Leiracal
@leiracal.bsky.social
Overtly loquacious bardic artificer and towering trixic techie transfemme, offering shameless geekery, industry-pro-to-indie-amateur game development, and the joy of audacious nonconformity.
I turn in my final project for my programming degree tomorrow.
I got ambitious. My proposed scope was overkill for the program, which just required some sort of MVC app.
I can't say I got everything done that I intended, but it works.
And in the end, knowing I'll ace this, I focused on the vibes.
I got ambitious. My proposed scope was overkill for the program, which just required some sort of MVC app.
I can't say I got everything done that I intended, but it works.
And in the end, knowing I'll ace this, I focused on the vibes.
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I turn in my final project for my programming degree tomorrow.
I got ambitious. My proposed scope was overkill for the program, which just required some sort of MVC app.
I can't say I got everything done that I intended, but it works.
And in the end, knowing I'll ace this, I focused on the vibes.
I got ambitious. My proposed scope was overkill for the program, which just required some sort of MVC app.
I can't say I got everything done that I intended, but it works.
And in the end, knowing I'll ace this, I focused on the vibes.
I believe Anberic's offering has symmetrical analogs, but as someone who has owned a half-dozen Anberics, check the reviews before buying.
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I believe Anberic's offering has symmetrical analogs, but as someone who has owned a half-dozen Anberics, check the reviews before buying.
Okay, so my first shiny in Legends ZA just happened to be the *perfect* natured Ralts for me to have my absolute all-time favorite - a shiny Mega Gardevoir - as my ace for most of the story.
Now, in the post-game, I've been wondering what my second would b...
...ARE YOU FREAKING *KIDDING* ME?!?!
Now, in the post-game, I've been wondering what my second would b...
...ARE YOU FREAKING *KIDDING* ME?!?!
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Okay, so my first shiny in Legends ZA just happened to be the *perfect* natured Ralts for me to have my absolute all-time favorite - a shiny Mega Gardevoir - as my ace for most of the story.
Now, in the post-game, I've been wondering what my second would b...
...ARE YOU FREAKING *KIDDING* ME?!?!
Now, in the post-game, I've been wondering what my second would b...
...ARE YOU FREAKING *KIDDING* ME?!?!
I love how these Pokemon and the state of the background tells me that it's post Rust Syndicate but pre-endgame, your boxed Absol probably knows Psycho Cut, you played the game upside down at some point, and you haven't explored enough to find a Shiny Stone.
Also, half your team is weak to fire.
Also, half your team is weak to fire.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I love how these Pokemon and the state of the background tells me that it's post Rust Syndicate but pre-endgame, your boxed Absol probably knows Psycho Cut, you played the game upside down at some point, and you haven't explored enough to find a Shiny Stone.
Also, half your team is weak to fire.
Also, half your team is weak to fire.
Anyone else have one of those days where you forget the name of your new game just long enough to misprint the shippers?
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Anyone else have one of those days where you forget the name of your new game just long enough to misprint the shippers?
The most important part of my last big coding project was the code I wrote to gently handle the values I didn't expect, in the softest and most accommodating way possible.
Because a program that crashes out over the exceptions - even ones that happen 1% of the time - is basically unusable.
Because a program that crashes out over the exceptions - even ones that happen 1% of the time - is basically unusable.
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The most important part of my last big coding project was the code I wrote to gently handle the values I didn't expect, in the softest and most accommodating way possible.
Because a program that crashes out over the exceptions - even ones that happen 1% of the time - is basically unusable.
Because a program that crashes out over the exceptions - even ones that happen 1% of the time - is basically unusable.
That's an old enough technique that it was used in Who Framed Roger Rabbit for Baby Herman's live-action cigar.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
That's an old enough technique that it was used in Who Framed Roger Rabbit for Baby Herman's live-action cigar.
There might be a few transphobic relatives at the event I'm going to tonight.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
There might be a few transphobic relatives at the event I'm going to tonight.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
I was going to say "I don't play linear stories," but then I remembered I got into Perfect Gold, and the only real choices there boil down to "are you going to be a bitch in this particular moment."
It turns out writing a good sapphic story can carry you pretty far, even if it's not much of a game.
It turns out writing a good sapphic story can carry you pretty far, even if it's not much of a game.
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I was going to say "I don't play linear stories," but then I remembered I got into Perfect Gold, and the only real choices there boil down to "are you going to be a bitch in this particular moment."
It turns out writing a good sapphic story can carry you pretty far, even if it's not much of a game.
It turns out writing a good sapphic story can carry you pretty far, even if it's not much of a game.
I'm a better parent as a mom than I ever was as a dad. Transition helped me fulfill my own needs so I could better see my kids' needs. By growing into my true self, I found the strength to help them grow into their best possible selves.
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm a better parent as a mom than I ever was as a dad. Transition helped me fulfill my own needs so I could better see my kids' needs. By growing into my true self, I found the strength to help them grow into their best possible selves.
Well, I can take comfort that, as money gets tight, more and more companies make it clear that they don't want my money anyway.
Bonus boycott points for the ChatGPT response. Replacing em dashes doesn't hide the tone or sentence/paragraph structure.
Bonus boycott points for the ChatGPT response. Replacing em dashes doesn't hide the tone or sentence/paragraph structure.
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Well, I can take comfort that, as money gets tight, more and more companies make it clear that they don't want my money anyway.
Bonus boycott points for the ChatGPT response. Replacing em dashes doesn't hide the tone or sentence/paragraph structure.
Bonus boycott points for the ChatGPT response. Replacing em dashes doesn't hide the tone or sentence/paragraph structure.
She's better written, at least.
October 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
She's better written, at least.
Oh, don't mind me, I'm just freaking out over the fact that the second shiny I encountered in ZA (after the quest one) is literally my *perfect* number one wishlist Pokemon: a freaking FEMALE MODEST NATURE GARDEVOIR THAT WENT IN THE GODDAMN LUXURY BALL FIRST TRY!
Best shiny Mega ever, bee tee dubs.
Best shiny Mega ever, bee tee dubs.
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Oh, don't mind me, I'm just freaking out over the fact that the second shiny I encountered in ZA (after the quest one) is literally my *perfect* number one wishlist Pokemon: a freaking FEMALE MODEST NATURE GARDEVOIR THAT WENT IN THE GODDAMN LUXURY BALL FIRST TRY!
Best shiny Mega ever, bee tee dubs.
Best shiny Mega ever, bee tee dubs.
My previous girls, for reference.
October 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My previous girls, for reference.
Pokemon X and Sword's wardrobes were a small but important part of understanding my gender identity and how I expressed it in games for over 20 years.
Violet ended up being a huge disappointment in that department since the uniform was mandatory. BDSP was merely Dress-Up Dawn.
I've missed this.
Violet ended up being a huge disappointment in that department since the uniform was mandatory. BDSP was merely Dress-Up Dawn.
I've missed this.
October 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Pokemon X and Sword's wardrobes were a small but important part of understanding my gender identity and how I expressed it in games for over 20 years.
Violet ended up being a huge disappointment in that department since the uniform was mandatory. BDSP was merely Dress-Up Dawn.
I've missed this.
Violet ended up being a huge disappointment in that department since the uniform was mandatory. BDSP was merely Dress-Up Dawn.
I've missed this.
ZA is almost a counter-argument to the Nuzlocke.
The Pokemon community has spent the last ten years obsessed with a fan mode that involves slow, cautious, strategic number obsession and deep knowledge.
Now they're given a game that requires quick tactical thinking instead, and some are struggling.
The Pokemon community has spent the last ten years obsessed with a fan mode that involves slow, cautious, strategic number obsession and deep knowledge.
Now they're given a game that requires quick tactical thinking instead, and some are struggling.
October 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ZA is almost a counter-argument to the Nuzlocke.
The Pokemon community has spent the last ten years obsessed with a fan mode that involves slow, cautious, strategic number obsession and deep knowledge.
Now they're given a game that requires quick tactical thinking instead, and some are struggling.
The Pokemon community has spent the last ten years obsessed with a fan mode that involves slow, cautious, strategic number obsession and deep knowledge.
Now they're given a game that requires quick tactical thinking instead, and some are struggling.
I'm disappointed to learn that the reason female ZA protagonists can't hang out with Taunie (e.g. why it wasn't even offered as a choice) is basically only because the rival uses the default hairstyle of the gender you didn't pick, so you'd start with the same hairstyle as her if it were allowed.
October 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'm disappointed to learn that the reason female ZA protagonists can't hang out with Taunie (e.g. why it wasn't even offered as a choice) is basically only because the rival uses the default hairstyle of the gender you didn't pick, so you'd start with the same hairstyle as her if it were allowed.
"Everyone's reading political statements into my choices" says the J6er.
![How do you feel about becoming a political lightning rod?
People occasionally just flip [me] off or whatever, but nobody's come up to me and tried to make a statement about anything. Personally, it's kind of dumb. It's just a vehicle. So it's ironic that it would even become a political statement, but nonetheless it is. [Editor’s note: Taylor was arrested and pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. He was later pardoned by President Trump.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gn2mvfqxpn2oqcoukwu2hu5w/bafkreicmegrfwkbtwzbiiqm44ob45m2xnjnbw3hvlbns5wfbhrphbgrtjy@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Everyone's reading political statements into my choices" says the J6er.
Meta just censored an old (filtered) picture of me for "glorifying violence", strictly because I'm wearing a bandana around my neck.
October 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Meta just censored an old (filtered) picture of me for "glorifying violence", strictly because I'm wearing a bandana around my neck.
Pargin spoke of this in a short elsewhere (I saw it on FB) and it's a brilliant summary of the self-valuation deficiencies of reactionaries.
Nothing scares them more than the idea that the world's about to treat them the way they choose to treat everyone who doesn't "conform" the way they do.
Nothing scares them more than the idea that the world's about to treat them the way they choose to treat everyone who doesn't "conform" the way they do.
!["These people don't just need the freedom to choose; they need to feel normal, like everyone else made the same choice... The presentation of other options makes these people feel as though their life choices have been criticized, even though they've literally never heard anyone express criticism of their choices... There is assurance in knowing that you are what the world wants and in knowing that the world will not change... There's a fear that [others doing things differently] means that they will be treated as an outcast, and that's scary to someone who is suddenly remembering how they treat outcasts."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gn2mvfqxpn2oqcoukwu2hu5w/bafkreihxsk6b3qfdpnpwjlkmixvcfajidhsbiwc6ui4tj4w7ilb6n3dy54@jpeg)
October 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Pargin spoke of this in a short elsewhere (I saw it on FB) and it's a brilliant summary of the self-valuation deficiencies of reactionaries.
Nothing scares them more than the idea that the world's about to treat them the way they choose to treat everyone who doesn't "conform" the way they do.
Nothing scares them more than the idea that the world's about to treat them the way they choose to treat everyone who doesn't "conform" the way they do.
No one will ever lean into this harder than China Mieville's Khepri.
Those are two adult male Khepri at her feet.
Those are two adult male Khepri at her feet.
October 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
No one will ever lean into this harder than China Mieville's Khepri.
Those are two adult male Khepri at her feet.
Those are two adult male Khepri at her feet.