Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one

quick #m8tracker #synthwave jam during kid's naptime

@gsuberland A friend of mine has seriously looked into starting a business of "neutering" smart TVs.

Open it up, completely remove the motherboard. Keep power supply and panel, replace the electronics with an FPGA that just takes HDMI/DisplayPort in and drives the panel.

Then resell it as a dumb display.

i think it's readyish
#chiptune #FurnaceTracker #sega #megadrive

My son wanted to be a white knight chess piece this year. We typically make his costumes and I decided to tackle this one. The result is in two pieces. The base is made from foam pipe insulation covered in an old bed sheet. The head is foam core with internal pool noodle scaffolding.

#halloween

Just a quick tip for anyone making games, drawing art, writing books, or doing any other form of creative work…

Don’t just post about your stuff in artist/creator focused spaces, since other artists and creators are not your audience.

Just putting it out there, since a lot of people end up only promoting their work to other creators, then wondering why they’re not doing so well…

#gamedev #art

Things in ascending order of bonkers:

1. People move horses by plane
2. People move enough horses often enough that there are dedicated horse transport flights.
3. There are enough dedicated horse transport flights that there are purpose built horse transport cargo planes with a small amount of passenger space for vets and horse people.
4. Theres a button that puts these planes into horse mode.

Happy to report that @verge is now officially on Mastodon (and verified) ☺️

Boston Dynamics turned its robot dog into a talking tour guide with ChatGPT https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/23933213/boston-dynamics-robot-dog-spot-top-hat?utm_content=bufferf9710&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer

@SmashToday Zooey Zephyr tweeted about it! https://twitter.com/ZoAndBehold/status/1716970531843444853

but yes, I can't help wonder if pursuing right-to-repair/IP reform laws, even just in Washington State, would be anything here

Nintendo's hitting tournaments with the EEE again, huh?

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63433

#SmashBros #Nintendo #EmbraceExtendExtinguish

Well, I'm now a lot less likely to want a Mazda.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/mazda-slaps-developer-with-cease-and-desist-for-diy-smart-home-integration

Adding WiFi over SCSI to a PowerBook! https://youtu.be/kPMbDPwKH9c @BlueSCSI

Thrilling chase underway in Manchester...

I don't have much hope that new cars will be less invasive of my privacy any time soon, but this sort of project gives me hope that when the time comes to replace my car (hopefully a decade from now), that I might be able to convert it or some other pre-privacy-invasion car to electric.

https://www.dezeen.com/2023/10/09/alexander-burton-revr-electric-car-conversion-kit/

#privacy #ElectricCars

So, how many #Nintendo franchises have you played?

This chart someone posted on Twitter may help here:

https://twitter.com/nintendeal/status/1712479988300083347

Personally I got 27 points, so 27 franchises I guess

Thankfulness seems to be a running theme throughout the Bible. We see Moses give thanks to God after the parting of the Red Sea. (Exodus 15:1-19) We see Jesus give thanks to the Father for hearing Him just before Lazarus is resurrected. (John 11:41-44) And one of the Psalms says, "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, and His steadfast love endures forever." (Psalm 106:1) We're told by Paul to "give thanks always for all things to God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Ephesians 5:20)

In my experience, I've found that following this advice is extremely beneficial. Thankfulness makes hardship easier to endure. It makes it harder to take things for granted. It helps me keep my priorities straight to remember to be thankful to God for what He has given me, since I remember that all I have is a gift from Him and ought to be used for His will. A lot of times, it even helps diffuse anger to remember to be thankful for whoever or whatever you're angry at.

What's something you're thankful for today?

#bible #christian #thankfulness #motivation

Mobian started as a hobby project, triggered by the excitement of finally being able to hack one’s mobile phone at will. It is fair to say that the device that made it possible back then was the original PinePhone. However, after running once again into the same difficulties we experienced over and over, we’re wondering whether maintaining support for this device is still worth the effort…

https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2023/09/30/paperweight-dilemma/

The fediverse has arrived at WordPress.com ❤️

https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/10/11/activitypub/

thanks @mattwiebe and #wordpressdotcom and #Automattic and all other contributors!!!

This is amazing!!!

#wordpress #activitypub #fediverse