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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 2h

Paying with a credit card didn't work in the McDonald's app today, but I could add money to the account ("arch card"), and then pay with that.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 5h

I started late, but at the perfect time to read virtually uninterrupted on physical media!

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AAAAHH-lex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 7h

this is genuinely hilarious. meta you stupid sack of shit

screenshot of an IG post of my no ai stickers with the caption “Your periodic reminder that everything I make is 100% drawn, written, and designed by me, always!”

meta has slapped a disclaimer on it that says “this content was likely created or modified with Al This label is based on Meta's automated detection signals. These signals suggest Al was likely used to generate or modify this content.”

a mobile screenshot to show the full sticker to really drive home how ludicrous that is lmfao

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That's what I'm talking about. Dave Grohl recognized Jack Smith as a hero. 🔥

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This, I never had a cola raise more than 2.8%. only one actual promotion at the same company with an actual raise. One market adjustment one time. You have to switch companies to get any kind of meaningful bump, but I think that's gotten tougher, too.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Except this may have been before substack

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My android data is used at the first of the month by the OS, how do I disable this? It's like my wifi blips off or something, but I don't know what's using it.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The worst part is we try to get out of there quickly with our cold goods so we can pack them in a cooler and get home.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Actually got stopped at Sam's club. The human cashier double scanned one item and skipped a different one. Their system and receipt checker made me go to the service desk for an exchange. The difference was 9¢, in my favor. But it cost them an additional swipe fee + % lol.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

1. Tonight at Gillette Stadium, Zach Bryan, one of the biggest country music artists in the world, wore a Free Palestine shirt onstage. Gillette Stadium is owned by Robert Kraft, who pushed Ed Sheeran and his promoter to drop Macklemore from his tour. Bryan isn’t just a major country artist.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We don't want the government to invest in this garbage-- we have enough crap to deal with

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is stuff that's easy to do more than anything lol

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Intentional jitter to make it look like a react site

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But also you could get banned everywhere at once for no reason

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New tagline: "Skydance: a creative-first ho"

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Welp, sudden feed reload and now the images are messed up again in this vibe coded pos @bsky.app

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It'd be great if the #ymca could also add shower stalls and curtains, and changing stalls. And the weird thing where there are separate entrances for youth and adults but they lead to the same locker room.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Probably due to the hardware supply chain issues, they'll allow people to buy "cloud credit" and be able to play without a game pass (née Xbox live) subscription. That will allow xbox one owners to buy a series X/S game and play on their xbox one?

Heading: Cloud Gaming Without a Game Pass Subscription
Body:
Also beginning in November, players will have a new way to use XBOX cloud gaming without subscribing to Game Pass.

Players will be able to purchase cloud playtime hours through the XBOX Store and stream eligible games they own on supported devices. This will provide another option for people who want occasional access to cloud gaming or do not want a recurring Game Pass subscription.

Cloud gaming can also give XBOX One owners access to eligible games built for XBOX Series X|S without requiring an immediate hardware upgrade. This feature can be particularly useful in markets where consoles are less available or affordable. We’ll continue adding cloud support for more games throughout the year.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Once subscribers use their included hours, they will be able to purchase additional cloud playtime through the XBOX Store. Available hours, purchasing options, and cloud gaming features may vary by market. We’ll share pricing and further details before the changes take effect."

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

At first, I thought Xbox can't afford cloud gaming anymore for their high end users, though the details on the site looks like they're allowing the lower tiers to be able to do cloud gaming, now. Still, limiting the ultimate tier shows that they're really hurting in operations and/or hardware costs

A message from Xbox via their platform-- though I have to say that the account name reading as "Xbox" and the message using "XBOX" is annoying to me...

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Beginning in November, XBOX Game Pass subscriptions will move to a set number of cloud hours each month, based on your plan. For more information, including a breakdown of monthly cloud playtime, select below

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The bundle comes with Moho Pro 12, so after the credit it would be ~$225.

Various upgrade paths to Moho Pro 14, taken from their site https://moho.lostmarble.com/pages/buy#upgrade . The Humble bundle comes with a full key for Pro 12. The upgrade path for that reads:

"UPGRADE FOR ONLY $349.99 - Upgrade to Moho Pro 14 and Get the Latest Moho Pro Features!"

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@adobe.com illustrator must not be shortened to a/i. I'm reading the @humblebundle.com entry for @mohoanimation.bsky.social #MohoPro and the product art screams "no gen ai," but the humble description states it has "full AI and SVG compatibility." It took me a while to understand what they meant.

Image of the site text, which has "features full AI and SVG compatibility" highlighted by me.

Full Text:
Header: Elite animations for professionals and digital artists

Body:
Animate like a pro—MOHO Pro 12.5 offers powerful rigging tools or 2D projects, assistance on frame-by-frame animation, dynamic particles and physics effects, and so much more! Optimized for a variety of animation styles, this collection features full AI and SVG compatibility and improved drawing tools that transform your beautiful ideas into meaningful contributions to your projects. Don’t wait, Humble members who purchase this bundle receive a $125 credit towards an upgrade to MOHO Pro 14! Pay what you want for amazing creation tools, and help support Child’s Play Charity with your purchase!

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I like this better than the "get all other achievements" achievement, but now there will be a bit of redundancy lol.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oof. The concept seems like a decent feature, but they're known for half baking features and I don't have privileges to modify repos in my current org, so it looks like I may have been correct to stay away? How does it work if a manager merges the first pr and auto-retarget is disabled lol

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm immensely proud to announce that my texture library that's been in the making for nearly a decade is now available on my itchio store for indie devs to purchase commercial licenses. makkon.itch.io

screenshot of my itchio store, showing several texture packs available for purchse

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My song list tops out around 100 or 200 (it's been a while). I can't even see the entire list-- I can filter various ways, but it shows me a max of one page with no way to page through the results... All in all, I do enjoy the game, though some of the transcriptions were better on 2014. ~fin~

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Other wishlist items: - Support for 5 & 6 string bass or 7 & 8 string guitars. Helpful when playing B and below-- right now I just move everything down a string but my mind can't easily forget the colors. - color config for notes. 2014 had blue notes on a blue background. - larger saved song list

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I just re-upped tonight, so I'll see if any of these issues still exist. I've only been unsubbed for 3 months, so I doubt it. But the catalog had some good additions: - O Canada, lol - The Police - Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline - Staind - The Guess Who - Seether - Twisted Sister

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

UI in general (cont.) Some filters are completely off. Most tuning filters work (e.g., from the main screen shown), but if I go into Drop C for guitar, it shows me songs defaulted to a Standard E tuning-- usually a chord chart that I don't want. Or on bass, "Drop A" takes me to "B Standard" (vid)

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

UI in general (cont.) Scrolling works with arrows and sometimes controller sticks, but not trackpad gestures. With a controller, sometimes the selected item changes, but the displayed row stays the same. They allow song filters, but they don't persist. No onscreen keyboard for the search input.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

UI in general (cont.) Menu navigation sucks whether on controller or keyboard. The dots on the left make it look like there's one row or page, but there isn't-- it's an arbitrary measurement or something.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

5. UI in general This is frustrating. Part of it may be due to me trying to use an XBox controller with it, but the controller will ocassionally disconnect. It's still on, but there's a momentary lag where the computer still interacts perfectly with it (like the guide button), but the UI ignores it

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

UI (payments) (cont.) That second payment form also tells me it's having trouble figuring out if the payment occurred, and to check back later. An email confirmed it worked, though.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

UI (payments) (cont.) - it shows me a total being billed, then takes me to a NEW form to enter the data. This form shows absolutely no cursor or focus so I have no clue where I am. I type and see a character in a box, then normal tab navigation works. This form shows me a total of $0. cont.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

UI (payments) (cont.) Here's my flow today - log into the game - sign up for premium (1/2 off special!) - get shown a form to enter billing data, I choose "new card". Tab navigation works here, but I have to hit Enter to actually focus the field and be able to input data. Really odd. cont:

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

4. UI (payments) The UI is terrible, but I just went through the payment flow for the second time and it's terrible. You have to sign up in the game. If you try to do it through the website or ubisoft store, it gets into some weird loop because it isn't nested inside the game's UI.

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

(I'm also not a big fan of some covers, especially when the band's actual songs are missing from the catalog. I also prefer album versions to live versions _most_ of the time, but again it's the missing album version that I dislike.)

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Michael Ayres @random-coder-1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Song rotation is good when new songs come in, and sucks when the songs we love leave us. I do want to at least acknowledge that I had STP on my "want" list, and I saw them in the "Latest Releases," so there's been some improvement!. Also more of the Black Album, and Black List.

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