qim
@queerinmech.bsky.social
platform-abhorrent computing
adhd bi non-binary
linguistics, writing, self expression via computing, making games, analyzing our relationship with narratives, reinventing every wheel, and rapid cycling hyperfoci
adhd bi non-binary
linguistics, writing, self expression via computing, making games, analyzing our relationship with narratives, reinventing every wheel, and rapid cycling hyperfoci
i have been going through old playlists and checking to see what new tracks they have put out
i am detecting a pattern
i am detecting a pattern
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
i have been going through old playlists and checking to see what new tracks they have put out
i am detecting a pattern
i am detecting a pattern
you can also download track metadata from various online data sources is in the File menu
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
you can also download track metadata from various online data sources is in the File menu
actually i (partly) take back what i said about it being less powerful
Kid3 has some WILDLY powerful abilities that surpass just about anything else out there, it just requires digging into the manual a bit
you can not only tag your tracks from filename and vice versa but you can also use regex!
Kid3 has some WILDLY powerful abilities that surpass just about anything else out there, it just requires digging into the manual a bit
you can not only tag your tracks from filename and vice versa but you can also use regex!
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
actually i (partly) take back what i said about it being less powerful
Kid3 has some WILDLY powerful abilities that surpass just about anything else out there, it just requires digging into the manual a bit
you can not only tag your tracks from filename and vice versa but you can also use regex!
Kid3 has some WILDLY powerful abilities that surpass just about anything else out there, it just requires digging into the manual a bit
you can not only tag your tracks from filename and vice versa but you can also use regex!
it is not a perfect replacement, especially with its very strange double-stack file/directory view that i have learned to live with but do not understand, like the haunted doll living in my house
but it might make editing audio file tags a little easier as many of us enter the post-streaming era
but it might make editing audio file tags a little easier as many of us enter the post-streaming era
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
it is not a perfect replacement, especially with its very strange double-stack file/directory view that i have learned to live with but do not understand, like the haunted doll living in my house
but it might make editing audio file tags a little easier as many of us enter the post-streaming era
but it might make editing audio file tags a little easier as many of us enter the post-streaming era
ANSI art mockup of the mech speed over time graph made with Moebius and Playscii
both have a lot of weird limitations, hopefully i can find one that lets me control the palette directly at least
i am considering doing a lot of the game UIs something like this as it would fit with the setting
both have a lot of weird limitations, hopefully i can find one that lets me control the palette directly at least
i am considering doing a lot of the game UIs something like this as it would fit with the setting
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ANSI art mockup of the mech speed over time graph made with Moebius and Playscii
both have a lot of weird limitations, hopefully i can find one that lets me control the palette directly at least
i am considering doing a lot of the game UIs something like this as it would fit with the setting
both have a lot of weird limitations, hopefully i can find one that lets me control the palette directly at least
i am considering doing a lot of the game UIs something like this as it would fit with the setting
something like this where a fully loaded mech is in this merlot color and and unloaded mech is in this kind of dark teal
the overlap takes on this kind of gray-lavender when the unloaded layer is set to overlay
distinct without being distracting
the overlap takes on this kind of gray-lavender when the unloaded layer is set to overlay
distinct without being distracting
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
something like this where a fully loaded mech is in this merlot color and and unloaded mech is in this kind of dark teal
the overlap takes on this kind of gray-lavender when the unloaded layer is set to overlay
distinct without being distracting
the overlap takes on this kind of gray-lavender when the unloaded layer is set to overlay
distinct without being distracting
mockup of a mech speed-over-time chart
the goal is to gently show ranges instead of lots of different lines competing for the player's attention
a real chart would show reaching the build's top speed at different times rather than all of them continuing to rise until the end of the chart
the goal is to gently show ranges instead of lots of different lines competing for the player's attention
a real chart would show reaching the build's top speed at different times rather than all of them continuing to rise until the end of the chart
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
mockup of a mech speed-over-time chart
the goal is to gently show ranges instead of lots of different lines competing for the player's attention
a real chart would show reaching the build's top speed at different times rather than all of them continuing to rise until the end of the chart
the goal is to gently show ranges instead of lots of different lines competing for the player's attention
a real chart would show reaching the build's top speed at different times rather than all of them continuing to rise until the end of the chart
#41 Brogue
fuck it, more classic roguelikes
while it uses ASCII character it is distinct in how colorful, dynamic, and animated it is, water shimmers
with short descriptions of vistas as you enter new environments
simpler than Nethack but much more atmospheric
sites.google.com/site/brogueg...
fuck it, more classic roguelikes
while it uses ASCII character it is distinct in how colorful, dynamic, and animated it is, water shimmers
with short descriptions of vistas as you enter new environments
simpler than Nethack but much more atmospheric
sites.google.com/site/brogueg...
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#41 Brogue
fuck it, more classic roguelikes
while it uses ASCII character it is distinct in how colorful, dynamic, and animated it is, water shimmers
with short descriptions of vistas as you enter new environments
simpler than Nethack but much more atmospheric
sites.google.com/site/brogueg...
fuck it, more classic roguelikes
while it uses ASCII character it is distinct in how colorful, dynamic, and animated it is, water shimmers
with short descriptions of vistas as you enter new environments
simpler than Nethack but much more atmospheric
sites.google.com/site/brogueg...
#40 POWDER
this is a little classic roguelike originally developed for the Gameboy Advance and is also available on the DS, Linux, macOS, and Windows
the UI is optimized for small screens making it great for pocketable handhelds
it is free and open source
www.zincland.com/powder/index...
this is a little classic roguelike originally developed for the Gameboy Advance and is also available on the DS, Linux, macOS, and Windows
the UI is optimized for small screens making it great for pocketable handhelds
it is free and open source
www.zincland.com/powder/index...
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#40 POWDER
this is a little classic roguelike originally developed for the Gameboy Advance and is also available on the DS, Linux, macOS, and Windows
the UI is optimized for small screens making it great for pocketable handhelds
it is free and open source
www.zincland.com/powder/index...
this is a little classic roguelike originally developed for the Gameboy Advance and is also available on the DS, Linux, macOS, and Windows
the UI is optimized for small screens making it great for pocketable handhelds
it is free and open source
www.zincland.com/powder/index...
#9 Nethack
the best game i have never beat and probably never will
a classic roguelike where the developers thought of everything, more possibilities and interactions than any other game of its type
free and open source since 1987 and still getting updates!
www.nethack.org
the best game i have never beat and probably never will
a classic roguelike where the developers thought of everything, more possibilities and interactions than any other game of its type
free and open source since 1987 and still getting updates!
www.nethack.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#9 Nethack
the best game i have never beat and probably never will
a classic roguelike where the developers thought of everything, more possibilities and interactions than any other game of its type
free and open source since 1987 and still getting updates!
www.nethack.org
the best game i have never beat and probably never will
a classic roguelike where the developers thought of everything, more possibilities and interactions than any other game of its type
free and open source since 1987 and still getting updates!
www.nethack.org
status page is back up!
looks like most of the disruption is over, still waiting on CI/CD
status.codeberg.eu/status/codeb...
looks like most of the disruption is over, still waiting on CI/CD
status.codeberg.eu/status/codeb...
December 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
status page is back up!
looks like most of the disruption is over, still waiting on CI/CD
status.codeberg.eu/status/codeb...
looks like most of the disruption is over, still waiting on CI/CD
status.codeberg.eu/status/codeb...
a DDoS attack against Codeberg
now who would want to take down Codeberg immediately after they got press for a major project leaving Github for them 🤔
now who would want to take down Codeberg immediately after they got press for a major project leaving Github for them 🤔
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
a DDoS attack against Codeberg
now who would want to take down Codeberg immediately after they got press for a major project leaving Github for them 🤔
now who would want to take down Codeberg immediately after they got press for a major project leaving Github for them 🤔
i decided to start moving stuff over to my existing Codeberg account and it immediately goes down
i guess everyone else had the same idea
i guess everyone else had the same idea
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
i decided to start moving stuff over to my existing Codeberg account and it immediately goes down
i guess everyone else had the same idea
i guess everyone else had the same idea
holy shit Shinji is being used to promote a real clinical trial for depression
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
holy shit Shinji is being used to promote a real clinical trial for depression
the only piracy that matters is corporate piracy
the first science fiction film was made in France and stolen by corporations for profit in the US, one of the factors that drove that early studio out of business
the first science fiction film was made in France and stolen by corporations for profit in the US, one of the factors that drove that early studio out of business
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
the only piracy that matters is corporate piracy
the first science fiction film was made in France and stolen by corporations for profit in the US, one of the factors that drove that early studio out of business
the first science fiction film was made in France and stolen by corporations for profit in the US, one of the factors that drove that early studio out of business
woke up from a dream that abruptly turned into a nightmare
the more well known segments of the baseline test were referenced in it but in looking it up in my notes this is the part that hits home now
the more well known segments of the baseline test were referenced in it but in looking it up in my notes this is the part that hits home now
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
woke up from a dream that abruptly turned into a nightmare
the more well known segments of the baseline test were referenced in it but in looking it up in my notes this is the part that hits home now
the more well known segments of the baseline test were referenced in it but in looking it up in my notes this is the part that hits home now
one of the only things i miss from Windows is Sysinternals Process Explorer
the GUI and TUI tools available for Linux are generally hilariously incompetent
like Gnome's System Monitor failing to understand how to sort grouped processes by CPU usage and trying to see open files crashes it lol
the GUI and TUI tools available for Linux are generally hilariously incompetent
like Gnome's System Monitor failing to understand how to sort grouped processes by CPU usage and trying to see open files crashes it lol
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
one of the only things i miss from Windows is Sysinternals Process Explorer
the GUI and TUI tools available for Linux are generally hilariously incompetent
like Gnome's System Monitor failing to understand how to sort grouped processes by CPU usage and trying to see open files crashes it lol
the GUI and TUI tools available for Linux are generally hilariously incompetent
like Gnome's System Monitor failing to understand how to sort grouped processes by CPU usage and trying to see open files crashes it lol
it has been like a week and there is still an un-deletable notification on Github for a banned crypto scam account
the notification is not displayed, cannot be selected, and the UI has no way to deal with this
it just lives here now, forever
the notification is not displayed, cannot be selected, and the UI has no way to deal with this
it just lives here now, forever
September 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
it has been like a week and there is still an un-deletable notification on Github for a banned crypto scam account
the notification is not displayed, cannot be selected, and the UI has no way to deal with this
it just lives here now, forever
the notification is not displayed, cannot be selected, and the UI has no way to deal with this
it just lives here now, forever
some excerpts from the article, including quotes from the paper
three of the authors working at OpenAI and a fourth at Georgia Tech
they are confirming what everyone already knew
but the fact that they have presented mathematical proofs is huge
three of the authors working at OpenAI and a fourth at Georgia Tech
they are confirming what everyone already knew
but the fact that they have presented mathematical proofs is huge
September 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
some excerpts from the article, including quotes from the paper
three of the authors working at OpenAI and a fourth at Georgia Tech
they are confirming what everyone already knew
but the fact that they have presented mathematical proofs is huge
three of the authors working at OpenAI and a fourth at Georgia Tech
they are confirming what everyone already knew
but the fact that they have presented mathematical proofs is huge
"Intel has physically fused off AVX-512 on later revisions of Alder Lake CPUs manufactured in early 2022 and onward."
ayy what the fuck?
AVX-512 instruction support is a fucking nightmare
ayy what the fuck?
AVX-512 instruction support is a fucking nightmare
August 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Intel has physically fused off AVX-512 on later revisions of Alder Lake CPUs manufactured in early 2022 and onward."
ayy what the fuck?
AVX-512 instruction support is a fucking nightmare
ayy what the fuck?
AVX-512 instruction support is a fucking nightmare
the *style* is not the problem, but how difficult to read at a glance it is
but tell me why when characters are revealed their faces get hidden??
why unconfirmed roles are the same color and style as confirmed ones except for question marks that are kind of hard to tell which they belong to?
but tell me why when characters are revealed their faces get hidden??
why unconfirmed roles are the same color and style as confirmed ones except for question marks that are kind of hard to tell which they belong to?
August 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
the *style* is not the problem, but how difficult to read at a glance it is
but tell me why when characters are revealed their faces get hidden??
why unconfirmed roles are the same color and style as confirmed ones except for question marks that are kind of hard to tell which they belong to?
but tell me why when characters are revealed their faces get hidden??
why unconfirmed roles are the same color and style as confirmed ones except for question marks that are kind of hard to tell which they belong to?
accuracy is for suckers
August 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
accuracy is for suckers