bev! @TonicBH@computerfairi.es
(aka tonya)
39/pan/trans. she/they.
writes about dumb junk about video games and music sometimes.
your woof friend. may also be bnuuy or kitty depending on mood.
Joined Oct 2017
bev!
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your trans followers do not want to see news of a new jack dorsey social network. they want to see this
sometimes it's okay to Just a Log Off for a bit, as a treat
I wanna find out more behind-the-scenes stuff like this
like how the joker's wild had to use a custom rig to spin and stop three slide projectors to simulate the spinning "reels" of a slot machine.
forgot a 1970s game show used a bunch of Apple IIs hooked up to an Altair computer for its gameboard.
technology on game shows are wild, y'all
https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/apple-ii-powered-game-show/
I crave some goddamn catharsis.
was watching an Australian game show (The New Price is Right) and that was one of the prizes on offer
I have a question for my aussie friends: why did you have a van called the Jackaroo????
bev!
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holden jackaroo
holden jackaroo
@Joshi there was a similar game show from a few years ago where the grand prize was paying off student loans
surprisingly the social media reaction seemed to be "wow this has what society is now, huh? we live in hell"
I imagine Debt would've had the same had social media existed in 1997 beyond USENET and IRC
time to listen to a bunch of random popular 90s alternative rock/grunge to hopefully distract myself from the fireworks still going off at midnight
I'm making this poll because I've shown the show to a few folks who are not huge game show nerds like me, and they seem flabbergasted at the concept from the get-go
Despite it being (mostly) a mundane Jeopardy! clone.
Poll for folks:
If I told you there was a game show in the 1990s called "Debt" where the grand prize was to pay off your debt/bills, what would be your response to that be?
Went outside expecting sun, got clouds instead
Oh well, still looks nice tho
bonus selfie since I haven't shared one with my haircut from a few weeks ago
happy 4th of shit, everybody
bev!
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While in meetings yesterday I had one of the robots print this, and then I enjoyed some delicious clam chowder. Fun fact, adding clam chowder unlocks a secret level in the original Ecco the Dolphin cartridge.
bev!
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Today I was reminded that old online chats offered context awareness for the people online: you knew you won't be a bother to a friend who has a smiley flower as a status; and you knew you might not be getting a quick reply from someone who's Away.
Today I don't even know if my friends are online or not. The messenger apps make the assumption that everyone is online, and if not, they will receive a push notification, and will reply to you as soon as possible. But this assumption is barely true. I bet it makes lives harder, especially for ND people
re: pain, rant
A bit on the mend today but the pain's still kinda there.
I think this back and body pain, despite it not being debilitating, is making me at least feel miserable and irritable, especially when talking with folks.
Apologies in advance if I feel a bit snippy at the moment.
re: pain, rant
Last night was me struggling to move as I felt a modest amount of pain around my back and upper body. A general, dull ache.
Even after resting I don't feel better.
I have an immense fear that this will become "the new normal" for me, and I am genuinely scared about that.
pain, rant
I don't talk much about my personal problems these days, but I have been feeling back pain and other kinds of pain for the past month and some days are more bearable than others
I got a new chair which has helped, but I'm still feeling that ache
I can't tell if it's aging, or I have a genuine problem, and I'm kinda worried, ngl
Today I learned about Jim Blashfield, the guy who did music videos for Talking Heads' "And She Was," Nu Shooz's "I Can't Wait" and Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone."
Very absurdist yet very eye-catching.
Worth looking into those videos, just for the surreal nature of them all.
(aka tonya)
39/pan/trans. she/they.
writes about dumb junk about video games and music sometimes.
your woof friend. may also be bnuuy or kitty depending on mood.
Joined Oct 2017
