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Fudunk and fudoodle I think I just got on the Shadowgate speedrun charts... I think I started the timer a bit early and ended a bit late. My run would probably put me somewhere around 50th place lol. Not dead last, but there's still a lot of spots I realized I could do cleaner. I might stand a chance with this one haha
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Took another swing at the Shadowgate speedruns last night. Too many stupid mistakes, couldn't get that sub 20 time. Maybe tonight 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Had a cool discussion with one of the other speedrunners about a strategy that's used in the glitchless run that could be considered a glitch. I have to say that I agree with him... the trick bypasses a lot of on-screen text as well as a lot of cursor movement to obtain items, and menuing. It's a pretty substantial chunk of time that's…
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A day early, here's a #FullAlbumFriday for you to enjoy today (or tomorrow). I booked the day off work tomorrow so I won't have as much time to focus on here lol. HORSE The Band - R. Borlax Rakrakan-O-Meter: [█████████░] - Heavy riffage, heavy nerdage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onoU65q3luo Listening to this album throws me back to high school in the early-mid '00s. I was introduced to this music from an acquaintance of mine at the time. We co-existed, not really friends…
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Woo! Set some new PB's tonight in Shadowgate. Best run so far puts me in 39th place out of 53. Not too bad. Still lots of room for improvement - I know I can get that number down further. #RetroGaming #NES #Nintendo #Speedrun
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Yooo set a new Personal Best time in #Shadowgate right at the end of my stream tonight. I doesn't change my ranking, but shaves about 1.5 seconds off my previous PB Here's a screenshot of my speedrun progress. I've made MANY more runs than what's in the pic, those are just my best attempts. #Speedrun #NES #Shadowgate #Retro
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Bah, still stuck at 20th even after shaving like 4 seconds off the run. Gotta get 14:23 or better to move down to 19th. I'm at a point now where my performance is starting to plateau. I will get better, though. Almost every night I've set a new PB. #Shadowgate #NES #Speedrun #RetroGaming
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Even though I took off Friday and Monday was a holiday I feel like that long weekend that past still wasn't long enough. Can't wait for the day I can finally retire lol
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Yeah yeah, another Speedrun post lol. Made some HUGE strides tonight though. My 2nd run of the night knocked almost 20 seconds of my previous best, and the one after that knocked off almost another 5 seconds. I'm so close to a sub 14 time. #Shadowgate #NES #Speedrun #Retro
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We had some absolutely amazing thunder storms here in Toronto last night. I wish I got some pictures. These storms usually blow over us and we miss them, so I was super stoked to finally have one stick around... just wish it came a bit earlier so I could have really enjoyed the whole thing lol
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Gettin' my eyes checked out today. I've been able to play "guess the blob" fairly accurately, but lately I've realized that's stupid. I know I've got an astigmatism in my one eye, but lately my ability to read things from afar has been totally crap. We'll see how things go in about an hour lol.
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Results are in: My eyes aren't any worse than they were a few years ago. They haven't gotten any better, but at least they haven't gotten worse. My left eye is still the problem. I have a script for glasses, but I'm wondering if laser would be a better approach. Gotta see what my insurance will cover.
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I have the mind of a goldfish, so I'm gonna make this post partially as a puzzle to you and partially as a reminder for me. Here's part of the Full Album I'm gonna share tomorrow. Can you figure it out?
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I honestly didn't expect anybody to guess the album from the small bit I shared yesterday, but it would have been wild if somebody did. Today's #FullAlbumFriday is MSTRKRFT - The Looks. Fans of Daft Punk would probably like this one as it was heavily inspired by their music. MSTRKRFT - The Looks Rakrakan-O-Meter: [███████░░░] - Upbeat electro vibes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdbykNfaZjE&list=PLCWXIh7vWQTK_-LpL-oNLPGYd090Nso0_ MSTRKRFT are a two-piece band out of the…
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Today I found out about the coolest hot peppers ever - Count Dracula Peppers! They grow on a tree with black leaves and the peppers themselves start off black and then turn red. I need a forest of these trees!
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Still waiting for verification on my speedruns, but I'm currently down to 13th place! #Shadowgate #NES #Speedrun #RetroGaming
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So I bought some 16x16 LED matrix boards for my Arduino... now I need to figure out how to actually code on Arduino to get the matrices to do things 😂 I've been so spoiled by high-level coding on Raspberry Pi; I'm totally out of my element with Arduino 😂
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Is noise struggling for you guys today, too? My feed is really struggling to update
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There's a saying about separating the art from the artist; but I'm not sure how exactly that can be done. Maybe for artists who are long dead and were a product of their time it can be do-able. I've been thinking about this for a while as a founding member and guitarist and songwriter for Iced Earth turned out to be a domestic terrorist and supporter of domestic terrorism in the USA. Even if you separate him from his music, if you stream or acquire the songs by legitimate…
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YouTube just algo'd me the greatest song I've ever heard LOL The Chats - Smoko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc Looks like they're a younger punk bad out of Australia, but they nail that 80's punk sound dead-on. Definitely worth checking out their page, they've got a ton of other awesome songs too haha
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Sweet jankies, it's Friday and I almost forgot! Let's go punk today with Consumed's 1998 album "Breakfast at Pappa's" Consumed - Breakfast At Pappa's Rakrakan-O-Meter: [████████░░] - Grab your skateboard and go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vszIRrOJ7BI Ever wish you could just burn through an entire album in 15 minutes? Well you're in luck! The whole album only has 6 tracks. Is it a cop-out for #FullAlbumFriday? Maybe. But it's not a single, it's a complete album. The…
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Apple picking with the boys today
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Where do our tips go with this new system if we don't have a wallet set up on our current device? I really wish we could opt into the older system. I much preferred entering in a recieve address over my wallets actual seed phrase. #noise.cash
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Still waiting for validation, but I've made it to top 10! #Shadowgate #NES #Speedrun #RetroGaming
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Been a fun week so far. I've been off work to complete Health & Safety certification for work. Part 1 is almost done, and then I start part 2 tomorrow! I've actually been a member of my work's Joint Health/Safety Committee for like 3 years now, but my work failed to book me in for recertification before the window lapsed so I have to take the course again. It's definitely easier the second time around haha
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Having me on IM is a privilege, not a right. I don't live on IM programs 24/7. Don't voice call me to get my attention because I'm not reading your messages fast enough, that's not how it works. I will read your messages when I get a break from my responsibilities. Thank you 🤘🏻♥️
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A few people have asked about my work in regards to me taking the Joint Health/Safety Committee training this week (as I'd mentioned in an earlier post). I thought I'd take some time to elaborate more on what it's about etc. I do corporate IT, usually in an office environment, but I've been working from home for the past year and a bit due to COVID policies. While many people will look at an office environment as safe (and they're definitely far from the most unsafe jobs out…
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Just got wrapped up with my training. Part 2 was a real slog... This week flew by, though. Sucks I'm back to the grind on Monday. But hey, tomorrow is the weekend and that can only mean one thing: It's #FullAlbumFriday! I Hate Sally - Don't Worry Lady Rakrakan-O-Meter: [█████████░] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvdwjGqquuI&list=PLvDmBIWLY944-QLwLkSnXOBY1q1YtfCQz I Hate Sally was a 4 piece metalcore/post-hardcore band that was relatively local to me. They were out of…
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So I found out the other day that my 9th place run got verified! That's super exciting to me; but at the same time I was getting a bit tired of all the Shadowgate runs so I've switched things up to do some Legend of Zelda randomizers for a bit. I needed a change of pace to keep things fun. https://www.speedrun.com/user/abraxas86 #NES #RetroGaming #Speedrun
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Man, I can't believe I didn't realize how far into September we were... I missed the 21st day of September! Well, it's a week and a bit late, but the legend made another video and I just realized it today! I hope he keeps this trend up for years to come: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfi9JpgMc2U