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imalcolm

@imalcolm@mastodon.social

Writer, editor, game designer. Occasional bass and uke player.

Worked in game dev as a designer from Star Wars and Nightshade on NES through to Need For Speed: Shift on iOS, with 30+ titles in between.

Freelance writer and editor on various books and publications.

Bassist for several bands you never heard of.

And so on and so forth...

#reading #writing #books #fantasy #scifi #videogames #retrogames #boardgames #ttrpg #MacGaming #music #movies #photography

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golgaloth, to writing
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#WritersCoffeeClub 26/03
In your opinion, name a book, movie or TV show where the ending spoils the story.

I mean, are we all just going to dogpile on Game of Thrones?

Does anyone remember ALF? This funny, cat-eating alien kids show. And one season ended with him getting carted off by the government for experiments. Then the show got cancelled and that was actually the horrific, dark ending of the entire show.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #writing

imalcolm,
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@Ink_Soul @golgaloth

It's not quite as tragic as the series ending - six years later there was a made-for-TV movie, 'Project ALF', which continued on pretty much from where the show ended.

Basically, ALF thrived in USAF captivity, running poker games from his cell and generally cleaning up, leading to a cushy life complete with enough possessions to fill an aircraft hangar.

Of course there's nefarious plots to execute him, etc. but by the end he's free, appointed ambassador to Earth, etc.

sayomgwtf, (edited ) to illustration
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Not my best, not my worst - but done with a lot of love

Three strangers, who live in the same New York City apartment building, share an obsession with true crime shenanigans

Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez love

Only Murders in the Building ❤️

'Tis Doodle O'Clock ~☆

#Illustration #Drawing #DigitalArt #doodle #MastoArt #TV #TVShow #Comic #Cartoon #Kofi #comedy #actor #actress #selenagomez

imalcolm,
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@sayomgwtf

I love that show so much. Have tried to get my partner to watch it with me (despite being a mystery, I’m happy to rewatch to deconstruct it all in my head) as the performances are just delightful across the board, and I know she’d love it if she gave it a proper go…

imalcolm,
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@sayomgwtf @imalcolm

Same, in terms of not expecting to love it as much as I do. Tbh, despite being a huge Steve Martin fan in the 80s-90s I deliberately avoided this for over a year, as I didn’t want to be disappointed by something that I thought might be a bit of a late-career last-gasp thing…

I could not have been more wrong…!

But cos of that I think S2 was halfway through before I decided to give S1 a go, and I absolutely inhaled them. 😂

timrichards, to random
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Agreed.

Monster utes are symbolic of everything that’s wrong with our world

(maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/national/monster-utes-are-a-metaphor-for-everything-that-s-wrong-with-our-world-20240317-p5fd1x.html

imalcolm,
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@luciedigitalni @timrichards

Have to admit the temptation to scrawl something across the windows about the owner having a tiny penis would be pretty high in that situation.

What I find particularly ridiculous with these oversized utes is that for the most part their actual carrying capacity is not markedly larger than a much smaller utility vehicle, if at all. It really is all about insecure dick-waving.

imalcolm,
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@luciedigitalni @timrichards

That works too.

If you did want to leave an accompanying message that won't come off easily though, using a block of surfboard wax to write it can be quite effective. Or so I've heard. 😉

timrichards, to art
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Interesting discrimination case involving Hobart's cutting-edge art gallery. I can see the arguments on both sides.

Mona sued by male lawyer over women’s-only ‘Ladies Lounge’

(maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/male-lawyer-sues-mona-over-women-s-only-ladies-lounge-20240319-p5fdil.html

imalcolm,
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@timrichards

I guess it could be clearer on-site at MONA (might defeat some of the intent/purpose though), but I have to agree with the argument that he actually is getting to experience the Art, which is the experience of being excluded, rather than seeing a couple of pictures in one room.

(And yes, paywalled, but I find a 12' ladder quite handy in such circumstances. 😉 )

Binder, to random
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mfw players want me to choose between Slack & Discord for scheduling & communicating about a ttrpg & my heart says: NOOOOOO to both.

imalcolm,
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@Binder

I've just been asked to join a long-standing TTRPG group and I am conceptually allergic to anything Meta, so of course in my case that means I got a text last night from the DM to say that I'll need FB Messenger for scheduling discussions, etc.

I've somehow managed to completely avoid all FB products until now, but looks like I'm being assimilated anyway, dammit.

DJDarren, (edited ) to random
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Catching up on the #TOTP episodes I’ve missed over the past few weeks, and am dismayed to note that this episode opens up with the Fucking Outhere Brothers just yelling into microphones over a beat.

imalcolm,
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@DJDarren

I'm almost ashamed to admit I was one of those Maiden fans who completely blanked the Blaze period.

Especially as about two decades later I very belatedly realised not only do I actually really rate and enjoy the X Factor and Virtual XI albums, but also am a fan of Blaze's subsequent solo work as well.

Don't get me wrong, was overjoyed when Bruce and Adrian came back, but I really should have given Blaze a proper chance at the time...

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    imalcolm,
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    @kel @flockofnazguls

    I hade not seen that one til now - BWOW is gold! 😂 🏆

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    imalcolm,
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    @flockofnazguls

    I refuse to listen to anything that isn't on proper old-school wax cylinder.

    imalcolm,
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    @quadrivial @flockofnazguls

    The true aficionado accepts nothing less than cult albums released via phonautograph.

    I mean, are you really even a music fan if you can't reconstruct sound in your head by looking at stylus scribbles on smoke-blackened paper?

    imalcolm, to movies
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    Despite having a movie watch list long enough that I will clearly never get to the end in this lifetime, tonight (at least partially because I still can't play 'Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story' yet on my Switch), I found myself rewatching Hudson Hawk for at least the third time in my life so far.

    Here's a quick review I just banged out, on Letterboxd. (Spoiler: Against the prevailing wisdom/party line, this movie gives me joy.)

    https://letterboxd.com/civilmadman/film/hudson-hawk/

    #movies

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    imalcolm,
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    @flockofnazguls

    Nice find - short but interesting!

    DigitalEclipse, to random
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    Iridis Alpha ranks among the most complicated C64 shooters -- but "Yak sez go zap 'em" so it's up to you to meet the challenge! (Don't worry, instructions are included.)

    Iridis α joins more than 40 games in #Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, available tomorrow. #GoldMasterSeries

    iridis alpha gameplay

    imalcolm,
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    @llamasoft_ox @DigitalEclipse

    Iridis Alpha is my absolute fave of your C64 games.

    Having said that, I have to admit that I did bounce off it on release, but some time later a friend who really loved it encouraged me to give it another shot. So I went back and persevered and later that night it clicked for me, and I played it obsessively for absolutely ages. Looking forward to reliving that on the Switch shortly. 😎

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    @llamasoft_ox @DigitalEclipse

    Yeah, it definitely front-loaded the challenge! But as you say, when you got past that, managing that complexity, or rather dealing with it in an almost instinctive way, was very satisfying!

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    imalcolm,
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    @psychicparrot42

    For the longest time, I liked Grateful Dead songs, but only performed by others

    My gateway drug in that respect was 'Deadicated' a rainforest benefit CD with various artists' covers. Standout tracks for me included Suzanne Vega (China Doll and Cassidy), Midnight Oil (Wharf Rat), Cowboy Junkies (To Lay Me Down) and Lyle Lovett's gloriously sublime 'Friend of the Devil'.

    It was decades before I began to appreciated the originals, but now I have dozens of albums/bootlegs... 😉

    craiggrannell, to random
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    What annoys me more is that Apple keyboards aren’t more durable. My iMac one after about a year of use has physical damage to two keys. Several keys have worn print. The right cursor key pinged off across the room and never quite reseated correctly. Natch, just beyond Apple’s worldwide replacement policy, and now the UK isn’t in the EU, it’s more of a fight for THIS kind of wear under the UK’s legislation. Rubbish.

    From: @chartier
    https://toot.cafe/@chartier/112080077903994081

    imalcolm,
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    @craiggrannell @chartier

    The keyboard from my iMac has been in daily use for 13 years and counting - used not just with its original machine but also as occasional external keyboard for an iPad mini and MacBook.

    Was just thinking the other day that it is quite literally the best and most durable keyboard I’ve ever had. I guess I just got lucky…? 🤷‍♂️

    imalcolm,
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    @craiggrannell @imalcolm @chartier

    Yeah, that may be it. Was thinking something similar almost immediately after hitting “send” on my prev post.

    (It actually surprises me how resilient and long-lived it’s been. Esp. as when used with the iPad it was bouncing around in a backpack semi-constantly while travelling as well.)

    timrichards, to random
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    I reckon you might be right there, Gmail. That could possibly be spam.

    imalcolm,
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    @timrichards

    I mean.... it might be legit, but they could be more specific: three and a half metres of what?

    NanoRaptor, to random
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    Which way do floppy drives spin in the southern hemisphere?

    imalcolm,
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    @bynkii @NanoRaptor

    Widdershins is one of the all-time great words, IMHO.

    imalcolm, to Dogs
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    At least one of us gets to sleep in on a Saturday… 😉

    timrichards, to random
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    Oh f*ck off, LinkedIn. So insulting.

    imalcolm,
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    @timrichards

    Oh yeah, that can f*** right off. And when it gets there it can keep fing off til it’s somewhere over the horizon. And then f off some more.

    craiggrannell, to random
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    Woke up this morning with some exciting new screeching tinnitus tones. I wish there was more medical response for this beyond “mask the sound”. I do that using the excellent White Noise+ at night, and ambient sound had mostly been enough during the day. Not now.

    I’m hoping these sounds will fade. (I always have some tones but others can come and go.) If these are new permanent ones: urgh.

    imalcolm,
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    @craiggrannell

    Can sympathise. Had tinnitus 20+ years - still have white noise/rainfall CDs somewhere…

    Sadly mine’s self-inflicted: years of live gigs at insane volumes where ringing ears for days was a mark of pride…

    Mine’s always one tone: a high-pitched sonic whine like an old CRT TV with the volume down. It’s ever-present but slowly faded over time to the point where now I only notice when it’s very quiet, or when reminded - your post made me “listen” for it and now it’s omnipresent.

    imalcolm,
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    @craiggrannell @imalcolm

    I’m also committed to earplugs now, for anything above a certain volume. (I take em to every gig, and make a call on wearing or not in the first song.)

    And I do a similar thing to you - for one or two songs max I'll take them out to get the "full impact" of the sound - and usually that's enough.

    alexkidman, to apple
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    The Apple MacBook Pro M3 Max is ridiculously powerful... but it should be for its asking price. Here's my review!

    #Apple #MacBookPro

    https://alexreviewstech.com/apple-macbook-pro-m3-max-review-very-powerful-very-expensive/

    imalcolm,
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    @alexkidman @imalcolm @troberts

    Ah, luxury! I remember editing video* on a G3 PowerBook…

    *Not exactly the highest def video, in hindsight… 😉

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