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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 1d

Satellite analysis by Bellingcat found that wildfires destroyed over a third of Namibia’s most visited wildlife reserve last month, impacting crucial grazing lands for endangered species, including black rhinos and elephants. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

Wildfires Ravage One of Africa’s Largest Nature Reserves - bellingcat

Satellite analysis of the Etosha wildfires in Namibia has found that more than a third of the nature reserve was burned.

www.bellingcat.com

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 5d

We’ve got two newsletters to keep you connected with Bellingcat and open-source research. One takes you into our work at Bellingcat, while the other lets you put your own research skills to the test.

Sign up for the one that fits you best via the links in the thread below 👇

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J4 @j4.lc · 6d

Now that's pretty cool.

emil aka werewolf @werewolf.mov · 7d

WIP new quadruped locomotion animations in #resonite

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 7d

🌐 From the first web page created in 1991… to 1 trillion web pages archived today.

Every meme, blog, tweet & vanished site is part of our shared story. This is our collective memory. And it’s being saved.

Join in our celebration this October: blog.archive.org/trillion/

#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine

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Frooxius 🔜 BLFC @frooxius.bsky.social · 8d

There's a good amount of games on @resonite.com already - what we need is more people organizing regular events playing them!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R8g...

#Resonite #gamedev #socialVR

We need more people organizing game events on Resonite

YouTube video by Resonite

www.youtube.com

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 8d

We're happy to see that this important project covering the plight of journalists in Gaza has been recognised with an award. You can read Bellingcat's contribution here, which includes explorable 3D models of Jabalia Refugee Camp and Al-Shati Refugee Camp. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/03...

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11d

A small plane crashed in Brazil recently; amongst the wreckage was the body of a former Melbourne stockbroker and 200kg of cocaine. Bellingcat and @thetimes.com reveal how the deceased Australian pilot was linked to an associate of the notorious Kinahan cartel: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...

Australian Cocaine Pilot Killed in Brazil Plane Crash Linked to Kinahan Drug Cartel - bellingcat

An Australian pilot who died when his plane crashed in Brazil during a failed drug run has links to an alleged Kinahan cartel associate who is facing drugs charges in Western Australia.

www.bellingcat.com

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 12d

From false flags to fake insurance, in our latest Stage Talk we learnt that there's many warning signs that indicate a ship may be up to no good. You can listen back to our conversation with @pa.nton.cx on tracking vessels by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat'. rss.com/podcasts/bel...

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Giancarlo Fiorella @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social · 14d

Our revamped toolkit page is one year old today!

The toolkit helps researchers and journalists across the world do impactful work.

Maintaining it with up-to-date entries and guides is a huge effort from our staff and volunteers.

You can help us keep it up by donating: www.bellingcat.com/donate/

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Frooxius 🔜 BLFC @frooxius.bsky.social · 15d

In the latest @resonite.com update I've integrated the OpenLipSync library created by KyuubiYoru from our own community.

I'm very happy there's finally an emerging alternative to the proprietary OVRLipSync, we needed one for so long.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSVu...

#Resonite #gamedev #socialVR

Resonite - 2025.9.23.1237 - OpenLipSync integration, splittening cleanup & improvements - Steam News

Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I've been very brain-foggy, so progress has been slow, but I've got a good number of goodies for you today! First, we now have native OpenLipSync ...

store.steampowered.com

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Resonite @resonite.com · 20d

UPCOMING COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY OCTOBER 4TH!! RESONITE SECOND ANNIVERSARY! COME HOST YOUR OWN SESSIONS AND HOP AROUND!

RSVP AND DETAILS HERE!: discord.com/channels/104...

#VR #Gaming #Resonite

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J4 @j4.lc · 21d

It would be pretty cool to have an Open framework for haptics devices.
I’d love for my bhaptics suit to work on Linux.

J4 @j4.lc · 22d

Sure thing!

I'll send you the splat file.

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J4 @j4.lc · 23d

Most probably www.etsy.com/fi-en/shop/4... however they don’t seem to be available at the moment.

www.etsy.com

J4 @j4.lc · 23d

It will keep me company :3

J4 @j4.lc · 23d

Good stuff from @fishcrow.bsky.social at #Eurofurence.

Small plushy smiling crow. On top of its head, a key ring.

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J4 @j4.lc · 25d

ICC Berlin.

Slanted bright wall with window panes showing some kind of office with lamps on a dashboard.
The room behind the windows is lit using a blue light.

J4 @j4.lc · 25d

ICC Berlin.

Focused picture of a large display with flipping elements. A blue text can be read on white background saying “ICC”.

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J4 @j4.lc · 26d

Sorry, I’ve been busy in the past days. Out of curiosity, have you tried the Steam Link beta? (Requires Steam client and Steam Link to be on the beta channel)

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J4 @j4.lc · 26d

Paws

J4 @j4.lc · 28d

Gaussian splat from #Eurofurence

Find me in Resonite to see it firsthand.

Suiter: @kuraikitsune.bsky.social

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J4 @j4.lc · 29d

I could probably cook up a guide on how to run the face tracking setup.

Give me a day or two, I’m not home at the moment.

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J4 @j4.lc · 29d

Easy!
Run Edrakon and get the RemoveThatKinkFromSteamLink mod!

One is a bridge to OSC, the other one forces Resonite to listen on the Steam Link port.

github.com/BlueCyro/Edr...

github.com/BlueCyro/Rem...

GitHub - BlueCyro/Edrakon: SteamLink OSC emulation for OpenXR headsets.

SteamLink OSC emulation for OpenXR headsets. Contribute to BlueCyro/Edrakon development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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J4 @j4.lc · 29d

I got a few :D

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J4 @j4.lc · Sep 6

Absolutely loving the sticker pack from @torrn.bsky.social, plenty of amazing stuff in there!

#Eurofurence

Small cardboard box sitting on top of a laptop littered with stickers. The text on the box reads “Taidum sticker pack”, “very silly”, “32 stickers”.

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