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xiv ★ 26 ★ he | this was a main blog for my original works, i did things sometimes. on creative hiatus, so its just the occasional reblog here. more active on personal side blog.

[diaemus]

pinned

good morning. i'm xiv (read as 14, but you can pronounce it any way you like if its funny).

welcome. this was a portfolio for some of my creations. however, right as i started getting into making art again i enrolled in college and am working both full time and part time on top of being a student, so i don't have time to make much right now. in the mean time, i reblog posts here occasionally that are related to mediums i'm interested in (music, illustration, animation, programming, hardware).

extra info below the read more.

other blogs i run are:

@videovending, a blog that started off documenting vending machines (special interest of mine) in video games, that branched out into documenting vending machines in all types of media. inactive, but submissions are open.

@oldyoutubecomments, a blog that documented old youtube comments that i liked or found funny / touching / etc. inactive, but submissions are open.

[radioactive-yuri]

"but how am i supposed to make music without using ai when i cant singgg :(" oh look whos too good to make midwest emo

[segamascott]

[romanceyourdemons]

i love translators’ notes. i love seeing a little footnote that’s like “compare my good and grass-touching translation to the STUPID translations of smith and johnson, who rendered the passage ‘xyz’ because their heads are so far up their ass they’re giving ouroboroses body dysmorphia” or “this sentence isn’t translated very well, but that’s because the author wasn’t making any FUCKING sense”

[sovietnam]

[autoplushophiliac]

video game with an arachnophobia setting that removes all the spiders and an arachnophilia setting that puts all the spiders in lingerie

[lesbiangiratina]

Youre always so kind and gentle with me olive garden

[serverr00m]

[foone]

I'd recognize that anywhere!

That's the Snark Barker, a 100% compatible clone of the original Sound Blaster, by my friend TubeTube.

[azure-again]

Computer Science major here, it's not working because the computer doesn't respect you. download viruses on it to remind it who's boss.

follow for more tits

[azure-again]

tips

[propiniquitydemo]

making a collection of factually accurate lyrics about water

[kaasiand]

I wish we had every single game on DS

Not 3DS, just DS. Guys please stop tagging this as 3DS

[mastergir]

You asked, I delivered.

[mastergir]

every time there's a big wave of people reblogging the original i'm gonna push this one out again

[diaemus]

blog entry | 2025/08/08 // 11:20 am

been listening to a lot of "older" music recently and a pet peeve of mine is people leaving comments (usually written in the last couple years or so) being like "x track was so ahead of its time!" when the track in question was a typical track in its time.

for example the same people saying linkin park's "a cure for the itch" was ahead of it's time or this super unique never-before done track are the exact same people who leave comments on other tracks saying shit like "thank GOD i listen to this and not that rap crap!!". in the hybrid theory / meteora era what genres do you think linkin park drew heavy inspiration from. what was mike shinoda's role in the band when he did those vocals. look me in the eyes and answer me.

[diaemus]

would any billionaires like to continue the sacred tradition of patronage so i can devote 100% of my time and efforts to my creations. humans were made in the image of god, and preventing the opportunity to create is robbing us from the most potent form of divine enrichment.

[pomegranateteeth]

Itch.io are seeking out new payment processors who are more comfortable with adult material

After delisting thousands of games with adult or NSFW sexual material, indie store Itch are looking to move away from Paypal and Stripe.

I'm sure other people have shared this but i really hope this pans out. that all being said i think this being the catalysis for us getting up payment processors asses has been a net positive. i really hope people keep pushing. from what i've seen ppl saying on bluesky it dose feel like there is a growing frustration on their end. i really hope we can revers some of the puritanical bs that's been shoved on us.

[pomegranateteeth]

Today, we are re-indexing free adult NSFW content . We are still in ongoing discussions with payment processors and will be re-introducing p

HEY LOOK! - we’re not back in business yet but this does show itch is good on their word that they are trying to remedy things

[diaemus]

working on a project in my downtime that involves making a lot of different types of vending machines. this one here is a mending machine. it dispenses medications with random effects, restores health and collects user's vitals over a period of time.

the top left half of the cabinet is inspired by medkits, and the bottom left by those fun medicine chutes at the pharmacy (and banks). the overall color of the cabinet is reminiscent of a dual-colored capsule. the right half of the machine is inspired by those blood pressure kiosks you'd see at supermarkets, comes with a moderately uncomfortable doctors office stool, and has a hospital curtain for user privacy.

[prokopetz]

Reasons why computer problems seem to mysteriously vanish as soon as a technician shows up:

You were spacing out and skipping a step somewhere without realising it, and you can’t reproduce it when you try to demonstrate it because now you’re paying attention to what you’re doing

It’s an intermittent electrical connection fault that’s being aggravated by movement/vibrations in your desk; you need to check your cables

The act of explaining the problem to someone caused you to figure out what you were doing wrong

The real cause of the problem was somewhere upstream of your terminal device – for example, at the network service provider – and it got fixed at the source while you were waiting

Your computer is in a location with poor airflow and is overheating; waiting for the technician to arrive gave it a chance to cool off

Despite all appearances to the contrary, modern computers actually have very good fault recovery, and most minor problems will sort themselves out on their own if you give it a minute

Magic

[bookshelfdreams]

the computer doesn’t respect you. next time, try firm eye contact to establish dominance.