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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Yeah I'm on the PDQ on; a bit more active there than I am on here. I'll ping you over there.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I'm good with either. Might be easier to triage on my end with issues.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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

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PSRainbow 1.1.0

Provides a library of 24-bit colors that can be used in PowerShell scripts.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This looks cool as hell! I didn't know this was out there. I'm game to help out with this.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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...

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Pair Programming a PowerShell Platformer Live

YouTube video by PDQ

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

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

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

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?...

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【ペルソナ５】 PERSONA 5 ♫ 09 - FEEL SO COOL

YouTube video by ATLUSxP5

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I loved this when I was a kid! The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Sonic Blast were my favs. I also had the TV Tuner addon which was super bizarre.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Oh one other thing I just thought of was that unless I find a better way to do it, it seems like you need to leverage anonymous lambdas that take unit (void) to wrap other function calls for function values (makes the call site "clean"). Some of that gets SUPER messy unless you're careful.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Right now, I'm okay with it. I do prefer the default immutability. Syntax is a little hokey, but not beyond reason. You're almost kinda coerced into using type hints even though it's an optional feature.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Once I translate more of the engine code, I'll be able to use some of the more advanced features of the language like discriminated unions, functions that curry, etc. Overall, I'm optimistic that it's doable. Is likely try to translate not using classes, which should be interesting.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Not as much as I'd like, but I think I narrowed my target domain too much. At minimum, it uses generics, function values, pipelining, interpolating, and anonymous bindings; crucial but narrow. There may be some chance for function composition, but that's a risky move at this point.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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...

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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.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

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

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Duck is one of my favorite meats. It has a great profile at medium rare and is _very_ tender. Almost melts in your mouth.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

100%. Nothing cooler than getting to the register only to be told you can get X thing because SNAP won't cover it.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

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.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

LinkedIn just isn't the same without a recruiter going to your profile and having Deftones blasting in their ears. :D

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

@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

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Toasting Eldoria Part 2

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

My success rate is a bit higher, but how much of that quantifiably is because I'm better at context engineering? Hard to say, but the point is that if that's the differentiator, it's still a quasi-black magic tool.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I work on a team of 14 senior/lead Linux systems engineers. Me being the only one with any significant AI experience, I'm yoking the other 13 around. These folks can't get GPT 4/5 to give them correct information about a trivial topic 50-60% of the time.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I think the spec-driven development initiative could really get some ground if it picks up; it shows promise. Largely, I agree with your premise. My competing thought is weighing this against what I've termed practical uses.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡 I have an even worse feeling about THIS:

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Having a really hard time figuring how these tech companies are laying off because of AI. Have you *used* AI tooling for practical purposes?

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

@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.

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

New item inventory management screen 95% done. Just need to add the item drop confirmation dialog. #gamedev #powershell

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JD Random - RandomWhiteGuy @thereelrandom.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

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PSHSummit @powershellsummit.org · 13/08/2025

📢 2 days to go! Submit your CFP, tag a peer with a great idea, and share this to spread the word! #PowerShell #PSHSummit26 #Tech

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

me working to solve the rising sea levels

Travis Kelce in GQ. He's in the ocean and only wearing a CAT work vest and gold necklace. He's smoothing his hair back.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13/08/2025

Cell-site simulators (CSS, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers) are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower. Our tool, Rayhunter, can help you find them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular

Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators

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Definitely Not Gary @definitelynotgary.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

We be cooking today. New status menu and (not pictured) revamped battle engine. #gamedev #powershell #textbased

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Q: Why did you cut snap and health care research? Rep. Flood: We do not have unlimited money in the United States. [Crowd booing]

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