Calicosine
@drewnaylor.bsky.social
I make videos sometimes, posts other times, and software yet other times. Supports BIPOC rights (& Black Lives Matter), LGBT+ (include the T) rights, disability rights, etc. Mainly here to read stuff not available on ActivityPub services.
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PSA: If you get a Discord message from someone named Chuckster, DO NOT REPLY! They will claim to help you get the Shine Sprite, but in reality they will just throw you into the abyss.
January 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
PSA: If you get a Discord message from someone named Chuckster, DO NOT REPLY! They will claim to help you get the Shine Sprite, but in reality they will just throw you into the abyss.
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he did it! This is pretty intricate as far as office easter eggs go huh
also new reaction image acquired
also new reaction image acquired
January 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
he did it! This is pretty intricate as far as office easter eggs go huh
also new reaction image acquired
also new reaction image acquired
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Reading @stevesi.xyz's amazing posts about Office 97's development got me wondering.. could there be more fun stuff hiding under the hood that nobody found yet? Yessir! There's a whole developer credits sequence incl. commentary from Clippit that starts 1 minute in. Take a look! 📹📎
January 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Reading @stevesi.xyz's amazing posts about Office 97's development got me wondering.. could there be more fun stuff hiding under the hood that nobody found yet? Yessir! There's a whole developer credits sequence incl. commentary from Clippit that starts 1 minute in. Take a look! 📹📎
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In Super Paper Mario, Mr. L is actually much smaller than Mario and Luigi, and gets scaled up at runtime. The game was originally developed for the GameCube before moving to Wii; Mario and Luigi received new Wii graphics while Mr. L was stuck with small GameCube textures.
January 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
In Super Paper Mario, Mr. L is actually much smaller than Mario and Luigi, and gets scaled up at runtime. The game was originally developed for the GameCube before moving to Wii; Mario and Luigi received new Wii graphics while Mr. L was stuck with small GameCube textures.
Microcomputer Slopware
January 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Microcomputer Slopware
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The Protomen performed at my first Magfest in 2011. I now get to hear Act III fifteen years later. One more concert, then it’s off to bed!
January 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The Protomen performed at my first Magfest in 2011. I now get to hear Act III fifteen years later. One more concert, then it’s off to bed!
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An official Japanese 1988 guide for Super Mario Bros. 3 contains a small drawing of a Thwomp on the cover that, instead of the usual grimace, has a mischievous, cat-like expression. I have created a high-quality recreation of this Thwomp.
January 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
An official Japanese 1988 guide for Super Mario Bros. 3 contains a small drawing of a Thwomp on the cover that, instead of the usual grimace, has a mischievous, cat-like expression. I have created a high-quality recreation of this Thwomp.
A perfect lawn isn't worth killing a bunch of insects and driving away animals like moles.
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A perfect lawn isn't worth killing a bunch of insects and driving away animals like moles.
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In 2D Mario platformers, Mario can either crouch or slide, but is denied the ability to sit in place. However, with a specific setup in Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario will come to rest in a sliding animation, finally allowing him to simply sit.
January 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
In 2D Mario platformers, Mario can either crouch or slide, but is denied the ability to sit in place. However, with a specific setup in Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario will come to rest in a sliding animation, finally allowing him to simply sit.
If I work on guinget at all in the future (at this rate it's looking unlikely again), I'm going to add a menu button that says "Disable winget slop server (MCP)" in case someone turned that thing on and doesn't want it.
January 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
If I work on guinget at all in the future (at this rate it's looking unlikely again), I'm going to add a menu button that says "Disable winget slop server (MCP)" in case someone turned that thing on and doesn't want it.
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TOMORROW, please come to our live game show Thrown Controllers at MAGfest in National Harbor, Maryland! Showtime is 3PM in Cherry Blossom Ballroom, running for two whole hours! DO NOT miss these prizes! If you cannot attend, you can watch online at Twitch.tv/Magfest_Panels1
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
TOMORROW, please come to our live game show Thrown Controllers at MAGfest in National Harbor, Maryland! Showtime is 3PM in Cherry Blossom Ballroom, running for two whole hours! DO NOT miss these prizes! If you cannot attend, you can watch online at Twitch.tv/Magfest_Panels1
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Extremely rare render of Kiddy Kong being created from a wireframe, seen in a 1996 Nintendo Spain product catalog.
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Extremely rare render of Kiddy Kong being created from a wireframe, seen in a 1996 Nintendo Spain product catalog.
Always scan this section. You can use Narrator to read aloud what is on screen as you navigate using the keyboard.
January 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Always scan this section. You can use Narrator to read aloud what is on screen as you navigate using the keyboard.
Remember: if you experience something traumatic such as by seeing something you don't want to see, playing Tetris for a while has been shown to reduce the effects of the trauma and make it easier to deal with.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Remember: if you experience something traumatic such as by seeing something you don't want to see, playing Tetris for a while has been shown to reduce the effects of the trauma and make it easier to deal with.
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Never made a video on the Pokémon anime before, but I had a lot to say about a specific part of its history. Thanks to Yoshiller for editing this.
youtu.be/9bqxNeRXye8
youtu.be/9bqxNeRXye8
Waiting for Goldenrod City...
YouTube video by chuggaaconroy
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Never made a video on the Pokémon anime before, but I had a lot to say about a specific part of its history. Thanks to Yoshiller for editing this.
youtu.be/9bqxNeRXye8
youtu.be/9bqxNeRXye8
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Nevermind I guess Mario just wanted to break a bunch of unrelated rules because he felt like it.
January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Nevermind I guess Mario just wanted to break a bunch of unrelated rules because he felt like it.
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The whole thing is interesting to look at
archive.org/details/Mari...
archive.org/details/Mari...
Mario Family Illustration Manual : Nintendo : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Manual for Nintendo illustrations
archive.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The whole thing is interesting to look at
archive.org/details/Mari...
archive.org/details/Mari...
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An official 2005 guide for the presentation of Mario character illustrations, used internally at Nintendo of America, prohibits the modification of official artwork. Here are the examples of prohibited illustrations it lists.
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
An official 2005 guide for the presentation of Mario character illustrations, used internally at Nintendo of America, prohibits the modification of official artwork. Here are the examples of prohibited illustrations it lists.
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Today, I’ll be releasing the last episode of HeartGold & SoulSilver before Magfest this weekend! Tomorrow, I’ll be releasing a small video essay.
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Today, I’ll be releasing the last episode of HeartGold & SoulSilver before Magfest this weekend! Tomorrow, I’ll be releasing a small video essay.
Sometimes I get mad at characters like, for example, Jecht. I hate that guy. If you don't know who he is, you can probably guess based on people I'm related to if you know me or know enough about me from what I've said before.
January 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Sometimes I get mad at characters like, for example, Jecht. I hate that guy. If you don't know who he is, you can probably guess based on people I'm related to if you know me or know enough about me from what I've said before.
Glad Mario Party games got rid of the unfair "lose coins if you lose the minigame" thing in non-Bowser/Duel minigames.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Glad Mario Party games got rid of the unfair "lose coins if you lose the minigame" thing in non-Bowser/Duel minigames.
I'm glad Dell is bringing back the XPS brand. It's too confusing that they got rid of Inspiron, Latitude, XPS, and Precision because it makes it hard to search for stuff. Hopefully the rest return. (learned this from OMG! Ubuntu!)
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I'm glad Dell is bringing back the XPS brand. It's too confusing that they got rid of Inspiron, Latitude, XPS, and Precision because it makes it hard to search for stuff. Hopefully the rest return. (learned this from OMG! Ubuntu!)
"But Paul said-"
I don't care what Paul said, he was a cringe 1st century redpill grifter who had a lot of bad takes. Bad Takes Broski.
I don't care what Paul said, he was a cringe 1st century redpill grifter who had a lot of bad takes. Bad Takes Broski.
January 6, 2026 at 5:40 AM
"But Paul said-"
I don't care what Paul said, he was a cringe 1st century redpill grifter who had a lot of bad takes. Bad Takes Broski.
I don't care what Paul said, he was a cringe 1st century redpill grifter who had a lot of bad takes. Bad Takes Broski.
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In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Polterguys are Shy Guys that turn into blocks. Due to the game's camera using massive amounts of foreshortening, they must compensate for it. To appear perfectly cubical, they are actually immensely long.
January 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Polterguys are Shy Guys that turn into blocks. Due to the game's camera using massive amounts of foreshortening, they must compensate for it. To appear perfectly cubical, they are actually immensely long.