MattTheSpratt

That was a fun game! I still think that I could have handled it better socially if I'm honest

How to find me at Scotiacon: Don't
I don't want to bring Social Media to Irl Social Interaction

I still take HUGE umbrage at someone using a well-trodden, decades old bit of pinball enthusiast kit in order to make a bad and wrong argument about Tech Makes Everyfing Worse. >w>💢
Nobody's about to throw out a Flash Gordon or a Twilight Zone in favour of one of these.

I really fuckin revile how viral this snarky, sloppy sarcasm has gotten
There are legitimate, prescient and valid critiques to make of technology nowadays, and Virtual Pinball is not one of them
and Jason here is Plain Wrong, i'm not going to sugarcoat it. we've been building these things since 2000

People have been making virtual pinball machines since the 2000s, this isn't any example of Future Bad Technoloy Bad especially given that there are at least a dozen independent companies making Real, Physical pinball tables even now
This is just the continuance of the simulator bleeding edge :v

I dunno, they are objectively "wooden boxes full of high-velocity ball bearings and a Lot of plastic meant to be hit", I can't imagine repair is all that cheap! XD

No, they haven't. Virtual pinball has been a thing since the early 2000s and isn't swallowing up real pinball anytime soon.

I can't overstate it enough, Pinball Is Not Becoming Worse Because Future - Pinball was on the bleeding edge of its' own simulation for decades, and it's a really cool and good thing that isn't going to usurp and swallow up regular pinball, PLEASE don't fuel people's urge to give up like this.

I do everything I can to avoid being That Guy, but you're acting like Virtual Pins are "ensh*tt*f*cation" (i'm beginning to hate that word) when they've been around for as long as pinball simulators have been around. There's a whole cottage industry spanning as far as the early 2000s!

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So uhhh.. we're still going

Fuck it, what if I just said 24 hour stream? Yeah sure why not :)

💜 - Augh fuc, late post cos I wasn't in the body lmao

It's Tuesday, and we finished RAD, so it's time for a new game; We're finally getting our trans woman license verified and finally playing Fallout New Vegas!! uhhhh yeag :)

Starting at 10pm GMT, 2 hours from now!

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💜 - Now that stream is over it's time to do that e-begging I mentioned

Our mouse is basically dead, so we had to buy a replacement, which means our HRT funds are pretty much back to zero, so if you're able to, please consider throwing us some treats to get us back on track to FINALLY starting HRT

Some quick context in case anyone is wondering: We live in the UK, and are going with DIY because the trans healthcare here is ass

We've done our research and know what we're going with and being safe, we've known what we needed to for a loong while, just never had the funds to actually do it lol

Also if this goes well, we'll obviously need to eventually start another goal for another year lol, but that can wait until we sort out the first

Finally being able to start HRT will be so huge for us, so I hope anyone who's able to can help a collection of Foxes and various creatures out 💜🦊

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💜 - Finally decided to put our foot down and start this goal, because our brain isn't very nice to us and this would MASSIVELY help, so please PLEASE please, if you're able to help out, or even just share around for others, we'll very greatly appreciate it 💜💜💜

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THIS IS HUGE! Scientists at Duke University's Human Vaccine Institute have made a significant advance in the quest for an HIV vaccine, successfully developing a vaccine candidate that could help the immune system produce antibodies (bnAbs) needed to fight the virus. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

AMAZING! A GROUNDBREAKING sickle cell disease treatment has been APPROVED for NHS use. Exagamglogene (exa-cel) SUCCESSFULLY edits the faulty gene in a patient’s OWN stem cells. Researchers concluded there was a functional cure in 97% of trial participants that received it! Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

ompu is about $300 off of the total they need, and it's due tonight in a few hours, so they could Really use the help
share this stream around if you're able to, donate even a little if you've got spare
let's help someone not get hoofed out of their house for pete's sake

Fundraising stream is live right now! 35 hours left to make rent & completely reduce my bitrate in the process~

Playing Quake 2 for the first time, with tons of unhinged tangents taking my attention every couple minutes.

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Petition: Create a public consultation on freedom of speech and disinformation We believe that lies, fraud, and media toxicity threaten our way of life. We think new mechanisms are needed to preserve confidence. How else can people know what to trust?

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hey, if you're in the uk sign this petition on disinformation

it's currently at 12k signatures and growing and currently guaranteed a response from the government, and reaching 100k immediately introduces it into parliamentary business for debate

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Oh, huh? 👀🐍❔
Uhh, Extra Funny Number I guess