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Explain it to me like you’re 5 https://t.co/wxgwTtR7IO

dude would rather pay 44 billion than admit he was wrong

Well, back here we go, I suppose. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/04/twitter-shares-halted-on-report-that-musk-plans-to-go-through-with-deal-at-54point20-a-share.html

Replying to @roncli

Honestly, this song is too good to be just a video game song. This is some serious metal! 🤘 https://t.co/6gHZAaYMYe

I'm so sorry, Code. 😳 https://t.co/7j4Wfhhv7U

I could run P6 and P7 forever, the music is too good. #ffxiv

To spite me, @solitha decided to tip higher for good service... enough to make the bill's total $68.99. I mean, what? Really? Who does that? That's not nice!

Honestly, if you're a game dev and DIDN'T see this coming, you probably hadn't heard of Google before Stadia. https://t.co/e6q1k53ce6

How QR codes are made 😁 https://t.co/iBczqxKsmv

one of the most Descent 1-ass textures I've ever seen https://t.co/34zF2x7hqK

Replying to @roncli

Apparently just mentioning the Discord Twitter account gets bots to try to send you to a scam on Instagram? Some serious desperation out there.

Apparently this includes FAILED requests. For an application with 95 commands, @discord slash command development has really been a rather awful experience. Guess I wait until tomorrow to test this? Is there a better way to deal with this? https://t.co/WmW37dSosS

Excited to announce my partnership with @JetBlue -- I have the honor of serving as the entire backend for their new app: you create your trip, I manually comb through all the data to match you with friends. Hope I'll eventually be able to bring in other Troupes to help! 🤞 https://t.co/qwUT3rnGTE

Ooo! Is @daa_haisinn's record in trouble? https://t.co/O0yeSC3UtA

Never forget to start your timer again (courtesy of @TicTacFoe) https://t.co/ItlECeGcol

Any other Twitch folks having trouble highlight videos? For me, occasionally VODs will fail after like 5 seconds of playing. If you fast forward to after those 5 seconds it's fine.

Replying to @roncli

At least I got the license plate of that truck that hit me: C19BIV 🤒

Jab 4: Bivalenation ✅

I don't know what got into me tonight, but I think I just played my best set of Overload games in a very long time, if ever.

Nothing like power going out mid-stream.

Trying to understand why @discord won't let you edit the start time of an event after it begins (but before it ends) because maybe you find out after it starts that someone couldn't make it, and you have to reschedule. I feel like this is a miss.

Showed my badge to the elevator controls like I do everyday. Today it actually spoke to me. It said:

"Any input is possible."

WOAH. That's deep.

Replying to @roncli

Dear Twitter bots: it was a joke, I'm not actually asking...

Oh why am I bothering. 🤦‍♂️

Replying to @roncli

I mean, look at those mouth movements, how else can one control the thunderbolt around corners with such precision? 🤣

I'm starting to think I need to commission someone to create a "The Last Thunderbender" avatar for me. 🙃 https://t.co/hxKgicuETo

The Observatory is fun. https://t.co/OYsOkIK2fT

I ended up playing an over the board chess tournament for the first time in 19 years. Won 2nd with 2.0/3 as the lowest seed in my quad. Still got it! ♟️♟️♟️

Replying to @roncli

Oh good, you can change the theme to "Dark" and the bad goes away.

I need a @_CnEY_ rant about OBS 28 right about now.

LOL @pinkfloyd @radiohead https://t.co/6dAWaDAwNa

Bad kitty. https://t.co/rIKNuQ89CY

Since we're talking about Roguelikes today, remember this: If your game has difficult boss battles, add in a "boss practice" mode like Crypt of the Necrodancer. The single most common reason I give up on a roguelike is I keep dying to the same damn boss over and over.

Shh, no one tell him about Descent. 🙃 https://t.co/OSm7nrZ9y5

I have bad news for you, it's sad forwards, too. https://t.co/Q1zIWJQDVC

The donuts are revolting! #ingress https://t.co/ODWr4Ft3yO

If you thought level 7's colors suck, wait until you see level 146. https://t.co/CoTM8yeaWV

Replying to @roncli

Title is 100% tongue in cheek, by the way. If it wasn't obvious.

A post long overdue, and especially now that I'm using That Bird Hell Site again... for now.

Honestly, me being able to walk away, even if just for a short time? You might've been a little jealous. But with social media, it's never that easy, is it?

https://roncli.com/blogger/2186884372067439398/secretly-you-wish-you-couldve-done-what

A post long overdue, and especially now that I'm using That Bird Hell Site again... for now.

Honestly, me being able to walk away, even if just for a short time? You might've been a little jealous. But with social media, it's never that easy, is it?

https://t.co/U0Xv5T5p3F

What have I done since my last project? Not much. Well, maybe a little bit. Some discussion about coding burnout, and project plans for the future. https://roncli.com/blogger/7709121032629796821/what-have-i-done-since-ronclicom-v2

What have I done since my last project? Not much. Well, maybe a little bit. Some discussion about coding burnout, and project plans for the future. https://t.co/cklfFv5AFB

Let me think about this one for a minute. https://t.co/KMyzo0CX8a

Yeah, that's YOUR opinion. Meanwhile I'm stuck at a station because they're cancelling trains. https://t.co/WHULY5jV5r

Aaaaand the BACK SEVEN BACK! Great set AGAIN with OMG! https://t.co/TzTO6BUhgJ

One order of creepy bois, extra creepy please. (Thanks @polerin!) https://t.co/s8A3Z0mr2h

https://t.co/9GqZcE27QI Here are your tears @braceyourselfok

Me & Spooty the other night:

Me: "So what's happening Thursday?"
Spooty: "What?"
Me: "You know what I'm talking about."
Spooty: "Oooooh, THAT thing."
Me: "Yes."
Spooty: ...
Me: "Just as I thought."

🤣 https://t.co/UNNEh8iLvB

"Damn! People are on to Web 3.0 scams! How can we regain people's trust and still get their money?" https://t.co/EGM1GSUjRS

A couple of good freebies on Prime gaming. https://t.co/UxHdcoxE7s

I can't remember the last time a fan port of a game BECAME the game. Hats off to the #synchrony folks.

Replying to @roncli

Also crazy is my PB progression:

Early 1995: 612500
July 16, 2022: 622437 (27 years)
July 31, 2022: 645063 (15 days)
July 31, 2022: 740122 (10 hours)

Replying to @roncli

Oh yeah, first two kill screens today, too.

Today's milestones in classic Tetris:
1) PB 645063 in comp
2) Won CTM CT T5
3) 19 PB 252400 in warmup for quals
4) PB 740122 in quals
5) Quals average of 2 better than my PB I set earlier in the day

Apparently I've been absorbing the powers of all who die on Tetris Deathmatch.

Timeago generators are funny.

Apparently I got preoccupied and forgot to play yesterday. Streak ends at 210. GG!

Jesus Christ that order number!

Ooo, this was a dangerous word.

Wordle 403 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Avoided long columns with an unintuitive play.

Wordle 402 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This was a think outside the box moment.

Wordle 401 5/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
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⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

And more columns.

Wordle 400 5/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Not entirely sure this is a word either but meh.

Wordle 399 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I mean, if you're going to make it THAT easy, game...

Wordle 398 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

NOT A WORD!

Wordle 397 4/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This was similar to two days ago, but this time I nailed the letter in the right spot to make the last guess a no doubter.

Wordle 396 6/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That was enough letters to make a reasonable guess, and it worked out!

Wordle 395 2/6

⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

3 possible letters with 2 guesses left... Yikes.

Wordle 394 6/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

200 already? How time flies.

Nice guess.

Wordle 393 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Eventually that yellow settled down.

Wordle 392 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This was scary, could've been worse.

Wordle 391 5/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Should've went with my first thought.

Wordle 390 3/6

🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nothing better than columns. Except double columns.

Wordle 389 5/6

🟨⬛🟩⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I took like twenty minutes yesterday and about twenty seconds today.

Wordle 388 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Please STAHP.

Wordle 387 6/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Solid three.

Wordle 386 3/6

⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Set a new emulator PB on classic NES Tetris at 570,997, with an all time best level 26. It's my third PB this week after no PBs in three years.

Am I FINALLY understanding this game better?

Curse you columns!

Wordle 385 4/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This one did not come to me immediately.

Wordle 384 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LOL, what a tease.

Wordle 383 4/6

⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

No business getting this in four, but process of elimination is strong.

Wordle 382 4/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Quickie!

Wordle 381 4/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Happy "No Way to Prevent This" Day!

Earned this one.

Wordle 380 3/6

⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LOL, this is a friend's name!

Wordle 379 4/6

🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩⬛🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dear game can you fucking NOT? 💦

Wordle 378 6/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟨🟨⬛🟩⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨
🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I setup an email account for someone on my domain about 22 years ago, and they only used it for like 6 months. And here we are, still receiving spam mail from them today. 🤦

Oh LOL.

Wordle 377 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Okay these sixes are getting disturbing.

Wordle 376 6/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I pressed the end key on my keyboard and this happened. Couldn't repeat this if I tried.

MonkaS

Wordle 375 6/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩