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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Aug 20

Another Moondrop product! Slightly larger than an old-school discman but I really like how it shows off whatever disc you're listening to!

I also really love their art.

#dac #moondropaudio #moondropdiscdream2

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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Aug 20

Recently purchased the Moondrop Dawn Pro DAC. It's so tiny, and comes with an also-tiny, clear USB-C cable.

#dac #moondropdawnpro #moondropaudio

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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Aug 15

I love when something breaks and it's somehow better than it was before.

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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Aug 13

Using a dedicated device for music again is interesting. It's a more focused experience, and the Shuffle functions actually shuffle a playlist rather than whatever the hell Spotify/YTM are doing.

#mp3player #flac #iem #offlinemusic

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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · May 21

I do my best work on meth(yltheobromine).

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · May 8

Spent all day trying to determine why this support tool I'm writing for my colleagues was not pulling all of the data we needed, only to then realise I was querying the wrong environment.

For several hours.

Ugggghhhhhhhhhhhh.

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Apr 2

Mario Party decided it was my turn to swap joycon thumbsticks. I took the opportunity to replace a bunch more.

I'm pretty proud of these, and because I kept the original button membranes this time, they feel great to use!

#nintendoswitch #joycon #joyconshell #consolemods

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Benjamin @benjami.no · Mar 1

Oh, Firefox new ToS is completely borked.

They promised to never sell our personal data. "Never have, never will".

It was a promise. But now they removed it.

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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Feb 26

Another day, another HIBP notification email.

Use a password manager!

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Feb 20

A bit late to the party, but being able to run LLMs locally at a nice speed is absolutely insane to me. Keen to see where the local AI scene is in a few years' time.

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Jan 30

At last, I replaced the shoulder buttons with the proper ones, and modernised the way the system charges with a USB-C board!

I'm keen to continue using this system to go through the GBA games I always wanted to play on real hardware. First stop; Metroid Fusion!

#gbasp
#consolemods

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Jan 19

I tried replacing the shoulder buttons on my GBA SP. It didn't quite go to plan, but that's okay.

#gbasp #consolemods

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Ben "Ben Pack" Pack @packbenpack.bsky.social · Jan 16

It's called the Switch 2 because you will have to Switch 2 it to play Nintendo's newest video games.

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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Jan 16

Update on GBA SP battery life:

With the power-hungry IPS display and flash cart, it lasts a little over four hours.

Not as much as I was expecting, but still an excellent result in my opinion.

Next: replacing the shoulder buttons, because I was a clumsy child.

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Jan 13

Another GBA SP post; turns out the battery pack I bought barely lasts an hour.

Instead of relying on possibly decades-old batteries, let's use a modern LiPo cell!

#consolemods
#gbasp
#retrohandhelds

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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Jan 13

Tonight, as I was reinstalling #Windows11 on my partner's laptop, I made the discovery that the installer does not support a standard touchpad by default.

This is just a mid-range 2023 Lenovo laptop, nothing special about its' touchpad at all.

How on Earth is that not automatically usable?

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Jan 5

So there was more to my Switch Lite project..

Installing this modchip was far more finicky than I thought, and required microsoldering which is entirely new to me, but gave it a shot anyway. By some miracle, I succeeded.

#nintendoswitchlite
#consolemods
#microsoldering

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Jan 5

Latest project: modified this Switch Lite!

Replaced the shell, buttons, thumbsticks (hall effect!), and added a black border around the screen to match the theme of the device.

It looks so clean and pretty now!

#nintendoswitchlite #consolemods

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Dec 9

Plus, it's software that companies cannot revoke your access to or force you to 'update' to a fundamentally broken version with reduced functionality.

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seven rasmussen @sevenrasmussen.com · Nov 30

can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · Dec 1

the problem is i want to play every video game and there are only finite hours in a lifetime

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Pirate Software @piratesoftware.live · Nov 10

bsky is pronounced bitch-ski.
I don't make the rules.

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ALT: a close up of a girl 's face with green eyes and orange hair

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Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Oct 21

Killing time with #meetyourmaker on my custom #SteamDeck while my partner is napping and recovering. Everyone has been so wonderful throughout this whole ordeal, we are so blessed to have such great people in our lives!

Russell @russelljennings.xyz · Sep 30

It's alive!

The replacement display for my GBA SP arrived today. It was easy enough to install, needed to also solder a wire to get more convenient access to the display's own menu for brightness/effects.

#retrogaming #gbasp

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