Developer Soup

Hello, I'm a software developer, patch maker, (non-corporate) smart home enthusiast, maker, and general nerd. You can find a feed with all of my patches below.

If I could add one feature to social media, it would be the ability to restrict posts geographically, mostly for relevance to different parts of your audience. I can think of many reasons why this wouldn't work/is a bad idea, but also it'd be nice to not feel like you're wasting some people's time.

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Look at all this Magic! Get in your donations for a chance to win the MtG prize pack that is packed full of boosters, decks, cards and value! $7.77/multiples thereof for the next 32 minutes! desertbus.org/donate #db20 #db2026

The reason we bus is for Child's Play Charity. @childsplaycharity.bsky.social donates video games, toys, and books to children's hospitals and domestic abuse shelters worldwide This year they donated an epic pile of Avatar MTG Collector packs! Find them at childsplaycharity.org #db20 #db2026

It's #Mechtober day 26, and this will always be "my" Alric Ward. #BattleTech

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy but isn't a selfie.

Hey, exciting to see local @crowsnest.quest supporting the 'ol Desert Bus!

For #mechtober day 25, I have to say, I prefer the Japanese art for Natasha. #BattleTech

I love that Thunderbolt IIC more than I have any reason to. Almost enough to get a second box. Almost.

Find fellow tabletop gamers, BattleMech fans, Shadowrunners, and more at the Catalyst Game Labs Discord server! It is a great community that gets you playing games with fans of your favorites from around the world! discord.gg/catalystgame... #battletech #shadowrun #leviathans #TTRPG

it's officially"wrong jacket" season (whichever one you wear out will always be the wrong one for the weather)

We have an absolute avalanche of high value cards to give away! Sixty one full collector boosters of the Avatar: The Last Airbender magic set plus the one that we're adding to every prize for a total of 62!

My first 5 Pen & Paper RPGs in the order they I played them 1) Star Wars Adventure (a random boxed set I found) 2) Dungeons & Dragons 1st ed (played a Dwarf when that was a class) 3) Legend of the 5 Rings (Lion Clan forever) 4) AD&D 2nd Ed. (after D20 was out, because it's what we had) 5) Rifts

Incoming Live Auction! In about 10 minutes the spectacular Desert Bus 20th Anniversary Jenga Set will be up for grabs to the highest bidder! Remember to check your donor account and link your twitch account to be able to bid desertbus.org #db20 #db2026

The last giveaway of the night has come, and it's perfect for anyone who wants to practice some bus magic. This green brocade robe is quilted with silver thread and it could be yours! Just donate $7.77, or multiples thereof, by 11:30pm PT for a chance to win!

We are entering the 5th and final week of #MechTober! IT'S CHARACTER WEEK! #BattleTech has had many iconic characters across the setting! So let's see what you have to say about them this #MechTober! #mecha #community #tabletop #wargame

Donation drive for Garwulf's Book Collection! $5.26/multiples thereof for the next 42 minutes desertbus.org/donate #db20 #db2026

Watching the Animaniacs Hooray for North Hollywood. An interesting window into a perceived monolith. I wonder what a modern version would look like.

I still dream of buying one, and dropping in the manual 1MZ-FE V6.

Game owns, get it while the gettin’s good!

Resharing this, because here's a handy link to throw at anyone who says that they use genAI because other options are "hard."

It has come to our attention that our Buc-Off Shop is apparently so elite, there are now dupes of our merch. So we are just popping in to remind everyone that there is only one true Buc-Off Shop which you can find at Buc-Off.com, and all proceeds go to Hunger Free America! Impersonators get bucced!!

Man, I'd have flown with him anytime. He will be missed.

Twenty-one years ago, IDW Publishing released Infiltration #0 which would introduce us to their rebooted Generation 1 continuity! tfnation.com/TFN-Swi... #TFNation #Transformers

"You never heard it so real..." coming out of speakers that look like this:

Is the answer not always "Miata"? Not actually. Scirocco would be tempting for the Zeta Gundam reference, except that character is a terrible person.

...Right. www.rifftrax.com/mst3k-sting-...

(Jokingly) I miss the 24 episode seasons, when we got proper filler episodes, like all the Gamera movies. In truth I'm just happy to see people who love what they do having fun.

Variety went behind the scenes of “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments,” the latest revival of the cult comedy series “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” to get an up close and personal look at how poking fun at bad movies gets done at the highest level: variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Just sweep it back into the matter-reclamator and we can use it again next year. And the year after that. And after that. And after that...

Hurry!! They're waking up!!

Okay, here's the deal, I stupidly bought NBA 2K27 as a digital code on NewEgg.com because I had a promo code, but I bought it for the wrong console and I can't return it. Not a contest, but reply to this post with your favorite Onion sports headline and I'll straight up give one of you the game.

Look, I forgot my reusable bags, and I'm not paying $0.05 for a piece of waste plastic.

Poor phrasing that intentionally biases the results by creating a situation where empathy is portrayed as directly opposed to "God's truth", instead of part of God's truth that they are rejecting.

Small Beans, my podcasting outfit that makes some videos, is offering half-off a monthly membership until the end of October if you've been curious or unaware it exists! promo code: BOOBEANS free acct = ~4 things a month $3 = ~5 more a month $7.50 = 4 more on toppa dat patreon.com/c/smallbeans

I saw this and thought "this is only relevant to the programming I do if they have a Spanish version" and then saw that they're working on it and you can request to get it when it's done! So that's an important fyi for any other Spanish programming focused librarians!

I mean, I guess...

Early voting starts today in Texas so you have a choice: skip the lines and vote in 5 minutes or wait all day on Nov 3 hmmm this is a tough one

All about Tails, for 'Sonic The Hedgehog 2' on the SEGA Mega Drive.

It is time for the worst idea. Thanks to y'alls generosity in September we are doing a 23 game Archipelago. That's right - TWENTY THREE GAMES. Over 11 THOUSAND CHECKS. we're gonna start with ol trusty Like a Dragon: Gaiden www.twitch.tv/froob

Each test drive comes with a free AI "lawyer" divorce consultation.