iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 09/10/2026

I am in the early stages of development on a new game, however I now have the urge to shelf that and make a sequel game to Hexium and Hexium 2 (Hexium 3 of course) #gamedev #solar2d play.google.com/store/apps/d... apps.apple.com/ca/app/hexiu...

A swimming pool where I am supporting the new project while all the unfinished projects are drowning

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 04/10/2026

And the frittata turned out great

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 04/10/2026

I have owned the same 3 hole punch since 1992. It’s been “not quite” punching the middle hole since about 1994.

Photo of a letter sized piece of paper with 3 holes punched in the side. The middle punch didn’t quite get the job done.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 22/09/2026

Shout out to my OG digital multimeter from 1990, which died today. 36 years is a good run.

A very bright yellow handheld digital multimeter with a bit of grime on it

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 20/09/2026

Of all the mobile games I have made in #Solar2D Tilt Ski is the only one that uses the gyroscope control

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 16/09/2026

Yes I do! I have made games with a few different packs, thank you!!

Screenshot of Tilt Ski mobile game. A pixel skier is about to run into a pixel yeti.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 09/09/2026

It was a great day to take what looks like a desktop computer background photo from the 90’s

The Parthenon in Nashville, with a manicured field of grass in the foreground. It’s a bright, sunny day with a few clouds peeking out from behind the massive building.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 09/09/2026

The statue of Athena at the Nashville Parthenon is stunningly large

42 foot tall gilded statue of the goddess Athena

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 06/09/2026

If you’re going to self-publish, at least fill in the blanks!

The inside of a book, with the copyright placeholder text still intact: “[year of first publication]”

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 04/09/2026

I have always wondered if anyone ever ordered books using these forms in the back. What if I sent off the form today - would they honor it?

A form to order more books, found in the back of a Piers Anthony novel from 1980. The books are $2.75 USD each.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 20/08/2026

Little did I know how much of a magnet for other 50+ men this shirt would make me.

Me wearing a Commodore 64 branded tshirt

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 18/08/2026

Color study: white Paint: Benjamin Moore PM-2 Medium: a door

A door that has been spray painted white

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 16/08/2026

Second harvest of carrots, ongoing harvest of peas… zucchini for scale?

Carrots of various colors, a few peas, and two large (7 pound) zucchini

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 13/08/2026

I want a lighted dance floor in my house. Listen, I know it isn’t going to happen. Ever. But one can dream.

People dancing on a portable LED light floor

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 10/08/2026

Every once in a while the IT person’s efforts at home are given some recognition

A screenshot of a text conversation where the kid is replying “Thanks Dad for good internet”

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 06/08/2026

Guess whose game finally got a trailer!

Screenshot of the Google Play store page for Rune Sweeper, with a red circle highlighting the fact it has a trailer now

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 27/07/2026

tfw Apple has new app requirements

My email inbox, with a partial view of the 100+ emails from Apple today, as I push updates to all my apps.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 15/07/2026

I have successfully grafted an audio plug into the PCB and epoxied an HDMI jack into the rear. Soldering was much easier with my eyes at 20 than now…

A wireless microphone with the case off and guts exposed. A few new parts are being installed into the case.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 11/07/2026

Organized chaos. It will be a thing soon.

A raspberry pi 5 about to be grafted into the case of a wireless microphone. There are wires everywhere.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 07/07/2026

Left: our dog Right: my sister’s dog They haven’t met each other yet, but they will soon…

Molly the Morkie, a small black dog, sitting on a bench and waiting for treats

Ivy the Morkie, a small black and white dog that needs a haircut

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 19/06/2026

Molly isn’t really a fan of her new hat. She tolerates it for treats.

A black morkie dog named Molly wearing a blue denim hat. She’s looking at me, waiting for treats.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 18/06/2026

I just don’t see how they can make this claim. I’m sure they’re fine. But - world’s greatest??

The top of a bag of commercially produced perogies. Printed on the bag is the claim: “WORLD’S GREATEST PEROGIES!”

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 15/04/2026

This laptop was stuck in a Windows auto repair loop, so I’ve decided to fix it by installing Linux

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 01/04/2026

This is Lacey, we met her in Puerto Vallarta

Close up of a two month old puppy named Lacey

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 24/03/2026

Just got back from a drag show, where I learned the best expansion of the acronym MAGA: “Make America Gay Again”. This is now canon in my head.

Within a gay club there is a projector screen showing a map of the USA with “Make America Gay Again” flamboyantly plastered over top of the map

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 06/03/2026

Someone just doubled the all time high score for Rune Sweeper. I know the person… they said they were sick in bed, so they had lots of time to think about every move. It puts my own high score to shame!

Screenshot of the high scores for the mobile game Rune Sweeper. The top score is over 1 million, while the second score is about 500 thousand.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 19/02/2026

It’s very awesome that people keep playing my game. I see a bunch of weekly high scores from random internet strangers. Thank you, kind people, I truly hope you’re having fun.

Screenshot of the high scores for mobile game Wizzle

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 30/01/2026

Browsing through used books, I moved the CSS book so it’s colocated with the JavaScript book. I figured if someone was going to buy one they may want both

A shelf full of used books, with “JavaScript for web developers” and “CSS” beside each other

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 23/01/2026

Every country that says "you must fill out this rating questionnaire for every game you publish in our country" simply gets removed from the distribution list. Nope, not doing that. So far China, Indonesia and Vietnam. I wish they could all just standardize, but... xkcd.com/927/

A mobile app distribution country list, with all countries enabled except for China, Indonesia and Vietnam.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 03/01/2026

OK who misplaced their floppy disk case?

A plastic holder for 5.25" floppy disks on a lost and found table

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 25/12/2025

Mobile games made by me, one per day, 13 of 13! Rune Sweeper iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/rune-... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Reviews are always appreciated! Thank you. Made with #solar2d

Rune Sweeper mobile game being played. The player had just died by uncovering a 50 damage skull.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 24/12/2025

Mobile games made by me, one per day, 12 of 13: Wizzle iOS: apps.apple.com/ca/app/wizzl... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Made with #solar2d

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 23/12/2025

Mobile games made by me, one per day, 11 of 13: Wizard’s Orb iOS: apps.apple.com/ca/app/wizar... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Made with #solar2d

Screenshot of the mobile game Wizard’s Orb

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 23/12/2025

Early Christmas present for mobile developers #gamedev

Screenshot of an email from Google. Contents:

Hi Google Play Developer,

You are receiving this email because you have at least one app on Google Play that is available to or used by users in the U.S.

A few U.S. states, currently Texas, Utah, and Louisiana, have recently passed verification laws requiring app stores to verify users’ ages, obtain parental approval, and provide users’ age information to developers.

The first verification law, Texas’s SB 2420, was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. However, a Federal District Court has issued a preliminary injunction, preventing enforcement of this law while litigation continues.

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 23/12/2025

Please check out my new game - Rune Sweeper! It’s like Mine Sweeper set in a dungeon iOS: apps.apple.com/ca/app/rune-... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Made with #solar2d

Screenshot of the mobile game Rune Sweeper

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 22/12/2025

Mobile games made by me, one per day, 10 of 13: Wabbit Wars iOS: apps.apple.com/ca/app/wabbi... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

The title screen for the mobile game Wabbit Wars

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 20/12/2025

Mobile games made by me, one per day, 9 of 13: Tilt Ski iOS: apps.apple.com/ca/app/tilt-... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

A mobile game showing a pixel skier going down a mountain trying to capture flags while avoiding yeti

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 19/12/2025

I’m looking forward my annual replay of “Serf City”. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve replayed this game, but it’s fun every time

Screenshot of the Serf City video game being played

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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · 19/12/2025

Mobile games made by me, one per day, 7 of 13: MMXLVIII iOS: itunes.apple.com/app/id962973... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Screenshot of a mobile game, the object of which is to combine Roman numerals together into larger ones

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