emma

emma wrote

github engineer standing in a sea of rubble, formerly san francisco. every major city wiped off the face of the earth.

"we didn't think the 'break prod' achievement would incentivise that kind of action," he mutters.

the dozen or so survivors disperse. one uncovers a crate full of juicero juice packets, with an expiration date of november 2017. it is a joyous occasion for everyone.

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emma wrote

i have successfully cracked it now. honestly it didn't even look like a real pgp message to me, like there's clearly two different base64-encoded sections, and a blank line that's necessary for some reason. but i guess i'm just used to other pem-based formats.

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emma wrote

if only there were a better zelda on the nes

oh wait, there is. it's called Zelda Ⅱ: The Adventure of Link®, and has been unfairly maligned by babies for nearly 40 years

"i will progress in this dungeon by bombing this wall that looks like all the other walls. let me go around bombing every mountainside. this game is a masterpiece." <-- actual beliefs held by actual zelda 1 fans

zelda 2 otoh doesn't rely on obscure item placements or sequences of events to progress, and just has way better combat. idk how zelda 1 got to be the favourite

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