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leopardboy

@leopardboy@netmonkey.xyz

SRE working for an email company. Gay. Married. Doggy daddy.

I'm into history, genealogy, O scale model trains, Star Trek, LEGO, coin collecting, BOOKS, MUSIC, board games, video games, camping, and more.

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atomicpoet, to random
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The video games that have defined me:

  1. Frostbite (Atari 2600)
  2. Space Harrier (SEGA Master System)
  3. Super Mario Land (Game Boy)
  4. Wolfenstein 3-D (PC)
  5. SimCity (PC)
  6. Sonic 2 (SEGA Genesis)
  7. Xargon (PC)
  8. Civilization (PC)
  9. Screamer (PC)
  10. MDK (Mac)
  11. Myth 2 (Mac)
  12. Escape Velocity (Mac)
  13. Tomb Raider (Mac)
  14. Geneforge (Mac)
  15. Halo (Xbox)
  16. Metroid Prime (GameCube)
  17. Killer 7 (GameCube)
  18. Septerra Core (PC)
  19. Serious Sam 2 (PC)
  20. Blue Dragon (Xbox 360)
  21. Spelunky (PC)
  22. Hotline Miami (PC)
  23. Verdict Guilty (PC)
  24. Super Puzzle Platformer (PC)
  25. Gurumin (PC)
leopardboy,
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@atomicpoet The one game from around that era I remember was Escape Velocity. Loved it, but I don’t recall ever getting good at it.

leopardboy, to Indiana
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Oh, Indianapolis is hosting WikiConference North America this October.

https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2024/Main_Page#top

#Indianapolis #Indiana #HoosierMast

KrissyKat, to random
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The rabbit is eating all of the dandelions in the yard.

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat Someone's enjoying a nice garden salad.

atomicpoet, (edited ) to random
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So I had to play Drag Her! – the drag queen fighting game.

The whole concept it too irresistible.

I don’t typically care about drag queen stuff. I’ve never watched Ru Paul’s Drag Race ever. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I realize drag queens have been a thing across many cultures – it is an art form. I’ve just never paid attention.

But a fighting game? Yeah, I’m totally on board. And I’m glad I tried Drag Her!

Because this game is absolutely hilarious. I have not laughed so hard while playing a video game in a long, long time. Whoever made this deserves an award because I was bowled over laughing.

The moves are over-the-top. One of the drag queens hits another over the head with a bloody trashcan! Another has this special move where there’s a Sailor Moon-esque animation – then she brings out this humongous lipstick bazooka.

Then when you get knocked out, the narrator yells “K-Ho!” It’s the little touches like that which give this game so much charm.

There’s no single player arcade mode or campaign. If you want to play this, it must be co-op. Thankfully, there’s both local and online co-op modes available and I had no trouble finding an opponent.

I have no idea who the developer is, but it looks like this is Fighting Chance Games’ first release. I look forward to what the deliver next because Drag Her! is definitely memorable.

leopardboy,
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@atomicpoet Did you happen to see this news? I'm a bit bummed now.

geneapleau, to genealogy

Newspapers has a free weekend. I still have more years to research my line. Last time, I pulled over 400 articles (still extracting all that data).

Should I do it again?

The genealogist in me says “heck, yeah!”

@genealogy

leopardboy,
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@geneapleau @genealogy

Hell Yeah Damages GIF

KrissyKat, to random
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I saw a Braun political ad where he says he will defend the border while riding on a state police boat.

Is he going to keep Kentuckians out of Indiana by patrolling the mighty Ohio? Scare Illinois boaters on the Wabash?

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat I'm sarcastically offended because of my deep Kentucky heritage. 😛

KrissyKat, (edited ) to random
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Is GIF pronounced:

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat I believe I read somewhere that the creator of the format uses the J sound, BUT I reject that because I don't wanna use a J. 😛 #Brat

leopardboy, to random
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I have a lot of fond memories of Circle Centre Mall. #HoosierMast

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2024/04/29/circle-centre-mall-restaurants-retail-entertainment-1995-redevelopment-downtown-indianapolis/73466263007/

(Archive: https://archive.ph/IZKjD)

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat I wonder why you weren’t allowed to take pictures there.

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat Yeah, pretty rare to go somewhere that doesn’t allow photography these days.

KrissyKat, to random
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The anti-vax presidential candidate wants to put the US budget on blockchain. Tennessee bans "chemtrails." I feel like we will have another Scopes Monkey Trial soon. It will be the "Roaring '20s" Part II.

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat D. C. Stephenson will rise from the grave.

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat Yeah, there’s an exhibit down here at the Indiana Historical Society about it. I love that story!

simonbs, (edited ) to random
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Incredibly often, it seems that Safari fails to load a website. It happens both on my Mac and iPhone and has been happening for a long time. I think this has to do with my WiFi, but I fail to see anything unusual in my Ubiquiti setup.

Anyone seeing similar issues with Safari, or is this some issue in my Internet setup?

(Yes, I've tried disabling all extensions)

leopardboy,
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@simonbs The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is that if your upstream bandwidth is fully consumed, it'll slow down your downloads because TCP ACK's will take longer to transmit.

That's just a guess. Your router may be configured to avoid congestion issues like that, but I haven't touched Ubiquiti equipment in six years, and I've forgotten most of it.

dansup, to random
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I don't get developers weird obsession with making their language a personality trait

like who cares? it's all quarks and shit when you think about it

you aren't cool for shitting on other languages, maybe go to a party, start doing drugs or get a plant or something

jeez

leopardboy,
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@dansup @robb That’s hilarious because I know very few developers who think PHP is great.

atomicpoet, to mastodon
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leopardboy,
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@atomicpoet You’ve got me interested in Akkomane. I’d really like to decrease my hosting costs.

I’m currently running Mastodon. Does it have Mastodon-style migration where I can move my followers to another server? 🤞🏻

leopardboy,
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@atomicpoet Cool, thanks! I will check it out. I'm also curious to see how well Ivory works with it since you mentioned that Mastodon clients ought to be able to work.

leopardboy,
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@atomicpoet Ah, good to know. Thanks! I'm not opposed to trying another client.

atomicpoet, to random
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I’m convinced most ideology is just aesthetic window-dressing.

For example, in my lifetime, I’ve seen conservatives go from being pro-free trade to anti-free trade; from being pro-globalization to anti-globalization.

They did a 180 degree change. Only the presentation has remained the same.

leopardboy,
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@atomicpoet One of the best things I ever learned in college was in Political Science 101 when the professor said that the number one job of every politician is to get reelected.

So I don’t really think that politicians believe everything they actually say, but they will say it, anyway, in order to keep their jobs.

Keep in mind, in the USA at least, that a lot of them are lawyers and good lawyers will make a great argument regardless of their beliefs because they’re getting paid to do so.

atomicpoet, to random
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“If You Got It Flaunt It” is my favourite disco song of all time.

Donna Summer is at her sensual best. She commands attention. When you hear this, she really feels like a queen.

But this hits all the right notes. That snare drum is tasty. That octave switching bass is funky as hell. And those horns are downright celebratory.

Incredibly catchy tune!

https://youtu.be/onvB3XerR6k?si=riUo3iAmABa71ifn

leopardboy,
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@atomicpoet That's a great tune! I love Donna Summer.

With that being said, though, I think my personal favorite disco song is Lost in Music by Sister Sledge. I love it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIrnevgyCFw

leopardboy, to genealogy
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OMG Should I scan my antique postcard collection?! My favorites are the ones with writing. I've bought tons of them on eBay over the years, and they're most pictures of Indianapolis.

KrissyKat, to solar
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The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival / Bull Island Festival reminds us of what can happen when 300,000 people show up on an island in the Wabash River in 1972 with no infrastructure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwxcKLN_yrE

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat Oh cool! I’ve never heard of this.

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat I finished the video and woooow. I’m gonna ask my parents about it on Sunday.

KrissyKat, to random
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Everyone is confused this week. My son has spring break from high school. I had two weeks off from online classes for spring break earlier this month.

Everyone thinks I am on spring break also.

Luckily, my online assignments have due dates, so I can take my son exploring around town.

leopardboy,
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@KrissyKat Spring break by proxy.

leopardboy, to random
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Started reading Neuromancer last night.

leopardboy, to random
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