Goldkin @Goldkin@awoo.space

@qdot Oh nice, I somehow missed their posting it there. That's going to make this much easier.

@qdot I was thinking something dumb and simple on my end: intercept the Bluetooth calls the app makes, then call a canned set of animations or blendshapes mimicking it in VRC while it plays on the tail.

Would be easier if they have an API, but haven't found any docs pointing in that direction.

@qdot Already have time this weekend planned to see if I can intercept Mitail commands and control my tail with it in VRC.

Can't wait to see what folks do with OSC.

@Felthry It's an ElectroCookie! It's a really nice halfway point between a breadboard and a protoboard, and I absolutely love them.

Revision 2 of the pad, which supports doubles, is coming along well.

It's smaller than a regulation pad on the edges, but should be super comfy for exercise once we connect it up.

@mawr The only software I've been happy with over the years is upheld by RFCs, and I've... really come to appreciate them. By comparison, I've learned to expect whatever the fuck private companies build as platforms will eventually and inevitably decay or betray me.

I just wish more folks were still using the former vs the later when building their software, beyond email clients and older RSS readers. :|

Watching back through the Mega Man games I missed (most of the late NES/early SNES games, later X games, and Zero series), I'm impressed how many of the filler enemies look like soft friends.

Also by how well entries like Battle Network seem like halfway believable versions of reality now, by integrating tech that's equal parts boring and unintelligible.

@kat And let's not even discuss the luck on wondrous tails. >..>

@kat I somehow got really good at that Typhon minigame and played it every time it came up, between runs of the mining and tree chopping games. Never won cactpot. So I absolutely feel this.

@qdot At this point, I'm hoping the core devs cut loose and open a Patreon or Kofi for themselves when they have enough distance to do so. I'd rather be supporting them directly.

@LexYeen @Felthry I've finished my dex, so some more gentle hints follow.

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The general rule for the rare spawns is they interleave with their older counterparts. So if you look at where your dex says Pikachu or Clefairy are, they should spawn there after a few region reloads.

Although the locations can be weird or inconsistent (as in a corner of the named area), and I kind of do recommend breaking out a guide if you can't find them after a few tries.

@qdot (The HiFi counterexample is especially ironic by the way, given recent moves and statements by Phil, but that's a whole other topic.)

@qdot Here's hoping when all this is done their software is at least salvageable or forked. And that this stands as an instructive lesson on why not to tie your ship to an unregulated market.

Inadvertently giving my mentee at work the advice I wish I'd gotten when I started my career.

Particularly the part where I might sound authoritative, but half the time I literally don't know what I'm doing and am just consulting primary sources and other folks to make an informed opinion. Not knowing stuff is normal, especially in fields that are highly technical.

I think it helped, and damn, I wish someone had told me that early on to help with imposter syndrome.

@qdot That said, if you don't enjoy the card game at all, maybe watch a video playthrough, since that will be the game's language throughout.

@qdot Need more playtime and possibly to explore more or fail a loop or two. The initial loop didn't grab me either, but it opens up a fair bit.