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"published": "2024-10-22T01:05:34-07:00",
"url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/12065-But-there-were-no-signs",
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"gender",
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"name": "But there were no signs",
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"text": "When I was a kid I was really into Infocom text adventures, and the game Beyond Zork had some very strong tabletop RPG elements, much moreso than other Infocom games. One of the things about it is that when you started the game you had to roll a character, and you could choose the gender of the player character.\n\nThe gender of the player character had literally no effect on the gameplay.\n\nI always chose \u201cfemale\u201d for some reason.\n\nBut there were no signs.\n\nI also used to be really into fighting games (Street Fighter et al), until I had to stop due to RSI issues.\n\nI always chose the female fighters for some reason.\n\nBut there were no signs.\n\nWhen I was 7 I was really into The Last Unicorn.\n\nMy parents thought I identified with Schmendrick the magician.\n\nI identified with the unicorn.\n\nBut there were no signs.\n\nWhen I was 10 and Super Mario Bros 2 came out I was infatuated with the game. Especially because the manual described Birdo as \u201cthinking he was a girl.\u201d\n\nI wanted to hug her so bad, and say, \u201cme too.\u201d\n\nBut there were no signs.\n\nEvery time I wrote a story that had a self-insert character, it always just felt natural for that character to be a girl.\n\nBut there were no signs.",
"html": "<p>When I was a kid I was really into Infocom text adventures, and the game <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Zork\">Beyond Zork</a> had some very strong tabletop RPG elements, much moreso than other Infocom games. One of the things about it is that when you started the game you had to roll a character, and you could choose the gender of the player character.</p><p>The gender of the player character had literally no effect on the gameplay.</p><p>I always chose \u201cfemale\u201d for some reason.</p><p>But there were no signs.</p><p>I also used to be really into fighting games (Street Fighter et al), until I had to stop due to RSI issues.</p><p>I always chose the female fighters for some reason.</p><p>But there were no signs.</p><p>When I was 7 I was really into <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Unicorn\">The Last Unicorn</a>.</p><p>My parents thought I identified with Schmendrick the magician.</p><p>I identified with the unicorn.</p><p>But there were no signs.</p><p>When I was 10 and Super Mario Bros 2 came out I was infatuated with the game. Especially because the manual described Birdo as \u201cthinking he was a girl.\u201d</p><p>I wanted to hug her so bad, and say, \u201cme too.\u201d</p><p>But there were no signs.</p><p>Every time I wrote a story that had a self-insert character, it always just felt natural for that character to be a girl.</p><p>But there were no signs.</p>"
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{
"type": "entry",
"published": "2024-10-17T22:54:29-07:00",
"url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/16065-PlexAmp-update",
"category": [
"PlexAmp",
"music"
],
"name": "PlexAmp update",
"content": {
"text": "Okay it turns out that while the mobile version of PlexAmp works exactly how I want it to, the desktop version kind of sucks? Like, if you\u2019re doing \u201calbum radio\u201d (which is the shuffle-by-album thing I love so much) it is super easy to get out of the actual player view, and as far as I can tell there\u2019s no way to get back into it except by restarting \u201calbum radio,\u201d which then interrupts whatever it is you\u2019re listening to.\n\nAlso its AirTunes \u201csupport\u201d is just that it doesn\u2019t prevent you from setting your system audio to AirTunes. That is\u2026 not useful.\n\nSo, okay, I think I\u2019m sticking with iTunes on desktop, and still using my album shuffle playlist hack (which also lets me curate my upcoming listening and also, y'know, pause and resume).\n\nBut on mobile, PlexAmp seems to be the way to go.",
"html": "<p>Okay it turns out that while the mobile version of PlexAmp works exactly how I want it to, the desktop version kind of sucks? Like, if you\u2019re doing \u201calbum radio\u201d (which is the shuffle-by-album thing I love so much) it is <em>super easy</em> to get out of the actual player view, and as far as I can tell there\u2019s no way to get back into it except by restarting \u201calbum radio,\u201d which then interrupts whatever it is you\u2019re listening to.</p><p>Also its AirTunes \u201csupport\u201d is just that it doesn\u2019t prevent you from setting your system audio to AirTunes. That is\u2026 not useful.</p><p>So, okay, I think I\u2019m sticking with iTunes on desktop, and still using my album shuffle playlist hack (which also lets me curate my upcoming listening and also, y'know, <em>pause and resume</em>).</p><p>But on mobile, PlexAmp seems to be the way to go.</p>"
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