Poondaedalin's Blog

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[poondaedalin]

Obligatory Pinned Post

I was going to wait to post until I had more stuff on this site, but I've been having to reference my posts for other projects, and I figured I should future-proof the blog now while the idea's fresh :p

Also, hi! I'm Poondaedalin (24, he/they). I do mod/game development sometimes.

Gamedev Stuff:

#1: Initial Porting

#2: Special Animations!

#3: Transitions and Refactoring!

#4: Special Showcase 1!

#4.5: Antideus Post-Mortem!

#5: Title Screen!

April Fools 2026:

So I Made MS Paint In Isaac

So I Made a Search Engine In Isaac

Desktop Implemented! (and YouTube, and Rick)

Isaac's PC Full Demo!

List of Cool Projects:

A Statistical Analysis of Guppy's Tail

Tracking Room Spawns in Isaac!

So I Tried Making DOOM in Isaac

Automating Alchemy (The PopCap Game)

More to come once I have more time on my hands!

[gummybearattacktheworldofdespair]

[poondaedalin]

Just got a full-screen ad on mobile about how “my account has been restricted for viewing too much adult content”

How do Tumblr’s ads manage to get worse every single update, this shit sucks

[grahamkennedy-deactivated202411]

Scrolled down the MF DOOM tag trying to find the mac and cheese image and I couldn't so anyway here it is literally one of my favourite images of all time

[mcflurry-of-dancing-flames]

very important that you include MF DOOM's Villainous Mac and Cheese Recipe alongside this image

[misscammiedawn]

AI really has put a spotlight on the difference between "creator communities" and "consumption communities"

Like there is a stark difference between the online spaces that are okay with AI content and places that draw a hard line in the sand and delete it and shoot down anyone attempting to justify its use

And to be honest? I'm happier with the "creator communities"

They're healthier and full of connection and positivity

Consumption based communities really are just there to get The Content and tend to have a much more toxic mindset

[poondaedalin]

It’s so weird keying into that difference as a creator, and it can be pretty discouraging if you don’t find people who are actually interested in the creative process beyond “this is a cool new thing, do it more!”

I used to make mods for The Binding of Isaac fairly regularly, and the running joke with my stuff was that it was never “normal”. There was a Sudoku mod, there was a raycasted shooter, a rhythm game, an RPG, the works. Admittedly it was a gimmick, but I was genuinely so proud of the work that I did, and I had a ton of fun doing it.

Then I’d go into the Steam Workshop comments and feel like thumping my head against my desk, because most of the comments were just people going “okay that was cool, but now do this instead”

“Now do Bad Apple”

“But can it run DOOM”

“What if you added 20 more levels for free, why are there only 2, why are modders so lazy”

The sad part is that I DID do Bad Apple, and I made a raycasted shooter to the best of my ability that was like DOOM. I was hoping that I could make those people happy if I put in the work, only to realize that the people who were asking those things didn’t actually care.

They weren’t there to ask about the method, or to try and make something of their own, or to even necessarily see the end result. They were there to wind up the key and watch the doll dance.

I’ve since stopped, in part because I switched computers and Linux is a bit harder to wrangle for making Isaac mods, but also because I don’t really see the point in one-upping myself if people are just going to ask for more anyway.

[rainyatrium]

what... no... what do you mean we needed rodentia... we're already at depth 10...

[kineticpenguin]

At the risk of sounding anti-intellectual, I think that college should be free and also not a requirement for employment outside of highly specialized career fields

[kineticpenguin]

At the risk of sounding like an effete intellectual, I do actually think you should be allowed to just take college courses indefinitely

[yourunderwaterskies]

technically you can, if you don't care about degrees.

Free Harvard courses. Free Courses from Stanford. Free Courses from MIT. Free courses from Yale. Free courses from Princeton.

Free courses on Coursera.

Free Courses on EDx Free Courses on Alison

For paid, there's The Great Courses+/Wonderium. 20$ a month for unlimited courses.

When searching, the phrases you're looking for are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), or you can do a general search of say, "free online college courses." Oh, and so you don't get surprised like I did, have an avoid: Hillsdale College is a conservative Christian site and not a valid MOOC place. Sign up with them and you will get things like THIS IS WHY THE LEFT IS TURNING YOUR KIDS TRANS AND GAY in your inbox.

[aloeverawrites]

@yourunderwaterskies I wanted to say thank you so much for adding these links, seriously, they've been life-changingly helpful to me-

And I also wanted to mention that humanitarian organisations have free courses too, like the Red Cross on international humanitarian law.

Humanity in War

Learn more about the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Program to train policy professionals, government officials, academics,

Kaya

Kaya is a free humanitarian learning platform which offers hundreds of training opportunities across a range of key topics, including the hu

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[conronorock]

yuri of the week

[softtaulette-deactivated2018032]

What if birds could actually speak English and we were speaking bird the whole time. Like really how weird would that be?

[galbos]

the geese are back? God I hate them so fucking much.

[darling-highness-deactivated201]

what the fuck is this newspaper

[winonaparadise]

i've become an expert at interpreting the linguistic nuances of gamedev troubleshooting forums. for instance "🙂" means "the fact that i even have to explain this to someone should give me the right to murder you" and ":)" means "i'd like to see you try"

[ashenbot]

I think the most interesting thing about the “how do you pronounce touhou” post is that it’s not even the most common way to pronounce it. Like, I’ve heard people say “toe-hoo” and “toe-hoe” and “toe-ow” and “toe-ow-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo” and “toe-ow-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo

[poondaedalin]

S -> toe-A

A -> hoo|hoe|ow-B

B -> oo|B-oo

[orteil42]

happy pride! you know what that means

[milk5]

Visit Original Link

[crowboy-bebop]

unauthorized fucking thing!!!!!!

(warning: loud chirping throughout)

source: hellgate osprey cam

[curlicuecal]

[nubreaks-deactivated20211121]

[horbse]

H

[auberylis]

O

[horsefigureoftheday]

R

[fabledgalaxies]

S

[the-arcade-doctor]

E

[circus-mcgurkus]

!

[horsefigureoftheday]

[daily-ynfg-worlds]

Wisteria Grove in 4.0

[littlefingies]

Sorry for us politics posting, but we have until May 22, 2026 to submit public comment to the FCC:

More info from GLAAD:

https://glaad.org/fcc/

They have some good tips about writing a comment and protecting your privacy which, fuck it, I'll just paste here:

Providing an email address is optional. If you have concerns about privacy, you may use your initials or public address in your local area, such as City Hall. Do not use a joke name. It diminishes the comment’s credibility.

Your submission does not need to be long. A single, well-reasoned paragraph is sufficient.

Do not copy/paste a template comment. The FCC values unique perspectives, and an original comment carries significantly more weight in the public record. You can explain why this matters to you without revealing private or sensitive personal information.

Here's what I said:

“Free speech is a fundamental American freedom. I do not need a warning about seeing queer people, much like I do not need a warning about women, veterans, or any other group of people.”

Here's the link to submit your comment by May 22:

https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express?proceeding%5Bname%5D=19-41