ShadowZone
@theshadowzone.bsky.social
I create monsters. Then I fly them. Sometimes they survive. You can watch all that shenanigans on https://youtube.com/shadowzone
I'm also available here:
@[email protected]
I'm also available here:
@[email protected]
Probably my most anticipated movie of 2026.
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Probably my most anticipated movie of 2026.
Currently trying to read through the Expanse novel series. But Cibola Burn makes me want to give up on the rest.
A third into the book and everyone is JUST. SO. STUPID.
And the worst character (at least in the show) is yet to come, Marco.
Ugh. Really not looking forward to that.
A third into the book and everyone is JUST. SO. STUPID.
And the worst character (at least in the show) is yet to come, Marco.
Ugh. Really not looking forward to that.
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Currently trying to read through the Expanse novel series. But Cibola Burn makes me want to give up on the rest.
A third into the book and everyone is JUST. SO. STUPID.
And the worst character (at least in the show) is yet to come, Marco.
Ugh. Really not looking forward to that.
A third into the book and everyone is JUST. SO. STUPID.
And the worst character (at least in the show) is yet to come, Marco.
Ugh. Really not looking forward to that.
Scott Manley playing Kitten Space Agency live right now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dmW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dmW...
Kitten Space Agency
YouTube video by Scott Manley
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Scott Manley playing Kitten Space Agency live right now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dmW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dmW...
That suit looks pretty slick!
But more important is that it works. Looking forward to seeing it being tested.
But more important is that it works. Looking forward to seeing it being tested.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will test a new European-made spacesuit during her mission to the International Space Station in 2026.
europeanspaceflight.com/european-spa...
europeanspaceflight.com/european-spa...
European Spacesuit to be Tested Aboard ISS in 2026 - European Spaceflight
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will test a new European-made spacesuit during her mission to the International Space Station in 2026.
europeanspaceflight.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
That suit looks pretty slick!
But more important is that it works. Looking forward to seeing it being tested.
But more important is that it works. Looking forward to seeing it being tested.
It was just a matter of time.
Not much time, apparently.
Not much time, apparently.
Someone has already made a Kerbal mod for Kitten Space Agency lol
November 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It was just a matter of time.
Not much time, apparently.
Not much time, apparently.
We now have the first public release of Kitten Space Agency live for everyone. How does it work? What do contributions actually do? And how do you control the EVA kitten? All the answers in my latest video:
youtu.be/cfVW1H2mpMc
youtu.be/cfVW1H2mpMc
IT'S LIVE! First Public Build for KSA includes EVA Kitten
YouTube video by ShadowZone
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We now have the first public release of Kitten Space Agency live for everyone. How does it work? What do contributions actually do? And how do you control the EVA kitten? All the answers in my latest video:
youtu.be/cfVW1H2mpMc
youtu.be/cfVW1H2mpMc
The Escapade success story continues. After the perfect launch on New Glenn, the twin spacecraft are on their way to Mars and communicating.
🛰️🛰️ The twins are talking!
We have successfully established contact with both ESCAPADE spacecraft, 💙 Blue and 💛 Gold, following launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket today.
We're on our way to Mars to enable NASA and UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab to study the Martian magnetosphere!
We have successfully established contact with both ESCAPADE spacecraft, 💙 Blue and 💛 Gold, following launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket today.
We're on our way to Mars to enable NASA and UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab to study the Martian magnetosphere!
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The Escapade success story continues. After the perfect launch on New Glenn, the twin spacecraft are on their way to Mars and communicating.
Is New Glenn going to set a new "most holds before liftoff" record?
Livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecfx...
Livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecfx...
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Is New Glenn going to set a new "most holds before liftoff" record?
Livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecfx...
Livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecfx...
Escapade is on hold right now. Let's see if we will have a New Glenn launch today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wp...
New Glenn Mission NG-2 Webcast
YouTube video by Blue Origin
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Escapade is on hold right now. Let's see if we will have a New Glenn launch today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wp...
Ah, yes, Adobe telling me they'll be increasing my Photoshop/Lightoom plan from 11.99€ to 18.14€ a month just as I got acquainted with Affinity and RawTherapee.
I never wanted your cloud. I never wanted a subscription. I just wanted software that works.
Now I have alternatives, so GET REKT!
I never wanted your cloud. I never wanted a subscription. I just wanted software that works.
Now I have alternatives, so GET REKT!
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Ah, yes, Adobe telling me they'll be increasing my Photoshop/Lightoom plan from 11.99€ to 18.14€ a month just as I got acquainted with Affinity and RawTherapee.
I never wanted your cloud. I never wanted a subscription. I just wanted software that works.
Now I have alternatives, so GET REKT!
I never wanted your cloud. I never wanted a subscription. I just wanted software that works.
Now I have alternatives, so GET REKT!
Appropriate shirt for this movie, I hope.
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Appropriate shirt for this movie, I hope.
For the first anniversary of Kitten Space Agency being shown to the world, I sat down with Rocketwerkz studio boss @deanhall.bsky.social and we spoke a lot about the future of the upcoming space game and the gaming industry in general. Check it out here:
youtu.be/gXV454zoh6c
youtu.be/gXV454zoh6c
Rockets, Kittens and Steam: KSA Studio Boss Promises "No Microtransactions"
YouTube video by ShadowZone
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For the first anniversary of Kitten Space Agency being shown to the world, I sat down with Rocketwerkz studio boss @deanhall.bsky.social and we spoke a lot about the future of the upcoming space game and the gaming industry in general. Check it out here:
youtu.be/gXV454zoh6c
youtu.be/gXV454zoh6c
Just in case some of you might wonder why I am no longer on Facebook.
Exhibit #21580123765123.
Exhibit #21580123765123.
In a lengthy report, Reuters exposed five years of Meta practices and failures that allowed scammers to take advantage of users of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI
Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show.
arstechnica.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Just in case some of you might wonder why I am no longer on Facebook.
Exhibit #21580123765123.
Exhibit #21580123765123.
So much this.
Before you sign up to my or another creator's Patreon, make a donation or two to people with 5 subs and 500 views on their video that actually solves one of your problems.
Before you sign up to my or another creator's Patreon, make a donation or two to people with 5 subs and 500 views on their video that actually solves one of your problems.
![Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdjde6wgflkeil7kf4kdh3zqk32k55rkljlwu6arzbw557ogbulu@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
So much this.
Before you sign up to my or another creator's Patreon, make a donation or two to people with 5 subs and 500 views on their video that actually solves one of your problems.
Before you sign up to my or another creator's Patreon, make a donation or two to people with 5 subs and 500 views on their video that actually solves one of your problems.
The KSA team pulled off a big milestone! We now have the first fully controllable vessel made of parts. Oh, and I found the hidden WIP editor....
See for yourself!
youtu.be/q6EEViX208w
See for yourself!
youtu.be/q6EEViX208w
First Vehicle made of PARTS in Kitten Space Agency
YouTube video by ShadowZone
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The KSA team pulled off a big milestone! We now have the first fully controllable vessel made of parts. Oh, and I found the hidden WIP editor....
See for yourself!
youtu.be/q6EEViX208w
See for yourself!
youtu.be/q6EEViX208w
Peak idiocy. You build a bed (!) for thousands of dollars (!!) that can no longer be locally controlled, DESPITE HAVING PHYSICAL BUTTONS (!!!), when there is an internet outage.
Unbelievable.
Never buy anything for your home that you cannot completely control yourself. Never!
Unbelievable.
Never buy anything for your home that you cannot completely control yourself. Never!
October 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Peak idiocy. You build a bed (!) for thousands of dollars (!!) that can no longer be locally controlled, DESPITE HAVING PHYSICAL BUTTONS (!!!), when there is an internet outage.
Unbelievable.
Never buy anything for your home that you cannot completely control yourself. Never!
Unbelievable.
Never buy anything for your home that you cannot completely control yourself. Never!
There's hardly a task more frustrating than network issue troubleshooting.
My 2.5GbE NIC reverts to 1GbE all the time. My NAS suddenly has a .local added to its SMB share name and I can't get rid of it. And so on.
And Google is utterly, fundamentally broken, so no use searching for help.
My 2.5GbE NIC reverts to 1GbE all the time. My NAS suddenly has a .local added to its SMB share name and I can't get rid of it. And so on.
And Google is utterly, fundamentally broken, so no use searching for help.
October 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
There's hardly a task more frustrating than network issue troubleshooting.
My 2.5GbE NIC reverts to 1GbE all the time. My NAS suddenly has a .local added to its SMB share name and I can't get rid of it. And so on.
And Google is utterly, fundamentally broken, so no use searching for help.
My 2.5GbE NIC reverts to 1GbE all the time. My NAS suddenly has a .local added to its SMB share name and I can't get rid of it. And so on.
And Google is utterly, fundamentally broken, so no use searching for help.
I've had some time to look at Kitten Space Agency some more and while doing so, I thought about four big challenges the game will face once the public will have access. What do you think about these challenges? Let me know in the comments under the video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EttJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EttJ...
Four BIG Challenges For Kitten Space Agency
YouTube video by ShadowZone
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I've had some time to look at Kitten Space Agency some more and while doing so, I thought about four big challenges the game will face once the public will have access. What do you think about these challenges? Let me know in the comments under the video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EttJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EttJ...
Me: "Let's quickly write a short script for an upcoming video!"
Hours later and still not finished:
Hours later and still not finished:
October 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Me: "Let's quickly write a short script for an upcoming video!"
Hours later and still not finished:
Hours later and still not finished:
Reposted by ShadowZone
This is a REALLY good video that gets into the *specifics* of how AI is degrading our information environment and putting truth further out of reach for the average person / the population as a whole
I walked into the lounge last night to find my teenage son watching this. We have long admired @kurzgesagt.org and found their videos to be extremely illuminating. But this one in particular I think is so important right now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...
AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is a REALLY good video that gets into the *specifics* of how AI is degrading our information environment and putting truth further out of reach for the average person / the population as a whole
A security vulnerability has been discovered in Unity that also affects Kerbal Space Program and KSP2. In my video I show you how to patch your game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvit...
Thanks to @zincboy.bsky.social for making me aware of this!
Thanks to @zincboy.bsky.social for making me aware of this!
Unity Security Flaw in KSP! DO THIS to fix it
YouTube video by ShadowZone
www.youtube.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A security vulnerability has been discovered in Unity that also affects Kerbal Space Program and KSP2. In my video I show you how to patch your game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvit...
Thanks to @zincboy.bsky.social for making me aware of this!
Thanks to @zincboy.bsky.social for making me aware of this!
I thought it was time to revisit KSP again, now that the Volumetric Clouds mod has been updated. In ma latest video, I demonstrate how it absolutely transforms Kerbal Space Program's visuals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw2s...
KSP Just Got Better Again! Volumetric Clouds Release 5
YouTube video by ShadowZone
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I thought it was time to revisit KSP again, now that the Volumetric Clouds mod has been updated. In ma latest video, I demonstrate how it absolutely transforms Kerbal Space Program's visuals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw2s...
Video of the year.
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Video of the year.
I really want to see "TRON: Ares" but I really don't want to see Jared Leto.
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I really want to see "TRON: Ares" but I really don't want to see Jared Leto.
Vienna's public transit system has transported 873 million passengers in 2024.
We don't need faulty robots endangering our pedestrians.
As someone who actually has studied economy a little at university, it's incredible how low quality a publication called "The Economist" actually is.
We don't need faulty robots endangering our pedestrians.
As someone who actually has studied economy a little at university, it's incredible how low quality a publication called "The Economist" actually is.
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?
Robotaxis will be the Sputnik Moment for a declining Europe
A slow-motion car crash on Europe’s roads
econ.st
September 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Vienna's public transit system has transported 873 million passengers in 2024.
We don't need faulty robots endangering our pedestrians.
As someone who actually has studied economy a little at university, it's incredible how low quality a publication called "The Economist" actually is.
We don't need faulty robots endangering our pedestrians.
As someone who actually has studied economy a little at university, it's incredible how low quality a publication called "The Economist" actually is.