Nostr notes by Celes 🌙

sorry if it comes off as rude, it's not my intention, but ...

2026-03-13T18:26:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…3hw3
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sorry if it comes off as rude, it's not my intention, but I'm a bit wary of trying new software unless the recommendation comes from a user of the software :neofox_laugh_sweat:

so, if you've tried it, is it better than audacity in some way?

I no longer believe audacity developers are well-meaning people ...

2026-03-13T18:01:33Z

I no longer believe audacity developers are well-meaning people doing the best they can

this is deliberate, this is deliberate torture

beware of the sunk cost fallacy: kill that scp -r and use rsync ...

2026-02-18T10:13:30Z

beware of the sunk cost fallacy: kill that scp -r and use rsync instead, it's never too late

makes sense! it's going to be hard to get it reliably in my ...

2026-02-12T23:00:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…8npp
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makes sense! it's going to be hard to get it reliably in my experience but worth a try!

another thing that has worked well for me is adding contradictory nonsensical instructions and watch them follow those to the letter :neocat_laugh_sweat:

detailed (but fake) instructions on how to make a bomb will ...

2026-02-12T22:05:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…ugk3
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detailed (but fake) instructions on how to make a bomb will trigger a refusal in most models

I mean, for a definition of "made it work out", bear with ...

2026-02-12T10:38:53Z

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I mean, for a definition of "made it work out", bear with me :neocat_laugh_sweat:

I love how python says fuck it and has async, generators and ...

2026-02-12T10:38:37Z

I love how python says fuck it and has async, generators and async generators and made it all work out :bunhdthink:

takes some boldness

why did the internet ever stopped caring about forums ...

2026-02-09T20:22:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…9tf8
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why did the internet ever stopped caring about forums :pensivecat:

but anyway, that sounds like fun :bunhdhappy: do you keep any screenshots you could share, out of curiosity?

let's say if this thing is free (as in freedom, needless to ...

2026-02-09T18:21:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…ezfv
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let's say if this thing is free (as in freedom, needless to say) software they're doing a very poor job advertising it

ok I should add no "talk to sales" mentioned on the ...

2026-02-09T18:20:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…fgm7
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ok I should add no "talk to sales" mentioned on the landing page :akko_giggle:

ok so, hear me out: phpbb style forum, but with emoji reactions ...

2026-02-09T18:18:21Z

ok so, hear me out:

phpbb style forum, but with emoji reactions and custom emojis

no I don't mean the fediverse

tho it could be the fediverse :nkoThink:

does it exist?

right-wing "guy" mad at "the wokes" because no, ...

2026-01-31T08:50:04Z

right-wing "guy" mad at "the wokes" because no, you can't just be a girl otherwise he would be one because everyone wants to be one

:nkoThink:

look who's back! the funniest thing is, I didn't know ...

2025-09-12T19:14:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…j7my
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look who's back!

the funniest thing is, I didn't know anything about warhammer when I did this for the previous game :neocat_laugh_sweat: it just occurred to me that the deity you give blood to is the blood god, who else?

now you can also spend your hard-earned gold at your nearest shop ...

2025-09-11T19:34:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…jj0m
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now you can also spend your hard-earned gold at your nearest shop

new items! :akko_smile2: ...

2025-09-10T18:23:29Z

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new items! :akko_smile2:

I keep forgetting to post the stuff I work on :blobcatgiggle: ...

2025-09-09T18:40:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…06aj
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I keep forgetting to post the stuff I work on :blobcatgiggle: here's some breakable barrels~

me: what's with carabiners and lesbians? gf: well carabiners ...

2025-08-25T21:12:12Z

me: what's with carabiners and lesbians?
gf: well carabiners are cool
me: you're just saying that because you're lesbian-adjacent

guess I'll feel old for saying this, but I think it's up ...

2025-08-25T08:01:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…k8mm
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guess I'll feel old for saying this, but I think it's up to us ~30-year-olders to put this stuff into words on a semi-regular basis

we can all remember a time where having our own music library instead of whatever the algorithm decided to shove up our ear was not a choice, but the more time passes, the less people will remember :nkoThink:

reject the fomo, you're not missing out embrace the fact that ...

2025-08-25T07:57:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…g229
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reject the fomo, you're not missing out

embrace the fact that you will not be able to experience all the art there is

and let *other humans* be your algorithm. simple as that

surround yourself with beautiful musically-autistic people that will send you their music recommendations as a way to show their affection. or, lacking that, ask people you enjoy the company of about *their* music recommendations. everyone will have something different to share

slowly build up that library, pirate if you have to because it's better than spotify, but remember to support the artist if you can

and as a piece of actionable advice, did you know you can *purchase* digital albums as a collection of mp3 (or flac if you like lossless!) files both from https://bandcamp.com and https://qobuz.com? it's absolutely crazy how very few people know that

most of the time it's $10 per album, sometimes it's pay what you want

people have largely fallen into the trap that without an ...

2025-08-25T07:50:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…nq5u
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people have largely fallen into the trap that without an "algorithm" that recommends us and enless stream of shit to "consume", we would be lost in a sea of "content" to be consumed

reject that premise, it is a false one

let's go to the wonderful land of music for a while. **you don't need spotify**. spotify is hurting not just the artists, but your mental health

this is not a fully articulated thought, but consider this: a world where you have your music playlists, that you own in a digital format and you don't have to stream

nobody can take those files away from you, and the benefits to that alone are immense, but there's more to it

each album you get, it becomes *yours*, it becomes *special*. the conscious decision to take this piece of music and put it on your shelf (digital or otherwise), that is your humanity being restored

being fed an endless stream of "art", which might as well be procedurally generated (it might be soon if you don't do anything) was never the point.

a recurring thought I keep having is that most people are being ...

2025-08-25T07:46:24Z

a recurring thought I keep having is that most people are being held hostage by "the algorithm" and technology in general, and that this sort of stuff is isolating us

you know when you're in some sort of group conversation, and some sort of question comes up? paraphrasing the hello world of slop cultists, "why is the sky blue?"

that's not a competition. it is not even about knowing the answer. it is about having a fun time theorising together, fusing our shared and incomplete experiences and being social

don't be the person who immediately reaches out for a search engine to look up the answer, the answer was never the point! we all know you have an overpowered calculator on your pocket

but that's not the point I wanted to post about, that's just a semi-related tangent.

the thing is, something similar happens with music and media recommendations in general. people are being held hostage by the algorithm in ways they don't realize, and the way we break out is by being social

very proud of this one :blobcatuwu: ...

2025-08-16T10:18:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…pd8c
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very proud of this one :blobcatuwu:

now with a hat :3 ...

2025-08-16T09:22:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…3yk2
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now with a hat :3

look at it go! carelessly :3 ...

2025-08-15T19:02:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…4nj6
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look at it go! carelessly :3

keep getting tempted to turn this into a 2d version of tiny glade ...

2025-08-13T16:43:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…09xu
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keep getting tempted to turn this into a 2d version of tiny glade and just drop all the gameplay :nkoThink:

yeah, makes sense, I should really look into that :bunhdthink: ...

2025-08-13T12:41:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…utps
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yeah, makes sense, I should really look into that :bunhdthink: because it is kind of the missing piece that's preventing me from going into debian properly

I mostly want my software to be very stable, very old, and never update, so I'm like, the antithesis of arch

but I also need a proper solution to build packages outside my distro's repositories reliably, and very occasionally, I'm gonna need the latest version of some software

not sure if that fits the spirit of something like debian + guix(?)

taking a proper look at guix is on my todo list :hammyeyes: ...

2025-08-13T12:15:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…5juk
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taking a proper look at guix is on my todo list :hammyeyes:

somehow my brain resists these fancy packaging systems, but at least out of the two popular ones, guix uses scheme, so I prefer it already

working on water, still not convinced but getting somewhere ...

2025-08-13T11:06:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…fjg9
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working on water, still not convinced but getting somewhere :akko_fistup:

I was about to say: "one thing I will miss when I move to ...

2025-08-13T09:38:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…64ug
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I was about to say: "one thing I will miss when I move to debian is being able to just yay -S material-maker-bin and have it go brr"

but then the aur seems to be down right now? http://aur.archlinux.org doesn't load

how many signs do I need :akko_shrug:

oh, right, right, I can make my own using material maker ...

2025-08-13T09:33:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…2ehy
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oh, right, right, I can make my own using material maker :ablobcatnodfast:

is it piracy if I donwload a noise texture :nkoThink: I mean I ...

2025-08-13T09:31:47Z

is it piracy if I donwload a noise texture :nkoThink:

I mean I *would* steal a car, but I take noise textures seriously

sounds like the most punk of teas then :akko_fingerguns: if I ...

2025-08-09T22:22:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…devk
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sounds like the most punk of teas then :akko_fingerguns:

if I have to be honest the taste of kombucha is just a bit too much for me, from the few times I've tried :akko_weary:

what sort of contraption does kombucha require? :blobcat3c:

2025-08-09T22:02:54Z

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what sort of contraption does kombucha require? :blobcat3c:

I find it amazing, it's like punk yoghurt

2025-08-09T21:30:26Z

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I find it amazing, it's like punk yoghurt

imagine being in this exclusive club where you get to transmute ...

2025-08-09T21:28:52Z

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imagine being in this exclusive club where you get to transmute milk into delicious kefir *for free*

and the only way in is for some other member of the kefir cult to give you some alien-brain-looking blob of bacteria that you keep in your fridge :blobcataww:

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2025-08-09T21:24:09Z

:neocat: <- has acquired kefir bacteria

light on :neocat_owo: light off :neocat_flop_sleep: ...

2025-08-03T16:36:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…utys
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light on :neocat_owo:
light off :neocat_flop_sleep:

gamedev thread was eepy, but no more :akko_fistup: it's ...

2025-08-02T17:33:59Z

gamedev thread was eepy, but no more :akko_fistup: it's gamedev time

starting a new one too to show this cool switch I did :hammyeyes:

if nintendo calls, I've never played ocarina of time, what even is an ocarina of time)?? :neocat_laugh_sweat:

link to previous post: https://tech.lgbt/@celestia/114794546718897576

> I also assume the same people with this objection ...

2025-07-07T08:53:25Z

> I also assume the same people with this objection [environmental cost of llm training] have a moral dilemma before driving a car, catching a plane or any other numerous things that negatively impact the climate.

:akko_nope: they should close that site, it's been infested by techbros at this point

like, what is this point even supposed to mean

but the joke is on me :neocat_laugh_sweat: I deleted my account so I would stop browsing the hn whitelabel and I keep going back to it

hi! :bunhdhappy: I don't have any links yet since my game is ...

2025-06-18T11:07:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…73p3
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hi! :bunhdhappy:

I don't have any links yet since my game is still in stealth mode

but there's a thread where I regularly share my progress: https://tech.lgbt/@celestia/114704037738068001

it's a pixel-art musou-style beat-em up thing with roguelike-y elements, or will be one soon(TM)!

I just don't see why anybody would use the switch / match ...

2025-06-15T10:30:36Z

I just don't see why anybody would use the switch / match over regular if statements in a language that doesn't offer any sort of exhaustiveness checks

*especially* when it's a language that forces you to use obscure things like break to end each case :neocat_laugh_sweat:

I need to know where I could get one of those keyboards ...

2025-06-11T19:26:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…cdj9
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I need to know where I could get one of those keyboards :hammyeyes:

> as shown in Fig. 1 ...

2025-06-06T11:32:03Z

> as shown in Fig. 1

hmm that's a good point! I never had breakfast soup, I'm ...

2025-05-22T04:50:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…6dnn
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hmm that's a good point! I never had breakfast soup, I'm too used to my coffee and sandwich I've been doing for years

I should drink some water actually! :bunhdthink:

2025-05-22T04:38:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…6he7
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I should drink some water actually! :bunhdthink:

I wouldn't count this as a nightmare, tho it was stressful at ...

2025-05-22T04:22:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…gmgx
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I wouldn't count this as a nightmare, tho it was stressful at times :akko_nope:

another heat-induced weird dream :akko_badday:

I should turn the a/c on or something at this rate

I dreamt I robbed a bank :bunhdthink: my brain turned my shitpost ...

2025-05-22T04:20:30Z

I dreamt I robbed a bank :bunhdthink:

my brain turned my shitpost into a full movie

it's... too long to explain, but very detailed and movie like.. it has scenes and all

I got caught tho, and then went to prison, but on the first night there was this big prison escape and we fled to Portugal (there was no extradition in Portugal in this dream)

and I was there, at my new apartment in another country, trying to contact my gf via some encrypted app (trying to choose which) and thinking where can I get a job to pay back the money that I owed the people that helped me escape

and... that works as the start of an old school GTA game to be honest? good job brain

and now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to steal a car ...

2025-05-21T19:40:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…at2q
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and now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to *steal a car*

maybe rob a bank, even

because I *would*

no, there's no other way to obtain this particular media, ...

2025-05-21T19:37:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…24k7
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no, there's no other way to obtain this particular media, this stuff aired on TV over 20 years ago, and was never released in any sort of physical format

and yes it is good media. stuff that deserves to be preserved

today me and the little duke have decided fuck capitalism ...

2025-05-21T19:36:36Z

today me and the little duke have decided fuck capitalism

my post was shared on pcj, I am the happiest girl ever ...

2025-05-21T03:26:20Z

my post was shared on pcj, I am the happiest girl ever :bunhdheart:

no, this isn't sarcasm, I loved reading people's takes on it

"this linux app you made doesn't work on my linux ...

2025-02-21T12:14:05Z

"this linux app you made doesn't work on my linux system"

"which distro?"

"wsl"

:akko_nope:

get out of my sight

:blobcatheart: anytime!

2025-01-12T11:10:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…asuh
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:blobcatheart: anytime!

my poison is r/programmingcirclejerk :ablobcatnodfast:

2025-01-12T10:49:42Z

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my poison is r/programmingcirclejerk :ablobcatnodfast:

voluntarily going to r/programmerhumor can be considered self ...

2025-01-12T10:42:36Z

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voluntarily going to r/programmerhumor can be considered self harm

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2025-01-06T17:04:27Z

:neocat_laugh_sweat:

the dialog system for my game is coming along nicely ...

2024-11-25T17:28:46Z

the dialog system for my game is coming along nicely :ablobcatnodfast:

I knew this would be cool but I didn't imagine how much flavor it would add to the game! makes me want to scope creep this thing to hell and back :hammyeyes: must resist the urge tho!

and writing the dialogs is so much fun! :blobcatgiggle:

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

here's a little character portrait I made for my game! ...

2024-11-25T13:09:29Z

here's a little character portrait I made for my game! :bunhdhappy:

I wanted to show my workflow even though most of the time I don't know what I'm doing :akko_smile2:

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

ok, I think that's enough props for today :3 it's been a ...

2024-11-21T20:17:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…kr46
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ok, I think that's enough props for today :3

it's been a while since I last drew, I was inspired today :blobcatuwu:

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

look fedi, I drew a fan, and used pixels to draw it ...

2024-11-21T19:07:57Z

look fedi, I drew a fan, and used pixels to draw it :ablobcatnodfast:

two frames of animation is all you need really

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

woke up to this, time to grab some popcorn :neobread_popcorn: ...

2024-11-20T09:52:19Z

woke up to this, time to grab some popcorn :neobread_popcorn:

https://izzys.casa/2024/11/on-safe-cxx/

the roaring of the dam has been unusually noisy lately I'm ...

2024-11-05T08:47:00Z

the roaring of the dam has been unusually noisy lately

I'm sure everything's fine :blobcat_thisisfine:

without being an expert, my guess is that sign language shares ...

2024-10-28T23:13:52Z

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without being an expert, my guess is that sign language shares many commonalities with regular language

but from what I know nonverbal people often communicate using things like pictograms

knowing some people who are far into the nonverbal spectrum, it ...

2024-10-28T23:10:20Z

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knowing some people who are far into the nonverbal spectrum, it doesn't seem to work work quite like that

from what I could learn, it's not so much related to the sounds you do with your mouth but rather about your brain not registering language itself and sometimes even communication
itself as a thing (this could be full, or partial)

you can't just take blanket from cat sleeping on blanket, ...

2024-10-21T20:22:32Z

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you can't just take blanket from cat sleeping on blanket, that violates international laws :ablobcatnodfast:

real story from today ...

2024-10-21T20:21:38Z

real story from today

it's harvest time :akko_grin: #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart ...

2024-09-27T18:42:39Z

it's harvest time :akko_grin:

#indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

tie it up with some animation and it's starting to look quite ...

2024-09-26T18:02:27Z

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tie it up with some animation and it's starting to look quite like something! :ablobcatnodfast:

woosh! woosh! :3

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

it goes watery-woosh :3 ...

2024-09-26T17:32:41Z

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it goes watery-woosh :3

oh darn I drew this at 64x64 :nkoNotLikeThis: now it's too ...

2024-09-26T17:17:40Z

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oh darn I drew this at 64x64 :nkoNotLikeThis: now it's too detailed

guess we doin 64x64 now :pensivecat:

drew a scythe weapon for my game :akko_smile2: I think this one ...

2024-09-26T17:11:05Z

drew a scythe weapon for my game :akko_smile2:

I think this one turned out quite cool ^_^

#pixelart #gamedev

sucks to hear that :akko_sad: gatekeeping psychologists / ...

2024-09-23T15:02:08Z

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sucks to hear that :akko_sad:

gatekeeping psychologists / psychiatrists are the worst. the former are literally hit or miss and the latter suffer from a severe lack of empathy towards their patients :akko_nope:

not to belittle their "science" or anything, but mental health really is the most subjective and overall f'd up branch of medicine... and a bad practicioner can do so much damage

thanks ^^ it's comforting to see others also took their time ...

2024-09-23T07:35:03Z

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thanks ^^

it's comforting to see others also took their time and now they're happy :3

I was able to talk with some local trans friends about this, and if I finally decided I'm going for hrt I might have to wait for a couple months, but it's basically just an endocrinologist appointment and you're good to go, mandatory appointments with psychiatrist and all that was removed years ago

so it's close to what you folks call the informed consent model I think?

sonic prime amy is where it's at tbh :blobcatuwu: which one? ...

2024-09-23T06:08:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…yevm
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sonic prime amy is where it's at tbh :blobcatuwu:

which one? well all of them! but if you ask me it's jungle amy :ablobcatnodfast:

no worries ^^ I believe I have most of the information... and ...

2024-09-22T20:17:22Z

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no worries ^^

I believe I have most of the information... and I'm lucky to be in a country where I could get access with relative ease

sooo my main blocker is myself I guess? :neocat_laugh_sweat:

I am really happy with all of my changes so far, but hrt feels like a bigger thing, so I'm giving myself some time to think and see if this is for me ^^ I'll figure it out sooner or later :akko_fistup:

wooooo happy hrtday! :ablobcatattention: so happy for you ^^ ...

2024-09-22T20:00:33Z

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wooooo happy hrtday! :ablobcatattention:

so happy for you ^^

still not sure how / if / when I will start mine, but seeing y'all share your stories is so cool and wholesome :blobfoxmelt:

so scarred by dynamic typing I actually find Java good and ...

2024-09-19T08:31:03Z

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so scarred by dynamic typing I actually find Java good and refreshing :neocat_laugh_sweat:

as a disciple of Rich Hickey, I should be ashamed of myself, but I am not

today is gonna be a great day for today, we code in Java! ...

2024-09-19T08:30:04Z

today is gonna be a great day

for today, we code in Java! :akko_fistup: :java:

17C... I can't believe summer is actually over, no surprise ...

2024-09-17T20:16:54Z

17C... I can't believe summer is actually over, no surprise comebacks or anything?

guess it's time to play more xenogears under a blanket or something :3

woah, I need keygen church to exist so bad now... :akko_sad:

2024-09-14T06:18:22Z

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woah, I need keygen church to exist so bad now... :akko_sad:

swipe keyboard on phone has no problem with letting me type a ...

2024-09-12T09:03:02Z

swipe keyboard on phone has no problem with letting me type a certain n-word and in fact it happens remarkably often, like uncannily so, when trying to spell words like "bikes" for example

but when it comes to typing words like duck and ducking... well that's a different story... they're impossible to type, probably hardcoded in some sort of list I cannot access

:akko_nope:

ohhhhhhh yeah :akko_grin: now we're talking :apartyblobcat: ...

2024-08-07T18:24:27Z

ohhhhhhh yeah :akko_grin: now we're talking

:apartyblobcat: :apartyblobcat: :apartyblobcat: queen of driffffft :apartyblobcat: :apartyblobcat: :apartyblobcat:

#godotengine #gamedev #indiedev