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"everyone moving to bluesky is an idiot"-- me, a harpy co-founder @tcrf.net w/ roommate @rachelmae.bsky.social homepage: xkeeper.net (plural, therian, digital, demon, harpy... we're a mess, say hi.)

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · Mar 6

📌 i'm Xkeeper (or "X", for short; it means "time keeper")

i run @tcrf.net with my roommate, @rachelmae.bsky.social.
i disassemble nes games for fun; i work with php, lua, 6502.

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 50m

i have updated my blog post accordingly. fun feature of blog posts: you can update them when the context around them changes.

a screenshot of my blog post, with this update at the top:
Update 2 (10-08-2025): RetroAchievements has posted an official announcement with new policies and clarifications around what is and isn't allowed, and it addresses the points I wanted below. My only remaining complaint is that we shouldn't have gotten here in the first place, and they fumbled the initial response really badly.
[there is a link to the official announcement page in the text]

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 55m

the only things i'm not happy with are •we shouldn't have gotten here in the first place and •the initial response was completely fumbled. but as far as "we fucked up and we're going to make it right" goes, this gets it.

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 58m

this is good! this is exactly what you'd want to see out of this. the full post has more details, but this snippet covers the policy change.

[a quote from the linked post, with custom styling to make the text brighter, and to make bold and italicized text stand out; emphasis is not included in the following alt text]

Hate speech does not belong on RetroAchievements.
Even when disguised as a joke, it normalises real-world hate and harms our community. There is a difference between juvenile humor and outright hate speech. What Pokémon Clover calls humor is hate speech. RetroAchievements will not legitimize bigotry by hosting an achievement set for it.

Content Policy for Achievement Sets
RetroAchievements will no longer approve achievement sets for games that contain:
* Illegal content. Content that is illegal to own or distribute in major jurisdictions.
* Glorified hate speech. Content that intentionally targets individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.
* Sexual exploitation. Glorification of sexual assault, non-consensual acts, or child sexual abuse material.
* Extreme or abhorrent content. Content that violates community standards in a way that undermines RetroAchievements’ values.

Games that have been rated by official ratings boards (ESRB, PEGI, or similar organizations) are considered acceptable, as these games have undergone professional content review. The only exception is if a game contains content that is illegal to own or distribute, regardless of its rating status.

Hacks, homebrew, and unlicensed games do not undergo ratings board review and will receive additional scrutiny to ensure compliance with this new policy.

This policy provides guidance, but is not exhaustive. The RA team reserves the right to evaluate games on a case-by-case basis and make determinations in the best interest of maintaining a safe, legal, welcoming, and inclusive community.

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 2h

not my mental health, that's for sure

X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 3h

"A system that assumes everyone is on equal footing, when placed in an environment where that is untrue, becomes a repeater for the inequalities that surround it" is a great way to sum up flat structures like that.

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 3h

"it appears we still have some credibility left. allow me to correct this:"

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Punchy @punchystream.bsky.social · 11h

"if you account for inflation, game prices used to be m-"

silence. "accounting for inflation" is for economists and/or perverts and I will do no such thing.

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 4h

is that good

living room thermometer currently chilling at "66.6 °F"

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 4h

there's a nes mario hack out there with my name on it and I can only hope it never gets this treatment because I would probably just keel over and perish immediately

X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 4h

it does make me wonder what the %s were like over time, between cart mfg. costs, platform licenses, etc. on one hand nobody pays for ROM chips and PCBs, on the other Gabe wants his 30% now

X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 4h

funny to see this and almost immediately recognize it as Acmlm's old "Strange Mario World" ROM hack; so old that Lunar Magic wasn't capable of editing overworlds yet.

this hack might be older than a lot of vinesauce viewers

Vinesauce Clips Bot @vinesauceclips.bsky.social · 4h

Mario is calling

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Borzoibot @borzbot.bsky.social · 5h

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5uki5en5or @5uki5en5or.bsky.social · Apr 29

evergreen

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 6h

ME, 9 PM: it's almost 80°F inside and much cooler outside, i should open my window and enjoy the weather

APARTMENT COMPLEX, 9 AM: time for jackhammers

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Get Equipped With @getequipped.bsky.social · 14h

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 13h

glad to see you're gellin with it

X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 17h

time for a ..... post mortem

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Keith Stack @keithstack.com · 23h

Takin a rip from this and blowing the fattest clouds

8bitdo GameCube adapter thing on Amazon, looks like a vape

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 19h

doesn't even bother to explain it well. if you're going to fill half of it with flavor text, maybe pick a flavor that's not rancid

the previous post's screenshot but with large chunks of the text, especially the latter half, dimmed to show their irrelevance

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 19h

it's a surprisingly spunky little thing! glad you got it working :D

X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 23h

oh, right. a few years ago, i made a game about experiencing executive dysfunction.

you can play it in your browser here: xkeeper.net/dys.html have fun