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game dev. Middle-aged ASD diagnosee.
Writing credits: Hellgate: London, Shroud of the Avatar, La Mulana EX

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NC native

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githubhttps://github.com/bferguson3
demos and jamshttps://barelyconsciousgames.itch.io/
old dev bloghttps://barelyconsciousgames.blogspot.com
old c64 tutorialshttps://c64mac.wordpress.com/

"Programming experts": Look at this innately confusing, obfuscated anonymous inline. Isn't it cool?

But it only works in my favorite language! Your language sucks!

Fake neutrality / BBC drops “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack” documentary

The #BBC’s decision to cancel the #Gaza medics documentary claiming “impartiality” concerns is bias masquerading as journalistic neutrality. Framing journalist Ramita Navai’s statements as mere “opinion” is disgusting. Describing Israel as “a rogue state that’s committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing, and mass-murdering Palestinians,” accurately summarizes findings from international legal institutions, human rights organizations, and her own documentary evidence. The #ICJ has found plausible evidence of genocide, #UN experts have documented systematic targeting of medical facilities, thousands of healthcare workers have been killed, so presenting doctors’ firsthand accounts isn’t “partial” - it’s essential documentation and possibly their professional obligation to their viewers.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/20/bbc-gaza-medics-documentary-impartiality-coverage

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide

BBC drops Gaza medics documentary over impartiality concerns

Corporation says talks over how to broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack have ‘reached the end of the road’

The Guardian
No lies detected in this 2020 description of Joe Rogan.
Bridge test.

The "pick one of three" mechanic from every roguelite of the last half a dozen years is now old and bad design.

If you do this, you enjoy old, bad things.
#gamedev

Sunsonic 986-II. A Thai Famicom clone with keyboard and mini CRT built-in.

💥 WHEN THE INTERNET DIES: DIY COMMS SURVIVAL TOOLKIT

This thread blew the fuck up. So here’s a no-bullshit breakdown of all the projects and ideas y’all dropped, so it’s easier to digest than a 300-reply tech rave. But yo—don’t let the thread die. Keep sharing, building, prepping.

Some of my personal favs?
📦 Internet in a Box – Doesn’t fix comms but is clutch for info sharing when it all goes to hell.
📡 Cantenna – Because it's cheap, DIY, and let’s be real, it’s fucking funny.

🎛 INTERNET BLACKOUT SURVIVAL: DIY COMMS FOR WHEN SHIT GOES DARK
🔌 1. Mesh Networks
Local WiFi/radio nodes talk directly.

Tools: Meshtastic, People’s Open WiFi, Reticulum

Good for: cities, tight communities.

📡 2. Ham & Packet Radio
Long-distance, text/image data over radio.

Gear: Baofeng, Quansheng UV-K5

Apps: AndFLMsg, Rattlegram

Learn: IAF Radio Guide

🔐 3. Secure Scuttlebutt & Briar
Off-grid social media & messaging via USB/Bluetooth.

Sites: scuttlebutt.nz, briarproject.org

📦 4. Internet in a Box
Local, offline servers with Wikipedia, books, and more.

Site: internet-in-a-box.org

🧠 5. Reticulum Network Stack
Encrypted, multi-channel, async networking protocol.

Site: reticulum.network

🛰 6. Old-School Hacks
📻 AM/SW radios

📡 Long-range WiFi with cantennas

🗺 Paper maps, encyclopedias, zines

🐌 Sneakernet (USB drops, printouts)

🤝 7. Internet Resiliency Clubs
Community organizing for tech survival.

Start one: bowshock.nl/irc

⚠️ Challenges
Legal grey zones (encryption)

Tech literacy gaps

Infrastructure costs

Right-wing radio bros

Gilead has announced that lenacapavir, the game-changing HIV prevention drug just approved by the FDA will cost $28,218 USD per person per year.

Researchers say a generic version could be made for just $25 per person a year.

Capitalism kills.

Yo, real talk—what the fuck are we gonna do when the internet gets shut off?

We've seen it in #Gaza, in #Iran, and when Elon “I-play-God” Musk blacked out Starlink in Ukraine. Every time shit gets heavy, the state or some oligarch clown just pulls the plug. It ain’t just a glitch—it’s strategic, it’s repression, and it’s a fucking reminder that most of our comms infrastructure is in the hands of fascists, corporations, or both.

I’ve been working with indigenous comrades who rely on #Starlink to stay connected in remote areas. And yeah, it’s wild that you can be deep in the bush and still shitpost from a mountaintop—but that signal still runs through a pipeline owned by a Nazi tech bro.

We need to be talking more about mesh networks, autonomous infrastructure, all that good shit that anarchist tech nerds have been yelling about for years. Decentralized, resilient, community-controlled comms aren’t just cool—they’re necessary for survival.

Let’s keep this convo alive and start building the lifelines before the next blackout. Shit’s coming fast.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/activists-are-designing-mesh-networks-to-deploy-during-civil-unrest/

Activists are Designing Mesh Networks to Deploy During Civil Unrest

The Mycelium Mesh Project is testing DIY networks that can be quickly deployed on trees or lamp posts during a political uprising.

VICE

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wired: replaying transistor for the 11th time

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