Notices by Teaceratops/GameDev Mum (teaceratops@peoplemaking.games)

@tanepiper @emkingma I have to admit, with all the AI grot and crap being added to tech, I've started regressing tech-wise and holding onto stuff for longer, or getting it from thrift stores, or deliberately seeking out tech that can actively be repaired rather than scrapped and rebought.

Amazon shutting down warehouses in Quebec because the workers unionised, means it's a really good time to start planning a Bike Courrier business that is pro union to help local shops and creators to deliver goods quickly to folks living locally.

Just saying.

Also, I have a cargo bike and likely a lot of free time once the ice melts. Also, just saying.

I'm on South Shore, and like to ride my bike. Just Saying.

We don't actually *need* Amazon, they just work on the premise of being more convenient at the detriment to local business, Amazon employees, and the environment. But what do I know, I just read all the articles written constantly about this exact thing.

Got out for a drink with some friends in class. Got onto the subject of what I used to do for work.

"You worked on 3 golf games in a row!? How did you cope?"

"Dicks. I hid dicks everywhere. In every image, there is a dick. Sometimes there are more."

"I thought that was just a guy thing? To hide dicks in art?"

"Yeah, why do you think I did it? No one suspects the girl."

Ok, I have a request that I am hoping Mastodon can deliver.

I am looking for some reading material on Autism and supporting autistic kids *in Persian*. I have a friend who may be going down the diagnosis path with their kid, and so far they have been using Google translate, but it's really bad for Persian translation. If anyone can point me in the direction of any documents, books, advice etc that is in Persian that I can show to her, that would be amazing.

Any leads would be great, thankyou

While I am glad the Tories are out, I do not think Starmer’s Labour are going to be much better.

I would really love to be proven wrong, but so far their track record has been pretty shite.

@Teaceratops I’m glad the Greens have gained seats. I also do not think they would be great leading the country, but I think they are an important voice in parliament, and that’s why I support them.

@Teaceratops my home county voted conservative like a bunch of losers.

@Teaceratops what I will say is that if you look at the proportional representation of votes, rather than the results of First-Past-the-Post results, it’s not as big a win as is initially looks, and that is a worrying number of Reform votes.

I’m shocked that after the last decade+ of Tory shite, over 6.5 million people still voted for them. Over 4 million people voted for Reform, and I can’t believe that many people can’t see Farage as the Dodgy Used Car Salesman that he is.

@Teaceratops @gord @eniko @HauntedOwlbear holy heck I just checked the temps for the country you’re in Eni, and over the next few days, and 43C is ridiculous wtf. That’s the maximum temps we got in Bangalore in the year we decided to leave. The goddamn air burns.

@eniko @HauntedOwlbear we keep going from extreme heat to chilly, and I just want the weather to make its mind up at this point.

@eniko @HauntedOwlbear oof. We went through that in India when I was pregnant. I didn’t leave the one A/C room we had in the house for months. Power outages (which happen on a daily basis) were hellish. You have all my sympathy - I hope I never go through that again.

@gord @eniko @HauntedOwlbear you can see why we moved to Canada after India, for sure 🤭

Doubly counting my lucky stars lately (although, Bangalore seemed to miss the EXTREME heatwave, but they ran out of water again, which let me assure you, is just as bad)

@HauntedOwlbear I was once in a meeting where someone said ‘Ay ay ay games’ and the response cancelled the meeting.

Got to see the orthopaedic doctor. getting spine MRI check what’s being compressed 🎉

Hubs also dropped the ‘could it be EDS Hypermobile type?’ Doctor asked ‘were you flexible as a child?’ I replied in used to be alble to scratch the top of my head with my toes’ so he did a quick Beighton tests and was like, “oh wow, actually you might be onto something there, we’ll look into that after we check your spine” which you know, COULD EXPLAIN WHY MY BODY KEEPS FALLING APART.

@Teaceratops which is also shitty because there’s no cure, it’s genetic, and a lot of neurodiverse people have it, and I noticed my neurodiverse child has the same clicky wrists I have and fuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

@Teaceratops

doctor: “we usually help support EDS joints with splints-“

Me: “I have a massive box of splints back home”

Doctor: “oh you’re already well equipped then😅”

@Teaceratops
Doctor: “did you dislocate much as a kid?”

Me: “I’m not even sure if my toes are in joint *now*”

Doctor: “hmm, yeah, they do go off on some angles, don’t they?”

@Teaceratops so the trick in QC to get seen by a doctor, is to let your health problem get to a point where it’s so bad, you’re prepared to spend 24 hours in ER, and then barrage whatever doctor you get with your medical history until you intimidate them into sending you for scans, after you have been awake for 33 hours. Got it :meowThinkingSmart:

Me: fridge is broken

Hubs: my beer was still cold last night though

Me: *picks up fridge butter and puts finger entirely through it* fridge is broken.

Uhhh... we have a couple of expensive months coming up (first trip to the UK in 5 years to see family). If you were thinking of buying some pixel game assets for you or a friend, now would be a lovely time for that :meowtears: https://teaceratops.itch.io

In order to get tiny person to do her homework, the teacher and I encourage her to write a silly sentence using the week’s spelling words, and to draw a picture. It works pretty well, and I’m glad TP’s teacher has a sense of humour.

Anyway, this week she drew farting clams.

We’re going to get into trouble for this, aren’t we?