Mat Westhorpe
@matwesthorpe.bsky.social
Underachieving creative, former healthcare foghorn, Twitter refugee (@Freebooted, @BrokenParamedic)
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Ah, I get it now. Yeah, either that or I'll need to sell a kidney.
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Ah, I get it now. Yeah, either that or I'll need to sell a kidney.
Haha. FlatRixx has long since clone-jumped to another form I reckon. I can't imagine a tiny cardboard cutout would have survived the Icelandic climate for over a decade.
April 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Haha. FlatRixx has long since clone-jumped to another form I reckon. I can't imagine a tiny cardboard cutout would have survived the Icelandic climate for over a decade.
Oh, certainly. I didn't mean to suggest MMORPG should be capitalised. Just that use of 'shmup' might be similarly confusing to the uninitiated.
Just so I'm not missing the point, we are talking about shoot-'em-ups, right? Space Invaders et al?
Just so I'm not missing the point, we are talking about shoot-'em-ups, right? Space Invaders et al?
January 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Oh, certainly. I didn't mean to suggest MMORPG should be capitalised. Just that use of 'shmup' might be similarly confusing to the uninitiated.
Just so I'm not missing the point, we are talking about shoot-'em-ups, right? Space Invaders et al?
Just so I'm not missing the point, we are talking about shoot-'em-ups, right? Space Invaders et al?
I think capitalising it would be misleading and harder for readers trying to figure out the meaning from context.
I remember a few frustrating weeks in the 90s when I could not figure out what MMORPG stood for. It seemed to be everywhere, but I had evidently missed the trial period.
I remember a few frustrating weeks in the 90s when I could not figure out what MMORPG stood for. It seemed to be everywhere, but I had evidently missed the trial period.
January 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I think capitalising it would be misleading and harder for readers trying to figure out the meaning from context.
I remember a few frustrating weeks in the 90s when I could not figure out what MMORPG stood for. It seemed to be everywhere, but I had evidently missed the trial period.
I remember a few frustrating weeks in the 90s when I could not figure out what MMORPG stood for. It seemed to be everywhere, but I had evidently missed the trial period.
Heh, yes I'm a bit lost without having an immediate and involuntary visceral reaction to something. I might even be able to restore some higher brain functions.
November 27, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Heh, yes I'm a bit lost without having an immediate and involuntary visceral reaction to something. I might even be able to restore some higher brain functions.
That's very helpful, thanks. You make good point though - perhaps a fresh start would be better.
November 7, 2024 at 7:06 AM
That's very helpful, thanks. You make good point though - perhaps a fresh start would be better.