Raul Portales

I make retro games for #MSX and mint-tin board games for fun, and Android software engineer for a living.
Also TCGs, mostly #Lorcana and #MtG
Neurodiversity advocate. #ActuallyAutistic

Github: https://github.com/plattysoft/
Website: http://www.plattysoft.com/

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2026-04-10 12:09:37 UTC

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incentivizing kicking tenants to re-rent and raise the rent. What can possibly go wrong?
The housing problem in this country is insane

2026-02-19 13:51:21 UTC

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ah, that's unfortunate. I loved the initiative when I was part of it (2018-2020 or do). We did run a Club for autistic kids and it was a great experience.

2026-02-19 12:49:01 UTC

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I did run a Code Club dinner years ago, it felt definitely a force for good... But of course there'll be people tainting everything 😓
This is the same code club that's run by the Raspberry Pi foundation and Coder Dojo, right?

2025-11-29 08:42:51 UTC

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even more fascinating is that sometimes I ask an LLM to rewrite things to make them sound more NT

2025-11-28 08:06:37 UTC

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fascinating and concerning. I have to try some of my old blog posts, I've indeed been told that my writing style was "special" before

2025-11-10 20:53:49 UTC

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couldn't make it to the center today, it'll have to be another time. I'm sure you rocked

2025-10-24 07:45:58 UTC

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the quote about the US Civil war and that people were convinced that "it would destroy the economy if we get rid of slavery" might be one of the best (and saddest) comparisons I've read.

2025-10-20 08:01:26 UTC

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just a minor nitpick, let's say
Anti-anti-gay != Gay
It actually means pro-gay, or maybe gay-ally.
I'm not sure if someone can be pro-fascist without being one, but maybe that will be a better message 🤷‍♀️

2025-08-13 10:43:06 UTC

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I love in Europe, our political party and voting system is quite different, it also changes from country to country 🤷‍♀️

2025-08-13 09:55:54 UTC

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IMHO a solution is to have more parties, and someone to dares to do far left

2025-08-13 08:11:11 UTC

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I think it's much deeper than just idealism, having 2 choices and having to choose something you disagree with because the other option is... well, unacceptable is a rotten system.
We've seen how a two party system keeps shifting right. Eventually your options will be just far right or farther right.

2025-08-12 17:07:51 UTC

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I had some hope for the Linux Foundation 😓

2025-08-12 14:20:45 UTC

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I'm disappointed

2025-07-16 08:04:07 UTC

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I miss the times when they only broke their software and our privacy

2025-07-11 07:01:28 UTC

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reminded me of this
https://cdn.masto.host/androiddevsocial/media_attachments/files/114/833/302/223/824/816/original/8ca996eac1696566.jpg

2025-06-09 07:48:44 UTC

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when in doubt, the side that kills children is usually the wrong one

2025-05-31 10:02:23 UTC

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I agree. AI could be really useful if used fairly, but in the context of capitalism it amplifies its dangers

2025-02-16 20:47:35 UTC

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is there a way in which capitalism does not degenerate into fascism?

2024-12-27 10:40:42 UTC

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I think the ones that are just greedy but not intelligent don't get far, the ones that are intelligent but not greedy also got eaten by the system.
That leaves you with both. Not genius, but definitely intelligent, and obviously greedy.

2024-09-17 21:00:06 UTC

I-LOGIC for #MSX is out. Play it here http://www.plattysoft.com/msx/i-logic/
#RetroGaming #GameDev
https://cdn.masto.host/androiddevsocial/media_attachments/files/113/154/905/476/378/814/original/b4e40d82bd6b17a7.webp

2024-09-15 17:52:54 UTC

Final test run of I-Logic on real #MSX hardware is good. Only minor tile inconsistencies. When that's the concern you know you're good.
Releasing next Tuesday.
https://cdn.masto.host/androiddevsocial/media_attachments/files/113/142/840/570/237/546/original/26150e937ff83216.jpg

2024-09-15 10:01:14 UTC

Seriously Ori. This sequence doesn't look like much. But I just cleaned up the enemies in advance. Any wrong use of dash will force you to restart, miss a jump and you won't be there in time.
Most of the screen will kill you. It took me closer to 20 attempts.
I'm not made for souls like games.
https://cdn.masto.host/androiddevsocial/media_attachments/files/113/140/983/029/522/104/original/a7072632f7364b61.mp4

2024-09-07 10:15:55 UTC

My new #MSX game: I-LOGIC, will release on September 19th. Get ready for a new platforming adventure!
https://cdn.masto.host/androiddevsocial/media_attachments/files/113/095/736/826/531/293/original/1e5e648797a286f4.png
https://cdn.masto.host/androiddevsocial/media_attachments/files/113/095/743/485/015/614/original/f533c4d20a5e6a09.png

2023-05-01 17:05:43 UTC

If you like dice games, and have a hard time finding people and/or time to play, give "Dice Pyramid" a try.
It's my second mint tin game, and it's free to print and play. #MicroGameMay
http://www.plattysoft.com/mint-tin/dice-pyramid/
https://cdn.masto.host/androiddevsocial/media_attachments/files/110/294/509/673/134/077/original/bc04956823bc6778.jpg

2022-11-06 17:26:36 UTC

I wrote a book on how to write retro video games for #MSX using BASIC and modern tools. English and Spanish versions
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1527298094/ref=pe_27063361_485629781_TE_item