Jake - "YourFriendJacob"

I can look into what version we used to get working on her laptop running Windows 11 if you'd like. I can't remember what version we used or if it updated but I know that she hasn't has any issues with it since. Either way I hope things work out and the disability tax is so real and so frustrating!

Ran into a similar issue setting up a new laptop for a friend. Only way I got around it was that she had an old Dragon Naturally Speaking installation CD/DVD which worked without much issue on Windows 11. If she didn't have the physical version we would've been screwed.

Oh and lastly, if you're already doing this please send me a link. I will gladly visit your site/blog/forum. The more jank, the more geocities vibes, the more personalized, the better! Okay, back to obscurity I go!

Anyway bring back forums, bring back self-hosted weird & wonderful websites, niche blogs, etc. When you do, make sure you don't build off of marginalized people and then abandon them like it seems a certain butterfly app is doing. Push out hate, toxicity doesn't need another seat at the table.

I've never felt more alone online than I have lately and honestly, I'd rather just embrace that than funnel to somewhere that will likely disappoint me and not feel right.

Hell, I'd rather make my own thing and have it not attempt to be everything to everyone. But I doubt I'd have that kinda time.

I also don't like the dangerous over-reliance on Discord. In most cases it also feels like forums done WAY worse and it's not secure. It's not all bad but yea, I'm not a big fan and I'll leave it at that.

Nothing feels right for me and I can't imagine I'm alone in feeling that way.

FB is trash, IG is an attention hog, Twitter is a hellscape, this place is abandoning the users who made this anything at all, rip Cohost - you tried, Mastodon is okay but somewhat convoluted, reddit is a power-tripping mod's paradise and just worse forums. None of it feels that "social" anyway.

At this point my next social media migration will be off of it entirely. I've barely been motivated to post here anyway but it seems there's a race to make every social media platform uniquely terrible.

In my 25ish years of using the internet, I've only ever vibed with one "social" medium: forums

If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you.

They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.

Can't find a single thing wrong with this...

logo for the charity bundle. Play for Peace: Games for Palestine Charity. Shows several hands building a puzzle of the palestine flag.

the palestine 2025 charity bundle is live!!

it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine

my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!!

itch.io/b/2979/play-...

We're down to the last 24 hours for the Kickstarter❗️

At 55% funded, hitting the funding goal seems out of reach, but who knows! 👀

#indiegame #videogames #indiedev #pcgaming #Steam

I hope this movie makes a billion dollars

We're excited to announce the Games for Palestine charity page is now LIVE on Itch.

Over 300+ games with proceeds going to UNRWA USA in support of Gaza relief. Thank you to everyone for your support. The bundle launches on Sept 2nd 9am PST.

Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...

Working hard on Wild Cosmos, and getting closer to the end.

I want this small world to feel alive and vibrant.

I'm a single person behind this project and if that's the kind of games you like, sharing it and wishlisting helps me greatly.

s.team/a/3051070

#indiegame #wildcosmos #godotengine

Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.

They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.

Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.

#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.

YouTube video by The Crawl Checking Out Games Made By YOU

I'm super excited to present the first CRAWLMMUNITY SHOWCASE!

This Direct-style presentation features over 22 games made by friends, mutuals, and members of The Crawlmmunity. We've got dungeon crawlers, action games, point-and-click adventures, TTRPGs, and more. CHECK IT OUT: youtu.be/UeDBJSJskvk

i'm sorry but "games have always cost this much" is cope

These folks who are clipping up an old target ad or whatever think games should push $100+ dollars when minimum wage has and continues to stay the same. Get out of here with that ridiculousness. Hyper-capitalists and shareholders love y'all doing the dirty work for them.

Why even adjust for inflation when our wages haven't? It doesn't even make sense. All that to cape up for a corporation that'll be fine regardless. What are we doing?

Indie games should be priced higher in an ideal world too but I bet if they did right now sales would be *rough.*

Thank you!!!

All this inflation talk without factoring in the stagnation of wages is an incomplete conversation.

Wealth disparity, stagnation of poor wages (that haven't adjusted with inflation), and the overall state of the economy both domestic and globally will continue to get worse.

It's often difficult for me to celebrate accessibility wins for a product when said product is unaffordable to those that could benefit from those wins the most.

Accessibility discussions without pricing as an accessibility factor in the conversation is an incomplete conversation imo.

YouTube video by Hodera - Topic Based on a poem by Richard Silken (feat. Ashton Prescott)

Good morning! You should listen to this today if you like alternative rock

youtu.be/1wlPK5u0HLg?...

This is a wonderful AOTY list that has inspired me to step my game up! Lots of music to discover and check out here.

I can't guarantee I'll have a list of *60* records at the end of the year but I'm gonna try!

I care about this! If you're sharing 50 to 60 albums I'm definitely going to find something new to check out. Looking forward to it!

100%

I used to. Played the Splitgate 2 alpha last year as well.

Image says my favorite albums of 2024. Then is a list reading: 1) Lucy Rose - This Ain't the Way You Go Out 2) Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found 3) Balance and Composure - with you in spirit 4) Wunderhorse - Midas 5) Mister Goblin - Frog Poems 6) Lupe Fiasco - Samurai 7) Maxwell Stern - In the Good Light 8) Fontaines DC - Romance 9) Bôa - Whiplash 10) Nia Archives - Silence is Loud 11) Wishy - Triple Seven 12) Present - Silver Lining 13) Tarantula - If You're Sideways, I'm Upside Down 14) J. Robbins - Basilisk 15) Soft Play - Heavy Jelly

My birthday just passed so in honor of a belated birthday here's a super belated AOTY list!🎉

Image says my favorite albums of 2024. Then is a list reading: 1) Lucy Rose - This Ain't the Way You Go Out 2) Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found 3) Balance and Composure - with you in spirit 4) Wunderhorse - Midas 5) Mister Goblin - Frog Poems 6) Lupe Fiasco - Samurai 7) Maxwell Stern - In the Good Light 8) Fontaines DC - Romance 9) Bôa - Whiplash 10) Nia Archives - Silence is Loud 11) Wishy - Triple Seven 12) Present - Silver Lining 13) Tarantula - If You're Sideways, I'm Upside Down 14) J. Robbins - Basilisk 15) Soft Play - Heavy Jelly

My birthday just passed so in honor of a belated birthday here's a super belated AOTY list!🎉

The time has come to be reckless, desperate and beautiful.

Virtue’s Heaven, a game about violence, friendship and humanity is going to come out on May 20th, 2025.

Play the demo and wishlist the game on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1929860/...