Also, I didn't know it had a bright blue battery. Looks pretty cool!

I attempted to fix my GBA. The power switch seems to be better, but I'm worried about the charging.

In this Odyssey time, I watched Troy (2004). I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Sure, it doesn't follow the Homeric poem but it manages to stay compelling for 2+ hours (there's apparently a longer cut available). Now I really want to read the Iliad.

Brad Pitt as Achilles in Troy

ALT: Brad Pitt as Achilles in Troy

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Playing Call of Juarez: Gunslinger. It's a lot of fun: good variety of gameplay and entertaining narration in the Old West.

I'm not usually a fan of holodeck episodes, but Fair Haven is pretty great!

Interesting stuff. Also clicked because of the numbat in the thumbnail: found out that the species is no longer considered endangered by the IUCN!

Mike Sowden@mikeachim.bsky.social · 2w ago

Despite all the bad news, there's still a surprising amount of good stuff happening that will help in years to come. My friend Sam is an environmental scientist, & works really hard to get the word out. Here's his update about how, worldwide, hunger is falling: sammatey.substack.com/p/the-weekly...

And I just got a 2DS...

Getting back into front end development. I hope I won't end up hating React this time as well. Learned how to make a dark/light theme switcher. It's much easier than I thought! Also CSS modules.

Entered the #GMTK jam with a very simple prototype, it's pretty bad. I made it in HTML, CSS and JS. I always want to make UI-based games but I'm never able to do what I want with Godot's UI system. #gamedev quadrotriticale.itch.io/no-results-f...

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Explore an abandoned ship's logs.

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Apparently they are changing the designs of euro banknotes. The proposals are mostly terrible. You can vote on your favorites: surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote...

Survey | surveys.ecb.europa.eu

I’ve just had my say on our future banknotes. Have your say too!

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Can't forget the disappointment...

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · 3w ago

Name the worst videogame you ever bought.

Babe, what’s wrong? You’ve barely touched your Liquid Metal Slime Curry with activated charcoal garnished with a single chicken nugget.

The distortion world can be pretty trippy.

Started working on the #GMTK game jam!

Remembering that exactly four years ago I was in ICU, in septic shock. Interesting times. I thought it was funny that there was a TV in the room. I sure wasn't in the mood for that!

The polar bear costume in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a work of art

I watched this great video and now I really want to play some picross! I used to play on paper as a kid, and then I got a DS specifically to try Picross DS. youtu.be/ltoYb5KmmZo?...

Searching for the Perfect Picross

YouTube video by Jack Ververis

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I'm reading yet another historical novel from Prime Reading. It's so badly written... typos, bad punctuation, repetitions. I'm going to finish it anyway because ancient Rome.

We'll see what The Odyssey brings us, in the meantime I reminisce about the 1968 miniseries. The Polyphemus scenes are fantastic. youtu.be/Z4yEC5tW3CE?...

Isola dei Ciclopi Polifemo

YouTube video by Vito Catucci

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Damn I really want this movieposters.ha.com/itm/movie-po...

@ilovelibraries.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Have you ever wanted to own an iconic American Library Association READ® poster? Now’s your chance! But don't wait - bidding is open through July 10. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eZ2ewe

I'm playing Pokemon Platinum for the first time. Playing old games on original hardware is always special.

Also. As a European, I was not familiar with the Gila monster. I discovered the species through my love of monster movies, specifically 1959 "The Giant Gila Monster". Really fun movie, with a touch of Christian songs and nitroglycerin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGcG...

The Mushroom Song (Laugh, Children, Laugh) | Official HD Music Video | The Giant Gila Monster (1959)

YouTube video by Film Masters TV

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I was listening to a podcast episode about the Gila Monster. This is apparently what their skull looks like.

Obsidian is always open on my computer.

I watched Tammy and the T-Rex (1994). It's absolutely ridiculous but quite entertaining. A guy's brain gets implanted in a mechanical dinosaur. How the hell did they come up with this premise?!

a dinosaur is looking into a refrigerator door

ALT: a dinosaur is looking into a refrigerator door

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youtu.be/ojqcjzzjN2Q?...

Gugusse et l'Automate (aka The Clown and the Automaton)

YouTube video by New Atlas

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Played Out There. It's a somewhat flawed space exploration roguelike. Still fun though. I'm also interested in checking out the sequel. store.steampowered.com/app/334420/O...

Save 80% on Out There: Ω Edition on Steam

Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.

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After two horrible weeks in the hospital, I don't feel the urge to watch new episodes of The Pitt for the time being...

It was pretty funny when a Tubi ad about becoming a correctional officer aired while I was watching Fortress... Also, I gave it a 8/10. What can I say, I love bad movies. #moviesky #filmsky

Fortress (1992) shout by elena

This was highly entertaining. It's set in a futuristic prison owned by an evil private corporation. Bad acting, strange torture devices ("the intestinator"), questionable dialogue, a pervy prison dire...

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"Take your console to the houses of friends who don't have one, and get them hooked on Saturn."

台羽正@tadashidaiba.bsky.social · 6mo ago

1996