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Larry Hryb, Gamer Emeritus
@hryb.me
The gamer formerly known as Xbox's Major Nelson (TGFKAXMN) I WAS that Xbox guy from 2003-2023 (Major Nelson) - Not anymore though - I retired from Xbox in 2023. Formerly at Unity. Now: looking for the next challenge 🧊🍕🚽officiando http://hryb.me
When I was hosting/producing the podcast, I always tried to focus on the audio of games. And get the orignal files used in games to showcase them. This is one of my favs that I got from Vince and the Respawn team for Titanfall. I loved hearing this when my Atlas Class Titan was dropping down
My newest nerd project: I am downloading (where available) PDF manuals of all of the electronics in my home. I then have AI ingest them, strip out any non-English pages and the kick out a the much smaller and screen optimized version.
Are we at the point where there is a generation online who does NOT know or remember what FLASH was?
Special thanks to @lon.tv for the sending me two Heltec LoRa 32 (with cases) to play around with off grid comms with @meshtastic.org !
Found an old USB drive with some oooooold podcast episodes on it.
It's a (Greek) tragedy that there is not a true IMAX 70MM Screen in the Seattle area. How will I see Odyssey ?
Each summer evening, I am treated to a piano recital from one of my neighbors who lives on the other side of the forest behind my home. I need to find out who they are and thank them for this midsummer musical gift.
From a gaming press event we did in the late 2000's where I got to fly (and 'shoot') in a real live dogfight. And I did pretty damn good too.
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In other news, I finally got around to ripping and cataloging many of the (hundreds) of CDs I collected during my years in radio. My @unraid.net server and Plex are helping me maximize my collection
Scrolling through my LinkedIn feed recently has been emotional.
My hot sauce taste has changed (matured?) over the years. I don’t care about how hot a sauce is, I want one that is of course tasty, but also complex. This is my new favorite. It’s just three ingredients as well. A bit pricey, but quality costs. stuzzihotsauce.com
I have started carrying around my own reusable utensils, straws & chopsticks for dining out. Feels better than using disposable utensils.
Indeed, RIP OM. He was a remarkable force of genuine, thoughtful human intelligence in this age of artificial intelligence.
Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · last mo.Rest in peace to Om Malik. I've followed his writing for decades and we got together for a WidgetCon event he hosted back in the day.
My non followers 'over there' are quite angry at me today.
Jeremy Clarkson's Oh No! Anyway - Top Gear
ALT: Jeremy Clarkson's Oh No! Anyway - Top Gear
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My ONN card is no longer recognized by my Switch 2 - from what I can gather a console firmware update hosed it. Time for a warranty replacement! If you have one - be careful !
PSA: We have announced @XBOX Fan Fest events coming to Cologne, London, Mexico City, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto. The plan is I will attend and host each one. BUT: No dates or locations are locked in yet. Once they are, I will post here. So like & subscribe :) www.xbox.com/en-US/commun...
Xbox FanFest | Xbox
FanFest is where the community and fans come together to connect and unlock exclusive content across Xbox hosted events, promotions, and virtual experiences.
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Headed back to Seattle - this time no travel disguise required. Hey @xbox.com thanks for letting me help out at FanFest. It was great to be a part of the all the surprises yesterday.
Some News: @XBOX is kicking off its 25th anniversary and they invited me as a special guest to celebrate the community! I'll be hosting today's fanfest celebration in LA and I can't wait to catch up with all of you.
I have said this for year. Untapped market. www.gamesindustry.biz/nobodys-maki...
"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamers
Games are overwhelmingly made by and marketed to younger generations, argue analysts, while the older demographic is being ignored
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