TheMightyGlider @themightyglider@gamemaking.social

Erik Möller (@eloquence) fragt sich wie ich, warum die traditionellen Massenmedien so wenig über das #Fediverse berichten.

Er vermutet, es liege daran, dass es keine Großinvestitionen gibt. Das Fediverse funktioniert auch ohne großes Geld. Aber kleines Geld ist für den nachhaltigen Betrieb wichtig.

Wichtiger Text: https://write.as/eloquence/why-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-are-doomed-to-fail

Hello, everyone! Issue #327 of my #gamedev newsletter is here, with advice on communication in game design, business blunders, and a critique of a critique of a cult classic. Enjoy! https://notimetoplay.org/blog/weekly-links-327.html

I never thought that wanting a general purpose computing device would make me a dinosaur in today's computing environment, but here we are. "Post PC" world, why would anyone want a computer other than developers, just do everything in the cloud, etc.

I never thought we'd be clamoring for the days of timesharing systems and terminals, but we're not only moving in that direction but we're paving the way.

It makes me feel like we've seen the future and thought "that's too hard" and moved away.

(boost)

@aral 🔗 https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/104432229113401586
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Do you use #uBlock #Origin? Did you know that you can use the Better #Blocker block list on it?

Just add the #rules from here:

https://better.fyi/blockerList.txt

PS. If you have other rule sets, I’d recommend not mixing them as we go to great pains to ensure that we don’t break sites while protecting your/our #privacy. If you are mixing #rulesets, we can’t help you if things break :)

Hello, everyone! Issue #326 of my #gamedev newsletter is out, with an unusual format and mix of links to make up for the recent dry spell. Enjoy! https://notimetoplay.org/blog/weekly-links-326.html

Hello, everyone! Issue #325 of my #gamedev newsletter is here, with extensive commentary on the legacy of Doom, and good news from the D&D front when it comes to representation in games. Enjoy! https://notimetoplay.org/blog/weekly-links-325.html

the idea of publishers killing the Internet Archive is horrifying and should be horrifying to everyone.

But yes we need to decentralize it. put a copy in universities around the world. It can't just be one place in CA.

https://decrypt.co/31906/activists-rally-save-internet-archive-lawsuit-threatens

Oh it worked!

"#Linux is my creative work daily driver, on 95% #libre and #FOSS tools. A few years ago it was the opposite, I was on 95% proprietary tools. It is often said that you cannot be on Linux if you do #creative work for a living, but I have transitioned across the last few years and love it. With the advances in #librecreative software the workflows just keep getting better and better. This collection shows some snapshots of my setup and how I use it."

https://pixelfed.social/c/179447887015579648

TuxJam 83 is out. @kevie, @mcnalu & @thelovebug take a look at Redcore #Linux, SimpleTask and Standard Note on #Android along with the usual mix of #ccmusic https://tuxjam.otherside.network/?p=519

Hello, everyone! Issue #324 of my #gamedev newsletter is here. From the summary: the largest game bundle ever, game engines, interactive fiction and retrogaming. Enjoy! https://notimetoplay.org/blog/weekly-links-324.html

if you can't make a living when people """"steal"""" your art, that's not a problem with """"theft,"""" the problem is you live in a society where you are required to turn culture into property in order to justify your right to exist!! that's what's fucked up!!! not people posting your book online for free!!

Check out my latest article: what makes text adventures tick; it shouldn't be a mystery how #game #engines work, and how best to learn if not with the most low-tech kind of game there is? https://notimetoplay.org/engines/text-adv-howto/

Bandcamp Album of the Day:

ARC: Fleet

https://din.org.uk/album/fleet-din53

If you ever wanted to know what to get me for Christmas the bass sound in the track "Escape" is pretty much perfect.

#bandcamp #music

Even better news, #bbcbasic is now free and open source:
"BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 (BBCSDL) is an advanced cross-platform implementation of BBC BASIC for Windows, Linux (x86 CPU only), Mac OS-X, #RaspberryPi (Raspbian), Android and iOS."

https://bbcbasic.co.uk/bbcsdl/

https://github.com/rtrussell/BBCSDL

Richard T Russell helped specify BBC Basic back in the day, wrote the #z80 version for #Acorn, then later for #Sinclair and #Amstrad, and is still maintaining it.

#retrocomputing

@feoh @jirka

Hello, everyone! Issue #323 of my #gamedev newsletter is now out. Inside: using retrogaming tools for rapid prototyping, a rant on the Ruby software ecosystem and a handful of links with little comment. Enjoy! https://notimetoplay.org/blog/weekly-links-323.html