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Alex Kerr

@kitarutc.bsky.social

Tetris (TGM1-3 GM, NES Max-Out)・music games (IIDX CSEMP アナコン 八段, DDR Skill Atk 1267)・STG (ガレッガ 1000万)・racing (F-Zero 99 S20)・mahjong (MFC 黄龍 & JPML 初段)・pinball・coding (Scala, Python, 6502)

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Just in case anybody's thinking they're okay because they're still on Windows 10: this feature still exists in Win10 (22H2), it's just not On by default (at least not on my end). STILL, THOUGH, double-check it yourself and save yourself a potential heartbreak.

24.02.2026 18:35 — 👍 92    🔁 84    💬 3    📌 1
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>credit card verification

so you admit that biometric verification is largely superfluous, overly invasive and also completely unnecessary as it yields no immediate benefits over other kinds of identity verification. so... why are you still pushing biometric verification lmao

(i know why)

24.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 1510    🔁 739    💬 1    📌 0

re-inventing FF外から失礼します from base principles

24.02.2026 20:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Capcom CPS Promo from VHS Tape
YouTube video by ottosb Capcom CPS Promo from VHS Tape

youtu.be/m029ZSL-ebQ?... CPS 1 vid sent to operators. Intro vid footage of Bill Craven urging operators to make the $1 coin more common than quarter asking them to write to congress so they can charge $1 play. Then its unique cps1 facts and bts. @brandon.insertcredit.com @jparish.bsky.social

24.02.2026 08:18 — 👍 33    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 3
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cant.stop.laughing

24.02.2026 06:18 — 👍 2788    🔁 854    💬 14    📌 17
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hell yeah it's still up
He also mentions he came up with the name for GuitarFreaks, which tracks as KCEJ and Kojima were also involved with the early home ports of GF+DrumMania, plus the early IIDX ports; I imagine them being busier with MGS3 and such was probably why they didn't continue with those

24.02.2026 03:07 — 👍 28    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 0

Reminds me of how a lot of Bemani titles are also technically KojiPro since KCEJ also did them and Kojima produced them, most notably all the PS1 Beatmanias; there was an old tweet of his where he mentioned it was his idea to have them do it, so you could tell they were into it from the get-go.

24.02.2026 02:59 — 👍 24    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Polite reminder to genuinely no one in particular that if you do a Kojima Productions retrospective and you pretend they only made two adventure games instead of five because three of them have dating sim cooties, I'm gonna legit turn into a ghost and haunt you in your sleep while I'm still alive.

24.02.2026 01:23 — 👍 534    🔁 161    💬 14    📌 5

ds is ouendan/eba, and psp is the same but you just press buttons since no touchscreen lol. also the console versions are just dance. then 3ds/vita/iOS is a different game entirely (touch screen gestures).

24.02.2026 01:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A Tetris 99 theme gets a full video that shows everything that are just a set of graphics and reused music but F-Zero 99 gets actual new shit done and there's almost nothing

23.02.2026 11:12 — 👍 45    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Can I just comment about the fact that Nintendo still doesn't advertise F-Zero 99 despite how the devs are still doing stuff to it, like how there's an actual event that adds a new gimmick to the gameplay that hasn't been done before and there's NOTHING

23.02.2026 11:11 — 👍 119    🔁 19    💬 8    📌 1
Screenshot of the SNES emulator Super Sleuth showing the profile for an XBAND online gameplay service user called "Kramer" from San Jose, CA, with the text: "I AM A FORMER NAVY SEAL. DO NOT PULL CRAP ON ME- I WILL FIND U!! I HAVE WALKED CROSS COUNTRY, I HAVE SWUM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, I HAVE PLAYED PRO SPORTS, I HAVE KILLED. I HAVE NOT MASTERED XBAND"

Screenshot of the SNES emulator Super Sleuth showing the profile for an XBAND online gameplay service user called "Kramer" from San Jose, CA, with the text: "I AM A FORMER NAVY SEAL. DO NOT PULL CRAP ON ME- I WILL FIND U!! I HAVE WALKED CROSS COUNTRY, I HAVE SWUM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, I HAVE PLAYED PRO SPORTS, I HAVE KILLED. I HAVE NOT MASTERED XBAND"

Been going through ancient SNES savefiles containing info uploaded to the XBAND online multiplayer servers at the end of the service in 1997 and I cannot fucking believe I found an early version of this meme here. Is this what the guy who found Tutankhamun felt like?

23.10.2024 20:09 — 👍 640    🔁 317    💬 5    📌 10
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_stares_ i do not like that this instruction set has both "reset device" and "device reset" opcodes and they have non-trivially different semantics

23.02.2026 01:25 — 👍 25    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0
23.02.2026 04:21 — 👍 4854    🔁 2085    💬 28    📌 10
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I have responded to them in a growing Uservoice. Let's let as many people know about this and make this a top priority issue.

twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92471...

#twitch #persona

23.02.2026 02:27 — 👍 154    🔁 83    💬 1    📌 0
Text on Twitch's website saying "Verify Your Identity" "Submit proof of identity and location to receive your payout" "In order to receive your payout, you need to verify your identity through Persona, Twitch's identity verification service. You will have 3 tries. Please be ready to provide both of the following: 1. A picture of your government-issued identification card, such as an identity card, passport or driver's license. 2. A "selfie" (i.e., a picture of your face), taken using a webcam or phone camera. By clicking "Start Verification" below, you understand that you will be leaving Twitch and will be redirected to Persona's service, and further understand and acknowledge that Twitch may send Persona limited personal information about you to facilitate the identity verification process, in accordance with Twitch's Privacy Notice. Information you provide to Persona will not be used for any purposes other than to verify your identity and will not be stored for longer than necessary to fulfill this purpose. Need Help? See our detailed onboarding guide." "Start Verification"

Text on Twitch's website saying "Verify Your Identity" "Submit proof of identity and location to receive your payout" "In order to receive your payout, you need to verify your identity through Persona, Twitch's identity verification service. You will have 3 tries. Please be ready to provide both of the following: 1. A picture of your government-issued identification card, such as an identity card, passport or driver's license. 2. A "selfie" (i.e., a picture of your face), taken using a webcam or phone camera. By clicking "Start Verification" below, you understand that you will be leaving Twitch and will be redirected to Persona's service, and further understand and acknowledge that Twitch may send Persona limited personal information about you to facilitate the identity verification process, in accordance with Twitch's Privacy Notice. Information you provide to Persona will not be used for any purposes other than to verify your identity and will not be stored for longer than necessary to fulfill this purpose. Need Help? See our detailed onboarding guide." "Start Verification"

Twitch is requiring new Affiliates, before their first payment, to give government photo ID and a separate photo to Persona, the same Persona that has connections to government mass surveillance programs. When I asked Twitch support for another option, they said there isn't one. #twitch #persona 1/4

22.02.2026 19:44 — 👍 3831    🔁 2843    💬 97    📌 420
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#FREELUD UPDATE:

- Lud and others were *chained for 7 hrs* before being flown to Georgia, the 2nd move in 2 days in defiance of his lawyers’ habeas corpus & a court order.

- The GoFundMe organizers are moving to contact media to boost the story and help #FREELUD.

KEEP POSTING.

22.02.2026 04:12 — 👍 380    🔁 416    💬 1    📌 5

hatris is good though

21.02.2026 11:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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If you live in the MARYLAND FGC, 🦀

3 PHONE CALLS in 5 MINUTES can help demand that ICE #FREELUD. 📱

READ HOW BELOW ⬇️

#FGC... REPOST!!! 🔀

20.02.2026 06:33 — 👍 169    🔁 194    💬 2    📌 11

Due to popular demand, here is a demonstration video of how to make 3D printed PCBs using just vector drawing software, a 3D printed (PETG filament for mine) and self-adhesive copper tape. Any questions, let me know!

19.02.2026 14:15 — 👍 767    🔁 294    💬 32    📌 15

surprisingly difficult to search for in Japanese too. there's a couple mentions here and there (YouTube descriptions, and the Pixiv tag entry for some reason lol) but not like an easily locatable table of unlock conditions etc.

19.02.2026 21:46 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We have updates on Lud!! The money raised has prevented his being moved out of Baltimore to an undisclosed location, and his is pending an actual court hearing because he was able to acquire legal counsel—all thanks to the FGC. KEEP SHARING! FREE LUD

gofund.me/130999163

19.02.2026 18:33 — 👍 650    🔁 520    💬 2    📌 13
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Donate to Support Ludovic’s Legal Defense, organized by David Hazlewood Ludovic Mbock is a dear friend who has always brought kindness and positivity to those… David Hazlewood needs your support for Support Ludovic’s Legal Defense

www.gofundme.com/f/support-lu... hey yall this is a little serious but a big pillar of dmv fgc Ludovic has been detained by ice and needs some financial help to cover the legal defense, please spread the word and donate if you can

18.02.2026 21:57 — 👍 125    🔁 202    💬 0    📌 8
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Qiddiya-owned RTS fully acquires EVO, putting it under Saudi control

➡️ www.shacknews.com/article/1479...

19.02.2026 18:27 — 👍 76    🔁 32    💬 15    📌 58

Every one of the main characters has a different name for you, and the routes (which it has) are fundamentally about who you choose to affirm and who you choose to reject.

It is structured EXACTLY the way a dating sim is, with an emphasis on allegiance and your feelings over plot.

17.02.2026 22:31 — 👍 1342    🔁 473    💬 20    📌 12
I printed it and stuck self-adhesive copper tape to it. There's copper tape with conductive adhesive so you can add multiple overlapping pieces and it counts as one conductive surface.

Then I used the second part of the mold to shape the copper, so that it sticks inside the recessed traces.

Then I used sandpaper to file away at the raised ridges. The copper traces are now electrically independent of each other. Done!

But if I want, I can remove the extra copper tape.

I printed it and stuck self-adhesive copper tape to it. There's copper tape with conductive adhesive so you can add multiple overlapping pieces and it counts as one conductive surface. Then I used the second part of the mold to shape the copper, so that it sticks inside the recessed traces. Then I used sandpaper to file away at the raised ridges. The copper traces are now electrically independent of each other. Done! But if I want, I can remove the extra copper tape.

The companion mold at the bottom. This second 3D-printed part pushes the copper tape down into the recessed trace channels so it conforms to the shape. The two parts sandwich together with alignment spikes to keep everything registered.

The companion mold at the bottom. This second 3D-printed part pushes the copper tape down into the recessed trace channels so it conforms to the shape. The two parts sandwich together with alignment spikes to keep everything registered.

screenshot of QZW Labs' raised pcb idea! here is their youtube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLliKgzKKUI&t=592s

screenshot of QZW Labs' raised pcb idea! here is their youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLliKgzKKUI&t=592s

Adobe Illustrator on top (you can use any free tool that makes SVG vector files. I just own an old illustrator version.

Bottom: the PCB Forge tool I made

Adobe Illustrator on top (you can use any free tool that makes SVG vector files. I just own an old illustrator version. Bottom: the PCB Forge tool I made

I made a tool that turns PCB designs into 3D-printable molds. you sandwich copper tape between the parts, sand the ridges, and you have a real working PCB. no etching, no chemicals. I am losing my mind

castpixel.itch.io/pcb-forge

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this is how giraffes work right? @play.date

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