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Brian Swetland
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Writes the codes. Recovering OS Engineer (BeOS, HiptopOS, Android, LK, Fuchsia). Embedded systems hacker. Hobbyist Digital Designer. Player of video games. Etc.

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I think I'm getting better, but I think maybe I've also been lucky, or am going to experience a difficulty gradient further up the ladder, since the stats sites say this deck has ~%55 win rate whereas it's been nearly 70% for me so far. It's certainly exceeded expectations!

#magicarena
Stats for ranked play (all using this Mono Black Demons deck) for 38 games from Bronze 4 (lowest rank) to Gold 1 (making some progress), with a 68% overall win percentage.
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Diving back into Magic Arena (it's been a couple years), and having fun with this Mono Black Demons deck I saw. At least for best-of-one low level ranked play it's not bad, and it's been pretty fun sorting out how to best use all the bits […]

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deck list and color matchup date from bronze 4 to silver 1 win/loss stats deck list: 21 Swamp 4 Bloodletter of Aclazotz 4 Deep-Cavern Bat 4 Shoot the Sheriff 2 Tinybones, the Pickpocket 4 Ruthless Negotiation 4 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber 4 Unstoppable Slasher 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 3 Intimidation Tactics 4 Strategic Betrayal 1 Archenemy's Charm 2 Elegy Acolyte
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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For long form webcomic enjoyers, Evan Dahm's 3rd Voice just concluded its second volume, so there are now 814 pages of post-apocalyptic second-world fantasy adventure for you to enjoy (or revisit!): https://rice-boy.com/3rdvoice/

(A few pages from near the […]

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(In an area of pale, leafless trees and pinkish grass, a figure, S, contemplates corpse on the ground. Nearby, a bike leans against a tree) (S looks with concern at the face of the corpse. It is a naked skull, bearing a helmet with green decorations) (S squats before the corpse. In a pack on his back he carries several swords) (S carefully reaches forward and grabs the helmet, pulling the skull off of the body with it) (S, disgusted, shakes the helmet, dislodging the skull and dropping it. He looks into the helmet) S: (grinning, putting on the helmet) Arright. (S runs towards a short stone wall, at an edge of the wooded area. He climbs it, and stands at the top, looking out) (A small complex of pale ruined towers stand beyond. They bear linear ornamentation, and are surrounded and overgrown by reddish vegetation. A shallow canyon or dried riverbed runs below. S looks in wonder) S: (excited, spreading his arms wide) Beautiful! (S pauses, begins immediately to cry) S: (wiping his eye) Useless-- (S rides the bike over a muddy path through the pinkish grass) S: NAVICHET! I’m back! (N peers out of the ironclad’s engine compartment, and begins to climb out) S: Find anything? Navi! Navichet! (S dismounts from the bike, still bearing the helmet and pack full of swords. Navichet climbs out of the engine compartment) S: Find anything good?
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The alternate-universe-90s setting in Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake has some fantastic computers.

#tv #fionnaandcake
A computer running an imaginary OS with a browser-like application (Quail Quester) and a paint application (Pixel Peach), with UI that feels like an amalgamation of various late 90s operating systems. As before, but now a messaging app (Messenger Lad) is visible, with a dialog box for "Edit Away Decree" (which is being set to "**BRB**").
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Timberborn is very satisfying. The Great Works go well.

#gaming #Timberborn
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Trying out Whiskerwood (in Early Access), which is very much a Colony Builder, emphasis on Colony, down to colonists and supplies being dropped off by ship and regular ships to collect oppressive taxes on everything...

#gaming #whiskerwood
Five Whiskers being dropped off at my brand new colony. Colony Charter with itemized tax bill. Three days of building. Paying taxes using inventory available in the warehouse.
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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With the new season of Fionna and Cake airing, I've found myself watching some old Adventure Time episodes, first to refresh myself on Huntress Wizard lore, then just to revisit some old favorites. Wow, "I Remember You" (S04E25) still hits so hard. What a show. #adventuretime #fionnaandcake #tv
Title Card for Adventure Time S04E25, I Remember You. The Ice King gazes into his reflection.
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Became aware of this really slick 70ns 5v 256K DIP ROM emulator today, thanks to a friend who's using it for a hardware project.
https://github.com/wickerwaka/PicoROM
#tools #projects #rom
Picture of the PicoROM by itself, plugged into an arcade PCB, and next to a classic ROM chip.
October 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Oh, awesome, an inventory space upgrade!

Ha, survival horror strikes again.

#gaming #silenthillf
Shoulder Bag A lightweight and durable bag. Increases inventory capacity. Your inventory has expanded. 8 slots --> 9 slots
October 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Everything's better with a naginata.

#gaming #silenthillf
Hinako holding a knife in a poorly lit room. Hinako looks at a naginata on a stand, surrounded by candles. Hinako explores a creepy library, holding a naginata at the ready. Hinako stalking across a bridge, holding a naginata at the ready.
October 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Okay, I guess now I need to actually start compiling some code to run on the RP2350...

(Thanks again, @wren6991)

#projects #xdebug
> flash random 0 debug: attach status 0 attach: IDCODE 4c013477 v3 attach: TARGETID 00040927 debug: attach: CTRL/STAT f0000040 debug: attach: MAP.CSW 03800052 halt: CPU HALTED (0,0) halt: DHCSR 00130003, DFSR 0000000b, DEMCR 01100001 halt: CPU HALTED (0,0) halt: DHCSR 02130003, DFSR 0000000b, DEMCR 01100001 agent: loaded @20000400 (664 bytes) agent: call <func@200005e5>(0x20000400,0x0,0x0,0x0) agent: info: buffer 16K @20000800, flash 4096K @00000000 flash: writing 32768 bytes at 00000000... agent: call <func@20000461>(0x0,0x8000,0x0,0x0) agent: call <func@2000052d>(0x0,0x20000800,0x4000,0x0) agent: call <func@2000052d>(0x4000,0x20000800,0x4000,0x0) flash: OK > upload readback 10000000 8000 upload: reading 32768 bytes... upload: 726668 uS -> 45093 B/s
October 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Does *this* loop?
October 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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This was satisfying!

I guess THE REAL HADES II STARTS HERE.

#hades2 #gaming
Hades II run summary... "PREVAILED!! Titan Slayer 33:34.37" on Night 48.
October 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Last October I was introduced to One Cut of the Dead, a 2017 Japanese indie zombie comedy horror movie.

Given that it is the season once again for spooky movies, I figured I should remind folks that this amazing little film exists, is a whole bunch of fun, and […]

[Original post on chaos.social]
A poster for the movie "One Cut of the Dead". Blood drips from some of the letters in the title. An ax-wielding woman and camera-wielding man in the foreground with a background of yellow with shadows of arms and hands. A poster for the movie "One Cut of the Dead". Blood drips from some of the letters in the title. An ax-wielding woman and camera-wielding man in the foreground with a background of yellow with shadows of arms and hands. Cast promo pictures for "One Cut of the Dead". 5th anniversary cover art for "One Cut of the Dead".
October 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Oh yay. At some point clean art of these t-shirts was included as a bonus.

#manga #girlmeetsrock
END OF HIRAGANA GOOD OLD HIRAGANA
September 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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I'm very amused by these END OF HIRAGANA and GOOD OLD HIRAGANA t-shirts in Girl Meets Rock...

#manga #girlmeetsrock #japanese
Girl wearing a t-shirt that reads: ん END OF HIRGANA Girl wearing a t-shirt that reads: ゑ 〜GOOD OLD HIRAGANA〜
September 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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The past few years have been good for girls-in-bands anime and manga, and Girl Meets Rock is right up there. Chihiro may be the main character, but Rin is clearly the best character.

#manga #girlmeetsrock
<rin consults her phone> rin: The time has come. chihiro: Huh? chihiro: Did you just say, "The time has come"? chihiro: I've never heard someone say that in real life... rin: Don't worry, just trust me. Everything will make sense when the time is ripe. ayame: I'm sorry, what? rin: What you need is a new god. Boys are no good. rin: Forget relationships. An ultimate, overwhelming god, that's what weak people like you and me need. rin: As long as you have faith in Hato-chan, everything will work out in the end. chihiro: I didn't do anything! Stop praying to me right now!
September 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Over on Bluesky people are upset about some (once again) shitty moderation decisions and once again the bsky folks are citing their "open protocol" as a magic solution, ignoring the fact that without non-bsky-operated instances that folks can migrate to, it's […]

[Original post on chaos.social]
We knew from the start we can’t get everything right. Moderation is a hard problem, and it’s impossible to please everyone. So we built a protocol where you always have the right to leave. If you don’t trust us, or don’t like our decisions, you deserve the right to choose an alternative.
September 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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This might count as a spoiler if you're very spoiler sensitive, but it's a short little further interaction with the weird little bug in the above post that shows off some wonderful animation that's so typical of Silksong...
September 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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It is good to be adventuring in bug world again.

#gaming #silksong
September 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Not sure if I missed it in the quick start instructions, but looks like a need a little bucket to catch the waste filament the X1C poops out every now and again...
View of the lower rear side of the X1C on a bench, a little knot of green PLA filament sitting on the bench in front of a port in the side of the printer.
August 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Articulated Lizard. So far the out-of-the-box experience with the X1C has been pretty painless. Only minor issue was that it didn't like not being on the same subnet as the slicer/controller program.

https://www.printables.com/model/178034-articulated-lizard-v2
Close up of X1C LCD showing completion status for Articulated Lizard print job. View of completed Articulated Lizard (green PLA) on the X1C's print bed. Closer view of completed Articulated Lizard (green PLA) on the X1C's print bed. Articulated Lizard (in green PLA) removed from print bed and straightened out. It's about seven inches, nose to tail.
August 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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20x20x20 calibration cube measures 19.93x19.93x20.02 mm
A green PLA cube with X, Y, and Z on sides aligned with those axes.
August 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Calibrating...
BambuLab X1C 3d printer sitting on a slightly cluttered bench.
August 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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CITY THE ANIMATION.
Episode Five.
Nagumo takes a phone call.

#anime #citytheanimation
August 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM