CMDR Mitchcraft 🔜 WCUS

@operaticplum.bsky.social is cooking lunch and I can smell it from my office.

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Then I hope you kept the receipt and it's still under warranty 😭 Hopefully it's just a weird sector or something and booting into safe mode to check things will fix it.

I dropped you a note in the Bastion slack, but TL;DR... this is a drive failing :( there's some troubleshooting you can do, but it's time to start looking for a new SSD ASAP.

It was AMAZING. The whole vibe was fantastic, and there wasn't a single "miss" in the lineup.

10/10, would Summer School Tour again 😁

Some dumbass scheduled my fasting labs today for 2PM, so I can't eat anything or drink any coffee (with cream and sugar) until they're done.

It's me. I'm the dumbass.

Yeah, I literally had to pack everything into the single backpack.

I made it work, but for my next flights I picked something with extra carry on bags.

I took Spirit to GCX. Flight was fine, as far as flights go, but EVERYTHING is nickeled and dimed.

Snacks and drinks on the plane.
Extra carry on besides a personal item
Checked bags

If you are flying light, it's not bad.

Basically, it's causing a bit of a dip in view counts. So... encourage users to interact, know that view counts may be affected and... let's hope something's addressed about this.

⚠️ Twitch View Bot System Update - Important Info for Streamers ⚠️ Just a heads-up for everyone: Twitch has rolled out a new view bot detection system, and it's not working well. Key Points: Lurkers are being flagged as bots. If viewers don't interact (no messages or redemptions), they may not be counted in your view count. After reviewing last night's stream data, several legitimate lurkers were not counted at all. Also looking at the detection code, many issues stand out. Best workaround: Ask lurkers to send at least one message or use a channel point redeem to ensure they're counted. Gift Sub System Changes (Leaked Info): The current Twitch sub distribution code seems designed to prioritize gifting subs to bots and non-community viewers first. This is based on a calculated viewer-to-bot ratio meant to avoid detection. The goal appears to be incentivizing more gifting by making it harder for your actual community to receive subs naturally. AI Misclassification: Twitch's AI now assumes viewers with no input (chat, clicks, redemptions) are bots. Bots are faking interaction (heatmaps, clicks on stream elements) to appear legitimate. Real lurkers get flagged, bots get through. What to Expect: Many streamers are already seeing a 50-60% drop in view counts. Don't be discouraged — it's the system, not your content or community. Stay informed, support each other, and keep adapting.

Heads up: it looks like Twitch is mucking with things again. TL;DR:

The new viewer detection algorithm is performing poorly; lurkers who do not interact are being flagged and removed from view counts, while bots gaming the system are counted. It looks like bots are also being prioritized for gifts.

We ( @operaticplum.bsky.social and I ) watched K-Pop Demon Hunters with the kids, and we were talking about how "Your Idol" sounds a lot like something Bad Omens, Rain City Drive, or Hollywood Undead would make.

I'd -love- a cover. Like, I'd be the first person to wear out a digital file from play

Hello friends! I've been working on adding new items to my Throne list. Just a few small things that will help me create content and cultivate the community. Check out the list below (and if you can't contribute, that's TOTALLY FINE) https://throne.com/cmdrmitchcraft/wishlist

Oh, I wanna come back, I just hate the "come back, then off, then back, then off, then..." stuff

I'm -itching- to get back to streaming. I'm out of town next week, and I've considered coming back the week after that, knowing later in the month I have to take a week off again (for WordCamp US).

What do y'all think? Should I just stay off, or come back knowing I miss a week later on?

a cartoon rabbit says i 'm up and has a sad face Alt: a cartoon rabbit says i 'm up and has a sad face

Alright, alright... I'm up I'm up.
Howdy Monday.

4 year stream anniversary starts NOW with a 12 hour stream 🥰

twitch.tv/caterella

Huddy

Huddy

Arrows In Action

Arrows In Action with Taylor Acorn

Huddy and Arrows In Action started the summer school tour and both were absolute BANGERS.

Idobi Summer School tour

Mitch and plum

@idobi.com Summer School tour! Let's gooooooo!

@operaticplum.bsky.social and I are almost at the rail - should be a great show.

Oooo you shouldn't have told me that. I've got things I've supposed to do this weekend and now it's going to be spent playing RC Pro Am 😆

I saw an arcade cabinet with this somewhere and it instantly took me back. Such nostalgia. This and R'n'R Racing were childhood favorites

Rock 'n' Roll Racing was SUCH A BOP. All the money went onto the soundtrack, but it was money well spent

scaffolding

...this doesn't look OSHA approved. lol

Pool vibes

No better place to spend a ridiculously hot day.

... Even if it does feel like bath water 🥵🥵🥵

I grew up on these streets

I see so many streamers that are like, "UGH! Why don't you lurkers actually say something in chat??"

to which I say...

Y'all come on in. Lurk away. If you want me to be the soundtrack to your dish-doing, laundry-folding, or school-working, then I am happy to do so.

I <3 y'all, lurkers included.

Several of my immediate hang-outs got COVID, and I've been testing like crazy. So far, I've been lucky it seems... but I'm sending good vibes your way - it do be sucking, every time I've had it. Hope it passes quickly.

My daughter crochet's and she would LOVE these. They're SO GOOD.

Tomorrow's concert: IDOBI Summer School

Taylor Acorn, Rain City Drive (!), If Not For Me (!), Charlotte Sands, Arrows In Action, Beauty School Dropout, and Huddy.

SO stoked for this show - If Not For Me and Rain City Drive were KNOCKOUT shows last time I saw them.

Mitch's battle station

Where the magic happens

Negative COVID test

I figure if I take one more of these bad boys today, and one more tomorrow, I can chalk this up to being extremely lucky given the circumstances.

So far, so good!

Thanks, bro. <3 you too. lol