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Tech. Music. Brains. AuDHD. Nerd.
He/They. NB/Pan.

We should help all people.
Fuck the system.

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My phone forced the new Android update.

I'm relatively fine with it. My only problem right now is that they made the buttons on the Google search bar have a lot more padding.

My thumb constantly hits the microphone button now.

I feel like these designers don't test their own products. 🥰
A cropped screenshot of an Android home screen showing the Google search bar widget centered horizontally. The widget has a dark theme with rounded corners and a slightly lighter dark outline. On the left side of the bar is the multicolored Google “G” logo. Inside the bar, toward the right, are three icons: a microphone icon for voice search, a camera icon for visual search, and a circular sparkly-magnifying-glass icon for Lens/overview search suggestions. Above the search bar, the bottom edges of several circular app icons are partially visible, including blue, white, and multicolored ones. At the very bottom of the screenshot is the white gesture navigation bar centered on a black background.
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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I find it confusing why the source videos are such low quality. Why not allow something up to 10 Mbps and 320 Kbps audio?
Vrchat entertainment Network technical requirements - 1080p at 30 FPS, h264 at 4 Mbps up to 6 Mbps. Audio AAC at 128 kbps.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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120 hz, 50 mbps, 768 px. <10ms.

holy hell this feels good.

quest 2!!!
steamlink vr debug
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The Steam link definitely got an update today because this debug looks different. But I'm also noticing that manually limiting it to slightly lower bit rates and resolution actually looks shockingly good.

I honestly have really high hopes for the foveated rendering.
A screenshot of the SteamVR Remote Detailed Debug window showing a dense technical display of VR streaming performance metrics. At the top left, text displays connection info: “87.427 mbps, 72 FPS, 802.11AX hw max 120, 270° in (10 bits), Pair: 10.0.11.100.” Below it are three tall vertical bars labeled HMD, WGRPX, and ENC in yellow and purple, followed by GAME in blue. Each bar is filled with narrow vertical waveforms representing frame timing or network throughput, with numeric values beside them (e.g., OUT 40380, IN 40859). The middle section has a dense cluster of color-coded lines and graphs — green, red, orange, and blue — showing real-time streaming bitrate and latency, with a labeled y-axis ranging from 0 to 550 and an x-axis showing time in seconds. A light blue horizontal line marks the 50 Mbps level. At the bottom, a multicolored latency graph includes categories labeled Enc, Unacc, FEC, Backend, Sound, Retry, Logic, and Note, each with its own color. A timeline shows numerical latency values (e.g., 13 ms, 27 ms, 55 ms, 60 ms). To the right, a large column of cyan debug readouts displays detailed frame, network, and timing data (e.g., dFrameMS, cXReproj, dPingMS, sRXpos, sTXpos). Overall, the window presents a highly technical visualization of VR streaming performance, encoding, and latency statistics, with heavy color usage and numerical overlays.
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Okay... I'm probably gonna get it
Steam Frame Cheaper Than Index? Valve isn't yet giving a specific price for Steam Frame or Steam Machine, saying that it doesn't yet know and referencing the volatility of the current macroeconomic environment. The company did however tell UploadVR that it's aiming to sell Steam Frame for less than the $1000 Index full-kit.
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Disappointed
2160 LCD
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Honestly? No thanks

Unironically a huge fucking L
2160x2160 LCD panels
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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I'm so sorry but this was my immediate thought
The "Will It Blend" Guy, wearing a lab coat and safety glasses, standing next to a blender with his hand on it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Bro is just walking
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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I can't hate AI when Gemini just helped me register a port on my PCIe card to my host (the other is mapped to my Opnsense VM), and configure it with a virtual bridge, so I can have a separate network with a separate AP for my house mates, but still managed by the same Unifi interface :)
A diagram displaying a simplified network topology showing real-time traffic flow between two central access points or hubs and five connected devices. Central Nodes: There are two main nodes at the top, labeled "Kitchen" and "Basement". Kitchen shows traffic: ↓ 736 bps, ↑ 608 bps. Basement shows traffic: ↓ 8.29 Kbps, ↑ 8.10 Kbps. Connections: Faint blue, shimmering lines indicate connections and traffic flow. The Kitchen node is connected to four devices. The Basement node is connected to one device. Connected Devices (Bottom Row): Device 1 (MAC address): 90:0c:c8:ee:c7:7c (↓ 96 bps, ↑ 184 bps) Device 2 (iPhone): iPhone 59:39 (↓ 320 bps, ↑ 248 bps) Device 3 (Mac): Mac d5:92 (No traffic shown) Device 4 (MAC address): NP18CB865 7d:32 (↓ 320 bps, ↑ 176 bps) Device 5 (Pixel): Pixel-9-Pro af:7e (↓ 8.29 Kbps, ↑ 8.10 Kbps) The visual style uses a dark background with bright blue/purple text and glowing blue lines to emphasize data flow. both APs, one with an IP of 10.1.0.5, and the other 10.0.11.119. A screenshot of an OPNsense dashboard, a web-based interface for a firewall and router. The dashboard uses a dark theme with orange accents and is organized into panels displaying system information, network statistics, and firewall details. Key Data Points: Interface Configuration (Corrected): WAN: (Blank/Not configured) LAN: 10.0.10.1/23 OPT1: 10.1.0.1/24 System Information: OPNsense 23.5.1-amd64, Uptime 01:19:56, Load average 0.12, 0.16, 0.16. Resource Usage: Memory is at 10.79% (579 / 4058 MB), and Disk usage is 6%. Traffic and Firewall Charts: Large donut charts display interface traffic distribution (WAN, LAN, OPT1) and firewall rule hit statistics (anti-lockout rule, default deny, etc.). This dashboard provides a comprehensive, at-a-glance view of the system's operational status and network activity.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Does anyone know what bookend means in the Steam link debug?
steam debug
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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FUCK YOU MICROSOFT
You're 100% there. Please keep your computer on.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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So I pulled those slimes out of storage, updated the firmware, and... they just kinda worked, way better than they did when I first made them. My right ankle didn't work, but I figure that's a me issue.

I honestly might just buy a set of regular slime trackers. It really was impressive.
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Isn't this the most beautiful monstrosity you've ever seen?
My heat shrinked VR tracker with a blue light emitting through the hot glue. Black and red wires in the background with a USB cable plugged into it.
November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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For context, this is the original system I came up with.

It technically functions, but it was, as you can imagine, a hassle.

I still like the idea of having all of the trackers powered from a single source. I would just need to come up with a much better system for comfort/ease of use.
My slime trackers. Top to bottom, three elastic bands that would wrap around the body, for chest waist and hips. Then, two sets of cables going out towards the knees and then down to the feet and ankles. Separately, from the waist, a USB, a power cable connects power for it all.
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Oh wow I've missed you 🥹
One of the original sensors for the oculus Rift cv1. A black cylinder shape starting closest left to right, with the Oculus logo and printed on the back.
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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I never thought I'd see a Rift CV1 used in 2025, let alone with cable management. I am in heaven.

It's a crime against humanity that Oculus/Facebook/Meta never make the constellation tracking an open standard like base stations are.
A living room is set up as a virtual reality play space. Suspended from the ceiling are several cable management pulleys holding the long cord of an Oculus Rift CV1 headset, allowing it to hang overhead with slack. The headset is positioned near the center of the room, with the cable draped loosely in a wavy line between the pulleys. On the left, Linus Sebastian stands facing the camera. He has short, light brown hair and is wearing a blue T-shirt under a black zip-up hoodie printed with subtle circuit-like patterns. His expression is relaxed, with a slight self-assured half smile. On the right, Linus stands turned slightly toward Jon Dorian (Senior Test Tech at LTT), smiling. He has a full beard and is wearing a dark baseball cap, a heather-gray T-shirt with a large “Super Mario” graphic, khaki shorts, and a smartwatch. Behind them, a flat-screen TV is mounted on the wall to the left, with several cables running downward. Below the TV is a black entertainment stand with consoles and accessories on top. To the right is a tall dark wooden shelf holding small plush decorations shaped like animals. In the background, patterned brown and white curtains cover a window, and a VR steering wheel setup or gaming chair is partially visible behind the two men. The room has a casual, DIY tech-enthusiast atmosphere, emphasizing the VR cable-management solution as a central feature of the setup.
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
xbox prototype "powered by directX" text on a green orb
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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What the fuck lmao
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November 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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😭😭😭
Sad fish
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Vibing
A picture of an open field, foothills, and sunset sky, mostly obscured by a half dead pine tree
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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I don't know how long BlueSky is going to last.

I didn't think until now to check who the investors are.
Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video. We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised a $15 million Series A financing led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, SevenX, Amir Shevat of Darkmode, co-creator of Kubernetes Joe Beda, and others. Our lead, Blockchain Capital, shares our philosophy that technology should serve the user, not the reverse — the technology being used should never come at the expense of the user experience. Additionally, this fund has a uniquely deep understanding of our decentralized foundation and has extensive experience building developer ecosystems, so it’s a natural partnership as we continue to invest in the ATmosphere (the AT Protocol developer ecosystem). This does not change the fact that the Bluesky app and the AT Protocol do not use blockchains or cryptocurrency, and we will not hyperfinancialize the social experience (through tokens, crypto trading, NFTs, etc.). To ensure we and our users benefit fully from this expertise, partner Kinjal Shah will join our board. Kinjal shares our vision for a social media ecosystem that empowers the people who use it, and we are glad to have her support as we invest in driving the adoption of decentralized social.
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I also got to see some pretty cool decorations and a purple sunset.
Jack skellington as a 15-ft tall statue in someone's front lawn One big red skeleton Two big red skeletons A photo of the sky at dusk
November 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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I'm happy I worked today despite it being Halloween.

I kind of got to relive my childhood a little bit since I saw a bunch of kids running around in costumes and what not.

I even managed to get a little bit of a candy haul.
An assortment of candy including m&M's, festibles, Reese's cups, kit Kats, haribo gummy bears, and candy corn
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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this is very cool

github.com/GarrettGunne...
A retro pixel-style interface resembling an old handheld simulation device. The screen is divided into several panels. The left side shows four editable pixel grids, each displaying different shapes made of light beige squares on a blue background—one resembles a heart-like shape, one is a circular ring, one is a larger ring with thick borders, and one is an abstract shape. Beneath them is a label reading “FRIENDS” and a numeric seed code. Small icons around each grid show stats like health, energy, and population-like values. In the center are instructions for controls: R to reset, Space to play or pause, WASD to move, Q/E to zoom, and number keys for simulation speed. The right half of the screen is filled with a large simulation view: a dense, chaotic pattern of blue and beige vertical streaks and clusters, resembling a cellular automaton in motion. It appears complex and organic, like a rapidly shifting digital ecosystem. The overall color scheme is blue and beige, with a CRT-like aesthetic, evoking retro virtual pet or AI life simulation vibes.
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM