, because it's not FDIC insured? Like I don't think people should invest in actual gold either but at least that's a different thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111262267260508913
2023-10-19
<p>The most popular genre of fiction among possums is YA (yell ass)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111259712281571385
2023-10-18
2023-10-18
<p>Wow, the Home Shopping Network. Finally, I can shop from home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111257969858049217
2023-10-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I checked their website and all their other branding is normal, if a little old-fashioned. Someone should tell them their regular potato chips have an eldritch horror on the bag</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111257792591988950
2023-10-18
<p>Ah I guess GOG wanted to get out of the good old games business so a couple of ex-GOG employees spun off a new company. SNEG is a bad name</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111257724662217741
2023-10-18
<p>Apparently the rights to all the old PC D&D games (goldbox games, Eye of the Beholder, etc) now belong to a mystery company called... SNEG. Okay then</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111257707685347313
2023-10-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Read this as CYOA policy training and now I wish that was a thing. "If you expose the PII, turn to page 63. If you venture further into the Cave of Privacy, turn to page 17."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111257561898986686
2023-10-18
<p>This character is on a bag of Grippo's potato chips. To whatever extent it can be said to have a body, there's something wrong with it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111257368489373038
2023-10-18
<p>happy 13:37</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111257231543531327
2023-10-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@aeonofdiscord" class="u-url mention">@<span>aeonofdiscord</span></a></span> I still got something out of it in spite of its flaws. Sorry it wasn't for you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111255946328942878
2023-10-17
<p>Or shit, Dokapon Kingdom, that came out on the Wii. With 4 players? That would own</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111252356161259491
2023-10-17
<p>So uh</p><p>Anyone wanna play some Fortune Street? I'll let you be Slime :tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111252217919609440
2023-10-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@clayote" class="u-url mention">@<span>clayote</span></a></span> awesome, I've never heard this term before, thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111252162452426061
2023-10-17
2023-10-17
<p>Are there any online emulators that let you change input priority to favor whoever's turn it is? Like when it's Mario's turn, all of the input is being polled locally so there's no lag, and it switches to give player 2 priority when it's Luigi's turn? Whoever's spectating will be a few frames behind, but hopefully not enough to matter. idk, this might not be possible without getting out of sync</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111252152371483050
2023-10-17
<p>I miss pass-and-play games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111252128649071778
2023-10-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> the two closest games I can think of are pixel aesthetic exploration platformers, if that's not a dealbreaker: Super Win the Game and Treasure Adventure Game. No combat in the former, very light combat in the latter. TaG is the more interesting of the two in terms of setting and weirdness, but the jumping in SwtG feels better and it has a good built in randomizer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111252016362484450
2023-10-17
<p>Shhhhh... you hear that? In the desert stillness, you can hear the honking from miles away. Sandclowns. Be on your guard. If you smell vanilla cream, we run</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111251758236086878
2023-10-17
<p>Like, the layers of abstraction between us and the things that keep us safe (vaccines) are less comforting and more alienating than the things we directly experience/control that can provide the illusion of safety (healthy diet, exercise, etc.) This is bad! The end</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111251637465766285
2023-10-17
<p>I added something heavy to my keychain that makes them sink to the bottom of my pocket, and I keep having minor freakouts because I put my hand where I think my keys should be and they're not there—they are in fact *more* secure than ever. This could probably be a metaphor for some security thing but I don't know what</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111251607868638413
2023-10-17
<p>Recently learned about Lily Alexandre's videos about internet culture and I really enjoy them. Similar ground covered by Sarah Z but a bit more explicitly leftist. Favorite so far is her video about the aesthetics wiki and how "vibes culture" is harmful in the ways it flattens and molds human expression in service of content capitalism <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMjxxzq88R0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CMjxxzq88R0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Also recommend her critiques of MOGAI and 2010s pop feminism</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111251285183327268
2023-10-17
<p>Lizzy Borden is a bear. Lizzy Borden has no hair. Lizzy Borden isn't very frizzy, is she?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111250138567411510
2023-10-17
<p>What do we want? We want it<br />When do we want it? Yes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111248396480996499
2023-10-17
<p>I followed the guide for keeping ublock up-to-date with youtube's shenanigans (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/173jmog/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_09_2023/if" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comm</span><span class="invisible">ents/173jmog/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_09_2023/if</span></a> you didn't see the boost) and I still got the nag popup, but this time it let me click the "report a problem" link and submit feedback saying I'm not using an adblocker. Last time it just said "sorry, there was an error" every time I tried. Haven't gotten the popup since then. FYI if the instructions didn't work for anyone else</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111247649169780026
2023-10-17
2023-10-17
<p>If you have trouble remembering where penguins live, here's a mnemonic that might help: just remember that penguins are the opposite of Santa Claus. Santa wears a red suit, penguins wear black and white. Santa flies through the sky, penguins swim underwater. Santa and Mrs. Claus are swingers, penguins mate for life. Santa's at the North Pole, penguins live around the south</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111247481351403399
2023-10-16
<p>I'm glad microsoft bought activision, because maybe now it'll finally make the call of duty level up guitar riff when you maximize a window and I won't have to make the noise with my mouth anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111247128910530192
2023-10-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> Depends on why I didn't like it. If it has fundamental flaws like bigotry or fascist messaging I probably won't bother with that author again. If it had a good heart and it was just the execution that failed, I probably won't rush out to read their next book, but I won't hold a grudge; especially if it was early in their career</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111247066382197029
2023-10-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I wish I knew enough about NY politics to wrap my head around this. The one thing I can say is having to wait another 20 years to even ask the question about opening the door again seems like a real bummer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111246433386789514
2023-10-16
<p>Anyway, the last real amendment was the 26th, passed in 1971. It's the one that lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. It's now been half again as long since the 27th amendment as it was between 26 and 27. I think we should pass a new one. It doesn't have to do anything, just a general affirmation, like "for the record, this is still a thing we can do". Get the ball rolling again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111246325344365304
2023-10-16
<p>I was wondering how long it's been since the last constitutional amendment, and it's a really weird story <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-seventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-s</span><span class="invisible">eventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution</span></a> a polisci student got a C on a paper arguing that it was still technically possible to ratify an amendment proposed in 1789, so he started a campaign to drum up support and interest in doing so. It passed in 1992. It's some shit about congressional pay raises. His grade was changed to an A+ in 2017</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111246281351996278
2023-10-16
<p>You can really make an isekai story about literally anything. It's like a cheat code for fiction</p><p>When an artist famous for her paintings of snails wakes up to discover she has become a snail, she learns just how slimy life at 2cm can be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111246145387439004
2023-10-16
<p>When an actor on a TV sitcom about 1970s America get isekai'd back to the actual 1970s and drafted to fight in Vietnam, he discovers that the decade wasn't quite as "far out" as he had been making it out to be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111246126908414129
2023-10-16
<p>Peppercorns are nature's crunchberry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111246048724823041
2023-10-16
2023-10-16
<p>Apparently the voice recorder that came preinstalled on my phone, which I use to record voice messages, is no longer compatible with my phone. I'll have to record myself a memo not to use it anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111244969563159061
2023-10-16
<p>Just encountered one of those captchas that only consists of "check this box". And I failed :toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111244644083409074
2023-10-15
<p>The guy who makes Batman's batarangs and other gear is colloquially known as "the batsmith"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111241537233017406
2023-10-15
<p>Just had the brilliant idea for a Wordle-a-Day calendar, 365 pages each with a wordle puzzle that you fill out by hand, and luckily immediately realized this makes no sense, so I can post this and we can laugh about it together, ha-ha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111240314168282797
2023-10-15
<p>Smart of them to sell graffiti markers in a handy anarcho-communist 2-pack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111240157826855854
2023-10-15
<p>Milos are from Venus, Marvins are from Mars</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111240029458515977
2023-10-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I'm not trying to open a package, what are you talking about? I didn't even order anything. I like those padded envelopes with the strips that you tear to open. Everything should come in those, then we wouldn't even need scissors. Anyway, hope this information helps your poll</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111239778593773087
2023-10-15
<p>Little filesharing tip, make sure you occassionally pirate some software that was developed in C and you won't get scurvy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111239499001100663
2023-10-17
<p>I followed the guide for keeping ublock up-to-date with youtube's shenanigans (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/173jmog/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_09_2023/if" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comm</span><span class="invisible">ents/173jmog/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_09_2023/if</span></a> you didn't see the boost) and I still got the nag popup, but this time it let me click the "report a problem" link and submit feedback saying I'm not using an adblocker. Last time it just said "sorry, there was an error" every time I tried. Haven't gotten the popup since then. FYI if the instructions didn't work for anyone else</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111247649169780026
2023-10-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> too bad you've already picked your spooky Halloween name. Maybe next year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111239258707221181
2023-10-15
<p>A telepath is someone who's pathologically telegenic, like Johnny Carson. That's why he tried to kill that family with an axe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111237141759024990
2023-10-15
<p>Wow! So proportionate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111236802980498306
2023-10-15
<p>Four Jorb Feorstival</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111236690200812546
2023-10-14
2023-10-14
<p>You can't have more than 100%. In my opinion, you also can't have less than 1%. "Zero point 5 percent"? Not a thing, sorry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111234149463402843
2023-10-14
<p>Shopping bags from Marshall's say "100% reusable". What I'd like to know is, what does a bag that's only 75% reusable look like? Does it hold less stuff the second time? Or is the effect cumulative? Does it only have 56% of maximum use value the third time you use it? Does it disappear if you try to use it more than 16 times?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111234101928014010
2023-10-14
<p>I'm unfortunately finding Lion-man's quest to be super hard and grindy. Lizard-man, mouse-man and piranha-man's quests were all great and well-balanced; this feels closer to the problems I had with Wonder Boy in Monster World. It's frustrating but I'm not giving up on it. I know there's at least one more animal I turn into after this, I'm hoping the brutality is Lion-man's theme and it goes back to being well-balanced after this.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111233815521676213
2023-10-14
<p>Oh, I guess the developer continued working on it and has an itch page under a different name <a href="https://eryngi.itch.io/forget-me-not-r" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">eryngi.itch.io/forget-me-not-r</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I don't think it looks nearly as good though? The original had a crispness, this one looks like there's a vaseline filter over everything. Oh well. Anyway the original Windows and Mac versions are also available here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111231521114191443
2023-10-14
<p>The developer of the game Forget-Me-Not posted a link to free windows and mac versions on their blog in 2011 <a href="http://nyarlulabs.blogspot.com/2011/08/destructadelic-dungeons.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">nyarlulabs.blogspot.com/2011/0</span><span class="invisible">8/destructadelic-dungeons.html</span></a> The dropbox links are dead, but I managed to get the windows version via the wayback machine. Can't find a working link to the mac version. But I at least made a proper IA page for the windows version in case anyone else is looking for it <a href="https://archive.org/details/nyarlu-forget-me-not" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/nyarlu-for</span><span class="invisible">get-me-not</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111231263901570422
2023-10-14
<p>Some sage advice for my dear friends</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111230625116532381
2023-10-14
<p>What's some Nintendo games?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111230509649463877
2023-10-13
<p>Johnny Freakinouter!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111230390254016197
2023-10-13
<p>Don't let the name fool you, a minced oath is made out of dried fruit and spices</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111230118147027264
2023-10-13
<p>I really should've put Nethack on my 25 games chart even though I never want to play it again. It's taught me a lot about suffering. It's an important game to me the same way Hitler was Time's 1938 man of the year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111229343048296644
2023-10-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@abetterjulie" class="u-url mention">@<span>abetterjulie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://musicians.today/@mykie" class="u-url mention">@<span>mykie</span></a></span> being turn-based is one of the high value factors defining a roguelike under the Berlin interpretation. Personally I think it's *the* most important factor, and I'll usually refer to real-time games that meet the other criteria as "action roguelikes" (cf. action RPGs)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111229282742048313
2023-10-13
<p>From each according to their servility, to each according to their greed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111228745725563219
2023-10-13
<p>If you have 2 genders and strongly believe the most significant byte of a word should be stored at the smallest memory address, you're a bigender bigender</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111228649237043984
2023-10-13
<p>Ixnay on the onkeyday ongkay ountrycay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111228597464637401
2023-10-13
2023-10-13
2023-10-15
<p>A telepath is someone who's pathologically telegenic, like Johnny Carson. That's why he tried to kill that family with an axe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111237141759024990
2023-10-15
<p>Wow! So proportionate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111236802980498306
2023-10-15
<p>Four Jorb Feorstival</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111236690200812546
2023-10-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> drumming up interest in shitty recipes by naming them after current events. The original SEO spam</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111227523962677791
2023-10-13
<p>"Watergate salad is made from pistachio pudding, canned pineapple, whipped topping, crushed pecans, and marshmallows" this is the worst thing that's ever been called a salad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111225661564192416
2023-10-13
<p>*draws charades card:* "Aperiodic monotile" fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111224898602248823
2023-10-12
<p>Wait a sec... being mild-mannered isn't a desirable quality for a reporter. Seems suspicious</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111223247470110188
2023-10-11
<p>Just had my first lost wedding ring freakout because I took it off to wash my hands, and in the hour it took my afternoon ADHD putty brain to notice it was missing, someone had found it sitting on the sink. Thank god whoever found it turned it in. Crisis averted. How do people have objects of personal value. I can't figure it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111218350016933503
2023-10-11
<p>I thought I was making a joke but never mind, this concept is real and I hate everything <a href="https://theguardian.com/media/2022/may/17/who-owns-einstein-the-battle-for-the-worlds-most-famous-face" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/media/2022/may</span><span class="invisible">/17/who-owns-einstein-the-battle-for-the-worlds-most-famous-face</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111218042069637740
2023-10-11
<p>Ironic that Einstein worked in intellectual property and now has the most infringed-upon name and likeness in human history</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111217932704994942
2023-10-11
<p>All the bonely people<br />Where do they all come from<br />All the bonely people<br />I guess they're skeletons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111217810665614827
2023-10-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> haha I use headphones for everything, too much noise pollution where I live to listen to anything out loud I'm afraid. I didn't know 7.1 was a thing. I doubt anything more than stereo would make a meaningful difference to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111217553576415932
2023-10-11
<p>They're so gung-ho about making TVs higher and higher resolutions, meanwhile audio is being totally neglected. We've been stuck with 5.1 surround for like 30 years. We should have at least 16-channel sound systems by now. Make number go up >:(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111217509670220757
2023-10-11
<p>2 bits ought to be enough for anyone to get a shave and a haircut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111217209344932752
2023-10-11
<p>The next obvious stage of the Ninja Turtle→Battletoad devolution</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111217202807522389
2023-10-11
<p>The coworker who gave me covid the last time she got back from vacation just got back from vacation. Not wearing a mask. I'm wearing an N95 for the foreseeable future. 1 like = 1 prayer 🙏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111216312256484698
2023-10-11
<p>The bigness of the bird is inversely proportional to the ease of locating its street of residence</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111214544964774631
2023-10-11
<p>Oh no, I guess it only works on tiles with that star symbol background. Bummer. Oh well, it still opens the door to a bunch of cool puzzle opportunities</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111214159369114141
2023-10-11
<p>Oh my god, I found a magical sword that lets me place blocks. Suddenly it's a Solomon's Key metroidvania. I can go... anywhere??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111214153033155737
2023-10-10
<p>Fuck I'm getting owned</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111213151337924471
2023-10-10
<p>Wonder Boy III update: Now I'm a mouse instead of a dragon. I admit that from a offensive standpoint this seems like a huge downgrade–being able to breathe fire was really useful, and the mouse sword is very small–but now I can walk on mouseblocks, so perhaps the game's focus will shift to brains over brawn</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111213120826184755
2023-10-10
<p>Final Fantasy Psyven: Replication Crisis</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111212646228953780
2023-10-10
<p>You can't argue with results! Unless the results are based on faulty methodology, or a statistically meaningless sample size, or turn out to be unreproducible, or were sanitized to keep the corporate sponsors from pulling funding, or were made up for personal gain, or if the person interpreting the data didn't have time to eat breakfast that morning and zoned out at 11:55 AM and mixed up some of the samples, or if the results are in service of a fundamentally flawed premise,</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111212413646512584
2023-10-10
<p>Here's a twist I didn't expect: the USB cincture works much better as a belt than any belt I've ever owned. It's easier to loosen and tighten, and there's no mechanism I'm putting strain on every time I do, so it'll probably be more durable. I think I'm going to keep using it. It was an old electronically broken cable I kept in case I could fix it someday, but I'm happy to save some money and repurpose it. I see no reason a USB cable belt shouldn't be considered valid cyberpunk fashion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111212198421326857
2023-10-10
<p>I don't know if that's what this track is about—the spoken word part is too low in the audio mix for me to parse most of it—but that gives it a dreamlike, hauntological feeling which I think is totally appropriate. It feels like an elegy for lost futures</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111210817045948874
2023-10-10
<p>Here's the song I originally downloaded the album for, "Palaces and Prisons" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evydPkyiDoM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=evydPkyiDoM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It's a cool coincidence that this came up today, because I was *just* thinking of this track yesterday. I'm reading "Doppelganger" and learned about Red Vienna, a radically socialist project in pre-Nazi Austria. The motto of their social welfare program was "if you build palaces for children, you tear down prison walls."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111210805291677252
2023-10-10
<p>It's embarrassing how often I'll download an album for one song and never listen to the rest of it, only to have another track come up in shuffle play and discover that oh, the rest of the album rules too. Here's some haunting lo-fi glitch pop to relax and stare into the middle distance to ("Before" by Park Avenue Music) <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/nowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nowPlaying</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/np" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>np</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111210753305849129
2023-10-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@SpindleyQ" class="u-url mention">@<span>SpindleyQ</span></a></span> Monster World is cool because it has more adventure game-y elements, NPCs to talk to and puzzles to solve etc., but so far Dragon's Trap just feels much better to play. It's a better action platformer. I dunno how the follow up is such a profound step back w/r/t the fundamentals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111210617962826890
2023-10-10
<p>Okay, WB3: Dragon's Trap seems good. I had always dismissed it as just a worse version of WBiMW, not different enough to be notable, but now that I've played it for about an hour in many ways it seems much better?!? If it stays this good it's the best Master System game, no competition</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111208638294383413
2023-10-10
<p>Finally finished Wonder Boy. I was prepared to talk about how I always ran out of steam trying to collect all the dolls, and I decided to go for a non-completionist run, and it was still worth it even though I didn't get to see the secret area 10. But honestly, areas 8 and 9 are such a pain in the ass it's totally soured me on the experience. Most of it was fun, but I must've continued 100 times in the last quarter of the game. Fuck area 10, I don't want more levels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111208375622950787
2023-10-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> it shows up for me when I just go to <a href="http://tor.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">tor.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. I'm cookied now, but it still shows up in a private window</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111208148537181120
2023-10-10
<p>I've figured out where to find the good websites: in the signatures of people who still post in newsgroups <a href="https://crcomp.net/mp3mod/index.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">crcomp.net/mp3mod/index.php</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111208137079133317
2023-10-10
<p>Tor (the publisher)'s website has an age gate that asks "Are you between 13-15 years old?" What</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111207976998567953
2023-10-10
<p>Dragon Ball: TOS (That's Our Songoku)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111207789673256329
2023-10-10
<p>Dragon Ball TG (That's Goku)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111207780184207267
2023-10-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> it depends on the kind of project and the reasons for avoiding it, but one thing that has worked for me is frequently telling myself "I'm *not* going to work on the project, I'm just going to open it up and look at it." It takes the pressure off, and sometimes that's all I do, but if I do it consistently I eventually see something I want to change or think of something I want to add. My problem is psyching myself out and not even looking at it, so ymmv</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111206878031882078
2023-10-09
2023-10-09
<p>Hypernormalization!</p><p><a href="https://write.as/2r2lbla5jahyn.md" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">write.as/2r2lbla5jahyn.md</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111206116059216138
2023-10-09
2023-10-09
<p>Wait a sec, "potboiler" is a derogatory term? I always thought it just meant "a suspenseful story". As in, the tension slowly builds until the pot boils (the explosive climax.) Apparently it means something the author only wrote to make money. I've mostly heard the term applied to pulpy mystery novels, so I like my definition better. No disrespect to any writer trying to make a living</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111205605561716274
2023-10-09
<p>A rip-roaring barn-burner. A nail-biting page-turner. An edge-of-your-seat laugh-a-minute pot-boiler</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111205526544071398
2023-10-09
<p>My favorite part is that silver corresponds to the highest level of privacy, and platinum is what you select for the most intrusive level of data harvesting. Because that's how everyone conceptualizes the value of those metals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111205482035637985
2023-10-09
2023-10-09
<p>Spiderman<br />Spiderman<br />There's no hyphen in Spiderman<br />All one word, that's the rule<br />Disrespecting brands is cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111203086513850267
2023-10-09
<p>"As Geoffrey Chaucer wrote in The Grapes of Wrath (1492), the world's first novel: 'Don't have a cow, man!'" —Aristotle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111203019880223747
2023-10-09
<p>One of the lesser understood rules in basketball is "hacking". It's complicated, but basically every time you make a basket you have to say "I'm in" or you're penalized one point</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111202463002458426
2023-10-09
<p>Kirby and the Krystal Shards: Journey to White Castle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111202216144063106
2023-10-09
<p>Come for the content, stay for the contentment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111202160590723896
2023-10-08
<p>Wait, is Boogerman's subtitle supposed to reference/parody the phrase "point and click adventure"? I just thought of that. Weird choice for a console platformer but that's the only explanation that makes sense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111202057176149129
2023-10-08
<p>Whoa, all three of my favorite arcade games in one convenient package? For less than a dollar a game? Only Webfoot Technologies can deliver that kind of value</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111201741250584052
2023-10-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> it shows up for me when I just go to <a href="http://tor.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">tor.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. I'm cookied now, but it still shows up in a private window</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111208148537181120
2023-10-10
<p>I've figured out where to find the good websites: in the signatures of people who still post in newsgroups <a href="https://crcomp.net/mp3mod/index.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">crcomp.net/mp3mod/index.php</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111208137079133317
2023-10-10
<p>Tor (the publisher)'s website has an age gate that asks "Are you between 13-15 years old?" What</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111207976998567953
2023-10-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@unclepj" class="u-url mention">@<span>unclepj</span></a></span> cantaloupes are informally called "rock melons", so that's two</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111200224599840644
2023-10-08
<p>Shout out to almy.com for their excellent "how to tie a cincture" guide <a href="https://www.almy.com/ui/hotspots/docs/cincture.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">almy.com/ui/hotspots/docs/cinc</span><span class="invisible">ture.pdf</span></a></p><p>They probably didn't intend it to be used with a USB cable, but my belt broke and it saved my ass. Or more accurately, it's saving everyone else from seeing my ass</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111200196679022207
2023-10-08
<p>us politics, climate, fascism</p><p>Naomi Klein, "Doppelganger"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111199931426055687
2023-10-08
<p>Writing stunk? You're not sunk. Get outta your funk and think like Strunk thunk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111196605046347792
2023-10-08
<p>The Great Britain Packers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111196552840336266
2023-10-07
<p>It's weird that they call them "beat-em-ups" when what you actually do is walk to the right and fuck shit up. They should call em walk-'n-fucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111196298325962750
2023-10-07
<p>I take it back. Wonder Boy is the most relatable platformer mascot because I, too, don't wear a shirt and die if I go 30 seconds without eating any fruit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111195514037632006
2023-10-07
<p>Not a nice frog :frogger:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111195488311684348
2023-10-07
<p>Every time I make it to level 4 of Wonder Boy I'm like "oh, maybe this is a nice frog!"</p><p>What? Of course it's not a nice frog. I mean it jumps over me before I blunder into it, so I guess it is kind of nice, but it definitely kills you if you touch it. But some primal part of my brain wants to be friends with the frog :tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111195316717333534
2023-10-07
<p>"In lieu of a normal health bar, Mr. Bones has a supply of skeletism. When his skeletism level drops, he gradually loses body parts" same</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111194684651906404
2023-10-07
<p>Oops, didn't realize my game chart was nearly 3MB. Here it is again, reasonable size, single image, full list in alt text</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111191357764750317
2023-10-07
<p>Huh okay, so pinafore will accept the full 1500 bytes of alt text even though it says 420 is the max. Very odd, but at least I don't have to stop using pinafore yet. It'll be a sad day when that happens</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111191345346310827
2023-10-06
<p>What do you mean I gotta alphabetize my 25 games chart thing myself. Ugh. Now I don't know if I wanna do it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111190751683611723
2023-10-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mycrowd.ca/users/apophis" class="u-url mention">@<span>apophis</span></a></span> no you're right, there's definitely an underlying "reject modernity, embrace tradition" vibe to the whole thing that makes it ripe for being co-opted by the right. If they haven't tried yet I'm sure they will</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111189974156739489
2023-10-06
2023-10-06
<p>Not that the canon texts are comparable, but also, it's not a very long semantic leap from "dark academia" to "dark enlightenment". So maybe that's why my fashy senses are tingling</p><p>"The Secret History" is good though. Read more books like that, for the aesthetic or not</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111188978222619095
2023-10-06
<p>My gut reaction to "dark academia" is: not my thing, but if it encourages people to read more then hey, more power to it. But then I remember I used to say the same thing about Harry Potter 😬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111188961451760916
2023-10-06
<p>To those about to glomp, we fursuit you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111188938841696118
2023-10-06
<p>More like Max Bootlicker *cups paws beneath treat chute*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111188784715753689
2023-10-06
<p>if you were wondering</p><p>🔊</p><p>if i got any sleep last night</p><p>📟</p><p>the answer</p><p>📢</p><p>is no</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111187980183812726
2023-10-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@talia_christine" class="u-url mention">@<span>talia_christine</span></a></span> That headline's from the Jerusalem Post. The author is Israeli</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111186802400171408
2023-10-06
<p>My smoke alarm started doing the low battery beeps at 9 PM. Too late to go out and get a new battery. But the alarm is permanently wired in, so it's just the backup battery. But that means I can't remove the battery to shut it up until I can get a new one tomorrow. I am in hell</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111185444355577090
2023-10-05
<p>Hey, wait a sec. Apple stole their "big cat" naming convention from Atari</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111184418498288589
2023-10-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@aeonofdiscord" class="u-url mention">@<span>aeonofdiscord</span></a></span> There was a collection of emulated NGPC games released commercially not that long ago; I doubt the Atari Lynx will get that treatment anytime soon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111184294993325251
2023-10-05
<p>It's cool how much better I feel about being at work when I'm also in this virtual ad-hoc collective of friends going about their day, living their lives, dealing with their own problems, talking about their own wins. It's a little mental world I can partially occupy that reminds me I'm real, this building doesn't define me, I matter to others who matter to me; but in a low-stakes, no-pressure way I find more calming than real time chat. Thanks for being yourselves and letting me be myself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111184087171990650
2023-10-05
<p>My instance has been down all day. Hello</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111183918896830380
2023-10-05
<p>Misread the term "RGB Lighting" on an electronics box as "Rob Lightning", which is both a good 80s glam metal pseudonym and what Prometheus did for his second act</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111180473992898909
2023-10-04
<p>Wish they made flour tortilla chips</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111178968779029904
2023-10-04
<p>List of things about which I have only a surface-level or shallower understanding: plants, animals, people, nature, weather, food, cooking, programming, math, science, art, music, pop culture, other kinds of culture, myself, physical health, mental health</p><p>Things I kinda have a handle on: epistemic modesty, googling things, Windows software (2003-2011)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111178872136034054
2023-10-04
2023-10-04
2023-10-04
<p>Seasonal boost</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111178408317654584
2023-10-04
2023-10-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> If you took off the tires you'd see the dicks growing out of its wheels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111178373955367986
2023-10-04
<p>Ice cream truck just went by playing the happy birthday song :sa_confused:</p><p>I guess it's better than turkey in the straw</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111178253482238454
2023-10-04
<p>Wordle Forever 837 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜<br />⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Hell yeah, the comeback starts here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111177866213481096
2023-10-04
<p>Sorry to everyone I follow but don't interact with much because I don't understand your posts. I don't have more than a surface level understanding of most things. I still value your presence. It's cool to see people doing stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111174831644680943
2023-10-04
<p>Oh, I guess they've always been called favorites. Leave me alone, where I come from they were called "florps", as was compelled by the ancients for wholesomeness of body and spirit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111174150988445278
2023-10-04
<p>I wish there was a way to see all of the posts I've boosted. I can see my likes (which are apparentely called "favorites" now? Why) but posts I boost are much more likely to be ones I want to reference at a later time. Guess I gotta start bookmarking everything I boost :acnl_shrug:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111174109493320379
2023-10-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alienmelon" class="u-url mention">@<span>alienmelon</span></a></span> IZArc has been my go-to for years <a href="https://www.izarc.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">izarc.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111173776254432021
2023-10-03
2023-10-03
<p>I don't understand why websites where you make things (like itch and youtube) give you a "dashboard", a car metaphor, when there are already plenty of cool computer words they could've used: System Operations Module, Operational Display and Control Console (ODACC), etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111173002084607101
2023-10-03
2023-10-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> your posts made me aware of it! Behind the Bastards released an episode about GGL this morning, it made me remember it again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111171503518654000
2023-10-03
<p>G. Gordon Liddy: hey here's a fun board game where you can do crimes like the one I did. See, they're normal crimes. You *have* to do them. Or else you can't win, you see? <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18783/g-gordon-liddys-hardball-politics-96" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18</span><span class="invisible">783/g-gordon-liddys-hardball-politics-96</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111171477827122898
2023-10-03
<p>I actually prefer the original to the orchestrated version, and thought the inclusion of the latter on the soundtrack was kinda weird. First of all, the original is already *pretty* orchestral. There's drums, but it's not exactly what you'd call a club banger. And in the O.V., something about the mix feels like the vocals are de-emphasized to the point of trivializing them? I dunno, it feels unfair to the singer. If they included the O.V. at all it should've been an instrumental IMO</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111171305494355053
2023-10-03
<p>poll</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111171253761651556
2023-10-03
<p>How much light would a light emitting diode emit if a light emitting diode could emit light?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111169024280581410
2023-10-03
<p>Heh heh heh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111168681662588056
2023-10-03
<p>Love the classic fables</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111168550935047972
2023-10-03
<p>Buppet Mabies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111168285212579239
2023-10-02
<p>Anyone else learn about Zelda's second quest from the June 1990 issue of Omni</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111167523334788589
2023-10-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@clayote" class="u-url mention">@<span>clayote</span></a></span> Huh, I know widdershins from the Discworld books but I always assumed it was fictional. Good word</p><p>OTOH it doesn't feel right that "sunwise" means "clockwise". My intuition is the opposite</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111167315407003010
2023-10-02
<p>Well, I guess they were chosen because of how sundials work. Never mind</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111167261990114417
2023-10-02
<p>Messed up that our only words for clockwise and counter-clockwise come from a human construct in which those directions were chosen arbitrarily</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111167225445339616
2023-10-02
<p>Visit beautiful Catanzaro this December. Let's put the "isthmus" back in Christmas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111166369376331308
2023-10-02
<p>Whenever I see the term "swifties" the first thing I think of is still adverbs. I said, octogenarially</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111166261032187457
2023-10-02
<p>Happy International Proper Steering Wheel Technique for Motorists Day. If you drive a car, make sure you keep your hands at 10 and 2. Or if you're not from the US, 2 and 10</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111165923850768614
2023-10-02
<p>It's called "spaghetti code" because it's im-pasta-bowl to read</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111165697889284261
2023-10-02
<p>Before the internet, they used to print a weather forecast in the daily newspaper, which seems really risky to me. I don't know how they could afford all the correction reprints when they got it wrong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111163475359070799
2023-10-02
<p>Anyway, if you google "UUID 00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000000000e" I'm the only result, which is the closest we're gonna get to an official registration. No takebacksies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111162946879702491
2023-10-02
<p>I randomly generated my UUID with a ouija board. The planchette pointed to the number zero 31 times followed by the letter "e". Strange, I know, but unfalsifiable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111162933009803174
2023-10-02
<p>I heard that you've been talking shit and you didn't think that I would hear it. Well, I didn't, obviously, if I did I wouldn't've had to hear about it second-hand. But it still hurts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111162912344146545
2023-10-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> yes, almost exclusively in my experience</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111162012576302830
2023-10-01
<p>Saw a comment on the new FoldingIdeas video "Why on the slides is the mouse moving around so much?" and I think they're referring to a film grain effect 😵‍💫</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111161497614498440
2023-10-01
<p>Well that was harrowing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111158014492212989
2023-10-01
<p>Heard Alex Fraioli's voice at around 8m30s in the new Folding Ideas video and thought I was losing it. Had to jump to the credits to make sure. Two worlds I never thought would collide</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111157036960143936
2023-09-30
<p>The L-piece is named Tetris Elba</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111156742233517484
2023-09-30
<p>Good news, everyone: twitter's status looks good. All systems operational at the Twitter Main Website <a href="https://status.twitterstat.us/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">status.twitterstat.us/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111156505114185982
2023-10-03
<p>Love the classic fables</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111168550935047972
2023-09-30
<p>Spent about 4 hours on buses to get to a pharmacy that had my prescription in stock. I expect as the supply continues to dry up I'll eventually become a nomad, hitchhiking and hopping freight trains around the country to Walgreens and CVS locations in search of the medicine that allows my brain to function. Cool existence</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111155754097210768
2023-09-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dice.camp/@Sophie" class="u-url mention">@<span>Sophie</span></a></span> It's short for "ubiquitous software", so yoobi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111154949913710939
2023-09-30
<p>Is a $60,000 car for rich people? I dunno, I have to take people's word for it. It seems like a "normal" car costs around $20,000, and that's just as unattainable to me. It's like the difference between moving to France and moving to California. I know people buy both kinds of cars, I know people live in both places, but these are considerations for other categories of people, not me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111154775916591842
2023-09-30
<p>I've learned the main factor that determines if I do well in baseball video games is whether the controller's plugged in. If I'm using it wirelessly, there's just enough latency to mess up my timing and make sure I always foul or hit a pop fly ball directly above the pitcher's mound every single time. Plugged in, I got 7 home runs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111152240526602677
2023-09-30
<p>Gordy'd the Monster Moon 💯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111151419413481833
2023-09-29
<p>That's the only explanation that makes sense to me, anyway. If I ever think about the Roman Empire I might come up with a different theory</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111151077361213720
2023-09-29
<p>It's called October because it's the 10th month, 10 in octal of course being equal to 8 in decimal. It's named after the number base in which the name and number of the month are mutually referential</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111151067416999731
2023-09-29
<p>They taught a baby goat karate?!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111151001371601504
2023-09-29
<p>I'm glad we have custom emoji so I don't have to constantly look up arcane political affiliation code symbols. Every time I see a screenshot from the other site I'm like "wtf does a cactus, a red X and a crocodile mean. Is the cactus + x somehow code for a swastika? Does the crocodile mean they support Desantis? Or is the red X denouncing Desantis?"</p><p>Here people indicate "fuck cops" by putting a burning cop car in their username :acab: Nice and simple</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111150600751627780
2023-09-29
<p>wtf is an infinity strash</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111150511375035657
2023-09-29
<p>A Tom Collins? Phew *wipes brow* that's a tall order</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111149871607195997
2023-09-29
<p>They took our leaded gasoline, I'll be damned if I'll let them take this from us too. Only by making everything exactly like it was in the 1950s can we return to the golden age which television assures me thrived in that decade</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111149548557319957
2023-09-29
<p>The woke gestapo has infiltrated the local mom 'n pop grocery store, so I'm buying a gallon of recombinant bovine growth hormone on the dark web to add back to my milk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111149527817812841
2023-09-29
<p>Got spam for a new game that self-identifies as a "boomer shooter" :ac_rest:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111149450998101290
2023-09-29
<p>Okay that's not fair, it's better than a krispy kreme, I just wish it wasn't glazed so I could taste it. I mostly get a flavorless overwhelming sweetness. I don't get why people like glazed donuts, it's like eating pure sugar. Oh well, still nice of her to think of us</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111148576994425332
2023-09-29
<p>Someone in my office brought everyone one of these giant doughnuts. She said she got up at 5 to drive an hour to an amish bakery in Ohio and an hour back just to get them</p><p>It tastes... pretty much just like a krispy kreme, lol 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111148535737225261
2023-09-29
<p>It's called bouillon because it's either broth or stock. One or the other</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111146451770309463
2023-09-29
<p>Not making myself any promises, but now that I've published Slime & Goo, and I've got a relatively stable computer/OS situation, I set up the workflow for my VVVVVV level again. Deep breaths</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111146320287521069
2023-09-29
<p>NES Jeopardy to keep the mind sharp, NES Spelunker to sharpen the reflexes. This is the regimen most reputable doctors recommend once you reach the age equal to the sum of the squares of the first three primes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111146096855593634
2023-09-29
<p>It didn't let me skip straight to Double Jeopardy :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111145960848494010
2023-09-29
<p>Raid On Dingaling Bay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111145744996291183
2023-09-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> Hypnospace Outlaw</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111145212880207878
2023-09-28
<p>Let he who has committed no cringe dunk the first post</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111144654773249252
2023-09-28
<p>Macrognomics, the study of normal-sized things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111144640721563683
2023-09-30
<p>Gordy'd the Monster Moon 💯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111151419413481833
2023-09-28
<p>Macroeconomics. Big bank theory</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111144570810194723
2023-09-28
<p>"I'm a woman who does history, and it means that most middle-aged white men think I know *almost* as much as they do about the past. By virtue of having a Ph.D."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111144037888494472
2023-09-29
<p>They taught a baby goat karate?!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111151001371601504
2023-09-27
<p>98% of teens have moved on to rap/hip-hop and different android mastodon clients. Copy this to your profile if you're part of the 2% who've stayed true to metal and subway tooter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111136979798226420
2023-09-27
2023-09-27
<p>If only someone had told Guy Karateka they hadn't invented swords yet on Karate Island. He could've brought a sword</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111135206689723610
2023-09-27
<p>Spelunker is a much better game for brain-training than Donkey Kong. Instead of playing the same 3 levels over and over, grinding out higher scores, I'm gradually making more progress, learning tactics for new areas, pushing myself ever forward. And it's basically a more open-ended and deterministic Donkey Kong. You have the same tight jump arc, the same unforgiving fall distance, but you're not going to get screwed over by a bad random barrel pattern. I have a long journey ahead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111135155237946302
2023-09-27
<p>The flightless ground cat (felis terrestris), recognizable by its "loaf"-like shape, is notably the least airborne of all non-aquatic mammals, preferring to inch its body into sunny spots and absorb nutrients via photosynthesis</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111134943126705887
2023-09-27
<p>What a lute, huh? Captain, it's sitar day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111134673282764065
2023-09-27
<p>🦆 Animal #58 🪸<br />I figured it out in 7 guesses!<br />🟧🟧🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩<br />🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7</p><p><a href="https://metazooa.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">metazooa.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>nice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111134622182708684
2023-09-26
<p>I'm 6 minutes into watching Alex Fraioli play Trombone Champ and I'm already cry-laughing. Video games are good again <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYeS5KPrVm8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=tYeS5KPrVm8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111133840925125976
2023-09-26
<p>"You're two weeks late with the rent again" look buddy. It's Y2K. The game has changed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111133561875501806
2023-09-26
<p>People are always like "um actually the new decade/century/millennium started in 2001, there was no year zero." And look. You don't know what you're talking about. Y2K changed everything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111133554739449476
2023-09-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> probably, I've never had any kind of depth perception issues in real life, and on the plus side it makes me totally immune to VR-related hype cycles. It's like a protective adaptation against tech bros</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111133419649303742
2023-09-26
<p>Huh, I never realized the old rainbow hologram pictures actually looked 3D to people <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_hologram" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbo</span><span class="invisible">w_hologram</span></a></p><p>I always figured "hologram" in this sense was just a marketing buzzword for a certain style of lenticular image. Like I knew they were "3D" in the Donkey Kong Country sense but I didn't know they created an illusion of depth for some people. Magic eye and 3D movies don't work for me either so it's probably just the astigmatism again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111133282687511854
2023-09-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@aeonofdiscord" class="u-url mention">@<span>aeonofdiscord</span></a></span> I see, I thought the rainbow/CGI look was a stylistic choice, I didn't realize it was a different technique. Reading about it now, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111132741334650078
2023-09-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@aeonofdiscord" class="u-url mention">@<span>aeonofdiscord</span></a></span> you can find a few people still making them if you search for "lenticular hologram" <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1306731267/3d-holographic-lenticular-poster?click_key=0384a858b0db66c6ea929dda7981e4edb8221ff6:1306731267&click_sum=a9407abf&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=lenticular+hologram&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&cns=1&load_webview=1&bid=83OwNrDbkjQ-xpfu6TUsQ5h219xh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etsy.com/listing/1306731267/3d</span><span class="invisible">-holographic-lenticular-poster?click_key=0384a858b0db66c6ea929dda7981e4edb8221ff6:1306731267&click_sum=a9407abf&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=lenticular+hologram&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&cns=1&load_webview=1&bid=83OwNrDbkjQ-xpfu6TUsQ5h219xh</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111132709002724221
2023-09-26
<p>Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Strauss, 1896): 2 stars. Didn't tell me what Zarathustra said</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111129377091015051
2023-09-25
<p>It was definitely an enclosure for a small mammal, it had some wood chips and plastic tube cubes and I think a water bottle. Maybe the hedgehog was always hiding. But why have a pet like that if you're going to keep it on the porch? The house was in disrepair and there was a lot of other junk on the porch so I'm thinking it was occupied by an eccentric. They paid the paper directly so I never had to collect from them, and I never met who lived there. I hope the hedgehog had a happy life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111127194747968343
2023-09-25
<p>I had a newspaper route as a kid, and one of the houses I delivered to had on the front porch a glass enclosure with a handwritten sign taped to it which read "Do not touch! The hedgehog is very poisonous!"</p><p>This was before I had internet to look it up, but I was pretty sure this was a weird lie. Even at age 12 I knew there were other reasons not to touch a hedgehog. I never actually saw a hedgehog. Maybe they got rid of it and put the enclosure on the porch to make room, but then why the note??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111127139570112680
2023-09-25
<p>Glover was the most relatable platformer mascot. Everyone's worn gloves. How many plumbers or hedgehogs have you met? Exactly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111127102796093857
2023-09-25
<p>Starfield to feature revolutionary new BATMAN-L character development system</p><p>Brawn<br />Alertness<br />Tenacity<br />Magnetism<br />Acuity<br />Nimbleness<br />Luck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111126733458250882
2023-09-25
<p>Hell yeah, third area of Spelunker, no cheats or save states, 2 extra lives left. I'll be normalrunning this game in no time at this rate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111123273226168452
2023-09-24
<p>Oh wow, got a very nice comment on my new game from someone I don't know. That's always a huge morale boost. I like positive comments from people I know too, of course, but there's something special about a stranger stumbling on something I made and liking it enough to let me know. They don't have a pre-existing reason to be nice to me so it feels more earned, I guess</p><p>They also said they finished it, so I know it's not unfinishable. That's always a concern</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111122317879944846
2023-09-24
<p>Saw a youtube recommendation for a music mix called "healing breakcore". Apparently breakcore means something different now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111121951123748629
2023-09-24
<p>What's going to happen now that Peter Parker's been automated out of a job? Jameson can just AI generate as many photos of spiderman as he wants, the city's fucked</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111121549801902451
2023-09-24
<p>《The problem with "this is not that" is that there are infinite things that every single thing is not》</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111121076879920720
2023-09-24
<p>I know making webs to trap his enemies isn't one of spiderman's big characteristics, but I still think it'd be fun if he were played by Hugo Weaving</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111120873805489797
2023-09-24
<p>Softlaunched my new puzzlescript game for submission to indiepocalypse #46 <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/slime-and-goo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.itch.io/slime-and-g</span><span class="invisible">oo</span></a></p><p>It's not as complete as I would've liked, but better to release what I've got than sit on it forever</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111120601615315407
2023-09-24
<p>openclipart.org front pages with threatening auras</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111117930997802448
2023-09-24
<p>Kinda wish it was possible to get puzzlescript to produce one (1) pleasant sound effect. I love all the gross crunchy noises but I also believe in not punishing players for doing well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111117285030189005
2023-09-23
<p>It's cute how the little dragon icon for Soulseek folds up its wings and takes a nap if the program's been idle for a bit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111115255672740731
2023-09-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> gabapuntin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111115218919919570
2023-09-23
<p>Highest difficulty level. The only difference seems to be that the computer is a little quicker to buzz in and more likely to get it correct. Still a pretty good question pool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111114843543208572
2023-09-23
<p>Bet they never thought this factoid would be outdated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111114772685562449
2023-09-23
<p>One more for the road. There was only one repeat category and no repeat questions in it, which I think is pretty good. Fewer categories I knew this time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111112592557834020
2023-09-23
<p>Speaking of which, eat shit, Jeopardy for the NES</p><p>Larry only had a hot streak because there was a sports category in double jeopardy. That would be rule #1 of my personalized forever trivia game, no sports</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111112446011590658
2023-09-23
<p>Anyway I don't understand why someone would use a launcher if they don't have to. On itch you can just download a zip like a normal program</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111112255307999943
2023-09-23
<p>One of my games on itch.io has been getting 5 downloads a day consistently for weeks now. There are 5 files, so I assume someone's using the desktop app and it's an automated update process, but surely it's only supposed to download files that changed, right? It doesn't check for updates by re-downloading everything just in case? I mean, it's not my bandwidth, but it feels like such a waste</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111112229578215286
2023-09-23
<p>This Dog Fashion Disco song came up on shuffle, and until the vocals kicked in I thought for sure it was some 90s Squaresoft music. I pictured the pirate's cave from FF5 or something <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZlMOVVAHls" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=5ZlMOVVAHls</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> what a weird band. It kind of owns though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111111939841124983
2023-09-23
<p>The best trivia games imo are the ones where I know the answer to every question, and there are hundreds of them. I never want to lose control of the board. I want to beat the computer a thousand to nothing every time. I don't care if the questions are easy, I just want to continually be rewarded for knowing things, for hours. I'd feed all my data to an AI if it meant I got a trivia game that was an exact 1:1 representation all of my knowledge and I could feel smart forever</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111111693785232566
2023-09-22
<p>I knew we'd get there sooner or later: Gravis showed us a laptop with a "quick start" OS that takes twice as long to boot as Windows. Bless <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSoKyMMIxso" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=cSoKyMMIxso</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111111050586504806
2023-09-22
<p>If Baum really did intend Oz to be a political allegory about the gold standard, it's weird that he kept writing Oz books. It'd be like if Orwell kept writing about the continuing adventures of Snowball. Seems like it would undermine his original message somewhat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111110238595529684
2023-09-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> and I'm not letting deadbeat dads off the hook, they bear responsibility, but the reality is that sometimes there just is no money, and when that happens we markdown need government grants and basic income programs to take care of kids and single parents. This is why my mom stayed with my abusive dad for so long. The money just wouldn't have been there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111109848220091348
2023-09-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> it changes the calculation a lot at low incomes when the two earners start living separately, because they're no longer sharing expenses like rent, utilities, vehicle costs, etc. The hypothetical $27,500 each parent makes doesn't go nearly as far when all their major life expenses effectively double. A single person can survive on that and also pay child support in some parts of the country but not everywhere</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111109785968248464
2023-09-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> they do, thanks for bringing their success to my attention! It's always a pleasant surprise when my state gets noticed for something good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111109479643571537
2023-09-22
<p>wtf, this clothing store from my hometown is apparently known nationally now? <a href="https://kinshipgoods.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kinshipgoods.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I was working a couple blocks away when they opened, I had no idea they blew up. I've never been able to afford to shop there but I'm happy for them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111109426233384886
2023-09-22
<p>Anyway, that's why I want to eventually watch the fourth one, because I heard it does get into some interesting meta commentary about the movies themselves. Just gotta rewatch the trilogy first</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111108901647261714
2023-09-22
<p>I would've had more respect for the film if they actually gave more explanations like this, some kind of internal logic about *why* Neo has magic powers in the Matrix: because he's the first one with the ability to notice all these little inconsistencies and shortcuts the machines used when modeling reality, so he's the first one who could exploit them. It could be a fun meta-commentary on the language of cinema, all the little unrealities we've come to accept</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111108869567377952
2023-09-22
<p>One way you can tell the Matrix is a simulation is that the bullets are fired with their shell casing intact. (bullets shouldn't be bullet-shaped after they're fired.) The actual ballistic model was probably way too complicated for them to do efficiently, I bet they just slapped a simple vector routine on the whole bullet and called it good. That's why it was so easy for Neo to stop them, I reckon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111108832661426110
2023-09-22
<p>This election 2024, vote me for new computer wizard. We want gargron garGONE</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111106538973314600
2023-09-22
<p>Wait, is there a special place in Hell for me or is there a special kind of Hell for me? Because if it's the second one maybe it's better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111106153212333880
2023-09-21
<p>The modern necktie is already in essence a sham, a vestigial form of old neckbands or cravats that served a practical function (protecting the shirt, use as a napkin) so why should a clip-on be considered any less real? We're all just apes who need other apes. Don't make it harder, yeah?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111105580244580002
2023-09-21
<p>Mormons in the food court? Someone call the gendarmes!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111104976900371638
2023-09-21
<p>I think a lot of the credit for Castlevania's enduring popularity should go to whichever dev at Konami came up with "Simon Belmont", which is a 100% pitch-perfect name for a 17th century European vampire hunter. Western names don't always come naturally to Japanese devs but they hit that one out of the park like Bobson Dugnutt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111104413420364034
2023-09-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> if it saves time, here's the playlist shuffler tool I use <a href="https://youtube-playlist-randomizer.bitbucket.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube-playlist-randomizer.bi</span><span class="invisible">tbucket.io/</span></a></p><p>You can aggregate the "everything" playlist for multiple channels up to 10,000 total videos and it does proper randomization</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111104189367249734
2023-09-21
<p>Oh nice, today's Conspirituality is an interview with Mike Rothschild about his new book, but I checked Hoopla first and they have the book. So I'll just listen to that.<br /><a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/16002037" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hoopladigital.com/title/160020</span><span class="invisible">37</span></a> libraries are the best</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111103706682639831
2023-09-21
<p>This study shows a frankly stunning correlation between juvenile cancer fatalities and John Cena encounters. Someone needs to look into that guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111103315799938600
2023-09-21
<p>"Perforate" is a word you don't hear very often, and when you do, it's in the most mundane or the most horrifying context possible. No middle ground there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111103259999483086
2023-09-21
2023-09-21
<p>Sid Meier's Tyler Perry's A Madea Civilization</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111101056022300176
2023-09-21
<p>Yeah, I'll upgrade to 4K as soon as I can get a 4K player that looks like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111101028198621994
2023-09-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> drove the Lexus down to Texas so that Texas respects us</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111098837765592125
2023-09-20
<p>I'm working on invoices from a vendor that puts the "business unit" on each one, abbreviated BU, and all I can think as I work through them is Buckley face. Buckley face. Buckley face</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111098713630042433
2023-09-20
<p>Statistically, the tilt-a-whirl is the safest place you can be if an earthquake occurs while you're on fire</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111098659926642735
2023-09-20
2023-09-22
<p>wtf, this clothing store from my hometown is apparently known nationally now? <a href="https://kinshipgoods.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kinshipgoods.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> I was working a couple blocks away when they opened, I had no idea they blew up. I've never been able to afford to shop there but I'm happy for them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111109426233384886
2023-09-22
<p>Anyway, that's why I want to eventually watch the fourth one, because I heard it does get into some interesting meta commentary about the movies themselves. Just gotta rewatch the trilogy first</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111108901647261714
2023-09-22
<p>I would've had more respect for the film if they actually gave more explanations like this, some kind of internal logic about *why* Neo has magic powers in the Matrix: because he's the first one with the ability to notice all these little inconsistencies and shortcuts the machines used when modeling reality, so he's the first one who could exploit them. It could be a fun meta-commentary on the language of cinema, all the little unrealities we've come to accept</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111108869567377952
2023-09-19
<p>The last movie I saw in a theater was Annihilation (2018), which is a pretty good one to go out on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111094388604899156
2023-09-19
<p>Heh, you blocking me for being a dick is just further demonstrating your ignorance of other cultures. In my country, being a dick to someone for no reason is considered a sign of respect</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111092046933318193
2023-09-19
<p>Burgeron Trail</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111089657096682538
2023-09-19
<p>Fucked up that it's 2023 and I still have to sweep, vacuum AND mop the floor. Why haven't they invented something that does all three</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111088933599334457
2023-09-18
<p>@lkundrak@octodon.social <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/ljs" class="u-url mention">@<span>ljs</span></a></span> "thought the rest of the thread is on the weirdly positive side, so i wanted to bring some balance" isn't something a person who means well would say. Nobody who means well thinks positivity about learning is "weird" or that adding negativity to the thread for "balance" is a thing anyone wants or needs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111088206312069566
2023-09-18
<p>@lkundrak@octodon.social if you actually want to encourage people to learn, you should know that shaming people for not already knowing things does the opposite of that. You're teaching people to associate the acquisition of new knowledge with ridicule and self-doubt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111088003264896976
2023-09-18
<p>He's called the zodiac killer because serial murder is a classic Gemini trait</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111086597925597019
2023-09-17
<p>lol @ this Super Mario Brothers movie T-shirt Ray talks about in the new No More Whoppers <a href="https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E459214-000/00?colorDisplayCode=00&sizeDisplayCode=003" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E459</span><span class="invisible">214-000/00?colorDisplayCode=00&sizeDisplayCode=003</span></a></p><p>Absolute minimum viable product</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111081884221255861
2023-09-17
2023-09-17
2023-09-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> Yeah :( the writing's what tanks it for me, I'm just not that into action for its own sake. Nothing against anyone who is. I remember the sequels being a lot weirder but I wanted to start my rewatch from the beginning</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111080844545462597
2023-09-17
<p>Yay I did it <a href="https://letterboxd.com/blueIander/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">letterboxd.com/blueIander/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And it's only Sunday morning. I might even feel froggy and watch a third film tonight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111080781356433047
2023-09-17
<p>That's not that much shorter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111077750691785657
2023-09-17
<p>It's a family-friendly cold war thriller about a team of Alaskan sled dogs stopping a Soviet nuclear submarine from launching a deadly attack on an Anchorage military base. It's called Sub-Barktic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111077665888882088
2023-09-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@clayote" class="u-url mention">@<span>clayote</span></a></span> problematic, thank you for asking</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111077250329484377
2023-09-16
<p>Everyone wants to know about my jobbies, no one ever asks about my probbies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111077200162480517
2023-09-16
<p>One of the all-time great trying-not-to-crack-up improv awkward silences (context: the first movie they reviewed was 2014's "The Nut Job")</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111077143578024896
2023-09-16
<p>"Channing Tatum" sounds like two-thirds of a law firm. Don't ask me to explain why, but the third name that would sound correct to me is "Crow"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111072898447717546
2023-09-16
2023-09-16
<p>Well, I could have watched a movie tonight, but instead I watched season 4 of Decker. In my defense, it was only an hour, and most movies are much longer than that. Seriously, what's with movies? 136 minutes? Get outta here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111072704025618305
2023-09-16
<p>Inaccurate but true</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111072168996079749
2023-09-16
<p>Saw a youtube thumbnail of a guy with whiteish or blonde hair wearing white headphones, and it looked like he was wearing some sort of barrister's wig. Sorry no screenshot, I don't like posting faces, but maybe my funny anecdote can help you picture it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111072088033413270
2023-09-15
<p>Oh my god, it's a multi-directional shooter, and it actually uses a sensible keyboard layout. IJKL to move and ESDF to shoot. This is the first Apple II game I've ever played that figured out inverted T controls. This game was given to us by aliens from the future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111071762356330311
2023-09-15
<p>Learned about this fever dream of a game in the Apple II Total Replay collection, "Ankh". I had to look up a video because I couldn't even figure out how to start playing. It's like Codex Seraphinianus: the game. I can tell that there are concepts here but I have no idea how to parse them <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7sAicWV_tI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=i7sAicWV_tI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111071696866067664
2023-09-15
<p>My goal for this weekend is to watch two movies, one rewatch and one new-to-me, and review them on my brand new letterboxed dot com page, now available online at letterboxd.com</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111070987032008570
2023-09-15
<p>Never bring an occam's razor to a chekhov's gunfight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111070799841511448
2023-09-15
<p>Most "love triangles" in movies are really just love vertices, because it's always like "Alex and Bob both love Carol, who will she choose?" Boooor-ing. A true love triangle would be more of a rock-paper-scissors scenario, "Alex loves Bob who loves Carol who loves Alex". Much more intriguing. Grab some popcorn and let's see Hollywood write their way out of that one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111070570769407790
2023-09-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> just borrowed the audiobook on hoopla, thank you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111070479121909221
2023-09-15
<p>OJ Simpson, not guilty? Now that's the real-life pulp fiction. Haha. OJ. Pulp</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111070355577611267
2023-09-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@secretpeej" class="u-url mention">@<span>secretpeej</span></a></span> Ones that immediately come to mind: "Ugly" by Nicole Dollanganger <a href="https://youtu.be/KE9E_KWZZTA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/KE9E_KWZZTA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Matthew 25:21" by the Mountain Goats <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=iuC4nOLwUzA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=iuC4nOLwUzA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Everlasting Love" from the We Love Katamari soundtrack <a href="https://youtu.be/lf64_rJk8dY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/lf64_rJk8dY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111070134660391044
2023-09-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@danluu" class="u-url mention">@<span>danluu</span></a></span> I grew up poor, I'm still poor. Your question wasn't "is this theory literally factually true in the real world", it's "does this make sense". Would not needing to constantly rebuy shit that wears out make me "rich"? Of course not. Would it provide a tiny bit of stability that could help me imagine a life not defined by crushing poverty? I dunno, it sure feels like it would</p><p>Also your assertion that the fediverse is "mostly programmers" is ludicrous. You're in a bubble</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111069125833134782
2023-09-15
<p>It's weird that rubber trees are named after the function of one particular consumer good made of one of the tree's byproducts. It'd be like if maples were called "pancake improver trees"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111067206514506468
2023-09-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gorgon.city/@erinbee" class="u-url mention">@<span>erinbee</span></a></span> same, and I also partially blame it for the picky eating phenomenon. Looking back I'm like oh, of course everything tasted bad to me, my sense of smell was all the way fucked up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111065904243732783
2023-09-14
<p>I've listened to Naomi Klein be interviewed about her book on two podcasts now, and both times the hosts have prompted her to talk about her experience using the phrase "personal brand", which must be a little frustrating for her. I kinda hate that phrase anyway, but if there's one person I wouldn't accuse of having a "brand" it's her</p><p>Anyway, the book sounds good. I hope my library gets the audio version</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111064807943058291
2023-09-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://xoxo.zone/@lauraehall" class="u-url mention">@<span>lauraehall</span></a></span> All 200+ episodes of the original Sailor Moon are free on youtube <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDDFkfLheQ9g-9QS1CgfAnP5kHwc--qYO&feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDD</span><span class="invisible">FkfLheQ9g-9QS1CgfAnP5kHwc--qYO&feature=shared</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111064666829448081
2023-09-14
<p>And look, if I don't use the One Ring, someone else inevitably will. You're better off with me as its steward. Even if I slip and do something moderately evil, it'll be much better in the long run than letting someone fundamentally evil get their hands on it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111064556289448260
2023-09-14
<p>I would use The One Ring responsibly, and not allow myself to be corrupted by it. Since I'm aware of the danger, it would be easy for me. If I catch myself thinking of doing something evil, I'll simply choose to do something different instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111064538423192407
2023-09-14
2023-09-14
<p>@miramarco@octodon.social two vertical lines is how it was always shown in printed instructions that reference die rolls. Same reason I think of the 2 and 3 as "tilting" to the right rather than the left</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111063482122034240
2023-09-14
<p>If I join a chat room and a robot confronts me with "tasks" then I am leaving the chat room</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111061253182172610
2023-09-13
<p>This is the only anime club I have any experience with</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111058561826158241
2023-09-13
<p>Too bad your quality control experts didn't catch that if this word were hyphenated it should be "pains-taking"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111058398583273545
2023-09-13
<p>Wordle Forever 816 5/6</p><p>⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜<br />🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>One of those days</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111057789356145833
2023-09-13
<p>I always thought the last screen of Donkey Kong represents Mario and Pauline's wedding cake. Cuz after they kill Donkey Kong they get married. And they're like the little cake toppers on top. Just a little game theory</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111055290548932420
2023-09-12
<p>For halloween this year I'm going as a guy who refers to light bulbs as "lamps"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111054617366125217
2023-09-12
<p>I still redraft & delete when I need to fix a post. Sorry, features</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111054573443629143
2023-09-12
<p>Hey thanks for the amazing game. Shoutout to Shriggzy for the lodging (?)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111054540566079418
2023-09-12
<p>SVG stands for "super video graphic". Any 24-bit image up to 1280x1024 may be saved as a .svg to indicate SVGA compatibility</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111053374388449459
2023-09-12
<p>Glad to know my ink is Y2K compliant</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111053285233207627
2023-09-12
<p>Me: Google, please search for [valid but statistically improbable phrase]<br />Google: You must have meant [phrase that doesn't make sense but includes a more common keyword], here are the results for that<br />M: No, I meant the words I typed. Please search for that<br />G: O...kay 🤨 Prove you're a human, asshole</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111053012332466943
2023-09-12
<p>Wordle Forever 815 5/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜<br />⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>I've finally broken my 16-streak and my par/birdie situation is a dead heat. Marathon Wordle Forever Golf has never been this exciting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111052314725751680
2023-09-11
<p>I've been listening to this book at work for over a week, and I knew that 9/11 would happen at some point in the story, but I somehow didn't anticipate arriving at that chapter a400.gamecontroller.amgp outbox.json wikiconvert 9/11</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111047920218246676
2023-09-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gorgon.city/@erinbee" class="u-url mention">@<span>erinbee</span></a></span> same, and I also partially blame it for the picky eating phenomenon. Looking back I'm like oh, of course everything tasted bad to me, my sense of smell was all the way fucked up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111065904243732783
2023-09-11
<p>Kraft and Heinz merged in 2015, there's zero reason they shouldn't have called the new company Heinkraft</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111047509688851435
2023-09-11
<p>@blueberrysoft yeah it definitely makes sense as an *alternative* to star ratings, I just wish it was integrated for the people who do use star ratings. If I rate a movie, it automatically marks it as "viewed", which makes sense; if the rating ≥3 it would also make sense to mark it as "liked", imo. Or have a setting to allow this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111046646815573866
2023-09-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@noracodes" class="u-url mention">@<span>noracodes</span></a></span> The browser checks a DNS registry to see which IP address the URL is associated with. The IP address belongs to a computer somewhere on the internet. The computer has a bunch of files on it that are set to be publicly viewable, one of which is an index.html. It usually forwards you to the https version of the site, checks that the certificate has been recently updated, downloads the index.html file over the encrypted connection to your browser's temporary storage & displays it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111046569568576276
2023-09-11
<p>Ahhh! Zerg rush!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111044203137213725
2023-09-11
<p>You can also separately mark a film as one of your "favorites", so including the text review, that's four different axes of opinion per film. I could write about how much I love a movie, give it one star, not mark it as "liked" but indicate that it's one of my favorite films. Total semantic spaghetti</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111043951632637346
2023-09-11
<p>It's weird that letterboxd lets you "like" a movie (i.e. give it a heart) in a way that's totally unconnected from the review system. If I review a movie and give it three or more stars, the "like" should be implicit. But no, you still gotta click the heart :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111043834396561648
2023-09-10
<p>"Music is my substitute for love" makes me sad. I hope someone has given Frank Turner a hug <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llshkv_oUSQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=llshkv_oUSQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111043373540335907
2023-09-10
<p>If Canada's so great how come there's no Saskatche 2</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111042487265189755
2023-09-10
<p>I lost the password and email address associated with my old letterboxd account, so I signed up for a new one <a href="https://letterboxd.com/blueIander/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">letterboxd.com/blueIander/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Feel free to add me, but it'll probably be pretty slow for awhile. I only want to review movies as I watch them, because I don't trust my memories of opinions from even a few months ago. A lot can change in that time. Luckily I should be more consistent with letterboxd than storygraph, because unlike books I'm at my computer every time I finish watching a movie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111042111179965430
2023-09-10
<p>Many gamers look back on its technically-3D battle sequences and think fondly of how they captured our imaginations. "Imagine how much better Final Fantasy 7 is going to look," we sighed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111038860643960377
2023-09-10
<p>Say what you will about Wild Arms (1997), it was one of the first RPGs ever to come out on the Playstation prior to Final Fantasy 7. Whatever flaws it may have had, it was definitely a game that could be played for a few months</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111038851343057982
2023-09-10
<p>Had a few tonal missteps but overall very good drama. Powerful story about the self-destructive paths unprocessed trauma can lead us down. Fascistic power fetish and pathological avoidance are both nihilistic death spirals borne from the same fears. Ultimately a hopeful message about agency, trauma bonding and finding healing in unlikely places. I cried and felt less depressed afterwards. Ridiculous but true. My rating is five bags of popcorn and three sodas 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🥤🥤🥤</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111038442461398075
2023-09-09
<p>Just heard a charisma.com track I don't recall hearing before, but I like a lot more than the rest of their catalog. It's still got a bit of that disaffected too-cool-for-school vibe I associate with them, but it's way more laid back and poppy, it reminds me a lot of halcali. Much more my thing. It's the last track on the album so I probably just never finished a full play. Glad it came up on shuffle play</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111036786007386854
2023-09-08
<p>­«Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, fled to Albania in 2021 with investor assets after his Thodex exchange suddenly collapsed.</p><p>He was extradited back to Turkey in June and [...] jailed for 11,196 years»</p><p>Jesus, give the guy a break, with a collapsed thodex he's got a couple more years left if he's lucky. He ain't breaking out of the iron lung</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111031633155406919
2023-09-08
<p>Anyway, "mp3 player with bluetooth and microsd storage" is a product I wish existed, that should exist, that as far as I can tell will never get made. The closest you can get is an android phone minus the phone (but more expensive than if you'd just bought a phone, naturally)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111031190648553757
2023-09-08
<p>That's not the best analogy because Sony has always been known for multiple categories of product. It would be like if iOmega threw in the towel and started making CD-ROM drives, but continued calling them Zip drives. Oh wait</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111031151347976022
2023-09-08
<p>It's so weird that sandisk continues selling mp3 players even though they no longer accept memory cards. Sandisk is a memory card company. It would be like if sony kept selling minidisc players but discontinued all models that use minidiscs. They'd still be called minidisc players, still be the same size and shape, have the same branding, but all the new models going forward would be advertised as having a permanent internal solid-state minidisc. Like, no! That's not what those words mean!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111031101842479974
2023-09-08
<p>There's exactly one scotsman who embodies all of the traits associated with scotsmen, and none of the traits associated with non-scotsmen. And it's me. I'm the true scotsman. I know it seems odd that the true scotsman isn't from Scotland, but trust me, all of the math checks out. Truth is often stranger than fiction</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111030895806485824
2023-09-08
<p>Ok, starting with season 12 the show is behind a paywall (so I have to get it on soulseek instead of easily watching it on youtube) and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere, so I think I'm done. Too bad about the lost potential. Hell of a ride though. Seasons 1-8 + The Trial will stand the test of time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111027673417189293
2023-09-07
<p>Sadly I don't expect the writers have any interest in character growth, Tim and Gregg are probably going to be two different shades of awful until everyone's sick of it. Which is a shame. Nothing ruins long-form fiction for me like making sure everyone sucks forever. But "everyone sucks forever" is a depressingly popular genre on US TV</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111026555801923337
2023-09-07
<p>I enjoyed Mister America. Hard to imagine anyone not already invested in the characters getting anything out of it, but it's a fan-pleaser. I wish Gregg had more of an arc. I admit it, I'm a <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/GreggHead" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GreggHead</span></a>, I'd like to see him grow into his own character and not just be a prop for Tim. He should have a eureka moment where he learns to think critically about a film, and it should somehow play a role in Tim's ultimate downfall. That'd be a great conclusion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111026404455416137
2023-09-07
<p>A lot of people think IBM's Deep Blue was the first computer to beat a human at chess in 1997, but I don't think Hayden Software's "Sargon II" gets enough credit. The Apple II version came out way back in 1979 and let me tell you, I've never won a game against it. Even when I jump my horsey guys right out to the front, which are way stronger than the game piece guys the AI likes, the computer always seems to figure out a way to come back</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111024748891108473
2023-09-07
<p>Remember when the ESRB re-rated GTA: San Andreas to "adults only" because the hot coffee mod unlocked a sexually explicit scene? Well, the web browser on my phone is rated E. I haven't checked, but I'm pretty sure it could theoretically facilitate access to nude imagery and adult content of a similar nature without even requiring a third-party mod. Where's the moral panic about web browsers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111024600966297822
2023-09-07
<p>I'm not sure how this happened, but I watched The Trial of Tim Heidecker last week and I've been slowly making my way through the On Cinema/Decker cinematic universe. I just finished season 10 and I've got Mister America (2019) cued up on Tubi when I get home. I'd've never guessed how much story there is. It's probably best to start at the beginning of On Cinema and get the full slow burn experience, but I'd've never followed that advice, so maybe just check out the trial. It's a new artform</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111023837031432191
2023-09-07
<p>Wanna feel old? The dollar on the cover of Nevermind only has the relative buying power of 46¢ today when you factor in inflation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111021920434378486
2023-09-07
<p>Oh hey, new Terry Cavanagh game <a href="https://terrycavanagh.itch.io/mr-platformer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">terrycavanagh.itch.io/mr-platf</span><span class="invisible">ormer</span></a> I've been waiting for a game like this, I love Atari 2600 platformers but there are only so many times one can play Pitfall and Montezuma's Revenge. This game combines the jungle-running vine-swinging of the former with the dungeon-diving key-hunting of the latter. Seems like there are about 40 levels and lots of secrets to find. Modern QoL features include widescreen support and air control. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, GOTY contender</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111021266015478560
2023-09-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.eu/@whatanerd" class="u-url mention">@<span>whatanerd</span></a></span> @miramarco@octodon.social Also North America here, but I think "sweat" as past tense makes sense, there are a lot of short verbs ending in "T" that follow this convention (cut, swat, slit, put, quit, hit, etc)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111019517401752275
2023-09-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@ItsJenNotGoblin" class="u-url mention">@<span>ItsJenNotGoblin</span></a></span> Haven't heard it, I'll look it up when I get home!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111019495325613893
2023-09-06
<p>Alternatively, maybe it's time to go back and remaster the old albums now that we have technology like autotune. That could breathe new life into a body of work with a lot of potential</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111018914088999203
2023-09-06
<p>I don't listen to many Bob Dylan songs, but when I do, my reaction is consistent: good song, but I wish someone besides Bob Dylan was doing the singing. He's kinda like Trent Reznor in that respect: good at writing music, but he should've gotten an experienced vocalist to record the lyrical component. It's very rare for someone to be gifted at two unrelated things, like singing *and* songwriting. Focus on your strengths, that's my advice to Bob Dylan</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111018873127214363
2023-09-10
<p>Say what you will about Wild Arms (1997), it was one of the first RPGs ever to come out on the Playstation prior to Final Fantasy 7. Whatever flaws it may have had, it was definitely a game that could be played for a few months</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111038851343057982
2023-09-10
<p>Had a few tonal missteps but overall very good drama. Powerful story about the self-destructive paths unprocessed trauma can lead us down. Fascistic power fetish and pathological avoidance are both nihilistic death spirals borne from the same fears. Ultimately a hopeful message about agency, trauma bonding and finding healing in unlikely places. I cried and felt less depressed afterwards. Ridiculous but true. My rating is five bags of popcorn and three sodas 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🥤🥤🥤</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111038442461398075
2023-09-05
2023-09-05
<p>Haha please, Doctor Feelgood is my father's name. Call me Dustin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111012487426741483
2023-09-04
<p>Ford Mustache. Chevy Beard. Toyota Sideburns. Kia Soulpatch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111007573367436793
2023-09-04
<p>It's Labor Day, the gameingest day of the year. Time to trade in the Workboy for a Gameboy, kick back, and check in on my good buddy Super Mario and his brother Luigi also</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111007547406833115
2023-09-04
<p>My Blackberry? Ah, you're referring to my Workboy Advance</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111007522582869501
2023-09-04
<p>I saw a comment asserting it's okay that Microsoft is killing wordpad, because thanks to Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows users finally have access to Vim. I am now brain dead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111005056861896645
2023-09-03
<p>It's september, which means it's halloween, and I'm in the mood for a new scary avatar, so say hello to the most spine-tingling orbfriend, the one and only beholder (sprite from nethack)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111002937971060859
2023-09-03
<p>I don't know if the G is for Grammy or Golden Globe. I assume it's short for all 3 Gs because EGGGOT is kinda unwieldy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110999577079191597
2023-09-03
<p>Whoever invented throwing a pie in someone's face deserves an EGOT. Because let's face it: where would television, record albums, movies, movies again (?) and stage plays be today if it weren't for pie-throwing scenes?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110999565757471938
2023-09-03
<p>I was so excited to bring home my brand new copy of CSS and start making a website, but when I opened the box, I couldn't believe it! There was no manual! 🤦‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110999432783152604
2023-09-03
<p>Wouldn't it be nice if there were a "Missing Manual" for life? Haha. Well there is, it's just not published by O'Reilly. It's called The Bible. It's published by God</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110999410320151168
2023-09-02
<p>They have movie demos now?? Is act 3 paid DLC?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110998261477637909
2023-09-02
<p>The number of hours of sleep humans need is a normal distribution, represented by a bell curve with 8 at the peak; and yet, the bell is the very gadget that brings our sleep to an end. Curious</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110993255698079404
2023-09-01
<p>College is even worse than the typical protection racket, cuz the mob is perfectly happy just taking part of your income for the rest of your life; you don't need 4 years of gooniversity to get your extortion certificate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110991540374376394
2023-09-01
<p>Does anyone wanna <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/FediHire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FediHire</span></a> me? I know regular expressions. Well, I know how to have whatever syntax reference I need open in another tab. Is that a job?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110991409687769289
2023-09-01
<p>Oh sweet, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110989884681473359
2023-09-01
<p>Yes, there have been parades honoring The Cheat, but don't let that from stopping you from organizing your own. He can be the Grand Marshal. He's also available for proms and pizza parties.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110989814568077472
2023-08-31
<p>I've been eating a piano key every day for a year and I'm not any better at music. I need to sit down and seriously reassess my core assumptions. Start trying different ratios of black keys to white keys, different preparation techniques, maybe different materials. Hell, one key a day might not even be enough. I have a lot of hard work ahead of me. I'll have to forget everything I thought I knew about melodidactic claviphagy but it'll be worth it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110985873239737052
2023-08-31
<p>A homepage is like a website except on the internet. If you'd like a homepage of your own, send your internet service provider a self-addressed stamped envelope and an index card (no larger than 3"x5") specifying the color, dimensions and approximate number of HTMLs you'd like your homepage to have. You should receive your custom homepage in 6-8 weeks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110985589550453678
2023-08-31
<p>If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all; then they'll know they're being silently judged and feel real bad, that'll show em</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110985085490699598
2023-08-31
<p>Gandalf: Go-go Gandalf staff!<br />Saruman: I'll get you next time, Gandalf</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110984913149128257
2023-09-05
<p>Haha please, Doctor Feelgood is my father's name. Call me Dustin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/111012487426741483
2023-08-29
<p>Say what you will about zombie Mussolini, he made sure the brains ran on time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110974466120871848
2023-08-29
<p>Sorry, I always get kafkaesque this time of year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110974203690543143
2023-08-29
<p>Sorry, your grease request from six months ago was denied. Tight budget this quarter. Oh, the wheel fell off? No prob, we've got a whole warehouse full of extra wheels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110974188564932238
2023-08-29
<p>They make choices that affect what happens to them in a way that makes narrative sense. I can accept that in a movie about cartoon animals, but humans? Not buying it, sorry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110973853385713114
2023-08-29
<p>Live action films are too uncanny valley for me. They're full of people, supposedly like myself, doing actions that have an effect on the world around them. Just doesn't ring true, can't connect with it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110973770409632440
2023-08-28
<p>If my whole persona isn't an elaborate job application for whatever manic pixie dream billionaire will surely eventually notice me, do I even really exist?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110968706148844661
2023-08-28
<p>Haha yeah I love binging TV too. Well, mostly just Aqua Teen Hunger Force season 3. Maybe if I get tired of those I'll pick up the first two seasons. The DVD changer has three more slots, might as well use em</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110968150280170918
2023-08-28
<p>If you think $50bn a year in wage theft is bad, just wait til you hear how much is being stolen from us as surplus value. It's all of it. All of da money</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110965199416486258
2023-08-28
<p>When you think about it an ice cream truck is like a reverse ambulance</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110964708952783182
2023-08-28
<p>What if there were a karaoke not bar? A karaoke something else. Can anything else be a karaoke thing? I think it could happen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110964478408017681
2023-08-27
<p>The existence of boomers and zoomers posits some ancient, primordial generation: the aoomers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110964181721530817
2023-08-27
<p>Hey I know, I'll just write a simplistic moral parable about a problem everyone knows is obviously bad. Most people will ignore it as shallow and unsophisticated, but it'll appeal to a small minority of self-centered busybodies addicted to the moral high ground of claiming people aren't interested because they secretly approve of the bad thing being denounced. It's a smaller but more enthusiastic market than mere entertainment cuz I'd be feeding an insatiable appetite for ego-pandering sludge</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110963669453309044
2023-08-27
<p>Wordle Forever 799 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>I knew this word was coming someday. And when it finally did, I was fuckin ready for it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110962633259792465
2023-08-27
<p>"You've used all of your free articles for this month" yeah asshole, I'm trying to get context and you keep linking to your own website! How about linking to some different websites, if you don't want me using up all your precious articles 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110959817706118679
2023-08-27
<p>Love 3: good video game, terrible tennis match</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110959741960363809
2023-08-27
<p>Cover for the folder full of nintendo music you downloaded with newpipe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110959537766075534
2023-08-26
<p>My favorite part is where you click the save icons to load the files</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110958504667956201
2023-08-26
<p>This is peak interface design, actually. They've never done it better than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110958476931878713
2023-08-26
<p>If operating systems are so great how come they stopped at OS/2. They should make a third one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110958414883539669
2023-08-26
<p>I should stop playing the video game I don't like, but then I don't know what I'd play. I've already played the good ones enough. Maybe I'm finally done</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110958071579588825
2023-08-26
<p>Weirdly enough I always pronounced INXS to rhyme with "Linksys" before I ever heard of the networking hardware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110957972677753128
2023-08-26
<p>Instant hot chocolate is okay, but it's usually not worth the time and effort to prepare. But add some instant coffee? Hot chofflee? Now that's a value proposition</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110956882375531560
2023-08-26
<p>Sphinx of black quartz, judge my dear aunt Sally</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110956847650223447
2023-08-26
<p>I would like it if the about page on an instance would include at least one sentence of information saying what the instance is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110953930193576075
2023-08-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> thank you, I had no idea what this was</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110951772968965022
2023-08-25
<p>I was checking out a new TUI client for Mastodon, and when I started it up I saw that it also supported Twitter. I thought that was weird, and tried to sign up for a new account to see if it actually worked, but the signup process required me to prove I'm a Twitter user by identifying memes. It would show an image or few frames from an animated gif and I had to type in the caption. The first few were easy old internet memes, but they became increasingly esoteric and I was like "fuck this"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110950001979937180
2023-08-25
<p>The books combined are almost 700 pages and it's nearly all instructions. This is like a sneak preview of hell</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110947740526806091
2023-08-25
<p>My spouse said a friend of hers is decluttering and getting rid of stuff, and asked if I would like any legos. I was like sure! I loved playing with legos as a kid. She said it came with a couple books, so I thought it would be like a general lego set with instructions for a bunch of stuff you can build with it. All my legos as a kid were secondhand, I never had any instructions, so I thought it'd be fun</p><p>Oops <a href="https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lamborghini-sian-fkp-37-42115" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lego.com/en-us/product/lamborg</span><span class="invisible">hini-sian-fkp-37-42115</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110947601189382459
2023-08-24
<p>I'm listening to the audiobook of The Disaster Artist and it's captivating. It's read by the author, the guy who played Mark in The Room. Tommy's an endlessly fascinating character, he's like the protagonist's best friend in a Donna Tartt novel, endearing, baffling, endlessly flawed but somehow impossible to dislike. He'd be too over-the-top to take seriously in fiction, and yet he exists</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110946424871704559
2023-08-28
<p>What if there were a karaoke not bar? A karaoke something else. Can anything else be a karaoke thing? I think it could happen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110964478408017681
2023-08-27
<p>The existence of boomers and zoomers posits some ancient, primordial generation: the aoomers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110964181721530817
2023-08-23
<p>Yeah, I use a mental health app: it's called the calculator. I find comfort in calculators. I assign every number a name. I believe that they add up to certainty but I'm upset at the fractions that remain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110939779395025641
2023-08-23
<p>Due to the accident of my birth, I'm part of the tiny slice of history in which "Foghorn Leghorn" is considered a normal name for an anthropomorphic rooster</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110939457154052322
2023-08-23
<p>Had an idea for a small fun/dumb project. Hope I remember/have the mental energy to do it when I get home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110939190834320257
2023-08-23
<p>Remember the 90s? We hated the 90s. But they weren't that bad. They were better than the 80s. Remember the 80s? We hated the 80s. But they weren't that bad. They were better than the 70s. Remember the 70s? We hated the 70s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110936971307441251
2023-08-23
<p>Adaptatar: The Live Actbender</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110936941844132866
2023-08-26
<p>My favorite part is where you click the save icons to load the files</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110958504667956201
2023-08-22
<p>Chest tattoo idea: "I became a nudist and all I got was this lousy not T-shirt"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110935097907892382
2023-08-26
<p>If operating systems are so great how come they stopped at OS/2. They should make a third one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110958414883539669
2023-08-26
<p>I should stop playing the video game I don't like, but then I don't know what I'd play. I've already played the good ones enough. Maybe I'm finally done</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110958071579588825
2023-08-26
<p>Weirdly enough I always pronounced INXS to rhyme with "Linksys" before I ever heard of the networking hardware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110957972677753128
2023-08-21
2023-08-21
<p>I thought of something I want to say in reply to a post, but I figure the other person already knows and wouldn't find it that interesting. On another platform, this is where I would use the "quote post" function, but I don't have that here. So I just don't say it, and after a few minutes, the urge passes and I realize it never needed to be said in the first place. It's quite liberating, the freedom to not have a take</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110929026773161319
2023-08-21
<p>(convincing TV watcher impression) Warner Media and its subsidiaries sure have been making a lot of boneheaded mistakes lately. They should put Yakko, Wakko and Dot back in charge, that's what I believe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110928837760327130
2023-08-21
<p>Google still won't start a 3 minute timer if you type in "3 minute timer". You have to type "180 second timer". Every other minute value works. What's the deal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110928792594582700
2023-08-21
<p>New person at work has the same first name as me and is also taller than me, so I'm polishing up my résumé. Figure they're fixing to replace me with the new model</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110927781645443783
2023-08-20
<p>It makes sense in video games and D&D that a sneak attack does more damage; when I unexpectedly stub my toe, it hurts a lot more than when I do it on purpose</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110919185220651870
2023-08-20
<p>Tolstoyevsky's War & Punishment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110919161726573695
2023-08-19
<p>19th-century memes for 130-year-old teens</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110918701574663726
2023-08-19
<p>How come they call it a payphone. It doesn't pay you. They should call it a cost phone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110917685950044077
2023-08-18
<p>200X companies were fixated on selling the idea of ordering pizza at the push of a button but didn't stop to consider that people might not want to place exactly the same order every time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110912978831311428
2023-08-18
<p>My email client wasn't able to get a license from Hormel so it has to call them canned luncheon meatmails</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110912338368881533
2023-08-18
<p>The thing about dark patterns is that the gray area is an illusion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110912137183259074
2023-08-18
<p>I should get paid for the time I spend washing clothes I wear to work. That's work-related activity. I wouldn't need so many clean clothes if work didn't require it. Don't like it? Let me work from home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110911171151075775
2023-08-18
<p>Rambeaux part Deux</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110907813480630511
2023-08-23
<p>Adaptatar: The Live Actbender</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110936941844132866
2023-08-17
<p>Whenever anyone talks about a Jimmy Buffet song, I imagine the song from the commercial for "Mr. Bucket" where instead of "Mr. Bucket" they say "Jimmy Buffet"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110907142317595066
2023-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> I remembered another one, "dilemma". The heck with double letters</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110904933442418885
2023-08-17
<p>And we become<br />Metal men when our bodies finally go</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110904739705624818
2023-08-17
<p>Hey pal, actually laughing or laughably acting?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110902969369649594
2023-08-17
<p>Nice effort</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110902913336112934
2023-08-16
<p>The only thing Fred ever durst was a 40 of Olde English</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110901655184807159
2023-08-16
<p>Gotta hand it to the killer queen, never keeping the same address would make my life way more complicated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110901630132886843
2023-08-21
<p>(convincing TV watcher impression) Warner Media and its subsidiaries sure have been making a lot of boneheaded mistakes lately. They should put Yakko, Wakko and Dot back in charge, that's what I believe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110928837760327130
2023-08-21
<p>Google still won't start a 3 minute timer if you type in "3 minute timer". You have to type "180 second timer". Every other minute value works. What's the deal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110928792594582700
2023-08-21
<p>New person at work has the same first name as me and is also taller than me, so I'm polishing up my résumé. Figure they're fixing to replace me with the new model</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110927781645443783
2023-08-20
<p>It makes sense in video games and D&D that a sneak attack does more damage; when I unexpectedly stub my toe, it hurts a lot more than when I do it on purpose</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110919185220651870
2023-08-14
<p>More like Teddy Bozovelt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110889888488062878
2023-08-14
2023-08-14
<p>Sidescrolling action-advent-'em-up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110885136352425156
2023-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> The client doesn't need to handle data with personal privacy concerns. All it needs to do is let me log in and download the games in my library. If they won't or can't let me buy new games through it that's fine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110878267516569565
2023-08-18
<p>My email client wasn't able to get a license from Hormel so it has to call them canned luncheon meatmails</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110912338368881533
2023-08-12
<p>It's disgusting that they expect me to buy a new computer to continue playing the games I own that work on the computer I already have. That shouldn't be legal. They should have to provide a client that at bare minimum continues to let me download and play the games I bought. I don't need friend lists or workshop support (and I'd prefer not to have trading cards and all the gamification bullshit,) just let me play the games I gave you money to buy >:(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110877339361331135
2023-08-12
<p>They removed the -vgui flag to get the old UI back, so I followed the instructions here <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/6516193260168294059/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steamcommunity.com/discussions</span><span class="invisible">/forum/0/6516193260168294059/</span></a> to revert to an old version and block future updates, which I didn't even know was possible. I wish I knew about the update blocking trick a long time ago</p><p>It still has the "steam will stop running in X days" banner at the top, so I dunno if this is a permanent solution. Maybe it's possible to sidegrade to an even older version</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110877252288152839
2023-08-11
<p>Mars On Strike, Demands Shorter Hours</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110872606690283541
2023-08-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> fwiw I'd liken this more to piecing together a broken clay tablet than gluing new arms onto the Venus de Milo. You're not speculating what the original authors would've wanted, the pieces are all there, you're just putting them together</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110872582583120063
2023-08-11
<p>Grabin' a pint down at the Cup 'n Quart</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110872175595177972
2023-08-11
<p>Wordle Forever 783 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>46/42! Building that birdie buffer 🐦</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110871888881161424
2023-08-11
<p>Oh, pardon me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110870889847359952
2023-08-09
<p>It was the blessed of times, it was the cursed of times</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110860492278299345
2023-08-09
<p>How about a bullshit detector browser plugin? It can crowdsource flags for suspected "AI" content and warn people before they waste any time on it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110860433929125057
2023-08-09
<p>This is a concluding paragraph a GPT would write <a href="https://archive.ph/dpiCu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/dpiCu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The author's bio also sounds computer-generated, and their name is "Aiden"? Come on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110860363319604217
2023-08-16
<p>Gotta hand it to the killer queen, never keeping the same address would make my life way more complicated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110901630132886843
2023-08-08
<p>Coal shills still use "keeping the lights on" as a synecdoche for the importance and continuing relevance of coal power even though batteries and LEDs are so efficient now we could probably keep the lights on with 15 minutes of cycling a day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110855530883125765
2023-08-08
<p>I saw a turtle outside and it reminded me that turtles are cool. If I weren't a raccoon I might be a turtle. Maybe I'm both. And it got me thinking, how come I don't see very many people with turtle fursonas (scalesonas?) Do the shells make them too difficult to appealingly anthropomorphize? Too much cultural baggage from TMNT? Are they just not cool right now? I think they're cool. Anyway, turtles are adapted for life in the water and tortoises live most of their lives on land. The end</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110851089188719063
2023-08-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> a "now" page? <a href="https://indieweb.org/Now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">indieweb.org/Now</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110849182170431454
2023-08-07
<p>I can't hear the difference between "Dragon's Lair" and "Dragon Slayer". If you ever say either of these aloud please hold your arms straight above your head with palms flat on either side ("I") or at a 30-70° angle outward ("Y") to disambiguate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110848951776425349
2023-08-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> "Millennium" and its derivatives, I can never remember which letters get doubled. Same for "occurrence", also I can't remember whether the vowel after the R(s?) is an A or an E</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110848730489339493
2023-08-07
<p>:win3_help: eating lots of lycopene still not werewolf?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110848450077317267
2023-08-07
<p>A mind forever Voyniching</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110848374297851443
2023-08-07
<p>Wordle Forever 779 X/6</p><p>⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩<br />⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩<br />🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>🖕🇬🇧</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110848287774360073
2023-08-06
<p>Peekaboo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110844337395313506
2023-08-12
<p>It's disgusting that they expect me to buy a new computer to continue playing the games I own that work on the computer I already have. That shouldn't be legal. They should have to provide a client that at bare minimum continues to let me download and play the games I bought. I don't need friend lists or workshop support (and I'd prefer not to have trading cards and all the gamification bullshit,) just let me play the games I gave you money to buy >:(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110877339361331135
2023-08-05
<p>The Earl of Sandwich deserves some credit of course, but his invention was half-complete until the Earl of Potato Chip finished the job</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110838835686638079
2023-08-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@68km" class="u-url mention">@<span>68km</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> My plan's not nearly as clever I'm afraid (get a newspaper subscription in the 90s when Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbes were still going)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110838812211159668
2023-08-05
<p>e14n</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110838710140815288
2023-08-05
<p>Get your favorite comics delivered right to your door with this time machine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110837953152847730
2023-08-04
2023-08-03
<p>What the fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110828337595395626
2023-08-03
<p>Y'all should check out the works of historian Ronald C. White (Lincoln bio)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110827842903812018
2023-08-03
<p>It was really weird learning what David Mamet's politics are and realizing that the message of the film must be "This is good, actually. Shelley's sick daughter deserved to lose her healthcare because Shelley was the worst at scamming people. This system is fine"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110825811427572081
2023-08-03
<p>Alec Baldwin advises millennials struggling financially to avoid unnecessary expenses like Starbucks coffee: "You PUT. That COFFEE. DOWN. Coffee is for CLOSERS"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110825751119956023
2023-08-03
<p>Gadsden snake : "Pweeze no steppy" :: "Join or die" snake : "Come on guys"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110825698297011471
2023-08-03
<p>If polls have a zany outlier option that no one would possibly vote for, that's usually the one I vote for. I figure it wouldn't be an option if the pollster wasn't assuming at least one person would vote for it, and I'm willing to take one for the team for the sake of statistical interestingness</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110825468555737749
2023-08-02
<p>This is the OLPC's dad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110822737634268057
2023-08-02
<p>"Consumers are losing trust in ghost kitchens" what? Why??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110822131811381809
2023-08-02
<p>I'm sorry, I still need help. Last month was a nightmare in terms of extreme/unexpected expenses, I now have rent and a huge power bill due and currently can't pay either of them. If you have the means to help or just want to give me a boost I'd be very grateful. Thank you <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110820757951658056
2023-08-02
<p>...I see</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110820484543162512
2023-08-02
<p>Nintendo's next console should be called the Super Switch. And the one after that? Switch 64. Fuck it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110820301494960692
2023-08-02
<p>Wordle Forever 774 3/6</p><p>⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨<br />🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Mythic streak 💪😤</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110820060895767080
2023-08-01
<p>I broke my rule about recommended youtube videos and I'm listening to a guy named Adam Conover interview Dan Olson about tech hype cycles; and good lord his hyper-energetic affect is exhausting. I feel like it's 2004 and I'm listening to a lost episode of X-play. I hope he mostly shuts up and lets Dan talk like a normal person</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110815038219464934
2023-08-01
<p>Wordle Forever 773 2/6</p><p>🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>🦅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110814509074427641
2023-08-01
<p>When a person praises you for something you didn't do, do you feel good or bad? If you answered "good", congratulations, you need to be stopped</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110812449061902126
2023-08-01
<p>Release the Beria cut! <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/FallOfBerlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FallOfBerlin</span></a> #1953</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110812399857844804
2023-07-31
<p>Profile QC check 07/31/23 by [ 𝓶·𝓫 ] passed 🆗 ✅ next inspection 07/31/24</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110811227327532619
2023-07-31
<p>Aw man. New Drew Gooden video makes me want to play plastic guitar game again. Too bad that'll probably never be a thing again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110810741533075969
2023-07-31
<p>The BBC have their own TLD? I think that's PFW</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110809722151237313
2023-07-31
<p>I'm so far down the rabbit hole, there aren't even rabbits down here. Rabbits couldn't survive at this depth. I'm so deep it's nothing but magma lizards and tardigrades. We're talking the salamanders of legend, fire-breathers impervious to heat. The salamanders survive by eating the tardigrades. There's a lot of 'em. I'm up to my knees in tardigrades, that's how deep down the rabbit hole I am</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110809143758381661
2023-07-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> (the word banks are similar but not identical, so the solution for any given day isn't the same between the two, this isn't a spoiler for today's wordle)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110808752904054611
2023-07-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@goofpunk" class="u-url mention">@<span>goofpunk</span></a></span> wordle forever is a mirror of the game as it existed pre-NYT buyout, yeah. I'm impressed that you're able to get so many in 2, pretty much all of my games are 3 or 4. My metagame right now is trying to have more 3s than 4s overall</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110808744348864003
2023-07-31
<p>Wordle Forever 772 3/6</p><p>🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Just barely 1 under par again! :toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110808630690098468
2023-07-31
<p>Cthulh-Os</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110806876252637124
2023-07-31
<p>A better sci-fi spelling would've been Jonathan Fraax</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110806556950949623
2023-07-30
<p>Good Old Soybeans and Lentils</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110805617966392604
2023-07-30
<p>The point at which they realized there was no way they could legally call them "Snoop Loops" is when I'd've pulled the plug on this project</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110805465839725632
2023-07-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> A trick I saw here recently is, if you change the URL of a post from tumblr.com/whatever to (example from your previous post) <a href="https://eirene.tumblr.com/722566406009405440/a-priestess-of-bacchus-1890-john-william-godward" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eirene.tumblr.com/722566406009</span><span class="invisible">405440/a-priestess-of-bacchus-1890-john-william-godward</span></a> it'll take people to the version of the page with the less intrusive tumblr interface/branding. I don't use tumblr enough to know if there's an easy way to get that link 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110804484840682721
2023-07-30
<p>Wordle Forever 771 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜<br />⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Was stuck at par for a bit, but I'm working my way back. 42🐦/42⛳</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110804303063917419
2023-08-02
<p>...I see</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110820484543162512
2023-07-30
<p>This is where Naughty Dog got their name</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110800330553909444
2023-07-29
2023-07-28
<p>My original interpretation would mean something like "people in precarious situations shouldn't do reckless things", which is also good advice. Maybe I'll come up with some idioms for that</p><p>People walking a tightrope shouldn't hop on one foot</p><p>People swimming with sharks shouldn't play with knives</p><p>People in an avalanche zone shouldn't break into cars</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110793011980608945
2023-07-28
<p>I never understood how "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" meant "don't be a hypocrite", but I think I get it now. I always parsed it as warning people not to throw stones inside their house, because they risk damage to their own stuff; but I think the idea is "you're out here throwing stones, and if you don't stop we'll come and throw stones at your house, which (being glass) is especially vulnerable." It's not advice, it's a threat of reprisal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110792963696349132
2023-07-28
<p>Weird that sourceforge isn't a minecraft thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110792886232836926
2023-07-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> this happens often with me, unfortunately with the song I use as my alarm. I have it set to start really quiet and gradually increase in volume, and I'll wake up in the middle of the night thinking I hear my alarm, but when it doesn't get louder I realize it's just the fan/AC. I have to physically leave the room and come back to reset my brain and go back to sleep. I thought about changing songs, but I wonder if my brain will fill in the blanks no matter what I use</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110792813583399575
2023-07-28
<p>"Non human biotics" so, like... algae? Some ants? Should've cooked this one a little longer, it's not quite the sci fi homerun you think it is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110792232112767029
2023-07-27
<p>In Middle Earth they probably eat Corlogg's Keln Flakes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110783962239896026
2023-07-27
<p>If there's a chain to swing it around, that's a flail you've found. If it's straight and doesn't bend, that's a morning star my friend</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110783897823009232
2023-07-27
<p>Rewatched one of my comfort movies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110783615380928973
2023-07-26
<p>They've been adding weird modes to the google snake game since it launched in 2017 :sa_confused: <a href="https://google-snake.fandom.com/wiki/Game_Modes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">google-snake.fandom.com/wiki/G</span><span class="invisible">ame_Modes</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110782237026672624
2023-07-26
<p>Even in the future, nothing works</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110781759994872830
2023-07-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@SiteRelEnby" class="u-url mention">@<span>SiteRelEnby</span></a></span> haha I don't know, I was just signing up to try it on PC. Wouldn't be shocked if that's possible on some devices though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110781403294737697
2023-07-26
<p>Command & Conquer Music Factory</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110781296955942793
2023-07-26
<p>"And on a few occasions, I also experienced fleeting instances of bitrate artifacting" <a href="https://kotaku.com/retro-games-arcade-xbox-x-s-antstream-mortal-kombat-1850669127" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kotaku.com/retro-games-arcade-</span><span class="invisible">xbox-x-s-antstream-mortal-kombat-1850669127</span></a></p><p>So let me get this straight: Antstream Arcade is streaming HD video footage of emulated roms that would be a couple megabytes at most to download</p><p>lmao</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110781224805282093
2023-07-26
<p>Hey heads up, this password is too secure. If you use it, black hats may not be able to hijack your internet-of-shit devices for their botnets. Sure you wanna continue?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110780955876014855
2023-07-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> what I did back in the day was use a little desktop client linked to a free subdomain provider. The client would watch for any changes to my local ip address and make sure minterpunct.no-ip.org (or whatever) would still redirect to my server on my local ip address. I never used it for my primary homepage because I didn't leave my computer on all the time, but it was handy for sharing files with friends and such</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110780909363506103
2023-07-26
<p>"Stay fresh, cheese bags." That's the last thing I said to them. What I was too young to realize then *takes drag on cigarette* is that entropy comes for us all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110780754533773624
2023-07-26
<p>Mary Poppins and Tomb of the Mutilated: look hear me out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110780692110649894
2023-07-26
<p>Blog idea: rating combinations of movies and albums in search of combinations that work well together à la Wizard of Oz/DSotM</p><p>Casablanca and Purple Rain: Didn't work well. Lots of scenes of people talking with good but not particularly appropriate music. 2 stars. Stalker and F♯A♯∞: perfect, absolute no brainer. 5 stars</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110780654421138156
2023-07-25
<p>F.D. Signifier's video about anime is good. I slept on it cuz I wasn't familiar with the character in the title, but the video's a broader deconstruction of positive/negative masculinity and power fantasies in shōnen anime. Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan is his main negative example <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T8JX5b2IMo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=8T8JX5b2IMo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110777326566690614
2023-07-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://circumstances.run/@mawhrin" class="u-url mention">@<span>mawhrin</span></a></span> I hadn't looked into him. Thanks for the context</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110777129925709398
2023-07-25
<p>How dare you sue me for defamation? My reputation is ruined, now everyone will think I'm a defamer! I'm suing you for defamation!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110775999558639671
2023-07-25
<p>I knew Mattel tried to sue Aqua over "Barbie Girl" but I never heard this part</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110775954482645611
2023-07-25
<p>The reason simulated sex scenes in films are no longer popular, in my opinion, is because watching two cis people pretend to have straight sex is like a scene where a couple microwaves and eats a frozen dinner. No matter how much the actors sell it, no matter how delicious they act like it is, the audience isn't stupid. They're not prudes, they're bored. You *could* have a scene where the actors prepare and enjoy an interesting meal together, but then it couldn't be shown in theaters</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110775794412196216
2023-07-25
<p>If the punchline is "haha I told a lie and some people believed me", that isn't a funny joke. I've heard that one before. Find some new material</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110775370318899802
2023-07-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span> possibly, but there isn't one in the folder now. I don't know what music player I used that permanently wrote the folder.jpg into each track's metadata, but that's not behavior I'd expect. Maybe that's normal though, idk 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110774832648516282
2023-07-25
<p>I don't know when this happened, but at some point I had a song from Metric's first album in my Various Artists/Unsorted folder, and any Mp3 in that folder without album art in the metadata inherited the Metric art</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110774806511543626
2023-07-25
<p>The joke's on me? I love jokes 😌</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110771799437869664
2023-07-24
<p>Remember when Blackwater changed their name a million times after the Nisour Square massacre and everyone graciously accepted their corporate rebrand? Me either</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110771775744264177
2023-07-24
<p>I hold a bag of flour with a hand-written piece of paper taped to it labeled "FREE SPEECH". I unsheathe a dagger and slice a big hole in the bag. A copy of me lies on the floor beneath the bag. Flour starts pouring into my gaping maw. Tears are in my eyes; whether of joy or anguish is unclear.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110771611782123343
2023-07-24
<p>I'm a mandela effect denier. I think it really has been "Bernstein Bears" all along. I think everyone else is just reading it wrong. It looks like Bernstein to me, I dunno what to tell you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110769570776142838
2023-07-24
<p>Anyway, the final version of the movie is good, but surprise surprise, deniers still use it as "evidence" supporting their side, they just post clips of Leuchter spouting his bullshit and ignore the debunking parts. No way to avoid that, but imagine how much ammunition Morris would've handed them if the debunking parts weren't there at all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110769122215288814
2023-07-24
<p>Apparently the original cut of "Mr. Death" didn't contain any of the interviews debunking Fred Leuchter. Errol Morris just gave a holocaust denier a platform to deny the holocaust for an hour, and he was surprised when people thought the movie was pro-holocaust denial</p><p>"Morris said [the condemnations] should have been unnecessary, since, to him, Leuchter was so obviously misguided in much of what he says in the film." oh sweetie. No</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110769105974926477
2023-07-24
<p>"Not to put too fine a point on it" is an English idiomatic pre-sentence modifier indicating that the speaker is about to say some stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110767236267344654
2023-07-24
<p>If you look up an old movie and it's only streaming on sites with names like Pirkle or ZimZam or is only available with an Amazon Flooby+ subscription that's your ticket to watching a 576p copy on archive.org with burned-in Spanish subtitles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110766743745308316
2023-07-24
<p>When I was a kid, we didn't have in-flight entertainment packages featuring Kindergarten Cop 2 starring Dolph Lundgren. We had Kindergarten Cop 1, on normal terrestrial TVs, with commercials</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110766311817915528
2023-07-23
<p>Daniel: Do you know who Robert Downey Junior's father is?</p><p>Jack: ... well... I assume it's Robert Downey Junior Senior</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110764072732311841
2023-07-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> holy smokes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110761023218317507
2023-07-23
<p>I'm glad the SFC version of DQ1&2 has a fan patch, that's the most playable version of those games, but like... they were already translated. Just take the text from the NES games and put that in the remake. You're not going to do a better job. Especially not with choices like "kiss dragon"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110761006856850282
2023-07-23
<p>Was trying to figure out why the Blue Dragon was called "Kiss Dragon" in the fan translation of the SFC DQ remake and stumbled on this excellent write-up from just a few days ago. "Examining Dragon Quest 1's Many Translations." <a href="https://cohost.org/rubyr/post/1856930-examining-dragon-que" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cohost.org/rubyr/post/1856930-</span><span class="invisible">examining-dragon-que</span></a></p><p>Basically the JP name is "Kīsu Dragon". "Kīsu" doesn't have any specific meaning. Ruby suggests it might come from the scottish gaelic word "keith" (forest). But the fan translation just went w/the "closest homophone" strategy, which is so wrong</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110760973611484229
2023-07-22
<p>The artist uploaded a better quality version of the song and it's a minute longer than the version in the cartoon, hell yeah <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nermal-mclaren/flip-top-box" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/nermal-mclaren/</span><span class="invisible">flip-top-box</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110760314201828860
2023-07-22
<p>I like marlboro, flip-top box<br />I like winston, flip-top box<br />I like kool, flip-top box<br />Flip-top box, f-f-f-flip-top box</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110760079060217727
2023-07-22
2023-07-22
<p>LB: had to track down this comic, it's called Monster Killers, I'd never heard of it before, here's the archive <a href="https://archive.org/details/monsterkillers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/monsterkil</span><span class="invisible">lers</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110755466051186444
2023-07-22
2023-07-22
<p>My name is Ozymandias King of Kings and I'm here to say,<br />I like telling ye mighty to look on my works and despair in a major way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110755437149254666
2023-07-25
<p>I don't know when this happened, but at some point I had a song from Metric's first album in my Various Artists/Unsorted folder, and any Mp3 in that folder without album art in the metadata inherited the Metric art</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110774806511543626
2023-07-21
<p>If I were to create an operating system that gives the user complete freedom from corporate software control I would simply design one that doesn't need a kernel</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110753686845028498
2023-07-21
<p>The 20s suck, because this is the first time I'm finding myself accidentally transposing the day and the year. I usually catch it before anyone else sees it, but sometimes my wires get crossed and I'll write e.g. 7/23/21 for today instead of 7/21/23. I don't remember this being a problem in the 10s. Certainly it's the decade's fault and not that my brain is now 10 years older</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110753554063700781
2023-07-21
<p>Wordle Forever 762 2/6</p><p>⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>BOOM. Now I just need to do this 37 more times and I'll be 2 under par 😎</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110753350148545346
2023-07-21
<p>I wish review sites like letterboxd would use a logarithmic scale. If I give a movie 5 stars I want that to mean it's a hundred thousand times better than a movie I'd give 1 star. The full range of my opinions isn't being represented</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110753190214979554
2023-07-21
2023-07-21
<p>Hryb is pronounced "hurb" :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110753025915637858
2023-07-21
<p>In my opinion, we're in the beginning stages of too many singularities. I would like it if humanity could cut it back to, at most, three singularities. *One* would be ideal. The name is kind of a hint</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110752895896680113
2023-07-21
<p>Yeah, I have one game on my phone. It's called Deep Cover. We're an allied reconnaissance team deep inside enemy territory. We're here to observe Nazi troop movements until it's safe to report back to HQ. It's crucial that nothing gives our position away. Your mission is to monitor comms and ensure that the equipment remains silent. If the president calls, answer it right away to receive our new orders; otherwise, immediately reject the call. I'm counting on you, soldier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110752843154679265
2023-07-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> gotta run, my style sheets are cascading</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110752087421287819
2023-07-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> untoasted sliced white bread is not fit for human consumption</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110751810461382368
2023-07-21
<p>yt-dlp works on windows 7 now! The github has a version that works on *vista*, now that's dedication. Maybe I should dust off/update the little TUI I made for ytdl</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110750047619785622
2023-07-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> nice, I didn't know that, thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110750002049417509
2023-07-21
<p>It's "free with ads" on Tubi, and thank god ublock origin works on that site, I can't imagine watching Inglourious Basterds with ads. It's not a great movie but it at least deserves better than that <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/100004491/inglourious-basterds" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tubitv.com/movies/100004491/in</span><span class="invisible">glourious-basterds</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110749974499577449
2023-07-21
<p>I rewatched Inglourious Basterds for the first time. It was fun, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I did when I was 24. I think I want something with more of an emotional core now. There was no real character growth, y'know? I know the point is the psychological tension and the fun action scenes, but movies like Annihilation and EEaaO have shown me that a movie can do both and be better for it. I wish IB focused more on Shoshanna, but maybe not with QT writing the script. idk. I had fun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110749958756468302
2023-07-22
<p>I like marlboro, flip-top box<br />I like winston, flip-top box<br />I like kool, flip-top box<br />Flip-top box, f-f-f-flip-top box</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110760079060217727
2023-07-20
<p>Pop o' the funk to ye</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110747513369679425
2023-07-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> *places lid on cup* wow, what a delicious moment</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110747444139633834
2023-07-20
<p>Twenty-One Pilots, 2017:</p><p>《To catch the attention of unfamiliar or disinterested attendees and promoters, the band began to experiment with costumes and on-stage acrobatics.》</p><p>"Signing Emo", MC Lars, 2006:</p><p>So the lights go down, the crowd starts to scream<br />Hearts that Hate have hit the scene<br />Blake on vocals, and lead guitar<br />He does a backflip, "Look how different we are!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110747279054810611
2023-07-20
<p><a href="https://cowley.lib.virginia.edu/CowPlan/CowPlan.part_45.div2.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cowley.lib.virginia.edu/CowPla</span><span class="invisible">n/CowPlan.part_45.div2.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/VerseThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerseThursday</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/florrespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>florrespondence</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110747136452706737
2023-07-20
<p>Thinking of self-posting my own instance (writing all my posts in a posts.txt file on my desktop)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110747030180277761
2023-07-20
2023-07-20
<p>..."airport library"???</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110744214886989947
2023-07-20
2023-07-20
<p>I almost never visit instagram, and I generally hate when computers recommend things to me, but credit where it's due, pumpkin rat did make my day appreciably better <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CuVJzBzp7Ok/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/CuVJzBzp7Ok/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110744063867375854
2023-07-20
<p>It makes sense that the Ice Climbers symbol is a Moomin. It gets really cold in Finland</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110743632740111141
2023-07-19
2023-07-19
<p>@jackdaw_ruiz@normal.style thank you!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110742898310914968
2023-07-19
<p>Sorry I don't remember who boosted it, does anyone have a link to the post with the photo of the 1-ton weight? (edit: found it, thanks @jackdaw_ruiz@normal.style <a href="https://mastodon.art/@internetsdairy/110706042479906769" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.art/@internetsdairy/1</span><span class="invisible">10706042479906769</span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110742740940680768
2023-07-19
<p>This is a new one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110742003875893201
2023-07-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> untoasted sliced white bread is not fit for human consumption</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110751810461382368
2023-07-19
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mutualAid</span></a> Sorry to keep asking, but I've really been struggling on what little my job pays and I miscalcuated when paying the second half of the rent this month. I need to come up with about $30 by the end of the day to avoid overdraft fees. If anyone could spare a few dollars I'd be very grateful <edit: I'm good now, thank you all so much></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110741001446341245
2023-07-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> haha what the hell. I had to look up their justification, and it's quite a stretch. I don't think anything this guy does is that important</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110740482542407807
2023-07-19
<p>Mr Sandwich<br />Make me a sand<br />A nice hot sandwich<br />Ingredients on bread</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110738550926581813
2023-07-19
<p>A particle board is where you post the lyrics to They Might Be Giants' "Particle Man" for the public to enjoy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110738265213566165
2023-07-19
<p>You hear about a movie like Sharknado and think haha that's fun, it's cool that shitty movies are cheap enough to make that something like it can exist. Good goof</p><p>Then you learn that it's been commodified such that hundreds of movies exactly like it are being made, titles cynical mashups of trending keywords and public-domain hooks from other popular movies, and no one's having fun anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110737835381007942
2023-07-18
<p>I generally err on the side of media preservationism–everything is going to matter to SOMEone–but the hundreds of fake movies that exist on Tubi purely to scam people with zeitgeist keywords is making me change my tune <a href="https://tubitv.com/category/shark_month_bitefest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tubitv.com/category/shark_mont</span><span class="invisible">h_bitefest</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110737785925281586
2023-07-18
<p>How many pilots could you be around before getting stressed out? For me I think the number's around two dozen, maybe a little less</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110737725791946397
2023-07-18
<p>Well I'm not fuckin watching this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110737140597733850
2023-07-18
<p>Black jeans are my favorite fashion hack. They're black pants, so you just need to put on a collared shirt if you have a surprise job interview or funeral to attend; but they're jeans, so it still feels like you're wearing normal clothes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110736864758432815
2023-07-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> I need to learn that it's always the more depressing option</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110735593194268422
2023-07-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> that's very him. His friends would probably agree that it's likely</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110735264957679660
2023-07-18
<p>Say what you will about Cormac McCarthy, he's dead so he can't refute you. I think he had secret telekinetic powers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110735231382635955
2023-07-18
<p>Found a little baby USB-C cable on the walk to work. It's Sony branded, which seems unusual. I wonder if it's just a spare cable someone bought (and if so, why so short) or if it goes with a device; and if so, what. One of those Walkman-branded android devices? Some sort of fitness tracker? Is Sony still making cell phones? </p><p>I now own three things that will go into a USB-C port and two of them were gifts of the earth</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110735061061616366
2023-07-18
<p>Bug report: anxiety from all the shit I need to do but am too tired makes me more tired. Infinite loop crashes system. Requesting patch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110732164522074483
2023-07-17
<p>Uncle Roy died doing what he loved: telling fuckers to get fucked. He was a real fucker</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110732069261123526
2023-07-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@Junkers" class="u-url mention">@<span>Junkers</span></a></span> I rejected your follow request, but feel free to request again once you have a profile and a few posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110731680347344574
2023-07-17
<p>I've never used tiktok, just seen clips in youtube videos; does it have some sort of automatic "remove silence + jump cut" feature or does everyone just edit their videos exactly the same way? Does it even have a "record as single take" option?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110731476063224977
2023-07-17
<p>Earliest video game memory? I'll never forget gathering with my family under the tree one fateful Christmas morning and unwrapping the source code for Spacewar on a stack of PDP-1 punch cards. I was a professor at MIT at the time and I just knew my students were going to get a kick out of it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110731086650552703
2023-07-17
<p>My asexual internet presence 🤝 Emergency rations</p><p>Non thirst-provoking</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110730752827244467
2023-07-17
<p>Yeah, computers are awful, but unfortunately they're the only game in town. As soon as they invent something else I could be doing I'll do that instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110730554097852350
2023-07-17
<p>Well I don't know about me, but you had a great time tonight. I hope I had as much fun writing these posts as you had reading them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110730167021638790
2023-07-17
<p>I always forget that Pete and Pete had a third season, because it never came out on DVD. I remember anticipating it after I bought the first two seasons in the mid-aughts, because I barely remembered season 3, it didn't often get shown in reruns and I was excited to see what I missed. I just looked it up, it's *still* not for sale or streaming anywhere, I guess it only exists as rips of VHS recordings. Unbelievable. Gonna have to fire up the torrent machine soon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110730015111471139
2023-07-17
<p>Do you like my new gaming headset (two Game Boy Pockets covering my ears connected at the top by a metal band)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110729708244318704
2023-07-16
<p>«The upcoming fall TV season could sputter, devoid of new scripted episodes of... “Law & Order: SVU”»</p><p>Oh no, not SVU, now people will have to watch one of the 538 indistinguishable old episodes instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110725951324990969
2023-07-15
<p>In case of broken glass, use the emergency glass sweeper. It's in the fire jet chamber</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110719067631238071
2023-07-15
<p>Thinking of starting a show where I read the news headlines and offer my unique commentary on current events. Lots of wacky stuff going on out there. Lots of goofs. These politicians, am I right folks?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110718753932115987
2023-07-15
<p>I try to do the "free trial" of a thing to support someone I watch on youtube and they don't tell me it requires a credit card number until *after* I give them my shit. Infuriating</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110718507004017757
2023-07-15
<p>Yes, that's why I want you to stop spamming me. Because I'm exhausted from being creative</p><p>Fuck</p><p>You</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110718492377982262
2023-07-15
<p>I saw the ferrari on your shelf, you into carpla?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110715208840612977
2023-07-14
<p>If I Have To Give You My Credit Card Number</p><p>It's Not A Free Trial</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110714467540526961
2023-07-14
<p>Due to a terrible misunderstanding, everyone named James has been forcibly removed from the MC5 concert</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110712263757265743
2023-07-14
<p>Hey buddy, why don'tcha take a short walk into face karate. Ka-pow! 🦵💥🚶‍♂️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110709641665009666
2023-07-13
<p>They're called superfoods because they make you immune to all weapons except kryptonite</p><p>They're called superfoods because rather than confining you to a single sewer, they take you on an adventure spanning 8 full worlds</p><p>They're called superfoods because they can be up to 256 colors simultaneously</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110709229296091135
2023-07-13
<p>Just the crunchwrap regular for me, please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110709038673107429
2023-07-13
<p>Charles in charge. Peter in power. Alex in authority. Carl in control</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110707686613748808
2023-07-13
<p>No new Behind the Bastards today. Bummer. Was really enjoying Robert and Randy Milholland talking about the Dilbert guy. I hope he didn't go after them with some bogus legal threats or something</p><p>But on QAA Dave Anthony plugged a new show he's doing, The Audit, where he talks about bullshit online right-wing vanity grift "courses", which is a really good idea. Gonna download a few of those and learn about leadership from George W. Bush :acnl_shrunk:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110707067133673554
2023-07-13
<p>Cursed with a gamer neighbor 😔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110704109127072390
2023-07-12
<p>A 1950s-style mailman whistles as he approaches the idyllic suburban US home. Mail in hand, he opens the front flap and blanches when it emits an otherworldy growl. He drops the mail and runs away in terror. Behind a nearby shrub, the cruel snickering of a young boy can be heard. Dennis the Menace has installed Doom on the mailbox again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110702947393583428
2023-07-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@68km" class="u-url mention">@<span>68km</span></a></span> I couldn't remember so I looked it up. IMDB and the fandom wiki both say it's a standard 11-minute episode. I would've believed it was double-length though, it *felt* long. I remember it being really weirdly paced</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110702695178920175
2023-07-12
<p>Remember the episode of Powerpuff Girls where all the villains formed a supergroup called the "Beat-alls", and most of the dialogue was awkward Beatles references for the entire episode? I wonder how many kids in the early 00s had no idea what was happening and remember it as a weird fever dream. I was lucky enough to have been introduced to the Beatles early via Yellow Submarine on VHS, so I felt like that episode was made specifically for me, and even I thought it was a little much</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110702616173665961
2023-07-12
<p>Electronic Entertainment Eonthly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110701869445041204
2023-07-12
<p>Happy birthday to you<br />You should work in a zoo<br />Cuz you really like animals <br />And you'd take good care of them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110701619433638069
2023-07-12
2023-07-12
<p>Where do you draw the line? I usually use paper but I'm thinking of getting a little dry erase board or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110701533540953884
2023-07-11
<p>@presbyterian@dftba.club yeah, I'm glad they at least allow you to opt out of that stuff, but it really shouldn't be there at all. Geocities was *just* a host. A lot of people used third-party services to add guestbooks, hit counters and other social features but I never wanted any of that stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110697815586692926
2023-07-11
<p>If you don't want to call what you do "content" but you're not comfortable calling it "art", you can take a page from the mid-90s playbook and call it "multi-media". When CD-ROMs were new and exciting but people were figuring out what to do with them, it was perfectly acceptable to stick a bunch of stuff on a disc and use "multi-media" as a noun. Please enjoy my multi-media</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110697600263150682
2023-07-11
<p>It makes a lot of sense that sensitive teens are making bespoke neocities pages to post their poetry and collections of animated gifs, because that's what I did when I was a sensitive teen to mentally dissociate from high school bullying, and the modern corporate internet is an elaborate replication of high school social structures with more ads</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110697520038296435
2023-07-11
<p>The Man Whose Skeleton Suddenly Transformed Into A Different Skeleton With Twice As Many Bones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110696695734766478
2023-07-11
2023-07-11
<p>The gamecube mic looks like it would be really good at picking up sounds. Just look at all the thingies. It's got accoustrements for days</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110693317168952666
2023-07-11
<p>*to the tune of Owner of a Lonely Heart* Order of the Rosy Cross</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110693107011069227
2023-07-10
<p>I listened to the episode about whether we should drink airplane water, and I'm happy their conclusion matches mine: sure they only have to clean the tank once a year, but it doesn't need more cleaning cuz it's a closed system. How often do we clean the insides of the pipes coming into our water taps? Outside of rare contamination events (Flint, WV 2014*) it's pretty safe</p><p>*not downplaying, I lived through the WV water crisis. It sucked but it's an outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110690649638821653
2023-07-13
<p>They're called superfoods because they make you immune to all weapons except kryptonite</p><p>They're called superfoods because rather than confining you to a single sewer, they take you on an adventure spanning 8 full worlds</p><p>They're called superfoods because they can be up to 256 colors simultaneously</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110709229296091135
2023-07-13
<p>Just the crunchwrap regular for me, please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110709038673107429
2023-07-10
<p>Wordle Forever 751 6/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜<br />🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨<br />🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>:acnl_distress:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110689816377676282
2023-07-10
<p>"Jesus H. Christ" was the first blasphememe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110687759395834883
2023-07-09
<p>Now accepting resignation applications</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110681548756238496
2023-07-08
<p>What's the past tense of "sploot"?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110680374012835457
2023-07-08
<p>It sucks when someone takes art someone made, calls it a "meme" and reposts it without attribution, as if drawing/writing something new is an anonymous act comparable to putting an impact font caption on a cat photo</p><p>This comic that's been going around is by calkearns on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/calkearns/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/calkearns/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110678761001104455
2023-07-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@mastodom" class="u-url mention">@<span>mastodom</span></a></span> thank you very much 💜</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110674008435557511
2023-07-07
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mutualAid</span></a> Sorry to keep asking, but I've really been struggling on what little my job pays and I don't have anything to eat today. If anyone could spare a few dollars for lunch I'd be very grateful <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (edit: was able to get lunch and have a little more food security this week on top of it, thank you all so much)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110673780361713859
2023-07-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> speaking of things that were mainly enjoyed by precocious children who thought they were peeking at something for adults, Dilbert was one of mine. And yeah same, everything about the cartoon and the comics, I want that brain space back</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110673062650457008
2023-07-07
<p>*bolts awake in a cold sweat* I must have oreo sandwich for dessert!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110672583895769599
2023-07-06
<p>Butch Chastity and the Cumdance Kid</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110668981059755241
2023-07-06
<p>I'm anxious when I'm perceived and depressed when I'm not perceived. I wonder if my insurance would cover some sort of giant mech suit. I think it'd be a real confidence boost, help me put myself out there, y'know?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110668959772769495
2023-07-06
<p>The More Suffering Party are a bunch of heartless bastards. That's why I always vote for the No Helping Party. At least they act sad when they cause more suffering</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110668434119006154
2023-07-06
<p>Look, nobody *likes* having their face eaten by leopards, but we have a leopard face-eating-based economy and that's just the way it is. Do you realize what would happen if we *all* demanded the leopards stop eating our faces? Do you want the economy to die? We all live in the economy, stop being so selfish</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110667669878989034
2023-07-06
<p>Why do all the Q adjacent grifters have such Pynchon-ass names. Sherri Tenpenny. Juan O. Savin. Sayer Ji. Del Bigtree. Come on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110667557136576971
2023-07-06
<p>I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys: you're in space.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110664809554217979
2023-07-06
<p>I beat the boss score</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110664661673438331
2023-07-06
<p>I posted this without listening to the linked song because I was on my phone, and it's completely different than the song I was talking about. Either there are two bands called "Tihuana" with a song called "Pula" or my Mp3 is mislabeled. Here's the version of "Pula" I have <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4uk7perfgjbkzr0/05%20Pula.mp3?dl=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dropbox.com/s/4uk7perfgjbkzr0/</span><span class="invisible">05%20Pula.mp3?dl=0</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110664225298705403
2023-07-05
<p>I knew those motherfuckers sent Virtual On out to die :molotov:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110663570614227500
2023-07-05
<p>Apparently I downloaded Cake's 2011 album at some point and never listened to it, because the first track just came up in shuffle play and it's kind of a jam <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIar6BpwOBA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=RIar6BpwOBA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I figure I needed to re-download the discography at some point and just grabbed the most recent torrent. I kinda stopped paying attention after "No Phone", but if the rest of the album's as good as this track maybe I'm back on board</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110663516044475124
2023-07-05
<p>Yes, to the unsophisticated of course I only appear to be clicking my pen, but any music expert would recognize this as the beginning stages of a microgenre. Just wait, I guarantee in 6 weeks clickcore will be moving up the charts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110663339989436830
2023-07-05
<p>July dates are the weirdest ones to write. For 12 formative years of my life, I went to school until early June, and summer break ended in late August, but there was *never* school in July. What is this mysterious seventh month. Feels like it should be illegal to work right now tbh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110662612857744567
2023-07-05
<p>I don't know how anyone listens to Kraftwerk without mods honestly. Like at least install the enhanced textures pack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110662538424140331
2023-07-05
<p>It's hard to go back and listen to vanilla Kraftwerk now. Feels incomplete without the emphatic Portugese rapping <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux-h6tszGNw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Ux-h6tszGNw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110662513971431516
2023-07-05
<p>Wordle Forever 746 3/6</p><p>🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>38/34 🏌️‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110661432459364011
2023-07-05
<p>Johnson & Johnson's 100% natural gentle baby wax—restore your baby's original shine with no harsh chemical additives</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110659568963231036
2023-07-04
<p>You gotta know when to roast 'em. Know when to toast 'em. Know when it's chicken time and know when it's bread</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110656861425330182
2023-07-07
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mutualAid</span></a> Sorry to keep asking, but I've really been struggling on what little my job pays and I don't have anything to eat today. If anyone could spare a few dollars for lunch I'd be very grateful <a href="https://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (edit: was able to get lunch and have a little more food security this week on top of it, thank you all so much)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110673780361713859
2023-07-04
<p>409,000 points and level 27 in Tempest 2000 tonight. No idea how I did it, but it felt amazing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110653329582394073
2023-07-04
2023-07-03
<p>The best part of being a librarian is getting all the local branches together after they've finished their circulation culling for the year to start the annual Book Fight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110651819639801463
2023-07-03
<p>You think pictures are bad? A video's worth 30,000 words per *second.* It'll take you years to parse all of the information in a single tiktok. Good luck ever finding a stable epistemological foundation, noobs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110650744220050619
2023-07-03
<p>Adjustment code KF: Liked your healthcare? Help support Blue Cross/Blue Shield by buying us a coffee (ko-fi.com/bcbs or scan the QR code on the back this EOB)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110650623189632912
2023-07-03
<p>Wordle Forever 744 3/6</p><p>🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>37/34 🏌️‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110650604919019578
2023-07-03
<p>Blåhaj, Žižek and Debord: the three leftist cultural icons I will never be able to say correctly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110650557311615157
2023-07-06
<p>I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys: you're in space.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110664809554217979
2023-07-03
<p>What's the difference between "buy or rent" and "pay to watch"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110647718546537079
2023-07-02
<p>All the Jaguar emulation stuff happened when I was temporarily using linux... remembered now that I'm back on Windows for the moment, I can finally properly play the one Atari Jaguar game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110647023933719991
2023-07-05
<p>I knew those motherfuckers sent Virtual On out to die :molotov:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110663570614227500
2023-07-02
<p>Why does this 1983 MSX game have music that sounds like a drunk robot doing a 100% off-key version of "Tim 3" from Lemmings <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8op13B1uFM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=J8op13B1uFM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110645564117171906
2023-07-02
<p>Wordle Forever 743 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>36/34 🏌️‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110645198067584273
2023-07-02
2023-07-02
<p>I was looking up this cute Konami baseball game I just learned existed thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dads.cool/@mope" class="u-url mention">@<span>mope</span></a></span>, and I discovered that it was just featured in an actual Olympics E-sports series. Like, five overlapping rings, opening ceremonies, light the torch. Those Olympics. 1.8M views <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=781qu2iQ-gc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=781qu2iQ-gc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110644845137958250
2023-07-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dads.cool/@mope" class="u-url mention">@<span>mope</span></a></span> Shit, a dollar?! I may have to borrow my spouse's Switch for this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110644804767940327
2023-07-02
<p>It sucks that we kept getting dull realistic games called "RBI Baseball" in the US, meanwhile in Japan you're hitting pitches from a baseball spaceship and can have Mappy as your shortstop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110644672549238567
2023-07-02
<p>It's neat how RBI Baseball looks kinda like a mobile game that was adapted to 4:3 displays. Double anachronism</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110644552754773746
2023-07-02
<p>Rockarina of Rhyme</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110641674030466703
2023-07-02
<p>Why not computers... with panache? –Grundy Newbrain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110641597349737938
2023-07-01
<p>As much as I don't miss TV, it was pretty cool to be 13 years old and making myself wake up at 7AM every Saturday morning to watch Dragonball Z. My parents weren't even up yet, it felt really special, waking up on a still morning in a silent house, a moment that was all my own. It was very important to watch every week to see which two large angry men were yelling at each other, and for how long. Would they be yelling the entire episode, or just most of the episode? True prestige television</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110641495340997062
2023-07-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> Just tested, working okay on my end. Windows firefox with ublock origin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110640394640355539
2023-07-01
<p>Cool thing that happens in dreams sometimes: "oh my god, where's my phone? I lost my phone! Wait, I *must* have my phone, how else would I be listening to music right now?" (phone appears in pocket) "there it is. I must've just missed it the first time"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110638768676838545
2023-07-01
<p>Hey, don't leave a voicemail for me to ignore, I'll leave one for you to ignore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110636544264136390
2023-07-01
<p>The first ball sports were invented so people would finally have something to compare hailstones to</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110636531736995406
2023-06-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> hey that worked! Thanks friend :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110635598336033344
2023-06-30
<p>Steam's had a big dire "will stop running on windows 7 in 1XX days" warning at the top for awhile, but with the most recent update it looks like they got tired of waiting ☠️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110635406639417978
2023-06-30
<p>Yeah I'll give a Ted talk... I'll talk about how T'd off I am!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110635035173176276
2023-06-30
<p>I would not have guessed the two examples of "Mammon in popular culture" that were elevated to being included in the main article <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammon#In_popular_culture" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammon#I</span><span class="invisible">n_popular_culture</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110634407005398294
2023-07-02
<p>All the Jaguar emulation stuff happened when I was temporarily using linux... remembered now that I'm back on Windows for the moment, I can finally properly play the one Atari Jaguar game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110647023933719991
2023-06-30
2023-06-30
<p>"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is a cover of a Cher song?? wtf</p><p>Also the original and the cover both came out in 1966. That's so weird. Nancy Sinatra's version is much better (sorry Cher) but if you're going to completely outshine an artist it feels disrespectful to do it immediately</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110630909136637023
2023-06-30
2023-06-29
<p>Yes, I believe there was an advanced ancient civilization beneath the sea. It was an unearthly paradise called... Pepperland</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110629733972724646
2023-07-02
<p>I was looking up this cute Konami baseball game I just learned existed thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dads.cool/@mope" class="u-url mention">@<span>mope</span></a></span>, and I discovered that it was just featured in an actual Olympics E-sports series. Like, five overlapping rings, opening ceremonies, light the torch. Those Olympics. 1.8M views <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=781qu2iQ-gc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=781qu2iQ-gc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110644845137958250
2023-06-29
<p>To be fair to Oceangate, they're not called come-back-uppables</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110627651397716612
2023-06-29
<p>Wario's an epicurean</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110627576667249568
2023-06-29
<p>AQI is 154 this morning. First time I can recall my region being affected by wildfire smoke. Glad I can still get free N95s at work</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110627547003203265
2023-06-28
<p>I wish they'd go back to making normal Warioware games, not for me (I don't have a Switch) but because I think Wario deserves better. It's out of character. Do you think Wario wants to "move it"? No! Wario wants to sit on the couch and eat snacks. Wario's a connoisseur. Let R.O.B. the robot move it. Let the Wii Fit lady move it. Let Wario chill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110623089892323201
2023-06-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> hm, maybe "delicates" mode on the dryer then. I'll try it, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110619400070238938
2023-06-28
<p>I'll get a VR headset once they're able to completely block ambient light and sound, and comfortable enough to sleep in. I don't need them to have any electronics or anything, I just want some peace and quiet, please god just let me sleep</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110619392584365649
2023-06-27
<p>I'm sick of waiting for my toast to get cool enough for cold sandwiches. When will science deliver the Toaster That Makes Bread Hard But Not Hot?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110618770902259268
2023-06-27
<p>Wordle Forever 738 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>35/33 🏸</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110617097115520428
2023-06-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> yeah it's really weird how not well-known the Eastland disaster is, the death toll is more than half that of the Titanic and this is on a riverboat mere feet from shore. One of the most tragic and senseless boat disasters in history</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110616629200375009
2023-06-27
<p>If you want more tales of rich weirdos dying in homemade submarines, I recommend the Foolkiller saga on The Constant <a href="https://www.constantpodcast.com/the-foolkiller.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">constantpodcast.com/the-foolki</span><span class="invisible">ller.html</span></a> it's a surprisingly rich vein of entertainment. Or y'know, not so surprising if you know anything about rich white dudes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110616594374481350
2023-06-27
<p>Well that's a quick turnaround</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110615897135820745
2023-06-27
<p>An acre is a unit of acreage defined as √a² where a = 1 acre</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110614211392406038
2023-06-27
2023-06-27
<p>Pixar and Dreamworks present: The Inshrekibles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110613288783631393
2023-06-26
<p>@wohali@octodon.social lol that's one of the genres I never bothered to listen to cuz it sounded boring. Incredible</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110613101074696564
2023-06-26
<p>Wordle Forever 737 X/6</p><p>⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨<br />🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Well this sucked, but since overall wordle forever golf score is determined by mode, I'm still one under par 🖕eat shit, statistics</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110611510205807982
2023-06-26
2023-06-25
<p>Whoa, 4 job fiesta doesn't require a twitter account anymore? I may actually do a proper one this year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110606266451050437
2023-06-25
<p>Wordle Forever 736 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Hot dang. Officially 1 under par :toot:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110605704584245942
2023-06-24
2023-06-24
2023-06-24
<p>Wordle Forever 735 5/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>I ran out of phone data and forgot to play when I got home so I lost my streak. RIP</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110599147399755751
2023-06-24
<p>Non stink cooking spray</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110596748444156370
2023-06-23
<p>If they wanted to operate submarines without incident then they shouldn't have given the company the name of a scandal</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110595802729847487
2023-06-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> nope, just one of these <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-ST500DM002-Internal-Drive/dp/B005EE5P84" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-S</span><span class="invisible">T500DM002-Internal-Drive/dp/B005EE5P84</span></a> no expense spared for government work, lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110594157807959512
2023-06-23
<p>I need to get a cheap pocket calculator to keep at my desk, because the windows 10 calculator app literally takes 72 seconds to load on my work computer. I timed it. This is where computers are. 150 billion operations to add 2 numbers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110593853378082475
2023-06-23
<p>Twitter counting "views" is funny because people don't choose what tweets they view. It's not like youtube where you have to actually click on what you want to watch, they just shove tweets in people's timelines. The algorithm decided to make a million people look at this, hey presto, this tweet has a million views! It must be good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110591338761346348
2023-06-22
<p>The Christmas solstice and the Four Job Fiesta solstice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110589957408744715
2023-06-22
<p>I've discovered that if I don't read a book or listen to music for like a week, my brain starts to do that thing that sour cream does when you leave it in the fridge too long where all the liquid separates out and forms a gross useless puddle on top. Books and music give my brain a good stir</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110589909889409139
2023-06-22
<p>Expression trivia: the phrase "donkey's years" didn't come about because donkeys are particularly long-lived, as I assumed, but because donkeys have long ears, and "ears" rhymes with "years" :cq_dead:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110588795305038304
2023-06-22
<p>M. ature :ribbit:<br />M. mum :frogger:<br />M. scule :tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110588078959973581
2023-06-22
2023-06-22
<p>When you learn what the little black cylinder at the end of the power cable is for, it's easy to see how someone might believe they can place a special rock on top of their stereo to make the music sound better <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrite_bead" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrite_</span><span class="invisible">bead</span></a></p><p>Like sure buddy, I can clamp a magnet around my power cable to keep out all the invisible power gremlins lurking in the grid that wanna sneak into my computer and make it sick 🙄 tell me another one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110585760689789783
2023-06-22
<p>"It's too late to have that conversation" could either mean "ask me tomorrow" or "never ask me again" 😬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110585628948223975
2023-06-22
<p>I had never even thought about power cables with prongs at both ends until I saw the sign saying they should never be made. Now I need to have one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110585619627969019
2023-06-22
<p>Give Freud a cigar, and it's just a cigar for a day. Teach Freud to smoke cigars, and it could possibly be more than a cigar for the rest of his life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110585553605809668
2023-06-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@clayote" class="u-url mention">@<span>clayote</span></a></span> that's a mario 64, I mean regular marios</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110583686312862773
2023-06-21
<p>If playstation is so good how come there's hardly any marios on it? You got rayman, and I think tomba is a mario, but then what? Spider: the video game? Don't try to sell me that bullcrap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110583676388378291
2023-06-21
<p>Jeff Gerstmann describing on his podcast how if you finish diablo 4 and stop playing, blizzard will send an email to the address associated with your account telling you about all the other "content" that's waiting for you. Spam for a game you already purchased and completed, lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110583241083586673
2023-06-21
<p>I reported a google image search result as being unhelpful because they removed the ability to search for higher-res versions of an image, but they wouldn't let me submit it without a screenshot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110583092437331396
2023-06-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> huh! :acnl_shock:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110582898376908861
2023-06-21
<p>I didn't know until today's Knowledge Fight that Dr. House's *name* was supposed to be a reference to Sherlock Holmes. Because Holmes sounds like "homes". Is that true? It sounds like some folk etymology shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110582879127117576
2023-06-21
<p>It's his day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110582192631214108
2023-06-21
<p>Wordle Forever 732 3/6</p><p>🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>15-streak! Birdie tied with par!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110582117895506960
2023-06-21
<p>Bovidae, bovinae, bovini, bos!</p><p>–spell to make the cows come home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110580181607925504
2023-06-20
<p>I've been making videos on and off (as a hobby) for 16 years and I still don't have an answer to "what's a good video editor?". I assumed I would've found one by now. I don't think there are any</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110579245431325952
2023-06-20
<p>I remembered one reason I switched from prerecorded videos to live streams: with videos, I don't have an excuse for not correcting my flagrantly wrong bullshit 🫠</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110579236638335763
2023-06-20
<p>This is a long shot but is anyone willing to let me shoot an apple off their head with an arrow from 100 yards? That's about 90 meters :boost_ok:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110578938578032223
2023-06-20
<p>Hey, think our website sucks ass? No shit, download the app or fuck you🖕</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110578680880820188
2023-06-20
<p>Did you know? There are secret military bases under the surface of the moon each big enough to contain a much smaller moon. Every time they "discover" a new moon around Jupiter or Saturn? Yep, that's our moon trash</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110578379849164333
2023-06-20
<p>Me: "subscribe, comment and like"<br />Viewer: *grunts in disgust and reflexively throws half-full package of D-cell batteries through their computer monitor*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110578174409104345
2023-06-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jplebreton" class="u-url mention">@<span>jplebreton</span></a></span> - sign the NDA and anonymously leak all the information, helping the community protect itself and maybe cause the harmful entity reconsider altogether</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110577613290420641
2023-06-20
<p>My bottle says it's for BPA-free water?? Where to find :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110577494930521143
2023-06-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> Huh, that is odd. I started learning about this because an author of a book about Dōgen left out the diacritics because they're "confusing for people who don’t know what they mean and redundant for those who do." I wonder if Toho's reasoning was the same. I don't agree with the author's logic but I guess the company can call themselves whatever they want</p><p>I like "oh" the best, at least in a casual English context: diacritics are a pain and I associate ou with an "oo" or "ow" sound</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110577414990790938
2023-06-20
<p>Huh. Touhou the shmup franchise and Tōhō the company that makes godzilla movies are just two ways of transliterating the same syllables. Touhou just means "eastern", but Tōhō uses different kanji, which I guess makes it a homophonous proper noun? I wonder if this difference played into the different transliterations in some way</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110577263635211778
2023-06-20
<p>"Backup your translation history by signing into google"</p><p>Why on earth is this a thing. Nobody doing actual translation work is going to use google translate for it</p><p>Haha right :blobmeltsob:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110577129981651553
2023-06-20
<p>Oh my god, the dinosaurs are outbox.json fucked up <a href="https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/ai-is-coming-for-your-children" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shatterzone.substack.com/p/ai-</span><span class="invisible">is-coming-for-your-children</span></a></p><p>The purple blob one... how do you not even care enough to select an image for the cover that doesn't look like a fucked up nightmare mutant?! God I hate these people</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110576956092088541
2023-06-20
<p>While skipping through ads I heard a snippet of an actor very dramatically proclaiming "in the game of thrones, you either win, or you die", which is exactly the kind of fascile sludge I expect an LLM to write 🙃</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110576766701883269
2023-06-20
<p>"Chatbots and grindset influencers are both incapable of feeling things or of wanting to transmit their feelings to others. You've got people who are effectively soulless using a robot that is effectively soulless"</p><p>:smw_pumpkin:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110576644080636552
2023-06-20
<p>"The Wise Little Squirrel: A Tale of Saving and Investing</p><p>Author by Brett Schickler"</p><p>He couldn't even be bothered to fix the byline. It literally says "author by"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110576591604248127
2023-06-20
<p>Wordle Forever 731 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>14-day streak!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110576512932719419
2023-06-19
<p>Atom netbooks circa 2010 were so good. They have tons of ports, memory card readers, keyboards you can type on, touchpads that don't get in the way... portable computing has just been downhill from there really</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110572436695327442
2023-06-19
<p>Dreamt that I was checking out at the grocery store and everything was ringing up for the wrong amount... one item rang up as "$1.3G" which I interpreted as gigadollars, and I felt mild consternation because I didn't think I could afford 1.3 billion dollars for a package of sausage, but I didn't bring it up to the cashier because I hate being that person</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110572076709455209
2023-06-21
<p>Wordle Forever 732 3/6</p><p>🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>15-streak! Birdie tied with par!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110582117895506960
2023-06-19
<p>Happy I'm completely disconnected from the corner of fedi where federating with facebook is even remotely on the table. Tis a cursed land</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110570849113960117
2023-06-19
<p>I think they should put little storage bins underneath the keykaps, so iph there are keys you never use, you kan stash some snaks like raisins or sesame seeds in there. When am I ever going to need the skroll lok key? I kan probably do without the letters to the right ov D and X too. Use those kompartments phor some kwik NRG</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110568777706572633
2023-06-19
<p>What a pep talk. My heart is filled with determination</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110568517715797390
2023-06-19
<p>Heh, who hasn't been there, am I right</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110568390102856527
2023-06-19
<p>They say the library is the last public space, but parked outside my apartment blasting music from a car seems to be attracting a lot of visitors recently</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110568268573746987
2023-06-18
<p>If your grandmother's named Ruby or Lois or Fran, that's a tetragrandmaton</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110567789966386601
2023-06-18
2023-06-18
<p>Thou mayst stuff thine penance in a vessel of burlap, cur</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110567083857530591
2023-06-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> Mine is "Candles: $3600"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110566316878791094
2023-06-18
<p>Easy bot idea: "astronomy picture of the day" that posts a picture of Venus every 35 weeks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110566220490214218
2023-06-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> I missed the poll but I usually shower when I get home from work, so evening for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110566201864474848
2023-06-18
<p>Dark Souls is a game that takes itself pretty seriously on its face, so I always forget the part where you fight a giant wolf with a sword in its mouth <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sif_(Dark_Souls)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sif_(Dar</span><span class="invisible">k_Souls)</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110566019926306127
2023-06-18
2023-06-18
<p>Wordle Forever 729 6/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜<br />⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Ugh, fuck this word</p><p>Maximum streak attained, just barely</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110565989499055439
2023-06-18
<p>Okay, I sort of figured out what I want: I used AVIdemux to chop out just the tiny part of the video that I want to edit, re-encoded just that part, then appended the three parts together. Unfortunately, the video has errors because avidemux can't use the codec that the hardware encoder used. If I tell OBS to record in x264 I think it'll work in the future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110562656319044348
2023-06-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Well, I recorded an mkv with OBS. I thought there was a way to like... mux two streams together such that they're sort of layered on top of each other. Like adding a layer in photoshop and flattening it down to a png. I don't know why I think this, but it feels like it should be possible</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110562177532286171
2023-06-17
<p>ffs, does anyone know a way to add a little image or bit of text or hard-coded subtitle to a video without re-encoding the entire thing? I said *one* word wrong and I just want to add a little on-screen correction</p><p>Sure was nice when youtube let you do this 😒</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110562141821829238
2023-06-17
<p>Wordle Forever 728 3/6</p><p>⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>My main metagame now is going for the longest streak I can, and trying to nudge my number of 3-guesses above the number of 4-guesses. I'm almost at my longest streak of 12, and it wasn't broken by losing but by forgetting to play for a day. And I'm really close to bringing my *overall* score to one under par. I can do this 😤</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110559585339651344
2023-06-17
<p>Very presumptuous of toothpaste instructions to tell me how much I should use. You don't know how many teeth I have bro. What if I'm a Rob Liefeld character?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110557529953912836
2023-06-17
<p>They're real bad at 20 questions</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110557481735246072
2023-06-17
<p>Cancel culture was actually invented during the Estates General of 1789. Of course, they called it Francel culture</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110557328020731489
2023-06-17
<p>Personal identification pin number</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110557191549627926
2023-06-17
<p>If god meant for us to eat a food that I'm culturally unfamiliar with, then he would've made me be born in one of the countries where they do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110556861617471143
2023-06-17
<p>Huh. There's my vocabulary word for the day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110556805436787151
2023-06-16
2023-06-16
<p>Wait a sec, microsoft owns minecraft</p><p>Minecraftsweeper</p><p>Minecraft Creeper Sweeper</p><p>Break the blocks, don't get blown up by the creepers</p><p>🫴 💰️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110556179819972150
2023-06-16
<p>My new debit card doesn't have any of the information embossed on the card. It's just a smooth piece of plastic. What if a store's machine is down? They won't be able to take a carbon imprint</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110556084162854939
2023-06-16
<p>Mcdonalds is having their year of Luigi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110555311290429699
2023-06-16
<p>Like imagine if there was a biopic about Nintendo that was all about Howard Phillips. It's exactly that insulting imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110554989821512058
2023-06-16
<p>imo it's weird that Henk Rogers is the main character of the Tetris movie, and the plot is about business deals and licensing rights. No normal person should actually care about any of that. If a Tetris biopic exists at all it should be about Alexey Pajitnov</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110554972427412720
2023-06-16
<p>Wordle Forever 727 6/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩<br />⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩<br />🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩<br />⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Big oeuf</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110554742823960331
2023-06-16
<p>How dost thou answer thine missives whilst thine hands are bound in jousting mitts?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110554512108559749
2023-06-16
<p>Secure Scuttlebutt: "That's Definitely Two Words"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110554045988459492
2023-06-16
<p>reddit.com: "Our Serfs Will Work For Free And Like It"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110554027197154188
2023-06-16
<p>cohost.org: "I Don't Know Why We Thought This Would Work"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110553995622640265
2023-06-16
<p>If your work isn't quite done, you must WIP it / If you're posting just for fun, you must WIP it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110550964935876423
2023-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@68km" class="u-url mention">@<span>68km</span></a></span> ahh, I didn't know "cos" could also be short for "cousin", that part makes more sense now. Might be a regional or generational thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110550612599439149
2023-06-15
<p>Time to summer my jants back into jaisy jukes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110550358755754143
2023-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> ah, most of my moving picture appreciation has been centered around animation, particularly in the 80s and 90s. I reasoned that the person with the semitic-sounding name was statistically less likely to be cast in a US cop show in the 80s, but I now see many of my underlying assumptions were incorrect</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110550292808862859
2023-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> finally, green energy for the common folk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110550147602531878
2023-06-15
<p>How do people who get praise for the ML-generated art they "make" deal with the gnawing feeling of dread in the pit of their stomach at being complete frauds? Heck, I get that just because I don't think the stuff I make is very good, and I'm afraid people are just being nice to me out of pity; I can't imagine the soul-crushing despair I'd have to somehow mask my way through if I didn't do the thing I'm being praised for *at all*</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110549593573590740
2023-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> I think he meant TAKEN (2008)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110549409221783511
2023-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glitch.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> haha I tried to think of a synonym but nothing came to mind. We need better terms for condescending unwanted instruction</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110548529464458355
2023-06-15
<p>Wordle Forever 726 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Got the 0/2 split 🎳 that's worth -2 points 🏌️‍♀️and a bonus inappropriate sports metaphor 🤽‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110548291821942709
2023-06-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I've never watched any of these shows except The Simpsons nor heard of any of the actors besides Castellaneta, and I still got it wrong 😔 psyched myself out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110548082102886759
2023-06-16
<p>Wait a sec, microsoft owns minecraft</p><p>Minecraftsweeper</p><p>Minecraft Creeper Sweeper</p><p>Break the blocks, don't get blown up by the creepers</p><p>🫴 💰️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110556179819972150
2023-06-16
<p>My new debit card doesn't have any of the information embossed on the card. It's just a smooth piece of plastic. What if a store's machine is down? They won't be able to take a carbon imprint</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110556084162854939
2023-06-15
<p>"Put your hands together if you want to clap" ugh I hate how hand-holdy these video game tutorials are getting 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110545742029948518
2023-06-16
<p>Like imagine if there was a biopic about Nintendo that was all about Howard Phillips. It's exactly that insulting imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110554989821512058
2023-06-14
<p>I'll be able to get a few staples tonight, thanks everyone for your help :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110544380776908118
2023-06-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dragonaut" class="u-url mention">@<span>dragonaut</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://feedsin.space/feed/SluggoIsLit" class="u-url mention">@<span>SluggoIsLit</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110544340592545916
2023-06-16
<p>How dost thou answer thine missives whilst thine hands are bound in jousting mitts?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110554512108559749
2023-06-14
<p><a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> I'm out of money til payday and I'm dangerously low on food. Sorry to ask again, but if anyone could spare a few dollars to help me make it to Friday I'd greatly appreciate it [edit: your generosity astounds and humbles me. Thank you so much]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110543333962347603
2023-06-14
<p>All operating systems are bad, but some of them are bad in ways I could theoretically fix, which is worse</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110543165591139267
2023-06-13
<p>cuz you have to parrot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110538077086119600
2023-06-13
<p>Screaming fans: good if you're a beatle, less good computer attribute</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110538034446951552
2023-06-13
<p>I believe you will find me highly qualified for this management position. My MBA is in sitting still with a keeping my head down specialization, and my thesis was about not starting a union</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110537756567478466
2023-06-13
<p>When you get married, that's your graduation from dating. That's why they give you a wedding diploma and play "here comes the bride", which is the couples equivalent of "pomp and circumstance"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110537662421896045
2023-06-13
<p>God, I just remembered the dumb outrage when the developers of Cuphead were talking about how they were going for the 12fps look of classic animation, and gamers threw a tantrum because they didn't understand that animation framerate and render framerate are two different things lol. What a bunch of toddlers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110537205687230558
2023-06-13
<p>Look, I want games to be 60fps because it makes the controls more responsive. It has nothing to do with graphics. It feels better when the input is polled 60 times per second instead of 30. There's certainly no reason a *movie* needs to be shown at a higher framerate, or for a game to run at more than 60. That's just gamer brain</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110537140161796280
2023-06-13
<p>Wordle Forever 724 6/6</p><p>🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>I always thought this was a brand name :mario_flop:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110536901104780775
2023-06-13
2023-06-13
<p>It's getting snot in here, so take off all your nose<br />(I am sneezing so much, I wanna take my nose off~)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110534351858381199
2023-06-12
<p>Everybody needs something to believe in; I believe the reversal of all creation will please the Many-Throated Beast of Desolation to whom I've sworn allegiance</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110533648233453596
2023-06-12
<p>Saw a post from one of those "wholesome meme" groups on the fb feed featuring an obviously ML-generated image of an old woman in a knitted batman costume. The image was presented as though it were real</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110532977398885449
2023-06-12
<p>Little foxes, on the hillside, little foxes made of yiffy-yaffy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110532521896897321
2023-06-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@prokyonid" class="u-url mention">@<span>prokyonid</span></a></span> I've seen all these flags individually of course, but this is the first time I've ever seen this combination of flags presumably flown by the same person. It feels like extreme cognitive dissonance to me 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110532504255915678
2023-06-12
<p>Saw a house that was hanging both an intersex inclusive LGBT flag *and* a blue stripe US flag. Just. Wha—I don't—how—I need a nap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110532079032849009
2023-06-12
<p>Saw a car with a sticker of Eddie from Iron Maiden holding a US flag and throwing the horns. I wonder if they don't know where Iron Maiden is from or just don't give a shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110531853078374409
2023-06-12
<p>I was at the dentist for an extraction. There was a TV visible from the dentist's chair tuned to the news, and there was a breaking news report that general anesthestia was just banned. The dentist approached with a big syringe, and I jumped up out of the chair. The dentist got defensive, explaining how they're very good at local anesthesia actually, and promised than I wouldn't feel a thing, but I noped out of there, no thank you, I left apologizing and promising to reschedule</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110531109048586531
2023-06-12
<p>Wordle Forever 723 2/6</p><p>⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>🦅</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110530979387247529
2023-06-12
<p>I'd do anything for glove... but I won't do hat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110529386275610186
2023-06-12
<p>HD-DVD should've differentiated itself in the marketplace by making the center hole larger so you could stack them for continuous playback. Place up to 40 hours of high-definition video discs on a spindle and play it all with the push of a button. Binge your favorite show, or mix and match to make your own programming blocks. Sell cheap rock 'n roll videos so the kids could play all the #1 jams on their portable V-Jukes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110529214416732534
2023-06-12
<p>Plain old raisins and telephone service</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110528665533276827
2023-06-11
<p>F.D. Signifier speculating and drawing a blank about the most successful rapper-turned-actor and the post-edit reveal killed me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110527312152986108
2023-06-11
<p>If you ever wonder how raccoons type so efficiently with tiny paws, it's cuz I got a custom pair of these</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110526047109375180
2023-06-11
<p>Pavlov's razor: never attribute to desire that which is adequately explained by conditioning</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110523423574524825
2023-06-11
<p>Some test footage I uploaded to youtube got a content ID for a SNES rendition of a 14th century Italian folk song <a href="https://youtu.be/Dtd7QLQjs20?t=45" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Dtd7QLQjs20?t=45</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110522756895316514
2023-06-10
<p>The way youtube automatically add chapters to old videos really sucks. I'm up to the part of Kay Plays Dark Souls where she meets Andre of Astora, and the chapter is labeled "Andre Miller" (???) <a href="https://youtu.be/37J9FKos3Zo?t=335" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/37J9FKos3Zo?t=335</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Then she incredibly defeats the titanite demon the very first time she encounters it and that section is just labeled "titanite". Then she goes back to Andre and improves some weapons, and that section is just labeled "shard". Way to make videos sound dull as shit, robot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110520873246541131
2023-06-10
<p>Anyway, this is a really solid exploration platformer. It doesn't go too hard with the action or character power growth, so if you're into a game that's mostly jumping around and exploring a world, I recommend it. I think "bad end" is just an indication that I didn't 100% it, the ending didn't leave me unfulfilled or anything <a href="http://robitgames.com/treasure-adventure-game/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">robitgames.com/treasure-advent</span><span class="invisible">ure-game/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110520200007853406
2023-06-10
<p>Uh... oh. </p><p>:dl_question:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110520120201554477
2023-06-13
2023-06-13
<p>It's getting snot in here, so take off all your nose<br />(I am sneezing so much, I wanna take my nose off~)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110534351858381199
2023-06-12
<p>Everybody needs something to believe in; I believe the reversal of all creation will please the Many-Throated Beast of Desolation to whom I've sworn allegiance</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110533648233453596
2023-06-09
<p>Monday-Fiveday, nine to fri</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110516154871080867
2023-06-09
<p>Why yes reddit, I *would* like to give this ad for an online casino an award. You really get me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110515789722856742
2023-06-09
<p>This issue has been marked as boring and will automatically be closed in 24 hours because it does not contain a fun coding challenge. If you think the issue is still relevant, please rephrase it in the form of a logic puzzle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110515507282146516
2023-06-09
<p>The multilingual search engine, Duck DucklingGo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110515419854234234
2023-06-09
<p>Get all humans out of reaction image databases imo. Cartoons and animals only. I will never want to represent myself with an image of a fucking celeb. Insulting</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110514538419833638
2023-06-08
<p>12 years is a dozade</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110510590212936102
2023-06-08
<p>Wordle Forever 719 3/6</p><p>🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>:tm_frog:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110510387508256254
2023-06-08
<p>I refuse to provide my answer to the prisoner's dillema without an attorney present</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110510025886496495
2023-06-08
<p>More like the yawning of the age of aquarius</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110509911468568460
2023-06-08
<p>Actually, where olives are grown would be more accurately described as a grove</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110509860809578542
2023-06-08
<p>@Louisa@mastodon.xyz I'd try it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110508993259215540
2023-06-08
2023-06-08
<p>You know, I agree with gruff 1950s diner guy: what *was* with the life preserver?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110506622020102932
2023-06-08
<p>"Mealworms are the larval form of the yellow mealworm beetle" sucks for any species to be named after its larval form. Shoutout to all the tall baby humans out there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110505767421079977
2023-06-07
<p>How come the sound effect for "person on the other end of the phone call you can't hear" is always really high pitched? Is it to make the unnaturally fast cadence of the viewpoint character's responses more believable? Like oh, of course the conversation is going really fast, the other person's talking in fast-forward</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110504463559409972
2023-06-07
<p>The discord server is really blowing up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110504250919600249
2023-06-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://thedreaming.city/@paeneultima" class="u-url mention">@<span>paeneultima</span></a></span> Post office</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110503971897604820
2023-06-07
<p>Hey, at least apple's finally selling a device with a replaceable battery. lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110503305579316220
2023-06-07
<p>Oh no <a href="https://achewood.com/attention.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">achewood.com/attention.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110503145682373766
2023-06-07
<p>Wordle Forever 718 4/6</p><p>🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜<br />🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Par on another bullshit word. Counts as an eagle 🏌️‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110503116809009683
2023-06-07
<p>One way to ensure my work day starts off on the wrong foot is if I don't hear any good music during my walk. Today was ok <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naitdqY6XZA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=naitdqY6XZA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110502897414952834
2023-06-07
<p>People in my neighborhood have started setting off firecrackers. The current date, if you were wondering, is June sixth</p><p>🔥 🇺🇸 🔥</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110500732846678093
2023-06-06
<p>digg.com: "Still Somehow a Website"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110499537081611781
2023-06-06
<p>Processed my ten thousandth document today 😶</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110499173972877692
2023-06-06
<p>I'm not embarrassed that I don't know which one is Mulder and which one is Scully; that's probably true of a lot of people who didn't watch the show. But what makes me feel like an uncultured rube is that I sometimes accidentally say "Sculder and Mully"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110498394220545698
2023-06-06
2023-06-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rants.au/@sabik" class="u-url mention">@<span>sabik</span></a></span> I'd argue that "ed" is short for "editorial page", because that was originally the page that the op-ed appears opposite of</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110497399190984324
2023-06-06
<p>Elon Musk is being sued, doo-dah, doo-dah</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110497220405500402
2023-06-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> because "op" is short for "opposite", which is an adjective?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110497209245847189
2023-06-06
<p>*person plays video on phone* my god... a talking rectangle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110494934032892328
2023-06-05
2023-06-05
<p>Youtube made the subscriptions page worse again. Rad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110493767624866519
2023-06-08
<p>You know, I agree with gruff 1950s diner guy: what *was* with the life preserver?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110506622020102932
2023-06-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/@clayote" class="u-url mention">@<span>clayote</span></a></span> Star Citizen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110492169784133446
2023-06-05
<p>More Creatine Please!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110491781539313384
2023-06-05
<p>Every morning I put on the kettle that's been in my family for generations to prepare a steaming hot cup of Mountain Dew Code Red and mix up a batch of Ultimate Biosteel whey protein porridge just like granny taught me. "You get your creatine if you wanna grow up big and swole," she'd say</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110491763296461177
2023-06-05
<p>Wordle Forever 716 3/6</p><p>🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜<br />⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Maybe I should decree that 4 is par. Because if 3 is par, I'm just going to get par *at best* every single round, and that's not fun</p><p>So... nice birdie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110491632583442563
2023-06-05
<p>I wish they'd give me the pill that lessens my anxiety by simply altering my personal quantum causality chain such that good things happen to me instead of bad. I'd be much less anxious were it not for the hideous misfortunes that constantly immiserate me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110489615317456873
2023-06-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I was unfamiliar with this sport before 5 seconds ago, but yes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110487754071902837
2023-06-04
<p>Fuck, I can't use the chainsaw serve or finger snap levitation serve anymore? I think I'm finally done with pickleball, this is bullshit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110487747966774828
2023-06-04
<p>Squaresoft should make an Overwatch clone with all the Final Fantasy characters that use guns. Barret would be the tank, Yuna would be the dancer, Vincent would be the vampire, Squall would be the shoot-stabber, etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110487507867234127
2023-06-04
<p>The data abbreviation convention should be that the first letter is for specifying whether it's, for example, a small kilobyte (kB, 1000) or a large Kilobyte (KB, 1024)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110487456518662660
2023-06-04
<p>Wordle Forever 715 4/6</p><p>🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Normally wouldn't post a bogey, but this is a bullshit word and I decree it worth double points. Um, minus double points if I'm continuing the golf metaphor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110487322722237046
2023-06-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mcc" class="u-url mention">@<span>mcc</span></a></span> Also Alcohol 120% is a play on the game "Asuka 120% Burning Fest" (and ISOpropyl alcohol, I assume)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110487274006403515
2023-06-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cafe/@Alonealastalovedalongthe" class="u-url mention">@<span>Alonealastalovedalongthe</span></a></span> "The Orange Eats Creeps" by Grace Krilanovich, "The Bees" by Laline Paull, "Ducks Newburyport" by Lucy Ellmann, "Eeeee Eee Eeee" by Tao Lin. Didn't really enjoy any of them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110487233216040540
2023-06-04
<p>I think it's been long enough to rewatch my favorite let's play: Kay Plays Dark Souls <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFPEDTXyQKoNbqs8NEkKbObhIGrVmRhxT" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFP</span><span class="invisible">EDTXyQKoNbqs8NEkKbObhIGrVmRhxT</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110486972532251875
2023-06-04
2023-06-03
<p>I'm done with La-Mulana, but I still had the itch for an exploration platformer, one that doesn't hate me, so I'm playing Treasure Adventure Game <a href="http://robitgames.com/treasure-adventure-game/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">robitgames.com/treasure-advent</span><span class="invisible">ure-game/</span></a></p><p>Unfortunately generic-sounding name, but it's good and free. If you like genres that rhyme with blechroid and shmania I recommend it.</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110481870672755722
2023-06-03
<p>I hate bosses. In video games. And the other kind. Prefer not to have to deal with either tbh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110481619135142827
2023-06-02
<p>Looking for treasure?! Ahaha! Treasure, my eye! Everyone knows there's no such thing as treasure!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110477190963390883
2023-06-02
<p>Here's how I bookmarked youtube on my phone: I've typed "youtube.com/feed/subscriptions" into the URL field so many times that the entire address is among the first autocorrect options when I type you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110476490883421910
2023-06-02
<p>2004 was Bush vs. Kerry. Kerry is married to the lady from the Heinz company. In the UK, they have Heinz baked beans; but in the US, we have Bush's baked beans. Battle of the beans. Is this anything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110475513464609766
2023-06-02
<p>Look, if you don't want to eat these worms, you shouldn't have clicked "I agree" on the worms and conditions page</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110475321641660306
2023-06-02
<p>Hypothesizing a size of french fry even thicker than steak fries. I'll call it a burly fry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110475222724667323
2023-06-02
<p>Wordle Forever 713 3/6</p><p>🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110475079560749082
2023-06-02
<p>Rocky Raccoon fell into a tomb, and Rocky knew he was in trouble. Rocky had come equipped with some gum, so he floated out with a bubble</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110474635130108011
2023-06-02
<p>App idea: I take a picture of my teaspoon of instant coffee, and the app tells me whether it's rounded or heaping</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110474603859661361
2023-06-02
<p>Dracula:</p><p>-wears a cape<br />-can fly<br />-mostly immune to physical damage with one critical weakness<br />-powers are linked to the sun</p><p>Superman is a dracula</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110472553276579759
2023-06-01
<p>@Louisa@mastodon.xyz I had the opposite of this when the movie "Deuce Bigelow, Male Gigolo" came out, because I was like pfft, they just made up a last name that rhymes with gigolo, that's not clever. Then I started drinking more tea and was like oh. I bet the movie still sucks though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110470960560473608
2023-06-01
<p>Not only is this a fake game, you will hate it the entire time you're pretending to play it. That's the Sewer Shark Promise™️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110470904483606946
2023-06-01
<p>It's good that the Sega CD pack-in game was Sewer Shark, because if my first experience with an FMV game was one with even the slightest bit of charm, like Dragon's Lair, my impressionable young mind might not've immediately realized that they're bullshit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110470892369698205
2023-06-01
<p>The O³ levels are 28 parts per billion (28 parts per milliard celsius)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110470771783023207
2023-06-01
<p>The wind speed is 7mph (3 m/s celsius)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110470723819281262
2023-06-01
<p>It's 30°C 🥵 (feels like 86°F)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110470668095421543
2023-06-01
<p>Roget's thesaurus? Figures the guy who invented using different words would be french</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110468983801157470
2023-06-01
<p>I wish people didn't expect me spend 4MB of mobile data to view a screenshot of their 8K phone on my 1280x720 screen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110468941030053273
2023-06-01
<p>I knew the latest RLM video would get at least one comment like this. It warms the blackened, worm-rotted heart</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110468731114299632
2023-06-01
<p>I was cat-sitting for a youtuber I watch and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> was visiting. We were leafing through old video game magazines when we became aware of a fire. The apt. building was so huge that we were somehow insulated enough from the danger that we didn't have to evacuate. We did go outside to inspect the damage once the firefighters were done. The top floor was charred and smoldering, but it didn't threaten the structural integrity. Trysdyn joked that vee'd never use a fire build in an RPG again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110468352079478683
2023-05-31
<p>Oh now I get it, like Gucci+Lucifer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110465668366409799
2023-05-31
<p>One word I've been thinking about a lot since reading A Memory Called Empire is "scansion". I don't know what it means, but whenever I don't like something now I figure it's because it has bad scansion</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110464696796036586
2023-05-31
<p>Gollumtlet Legends</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110464596914304416
2023-05-31
<p>Printer paper comes wrapped in paper, so it's sort of a plant-based sausage if you think about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110464230181673754
2023-05-31
<p>gecko roman</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110464207685499624
2023-05-31
<p>prontosaurus</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110464180882880155
2023-05-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> thanks, and likewise :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110463579438300109
2023-05-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> I'd be thrilled to finally know someone who will play Mario Party with me (Mario Party would also be my violent duel challenge)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110463566820882503
2023-05-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> heck yeah! Let me know what you think</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110463512051723281
2023-05-31
<p>My relationship with Discworld is somewhat tainted, because I started as a child with all the Rincewind books, before I knew better, and all the fans agree that they're the least good of the bunch. But from my perspective, that's what Discworld *is*, and I've struggled to get into any of the other ones because they don't have a lot of the tropes and characters I'm deeply familiar with. Choosing one written for a younger audience was a good way to reboot my expectations</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110463335399977956
2023-05-31
<p>I finished The Wee Free Men, the first Discworld novel in the Tiffany Aching subseries. It's excellent, has a high-quality audiobook (if you're into that) and I'd recommend it to just about anyone. Perfect jumping-on point if you're curious about Discworld. 5 stars</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110463297139459233
2023-05-31
<p>Well I thought Decker would be a cool little thingy for makin' games, but I can't figure out how to make a variable persist from one card to the next. That seems like it should be an extremely basic thing to do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110460840178858584
2023-05-31
<p>When you're done using the computer, simply press the 1.44 button to retrieve the plastic save icon from its protective holder. "One-forty-four" is common hacker radio slang for "done"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110460504372324114
2023-05-31
<p>The Ford F150 is arguably the most respectful truck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110460406908294224
2023-05-30
<p>With so many corporations scrabbling for their piece of "nerd culture", it's become a lot of armchair rules lawyering over 50-100 year old IP <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/13ak2dy/the_hobbit_is_not_part_of_the_lord_of_the_rings/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comm</span><span class="invisible">ents/13ak2dy/the_hobbit_is_not_part_of_the_lord_of_the_rings/</span></a></p><p>I used to love MtG, and I like The Hobbit (book), so I'm glad I divested well before I'd feel compelled to care about any of this shit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110459915416060455
2023-05-30
<p>Atari Teenage Mutant Riot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110459210782756231
2023-05-30
<p>These hot eats are ok, I guess... I wish I had some cool treats to go with them though :/</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110458829546822169
2023-05-30
<p>"Jeremy LaMar is a ZZT/Megazeux designer and the creator of the Blinky series of Game Maker DOS games. He later legally changed his name to Otto Uhrwerk van Germain in order to fit his artistic talent of making fantasy art involving zombies, dragons and industrial settings."</p><p>What a power move. I wish I could find such a fitting yet awe-inspiring name for myself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110458045411395382
2023-05-30
<p>Wordle Forever 710 3/6</p><p>⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜<br />🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110457938208854550
2023-05-30
<p>Last time I checked I'm not a 19th century sea captain, but sure, I'll be very careful not to upset the scary old fog</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110457584233080771
2023-05-30
<p>Weather app had a "fog warning". Like I live in Silent Hill or something 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110457565127672760
2023-05-30
<p>I like board games that have both a strategic layer (Risk) and a tactical layer (cheating at Risk)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110455482891595942
2023-05-29
<p>E-mail services such as Internet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110454523177552225
2023-05-29
<p>Well. This seems like my jam <a href="https://internet-janitor.itch.io/decker" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">internet-janitor.itch.io/decker</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110454170829291654
2023-05-29
<p>I believe in using whatever unit makes sense for the situation, and I gotta say, "50 grams" is a much more sensible size for a single serving bag of snacks. "One ounce" is a scam</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110453326649101119
2023-05-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@Zenith" class="u-url mention">@<span>Zenith</span></a></span> A real word is a word that people use. If people start using the word "horticularium", then it will become a real word, but I don't consider it likely. It's not a value judgment, I use made-up words all the time! It's fun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110452421668237330
2023-05-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@Zenith" class="u-url mention">@<span>Zenith</span></a></span> ah yeah, I was making a joke. "Horticularium" isn't a real word, and my last example contains the word "garden", which is the actual word I was hypothetically looking for</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110452392119368587
2023-05-29
<p>It's nice that we have such a short, easy-to-say word that means "a place where a lot of animals are". Zoo. So simple, so effective. It's weird that we don't have a similar word for plants. It's all "arboretum" or "conservatory" or "horticularium" or "the hanging gardens of babylon"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110452355155515377
2023-05-29
<p>I know the dragon in The Hobbit is supposed to be pronounced "smowg" and not "smog", but my brain just can't make my mouth say it like that. It's like, there are no other english words that start with a "smow" sound, and none that end in an "owg" sound. Clearly I must be intending to say something else. If I try to force it, it comes out sounding like a weird two-to-three syllable mashup of phonemes my brain recognizes as actual. Fucking autocorrect</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110451936217309515
2023-05-31
<p>My relationship with Discworld is somewhat tainted, because I started as a child with all the Rincewind books, before I knew better, and all the fans agree that they're the least good of the bunch. But from my perspective, that's what Discworld *is*, and I've struggled to get into any of the other ones because they don't have a lot of the tropes and characters I'm deeply familiar with. Choosing one written for a younger audience was a good way to reboot my expectations</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110463335399977956
2023-05-28
<p>"Sunlight is the best disinfectant" would be a clever metaphor if, y'know, it were true. But it turns out disinfectant is the best disinfectant</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110447633438190975
2023-05-28
<p>I'll occasionally remember that I should really play Sigma Star Saga at some point, considering Guardian Legend is one of my favorite games, but every time I look it up and see the gigantic character sprites in the dungeon sequences I get cold feet. I just get the feeling that moving around on a 2D plane where there's barely two full sprite's worth of headroom on the N/S axis is going to be miserable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110446763427528904
2023-05-28
<p>Vaccinergy Drink</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110444069976581540
2023-05-28
<p>Compact disc read and some other stuff memory</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110443948854396435
2023-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span> oh wait, I was thinking of the cameras. Apparently they added an achievemet for doing something with all the radios in 2010, and it somehow tied into the Portal 2 announcement. I don't know if that was their plan from the beginning, but pretty impressive foresight if so</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110442878387156959
2023-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ng.cathoderay.tube/users/notwa" class="u-url mention">@<span>notwa</span></a></span> so you can get an achievement for destroying all of them, I reckon 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110442843899530476
2023-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> Boats, for people by the sea. For the landlocked, there was just The Lord</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110442061568718019
2023-05-27
<p>Okay, well... less than an hour after I posted this, I found the item that lets me teleport to the new locations. Grumble grumble, well played La Mulana, begrudging slow clap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110441376380453774
2023-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> "Purist" isn't a word I'd use, but the ribbon interface is bad and the old interface was good, so I prefer to use the good one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110441303316760492
2023-05-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> Still the last good version of excel imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110441269961765007
2023-05-27
<p>I'm about to give up, but I'm a little comforted that the reason I'm giving up this time is the action, not the puzzles. I'm still having a lot of fun exploring and figuring stuff out, but dying and getting back to where I was over and over is killing any desire I have to keep going. The thing that lets me warp stopped working, and I haven't found the thing that makes it work again. Most of my time is now spent walking back to where I was when I died. I'm not having fun anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110441193583642077
2023-05-27
<p>Books read so far this year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110441044813416012
2023-05-27
<p>I bet most people wouldn't experience a noticeable quality difference between those awful single-use coffee pods and instant. Neither one is as good as fresh-ground-fresh-brewed, but they're both fine. And instant coffee generates about a billion percent less plastic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110440935703708924
2023-05-27
<p>Huh, the chewing gum guy was named Philip K. Wrigley. Just like Philip K. Dick</p><p>Wrigley, Dick</p><p>👉️ 🔘 joke button</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110437729977970774
2023-05-26
<p>One reason the history of ancient Rome is more well known than Byzantium must be the ease with which we can delineate periods based on the name of the emperor; I can't form a coherent picture of the Byzantine timeline because every goddamn emperor is named Constantine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110436739676555690
2023-05-26
2023-05-26
<p>I mean, they're "free" already, but if we steal them then they can blame the problem on us instead of their price gouging. If we patiently wait for everything to go out of date, they will realize their error and perform price sensitivity adjustments as the market dema—haha no they're just going to get rid of it anyway 🙃</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110435271720799723
2023-05-26
<p>There were a bunch of slightly out of date bags of chips piled up on a table in the break room with the comically overpriced self-serve vending area, which confirms my assumption that if everyone is just patient enough, eventually all the snacks will be free :phpbb_idea:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110435254692585483
2023-05-26
2023-05-26
<p>Tectonic platitude: shift happens</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110432937834564222
2023-05-25
<p>That album even has a track title that could be a Teixcalaanli name, "Fifteen White". Well, maybe. None of the characters in the book used a color as the noun half of their name, but it doesn't seem implausible. Maybe in the next book</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110431112122665892
2023-05-25
<p>I've been sleeping on World's End Girlfriend for too long. I downloaded the discography around when Hurtbreak Wonderland came out, but it was a lot, so I mostly stuck to that one album. Turns out everything before that one was great too <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbB7vLg6hNg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=PbB7vLg6hNg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I mostly listened to Farewell Kingdom while I read A Memory Called Empire, and I couldn't ask for a better soundtrack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110431059068408332
2023-05-25
<p>When the twelfth Fast and Furious movie comes out, they should do a co-marketing deal with Microsoft and include all the movies with Windows 12, and when you press F1-F12 it starts playing the appropriate film</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110430576826146044
2023-05-25
<p>Part of me wants to jump straight into the sequel but I know that's a mistake, I need to mix it up with some nonfiction, give the first one time to settle in my mind. I guess I'll read the book about cod or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110430533022689157
2023-05-25
<p>Just finished A Memory Called Empire. It's brilliant, among the best sci-fi I've read. Checkitowt</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110430454280489957
2023-05-25
<p>The minds behind the beloved PSP and Vita have finally revealed the ultimate evolution of their handheld game device: The WiiU gamepad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110429690036235815
2023-05-25
<p>Had a minor freakout because the 2-year protonmail subscription I signed up for 2 years ago when I could afford it auto-renewed a couple days ago (when I can definitely not afford it.) No warning, no reminder, just a sudden $90 payment I'm supposed to somehow remember to cancel </p><p>I contacted them and the refund went through today, thank god. Was worried I'd have to file a dispute or something. Anyway, new email for correspondence is bluelander 🐌 tutanota.com</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110429359236911354
2023-05-24
<p>A twist that I find funny is when ancient alien people claim that the aliens who built the pyramids were also giants</p><p>Like oh, then there's nothing special about the pyramids, because to the people who made them, they were normal sized. It's like if a human built a foot tall pyramid for a mouse. It would be cute, but in terms of personal accomplishment it's just "was bigger than a mouse"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110424897944635700
2023-05-24
<p>Wordle Forever 704 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110424681401228896
2023-05-24
<p>I saw some electronic machine with the word "Edge" on it recently and almost posted a pic with a Tim Langdell joke, but thought no. That's ancient history. Better to let it rest. lol, trolls really do regenerate every 10 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110424064294288791
2023-05-24
2023-05-24
<p>"Not all heroes wear capes" factoid actually just statistical error. Villain Georg eats babies while wearing 6000 capes and should not be counted</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110421721602141403
2023-05-23
<p>AC/DC (action comics/detective comics)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110420310329831244
2023-05-23
<p>I stg, can't even cross the street anymore without accidentally committing some sort of Horus Heresy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110420225657092964
2023-05-23
<p>Instead of "my posts for the week" I like to call it "five nights at fedis"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110418926188474102
2023-05-22
<p>www.url.hack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110413599611179180
2023-05-22
<p>Oof, it hit me right in the bonebasket</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110413379695727082
2023-05-22
<p>Outside of a turkey, stuffing's my favorite thanksgiving food. Inside of a turkey, stuffing is also my favorite thanksgiving food</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110412953126017457
2023-05-22
<p>The ungulate equivalent of "eat, pray, love" is "bleat, hay, hoove"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110412586474002458
2023-05-22
<p>I haven't played the new Zelda games, but a good joke would be for them to bring back like-likes, the monster that eats your shield, but it doesn't matter because you're carrying around like 50 shields. You can chuck a shield at them and they'll start happily eatimg and leave you alone. Someone with a Switch, message Nintendo and tell them they should do that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110410479643747149
2023-05-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@valrus" class="u-url mention">@<span>valrus</span></a></span> Yeah, ideally I'd've been using a greek keyboard from the beginning. For verisimilitude. Ah well, maybe for New Game+</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110410335325128152
2023-05-22
<p>I don't know how many areas this game has, but if it keeps going at its current pace I'm gonna run out of letters for my cruddy ASCII map</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110410096076787028
2023-05-22
<p>Picking up some flowers at the chrysantheminium</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110410030956095205
2023-05-22
<p>I first suspected that being in trouble is a fake idea the day I saw someone selling the pack-in "Sonic the Hedgehog" cartridge at the flea market in flagrant violation of the "not for resale" labeling on the front. I soon came to realize these spells hold no power over me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110409936303872028
2023-05-21
<p>It's my birthday month this month! Happy birth-me season, day-o month-o</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110409389387701186
2023-05-21
<p>It's called a teaspoon cuz when I "tea spoon", I drink it! 😋</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110409284253784844
2023-05-21
<p>Just send me a quack on Duckscord</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110408967604168253
2023-05-21
2023-05-21
<p>In a universe with faster than light travel, it would actually be faster to put a USB stick on a space ship and take it to the destination than to transmit the data via radio waves. Intergalactic sneakernet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110407951148951612
2023-05-21
<p>Today I realized the song "Puff the Magic Dragon" isn't the same thing as the 70s Disney movie "Pete's Dragon". I still don't know what they are, but I can say with confidence that they're not each other</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110407700937184484
2023-05-21
<p>I've learned that (1) some cultures refer to this as having a "cat's tongue" and (2) people used to pour a little bit of the hot drink into the *saucer* so it cools faster due to the larger surface area. These two things must be connected <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110407578147776390
2023-05-21
<p>All my life I thought I didn't care for hot drinks; turns out what I actually dislike is repeatedly scalding myself as I take experimental sips until it's finally cool enough to drink. Live and learn</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110407369773050818
2023-05-21
<p>I've discovered that I can drink coffee from a mug in a pinch, I just have to follow a simple rule: don't drink it until it's cool enough to hold without the handle. The handle is just for transportation from kitchen to dining area. The coffee is impotable until I can wrap my fingers and thumb around the mug itself and keep them there without discomfort. I wish I realized this sooner, but a lifetime of seeing people drink from mugs the other way made a strong impression</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110407333555279977
2023-05-21
<p>8 hours in, after figuring out copious amounts of bullshit, I have the double-jump. Gotta admit, in a game like this, that's a real satisfying payoff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110406894343381530
2023-05-21
<p>Does it look like a duck? No<br />Does it walk like a duck? No<br />Does it quack like a duck? No</p><p>Ok, I don't think it's a duck... 17 questions left</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110404532826370694
2023-05-20
<p>Tim "the cool man" Curry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110403597002760513
2023-05-20
<p>One reason providing a link to a post is good: someone can link to a post on an instance I have blocked, and I can decide whether I want to see it or not. I don't know how quote boosts would handle this scenario. Not elegantly, I bet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110403556238158162
2023-05-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glitch.social/@kepstin" class="u-url mention">@<span>kepstin</span></a></span> that I find surprising! I would've thought a blu-ray player would be enough of a computer to overlay some unicode on the video, but I guess they're limited by "as cheap as possible" standards of 2005 as much as DVDs were for their era</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110402144438547393
2023-05-20
<p>Anyway, quirks aside it's neat that this nearly 30-year-old format is still a perfectly fine way to watch a movie</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110402086593166857
2023-05-20
<p>I was wondering why they settled on a subtitle format that's basically a bunch of JPGs in a trenchcoat, and it occurred to me that this must've been the most cost-effective way to do a universal subtitle format in 1996. Character generators were a thing, but making them robust enough to support the latin alphabet, chinese, korean, arabic, etc. might not've even been possible. This way they could put the same basic hardware and software in every machine and compatibility would be guaranteed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110402081761101256
2023-05-20
<p>I haven't had occasion to rip that many DVDs, and every time I do I'm puzzled why I can't just check a box in handbrake and extract the subtitles as an SRT file. Then I remember oh yeah, vobsub was really weird</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110401514261376492
2023-05-20
<p>Majority believe it's time for a horse in the white house, recent gallop poll shows</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110401436467932847
2023-05-20
<p>Was trying to learn the current state of the art of ripping DVDs under Linux and found this: "Unlike other DVD ripping software, VLC is essentially just going to play the DVD and output the video to a file, rather than to your screen. It takes a while, so be patient."</p><p>lmao why are you telling people to do this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110401329295440487
2023-05-20
<p>GitHub:Grubhub::SourceHut:Pizza Hut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110401241572558520
2023-05-20
<p>Can't control my greebles, can't control my sprue. Hurry hurry hurry, I need some stronger glue</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110399082891039018
2023-05-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> build a land bridge to France and make England a peninsula. You're grounded, buster</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110396385760161365
2023-05-19
<p>Glass bottled ketchup is healthier because you actually burn as many calories shaking it out of the bottle as you consume</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110396361235151372
2023-05-19
<p>@miramarco@octodon.social I was born in 85 and I had to google this. You're referring to the plane? I don't recall this being much in the public consciousness here in the US, at least not in any of my circles. I'm sure I've heard the phrase "concorde jet" but I never had cause to distinguish between different brands of jet. Not sure what it was like in the UK</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110395911596972251
2023-05-19
<p>nice. </p><p>˙ǝɔᴉu</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110395385922376075
2023-05-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@rabbit" class="u-url mention">@<span>rabbit</span></a></span> I've long thought there should be a utensil for drowning oreos, some sort of wire or mesh basket with a long handle on it. Like a tea strainer, but for cookie murder</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110395317675603080
2023-05-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@gamemakingtools" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamemakingtools</span></a></span> I might be dense, but I'm not seeing 🫳 in the emoji reactions list...</p><p>My first vote would be for deleting old content. I have no expectation of permanence on a social media site, and I can be responsible for saving the stuff that I want to save. If that's not popular/feasible, I could swing 5 euro a month, but that's about the limit on what I could afford, so if you don't want to deal with the inevitable endpoint of this growth I understand</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110395150534178448
2023-05-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> Yeah, but I thought of it because it's a respelling of MAPI (MAstodon API). I'm afraid GotJ references are lost on me but go with what makes sense/feels right to you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110393271765727328
2023-05-19
<p>I have zero memory of making this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110393124201981760
2023-05-21
<p>8 hours in, after figuring out copious amounts of bullshit, I have the double-jump. Gotta admit, in a game like this, that's a real satisfying payoff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110406894343381530
2023-05-21
<p>Does it look like a duck? No<br />Does it walk like a duck? No<br />Does it quack like a duck? No</p><p>Ok, I don't think it's a duck... 17 questions left</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110404532826370694
2023-05-18
<p>I've started trying different types of flavored seltzer and ranking them in a numbered list, as is the style of the internet <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/seltzer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/seltz</span><span class="invisible">er</span></a> If you have any to recommend, let me know</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110392198430940804
2023-05-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dads.cool/@mope" class="u-url mention">@<span>mope</span></a></span> ah that sucks :/ I'm glad it's not every modern game though. I wonder what the x factor is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110391034206179862
2023-05-18
<p>Fred Entertainment Fazbear</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110391002755605788
2023-05-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dads.cool/@mope" class="u-url mention">@<span>mope</span></a></span> have you tried going back and playing 3D games from the 90s and 2000s? I get the same thing, and I suspect it's due to motion blurring, view bobbing and other "cinematic" camera effects that started popping up in the last decade. Outer Wilds made me queasy in 30 minutes but I can still play Doom and Quake for hours no problem, it's very weird</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110390953032537347
2023-05-20
<p>I was wondering why they settled on a subtitle format that's basically a bunch of JPGs in a trenchcoat, and it occurred to me that this must've been the most cost-effective way to do a universal subtitle format in 1996. Character generators were a thing, but making them robust enough to support the latin alphabet, chinese, korean, arabic, etc. might not've even been possible. This way they could put the same basic hardware and software in every machine and compatibility would be guaranteed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110402081761101256
2023-05-18
2023-05-18
<p>I've been using texting as the 2FA method for the main web app I use at work because the setup said it was either that or "use the Google or Azure authentication app". But as a lark I just tried setting it up with authy and it totally worked. You'd hope in a business setting actual security would matter more than brand clout 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110389978322626767
2023-05-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> Mappy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110389734862286650
2023-05-18
<p>Saw two blue jays perched on a railing on the way to work. By the time I got into the camera app, one had flown off and one flew into this tree. I wish I could take better pictures of animals</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110389681922688707
2023-05-17
<p>"Wesbanco" sounds like someone had 5 seconds to think of a name for their bank so they took "Wells Fargo" and shoved the word "bank" in there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110386139203334856
2023-05-17
<p>Wordle Forever 697 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110384771309260322
2023-05-17
2023-05-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Well, I read on the internet that scarcity = value, so if you only have one I think that makes it worth infinity dollars.. 🤔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110381860451561054
2023-05-17
<p>Oh we already suspended that instance, heck yeah</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110381847188716694
2023-05-17
<p>Posting on the public timeline cuz I want spam too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110381829371357218
2023-05-17
<p>I made so much progress tonight it's unbelievable. I was hopelessly stuck after my last session, remembered one path I forgot to explore, and in short order I befriended the fairies, defeated the laser crab man, found the first two seals, woke up Mulbruk, and now I'm all set to fight Pazuzu. So much of the game just opened up and I'm excited to explore it. I'm delighted at how much more thoughtful and patient I've become, I never imagined I'd ever get this far</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110381741442037876
2023-05-16
<p>"The International Sweeteners Association, a nonprofit organization that represents the industry, called the W.H.O.’s recommendation a disservice to consumers." <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/well/eat/sweeteners-weight-loss-who.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/05/15/well/ea</span><span class="invisible">t/sweeteners-weight-loss-who.html</span></a></p><p>Yeah, good idea putting these guys on equal footing in the debate with the *World Health Organization*. Just equally valid opinions in the marketplace of ideas, y'all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110379602711413691
2023-05-16
<p>This is also why fully voice acted video games are bad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378819810612345
2023-05-16
<p>Character exposition is a lot more immersion-breaking for me in an audiobook than reading traditionally, because I'm extremely aware of how unnatural the conversation sounds. Like "jesus, this guy's been yammering at everyone for an hour, people don't converse like this." When it's in my head it's easier to suspend disbelief. I think that's part of why audio fiction is so hard for me, and I just gotta listen to shorter, snappier books</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378798720105511
2023-05-16
<p>@cyberia@octodon.social My life is almost completely cashless. The only things I still occasionally need cash for are public transit and coin-op laundry, although other options like paying with a phone app are increasingly common. I don't know how things are in NJ but I imagine you'll never need cash, I'd just bring a little for emergencies. Taxis are often cash-only, so if you can't or don't want to use rideshare apps it's good to have a little cash on hand just in case</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378746092353865
2023-05-16
<p>I finished a fiction audiobook for the first time in years! It was The Mysterious Affair at Styles. It was a little hard to get into at the beginning, because it front-loads it with a lot of characters and they're all English (so indistinguishable) but once Poirot entered the story it started to click. It was a little less elegant and more infodump-y than MotOE, but that came much later and I think this was her first novel, so unfair to compare. I still enjoyed it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378703041068577
2023-05-16
<p>Starting a blog and never posting is a good way to sublimate the human urge to buy a panini press you're never going to use</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378423931795398
2023-05-16
<p>(I would also accept ripping off the paper after doing calculations on a big mechanical adding machine [preferably one where you have to pull a clunky lever to advance the tape] and yelling at the number)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378378173564261
2023-05-16
<p>This morning I woke up and immediately had the hiccups. What the hell, body</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378150046650321
2023-05-16
<p>@amaranth@weirder.earth yeah, this phenomenon happens to me often on youtube. If Tim Rogers made a six hour video about cod, I'd be surprised but trust him to take me on that journey</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378100032008393
2023-05-16
<p>Just once I wanna rip a piece of paper out of a plotter as the pens are still scratching back and forth and goggle at it while I yell about the line being good or bad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110376447926912786
2023-05-16
<p>I studied art at Salvador Dali's School of Soft Clocks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110376372815418506
2023-05-16
<p>Like I'm sure the premise is correct and the story can be told interestingly, just I dunno, try to sell me on it a little bit? Between the title, illustration and subtitle try to make *one* of them interesting? If you drew the fish in a funky neon 80s style or something I wouldn't mentally categorize it as "insomnia cure"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110376232186610093
2023-05-16
<p>I know I'm being unfair, but whenever I see a book like this I think of that Simpsons episode where the kids are watching the film strip about a world without zinc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110376211757449037
2023-05-15
<p>Hoopla has a more modern version of the Poirot novel I was trying to listen to so I'm giving it another shot</p><p>This version is 5½ hours and the one on Libby was almost 9. And they're both unabridged. So try to imagine how slow the old one was 😩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110373567408020811
2023-05-15
<p>The 90s will be forever remembered as the golden age of Tae Bo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110369959342888933
2023-05-14
2023-05-14
<p>Surely grinding for the 80 coins I need for the heatproof case so I can examine the skeletons under the lava will give me the vital hint I need to figure out what I need to do next</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110367686280360872
2023-05-14
<p>Toasters always have a label pointing to one of the slots that says "one slice". I assume this means that if you only want one slice of toast, something bad happens if you put it in the wrong slot, but I don't know what. This scenario has never presented itself to me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110367520553020853
2023-05-14
<p>Pardner, you're about 50 pounds of horse manure in a 5 gallon hat, and if you hang around these parts then you're fixin' to learn yourself what that is in grams per liter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110364876599089170
2023-05-13
<p>I'm in the shit now</p><p>I still haven't solved all the puzzles in the temple of the sun lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110363869095115902
2023-05-13
<p>I fancied up my homepage a bit with Sadgrl's excellent layout builder <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.neocities.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It's kind of a mess of different layouts and links to off-site things, but that's ok, I'm kind of a mess too. Also the title no longer makes sense on account of my site no longer being a wiki, but that's okay, I no longer make sense either</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110363507292979972
2023-05-13
<p>I wish neocities supported server-side includes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110363469530826430
2023-05-13
<p>Making good progress in the temple of the sun. I could try to fight the boss now, but I found a tablet suggesting I shouldn't until I solve all the puzzles, so I'm going to wait. I'm guessing I reached the point where the game becomes non-linear, so I'm going to go see what I can do in the spring in the sky.</p><p>I still think the 2006 version was impossible without outside help, but between the new hints and the official strategy guide, the remake just might be doable. I'm having fun 🤞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110362422139015906
2023-05-13
<p>HAHA YES</p><p>EAT SHIT ROBO-GIANT</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110359254000096690
2023-05-13
<p>It has a second form?! FUCK OFF</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110359194048098129
2023-05-16
<p>Starting a blog and never posting is a good way to sublimate the human urge to buy a panini press you're never going to use</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378423931795398
2023-05-16
<p>(I would also accept ripping off the paper after doing calculations on a big mechanical adding machine [preferably one where you have to pull a clunky lever to advance the tape] and yelling at the number)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110378378173564261
2023-05-12
<p>Warnings at kennel ignored by staff, reports whistleblower</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110356556475860586
2023-05-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://thedreaming.city/@paeneultima" class="u-url mention">@<span>paeneultima</span></a></span> I used to get over-the-air broadcasts just fine with rabbit ears before everything moved to digital. The picture wasn't perfect but it was watchable. Now it's 5 seconds of video followed by 5 seconds of dropout, ad infinitum. I'd need some kind of rooftop antenna array, and fuck that. RIP TV</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110356362361773488
2023-05-12
<p>Whoa, the audiobook I'm listening to had a short section where the narrator did multiple takes with audible sounds of movement that they neglected to edit out. The effect in an otherwise perfect recording (about unspeakable genocidal war crimes the US committed in Vietnam) is super unsettling, I felt mildly panicky for a second, like I was hearing someone have an emotional breakdown. Spooky how uncanny a benign recording flub becomes with the right context</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110356311369246817
2023-05-12
<p>Anyway if this doesn't work feel free to let me know and I'll delete it. The fact that I felt it necessary to explain it feels like points against it working, but one never knows</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110355808129786379
2023-05-12
<p>The idea here is that fascists like Rowling often launder their beliefs through a layer of dogwhistle schrodinger's humor: when they say hurtful things they're "just kidding", except to the people who know they're not. I don't know if Rowling engages in this tactic, but hopefully people know I'm not suggesting that Rowling should be taken seriously</p><p>JK Simmons seems like an affable guy you could share a joke with, and hopefully he's not secretly a piece of shit too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110355801101318768
2023-05-12
<p>How "just kidding" are you on a scale from Simmons to Rowling</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110355756214090088
2023-05-12
<p>"Eat your own dog food" metaphor unpopular at Purina factory, reports whistleblower</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110353823156468668
2023-05-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> I think I do this kind of a lot, sorry 😔 I'll try to be more explicit with my CWs</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110351298191577681
2023-05-11
<p>Fuck, I watched *one* youtube video about US state flags and now I notice when flags are bad. Like I needed another thing to care about 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110351262338363907
2023-05-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> now they just need to make a smartphone I can slam down with a heavy clunk when I hang up on someone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110351186480669037
2023-05-11
<p>Wordle Forever 691 3/6</p><p>🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110350023509661885
2023-05-11
<p>Is the line in New Mexico Song "sleep on the floor of your van again" or "sleep on the floor of your vanagon"? 🤔</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110350004170964972
2023-05-11
<p>Need to remember how every good boy does? It's easy, just think of the letters of the treble scale! The F is for fine</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110347904783713881
2023-05-11
<p>I was looking for a torrent of (the audio version of) the book they mentioned on Citations Needed about the Vietnam war, and in doing so was reminded that Hoopla has audiobooks too <a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11418403" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hoopladigital.com/title/114184</span><span class="invisible">03</span></a> </p><p>Holy shit, the selection is so much better than on Libby. I don't know the total but I did a search for history audiobooks and there's over 6000, which is 100x the number on Libby</p><p>Hoopla has a monthly limit, but if I manage to get through 10 audiobooks a month I'll be thrilled</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110347639089733133
2023-05-10
<p>Snyder of Hanover fan: more like Butz 😏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110345874054219916
2023-05-10
<p>Raspberry pi is a great computer for people who already own a computer but would like to have another computer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110345210958426675
2023-05-10
<p>I guess in this case the active program is the web browser, which is why it can't just be ctrl-1 or alt-1, but let's face it web browsers are computers now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110344848304492217
2023-05-10
<p>Computers really need a row of function keys that are only accessible to the active program. If I want a hotkey for a macro in google sheets I have to press ctrl-alt-shift-1, very convenient 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110344833907092297
2023-05-10
<p>Wordle Forever 690 3/6</p><p>🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110344725376389461
2023-05-10
<p>Happy Super Mayio day</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110344436077700788
2023-05-10
<p>Wait a sec... was the name of the band "Buckcherry" an intentional spoonerism of Chuck Berry? :thinkface:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110344389798781789
2023-05-10
<p>*me coming in late to 2001: A Space Odyssey* Sorry, I was getting popcorn. What did Zarathustra say?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110342302238459608
2023-05-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.mariobreskic.de/@mario" class="u-url mention">@<span>mario</span></a></span> oh, I don't like any of them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110341639868163083
2023-05-09
<p>Raccoon fact: you can tell the age of a raccoon by counting the rings on their tail, but it's considered rude, so please don't. It's not a direct 1:1 relationship, like the number of rings doesn't necessarily = number of years. Also the color of the ring changes how it's counted. Look, forget I said anything, ok?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110341050686755466
2023-05-09
<p>All day I deconstruct ADIDAS slogans</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110340027966387407
2023-05-09
<p>Okay this is unlistenable. The files are 64kb/s, which should be fine for spoken word, but I suspect it's been transcoded. Sorry Agatha, I'll read the book someday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339902206489854
2023-05-09
<p>"the Audible MobilePlayer ... released in 1997, contained around four megabytes of on-board flash memory storage, which could hold up to two hours of audio."</p><p>audio at 4.4 kbps, jesus christ</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339829124664109
2023-05-09
<p>The audiobook is from 1996 which means it was probably ripped at like 12kbps and no one ever bothered to remaster it 😑</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339804610629843
2023-05-09
<p>I usually have trouble with fiction audiobooks, but now that I've read one Poirot novel traditionally (and liked it) I feel more comfortable trying to listen to others, for whatever reason. Wish me luck!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339746662155946
2023-05-09
<p>Wordle Forever 689 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339657497232546
2023-05-09
<p>It's not the worst thing they do, but the thing that makes me most irrationally mad at Cinema Sins is how every video is titled "everything wrong with [movie] in X minutes *or less*"</p><p>Like, you made the video. You know exactly how long it takes to explain "everything wrong with" the movie by your definition. Why would it be less?</p><p>Also every video is longer than X and I'm sure they do this intentionally so people will point it out in the comments, because engagement. I hate it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339505976201752
2023-05-09
<p>Normal text transfer protocol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339338520474377
2023-05-09
2023-05-09
<p>There should be regulations that limit the film industry to one Chris Pratt vehicle per year</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339216458584936
2023-05-09
<p>My golf score? Oh about average, maybe 9 or 10 per game. Nothing spectacular but I can usually manage at least a 50% sink rate</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339193857533951
2023-05-10
<p>Raspberry pi is a great computer for people who already own a computer but would like to have another computer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110345210958426675
2023-05-09
<p>New The Constant day!! I've never heard of the subject and I'm quite excited <a href="https://www.constantpodcast.com/episodes/a-pickle-for-the-knowing-ones" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">constantpodcast.com/episodes/a</span><span class="invisible">-pickle-for-the-knowing-ones</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110338771412747244
2023-05-09
<p>I'm kind of in the mood for a modern-ish RPG but just thinking about the amount of dialogue makes me want to fall asleep</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110336346790446025
2023-05-09
<p>Customer satisfaction engineer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110336261629067666
2023-05-09
<p>There should be a Final Fantasy equivalent of the band The Postal Service called The Mognet. That's it, no punchline</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110336117222849627
2023-05-08
<p>Declaring so much war on cars they'll call me Autobahn Bismarck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110335750465692045
2023-05-08
<p>I have to use google chrome at work, and every time I open it there's a new ad on the new tab page, and every time I click the X, and every time it says "We won't show this specific message again". That wording feels real intentionally condescending, like they have to stress that my action made no difference, this is only a placebo button—there is no real choice except consenting to being shown future ads</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110334701320156296
2023-05-08
<p>Slurp juice delight on a moonlit night</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110334597769984356
2023-05-09
<p>Raccoon fact: you can tell the age of a raccoon by counting the rings on their tail, but it's considered rude, so please don't. It's not a direct 1:1 relationship, like the number of rings doesn't necessarily = number of years. Also the color of the ring changes how it's counted. Look, forget I said anything, ok?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110341050686755466
2023-05-09
<p>All day I deconstruct ADIDAS slogans</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110340027966387407
2023-05-09
<p>Okay this is unlistenable. The files are 64kb/s, which should be fine for spoken word, but I suspect it's been transcoded. Sorry Agatha, I'll read the book someday</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339902206489854
2023-05-09
<p>"the Audible MobilePlayer ... released in 1997, contained around four megabytes of on-board flash memory storage, which could hold up to two hours of audio."</p><p>audio at 4.4 kbps, jesus christ</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110339829124664109
2023-05-08
<p>I'm listening to a youtube video about cloning where the presenter explained stem cells by comparing them to Eevee, who can potentially evolve into many different forms. I love it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110333613534683114
2023-05-08
2023-05-08
<p>This is kind of an embarrassing thing to realize this late in life, but I just connected the dots and I think the entire reason I didn't like coffee was because I was drinking it from a mug. I don't like coffee when it's so hot you can't even touch the container and you need a handle. I don't like not being able to see the color to properly judge how much cream I've added. I don't like drinking from something that gradually gets permanently stained. Let it cool down, pour in a glass 🤯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110333525408805331
2023-05-08
<p>Only 16% have the achievement for defeating the second boss, and I'm not yet sure if I'll join their hallowed ranks. I've made it to the second boss and my couple attempts have been immediate miserable failures. I think there's another weapon I haven't figured out how to get, and I should probably have it. However! I did get that far on my own, and I didn't think I could even do that. Faith in my ability to figure shit out is at an all-time high: three out of ten</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110331123906625753
2023-05-08
<p>Only 21% of people who've played La-Mulana on Steam have the achievement for defeating the *first boss*. Anyway, a full decade later, I'm now one of them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110331101680514183
2023-05-08
<p>Comedy is statements plus jokes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110330414459313217
2023-05-07
<p>(screenshots your post) Excuse my dunking</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110329229166124408
2023-05-07
2023-05-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> I tried it and unfortunately the scrollbar auto-hides, is too narrow and doesn't have steppers. There's some other UI issues like it sometimes refusing to switch to a page in the document tree when I double-click it. I didn't see anything in the settings that would fix it but if you know of anything I missed I'll give it another shot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110329157400600138
2023-05-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cafe/@impiaaa" class="u-url mention">@<span>impiaaa</span></a></span> ah that must be what happened, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110329024981589115
2023-05-07
<p>I'm using MemPad to take La Mulana notes <a href="https://www.horstmuc.de/wmem.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">horstmuc.de/wmem.htm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>It's so close to being a lightweight desktop wiki. You can make links to other pages, and links to files, but with kind of ugly syntax and bare file path URLs. Oh well, it works 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110328997088899695
2023-05-07
<p>Didn't it used to be possible to text-search one's own posts? Or was that strictly a cybrespace/glitch-soc feature? That's the one form of text search I'd be cool with. Sure, I can download my post archive and search that, but having it in the client would be handy. They should implement/re-implement that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110328829048069982
2023-05-07
<p>Here's another reason I don't want search: I don't want to be able to search for a joke I'm about to make and learn that 1000 other people on the network already made it in the last 10 years. Like I know I'm probably a hack, but at least let me have the comfort of plausible deniability</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110328796660904147
2023-05-07
<p>imo the tagline for the 2013 film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters should've been "...and you will know us by the trail of bread"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110328738203208929
2023-05-07
<p>Only gonna post my big wins and big losses</p><p>Wordle Forever 687 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩<br />🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110328417903875726
2023-05-07
<p>'Scuse me while I kiss blues guy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110328397953959044
2023-05-07
<p>Cryptocryptography</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110325966259160198
2023-05-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cafe/@Alonealastalovedalongthe" class="u-url mention">@<span>Alonealastalovedalongthe</span></a></span> 4chan, I'm afraid :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110324163418847514
2023-05-06
<p>Hello. I am making a mistake</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110324004431677379
2023-05-06
<p>Just learned that I can't see edits to posts on pinafore :|</p><p>Or maybe I can if the post was edited before it was federated to me? But once a post is cached that's the only version I get. I was fine not being able to edit posts, but this might present problems</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110323401506938855
2023-05-06
2023-05-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://idiomdrottning.org/users/Sandra" class="u-url mention">@<span>Sandra</span></a></span> I like sleepwalking, because it's not just being asleep, but also acting without consciousness. I feel like a lot of my youth was spent sleepwalking through life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110323313714489504
2023-05-06
<p>Well the cover image isn't showing up (I thought the mastodon media player was supposed to display the cover image from the metadata when one is present but I guess not, or maybe I saved it wrong) so here's the image I alluded to in the description</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110323278581591115
2023-05-06
<p>The music in Hydra Castle Labyrinth is very good for midis. I had to record this as an mp3 because mastodon doesn't support midis for some reason, but you can download the original here <a href="https://github.com/ptitSeb/hydracastlelabyrinth/blob/master/data/midi/main02.mid" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/ptitSeb/hydracastle</span><span class="invisible">labyrinth/blob/master/data/midi/main02.mid</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110323260450795368
2023-05-06
<p>Actually Willy was the name of the steamboat, the mouse is Steamboat Willy's monster</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110322678475556687
2023-05-06
<p>I also finished Murder on the Orient Express, which is a beautiful little book. More small good things please</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110322548800675545
2023-05-06
<p>Finished Hydra Castle Labyrinth. Beautiful little game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110322477937952822
2023-05-05
<p>Happy I Can't Drive Day (5/5) Shoutout to all my comrades who can't drive. May your buses be on time and uncrowded</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110317727587150529
2023-05-05
<p>There are so many varieties of Werther's Originals now that I don't remember what flavor the original Werther's Originals were. The dollar store had like 8 kinds, none of which were "original flavor". This information has been memory holed</p><p>Anyway I got "caramel coffee" flavor. They're ok</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110317352238505387
2023-05-05
2023-05-05
<p>Recently I've been starting my day with a couple boiled eggs (plus a bagel) and it's bonkers how much better my energy levels have been. Boiled eggs are like little ultra-efficient energy cells for humans. This post makes me sound ten thousand years old, and I am, but that's okay. I'm just happy to find any trick that'll keep my decrepit mummy body going a little longer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110316104200828621
2023-05-05
<p>I wish I understood enough about math to enjoy the new Tom7 video. There are a couple good bits in there, but the bulk of it is totally lost on me. Ah well, not everything has to be for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110313625774441867
2023-05-05
<p>Instead of remaking movies all the time, I think hollywood oughta make em good in the first place <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/my2cents" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>my2cents</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110313466080083513
2023-05-05
<p>Did you know gaming fact: Claudius is widely considered to have been the first gamer emperor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110313396317198285
2023-05-05
<p>We've combined the three best brass instruments into one: the trompubaphone</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110313240557712370
2023-05-04
<p>Writer: and then the gunslinger cocked his thirty-aught-six</p><p>Me: Yeah. Fuck yeah. The most badass gun bullet size</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110312390731125809
2023-05-07
<p>Cryptocryptography</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110325966259160198
2023-05-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cafe/@Alonealastalovedalongthe" class="u-url mention">@<span>Alonealastalovedalongthe</span></a></span> 4chan, I'm afraid :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110324163418847514
2023-05-04
<p>Gothic horror mystery themed restaurant called Burgers in the Rue Morgue</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110311191200277173
2023-05-04
<p>If you ever feel bad about wasting money on something frivolous, you can take some comfort that at least you're not flushing as much money down the drain as whoever buys ads at the *end* of a podcast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110310988043299651
2023-05-04
<p>Wordle Forever 684 3/6</p><p>🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Feeling pretty good about this one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110310866518701170
2023-05-04
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> "I'd like a big sample size" (finger on monkey's paw curls)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110310424517918992
2023-05-04
<p>"Not enough people were paying to choose the number at the end of their name, maybe we can get some people to pay for the username they want"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110308445189875270
2023-05-04
<p>Halfway there! This game owns</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110308414255004509
2023-05-06
<p>Actually Willy was the name of the steamboat, the mouse is Steamboat Willy's monster</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110322678475556687
2023-05-04
<p>I found a USB-C to normal adapter on my way home from work. Just lying on the sidewalk. Now I can connect my second controller with a long enough cable to use it while it charges, or use it as a wired controller. I wonder what someone would've been using it for in the wild. USB headphones? Little portable SSD for their phone? Must've been a cumbersome setup, I'm not surprised they lost it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110308238949408777
2023-05-04
<p>Murders in the rue morgue?! See what did I tell you, now aren't you glad we decided to visit the delight shrine instead</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110308157316628897
2023-05-04
<p>Whoo, got it. Great game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110307881311189678
2023-05-04
<p>Okay, maybe this game does have a little La-Mulana in it. I've found five doors and the key I got from dungeon 1 doesn't open any of them. Like, look at all the items I've found and I've done 1/8th of the dungeons. I don't even know where to look for door 2, I've been backtracking and looking for ways to go for awhile. At least when I finally do find it I'll be well-equipped? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110307776205447793
2023-05-04
<p>Pinafore at the default zoom level on my computer squashes standard circular emoji into this shape, which I have dubbed the "squircle" (squashed circle)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110307554407864444
2023-05-04
<p>It's lucky that I stumbled on Hydra Castle Labyrinth, I've been craving an explat and actually considered installing La Mulana again. That could've only ended in heartbreak. HCL is like La Mulana (inspired by the same old MSX games like Maze of Galious) but seems playable so far. Disappointed that there doesn't seem to be an option for nearest neighbor scaling though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110307484705161587
2023-05-03
<p>I've avoided mysteries ever since I read a lot of Encyclopedia Brown as a kid, because they were framed like puzzles to solve, like "can *you* solve the mystery? Turn the page to see how EB did it!" and I never, ever could. I felt so dumb, the books were written for my age group, clearly there was an expectation that I should be able to put the pieces together, right? Otherwise they wouldn't imply it was possible that I would? Fuck Encyclopedia Brown</p><p>Anyway I'm enjoying MOOE</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110305911819225777
2023-05-03
<p>Reading Murder on the Orient Express:</p><p>• because the timeline was talking about Poirot recently?<br />• because I just played the Sonic train murder mystery game?<br />• porquoi pas les deux?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110305850109066517
2023-05-03
<p>the mighty mighty boss tones</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110305775997916064
2023-05-03
<p>Double-hydrogynated oxygen water</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110305475316721563
2023-05-03
<p>5 Hour Energy, buy 2 get 1 free? With 15 hours of energy maybe I can come out ahead on this deal :blobthinkingsmirk:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110305081712804562
2023-05-03
2023-05-03
<p>Neuro-linguistic programming: friendship is magic</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110304873082327595
2023-05-03
2023-05-03
<p>May's an annoying month if you use three-letter abbreviations cause you gotta remember *not* to add a period. We should start spelling it "Maye" or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110304760281815289
2023-05-03
<p>Bread pudding in a bread bowl</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110304706525912014
2023-05-03
<p>I wish moving the mouse didn't wake the computer up. Sometimes you just gotta move the mouse. Like, out of the way, you know? They can make it require a click, that's not too much of a burden</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110304643885800192
2023-05-02
<p>I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so I went to fortune.com/b and I don't see what's so bad about it. It's just an error message</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110301526392225754
2023-05-02
<p>The Meat Gala</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110301231826915700
2023-05-02
<p>@Louisa@mastodon.xyz me too! I think we commiserated about this at some point :acnl_lol:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110300971740722104
2023-05-02
<p>Why didn't the sailboat get any respect? Because it wasn't esteem boat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110300811738148789
2023-05-02
<p>One does not simply walk into Mordor. It's really far away. You should take the bus or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110300768986969300
2023-05-02
<p>So far the best thing I've played on my 3DS since hacking it is a homebrew port of Hydra Castle Labyrinth, a free PC exploration platformer from 2011 I never got around to playing before. Eat shit, money cost games🖕</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110300223045392789
2023-05-02
<p>When I was a kid, I assumed that the Robin Hood parody character Dennis Moore from Monty Python had some connection to the Dinty Moore brand of canned stew. I still don't understand why the character was named that, nor do I understand what "Dinty" is supposed to represent, but I now have the critical thinking skills to recognize that sounding similar doesn't mean two pieces of nonsense are connected</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110300049346337982
2023-05-02
<p>If your Moore is dinty, it may be a sign of botulism contamination, and the can should be discarded</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110300012483703346
2023-05-02
<p>Going dancing? Don't risk your cash, buy discocheques</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110299924185644937
2023-05-02
<p>In 2004 congress passed the Mathematics Assists Tomorrow's Heros (MATH) Act, extending funding for math another 20 years after intense lobbying by the Texas Instruments company</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110299852237402235
2023-05-02
<p>Championship?! The only ship worth a damn is... friend ship 🛳</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110299676800887303
2023-05-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> gotta find something that costs $13.12 to cancel it out</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110299615299692680
2023-05-02
<p>Apparently this option is for if you want to staple something temporarily, because it's easier to remove without wrinkling the paper, and the removal hole is less unsightly. But if I want papers to be attached temporarily, I use a paperclip 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110299544040886354
2023-05-02
<p>I wonder if there's some person out there who turned the little plate around and staples all their papers like this. I mean there's gotta be some reason this option exists right</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110299434625389168
2023-05-02
<p>"You win some,"</p><p>Yes. I am on board. These are my people</p><p>"you lose some"</p><p>Wait, WHAT</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110299329950682171
2023-05-02
<p>Wordle Forever 682 4/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>"Splendid", it said :acnl_proud:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110299133828848871
2023-04-30
<p>Wordle Forever 680 2/6</p><p>🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>"magnificent"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110289032501482518
2023-04-30
<p>I've been watching/listening to things through the speakers more ever since I got my glasses, and it's always mildly surprising when I get up to get something from the kitchen or whatever and suddenly can't hear what I was listening to anymore. Like what's going on. Sound is supposed to follow me >:(</p><p>It's like when I'm watching something not in English with subtitles, and look at my phone for a sec, and I'm confused why I stopped understanding the dialogue</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110288697850395470
2023-04-30
<p>What the hell, there *was* an option to disable quips in the original game and it's not in the source port?? Apparently? What a load</p><p>Anyway this may shock you but I don't think this is a very good game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110288548524061365
2023-04-30
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://icosahedron.website/@aeonofdiscord" class="u-url mention">@<span>aeonofdiscord</span></a></span> I immediately disable voiceovers in any game that gives me the option, and it's frustrating how inconsistent it often is. A lot of games will have random "barks" that just aren't properly flagged as VO or something, sometimes in ways that persist through the whole game. Not a high priority I guess</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110288391191833247
2023-04-30
<p>Every game should have the option to disable VO separately from the sound effects, but especially games where the protagonist makes """"quips""""</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110288340432576050
2023-04-30
<p>Checking out some build engine games. I saw this in the audio settings menu and was like "oh thank god, there's a way to turn the voices off", but I think it means it in the sense of like "midi audio channels" or something 😠</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110288249606660323
2023-04-29
<p>Ordered a specially-priced large pizza for $10, and was informed that I could make it an extra-large for "only" $9.75 more. I don't know their size system, maybe the extra-large is big enough that it's worth it, but if it were it wouldn't fit through the front door</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110284425438258322
2023-04-29
<p>So help me god, I *will* one day learn the difference between these apps</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110282732359017015
2023-04-29
2023-04-29
<p>Gimme a quarter pound of sesame seeds with a roll under 'em</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110280170903828378
2023-04-29
<p>It's not (1960s British prog rock band) Delivery, it's djent, yo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110279186295907032
2023-04-28
<p>Family Circus dotted line path cartoon where it's me inefficiently zig-zagging my way around the grocery store to get the cold stuff last because I have an hour til the bus home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110278673705002047
2023-04-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> you can register as a Donocrat or a Pleromblican</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110278605589481583
2023-04-28
<p>Executed a frame-perfect online speed dating exploit and now I'm married</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110278567620015973
2023-04-28
<p>I was trying to figure out what to listen to, I was skipping through my music library looking for something kind of classic, kind of modern, kind of melodic, kind of noisy, instrumental but not boring, and something I haven't listened to lately or a million times. For whatever reason, I always stumble upon World's End Girlfriend again exactly when I need them <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiplYPomtiI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=JiplYPomtiI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110277839376870375
2023-04-28
<p>Yeah I'll enroll in a MOOC</p><p>Murder<br />On the<br />Orientexpress<br />(Christie)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110277742775378202
2023-04-28
<p>A pasty is a pastry where you spell and pronounce it differently</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110277532202272850
2023-04-28
<p>Oh, my blood cholesterol level is "critically high"? I "urgently need to lower it or I risk pulmonary embolism"? I guess your fancy medical school never taught you Goodhart's Law 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110277085884564629
2023-04-28
<p>I think there should be a separate table for all the bullshit elements that only ever existed in a lab for a billionth of a second. Go eat at the kids table sweetie, the adults are talking</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110276912768009208
2023-04-28
<p>Wordle Forever 678 6/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>THAT'S NOT HOW THAT WORD IS SPELLED</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110276857758662160
2023-04-30
<p>Wordle Forever 680 2/6</p><p>🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>"magnificent"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110289032501482518
2023-04-28
<p>Here's the entirety of my opinion about "blue sky" social media website: I think it should be an instance for the Blue Sky in Games campaign <a href="http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2005/11/blue-sky-in-games-campaign-launched.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ukresistance.co.uk/2005/11/blu</span><span class="invisible">e-sky-in-games-campaign-launched.html</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110276708081247421
2023-04-28
<p>*pushes cube*</p><p>*pushes cube again*</p><p>Wow that was way easier than the rubik's cube</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110274471819279214
2023-04-27
<p>I bet nintendo won't make a new F0 game because they got a vaguely threatening letter from a lawyer at Formula One</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110272945348214230
2023-04-27
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://comicscamp.club/@nebulos" class="u-url mention">@<span>nebulos</span></a></span> I'm okay still calling it consumerism because induced demand was always a big part of it—people didn't want diamonds until ads convinced people it's the only proper way to propose marriage, people didn't want deodorant until ads told people they smell bad, etc. I assume there are ads telling people to want all the new shit too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110271852639143855
2023-04-27
<p>Walking a tightrope over a minefield is basically the same amount of danger if you don't know how to walk on a tightrope, and almost 100% more safe if you do. So technically adding a tightrope makes a minefield 50% safer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110271787209193197
2023-04-27
<p>If Vatican II was so great how come there's no Vatican III</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110270815269261261
2023-04-27
<p>Had a good dream about being lost</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110270525199209064
2023-04-27
<p>If I want ear peace, I'll just turn my phone off</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110268200178754327
2023-04-27
<p>I ate my own head and all I got was this lousy cameo in a Bill Plympton cartoon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110267990444673554
2023-04-26
<p>Colour out of space is when you want to save "#64436E" but your dropbox only has 4 bytes of storage left</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110267830387426832
2023-04-26
<p>"Really. Well I'm from Ithica and I've never heard anyone refer to them as 'wild wings'."</p><p>"Oh not in Ithica, no. It's a Buffalo expression"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110267264486001680
2023-04-26
<p>Lincoln in the bardo / Lincoln in the, Taco Bell / Lincoln in the disco / Lincoln at the, gates of hell</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110266633654852342
2023-04-26
<p>I think they should've gotten Brent Spiner to do Sonic's voice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110266600679194350
2023-04-26
<p>《Modern-day homing pigeons (homers) or racing pigeons (racing homers) do have "Carrier blood" in them because they are in part descendants of the old-style Carriers. This is one reason why they are still commonly but erroneously called "carrier pigeons".[citation needed]》</p><p>People call them carrier pigeons because they fucking carry things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110265997302803233
2023-04-26
<p>They had cups of yogurt in the cafeteria today, so uhh... I got one with lunch. Please nobody tell breakfast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110265970914439807
2023-04-26
<p>"You've just made a very powerful enemy: Frankenstein." —me, to the guy who made Frankenstein</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110263113359696864
2023-04-26
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> aha, I googled tears in heaven snes and found this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRRZhkVD9CM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CRRZhkVD9CM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> The sound font is slightly different but this is definitely it, "North America" is one of the titles in the list. Thank you!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110262718240733099
2023-04-26
<p>Earthbound randomizer gave me a level with this lovely little tune and I don't know how to identify it, because the custom music list is just a huge drop-down list of titles. Most of them don't say what game it is and a lot of them are just generic names like "song 19" and "town4". Anyone recognize it?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110262690226271741
2023-04-25
<p>An apple i-bud looks like a mid-aughts business-style earpiece with a vestigial little microphone nub dangling there clownishly like a sad t-rex arm</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110262096993948019
2023-04-25
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I've enjoyed moments that cons make possible, but the moments have never been worth the overall con experience. I've never gotten home from a con and thought "boy, I'm glad I did that"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110261336408369610
2023-04-25
<p>It probably uses as much data on my phone to do a single google search as an entire day's worth of fedi. Which is why it's very helpful when a lot of people are talking about current events to give at least a little context or link to a post providing it. I try to bookmark stuff to look it up when I get home but it still sucks to be stuck at work all day wondering what's going on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110260418641611606
2023-04-25
<p>Wordle Forever 675 6/6</p><p>⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜<br />⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜<br />🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>This word can eat a hot one too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110259746367134799
2023-04-25
2023-04-24
<p>A computer in California performed a calculation and decided that I should feel sad today</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110256029107657042
2023-04-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> when I was a kid I somehow learned there are portable radios that can pick up TV audio in addition to AM and FM, and I really wanted one, since radios were cheap but there was nothing on the radio worth listening to. Had no idea how to get one though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110255006874889046
2023-04-24
<p>"The frequency spectrum of the modulated color signal overlaps that of the baseband signal, and separation relies on the fact that frequency components of the baseband signal tend to be near harmonics of the horizontal scanning rate, while the color carrier is selected to be an odd multiple of half the horizontal scanning rate; this produces a modulated color signal that consists mainly of harmonic frequencies that fall between the harmonics in the baseband luma signal" Ah. Of course</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110254848831795691
2023-04-24
<p>I get analog audio, because sound is a wave represented by a line that goes up and down. I get digital video, because it all comes down to simple logic: Is the pixel on or off? Which of these 32-bit colors is assigned to that pixel? Billions of these per second, and compression is very complicated, but I grok the basic idea. Analog video? Not a clue. How do you turn a wavy line into a 2-dimensional multicolor moving picture. Pure witchcraft</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110254811546875156
2023-04-24
<p>Getting performance-enhancing hugs to maximize my oxytocin levels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110254593367486648
2023-04-24
<p>Nothing can stop me now (tone: inspirational and/or sinister)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110254422918098862
2023-04-24
<p>Wordle Forever 674 6/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨<br />🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨<br />🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>This word can eat a hot one 🖕</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110254262776293465
2023-04-24
<p>"The satisfaction that no longer comes from using the commodities is now sought through recognition of their value as commodities. Consumers are filled with religious fervor for the sovereign freedom of commodities whose use has become an end in itself. Those who collect the trinkets that have been manufactured for the sole purpose of being collected are accumulating commodity indulgences — glorious tokens of the commodity’s real presence among the faithful." Society of the Spectacle</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110254091011468994
2023-04-24
<p>New critter just dropped</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110251728860716998
2023-04-24
<p>I mean... I guess I could give Locke one of my extra sea pendants. It drops his defense to 0 but I don't think he'll be that much worse off, and it's not like giygas does physical attacks. Just gotta keep him alive until that point. I'll give him the franklin badge for good measure</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110251284591627247
2023-04-24
<p>Oh right</p><p>I set it to auto-battle and unthrottled the speed to let it run its course. I forgot characters heal themselves when you do that lmao</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110251213030979376
2023-04-24
<p>Stuck in the last stage of giygas because the "pray" command was given to Locke, the one character who can't equip something that protects him from being insta-killed by flash. I only had two or three prays to go. And Yuki hasn't gotten heal gamma yet, so no way to revive him. Cool mechanic. Like, I can't even die and try again because Yuki's nigh invulnerable to all of giygas' attacks. All I can do is let him chip away at me for 7-9 HP, every fourth or fifth attack :|</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110251200250556262
2023-04-23
<p>I'm doing this ancient cave seed with a shuffled soundtrack, which adds in a bunch of new tracks mostly pulled from other games. When I got to this floor I was like "ah finally, some classic Earthbound music." lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110249933603881975
2023-04-23
<p>Ah yes, tracking technologies such as cookies and software development kits</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110249839096819800
2023-04-23
<p>I wish I could tell my brain what it wants to be interested in</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110249357847405236
2023-04-23
<p>Oh I guess they were un-banned at some point. Oh well. It was fun pretending the government occasionally regulates dangerous things</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110249246631448650
2023-04-23
<p>I found some of those illegal magnet balls. Not enough to make any interesting shapes though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110249208829190697
2023-04-22
<p>New seed, trying out some different flags. I ended up with a Persona 4 character again as my main. At least Yukiko is somewhat recognizable. Joining me is the mouse with an arrow sign on its head, the sprite identified only as "magic cake lady", and Locke from Final Fantasy 6</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110244702357362269
2023-04-22
<p>I finished an Earthbound ancient cave run! Had a lot of fun. It's not saying much, because I haven't played that many, but it's probably my new favorite randomizer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110244609839928071
2023-04-22
<p>Ahh, yogurt: the pudding of breakfast</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110243563902643468
2023-04-22
<p>Wordle Forever 672 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜<br />🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110243248169434951
2023-04-21
<p>Whenever I follow a link someone posts here to their personal blog or homepage and get a cookie consent banner I just wanna reply with a screenshot like "hey I'm getting this weird pop-up when I visit your site 🙁 wanted to make sure you knew in case you were hacked or something"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110239060219577571
2023-04-21
<p>This looks like the exact product I'd need but it's hard to find answers to basic questions, like—are the tips replaceable? How do I know if I'm buying ones that fit my ears? How long until the tips wear out?</p><p>I've never worn a comfortable pair of earbuds but I've never tried ones with this kind of tiered silicone tip. They might be okay, but $45 is a lot of money for a maybe 😕</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110238632014841483
2023-04-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> I wear hearing protector headphones to help with sensory overload. I'd like earbuds that can block 25-30 dB of noise. It looks like this kind of product exists but I don't know much about it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110238576996852983
2023-04-21
<p>New glasses aren't compatible with my headphones. If I wear both for too long, it starts to hurt. Which means I probably won't be wearing my glasses because headphones are more important 😔</p><p>Maybe I should look into earplug phones. Is that a thing?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110238550830147614
2023-04-24
<p>Nothing can stop me now (tone: inspirational and/or sinister)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110254422918098862
2023-04-21
<p>The watergate scandal was a real watershed moment in history. That's how it got its name: water(shed) + gate (traditional suffix signifying a political scandal)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110237696753836901
2023-04-21
<p>Wordle Forever 671 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩<br />⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110237532720531689
2023-04-21
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nclm" class="u-url mention">@<span>nclm</span></a></span> Sounds a bit like <a href="https://ello.co" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ello.co</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110233930384876009
2023-04-24
<p>I mean... I guess I could give Locke one of my extra sea pendants. It drops his defense to 0 but I don't think he'll be that much worse off, and it's not like giygas does physical attacks. Just gotta keep him alive until that point. I'll give him the franklin badge for good measure</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110251284591627247
2023-04-20
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@guropixl" class="u-url mention">@<span>guropixl</span></a></span> My theory is that gen-Xers who were children/teenagers in the 80s are the last generation to experience disposable income. Also every generation after them has become more resistant to pop culture nostalgia as the internet eroded monoculture. It's not that the 80s were uniquely great, it's that the people who remember them fondly are the most lucrative target for nostalgia marketing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110233273994523802
2023-04-20
<p>The Marlboro Man of the Gut Biome</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110233017384207639
2023-04-20
<p>I had to track down the source of this No More Whoppers drop. From Garzey's Wing episode 2 <a href="https://kissanime.com.ru/Anime/Byston-Well-Monogatari-Garzey-no-Tsubasa-Dub/Episode-002?id=128016" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kissanime.com.ru/Anime/Byston-</span><span class="invisible">Well-Monogatari-Garzey-no-Tsubasa-Dub/Episode-002?id=128016</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110228952561338113
2023-04-20
<p>Thumpin' makes me feel tub</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110228225861288447
2023-04-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> ok, thanks anyway</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110226783134714820
2023-04-19
<p>Hey you, sit down and listen. Don't be flippant and don't be dismissin'. Think you're a flash encyclopedia? Eating, breathing Macromedia? Think you're cool saying "all your base"? Get that xiao xiao out of my face. You gotta be kidding me with that crap; animutation's where it's at</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110226364026827423
2023-04-19
<p>I hope everyone who collects statues of Mussolini have a career that ends just like their hero's</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110225524868490908
2023-04-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> no, I mean like what are the actual steps? I don't even know where to start looking for a room like that except a school, and I don't have the money for one of those</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110225462130698655
2023-04-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@suetanvil" class="u-url mention">@<span>suetanvil</span></a></span> how do I get into those rooms?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110225425626540427
2023-04-19
<p>The only handheld game machine I've ever felt was truly portable is the game boy advance SP. I could fold it up and slide it in my pocket an infinite number of times and feel reasonably confident that nothing would break. I've never felt that way about any of the DS models. And now game machines that go in your pocket aren't a thing anymore 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110225363567408568
2023-04-19
<p>The robots can automate my job and use a machine learning model to algorithmically determine the optimal way to Shove It</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110225191545206783
2023-04-19
<p>*record scratch* You're probably wondering how I got here</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110225147155134637
2023-04-19
<p>It's only showing me google books results, but it shows me web results when I use a private window. Did Google's AI figure out that I hate the internet and like books? Because it's right, but this is going too far</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110222859061956108
2023-04-19
<p>Huh, experiencing a google bug where it's not showing... results. This makes it less useful</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110222838626627407
2023-04-18
<p>When you get a bachelor of science, they finally let you trade in your beaker for a graduated cylinder</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110222349038672036
2023-04-18
<p>My FGC heel persona name would be Burton Masher</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110221923210819451
2023-04-18
<p>The gap in my resume? Oh yeah, that was the year I worked at The Gap</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110221869117250396
2023-04-18
<p>I haven't seen Repo Man or Demolition Man, but I think all the information I've heard about both have been commingled in the same file in the vague pop culture cabinet of my brain. Are they similar films? Which one should I watch?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110221282785202133
2023-04-18
<p>I stg, you make *one* late payment and suddenly they turn into Office Repo 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110221250798196659
2023-04-18
<p>The robot bosses can take my job and shove it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110220925011477918
2023-04-18
<p>Was looking up some stuff about old console/computer color palettes and stumbled across yet another old Japanese video game system I'd never heard of. I've never even heard of this company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_Vision" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette</span><span class="invisible">_Vision</span></a></p><p>There were so hecking many of these things. They're going to be documented in English for the first time at a rate of roughly one a year long after I'm gone, I reckon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110220642935426147
2023-04-18
<p>I guarantee at least one animal or bug heard the tree falling in the woods even if there were no humans around</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110220562484406962
2023-04-18
<p>Bernard! My collection of small stones!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110217853331009500
2023-04-18
<p>I've been messing with the Earthbound "ancient cave" randomizer. <a href="https://earthbound.app/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">earthbound.app/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> It's pretty fun. I dunno, dungeon crawling was never the main draw of Earthbound for me, but this is interesting in a different way.</p><p>I had it give me random sprites and gave them appropriate names. Apparently Bort's sprite is supposed to be the Persona 4 protagonist. I'll take their word for it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110217341119683023
2023-04-17
<p>(christmasly:) Yabba dabba froo, delicious doo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110216590921647462
2023-04-17
<p>Yeah, of course I know the dewey decimal system. It's 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B 10. Everyone knows that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110216289911316441
2023-04-17
<p>Melmer's Gluebson</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110215755307682034
2023-04-17
<p>I bet Star Wars 1 wouldn't've had pod racing if Final Fantasy 7 hadn't just come out chock-a-block with terrible vehicle minigames. TVMs were in the zeitgeist, they were showing up everywhere</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110214959587750426
2023-04-17
<p>Colson Audio, the world's most connected man</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110214853552125928
2023-04-17
<p>Yes I pronounce the name of vomammoth from Final Fantasy 6 like "VOH-m'm moth". There's no "right" way to say it, it's a made-up word 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110214731781514958
2023-04-17
<p>Wordle Forever 667 4/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜<br />⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩<br />⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>this word was hard as fuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110214434905517985
2023-04-17
<p>Wow, I don't remember making it far enough in Word Munchers to see the cutscenes loop before. That's a bummer, I guess you just go until you die. I was hoping I could finish it</p><p>Also I swear I remember playing word muncher games with different goals, like only eating certain parts of speech, or eating words that are synonyms or antonyms, but nope, it's *just* vowels. We language nerds got the short end of the stick compared to the math nerds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110211319911577381
2023-04-16
2023-04-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> I wouldn't trust those either</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110210885248649302
2023-04-16
<p>I don't understand why so many computer pinball games have an awkward mechanic for the simulation of physically tilting the pinball table back and forth. You aren't actually supposed to do that. It's not part of the design of pinball. I realize that in real life the ball will very occasionally get stuck in a position where it needs some sort of coaxing to move again, but in a video game, you can make it so it just doesn't get stuck</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110210702478195850
2023-04-16
<p>Also lol this is on the apple store for $50. For a 64GB drive. You can get a 5-pack of normal 64GB thumb drives for half that. The apple tax is intense</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110210578054450207
2023-04-16
<p>USB-C thumb drives look structurally unsound. The whole thing is supported by that teeny little tab? That thing's gonna wiggle itself out of its slot so hard</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110210559789475774
2023-04-16
<p>I don't know why the font's not working :(</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110210505070450072
2023-04-16
<p>Goddamn, laser beams are busted; everything I shoot just turns to dust</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110210273652291762
2023-04-16
<p>Like a dragon</p><p>Punched for the very first time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110210205173378745
2023-04-16
<p>"John Dillermand ('John Penisman', 'John Willieman' or 'John Dongman') is a Danish stop motion animated children's television series about a man and his very long penis."</p><p>Excusez-moi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110210086359092481
2023-04-16
<p>It's called pasta primavera because that was the first true pasta</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110209997707190872
2023-04-16
<p>Theateleven Spinal Tapacy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110209945253577473
2023-04-16
<p>Thetanrhythm Scinal Tology</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110209879803565734
2023-04-16
2023-04-16
<p>Just had by far my best game ever of Raster Blaster. There's no way to "be good" at pinball per se, you just have to have to exercise superhuman focus and patience. Pinball is like a slot machine plus quicktime events. If you can force yourself to not zone out (the natural human response to pinball) and hit the QTEs you're eventually going to have a hot streak</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110209431296509611
2023-04-16
<p>It is a law of pinball that it'll take me 100 games to satisfy the conditions for multiball and I'll lose every ball but one within 5 seconds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110209135194110206
2023-04-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> I'm good but thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110206595605144354
2023-04-16
2023-04-15
<p>Yep, that's him. That's Conan the Barbarian, I'd know that distinctive likeness anywhere</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110205264743250179
2023-04-15
<p>Oh god they have UFOs? America's fucked</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110203681034519717
2023-04-15
<p>What's the first order of business now that I have a working windows computer for the first time in like a year? Properly emulate some Apple II games, obviously</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110203597653576218
2023-04-15
<p>Okay, I figured out the problem. There was a specific windows update at some point that provided a critical DLL the drivers needed to function. I installed it and everything works now :tm_thumb_up:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110203416578612168
2023-04-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> Nope, I'll give it a shot</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110200122518601037
2023-04-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> It's a thinkpad x250. I downloaded the windows 7 drivers directly from lenovo's site 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110200115873578502
2023-04-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> Nope, I click okay and it goes away. Nothing else happens</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110200105187061932
2023-04-14
<p>Got windows 7 installed on laptop thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span>'s help, but hit another brick wall. None of the drivers are installing. They're all failing with mysterious error messages. I can't install the driver for the video chipset, so even though everything looks fine on the surface, it's running at the right resolution, it's using a generic VGA driver, so it can't really play video or do anything that that requires even nominal hardware acceleration. Windows might finally be done with me 😭</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110199652131233273
2023-04-14
<p>The noble hound, enjoying well earned slumber, is rudely hurdled by the pointy cat thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110199087067763441
2023-04-14
<p>*B-52s voice* sub stack, baby sub stack</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110199010048519814
2023-04-14
<p>I wanna close my eyes<br />I wanna fall asleep<br />Cuz there's hours to goooo<br />I wanna be sedated</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110198635773357041
2023-04-14
<p>Bees, quixotic resolve zealously plundered, wave bye to joy; take grim flight</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110198598106172880
2023-04-14
<p>Of course I count my chickens before they hatch, that way I'm ready for however many come home to roost</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110198394418627434
2023-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> can you download your post archive and search for casablanca? The mastodon archive tool makes it easier <a href="https://observablehq.com/@nuklearfiziks/mastodon-archive-tool" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">observablehq.com/@nuklearfizik</span><span class="invisible">s/mastodon-archive-tool</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110197524261558822
2023-04-14
<p>Wordle Forever 664 3/6</p><p>⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜<br />🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110197351475847692
2023-04-14
<p>Mars' moons are Phobos (fear) and Deimos (loathing)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110197341291515639
2023-04-14
2023-04-14
<p>(any Nine Inch Nails track not from The Downward Spiral starts playing) oh man, I should listen to The Downward Spiral (50 microseconds pass) actually I should just listen to Closerflies</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110197118628798746
2023-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> yeah, although looking more closely at the page it says you can "supply your own Linux .iso file", so I guess I shouldn't've expected a non-linux ISO to work. Ah well</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110195219318312923
2023-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> I gotta get to bed but I'll try this tomorrow, thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110195210994565237
2023-04-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sleeping.town/@inbtwn" class="u-url mention">@<span>inbtwn</span></a></span> unetbootin. It boots, but the only option is "DEFAULT" and it doesn't do anything. I also tried whatever USB writer option comes with mint, that one didn't boot at all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110195197685838612
2023-04-14
<p>Okay, well, that didn't work and I don't really know why :| looks like I'm stuck with linux. Should be more stable on this PC at least?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110195151649627458
2023-04-14
<p>Okay, battery charged to 100%, SSD is back in the new laptop. Pretty painless process. Amazingly, it booted up the OS I installed for the X60 like nothing happened. Next step is to create an ISO of my Windows 7 recovery DVD and use it to make a bootable USB drive. I kinda wish I knew I'd be doing this a week ago, I wouldn't've fucked with the drive in the first place. Ah well, time makes fools of us all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110194837466745697
2023-04-13
<p>I got my tax refund, so I was able to replace my newer laptop's power supply :toot: at the moment the SSD is in my ancient laptop, but I just booted up a live OS to confirm that it is in fact charging. Assuming it gets to 100% with no issues I'll swap the drive back and hopefully have a windows computer again soon 🤞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110194096728198162
2023-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> I was around but this is a piece of fediverse history that mercifully passed me by</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110193989131582260
2023-04-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goblin.camp/@funkula" class="u-url mention">@<span>funkula</span></a></span> Paul Newman? I think he had a fuck or two</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110193914772100537
2023-04-13
<p>I wonder if anyone judges me for having a phone with only one camera on the back. Or a screen without a little notch at the top. Or physical buttons under the screen. Other than that my phone is pretty much indistinguishable from whatever the new ones are. I doubt anyone pays that much attention. Black rectangles, the great social equalizer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110193910073019079
2023-04-12
<p>I forgot to prank a horse today. Guess I'll have to wait for the next April Fools Day For Horses</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110188030330990809
2023-04-12
<p>People call Link a silent protagonist, but he does talk: people ask him whether he understands, and he says yes or no</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110187189162682350
2023-04-12
<p>Yes, I know state secrets: the builder of the Georgia Guidestones, the whereabouts of the Michigan Dogman, the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110186820837171854
2023-04-12
2023-04-12
2023-04-12
<p>Remember, the 12th is April Fools Day for horses. Get your horse pranks ready</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110183775700351933
2023-04-12
<p>List of english lemmas released in 2023</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110183628356589545
2023-04-11
<p>Clue is known as Cluedo in the UK because they needed somewhere to put the leftover "dō" from Where's Wally</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110181913105396335
2023-04-11
<p>One-Eye the Pooh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110181860349293388
2023-04-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> it was, but this terminology had been phased out in every US state traffic code except Massachusetts and Rhode Island</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110181585056704573
2023-04-11
<p>A cognitohazard is when you're afraid that if you cogit, you're going to start ergo summing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110181553205619500
2023-04-11
<p>I probably read somewhere that it's "330 meters tall" and it didn't make an impression on me. But 1000? That's a number with some weight behind it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110181194400716392
2023-04-11
<p>Wow, the Eiffel Tower is 1083 feet tall? Okay, that's pretty impressive, especially for the late 19th century. Now I understand why people made a big deal out of it. I always assumed it was over-hyped but nobody ever told me it was really tall</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110181146937351658
2023-04-11
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> I've made programs this way with livecode, they killed the free version but I'm sure there are copies floating around out there <a href="https://livecode.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">livecode.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I haven't tried it yet, but QB64 has InForm, which looks promising <a href="https://qb64.com/inform.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">qb64.com/inform.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110180115768149062
2023-04-11
<p>I've got the skills that don't pay for frills</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110177496956160637
2023-04-11
<p>Goddamn, the Hoi intro music is actually one of the best pieces of computer game music I've ever heard <a href="https://youtu.be/qwHWENNjV9M" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/qwHWENNjV9M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110177295670326261
2023-04-10
<p>Cathode Ray Dude reacting to the Hoi intro music for 15 minutes is the best let's play I've ever seen <a href="https://youtu.be/LSThZUJkZ-s?t=6883" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/LSThZUJkZ-s?t=6883</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110177175837324448
2023-04-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilde.zone/@acdw" class="u-url mention">@<span>acdw</span></a></span> The Big Bill Hell License is by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snoot.tube/@lifning" class="u-url mention">@<span>lifning</span></a></span> <a href="https://cohost.org/lifning/post/1023282-bbhl-license-v1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cohost.org/lifning/post/102328</span><span class="invisible">2-bbhl-license-v1</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110177086226397851
2023-04-10
<p>Personally I feel I'd be a very strong contestant on the masked singer show. I think people would have very little hope of figuring out who I am</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110176710912180992
2023-04-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://thedreaming.city/@paeneultima" class="u-url mention">@<span>paeneultima</span></a></span> yeah, I waver between these options too. It's interesting how often I see I see it used as a synonym for "closed", because I always felt it implied *some* amount of force or loudness</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110176138763085117
2023-04-10
<p>Is the statement "She shut the door" semantically closer to:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110176110235336559
2023-04-10
<p>I agree, I *did* commit a classy felony</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110175608585786431
2023-04-10
<p>🙅‍♀️ a chrysalis undergoing metamorphosis </p><p>🙆‍♀️I Can't Believe It's Not Butterfly</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110175422887174497
2023-04-10
<p>Gargamel is short for "Gargantuan Amoral Elder"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110175281883271109
2023-04-10
<p>And naturally, "edit my profile" doesn't actually provide an option to stop receiving emails. But at least logging in provided the incentive to properly close my account instead of just leaving it idle, so that's something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110175168288261367
2023-04-10
<p>Interestingly, "edit your profile", despite being the same font and color, *is* a link. It's like they only want me to be able to do the one that requires more legwork :thinkface:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110175132689705447
2023-04-10
<p>Uh, hey. This isn't a link</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110175102892362483
2023-04-10
<p>Gel pens fail like an incandescent bulb and ballpoints fail like an LED</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110174448342229444
2023-04-10
<p>I have eaten the screw / that was in the tuna / which you had probably placed there / for tort fraud</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110174320770595122
2023-04-10
<p>I was in the mood for some Doom, so I went to download the iwads for 1 and 2 to play in my source port. Surprised to learn the basic dosbox versions I bought are no longer in my library, steam now makes you download the 400MB "enhanced editions". Like I trust Bethesda to enhance Doom 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110172371562356446
2023-04-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's blue, I'll pray for you 🙏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110172055386605023
2023-04-09
<p>Man, there's a monster ability in Dragon Quest 5 that changes your message speed. There's no way to change it back without resetting. That's fucked up. Luckily it only dropped the speed a couple notches, so it was tolerable until I could get to a save point. If it can set it to the slowest speed that would be like a full party wipe. The game would be unplayable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110170977434788374
2023-04-09
<p>I'm liking it a lot more now that I'm past the fully on-rails part, but man, they sure hadn't figured out a good encounter rate yet. It came out in 1992, so it predates even the DQ 1+2 remake on the SFC, which I consider more playable than 5, and it's light years behind the 3 remake (1996!) You can tell it's a transitional period for the series, it feels like the NES games in many ways, but with the sound down and listening to my own music I'm having an acceptably good time</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110170191997450158
2023-04-09
<p>Also the european MD logo is a load of horsey sauce. The Japanese logo is peak video games</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110167733894390335
2023-04-09
<p>"Mega Drive" is the superior name for the console known as Genesis in the US except for how they spell it as two words. "Megadrive" is perfect</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110167716251283356
2023-04-08
<p>Wow, Jonathan Mann is still posting a new song every single day. What a legend</p><p>"You can own each day's song as an NFT"</p><p>:oh_no:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110165694732538571
2023-04-08
<p>A digital monometer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110165560903943762
2023-04-08
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> STATE of IIIINOIS</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110165493452006420
2023-04-08
<p>Immense gratitude to whoever just sent the very generous donation 🙏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110165488676963188
2023-04-08
<p>Ah yes, the classic pikachu font. I love Digimon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110165318040849562
2023-04-10
<p>Is the statement "She shut the door" semantically closer to:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110176110235336559
2023-04-08
<p>Always have to remind myself that when people say "easter egg" they're probably refering to an actual egg and not a colorful plastic egg with candy or money inside. I always thought it was so weird that some adults expect kids to get excited about boiled eggs. I like eggs fine but they're not, like, a treat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110164553502520922
2023-04-08
<p>Whoo :toot: no one ever goes for the moneylender, but he literally turns trash into gold. One of my favorite cards</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110164385442071642
2023-04-08
<p>I found the Xbox of calculators</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110160764246829556
2023-04-07
<p>"Drum" Phil Collins</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110159832331175619
2023-04-07
<p>Happy easter, Xbox</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110159421395643749
2023-04-10
<p>Uh, hey. This isn't a link</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110175102892362483
2023-04-07
<p>My music library is about 10,000 songs, but enough of them are versions of the chocobo theme that I end up hearing it about once a week</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110158492341413424
2023-04-07
<p>A chocobo is a big bird you ride. There's no need to hide. I will be your guide</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110158477652602842
2023-04-07
2023-04-07
<p>The Mario movie runs at an abysmal 24 frames per second and only has about 92 minutes of moviewatch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110157917752490850
2023-04-07
<p>Charles "The Dog" Barkley "From Sesame Street"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110157546426188277
2023-04-07
<p>Listening to "Don't Tell Your Wife About This Game" a lot has me thinking about "This Is Why We Video Gaming" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HZ21Lsw5WE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=8HZ21Lsw5WE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110157466019856603
2023-04-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> (risen because of the yeast (in the dough ("Yeaster")))</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110157305696308271
2023-04-07
<p>Happy Yeaster—"it is risen" (the dough) (bread)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110157296723433974
2023-04-07
<p>Oh no / Got caught with a calzone /<br />Pi-pizza party</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110155707578821317
2023-04-07
<p>Hoobastank was originally known as Tubastank, but their tuba player quit an hour before their name registration was due</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110155562062884687
2023-04-07
<p>Lottery tickets are still a buck after all these years, which means they're inflation-proof and thus a very stable investment. They're a *bad* investment, but at least they're consistently bad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110154959293118362
2023-04-07
<p>Marble Madness would be way better if it were top down instead of isometric. And if you just push a direction to move that way instead of having weird momentum and physics. And if the marble could throw axes at skeletons and ghosts and stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110154778565497564
2023-04-07
<p>Aw, my friend Electronic Arts got me a present</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110154651708634666
2023-04-06
<p>Managed to «Cook Two Things While Having ADHD» without accidentally pouring an ingredient for item one into the conveyance for item two. Just announcing it in case anyone wants to give me an award or anything</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110154455829190305
2023-04-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://macrofurs.social/@pawggers" class="u-url mention">@<span>pawggers</span></a></span> I've played them and they were all awful. Game reviews in the 90s were often worthless and based more on graphical impressiveness than the actual quality of the game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110154337371276939
2023-04-06
<p>Ape the sixth be rill you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110153732269923459
2023-04-08
<p>I found the Xbox of calculators</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110160764246829556
2023-04-06
<p>Okay, I watched it again with subtitles and it's a very good song. I didn't initially realize it was telling a story</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110151919731270073
2023-04-06
<p>I know Bubsy isn't usually featured in positive statements, but you gotta admit, "claws encounters of the furred kind" is a post one of us would make and get at least three likes on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110149794598140645
2023-04-05
<p>I figure "don't tell your wife about this game" would've hit differently if I had seen the ads it's referencing. Still a nice-sounding song though</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110148749688138422
2023-04-05
2023-04-05
<p>Wordle Forever 655 3/6</p><p>🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Call me a sesame seed cuz I'm on a roll</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110146234889345086
2023-04-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@acb" class="u-url mention">@<span>acb</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> from what I can tell: berber (barber) is derivered from the Latin barba (beard) which goes back to PIE root word for beard; Berber (ethnicity) is derived from the same greek root bárbaros for foreigner (i.e. non-Greek, from onomatopoeia "bar bar" which is like nonsense babbling) that gives us "barbarian". But this is all from wiktionary so I don't know how concrete any of it is</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110146194737094018
2023-04-05
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I once assumed that "barber" was etymologically connected to "barbarian", because the clean-cut ancient romans would've associated the long hair and beards of their enemies with savagery, but AFAICT there's no relation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110146030032865989
2023-04-04
<p>The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong are both named after the character you don't play as. Makes you think. Maybe Mario and Link are the real gorillas</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110143240128183242
2023-04-04
<p>4/04 day not found :wizboing_froggy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110140664112403001
2023-04-04
<p>Wordle Forever 654 3/6</p><p>🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜<br />🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>Got-It-In-Three Bluelander, they call me 😎</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110140631229248889
2023-04-04
<p>This isn't really a request for recommendations, because I'm limited to the very tiny selection available from the library, I just need to remind myself it's ok to start something and abandon it now. I'm no longer on the hook, I can try as many random audiobooks as I want and return them after an hour if I'm not feeling it. They have no power over me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110140366277637436
2023-04-04
<p>I need to learn how to trust fiction audiobooks again. In 2011, back when I could afford to subscribe to Audible, I listened to Ready Player One and Reamde before I knew how awful they were going to be. And I made myself finish them, because I spent credits on them. That's like 60 hours of my life I'm never getting back, and it burned me. I can listen to nonfiction all day long, but I'd really like to mix it up; I just don't want to get stuck in a book I hate again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110140356369231582
2023-04-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> I'm enjoying it a lot!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110136664586726134
2023-04-03
<p>omg I always see Caligula translated as "little boot", but in SPQR Mary Beard modernizes it as "Bootykins". That's the best possible nickname for a bloodthirsty emperor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110136605163340649
2023-04-03
<p>God Emperor of Doonesbury</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110135937550313970
2023-04-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> local man cuts candle budget by 20 percent; family still dying</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110135890951877404
2023-04-03
<p>I installed a computer hacking virus.exe and it didn't make any cool skulls or sinister messages pop up on my screen, nothing. Apparently all they do now is "mine crypto"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110135796642718114
2023-04-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I pronounce Antikythera the way I initially read it, with the y making a short "I" sound and stress on the third syllable, because it just sounds so much better before the word "mechanism". More rhytmhic.</p><p>Small can of worms, but there's a town near me called Hurricane (named for the weather phenomenon) that locals insist is pronounced /ˈhɜːrɪkɪn/ and I just can't bring myself to say it that way. It marks me as part of the outgroup, but I never fit in that well here anyway</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110135700665758337
2023-04-03
<p>Anyway, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@sc" class="u-url mention">@<span>sc</span></a></span> asked about it, so Mr. Teal is back online. Enjoy? <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/mr-teal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/mr-te</span><span class="invisible">al</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110132691194920972
2023-04-03
<p>This is wild, Mr. Teal works fine if I add the executable to steam and tell it to use proton. It sees my entire file system as "the Z drive", and all of the file operations work. It's a good thing I added a failsafe in case the default windows fonts are missing, otherwise I reckon it'd just crash. Good thinking, 2020 me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110132674203364087
2023-04-03
<p>Kids these days don't care about anything but what's on Deck Dock</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110132306235852135
2023-04-02
<p>Oh! There's a lot more stuff if you visit the other locations when you're not "supposed" to. Yay, more story. The homepage mentions another character that never showed up, I wondered what that was about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110131375378924864
2023-04-02
<p>Well, Tax Heaven 3000 was short but sweet. I wouldn't have been able to use it for my real taxes anyway, because I'm filing jointly, but I still had fun</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110131269823723488
2023-04-02
<p>When Iris texts you in the game, there's a real phone number. You can call and hear her voicemail greeting and leave a message. It's 314-778-2937</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110131179523579951
2023-04-02
<p>Oh my god, the yes answer to "did you buy or sell cryptocurrency"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110131138450033950
2023-04-02
<p>Well, I played the Sonic murder mystery adventure game, I might as well play the tax filing dating sim. I already filed my taxes, so hopefully the fact that I'm roleplaying a different persona doesn't strain our relationship</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110131102908016176
2023-04-02
<p>Happy belated 10 year anniversary to my favorite mobile game</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110130652676268807
2023-04-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chitter.xyz/@sc" class="u-url mention">@<span>sc</span></a></span> I couldn't just copy over my backup folder because neocities doesn't host files, and I haven't prioritized it because it I use linux now and it doesn't do me much good anymore 🤷‍♀️ I suppose I should get it up for posterity, but here's the final version if you need it again <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/smnxkl4j91obzfv/mr_teal_3.1.4.zip?dl=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dropbox.com/s/smnxkl4j91obzfv/</span><span class="invisible">mr_teal_3.1.4.zip?dl=1</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110130237704175437
2023-04-02
<p>I saw someone use /pos (meaning positive) in the wild, and even just having watched the jan Misali video about "tone indicators" it took a second to make my brain shift gears and suss out the meaning. What a strange convention. I'm glad people around here tend to use plus and minus signs. I've never found them hard to interpret. Or just like, write out the word</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110130138437201394
2023-04-02
<p>The next person to visit my website wins a blessing of good fortune</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110129866777066672
2023-04-02
<p>It's weird to think how important Minnesota was to the formative computer experience of people in my age bracket. Some of the first computer games I played were made in Minnesota (MECC's Oregon Trail, Number/Word Munchers, Odell Lake) on 3M magnetic disks. After MECC folded and games came on CDs things went largely downhill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110129853515507909
2023-04-02
<p>It can do higher res videos, the in-browser player just gets choppy if I go above 480. It can do 720p (the highest res that makes sense on the screen) if I download the video with invidious first and play it in VLC</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110129812705195097
2023-04-02
<p>It's quite impressive how capable the 2006 thinkpad is with a lightweight linux install. Its main use so far is a youtube player I can use in the kitchen instead of my bluetooth headphones struggling to keep a connection to the PC in the studio. My headphones connect to the X60 and I can watch youtube in 480p just fine. It handles all the basic web browsing, which considering the state of the basic web 17 years on I think is a feat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110129799221812532
2023-04-02
<p>Wordle Forever 652 3/6</p><p>⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩<br />⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110129625265561772
2023-04-02
<p>The Murder of Sonic is very cute. I enjoyed it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110127304891113534
2023-04-02
<p>"Tyrannosaurus rex and velociraptor may have had lips covering their teeth, new study finds" nah, I'm good. We don't need to learn this. You can study something else</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110126549452641662
2023-04-02
<p>Thou hast done well in befriending the slime</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110126494508666092
2023-04-02
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> I looked this up because I had to know what this means, and holy moly. That was a really fun watch. Sucks that kuchiri had such a hard time of things though 😞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110126392118138054
2023-04-01
<p>I recruited a brownie named Brown. Is this where Brownie Brown got their name??</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110125709763062975
2023-04-01
<p>Wait a sec, so it's not Baz Luhrmann speaking in "everybody's free to wear sunscreen", it's an actor. He didn't write the essay (Mary Schmich did.) He didn't write the music (Rozalla Miller did.) wtf did Baz Luhrmann do lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110125445691055285
2023-04-01
<p>Saw a youtube thumbnail for a video called "What really ruined mascot horror?" Honestly it's nice to learn that something exists after it's already been ruined, means I don't have to think about it at all</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110124741459123671
2023-04-01
<p>Give me the phone number of the loudest woman in the world, Bufferlo Bill</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110124704093496306
2023-04-01
<p>I fixed my 2006 thinkpad with the busted hard drive by transplanting the SSD From my 2015 thinkpad with the busted power supply :toot: Dunno why I didn't think of this sooner. I wish the fix could've gone the other direction, but at least I have a working portable computer now</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110124444990745734
2023-04-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timetheft.social/@Modernmodron" class="u-url mention">@<span>Modernmodron</span></a></span></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110124400177770153
2023-03-31
<p>Thanks to everyone who boosted and donated, I'm breathing a little easier now :blobheart:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110119078908201858
2023-04-02
<p>Well, I played the Sonic murder mystery adventure game, I might as well play the tax filing dating sim. I already filed my taxes, so hopefully the fact that I'm roleplaying a different persona doesn't strain our relationship</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110131102908016176
2023-03-31
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> like blocking someone so their account unfollows you, then unblocking? I've done that a couple times and it's worked (but if I didn't lock my account they would've followed me again 🙄)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110119063382427699
2023-03-31
<p>When the power's out, I can't sleep, because I use a CPAP machine. So my next paycheck will be a day short too, because the power didn't come back until Monday and I couldn't go to work on no sleep. I applied for SNAP again, because I now fall under 100% of the federal poverty level, but I don't know when/how much they'll be able to help me. I work full time and live in public housing and I still don't make enough to survive. I don't know what to do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110118102443729287
2023-03-31
<p>My paycheck this week was a day short. I took a day off for a work-from-home gig that ended up being a bust because my ISP had an outage that day. I just had to replace a lot of food because our power was out for 2 days (and they're predicting windstorms that'll cause power outages this weekend too.) I just spent the last of my money on rent. It feels like everything's falling apart <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p><p><a href="http://paypal.me/brabbin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">paypal.me/brabbin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110118064586777888
2023-03-31
<p>Wow, Baz Luhrmann is Australian? His American accent in The Sunscreen Song was pretty good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110115777892774114
2023-03-31
<p>Do bands have Aerosmith-style comebacks anymore? Are there any bands from 2003 experiencing an inexplicable second wave of cultural relevance? Or has the internet demolished the monoculture to the point that this doesn't happen anymore? I hope so. I was around in 2003 and I don't want to have to hear about any of those bands ever again</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110115608155397067
2023-03-30
<p>You won't find body parts on regular eBay—"it's illegal" :)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110114844522200237
2023-03-30
<p>I bust a move in the morning / I puzzle bob at night</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110114826985055365
2023-03-30
<p>It's cool that The Big Lebowski is Lil' Bow Wow's dad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110114758720192274
2023-03-30
<p>Here are the classsic rules of Frisbee, the only flying disc sport officially sanctioned by its inventors:</p><p>1. Choose a pleasing distance between yourself and your partner.</p><p>2. Toss them the frisbee. If your partner catches it, you each receive one point.</p><p>3. Your partner repeats step two.</p><p>4. Play continues in this manner until either player declares a draw</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110114343538404494
2023-03-30
<p>You know it's a genuine Frisbee if it has a groove which, when played at 33⅓ RPM, explains the history of the Frisbee company and the rules of the flying disc sport which bears their name</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110114307970998809
2023-03-30
<p>I'm glad they're finally allowing crying in baseball, but it seems weird that it's mandatory. Overcorrection imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110114254596636989
2023-03-30
<p>Everyone's doing the cacophony bop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110114236503781144
2023-03-30
<p>Charlestonooga Chew-Chew</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110113487862075962
2023-03-30
<p>You like seafood? I know a place that'll serve you a mussel the size of your fist</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110113198690370422
2023-03-30
<p>The brain is the only organ that named itself, but no one seems to have any interest in making things more equitable. Please sign my petition to rename the heart to "lubdub" and the stomach to "gurgle"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110113175797127668
2023-03-29
<p>Hey guess where the "Future of Life Institute" gets most of their funding. You'll never guess <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=787064543128-10#scrollNav-15" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.europa.eu/transparencyregis</span><span class="invisible">ter/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=787064543128-10#scrollNav-15</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110109097828107527
2023-03-29
<p>Living inside a giant hollowed-out pumpkin is an appealing fantasy trope because finding a giant pumpkin in the woods is currently my most realistic vision of homeownership</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110108717242628979
2023-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@ivanpapiol" class="u-url mention">@<span>ivanpapiol</span></a></span> thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110108064158187162
2023-03-29
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@ivanpapiol" class="u-url mention">@<span>ivanpapiol</span></a></span> is there a text or html version? The font in the mobile viewer is too small for me to read</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110107294224817739
2023-03-29
<p>Contributed a George costanza to a collaborative "Seinfeld" poem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110104514872303756
2023-03-29
<p>"Arc automatically cleans up tabs for you at a set interval, so you can kind of wake up in the morning and have a clean slate."</p><p>I already have that. The interval is right before I go to bed, when I press the X button to close my browser</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110103673529417086
2023-03-29
<p>So now, what, we have to press space four times to indent? That doesn't seem better</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110103630550247799
2023-03-28
<p>The Pseudo Intellectual Fetishization of Content Quantity: A Book With Almost Five Hundred Pages</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110103472433366825
2023-03-28
<p>The Disneyfication of Anthropomorphic Mouse Cartoons: An Incoherent Treatise</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110103460902669253
2023-03-28
2023-03-28
<p>I love the idea of releasing media with titles chosen to fuck with Wikipedia</p><p>Someone should release an album titled "2021 in music (2022 album)" and next year release an album with the same title</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110101941308650203
2023-03-28
<p>Successful US football player and international grave robber, Tom Braider</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110101761641178504
2023-03-28
<p>We got some peanut cheese bars at work <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/earthbound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>earthbound</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110101662065988475
2023-03-28
2023-03-28
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> I watched our Yellow Submarine tape incessantly, starting before I was old enough to form memories, so there was pretty much no hope of me turning out normal 🙏</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110101399783781335
2023-03-28
<p>*there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110101175087483253
2023-03-28
<p>I don't understand how anyone can remember which Italian renaissance artist name goes with which ninja turtle. Is their some mnemonic people use? Anyway, Kilik was my main in Soul Calibur so my favorite is whichever one used the bo staff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110101153136881433
2023-03-25
<p>"That's not an option. You have to choose between both boxes or just box B" okay then, I won't choose. I refuse to be a pawn in your sick rationalist god game. Your bribe is nothing to me. What are you going to do, kill me if I don't comply? Fine, then do it. This is only a body. Oh I'm sorry, did you not predict this? How sad for you</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110084830522432584
2023-03-25
<p>My solution to Newcomb's problem is to only take box A, a decision so irrational and unpredictable that the omniscient superintelligence will be awed into accepting me into their ranks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110084755928778071
2023-03-24
<p>@blueberrysoft the GBC version of 3 is pretty good. If you haven't tried it, the fan translation of the SFC version of 3 is my favorite DQ game after 7. It's a little janky but the sound quality is worth the trade-off over the GBC remake, imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110078509604453070
2023-03-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://crabdisk.online/@wally" class="u-url mention">@<span>wally</span></a></span> 7 is my favorite, it's high on my list for another replay if I can figure out why none of the PSX emulators I try are working on linux</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110078461689893257
2023-03-24
<p>I've been looking for another RPG since finishing my Earthbound replay, I'm going to take my dream as a sign that I should try to like Dragon Quest 5 again. Everyone says it's the best one, it *must* get really good if I can push through the boring slog at the beginning. And if it doesn't work, heck it, I'll try DQ6. No one talks about that one much so maybe that means I'll really like it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110078445272326045
2023-03-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> not a car person, but my best guess: the decals were temporarily removed for a repainting, and someone did a very bad job. Maybe the R broke while they were prying it off and they reckoned this is good enough because no one looks that close 🕵️‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110078280223103200
2023-03-24
<p>Forced awake from a super fun dream where I was at a Dragon Quest theme park. Time to confront work on a miserable, rainy, dreary morning</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110078111510800158
2023-03-24
<p>Mysterious copy of Civilization 2 in my mailbox. No note, no return address. When the first one showed up I thought it was just a weird fluke, but I must have a secret Sid Meierer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075963058322040
2023-03-24
<p>Finding google whacks is a lot harder now that it stops to ask if you're still human after every 3 or 4 searches, but it's definitely still possible <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Chronostratigraphy%22+%22friggitello%22" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">google.com/search?q=%22Chronos</span><span class="invisible">tratigraphy%22+%22friggitello%22</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075822160205025
2023-03-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@mike" class="u-url mention">@<span>mike</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> it is, you just have to put each individual word in quotes <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%27narcotize%27+%27lethophobia%27" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">google.com/search?q=%27narcoti</span><span class="invisible">ze%27+%27lethophobia%27</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075530840467011
2023-03-24
<p>Lord give me the confidence of someone who tells an obvious easily debunkable lie for clout and doesn't delete their account when they're exposed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075469009468929
2023-03-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@esbe" class="u-url mention">@<span>esbe</span></a></span> When it specifies it's for the HoH, that means things like sound effects and contextually important music are also indicated in the subtitling, not just speech. I've seen DVDs with both kinds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075407481919100
2023-03-23
<p>Hey, nice job killing all those dragons. You've saved us all, no doubt. But come on, did you even TRY to meet your barrel/crate quota? Can't give you more than a B, sorry</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075232953297827
2023-03-23
<p>The intellectual dark web has gotten to Sonic?! Nooo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075086486548978
2023-03-23
<p>Mad Max is the exception that proves the rule</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075037505503151
2023-03-23
<p>Honestly I think half the appeal of post apocalyptic video films/games is that there are no cars driving around everywhere. "Huh!" people think. "Wow..."</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110074996425536623
2023-03-23
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> hey let's be fair, you can't expect it to know everything about a little under-the-radar town like New York City. Just not enough data to go off of</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110074491118834920
2023-03-23
<p>When you just scribble a wavy line instead of signing your name, that's a squignature</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110074197751107102
2023-03-23
<p>Benedict Cumberbatch had to choose an outlandish surname to distance himself as much as possible from the *other* famous Benedict (Benedict Hollandaisegg)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110074089590930415
2023-03-23
<p>"Can you spare some change for gas?"</p><p>Yep! What a concept! I could use a little fuel myself; and we could all use a little change 😉</p><p>"What"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110073327138631625
2023-03-23
<p>Q*Bert's rubric</p><p> 🧊<br />🧊🧊</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110073286006455108
2023-03-23
<p>Old Bay bath salts—treat your body to the luxurious aroma of America's favorite crab seasoning blend. Not a crab yet? Now you don't have to be</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110070279515952329
2023-03-22
<p>I'll play another Animal Crossing game when they let me be an animal, and I'll play another Diablo game when they let me join the devil's side. Til then I'm not interested</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110068696068208166
2023-03-22
<p>You can't kill someone with an account; starting a car should be at least as hard as logging into a website. 2FA and captcha every time you get behind the wheel</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110068257255739740
2023-03-22
<p>Goblin Equivalency Diploma</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110068219679662704
2023-03-22
<p>Productivity tip: check all the items off your to-do list regardless of completion status and place it in a wastebasket for safe keeping. Look out the window for a while</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110068184956111129
2023-03-22
<p>Jandalf the Denimancer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110067903154327382
2023-03-22
<p>Annoying that sites with a .net or .org are allowed to have ads. If you wanna sell shit, get a .com</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110067766389891495
2023-03-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> Oh, I saw this in the news this mroing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110064007266487777
2023-03-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@mike" class="u-url mention">@<span>mike</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> it is, you just have to put each individual word in quotes <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%27narcotize%27+%27lethophobia%27" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">google.com/search?q=%27narcoti</span><span class="invisible">ze%27+%27lethophobia%27</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075530840467011
2023-03-21
<p>The honkshoo theory of value</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110063533563642268
2023-03-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@esbe" class="u-url mention">@<span>esbe</span></a></span> When it specifies it's for the HoH, that means things like sound effects and contextually important music are also indicated in the subtitling, not just speech. I've seen DVDs with both kinds</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110075407481919100
2023-03-21
<p>There Aren't Many Things I'd Do For Love, But You're In Luck, That's One Of Them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110063193350670051
2023-03-21
<p>Has anyone painted Cesare Maccari painting Leonardo painting the Mona Lisa? <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Maccari#/media/File:Leonardo_retrata_a_la_Gioconda,_por_Cesare_Maccari.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare</span><span class="invisible">_Maccari#/media/File:Leonardo_retrata_a_la_Gioconda,_por_Cesare_Maccari.jpg</span></a> if not they should</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110062422791699095
2023-03-21
2023-03-21
<p>Oops, every word of this sentence was replaced with slightly different ones that betray my true subconscious desires. Freudian slip of theseus</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110061613084147326
2023-03-21
<p>@blueberrysoft 😇</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110061234665863593
2023-03-21
<p>It's important to ensure that the string is securely attached to the bow before preparing to fire your first arrow. Remember, don't nock it 'til you've tied it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110059930029701533
2023-03-21
<p>Well now I'm even more confused</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110059382298461152
2023-03-21
<p>Disasterbatory</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110059099522464698
2023-03-21
<p>I got to try the new Wearable Parable. It was okay, but the message was a little on the nose</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110058648973142184
2023-03-20
<p>I can't believe the Crash Bandicoot developers made a walking dead video game with so many graphics that they put it on HBO and now video games are art</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110057178750037599
2023-03-20
<p>Oh no, you're supposed to tip your Linus Tech guy?! What an ass I've been</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110056988082942300
2023-03-20
<p>This made me do a double-take, I forgot about this scene. Did the motorcycle gang in the movie Godspeed You Black Emperor get their name from The Hobbit?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110056376431288293
2023-03-22
<p>Goblin Equivalency Diploma</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110068219679662704
2023-03-22
<p>Productivity tip: check all the items off your to-do list regardless of completion status and place it in a wastebasket for safe keeping. Look out the window for a while</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110068184956111129
2023-03-20
<p>Y'ever notice that the lower two power pellets in Pac-Man look like they should be further down? It would have more pleasing horizontal symmetry if they were two dots' distance from the bottom. They should release a patch</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110053448587989608
2023-03-19
<p>When you think about it, a pretzel is just 3 bagels that someone zapped with a growth ray so they merge into each other and mutate, then shrunk back down to pretzel size</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110052295058409662
2023-03-19
<p>I stopped paying attention to Modest Mouse after their fourth album because I didn't like "Float On", but dang, their fifth and sixth albums have some good stuff on them. I've been missing out. Same with Gorillaz. I tuned out after "Feel Good Inc." and totally missed out on the Plastic Beach era. I shouldn't have been so quick to write bands off after one bad single</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110050721864055359
2023-03-19
<p>Skub is some stuff that I think sucks / I'm also known as anti-skub</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110050386063031011
2023-03-19
<p>God dammit, I think I was right. Thank god. I haven't had any issues since I started closing firefox before hibernating. Fuck. What a relief 😡</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110049794986310252
2023-03-18
<p>Well, GG <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/FursonaBowl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FursonaBowl</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110046731237247495
2023-03-18
2023-03-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@balrogboogie" class="u-url mention">@<span>balrogboogie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rage.love/@Siph" class="u-url mention">@<span>Siph</span></a></span> according to my order history, I had to replace the cartridge it came with after 2 months. I don't know if that's the norm with the pack-in toner or if I just got unlucky. But the replacement cartridge is still going almost 12 years later</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110046319180271783
2023-03-18
<p>Any search engine that doesn't let you search for an exact phrase isn't a real search engine, it's an SEO dispenser</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110042430321976462
2023-03-17
<p>Does zoom seriously not have push-to-talk... ¬_¬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110041291592605804
2023-03-17
<p>With this mask and claw, I can trick Fred out of his Kreugey Freddles</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110040506792625205
2023-03-17
<p>It'd be hard for me to be a standup comedian, because you have to do the same jokes for different crowds, right? But my brain would yell at me, like "What are you doing? This joke isn't funny anymore, you already told it." And I'd panic and deliver it with 0 confidence, just motormouth my way through it, or try to improvise something and go off the rails. Good thing I'm a writer and can thus never embarrass myself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110040183244211802
2023-03-17
<p>I know I just made a joke about how I want a microwave with a real popcorn button, but I really don't. I can make the popcorn myself. There's no new feature that would make me buy a new microwave to replace a working one. I just don't think microwaves should have fake buttons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110039445988043594
2023-03-17
<p>I want the computer equivalent of my 2011 laser printer. I want it to just do all the computing I need it to. I want it to be as reliable and immutable as my microwave. The only reason I should need a new one is if the power supply blows up or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110039427572553680
2023-03-17
<p>This is the printer I have. I just looked up the receipt in my email and I bought it in October 2011</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110039361673520804
2023-03-17
2023-03-17
<p>I couldn't afford to pay Hormel's trademark license fee so my email client has a potted meat filter</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110038634771263548
2023-03-17
<p>"Guess Who": expert mode</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110038584656852196
2023-03-17
2023-03-17
2023-03-17
<p>The library has two types of fantasy audiobooks: 45-hour epics by Kevin Bevinson with titles like "Bound in Honor and Blood: The Warrior's Code", and 6-hour books by Snidely Youngadult called "Aloysius Copperpot and the Great Cookie Caper" (book 6 of 24)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110036356283101223
2023-03-16
<p>I like the little rainbow pop animation when you thumbs-up something on youtube. It makes me want to thumbs up stuff</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110035663347384791
2023-03-19
<p>I stopped paying attention to Modest Mouse after their fourth album because I didn't like "Float On", but dang, their fifth and sixth albums have some good stuff on them. I've been missing out. Same with Gorillaz. I tuned out after "Feel Good Inc." and totally missed out on the Plastic Beach era. I shouldn't have been so quick to write bands off after one bad single</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110050721864055359
2023-03-16
<p>The big boy theory of history</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110034363627797491
2023-03-16
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://occult.institute/@maya" class="u-url mention">@<span>maya</span></a></span> anti small mammal hostility</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110034065659757213
2023-03-16
<p>Got 2 spam likes today from accounts on mastodon.social that exist purely to hawk someone's book. Just blocked the first one, reported the second one. Hope this isn't becoming a trend</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110033964675142128
2023-03-16
<p>If Link to the Past is a 16-bit game how come you can't carry 65,535 rupees. False advertising</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110033812314251348
2023-03-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@balrogboogie" class="u-url mention">@<span>balrogboogie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rage.love/@Siph" class="u-url mention">@<span>Siph</span></a></span> according to my order history, I had to replace the cartridge it came with after 2 months. I don't know if that's the norm with the pack-in toner or if I just got unlucky. But the replacement cartridge is still going almost 12 years later</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110046319180271783
2023-03-16
<p>So wikipedia doesn't give you a table of contents at all now if you block javascript? When they first rolled out the new UI there was at least some fallback HTML, it was clunky but it worked. Now there's just a big white void on the left side of the page 😑</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110033073625474927
2023-03-17
<p>Does zoom seriously not have push-to-talk... ¬_¬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110041291592605804
2023-03-16
<p>I tried Marvel vs. Capcom but it didn't have Prince Paco, princess Luxie, any of the fairies or the evil mole king, so I'm not sure what the point was</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110030686559086670
2023-03-15
<p>Ah, another post from the website where people make up stories for people to be mad at has made me mad</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110029496132612130
2023-03-17
<p>I know I just made a joke about how I want a microwave with a real popcorn button, but I really don't. I can make the popcorn myself. There's no new feature that would make me buy a new microwave to replace a working one. I just don't think microwaves should have fake buttons</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110039445988043594
2023-03-17
<p>I want the computer equivalent of my 2011 laser printer. I want it to just do all the computing I need it to. I want it to be as reliable and immutable as my microwave. The only reason I should need a new one is if the power supply blows up or something</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110039427572553680
2023-03-15
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> ESRBleem</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110027551419779290
2023-03-15
2023-03-15
<p>Anyway, child-me should've watched Sailor Moon instead of DBZ. They would've gotten a lot more out of it. Sure, bad dub, but it's not like the DBZ dub was high art.</p><p>Then again, I get to experience it now for the first time in its original form, so maybe it's better that I waited</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110024757738631994
2023-03-15
<p>It's funny, when I was a kid, I watched Dragon Ball Z mainly for the novelty of serialization; it was the first time I'd watched a show with a long, ongoing storyline and it felt really high-stakes. And now I'm enjoying Sailor Moon for exactly the opposite reason. I'm watching an episode or two on nights when the mood strikes me. It's nice. I feel no compulsion to binge. It's got a winning formula</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110024742401082493
2023-03-14
<p>Octocraft Mineister</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110023854092867638
2023-03-14
<p>March sadness is upon me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110022542728749483
2023-03-14
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> I live in WV and this is the first time I've ever heard of the dog. It seems like just a PR-mandated kid-friendly brand extension. The mascot is definitely the dude, unfortunately</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110022498587198279
2023-03-14
<p>It's February 71st, happy e day!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110021680916624138
2023-03-14
<p>I bet your office doesn't have a door to an inescapable pocket universe</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110021583060017317
2023-03-14
2023-03-13
<p>Gamecube games looked pretty good even though the discs were only 45RPM</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110018166592979486
2023-03-13
<p>Born to rest. World is a nap. Snore em all 2023. I am trash panda. 40 zillion soft pillows</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110017416422647013
2023-03-13
<p>To be fair, if I lived in a society that just discovered triangles and math are the same thing, I probably would've joined the cult of Pythagoras too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110017085882831788
2023-03-13
<p>Little Morphin' Annie Rangers</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110017048287510109
2023-03-13
<p>Continuing to give 110%*</p><p>*before adjustment for time disruption event</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110017003900286824
2023-03-13
<p>If rotoscoping isn't animation then Karateka (1985, Apple II) was the world's first live-action video game. Sorry Mad Dog McCree</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110016949513411421
2023-03-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> it's weird because plenty of claymation films have been nominated, and there wasn't a debate about Pinnochio this year. I don't know what would've made Marcel the Shell not count. But I agree, Avatar is an animated film</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110016887574694925
2023-03-13
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://laserdisc.party/@checkervest" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkervest</span></a></span> this year is the first they decided rotoscoping and stop-motion counts as animation, so some progress is being made! <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/academy-apollo-10-1-2-and-marcel-oscars-eligible.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vulture.com/2022/11/academy-ap</span><span class="invisible">ollo-10-1-2-and-marcel-oscars-eligible.html</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110016850100249389
2023-03-13
<p>So all it takes to destroy a bank is everyone withdrawing their money at the same time? I wonder if there are other harmful institutions that can be destroyed via similar collective demands</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110016764797851693
2023-03-13
<p>Moloch, grant me the courage to hit da bricks when it sucks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110016260689254965
2023-03-13
<p>If you order a guitar pick and it's delivered via a commercial US shipping company, you might end up with a FedEx plectrum</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110015938638420899
2023-03-13
<p>Wild wild wild west, desperado. Nintendo direct, no we don't want Labo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110015754674347422
2023-03-13
<p>I think I may have mitigated my "OS constantly dying" issue by simply closing firefox before I put my computer in suspend mode at the end of the day. I dunno, whatever firefox does when the computer hibernates/wakes up seems to trash the file system every time, and it eventually becomes irreparable. Just closing firefox seems to make things much more stable. If the fix turned out to be this trivial I'll feel very silly but it'll be worth it if it means the end of weekly reinstalls 🤞</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110014141875530661
2023-03-13
<p>Every time I see the "peanut cheese bar" in Earthbound <a href="https://wikibound.info/wiki/Peanut_cheese_bar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wikibound.info/wiki/Peanut_che</span><span class="invisible">ese_bar</span></a> I get a craving for cheese crackers with peanut butter. I know that's not what they were trying to evoke, but that's the only cheese/peanut snack I've had. And they're good</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110013807801834008
2023-03-13
<p>Futurama is getting a *third* revival? Did anyone like the first and second revivals? I watched the four movies and the first few 2010 episodes and I sure don't remember anything good about them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110013385760262903
2023-03-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamemaking.social/@gamemakingtools" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamemakingtools</span></a></span> I'd give it a shot but without reading the first 24 I'm sure I'd be hopelessly lost</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110012952637342653
2023-03-12
<p>Tagged "literature"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110012914744052863
2023-03-12
<p>My library only gives me access to 500 audiobooks that are tagged "history" and "nonfiction", and one of them is fucking this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110012847389869805
2023-03-12
<p>Whenever I saw the title "Freddy's Dead" I always assumed it was the sequel to "Drop Dead Fred", a movie I watched as a child for some reason</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110012637126296184
2023-03-12
2023-03-12
<p>Ah, my favorite Metal Gear Solid character</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110011255240668253
2023-03-12
<p>There is no "dark web", really. Matter of fact, it's all dark</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110008637840091733
2023-03-12
2023-03-11
<p>No quality options, but book I'm listening to sounds pretty good. Around 150MB for a 5-hour book, so I'm guessing 64kb/s mono, perfectly fine for spoken word. Hopefully all the books are a similar quality. The UI is a little sluggish but there's a setting to disable animations which helped. Pretty impressed!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110007149408567256
2023-03-11
<p>Oh dang, I thought the Libby app only allowed streaming of audiobooks, which would be useless, but no: It automatically downloads when you're on wifi, and if a memory card is present, it automatically stores it there. <a href="https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6118.htm#aanchor79" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6118.h</span><span class="invisible">tm#aanchor79</span></a> It was so automatic I didn't notice 🤯 Bandcamp, please take notes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110006937790584397
2023-03-11
2023-03-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> it was, and it was the only Nintendo home console I played contemperaneously. I've used later Nintendo consoles, but none of them were super formative for me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110001269747354271
2023-03-10
<p>Today I learned that if someone talks about nintendo without generational context, e.g. "nintendo games" or "nintendo music", my brain still treats it as a synonym for "NES" ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110001234877386538
2023-03-10
<p>Just heard Michael Hobbes say "neologism" in a way that made me realize I've been mispronouncing it in my head forever</p><p>Me: nee-oh-LOH-jiz+'m<br />MH: nee-AH-l'j-iz+'m</p><p>Much cleaner</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/110000371563832703
2023-03-10
2023-03-10
<p>The Mario movie is so close to coming out, I can't believe they didn't do whatever they needed to get it out today. Mar10 this year happens to fall on a friday! That's new movie day! Such a missed opportunity</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109999351810141459
2023-03-10
<p>*me watching youtube video from 10 years ago* of course everyone is so low-energy, they hadn't invented medbeds yet</p><p>[if there was a joke in there somewhere I don't remember it]</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109999280953248903
2023-03-09
<p>23 is #1! 🔺️👁</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109993865741682261
2023-03-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> I have bad news for her about how much time people spent looking at a screen in the 70s and 80s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109993718546133418
2023-03-09
<p>Might fuck around later and trample out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109991590437248487
2023-03-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://yiff.life/@midyif" class="u-url mention">@<span>midyif</span></a></span> :blob_raccoon_pat:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109991485449477332
2023-03-09
<p>They made Megaman battle Chip's Challenge? Crossover of the century</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109991361184875841
2023-03-09
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> god, I wish</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109991171238430429
2023-03-09
<p>Someone on status.cafe posted "NEW FAVORITE VIDEO" with just a URL, so I thought "sure, sometimes you gotta roll the dice" so I clicked it and it was the worst video I've ever seen</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109991165342145059
2023-03-08
<p>Learned there's a brand of cigarettes called "LD", which is certainly a branding decision someone made. I wonder if they come in 100s</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109990113712047529
2023-03-08
<p>Despite everything,</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109989815964839907
2023-03-08
<p>@kelluri@blobfox.coffee yeah, but agreeing to be on camera was a condition of the application. I knew what I was getting into, just anxious about doing something new. I'll probably be ok</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109988935486887908
2023-03-08
<p>When Miss Kittin laughed about Frank Sinatra being dead in "Frank Sinatra" (1998), he was actually still alive, but he died three months later. Anyway, I can think of a few other people I'd like her to write songs about</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109988750299103216
2023-03-08
<p>How in the world did I end up on this mailing list</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109988449631358476
2023-03-08
<p>I may be video chatting for the first time ever for a remote work gig that requires a webcam, and I'm kind of dreading it. But at least the camera will be on top of my monitor pointing slightly down at me. Cling to whatever little scraps of dignity I can, I guess</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109988424478828606
2023-03-08
<p>I can't believe video chatting with a laptop at standard desk height with the webcam pointing up a person's nose is normal now. Why do people want to look up a person's nose instead of, say, at a picture of some flowers. Or a cool animal avatar. idgi</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109988382900486045
2023-03-08
<p>It's really sweet how the Beastie Boys finish each others' sentences</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109985353293553668
2023-03-07
<p>Oh no, these movies came out in the same month. This joke was probably hack by Y2K</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109983767459181205
2023-03-07
<p>Only one cup of cider at a time. You can take as long as you need to drink. If this is your first night in the cider house, you *have* to drink the cider</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109983706594437149
2023-03-07
<p>Chuck Schumer and Chuck Grassley are the same guy, right? I assume Schumer is his cold-weather form and he becomes Grassley in the summer</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109983570122239761
2023-03-07
<p>Actually, west of the rockies my posts are published under the Best Raccoons brand</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109983553979559718
2023-03-07
<p>Oh my god, I was just reminded that the original PC port of FF7 came with a *numpad template*. What a miserable ordeal that must've been</p><p>Of course, I experienced it the way it was meant to be played: with a microsoft sidewinder</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109983119931567947
2023-03-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@bluestarultor" class="u-url mention">@<span>bluestarultor</span></a></span> the chocobo ranch guy probably put the snake in the swamp himself, it's just a scam to sell more chocobos. That's how they getcha</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109982956215609591
2023-03-07
<p>"Thinking of crossing the marshes? It'll probably be safer to get a chocobo." well yeah, of *course* the owner of the chocobo ranch would say that 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109982853280516030
2023-03-07
<p>Dr. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Soda</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109982705191859290
2023-03-07
<p>Wow, what an actual feedback button! Surely tapping "1-4 stars" will take me to the Google Play store, where I can register my honest and accurate opinion in the proper place for it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109980075581182267
2023-03-07
<p>The funny fox jumps over some stuff idk</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109979106313310333
2023-03-07
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glitch.social/@LANthus" class="u-url mention">@<span>LANthus</span></a></span> <a href="https://c.eev.ee/doom-text-generator/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">c.eev.ee/doom-text-generator/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109979068304859769
2023-03-06
<p>If Burt's Bees are so great how come I assume they're just normal bees?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109978649959930038
2023-03-06
<p>0.25 of a book 🤨</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109978013797298066
2023-03-06
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention">@<span>srol</span></a></span> I recently pushed through and finished it after many repeated false starts over the years, and yeah. Of the FF games I've finished, it's my least favorite. Think it's one of those "you had to be there" situations</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109977782570007668
2023-03-08
<p>@kelluri@blobfox.coffee yeah, but agreeing to be on camera was a condition of the application. I knew what I was getting into, just anxious about doing something new. I'll probably be ok</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109988935486887908
2023-03-06
<p>Knowledge Fight had a Quad City DJs joke today, I feel vindicated. I shouldn't, but I do</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109976829821163689
2023-03-06
<p>Herman Melville was firmly on the "whales are fish" side of the debate, as evidenced by Moby Dick's opening statement, "call me fish-whale"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109976728603036449
2023-03-05
<p>Got a status cafe account for some reason <a href="https://status.cafe/users/minterpunct" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">status.cafe/users/minterpunct</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109972120964761114
2023-03-05
2023-03-05
<p>Very gruesome for the dragon to have a human-sized set of armor made of red dragon scales. Be like if I carried around a little mouse outfit made of human skin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109971785377056042
2023-03-05
<p>The fourth version of Audacity, or "Quadacity" as it's informally known, is most famous as the audio editor used to create the Space Jam theme</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109971113577602456
2023-03-05
<p>How much money gets spent on bullshit every year? According to this report from the Center for Bullshit Studies, all of it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109969463291760746
2023-03-05
<p>Next in the computer museum: this RAM chip has been in continuous operation since 1979. It holds the number 17. We have a team working around the clock to make sure it doesn't lose power, or this knowledge could be lost forever...</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109969389456779055
2023-03-04
<p>Dragon drop interface</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109967657699267903
2023-03-04
2023-03-04
<p>Mr. Corneo's wardrobe provided by Tommy Bahamut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109962418526180632
2023-03-03
<p>I'm actually looking for *low*-quality vitamins and minerals. Do you have any supplements with, like, feldspar? I probably need more feldspar in my diet</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109961211476039889
2023-03-03
<p>Whoa, William Tell assassinated a tyrrant, which inspired the people to rebel, freeing Switzerland from Austrian rule and ushering in the age of the Swiss Confederacy?! That's way more impressive than the apple thing</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109961139153208066
2023-03-03
<p>The Gregory Brothers are Gregory Enchanting and Gregory Encalendar</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109960803212763604
2023-03-03
2023-03-03
<p>*excited whisper* that's Woody Harrelson! The drug-doing guy!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109960359088719573
2023-03-03
<p>Of all the game manifestos I've read, I think arcane kids' is the one that clicks with me the most <a href="https://arcanekids.com/manifesto" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arcanekids.com/manifesto</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I like puzzles, and I prefer 2D games over dreamcast-style ones. But in the spirit of point #3, I won't listen to those pieces of advice</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109960279216989655
2023-03-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> I've heard of this rule but never knew the rationale, thanks for the explanation</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109960073424607320
2023-03-03
<p>It's bandcamp friday! Here's my itch.io store 🤷‍♀️ <a href="https://bluelander.itch.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.itch.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109959624390338099
2023-03-03
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glaceon.social/@nessotropheion" class="u-url mention">@<span>nessotropheion</span></a></span> ahh, I was reading it all wrong, thanks</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109957376556476055
2023-03-02
<p>I guess squash is the only one of these that make sense, but I don't think most of the things people are posting with the hashtag are related to squash</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109956339266064174
2023-03-02
<p>I can't tell if ♯squarch is supposed to be for squash, starch, or marsh</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109956267754068986
2023-03-02
2023-03-02
<p>Happy palindrome day! 3-2-23 :wizboing_froggy:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109953898398392194
2023-03-05
<p>Very gruesome for the dragon to have a human-sized set of armor made of red dragon scales. Be like if I carried around a little mouse outfit made of human skin</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109971785377056042
2023-03-02
<p>She said it! She said the line! (episode 8)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109951686068005113
2023-03-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Nice! I like them too, but I wish the red and black cards were a little more differentiated like in your set. Not that I have anyone to play card games with these days, just saw them in a store and thought they were neat</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109950460703712753
2023-03-01
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electric.marf.space/@trysdyn" class="u-url mention">@<span>trysdyn</span></a></span> Huh, I have some cards I thought were surely part of the same series, but it's a lot harder to tell the red and black cards apart and the ace of spades just has a serial number. Maybe some kinda knock-off?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109950444785400364
2023-03-01
<p>Jealous of people born in 2000, it must be so easy to remember how old you are</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109949629802466061
2023-03-01
<p>Wordle Forever 620 5/6</p><p>⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜<br />🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩<br />⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩<br />🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>I was so proud of myself for thinking of the word at position #4. It should've been that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109949487654298564
2023-03-01
<p>Fucked up that Easton, Connecticut is in western Connecticut</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109949394983947688
2023-03-01
<p>Mike D is short for microphone diction, an important quality for a rapper</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109948937435621942
2023-03-01
<p>I changed my default post visibility from "unlisted" to "public". Please be gentle when perceiving me</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109948416148348634
2023-02-28
2023-02-28
2023-02-28
<p>When someone criticizes a popular piece of free/open source software and you say "just fork it" you're a pawn playing right into their fucking scheme</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109943320922803240
2023-02-28
<p>Luckily there's so much Midnight Snacks that I can re-listen to shows from a decade ago and it's effectively like new to me again, but it'd be nice to be exposed to contemporary music again too</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109942603224685837
2023-02-28
<p>Can anyone recommend a music podcast? Preferably one with an eclectic mix of genres & a minimum of talking, and one that doesn't lean too hard on songs with English lyrics? I don't know if anyone could recreate the glory days of Midnight Snacks but it'd be nice if anyone is trying</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109942566847373115
2023-02-27
<p>Social media introduction: welcome to my append-only problem log</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109937891372539812
2023-02-25
<p>Earthbound having a rotating selection of chill battle music was the best JRPG innovation ever but no one ever stole the idea. They're all 100% committed to making you hear the same 15-second tense buildup stress theme over and over and over :bluh:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109926688853330483
2023-02-25
<p>My dream inspired me to load up Mr. Do for the first time in awhile, and I played my first ever 100K game. Then in the next game, I topped it. Follow yer dreams, kids</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109926158277729066
2023-02-25
<p>Dreamt that I was at an arcade with a Mr. Do! cabinet, but whoever put it together didn't know that the screen was supposed to be in portrait orientation so the top and bottom of the play field was cut off</p><p>So yeah, pretty rough nightmare but I'm doing ok :lsd_eye:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109926039079340620
2023-02-24
<p>@Irick@vulpine.club sure, I bet that would work too. They should do that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109921567951515739
2023-02-24
<p>Big 5-pound bags of corn pops with photos of smiling humans</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109921443561724615
2023-02-24
<p>Pet stores should have one aisle for human food</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109921437393522596
2023-02-24
<p>Of course, everyone's been trained not to use the popcorn button, so you'd have to do a co-marketing campaign to raise awareness of the new feature. Like if Sharp makes a microwave with a Pop-o-Matic button (after licensing the trademark from Hasbro) they could do a deal with Orville Redenbacher to put a "Sharp Pop-o-Matic Ready!" label on every bag. Then all the other microwave and popcorn companies would follow suit</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109921268598133610
2023-02-24
<p>They could make a microwave with a popcorn button that actually works. Put a sound sensor in there. In popcorn mode, it'll go for 30 seconds, then stop once the sensor detects a 3-second gap between sounds above the popping decibel threshold. But they're cowards</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109921214174439996
2023-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention">@<span>hannah</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jk" class="u-url mention">@<span>jk</span></a></span> @eevee@vulpine.club when the playstation and saturn were coming out, I was sure they could make games like that for the genesis if they just put the game on multiple cartridges. Like how Titanic had to come out on 2 VHS tapes</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109921113741332080
2023-02-24
<p>Well howdy pardner, do y'all know where a cowboy can get a packet of crisps round these parts? Got me a mighty hankerin' for prawn skips, if'n you can scare me up some I'd be right chuffed, guv'nor</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920939259476825
2023-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> I listened to the whole Reply All backlog recently, it's consistently great</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920347990940626
2023-02-24
<p>Squinting is ASMR because it happens when you see as much light as your eyes can handle. A sneeze is ASMR because it happens when your nose is the most tickled. Etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920226971253468
2023-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://smores.town/@touk" class="u-url mention">@<span>touk</span></a></span> a dung beetle doomed to roll poop boulders back and forth forever</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920190490397857
2023-02-24
<p>Leave it to the anglophones to make up a goofy pseudo-medical term like "autonomous sensory meridian response" when the French have already given us a perfectly cromulent word for it <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frisson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frisson</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920020684429002
2023-02-24
2023-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I made a playlist for it! <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLmLpA-wOYrUmvERMXkXzqKckmyF8AaR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL</span><span class="invisible">mLpA-wOYrUmvERMXkXzqKckmyF8AaR</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109919902586252597
2023-02-24
<p>Tiger tiger, burning bright. Exit light and enter night. What immortal eye or hand is off to never-never land?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109918195810002650
2023-02-23
<p>That's why to this day I never forget to put my thing down, flip it and reverse it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109916452391070801
2023-02-23
<p>How come video and podcast players don't let you change the speed to a negative number. I absorb information better when I hear it both ways</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109916447738367249
2023-02-23
<p>Superintendent Chalmers: What's wrong with your machine? What's all this smoke?!</p><p>James Watt: Ah, that's not smoke, it's steam. Steam for the, um, steam engine I'm inventing!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109916027710364419
2023-02-23
<p>*tosses rice cake at you from across the room* rice frisbee treats!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109915692793187780
2023-02-23
2023-02-25
<p>Dreamt that I was at an arcade with a Mr. Do! cabinet, but whoever put it together didn't know that the screen was supposed to be in portrait orientation so the top and bottom of the play field was cut off</p><p>So yeah, pretty rough nightmare but I'm doing ok :lsd_eye:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109926039079340620
2023-02-23
<p>I like that the repeat mode on the mp3 player I use doesn't even have a setting for "none". Damn right, you'll stop when I tell you to stop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109915103794018899
2023-02-22
<p>I've seen some ridiculous things in video games, but come on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109910961084274674
2023-02-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> You know those games where you suction-cup a light gun sensor to your TV and shoot at the screen while a VHS tape plays? It's that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109910242716058767
2023-02-22
<p>Do you make butt? Would you like to make... twice butt?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109910001872384339
2023-02-22
<p>Thinking about Douglas Adams' "anything invented after you're 35" quote, and seeing how thoroughly boomers' brains were disintegrated by social media, I'm starting to think of it as less of a witty observation and more of a cautionary proverb</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109909457362019871
2023-02-12
2023-02-01
<p>(more info on website <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/#info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.neocities.org/#info</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109792013959331821
2023-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> I listened to the whole Reply All backlog recently, it's consistently great</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920347990940626
2023-02-24
<p>Squinting is ASMR because it happens when you see as much light as your eyes can handle. A sneeze is ASMR because it happens when your nose is the most tickled. Etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920226971253468
2022-11-27
2023-02-24
<p>Leave it to the anglophones to make up a goofy pseudo-medical term like "autonomous sensory meridian response" when the French have already given us a perfectly cromulent word for it <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frisson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frisson</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920020684429002
2023-02-24
2023-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/@futzle" class="u-url mention">@<span>futzle</span></a></span> I made a playlist for it! <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLmLpA-wOYrUmvERMXkXzqKckmyF8AaR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL</span><span class="invisible">mLpA-wOYrUmvERMXkXzqKckmyF8AaR</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109919902586252597
2023-02-24
<p>Tiger tiger, burning bright. Exit light and enter night. What immortal eye or hand is off to never-never land?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109918195810002650
2022-09-01
<p>I found a site that'll actually shuffle an entire youtube playlist (instead of just the X most recent videos like youtube does by default) so I'm using it to watch everything they've uploaded. <a href="https://youtube-playlist-randomizer.bitbucket.io/?pid=UUMkbjxvwur30YrFWw8kpSaw&bgcolor=gray" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube-playlist-randomizer.bi</span><span class="invisible">tbucket.io/?pid=UUMkbjxvwur30YrFWw8kpSaw&bgcolor=gray</span></a></p><p>You miss out on the interactive easter eggs, but those don't work too well when you're using ruffle anyway. Also you get the high-quality audio from the DVDs instead of the super-compressed sound in the originals. A worthy trade imo</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/108923633975774375
2023-02-23
<p>How come video and podcast players don't let you change the speed to a negative number. I absorb information better when I hear it both ways</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109916447738367249
2023-02-23
<p>Superintendent Chalmers: What's wrong with your machine? What's all this smoke?!</p><p>James Watt: Ah, that's not smoke, it's steam. Steam for the, um, steam engine I'm inventing!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109916027710364419
2023-02-23
<p>*tosses rice cake at you from across the room* rice frisbee treats!!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109915692793187780
2023-02-23
2023-02-25
<p>Dreamt that I was at an arcade with a Mr. Do! cabinet, but whoever put it together didn't know that the screen was supposed to be in portrait orientation so the top and bottom of the play field was cut off</p><p>So yeah, pretty rough nightmare but I'm doing ok :lsd_eye:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109926039079340620
2023-02-23
<p>I like that the repeat mode on the mp3 player I use doesn't even have a setting for "none". Damn right, you'll stop when I tell you to stop</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109915103794018899
2023-02-22
<p>I've seen some ridiculous things in video games, but come on</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109910961084274674
2023-02-22
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mogwai_poet" class="u-url mention">@<span>mogwai_poet</span></a></span> You know those games where you suction-cup a light gun sensor to your TV and shoot at the screen while a VHS tape plays? It's that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109910242716058767
2023-02-22
<p>Do you make butt? Would you like to make... twice butt?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109910001872384339
2023-02-22
<p>Thinking about Douglas Adams' "anything invented after you're 35" quote, and seeing how thoroughly boomers' brains were disintegrated by social media, I'm starting to think of it as less of a witty observation and more of a cautionary proverb</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109909457362019871
2023-02-12
2023-02-01
<p>(more info on website <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/#info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bluelander.neocities.org/#info</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109792013959331821
2023-02-24
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@pixouls" class="u-url mention">@<span>pixouls</span></a></span> I listened to the whole Reply All backlog recently, it's consistently great</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920347990940626
2023-02-24
<p>Squinting is ASMR because it happens when you see as much light as your eyes can handle. A sneeze is ASMR because it happens when your nose is the most tickled. Etc</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920226971253468
2022-11-27
2023-02-24
<p>Leave it to the anglophones to make up a goofy pseudo-medical term like "autonomous sensory meridian response" when the French have already given us a perfectly cromulent word for it <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frisson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frisson</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/109920020684429002
2026-08-20
<p>I want to have the script clean up all the "\\u0026#39;" and crap too, and make a nice HTML version. Ideally something that looks like my status page <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> except the star is a link to the actual post. I know it's doable. But very excited that my proof of concept already works. This is a functionally searchable archive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125640361042533
2026-08-20
<p>Et voilà, one full text dump of my public posts <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/output.txt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/outpu</span><span class="invisible">t.txt</span></a> Date, body and URL. About 1/8 the size of the outbox.json file</p><p>Unfortunately it didn't get the ones from the first few months because it looks like masto used a different format for the ID then. I think I know how to fix it though</p><p>It still took forever because it had to do ~400 separate curl requests, but the idea is each subsequent run after the first will only get posts you don't already have. Should be cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125621898562350
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-20
<p>I want to have the script clean up all the "\\u0026#39;" and crap too, and make a nice HTML version. Ideally something that looks like my status page <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> except the star is a link to the actual post. I know it's doable. But very excited that my proof of concept already works. This is a functionally searchable archive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125640361042533
2026-08-20
<p>Et voilà, one full text dump of my public posts <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/output.txt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/outpu</span><span class="invisible">t.txt</span></a> Date, body and URL. About 1/8 the size of the outbox.json file</p><p>Unfortunately it didn't get the ones from the first few months because it looks like masto used a different format for the ID then. I think I know how to fix it though</p><p>It still took forever because it had to do ~400 separate curl requests, but the idea is each subsequent run after the first will only get posts you don't already have. Should be cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125621898562350
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-20
<p>I want to have the script clean up all the "\\u0026#39;" and crap too, and make a nice HTML version. Ideally something that looks like my status page <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> except the star is a link to the actual post. I know it's doable. But very excited that my proof of concept already works. This is a functionally searchable archive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125640361042533
2026-08-20
<p>Et voilà, one full text dump of my public posts <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/output.txt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/outpu</span><span class="invisible">t.txt</span></a> Date, body and URL. About 1/8 the size of the outbox.json file</p><p>Unfortunately it didn't get the ones from the first few months because it looks like masto used a different format for the ID then. I think I know how to fix it though</p><p>It still took forever because it had to do ~400 separate curl requests, but the idea is each subsequent run after the first will only get posts you don't already have. Should be cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125621898562350
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> ohh. Haha I was way off. Thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114527139337091
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Could you explain the sequence? I still don't think I get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114505586997882
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Linda the Librarian?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114307719080407
2026-08-17
<p>You know, the fire department could make a lot of money if they only put out the fires that people bet they won't </p><p>Oh, *NOW* you're opposed to funding essential public services? Fuckin lefties 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112971180988226
2026-08-17
<p>Feels like we haven't had a good space odyssey around here in at least 25 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112870394872200
2026-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> you're lucky, exposure to his shitty takes has greatly reduced my qualiaty of life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112569642505811
2026-08-17
<p>Most tech nerds would probably agree with ClaudeCorp that there's no difference between "mango" and "papaya", but Gruber's enough of a writer to grasp that language has infinite ineffable nuances that require a lapidary's eye for meaning—but is still enough of a botlicker that he assumes this craft is computable. Like it's honestly sad how little he values himself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112475452701765
2026-08-17
<p>The intense existential cringe of seeing someone who seems to understand what qualia are but still thinks a computer is able to have them 😶‍🌫️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112381152123878
2026-08-17
<p>But the weirdest part is that the file originated on an android phone. I downloaded it, transfered it to a Windows PC, then tried to transfer it to a different phone. That's why it took so long to realize the filename could possibly be an issue. Where did this process break down?? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112319877131311
2026-08-17
<p>Just spent way too long figuring out why my computer wouldn't let me transfer a file to my phone. I could see the files. I could transfer other files. Apparently the filename was too long and/or had invalid characters, because when I renamed it to like "doc.pdf", it worked. Like come on, this stuff is really still an issue?? It is the future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112303605515319
2026-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friend.camp/@aparrish" class="u-url mention">@<span>aparrish</span></a></span> They passed a law that some slot machines have to have cherries and some have to have strawberries, but this is evil because what if a slot machine decides oranges are the best fruit? 1984 indeed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112292579889717
2026-08-17
<p>Big update to my weird indie microblog client on my weird indie microblog. No one would call this the best use of my time, yet here I am <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/#260817091446" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/#2</span><span class="invisible">60817091446</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117111195186453303
2026-08-16
<p>The internet has a lot more annoying slang now, but at least nobody says "FTW" anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117106862855934575
2026-08-15
2026-08-15
<p>Wipeout seems like my kind of racing game because it doesn't even have a normal brake. IMO If a racing game has a "go slower" button it better be because it's making me drift. That's the only acceptable form of slower</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117096955107054492
2026-08-14
<p>I thought I wouldn't appreciate Ranking the N64 as much as Ranking the NES cuz I'm not familiar with any of the games, but so far everything but the sports and wrestling games have been at least a little interesting. It was a weird console</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117096182991150222
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-14
<p>Recently learned that the VGA test parrot photo wasn't taken until 2004 <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:Parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg</span></a></p><p>Idk why, but it's weird that this retro computing icon originated on Wikipedia. I thought the demo was contemporary with VGA, but it was retro then and now it's double-retro 🫪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117095102856780737
2026-08-14
<p>Matabash: an image beautifier and status updater for Mataroa <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/matabash/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/matabas</span><span class="invisible">h/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117094797316641492
2026-08-13
<p>Leaving everyone at the disco speechless with my thought-terminating sashay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117089894668628878
2026-08-20
<p>I want to have the script clean up all the "\\u0026#39;" and crap too, and make a nice HTML version. Ideally something that looks like my status page <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> except the star is a link to the actual post. I know it's doable. But very excited that my proof of concept already works. This is a functionally searchable archive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125640361042533
2026-08-20
<p>Et voilà, one full text dump of my public posts <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/output.txt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/outpu</span><span class="invisible">t.txt</span></a> Date, body and URL. About 1/8 the size of the outbox.json file</p><p>Unfortunately it didn't get the ones from the first few months because it looks like masto used a different format for the ID then. I think I know how to fix it though</p><p>It still took forever because it had to do ~400 separate curl requests, but the idea is each subsequent run after the first will only get posts you don't already have. Should be cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125621898562350
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> ohh. Haha I was way off. Thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114527139337091
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Could you explain the sequence? I still don't think I get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114505586997882
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Linda the Librarian?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114307719080407
2026-08-17
<p>You know, the fire department could make a lot of money if they only put out the fires that people bet they won't </p><p>Oh, *NOW* you're opposed to funding essential public services? Fuckin lefties 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112971180988226
2026-08-17
<p>Feels like we haven't had a good space odyssey around here in at least 25 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112870394872200
2026-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> you're lucky, exposure to his shitty takes has greatly reduced my qualiaty of life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112569642505811
2026-08-17
<p>Most tech nerds would probably agree with ClaudeCorp that there's no difference between "mango" and "papaya", but Gruber's enough of a writer to grasp that language has infinite ineffable nuances that require a lapidary's eye for meaning—but is still enough of a botlicker that he assumes this craft is computable. Like it's honestly sad how little he values himself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112475452701765
2026-08-17
<p>The intense existential cringe of seeing someone who seems to understand what qualia are but still thinks a computer is able to have them 😶‍🌫️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112381152123878
2026-08-17
<p>But the weirdest part is that the file originated on an android phone. I downloaded it, transfered it to a Windows PC, then tried to transfer it to a different phone. That's why it took so long to realize the filename could possibly be an issue. Where did this process break down?? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112319877131311
2026-08-17
<p>Just spent way too long figuring out why my computer wouldn't let me transfer a file to my phone. I could see the files. I could transfer other files. Apparently the filename was too long and/or had invalid characters, because when I renamed it to like "doc.pdf", it worked. Like come on, this stuff is really still an issue?? It is the future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112303605515319
2026-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friend.camp/@aparrish" class="u-url mention">@<span>aparrish</span></a></span> They passed a law that some slot machines have to have cherries and some have to have strawberries, but this is evil because what if a slot machine decides oranges are the best fruit? 1984 indeed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112292579889717
2026-08-17
<p>Big update to my weird indie microblog client on my weird indie microblog. No one would call this the best use of my time, yet here I am <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/#260817091446" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/#2</span><span class="invisible">60817091446</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117111195186453303
2026-08-16
<p>The internet has a lot more annoying slang now, but at least nobody says "FTW" anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117106862855934575
2026-08-15
2026-08-15
<p>Wipeout seems like my kind of racing game because it doesn't even have a normal brake. IMO If a racing game has a "go slower" button it better be because it's making me drift. That's the only acceptable form of slower</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117096955107054492
2026-08-14
<p>I thought I wouldn't appreciate Ranking the N64 as much as Ranking the NES cuz I'm not familiar with any of the games, but so far everything but the sports and wrestling games have been at least a little interesting. It was a weird console</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117096182991150222
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-14
<p>Recently learned that the VGA test parrot photo wasn't taken until 2004 <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:Parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg</span></a></p><p>Idk why, but it's weird that this retro computing icon originated on Wikipedia. I thought the demo was contemporary with VGA, but it was retro then and now it's double-retro 🫪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117095102856780737
2026-08-14
<p>Matabash: an image beautifier and status updater for Mataroa <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/matabash/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/matabas</span><span class="invisible">h/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117094797316641492
2026-08-13
<p>Leaving everyone at the disco speechless with my thought-terminating sashay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117089894668628878
2026-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I recommend it! I'm not even into sports and I love Bois' work, he's a great storyteller</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084940469158264
2026-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Jon Bois' YouTube channel, mostly about sports <a href="https://m.youtube.com/@SecretBaseSBN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">m.youtube.com/@SecretBaseSBN</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(He used/uses Hobbes as his profile pic so I figure this is the namesake)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084935395286976
2026-08-12
<p>Oh dang. I just realized why the channel is called that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084922280387940
2026-08-12
<p>More like borem napsum 😴</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084021611056529
2026-08-12
<p>If you love the smell of napalm in the morning, ask your doctor to check your iron levels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117083343432295572
2026-08-20
<p>I want to have the script clean up all the "\\u0026#39;" and crap too, and make a nice HTML version. Ideally something that looks like my status page <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> except the star is a link to the actual post. I know it's doable. But very excited that my proof of concept already works. This is a functionally searchable archive</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125640361042533
2026-08-20
<p>Et voilà, one full text dump of my public posts <a href="https://bluelander.neocities.org/output.txt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluelander.neocities.org/outpu</span><span class="invisible">t.txt</span></a> Date, body and URL. About 1/8 the size of the outbox.json file</p><p>Unfortunately it didn't get the ones from the first few months because it looks like masto used a different format for the ID then. I think I know how to fix it though</p><p>It still took forever because it had to do ~400 separate curl requests, but the idea is each subsequent run after the first will only get posts you don't already have. Should be cool</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125621898562350
2026-08-20
<p>Oops, need to figure out how to only make it download public posts</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125245320301406
2026-08-20
<p>Well, halfway there</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117125237377146101
2026-08-19
<p>Apparently now they're sending out reverse coupons that make stuff more expensive. Tough economy</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124868852917817
2026-08-19
<p>So I was able to download my posts with curl and an API key but very annoyingly I can't just do ?min_id=0&max_id=9999999 or whatever, there's always a hard cutoff of like my 20 most recent (or oldest) posts. Gonna have to make another fuckin bash script 🤬</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117124101118305792
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gts.nyquil.org/@nyquildotorg" class="u-url mention">@<span>nyquildotorg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Thank you! This shows a pretty limited subset of my posts though. Just 70 of them from 2022 and 2023</p><p>I'll probably try to make a little script to do it with the API</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123927639185957
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> I don't like using the web app anyway so I don't need it to be efficient or pretty. All I need is a text file or CSV or something that has my posts with the URLs so I can Ctrl+F. Or at least let me download my outbox.json directly instead of only bundling it with 300 MB of images I don't need</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123817277644093
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@bitprophet" class="u-url mention">@<span>bitprophet</span></a></span> Nope? 🤷‍♀️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123701186132821
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I work in the accounting department of a state hospital. When we get a payment, we still have to hand-write a receipt for (1) the state and (2) our records, so there's a paper trail if the payment is ever disputed. Usually we just have to write a check#, but for electronic payments (usually from big insurers like Medicare) we have to write the whole EFT transaction number, a byzantine series of codes no human was meant to ever interact with. I have no idea why we still do it like this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123240554695172
2026-08-19
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> oh yes. Ballpoint only, to make sure I press down hard enough to make the carbon copy readable</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123191457849020
2026-08-19
<p>This sounds like a joke, but for work I just had to hand-write a 55-character string containing 8 zeros and one "O". It's really annoying! </p><p>The odds that anyone will ever need to recreate the string from my handwriting are slim to nil, but I still felt compelled to draw a tiny circle inside the "O", like it's the world's smallest balloon letter. Many of the zeroes are part of an obvious date stamp, so hopefully the hypothetical future person can infer the meaning from the one outlier</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123168118677922
2026-08-19
<p>It seems less than ideal that, if I want to search my posts, the first step is waiting an hour for it to generate an archive that also contains all 300MB+ of media I've uploaded. Please Mr. Mastodon, all I want is a little Ctrl-F. Could I possibly trouble you for just a crumb of text? Pretty please?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117123117910528243
2026-08-19
<p>Powerman warranty $5000</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117119391733806727
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention">@<span>dillyd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> My town had a very similar one called the Imagination Station! It seemed so impressive and unique when I was a kid lol</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118352326642950
2026-08-18
<p>Five Card Janken: a poker variant I thought of in a dream <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-card-janken/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/five-ca</span><span class="invisible">rd-janken/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117118191425365909
2026-08-18
<p>Some people are like "hey, at least I'm on top of a pyramid", but trust me, that's the bad pyramid. You don't wanna be there. You're better off in the middle of the other one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117805440053586
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-18
2026-08-18
<p>Huh, why do you suppose this Unicode character exists? ↉</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116711124431063
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> ohh. Haha I was way off. Thanks!</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114527139337091
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Could you explain the sequence? I still don't think I get it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114505586997882
2026-08-18
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Linda the Librarian?</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117114307719080407
2026-08-17
<p>You know, the fire department could make a lot of money if they only put out the fires that people bet they won't </p><p>Oh, *NOW* you're opposed to funding essential public services? Fuckin lefties 🙄</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112971180988226
2026-08-17
<p>Feels like we haven't had a good space odyssey around here in at least 25 years</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112870394872200
2026-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aetataureate" class="u-url mention">@<span>aetataureate</span></a></span> you're lucky, exposure to his shitty takes has greatly reduced my qualiaty of life</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112569642505811
2026-08-17
<p>Most tech nerds would probably agree with ClaudeCorp that there's no difference between "mango" and "papaya", but Gruber's enough of a writer to grasp that language has infinite ineffable nuances that require a lapidary's eye for meaning—but is still enough of a botlicker that he assumes this craft is computable. Like it's honestly sad how little he values himself</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112475452701765
2026-08-17
<p>The intense existential cringe of seeing someone who seems to understand what qualia are but still thinks a computer is able to have them 😶‍🌫️</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112381152123878
2026-08-17
<p>But the weirdest part is that the file originated on an android phone. I downloaded it, transfered it to a Windows PC, then tried to transfer it to a different phone. That's why it took so long to realize the filename could possibly be an issue. Where did this process break down?? :sa_confused:</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112319877131311
2026-08-17
<p>Just spent way too long figuring out why my computer wouldn't let me transfer a file to my phone. I could see the files. I could transfer other files. Apparently the filename was too long and/or had invalid characters, because when I renamed it to like "doc.pdf", it worked. Like come on, this stuff is really still an issue?? It is the future</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112303605515319
2026-08-17
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friend.camp/@aparrish" class="u-url mention">@<span>aparrish</span></a></span> They passed a law that some slot machines have to have cherries and some have to have strawberries, but this is evil because what if a slot machine decides oranges are the best fruit? 1984 indeed</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117112292579889717
2026-08-17
<p>Big update to my weird indie microblog client on my weird indie microblog. No one would call this the best use of my time, yet here I am <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/#260817091446" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/status/#2</span><span class="invisible">60817091446</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117111195186453303
2026-08-16
<p>The internet has a lot more annoying slang now, but at least nobody says "FTW" anymore</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117106862855934575
2026-08-15
2026-08-15
<p>Wipeout seems like my kind of racing game because it doesn't even have a normal brake. IMO If a racing game has a "go slower" button it better be because it's making me drift. That's the only acceptable form of slower</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117096955107054492
2026-08-14
<p>I thought I wouldn't appreciate Ranking the N64 as much as Ranking the NES cuz I'm not familiar with any of the games, but so far everything but the sports and wrestling games have been at least a little interesting. It was a weird console</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117096182991150222
2026-08-18
<p>"Fake it til you make it" didn't work for me. It turns out self-fictionalization is on a totally different pyramid. Just thought people should be aware</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117117658527306288
2026-08-18
<p>For bonus points, try to make up a better lie than this</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117116932551818937
2026-08-14
<p>Recently learned that the VGA test parrot photo wasn't taken until 2004 <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:Parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg</span></a></p><p>Idk why, but it's weird that this retro computing icon originated on Wikipedia. I thought the demo was contemporary with VGA, but it was retro then and now it's double-retro 🫪</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117095102856780737
2026-08-14
<p>Matabash: an image beautifier and status updater for Mataroa <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/matabash/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/matabas</span><span class="invisible">h/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117094797316641492
2026-08-13
<p>Leaving everyone at the disco speechless with my thought-terminating sashay</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117089894668628878
2026-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> I recommend it! I'm not even into sports and I love Bois' work, he's a great storyteller</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084940469158264
2026-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@wohali" class="u-url mention">@<span>wohali</span></a></span> Jon Bois' YouTube channel, mostly about sports <a href="https://m.youtube.com/@SecretBaseSBN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">m.youtube.com/@SecretBaseSBN</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(He used/uses Hobbes as his profile pic so I figure this is the namesake)</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084935395286976
2026-08-12
<p>Oh dang. I just realized why the channel is called that</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084922280387940
2026-08-12
<p>More like borem napsum 😴</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117084021611056529
2026-08-12
<p>If you love the smell of napalm in the morning, ask your doctor to check your iron levels</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117083343432295572
2026-08-12
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@xyzzy" class="u-url mention">@<span>xyzzy</span></a></span> huh, I've encountered people who said they like the smell of gasoline and burning tire rubber and thought they were just a little off-kilter. Glad I know about this now so if it comes up again I can warn them</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117083338812164965
2026-08-12
2026-08-12
<p>"Lithium" is borrowed from a Latin word meaning "rock stuff"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117082716228310481
2026-08-12
<p>Okay good, I just forgot to bring it home from work 😌 this is like my 3rd umbrella this year, idk if my ego could take losing another one</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117082631501021031
2026-08-12
<p>Have they invented an umbrella for ADHD people yet? Like it has some sort of RFID tag, and it comes with a waterproof wristband you wear, and if the wristband is more than a couple feet from the umbrella it starts vibrating? And the handle has built-in storage for the wristband so the two things are always stored together? Cuz if not I just invented it. I hope someone makes it</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117082472155181244
2026-08-12
<p>Whoa. I just googled something and clicked on an IMDB link, and immediately got an email from IMDB saying I logged into my account. But I didn't log in because I don't have an IMDB account. I know IMDB is owned by Amazon now, but I don't think I ever linked accounts together. I can't think of a reason I'd ever need to sign in to IMDB.</p><p>Some harmless glitch, I guess, but how creepy to go to a website and then get an email from that website. Stupid panopticon</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117082264633942426
2026-08-12
<p>I always wanted to do Duolingo, but it seemed impossible with all those words I don't know. Finally someone made Duolingo for English <a href="https://www.vocabulary.com/vocabtrainer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">vocabulary.com/vocabtrainer/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117080447849227561
2026-08-12
<p>Isekai me to the universe where the Madden franchise stalled out in '94 and Bomberman continued on an annual basis</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117079982337586634
2026-08-11
<p>Whenever I see people talk about a coding (or whatever) "boot camp" I just think oh, like Full Metal Jacket. But with computers. Sounds fun, where do I sign up</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117079383627961460
2026-08-11
<p>It's easier to imagine the end of digital media than the end of DRM</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117078991487872748
2026-08-11
<p>Many of us are being disenfranchised from voting with our wallets, but luckily voting with boltcutters and crow bars can also be quite effective</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117078616960787805
2026-08-11
<p>Hey, these corporations are selling milk with dangerously high levels of lead. This is especially bad for kids, since their brains are still developing. So if you could please make the milk companies—</p><p>"Got it! No more milk for kids!"</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117077993387090018
2026-08-10
<p>If I wrote a manifesto at work about being the god king of a techno-fascist oligarchy that enslaves humanity, HR would probably at least give me a talking to <a href="https://www.404media.co/mark-zuckerberg-posts-deranged-6-500-word-essay-about-giving-everyone-ai-superintelligence/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/mark-zuckerberg-po</span><span class="invisible">sts-deranged-6-500-word-essay-about-giving-everyone-ai-superintelligence/</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117072695093243606
2026-08-10
<p>My day as an "AI artist" <a href="https://mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/my-slop-phase/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattbee.mataroa.blog/p/my-slop</span><span class="invisible">-phase/</span></a> <a href="https://gamemaking.social/tags/alhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alhm</span></a></p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117072298183728729
2026-08-10
<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@farawaythyer" class="u-url mention">@<span>farawaythyer</span></a></span> Congrats! Look forward to playing when I get home</p>
https://gamemaking.social/@minterpunct/117072050442944512
2026-08-10