HamishTPB @hamishtpb@linuxrocks.online

Today is one month since #HiveTime's quiet little launch. Right now, it's about 50 sales off grossing enough to cover the direct monetary expenses I had during development. If you're thinking of buying it & have the resources to do so today, I'd love to cross that milestone ^_^
https://cheeseness.itch.io/hive-time/

Some kind words from Amy Davidson about Hive Time ^_^
https://onlysp.escapistmagazine.com/hive-time-is-a-compulsive-colony-creator-friday-freebies-club

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In 1998, a programmer who had been working on Y2K fixes started to get anxious because he couldn't believe how pervasive the problem was. He switched from company to company trying to get away from it, but everywhere he went he became regarded as the Y2K expert and immediately became the team lead for that company's Y2K contingencies. He finally had a nervous breakdown, quit his job, and decided he wanted to be knocked unconscious when the Y2K actually came about.

A month before Y2K he was put into an artificial coma and cooled down to a near cryogenic easily sustained long term life support.

Unfortunately the life support notification system had a Y2K bug, and no one revived him for 8000 years.

Finally he was found and revived. He woke up, and saw himself surrounded by lots of glass, light, stainless steel, and tall beautiful people in white robes. He asked if he was in Heaven.

They replied, "No, this is Chicago. Actually but it's a lot like Heaven to someone like you."

"Someone like me?"

"You are from the 20th century. Many of the problems that existed in your lifetime have been solved for thousands of years. There is no hunger and no disease. There is no scarcity, or strife between races and creeds."

"What year is it now?"

"Yeah, about that - it's the year 9,998. You see, the year 10,000 is coming up, and we understand you know something called COBOL?"

Massive corporations do not have your interests at heart. No matter what they tell you about privacy, security, etc., you as an individual do not matter to them and they will bow to other interests first. Remember this in 2020, and support independent open source projects.

A good 2020 reminder for #Linux gamers on Steam. Make sure you use the platform-specific wishlist feature: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/a-reminder-about-steams-platform-specific-wishlist-feature-you-should-be-using.13617

so true