Andrew Blance
@andrewblance.bsky.social
making things.
🎧got a silly podcast about silly business ideas
👋 he/him
www.brainsontheoutside.com
🎧got a silly podcast about silly business ideas
👋 he/him
www.brainsontheoutside.com
My Gameboy Color with a new tempered glass screen
December 8, 2024 at 2:12 PM
My Gameboy Color with a new tempered glass screen
and some more Hard Off finds…
December 1, 2024 at 2:58 PM
and some more Hard Off finds…
some toys - some working and some not - I picked up while in Japan
December 1, 2024 at 2:58 PM
some toys - some working and some not - I picked up while in Japan
Do whatever you need to do to get to Japan. They have donuts that look like a Diglett
November 18, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Do whatever you need to do to get to Japan. They have donuts that look like a Diglett
behold, my new favourite Quest 3 app.
Today I started learning how to make AR experiences on the quest 3 and created this cube
Today I started learning how to make AR experiences on the quest 3 and created this cube
February 10, 2024 at 1:46 PM
behold, my new favourite Quest 3 app.
Today I started learning how to make AR experiences on the quest 3 and created this cube
Today I started learning how to make AR experiences on the quest 3 and created this cube
bless the maker and his water xo
February 3, 2024 at 3:41 PM
bless the maker and his water xo
before/after optimisations
(I promise the dip in image two came from me opening the quest menu to take a screen grab, not my app!)
(I promise the dip in image two came from me opening the quest menu to take a screen grab, not my app!)
January 14, 2024 at 12:39 PM
before/after optimisations
(I promise the dip in image two came from me opening the quest menu to take a screen grab, not my app!)
(I promise the dip in image two came from me opening the quest menu to take a screen grab, not my app!)
Ok maybe it is worth $3,500
January 9, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Ok maybe it is worth $3,500
Daybreak has some of the most beautiful art I’ve seen used in a board game (it’s also very fun to play)
January 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Daybreak has some of the most beautiful art I’ve seen used in a board game (it’s also very fun to play)
Pokémon concierge is ludicrously charming. The stop motion is amazing. It all just makes me want to live in a world with Pokemon in it.
January 1, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Pokémon concierge is ludicrously charming. The stop motion is amazing. It all just makes me want to live in a world with Pokemon in it.
Something interesting from the evidence NYT provided for their lawsuit against Microsoft: you can get ChatGPT to reproduce articles even originally behind a paywall if you ask for them one paragraph at a time
December 31, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Something interesting from the evidence NYT provided for their lawsuit against Microsoft: you can get ChatGPT to reproduce articles even originally behind a paywall if you ask for them one paragraph at a time
When NYT said that Microsoft/ OpenAI can entirely reproduce their articles, they really meant it
December 31, 2023 at 2:57 PM
When NYT said that Microsoft/ OpenAI can entirely reproduce their articles, they really meant it
Makes me want to hop in a bunker and enter some numbers into a computer every 108 minutes
December 27, 2023 at 10:37 PM
Makes me want to hop in a bunker and enter some numbers into a computer every 108 minutes
In the metaverse you can experience strange and perculiar things. Wonders you cannot possibly imagine, and terrors to freeze your soul.
Today I learned to make a button to create infinite quantities of meat, and how I could eat it as well. Is this how folks who aren’t vegetarian live their lives?
Today I learned to make a button to create infinite quantities of meat, and how I could eat it as well. Is this how folks who aren’t vegetarian live their lives?
December 26, 2023 at 6:11 PM
In the metaverse you can experience strange and perculiar things. Wonders you cannot possibly imagine, and terrors to freeze your soul.
Today I learned to make a button to create infinite quantities of meat, and how I could eat it as well. Is this how folks who aren’t vegetarian live their lives?
Today I learned to make a button to create infinite quantities of meat, and how I could eat it as well. Is this how folks who aren’t vegetarian live their lives?
The Old World core boxes for Bretonnia and Khemri look beautiful. Don’t know if my wallet can handle it though given all the 40K Kroot rumours around…
December 26, 2023 at 2:02 PM
The Old World core boxes for Bretonnia and Khemri look beautiful. Don’t know if my wallet can handle it though given all the 40K Kroot rumours around…
Was curious to understand why biggie was releasing something new in the year of our lord 2023 and I regret to inform you it is an advert for a web3 blockchain biggie game where you can buy B.I.G NFTs
December 22, 2023 at 9:11 AM
Was curious to understand why biggie was releasing something new in the year of our lord 2023 and I regret to inform you it is an advert for a web3 blockchain biggie game where you can buy B.I.G NFTs
A small bug I found today. It was boxes. Millions of boxes
December 20, 2023 at 6:16 PM
A small bug I found today. It was boxes. Millions of boxes
Today in my journey to figure out VR I made an Half Life Alyx grab system
(It’s hard to represent it as a picture… hopefully Bluesky will be able to handle video soon..)
(It’s hard to represent it as a picture… hopefully Bluesky will be able to handle video soon..)
December 19, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Today in my journey to figure out VR I made an Half Life Alyx grab system
(It’s hard to represent it as a picture… hopefully Bluesky will be able to handle video soon..)
(It’s hard to represent it as a picture… hopefully Bluesky will be able to handle video soon..)
Every day this month I’ve learned a little more about developing for VR. Today: ladders.
December 17, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Every day this month I’ve learned a little more about developing for VR. Today: ladders.
Top is pass-through on Apple Vision Pro, bottom is Quest 3. This is what that extra $3000 gets ya. Occlusion is hard!
December 15, 2023 at 6:52 PM
Top is pass-through on Apple Vision Pro, bottom is Quest 3. This is what that extra $3000 gets ya. Occlusion is hard!
I’m sure Grimes’ AI toy will be different though…
December 14, 2023 at 8:42 PM
I’m sure Grimes’ AI toy will be different though…
I’m in two minds with how the Doctor Who regeneration went down…
I really like the status quo of having one doctor at a time, but this would be a neat way to introduce a retired doctor who will one day become The Curator.
I really like the status quo of having one doctor at a time, but this would be a neat way to introduce a retired doctor who will one day become The Curator.
December 10, 2023 at 6:05 PM
I’m in two minds with how the Doctor Who regeneration went down…
I really like the status quo of having one doctor at a time, but this would be a neat way to introduce a retired doctor who will one day become The Curator.
I really like the status quo of having one doctor at a time, but this would be a neat way to introduce a retired doctor who will one day become The Curator.
“Pokémon TCG have this one card that costs $1,000 cause the patterns so wild. I want that one so bad.”
kotaku.com/pokemon-tcg-...
kotaku.com/pokemon-tcg-...
November 27, 2023 at 1:46 PM
“Pokémon TCG have this one card that costs $1,000 cause the patterns so wild. I want that one so bad.”
kotaku.com/pokemon-tcg-...
kotaku.com/pokemon-tcg-...
Real 3D me vs Photogrammetry 3D me
November 14, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Real 3D me vs Photogrammetry 3D me