a tiny fairy @atinyfairy@computerfairi.es

The 1st playtest version of the Advanced #shmup is available to Ko-fi supporters! #pico8 #stg
https://ko-fi.com/post/Advanced-Shmup-Playtest-1-Y8Y41A4L2G

I was today years old when I was told that the way I hold pencil is good for writing letters but bad for drawing smoothly flowing precise lines. I changed my grip from tripod to violin bow OR pen and voila...

Thanks helpyoudraw tumbler for a helpful illustration

A new, undocumented hardware feature has been discovered on the GBA nearly 24 years after it was released. Wild.

For years now I've been talking about starting a blog. I want to write down what I've learned working on card game rules systems & put it out into the world. But also, for years now I've had unstable income, & it's hard to get anything done while stressing about money. This year, my mental health and finances have both been especially fraught

If I'm ever gonna get this project to happen, I need support. Please consider giving me some money at https://ko-fi.com/infinitenutshell if you appreciate what I do.

hey so just to let people in the US know, if you are on SSI and have a disability that began before age 26 (46 as of 1st Jan 2026) you can apply for an ABLE account. this account will let you have up to $100,000 without losing your SSI.

https://www.ablenrc.org/what-is-able/what-are-able-acounts/

#disability #disabilitycrowdfund #disabled

I just found what is perhaps the cutest picture in the open internet

From Dorlotons Degooglisons by David Revoy

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2023-05-20_Dorlotons-Degooglisons_by-David-Revoy.jpg

You know what I kinda want? An end to "prestige TV" in scifi & fantasy and a return to lower-budget, lower-stakes, 26 episode seasons - complete with all the old tropes of filler episodes, bottle episodes, and the occasional 2 or 3 part arc.

https://bonkknobrecords.bandcamp.com/album/not-what-i-call-bonk-wave-volume-002-disc-a

A group of Mastodon Musicians got together to produce a wild compilation of electronic music under the banner of #BonkWave

Don't know what Bonk Wave is?
Doesn't matter, nobody else knows either!

What I can say is it is an eclectic collection of #Psychedelic #ScienceFiction #SFF #SciFi #Music #ElectronicMusic

and it's free to stream or download

Best of all, if you like something you can tell the artist directly, here

Today, 55 years ago Douglas Engelbart gave the "The Mother of All Demos"

In the same session he introduced:

• the computer mouse,

• hypertext, and

• the bit-mapped graphical user interface.

These concepts are nowadays as common as air and paved the way for Microsoft and Apple.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos

Unluckily I was not invited to the demo. Probably because I was only two years old at that time 😄​.

Douglas Engelbart sadly passed away in 2013, but Engelbart's law remains.

Powerful thread on #Israeli dehumanisation of #Palestinians from 2021.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide #Apartheid #ApartheidIsrael

My puzzle Butterfly Nebula was featured today on Cracking the Cryptic! My second feature ctc in about a year of setting puzzles. If anybody wants to watch Mark tackle my puzzle here is the link (and there is a link to the puzzle in the video description if you want to try it first)

https://youtu.be/6OS_KNVoI2k?si=kwelFQZX5GHAfwfI

@arturo182 printed Dummy 13 and left it on my study desk. I obviously had to make furniture for it. It’s too much fun ;)

Dummy 13 on printables: https://www.printables.com/model/622290-dummy-13-beta-on-runners-easier-to-print

get pixelated, nerd

An absolutely phenomenal #RomHack for Super Mario 3 is coming out next year. Get that sneak peek.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByL0Wr_HPmQ

#RetroGaming #SuperMarioBros3

Hi everyone, would you be so kind and share some things that help you move forward if you feel stuck? It could be an idea, an app, an image, a song, an action or whatever else gets you moving.

Don't hesitate to share things that seem too easy or trivial to you. They might be the biggest aha-moment for someone else.

If you find this helpful, please consider boosting for wider reach.

#ExecutiveDysfunction #productivity #lifehack #work #wfh #focus #gtd #depression #selfcare #adhd #adulting

I find that the concept of enshittification has really helped my facility designs for ShadowRun.

I tend to over engineer mega corporate defenses, but if I then go through a process of figuring out where costs could be cut, it significantly improves the playability and the immersion.

Who can cover two job roles at once? Who hasn’t been replaced because of the hiring freeze? What systems have not received regular maintenance?

#shadowrun #ttrpg

lol this is very touching! i made it on this list of “40 Developers Who Have Made a Mark in the Indie Game Industry”
https://indiegamereviewer.com/40-developers-who-have-made-a-mark-in-the-indie-game-industry/
and it’s for my work! my work got mentioned! 🥳🎉💕 seeing this it almost feels like things are back to being normal… yes, more normal please. 🥰

I have done so little art lately. Heck.