Repaired and installed a necessary kitchen appliance today. (Full tube swap) Have a pi hooked up that shuffles a playlist of curated cartoon shows.
Alright y'all, I'm gonna try it. Ubuntu Linux on a Thinkpad T480s as my primary laptop. Never really used Linux before. Time to find out if this is the year of the Linux laptop.
If you have Killer Queen Black on your Steam account, please DM me! steamdb.info/app/663670/
Found these adorable little bootlegos at Walmart for $8 each. A few cursed building techniques, but overall not bad for the price. They are called "Zuru MAX Retro Collection". They are in these orb things that look like gachas, but which one you get is clearly labeled on it.
I had the privilege of beta testing Gatling Tommy's "Mother of All Blasters" kit. The MOAB fires 50 nerf darts per second (yes, 3000rpm) using its 6 rotating barrels, from a 500 round backpack. More info 🧵
Well that was quite the sight to behold. (At VCF SW in Dallas) The amazing Sony KX-45ED1 in the flesh.
Thanks to the efforts of the DFW retro computing community, I will be showcasing the mythical KX-45ED1 at Vintage Computer SouthWest in Dallas this weekend. Hope to see you there!
Such a shame Nintendo doesn't support backwards compatibility with the best Switch accessory
Made a second-channel video going over the project, showing it working, and explaining updates and progress. youtu.be/WP54d7D57Aw
Open Source Universal Analog Video Converter and Line Doubler (LumaDoub Introduction)
YouTube video by More Shank Mods
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Shank@shankmods.bsky.social · last yr.Progress report on LumaDoub: my attempt at a simple open-source universal 240p/480i transcoder with line doubling. Working features: ✅Dev Board works ✅Composite in ✅S-Video in ✅YPbPr in ✅Composite + Svid out ✅YPbPr out ✅RGsB / RGBHV out ✅Force 240p out from 480i in
I'm excited to finally release the first public version of WavePhoenix, my open-source implementation of a Nintendo WaveBird receiver - github.com/loopj/waveph...
GitHub - loopj/wavephoenix: Open-source implementation of the Nintendo WaveBird protocol using Silicon Labs Wireless Gecko SoCs
Open-source implementation of the Nintendo WaveBird protocol using Silicon Labs Wireless Gecko SoCs - loopj/wavephoenix
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Someone at Nintendo saw the scalpers and was like "yo what if we did that"
I ordered 3. Not even joking.
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It's still crazy to me that nobody has developed a GBA e-reader "flash cart" style ROM hack of the e-reader ROM where you can pop up a menu to select from a list of "cards" on your SD card to have the e-reader "scan". Would make lots of obscure content way more accessible.
Tonight I attempted a method to add fake scanlines to lumadoub using only i2c commands to try to turn the DACs on and off every line. Nope, not gonna happen. It's just not fast enough. Guess I'll have to explore other methods that involve additional components.
Progress report on LumaDoub: my attempt at a simple open-source universal 240p/480i transcoder with line doubling. Working features: ✅Dev Board works ✅Composite in ✅S-Video in ✅YPbPr in ✅Composite + Svid out ✅YPbPr out ✅RGsB / RGBHV out ✅Force 240p out from 480i in
Check out my stupid dongle that lets you power your 8" pvm off USB C. DM me if you wanna buy one for $25.
Any intellectual property or trademark lawyers out there willing to chat and offer me some guidance? I have an absurd idea I want to pursue, but want to make sure it's reasonably achievable before I start burning money trying to make it happen.