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Favourite moment of my day,
"Hey Miss, you have made me really love science."
Naww...

:blobfoxdrakedislike:​ Paying a few dollars a month to use Twitter, which is run by a billionaire.

:blobfoxdrakelike:​ Donating a few dollars a month to help your Mastodon server, which is run by people who care about their communities.

Periodic reminder to check the "About" section on your Mastodon server to see if they have donation links. :)

I am really quite excited about the two new Z80 kits that will be listed on z80kits.com in the next couple of days. Spoiler: They are not RC2014 kits!

@Solid_Snail I'm actually super impressed by this port, sure some slow loading, but graphically it is fine. The Switch is today's ZX Spectrum, conversions are compromised but impressive nonetheless.

The upcoming controller seems to be pulling out of the controller dark ages straight into the present.

Two key features that were sorely needed are shown here:

* Accelerometer: Gyro aiming has become essential to many for FPS games, the days of having to use a third-party controller that allows you to map the gyro to the mouse or stick will finally be over! Native gyro implementations will be possible.

* Direct to cloud: Bringing the Stadia controller experience to Microsoft cloud gaming, this is really nice to have too! While Microsoft's cloud gaming isn't anywhere near as usable as was it is slowly improving, I hope that eventually, it will catch up to where was years ago.

I keep coming back to Lemmings on the Game Gear. While it is missing some graphical details compared to other ports, it’s a surprisingly full featured port. And it looks gorgeous.
#sega #gamegear #lemmings #retrogaming

It bugs when I see serious comments about programming topics prefaced with something like, "I've been doing this for 10 years," followed by some ridiculously strongly stated opinion declared as an immutable fact.

Where do people get this confidence from? I've been professionally programming nearly 30 years at this point and I don't ever feel confident enough to assume I know *anything* for sure.

In fact, the older I get, the less sure I am and the more I've forgotten.

Microsoft addresses the huge Xbox leaks: here’s Phil Spencer’s full memo - Image: Laura Normand / The Verge

Xbox chief Phil S... - theverge.com/2023/9/19/2388117

@ouij indeed. EVs are objectively nice, with lots of torque, super quick acceleration, incredibly quiet, and can be refuelled at home. However, it's tough to come to terms that eventually replacing your current £30k SUV or truck with something sort of equivalent will cost you £70k and it isn't exactly equivalent because it struggles to tow without running out of juice fairly quickly.

This is not surprising. Phasing out ICE cars, or gas boilers takes planning and preparation. Words alone cannot meet targets, some effort is required. I can sit here telling everyone that by 2030, I plan to be a competitive marathon runner, but the important thing isn't the talking, it's the preparation. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-668

@AnnieRat1 @OtherRetroMatt not on DOS :) it only supported PC Speaker. The Amiga and ST versions though, yes :D

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