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sea slugs n’ retro tech, not necessarily in that order, and may infodump at a moment’s notice I lied, put your clothes back on i'mma talk about how $THING sucks total chococat stan autistic/ADHD as frig he/they/that thing staunch AI hater

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · Nov 27

It should be noted:

If you’re an obnoxious bot doing obnoxious things and I see you following me, you will be blocked.

If you’re one of those SEO fucks, you will be blocked.

If you’re perpetuating AI slop and/or pro AI crap, you will be blocked.

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 3h

One of the things that made me initially sad is that macro shots are still 12MP on the new iPhones.

However the sensor being upgraded means they’re of much higher quality so I’ll take that for sure.

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 8h

I tried but FX broke me and I swore them off until Ryzen (and I'm glad they're back, because those were dark times)

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 9h

Far left snd OC it so hard every Pentium 4 will weep.

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 12h

People were saying I gotta try that Sora thing to I did and it even works on my PS3 and it’s pretty dang cool I see why people like this

A photo of a TV with Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Final Mix being played.

(The joke: the main character in KH is Sora, therefore I was making a shitpost about the AI video tool with the same name. AI sucks and always will.)

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 17h

That’s about what I got, having had an account from 2008-2025. Guessing payout is based on tenure.

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 1d

Been stress testing it. Recorded a video of me packing up my 15 Pro Max (good. riddance.) which took like 20 minutes. Scrolled a bunch of TikTok while jacked into a 97W power adapter. The 17PM didn’t break a sweat in either case, getting barely warm.

This upgrade was worth it on that alone.

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 1d

Yeah you can probably tell which one won out in my head

iOS 26 Home Screen with the forgotten battlefield from Expedition 33 as the background

iOS 26 lock screen with Verso (from Expedition 33) as the background, in black and white

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 1d

Gotta pay the peel tax btw

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 1d

One of the most painful things with iOS 26 is knowing they almost, *ALMOST* fixed Notification Center and yet didn’t

A screenshot of iOS 26 with Notification Center partially pulled down, making it fully transparent

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 1d

If techbros could just do the decent thing and fuck all the way off that would be super

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 1d

Well. I guess be careful out there because Yahoo is big mad that the community tried to revive AOL Instant Messenger and seemingly C&D’d Nina.chat and are also going after people who have shown it off on YouTube. Incredible.

And really disappointing considering RetroAIM is awesome.

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 1d

I shouldn't jinx this but:

17 Pro Max arrived. Getting it set up and this was so worth it. My 15 Pro Max needed to be kept in front of the air conditioner when setting it up. The 17PM is just lukewarm and not uncomfortably hot AT ALL.

Apple wasn't kidding on the thermals, at least so far.

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 1d

If it’s something you like, the food court pays for itself.

Past that it’s also a nice way to dodge inflation if you can buy in bulk, noticed prices haven’t really gone up in the last year like they have everywhere else.

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

also last thought for the night but the Chrono Trigger fanboy in me is super happy frogs have become the face of the resistance in Portland (and it's also very appropriate)

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

In the wake of the EA bullshit I also think while Activision was a shitass company maybe we would have been significantly better off if Microsoft hadn't swallowed them up.

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

Apple could have slam dunked this and said "we've been working on AI, we called it ML" but they completely and totally biffed that message and instead tried to jump on the gimmick and it blew up in their faces. See what happens when you cave to investor fads? Sigh.

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

It makes me sad that ML stuff got thrown under the AI umbrella because it's genuinely useful unlike the rest of the AI junk (like LLMs) that got forced onto us.

Why I mention this is the constant charge that Apple is "behind" in AI, when all those people mean is "Apple hasn't made a chatbot, waaah"

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

There's only one kind of AI I really like and it's the stuff that, say, Apple was doing before this big 'ol LLM clusterfuck. You know, the stuff they once called Machine Learning.

Because it does genuinely useful stuff! Like scanning text in photos so it becomes searchable! That stuff is useful.

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pikaole @pikaole.bsky.social · 4d

Witchy crows 🐦‍⬛

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

I can’t stand Android, especially because Google’s trying its best to kill sideloading apps next year. They lost me a while ago and that was the thing that ensured I’ll never be back.

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

The 17 Pro Max arrives tomorrow.

As I sit here typing this on my overheating-whilst-charging 15 Pro Max, all I can say is “good riddance”.

This right here is why I flipped from “not getting it” to “this phone sux, I’m done”

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

Slight “ugh” at Bambu getting ready to announce the P2S right as I just got my mitts on a P1S

I really hope Bambu steals a page from Prusa on this and offers an upgrade kit for P1S owners because that would be cool

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

Nah it was just something that bolts to the back of the printer that got in the way.

Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 2d

Nothing like committing to a 3D print thing and then realizing the previous owner of your printer installed a mod that directly conflicts with the thing you printed. Faaaak.

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Xodium [zipaligned] [deodexed] @xodium.net · 3d

Meant to say this is a 5th gen TOUCH. Though I do have a 5th gen classic…that I need to do things with at some point.