I know folks always say they hate the theme, but whether you like it or not, choosing "Old Tech" does seem an apt choice for today. ☺️ #LDJam
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Mike Sux 🍁
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Former professional GameDev (1999+); IGF Finalist (2009); Retro, DIY, Repair, C64 nerd; AKA PoV, PoVRAZOR, VA3POV 📻; They/them; 🍁 Caretake and co-creator of the @ludumdare.com online game jam Empathy is punk! Trans rights! 🏳️⚧️💜🤘
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@distraction.engineerWho dis?
@distraction.engineerMy sincere apologies for the delay. Exhausted, I fell asleep after I got home last night (Canadian Thanksgiving with the inlaws 🍁🦃). 🤦
@distraction.engineerLudum Dare Theme Voting will kick off tonight: Two Rounds, followed by a Final Round. #LDJam
@distraction.engineerHappy Canadian Turkey Day. 🦃🍁
@ludumdare.comReposted by @distraction.engineerSign-up emails work again. The new user invitation code for LD60 is "sixtober".
NOTE: New accounts are invisible until approved manually, so please make a post or say something human sounding in your profile. #LDJAM
@distraction.engineerAnyway ya, I'm broke and sad. All I want is someone to let me hyper-focus on their hyper-niche and get paid. 🤷
@distraction.engineer(I've literally done all these things and much more, but because it was decades ago or "done as a hobby" it's meaningless)
@distraction.engineerVideo games were a bus I should have got off a decade ago. Nobody seems convinced I can contribute meaningfully to middleware, code graphics drivers, write firmware for embedded devices, work in the Chrome/Firefox/Linux Kernel sources, all because I spent some years running an online community. 🤷
@distraction.engineerOnce my commitments to Ludum Dare are complete, you likely won't see me around these parts much; Maybe to hawk my "art" (under a new pseudonym), but if I'm well behaved that should be it. Mistakes were made. I sacrificed everything for the sake of others, and I can't get a job interview anywhere. 🤷
@distraction.engineerSo I spent most of the time between Ludum Dare 59 and now away from BlueSky, and ignoring most of the world news. 🙉 While yes I missed hearing from my friends, not-gonna-lie it was the most mentally chill few months I've had in years. 🧊 TMI addiction is real and extremely harmful folks. 🙅💬
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@jmorgandev.bsky.socialReposted by @distraction.engineerAttention techies, post your laptops on their side whilst on the floor , I know there is more of you. Bonus missing key
@distraction.engineerStill copying. 🐱
@distraction.engineerThe database is fine, but I'm reluctant to say more until I have successfully made a full local backup. 🤞
@distraction.engineerMe: Not dead. Servers: Not right. I'm concerned. Currently: Trying to make a local backup, but my local backup SSD seems to be dead. 😖 Regrets: Checking the price of replacement drives. 😵💫
@distraction.engineerPineapple Apple Pen
@gatinarios.bsky.socialReposted by @distraction.engineertudo é questão de ângulo
@clemmygames.bsky.socialReposted by @distraction.engineer
@dustyweb.bsky.socialReposted by @distraction.engineerCanadians, we have limited time to take action on C-22, the disaster surveillance (and much other terrible things) bill: opencivics-labs.github.io/dontsurveil....
Make your voice heard. There's not much time left!
opencivics-labs.github.ioCanada is about to weaken every lock on your private messages — dontsurveil.meBill C-22 would force every messaging app in Canada to build a second key, and give the copy to the government. What's changed, what's happening now, what's next.