nromdotcom
nromdotcom
@nromdotcom.cloud
he/him Rapidly cycling my hyperfocus between the open social web and video games. Writing about games: https://norm.likes.games Writing about other things: https://my.badtake.space/
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Still running _waaay_ behind on my Evercade cart reviews, but I'm glad I finally got my Roguecraft DX review out cause I have a lot to say about this game. https://norm.likes.games/a/3myblvwna3x23-roguecraft-dx-review
Props to offprint for the new editor. A real game-changer for mobile editing, which was pretty tough with the old editor.
A new editor, now in early access for Pros ✍🏽 📱 Beautifully redesigned mobile editor 📝 New footnotes in the margin 🧱 Rebuilt from the ground up, block by block 📤 Reworked publishing flow Opening to free writers gradually. 👀 Read about it → news.offprint.app/a/3my6obmsl6...
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Hi, we're HappyProto. We help you build on atproto... without the hard parts. You create the app, we'll run the backend: auth, private data, scripting, and an API over 46 million accounts. Welcome to atproto on easy mode. Join the waitlist at happyproto.at. #atproto
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My first post resurrecting my gaming blog over at offprint is about finally beating one of the first video games I ever played. https://norm.likes.games/a/3mx3hlwtu2423-i-finally-beat-dr-chaos
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tiny blogs, BIG gay october 🌈 from oct 1–31, pckt is donating 100% of our october earnings to LGBTQ+ charities and mutual aid funds. please repost 🔁 and tell us in the replies where we should donate. we’re so glad you’re here. let’s do something big together pckt.blog ❤️🩵💚💛
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🗳 midterms.graze.social is @graze.social's most ambitious project to date. And as of today, it's live. Let's take a look at what the next 27 days will look like 🧵
Sometimes I worry that I'm putting my little @mu.social companion in danger by viewing certain posts. Sorry, little guy! 🙀
And if you're looking for a video where someone quietly and methodically maps out a bunch of rooms and learns how to play a somewhat-obtuse NES game, you could do worse than my streams of Dr. Chaos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujom...
Secretly, all of this is running up to me relaunching my games-focused blog using @offprint.app over at norm.likes.games. I've already migrated over my existing content, but I know I'll have plenty to say about Dr. Chaos once I've finished it, so that seems like a fitting re-launch post.
If you're looking for a powerfully average NES game with some interesting ideas that @jeffgerstmann.com once called "no Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu," you could do worse than Dr. Chaos.
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Introducing the Evercade Nexus DOOM Edition. Exclusive design. Exclusive packaging. Exclusive collectibles. Limited to 3,000 units. Pre-orders open 7 August at 3pm UK via Funstock. evercade.link/m/doom-nexus
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How to open your new Evercade Cart: 1) Open Box 2) Remove manual 3) Smell the fresh print 4) Remember that everything will be ok https://evercade.link/cartridges
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It is fine, good, and even useful to remember the past, so long as one doesn't get trapped there. The question is: what do we learn from the past and apply today so that some day we can say "the rise of the open social web was a beautiful moment in time."
My high school BBS was a beautiful moment in time. USENET and alt.society.generation-x was a beautiful moment in time. The beginning of the blogosphere was a beautiful moment in time. The early days of Twitter were a beautiful moment in time. They were great, and now they're gone. It's fine.
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I took some time to pen out my thoughts after my call with @toni.bsky.team yesterday. trezy.codes/blog/proof-o...
I had an opportunity to get on the phone with @toni.bsky.team this morning. As always, I'll remain skeptical until we see results, but I hung up feeling hopeful that the guy at the helm may, indeed, be able to right the ship.
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I dunno, I think it's neat to play around with what these technologies can deliver to games, but it always feels weird when they get to mess with the art style and personality of the characters undirected.
‘This is just a garbage AI Filter’: Nvidia has been met with criticism for newly-announced DLSS 5’s ‘photoreal’ graphics alterations. vgc.news/news/this-is...
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Jay seized a historical moment and speed-ran Bluesky through some wild times. I'm glad she's found her own way back to the big picture. have had great conversations with @toni.bsky.team about standards work and open source governance. very important to have continuity of clueful leadership!
Some personal news: I’m transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer! I’m excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team as our interim CEO. More here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
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Heeey, look, it's me! I'm super hyped to announce that @bsky.app have given me a grant to work on the standards for the Federated Credential Management API (or FedCM) to make them really work for all decentralized web applications.
We're so excited to support @thisismissem.social's work bringing FedCM to the open social web! atproto.com/blog/working...
Finally got around to moving over to @selfhosted.social. Felt like an important thing to stop putting off after going to the fediforum workshop last week. Feels good.
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I built a TwitLonger for Bluesky. Write as much as you want, it saves to your repo as a Standard.site document record, then posts a teaser to your feed with a link back. Read more about it on https://unthread.at/@aka.dad/3mg5ejw7eil23
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Shipping today: @puzzmo.com is an @atproto.com app! - We have published lexicons and the Cross|word midi deploying to @puzzmo.com's registry every day - We have user streaks deploying to user registries if they Oauth connect too Massive write-up: blog.puzzmo.com/posts/2026/0...
Huge thanks to @fediforum.org and @masnick.com for organizing and facilitating today's un-workshop on Growing the Open Social Web. And everyone I met there that I'm gonna spend some time trying to track down and follow. It was a ton of fun, but now I have too much interesting stuff to think about!
Twenty-something years later and I'm not sure there's another album that makes anti-racism, anti-homophobia, and vaguely leftist politics sound as common-sense, chill, and downright fun as To The 5 Boroughs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfqU...