Tom Webster
@samurailink3.com
Tech nerd. Into programming, 3D printing, self-hosting, and open-source. Check my website for projects and rants.
All my stuff: https://www.samurailink3.com/
All my stuff: https://www.samurailink3.com/
I use Sunshine to stream my Linux desktop. There's a problem though, Sunshine doesn't wake my monitors from sleep when connecting.
I wrote a tiny software service to watch for these errors and wake the monitors for you: www.samurailink3.com/Sunrise-2b5b...
#PublicDomain
#OpenSource
I wrote a tiny software service to watch for these errors and wake the monitors for you: www.samurailink3.com/Sunrise-2b5b...
#PublicDomain
#OpenSource
Sunrise | Notion
Sunrise is a monitor-restart service written for Sunshine Linux Hosts!
www.samurailink3.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I use Sunshine to stream my Linux desktop. There's a problem though, Sunshine doesn't wake my monitors from sleep when connecting.
I wrote a tiny software service to watch for these errors and wake the monitors for you: www.samurailink3.com/Sunrise-2b5b...
#PublicDomain
#OpenSource
I wrote a tiny software service to watch for these errors and wake the monitors for you: www.samurailink3.com/Sunrise-2b5b...
#PublicDomain
#OpenSource
Just posted a new #PublicDomain model, a WIDE Pill Case: www.printables.com/model/149421...
It's all parametric, so you can easily make it fit your needs. Get the STEP files or Onshape link on Printables.
Hopefully someone finds it useful!
#3DPrinting
#CAD
It's all parametric, so you can easily make it fit your needs. Get the STEP files or Onshape link on Printables.
Hopefully someone finds it useful!
#3DPrinting
#CAD
Tom＇s WIDE Pill Case by SamuraiLink3 | Download free STL model | Printables.com
www.printables.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Just posted a new #PublicDomain model, a WIDE Pill Case: www.printables.com/model/149421...
It's all parametric, so you can easily make it fit your needs. Get the STEP files or Onshape link on Printables.
Hopefully someone finds it useful!
#3DPrinting
#CAD
It's all parametric, so you can easily make it fit your needs. Get the STEP files or Onshape link on Printables.
Hopefully someone finds it useful!
#3DPrinting
#CAD
Just tried to unsubscribe from a local shop's emails and I get this message:
"You must have at least one marketing notification option enabled to participate in the loyalty program ... you will no longer be able to earn or use your points"
That's a great way to get a straight-to-spam email rule.
"You must have at least one marketing notification option enabled to participate in the loyalty program ... you will no longer be able to earn or use your points"
That's a great way to get a straight-to-spam email rule.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just tried to unsubscribe from a local shop's emails and I get this message:
"You must have at least one marketing notification option enabled to participate in the loyalty program ... you will no longer be able to earn or use your points"
That's a great way to get a straight-to-spam email rule.
"You must have at least one marketing notification option enabled to participate in the loyalty program ... you will no longer be able to earn or use your points"
That's a great way to get a straight-to-spam email rule.
I just launched my first "game"/scam: pay2win.online
Its a "game" built on pay-to-win mechanics, but without any of that pesky "gameplay" getting in the way. Each $1 you pay is worth 100 points. The more you pay, the higher you land on the scoreboard.
Feel free to ask questions!
#GameDev #Pay2Win
Its a "game" built on pay-to-win mechanics, but without any of that pesky "gameplay" getting in the way. Each $1 you pay is worth 100 points. The more you pay, the higher you land on the scoreboard.
Feel free to ask questions!
#GameDev #Pay2Win
pay2win.online
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I just launched my first "game"/scam: pay2win.online
Its a "game" built on pay-to-win mechanics, but without any of that pesky "gameplay" getting in the way. Each $1 you pay is worth 100 points. The more you pay, the higher you land on the scoreboard.
Feel free to ask questions!
#GameDev #Pay2Win
Its a "game" built on pay-to-win mechanics, but without any of that pesky "gameplay" getting in the way. Each $1 you pay is worth 100 points. The more you pay, the higher you land on the scoreboard.
Feel free to ask questions!
#GameDev #Pay2Win
Its that time again! Here's my 2025 Halloween Data Analysis: www.samurailink3.com/Halloween-20...
Every year, I track the selections my trick-or-treaters make. We track popularity and new trends on a micro-scale. Interested in weird niche statistics? Check it out!
#statistics #blog #halloween
Every year, I track the selections my trick-or-treaters make. We track popularity and new trends on a micro-scale. Interested in weird niche statistics? Check it out!
#statistics #blog #halloween
a man in a hoodie says it 's happening again .
Alt: a man in a hoodie says it 's happening again .
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Its that time again! Here's my 2025 Halloween Data Analysis: www.samurailink3.com/Halloween-20...
Every year, I track the selections my trick-or-treaters make. We track popularity and new trends on a micro-scale. Interested in weird niche statistics? Check it out!
#statistics #blog #halloween
Every year, I track the selections my trick-or-treaters make. We track popularity and new trends on a micro-scale. Interested in weird niche statistics? Check it out!
#statistics #blog #halloween
Windows 11 “upgrade” pushed me to reinstall Linux-on-the-Desktop and I’ve never loved my computer more. I wrote about my experience here: www.samurailink3.com/Windows-11-u...
If you play games and have been curious if desktop Linux is ready yet: It is.
If you play games and have been curious if desktop Linux is ready yet: It is.
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Windows 11 “upgrade” pushed me to reinstall Linux-on-the-Desktop and I’ve never loved my computer more. I wrote about my experience here: www.samurailink3.com/Windows-11-u...
If you play games and have been curious if desktop Linux is ready yet: It is.
If you play games and have been curious if desktop Linux is ready yet: It is.
#DOOMTheDarkAges
Found this great article on disabling splash screens and the driver version warnings on boot. Very to-the-point writing. My only addition is I had to manually modify the NVIDIA driver version in the config file to get the launcher to stop complaining.
kosguides.com/11033-doom-t...
Found this great article on disabling splash screens and the driver version warnings on boot. Very to-the-point writing. My only addition is I had to manually modify the NVIDIA driver version in the config file to get the launcher to stop complaining.
kosguides.com/11033-doom-t...
DOOM: The Dark Ages – Save Files Location, Skip intro, Disable IdTech Launch – KosGuides
kosguides.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#DOOMTheDarkAges
Found this great article on disabling splash screens and the driver version warnings on boot. Very to-the-point writing. My only addition is I had to manually modify the NVIDIA driver version in the config file to get the launcher to stop complaining.
kosguides.com/11033-doom-t...
Found this great article on disabling splash screens and the driver version warnings on boot. Very to-the-point writing. My only addition is I had to manually modify the NVIDIA driver version in the config file to get the launcher to stop complaining.
kosguides.com/11033-doom-t...
Reposted by Tom Webster
I feel sorry for young people who will never experience the intense satisfaction of pressing a CRT monitor degauss button
March 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I feel sorry for young people who will never experience the intense satisfaction of pressing a CRT monitor degauss button
Reposted by Tom Webster
Preorders made sense back when cart/disk print runs were based on demand. It helped ensure the publisher didn’t make too many/too few copies.
Pre-ordering a digital-download makes zero sense. You’re basically gambling that the thing you bought will be worth it.
Stop, wait for reviews, then buy.
Pre-ordering a digital-download makes zero sense. You’re basically gambling that the thing you bought will be worth it.
Stop, wait for reviews, then buy.
Pre-purchasing video games is just a way for companies to make sure they get your money before people see how bad their game is on release.
I said what I said.
I said what I said.
March 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Preorders made sense back when cart/disk print runs were based on demand. It helped ensure the publisher didn’t make too many/too few copies.
Pre-ordering a digital-download makes zero sense. You’re basically gambling that the thing you bought will be worth it.
Stop, wait for reviews, then buy.
Pre-ordering a digital-download makes zero sense. You’re basically gambling that the thing you bought will be worth it.
Stop, wait for reviews, then buy.
Wrote a blog post about conflicting corporate mentalities that make me uncomfortable: Missionaries vs Mercenaries
Hopefully it isn’t too controversial or navel-gaze-y.
www.samurailink3.com/Things-that-...
Hopefully it isn’t too controversial or navel-gaze-y.
www.samurailink3.com/Things-that-...
Things that make me uncomfortable: Missionaries vs Mercenaries | Notion
I want to talk about something that makes me professionally uncomfortable: Missionaries vs Mercenaries.
www.samurailink3.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Wrote a blog post about conflicting corporate mentalities that make me uncomfortable: Missionaries vs Mercenaries
Hopefully it isn’t too controversial or navel-gaze-y.
www.samurailink3.com/Things-that-...
Hopefully it isn’t too controversial or navel-gaze-y.
www.samurailink3.com/Things-that-...
#Gaming #MonsterHunter
I have a confession: I just don’t like Monster Hunter Wilds. I enjoyed World, Generations Ultimate was fun, Rise was phenomenal.
I think the forced cutscene-follow_quest-cutscene structure is killing it for me. Additionally, the multiplayer system feels _really_ awkward.
I have a confession: I just don’t like Monster Hunter Wilds. I enjoyed World, Generations Ultimate was fun, Rise was phenomenal.
I think the forced cutscene-follow_quest-cutscene structure is killing it for me. Additionally, the multiplayer system feels _really_ awkward.
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#Gaming #MonsterHunter
I have a confession: I just don’t like Monster Hunter Wilds. I enjoyed World, Generations Ultimate was fun, Rise was phenomenal.
I think the forced cutscene-follow_quest-cutscene structure is killing it for me. Additionally, the multiplayer system feels _really_ awkward.
I have a confession: I just don’t like Monster Hunter Wilds. I enjoyed World, Generations Ultimate was fun, Rise was phenomenal.
I think the forced cutscene-follow_quest-cutscene structure is killing it for me. Additionally, the multiplayer system feels _really_ awkward.
Fucking 1000% agreed! Working helpdesk and IT gave me perspective on people, problems, and expectations I was _completely_ blind to.
As a senior software engineer at multiple leading tech companies, my helpdesk experience enables me to build better systems and be more empathetic towards my users.
As a senior software engineer at multiple leading tech companies, my helpdesk experience enables me to build better systems and be more empathetic towards my users.
Please imagine life outside the cybersecurity pipeline. I beg of you. Living is its own job experience. You can't follow my path, but I did Helpdesk for 10 years. I thought it was a shame. And now I'm proud of it and advertise. I didn't have the perspective to know what it gave me.
You don't either.
You don't either.
March 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Fucking 1000% agreed! Working helpdesk and IT gave me perspective on people, problems, and expectations I was _completely_ blind to.
As a senior software engineer at multiple leading tech companies, my helpdesk experience enables me to build better systems and be more empathetic towards my users.
As a senior software engineer at multiple leading tech companies, my helpdesk experience enables me to build better systems and be more empathetic towards my users.
Reposted by Tom Webster
Well, that settles the debate
March 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Well, that settles the debate
Reposted by Tom Webster
Valve releases the full sourcecode of #TF2 to the public. Good move after the game had many years without updates and maintenance!
www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=...
The sourcecode also reveals a tiny bit of #opensource #Godot code in it! (Lights)
www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/valv... #gamedev
www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=...
The sourcecode also reveals a tiny bit of #opensource #Godot code in it! (Lights)
www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/valv... #gamedev
February 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Valve releases the full sourcecode of #TF2 to the public. Good move after the game had many years without updates and maintenance!
www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=...
The sourcecode also reveals a tiny bit of #opensource #Godot code in it! (Lights)
www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/valv... #gamedev
www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=...
The sourcecode also reveals a tiny bit of #opensource #Godot code in it! (Lights)
www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/valv... #gamedev
I've got another #3DPrinting blog post up, this time showcasing some utterly-deranged slicer hacks in a project I finished. I absolutely love how PrusaSlicer warned me about what I was trying to do, then just let me do it anyway.
www.samurailink3.com/Stupid-Slice...
www.samurailink3.com/Stupid-Slice...
February 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I've got another #3DPrinting blog post up, this time showcasing some utterly-deranged slicer hacks in a project I finished. I absolutely love how PrusaSlicer warned me about what I was trying to do, then just let me do it anyway.
www.samurailink3.com/Stupid-Slice...
www.samurailink3.com/Stupid-Slice...
Reposted by Tom Webster
the youtube channel Gaming Historian has a great short documentary about the history of the Fairchild Channel F and Lawson that I'd recommend if you're interested in learning about this www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nio3...
February 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
the youtube channel Gaming Historian has a great short documentary about the history of the Fairchild Channel F and Lawson that I'd recommend if you're interested in learning about this www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nio3...
Reposted by Tom Webster
The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.
Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.
Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
The #3DPrinting gods have forsaken me. 26 hour print, ran out of filament with an hour left. Bed has been holding temp for a day since pausing the job.
Hopefully this new roll of filament will let me complete the print without any drama 🤞
Will update later!
Hopefully this new roll of filament will let me complete the print without any drama 🤞
Will update later!
January 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The #3DPrinting gods have forsaken me. 26 hour print, ran out of filament with an hour left. Bed has been holding temp for a day since pausing the job.
Hopefully this new roll of filament will let me complete the print without any drama 🤞
Will update later!
Hopefully this new roll of filament will let me complete the print without any drama 🤞
Will update later!
New #3DPrinting project! Posting a picture here before I upload the model to Printables tonight.
This is a Honeycomb Storage Wall mount for the Anbernic RG35XXSP. Super simple design and easy print. Model will be #PublicDomain licensed when I post it.
This is a Honeycomb Storage Wall mount for the Anbernic RG35XXSP. Super simple design and easy print. Model will be #PublicDomain licensed when I post it.
January 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
New #3DPrinting project! Posting a picture here before I upload the model to Printables tonight.
This is a Honeycomb Storage Wall mount for the Anbernic RG35XXSP. Super simple design and easy print. Model will be #PublicDomain licensed when I post it.
This is a Honeycomb Storage Wall mount for the Anbernic RG35XXSP. Super simple design and easy print. Model will be #PublicDomain licensed when I post it.
Remote workers are so entitled. Everyone knows real business happens in standstill traffic on I-90.
(This is sarcasm)
(This is sarcasm)
January 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Remote workers are so entitled. Everyone knows real business happens in standstill traffic on I-90.
(This is sarcasm)
(This is sarcasm)
Reposted by Tom Webster
Holiday Kit has been released! ✨100 models, all optimized and ready to be used in games. The package is completely free - no ads, no registration, no tracking!
kenney.nl/assets/holid...
kenney.nl/assets/holid...
December 11, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Holiday Kit has been released! ✨100 models, all optimized and ready to be used in games. The package is completely free - no ads, no registration, no tracking!
kenney.nl/assets/holid...
kenney.nl/assets/holid...
If you're looking for a 3D Printed fidget toy, this is my favorite one: www.printables.com/model/7876-r...
#3DPrinting
#3DPrinting
Rotating Rings Toy by Marvin | Download free STL model | Printables.com
This is a pretty nice rotating rings toy which is perfect to use as a fidget toy in almost every situation. | Download free 3D printable STL models
www.printables.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:41 PM
If you're looking for a 3D Printed fidget toy, this is my favorite one: www.printables.com/model/7876-r...
#3DPrinting
#3DPrinting
