Notices by Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop)

I'm picking up with a years old save, and I had a brief moment of "what on earth was I supposed to be doing?"

Prime 2's "hint" system that calls the user to the next place to progress the story.

I found that hint system to be helpful; even necessary to progress. I obtained an upgrade and the next world was far away, in another map, in the dark world. I would have found it eventually, probably, but as a parent with limited time, a guiding light was helpful.

Prime 2 feels more "oppressive" than its predecessor. The dark world eats away at the players health for most of the game, and ammo for the powerful guns limited. I disliked it when I played 15 years ago, but having gone through Dark Souls and other high-challenge exploration games, I feel less nervous.

I've been playing #MetroidPrime2 on #GameCube.

A very pleasant experience, especially now that I have the digital-to-HDMI adapter. The image is 480p, which isn't stellar by modern games but looks better than the composite signal allowed.

A few thoughts in 🧵

@tchambers I feel attacked 🤣

I wrote to my reps in Congress to ask them to condemn the violence in Gaza.

Today I reviewed my town's Zoning Code and Zoning Map.

I feel like some threshold has been crossed. Past me would not have done this.

Not a bad setup. Put the #GameCube in the office.

If you're interested in reading a sample of my book about Environmentalist themes in #TheLordOfTheRings, please take a look:

https://derek.caelin.cloud/where-the-roots-are-long/

I finished the first draft of "Roots"! 🤪

I've clocked in at about 42,000 words. Probably this will grow as I revisit the work and find areas to flesh out and re-write. But at the moment we're looking at 170-200pg book, depending on density.

I think I've earned myself a little treat. Time to start reaching out to friends in the publishing industry!

One of these is a much better book cover. Guess which edition my local bookshop carries.

#bookstodon #Solaris #scifi

@gleick very satisfying. Hard to undo the damage of the people let go, but this is no small measure of justice.

Good. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/federal-judge-doge-institute-of-peace

✊ Today I hit the 40,000 word mark on my book on #TheLordOfTheRings and the modern environmentlist movement!

As I hit this milestone, I am writing about mental health and depression in response to the climate crisis.

Depression emerges from the cumulation of our daily stressors. In some ways it is evidence that we are aware, conscious of the failings of the world we have built.

@CatherineFlick yesss

@sl007 can confirm, good techno in Andor.

There were moments where I thought they weren't sure what story to tell. Daedra and Syril seemed on the verge of waking up to the scale of the oppression, but Daedra never seemed to reflect after Ghorm. They could have had a moment where she reflected on how her ambition had landed her a front seat to genocide, and a moment of doubt before the Axis trail heated up again and she recommits. But it still ended up fine!

I think season one of #Andor had the most satisfying story, but season two was very good.

Daedra's fate to end up in a prison was a perfect conclusion for the character. For all her zeal, the empire didn't give a damn. She stumbled, and it consumed her.

Half of my "trending" timeline is people picking fights with arch conservatives who probably aren't on fedi.

@colossal These pictures evoke something in me. Stunning.

@lowqualityfacts Sure does feel like it.