Control Alt Minuit 🇨🇦

@ctrlaltminuit.bsky.social

294 Followers 844 Following

I am a VTuber from Canada who streams games and random tech stuff. I have a background in programming, graphics, and a little game-dev and sysadmin thrown in for fun. You can find me at https://www.twitch.tv/ctrlaltminuit/

A yellow plastic 45 record adapter. If I have to explain it to you then you're too young.
You'd get your first look at the 30-ton Trash Can as you move into an intersection. But the Urbie, he knew you were there a long time ago. He moves like a heavy mech: stompy, bobbing his head. And you keep still because you think, maybe, with his cheap Periphery Radar he'll lose you if you don't move. But, no. Not the UrbanMech. You stare at him, and he just stares back. That's when the attack comes - not from the front, no - from the side. From the other two Urbies you didn't even know were there. UrbanMechs are a pack-hunter, you see, he uses coordinated attack patterns and he's out in force today. And he fires at you with an Imperator AC, a 12-ton Anti-Mech weapon, like a sledgehammer, on the right arm. They don't bother to go for the cockpit, like a Hunchback; they just shoot here - in the center torso, and here in the leg. Or, maybe, across the gyro, spilling you across the tarmac. Point is: you're alive when they start to eat you.
The movie poster for Peter Jackson's "Bad Taste"
The cast of the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon from 1983. They're not quite the same characters as in Baldur's Gate 3, but they're close.
Clerks. The "I Assure You We're Open" sign outside of the quick stop convenience store.
A scene from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". Indy, poorly dressed in a white uniform punches a nazi out of the window of a zeppelin then turns to the other passengers and says "No ticket".
Three characters from Baldur's Gate 3, dancing in the forest.
A scene from "Office Space", showing the "Is This Good for the COMPANY?" banner.
A panel from "DM of the Rings", a webcomic which retells The Lord of The Rings through stills from the movie as though it were an off-the-rails D&D campaign. Hmm. There's something familiar about that. Gimli is complaining about the campaign. The DM has finally had enough and declares that "Rocks fall. Everyone dies."
Archer and Cyril standing around in front of a small airplane. Archer has no shoes on and has Ray over his shoulder. He is pointing a gun at three thugs who are all tied up on top of a crate and the most important thing he can think to ask at this point is "Why are we not still doing 'Phrasing'?"
Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) from Spaceballs. He is... um... whipping out his Schwartz. Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) is saying, out of frame, "Now lets' see how well you handle it."
The filler junk from the game "Enchanter". A fancy printed manual, maps, letters, various guides and the disk itself.
The "Star Trek The Motion Picture" poster turned sideways. There's a rainbow of lights in the middle, which has been turned into a pride flag just by tipping it over.
The ending of Ocarina of Time, where Zelda uses the Ocarina to send Link back to his childhood.
A page from the webcomic "Darths & Droids", which uses screenshots from Star Wars movies to tell the story of Star Wars as if it was an off-the-rails D&D campaign instead of a series of films. It's from Episode I, Qui-gon and Obi Wan have snuck into the palace and see the Queen being lead away by a group of battle droids. Qui-gon says "I cast Summon Bigger Fish.". Both Obi Wan and the game master replay with "WHAT?" Qui-gon, undeterred, says "I roll 17. I drop it on the droids!" The GM replies "You know what? Fine. A giant fish appears in the air above them." In the final scene, we see the Queen and the battle droids have been crushed by a giant Asian Sea Bass.
The movie poster for "The Return of the King", directed by Peter Jackson
Three Battletech miniatures, all painted in a brown/orange crab style. The 100 ton King Crab, the 50 ton Crab and the 25 ton Hermit Crab.
Different characters in Science Fiction and how they deal with ghosts, matched up with their D&D classes. The cleric speaks to ghosts, the wizard catches ghosts and the paladin hunts ghosts. The final panel shows Dr. Crusher, the Necromancer, who just smiles instead of saying what she does to ghosts.
A scene from the movie "Heathers". JD is excited to see that Veronica has underlined the word "Esquimaux". The caption reads "Eskimo. You know, it's, so, uh, mysterious."
The Subnautica "Keep Calm" poster, showing a cartoon kitten wearing a clear bubble diving helmet. The kitten looks calm, and you should too.
The Vatican burger from Burgers Priest. It's a double burger with a lot of toppings and two flat grilled cheese sandwiches for a bun. It's exactly what it looks like.
A mackerel tabby cat, standing on a tiled floor and looking up at the camera with a slightly annoyed expression on her face.
A picture of the "My cabbages!" guy from Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's the original, animated one. Did you know that the same character showed up in the live action Netflix series and was played by James Sie, the original voice actor from the animated series?
Commander Data, in "Star Trek: Generations", experimenting with his emotion chip. He is looking at the empty shot glass which he just drank out of, looking absolutely thrilled. He is saying, in a very excited tone, "Yes, I hate this! It is revolting!"
The title screen of Subnautica 2, which entered Early Access about ten minutes ago.
A typed letter. It reads: Dear Mr. Cox: Attached is a letter that we received on November 19, 1974. I feel that you whould be aware that some a... the next part is a little blurry... is signing your name to stupid letters.
The last paragraph in the manual for "Pitfall!" (1982). JOIN PITFALL HARRY'S EXPLORERS' CLUB If you score 20,000 points (or more) on any one of your adventures with Harry, you will be eligible to join this prestigious organization. Just send us a picture of your TV screen showing your score, and we'll present you with a special Explorers' Club membership emblem.
Dr. Nick Riviera from The Simpson, reading a medical textbook in a library. He looks surprised and is saying "Whoa, that lady swallowed a baby."
The poster for Studio Ghibli's "Grave of the Fireflies", an amazing film but possibly the most depressing movie ever made.
A picture of The Mandalorian wearing his helmet, of course, with the caption "THIS IS THE MAY".
A screen shot of the 1989 DOS game "BEGIN", showing a list of starships along with a rough map and system status all made up of extended ASCII characters.
The Lazy Peon again, only he is standing up and is in the French version of the game. The caption over his head reads "Péon fainéant".
A picture of the Lazy Peon, a green orc sleeping on the ground, from World of Warcraft
Homer Simpson, in the episode "Trash of the Titans", standing near the door to Moe's Bar saying "Can't someone else do it?"
Genma Saotome, from the "Ranma 1/2" anime. He is a giant panda, and is holding a sign covered in Japanese writing. The caption reads "I'm glad to see you looking so well."
A still from the movie "Labyrinth", showing a scrapbook page in Sarah's room. It is filled with articles and pictures of Sarah's Mom, Linda. In the bottom right is a picture of Linda with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, who looks an awful lot like Jareth the Goblin King.
A still from the Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough At Last". Burgess Meredith, who has just survived the end of the world, is standing in the ruins of the last public library. Upon discovering that he could finally sit down and read every book there, he tripped and is now holding his broken glasses with a distraught look on his face.
Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in a scene from Revenge of the Sith. He's not having a good day, is clearly a little upset about something, and is shouting "You were the chosen one!"
Homer Simpson in a kitchen wearing an apron, staring at a bowl. There is an open box of Corn Flakes on one side of the bowl and an open carton of milk on the other. Somehow, the bowl is on fire.
The giant monstrous crab-like "Lurker" from Gloomhaven and Frosthaven. It's big, it's bad, and it doesn't like all that melted butter you have.
A scene from "Romancing the Stone". Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) is standing next to the wreck of his Jeep and looking wistfully at a picture of a large white sailboat.
Bruce McCulloch of Kevin McDonald of The Kids In The Hall in the "Doors Fan" sketch, set in a record store. Bruce, who would like everyone to know that he is a DOORS FAN, is dressed like a rocker with long hair and three layers of sleeveless top. Kevin, who was looking for a Depeche Mode album, is wearing all black. Bruce grabs an album from Kevin's hand, throws it away and shouts "You're not serious. You don't want to be a Doors fan. Get out of my store!"
A scene from the "Fallout" series. The Ghoul is walking with Lucy and complaining about how Fallout is full of side-quests which keep distracting him from the main story. "Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked By Bullshit Every Goddamn Time."
A Gloomhaven board, in mid-play. The Brute and Mindthief are locked in a small room with two demons. This may not be a good day for them. Image courtesy of thethoughtfulgamer.com
The front end of the Seatruck from Subnautica: Below Zero.
A scene from the movie "The Blues Brothers". John Belushi and Dan Akroyd are wearing matching dark suits, hats and sunglasses and sitting at a table in a diner. John announces the plot of the movie, which is "We're putting the band back together".
VTuber CtrlAltMinuit wearing a black T-Shirt which says "Leave Trans Kids Alone You Absolute Freaks". It's the same one that David Tennant wore in a 2023 Instagram post.
A promotional image from "Subnautica: Below Zero". It shows the player character swimming underwater, surrounded by a dizzying variety of alien plants and creatures.
A scene from "The Princess Bride". Inigo (Mandy Patinkin) has just told Westley (Cary Elwes) that, now that he has completed his revenge against the six fingered man, he doesn't know what he will do next. Westley asks him "Have you ever considered piracy? You'd make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts."
A picture of the "Seatruck" from Subnautica: Below Zero. It's a long chain of modules with a big mining suit parked on the back. This one has windows on the side, but there are no flames painted on it. Anywhere.
A scene from "The Princess Bride". Inigo (Mandy Patinkin) has just told Westley (Cary Elwes) that, now that he has completed his revenge against the six fingered man, he doesn't know what he will do next. Westley asks him "Have you ever considered piracy? You'd make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts."
A picture of the "Seatruck" from Subnautica: Below Zero. It's a long chain of modules with a big mining suit parked on the back. This one has windows on the side, but there are no flames painted on it. Anywhere.
The giant monstrous crab-like "Lurker" from Gloomhaven and Frosthaven. It's big, it's bad, and it doesn't like all that melted butter you have.
Bruce the Shark from "Finding Nemo" looking at two very scared looking fish. He's not saying "Fish are friends, not food". I hope that's okay.
Gandalf, from the 2012 "The Hobbit" movie. His hat is off and he is smoking a pipe. The caption reads "I am looking for someone to share in an adventure."
Jamie Gertz, Andrew McCarthy and Robert Downey Jr sitting in a convertable. A scene from the movie "Less Than Zero", which is not at all what I will be playing tonight. Still a good movie.
Two painted miniatures from "Gloomhaven" -- The Brute and the Spellweaver. Photo by Reddit user /u/tylonnicholas
An image of the "Seatruck" from Subnautica: Below Zero. It's a small, white pod with a big glass dome on the front and two round engine pods on the sides. There has to be a horn on there somewhere.
Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) and Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) in "The Princess Bride". Inigo is looking a little confused, and saying "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" to Vizzini.