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jangxx @jangxx.com · 7h

I just noticed that frickin Softonic made a fake SEO page for a chrome extension I maintain. Does that mean I've made it now? :D

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 18h

Lol I thought the same last weekend at some point, but only because I thought back to a time when I would see stuff in worlds or on avis and was just blown away by what's possible instead of always deconstructing stuff and my first thought always being "I wonder how that works" :D

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 3d

I made a little script to send me notifications whenever one of my SteamVR devices stops charging. That should hopefully fix the problem of the powerbank in my pocket running out and the Quest suddenly losing charge without me noticing. Maybe it also helps someone else.

github.com/jangxx/openv...

GitHub - jangxx/openvr-battery-monitoring: Get Desktop notifications whenever a SteamVR device is not charging anymore

Get Desktop notifications whenever a SteamVR device is not charging anymore - jangxx/openvr-battery-monitoring

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 5d

That album is so good that I literally ordered the physical CD of it. First CD I bought in like 15 years :D

jangxx @jangxx.com · 5d

Through the magic of buying two of them I have now hopefully forever fixed my Quest battery running out.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 11d

Oh wow, didn't even know that was a feature. Very useful, thanks!

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 11d

Is that a browser extension?

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 11d

I guess "very reddit" means reading and responding to comments? In which case I agree, we are indeed reading and responding to comments, I hope that's allowed.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 12d

It's a bit of an ambiguous sentence I think. I would assume that queer and trans socialists predominantly use Bluesky, but Bluesky's userbase is not predominantly queer and trans socialists.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 12d

Tried running Handbrake on Linux today:

- Flatpak version: Doesn't open filepicker (???)
- Unofficial AppImage: Crashes when transcoding
- Version from apt: 100 years out of date

I guess that's a "no" then 🤷‍♂️

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 16d

Oof that's some insane shit, I hope you can find better people to surround yourself with 😕🫂

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 16d

Is this something people have said to you? You're the creator of VRSL, that's as OG as if gets if you ask me, at least when it comes to the rave scene.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 19d

Electron apps can also interact with your PC in more ways than a website can (access the filesystem, devices, etc), so this isn't really the same.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 19d

No there's no regional pricing, it's always 10 USD. My point was that just by looking at a number like 42000 IRR you can't deduce that it's 4200x more expensive compared to USD.

jangxx @jangxx.com · 19d

But that doesn't really tell you anything, you need to look at the purchase power parity, not the nominal values. It's also more than 10 yen for example, but that doesn't mean people in Japan can't afford it.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 19d

I feel like in the grand scheme of things (VR & PC hardware, avatars & accessories, alcohol, etc) it should be fairly affordable though? I see the privacy aspect of sending your ID to Persona to be a much worse problem than paying a one time fee of 10 USD.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 19d

Do you not keep the verification after your VRC+ expires? I always thought you could just get it for a single month, get verified and then let VRC+ expire 🤔

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 22d

This lamp is very close to triggering my trypophobia 😅

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 23d

If you're careful about laying out your space you could use multiple instances of AreaLit to get some nice looking reflective surfaces. There are lots of limitations of course, but with some planning and scripting you could probably make something crazy looking.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 24d

Walking through Florence would be a lot nicer if there wasn't a fucking car squeezing through the pedestrians every five seconds. No idea why that's even allowed, the streets are clearly not designed for this much car traffic.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 27d

Oof then be very careful to withdraw the gofundme money to the correct account!

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 27d

How the hell is it even legal to seize your assets like this when you're on the poverty line? If you receive Bürgergeld, I don't see how this can be allowed on the part of the city. Did you talk to a lawyer already?

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Vee @vesturo.eu · 27d

I never thought it would get to this point... but honestly i am out of options. I'm incredibly ashamed to ask for help... but it's literally my last option at this point without any Family that could help me get past this...

gofund.me/a565e2c04

One Step From Homelessness, organized by Vee in VR

Hi, you might know me as Vesturo, Vee or that dumb catdogthing, and I never thought I’… Vee in VR braucht deine Unterstützung für One Step From Homelessness

gofund.me

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jangxx @jangxx.com · Sep 15

Okay I'm sorry but how fucking mega popular is this movie? 😅 The soundtrack has hundreds of millions of plays on Spotify and even scammy wallpaper apps about it have 100k+ downloads on the Play Store. I only heard about this because of its unique animation style, lol

jangxx @jangxx.com · Sep 14

Just watched Kpop Demon Hunters and even though I have no connection to k-pop whatsoever, the movie is absolutely fantastic. Stunning visuals, beautiful story and some banger tracks as well.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · Sep 14

Just watched Kpop Demon Hunters and even though I have no connection to k-pop whatsoever, the movie is absolutely fantastic. Stunning visuals, beautiful story and some banger tracks as well.

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