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Display-off downloads land in Steam Deck beta channel

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

Guys! @valvesoftware.com just added screen-off #downloads to the Steam Deck @steamdeck.com! #SteamDeck #Gaming #LinuxGaming

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Coming out of nowhere, Valve has made Steam Deck an even more complete package with the addition of this long-awaited feature...

Extending the GameCube: FlippyDrive Install, Features, and Review

November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

I just published my review of the #FlippyDrive! It's a wonderful Optical Drive Emulator that unlocks a host of amazing new features on your #GameCube! @teamoffbroadway.bsky.social

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FlippyDrive is a no-solder mod chip for the GameCube that does more than just emulate the disc drive.

Inside ARMSX2: Interviewing the Team Reviving PS2 Emulation on Android

November 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

This article is so good #arm #developer #gaming

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For years, running a PlayStation 2 emulator on Android felt like chasing a ghost. The PS2’s custom chips and timing-sensitive hardware made it one of the hardest consoles to emulate, and while PCSX2 n...

Gamecube Mod Chip Install: FlippyDrive

November 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

I'm live right now! Come hang out with me! youtube.com/live/lzjmP_r...

Bazzite's Fall Update is HERE!

October 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

My friends at @bazzite.gg have launched their fall release and it's really exciting!

#linuxgaming #pcgaming

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Bazzite just launched their Fall Update

Here's everything you missed at Nextcloud Conference 2025

October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

If you're heading to the Fediverse, you can find me over there at @[email protected] and @[email protected]

October 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

I'm exploring new positions at open-source-y companies that align with my values.

I'm a technically minded creative, a persuasive writer, and marketing specialist with eleven years of video production experience. I'm also a frontend (JS, HTML, CSS) and PHP developer with MongoDB experience.

October 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

My first video about #nextcloudconf25 is here! @nextcloud.bsky.social
youtu.be/NRmOsZ5Ef8I

Filming a promotional video for a local inn | hE vlog № 4

September 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

Hey #Mainers, I've got a #MediaProduction company here in Maine! We produce promotional videos, podcasts, YouTube videos, documentary style content, and more at home in Waldo County and abroad!

Watch our latest vlog here! youtu.be/NWWfhZtLGzE

YouTube video by Heavy Element Productions

Outline: My Favorite Self-hosted Markdown Editor

September 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

So I wrote an article about @getoutline.bsky.social and there's been some great reception to it! #review #overview #selfhosted #homelab

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I love self-hosting. It’s my favorite hobby and it keeps my Linux admin skills sharp. At some point in 2023, I was trying to figure out a better way of composing markdown files. I had been using (and...

🎂 It's been six months of The Bryant Blog!

September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

It's been 6 months of The Bryant Blog! But what's even crazier is how much success we've found in that short amount of time! Check out my post about it where we break down the numbers:

#ghostblog #blog #indieweb #independentpublishing @ghost.org

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It was March 14th, 2025 when I published my first post. When I started this blog six months ago I never thought it would be the creative lifeline it has become. Many YouTubers are panicking over the...

Unboxing & Gameplay -- Retro Shooter Pandora Box

September 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

I'm live over on Twitch and YouTube! youtube.com/live/h4oFPU9...

On Location at a Beautiful Maine Bed & Breakfast | hE vlog № 3

September 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

@legaleagle.tv Hey Devin,

Given that YouTube has been absolutely screwing over creators lately, are there any legal grounds for creators to sue them for interfering with our businesses?

I'm thinking tortious interference or something. Perhaps a class action suit?

September 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

So happy with my latest vlog. #LincolnvilleMaine #VideoProduction #Maine #MidcoastMaine #SmallBusiness #Tourism #Vlog

youtube.com/watch?v=TQvB...

YouTube video by Heavy Element Productions

Reacting to Fremont leak, Pewdiepie's new PC build video

September 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

I'm live right now!

youtube.com/live/073bzt7...

Fixing the Internet—Part 1: The Cost of Data

August 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

I wrote a post on my blog where I propose a simple solution to fix the Internet. I'd love your feedback. gardinerbryant.com/fixing-the-i...

I'm not going to say this is an original idea, but I did arrive at this idea on my own.

Unboxing a classic iMac G3

August 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

I'm unboxing a classic iMac G3 live on stream! youtube.com/live/mgNJ9mQ...

Bazaar is a GAME CHANGER (and it's coming to EVERY DISTRO)

August 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

This is HUGE! @bazzite.gg

youtu.be/1oFna2e80es

Bazaar is a GAME CHANGER (and it's coming to your favorite distro)

August 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

So excited about this! Bazaar is coming to Flathub and it's amazing!

gardinerbryant.com/bazaar-is-a-...

Bazaar, the new app store for GNOME, is coming to other Linux distros–and that’s a game-changer. There’s a pull request on Flathub's Git repository to add it to Flathub; meaning you'll soon be able to...

Hanging out and hardware stuff

August 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

I'm live doin' a little modern retro hardware messin'.

youtube.com/live/TwTQ3vF...

August 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

Friends, I'm live on YouTube right now! youtube.com/live/MlT6xoX...

Let's play N64!

NVIDIA's AI Pump & Dump Scheme? Plus Games Industry Lashes Out At Stop Killing Games | OTC #38

August 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

Are there any FOSS developers within a six hour drive of Maine (I'm thinking eastern Canada, New England, tri-state area, etc.) who would want to be the subject of a short documentary about your project?

August 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

So I am a subscriber of @bangordailynews.bsky.social. I have the app and every few days I get logged out. There's no rhyme or reason. I've cleared the app cache, un/reinstalled the app and it still happens. Very annoying.

July 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM

Reposted by Gardiner Bryant

ZOS United-CWA

@zosunited.bsky.social

On July 2nd, Microsoft announced they were shelving an unannounced project at ZOS, a shock to over 200 of our devs working on the project.

However, despite discussions regarding the status of our employment, the fact is: we have not yet been laid off.

Our full statement can be found below.

First part of the ZeniMax Online Studio United-CWA statement that reads,

Earlier this month, Microsoft indefinitely shelved an unannounced MMORPG at ZeniMax Online Studios, a shock to the 222 ZOSU-CWA developers working on the project. It has been heartening and validating to see our game mentioned in the press and by players that would have loved to see the results of our work.

Undoubtedly, a future has been stolen from many of us and our community will never experience an amazing game. However, despite discussions regarding the status of our employment, the fact is: we have not yet been laid off.

While we understand that for most of us something like a layoff is inevitable, last December both the teams behind The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) and the unannounced project voted overwhelmingly to form a union and establish ZeniMax Online Studios United-CWA (ZOSU-CWA). Worker-volunteers elected to represent the interests of our union are currently bargaining with Microsoft for the benefit of our impacted teammates.

While Microsoft and ZOSU-CWA bargain over how we move forward following the project closure, the developers behind the unannounced project remain employees of ZeniMax Online Studios with full pay and benefits.

Second part of the ZeniMax Online Studio United-CWA statement that reads: On July 2nd, our lives were upended without prior notice or communication from Microsoft leadership and without clear understanding about the status of our employment. In light of this, our union came together with urgency, gathering and distributing information and resources to our affected members.

Where Microsoft has failed to support the talented craftspeople who have generated billions in revenue, our union has stepped up to provide clarity and support.

It is true that a layoff may be in the future for some of our members. However, as a result of our organizing, we are able to ensure that those impacted will be able to depart with dignity.

More importantly, the work of ZOSU-CWA will continue so that our remaining teammates — the stalwart developers of ESO — can follow in the footsteps of our colleagues across other departments and studios at Microsoft, including our union siblings at ZeniMax Workers United (ZWU-CWA). We look forward to other units who will soon ratify fair contracts that will guarantee the rights we all deserve.

In solidarity,
ZeniMax Online Studios United-CWA (ZOSU-CWA)

July 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

We're so happy to have our friend Muta‬ on Off The Console this week! Check it out and get subscribed! youtu.be/LYqaC7OcxiI

YouTube video by Off The Console