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@apendley.bsky.social
A legitimate salvage.

I hack on microcontrollers, games, and 3D-printing projects as well.

itch: aaronpendley.itch.io

Adafruit Playground: https://adafruit-playground.com/u/squid_jpg

Printables: printables.com/@squid_jpg

He/him/any
Denver-ish
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I did it! I made a video game. Introducing Star Captain 32767, a retro-arcade shooter with rogue-lite elements, inspired by games like Galaga and 10000000. The game is free, but if you enjoy it I would really appreciate a small donation!

aaronpendley.itch.io/starcaptain
Star Captain 32767 by squid.jpg/Aaron Pendley
Blash your way through The Hive in this retro-arcade-inspired rogue-lite and score 32767 points to win
aaronpendley.itch.io
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As a centrist, I think Donald Trump is bad, but the political and economic conditions that enabled him to become president twice are good
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Simogo Legacy Collection • Spotlight 5: DEVICE 6

Available Dec 2! Wishlist:
Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3817040/...
Nintendo Switch www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Nintendo Switch 2 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It will be awesome to play through Device 6 again when it's out on Switch. I'm also really happy that it will be available pretty much everywhere now and not just to iPhone owners, it deserves a huge audience.
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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One of the real bummers about technology today: Even in cases where engagement and attention isn’t driving product, nobody seems to care about details.
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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New blog post - My Own Steam Machine www.paulcutler.org/blog/2025/11...
My Own Steam Machine - PaulCutler.org
Paul Cutler's blog and homepage
www.paulcutler.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Wanna feel old? These are the kids from Stranger Things now
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Wanna feel old? These are the kids from Stranger Things now
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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+ on Patreon, paid patrons can access essays, reading lists, photography tips and more… patreon.com/thetrudz
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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I’m having a difficult time due to a lot of work loss + health issues limiting what I can pursue. I could use some support. TY.

thetrudz.com/shop
book, tees, prints & more 💸

cash.me/thetrudz
tinyurl.com/paypal-thetrudz
venmo.com/u/thetrudz
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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My wallpapers are free to download, with tip optional. thetrudz.com/shop/wallpapers | cash.me/$thetrudz
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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A trusted brand. I will buy it .
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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It's pronounced thanks-jivving btw
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Leave motion smoothing on this year. Who cares. Your parents or in-laws are upscaling a compressed HD image to 4K anyway. Also nothing matters.
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
It's pronounced thanks-jivving btw
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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i think it would be funny to throw economists into a volcano
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
wtf is this framing

I don't have any money bro lmao
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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WaPo with the heavy-hitting journalism. Good going, guys. World’s on fire, try a “fart walk.” Pulitzer imminent.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Turns out you can customize the ESP-NOW remote actions in WLED using a "remote.json" config file which utilizes the JSON API, so yesterday I was able to get my remote to be capable of doing pretty much anything WLED can do, and am no longer limited by the functionality of the Wizmote 😄
Found a cool project with example code for mimicking a WizMote and reprogrammed one of my wifi matrix keypad remotes to control a WLED controller using ESP-NOW
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Regarding the various events of today: lmao
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Case in point: I just used the instructions in the third image's instructions to configure a telegraph to work with a computer with an Arduino for Good Game Dev Festival next week! goodgamedev.co.uk

#hamradio #morse #cw #indiedev #games
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Alright fine I'll be the next James Bond 🙄
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Renowned indie studio Inkle announces something quite different: a found-footage World War 2 code-breaking mystery www.eurogamer.net/renowned-ind...
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM