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I was today years old when I learned phones can read QR codes backwards. 🤯

This Saturday I'll be running my 7th annual 24 hour birthday stream! This year, you'll see Risk of Rain 2 Eclipse runs, Noita, Crypt of the NecroDancer deathless, and a blind run of Tunic!

It all starts Sat 6/10 11 AM Pacific time. Cya there! https://twitch.tv/roncli

This Saturday I'll be running my 7th annual 24 hour birthday stream! This year, you'll see Risk of Rain 2 Eclipse runs, Noita, Crypt of the NecroDancer deathless, and a blind run of Tunic! It all starts Sat 6/10 11 AM Pacific time. Cya there! https://t.co/j8C1xJHbgG

Just found out I broke XIVAPI.js for web users. Oops, sorry about that. Their use case was using it on the client side, mine is server side, so I didn't catch it!

I'm concerned for this app's developer.

I'm kind of hoping this "Retro category" kick that the classic Tetris community is on right now dies out. Half the time people don't put "Tetris" in their tags, so it makes it impossible to find these streams.

"CEO Satya Nadella cited economic conditions and an investment in artificial intelligence as he informed employees about the change."

If I had ever thought about working at Microsoft, I would no longer have those thoughts. Big tech clearly is not interested in taking care of its workers.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/10/microsoft-skips-salary-increases-for-full-time-employees-this-year.html

Increased my #Tetris PB by 98K today. That max out is coming. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1816043850

I think this is a great idea. In fact, I'm going to go mint a coin right now to pay off my house. </s> https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-trillion-platinum-coin-could-100000669.html

I am torn between "fuck off AI" and the prospect that my #spreadsheets might be so reflective of my strange thinking that I might single-handedly avert the #AIApocalypse by letting it try.

"Hi Ron - Good Morning"

😞

Me: Wild West in Pinball FX is a shitty table.

Also me:

Just got an email out of the blue from the composer of the Kromaia OST, and now I want to go back and 100% that game.

I was expecting a surprise appearance on the Picard finale, and I was not disappointed. I really hope that goes somewhere!

Basketball rolls into your yard? Yeah, just keep shooting. Old, young, doesn't matter, just shoot.

Sometimes I really, really hate the people in this country.

I wish every YouTube tutorial did this. https://t.co/myHuMzk6nG

Honestly, I half-expected a poop emoji.

Actually it's by 2 episodes, because I can't count. 🤣

God dammit, I'm letting my Trekkie show.

Sorry, but Tuvok beat Sidney by literally one episode.

https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-sidney-la-forge-changeling-borg/

Boy gets shot for accidentally going to the wrong address to pick up his brother.

Girl gets shot when the car she's in accidentally pulls into the wrong driveway.

Two girls get shot when one of them accidentally enters the wrong car.

But guns aren't the problem.

Sometimes I really hate the people in this country.

I'm being told this is only the second quad dev in OTL history. PuDLeZ has the first against Invidia.

From the AIM side, my teammate watching the carnage! https://clips.twitch.tv/EndearingMuddySashimiAMPEnergy-UdK4LD2CSpVDPoxv

Sad I wasn't streaming it, but I got my first quadruple devastator kill in the OTL! https://clips.twitch.tv/CrackyAgreeableTruffleSMOrc-wVWRb00ShqPHj07m

The rings seem to cap! Maybe at 7, maybe at 8, need more necroscience to find out. I realized this on Death Metal when his score wasn't increasing over 1000x the skeleton's scores with each consecutive hit, and then noticed the ramp combos were maxing out somewhere just north of 100 million.

So maybe the strat is going to go back to getting hearts up to 5 and then stacking rings up to 8?

I'm also still not sure when to use bombs.

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3rd person to 1 billion
2nd person to 10 billion
Maybe 1st person to 100 billion?

@NecroDancerGame

Oh great, now Microsoft is inserting dad jokes into Windows.

I recommend stacking rings now instead of hearts! Rings are overpowered for scoring, if you can get 4 or more you're going to wreck some serious shit.

Confession: I use the smile emoji all the time at work when I feel like doing anything but smiling.

My recommended zone order is 4, 5, 2, 3, 1. Recommended buy order is titanium sword for 7 diamonds, and after that all hearts for 15.

I didn't expect to like Crypt of the NecroDancer pinball as much as I do. I got three different billion+ scores in the first 24 hours of the game's launch.

It's a very unique table, I recommend reading the table ruleset included with the table after your first playthrough.

You can also play it and all the other Pinball FX for free for 24 hours after downloading and running it for the first time.

GIVE ME THAT BILLION! @NecroDancerGame https://t.co/GBwTyZg3nG

It takes me about 3 months after changing my password at work before I get it right the first try.

Of course, every 3 months we're forced to change our passwords.

there's a word that describes the feeling I get from assessing a problem, coming up with an algorithm, writing the code, then running it and having everything work as expected first try

that word is "suspicion"

If anyone's jumping to Notes, you can probably guess where to find me.

@warriorbob Did you notice?
You've lost your silent 9 on the way over from That Bird Hell Site to here!

Fuck you, and learn chess.

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Update #2 - Retweets are back :D

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OK, so retweets appear on mobile (iOS at least), just not desktop.

I can no longer see who retweeted something.

I'm really interested in seeing the endgame here. This site's usefulness is being dismantled piece by piece. Can't wait to see what it is being dismantled for.

Dance your way to the top of the leaderboards on Crypt of the NecroDancer Pinball! Experience the ultimate fusion of rhythm and pinball on our new table inspired by a beautiful classic from Brace Yourself Games.

Coming to Pinball FX on April 13!

#pinballfx @BYG_Vancouver https://t.co/lXFBsU2EOH

I'm sorry what? (1:10 for NecroDancer fans) https://t.co/k6pHHkSS97

Nice April Fools' joke my body played on me today, giving me a double charlie horse at 3 AM.

I'm going to tag this with #airporthell with as much shit as airports and airplanes put your legs through.

Well the second leg was 100% miserable due to a family behind me who insisted on their kid sitting on their lap, and completely not caring how often and how hard they kicked my seat. #airporthell

I got rebooked to an earlier arrival which is good, but that means three flights instead of two, the latter two being zone C, which means two miserable Southwest flights. #airporthell

Well at least #southwest was kind enough to cancel the second leg of my flight before I even got to the airport. Fuckers. #airporthell

And things like this will continue to happen while we have people who hate people in power.

Thank goodness Jboy wasn't there that night. https://t.co/JnadAiBAEq

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I just had to log in to a remote server to fix an error, make a code change to upgrade the discord.js library on that server, reinstall npm packages, copy files into a production web site (otl.gg if you're wondering), and restart IIS. All on a mobile device in a location with terrible reception (NAS Pensacola).

Amazing what you can accomplish with technology these days.

That's a really weird fetish, Denny's.

On the upside, the middle seat is 400 pounds lighter than last flight.

Somehow got to Dallas on time. Now I'm on a flight that has the possibility of a dog running loose. Seriously, I've never seen a non-service pet outside a carrier on a plane before. #airporthell

Yet another reminder: Bard is Hard. https://t.co/TPS5np994s

I knew a few pinball folk that might be able to do this! https://t.co/C31hve4Ttg

Wow, @Nifflas's Within a Deep Forest on @GamesDoneQuick? Oh let's go!!!

i'm so sorry for being that guy but i can't overstate how reminiscent current twitter is of Portal 2 when the entire facility starts to break down because wheatley got so insecure about being called a moron he starts cobbling together abominations that don't work out of spite

I'm not sure what spurred on the sudden development and bug fixes in @NollaGames, but I tell you what, I appreciate the heck out of those guys. :)

Been doing Professional Game Consultation for about 2 Years now.
Did a little talk about what it is and why its SOOOO important for your upcoming games #indiegames
#gamedevelopment #gamedev

Would love if ya checked it out!

https://t.co/rx2M3ALZCm

You should definitely read this thread. Great story, culminating in a great video... that takes a very sudden turn. 🤣 https://t.co/smGHMvQXGS

I know I have some Manchester game dev folks following me. https://t.co/AsfoBR9ow0

This is the first step in removing chronologically ordered posts... They make the algorithm the default option and in a couple of months they will say "oh no one uses chronological posts, so we're removing it".

This is how you make Twitter useless to nearly everyone. https://t.co/Q80AOpifRY

Chris Pronger suffered commotio cordis after taking a slap shot to the chest in 1998.

Praying for a similar recovery and outlook for Damar Hamlin…Pronger was back on the ice weeks later and played 12 more seasons en route to the Hockey Hall of Fame. 🙏
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Mulling permanently closing this account and never opening this site again. You all are wonderful people, but I question whether this place is worth it anymore. https://t.co/Pmzltt4fXn

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Edge cases suck, about as much as people. 🙃

Testing to see if I can quote tweet my pinned post. https://t.co/uK8JCQkMhv

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Seems like it's on the Cohost/Tumblr side of the aisle in terms of post length and content. It also has optional monetization for your posts, whatever, I won't use that but I'm sure it's a nice option for some.

Did anyone get into Post yet? https://t.co/pgszRUZJ1F

Want to play NetHack inside of #Noita? No? Well now you can! https://t.co/2D6eMKP0HO

From @MonthlyTetris's Deathmatch, I give you @Martscrusher at his finest. https://t.co/8OhiLrbw9s

To all you buzzers out there: Hive is a Bad Idea™. https://t.co/uTjikliP8g

Did Subnautica update for a more immersive experience or is my place having a small flood?

After a 110-5 score line, it became apparent change was needed in the OTL. Well, change is coming. This update should go live tomorrow. https://t.co/j8TwWzLogN

The value proposition for Mastodon, as a Twitter replacement, has flipped since the last time I tried it:

Mastodon: you might pick the wrong server and have to move away from it
Twitter: you have definitely already picked the wrong service, and you have to move away from it

Hive needs a desktop website. I am not glued to my phone 24/7

Of all the things to go first. 🤣 https://t.co/L0KZ5c8PU3

Bump now that people are serious about it. https://t.co/f60lITKAeK

"People suck. Don't be people." -roncli 2019 🙃

https://t.co/40yzlOfRR0 <-- I don't want to be on a platform run by an abusive leader and overworked staff. I'm so dependent on twitter for my work though, I've got an essential part of my contact network here, but every second I'm here I feel I'm betraying my morals.

Fuck.

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Yeah. @BYG_Vancouver. Still awesome. Love that it's the same pose, but in the Rift outfit! https://t.co/8eK89sIKAi

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Tumblr may become relevant again, but probably not for a while. There are a number of non-creative projects ahead of it that need doing, so it'll be a while before I regularly put out stuff again. That said, look for something new there in the next few days. 👀

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Caveat on Tumblr: I've been there for about 9 years, back when I decided to split my blog between my creative endeavors (Tumblr) and everything else (Blogger). While I still have the account, I'm not very active on it since my creative endeavors have taken a back seat.

Yo Twitter folks. You may be making accounts on other sites to hedge your bets when it comes to Twitter's future.

Where did you go? What services do you use?

Me so far:
- Mastodon: @roncli@mastodon.social
- Cohost: https://t.co/dIpEZTcSJl
- Tumblr: https://t.co/U5nc579A4x

Seems the plan now is ad free for paid and free users. Incredible. https://t.co/E5TWV3SDfH

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Unless the businesspeople figure out how to successfully do, you know, business, this place's days may very well be numbered.

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Being shitty to your workforce, rolling out features no one wants, not addressing PR disasters in a timely or acceptable fashion, belittling a percentage of your user base.

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I am taking a business course on information systems at the moment, and this place is hitting on every counterexample we've been learning about.

A billionaire practically begging people for single digit dollars over the Internet is peak 2022 capitalism.

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That said, if you're going, let me know. I'm not planning to stay long, but I'll definitely make time to say hi. 🙂