I've spent most of today rewriting the recommendations for new listeners section, and now I'm slowly going through the guide and rewriting most of the text explaining the segments.

I *feel* like I'm improving things, but I don't know if I am actually improving things, or if I'm just enjoying shuffling words around.

Show thread

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 04, 2019, 05:12

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 04, 2019, 05:12

Jul 04, 2019, 05:12

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

petty annoyance at a specific word

The plural form just being "series" is the secret killer here.

I've had to rewrite sentences *so many times* because using the plural form made the sentence sound so utterly wrong.

Show thread

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 04, 2019, 05:10

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 04, 2019, 05:10

Jul 04, 2019, 05:10

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

petty annoyance at a specific word

I'm starting to get really annoyed with Big Finish for using the word "Series". Because it's really ambiguous and frustrating:

The sense of "series" in

"The fan-loved series, The Eighth Doctor Adventures"

is a different sense to

"The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Series 3"

is a different sense to

"Big Finish produces a number of different series"

it's horrible, because it makes it so hard to write about things.

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 04, 2019, 04:50

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 04, 2019, 04:50

Jul 04, 2019, 04:50

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

hoi

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Jul 03, 2019, 16:40

Lizardsquid, maker of noises boosted

**bloom.sys' settling in** @maples@preciouslittle.life · Jul 03, 2019, 16:40

Jul 03, 2019, 16:40

bloom.sys' settling in @maples@preciouslittle.life

hi i finally made a smm2 level a week after everyone else. code is C23-H1Q-R1G, please try it, https://t.co/LU5cz1Kavv

d336dad9090ecde2.jpg

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Jul 04, 2019, 03:21

Lizardsquid, maker of noises boosted

**Jim Stormdancer** @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social · Jul 04, 2019, 03:21

Jul 04, 2019, 03:21

Jim Stormdancer @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social

Wiggling the mouse really did make Windows 95 go faster. (Due to I/O event bundling.) https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/11533/why-did-moving-the-mouse-cursor-cause-windows-95-to-run-more-quickly

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2019, 17:33

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2019, 17:33

Jul 03, 2019, 17:33

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

time for snoozing

goodnight, all y'all!

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Jul 03, 2019, 14:50

Lizardsquid, maker of noises boosted

**Sam the Octopus** @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2019, 14:50

Jul 03, 2019, 14:50

Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

a combination of two words coined by an award winning actress

it's a Natalie Portmanteau

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Jul 03, 2019, 12:21

Lizardsquid, maker of noises boosted

**Ankə 🌱** @Anke@tootplanet.space · Jul 03, 2019, 12:21

Jul 03, 2019, 12:21

Ankə 🌱 @Anke@tootplanet.space

#TootFic 1/2
Ella flopped onto her bed and, frowning, told her fairy friend, "The problem with Mike is that he's been my best friend forever, but now he acts insulted because I don't want to make out with him."
"I'm sure it'll turn out all right in the end." She seemed to be playing cat's cradle with invisible string. "You're destined for each other."

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2019, 14:21

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2019, 14:21

Jul 03, 2019, 14:21

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

games about making levels

I really want to play Super Mario Maker 2, but I don't really have access to a switch.

I've tried out Levelhead, but I found the campaign required rediculously accurate timing, and it got frustrating after a few hours – I barely even tried the user made levels, because even the ones marked as "easy" were too hard.

Are there any other games that are built around community made levels?

(I used to be really active in the Portal custom maps community, and it was great)

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2019, 13:46

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Jul 03, 2019, 13:46

Jul 03, 2019, 13:46

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

Doctor Who • Audio Dramas ░ Update ✨

I've added a bunch of recent releases to the guide (26 new audio dramas!), and I've updated the segment names to be more consistent– so instead of something like

Cyberman (Series 2)
UNIT — Incursions

we now use

Cyberman: Series 2
UNIT: Incursions

Some of the segments were a bit hard to rename (I'm looking directly at you, Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: The First Doctor: Volume 02 ), but overall I think it looks much better.

https://averylychee.neocities.org/doctor-who/audio-guide/

Show thread

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Jul 03, 2019, 09:42

Lizardsquid, maker of noises boosted

**Teryl's Tales of Whim~** @Teryl_Pacieco@mastodon.social · Jul 03, 2019, 09:42

Jul 03, 2019, 09:42

Teryl's Tales of Whim~ @Teryl_Pacieco@mastodon.social

We found a strange little chick, all yellow fuzz and weak 'peep-peep' noises. This was before the internet, so we had to make a LOT of uneducated guesses.

It accepted water from an eye-dropper but practically curled in on itself at the mushed up bird-feed.

Finely pasted meat though, it accepted with GUSTO. We were excited at the prospect of raising a bird of prey.

A few weeks in we realized we had, in fact, saved a feathered serpent.

#TootFic #MicroFiction #Writing #TerylsTales #UrbanFantasy