Josh - Maker of Things

Josh - Maker of Things

@crosspadcreative.com

Musician, Game Designer, and general Maker of Things. I try to limit my projects to only 37 at a time. 🦅🤘🏻

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Awesome to see the US Men’s Hockey Team be the butt of a few jokes from the Women’s Team and laugh along. If only we hadn’t started a needless war this week or I’d be enjoying this more…

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GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

What have I been up to? Well, lots of things! But a cool moment recently was learning how to use a plasma cutter. Had to finish the piece on the band saw due to warping, but it still did the job!

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Active shooter at the CDC today because of the lies about the COVID vaccine. Only in America. For the people in the back: COVID is real Vaccines save lives Trump lied because Trump lies Kennedy will kill us all

Just learned that #Godot has a native iPad version. Makes me reconsider sinking time into #Unity since I’m trying to keep my workflows as seamless as possible between iPad and PC. Anyone have experience using #Xogot to work on projects while away from your home machine? #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Hey! So I’m still working on game stuff, but now life has launched me into an amazing relationship and I’m a member of a makerspace! So stay tuned for all sorts of art. #chainmaille #woodworking #ceramics #gamedev #lifeupdate

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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

I need to finally teach myself #Davinci Fusion so I can abandon my last #Adobe product, After Effects. Then I’ll just need to kick MS Office to the curb, including finding a free replacement for OneDrive. I hear #LibreOffice is the favorite. #opensource

Here’s the thing about the “Roman salute.” In 1920, it was co-opted by this rising political party in Germany and its use and definition changed forever. The masks are off. Fascism isn’t knocking on our door, it’s standing in our living room, holding our keys.

Jk, everyone. I just learned that the term “Roman salute” was first used in 1920, but by Italians, not Nazis. But the Nazis did adopt the gesture shortly after. And all of that was based on a salute that was created and used…in America. But we banned it in 1942. Still, fuck fascists.

This quote truly disgusts me. Society values art because it’s hard. Because it takes dedication and discipline. Because it shows empathy to the human condition. AI does none of those things. It’s a tool we can use, but it isn’t an artist, and never will be.

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I’ve soft-launched my decision to step away from all #Meta apps. They’ve been removed from my Home Screen but not deleted. If I’m not tempted to open any of them after a few days, they’ll be deleted outright. Baby steps.

I’ve made the decision to move my streaming automation from #Aitum to #Streamerbot. I absolutely love Aitum and the team behind it. But one of my biggest goals is to build tools for other streamers and accessibility is very important to me, so the free app is where I’m putting my attention. #Twitch

Finally got to dive into #Affinity Designer 2 and do some real work (redesigning my #Twitch and social assets) since my jump from #Adobe. It’s definitely different but I’m getting the hang of it relatively quickly. Anyone have any tips on making the transition? #graphicdesign

I want to find an interesting way to implement the #Aitum feature that allows chat to click your mouse. It could make for an interesting Fortnite run, or some other click-heavy game. Someone help me find a way to torture myself in the name of comedy and engagement! #Twitch #streamer

I think this is the year I ween myself off of most social media platforms. The two big targets are Facebook and IG. The latter being the harder platform to abandon because I see it as an opportunity for community growth with my content. Still not sure…

Did a crazy thing yesterday and completely deleted my #OBS and installed a clean build. Starting over actually feels really good. Now, time to build the #Twitch stream that I want for 2025. #streamer #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

In the last 2 days, I’ve researched error codes from log files, repaired system files, installed new drivers for my motherboard and GPU (some manually), and adjusted settings in my BIOS. All because my EVE keeps crashing. Do y’all do that or are you normal and just submit a ticket?

My goals for 2025: - Continue learning #Unity, completing a few small projects (Asteroids and Checkers clones), then begin building my own game - Begin and complete the Python and Full Stack classes I purchased - Rebuild my OBS setup and get back to streaming, but for #gamedev #indiedev #solodev