@xabean I think the bottom line is that I don't want more social media accounts to manage. I loathed going over to Butterfly site but once I was there, I noticed the improved experience whereas whatever Masto has been presenting has felt like it plateaued. Twitter BS got me into a mode where it was time to clean house. I found most of my Twitter friends on Butterfly site but masto had just hit a wall. I have no control over those things. It was time to cleanse and start new. See you there.

@xabean Not at all weird. Making and verifying the links took effort and time. Removing them without any notice or explanation is kind infuriating.

My GitHub and website links disappeared in the last new weeks. I guess I'm done here too. Sorry Masto, do better. See you at butterfly site.

"Trump taps Musk to lead a 'Department of Government Efficiency' with Ramaswamy".

I predict this will end like that Mad Max movie where Tina Turner brought the real energy.

@InstantArcade If you're looking for value, SAM'S CLUB had their brand instant coffee in a largish jar 12oz(340g) for about $10 and was exactly like I remember other instant coffees.

@ryanc now do a tantalum capacitor.

@foone “…tried to write Java using C++ syntax…” had me reminiscing about that time I worked at a startup and spent literally half my hours sanitizing the founders C++ syntax into Java.

The Art of writing sex toy reviews without sounding vulgar brings me back to my school newspaper writing days.

Avoid cults, join ours to learn how!

The ROKR Marble Run kit went together nicely! Really happy with this one! I have the second version of the Marble Run to build next. And they are able to connect together to give the balls a longer travel path.

@GamesMissed yes! New territory for them. Well executed. I expect to see much more plastic injection type kits from them in the future. I love the peg-board mainframe style of their mechanism design. I find it inspiring as someone who designs things and might take that approach on a future thing I design.

A kickstarter I helped fund finally shipped the kits! The Marble Run series with tile-able units. Quality is off the charts and the electronics are mind blowing considering the kit price of about $60. Should have the first one assembled over the next few days.

Had a dream where I was recruited to come back to a company I used to work for. They were rushing me into a weekend job interview so they could hire me quickly. It was so exciting and things were moving fast. I really wanted this job. Then something woke me up and as soon as I realized it was a dream, I almost said out loud, "Thank F**king God!". I was so relieved. Funny how our dream desires don't always line up with our actual reality sometimes.

TFW your cyberkid could be confiscated cause CPS sus out your License to Self-Replicate came from an 'uncertified' Planned Robo-Parenthood clinic. Neofeud:
https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud
https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/ #cyberpunk #scifi #indiegamedeveloper #cyberpunk #adventuregame #visualnovel #SteamDeck #indiedev

I wrote up my thoughts regarding my Neuromancer "re-master" project over on Patreon. Enjoy. #javafx #java #retrogaming
https://www.patreon.com/posts/nostalgia-called-112890690

First draft of Lin's status screen in Even Goblins Fall In Love, an 8-bit Dragon Quest-style JRPG.

#indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #screenshotsaturday #jrpg

@InstantArcade if you’re on a Mac, garage band is a free way to noodle with some melodies. I’m in a similar situation where I have a melody in my head and I need to get it down into something I can present to my musician friend for consideration.

Here is the 100th #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek on https://www.jfx-central.com/links! And JavaFX 23! And the launch of the JFX Central iOS app! 🥳🚀🎂

Thanks to
@gluonhq
#DeepNetts
@maehem
ayuusse
Catalin Rontu
Maciej Gorywoda
@dlemmermann

A good moment for a dev update on the Neuromancer PC game I've been unofficially porting to JavaFX. The player can now connect to one of the banks and crack the password using appropriate software. Hope to have something "Alpha" quality that folks can try out in the coming weeks. #gamedev #java #javafx #neuromancer #retrogaming