My avatar โ€” A pixelated self-portrait in the style of the 'bitizens' in the mobile game Tiny Tower

Death.au's Blog

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Why can't apps just be. Why should I have to submit an update to the app store if it still works fine?

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Umm... Third time's a charm?

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It turns out it did not work properly the first time, but after some debugging, it looks like we should be good to go now. I just need to double-check...

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So... If I've got this set up right, this status.lol post should appear both on my website at https://death.id.au and be pushed out to the fediverse via my Friendica instance, also on https://death.id.au... ๐Ÿคž

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Getting back into playing Pokรฉmon on my old DS lite. Enjoying it much more than I thought I would.

What I Want From the Fediverse

Was going to Ghost the right choice for me? I thought it was a good move. My website, blog, and Fediverse presence are all on the same platform and all on the same domain. But it's not quite what I wanted...

Why "death.au"?

Short answer: It continues to be available. Once, when I was young, in the early nineties, the Internet was just starting to take off. I didn't have it at my house just yet, but I did have it at school. And my cousin had it. She told me I needed to sign up for an email address and helped me set up an account with a service called Hotmail. The first step was to choose a name, as using your real name was not a good idea (there could be predators on the Internet, or so I was told).

Death.au's Now Page

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Modern PC OS interfaces are built around the desktop metaphor. Modern desktops are built around the interface for the PC OS.

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I need to pick myself up and get back into a regular rhythm.

I need a solid project to work on.

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Did the Web 1.0 movement just get a theme song? https://strongbadactual.bandcamp.com/track/back-to-a-website

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Pebble is coming back!
I've never been so hyped!

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Charlie and the Chocolate factory, but rewritten in the modern day, with modern day sensibilities. New kids, new fantastic ways for them to get their comeuppance.

Plot twist: it's a sequel. There are stories and legends of what happened to kids in the factory many years ago, including that one kid who never returned and whose whole family disappeared soon after. Story morphs into horror-esque.

Double plot twist "Willy Wonka" is just old Charlie.

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So, I did a thing and made a video: Lilith + Lilin Assembly

It's a little naff, technical limitations and all that, but I'm hoping it's the start of something more in the future. We shall see.

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I've been pretty lucky in my life - never broken a bone. My daughter is not so lucky. Broke her wrist in two places. She was in a lot of pain.
But, a bit of nitrous and some plaster and she bounces back super quick ๐Ÿ‘