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midknight

@midknight@fosstodon.org

Versatile Web Specialist | Driving Digital Transformation, UX/UI Innovation, and Frontend Design I tend to Geek about 3d Printing, Music, Guitars, Mixology, Cooking, Baking, Trivial Information and Technology.

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arstechnica, to random
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Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console

How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/virtual-boy-the-bizarre-rise-and-quick-fall-of-nintendos-enigmatic-red-console/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

midknight,
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@arstechnica I played one my friend used all of his paper route money to get. We both sat there in awe then dreamt of what it could have been. I got more out of my GameBoy.

cory, (edited ) to random
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Now: a personal assistant in your pocket.

Soon: a used car salesman in your pocket.

midknight,
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@cory door to door salesperson…

cory, to random
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This is pretty brutal https://how-i-experience-web-today.com

midknight,
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@cory ughh my Pi-Hole didn't help me with this adventure!!! No wonder people are sour when the dopamine spike includes rage buttons.

midknight,
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@cory hopefully with the re-emergence of the blogsphere we will see a rebound from the days of old. I'm waiting for the Java Applet rebirth... NO I am not but it was that moment of wow for me back in the late 90's. HotDog Editor and all at my fingertips figuring out if I had all the attributes in check for each tag surrounding my content. It's becoming all filler and no killer sites. I am hopeful for a change.

midknight,
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@cory I like seeing the regrowth as well.

Concerning the free for data, it was always the wonder back in the mid 2010's with the push for Big Data... Now we know what they did with it.

We are the product until we divest and create our own product.

midknight,
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@cory Even the clarity isn't all out there on the table. You and I know full well that the metrics and sub-data being analyzed is used for other things. Data currency is broken down to the cents and micro-cents with companies creating penny markets for absurd points.

The understanding is do we benefit from it in anyway. Are we just all in the lab and going through the paces and will all get the cheese in the end?

midknight,
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@cory True friends and acquaintances keep in touch or find you. Or at least I hope so. I try my best to keep up that practice for birthdays and special events in their lives to know I am thinking of them wherever we are in the world. That was the only value at this moment outside Mastodon that I feel those other sites helped me. The rest is just a blur.

midknight, to 11ty
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It was a great symposium put on by the 11ty group. Thank you again for everyone involved and who shared.

https://www.brianbaldock.com/blog/opossum-symposium/

#11ty #11tyConf

rem, to random
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Doing my first ever print with PETG (I've only ever used PLA).

Exciting times, eh?

midknight,
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@rem is it dry? Did you do a temp tower? What colour? Is it transparent? Are you using a textured sheet? How is it going so far?

midknight,
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@rem first experiences with PETG are about the same. Having that layer of glue for the gloss is crucial as PETG is really sticky and will screw up a PEI smooth sheet. I found with black I had to turn down the temp of the nozzle after the first layer on my slicer. I have a Prusa MK3S+ and its default profile for PETG is 250 after the first layer but a temp tower showed 225 was spot on for no stringing and good bridges.

andy, to random
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im in heaven in finland

midknight,
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@andy very nice! Please send snow to Canada… I can’t understand this no snow Christmas and December.

midknight,
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@andy The image you shared is what I expected at the beginning of December here. I’ve got all my sledding snow gear but no where to go :(

shanselman, to random
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Updating my office shelf

midknight,
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@shanselman what is your 3D printer setup?

aardrian, to random
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I have spent this week playing catch-up and yet here I am, fallen further behind.

midknight,
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@aardrian I say a hiatus is appropriate. There should be a person you can hire to summarize the summary of your mental stimulation of trends, news and trivial pursuit.

rem, to random
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Just installing Service Pack 2.

I'm going to need some more juice for my Delorian…

midknight,
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@rem you didn’t get a XP all-in-one ISO? Could save you some of the headache and exposure to risky bots looking to infect your machine.

midknight,
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@rem I would tread lightly with the warez world but there should be a Microsoft download of the prepackaged SP3 integrated off the site. Just trying to track it down.

Meyerweb, to random
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CLE life.

midknight,
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@Meyerweb nice whitetail. Keep an eye out for those antlers in Feb/March as he might stick around your area and shed them.

j9t, to random
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As sad as it is to find previous institutions like #AListApart or #CSSTricks pause or suspend their work, is it fascinating to note how others respond.

The biggest positive surprise, in my mind, is @cloudfour, who seem to have dialed it up and grown over the last few months.

Same or other impressions?

midknight,
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@tanepiper thank you for sharing that link. That speaks to me ten fold.

arstechnica, to random
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Yelp names and shames businesses paying for 5-star reviews

Plus: Amazon announced last week that two fake review brokers were arrested.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/yelp-names-and-shames-businesses-paying-for-5-star-reviews/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

midknight,
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@arstechnica I hope tripadvisor and Google go after resorts! Had entertainment staff ask for 5 stars to enter for giveaways at the poolside on several places I’ve been in Cabo!

christianselig, to random
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Printed a little MagSafe stand 🥹

A MagSafe stand in a desk next to a keyboard showing 8:33 PM

midknight,
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@christianselig you have a Bambu? Nice! How are you liking it?

midknight,
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@christianselig I’m rockin a Prusa MK3S+ and soon a MMUS2. Been looking at the Bambu but need to take the leap and sell prints to justify. It’s just been one offs and repairs for family and friends.

rem, to random
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Can anyone recommend an electronics book that covers digital electronics but also has lots (or some?) real examples that can be built to understand (i.e. I'm a hack-learn person).

Not PI/arduino/etc electronics, the raw stuff, like transistors, logic ICs, 555 timers, etc.

midknight,
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@rem I’ve been pointed to this book and it’s pre packaged kit on Amazon by several people via Reddit https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/make-electronics-3rd/9781680456868/

christianselig, to random
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pixel pals dot apple vision pro 🐱🥽

A 3D pixel art cat from Pixel Pals being moved around in 3D space

midknight,
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@christianselig new line of nano brick animals? https://nanoblockus.com/

arstechnica, to random
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Toyota’s rally-bred hot hatch, the 300 hp, AWD GR Corolla, reviewed

Highlights include a distinctive 3-cylinder burble and an adjustable torque-split.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/toyotas-rally-bred-hot-hatch-the-300-hp-awd-gr-corolla-reviewed/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

midknight,
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@arstechnica so do we call it a Go-Rila?

christianselig, to random
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Dang, I want a new MagSafe Dock and the Twelve South one looks awesome, but when nothing is docked it disturbs me on a deeply personal level that the cord just hangs out

midknight,
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@christianselig there are all sorts of inspiration and starting points I’m sure I can work from if it was ever a consideration.

https://www.printables.com/model/502541

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