This diagram sort of sums up my experience in The X-Com Files

#XCom #Gaming

Of course the first run I finish in #SuperMetroid with the new controller sets a new personal best

To be fair, I made a lot less errors playing that run, but we had some real nail-biting moments, including nearly getting Phantooned!

Getting closer to hitting the 1 hour mark, I just need some more practice!

Upgrading my #Pixelfed instance was pretty easy ngl

though one thing that stood out to me was that the instructions to upgrade were not immediately easy to find.

Wonder if it’s worth suggesting that the upgrade instructions should be made available as a standalone page to help admins find it more easily?

#Fediverse

I’ve been going through the #NeoLemmix Introduction Pack and the mechanics of the #Lemmings engine never ceases to amaze me. Like I wish I had this level pack 20 years ago to find out all the little tips and tricks that I could have used to get through the levels, instead of having to quit because it was too difficult for my small-dogged brain to comprehend.

There’s also cool mechanical changes to the engine, like being able to select a lemming moving left or right, being able to step back and forward in time, and a physics mode that shows all of the terrain off so there’s no hidden surprises!

As for my own explorations, this Christmas Lemmings pack that I looked at on stream gave me some real trouble— this level took like an hour to solve after running into many brick walls, dropping the climber in the wrong location, and the fact that I had to save like 98% of Lemmings hurt me real bad lol

To be fair, most of the Lemmings soundtrack goes so good even the creator doesn’t want you to hear it in the VoD

RE: https://beep.flawbee.net/objects/478b6153-15ed-49c1-b4c8-ba4738b81539

Gonna splash up my just chatting screen instead of doing the sensible thing of getting follower alerts to appear on stream

It’s gonna be a fun addition for something you’ll see for like less than 5 minutes in the entire stream lmao

My expensive mouse is a fidget toy for one reason, and that is the toggle button that unlocks the scroll wheel so you can just spin it and it goes

I find myself clicking it and it makes the noise and I idly toggle that switch even when I don’t need to

So this was the next step #Telegram is taking

Ah yes, I would like to use “The Algorithm”.

New on my website: the gallery! Now you can see all the art I’ve made and received in one spot!

https://flawbee.net/gallery

I wondered how long it’d take before we got ads in #Telegram.

The timeline (made from memory so it’s probably not 100% accurate):

1. Shitcoin no-one asked for (which later got canned)
2. Telegram Premium (with ‘exclusive stickers’)
3. Purposely taking username handles to be resold
4. Stories
5. Chat group ‘boosting’
6. Ads in feeds (we are here)
7. ???
8. It sinks, then users flood the next VC funded chat app and cycle repeats

(edit: apparently this has been a thing in larger channels since 2021)

I got my avatar working in #Resonite!

Sure, it hasn’t had any optimisations applied to it but it works! I followed a tutorial to bring in the FBX mesh, then dragged in my textures to link them to the mesh bits like the tail and eyes. I set the sliders to the same value as with my VTuber model, then I applied some physics to the ears and tail.

I wish I knew how to optimise the model itself further (since I know performance is a sticking point for users) but for I guess it’s good for now.

Attachment CW: Eye contact

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A certain someone was not satisfied in a job half finished

#Dogs

I did the thing

So I guess I’m a Vaporeon???

You can do the thing at https://event.designexpo.org.tw/en/

#PersonalityTest

eepy pup: our sleepy troublemaker

#Dog #GermanShepherd

Someone’s goofed up their network security rules

This screenshot is from using the official Discord desktop app and appeared about 5 minutes ago when I got a error that messages were “unable to load” and I tried restarting their Electron app

Anyway no need for panic since it returned to normal but a reminder that service is not guaranteed, so make sure to have alternative methods of reaching out to your friends or family.

#Discord

We visited Warragamba Dam.

I don’t think the pictures really depict the scale of the dam that well—it’s really large. They didn’t open the main spillway this time, though I expect they might not for a while now that La Niña is finally on its way out.

An interesting aside is the non-standard speed limit road sign from the viewing platform (these are multiples of 10). I appreciate how they tried to match the current design though.

As a bonus, have a dog picture of Miller who spent his time wisely running around chasing birds in the yard while we were out, and was settled (a rare occurrence!) when we finally came home.

#Travel #Photo #Dog #GermanShepherd

Changelog: 10 September 2023

The website is now orange.

#WebDev

Mask up!

My first complete machine sewing project, a Florence face mask from the folks at freesewing.org!

This actually wasn’t the first mask—I had originally made one of these by hand about a couple of years ago when COVID flared up, but then one day it went missing and I thought to myself, “why not get a sewing machine and replace it?” So I did!

As you can see, rather than 4 individual ribbons to secure it to my face, I’ve opted for 2 pieces of elastic that stretch behind my head, though I’ve had to tweak the length of the bottom piece in order for it to not feel too loose around the lower part of my face.

Nonetheless, being my first time with the sewing machine this took about a couple of hours of solid work, and maybe some cursing under my breath.

Still, it came out great and I’m feeling pretty good about doing more!

#FreeSewing

(flawbee.net/s/n23-10m)

Our dog has a new bed, and he looks real comfy!

I’m pretty surprised actually at how long it’s lasted—in the 18 months we’ve had him, he’s gone through so many beds since he had the need to put his teeth to work and tear into them. Most beds don’t last 5 minutes, so having it last these past couple of weeks is really good.

Unfortunately we haven’t been able to stop him from nicking the shoes, but he’s not eating them at least.

#Dog #GermanShepherd #FediDogs

(OP: https://flawbee.net/s/n23-2b)

Fish and chips, yummmmmy

#Food