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Last Notes npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn epoch npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest three part story about my getting-back-into building #gunpla npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest anyone know of a tool that will give you a translation of a word/phrase into *multiple* languages on the same page? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm look idk npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest came outside after hearing a loud banging to find this. no clue what happened. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest netflix is publishing single-player games that require a subscription to play, with no option to own a physical (or digital) copy; this is a massive leap toward exactly what the gaming community has been doom posting about for over a decade. it's really no surprise, as this is a natural continuation of models like GamePass/PSPlus, which provide "free" games as long as the subscription is active. the gaming-industrial complex sneaked this on us under the guise of "but it's a good deal!" npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm i'm thinkin' he can spell it npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest yes, but how do you spell it? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm here's the list if you want to check it out: npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn if you have MVC in your room, i would also need the ROM to play it there as well, right? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn are the arcade games playable? if so, i'm guessing there may be some sort of user-created content that people can upload into the game? or create their own servers? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm lol. that is the video that prompted my Rick Beato post yesterday. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest another GbV-like for you @npub12ze…hunm; consider this album; i have it, if you want to download it on SoulSeek. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm (sorry not trying to put down one of your favorite shows. it's actually one of mine too. just, like, my thoughts mannnn.) npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm the show is a relic of its time, for sure. but it's a fantastic show. i love Gilmore Girls (and i hate Gilmore Girls). npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest lf > #gaming hashtag that is not just people providing free advertising for publishers and/or photos of old plastic with zero-zip-nada original thought applied npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn oh no, the anti-void messaging has been appropriated by the void. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest someone said that modern cars look like silly putty and now i can't stop thinking about it. it's the paint or something. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn (delving digital voids) npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm whatever this one is too npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn dragonair is the most beautifulest and the true gyrados pre-evolution npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest i've tried to get into DnD before but it was hard for me to keep up. my creative process is incredibly slow: methodical tinkering is necessary for me to produce something even remotely coherent, and then that remotely-coherent something has to be reworked to become digestible. so of course i have always been in awe of people who can improvise on the fly. this, plus my initial agreeing-to-participate morphing into a social obligation, leads to some anxiety about the whole thing. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm Tractor, Echoes Myron, GOLD STAR FOR ROBOT BOY, and one of my favorite GBV songs ever (right behind Pendulum): I Am a Scientist npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest Bee Thousand was released today in 1994 (it's funny how this sentence is nonsensical yet you know exactly what i mean) #music npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest my contribution to #VGMWednesday is an all-time classic, a characteristically upbeat bop by the Sultan of Smiles himself, Trent Reznor. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm something is going to happen with money npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm is that a pog? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm just brain bolt a wild machoke and fry 'em up npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm none. they are eating the Pokemon. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest there are no grocery stores on cinnabar island; let's unpack this. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm since no one is going to fess up -- it was me. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn that's not going to work for me. i'll need a response by end of week. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn if you want me to task you with something that is actually your own project, i can do that. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest going to add some text, but this is it. might change the background. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest what are some of your favorite pokemon? i'm putting their backsprites on a page of the magazine. (already got furret on there, duh.) npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn i have read 1984 and The Great Gatsby, i think i'm good (thanks) npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn huh???? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn seems like the more information we have at our fingers tips, the more ignorant we become; and the faster our stuff works, the slower our mental faculties want to process it. or something. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest "we are a data driven company" npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest no principles in the pursuit of capital (this little store is called "Capital Interests") npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest more #dux npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest somehow a short essay about RollerCoaster Tycoon has turned into a three-chapter-long anti-capitalist rant. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest when livejournal and xanga automatically delete inactive accounts it's like a massive book burning of our millennial history. they are effectively erasing the historical love stories, accomplishments, cringe, and angst of millions of people. it is nothing less than a travesty. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn https://youtu.be/iVrBOJ8CAt0?si=IAjRXEPC_xN_wRqZ npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn when you have kids and accidentally use your account to play them some finger family video or something, that really messes up your algorithm in a never-want-to-see-this-again way. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm classic kill-your-customers business strategy npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest on computer games operates under the "zero true fans" model which ensures we are beholden to none other than ourselves npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm don't forget about GBV's new single, released today: npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest goodbye, my coming-of-age companion 5/31/2024 npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest the screensaver is coming out of retirement npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest Dragon Quest III for GBC was released on December 8th, 2000. Big oversight on my part. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn oh this one is simple. plug the ipod into your stereo then record the output with a blue yeti mic via audacity then individually tag and label each recording. all the millennials are doing this. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn we should be able to repost likes and let others know that they liked our likes npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest "music sucks now" or: you haven't listened to any new music and you're hopelessly stuck mentally in your glory years npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest two weeks ago i was approached by high-tech security system salesmen who i denied outright. they were legitimate but overpriced and devil-tongued and i don't need 8 cameras around my house connected to some shady company's cloud. flash forward to today's walk and i've counted their signs in over 12 yards. it's a cancer or a zombie apocalypse spread under the pretense of safety when really it's stoked by quota-driven salesmen fanning the flames of yes-yes-fear-your-fellow-neighbors. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn erant* npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest do me a favor, next time i post obvious drunk-posts please reply with: you said you weren't going to drink anymore you absolute failure; you belong face-down in the gutter alongside Heroin Jim and Meth Matilda and Freebase Freddie npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest they say alcohol brings out the "true self" but what does this mean, really? it implies that the masks we wear and prefaces we put up to abide by the golden rule are not our "true self" and, instead, the primal beast that slowly reveals itself after one-too-many drinks is. i posit that, while the beast below is part of our "true self" the masks are just as much part of the self. yes, i am flirtatious and stupid when drunk; when i'm sober i suppress this to prevent turbulence, from wisdom. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest https://cdn.masto.host/mstdngames/media_attachments/files/112/333/570/119/869/670/original/691c0a2c58eccd94.png npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn what is the opposite of opposite if not a recursive loop? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn i will (not) do that npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest i will hand deliver $6mil to the first person who murders me npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest spellcheck thinks you put "an" before opossum npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn that there's a robot image sonny npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn define "sober" npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest our orthodontist society is out of control. messed up teeth add character. barring health issues: it's societally-imposed vanity. i will still kiss even the most f$&ked up of teeth mouths. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest out of context #PhantasyStarOnline #videogames with @npub1a3r…yhhn npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest at what point do people stop saying "ha! wait until you're my age!" or is this some sort of endless hardship competition? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm no, I haven't seen that show more than half an episode or so. this post was a draft too, not sure how it was sent. i am trying to better articulate this idea. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn that toot could have gone horribly awry real quick npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn what like, on an airplane? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest my first act as king of the world: interactive loading screens mandatory in all games. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest finishing up my magazine; last chance if you want to advertise one of your passion projects within the pages. let me know by end of day. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm am i going to die?? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest had a dream that i hitched a ride with a girl in a golf cart then realized i was late for a flight so i asked her to drive me to the airport in her golf cart. she protested but did it anyway using google maps and when we arrived at the location it was a department store warehouse - not an airport. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest "some of the stories in this magazine may make you mad." npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest anyone know any good #IRC servers for #gaming or #nerdcore that 1) isn't sketch as hell and 2) open to possible drunken spam post-midnight et? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn april fools? where is my money? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn look just give me money, ok? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub1a3r…yhhn mostly gaming-related cooking recipes curated by myself. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm is this a port of the original rogue? what is the link to this on the Play store? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest as of today, oncomputer.games is moving to a subscription model. all content on my site will be behind a paywall. if you have viewed any of my content in the past, you will be billed retroactively. this may seem extreme, but it's all to provide you, my loyal readers, with even more insightful gamer content. thank you for your understanding. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest it's about time someone figured this stuff out. i was beginning to worry it was all made up. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest i took some liberties and might mess with the font a bit later ... @npub12ze…hunm thoughts? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest reply with a short story about your personal history with the #Dreamcast or first #PlayStation and i will feature your words in my magazine and cite your mastodon account (with your permission, of course). npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest update on the "how do i get internet to a shed in my backyard?" inquiry: i ran a very very very long Ethernet cable underground. you can see the two tubes at the bottom right in the first picture; one is electricity, one is internets. thus, it is truly a series of tubes. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest need more "ads" for my magazine. there are a few criteria: npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm yeah places like Walmart and other grocery stores will outsource their online store to third parties who are not above gouging you hardcore. the perpetrator here is a store called "Tomolf's Goods." npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest due to the great rigatoni shortage of March 2024 i am paying $7.45 (+$5.98 shipping) for a 16oz box of rigs. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm something like this: npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest fighting game graphics peaked here. npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest Belly's picture on #Spotify npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest @npub12ze…hunm do you have the coffin case too? npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest if you know: you know npub1v2z837535s0qs926gu030vfl66lmkk2recn6vymwqjcvnur047esuy9tey forrest i just wrote 1000 words on The Powerpuff Girls Game Boy Color Trilogy jesus christ i need to take a step back
