Iron Curtain (Chiptunes)

Chiptunes Musician. https://ironcurtain.bandcamp.com

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IronCurtain_at_mstdn.social@mostr.pub

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2023-10-02 01:34:10

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@npub1jeq…jglm I'm aware of the rights for DNF transferring to Gearbox, and DNF taking a long-ass-time in Development hell, but I'll leave you with the last word.

2023-10-02 01:01:26

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@npub1jeq…jglm I'm 41; I lived through that era. And the current Apogee is headed by Scott Miller, who was the founder of the original Apogee which later became 3D Realms.
It may not be as big as it once was, but it's still just as indie.
EDIT: This should clear up the confusion: https://www.apogeeent.com/devblog/apogee-history

2023-10-02 00:52:12

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@npub1jeq…jglm But Apogee still exists! It's weird to call an entirely different company a "spiritual successor" when the original company is still here with the same people running it!
https://www.apogeeent.com

2023-10-02 00:39:45

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@npub1jeq…jglm And Apogee is back as an indie developer and publisher!

2023-10-02 00:27:57

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@npub1jeq…jglm Also, if you want to know of a great book about John Romero's life and how he got into making PC games, check out his memoir Doom Guy: A Life in First Person. It's just as interesting (if not more so) than the games he creates!

2023-10-01 13:22:02

@npub1c7r…yshm @npub1dfs…wnn8 @npub1yle…5mfe @npub10n0…g6ad @npub1l7v…6zfw
More good #landback news! Minneapolis is transferring land back to Red Lake nation! https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/minneapolis-transfer-land-red-lake-nation/89-e3e6607c-a388-4356-93b8-3a07129282ef

2023-09-21 01:00:03

This makes me happy: Charges against Winona LaDuke dropped, and not only that, the judge cited the treaties the Indian Tribes signed as a reason! https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/20/winona_laduke_line_3_charges
#landback is indeed happening! 😃

2023-09-09 22:11:42

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@npub1keg…djeq if you’re talking about the World Cup of women’s association football, I called it the final nail in the coffin of American empire because our Empire actually did decline. #USWNT placing lower than second place certainly felt like that.

2023-09-06 14:58:40

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@npub189n…satx @npub1c7r…yshm I’m starting to think “gang” is one of those words that is now exclusively applied to black people, sort of like how “terrorist” was exclusively applied to brown Muslims.

2023-09-04 13:31:06

@npub1g2d…83a0 Yesterday, I saw John Carpenter's They Live (1988) in the movie theater as a Fathom Event. I think everyone on kolektiva.social should see it. The themes and message of the movie hold up even more so today in 2023 than in 1988 when it first came out. I won't spoil anything, but as I said, it's a cult classic and one of my favorite movies!

2023-08-31 22:16:25

This is a map of as many of the utterly vile and genocidal Indian Boarding Schools as there were in the US. I had a great education and I didn't learn about this. So I'm trying to make amends and correct the record. https://boardingschoolhealing.org/interactive-digital-map-of-indian-boarding-schools/

2023-08-08 21:41:14

I understand people's antipathy towards #AI, but unfortunately, the outrage that people feel over it led to something cool being killed. Great going, people.
CC: @npub1lsl…9c2x
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/08/the-fear-of-ai-just-killed-a-very-useful-tool/

2023-08-06 16:27:34

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@npub1k08…6xvn ah.

2023-08-06 16:23:42

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@npub1k08…6xvn isn’t “Roi Dubois” French for “King of the forest”?

2023-08-05 21:54:51

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@npub13w6…479m I have a hypothesis to test: May 1994 was a few years after the collapse of the USSR (and ergo the end of the Cold War) and 2004 was three years after 9/11, so of course pro-US propaganda would be in full swing. Now that the US' reputation is in tatters, I think it's time to take this poll again and see how the French think who contributed most to beat the 3rd Reich. If they still say the US, I owe you a Coke.

2023-07-15 20:59:38

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@npub15zu…s7lx Here's the substantiation: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr-eric-clapton-campaign-donation-report_n_64b24367e4b093f07caef8ce/amp

2023-07-15 20:55:22

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@npub15zu…s7lx It turns out Eric "slowhand" Clapton donated to RFK Jr.'s campaign.
As I said in a comment on Techdirt that won funniest comment of the week, you either die a Hendrix, or live long enough to see yourself become a Clapton.

2023-07-02 00:45:05

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@npub1psy…pasy It also sets a bad precedent, and a moral hazard.

2023-07-02 00:44:24

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@npub1psy…pasy Because privilege.

2023-06-29 10:59:54

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@npub1psy…pasy @npub125n…ft8e Yes it was! I had a fantastic 41st birthday!

2023-06-29 10:57:20

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@npub1psy…pasy two days ago was my birthday, when I saw a movie that @npub125n…ft8e produced and met him IRL for the second time! I consider him a real-life superhero!

2023-06-20 20:16:00

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@npub1094…2wum @npub1kd5…vqrw @npub1fsw…4rkr
Unfortunately, Wiley is the same entity that tried (but failed) to get rid of First Sale with Kirtsaeng, and they're also party to the lawsuit that sued the @npub1xrj…9q43 for having the audacity to lend books during a pandemic.
I don't want anything to do with a publisher that takes such a maximalist view of copyright it won't allow you to *sell* their books.

2023-06-07 23:36:01

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@npub1k08…6xvn Thank you for being a good sport in spite of me not being on my best behavior. Would you mind if I followed you?

2023-06-07 20:31:06

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@npub1k08…6xvn @npub1f0c…d885 @npub1nqz…838y
That's not ironic, that's fitting! Your use of "ironic" itself is ironic. Morisettian, even.

2023-06-03 00:20:28

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@npub135d…tg9k @npub1wu7…63nw The rap song was in Reservation Dogs season 1. Punkin Lusty is Sten Joddi's alter ego who is basically Bear's deadbeat dad (but Sten Joddi is a faithful husband IRL).

2023-06-02 08:20:56

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@npub15zu…s7lx Given our extremely shitty record, I find it *extremely* hard to believe we're the good guys here, especially since we've approved pipelines over indigenous land.

2023-06-01 23:01:18

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@npub1u9h…yx07 This was a quote attributed to Nelson Mandela, but was actually said by Barack Obama at his memorial service:
> It always seems impossible until it is done.
I think that quote perfectly applies here.

2023-06-01 22:51:34

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@npub1psy…pasy I'm lucky enough to have met @npub125n…ft8e, and can confirm he is extremely nice!

2023-05-28 16:17:58

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@npub1psy…pasy I think I’ll wait until you have a build with not a lot of major bugs.
If it took Nintendo an extra year to polish Tears of the Kingdom, take all the time you need!

2023-05-23 17:04:39

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@npub1psy…pasy To be honest, I enjoyed the dot.

2023-05-18 14:03:17

@npub1hyk…3p33 This sounds like something from one of your stories. I really hope you're not a prophet like George Orwell or the writers of the Simpsons: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/18/automakers-are-making-basic-car-functions-a-costly-subscription-service-whether-you-like-it-or-not/

2023-05-10 22:21:24

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@npub1psy…pasy whoa! 🤯 It looks like you're creating an open-world RPG à la The Elder Scrolls or Zelda: Breath of the Wild!!

2023-05-08 19:49:52

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@npub1szz…g5lr You know what they say…
> Every accusation, a confession.

2023-05-08 17:10:14

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@npub1cy0…ggw4 Dammit. Another superceded pop-culture bit of psychology. Just like "the five stages of grief".

2023-05-04 23:20:36

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@npub18ry…cyge Does it have to be David Brubeck specifically? Why not any Progressive Rock band, or even Grunge bands like Alice in Chains or Soundgarden?

2023-04-26 23:54:12

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#[0] I have both!

2023-04-26 23:53:36

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#[0] Oooh! Windows 10, I take it?

2023-04-26 23:52:54

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#[0] The Flying Dutchman? I'd love to play a game with a Flying Dutchman!

2023-04-19 23:59:17

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#[0] Your moderation is so good that it basically guarantees that I won't need to switch instances anytime soon!

2023-04-19 21:51:14

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#[0] #[1] I heard it translated as "steering" in Ancient Greek. And I was talking about "Κυβερνητης" in its modern usage, not its ancient Attic usage.

2023-04-19 19:20:11

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#[0] I could go for an Iced Cappuccino right now; we used to have Tim Hortons in NYC for a while and I would rather have their Iced Capps over Starbucks' Frappuccinos or anything from Dunkin anyday.
(FTR, Burger King and Tim Hortons is one company, so don't feel *too* patriotic about Tim Hortons now. 😉 )

2023-04-04 11:35:45

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#[0] You made a mistake in your alt-text: the user is not "Longtime uSERY" but "Longtime User4"

2023-03-14 21:20:36

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#[0] #[1] You're a nobody who's the master of the instance I use, so to me, you're a somebody!