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Canadian, software dev, ADHD haver, FFXIV player, she/her

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A very low res two colour pixel art image of some text, with some of it highlighted.

A very low res two colour pixel art image of some text, with some of it highlighted.

#highlighter #pixel_dailies
@pixeldailies.bsky.social

Palette: lospec.com/palette-list...

12.03.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#pixeldailies #pixel_dailies

11.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a collection of various pixelart factory parts with names of the pixelartist underneath. Some are missing the names! Please get in contact!

a collection of various pixelart factory parts with names of the pixelartist underneath. Some are missing the names! Please get in contact!

If you were on the #pixeldailies Pixel Dailes server before it exploded you might have been part of the Factory Collab from CakeOnBake! We are trying to identify participants who's names got lost in the kerfuffle, so if you made one of the machines without a name, get in contact!

06.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡 Breaking: Alberta government embarrasses itself again

Today, the Centre of Recovery Excellence (CoRE) published a study. Unfortunately, last month I published two stories showing how their data are junk.

Let's take a look. 1/

11.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
The horizon and the outline of a house are visible under a crescent moon. Low resolution two-color pixel art.

The horizon and the outline of a house are visible under a crescent moon. Low resolution two-color pixel art.

#gloomy #pixel_dailies
@pixeldailies.bsky.social

Palette:
lospec.com/palette-list...

11.03.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Low resolution two colour pixel art of a crumbling brick wall with flowers in the foreground.

Low resolution two colour pixel art of a crumbling brick wall with flowers in the foreground.

This theme was not so hard, at least once I gave up on my first idea. #crumble #pixel_dailies
@pixeldailies.bsky.social

Palette:
lospec.com/palette-list...

09.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to run red light

Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to run red light

08.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 332 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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holy shit

09.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 14158 πŸ” 3089 πŸ’¬ 238 πŸ“Œ 605
Two color low resolution pixel art of a short patch cable with chunky connectors.

Two color low resolution pixel art of a short patch cable with chunky connectors.

I have attempted to draw a #patch cord but I'm not sure it's very readable. #pixel_dailies @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Palette: lospec.com/palette-list...

08.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GRAVEYARD SHIFT, my fast-paced zombie FPS where you use office supplies to kill your coworkers, now has a Steam store page!

Be sure to WISHLIST if you want to play when it releases!

store.steampowered.com/app/4202840/...

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

07.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 780 πŸ” 193 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 5

And exporting at 1600% seems to have helped with the artifacting, which is silly but ok.

07.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A sailboat with wind and waves, in 16x16 white-on-blue pixel art.

A sailboat with wind and waves, in 16x16 white-on-blue pixel art.

Boat! #pixel_dailies #motion @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Palette: lospec.com/palette-list...

07.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And you can't replace parts readily! And the bandwidth for uploading new model data and downloading your compute answers and so on is terrible! And building the satellites and sending them up is absurdly expensive!

And of course even if you solve all those problems, all you get is a slop generator.

07.03.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I should link the palette: lospec.com/palette-list...

Also, bsky sure did add some compression artifacting.

06.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Going with a small canvas and a tiny palette for my attempts at pixel art for now. #pixel_dailies #confetti @pixeldailies.bsky.social

06.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney says he supports US invading Iran, Cuba, and possibly Canada "with some regret" "It's a good thing that Trump is the most peaceful president in history who ends all wars, right?"

Carney says he supports US invading Iran, Cuba, and possibly Canada "with some regret"

05.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 417 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 16

I would just grab the baby? I think all the responses people are suggesting are great, but it's a baby, I think my odds of just holding on to the baby while activating my own chute are pretty decent. We can discuss philosophy once we're back on the ground.

06.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a 2024 letter from Danielle Smith to Justin Trudeau complaining about federal immigration limits affecting Alberta.

www.alberta.ca/system/files...

#Alberta #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli

20.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 9
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See my previous posts. I am again looking for a temporary place for Kilee, a lovable dog. He doesn't bark, doesn't chew, and is house-trained. He reacts aggressively towards other dogs and isn't ideal for cats. The owner is homeless after the two fled an abusive house. Anybody? #yeg

13.02.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Oh that makes a lot of sense!

13.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've definitely seen claims that a breadmaker that has previously been used for wheat bread can't be cleaned thoroughly enough to make gluten free bread, so that may be what you had in mind? Or maybe they've just gotten better recipes than they used to have.

13.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The premier (leader of the provincial government) is a right-winger who is willing to entertain bad ideas if she thinks it'll build or maintain her right-wing asshole base. This is one of the bad ideas.

12.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BC, Canada, English, fire truck

10.02.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean β€œa time loop experienced by one person.” PERSON 2: …What. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.

Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean β€œa time loop experienced by one person.” PERSON 2: …What. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.

Groundhog Day Meaning

xkcd.com/3202/

04.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 7023 πŸ” 1267 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 40

"What exactly do you expect Carney to do / not do?"

A thread of 50 specific items (with links, and not in any particular order), a large fraction of which are in line with warning signs we pointed out early on and were told to be quiet, wait and see, or trust his 4D chess acumen.

1/??

22.01.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 383 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 41
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³ UN Briefing Feb 3 | Gaza Update

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Rafah’s partial reopening is β€œnot enough” and that it must function as a β€œtrue humanitarian corridor.”

The World Health Organization said that yesterday, when the crossing briefly opened, 5 patients and 7 companions were evacuated from Gaza via Rafah. 12 people in total.

Reporting had suggested Israel would allow 150 people per day to exit (50 patients, each with two companions). Gaza has around 22,000 patients with life-threatening injuries or illnesses who urgently need evacuation.

At the current pace, it would take about 12 years just to evacuate them all.

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³ UN Briefing Feb 3 | Gaza Update UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Rafah’s partial reopening is β€œnot enough” and that it must function as a β€œtrue humanitarian corridor.” The World Health Organization said that yesterday, when the crossing briefly opened, 5 patients and 7 companions were evacuated from Gaza via Rafah. 12 people in total. Reporting had suggested Israel would allow 150 people per day to exit (50 patients, each with two companions). Gaza has around 22,000 patients with life-threatening injuries or illnesses who urgently need evacuation. At the current pace, it would take about 12 years just to evacuate them all.

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³ UN Briefing Feb 3 | Gaza Update

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Rafah’s partial reopening is β€œnot enough” & that it must function as a β€œtrue humanitarian corridor.”

The World Health Org. said that yesterday, when the crossing briefly opened, 5 patients & 7 companions were evacuated...

04.02.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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23% of Americans want their State to separate from the USA. Alberta is polling at 19% wanting to separate. It's less separatist than: Alaska, Hawaii, Washington Montana, Idaho, California, Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Arkansas, Indiana, New York.......

23.01.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 141 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 9
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com
Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code was written by Al
29 Apr 2025 - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20% to 30% of code inside the company's repositories was "written by software" - meaning...

Hacker News
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Microsoft admits almost all major
Windows 11 core features are broken
1 day ago - Except it's not totally terrible. What makes it terrible is the privacy invasions and the consent issues Microsoft has with its users, along ...

TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code was written by Al 29 Apr 2025 - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20% to 30% of code inside the company's repositories was "written by software" - meaning... Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com Microsoft admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken 1 day ago - Except it's not totally terrible. What makes it terrible is the privacy invasions and the consent issues Microsoft has with its users, along ...

started / going

18.12.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 6155 πŸ” 2120 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 108

And on my particular setup, I could also easily set the game window to always-on-top mode, so long as it used the standard boring window frame/titlebar. So I would definitely try it with that, too.

20.01.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Linux user here, just trying out the game. It would be great if it had a windowed mode, so I could make the game window narrow or short and put it next to my work windows.

It wouldn't be quite as slick as the transparency, of course, but I'd still be quite happy with it.

20.01.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0