Nostr notes by AndyHat

It's also a crime in some US states. I have a friend back in ...

2026-10-14T03:30:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…svta
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It's also a crime in some US states. I have a friend back in North Carolina who's suing the state to establish the right to take ballot selfies (and I hope she wins!) https://www.wral.com/news/nccapitol/north-carolina-photo-ballot-selfie-ban-law-illegal-picture-lawsuit-september-2026/

I guess you missed the hilarity of the NFT bros who bought ...

2026-10-10T05:24:21Z

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I guess you missed the hilarity of the NFT bros who bought Jodorowsky's Dune bible and thought that somehow gave them the right to make a movie based on it...

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a38815538/dune-crypto-nft-sale-mistake-explained/

I'm just glad the classical side of the industry never got ...

2026-09-19T03:29:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…vy8x
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I'm just glad the classical side of the industry never got into the loudness wars. (Of course, most classical also needs the full dynamic range)

Just heard Glenn Branca's Symphony #13 for 100 electric ...

2026-06-16T18:00:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…90g3
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Just heard Glenn Branca's Symphony #13 for 100 electric guitarists last week, which was amazing.

As a New Yorker, I have to suggest you also check out Julius Eastman, Morton Feldman, and Phill Niblock.

NY, at least, provides an RF protrctive sleeve with enhanced ...

2026-03-27T04:31:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…9rx9
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NY, at least, provides an RF protrctive sleeve with enhanced licenses. I'm not 100% convinced that's enough to block the signal, but I assume it at least decreases the range at which it can be read.

He wants to end the G&T program for rising kindergartners. He ...

2026-03-07T19:00:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…cmj3
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He wants to end the G&T program for rising kindergartners. He intends to leave the third-grade entry point and above as is.

Makes sense to me; G&T for kindergarteners seems like it would correlate with parental wealth and birth month rather than actual aptitude for formal education.

They had to change the German Shepherds into rats, too. I'm ...

2026-03-03T03:50:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…gkx0
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They had to change the German Shepherds into rats, too. I'm so glad I was a PC gamer by the time Wolfenstein 3D came out. https://www.ign.com/articles/wolfenstein-3d-rats-dogs

And apparently it's got a whole NFT/blockchain thing ...

2026-02-15T05:13:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…mvnl
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And apparently it's got a whole NFT/blockchain thing underneath? Seems that destroyed gamer interest when it was announced. Maybe it'll be the first NFT-based game that's worth playing, but I don't have high hopes.

Of course, most of this has been available on Steam and other ...

2026-02-11T05:12:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…zwx6
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Of course, most of this has been available on Steam and other consoles for years. Just Bonkers and Goof Troop are new. Hope they update the other versions of the collection rather than leave those Switch-exclusive, even if I can't say I remember either of those.

And then American Samoans just don't get to vote even after ...

2026-02-09T18:56:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…3t2t
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And then American Samoans just don't get to vote even after moving to the 50 states which makes no sense at all: https://boltsmag.org/prosecuted-for-voting-american-samoans-alaska/

Their games were low-effort even for shovelware, but worked on PS ...

2026-01-15T23:09:14Z

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Their games were low-effort even for shovelware, but worked on PS as trophy spam; people could buy them 8 times (PS4 and PS5, with 4 distinct regions) for 8 instant platinum trophies. That model doesn't quite work as well on Steam since achievements there don't count on profiles unless they sell enough to get profile features unlocked.

I picked Chorus up on sale on PS5 at some point, but hadn't ...

2026-01-11T08:19:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…jrv2
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I picked Chorus up on sale on PS5 at some point, but hadn't played it. Started it today after seeing your posts, and definitely liking it so far.

I kind of love that the achievement for completing the GameBoy ...

2025-09-09T20:56:05Z

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I kind of love that the achievement for completing the GameBoy port of Bubsy II is an apology, "I'm so sorry."

And apparently we're not the only ones: ...

2025-07-12T18:58:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…flpy
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And apparently we're not the only ones: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/knowing-steam-players-are-hoarders-explains-why-you-give-valve-that-30-percent-analyst-tells-devs-you-get-access-to-a-bunch-of-drunken-sailors-who-spend-money-irresponsibly/

I'm glad those people haven't noticed my Steam library. I ...

2025-07-03T19:00:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…0j4x
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I'm glad those people haven't noticed my Steam library. I buy games I'd like to play in order to support the developers and encourage them to make more games I'd like. I know I'll probably never have time to play many of them (much less finish them), but that's nobody's business but my own.

I've gotten the "Are you Jewish?" question a few ...

2025-06-04T22:28:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…tnq5
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I've gotten the "Are you Jewish?" question a few times walking around Midtown, and always wondered what was going on with that. What happens if you answer yes? I've always responded truthfully that I'm Lutheran, which has been met with varying levels of disbelief.

Jake is "helping" me play the new Amerzone remaster... ...

2025-04-26T19:22:06Z

Jake is "helping" me play the new Amerzone remaster...

#cat #games

And in the meantime, they're ignoring the core home control ...

2025-03-14T22:26:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…eljg
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And in the meantime, they're ignoring the core home control functionality. It's gotten so it takes 3 or 4 tries for us to get it to turn a particular outlet on or off; I often just give up on voice control and launch the Home app so I can manually hit the correct button. Seems like adding Gemini will just make it even more likely to run some random search rather than doing what we want.

Prior to the development of digital computers, ...

2025-01-25T17:45:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…nx3q
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Prior to the development of digital computers, "computers" were human and mostly women so the first generation of computer programmers were mostly women. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(occupation)

Edward stood up, so Jake was in a hurry to get to the kitchen in ...

2024-08-09T00:37:07Z

Edward stood up, so Jake was in a hurry to get to the kitchen in hopes of a treat. Mimi did not appreciate his enthusiastic prancing past her.

#cats