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It's been so great playing with friends. We're different people with different priorities.

One of my friends prioritized base-building so make the perfect home.

I however kept things barely above metal-shack level just to focus on ships. I was first to travel between bodies.

Another chose Europa and because of the low mining materials diversity has become a master economist and trader. They bought their ship.

We're cross-teaching other in a fun cultural exchange of sorts.

But I've since learned how to make something not jack-of-all-trades and to be light and zippy for dedicated use cases.

"Ferret" was born. It's perfect for quick manual mining runs while I work on a proper mining ship.

So the fleet has begun in earnest...

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There were program reminiscent incidents during initial design and flight tests...

The first shot for the moon failed and I fell back to earth sideways because of the gravity.

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My first ship is so derpy! I didn't know anything yet and over-engineered it, but it's a genuine lifeboat capable of anything and everything. I can survive for 20 days in space with it haha!

2x O2/H2 generators for H2 tank and cockpit.
4x batteries.
Too many atmos engines because it heavy.
Too many H2 engines because it heavy.
Cargo box for the ice conversion.
2x H2 to Electricity generators for the batteries.

Since it's so derpy, I named it DERP of course!

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I've become hooked on and got a dedicated server going. I started a base on Earth, my first ship made it to the moon to visit a friend who started a base there, and then I flew home.

His base is more advanced now with the help I provided, but I'm back home and building up my own! Made a fun walkway up a mountain to my windmill farm recently. They were below and too close to my base making it too difficult to park and take-off with my now 2 ships.

Some recent pics:

@mjgardner Ooooh yes! Or a skin on a music player like Winamp?

Reminder: is satisfying "wish my phone was a desktop computer" fulfillment. 😍

@shlepcar@sfba.social I could recite song memories all day! Great topic!

@shlepcar@sfba.social Punkadiddle, early 1980s, while exploring my parents' 45s as a kid. It was instant love for synth music that I would learn to play for decades.

Pink Floyd Echoes, at a party in 1991 when I was a teen. I was transfixed at the perfect build up to filling the sound space and pulling in the entire room of listeners throughout its duration. Masterpiece.

Alannah Myles, Lover of Mine, 1990. First breakup song hehe. Still enjoying it today but it makes me smile remembering.

@emileeann And CD/vinyl for music, DVD/Blu-ray for movies. 🥰

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Reading a magazine *in print* and realizing how nice it is to not have the publisher know every bit of data on how I consumed it—how long it sat on my coffee table, time spent on each article, which products I research because I saw it on the pages…

In a constantly connected world, analog feels like an escape.

#RandomThought

After hours in the Last Wish raid getting 2,000 kills with an event gun, the last step of Dawning gilding is done!

I'm a Star Baker. 🌟🍪

In light of all the travel drama for people this Christmas, I’ve written a new :

*with sustained notes as repeat vowels*

I’ll stay home for Christmas,
You can count on me.
Won’t go out and get stuck in snow,
Nor stranded by air, land or seeeeea.

I’ll stay home for Christmas,
There’s only badventures outsiiiide.

I’ll stay home for Crhiiiistmas,
With hot cocoa by my siiiiide.

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My favourite part of the fediverse is that I'm neither a customer, nor the product.

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