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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Aug 18

johnflannelly.itch.io/peace-simula...

I really enjoyed the jam & am excited to check out others' work!

Peace Simulator by John.Flannelly

Find peace with sixteen d6

johnflannelly.itch.io

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Aug 17

johnflannelly.itch.io/peace-simula...

Really thrilled to have uploaded a game to the internet for the first time!

Peace Simulator is my submission for this year's (Ennie Award winning) One-Page RPG Jam.
@onepagerpgjam.bsky.social

Peace Simulator by John.Flannelly

Find peace with sixteen d6

johnflannelly.itch.io

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Aug 11

New information learned: Toad can take off his hat and cry in it.

Two photos taken of a TV show Toad in the Mario Bros 3 cartoon. He has taken off his hat and sports a bald head with a few Homer Simpson-like hairs on top. He has a forlorn expression with eyes closed, one hand outstretched as if to say he can take no more and the other hand clutching his hat. The hat is white with red dots.

The other picture shows Toad from behind sobbing into his hat. Luigi looks on, seemingly surprised by this turn of events.

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Jul 31

Are these available at booth #1319?

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Jul 7

Wang Chung's best album!

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Ben Hart, Gender Archivist @pavlovforgoths.com · Jun 21

Here's how you remove Google AI from your mobile devices.

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Instead of being in settings its in the google app. Also, google, not chrome. Icon is a G, not the circle thing. Click on your pfp to open a menu

From there, go Settings > Gemini > Digital Assistants > Switch to Google Assistant. This disables Gemini, google's Al assistant, and switches you back to the old one. We aren't done yet.

Go back to Settings. From there, we go Settings > Google Assistant > scroll to find General > Google Assitant on/off > turn it off

They really tried their best to make it a pain, but you can eventually disable it. Holding the power button on your phone still pulls up a menu and asks you to turn it back on, but this is the least intrusive you can make it.

Applies to all non-apple phones afaik. For sure Samsungs and Pixels but idrk about others

Edit: thank you my friend @/teeth-kid for confirming that this also works on Motorola

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · May 13

Your local barista in Shin Megami Tensei:

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · May 10

Hey! I wrote a review for the cool old video game Umihara Kawase Shun for a local zine.

Check out the whole zine here: indyindies.itch.io/indy-indies-...

The image shares the page of the zine review for Umihara Kawase Shun with a few gameplay images. The text of the review is:

In Umihara Kawase Shun, large vegetables pepper the sparse, cubic landscape as you slingshot around blown-out photographs of oceanfronts and expand your special awareness. This precision platformer complements difficulty with serenity, providing a rare bittersweet dream. The goal is a door. It doesn't matter which one. They all lead somewhere.

Is this what it feels like to be a seasoned lucid dreamer, to be able to put forth a focus and intentional effort in such pleasant and surreal surroundings? Or maybe this is what it would feel like to spend all day working at a job you love unconditionally? Or to do parkour while keeping your heart rate below 90 beats per minute? The music sounds like riding a bike at sunset as you reel in the fish-people and stuff them inside of your backpack, perhaps with the false hope that you could display them as evidence as you arrive back in our waking world.

This stimulating spa treatment was the second game of a trilogy. Originally released in 1997 on Playstation in Japan, it was eventually brought to Steam, delisted and then relisted. Study it closely for its ability to be therapeutic, engaging, straightforward and profoundly weird all at once.

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · May 7

The music program Nanoloop is shown running on an Analogue Pocket. The notes A, C, A, & B are selected for the composition.

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Apr 3

for GameCube 100% Unofficial
You already bought the game...now play it like a pro!
Action Replay
ULTIMATE CODES
for use with
Enter the Matrix

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Apr 3

A tornado was within a two minute drive of the kids and I last night. Glad everyone is okay.

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Apr 3

What would you recommend as the final game to play in your life?

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Apr 1

The North American release date for FF8 was 9/9/1999, the same day as the Dreamcast!

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Mar 30

youtu.be/ZQ2G7RTM_DY?...

Speedballin' (Album Version)

YouTube video by Speakerboxxx

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Mar 30

You should've gone for the full album. All bangers.
At the very least, you'd get to experience their song "My Console"

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Mar 23

Do you know if there will be a way to absorb information from it for folks who didn't attend? I'm really curious about it!

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Mar 21

Currently filling out the FAFSA form which includes the mandatory question of what's the student's sex, male or female, with the information button leading to this 404.
It does state that the question is used for research purposes only, but the let record state that I prefer not to answer.

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Mar 17

"Everybody in the Place" (Fairground Remix) has been heavy in my rotation this winter.

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Mar 7

These are both really, really good games that I probably sold to pay for rent at some point as a young adult.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Mar 7

Mario’s Picross and Donkey Kong (Game Boy titles) added to Switch Online www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nna-...

John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Mar 1

I hope i saw the tv glow wins a lot of oscars tomorrow.

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · Feb 27

The California Fire Relief Bundle is live!! Benefitting survivors of the SoCal wildfires through the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). Featuring 400+ games: Tunic! Tangle Tower! Catlateral Damage! Hidden Folks! Cook, Serve, Delicious! And more! $10 minimum!! itch.io/b/2863/calif...

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Feb 27

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Sometimes it's soothing and grounding to read research articles that are related to things I go through [moreso healthcare but in an education setting.] It's easy to feel like you're going through it alone, but the results are in, and everyone else is too.

Stress, Burnout, Anxiety and Depression among Teachers: A Scoping Review

Background: Worldwide, stress and burnout continue to be a problem among teachers, leading to anxiety and depression. Burnout may adversely affect teachers’ health and is a risk factor for poor physic...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy @emilyhopkins.bsky.social · Feb 26

I've be struggling to comprehend how the sweeping disruptions to federal programs and mountain of executive orders is having a real-time effect on people here in Indianapolis.

So I'm starting this thread to keep track of stories documenting the impact.

Let's go.

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Feb 27

www.wthr.com/article/news...

A lot of evil and stupidity emanating from the new administration. Terms like biodiversity and tree equity were likely flagged by the algorithm. It's really dangerous to just do what an algorithm says and not check your work!

Feds pull the plug on $400,000 'Keep Indianapolis Beautiful' grant

The grant was from The Arbor Day Foundation for projects like pocket parks and planting trees.

www.wthr.com

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John.Flannelly @gemstonez.bsky.social · Feb 19

One of my favorites from last year!

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