xdaniel
@xdaniel.neocities.org
• He/they/she enby 💛🤍💜🖤 from HE, Germany 🇩🇪
• Hobby programmer & wannabe indie game dev; retro computer & console enthusiast; anime, manga & Vtuber fan -- and more!
• de/native, en/good, 日本語/へた
• Visit https://xdaniel.neocities.org
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• Hobby programmer & wannabe indie game dev; retro computer & console enthusiast; anime, manga & Vtuber fan -- and more!
• de/native, en/good, 日本語/へた
• Visit https://xdaniel.neocities.org
• Avatar: mono ep11
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xdaniel
@xdaniel.neocities.org
· Nov 16
Thought I'd do a quick post about what (re)posts to expect from me:
- video games, mainly older ones
- reverse engineering, programming
- computers, mostly retro-related
- general anime, manga and vtubers
- "cute anime girls(/boys/others; mostly girls)"
- real life rambles, occasional politics
- video games, mainly older ones
- reverse engineering, programming
- computers, mostly retro-related
- general anime, manga and vtubers
- "cute anime girls(/boys/others; mostly girls)"
- real life rambles, occasional politics
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Restless at work for a bit, give me a game title that was announced but never came out from, let's say 1993-1999, and I'll dig into some of our unprocessed material to see if we can shed any new light on it.
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Restless at work for a bit, give me a game title that was announced but never came out from, let's say 1993-1999, and I'll dig into some of our unprocessed material to see if we can shed any new light on it.
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Alt-text is often hailed as an accessibility aid and it is that but also I want to point out other benefits:
- mute filters work! your followers who have a term muted won't have to see an image you've properly alt-texted.
- alt text shows up in search so you can SEARCH YOUR IMAGE POSTS (HUGE)
- mute filters work! your followers who have a term muted won't have to see an image you've properly alt-texted.
- alt text shows up in search so you can SEARCH YOUR IMAGE POSTS (HUGE)
Using alt text is a way to be kind that you can start doing right now.
It’s right there in your accessibility settings. Turn on require alt text before posting to help yourself remember (worth checking because this app sometimes flips it off for no reason).
It’s right there in your accessibility settings. Turn on require alt text before posting to help yourself remember (worth checking because this app sometimes flips it off for no reason).
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Alt-text is often hailed as an accessibility aid and it is that but also I want to point out other benefits:
- mute filters work! your followers who have a term muted won't have to see an image you've properly alt-texted.
- alt text shows up in search so you can SEARCH YOUR IMAGE POSTS (HUGE)
- mute filters work! your followers who have a term muted won't have to see an image you've properly alt-texted.
- alt text shows up in search so you can SEARCH YOUR IMAGE POSTS (HUGE)
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Brutalist PC Engine
Here's a quick look at the 'Video Boy' — a tool, made by Intelligent Systems, for viewing Virtual Boy games on a TV/monitor. Used to record video and screenshots.
➡️ hcs64.com/video-boy-vue/
➡️ hcs64.com/video-boy-vue/
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Brutalist PC Engine
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Hello Daily red panda!
January 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Hello Daily red panda!
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Come ON IS ANYONE STILL FUCKIN CHILL
January 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Come ON IS ANYONE STILL FUCKIN CHILL
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It also used XBAND tech for online gaming, and had a card slot into which special cards could be inserted to pay to use the service alongside anything else Sega had planned that involved online payments.
But yeah, online connectivity is something Sega were always super keen on.
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But yeah, online connectivity is something Sega were always super keen on.
2/2
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
It also used XBAND tech for online gaming, and had a card slot into which special cards could be inserted to pay to use the service alongside anything else Sega had planned that involved online payments.
But yeah, online connectivity is something Sega were always super keen on.
2/2
But yeah, online connectivity is something Sega were always super keen on.
2/2
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A neat bit of Sega Saturn and online gaming tech history in our copy of JPN Virtual On: an ad for the Sega Saturn Modem Kit.
This 14.4kbps modem went into the cartridge slot and connected to the wonderfully named 'Nifty-Serve', Japan's equivalent of Compuserve.
1/2
This 14.4kbps modem went into the cartridge slot and connected to the wonderfully named 'Nifty-Serve', Japan's equivalent of Compuserve.
1/2
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A neat bit of Sega Saturn and online gaming tech history in our copy of JPN Virtual On: an ad for the Sega Saturn Modem Kit.
This 14.4kbps modem went into the cartridge slot and connected to the wonderfully named 'Nifty-Serve', Japan's equivalent of Compuserve.
1/2
This 14.4kbps modem went into the cartridge slot and connected to the wonderfully named 'Nifty-Serve', Japan's equivalent of Compuserve.
1/2
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The big problem with this isn't that Bing is blocking them
The problem is that every search engine that's not Kagi, Google, or Yandex uses Bing as a backbone... so EVERY search engine is blocking them
Yahoo!, Duckduckgo, Ecosia, etc... all use Bing's dataset, and being cut off from Bing means PAIN
The problem is that every search engine that's not Kagi, Google, or Yandex uses Bing as a backbone... so EVERY search engine is blocking them
Yahoo!, Duckduckgo, Ecosia, etc... all use Bing's dataset, and being cut off from Bing means PAIN
Bing has blocked neocities and all user subdomains from its search index.
We’ve spent months trying to resolve this through official channels and gotten nowhere.
Until this gets resolved, we are recommending that people do not use Bing.
Blog post with details: blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01...
We’ve spent months trying to resolve this through official channels and gotten nowhere.
Until this gets resolved, we are recommending that people do not use Bing.
Blog post with details: blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01...
Neocities Is Blocked by Bing
Over the past few months, the Bing search engine has completely blocked the domain neocities.org, including the front site and all user subdomains (example.n...
blog.neocities.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The big problem with this isn't that Bing is blocking them
The problem is that every search engine that's not Kagi, Google, or Yandex uses Bing as a backbone... so EVERY search engine is blocking them
Yahoo!, Duckduckgo, Ecosia, etc... all use Bing's dataset, and being cut off from Bing means PAIN
The problem is that every search engine that's not Kagi, Google, or Yandex uses Bing as a backbone... so EVERY search engine is blocking them
Yahoo!, Duckduckgo, Ecosia, etc... all use Bing's dataset, and being cut off from Bing means PAIN
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Before the dark times, before the empire.
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Before the dark times, before the empire.
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I've got local mums asking me to sign petitions in support of this nonsense. It has nothing to do with protecting kids and everything to do with control and profit.
It would disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ young people, who rely more heavily on the platforms to connect with other queer people
www.wearequeeraf.com/social-media...
www.wearequeeraf.com/social-media...
Social media ban is "reactionary measure" that will harm LGBTQIA+ youth, campaigners warn
It would disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ young people, who rely more heavily on the platforms to connect with other queer people
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I've got local mums asking me to sign petitions in support of this nonsense. It has nothing to do with protecting kids and everything to do with control and profit.
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This game/film series apparently required players to download a new one minute chapter *every day for a year* and if you didn't beat the prior chapter you didn't get access to the next. They must have had five players by the end, at best.
January 28, 2026 at 8:06 AM
This game/film series apparently required players to download a new one minute chapter *every day for a year* and if you didn't beat the prior chapter you didn't get access to the next. They must have had five players by the end, at best.
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my grandpa leon design also making hearts throb 💕
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 PM
my grandpa leon design also making hearts throb 💕
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I asked Megumi about this, and her best guess is that it's so unclear who would even own the rights to Virtual Lab anymore, that there's no established entity that Nintendo could negotiate with for it -- if they even wanted to include the game on the service in the first place. A shame for sure.
Saddened that the Virtual Boy collection does not include Virtual Lab, a puzzle game made by a trans woman who, in no uncertain terms, designed the on-screen character to have big breasts because she too wanted boobs, but couldn't afford top surgery.
I hope she's having a good day today.
I hope she's having a good day today.
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I asked Megumi about this, and her best guess is that it's so unclear who would even own the rights to Virtual Lab anymore, that there's no established entity that Nintendo could negotiate with for it -- if they even wanted to include the game on the service in the first place. A shame for sure.
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now's maybe a good time to remember that duckduckgo is just a bing reskin rather than its own actual search engine
Bing has blocked neocities and all user subdomains from its search index.
We’ve spent months trying to resolve this through official channels and gotten nowhere.
Until this gets resolved, we are recommending that people do not use Bing.
Blog post with details: blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01...
We’ve spent months trying to resolve this through official channels and gotten nowhere.
Until this gets resolved, we are recommending that people do not use Bing.
Blog post with details: blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01...
Neocities Is Blocked by Bing
Over the past few months, the Bing search engine has completely blocked the domain neocities.org, including the front site and all user subdomains (example.n...
blog.neocities.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM
now's maybe a good time to remember that duckduckgo is just a bing reskin rather than its own actual search engine
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Come on kids… we need to get on the bus to ~Aptio Setup Utility~
January 27, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Come on kids… we need to get on the bus to ~Aptio Setup Utility~
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POCKY & ROCKY 2
NATSUME 1994
SNES
NATSUME 1994
SNES
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
POCKY & ROCKY 2
NATSUME 1994
SNES
NATSUME 1994
SNES
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Saddened that the Virtual Boy collection does not include Virtual Lab, a puzzle game made by a trans woman who, in no uncertain terms, designed the on-screen character to have big breasts because she too wanted boobs, but couldn't afford top surgery.
I hope she's having a good day today.
I hope she's having a good day today.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Saddened that the Virtual Boy collection does not include Virtual Lab, a puzzle game made by a trans woman who, in no uncertain terms, designed the on-screen character to have big breasts because she too wanted boobs, but couldn't afford top surgery.
I hope she's having a good day today.
I hope she's having a good day today.
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This isn't an "Australian-style ban", as bad as that was, it was at least targeted to specific, named large social media platforms
This is saying that under 16s may not use ANY online communication platform AT ALL. Not just social media. Messaging, chat, videos, streams, blogs, forums, anything
This is saying that under 16s may not use ANY online communication platform AT ALL. Not just social media. Messaging, chat, videos, streams, blogs, forums, anything
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This isn't an "Australian-style ban", as bad as that was, it was at least targeted to specific, named large social media platforms
This is saying that under 16s may not use ANY online communication platform AT ALL. Not just social media. Messaging, chat, videos, streams, blogs, forums, anything
This is saying that under 16s may not use ANY online communication platform AT ALL. Not just social media. Messaging, chat, videos, streams, blogs, forums, anything