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Oklou - viscus ft. FKA twigs (Official Video)

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 4h

We'll chalk it up to performance anxiety, in a field against once-reputable suites. Make hay, Scribus. Sort yourself out. Look at your FOSS peers.

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 4h

Tangentially, on the back of prior discussion...come on Scribus! It's your time to shine. And by shine, we mean get the stability and interface glow-up you require.

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 7h

Oklou x twigs. A good day.

YouTube video by Oklou

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 1d

Ad Astra.

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely.

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 1d

So clean. And varied!

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 1d

I was just made aware of Rocketmen! Looked terrific! Yeah, real economic design and delivery in these games. Might be anathema to the era of ultra-detailed resin and whatnot, but there's something to be said for building a little fleet in minutes.

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed. As much as Heroclix et al. did fill a gap, something about popping the ship parts from sprues that were also stat cards etc. Big props to the designers, too. Multi-decked galleons, galleys, war junks, forts, monsters etc. All assembled from a few styrene cards.

How I built my own world record prototype - The APX hydroplane

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 1d

Does the Pirates Constructible Strategy Game count? Absolute banger. Cheap, ready in seconds, highly enjoyable. Sadly sank with Wizkids. Would love to see the concept of styrene minis delivered in trading card format return. Maybe it has?

Everything else was an exercise in collecting ornaments.

Three sailing ships assembled from styrene anchored around a small, flat island. From the Pirates Constructible Strategy Game.

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zogingu @zogingu.bsky.social · 2d

(from 2019)

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

Paging hard surface perverts.

YouTube video by CDAero

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

Patlabor: The TV Series
Episode 40: 沿岸警備命令 / Coast Guard Orders
First aired August 8, 1990
Directed by Shigeyoshi Sugama

Alongside dumbstruck locals, Goto witnesses yet another SV2 calamity.

Via Wikipedia:
Near a shrine on the coastal village of Shikura, a fishing boat has an accident and catches fire. The locals claim a sea monster named Plessie is behind it all. The coast guard order Division 2 to look into the matter. Soon the media get involved (including Momoko Sakurayama), and tourists start coming to the area in hope of catching a glimpse of the monster. The locals, however, seem to be rather well prepared for this onslaught of tourists. Is it all just a hoax to get the tourist buck?

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

To quote one of the sultry voice-overs, 'have a wonderful time!'.

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

I note Flipnic has gotten a bit ridiculously priced in the second-hand market around these parts. Hopefully it's a lot cheaper in Blighty.

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock - Anabasis Release Trailer

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

Patlabor: The TV Series
Episode 39: 量産機計画 / Mass Production Plan
First aired August 1, 1990
Directed by Satoshi Namiki

Chief Sakaki addresses Noa as she sits in the open cockpit of her AV-98 Ingram.

Via Wikipedia:
Shinohara Heavy Industries completes a new prototype version of the Economy Ingram. Noa, Gomika and Ohta are sent to help test it out and give feedback to the engineers. Noa gives the now model a fairly average score, to which Ohta accuses her of bias, because she seems to love the Ingram so much. But it seems to be an improvement over the Ingram in some ways, but needs some improvement. Jitsuyama, who is heading up the project, implements the changes and all three notice the results straight away, even though Noa is still quite skeptical. Shinohara Heavy Industries are pleased with the results. They are so confident that they suggest that they should have a mock fight between the prototype Labor and the Ingram. Noa is chosen to battle the new Economy Ingram much to Ohta's disappointment.

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 3d

It got a bit of a shellacking on account of difficulty, but the Anabasis expansion is so good. For real Ragnar Anchorage/33 perverts.

YouTube video by SlitherineGames

Forgotten Horror: How early tabletop gaming in Japan led to a forgotten Lovecraftian game series

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 3d

F_T_B doing what F_T_B does best.

YouTube video by F_T_B

Carrier Wing Ypsilon: Project announcement trailer

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 3d

Patlabor: The TV Series
Episode 38: 地下迷宮物件 / Underground Labyrinth Case
First aired July 25, 1990
Directed by Mamoru Oshii

The SV2 team square up against an unknown foe in the sewers beneath HQ.

Via Wikipedia:
Mysterious things have been happening at the SV2. Food and alcohol have been disappearing over the time. One night somebody steals two of the chickens. This causes fights amongst mechanics, some even blame each other. But who is the culprit? Nightly patrols commence and a man is discovered running from the greenhouse that hoses the tomato plants. The entire SV2 gives chase, but he mysteriously disappears. Morning brings the discovery of a manhole. Apparently there is a maze of tunnels underneath the landfill that was used to transport material for the site many years ago. They were abandoned long ago and thought to be disused, but the criminal is using the tunnels to escape. Ohta and Shinshi are sent down to find him, but after several hours they fail to make contact. The rest of Division 2 follow, but are having a difficult time with all the cats and rats down there, and also the fact they are completely lost. But to add to their woes there is something else lurking down in the water.

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 3d

Patlabor: The TV Series
Episode 37: 安心売ります / Safety on Sale
First aired July 18, 1990
Directed by Satoshi Namiki

Ohta visits the house of one of his victims of recklessness with a gift.

Via Wikipedia:
After Ohta damages a number of cars on a call-out, the SV2's insurance company sends in an investigator to check up on the SV2 due to their high number of claims. Naoyo Yamada, a middle-aged woman from the insurance company asks Division to re-create the crime. After the re-creation, she still cannot decide if they should have their insurance renewed or not, so she decides to stay until their next mission. Though they apprehend the criminal without any damage, the clean-up is a total disaster. Ohta is ordered to move the criminal's truck, but in the process causes several cars to have an accident which in turn cause a massive pile up. Then Ohta accidentally crushes a child's bike. Will the SV2 be running without insurance, or is there hope yet?

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Peter Queckenstedt @scut.bsky.social · 5d

This week i re-learned how to do waterslide decals.

Small Hours

#kitbash #scalemodeling

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 5d

Heads up, Electrosphere freaks. Gearbits dev Quackpond Games has a new title in the works for PC, MacOS and Linux.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3911300/...
Itchio: quackpond-games.itch.io/carrier-wing...

YouTube video by Duckpondanimations

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 5d

Happy birthday, mate!

Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 7d

Indeed. But looking for silver linings, I reckon this might be the sort of energising factor for the FOSS ecosystem; both in terms of usership AND donations to keep developing open source stuff.

Hope to leave this destructive, wanton grift and bag-chasing in the rear view mirror.