Dave
@iridescentaudio.co.uk
Computer musician & keyboardist, powered by extended harmonies and cups of tea. Living with Crohn's disease.
Liberal; fallible. Wary of dogma, fond of nuance.
http://iridescentaudio.co.uk
http://blitzlunar.bandcamp.com
Liberal; fallible. Wary of dogma, fond of nuance.
http://iridescentaudio.co.uk
http://blitzlunar.bandcamp.com
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Dave
@iridescentaudio.co.uk
· Nov 18
Hi, I'm Dave from rural Gloucestershire, ingurland! Best known for whimsical synthesizer & computer music under the moniker Blitz Lunar. Also known for founding the Sample Pack Contest series & the Discord music community Maj7. Formerly staff @ vgmusic.com for several years - and a few other things~
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found a photo of some nonsense I made during downtime when I was working at xerox a decade ago.
it was cool discovering Allyson Grey's art a few years back because she does this sorta concept sometimes (except far better.)
well anyway. at least I didn't use AI right
it was cool discovering Allyson Grey's art a few years back because she does this sorta concept sometimes (except far better.)
well anyway. at least I didn't use AI right
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
found a photo of some nonsense I made during downtime when I was working at xerox a decade ago.
it was cool discovering Allyson Grey's art a few years back because she does this sorta concept sometimes (except far better.)
well anyway. at least I didn't use AI right
it was cool discovering Allyson Grey's art a few years back because she does this sorta concept sometimes (except far better.)
well anyway. at least I didn't use AI right
I have changed my bsky username to my domain name - no idea why I didn't do it sooner. no more bsky.social pleb, now I am one of the cool kids.
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
I have changed my bsky username to my domain name - no idea why I didn't do it sooner. no more bsky.social pleb, now I am one of the cool kids.
"Why would you listen to jpop, that's weird, you don't even understand it, just listen to english language pop like a normal person."
--->
"I love Andrea Bocelli! Greatest voice of our generation."
--->
"I love Andrea Bocelli! Greatest voice of our generation."
my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
"Why would you listen to jpop, that's weird, you don't even understand it, just listen to english language pop like a normal person."
--->
"I love Andrea Bocelli! Greatest voice of our generation."
--->
"I love Andrea Bocelli! Greatest voice of our generation."
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Oh, we're all off Discord now. I use Witchhazel now. Lindworm doesn't let you stream your screen. Paprika is actually a foreign surveillance app. Dude, send me your Dingo. I can't sign up for Jester Plus. I don't like the UI for Cabinet's mobile app. Just toss me your Spork. We're on Spork now.
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Oh, we're all off Discord now. I use Witchhazel now. Lindworm doesn't let you stream your screen. Paprika is actually a foreign surveillance app. Dude, send me your Dingo. I can't sign up for Jester Plus. I don't like the UI for Cabinet's mobile app. Just toss me your Spork. We're on Spork now.
not that it's really a solution at all but I should probably push my neocities into better service somehow. member webrings? member guestbooks? yea i member that.
February 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
not that it's really a solution at all but I should probably push my neocities into better service somehow. member webrings? member guestbooks? yea i member that.
Aus & UK have had the Discord ID shittery since last year btw. still didn't verify, and point blank refuse to do so. fortunately it has had few consequences for me but ymmv.
I am ... anxious about the current temperature I am seeing. I am already socially isolated enough...
I am ... anxious about the current temperature I am seeing. I am already socially isolated enough...
February 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Aus & UK have had the Discord ID shittery since last year btw. still didn't verify, and point blank refuse to do so. fortunately it has had few consequences for me but ymmv.
I am ... anxious about the current temperature I am seeing. I am already socially isolated enough...
I am ... anxious about the current temperature I am seeing. I am already socially isolated enough...
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Pretty sharp! Lots of familiar names around us
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Pretty sharp! Lots of familiar names around us
I am probably late to the party but this is nuts lol.
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I am probably late to the party but this is nuts lol.
I have mass generated alttpr seeds twice now, then after only half a dozen seeds, feel I want to change settings again. Most seeds I only have to do a couple of bosses, never had to check sword pedestal, never entered Ganon's Tower. Also some seeds are very short. Wanna experiment but... nggh.
February 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
I have mass generated alttpr seeds twice now, then after only half a dozen seeds, feel I want to change settings again. Most seeds I only have to do a couple of bosses, never had to check sword pedestal, never entered Ganon's Tower. Also some seeds are very short. Wanna experiment but... nggh.
This isn't working on my phone, quoting to check it out on windows later. seems interesting.
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 AM
This isn't working on my phone, quoting to check it out on windows later. seems interesting.
Crohn's disease sucks, cannabis prohibition sucks and the Labour Party sucks, yeah that's the one, hit post
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Crohn's disease sucks, cannabis prohibition sucks and the Labour Party sucks, yeah that's the one, hit post
can you rly access that info on here? if so that seems like it might not be a good ides i think?
I know what would cheer me up: seeing a list of ppl who hate my guts! said noone ever (well maybe the odd sociopath)
I know what would cheer me up: seeing a list of ppl who hate my guts! said noone ever (well maybe the odd sociopath)
holy shit, i’ve been blocked by over 600 people for saying kamala harris makes stinky farts
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
can you rly access that info on here? if so that seems like it might not be a good ides i think?
I know what would cheer me up: seeing a list of ppl who hate my guts! said noone ever (well maybe the odd sociopath)
I know what would cheer me up: seeing a list of ppl who hate my guts! said noone ever (well maybe the odd sociopath)
I never expected 2025 to serve me a deadass repeat of 2012, where someone I stupidly developed feelings for, fell for another mutual, and in both cases I knew both parties for years before they knew eachother.
I don't know if I articulated that cleanly, but it feels like a cruel joke.
I don't know if I articulated that cleanly, but it feels like a cruel joke.
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I never expected 2025 to serve me a deadass repeat of 2012, where someone I stupidly developed feelings for, fell for another mutual, and in both cases I knew both parties for years before they knew eachother.
I don't know if I articulated that cleanly, but it feels like a cruel joke.
I don't know if I articulated that cleanly, but it feels like a cruel joke.
To: [email protected]
Subject: Kukeiha Club membership application & merchandise
Subject: Kukeiha Club membership application & merchandise
February 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Kukeiha Club membership application & merchandise
Subject: Kukeiha Club membership application & merchandise
wonder when my nervous system will finally get over the emotional whiplash of last year. I need a lobotomy.
sorry david you are not allowed Happy you must remain trapped in autism thoughtloop mental prison forever.
sorry david you are not allowed Happy you must remain trapped in autism thoughtloop mental prison forever.
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 AM
wonder when my nervous system will finally get over the emotional whiplash of last year. I need a lobotomy.
sorry david you are not allowed Happy you must remain trapped in autism thoughtloop mental prison forever.
sorry david you are not allowed Happy you must remain trapped in autism thoughtloop mental prison forever.
saved you a click - it's CHAOS WITH ED MILIBAND 💫🎉 god the express is so funny.
'Only one man can stop Angela Rayner becoming PM - but we'd all want to flee UK'
www.express.co.uk/finance/pers...
www.express.co.uk/finance/pers...
'Only one man can stop Angela Rayner becoming PM - but we'd all want to flee UK'
Labour is losing its mind over Angela Rayner. This is not going to end well.
www.express.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
saved you a click - it's CHAOS WITH ED MILIBAND 💫🎉 god the express is so funny.
kinda hope he does
Will Keir Starmer use his nuclear option to try to head off a leadership challenge? www.independent.co.uk/voices/keir-...
Will Keir Starmer use his nuclear option to try to head off a leadership challenge?
The prime minister’s allies have hinted that he will call a general election, says John Rentoul
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
kinda hope he does
there's probably a sabrina carpenter album or something you could buy, idk.
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
there's probably a sabrina carpenter album or something you could buy, idk.
what should I watch on youtube while vegetating in bed all day tomorrow
February 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
what should I watch on youtube while vegetating in bed all day tomorrow
I'm trying to expand on this, but it's proving hard. My original plan of dictating into my field mic didn't work out (my thoughts are most sharp when speaking out loud/standing up.) Though writing about it is also proving difficult without waffling, too. Will see. But this is a WHOLE thing.
This is an excellent thread, I could easily reply with one of my own, because it touches on struggles I've had for a long time. I may still do that, but because there's so much I'd like to say and it's such an important topic to me I wanna try something else first. Failing that, replies later (...)
wrote this in a discord server but I feel like sharing it here too
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I'm trying to expand on this, but it's proving hard. My original plan of dictating into my field mic didn't work out (my thoughts are most sharp when speaking out loud/standing up.) Though writing about it is also proving difficult without waffling, too. Will see. But this is a WHOLE thing.
I've checked my PC for the publicised signs of malware, following news of the Notepad++ breach. I think I'm clean. I dl'd the latest ver via the homepage, and I'm doing a full virus sweep, too.
Still, can't escape the feeling of wanting to uninstall it and find an alternative. What a pile of shit.
Still, can't escape the feeling of wanting to uninstall it and find an alternative. What a pile of shit.
February 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
I've checked my PC for the publicised signs of malware, following news of the Notepad++ breach. I think I'm clean. I dl'd the latest ver via the homepage, and I'm doing a full virus sweep, too.
Still, can't escape the feeling of wanting to uninstall it and find an alternative. What a pile of shit.
Still, can't escape the feeling of wanting to uninstall it and find an alternative. What a pile of shit.
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The Notepad++ supply chain attack is a brutal lesson: Your updater is the biggest vulnerability. WinGUp was compromised, turning the trusted update channel into an attack vector. It doesn't matter how secure your core code is if the delivery mechanism is rotten. Trust nothing. #security 1/4
February 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The Notepad++ supply chain attack is a brutal lesson: Your updater is the biggest vulnerability. WinGUp was compromised, turning the trusted update channel into an attack vector. It doesn't matter how secure your core code is if the delivery mechanism is rotten. Trust nothing. #security 1/4
On my last ALTTPR run I got a bit stuck again. Lo and behold...
"Hyrule Castle": { "Sewers - Dark Cross:1": "TriforcePiece:1"
One of these things is not like the other. o_o
I am using advanced item placement, but somehow I still expected that this customiser setting would override it.
"Hyrule Castle": { "Sewers - Dark Cross:1": "TriforcePiece:1"
One of these things is not like the other. o_o
I am using advanced item placement, but somehow I still expected that this customiser setting would override it.
February 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM
On my last ALTTPR run I got a bit stuck again. Lo and behold...
"Hyrule Castle": { "Sewers - Dark Cross:1": "TriforcePiece:1"
One of these things is not like the other. o_o
I am using advanced item placement, but somehow I still expected that this customiser setting would override it.
"Hyrule Castle": { "Sewers - Dark Cross:1": "TriforcePiece:1"
One of these things is not like the other. o_o
I am using advanced item placement, but somehow I still expected that this customiser setting would override it.
flicking thru the Nintendo marketing magazine included with my Prime 4 order last year, and it strikes me how in all of the photos demonstrating ppl playing the Switch 2, they are adults. Not a kid in sight anywhere. Idk that's just really funny. what did Nintendo mean by this.
February 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
flicking thru the Nintendo marketing magazine included with my Prime 4 order last year, and it strikes me how in all of the photos demonstrating ppl playing the Switch 2, they are adults. Not a kid in sight anywhere. Idk that's just really funny. what did Nintendo mean by this.