Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es
hi I'm avery, a cute lizardsquid with 3 hearts full of love!
nonbinary ░ they/she ░ australia ░ 29yo
I post: silly lizardy nonsense, world building, conlangs, doctor who
polyam, demi, open. I love affection!
hugs and cuddles and such are ok, but everything else please ask first
languages: English • Welsh (very basic)
I have a private account, ask for access!
(some old accounts:
@gwyfyndraig
@liquid_lizsquid
)
Joined Sep 2017
website trends grumble
Big finish is updating its website soon, and in some ways it's really good (it's going to be much more useable on mobile devices), but I have a problem with the design.
Pics for comparison (current design on left, new design on right)
programming adjacent
or honestly, just a discord for functional programming in general
programming adjacent
me: *is making tea*
my brain: you should start a discord for LGBTQ+ functional programmers
me: what? no.
me: ... actually, that sounds like it could be good
sleepy time, I think...
the idea
it's done, and it is much nicer than the old system.
I did have to spend literally my entire last evening and all of today on it, though.
Doctor Who • Audio Dramas ░ Details on the new ordering
By doing it like this, it means that the guide doesn't feel completely random, and instead it has a clear repeating pattern.
About a third of the way through the guide, the number of releases per month increases drastically, so the segments from then on are based on quarter years instead of half years, but it's the same pattern.
Anyway, the conclusion is: the new ordering is slightly harder for me to make, but much easier to follow.
Doctor Who • Audio Dramas ░ Details on the new ordering
So the new ordering is based on half years.
For each half year:
• First, add a segment for all the Main Range releases from that half of the year.
• Second, add segments for each named Big Finish series with their concluding episode in that half year.
• Third, add a segment for all of the BBV releases from that half year (if there were any).
• Finally, add any miscellaneous or special releases into a "Misc" segment.
Doctor Who • Audio Dramas ░ Details on the new ordering
The old ordering was:
"Each series is organised by the release date of its LAST episode, and then placed in the list accordingly."
Which made sense for the original guide, which was just one continuous list of audio dramas.
But when I added numbered segments to make navigation easier, suddenly that no longer really made sense, because it was messy.
Doctor Who • Audio Dramas ░ Update ✨
Really big update this time!
https://averylychee.neocities.org/doctor-who/audio-guide/
• Rewrote the intro section.
• Re-arranged *the entire listening order*, to hopefully make it easier for people following along to keep track.
the idea
(it's also not finished yet, and because it's completely breaking all the segment numbers I can't upload a WIP)
the idea
It has been much more time consuming than I thought, but definitely worth it.
It's a subtle difference, you probably can't even see it unless you're looking for it, but it makes the ordering *feel* more sensible, and the more clear year boundaries mean that it should be easier for people to keep track of where they're up to.
It also means I've only got one situation where the "next in range" link goes to a segment focused around a different range.
the idea
the idea is to divide the audio dramas out into every 6 months of releases.
Then, the segments will look like this:
a. Doctor Who Monthly Range releases for the (first/second) half of <year>.
b. segments for each series that had its final episode in those 6 months
c. BBV releases
d. Miscellaneous releases (like bonus releases or one-off stories)
Rather than having the Miscellaneous releases mixed in with everything else.
This also means it has a more predictable format.
while I was out on a walk, I came up with a way to improve my audio guide...
that will also result in me completely redoing the order of things.
and I am definitely the kind of person who is going to spend the rest of the evening working on that...
Lizardsquid, maker of noises
boosted
As a parting gift for tonight have moff again.
(I'm kinda sad I don't show art much after the first time because a lot of it is gifts to and of people.)
programming stuff
I've been trying to think of a project to work on in idris, and now I think I've got it: a music player.
Lizardsquid, maker of noises
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Lizardsquid, maker of noises
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bethesda broke their computers so now you can download the good elder scrolls for free all this week https://twitter.com/ElderScrolls/status/1110303201486663681
Dark Souls III, body horror
I'm playing Dark Souls III and I'm really loving that they decided to mix in a few more cosmic-horror style elements into their fantasy game.
Like these ossified folk, reaching out in a desperation that is never heard
Lizardsquid, maker of noises
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so last weekend i went to london to catch up with some friends and play some D&D. so here's some sort of crossover or something
hi I'm avery, a cute lizardsquid with 3 hearts full of love!
nonbinary ░ they/she ░ australia ░ 29yo
I post: silly lizardy nonsense, world building, conlangs, doctor who
polyam, demi, open. I love affection!
hugs and cuddles and such are ok, but everything else please ask first
languages: English • Welsh (very basic)
I have a private account, ask for access!
(some old accounts:
@gwyfyndraig
@liquid_lizsquid
)
Joined Sep 2017
