ekimekim @ekimekim@mstdn.io

I don't suppose there's any Masto support for specifying languages yet? It'd be very helpful if I could filter my local or federated timeline to english-only toots.

Well, good to know that discord locks down any and all API usage that is normal users attempting to use the service how they want, instead of how Discord demands.

You can define a bot user that's allowed to do whatever, but then you need to get it explicitly invited to all your discord servers.

Trying to bypass their shitty client using their API can even get you banned!

So yeah, great folks over at discord. Standing up for the little guy.

Hyped for the Falcon Heavy launch today. The cheaper access to space gets, the more good can come of it. Plus the landings are just awesome.

@DialMforMara figured this was relevant to your interests, others may enjoy it also: https://imgur.com/gallery/RBDvm
A day in the life of a linguist working with Aboriginal peoples in the north of Australia.

I've wanted to do this with a twitter client for a while but I couldn't grok their API. By comparison, Masto's API seems nice and simple and I had something basic working within an hour or two.

I might as well announce my latest side project here: https://github.com/ekimekim/mastotext
It's a terminal-based Mastodon client app. Basically I want something text-based that fits into my existing terminal window setup and presents toots in a dense, streaming format (almost more like a chat client where messages are toots).

So I've been putting off finishing Dishonored 2 for like, a year. I was at the start of the final mission when I got busy, and by the time I thought about going back to it I felt like i'd forgotten everything. Since then, I've gotten a new computer, etc, so I figure - it's not getting any better, so either I just dive in and finish it if I can find my save, or start from the beginning if I can't.

Finally got around to finishing DOOM 2016.
Not that it's my place to tell you "the right way to play", but a suggestion that massively enhanced my enjoyment (for PC players): Take all the top tier weapons, along with the "special" weapons chainsaw and BFG. Map them all to a single button you can easily reach on your keyboard without stretching. It makes an incredible difference to smoothly switch as you flow through combat, without stopping the action to navigate a wheel.

2017, a personal retrospective:
- I massively cut my soda intake.
- I travelled to meet online friends, several times
- I got a roommate, meaning I'm no longer going a week at a time without seeing another human.
- I saw my family <3
- I recognised a failing work situation and got out while I could
- I joined a new online community and made many new friends
- I saw a total solar eclipse
Regrets:
- I could've pushed my boundaries harder
- My diet is better, but still really bad.

Some great talks happening at the CCC today. In 20 minutes, there's one on the Apollo guidance computer, which is sure to be fascinating.
Watch here: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/34c3/

So I'm finally getting around to moving all my steam games to my recently-wiped SSD. The good news is that on linux this is nice and easy - just make the new FS mount where the old steamapps directory was, and copy over the old contents. The annoying news is that this is taking an hour or two and I keep going "what can I do while I wait? Ooh, I could play...wait, no."

I assume this has already made the rounds, being on the front page of HN at the moment, but some extra exposure always helps: https://theoutline.com/post/2689/mastodon-makes-the-internet-feel-like-home-again
Featuring the one and only @DialMforMara (they quote one of her toots)

@HPBraincase@Twitter.com is starting his 24 stream at twitch.tv/hpbraincase - first up, rocket league!

...so I just noticed that old toots timestamps have dates in format "MM/DD". How do I fix that? DD/MM would be preferable, but YYYY-MM-DD (or even MM-DD) would be best.

Dear:
@Canageek
@Canageek
@Canageek
@Canageek
...how many alts do you need?

Sorry, correction: This only happens if the credit amount is $4.51, which is the case for creators where I upped the pledge in response to the fee situation (supporting fewer creators for more each). If the credit is $5 I can raise it to $5, or $6, but not between.