Yes, you ass, knock it off!

<3

I try to do right, I try to be on the right side, I'm doing my best, and yeah, you get to decide what hurts you, but this felt disproportionate.

I dunno, I want to think I have some value, and right now I don't.

White man with hurt feelings signing off.

But if I ever do cross your personal line I would really appreciate a softer touch, because this is a public place for public chats and I'm doing my best and right now I really don't want to be here, I don't want to help, I don't want to participate.

6/

But I was still quite upset by this.

And I didn't realize how upset until later when I stopped before replying to someone I did know in a conversation I was interested in.

Because yeah, I get it, the internet is full of dickheads and oblivious posters, and I try very hard not to be one.

5/

it sure did seem like they have a collection of axes that they're looking to grind at every opportunity. That's not the sort of person I need to have anywhere near my orbit, so I deleted my post, and reply, and blocked them for good measure.

Chase your rainbows, may they never cross mine.

4/

Because that seemed appropriate. It's not for me to decide if someone else gets upset by what I say, even if I tried very hard (and I always do try, because I believe in this stuff) to not be That Guy.

But then I checked their account and gosh,

3/

mansplaining. Just a "Hey, it's good you're concerned about this stuff, here's how I handle this".

They -went off- and along with the accusation mentioned their education, the calibre of the school they attended, and told me I wasn't offering anything they cared about.

So I apologized.

2/

I got accused of mansplaining today, when some mutuals surfaced a post by a stranger who posted about something very much within my sphere of expertise.

I posted what I thought was an encouraging paragraph about how I handle these things, carefully wording everything to not seem like I was

1/

Trying to be encouraging, not explain things you obviously know. My apologies.

CQB is good people, and good gear. 👍

Of course I will be in Japan (in Kuki!) until the 22nd. =(

I sometimes wonder how much of my appreciation for longer lasting tech is a result of adult time compression. Stuff that lasted 5 years as a kid was eternal. As an adult 5 years is only about 10 months.

if you don’t like the process of writing then don’t be a fucking writer, it’s not that complicated

I loved the heck out of this game, and most of the series, but it's nigh impossible to beat without a walkthrough and even then there are places where I'd die and try again a hundred times.

I just can't bring myself to do that again no matter how great it looks and plays.

Can you cure the sticky glue that covers my blue one?

Or tell me how to open the damn thing? I despair!

"Shumplations".

This typo really messed up my 'is this an April 1 thing?' detector.

I've done this a few times and may be able to help. I can't dm you, but if you'd like to go through it, if maybe some sanity checks or an outside POV might help, I'm happy to try.

"the left can't win because infighting."

"your festival wasn't thorny enough!"

It's your fault, Storm Chaser Patrick!

All of it probably but I haven't done the math. ;)

"Fair Condition."

Possibly approaching 'bit of a stretch' territory there.

I was going to be all "Yeah but back in the day 4GB was HUGE" but you probably already know this.

Anyway I feel you. FAT32 is easy to implement so a lot of hobbyists use it and it's a constant source of Extra Steps in so many scenes.

Gosh, people hate AI? Who could have seen that coming. Except, you know, everybody.

It doesn't matter what it is used for. It springs from a foundation of theft and lies and costs us the economy and the environment.

Are you really surprised? I'm more surprised anyone uses it in spite of the costs.

I thought the demo was great, it had the awesomest music and was much less boring than the first two games. Those tended to drag, especially the first one which took an age to power up.

But yeah it was more about the music and graphics than the game, sadly, like much of that era's Toaplan output.

I love raiden DX so much. I finally got my own PCB recently, I was so excited, but it turned out to be the china release and it's beyond bad. I sold it the same day.

Surveillance is a one-way ratchet toward authoritarianism. Yes, even by private companies. Even when people “consent.” Even when the company gives you “free” stuff, or let you stand in a shorter line, or make your life more convenient somehow.

The unrelenting hate poured on someone because they can't get what they want the way they want it is fucking wild.

Never mind what you want, give me what I want. What's important to you isn't important to me, fuck you.

I don't understand people, man.

Retro-console developers often ask questions about how to do something on a console, or whether there is a library function to accomplish it.
They often wonder how the original authors developed on these consoles, expecting some development kit and stacks of documentation to exist, not yet found.

This is the hill we're ALL dying on, apparently.

The hate directed towards @gamingalexandria.bsky.social over their use of AI tools is absolutely unhinged.

I hate AI as much as the next person, probably more. But that hatred doesn't make me deliberately ignore the facts and twist their words.

Motherfuckers gotta settle the fuck down, JFC.

Man you gotta try really really hard to think that's what they're saying here. If your reading comprehension is this bad maybe you shouldn't be using the internet today.