@david@daiwei.me Right? I loved seeing it on the big screen. It was even the Director’s / European cut, with the little Nazi-killing bit in the middle. “It’s a kind of magic!” ⚔️

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Yeah, it’s what we use for streaming. We’ve had a YouTube Faamily plan for years (we originally signed up to keep the ads away from the younglings), and it’s included as part of the deal. I also have some hard-to-find music I uploaded to it back when it was Google Play Music. Still, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone, per se.

@klaxzy@klaxzy.net Absolutely! “Angel Dust” was (and still is) my absolute favorite album of all time, from any band. It is (and remains) that damn good. 🤘

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Added to the calendar, thanks!

@prologic@twtxt.net @david@daiwei.me Good to know! 😃 I’ll let y’all know if I get stuck.

Hey, folks. Sorry to disappear for the last couple of weeks.

Last weekend, I took the family to Atlanta, GA for a visit to the Georgia Aquarium and the Center for Puppetry Arts, both of which were fantastic (pics forthcoming). Unfortunately, amongst the souvenirs we brought home was the worst sickness my wife and I have had in years, which basically laid us both out until Thursday, and we’ve been recovering since.

On top of it, just before we left, I accidentally broke TwtStrm (my WIP TwtTxt reader), so I didn’t even have a functional way to keep up with the only “social media platform” I actually give a hoot about (nor a functional brain to try and fix it).

As of this morning, though, I’m happy to report that we’re basically all better, and TwtStrm is back to working. I’m actually hoping to get some code written this weekend (and maybe even try to get Parley running), but we’ll see how things go. 🙂

🎶 “Regina” - The Sugarcubes https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=QpEz9pfJS7g&si=lKj-diIWGoi5BrWJ

Tonight, my son and I attended a screening of the original Highlander (1986) at my local indie cinema, the Independent Picture House in North Charlotte (about 35 minutes away by car). Very cool place with a great atmosphere, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing one of my favorite films in an actual cinema, even if it was 40 years after its release.

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We already have tickets for Psycho (1960) and Chopping Mall (1986), both playing next month. 😎

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🎶 “Falling to Pieces” - Faith No More (1989) https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Z8X-dm3w8&si=Ig-oAL4kpDHcy5QF

#TFW your code works, even though you don’t know why it works, because as far as you can tell, it shouldn’t work at all. 🤔

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Great photos!

The well sounds really cool, but I’ve always been a physics geek (ex: putting coins down those spinny funnels they used to have in the malls for collecting donations). I would have probably spent hours just there!

Thanks for sharing these.

@prologic@twtxt.net I am very interested, but I need to setup a docker-capable machine first (I’ve always kinda shied away from using docker as it adds an extra layer of complexity to projects). I’ve got a couple of raspberry pis floating around the house, let me see what I can put together.

@prologic@twtxt.net Sure, thanks! I’m interested to see how it works (although I admit, I ever spent much time in IRC because I never knew anyone else who had much interest in using it).

@prologic@twtxt.net Amazing! Do you ever sleep? 😄

I recently installed Quake on my laptop (via vkQuake), and have really been enjoying playing it again.

When I was at University, we had a lab full of shiny new Windows NT 4.0 workstations that we immediately installed it on, and spent many a late evening fragging each other.

But tonight, when I defeated Chthon for the first time, it occurred to me that I had never actually played the single player mode all the way though (not even the first episode). So now I’m 2 missions into Episode 2 with plans to finish it over the next week or so. #LifeGoals

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@prologic@twtxt.net And don’t think that it goes unappreciated. 😁

@prologic@twtxt.net @david@daiwei.me @movq@www.uninformativ.de No, I dig it - I absolutely love the slower pace here compared to even the Fediverse (and especially compared to corporate social media, which is always trying to sell something).

I did have a bit of a “down or just me” moment, thinking I might have broken my client (since it’s still WIP and it’s happened before), but beyond that, it was no worries. 🙂

I’ve been meaning to post another #Magic update…

Two Sundays ago, I had plans in the evening, so I could only play a single game, which I (surprisingly) won with my new #Dune deck (it played much better this time, but still suffered for the lack of flying defense).

Then, this past Sunday, I won the first game with my tribal Mutant Ninja Turtles deck (which still needs some tweaking, but held its own throughout), only to lose the next two games, both with my Avengers deck (which had been doing very well until this weekend).

Still, a win is a win. Tweaks will be made, and with any luck, the next game(s) will be even better.

Wow, twtxt suddenly be all like…

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While I was at Magic, my wife captured this photo of the princesses, Peaches and Astrid, resting together. Sadly, it didn’t last, and it was soon time to return to Crazytown, but for a brief, shining moment, there was peace and quiet.

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@prologic@twtxt.net That sounds amazing. I look forward to seeing it!

@prologic@twtxt.net @movq@www.uninformativ.de

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@thecanine@twtxt.net @prologic@twtxt.net I get the lulz every time an AI company complains about getting scraped… 🤣

🎶 “Aneurysm” - Nirvana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE3ynTXTm_8

@Sumomo@sumomo.neocities.org Thanks! ❤️

Belated #Caturday memory: That time that Bonnie Prince Shadow declared himself king of the maneki-neko in an attempt to overthrow Emperor Maximilian I.

He gave up on the insurrection when he realized that waving was all they could do.

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My long weekend has finally arrived!

To celebrate, I busted out FCEUX (an NES emulator) and killed some ghouls in Castlevania 3, stomped some koopas in Super Mario Bros, and even hit a homerun in Base Wars (one of my personal faves, a baseball game featuring fighting robots).

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I’m about to switch to MAME to play some arcade classics in preparation for an outing tomorrow night to an arcade bar (for my son’s birthday).

And I don’t go back to work until Wednesday! Woot!! 🤘

@movq@www.uninformativ.de

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@movq@www.uninformativ.de I was in high school when it first came out (the optimal age), so I was able to see it in the theater a couple of times.

Since then, I’ve seen it dozens of times, and owned it on VHS, DVD, and Blu-Ray. Excellent movie.

But that soundtrack… One of the top 5 albums of the decade.

@prologic@twtxt.net Congrats on expanding your brand. 😁

Good find, @thecanine@twtxt.net!

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org 🤘

@movq@www.uninformativ.de It’s still excellent, IMHO, and both very, very 90s and way ahead of its time. 🐦‍⬛

🎶 “After the Flesh” - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgtkvcKmABM

“I am the new way to go, I am the way of the future.”

@GabesArcade@gabesarcade.com I have the Atari800 emulator installed on my laptop along with a copy of the game.

But the easiest way to try it now is probably via the Internet Archive, which allows you to play it in the browser: https://archive.org/details/a8b_M.U.L.E._1983_Electronic_Arts_US

The manual is there, too: https://archive.org/download/agm_mule/mule_text.pdf

For the first time in probably 30 years, I played a game of M.U.L.E. tonight (and won!).

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Granted, it was a beginner-level game, with a beginner-level alien against 3 computer players, but… I’m just sayin’.

I even lost one of my tracts of land due to it not being “recorded”, and I still won.

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Take that, Mechtrons!

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Their stance makes absolute sense to me, given their stated objectives, and they make some really great points. Thanks for sharing that.

@klaxzy@klaxzy.net What do you mean, it’s the most people we’ve ever had… since Jul 11, when the search site was relaunched. 😁

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@movq@www.uninformativ.de That’s a clever idea - I had never considered adding an empty commit before, but I can see the value.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Glad to hear it. Hopefully this, too, shall pass.

Maybe the bots will get tired of web-surfing, or the companies paying for it will all crash, or we’ll find a way to protect our content while still being able to share it, or maybe we’ll just all suddenly learn to live together with the bots in peace and prosperity for all. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 🤞

@GabesArcade@gabesarcade.com On behalf of her royal highness, we thank you for your kind words.

In #Magic last night, I debuted my new #Dune deck with an underwhelming performance - perhaps unsurprisingly for a desert-focused deck, I faced a real drought, starting the game with only 1 land in hand (even after a mulligan) and not pulling another land until turn 4(!). Because of our house starting mana, I wasn’t totally sunk, but everything I got out was just luck. I did die last thanks to my big wurms (so I guess I was 2nd place?), but still… underwhelming.

For game 2, I wanted to bring the thunder (especially after my pitiful performance last week), so I dusted off my Night of 1000 Squirrels deck (headed by the infamous Chatterfang, Squirrel General). By turn 3, the #squirrel army was forming, and thanks to well-timed casts of Fog and Make a Stand, the squirrels managed to overrun everyone just a few turns later.

Another fun night overall. I won’t be able to play for the next few weeks, so I’m glad this one ended with a win. 😁 #mtg

Today, we have a pair of pics presenting the preening Princess Peaches posing in pink (from earlier this year, when it was cooler and she was wearing t-shirts). #dogs

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@david@daiwei.me Thanks, I do… IIRC, they’re a good site for spoilers for upcoming releases.

I took the day off to get some stuff done around the house, but I wound up spending most of the day making #Dune-themed proxies for #Magic.

I had hoped to print them out for tomorrow night’s games, but I’m up to 20 cards and 20+ tokens, so… we’ll have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.

Here’s a couple to share and enjoy:

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#NoRegrets #mtg

@prologic@twtxt.net Sure, I’m curious to see what you’re offering.

My email is hey (at) itsericwoodward.com.

@prologic@twtxt.net Potentially, depending on the features supported / hardware used.

I’ve long wished for an appliance (like a video game console) that hosts my essential services - email, shared files, social media, etc. - but which “just runs” in a box behind the TV.

So what do you have in mind? 🤔

@prologic@twtxt.net

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🤣 Total Eclipse of the Heart (Literal Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl9pzyv3-20

@movq@www.uninformativ.de @david@daiwei.me @thecanine@twtxt.net Yeah, I’m with you. It is just a tool, but it’s a tool that burns rainforests and boils lakes when you use it, owned by some incredible awful human beings, and built on the backs of an increasing number of crippling mass-scraping campaigns. These costs are just too high.

I have to use it at work, but it’s “the new norm” in software, so I’m hoping to use it just enough to get by until either 1) the bubble pops (and we don’t have to use it anymore) or b) I retire. And actually, 1) happened for a minute back in June when M$ increased the prices of tokens, so it’s certainly possible it could happen again.

All that having been said, I think the technology itself has some interesting uses, and I’m looking forward to the day when I can host some open source models on local hardware. But I can wait.

And yes, the site is unreadable on mobile, which is kinda wild for 2026. 🦆

@david@daiwei.me Everyday, which is why we love him. 😁