unacomn
@taleofdoom.com
I used to make video game and tech content as a day job, from 2007 to 2020. Now I do QGIS stuff, Ignition SCADA things and water loss reduction shenanigans. I also write books that aren't very good. And I'm trying to make a game about a duck. Also, I run.
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AUR and PSD jointly announced today a legislative proposal to ban all Unix-like operating systems in Romania, after discovering that they all contain a USR folder.
Treadmill running is weird. It's both more tiring than regular running and not as tiring at the same time. I think it's the constant pace that's the problem. I have the rhythm sense of a drunk hippopotamus, and keeping a constant pace is really not something I'm used to.
January 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Treadmill running is weird. It's both more tiring than regular running and not as tiring at the same time. I think it's the constant pace that's the problem. I have the rhythm sense of a drunk hippopotamus, and keeping a constant pace is really not something I'm used to.
I got into playing Prototype a bit recently. A really fun game from the age where game developers had not yet figured out third person camera controls or aiming.
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I got into playing Prototype a bit recently. A really fun game from the age where game developers had not yet figured out third person camera controls or aiming.
Listening to Nightwish's Noise and Dragonforce's Doomsday Party back to back really is setting the mood for the current times.
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Listening to Nightwish's Noise and Dragonforce's Doomsday Party back to back really is setting the mood for the current times.
Well, vacation's over. Gotta head back to work tomorrow.
There's an amount of sadness in me at this prospect that wasn't there for the old jobs.
Sure, working at Games-Arena and GHD was tiring, but it was enjoyable.
I looked forward to doing new things in the coming year.
Now, there's just apathy
There's an amount of sadness in me at this prospect that wasn't there for the old jobs.
Sure, working at Games-Arena and GHD was tiring, but it was enjoyable.
I looked forward to doing new things in the coming year.
Now, there's just apathy
January 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Well, vacation's over. Gotta head back to work tomorrow.
There's an amount of sadness in me at this prospect that wasn't there for the old jobs.
Sure, working at Games-Arena and GHD was tiring, but it was enjoyable.
I looked forward to doing new things in the coming year.
Now, there's just apathy
There's an amount of sadness in me at this prospect that wasn't there for the old jobs.
Sure, working at Games-Arena and GHD was tiring, but it was enjoyable.
I looked forward to doing new things in the coming year.
Now, there's just apathy
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Near-Mage from @stuckinattic.bsky.social is getting a surprise spin-off in the form of Hocus Focus. youtu.be/7WiAyFT4dCg
Hocus Focus - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Stuck In Attic
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Near-Mage from @stuckinattic.bsky.social is getting a surprise spin-off in the form of Hocus Focus. youtu.be/7WiAyFT4dCg
You know, I don't think Trip Hawkins gets enough hate.
January 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
You know, I don't think Trip Hawkins gets enough hate.
Finally got Jellyfin installed on Open Media Vault. Turns out I had to actually put something into apt's sources.list, since OMV doesn't use it.
And, man, Jellyfin is so much better than the homebrew version of Kodi I stuffed into my rooted TV.
This is where we're at people. I've hacked my own TV.
And, man, Jellyfin is so much better than the homebrew version of Kodi I stuffed into my rooted TV.
This is where we're at people. I've hacked my own TV.
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Finally got Jellyfin installed on Open Media Vault. Turns out I had to actually put something into apt's sources.list, since OMV doesn't use it.
And, man, Jellyfin is so much better than the homebrew version of Kodi I stuffed into my rooted TV.
This is where we're at people. I've hacked my own TV.
And, man, Jellyfin is so much better than the homebrew version of Kodi I stuffed into my rooted TV.
This is where we're at people. I've hacked my own TV.
What's going on here, really?
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
What's going on here, really?
Bought a second hand running watch off a local on-line fleamarket. Got a message today that the order got canceled. The guy didn't send the watch in time.
This is a sign that either I should not get that watch, or that I should try harder to get the watch.
I will inevitably make the wrong choice.
This is a sign that either I should not get that watch, or that I should try harder to get the watch.
I will inevitably make the wrong choice.
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Bought a second hand running watch off a local on-line fleamarket. Got a message today that the order got canceled. The guy didn't send the watch in time.
This is a sign that either I should not get that watch, or that I should try harder to get the watch.
I will inevitably make the wrong choice.
This is a sign that either I should not get that watch, or that I should try harder to get the watch.
I will inevitably make the wrong choice.
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Endless Column, by Constantin Brâncuși, 1938, 📸 by @stephenmally
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Endless Column, by Constantin Brâncuși, 1938, 📸 by @stephenmally
The people working on the next Tropico game are going to have a hard time coming up with stuff that a deranged dictator would do, without it being seen as a personal attack which will result in the game getting banned or the dev team being kidnapped.
January 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The people working on the next Tropico game are going to have a hard time coming up with stuff that a deranged dictator would do, without it being seen as a personal attack which will result in the game getting banned or the dev team being kidnapped.
Welcome to 2026.
Make no delay.
Make no excuse.
Make them pay.
Make no delay.
Make no excuse.
Make them pay.
December 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Welcome to 2026.
Make no delay.
Make no excuse.
Make them pay.
Make no delay.
Make no excuse.
Make them pay.
A year later, island sheep and friends are still here for you.
December 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A year later, island sheep and friends are still here for you.
Some people spend Sunday mornings, before new year, sleeping in. Others spend it with their family. Me and four other nutjobs spent it running 10K at 0°C. Why do we do this? I don't know. At some point, something takes over and you just want to get far away, but in a circle, so you're back and tired
December 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Some people spend Sunday mornings, before new year, sleeping in. Others spend it with their family. Me and four other nutjobs spent it running 10K at 0°C. Why do we do this? I don't know. At some point, something takes over and you just want to get far away, but in a circle, so you're back and tired
It's -5C outside, there was no internet. May as well go running with the group. #RunBraila #alergareaesteundar #coffeerunbraila
(I'm the one with the antlers)
(I'm the one with the antlers)
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's -5C outside, there was no internet. May as well go running with the group. #RunBraila #alergareaesteundar #coffeerunbraila
(I'm the one with the antlers)
(I'm the one with the antlers)
My wired internet connection is out. So, I hope it gets restored, otherwise all I can do this weekend is write, play video games. I can't get any work done.
What a tragedy.
What a tragedy.
December 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My wired internet connection is out. So, I hope it gets restored, otherwise all I can do this weekend is write, play video games. I can't get any work done.
What a tragedy.
What a tragedy.
There's a habit in this area of the world of people using personal yahoo e-mail addresses at work, which leads to funny situations where the the head accountant for the history museum has something like x_lizzy99 or PR is cccccam2000. The museum itself is museum@museum basically, so they can do that
December 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
There's a habit in this area of the world of people using personal yahoo e-mail addresses at work, which leads to funny situations where the the head accountant for the history museum has something like x_lizzy99 or PR is cccccam2000. The museum itself is museum@museum basically, so they can do that
Merry Christmas, people.
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Merry Christmas, people.
The following is a comedic story about office hierarchy:
The section boss came to me yesterday with some course listings from the national water association and asked me if I'm teaching SCADA there. I said yes. He seemed to jokingly ask if we should send people to the course I'm teaching. Sure.
The section boss came to me yesterday with some course listings from the national water association and asked me if I'm teaching SCADA there. I said yes. He seemed to jokingly ask if we should send people to the course I'm teaching. Sure.
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The following is a comedic story about office hierarchy:
The section boss came to me yesterday with some course listings from the national water association and asked me if I'm teaching SCADA there. I said yes. He seemed to jokingly ask if we should send people to the course I'm teaching. Sure.
The section boss came to me yesterday with some course listings from the national water association and asked me if I'm teaching SCADA there. I said yes. He seemed to jokingly ask if we should send people to the course I'm teaching. Sure.
If Stranger Things doesn't end with a "Head of Vecna" joke, then it'll have all been for nothing.
December 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If Stranger Things doesn't end with a "Head of Vecna" joke, then it'll have all been for nothing.
Mark my words. Somewhere, someone, someday will make a decent game where all the dialogue is:
"Ah, Unsunkten, it is you. You have came. You must rewynden the sepulture to restore balance."
And everyone will take with the utmost seriousness and call it the greatest narative experience of the decade
"Ah, Unsunkten, it is you. You have came. You must rewynden the sepulture to restore balance."
And everyone will take with the utmost seriousness and call it the greatest narative experience of the decade
December 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Mark my words. Somewhere, someone, someday will make a decent game where all the dialogue is:
"Ah, Unsunkten, it is you. You have came. You must rewynden the sepulture to restore balance."
And everyone will take with the utmost seriousness and call it the greatest narative experience of the decade
"Ah, Unsunkten, it is you. You have came. You must rewynden the sepulture to restore balance."
And everyone will take with the utmost seriousness and call it the greatest narative experience of the decade
A decade ago I posed the question if people covering tech should themselves understand tech. There was some pushback to that idea as being gatekeepery. Not a lot. But there was.
I did not foresee geography.
I could not even think to make a joke about this.
We are beyond satire.
Darkness comes
I did not foresee geography.
I could not even think to make a joke about this.
We are beyond satire.
Darkness comes
JOURNALISTS I AM BEGGING YOU TO LOOK AT A MAP AND LEARN WHERE THE OCEANS ARE
December 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A decade ago I posed the question if people covering tech should themselves understand tech. There was some pushback to that idea as being gatekeepery. Not a lot. But there was.
I did not foresee geography.
I could not even think to make a joke about this.
We are beyond satire.
Darkness comes
I did not foresee geography.
I could not even think to make a joke about this.
We are beyond satire.
Darkness comes
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My most personal video, yet. It combines gaming history with world history, as well as my first-hand personal experiences of living through those histories. It aims to discuss Fallout from a wholly different perspective. #gaming #retrogaming #crpgs #pcgaming
youtu.be/Hi2D9xRjw7s
youtu.be/Hi2D9xRjw7s
Why Ex-Communist Countries LOVE Fallout
YouTube video by StefaNonsense
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My most personal video, yet. It combines gaming history with world history, as well as my first-hand personal experiences of living through those histories. It aims to discuss Fallout from a wholly different perspective. #gaming #retrogaming #crpgs #pcgaming
youtu.be/Hi2D9xRjw7s
youtu.be/Hi2D9xRjw7s
AUR and PSD jointly announced today a legislative proposal to ban all Unix-like operating systems in Romania, after discovering that they all contain a USR folder.
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
AUR and PSD jointly announced today a legislative proposal to ban all Unix-like operating systems in Romania, after discovering that they all contain a USR folder.