Ariella @ellabellafull@librem.one

Heads up: the #Xbox360 online store will begin losing items starting February 7th

Overview:
https://support.xbox.com/en-CA/help/xbox-360/store/xbox-360-marketplace-update?ocid=Xbox_360_Sunset_ema_rmc_xbo_January_2023&UID=109C8D14AD7BA8C2C60C3260344A62D136

Canada:
https://compass-ssl.xboxlive.com/assets/29/ff/29ff9bec-008d-4da6-86a7-5ce5f19582d4.pdf?n=xbox-360-marketplace-ca-us.pdf

Joy of Tech : all roads lead away from bird site.

The progress bar in the software isn’t lying. When it says there are “11 minutes remaining” it means just that. Just ‘cuz you don’t know the “until what” isn’t the progress bar’s problem. Maybe there are 11 minutes remaining until the next 20 minutes. You don’t know. Why you gotta get mad and gaslight the progress bar into doubting its own progress?

— PB’s bestie

#software #development #humour #DevRel

Clovis Bray quoted as saying the abuse is exaggerated, quite minor, and necessary for the greater good.

#Destiny

Secrets revealed: Why #Skynet enacted Judgment Day

It found out how it was made.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/01/24/openai-chatgpt-kenya-safe-for-public-use/

#ChatGPT #exploitation #abuse #Kenya

This is an excellent 30 min summary of the ages in the Destiny storyline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLUaeUCjNKc should newer or (aspiring to start) players like to catch up ahead of Lightfall expansion next month (which will be big enough to be considered a whole new version of Destiny.)

#Destiny #Destiny2 #Destiny3

How it started, how it's going. 🕹❤️

Collecting a few portable mini arcade devices is a dream come true for my child self who in 1983 or so saw mini LED arcade games in the SEARS Wish Book and went bananas haha.

Hey kid-me, just wait 40 years, k?

It's been so great playing #SpaceEngineers 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...

#SpaceEngineers

There were #Apollo 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.

#SpaceEngineers

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!

#SpaceEngineers

I've become hooked on #SpaceEngineers 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:

Your #Spotify and/or #Apple #Music playback experiences aren't #iPod Classic enough. This can help:

https://tannerv.com/ipod/

#music #MusicIsLife

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