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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 17h

I don't know what song it is, but I do know that my phone is going to ring about two seconds from now.

Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 23h

It's Monday night, and nothing has pulled me away yet, so I'll be streaming more of Star Trek: 25th Anniversary in about an hour. Interestingly enough the 25th Anniversary of that game happened seven years ago. I expect to be wrapping it up tonight, so join in the fun.

twitch.tv/ctrlaltminuit/

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maerchen1313 on Twitch 🇨🇦 @maerchen1313.bsky.social · 2d

🔴 Happy #Sunday! The #Postpunk Chillout Lounge is OPEN from 12 – 3 p.m. EDT on #Twitch! 🖤🖤🖤 Friendly chat. No mic, just #vibes. Join us! --> twitch.tv/maerchen1313 #music #VR #twitchdjs #oc #radio #yoga #study #cowork #punk #goth #cafe #cafevibes #indiemusic #indiedev #vtuber #chillingwithfriends

Postpunk Chillout Lounge Sundays 12 to 3 p.m. on Twitch!

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, hey, it's my Affiliate Anniversary.

Yeah, it's a totally made-up holiday that doesn't even sell any greeting cards, but it has been about a year since I started on Twitch and I guess I'm still doing it. Woo.

Join my tonight at 7 Eastern for silliness and Gloomhaven.

twitch.tv/ctrlaltminuit

a man playing a trumpet and a man playing guitar

Alt: A scene from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Deja-Q" (Season 3, Episode 13. Now you know.) Q (John DeLancie) is playing trumpet with a Mariachi band while Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) looks on in annoyance.

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maerchen1313 on Twitch 🇨🇦 @maerchen1313.bsky.social · 7d

🔴 I'm NOW LIVE from 4 – 9 p.m. EDT on #Twitch with 5+ hours of #80s & #90s #music. We have #StarTrek themes + friendly chat. Hop in! --> twitch.tv/maerchen1313 #Eldenwood #Vtuber #ENVtuber #DJ #musicsky #VR #indiedev #vsky #oc #dance #radio #vrchat #Trek #StrangeNewWorlds #NASA #scifi #art #chat

maerchen1313 - Twitch

80s/90s Alternative 💀 // New Wave // Goth // EBM // Tuesdays 4 p.m. EDT // Friendly, inclusive chat // Come on in and say hi! 🖤🖤🖤

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 7d

There's a Strange New World episode (S03E04) where Paul Wesley... sortof plays William Shatner on the Holodeck. During the final scene he tries the Riker Maneuver and destroys the prop Captain's chair.

The episode was directed by Jonathan Frakes.

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maerchen1313 on Twitch 🇨🇦 @maerchen1313.bsky.social · 9d

🔴 Happy #Sunday! The #Postpunk Chillout Lounge is now OPEN from 12 – 3 p.m. EDT on #Twitch! 🖤🖤🖤 Friendly chat. No mic just #vibes. Join us! --> twitch.tv/maerchen1313 #music #VR #twitchdjs #oc #radio #yoga #study #cowork #punk #goth #cafe #cafevibes #indiemusic #indiedev #vtuber #chillingwithfriends

maerchen1313 - Twitch

VJ for the 21st century! Goth/industrial, synthpop, darkwave, EBM, postpunk, 80s/90s, dream pop, and Visual Kei. Radio format with club-style mixes & friendly, inclusive chat. SFW. High resolution a/v...

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 9d

Still a great game. I revisited it a while back while I was combing through my collection and it holds up well.

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maerchen1313 on Twitch 🇨🇦 @maerchen1313.bsky.social · 10d

#Trek or Treat! Join me TODAY (Sat) on #Twitch from 4 – 10 p.m. EDT for S.P.O.C.K vs. #Covenant, with #StarTrek themes + #SwearTrek redeems. Hop in! --> twitch.tv/maerchen1313 #synthpop #futurepop #DJ #oc #VTuber #ENVtuber #VR #radio #indiegame #scifi #Trekker #music #NASA #scifi #strangenewworlds

maerchen1313 on Twitch 🇨🇦 @maerchen1313.bsky.social · 21d

By popular request, October 18 on my regular SATURDAY #synth & #darkwave stream: M1313 presents S.P.O.C.K vs. #Covenant, with #StarTrek themes (including #avatar!) See you there! --> twitch.tv/maerchen1313 #synthpop #futurepop #goth #oc #VTuber #ENVtuber #VR #radio #indiegame #scifi #Trekker #Trek

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maerchen1313 on Twitch 🇨🇦 @maerchen1313.bsky.social · 10d

Oh hi! It's a brand new #M1313 #YouTube debut with #Starfleet suit-up by @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social! Join me on #Twitch for S.P.O.C.K vs. #Covenant Sat Oct 18 @ twitch.tv/maerchen1313! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Vr... #music #VR #radio #indiedev #3Dmodelling #Blender #Unity #DJ #oc #scifi #StarTrek

[MMD] S.P.O.C.K — Never Trust a Klingon with Starfleet Dancer

YouTube video by maerchen1313

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 12d

I'm in the mood to listen to some Phil Collins today.

No, not that. The good stuff.

youtu.be/k6zstmlOjLs?...

Adam Ant - Puss 'n Boots (Video)

YouTube video by AdamAntVEVO

youtu.be

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Googly Eyes On Magic Cards @magicgooglyeyes.bsky.social · 13d

I hope you like original Lorwyn, because I sure do

#TreefolkHarbinger #mtg #MagicTheGathering

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 15d

And so does he.

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 15d

What a coincidence. I have a birthday cake.

Happy birthday!

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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 16d

There have been a lot of theories about Twitch viewership and what Twitch is (or isn't) counting as a result of the view bot update.

We now have an update that I think tries to answer the question "What is a Lurker and what isn't?"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KlC...

What is and What Isn't a Lurker on Twitch? (Viewbot Update)

YouTube video by Zach Bussey

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 16d

This is good to know, and something I have been trying to find any kind of official confirmation on for a while now.

Emidivergent ➡️ Sonic Expo: Dallas @emidivergent.bsky.social · 17d

I thought I'd share some recent transparency as well as reminders regarding lurkers for those who didn't see it:
- lurkers generally don't count if they have 4+ stream tabs open
- watching with a 3rd party extension may cause you to not count as a view
- Ad blocker viewers may cause fluctuations

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 17d

And then turned it upside down while serving it.

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maerchen1313 on Twitch 🇨🇦 @maerchen1313.bsky.social · 17d

🔴 Hold on tight, it's Saturday night! Join our friendly worldwide #chat for 6+ hours of #synth & #darkwave #music from 4 – 10 p.m. EDT LIVE on #Twitch. Hop in! --> twitch.tv/maerchen1313 #Eldenwood #VR #Vsky #cyberpunk #dance #Vtuber #marblesonstream #indiegame #indiedev #radio #oc #synthpop #party

21st-century synth and darkwave Saturdays on Twitch.

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 18d

And Every Day has been Halloween about 15,000 times since Ministry released that song.

Even the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack is old enough to drive, drink, and hold a seat in the US Senate.

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 18d

In other news, I had a fun game night. @maerchen1313.bsky.social played some Mario Kart, I pulled some rabbits out of hats in Gloomhaven, and it was great to see so many friends coming by to join in. I'll see you all next time!

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 18d

I had transferred, restored, rebuilt, and reinstalled almost everything, but forgot about that.

Oh well. If nothing falls apart live in front of an audience, where's the fun in building it in the first place?

Anyway, it was fun, it's done, and now I don't have to do it again.

(fin)

Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 18d

I finally put the final pieces together with about ten minutes to spare before I had said I was going to stream, so *qualified yay* there. I was feeling pretty good about it until the very end, when I brought up the new final credits scene I had been working on... and it was in the wrong font. (6/)

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 18d

That led to me recovering and reinstalling stuff that I really shouldn't have had to even touch for most of the afternoon. I could claim that it was a "disaster recovery exercise" and that I had met my MTTR goals so it was a big success, but it lacked the *fun* of doing things the hard way. (5/)

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 18d

I eventually decided that I was running out of time and couldn't take a deep dive into modern boot troubleshooting so I went with plan B -- Which is supposed to be plan A, but it's boring so I always skip it. I reinstalled the OS and restored from the backup.

*YAWN*

Bo-ring.

But it worked.

(4/)

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Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦 @ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social · 18d

Since I'm telling this story, you can guess the answer to that question. Nothing went right, the new drive image refused to boot and nothing I did could make it work.

Fortunately I could just put the original disk back in and pretend nothing had happened, but where's the fun in that? (3/)

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