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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 1d

More importantly, does it need to be a real fact and how do you feel about being posthumously accused of witchcraft and necromancy with a specialization in boxelder bugs and cicadas?

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 2d

Chat, i was sitting with a gen alpha at Thanksgiving tonight and...

We are so cooked. Pack our shit in, it's over. We are so done

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The Red Tunic Podcast @theredtunicpodcast.com · 4d

Hey buddies its time for a midweek #podcast bump! for the latest episode featuring #gamedev Devon Wiersma!

Unfortunately I never do anything for spooky season, so how about we just pretend being Canadian is spooky and you can be scared of two Canadians talking about #videogames?

The Red Tunic Podcast @theredtunicpodcast.com · 7d

Ahoy!

New episode featuring indie game dev Devon Wiersma ( @devonwiersma.bsky.social) is now live!

Find @ bit.ly/3KQkbg2 & most services!

Huge thanks to Devon for their time and be sure to check them out via links in the ep desc!

#gamedev #videogames

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 6d

I heard from someone today that Bluesky is just full of extremists and crazy people and it's doomed to fail...

Y'all, whose hiding all the crazies? Everyone here seems mostly sane. Am i missing out on all the fun?

Or am i supposed to be truly unhinged here promoting cheese olives or something?

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The Red Tunic Podcast @theredtunicpodcast.com · 7d

Ahoy!

New episode featuring indie game dev Devon Wiersma ( @devonwiersma.bsky.social) is now live!

Find @ bit.ly/3KQkbg2 & most services!

Huge thanks to Devon for their time and be sure to check them out via links in the ep desc!

#gamedev #videogames

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 9d

It also lets you annoy your friends that are trying to play seriously by chasing them around with a trumpet.

Allegedly it is a great way to make everything go sideways and create wild chaos

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 11d

Every time I read people complaining/criticizing a solution to a problem as not the best, or that there are better options or what have you...

Remember, perfection is the enemy of good.

Progress is progress and only pushing for "perfect" ignores that progress.

Baby steps teach to walk then run

Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 12d

I'm like, fairly confident this is some American rule as i was taught in school punctuations inside a quotation for speech is not an end to the sentence but things like Word fight that every chance it gets

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 12d

I can say that is not the case because i too get dick pics occasionally from people that absolutely refuse to appropriately use the adult content flag thing to prevent them from just loading up willy nilly

I wish you could report those people too cause damn, respect consent for sexual content pls

Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 16d

And iirc the biggest "anti" PS movement comes from the execs that give themselves 30% bonuses and raises every 12 months. The FedGov needs to pull rank and take the crown corp back and get rid of these freeloaders. Let it truly be a public service without the asshats at the top ruining it

Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 16d

I really hate that people keep saying "Canada Post is a public service and doesn't need to be profitable"...

No, it was until '81. Then it turned to a crown corp with a mandate to be profitable.

The rhetoric needs to be "Canada post needs to be a public service again".

Technicalities matter here.

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 17d

Well this is weird -
In grinding for items in Castlevania Symphony of the Night I have noticed Alucards pos + weapon + enemy pos has a seemingly repeatable drop rate?

Either that or I am super bloody lucky and the game gave me 2 1/1024 drops near back to back because I've had a super bad week 🙃

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 17d

Fun nonsense fact (for the unaware) for why i think they can get away with this...

Non-freehold space you only own the volumetric space within the confines of building so the windows, and probably balcony, are technically theirs.

Which sucks because non-freehold stuff is actually "affordable" 😞

Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 18d

Unfortunately, as i believe the issue with CanPost is mostly the execs, if the gov tried to intervene and get them back to PS you'd probably see an attempt at a weird fire sale by said execs to ruin any chances as well as an attempt to destroy CanPost.

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 21d

The stars aligned and I was able to use the EoE gif. I'm legitimately shocked I had the chance but here we are!

The Red Tunic Podcast @theredtunicpodcast.com · 21d

Quick! Before the rapture tomorrow check out the newest episode featuring Video Games Composer Chel Wong (@chelwongaudio.bsky.social)!

Find @ bit.ly/3KQkbg2 & most services!

Huge thanks to Chel for their time and be sure to check them out via links in the ep desc!

#gamdev #videogames

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 22d

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 22d

I HAVE A NEW IDEA and oh god I'll probably get in over my head again with it but 🫠

Oddly it still largely has to do with @theredtunicpodcast.com and will go under its banner... I just... I have to find a #gamedev that will be ok with me stealing their time and the project falling through 🙃

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 24d

Man I rarely get to drop this random tidbit but I like to 'cause I'm a moron.

Back when Charlie first started he released a short lets play video for Sumotori. So did I. We had the same cadence and such. My video was on his heels but I went "Ah man, dudes doing my schtick" and I bounced.

🫠

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 24d

Apparently #MTG is doing a #TMNT set for next year?

And it'll likely see a Secret Lair release too?

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 25d

Had a presentation at work today about what good AI could do for us...

In a 1hr presentation MS CoPilot rejected the same prompts from the previous test run and then hallucinated a random user was the creator of the current project despite the presenter saying it was the owner.

He blamed settings

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Gianni Matragrano @getgianni.com · 25d

🔴 LIVE NOW WITH THE MAID STREAM

🧼 YES I AM WEARING A MAID OUTFIT

💧 FUNDRAISING FOR CLEAN WATER IN SUDAN

📺 twitch.tv/GetGianni

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 26d

Literally my goal if i win the big lotto... It's been years since i started saying it but maybe the universe will give me the chance lol

Like the fuck will i spend 30+ mil on? Might as well see cool shit come out of it before i go crazy and start throwing rocks at other rich idiots

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 28d

You'd hope but clearly not, or at least no one is actually ensuring the law is being followed.

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 28d

Econ 101 of being rich my dude -

If you have a large amount of capital the bank will just give you money. You can then take that money and reinvest it directly back into your company thus raising the valuation of your company.

Thus allowing you to take more money out and keep going.

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Link Shinigami @linkshinigami.bsky.social · 28d

Congrats to you and your wife dude!

Also the comedic timing of your child is pure gold.

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