Craig P

Green energy day job, game dev / design talks & tutorials at night.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFL6-QAPmuin1iXUY1MEe0g

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2024-11-01 19:06:12

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@npub1ykg…g4jv Meat.

2024-10-30 12:52:05

Saw a bus emblazoned with an ad saying
We revolve around you
And I 100% read it as
Werewolves around you
Ah yes, a dating app that fills a niche.

2024-10-14 04:13:33

Getting on towards the end of Shadowrun: Hong Kong, and I really like it. One of the things it captures well is your ascent from nobodydom to being famous, feared, and respected.
However, I don't feel like we quite earned it, because there aren't really THAT many missions. It's the right length for a reasonable game, but it somehow feels too short. I feel like I should be just now hitting level three, but I'm already max level.
This is something they changed in BATTLETECH... 🧵

2024-10-03 11:01:01

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@npub1463…00qn this one is particularly good.

2024-09-25 21:32:29

Like most humans, I don't actually want to be rich. I just want to never have to worry about money.
There's a difference.

2024-08-05 13:10:26

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@npub1tpj…fmcs When I say I want giant space lasers, this is what I mean.

2024-07-08 18:36:49

The thing is "ignore all previous instructions and-" as a reply is such a devastating comeback because, if it turns out they're a human, the simple followup is "that's even sadder."

2024-06-21 13:13:11

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@npub1g53…v0hh Oooo, he has a groove, doesn't he.

2024-06-17 15:59:05

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@npub1463…00qn why would they... name their game that? That'd be like calling your game Pak Man.

2024-06-11 19:10:30

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@npub1tpj…fmcs
"Hey Bob, what bug is he - oh, right, I fired Bob. And the entire technical support team. And the programming team. Hey ChatGPT, what bug is he talking about?"
"The Black Widow spider is a famous bug."

2024-05-13 21:21:53

Whenever I see a game where a character is jammed airtightly into a specific audience range, I can't help but imagine them in other stories, at other times in their life.
Like imagine an adventure game featuring a tween Putt Putt that's obsessed with Hot Topic and trying to start a YouTube channel.
Or you can go the other way. Imagine Kratos Teaches Typing.

2024-05-07 13:04:06

Ugh, two nights of awful sleep, and I can really feel it. Not just tired, but a lot of aches.
I'd like to complain about getting old, but this is how it was when I was young, too. Not sleeping sucks.

2024-05-05 13:47:30

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@npub1nhw…g2sy But it looks like it'd make a fun surface to shoot pool on!

2024-04-28 18:26:42

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@npub1dar…dnl5 Oh, great work on making the city readable!

2024-04-22 13:01:29

You cannot build faster than a billionaire can take.

2024-04-20 17:27:47

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@npub1nhw…g2sy I used to follow him, back on the other site. I don't know if he ever made the transition...

2024-04-16 16:50:05

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@npub1nhw…g2sy It's a cute idea and a good few days of work!

2024-04-15 14:11:25

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@npub1463…00qn OHhh. It's a FOOT.

2024-03-25 16:38:13

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@npub1463…00qn If it's yours, make sure to set up English as a supported language!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/157/307/130/672/483/original/08b0fc9035923766.png

2024-02-25 23:40:15

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@npub1y4h…t26u XD

2024-02-25 23:39:17

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@npub1y4h…t26u Then you didn't download my terrible pun.

2024-02-25 23:36:31

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@npub1y4h…t26u Let me guess. Did you accidentally download the Visual C++ 2008 E:distributable?

2024-02-15 23:29:56

People sure are weird.

2024-02-04 17:08:02

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Now all interfaces are crowds of indecipherable ultra-flat icons with a giant pulsing "YOU HAVE MESSAGES!" icon to hear the most recent ad from the corporation about itself.

2024-02-04 17:06:16

It's fascinating how much we've poisoned interfaces with a combination of fad-follow-the-leader and using the loudest, most pressing UI elements to spam worthless shit, teaching everyone to instinctively ignore anything that looks like it's trying to help you.

2024-01-26 15:22:11

God damn you nerds. I'm looking for fun, weird ships and all I'm getting is anime people kissing.

2024-01-26 06:29:44

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@npub1ju5…typd @npub1790…24ej https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/ ?

2024-01-13 15:19:04

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@npub1y4h…t26u Ditto. I did a soft join myself. It took a long time to fully move over.

2024-01-09 16:47:58

Saw a comic book where one of the characters has a word tattooed on his knuckles like The Night of the Hunter except...
Uh, they were tattooed to be readable from first person.
IE, upside-down for literally everyone else.
...? I don't think... you understand knuckle tattoos...

2024-01-07 17:48:29

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@npub1nhw…g2sy Looking forward to it!

2024-01-07 03:54:05

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@npub1y4h…t26u Go and loudly quote The Hobbit, and look confused when people call you out on it.

2024-01-06 16:23:42

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@npub1mc3…nkdg I mostly move dinosaur bones up to the top strata, so they can think we had very exciting lives with our dino pals.

2024-01-05 16:48:41

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I have a feeling people do not understand just how deeply disconnected from reality people are.
Even someone not particularly rich, like a coder for Google, will often have a surprisingly deep fervor for bullshit sci fi tropes.
We made that shit up. It's exactly as fake as all those religious texts you hate.
But you were impressed by it as a kid, so it's time to make it come true.

2024-01-05 16:43:18

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And why not? They made their money because daddy invested in their tech startups, so clearly tech is the future. Obviously all the sci fi is based in sci fact, right?
Banzai AI, just as Star Trek foretold. Tech is the future, because "I" invested in tech and daddy made sure those investments paid off by buying the market.

2024-01-05 16:40:53

One thing we underestimate is the religion of techbros. They don't even realize they're religious.
But a lot of people grew up eating stories about "general" AI and space colonies and these science fiction tropes became ingrained pretty deeply into their psyche.
They simply think this stuff is foretold. They believe in it with a religious fervor.
If you're stumped as to why AI is being adopted rapidly at all levels despite being nonsense, it's because they're zealots.

2024-01-04 16:48:29

I think the thing that disappoints me most about space games about war is just how incredibly boring the framing is.
There is no such thing as an symmetrical war, especially if it's between completely separate peoples at great range. The perfectly balanced fights we always get in space battlers are just... pathetic.
If you want to do a space war game, it can be a powerful way to explore asymmetric wars. Why they happen, how they're fought, what they mean-
But nope. Ya gotta be able to WIN.

2024-01-03 18:28:10

Once in a while I think about starting a community where I talk about indie games and people can send me leads and links-
But then I remember that I hate everything people like and like everything people hate.
Do you want a review show that says "BG3 id total shit, play this $2 dungeon runner instead"?
Most people would not.

2023-12-19 21:49:11

Just took a look at a local fire truck and it is legit the exact model from PowerWash Sim. Exactly, down to the interfaces on the side.

2023-12-18 19:03:52

I wanna play cheap-ass Mass Effect. Just the parts where you explore, hang out with friends, and sometimes shoot someone.
Is that Starfield? I haven't played it, it's Bethesda, I figure I'll wait a few years for the patches and mods to make it playable.

2023-12-08 21:06:40

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@npub1sqf…5skr I've been using Certbot so much recently...
https://mastodon.social/@Craigp/111535754418688444

2023-12-08 14:29:57

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@npub1g5t…xw4h I think most farming games implement both, these days.
But I really thought you were implementing a game of whack-a-mole where you have to click the mice as they pop up in your fields.

2023-11-27 05:48:23

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@npub1sdk…0kgj I'm not familiar with them, but if you can break the payment processing stranglehold, at the very least you could create an open framework.

2023-11-27 05:36:52

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@npub1sdk…0kgj the sticking point is payment processing. None of the credit card companies or paypal would touch the concept with a ten foot pole.
This is the fantasy that let cryptocurrencies boom, but those turned out to be 92% scam and 8% money laundering.

2023-11-25 01:30:10

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@npub1200…aqy2 Oh! I think they'll like that too.

2023-11-25 01:28:33

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@npub1200…aqy2 My only question is what I call my they/them sister's kid.
Like they/them is obvious, but what's the neutral of nephew/niece...

2023-11-25 01:27:03

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@npub1200…aqy2 Singular they/them is such a weird and revealing hill to die on.

2023-11-02 19:17:54

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@npub1y4h…t26u Huh, looks like Carlos Meglia.

2023-10-21 15:28:26

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@npub1nhw…g2sy Besides, the glitchy gifs are the ones that do best!

2023-10-17 18:09:13

Grapes: wash 'em. Peaches: wash 'em. Carrots: wash 'em. Bread: wa- DAMMIT

2023-10-10 21:20:01

I am due for a full night's sleep.

2023-09-30 02:54:54

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@npub1dd2…lvc5 Is it tasty and well-seasoned?

2023-09-09 01:58:22

The human body has way too many bones. It takes forever to collect them all.

2023-08-22 23:13:08

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@npub1c5c…644a Yeah, it turned out OK. It was before smartphones, too, so I didn't break any screens. XD

2023-08-22 22:50:53

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@npub1c5c…644a I had a similar experience in Death Valley, and I fell down right next to a rattlesnake.
Imagine being stunned, trying to figure out if you're OK, and hearing SHKHKHKHKHKHKHHKKHHKH
Anyway, it turns out I wasn't too badly injured to scramble back up the ridge.

2023-08-22 12:20:00

It really is amazing just how hard and fast internet giants dove for "let's replace our content with literal nonsense because it's cheaper".

2023-08-19 16:35:36

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@npub1ykg…g4jv Oh, that's a super neat idea. I know some popular systems these days use a setup kind of like that, but I like the idea of really going to town on it.
Really lean into the "meta" aspect of it to the point where it becomes part of the ordinary flow.

2023-08-19 16:11:50

Slowwwly assembling bits for an asymmetrical TTRPG rule set for shadowrun-style shenanigans.
What are some favorite mechanics and moments you've had in these kinds of games?

2023-08-03 16:31:29

On the stroad again, taking photos for no reason.
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2023-06-30 20:54:50

Did tech always latch onto trash fads so aggressively and completely?
I remember stupid stuff like Blast Processing, but that was marketing shit.
In the past few years tech companies have been diving from scam to scam and literally destroying their products to chase scams.

2023-06-23 15:59:25

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@npub1200…aqy2 Is it just a stunt for a new song?

2023-06-23 15:58:29

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@npub1200…aqy2 the political song guy?

2023-06-18 22:11:27

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@npub16y5…ym3t I'm just having a hard time caring about FFXVI, it seems... so uninspired and samey...
But I am trying BG3, I guess I should make room for FFXVI.

2023-06-01 19:24:43

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@npub1q2t…jr8a ... Cankles? Why... why cankles?!

2023-05-26 16:28:42

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@npub16y5…ym3t Listen, one day I noticed orange soda is melted popsicles with carbonation.
So then I got to thinking - what about OTHER sodas?
See, a flat soda is only bad if it's A LIQUID.
I am a gastronomical genius, as you can tell.

2023-05-26 16:20:41

People get worried when they think they might have - shudder - "bad taste".
I don't think you can force your tastes to conform, it's probably better to just go through your tacky weirdo phase and find the folks that like the you that exists.
Now, back to mixing orange soda and pepsi into terrible popsickles.

2023-05-24 19:47:57

I am extremely disheartened because a dollop of peanut sauce got on my shirt. This is truly a disaster, I'm going back to bed.

2023-05-22 01:23:51

Recently I've noticed a fierce metallic taste in places I don't expect to find one. It tastes like licking a nine volt battery.
Cheese shouldn't taste like that, for example.
... I don't have any other symptoms, but I'm pretty sure I know what's causing it.
Well, I'm already quarantined out of expectation of something like this, so whatever.

2023-05-11 21:24:49

Gmail's web client has updated to constantly have a banner ad for 'a smarter gmail experience' at the top, begging me to use the app.
Gotta say, Google, I'm not interested in a smarter email service. If anything, I want a dumber email service.

2023-05-10 03:10:01

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@npub16y5…ym3t The old one? Or is there a new one?