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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 4h

Here's some more pictures! They've got a little backpack that's removable and can actually open up! It's perfect for holding extra parts like the different mouths, and the sword & shield can attach to it, too!

From behind! The backpack has an extra loop on it for holding the sword & shield.

The sword & shield attached to the backpack.

The sword, shield, and backpack on the ground in front of the plush.

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 9h

Take a look at this amazing plush of my adventurer cat, made by @plushiluv.bsky.social!! They're poseable, have customizable expressions, can hold/wear props, stand on their own, and they're only around 10" tall!! Truly a feat of plush engineering, thank you so much!!

Adventurer Cat plush!! Standing on their own holding a sword and shield.

Dozing off in a forest, dreaming of adventure...

Bracing for battle with an imposing foe!!

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 1d

Ok, STM fixes have been pushed... Hoping I can finally get some time to look at Fleece soon!

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 4d

Right, I've got some small STM fixes no one has reported to publish... And I really really do need to get around to patching fleece proper. It still works, just a few features to add, clean up, and some UI bugs to patch.

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 4d

Oh yeah not sure how but it *did* seem to take away a few hours after the fact! My best guess is that it lost connection to a server when I played a game on PC later. So that number *can* go down, but I think still has a biiit more than my actual playtime lol

Kai @kaiclavier.com · 4d

Look, I don't like being called a liar when I'm making hyperbole. The explanation of my joke is that many games just slap on poor accessibility options that fit in the existing design of the game, rather than design the game with them in mind from the start.

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 4d

No, I literally said "more likely to" before that. This about how a game with a design that considers text readability and follows guidelines isn't likely to be pointed out as being accessible, while a menu that adjusts text size would be, even if the included options are an afterthought. Hyperbole.

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 4d

I never said it has. I am talking about games not being designed to be accessible in the first place and being rewarded for that, not a literal award for allowing players to make subtitles 1% bigger.

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 4d

No game has ever won an award for having an accessibily menu? I'm talking about: If text should be a minimum size to be considered readable, why not design your UI around that size? I've never seen an award handed out for that... but maybe I missed one?

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 8d

Hmm I think my controller was bringing my steamdeck out of sleep mode... I've been playing a lot of Hades II, but not THAT much (I think it's been idling out of sleep node for 2 days.......?)

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 10d

I'm a huge fan of implementing accessibility guidelines into games, but I just think it's funny that you're more likely to win an award for accessibility by having a menu in your game that lets players make subtitles 1% bigger rather than making the game's text be readable by default lol

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 12d

Ok had it broken down to me and it's basically that a hacker could use an installed Unity game as an easy jumping-off point to do some command line tricks. How annoying to patch...

Kai @kaiclavier.com · 12d

lolll that's the one I was hinting at in the parenthesis... so I wonder if it's due to this or for future upcoming privacy breaches

Kai @kaiclavier.com · 12d

Also did anyone see that thing about Discord updating terms of service to waive the right to take them to court in Canada & the US unless you opt-out in the next 27 days. What did *they* do...? (Are they planning to leak *more* verification data?)

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 12d

Did anyone else get that email from Unity this morning... Haven't had time to think abt it until now, what the hell did they do...? Every game made in 2017.1 and onwards needs to be patched for security reasons, no exceptions...??

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 13d

Exaaaactly!! I've already gotten so many from you, most wind up as bag accessories or as decorations lol

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 13d

I'm gonna need more keys lol

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 14d

149 for Oct 1!

Kai @kaiclavier.com · 20d

Found some myself, but figured I'd confirm! Other games linked on this page work, so... Maybe it's something from when the game updated 8 hours ago? Inspecting page source, the "buy_row" div seems to be missing... Not sure why! (Btw I'm ace myself, but friends tell me they like your game's design!)

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 20d

What is this game's page? There's a bunch of other reasons a download button could disappear from a page, and I can't seem to find a single page for a paid adult game with a missing "Buy Now" button.

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 20d

110 for Sep 25!

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 20d

genuinely, who cares? public services aren't businesses. it provides services that should be accessible to the entire population. it should not be expected to make that profitable.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

screenshot from the article: "Canada Post is now facing an existential crisis," Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said in a statement on Thursday. "Since 2018, the corporation has accumulated more than $5 billion in losses. In 2024 alone, it lost over $1 billion, and in 2025, it is already on track to lose close to $1.5 billion."

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 21d

I'm over 18, alright... Over 18 squirrels in a trenchcoat...!! (I'm 30 don't block me ur musics great lol)

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 21d

Ohhh this is Me

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Kai @kaiclavier.com · 21d

My daily score for today is 125!

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