buru5

joined 1 year ago
[–] buru5@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[–] buru5@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)

for you, none; why would you sign up for more than one to begin with? this is for anyone who hasn't signed up for multiple yet-another-indie-writing platforms and is looking for a federated write freely instance to join (considering write.as is closed for registration).

 

registration is invite only at the moment, so please review the community guidelines then let me know if you'd like to join; i'll send you an invite link.

howdoyouspell.cool is an open community of writers who value privacy, autonomy, and creative writing – and, most importantly, we reject corporate interests and monetary incentives. We aim to be a no-pressure, polite community of writers from all walks of life, away from the ten-thousand-word user agreements of corporate-controlled platforms. If you consider yourself even the most amateur of writers, you’re welcome here. Too often, writers leave their work languishing in a folder somewhere – this community aims to change that by providing a safe space for expression without fear of ridicule or some big-word conglomerate stealing your words to power a fake-sentient SQL table.

example blog: https://howdoyouspell.cool/forrest/

 

i wrote a thing about Ariel Pink. but it's more of a wrestling match with the cognitive dissonance that comes with enjoying music that's made by gross people. kinda a "separating the art from the artist" thing, kinda not. bound to inspire some negativity from some, but the goal is to explore this weird dynamic that happens between art and artist and fan in an open, cordial way.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by buru5@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17152252

On Computer Games Monthly is back w/ the 2nd issue of the #fediverse’s only free unofficial gaming-slash-creative-writing magazine.

Inside you will find articles written by some of Mastodon's wackiest residents; nostalgic ramblings, societal critiques, personal stories, and fictional tales using #videogames as the delivery mechanism.

Issue #2 covers games released in and around December 2000 and features the following titles:

Dark Cloud

Pokemon Crystal

The Bouncer

Rollercoaster Tycoon

Guilty Gear X

Phantasy Star Online

Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo

----BONUS CHAO MINIGAME---- There is a small minigame in this issue; 16 bonus chao (yes, chao from the Sonic series) have been placed throughout the magazine. If you find them all: send me an email/message and I'll place you on the illustrious BONUS CHAO CHAMPION list on the archive!

https://archive.org/details/on-computer-games-monthly-december-2000-magazine

[–] buru5@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

looks alright color scheme is a bit gaudy and not a huge fan of the big miyoo logo. they can do better than this, i think. i have the miyoo mini plus and really enjoy it so have high hopes.

[–] buru5@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago

this is just a smidgen of the first-world's self-inflicted punishment. very excited to see what happens next.

[–] buru5@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

why's he playing in these conditions?

[–] buru5@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ah, that must be why i made a thread admitting to playing a hentai game https://lemmy.world/post/6575601

[–] buru5@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

that's a big no-no

 

ignore the "how" and focus on the immediate situation; what do you do?

 

that's it

 

so, long story short: i bought a Pixel 6a to replace my broken 5a. i bought said phone from Amazon, "refurbished and UNLOCKED," needless to say: it was not unlocked; in fact, it was locked by VERIZON.

i call Verizon, hoping for a miracle, wondering if they'll unlock it: they won't.

i start #googling and find a few "unlock" sites; all of which seem very shady, so i look at reviews, forum posts, etc. and finally come acorss one that, according to #SOME people "had good luck with"; the site is "The Unlocking Company."

i give this "company" my imei number, make/model/carrier, and $27: they say they'll have an "unlock code" and "instructions" to me within the next 72 hours.

so the burning question for this community is:

WILL THEY UNLOCK THE PHONE?

i am strongly inclined to think they will either 1) never get back to me or 2) say they can't unlock the phone and give me a partial refund

bets? and has anyone ever tried this before, any luck?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by buru5@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
 

oncomputer.games

hope this is not breaking any rules; my friend and i run a website in which we write "creative writing" essays on video games we play. we make no money on this and never plan to, it's purely passion projects, but we do put a lot of work into them. the most recent essay is comparing Metal Gear for MSX to the OJ Simpson Trial, but we also have a number of essays on:

  • Dragon Quest Monsters I (explores vegan concepts)
  • Final Fantasy Legend (origin of the SaGa series)
  • Final Fantasy Legend II (traditional analysis)
  • Final Fantasy Legend III (explores time travel)
  • Final Fantasy XII (traditional analysis)
  • Final Fantasy XVI (analysis + comparison to movie The Seventh Seal)
  • Infinite Space ("being in love with an idea)
  • Landstalker ("mood time and place" + analysis)
  • Metal Gear (comparision to OJ Simpson Trial)
  • Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (biographical essay)
  • Popful Mail (traditional analysis)
  • Romancing SaGa (critique on the "games collector" and "retro gaming" communities, + analysis of the game)
  • Shiren the Wanderer 5 (History of the Japanese Tanuki + comparison to the game)
  • Tactics Ogre (essay on the themes of the game)
  • Xenosaga (philosophical essay with a lot of footnotes, Infinite Jest?)
  • Xenosaga II (philosophy + analysis of the game)
  • Xenosaga III (personal stories, philosophy, analysis of the game)

we also aim to create "podcast" type videos on each essay, we have done seven so far: https://youtube.com/@oncomputergames?si=5c__UWP-vCU_Bqwd

 

seems popular.

i've been obsessed with The Cribs and Kaki King for the past month, as you can tell.

add me: https://www.last.fm/user/buru5

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