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
Yep. Won't stop me from pointing out how wrong it is ;)
February 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Yep. Won't stop me from pointing out how wrong it is ;)
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...
AI sells stonks. SpaceX IPO incoming. SpaceX plus "AI" = profit. At least in ketamine brain land.
Hyperloop. Boring company. Tesla's car business. Twitter as a whole. Remember "X, the everything app"?
So many failures.
Hyperloop. Boring company. Tesla's car business. Twitter as a whole. Remember "X, the everything app"?
So many failures.
February 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
AI sells stonks. SpaceX IPO incoming. SpaceX plus "AI" = profit. At least in ketamine brain land.
Hyperloop. Boring company. Tesla's car business. Twitter as a whole. Remember "X, the everything app"?
So many failures.
Hyperloop. Boring company. Tesla's car business. Twitter as a whole. Remember "X, the everything app"?
So many failures.
Yep it is. Because humanity's future apparently is a probability based language model provided by the most inefficient setup imaginable.
February 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Yep it is. Because humanity's future apparently is a probability based language model provided by the most inefficient setup imaginable.
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
No but I needed to hunt for special drivers for my motherboard so my cooling fans would be recognized.
Lots of "I'll switch from Windows to Linux" people are going to run into these types of issues.
Lots of "I'll switch from Windows to Linux" people are going to run into these types of issues.
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 AM
No but I needed to hunt for special drivers for my motherboard so my cooling fans would be recognized.
Lots of "I'll switch from Windows to Linux" people are going to run into these types of issues.
Lots of "I'll switch from Windows to Linux" people are going to run into these types of issues.
I doubt Microsoft has official Linux support for their Xbox Wireless Controllers :)
But I think it's a general issue because my pairing dialog shows devices not even close to me (and that I never heard of) but none of the devices I have except for the first time after I disable and enable BT.
But I think it's a general issue because my pairing dialog shows devices not even close to me (and that I never heard of) but none of the devices I have except for the first time after I disable and enable BT.
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I doubt Microsoft has official Linux support for their Xbox Wireless Controllers :)
But I think it's a general issue because my pairing dialog shows devices not even close to me (and that I never heard of) but none of the devices I have except for the first time after I disable and enable BT.
But I think it's a general issue because my pairing dialog shows devices not even close to me (and that I never heard of) but none of the devices I have except for the first time after I disable and enable BT.
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?
You call that winter? 😜
Great to see you back on a bike.
Great to see you back on a bike.
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
You call that winter? 😜
Great to see you back on a bike.
Great to see you back on a bike.
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.
Compared to the other gas planets in OPM, Neidon felt a bit empty, celestial body wise.
But Thatmo with the right mods is just eerily beautiful.
But Thatmo with the right mods is just eerily beautiful.
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Compared to the other gas planets in OPM, Neidon felt a bit empty, celestial body wise.
But Thatmo with the right mods is just eerily beautiful.
But Thatmo with the right mods is just eerily beautiful.
I was lucky enough to see one up close when my parents took me to the space center back in 1991 or something.
So far I haven't seen a picture or video that really does the enormity of the crawler justice. It's an incredible machine!
So far I haven't seen a picture or video that really does the enormity of the crawler justice. It's an incredible machine!
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I was lucky enough to see one up close when my parents took me to the space center back in 1991 or something.
So far I haven't seen a picture or video that really does the enormity of the crawler justice. It's an incredible machine!
So far I haven't seen a picture or video that really does the enormity of the crawler justice. It's an incredible machine!
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
Thanks, mate. I'll give it a whirl.
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Thanks, mate. I'll give it a whirl.
Oh, those shock cones are nice! Which mod generates those?
I currently use:
-Volumetric Clouds
-Deferred lighting
-Scatterer
-Firefly
-Waterfall
-Parallax continued
And I can't remember seeing those.
I currently use:
-Volumetric Clouds
-Deferred lighting
-Scatterer
-Firefly
-Waterfall
-Parallax continued
And I can't remember seeing those.
January 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Oh, those shock cones are nice! Which mod generates those?
I currently use:
-Volumetric Clouds
-Deferred lighting
-Scatterer
-Firefly
-Waterfall
-Parallax continued
And I can't remember seeing those.
I currently use:
-Volumetric Clouds
-Deferred lighting
-Scatterer
-Firefly
-Waterfall
-Parallax continued
And I can't remember seeing those.
These platforms are designed to be addictive. I found that cold turkey is the only way.
Facebook, Instagram, X, Whatsapp. Nothing of that in my life anymore.
Facebook, Instagram, X, Whatsapp. Nothing of that in my life anymore.
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
These platforms are designed to be addictive. I found that cold turkey is the only way.
Facebook, Instagram, X, Whatsapp. Nothing of that in my life anymore.
Facebook, Instagram, X, Whatsapp. Nothing of that in my life anymore.
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.
Already found out. And because I'm lazy, I used 'yay -S ckan' to install it instead of manually building it 😜
January 15, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Already found out. And because I'm lazy, I used 'yay -S ckan' to install it instead of manually building it 😜
Yeah, graphics issues are my main reason for not using the native build.
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Yeah, graphics issues are my main reason for not using the native build.