Hey guys, could we stop complaining about tips? They're wonky, but we're still getting them - if you're not, just wait a bit and keep posting decent stuff and they should start flowing again. Seems a bit cyclical at times. But still, ft is better than nt (no tip) Let's focus more on sharing cool stuff and talking to eachother than how much we're getting in tips. We used to get by just fine with likes, hearts, and upvotes before Noise. Embrace the community, don't be a Greedy…
Anniversary with my wife today. May have cheated on the diet a wee bit 🤭 Apple pie funnel cake. 😋😋
I'm really not the most photogenic person in the world 😂 This camera does take some impressive portraits, though.
Gonna have to get some retro gaming Twitch Streams going soon! The layout is barebones, though lol
I came across a comment from the admins that really put things into perspective and confirmed my suspicions: "We have $4,000 per day and ~10,000 authors daily to give it to." Magical internet money doesn't just appear out of anywhere. Let's continue to be mindful that we're creating content that is interesting for the sake of sharing with the community, and keep tips as more of just an added bonus - if you have a dry spell, consider that other people are maybe just getting…
Gonna have to bail on the steaming plans for tonight... Been fighting with my kids to get to bed, and I'm totally zonked. Hopefully tomorrow night I'll get something going.
What's new and exciting today, Noise? It's a cool, rainy day over in my neck of the woods; and a Thursday that feels more like a Friday... I hate when that happens. I noticed this site's been updated again - now you can see what channels a user has created by visiting thier profile page. That's kinda cool.
Today feels like a good day for Doom/Stoner metal. 1000mods - Road To Burn Rakrakan-o-meter: [ ████████░░] - Slow tempo and surprisingly laid back, but heavier than a dump truck full of lead all at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2DMQ0DyqdE 1000mods is a metal band out of Greece. Fairly unknown - they deserve more credit haha. Here are some other awesome songs by them: Vidage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ysBMZSzpp8 She:…
You guys seeing the new tip animation? It's a small touch but it's awesome lol. Caught me off guard
Lets talk about mundane regional differences! We're probably all familiar with phone numbers, but different countries have different formats. Here in North America (I'm assuming Mexico and Central America are the same?) it's ###-###-####. The first 3 numbers are the regional area code (many regions have more than one), then the next three are specific to the city (again, often more than one per city), and the last four are unique to the phone you're calling. As you can tell…
Streaming Xexyz, or whatever else I decide to play for an hour or two... https://www.twitch.tv/abraxas86
Done streaming for the night. Next stream I do, I'll play through Crystalis - I'm much better at that game 😂
Full Album Friday! Black Ribbons is a concept album released by Shooter Jennings (son of Country legend Waylon Jennings) released in 2010. It's about a dystopian future where the radio and media are heavily censored and plays as if you're listening to the last broadcast from the last pirate radio station still playing what they want to, despite the government regulations. You'll hear the story from the viewpoint of the radio announcer (voiced by Stephen King) as he talks…
Crystalis was an absolutely amazing hack-and-slash RPG game on the NES that never got the sequel it much deserved. I got this game for my birthday many moons ago, and it's been one of my favourites ever since. Planning on streaming for an hour or so (or until my wife gets home and tells me to pack it in lol) https://www.twitch.tv/abraxas86
Got my first Zombie random NFT drop for mining the Zombie land on Magor! Thanks @ArtistByron!
One downside to the anonymity of crypto is there's no way (that I know of) to keep tabs on just how much Elon buys in each time he tanks the market. I'd love to bet that his end goal is to crap all over the market and buy in massive amounts on each dip, then hodl as it recovers and make off like a bandit. Is there any way to prove this isn't what he's doing? The guy is seedy AF. I'll never understand the cult following he has. 🤢
Known as "God Slayer" in Japan, Crystalis is one of those games that stuck with me ever since I got it for my birthday back when I was a kid. I'll be streaming this game on the original NES hardware on Twitch for a while - swing by if you want! https://www.twitch.tv/abraxas86
The battery in this cartridge must be pushing close to 30 years old, yet it's still holding my saves like a boss. Catch me on Twitch for a few hours - continuing my Crystalis casual playthrough. Https://twitch.tv/abraxas86 🤘🏻
Anybody know if there's any good way to integrate BCH tipping on Twitch? [EDIT] Used tipb.ch to create a card, and put that on my profile. I'll have to figure out if there's a way to create a bot/obs Streamlabs plugin to pay attention to the blockchain and trigger an animation when donations are made.
Little change of pace for this Music Monday. This tracker tune has been stuck in my head since the weekend lol. It's one of the songs that comes bundled with MilkyTracker, but it's so catchy. Tracker music is kinda technical and really nerdy. Don't try to understand the video, just enjoy the tune 😅 Raina - Slumberjack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrHH_Sy1_k If you want to take a swing at the software, it's free (and I think open-source?): https://milkytracker.org/
😂 Hail yourself! Don't forget to give yourself kudos for the accomplishments you've made through life - whether that be with work, wealth, or even just getting out of bed and making it through another day. You rock! #Satanism
Made a hoodie. Turned out fucking amazing if I may say so myself! Cut the Pattern with a Cricut and used heat transfer vinyl. The sweater itself is just a generic black one from Amazon. Fist time I've attempted a project like this. Might have to make a Noise Cash tee shirt next 😁😁
I just wanna point out that today is 6-9 and hump day. 😂😂
Sorry for rapid-posting. I'm just getting frustrated by the spin on the recovered BTC. As usual, the Luddites running the media FUD machine are gung-ho on running some sort of "told you so!" gatcha story that BTC is insecure because the FBI was able to return the stolen coins. As usual, they completely miss the fact that the FBI was able to do this because they got the keys to the wallet most likely because the wallet keys were on a compromised server, or the BTC was held on…
YouTube's got me stuck in a "True Crime" rabbithole right now and I can't get enough. Check these channels out: JCS Criminal Psychology: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYwVxWpjeKFWwu8TML-Te9A Real World Police: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChaEeYV0iibwFqrmFYTweVA To the CSIS/NSA/FBI guy probably watching me right now, I'm not up to anything... really! 😂
FULL ALBUM FRIDAY! Dance Mix '95 is one of those albums that instantly throws me back to the days of being a kid. Like, there's so much nostalgia when I listen to this album that I can't even say whether it aged well or not. In my mind, this is the epitome of 90s Eurobeat and dance club bangers. It's one of those albums I can listen to in its entirety and it just puts me in a good mood and reminds me of the simpler days when I was a kid. Dance Mix '95 Rakrakan-O-Meter: […
This song just came in my head outta nowhere. It's a pretty solid house tune. Bingo Players - Cry (Just a Little) https://youtu.be/ZBpWdwXzpMk #Music
[EDIT] Beat the game, stream's done for the night. Thinking I'll start Castlevania 2 tomorrow --- I'm not nearly as cool (or attractive) as @GubbaTV. I'm not really as good at games either - but I'm streaming right now and she's not, so ha! :P Hopefully gonna finish Crystalis tonight or tomorrow night. I'm probably around 75% of the way through it. Come join me if you want: https://www.twitch.tv/abraxas86
Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan to my Filipino friends on here! It was on this day back in 1898 that the Philippines declared independence form Spain.
Doing some housework and this D'n'B banger came on the playlist. 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Sully - X plus Y https://youtu.be/sTUeJ_se2uM Genre: Drum'n'Bass #Music
Good music, house to myself. It's a housework grind today... But at least it's enjoyable - I can do things how I want without criticism or interruption (at least until the kids come home in a few hours 😂. Hope you guys are having a fantastic Satunday Mornightfternoonevening 😂😂😂
Somebody made a post about depression and some depressing music they liked, and it reminded me of the most depressing music I'd ever heard in my life - the music of Keaton Henson. You can feel the utter heartbreak and sadness. Seriously - I can't even get through this playlist without tearing up. "You" crushes me every time I hear it. It's so sad, but so heart-filled. "If you must die sweetheart, die knowing your life was my life's best part" 😭 Keaton Henson - You Don't Know…
Lugged 9 big patio stones around to the back yard, and 4 bags of limestone screen. Gonna put in a small patio to put a shed on top of. So tired now lol.
Finally managed to see one of those cotton candy looking sunsets tonight!
Working on a new shirt... This took about an hour to weed out. Still have another layer to go lol
Procrastinated on the ironing part because it's terrifying - there's no undo once the iron hits 😂 Had a bit of vinyl left and used it for sleeve decals. Worked pretty well!
Fakefluencer NFT's - finally have more RAM. This one was posted last week, but they'd been out of RAM until now. https://wax.atomichub.io/drops/57922+57910+57918+57916+57915
Latest version: https://noise.cash/post/1674kp22 Trying to conceptualize a noise.cash T-Shirt, but I'm not totally satisfied yet. Placement on the template is a bit off - it's really only just for visualizing since it only cuts to a standard sheet. This would be going on a black Tee.
Twitchin' a casual playthrough of Castlevania II if anybody wants to hang out and chat. NES pin connector is so tight I don't even have to press the games down for them to play. #OddFlex 💪😂 https://twitch.tv/abraxas86
This song reminds me of another song, but I can't place it and it's driving me nuts. It's a pretty chill sounding German alt-rock/jangle rock song. Aside from it being about somebody named "Jeanny" I have no idea what it's about lol. Checkie Brown - Jeanny Rakrakan-O-Meter: [ █████░░░░░] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMo-RFesKII (This video's in "3D" so you can scroll it around and see the whole band like you're there with them!) #Music
Been having some trouble with earwigs getting in my house again. It's a seasonal thing, but hasn't been too bad the last few years. This year it's bad again. Created a trap and put it out front of my house. I feel a bit bad since the trap is outside, which is technically their home. It should attract them and keep them out of mine, I just wish I could set it in my house so it *only* kills the ones that break in. The trap itself is just olive oil and soya sauce, and in the…
Is AW broken for you guys too?
Been streaming Castlevania II the last few nights on Twitch and was joined by somebody named Sathdresh who has been awesome company - giving me tips and tricks along the way and sharing some tech knowledge about the game. Turns out the guy's got a bit of a speedrun master for this game. He did a Games Done Quick at the start of the year, and currently holds a respectable 2nd place record for the Japanese version of the game https://www.speedrun.com/user/Sathdresh I'm kinda…
Update on the earwig trap... First two pics to hopefully make the "real" pic not as big of a thumbnail... Don't want to accidentally trigger somebody :/ See pic #3 No earwigs in the house today
Creating Tee-Shirts I posted a few pictures of a sweater and Tee shirts that I made recently, and somebody suggested that I write a post about the whole process... so here it is! The items I've made use Heat Transfer vinyl for the graphics. I have a machine that will cut out the design, and use a heat press to apply it. The Design Phase It's no secret that I'm absolutely horrible at drawing and art in general... so the stuff I'm making is using graphics that I've purchased…
Made another shirt last night, and outlined the whole process on read.cash: https://read.cash/@abraxas/creating-tee-shirts-a7a458bf
Oh man, it's FULL ALBUM FRIDAY and I don't even have anything prepped! I guess today I'll go with Oasis' 1995 album "What's The Story (Morning Glory)?" A britrock masterpiece that ruined campfires and house parties everywhere with "Wonderwall" lol. It's got many of my favourite songs by Oasis (and fave songs in general). Sonically, I think it fits this rainy, cool day we're having here in the Ontario, Canada. Oasis - What's The Story (Morning Glory)? Rakrakan-O-Meter: […
Let's reflect: Freedom I was tagged by @Bloghound to participate in @JonicaBradley 's "#Freedom" challenge. The rules are simple: Write about Freedom Write 100% original content Write at least 600 words Tag me @JonicaBradley https://read.cash/@JonicaBradley Have fun I've been trying to think about what freedom means to me, but I realized that it's really a hard topic to concentrate on. **Freedom** comes in many forms - personal freedom, freedom of speech, financial freedom,…
MRW I successfully floor glitch for a 3rd time in Simon's Quest. https://clips.twitch.tv/AntsyInexpensiveDragonPogChamp-PGyEg9OiCRi7oFDu I'm such a loser 😂😂 #RetroGames
Blew out the ass out of my shorts getting in my car after leaving the grocery store. Had to deliver my parents' groceries in these 😂 How's your Saturday going? 😂😂😂
Cool, now we've got spammers in a snit over not getting "free" money that are twisting the admin's words (or just too lazy to read more than 2 lines of a post?) and reporting other accounts as spam because they (the spammers) can't even read all the information before making stupid decisions... cool. Hopefully the ratings given by these accounts don't hold much weight. PS: Here's the admin's whole post for anybody that wants to read it: https://noise.cash/post/l0mg6753
Survived the wash. It's in the dryer now... Hoping for the best 🤞🏻 In theory it should hold up as well as any vinyl pressed shirt... But in practicality, it could suck if the vinyl I used wasn't good.
Survived the dryer! It's a bit wonky in places, but decided to YOLO and used high heat on the dryer. I figured it would be a good test, as it's about the most abuse a shirt can take and this design had some intricate spots with the horns and the candle, as well as the cross on the sleeves. Though I washed on a warm cycle (instead of hot). A few areas feel like they might lift - I'm hoping I can press them back down again with the heat press after it's fully cooled down. The…
Attempted a quad drop in Castlevania 2, but pulled off a triple last night. Great first start. The timing is REALLY tight to pull this off, but it's a huge time-saver if you're doing an any% speed-run of the game. Was practicing on my Raspberry Pi and taking full advantage of savestates lol https://m.twitch.tv/clip/TangentialCautiousArtichokeStrawBeary-LLhOA6HsrxkdPj-U (Pitcade is my side channel - it goes live any time a game is started from my RetroPi system)
Sorry for the meta shit lately, but I'm laughing too hard at this. If you know, you know. I'll leave it at that. Hopefully if/when the dude wants to join society here again, he's able to make an alt and behave like an adult.
The world needs an Inspirational Metal album 😂 Listen to this and tell me you don't want to make positive changes lol. Shia LaBeouf goes METAL! ["Just Do It"] [Motivational Speech Remix] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZnyjVQS5Vo #Music
Gonna see my dad tomorrow. Didn't get to see him on Father's Day. Here's the gift I made him 😂 (it's a shirt)
Ummmm those search results are a bit off. 😂😂
Pulled off a couple quad drops last night!! Practicing with a practice ROM that confirms values to make sure you're in a good position to do a drop. Also took full advantage of save states for practicing. Need to get better at it still before I can do a legit run, though. The whips need to be frame perfect, and since the floor gaps are different on each level, the timing per drop changes ever so slightly. https://clips.twitch.tv/CleverGiftedSlothOMGScoots-I1FvQuTDwlZtU520
AlienWorlds has been updated. Nothing major, but there are a few new sounds - including a tone when the cool down has ended and you can mine again. That's a nice touch since now I don't have to pay as much attention to my AW tab
Today feels like an 80's New Wave kinda day. This is one of my faves. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3j2NYZ8FKs #Music
Getting my first COVID shot today. I'm anxious as hell, and ironically it's just over the "getting there" part. The shot doesn't faze me in the slightest, but driving to the place, finding the right parking lot, making sure I get into the right linebat the right place (and don't get lost in the building), making sure I fill out any paperwork correctly and have all required documents... Anxiety is a weird beast. I'm sure I'll be fine, but I always get like this any time I…
First shot done! The clinic was actually really well managed and signed/labeled. Process was really quick, just need to wait 15 minutes to make sure I don't suffer any ill effects. 😁
Overall COVID shot experience? 10/10 would get a COVID shot again... And what do you know? I have a second shot in a few months! Albeit in October, I'm hoping I can reschedule it sooner. 🤘🏻
Arm is a bit tender today, but no different from any other shot I've gotten.
Baked a small mountain of chocolate chip cookies today... Needless to say, my diet's not going so well right now 😂 I promise I'll get back on the Keto bandwagon soon, though. I'm getting sick of the junk food, but the convenience is nice.
Music Monday! Here's a band called the Fantastic Plastics. I just found out about them yesterday via Twitch, so I don't know a lot about them, but I absolutely love their dynamic. They're a bit rough around the edges (sometimes singing a bit off key, or missing a note here and there) and I absolutely love that. They're in it for the fun, and you can tell that they absolutely love what they're doing. The technical on their channel is also pretty impressive. They do some…
Was greeted by this dragonfly on the path to my front door earlier today. I've never seen one quite like this before - his wings looked really interesting.
Oh man, last night I heard one of the most epic songs I've heard in a while: Star Rider by the band Hällas. Did some quick research on them - Hällas are a 5 piece band out of Sweden who sound (and look) like they're straight from the 70's, but the actually formed in 2017. I'm absolutely in love with their music and the artwork for their albums and such. They've absolutely nailed the retro aesthetic. Star Rider manages to somehow be an incredibly dark/heavy tune despite it…
On one hand I've earned enough BCH from Noise to get something that I really want. On the other hand, thinking about spending any BCH while it's so low makes me feel uncomfortable. What a silly dilemma. I'll just keep hodling. Eventually I will reach a point where I'm comfortable spending some BCH on myself - either a) when I've earned significantly more; or b) When the value of BCH shoots way up so I don't have to spend as much to get what I want.
Starting to realize that Twitch has a lot of really awesome musicians on it. I always considered it to be a platform for gamers to stream but it's so much more! There are practically interactive concerts happening on there all the time. Check out these Twitch users (on Twitch): @rodywalkerpth @daniel_dekay @fantasticplastics @destrox88x @grym just to name a few 🤯
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