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I've been in the video games industry for going on 30 years (mostly) as a thoroughly average programmer. For the past 12+ years I’ve focused on pretty much every aspect of Augmented Reality. I've been very lucky.

Loves: #RetroGames, current games, #TheMuppets, classic simpsons quotes, #MST3k & #RiffTrax, #FilmNoir, #Philosophy, #TheKLF, #Pinball, #TwinPeaks and generally trying to pretend I understand things. #ActuallyAutistic

#Demoscene id: spacey-nz

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Finally started the long, slow process of getting my shelves of vinyl organised :)

First two random picks were:

Tony De Vit - Splashdown / Are You All Ready? (1999) (released soon after his passing)
https://www.discogs.com/release/38559-Tony-De-Vit-Splashdown-Are-You-All-Ready

Cirque - Swerve (2000)
https://www.discogs.com/release/41467-Cirque-Swerve

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Photo of the back of the Tony de Vit record cover which features a photo of the man himself djing, along with the text: "A flame that burns twice as bright, lasts half as long" This sums Tony up for us as a family, he truly was a bright flame and we miss him so very much. One great comfort is meeting so many people that also loved him especially you, his fans, so this one is for you. Let's keep him alive with the music he loved. So "ARE YOU ALL READY?"!! Long live Tony de Vit - The Lord Of The Dance. God bless Jayne and Ray de Vit Special thanks to Chris B, lan M and the Tidy Boys, you have given us the confidence to fight off the sharks and get this project off the ground. We are honoured to be able to release this tribute to a man who not only gave his all to the scene that we all love but who also gave so much warmth and happiness to his family, friends and fans. Tony de Vit R.I.P. Tidy Trax
Photo of a technics 1210 playing Cirque’s Swerve, with the record cover behind it.

Photo of a technics 1210 playing Cirque’s Swerve, with the record cover behind it.
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@breaque A stunning summer’s day here (after a couple of weeks of grim weather), so I enjoyed a lunch time mix session with the home office doors out to the deck open.. including a couple more random vinyls from the shelves 😊

Both purchased at Spundae Records (RIP) in the Haight for $10.99.

Digital Express - The Club (1999)
https://www.discogs.com/release/92581-Digital-Express-The-Club

Cascade - Retrode / Night Vision (2001)
https://www.discogs.com/release/61305-Cascade-Retrode-Night-Vision

Photo of a 1210 turntable playing “Night Vision” with the black & white (quite indistinct) record sleeve propped up behind it.

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I wrote a python program to send out Death By Scrolling steam keys. All the keys are in a sqlite database and I pass the program an email address and it picks a unused key and sends an email with the key and instructions. I'll start sending out keys tomorrow. A few at first then more and more at random. I might pause sending keys if we do big retooling or bug fix. You can only make a first impression once. I can't guarantee everyone will get in. Wish us luck.

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@Truck @lritter @grumpygamer
@Truck wait, what did i do now?! :) well, what didn’t i do by the looks of them.. fwiw i didn’t see the sign up link either, but that’s probably because there’s a french film festival on in wellington so i’ve been sat in dark rooms with strangers receiving french propaganda. i will endeavour to monitor any further “drops” (i think that’s what the kids call them)!

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@gsuberland @halcy @vncresolver what the… a “wicket gate” is an actual thing?!

https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Wikkit_Gate

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@grumpygamer Have you been brushing up cricket ahead of your move? 😊 (I love cricket, and I'm a big baseball fan too) We have one of my favourite cricket grounds in the world here in Wellington (the Basin Reserve)