A Million Bouncy Balls
@bouncyballs.bsky.social
Software Engineer / Game Dev / Nerd
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
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For months and months I said Trump was going to arrest and imprison his enemies and I think people just thought I was being alarmist. He will absolutely put them all away to feed his disturbing, sick mind. He’s becoming more and more dangerous and mentally ill. #Projection
January 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
For months and months I said Trump was going to arrest and imprison his enemies and I think people just thought I was being alarmist. He will absolutely put them all away to feed his disturbing, sick mind. He’s becoming more and more dangerous and mentally ill. #Projection
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Ah yes, nothing says “stable global leadership” like a panicked rat faced fuck with three buttons: BLAME OBAMA, BLAME THE MEDIA, or START A FUCKING WAR. This is less “strategy” and more “dementia raccoon locked in the Oval Office.” 🐀💥
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Just added miniaudio as a backend to my C# audio stretching project - and it works beautifully. So now we have OpenAL and miniaudio, changable by a single enum.
I'm so grateful to be standing on the shoulders of giants.
#miniaudio #openal #audio
I'm so grateful to be standing on the shoulders of giants.
#miniaudio #openal #audio
January 30, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Just added miniaudio as a backend to my C# audio stretching project - and it works beautifully. So now we have OpenAL and miniaudio, changable by a single enum.
I'm so grateful to be standing on the shoulders of giants.
#miniaudio #openal #audio
I'm so grateful to be standing on the shoulders of giants.
#miniaudio #openal #audio
Music 4 of 4
While it's fair to link Fred's first album Actual Life:
youtube.com/watch?v=pBbO...
It'd be wrong to not also link his incredible live Tiny Desk Concert:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQm...
While it's fair to link Fred's first album Actual Life:
youtube.com/watch?v=pBbO...
It'd be wrong to not also link his incredible live Tiny Desk Concert:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQm...
Fred again..: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Music 4 of 4
While it's fair to link Fred's first album Actual Life:
youtube.com/watch?v=pBbO...
It'd be wrong to not also link his incredible live Tiny Desk Concert:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQm...
While it's fair to link Fred's first album Actual Life:
youtube.com/watch?v=pBbO...
It'd be wrong to not also link his incredible live Tiny Desk Concert:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQm...
Music 3 of 4
Going back to Fred Again, it turns out he's classically trained - and that kinda makes sense. How incredible to be able to work with Brian Eno?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smty...
Going back to Fred Again, it turns out he's classically trained - and that kinda makes sense. How incredible to be able to work with Brian Eno?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smty...
Fred again.. Humiliated the Entire Music Industry
YouTube video by TrackID
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Music 3 of 4
Going back to Fred Again, it turns out he's classically trained - and that kinda makes sense. How incredible to be able to work with Brian Eno?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smty...
Going back to Fred Again, it turns out he's classically trained - and that kinda makes sense. How incredible to be able to work with Brian Eno?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smty...
Music 2 of 4
I dug further into Amyl and the Sniffers, and they're great! Also, wow... the vocalist Amy Taylor is an absolute live wire!
Love the energy! =D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDE...
I dug further into Amyl and the Sniffers, and they're great! Also, wow... the vocalist Amy Taylor is an absolute live wire!
Love the energy! =D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDE...
Amyl and The Sniffers - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Music 2 of 4
I dug further into Amyl and the Sniffers, and they're great! Also, wow... the vocalist Amy Taylor is an absolute live wire!
Love the energy! =D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDE...
I dug further into Amyl and the Sniffers, and they're great! Also, wow... the vocalist Amy Taylor is an absolute live wire!
Love the energy! =D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDE...
Music 1 of 4
I'd heard _of_ Amyl and the Sniffers before (it's quite a name), but hadn’t really listened to them - then I heard "You're a Star" and the snare work instantly caught my ear! Turns out it was produced by Fred Again - and it all starts to make sense...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hk2...
I'd heard _of_ Amyl and the Sniffers before (it's quite a name), but hadn’t really listened to them - then I heard "You're a Star" and the snare work instantly caught my ear! Turns out it was produced by Fred Again - and it all starts to make sense...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hk2...
Fred again.. & Amyl and The Sniffers - you’re a star (27th September, 2025)
YouTube video by Fred again . .
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Music 1 of 4
I'd heard _of_ Amyl and the Sniffers before (it's quite a name), but hadn’t really listened to them - then I heard "You're a Star" and the snare work instantly caught my ear! Turns out it was produced by Fred Again - and it all starts to make sense...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hk2...
I'd heard _of_ Amyl and the Sniffers before (it's quite a name), but hadn’t really listened to them - then I heard "You're a Star" and the snare work instantly caught my ear! Turns out it was produced by Fred Again - and it all starts to make sense...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hk2...
16x real-time stretching of 24-bit audio input with a 10-band preset (so 10 separate FFT passes - at multiples of the largest per smaller band) - on an emulated Android API 28 AVD - on a 7 year old PC - and it's using 10% CPU. Ten percent!
Very surprised how much I was able to get this dialed in 😌
Very surprised how much I was able to get this dialed in 😌
January 30, 2026 at 1:47 PM
16x real-time stretching of 24-bit audio input with a 10-band preset (so 10 separate FFT passes - at multiples of the largest per smaller band) - on an emulated Android API 28 AVD - on a 7 year old PC - and it's using 10% CPU. Ten percent!
Very surprised how much I was able to get this dialed in 😌
Very surprised how much I was able to get this dialed in 😌
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Coding in 2026, part 6 [2x 10 minute memory leak soak tests]
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Coding in 2026, part 6 [2x 10 minute memory leak soak tests]
Coding in 2026, part 5 - BURSTing to 1.5% CPU after SIMD optimisation. When I first started this audio processing it was like 50-60% CPU and 1GB of RAM - now it's ~1% CPU and 200MB RAM. Still a few leaks, but wow... getting there.
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Coding in 2026, part 5 - BURSTing to 1.5% CPU after SIMD optimisation. When I first started this audio processing it was like 50-60% CPU and 1GB of RAM - now it's ~1% CPU and 200MB RAM. Still a few leaks, but wow... getting there.
Coding in 2026, part 4 (changing to a different agent)
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Coding in 2026, part 4 (changing to a different agent)
Programming in 2026, part 3
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Programming in 2026, part 3
Coding in 2026, part 2
January 24, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Coding in 2026, part 2
In a brief glimmer of good news, forever chemicals may not have to be as forever as we thought:
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Regenerable Water Remediation Platform for Ultrafast Capture and Mineralization of Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are effectively captured and mineralized by nitrate-intercalated copper–aluminum layered double hydroxides (CuAl LDH). The capture–thermal destruction–recyc...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM
In a brief glimmer of good news, forever chemicals may not have to be as forever as we thought:
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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I couldn’t have said it better.
January 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I couldn’t have said it better.
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It does, though...
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
It does, though...
'Computors', not just 'plugboard operators'. You should read Proving Ground by Kathy Kleiman or The Innovators by Walter Isaacson.
Kay McNulty invented the subroutine concept to better use logic circuit capacity. (Harvard Symposium in Jan 1947).
Before Wheeler Jump subroutine method of 1951.
Kay McNulty invented the subroutine concept to better use logic circuit capacity. (Harvard Symposium in Jan 1947).
Before Wheeler Jump subroutine method of 1951.
January 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.