Definitely Not Gary
@definitelynotgary.bsky.social
It's true. I'm not Gary.
Author of Eldoria, a text-based game in PowerShell. https://github.com/gregoryfmartin/Eldoria
Author of Eldoria, a text-based game in PowerShell. https://github.com/gregoryfmartin/Eldoria
To make my life easier, and perhaps some others, I've moved my TrueColor acceleration code, with some modifications, into a PowerShell Module called PSRainbow. It's available today in the Gallery for anyone to use.
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSR...
#powershell
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSR...
#powershell
PSRainbow 1.1.0
Provides a library of 24-bit colors that can be used in PowerShell scripts.
www.powershellgallery.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
To make my life easier, and perhaps some others, I've moved my TrueColor acceleration code, with some modifications, into a PowerShell Module called PSRainbow. It's available today in the Gallery for anyone to use.
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSR...
#powershell
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSR...
#powershell
Got to hang with my buddy @andrewpla.tech for another PowerShell Wednesday (third time if I remember correctly)!
We give you a pair programming session working on a terminal-based platformer game written entirely in PowerShell: PSPlatformer!
#powershell #gamedev
www.youtube.com/live/OR1jJGE...
We give you a pair programming session working on a terminal-based platformer game written entirely in PowerShell: PSPlatformer!
#powershell #gamedev
www.youtube.com/live/OR1jJGE...
Pair Programming a PowerShell Platformer Live
YouTube video by PDQ
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November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Got to hang with my buddy @andrewpla.tech for another PowerShell Wednesday (third time if I remember correctly)!
We give you a pair programming session working on a terminal-based platformer game written entirely in PowerShell: PSPlatformer!
#powershell #gamedev
www.youtube.com/live/OR1jJGE...
We give you a pair programming session working on a terminal-based platformer game written entirely in PowerShell: PSPlatformer!
#powershell #gamedev
www.youtube.com/live/OR1jJGE...
I'll take a stab at mine:
1. Chrono Trigger
2. Secret of Mana
3. Donkey Kong Country 2
4. Mega Man X
5. Earthworm Jim 2
6. Final Fantasy VI
7. Super Game Boy (not technically a game)
8. NBA Jam
9. Hardball 3
10. Kirby Super Star
1. Chrono Trigger
2. Secret of Mana
3. Donkey Kong Country 2
4. Mega Man X
5. Earthworm Jim 2
6. Final Fantasy VI
7. Super Game Boy (not technically a game)
8. NBA Jam
9. Hardball 3
10. Kirby Super Star
That's difficult but I think that'd be my personal top 10 on Super Famicom!
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Super Mario World
3. Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Final Fantasy V
5. Mother 2
6. Tales of Phantasia
7. Yoshi's Island
8. Kirby Super Star
9. Killer Instinct
10. Donkey Kong Country
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Super Mario World
3. Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Final Fantasy V
5. Mother 2
6. Tales of Phantasia
7. Yoshi's Island
8. Kirby Super Star
9. Killer Instinct
10. Donkey Kong Country
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I'll take a stab at mine:
1. Chrono Trigger
2. Secret of Mana
3. Donkey Kong Country 2
4. Mega Man X
5. Earthworm Jim 2
6. Final Fantasy VI
7. Super Game Boy (not technically a game)
8. NBA Jam
9. Hardball 3
10. Kirby Super Star
1. Chrono Trigger
2. Secret of Mana
3. Donkey Kong Country 2
4. Mega Man X
5. Earthworm Jim 2
6. Final Fantasy VI
7. Super Game Boy (not technically a game)
8. NBA Jam
9. Hardball 3
10. Kirby Super Star
Somehow missed that Canva acquired Serif. Tried to download my paid for Affinity software to find it's free now thanks to Canva. Like, all three suites.
Not sure what I feel about this. Been an Affinity faithful for a long time. This seems... Not good.
Prepping for enshitification... Maybe.
Not sure what I feel about this. Been an Affinity faithful for a long time. This seems... Not good.
Prepping for enshitification... Maybe.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Somehow missed that Canva acquired Serif. Tried to download my paid for Affinity software to find it's free now thanks to Canva. Like, all three suites.
Not sure what I feel about this. Been an Affinity faithful for a long time. This seems... Not good.
Prepping for enshitification... Maybe.
Not sure what I feel about this. Been an Affinity faithful for a long time. This seems... Not good.
Prepping for enshitification... Maybe.
There was a massive amount of hype around what Persona 5 was going to be when it was announced. There was even this so-called Fan OST that went around on YouTube. Stumbled on this yesterday from that vault. It's snazzy!
youtu.be/pPMoAO-h3gQ?...
youtu.be/pPMoAO-h3gQ?...
【ペルソナ５】 PERSONA 5 ♫ 09 - FEEL SO COOL
YouTube video by ATLUSxP5
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There was a massive amount of hype around what Persona 5 was going to be when it was announced. There was even this so-called Fan OST that went around on YouTube. Stumbled on this yesterday from that vault. It's snazzy!
youtu.be/pPMoAO-h3gQ?...
youtu.be/pPMoAO-h3gQ?...
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
Well played Copilot. Well played.
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Well played Copilot. Well played.
For absolutely no reason at all, I wanted to try my hand at F# and did so by yanking some ANSI Escape Sequence code from my PowerShell game and translating it. A few hours later, I had a neat little program.
Most likely not the BEST F#, but whatevs.
github.com/gregoryfmart...
Most likely not the BEST F#, but whatevs.
github.com/gregoryfmart...
GitHub - gregoryfmartin/EldoriaAnsiTest: Porting and trying some of the ANSI codes in F#
Porting and trying some of the ANSI codes in F#. Contribute to gregoryfmartin/EldoriaAnsiTest development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
For absolutely no reason at all, I wanted to try my hand at F# and did so by yanking some ANSI Escape Sequence code from my PowerShell game and translating it. A few hours later, I had a neat little program.
Most likely not the BEST F#, but whatevs.
github.com/gregoryfmart...
Most likely not the BEST F#, but whatevs.
github.com/gregoryfmart...
November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Time for some Black Adder.
a man wearing a black jacket and a white ruffled tie
ALT: a man wearing a black jacket and a white ruffled tie
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November 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Time for some Black Adder.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
LOL Cleaned out my pantry and found these two hanging out way back on the top shelf. Competitive programming back in my youth.
#programming #fightme
#programming #fightme
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
LOL Cleaned out my pantry and found these two hanging out way back on the top shelf. Competitive programming back in my youth.
#programming #fightme
#programming #fightme
100%. Nothing cooler than getting to the register only to be told you can get X thing because SNAP won't cover it.
Unless you’ve been on SNAP or had to be a cashier in a grocery store while someone discovers the insane restrictions placed on SNAP food choices, I simply think you should shut the hell up about food access.
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
100%. Nothing cooler than getting to the register only to be told you can get X thing because SNAP won't cover it.
I was a food stamp kid, 100%. I'd wager some of these douches vying for its demise were also. Nothing quite like patting yourself on the back for depriving people, especially children, access to food.
More than 47 million Americans — including one in five children — don’t have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I was a food stamp kid, 100%. I'd wager some of these douches vying for its demise were also. Nothing quite like patting yourself on the back for depriving people, especially children, access to food.
@dotdot.horse challenged me to a contest of skill. I accepted.
Eldoria. She is now... TOASTED!
Thanks to @toastit.dev for the awesome BurntToast library!
For giggles, Eldoria will use BurntToast to create and update a toast during battles. :)
youtu.be/ImB9gd61rlo
#gamedev #powershell
Eldoria. She is now... TOASTED!
Thanks to @toastit.dev for the awesome BurntToast library!
For giggles, Eldoria will use BurntToast to create and update a toast during battles. :)
youtu.be/ImB9gd61rlo
#gamedev #powershell
Toasting Eldoria Part 2
YouTube video by Gregory Martin
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
@dotdot.horse challenged me to a contest of skill. I accepted.
Eldoria. She is now... TOASTED!
Thanks to @toastit.dev for the awesome BurntToast library!
For giggles, Eldoria will use BurntToast to create and update a toast during battles. :)
youtu.be/ImB9gd61rlo
#gamedev #powershell
Eldoria. She is now... TOASTED!
Thanks to @toastit.dev for the awesome BurntToast library!
For giggles, Eldoria will use BurntToast to create and update a toast during battles. :)
youtu.be/ImB9gd61rlo
#gamedev #powershell
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🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
Having a really hard time figuring how these tech companies are laying off because of AI. Have you *used* AI tooling for practical purposes?
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Having a really hard time figuring how these tech companies are laying off because of AI. Have you *used* AI tooling for practical purposes?
Reading this for the first time. It's a great summary of the AI landscape from the perspective of philosophy and ethics.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026253819...
#ai
mitpress.mit.edu/978026253819...
#ai
AI Ethics
Artificial intelligence powers Google's search engine, enables Facebook to target advertising, and allows Alexa and Siri to do their jobs. AI is also behind ...
mitpress.mit.edu
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Reading this for the first time. It's a great summary of the AI landscape from the perspective of philosophy and ethics.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026253819...
#ai
mitpress.mit.edu/978026253819...
#ai
@allwayshype.com Just listened to the recent PowerShell Podcast episode and it was awesome! BTW - shoutouts to MySpace code editing (I did the same thing back in the day). Gradient background CSS FTW.
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
@allwayshype.com Just listened to the recent PowerShell Podcast episode and it was awesome! BTW - shoutouts to MySpace code editing (I did the same thing back in the day). Gradient background CSS FTW.
New item inventory management screen 95% done. Just need to add the item drop confirmation dialog.
#gamedev #powershell
#gamedev #powershell
August 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
New item inventory management screen 95% done. Just need to add the item drop confirmation dialog.
#gamedev #powershell
#gamedev #powershell
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My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
August 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
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Come join me (virtually) at next week's RTPSUG meeting where I'll be talking about the past, present, and future of #BurntToast www.meetup.com/research-tri... #PowerShell
BurntToast v1.0: Celebrating a Decade of Windows Notifications (Josh King), Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
The BurntToast PowerShell module is like a personal chef for your Windows notifications — it serves up those little pop-up messages in the corner of your screen, but with w
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August 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Come join me (virtually) at next week's RTPSUG meeting where I'll be talking about the past, present, and future of #BurntToast www.meetup.com/research-tri... #PowerShell
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📢 2 days to go! Submit your CFP, tag a peer with a great idea, and share this to spread the word! #PowerShell #PSHSummit26 #Tech
August 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
📢 2 days to go! Submit your CFP, tag a peer with a great idea, and share this to spread the word! #PowerShell #PSHSummit26 #Tech