I'm dead inside but my body keeps moving. Critical of the State of Alabama; it's awful. Videographer, artist, and programmer. Unemployable cripple and monster.https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzf6x2hvuc25I revised my Letterboxd essay for Payback (1999). I felt the original was lacking, but now that I've seen both versions of the movie and read The Hunter by Richard Stark I was able to really punch up the analysis and it's a vast improvement over what it was. https://letterboxd.com/masterbismuth/film/payback-straight-up/reviews/03 Nov 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzf6x2hvuc25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzextmqifk25Finally revising my Letterboxd review of Payback (1999) and Payback: Straight Up (2006) after procrastinating on it for a few months. Unfortunately this means I've forgotten some specifics from The Hunter that I now need to recall. Blegh. Thanks for that, ADHD. Always unhelpful.03 Nov 2026 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzextmqifk25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzesucesss25I'm told that there are shops that'll swap the horrible 12VHPWR connector on 4000 and 5000-series Nvidia GPUs with other, less meltdown-prone arrangements and I sort of think I need to track one down to mod my Miku GPU. I don't consider its death a question of "if," only of "when."03 Nov 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzesucesss25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzeqt3eaek25Just sitting here thinking about it and Altman's whole argument is one he probably doesn't want taken too far because it's pretty safe to say that leaving all that computing power in the hands of an irresponsible, privately-owned entity offers poor utility. We should nationalize OpenAI.03 Nov 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeqt3eaek25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzemgt57ts25When I get out of bed I'm able to tolerate resting my feet on the ground in my socks but my right foot is weird. It doesn't sit flat. The heel is shaped funny now. Left foot rests fine on its own. Feel like I need a silicone cap or something to put over my right heel as an extra cushion.03 Nov 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzemgt57ts25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzeaizlqbc25Well, if nothing else came of this effort it at least spurred me to obtain a mass-market paperback of the novel. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeaizlqbc25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mze4zfyvms25Saw a post on Reddit claiming that the Cardputer Zero starts shipping to Kickstarter backers on Wednesday. That's me! I'm one of 'em! Also, look at how cool the black shelled Cardputer Zeros look! They went with the custom black stickers/labels too! Goddamn!02 Nov 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mze4zfyvms25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mze2vtxvpc25Two workmen just came in and measured the dimensions of the windows of my apartment. Asked 'em what the deal was and they said something about new windows. The fuck? The Hell is wrong with the windows that are already there? This is gonna be a fucking nightmare, man.02 Nov 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mze2vtxvpc25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzdzo2soxc25Oh, I'm cookin' here. Will need Steam Input or AntiMicroX to make the d-pad map properly on original Cave Story since it's from the DirectInput era and doesn't understand XInput d-pads but this CRT shader works and it's basically free. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdzo2soxc25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzdhkjsc6k22About to go to sleep now that it's dawn but setting a reminder for a line of inquiry to pursue upon waking: can cnc-ddraw be paired w/ the original freeware Cave Story for more reliable full-screen and built-in CRT shader support? Seems theoretically feasible. Sounds pretty cool too.02 Nov 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdhkjsc6k22https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzd5r32grs25Well, now I have to wrestle with a philosophical conundrum.02 Nov 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzd5r32grs25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzcbvg56ok25I'm fiddling around with the data from an untranslated and largely unknown doujin game called Bag Closure. It's made in WolfRPG2, I think. It definitely uses .wolf files so it's some kind of WolfRPG game. Its data files are also not encrypted so in theory it could be translated.02 Nov 2026 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzcbvg56ok25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzc5jdf6qk25Doing a bit of research on Arm Joe, the weird 2D fighting game based upon Les Miserables of all fucking things. Had a robot translate the html manual for me and discovered a strange bit of information: it's not a MUGEN engine game. It's made in ASCII's 2D Fighter Maker 95. Quite unexpected.02 Nov 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzc5jdf6qk25https://bsky.app/profile/masterbismuth.bsky.social/post/3mzc4iuxi5s25Can't figure out what I did with my set of 3M Dual Lock strips, so those have gone missing and that's very annoying. However, I did find an unopened box of graham crackers so things are looking up in that regard.02 Nov 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:l4eqnmmtmp44os462eybdfmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzc4iuxi5s25