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 I'm really enjoying Wellington but one thing it lacks is the same coffee culture that Seattle has. I'm struggling to find good coffee beans. 
 She's waiting for him to die. Reminds me of the scene in Breaking Bad. 
 The more I think about it, "Nitro!" sound like something 40 year olds came up with because they thought 16 year old boys would think its cool. 
 I do like that it's more casual to get people on than Slack and Slack is taking a UI nose-dive right now. 
 There are a few things I like about having a discord for my game, but I always feel like I'm embedded in something created for 16 year old boys. It's hard to be serious when I'm constantly being upsold on Nitro! 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg I Kickstarted that one, and... 
 @53e81035 I'll let Jenn know, she will be thrilled to hear that. 
 Jenn is going to be at GeekGirlCon this weekend with her Edible Games Cookbook. Stop by and say hi and grab a copy for an extra special holiday gift.

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 @65935ef5 Back in the MM days I had a hundred of these and I wall papered by entire apartment with them. 30 years later I had to buy one off eBay for $70. 
 My big question is: If Elon is using X as collateral, when do the banks seize control of X while ... 
 @58606072 In theory yes, in practice no because the banks are caught in Musk's cult of personality. 
 HIs name was Pumpkin Head Boy and then our VP of marketing told me that if I named him that people would only buy the game on Halloween. So I changed his name to Pajama Sam. It was good advice.

#halloween #pajamaSam 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg Pity, you lose a bit the po... 
 @abe106eb I've played the game many times using the "rules" and we all had a lot more fun with the variation. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg People also are starting to... 
 @1d2e31d8 I always ignore the shake and respond with a fist bump.I didn't like shaking before now I have an excuse. 
 Things about 2023 that would have surprised me:

61: I can walk into a bank with a mask on and no one cares. 
 I didn't get the National Alert test message. I assume this means I am the actual target of the future attack. 
 Played The Mind last night with some friends and we altered the rules a bit and it was a lot more fun.
1) Talking is allowed as long as you don't say numbers.
2) If you play in the wrong order you get a point and low score wins (you could also say X points and you loose).

https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/111/177/596/852/267/381/original/b1f13ccf1b919b15.jpeg 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg To be fair, God only implem... 
 @9629e8a7 Rush to ship. 
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 @4b37dfcf @eb948c00 But I want to make funny faces while we talk. 
 On Return to Monkey Island we had a lot of Zoom and Slack calls. Other than one team meeting none of them were video calls. Video calls are deceptively exhausting. Try eliminating them and you might be surprised how much better people feel. 
 One of the things I love about #gamedev is the learning curve. Last night I decided to re-work so... 
 @9629e8a7 God has been thinking about doing that with Humans for millennia. We are due a big refactor. 
 @620bc0f0 I have a google alert for my name and I mostly see other people named Ron Gilbert who died. Kind of sobering. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg Mastodon could charge for t... 
 @e00c5240 I don't think Mastodon should do that (and based on your emoji I don't think you do either) but the apps sucking subscription fees from users should be give back. Maybe Ivory does, but I don't see it. Subscription software pains me, especially when the money isn't going to the right people. 
 Real or The Onion headline: "A woman was found trapped under a driverless car. It’s not what it looks like." 
 @e00c5240 I would feel better if half the money spent on these subscription clients when to Mastodon. I wouldn't feel so ripped off my subscription software. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg At a rate of 10,000 hours t... 
 @9485605b Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, Humorous Entertainment, The Cave, Thimbleweed Park and more. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg out of curiosity: do you kn... 
 @a68406e3 No idea... But it was probably while I was at Lucas. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg shouldn't the baker have a ... 
 @46281ca2 Oh, that's a good idea. I'll do that. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg well, at least you didn't c... 
 @6abfb603 And it would just like me to mess that up. 
 I did a quick calculation and I've spent close to 98,000 hours making video games. Making video games! Not curing cancer or establishing world peace, but making video games. 
 I worked on a very cool thing that will see the light in a few days, but I can't talk about it ye... 
 @44577e50 You can tell me, I won't tell anyone. 
 My vampire quest is messed up. The conflict between the vampires, the vampire hunters and the friendly vampire made sense in my head, but as I write I'm finding it's all muddled up. Straightening it all out makes my head hurt. Then there is the local baker that has a key to the vampire house... it all made sense at one point. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg so it's "... when the Marin... 
 @490ac2e5 I don't think they will ever go to the World Series. At some point in the future they will be sold, moved and renamed and then they will go, but not as the Mariners. 
 I'm getting sidetracked with books. I am 70% done with Stephen Kings latest book and then I start reading other books, including a 2nd read of Kings "On Writing". I need to focus. 
 Not fun fact: The Mariners are the only team in the MLB that hasn't been to the world series. 
 The Mariners need a change in management. 
 @e3b5abe2 I've wanted to add this to may engine, but there is so much munging that has to happen before my engine can use them. 
 @c2907aac If the last few years have taught me anything, it's that rich people don't go to jail for perjury. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg Thanks for caring at all! 
 @b0836709 Love the visuals and the world  building. 
 @b0836709 Moonring works great on the Mac, thanks for the .love file. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg did you know that many bird... 
 @d12926de We have three bird houses and one bat house and they remain vacant. Given that you made a video game about birds do you have any suggestions? 
 I'd probably get a lot more work done if someone could fire me. 
 I need to get my shit together and start working today... 3... 2... 1... Shit engaged! Right after I read Mastodon. 
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 @b65192d2 @a4e89a2d I just call you "Dom" and avoid any social awkwardness. 
 Interesting how "kill the rich" doesn't actually work, due to inheritance. I'm surprised I've nev... 
 @f8a6718e Eating them doesn't trigger inheritance. Little know law fact. 
 The apples have fallen, leaves are turning yellowed-green. Crows circle. 

Time to prep your proj... 
 @7521425b Should I bury my projects in the front year and wait for Spring? 
 I've notice on screenshot from other Mastodon users there is a "translate" button next to some posts. Is this something our server admin needs to install? This would be very useful. I've gotten to the age where leaning German and Italian would be quite a stretch and cut into my evening TV time. 
 Periodic reminder that if you're a leftist and you don't wear a mask in public; no you ain't 
 @14c4c4f4 I always wear a mask indoors but don't if I'm outside in an uncrowded situation. Restaurants are tricky. 
 Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in yo... 
 @461d0168 Google docs is the only thing I still have to use from Google. What is a good web based alternative? I have yet to find one that isn't just a simple online notepad. I need a full featured editor and spreadsheet. I need something that non-technical people can collaborate with me by clicking on a link. I'm happy to pay for it. 
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I feel like 30 days is no... 
 @7cbf9eb4 But seriously, I like them all but my favorite has to be the one with Judge Planke because I wrote him. I used my hours of watching and reading Perry Mason to give it "authenticity". I could pass the bar. 
 Fun Fact: I don't give a shit what Taylor Swift does. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg I'm not too familiar with S... 
 @7691a5af You probably need to index on id as well, keys can exist multiple times and only the last one is valid. I did it this way so there is a record. 
 nostr:npub1mc3fyzafm6shv38mesf05vapyg3dxhxm34u3heqqn7jrze9hlqfqk4nkdg Cute!

Looks like your addV... 
 @7691a5af Yep. It's on my list to fix. I thought it could be done with a single SQL statement, maybe it can, but I'm not a SQL pro. 
 I wrote a key/value store in PHP using SQLite. It's becoming the workhorse of my build process.

https://github.com/grumpygamer/kvstore 
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 @65935ef5 Nice. You just soiled the game for the 7 people who haven't played it yet. 
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 @afe80b2a What I need it complex enough I think I'm stuck with the CLI. What I may end up doing in writing c code to load .aseprite files.Thanks.