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Gerard Braad

My opinions are my own. They do not reflect those of my employer.

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#Hardware | #OpenSource | #RetroTech
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𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑮𝑨, MegaDrive, MiSTer
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| Principal Software Engineer
& Manager, Software Engineering working on DevTools
| Opinions are my own!
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gbraad, to android
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Which application is better?

  • Insular (island)
  • Shelter

gbraad,
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gbraad,
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"Shelter is recommended over Insular and Island as it supports contact search blocking."

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/android/#shelter

Which is something I can disable from the Samsung "Work Profile" settings

gbraad, to random
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Mike Tyson just smiles at Jake Paul.. hahahahahaaaaaaa.

gbraad, to gaming
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Now you're playing with power; the Power Strip !

image/jpeg

gbraad,
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... the ideal way to energize your tower of power!

gbraad, to amiga
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Long before the Oculus there was Virtuality; powered by 3000s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qe4suqGZmU

mattdm, to random
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A few days ago, I heard the "regular" version of this song, but this one is what got stuck in my head.

You're welcome.

https://youtu.be/2INfnfP4wU8?si=PnaNUa8U8v_79kbO

gbraad,
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@mattdm

Blasphemy!

"Mustn't hurt the Precious!"

gbraad, to random
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strength comes from self-responsibility

if society or leadership teaches you to be weak, and are in control of you, understand that they do not serve your interest at all.

gbraad, to Nintendo
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I don't understand most of the fans; they seem to just accept the fact they killed the Super Mario Maker service and even often times support the way the company enforces absurd restrictions on as it is their right. No, they take away your rights... and you nod in agreement?

Sure, we have pretendo... but what if they go after this with the same 'justification' as their crusade against emulation and preservation?

gbraad, to Amazon
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Google play has not yanked Magic 2014 and 2015 from downloading (they are in my library), but 2014 is unplayable due to the market not working. I used to get the version from Amazon App Store, but this is now removed!?! IS this even legal!!! There is no way to access my purchase anymore!

Piracy? "If purchase isn't ownership, then piracy isn't theft"

I have receipts that show I am supposed to have it!

gbraad,
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“If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”

When Big Content makes the paid version worse than the free one.

https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2023-12-08-playstationed-tyler-james-hill-2ba28bfdbefc - by @pluralistic

gbraad, to random
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The Z80 is not discontinued... Just the the standalone DIP-packaged variants, identified as Z84C00. Other packages and variants like the eZ80 will remain.

gbraad, to random
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So Level Infinite is nothing more than a subsidiary of Tencent?

Had to be, as the name does not make a lot of sense from a grammatical perspective. But HQ in Amsterdam?!???

tailscale, to random
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Who turned out the lights? We've rolled out dark mode in our admin console! It follows your system settings by default, and you can configure it in your avatar menu

gbraad,
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@tailscale unfortunately login.tailscale.com still screams out loud in the night. Using an extension to 'soften' this...

gbraad, to retrogaming
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The Konami Code

↑, ↑, ↓, ↓, ←, →, ←, →, B, A

LDY $3F
BMI $C350
LDA $F5
AND #$CF
BEQ $C350
CMP $C351, Y
BEQ $C345
LDA #$FF
STA $3F
RTS
INY
STY $3F
CPY #$0A
BCC $C350
LDA #$01
STA $24
RTS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami_Code

#konami #retrogaming #assembly #gaming

gbraad, (edited )
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gbraad, to random
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"Up is (also) jump"

gbraad, to gaming
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In the original Snatcher game on the PC88 youl'll see a logo that 'closely' resembles Konami, but wih the name "Joy Division". Pretty sure Hideo Kojima knew this band.

gbraad,
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The Sega CD version takes a jab at the senate hearing in which The Justifier was presented as the solution to any problem:

https://youtu.be/QmB7h4WT7mw

gbraad, to gaming
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This ain't the Asus I once knew... All is now according to KPI based measurements? As that often leads to people #gaming the system.

https://youtu.be/7pMrssIrKcY

gbraad, to random
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Gen Alpha ? Mix that with fentanyl and you have a new ice age

gbraad, to retrogaming
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The Anbernic Arc is what a re-imagined Nomad should be

revk, to random
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Under what law I wonder?

gbraad,
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@revk

As long as helicopters and RC cars are OK

gbraad, to random
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Eh, yeah... Feminist should promote a female artist, although you can keep your Picasso, which is piss anyway.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1wpegrnrxo

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