2025-09-11T01:48:44Z https://nostr.now Juan https://nostr.now/npub14junlupxwmxck9allm98437qfxsv8knpzfqxungf62wrw5mgy56qzvvx2f https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/accounts/avatars/113/255/460/574/921/049/original/f2d9a056e34396fb.png https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/accounts/avatars/113/255/460/574/921/049/original/f2d9a056e34396fb.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5647epj0mwexpflc0l65qcwy44wwdr3fv0rkw2fxrg7ds3hsrlczyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngt5rss4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs824nqrj7gytm24uyqmwu3h7aww9m8tdtkl2m65dcqsym4zsag23smlw7x8'>nevent1q…w7x8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>right, not using GIMP 3 (because Debian), but in my version the &#34;Free select tool&#34; has a mode in its properties that you can change. Then that dialog has a button at the bottom that says &#34;Save tool preset&#34;.<br/><br/>This may or may not help! 2025-07-16T14:16:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxzz3csut0czjg9keex9qmw36chhkkjgllukzknzjn5ufze3mkhqgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjnglrpsdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf2v0j4yxhtu36zmf4z5n4szdy466z90fvc73g99p6ca0gkdc2ghqy30e0l'>nevent1q…0e0l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not an expert on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> but so far Little Brother and Homeland are two books I can recommend with perhaps the caveat that are very real in current Trump&#39;s USA.<br/><br/>They are positive and optimistic, but I would say it may not be for everybody. 2025-07-16T10:58:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqxdd4yxnnqguxg0urn27x6xgf9qxr7jaqxxsd0dpuwy3u5rgczczyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjnghp29ec In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxp453unc3xa29030d8zhled4rw56wx6avjecyc3ufkegw7rpdaqz9ayer'>nevent1q…ayer</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, Attack Surface so far great. I&#39;m into chapter 2 on page 87 and I&#39;m hooked. 2025-07-16T08:58:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyxp453unc3xa29030d8zhled4rw56wx6avjecyc3ufkegw7rpdaqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngs4pe7v Finished reading Tress of the Emerald Sea, and was good, even if not what I was expecting. How much is a Cosmere book? I don&#39;t know; if it wasn&#39;t written as a fairy tale, may be it would have landed better. 3/5 for me.<br/><br/>My 7th book of 2025, but no way I&#39;ll read 24 like previous years.<br/><br/>Next one in the queue: Attack Surface by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> -- looking forward to it, loved Little Brother and Homeland.<br/><br/>#BooksofMastodon 2025-07-12T08:12:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrylvhg3vd0trwxd58lpdwz87q23yr4a5j2cnmznuvv76dtcdc3czyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngxcyxpp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxqf6750g32r9sruvejuur9c5c4sxgqaf55nq04thum03lw4efxgkup4c7'>nevent1q…p4c7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t sell my games, it is a labour of love (although if someone pays me a coffee is appreciated).<br/><br/>That&#39;s quite different from someone making a profit from it. I won&#39;t allow that. 2025-07-06T10:16:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxsavalrcljwju8xavz7ygr4xrgxzreyrvrz9pxdxvr5s776994egzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng5qhzxc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7z3stm9348722m4x4fu4emje6uknk9dd49g264d6n23d3tazjfsgcuv4v'>nevent1q…uv4v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s essentially BS. When someone is making a profit and offering &#34;promotion&#34; and &#34;visibility&#34;, that&#39;s insulting and I&#39;m not granting permission.<br/><br/>They didn&#39;t suggest it, so there&#39;s that.<br/><br/>If someone is making money, that&#39;s the currency. Not &#34;promotion&#34; or &#34;visibility&#34; or anything less than.... say cookies or coffee. 2025-07-06T09:56:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf6h9kf6yl8cefq5ws92tufvpc3l2qkwarqueh5gvzhkhllrhvc8czyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng5yg9kw So there&#39;s a new C64 &#34;product&#34; coming and they asked me to include Rescuing Orc with it. I haven&#39;t been offered any compensation (not that I want it, to be clear).<br/><br/>I set three conditions, but the &#34;don&#39;t sell my game&#34; is a bit awkward because... yep, they don&#39;t sell the games, but they are included with the commercial product that, arguably, wouldn&#39;t sell that well if it wasn&#39;t bundled with games, isn&#39;t it?<br/><br/>I find all this very exhausting. Why people need to make money from our hobbies? 2025-07-06T09:43:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mjgtxcxmxq5lkymu2qvmezht7ayn7z0nsluz9a2zqaxe5emffkszyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngcq590u Don&#39;t get me wrong, happy to see people dumping Meta products; but in 2025 I can&#39;t help wondering... why did it take you so long? 🤔 <br/><br/>I haven&#39;t used any of their products ever, and although I admit that could be a bit extreme (e.g. WhatsApp has strong network effects), I don&#39;t believe Meta is producing any software or service that is essential or doesn&#39;t have good enough alternative.<br/><br/>In any case, the second best time to stop using Meta/Google/Amazon/[other Big Tech] is now, etc. 2025-04-29T15:35:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqj243c3a8qcu8lpqxz080dnau0ul38fyam3c064xtwygr5yuyrvgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngnw88em Today I was given a new take on what is going on with the different AI tools: this is another iteration of the subscription based economy.<br/><br/>They want you to pay a subscription for *your skills*, and the people developing a dependency on AI to do their jobs will have to pay.<br/><br/>This is not just buying a new tool that can change how you do your job, you are *renting it*. If you stop paying, your new skills are gone (and possibly the old ones that you stopped using). 2025-03-14T17:52:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ey9txsd45ftf63tn7vkf6elekjhxtyqzrf6ncg26xkl7ux9wrkqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngev3htu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyn3xrjqpayds4ej74nc4lv78jp9dgwhn6zxprwj6pwqjw7erygrstvxe9x'>nevent1q…xe9x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>some books get a lot of praise... and IMHO they&#39;re not good explaining things.<br/><br/>I&#39;m still shocked how bad is currying explained in this one 😒<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/114/037/483/515/677/501/original/58d96d2158c36701.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-20T17:52:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyuuh7a7vq97m4pcs0d7yjyl0465wwd8fy5gc332zdjmdr8k39lrczyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngjg0mr6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6gh7znqcd77e6m78a09nqq7fvlx88ups7p9lt7ceg65zt9vcv9cydzlja'>nevent1q…zlja</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is not a book about programming but about programming in Lua. I may be the target audience 🤷<br/><br/>Now that I think about it, I don&#39;t recall any good &#34;learn to program&#34; books in my library. Perhaps SICP is close, but the exercises require domain knowledge that... 😅 2025-02-20T17:44:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxtxx6fwu3y2mazwt5zcnnj26fn8qma8cwknsrpwen6lsh6hxfr0szyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjnga86854 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv93kld2k99tsvhw790js5tl22j9ej4p6zqccnpzpjr0nnf7gdgdqxse0uj'>nevent1q…e0uj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so far I think it is alright. How exciting can be explaining strings? Fair enough. <br/><br/>I&#39;ll give one pass and see how it goes. May or may not come back for reference. 2025-02-20T17:33:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstc4dn6vvqqg8lq772jv4yn3l3gerwvmurpsx5734fjzp7mtnsgaqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng6uh4sg I&#39;m enjoying Programming in Lua 4th Ed. My only &#34;complaint&#34; so far is that the font is a bit small for my eyes 🧐<br/><br/>But it is a very readable font, so it is OK unless I&#39;m too tired.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not going to remember all the &#34;gotchas&#34;, but likely to be enough to know when to be extra careful. 2025-02-20T17:12:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6yljz9uvsj2v3qxh6j9g8zrscvawt2ghe857jzhcnldz2wrgy4czyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngjqe7e3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zssxe30ne54lk73q0z0y93lz6qq4y9cxnkkxxqy375dtjxsvjsglnyvnw'>nevent1q…yvnw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>getting heavy Pascal vibes 😂 2025-02-16T17:24:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyfnv5qet52yx0s6ccuzlk835t48cm8aepvsvkc6wgnx4lmsshhdqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngy0nssc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspsez3cdcvyj23wwdc85pdvp886cx62qzc7d9z3yuspusj6dpqj7sl3k9tf'>nevent1q…k9tf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that was the first thing I noticed 😂 2025-02-16T15:29:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9uw4lsk20d9lqtvszfswu7whlthsqp2j9ugdv8jgpx5dgd92wz5szyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngjmzyk6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8jq53s9ynmpg7leqz5jtrf9tv6xmnd37ycu4q4yyh6trmjkmm3cnactfw'>nevent1q…ctfw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m still early days. After 15 years of Python I never thought I would ever give Lua a go 😅 2025-02-16T15:09:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxyvyfstekd8m2py9w2r6qcqn975sln6sqnr2xg42a3x6ud88wzqgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngyv57qc TIL: in Lua, both an empty string and an empty list are true. The only false values are false itself and nil.<br/><br/>That&#39;s probably a gotcha right there if you start writing Lua without knowing this. 2025-02-16T08:33:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz009wfsy5ts0eauvm6xxs6nulsusfrev2986hdaxkzgjekhtcfhszyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngjfzzh6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs00eny98xz4hkfxjuv72d3dzcvg7ae5rdd8mwh3aw0y4u8007tt9sal2r6y'>nevent1q…2r6y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you have a good point: I should ask my local librarians.<br/><br/>Here is &#34;crime&#34; novels are what take most space. Sci-fi and fantasy was a shelf in my local public library, and now is half 😭<br/><br/>Sure, I can request books and they&#39;ll bring them from whatever library has it, but it is unlikely I&#39;ll find on the shelf anything I want to read 😅 2025-02-11T17:56:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrhwx069m7kf6mw0v9hcde7kw2jllwl0pjazu8ah0n5xvphdtth9szyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngk222n8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsflut05dn6x9szgta5dhch54crn9vttcugsx9p4wwrhrhrldeye7qd9h7tn'>nevent1q…h7tn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was lucky to do some Smalltalk back at Uni and all the &#34;message passing&#34; idea as opposed to &#34;calling methods&#34; was mind blowing.<br/><br/>Unfortunately the VM idea didn&#39;t run super fast and we didn&#39;t see real utility. I mean, the windows system and the IDE were very awkward even for the time with Win95 setting the &#34;standard&#34; (although I was using Linux and IceWM back then, I never used Win95 at home).<br/><br/>Yet, it was a nice experience and I have good memories of making simple GUI apps. 2025-02-11T17:52:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgnhay207npha52dg3l2cxrrxfnnj8crrgfl7tsat4ah2kj7cvlkqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng8ulkyt OK, one question for the #uk people in my timeline. This something I found when I moved to England 15 years ago, and I find it really weird.<br/><br/>Why there aren&#39;t &#34;proper&#34; computer science books at the public library, book shops or even 2nd hand book shops?<br/><br/>At the public library you can see the odd &#34;for dummies&#34; book, but that&#39;s pretty much it.<br/><br/>Not even an old Perl or Java book? 🤔 2025-02-11T17:44:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsge5e9p6l3v9j37k2kkf9mp776cllf078z26evpnhk4f0flzc66tszyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngc6adat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2plumddz5rth4fuethqxnk7s5hse8z2fu6q0cxrwyeaptgyyvlsqhkrqn7'>nevent1q…rqn7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another issue is that NewsFlash doesn&#39;t seem to render fonts properly. No matter which font you use.<br/><br/>Yep, tonight I&#39;ll be back to Liferea. At least I know how to tweak how it looks.<br/><br/>Now, the downside is that I don&#39;t remember why I moved from Liferea to NewsFlash 🙃 2025-02-04T16:56:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2plumddz5rth4fuethqxnk7s5hse8z2fu6q0cxrwyeaptgyyvlsqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjnguz4qce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0eprnamypml0qvpw079nh5nkujfcvh5rdvnqgr9nmr64fj7cv9sgtvxgcx'>nevent1q…xgcx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t dislike the experience of using NewsFlash, generally; but it isn&#39;t as mature as Liferea and you can tell.<br/><br/>May be I should go back to the good ol&#39; Liferea. 2025-02-03T22:26:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0eprnamypml0qvpw079nh5nkujfcvh5rdvnqgr9nmr64fj7cv9sgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngku268s NewsFlash made a mess when I imported my feeds from Liferea and some bits couldn&#39;t be fixed in the app so I ended editing the DB with sqlite3 directly.<br/><br/>I fixed it but, at the same time, I don&#39;t want to live in this planet any more. 2025-02-03T21:45:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9pua6v8yty97tj8mz0qutxgchna8u4t5327duwmq4t4umjfg0eeqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngwzn72v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxcd5msyqtwqklperaqajqkp2wj84pl0uuzm5dv8z6muuq7dw5rzq69vz6m'>nevent1q…vz6m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is complicated because you could argue something similar when calculators became widespread, or text processors vs handwriting. Perhaps the difference is that AI is not quite a replacement, also not better. 2025-02-02T19:47:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0urmxgz47rqt208s6hytmzmnfpmum8nauwt2rsu379f8dpg3mp2gzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngcdm2ph I don&#39;t identify with the text because I don&#39;t use AI. However, that makes it even more insightful, and not only in a WTF way.<br/><br/>&#34;The dopamine hit of instant answers has replaced the satisfaction of genuine understanding&#34;<br/>&#34;It&#39;s a cycle of increasing dependency&#34;<br/><br/>Those I had identified (and even commented them here). But what I hadn&#39;t considered is the regressing effect on people that had some level of competence.<br/><br/><a href="https://nmn.gl/blog/ai-illiterate-programmers">https://nmn.gl/blog/ai-illiterate-programmers</a> 2025-02-02T19:27:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0vywa2tuzz6d5xnq3stvahx3qc6mehcy3s8a4xk6924seax46weczyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng9z0lta Someone was asking on IRC how to do #BASIC cross development on an #Amstrad CPC; as in: edit your BAS in a PC and easily load it on an Amstrad CPC.<br/><br/>I put together this: <a href="https://git.usebox.net/pc-cpc-basic/about/">https://git.usebox.net/pc-cpc-basic/about/</a><br/><br/>(my contribution is just the Makefile and the README, all the magic is by iDSK) 2025-02-01T09:02:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsghamu7rza6munh9faln9pqe9pnqkmwvme6ts205y2yl7ld6vdpsqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngjgt79m How do you handle updates to posts in your #rss ?<br/><br/>I&#39;ve found that when I fix a typo on a post, my feed reader won&#39;t update the post. And I guess it makes sense: same pub date, same guid (but different text!).<br/><br/>I think updating the guid is a no-no, because you don&#39;t want the feed reader to have the old and new post.<br/><br/>Updating the pub date may work, but it would change the order the posts are shown if you edit an old post, isn&#39;t it?<br/><br/>Is this a weird behaviour in the feed reader 2025-01-29T08:08:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgpkmez62nw7w5avtd8ahy30kn2cc6wl6k6gcy6ce0wv6sdw4sncqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng8trp42 Vic&#39;s school came with some sexist and stupid thematic idea for the kids to have fun at school: heroes and princesses 🤦‍♂️ <br/><br/>Why not both?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/828/153/471/120/746/original/25d8039a52034276.png"> <br/> 2025-01-14T18:36:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gyl96daap4xvcate0u0jznwga7exswa8fjuex8ahuhydlxxfmegzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng36xhuc ah, so looks like the account Microsoft linked to my email accidentally (maliciously?) when I was trying to log in into Minecraft... it is used with Skype as well.<br/><br/>Because I have removed the Microsoft Live account that I never wanted, I don&#39;t have Skype account now.<br/><br/>Excellent! That was not in the cards for 2025 but I like it. 2025-01-03T13:47:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszeamemn79sefhm6up953z4jqta5zh5q32tyep79xsxy5chu7y8tczyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng4xchng New game: Alien Intruder, a single screen jump-and-shoot arcade platformer for MS/DOS and compatible.<br/><br/>In space no one can hear you scream, so use your blaster instead!<br/><br/>Info and free downloads: <a href="https://www.usebox.net/jjm/alien-intruder/">https://www.usebox.net/jjm/alien-intruder/</a><br/><br/>#dos #msdos #gamedev #release<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/712/493/841/078/854/original/24cfedfd9631983b.png"> <br/> 2024-12-25T08:24:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsycwahsj0gtvynd7nkptv8p3t6q9usxnwadp7yp6qwwmx2et09utczyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngpn3hwp So, another Superman reboot? Was it necessary? Also... who cares? 2024-12-19T19:11:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgkuz8yu9r0tcnscjcz80pxwzq4fsm9mvcrwvu6xq2924rvxnathqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngn3c9sm Alien Intruder menu music!<br/><br/>Coming to your 286 (or better) running MS/DOS (or compatible, including dosbox and siblings).<br/><br/>#gamdev #dos<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/656/393/979/398/165/original/820efcbe2ec5c448.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-12-15T10:38:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz5n6zc24tk7l5jun8z2edl7ph6psf9dpvu8mn3sxqr3ll5sgpdqgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjnggwcqwf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq8wpycthy2q99rv9tfuzavktkej5hwmgxfheavtjdq3jlgw5ngghtsw6d'>nevent1q…sw6d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would say... on the same day that #Mozilla decides to remove &#34;Do Not Track&#34; because everybody ignores it.<br/><br/>I know Mozilla may be a lost cause, but you post made them look worse than they are, at least on this topic 😬<br/><br/>And you&#39;re right, wildly ironic 😅 2024-12-13T14:23:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyjt4se2kx374q765uktk5lf4cmshs6zqluzx6myhyt792usqly5qzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng5sn5cf OK, so Alien Intruder has a website now: <a href="https://www.usebox.net/jjm/alien-intruder/">https://www.usebox.net/jjm/alien-intruder/</a><br/><br/>Release hopefully before the end of the year!<br/><br/>#dos #gamedev 2024-12-07T23:04:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr9rqn5xdn6uppxptu4xg3fupq23vg8wsrttzpsjpjjlqjppyyzeczyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngp2uqnd Explained Vic about the CASIO&#39;s counterfeit measures to prove his watch isn&#39;t a fake, and he&#39;s thrilled.<br/><br/>(Only for the cheapest models, that apparently get cloned; press the right button for about 3 seconds - if your watch has more than one button on the right side: no, yours is not one of the cheapest models 😂)<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/567/696/987/199/568/original/dc6d0ed564c04344.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-29T18:43:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrz5ulj68yvekgmspzumrptq454um6mlcuv6cqxvt4eyfj038rtgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjnggx6g6x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9qmef9vtg5d0ntms60cu4f7hnulurjnft9s5zwdq98nhjnjf3aesgz9lln'>nevent1q…9lln</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also, Alien Intruder, a brand new single-screen shot-and-run arcade platformer with pretty alien blobs is coming for DOS 16-bit in December.<br/><br/>Follow for updates (until I get to setup the game page!).<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/565/785/157/425/540/original/a35f75db64ef457f.png"> <br/> 2024-11-29T10:33:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9qmef9vtg5d0ntms60cu4f7hnulurjnft9s5zwdq98nhjnjf3aeszyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngygw00d All those discounts and &#34;creator day&#34;, etc; I feel left out because my games are always completely free 🙄 <br/><br/>Anyway, go and grab some FREE GAMES:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.usebox.net/jjm/">https://www.usebox.net/jjm/</a><br/><br/>There are #amstrad, #zxspectum, #msx, #c64, #dos games (as some more!). You can play them on an emulator, of course.<br/><br/>Some also have Collector Edition in the actual media for the system (which can&#39;t be free because they are physical editions, I don&#39;t make the rules of the universe!), if you have the hardware.<br/><br/>#retrogaming<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/565/747/599/184/259/original/d5506585265a9320.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/565/749/412/805/681/original/ea52cccc59190f21.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/565/751/603/009/548/original/28a7c179e9c9237d.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/565/753/355/110/828/original/932427066534cdac.png"> <br/> 2024-11-29T10:28:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszymul3ngcfszu8qqd6gqwfcz0uc6rsemq0dfavwpv54ws36qfsrgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngaeq4l9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdgz8mqkdv99wmxnn3gfx5xv9psq206u3hmevkq932url7dh6ruq5rnvmz'>nevent1q…nvmz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Brick Rick: Graveyard Shift was published for the ZX Spectrum 128k by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10t6t0zsj2qm8jwzysyd5zqpxd9ckdf02ys40jpd7qw0dlru0jfzsv07nj2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rod Hull - www.tfw8b.com</span> (<span class="italic">npub10t6…7nj2</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://www.tfw8b.com/product/brick-rick-zx-spectrum-128k/">https://www.tfw8b.com/product/brick-rick-zx-spectrum-128k/</a> 2024-11-24T17:37:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdgz8mqkdv99wmxnn3gfx5xv9psq206u3hmevkq932url7dh6ruqzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngzayulw Vic playing Minecraft with style.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/539/116/054/902/494/original/2539581e7ed485cf.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-24T17:32:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf4sqwknsejqr7uzt0tutv4dqumpxj8n43q42k43a6q7l3pjrtq0qzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng9d3qny Long shot but... I&#39;m selling a Fender Squier Affinity Telecaster MN BB BKPG (02/2011) - solid alder body, maple neck, 21 frets, 2 single coil pick-ups, chrome hardware, black pickguard. With Fender standard gigbag for Strat/Tele guitar, and strap. It is a nice guitar, but I don&#39;t play it anymore and I need to free some space.<br/><br/>Did setup this year, action and intonation. Collection from Bristol, UK. DM me if interested. May do a swap for a bass.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/526/271/817/753/743/original/3a2d7a6d1768feb4.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/526/272/307/662/219/original/038b1d7fed766a60.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-22T11:08:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7kfwzefprsy6j0zga6vh5edqpe3hckchjle55k0mgc3anzd5lqgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng9tpgqj I see some AI is being used in homebrew games. Sometimes in the cover, or the physical edition art, and even some of the graphics.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t want to piss on anyone&#39;s parade, but is not necessary and, IMHO, they are devaluating their work. I wouldn&#39;t do it. 2024-11-17T23:07:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdtth3lg8qnw4wahmfd6uns4kpm0dfyg6gtyzz9ra0jnq3qj492xszyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngqyz4dp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7xqef42a5ql2slauh0rw43tvx7a0930km3yaxxhautjs2tas4sc4gy5sp'>nevent1q…y5sp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am in the UK, indeed.<br/><br/>Finding the bass is the easy part. We live in the golden era of non-expensive musical instruments. I can get a p-bass for less than I paid for the Telecaster 14 years ago. 2024-11-04T16:19:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvqfp8k5fnlhfk9wjysc5dmvqgzzldc0gzngg05y4jp5ywsm549sszyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngmr8eek In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspy57a0ffzt27hgfmf7c725fgf57y5x7ekycd6d5l7k4rh23xzctchk9cxk'>nevent1q…9cxk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t have space at home and I want to buy me a bass (I know!), so considering selling the Squier Telecaster. Problem is that is probably worth nothing, despite being as new.<br/><br/>Even if is almost free, I really want the space, so... 2024-11-04T16:14:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspy57a0ffzt27hgfmf7c725fgf57y5x7ekycd6d5l7k4rh23xzctczyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngll7w86 Danny had day off at school and went out for a walk with the Missus, so I could WFH in peace AND they bought me regular slinky strings for my guitar, so WIN-WIN 🎉 2024-11-04T16:12:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph6sftf7qyp7vhyjmtghj4t4rhgxypzgqe7h9j79cnygw65qwjdgzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjngr9nz90 Well, that&#39;s 30 screens! 🎉 <br/><br/>#gamedev #dos<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/393/011/502/040/986/original/eee82f83b55322c2.png"> <br/> 2024-10-29T22:15:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsva2ja6ch78kx9fhhugqgyutdkr8dll9cvqqt880laf3unkega85gzyzktj0lsyemvmzchhllv57k8cpy6ps76vyfyqmjdp8ffcd6ndqjng24y9t7 Hi! I&#39;m a software engineer making games in my free time for classic systems, mostly 8-bit (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX and C64); but lately also MS/DOS.<br/><br/>My latest release at the moment is The Heart of Salamanderland for the #Amstrad CPC.<br/><br/>Some of my 8-bit releases have a physical edition by Poly.Play (and others).<br/><br/>I also love OSS and programming in different languages, so expect a bit of that as well!<br/><br/>My games are free to download: <a href="https://www.usebox.net/jjm/">https://www.usebox.net/jjm/</a><br/><br/>#introduction<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/262/332/560/556/019/original/ace4f630bf4fff03.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/262/336/405/610/345/original/30bb8e06479ed0a8.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/262/339/448/158/017/original/92238df245b442f0.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/262/355/525/121/239/original/17aab316e95d0a6d.png"> <br/> 2024-10-06T20:27:14Z