ShadowZone
@theshadowzone.bsky.social
I create monsters. Then I fly them. Sometimes they survive. You can watch all that shenanigans on https://youtube.com/shadowzone
I'm also available here:
@ShadowZone@mastodon.social
I'm also available here:
@ShadowZone@mastodon.social
I was a happy BMW owner for many years.
Until they drop trying to shove subscriptions for basic features down our throats, they'll never see a cent from me again.
www.carscoops.com/2026/02/bmw-...
Until they drop trying to shove subscriptions for basic features down our throats, they'll never see a cent from me again.
www.carscoops.com/2026/02/bmw-...
BMW iX3 Has A 360 Camera, But You’ll Pay Monthly To Use It | Carscoops
According to BMW, subscriptions could be useful for those who change their mind about a feature during their ownership
www.carscoops.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:26 AM
I was a happy BMW owner for many years.
Until they drop trying to shove subscriptions for basic features down our throats, they'll never see a cent from me again.
www.carscoops.com/2026/02/bmw-...
Until they drop trying to shove subscriptions for basic features down our throats, they'll never see a cent from me again.
www.carscoops.com/2026/02/bmw-...
I think I've stated multiple times that Saturn is my favorite planet. And now it has rings in Kitten Space Agency! Time to check it all out here: youtu.be/OiOdALhQ5iQ
Saturn Gets Rings in Kitten Space Agency - And They Are Gorgeous!
YouTube video by ShadowZone
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I think I've stated multiple times that Saturn is my favorite planet. And now it has rings in Kitten Space Agency! Time to check it all out here: youtu.be/OiOdALhQ5iQ
Reminder that the majority of space creators are still mostly on X and thus endorse this with every post they make over there, since each post has the Grok button front and center.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
www.reuters.com/business/des...
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent
After Elon Musk’s social media company X announced new curbs on Grok’s public output, Reuters reporters gave it a series of prompts to determine whether and under what circumstances the chatbot would ...
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Reminder that the majority of space creators are still mostly on X and thus endorse this with every post they make over there, since each post has the Grok button front and center.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
www.reuters.com/business/des...
Sure, Elon, taint the only company you haven't turned to crap yet.
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Sure, Elon, taint the only company you haven't turned to crap yet.
Reposted by ShadowZone
User on r/kittenspaceagency posted this comparison of the actual Apollo Landing site matched in Kitten Space Agency. Wider shot is ingame, inset is the apollo photo. Best thing, you can try the pre-alpha now for free, ksa.ahwoo.com (credit: u/u/Longjumping-Box-8145)
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
User on r/kittenspaceagency posted this comparison of the actual Apollo Landing site matched in Kitten Space Agency. Wider shot is ingame, inset is the apollo photo. Best thing, you can try the pre-alpha now for free, ksa.ahwoo.com (credit: u/u/Longjumping-Box-8145)
Today's video is a bit of a confession: I should have installed this mod a TEN YEARS ago.
youtu.be/dWw4BJqDI_E
youtu.be/dWw4BJqDI_E
This KSP Mod Made Rocket Building Fun Again
YouTube video by ShadowZone
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Today's video is a bit of a confession: I should have installed this mod a TEN YEARS ago.
youtu.be/dWw4BJqDI_E
youtu.be/dWw4BJqDI_E
It's 2025 and pairing a gaming controller over Bluetooth on Linux still feels like setting up a printer over LPT-1 back in DOS 5.1
How is this still a thing?
How is this still a thing?
January 26, 2026 at 9:42 PM
It's 2025 and pairing a gaming controller over Bluetooth on Linux still feels like setting up a printer over LPT-1 back in DOS 5.1
How is this still a thing?
How is this still a thing?
Do not upload your encryption keys.
Or just don't use Microsoft software to keep your private data safe.
How is device encryption on Linux nowadays? I haven't looked into that yet.
Or just don't use Microsoft software to keep your private data safe.
How is device encryption on Linux nowadays? I haven't looked into that yet.
Microsoft is handing over Bitlocker keys to law enforcement. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Do not upload your encryption keys.
Or just don't use Microsoft software to keep your private data safe.
How is device encryption on Linux nowadays? I haven't looked into that yet.
Or just don't use Microsoft software to keep your private data safe.
How is device encryption on Linux nowadays? I haven't looked into that yet.
It's official: Kittens can get so high on catnip that they can even reach Mars. Don't believe me? Check out my latest video: youtu.be/jzytV6wcnt4
Kitten Rockets Fly On Catnip - No, seriously!
YouTube video by ShadowZone
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
It's official: Kittens can get so high on catnip that they can even reach Mars. Don't believe me? Check out my latest video: youtu.be/jzytV6wcnt4
Ah well, here we go again!
Replacing Ubuntu with CachyOS on my main PC.
Replacing Ubuntu with CachyOS on my main PC.
January 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Ah well, here we go again!
Replacing Ubuntu with CachyOS on my main PC.
Replacing Ubuntu with CachyOS on my main PC.
Elon Built a Child Porn Factory
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
As always, we prefer Scrubs to RUDs.
No launch today. Isar Aerospace is standing down from today's launch attempt to address an issue with a pressurization valve. The company is currently assessing the next possible launch opportunity.
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
As always, we prefer Scrubs to RUDs.
It looks like the devs of Kitten Space Agency did A LOT of work since we last talked about the game! Yep, we now have decoupling functionality in KSA and some other things that make the game feel more and more like KSP.
youtu.be/A_7izADWOGQ
youtu.be/A_7izADWOGQ
Decoupling! 5 New Things Turning Kitten Space Agency More Into KSP
YouTube video by ShadowZone
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It looks like the devs of Kitten Space Agency did A LOT of work since we last talked about the game! Yep, we now have decoupling functionality in KSA and some other things that make the game feel more and more like KSP.
youtu.be/A_7izADWOGQ
youtu.be/A_7izADWOGQ
I may sound like a broken record, but if you are still on that platform after this, I am not sure what could ever convince you that you are supporting the wrong side of history.
X’s update comes after weeks of sexualized images finally prompted California Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate whether Grok’s outputs were breaking any US laws.
Grok was finally updated to stop undressing women and children, X Safety says
California's AG will investigate whether Musk’s nudifying bot broke US laws.
arstechnica.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I may sound like a broken record, but if you are still on that platform after this, I am not sure what could ever convince you that you are supporting the wrong side of history.
Why the hell not put CachyOS on my @frame.work laptop?
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Why the hell not put CachyOS on my @frame.work laptop?
Sophie Adenot is going to be the first ESA career astronaut from the class of 2022 to go to space.
Huge congrats to her!
(The one where I applied and predictably failed to get in).
Huge congrats to her!
(The one where I applied and predictably failed to get in).
#MediaInvitation: Journalists are invited to apply for accreditation to cover the launch of SpaceX Crew-12 with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Target launch: 15 February 2026.
Details and deadlines 👇
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
Target launch: 15 February 2026.
Details and deadlines 👇
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Sophie Adenot is going to be the first ESA career astronaut from the class of 2022 to go to space.
Huge congrats to her!
(The one where I applied and predictably failed to get in).
Huge congrats to her!
(The one where I applied and predictably failed to get in).
This has been a couple of weeks in the making. I finally migrated my PC to Linux and made Kitten Space Agency run on it. How did it all go down? Check it out in my latest video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCg...
THIS is Kitten Space Agency on LINUX - Can I finally Ditch Windows?
YouTube video by ShadowZone
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
This has been a couple of weeks in the making. I finally migrated my PC to Linux and made Kitten Space Agency run on it. How did it all go down? Check it out in my latest video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCg...
Reposted by ShadowZone
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Kitten Space Agency running under Ubuntu Linux on my PC.
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Kitten Space Agency running under Ubuntu Linux on my PC.
Reason number... oh heck I stopped counting... to never ever use Twitter again:
www.axios.com/2026/01/02/e...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Every time you post or retweet something there, you co-sign this behavior since the Grok button is right on top of every post.
www.axios.com/2026/01/02/e...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Every time you post or retweet something there, you co-sign this behavior since the Grok button is right on top of every post.
Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors
One user asked Grok to remove clothing from an image of a 14-year-old "Stranger Things" actress.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Reason number... oh heck I stopped counting... to never ever use Twitter again:
www.axios.com/2026/01/02/e...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Every time you post or retweet something there, you co-sign this behavior since the Grok button is right on top of every post.
www.axios.com/2026/01/02/e...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Every time you post or retweet something there, you co-sign this behavior since the Grok button is right on top of every post.
Oh wow. Didn't have Tory leaving ULA on my 2025 space bingo card.
Even at 64, I doubt he'll just retire. I assume we'll see him again in the industry. If you agree: Anyone hazard a guess where?
Even at 64, I doubt he'll just retire. I assume we'll see him again in the industry. If you agree: Anyone hazard a guess where?
December 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Oh wow. Didn't have Tory leaving ULA on my 2025 space bingo card.
Even at 64, I doubt he'll just retire. I assume we'll see him again in the industry. If you agree: Anyone hazard a guess where?
Even at 64, I doubt he'll just retire. I assume we'll see him again in the industry. If you agree: Anyone hazard a guess where?
Oh no, the planets are gone! Or have I just gone blind? Today we're checking out how using telescopes can make Kerbal Space Program a lot more fun.
youtu.be/6rqNk0cxjuw
youtu.be/6rqNk0cxjuw
Finding Planets With Telescopes In Kerbal Space Program
YouTube video by ShadowZone
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Oh no, the planets are gone! Or have I just gone blind? Today we're checking out how using telescopes can make Kerbal Space Program a lot more fun.
youtu.be/6rqNk0cxjuw
youtu.be/6rqNk0cxjuw
Well, let's see where he takes the agency on a shoestring budget.
With a final tally of 67 to 30, Wednesday’s Senate confirmation came 377 days after President Trump first nominated Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator.
NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader
A long and winding road to reach NASA’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
arstechnica.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well, let's see where he takes the agency on a shoestring budget.
Today we're looking at a colossal effort by the modding community to resurrect Kerbal Space Program 2: "KSP2 Redux". What it is, what it can do and what it aims to be, all of this and more in today's video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uw_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uw_...
Did Modders Just SAVE Kerbal Space Program 2? KSP2 Redux First Beta
YouTube video by ShadowZone
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December 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today we're looking at a colossal effort by the modding community to resurrect Kerbal Space Program 2: "KSP2 Redux". What it is, what it can do and what it aims to be, all of this and more in today's video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uw_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uw_...
Waiting for @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social's show to start.
Already met a couple of space community buddies in the crowd!
Already met a couple of space community buddies in the crowd!
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Waiting for @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social's show to start.
Already met a couple of space community buddies in the crowd!
Already met a couple of space community buddies in the crowd!