Leon ._.
@leonarnott.bsky.social
(he/him/his… for now…) Maker of webgames "You are SpamZapper 3.1" and "Phone in Mouth"; Pochi and Nyaa fan; Same as @webbedspace on Twitter.
https://fairysvoice.net/
https://fairysvoice.net/
Just discovered Chiptune dot com is inexplicably still online
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Just discovered Chiptune dot com is inexplicably still online
Do you ever just look at a CSS tech demo that implements some neat gradient-based transition effect using pure CSS, and think to yourself "a plain image in a data URI has to be smaller than this"
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Do you ever just look at a CSS tech demo that implements some neat gradient-based transition effect using pure CSS, and think to yourself "a plain image in a data URI has to be smaller than this"
Fine. I'll bite. What is 'it' in the phrase "don't get it twisted"? Up to now I'd been assuming it was the recipient's knickers, but
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Fine. I'll bite. What is 'it' in the phrase "don't get it twisted"? Up to now I'd been assuming it was the recipient's knickers, but
Just loaded up http://Postcardware.net on a whim and instantly hit solid gold
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Just loaded up http://Postcardware.net on a whim and instantly hit solid gold
Game is called "Spooky Express"
Looks inside
Stopping at all stations
Looks inside
Stopping at all stations
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Game is called "Spooky Express"
Looks inside
Stopping at all stations
Looks inside
Stopping at all stations
#IPlayed Spooky Express (the train sokoban from Draknek). Not too bad, but I will say the final world being a haunted carnival but having no new mechanics beyond "the train platforms are longer" was a bit weak. I at least expected merry-go-rounds you can shunt passengers onto.
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#IPlayed Spooky Express (the train sokoban from Draknek). Not too bad, but I will say the final world being a haunted carnival but having no new mechanics beyond "the train platforms are longer" was a bit weak. I at least expected merry-go-rounds you can shunt passengers onto.
Oerlikon in Super Mario RPG's localisation is named after this thing??
Who is this reference even FOR
Who is this reference even FOR
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Oerlikon in Super Mario RPG's localisation is named after this thing??
Who is this reference even FOR
Who is this reference even FOR
Yeah, sorry, I can't make it today, real embarrassing but Madotsuki turned into a stoplight and changed to red. Now she's just walking on different tiles to play sound effects. Yeah, no, yeah, it's her base walk speed so it's gonna be awhile yet. Tomorrow's probably good. Sorry.
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Yeah, sorry, I can't make it today, real embarrassing but Madotsuki turned into a stoplight and changed to red. Now she's just walking on different tiles to play sound effects. Yeah, no, yeah, it's her base walk speed so it's gonna be awhile yet. Tomorrow's probably good. Sorry.
Just been informed that the Pythonic equivalent of e.flatMap(w => w['tags']) is a nested list comprehension of the form "[tag for w in e for tag in w['tags']]", once again keeping me humble about my programming language assumptions.
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Just been informed that the Pythonic equivalent of e.flatMap(w => w['tags']) is a nested list comprehension of the form "[tag for w in e for tag in w['tags']]", once again keeping me humble about my programming language assumptions.
I was reading a reddit thread about window title bars versus "header bars" (header bars are essentially toolbars or tab bars, such as in Chrome) and the main argument was that, as title bars are the only way to drag a window, header bars eat into that precious space too much.
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I was reading a reddit thread about window title bars versus "header bars" (header bars are essentially toolbars or tab bars, such as in Chrome) and the main argument was that, as title bars are the only way to drag a window, header bars eat into that precious space too much.
If you have Fate/stay night installed, then pressing the F8 key should launch it. It's not like anything's using that key for something more important.
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you have Fate/stay night installed, then pressing the F8 key should launch it. It's not like anything's using that key for something more important.
YEEHAW! I'm back to review the limited-edition 2025 ShortBox comics (http://shortboxcomicsfair.com). Once again I brave wallet-shredding exchange rates to AUD to reap an eclectic mix of panelled art.
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
YEEHAW! I'm back to review the limited-edition 2025 ShortBox comics (http://shortboxcomicsfair.com). Once again I brave wallet-shredding exchange rates to AUD to reap an eclectic mix of panelled art.
Wikipedia image descriptions at their finest
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Wikipedia image descriptions at their finest
I'm trying to condition myself into becoming someone who'd actually switch to Linux. Just sitting alone saying things like "Oh, of COURSE I have opinions about what the best network time protocol client is" to myself.
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm trying to condition myself into becoming someone who'd actually switch to Linux. Just sitting alone saying things like "Oh, of COURSE I have opinions about what the best network time protocol client is" to myself.
https://foreach.neocities.org/ – I just got dropped a rec for this webcomic, so I'm giving it a shot.
00s and 10s webcomic-heads like myself may find its basic premise and tone comfortingly familiar, albeit for a lot of different reasons at once.
00s and 10s webcomic-heads like myself may find its basic premise and tone comfortingly familiar, albeit for a lot of different reasons at once.
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
https://foreach.neocities.org/ – I just got dropped a rec for this webcomic, so I'm giving it a shot.
00s and 10s webcomic-heads like myself may find its basic premise and tone comfortingly familiar, albeit for a lot of different reasons at once.
00s and 10s webcomic-heads like myself may find its basic premise and tone comfortingly familiar, albeit for a lot of different reasons at once.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zhu_Zaiyu_dance.gif – Excellence in Wikipedia GIFs
October 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zhu_Zaiyu_dance.gif – Excellence in Wikipedia GIFs
It's funny to think about the theory that Hindu-Arabic base-10 numbers arose, not just from science or engineering needs, but because Hindu theology, in particular, involves extremely large numbers like the number of years in 1 kalpa (4320000000) or the Satya Yuga (up to 1728000)
October 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's funny to think about the theory that Hindu-Arabic base-10 numbers arose, not just from science or engineering needs, but because Hindu theology, in particular, involves extremely large numbers like the number of years in 1 kalpa (4320000000) or the Satya Yuga (up to 1728000)
Deltarune fanfic: the problem of how a small town can have its only exit road blocked with police tape for multiple days is solved by the construction of a ramp on the outside, allowing incoming cars to jump the tape.
October 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Deltarune fanfic: the problem of how a small town can have its only exit road blocked with police tape for multiple days is solved by the construction of a ramp on the outside, allowing incoming cars to jump the tape.
Watching Mario Maker troll levels
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Watching Mario Maker troll levels
Just spent 30 minutes struggling to remember what this awfully dinky melody that floated in from my deep subconscious was from, and finally managed to realise… that it's the theme… from the original Tux Racer…
October 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just spent 30 minutes struggling to remember what this awfully dinky melody that floated in from my deep subconscious was from, and finally managed to realise… that it's the theme… from the original Tux Racer…
animatedscreenshots.tumblr.com/post/1738385... - Reviewing this set of GIFs… Diddy and Dixie kicking each other like footballs as their swap animation feels like it conveys something very specific about their relationship, unlike how they act to other kongs. They are circus clowns to each other.
September 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
animatedscreenshots.tumblr.com/post/1738385... - Reviewing this set of GIFs… Diddy and Dixie kicking each other like footballs as their swap animation feels like it conveys something very specific about their relationship, unlike how they act to other kongs. They are circus clowns to each other.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x4RiSeoZpu4PvdutJXvGiweArBptl6_r/view?usp=sharing - Uma… Musume? Yeah, sure, I'm playing that right now…
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x4RiSeoZpu4PvdutJXvGiweArBptl6_r/view?usp=sharing - Uma… Musume? Yeah, sure, I'm playing that right now…
Recently I surveyed my most common Windows programs to sort out what exactly the F keys did in each, and I'm a little dismayed to report…… F9 doesn't have a real use?? Unlike its popular counterparts F1-Help and F5-Refresh, F9 is always some misc menu item, if anything at all.
September 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Recently I surveyed my most common Windows programs to sort out what exactly the F keys did in each, and I'm a little dismayed to report…… F9 doesn't have a real use?? Unlike its popular counterparts F1-Help and F5-Refresh, F9 is always some misc menu item, if anything at all.
The first ever "boss runback" in videogames was when Super Mario Bros. 1 didn't include midway checkpoints in the castles.
September 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The first ever "boss runback" in videogames was when Super Mario Bros. 1 didn't include midway checkpoints in the castles.