Notices by Chris 👾 (chris@mstdn.games), page 2

@killyourfm Screw it.
Ordered from Amazon US. #TheExpanse is of my alltime favorite tv series, I'd rather have the box set on my shelf. It's mindblowing that this box set or individual seasons 4-6 aren't even available on BD in EU (and you'll need a multi-region player). There is a 32$ tax and shipping fee on top in case you were wondering. Arriving Feb 28 - Apr 16.🤞

@killyourfm Good news indeed. All PCs in our home are between 5-12y old and I can already tell that I won't buy any new 'gaming pc' but instead a handheld gaming console at some point in the future. Opening up the market for handheld consoles based on SteamOS is a gamechanger - I hope we will see some real innovation (not just Steam Deck clones) and a wide choice of consoles for every budget in the next few years 🤞 :vaultboy:

Would I be interested in backing a new DRM-free Marty Hench novel and audiobook by @pluralistic read by Wil Wheaton? About Marty Hench's first case in the 80's? Absolutely, yes please. I happily backed this 15 seconds after receiving this e-mail. Both Red Team Blues and The Bezzle are brilliant, gripping and entertaining reads - not just for techies.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/picks-and-shovels-marty-hench-at-the-dawn-of-enshittification

"Picks and Shovels is a rollicking tale of the AIDS crisis, queer hardware hackers, gifted punk rock Unix programmers, Reaganomics-fuelled pyramid schemes, and the moment where the seeds of tech's enshittification were planted in Silicon Valley."

#bookstodon #martyhench #retrocomputing

@killyourfm Already found a nice jar, now I just need to make some nice memories 🤞

@killyourfm I was thinking Perfect Days by Wim Wenders and maybe I'll be re-watching Godzilla Minus One 🤔 I love your gratitude jar, it's a wonderful idea that I'll be totally stealing for the next year.

I've been grateful for many things throughout this year but it must be nice to sit down and go through these physical, written notes. It's sometimes easy to forget some of these moments when time flies by so fast. Great way to start into the new year with some positivity.

My plans for #newyearseve are simple:
🛋️ hunker down at home
🥙 prepare some slightly more fancy dinner and snacks than usual
🍿 watch 1-2 good movies
:cat_cheer: hang out on Mastodon

What are your plans?

Today's free game REDACTED has been on my wishlist for a while, it looks like a wild mashup of #Hades #TheAscent and #XIII - a comic book style rogue-like with guns if you will and it's got mostly very positive reviews. Free on #EpicGames for 24h:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAiAk9L3uKM

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/redacted-d9d21e

#gaming #freegame

@killyourfm Good luck with freeing your books! I just recently went trough the whole process (and over 1000+ comic books that I originally bought on Comixology before Amazon bought and killed the platform). Calibre with KFX and DeDRM 10.0.9 worked fine for me except for some new books published in 2024 🤔 I'm done with Amazon, I'm using Kobo, Libbyapp and epubs from our local public library now.

@killyourfm Amazon's renaming of titles and keyword stuffing has become so ridiculous. With The Expanse its obviously Amazon advertising Prime Video (in a book title!). Some publishers aren't much better, these are actual book titles 😱

Fourth Wing: DISCOVER THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT!

Gild: The dark fantasy romance TikTok sensation that’s sold over a million copies!

@killyourfm Finished Metaphor, moved on to the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Phantom Liberty and really enjoying it. Lots of changes since I left 2y ago but now I'm back chooms! I loved Tomorrow.. wonderful book, especially for everyone who loves gaming, so many references, it really resonated with me.

Control is free on #EpicGames for 24h, it's a great game - you can grab it here:
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/control

#freegames #gaming

The critically acclaimed fishing horror role-playing adventure indie game DREDGE is free today on EpicGames. Only 1 day, that's until 12/25/2024 at 5:00 PM.

Trailer on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF7RQtsTuno

You can grab it here.
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/dredge-3e3a5f?lang=en-US

#gaming #freegame

:ablobcatheadphones: That's' something you don't hear every day: Indian Folk Metal from New Delhi, India featuring Japanese kawaii metal #BABYMETAL - released today. I've been listening to Babymetal a lot at the gym lately. Pure energy 🤘Interesting new collab - I dig it. They even made an animated video (including lyrics), check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXlKxjlUoo

#bandcamp #bloodywood #metal
https://bloodywood.bandcamp.com/track/bekhauf-feat-babymetal

I'll spent the rest of this evening checking out #bandcampfriday recommendations. Mainly looking for music with great energy to play loud at the gym (metal, rock) and downbeat, electronica, shoegaze or instrumental jazz (to calm my nerves and keep my sanity during commute). Eclectic taste in music, I know.. recommendations welcome! :ablobcatheadphones:

#music #metal #jazz

@killyourfm Already downloaded Rivals on PS5, allthough I'll try Heroic + EpicGames later - for no other reason than getting some crossover Fortnite skins for my son 😂 February 2025 is going to be stacked as well, Monster Hunter, Avowed, Suikoden Remasters, AC, CivVII, Kingdom Come 2...

@killyourfm @valthonis As an introverted 50y old person - I feel you. My PlayStation friend list consists mostly of people "last seen 3 years ago."

When I tried joining clans in Destiny 2 or WoW for raids a while ago it felt like applying for a job: application, interview on Discord, test run, performance review 🤯 Wasn't for me.

These days I mostly play single player or watch from the sofa while our teenager is playing Fortnite with his friends but I'd love to get back into multiplayer when #MonsterHunterWilds comes out 🫡

What platform are you on and what games do you play?

The anime classic #Akira is streaming in full length on Youtube from today until Dec 6th to celebrate the 60y anniversary of publisher TMS (region restricted, you may need a VPN, Mullvad to Japan works fine)

https://youtu.be/qtqaO2QUAYA

#movies #letterboxd #anime #Japan

@silver_huskey I really appreciate the visual accessibility options and I know someone with arachnophobia - and I think replacing certain monster models with something less spider-like is a really cool solution.

#MonsterHunterWilds has several colorblindness modes, arachnophobia mode and motion sickness options. Good job Capcom 👍

Robert Smith ❤️ "We didn’t allow dynamic pricing because it’s a scam that would disappear if every artist said, ‘I don’t want that!’ But most artists hide behind management. ‘Oh, we didn’t know,’ they say. They all know. If they say they do not, they’re either f***ing stupid or lying. It’s just driven by greed.”

“If people save on the tickets, they buy beer or merch. There is goodwill, they will come back next time. It is a self-fulfilling good vibe..."

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/robert-smith-the-cure-dynamic-ticketmaster-oasis-b2628567.html

#TheCure