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Got back to Chicago in time to catch sleepy


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Merry Christmas! We made this goofy video today for our far flung kids and grands. Of course, Shackers have always been our favorite kids at heart too. I wish you we could be sharing a Happy Shack toast with you. 🤗

https://youtu.be/PMpLFkYkrLY

Dwarf Fortress UI on Steam reached planned two-month sales target of 160,000 in just 24 hrs.

https://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortress-hit-its-2-month-sales-estimate-in-under-24-hours

Hey, Shack! I got a game on Steam!

Last year I posted about a little Quake-style FPS I made in Unreal Engine and got some fantastic feedback from the Shack community. It was fairly basic, just one map and some jump pads, but the movement was so fun that I kept playing it constantly. After I fixed the bugs that the Shack helped me identify, I didn't touch it for almost a year. But a few months ago, I thought I'd try to build it out into a proper game... at least as much as one novice dude can make a proper game.

It's called Jump Dash Soar:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2225080/Jump_Dash_Soar/

It's not released or for sale yet, but that's where I need your help. I don't actually have anyone to test this! I'm 97% confident that there are no bugs and that everything works as intended, but that last 3% worries me. If anyone is willing to beta test this for me, I'd be incredibly grateful! Reply and I'll shackmessage you a Steam key.

If you're into rocket jumping, strafe running, and going really fast, JDS might be up your alley, but even if you aren't a Quake player, I'd be curious to know if the tutorials are good enough so that you can reach all the collectibles.

I'm up for any and all criticism, but I'd love to know if the technical stuff functions as well.
-I think SteamVR no longer loads when the game starts :)
-Does DLSS/DLAA work properly?
-How is the performance?
-Can you bind the keys you need to play?
-Does it work for ultra-wide resolutions?
-Do you get stuck in any geometry?

Politics

Sarah Palin Just Lost a 50-Year GOP Seat to Alaska’s First Native Rep

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/11/sarah-palin-just-lost-a-50-year-gop-seat-to-alaskas-first-native-rep/

as Americans in the lower 48 were captivated by races in Georgia or Arizona, that’s exactly what’s happened: Alaskans voted 55-45 in favor of Democrat Mary Peltola, a former state legislator who just won her first full term over celebrity ex-Gov. Sarah Palin.
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With Peltola’s win, Alaskans have demonstrated that being geographically disconnected from the rest of the country doesn’t mean they’re less connected to preserving democracy and abortion rights. Palin, who had the endorsement of Donald Trump, is an election conspiracist and proponent of misinformation. Peltola has openly supported codifying abortion rights into federal law—like her campaign slogan promises, she’ll be a “pro-choice, pro-fish” voice in Congress.

Fuck yea!

Just want to say I'm grateful for the existence of this community. Nothing more complicated than that. There aren't many places I still come back to more than 10 years on just to see what's up and enjoy the commentary and Shackbattles. This is a cool place, it helped me get through many tough times. Keep being classy, chatty. <3

Aww yeah. The hiring manager emailed me back "lol" and a link to schedule the second interview.

https://www.pcgamer.com/these-modders-are-reconstructing-the-duke-nukem-forever-of-the-good-timeline/

Cannot believe I went from reading PC Gamer in 1998 and on waiting for DNF and here I am now helping finish that 2001 version with PC Gamer covering us now.

Mind. Blown.

Today's my birthday. Found out that the cake in Portal is based on a cake from a local bakery in Redmond, so I had to have it.

https://i.imgur.com/8GpZABQ.jpg

In Breville we trust

http://chattypics.com/files/shackbrowseUpload_4vebm8xw6r.jpg