Joshua McVey @Joshuamcvey@qoto.org

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WTF?

Oh, I just said “Hello” to you in italics.

(That’s similar to what someone who uses a screen reader hears when you use fancy non-alphabetical Unicode characters to simulate italics or boldface on your fediverse posts. So please don’t do that.)

#fediverse #acessibility #a11y #unicode

Old fashioned Christmas ornaments, watercolor.

ART - https://deborah-league.pixels.com/featured/old-fashioned-christmas-tree-ornaments-deborah-league.html

#mastodonart #mastoart #fediart #watercolor #painting #buyintoart #AYearForArt #fedigiftshop #artbooster #artmatters #holidays #wallart #colorful #fediverse #christmas #colorful #holidays

We are surrounded by forests where I live -- in #BritishColumbia -- so we do a lot of shinrin yoku (forest bathing). I hope you enjoy this addition to my collection of artwork featuring the sun and trees.

You can purchase it here - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/forest-sunset-landscape-peggy-collins.html

#sunset #forest #trees #abstract #abstractart #canada #art #arte #artist #colorful #ArtForSale #MastodonArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt

Managed to get Hellgineers up on Steam! It will go live next week so I guess it is time to ask you to wishlist it?

Thanks! <3

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the people taking your mandatory security awareness training don’t need to know all the made-up names for tricking people.
When getting scammed, no one needs to know “this is vishing” or smishing or squishing or whatever 🙄

Steam has approved Gordy and the Monster Moon for release. First try! For Frog Fractions there was a lot of, like, "the description says there's a flying dragon in this game, where is it?" This time was more like "There's a Mac build? Sure, we trust you."

https://store.steampowered.com/app/642020/Gordy_and_the_Monster_Moon/

“perpetual motion” device is clever [video]

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_LG8FDt51U
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37513030

"Marvel Studios VFX Artists have unanimously voted to unionize in response to tight deadlines and heavy workloads"

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/13/marvel-vfx-artists-unanimously-vote-to-unionize.html

"As of now, 15 September 2023, the comic book property called Fables, including all related Fables spin-offs and characters, is now in the public domain. What was once wholly owned by Bill Willingham is now owned by everyone, for all time. It’s done, and as most experts will tell you, once done it cannot be undone. Take-backs are neither contemplated nor possible."

https://billwillingham.substack.com/p/willingham-sends-fables-into-the

Stremmy teim, come twitch.tv/caseyexplosion

@jendrik @glennf Bonkers that “YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss” (i.e. the only everyday human-readable one) isn’t in either the ISO or the RFC spec.

I also just discovered the "always hide media" option

if unity had some way to perfectly track user application desktop activity without violating user privacy laws they would simply sell that technology on its own and 10x their stock price.

so this sucks.
#indiedev #gamedev #programming #it side of Masto.
Any of you guys have any Godot tutorials that are just killer for getting started? I have a whole project to migrate over now...

Thanks in advance.

I want to post an update on this https://mastodon.social/@mcc/110996779058819065 "Marble Madness + Klax" cart which I bought because it was the cheapest thing the local game store had I could use to test my Analogue Pocket with GBA games.

The version of Marble Madness in it is an *embarrassment*. Many features missing and the game stops at level 3. Half the game is just gone! The *good* half, even!

But the Klax… the version of Klax is inexplicably incredible. I think this might be the *definitive version* of Klax.

With Postmarks, social bookmarking is back — but this time it’s built on the fediverse https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/with-postmarks-social-bookmarking-is-back-but-this-time-its-built-on-the-fediverse/

I read the letter from Fulton County, GA District Attorney Fani Willis to Jim Jordan and... it is amazing. Letter is here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23941408-jim-jordan-letter

My plan is to sell Gordy and the Monster Moon on Steam and Itch starting on 9/29, but also to release the source code at the same time. (Meaning Pico-8 owners effectively get the game for free.) In the meantime you can wishlist it on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/642020/Gordy_and_the_Monster_Moon/

A fun read from Adam Mastroianni on the recent #HonestyPapers #AcademicChatter controversy

https://www.experimental-history.com/p/im-so-sorry-for-psychologys-loss

Imagine if someone told you that 60% of your loved ones had died in a plane crash... It would be insane to only remember the 60% statistic and then, whenever someone asked you who died in that horrible plane crash, respond, “Hmm, you know, I never really looked into it. Maybe, um, Uncle Fred? Or my friend Clarissa? It was definitely 60% of my loved ones, though, whoever it was.”