Takiwa
@takiwa.bsky.social
Pilot, musician and game programmer.
Te Whanganui e Tara, Aotearoa.
Te Whanganui e Tara, Aotearoa.
Be less creepy with technology
December 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Be less creepy with technology
Reposted by Takiwa
Nobody had an app to view gaussian splats on visionOS that works with Open With and generates thumbnails, gotta do everything in this house smh
December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Nobody had an app to view gaussian splats on visionOS that works with Open With and generates thumbnails, gotta do everything in this house smh
December 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I want to do motion prediction once I can find a good freely licensed database, but ragdolls are definitely an important part of it.
December 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I want to do motion prediction once I can find a good freely licensed database, but ragdolls are definitely an important part of it.
I have such a high frame rate that I want to do motion matching. Has anyone got a good motion matching database trained for mixamo rigs?
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I have such a high frame rate that I want to do motion matching. Has anyone got a good motion matching database trained for mixamo rigs?
Building a MMO engine on Flecs. Runs nice at 69hz.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Building a MMO engine on Flecs. Runs nice at 69hz.
I think I worked out how to vibe code. You gotta get reaaaal relaxed so you can review the code but not write the code.
December 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I think I worked out how to vibe code. You gotta get reaaaal relaxed so you can review the code but not write the code.
I really liked the ChatGPT 4o they released last week and it sucks they rolled it back. :(
May 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I really liked the ChatGPT 4o they released last week and it sucks they rolled it back. :(
I'm booked to go to Paris, Milan and New York later in the year on a work trip - but I honestly would rather spend that time down at Westport driving the ute or working on my PPL.
Being Autistic is awesome for my finances, but sucks for being a fancy traveller man.
Being Autistic is awesome for my finances, but sucks for being a fancy traveller man.
May 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'm booked to go to Paris, Milan and New York later in the year on a work trip - but I honestly would rather spend that time down at Westport driving the ute or working on my PPL.
Being Autistic is awesome for my finances, but sucks for being a fancy traveller man.
Being Autistic is awesome for my finances, but sucks for being a fancy traveller man.
When I was first building voxels, I could always top up flagging motivation on a long work day by daydreaming about fast cars I'd buy one day.
That hack no longer works and I had to shift the goal posts.
SYNCHROTRON.
That hack no longer works and I had to shift the goal posts.
SYNCHROTRON.
May 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
When I was first building voxels, I could always top up flagging motivation on a long work day by daydreaming about fast cars I'd buy one day.
That hack no longer works and I had to shift the goal posts.
SYNCHROTRON.
That hack no longer works and I had to shift the goal posts.
SYNCHROTRON.
Bens first law of robot ethics:
"No bot or human shall devise a test that distinguishes bots from humans"
"No bot or human shall devise a test that distinguishes bots from humans"
May 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Bens first law of robot ethics:
"No bot or human shall devise a test that distinguishes bots from humans"
"No bot or human shall devise a test that distinguishes bots from humans"
Been playing with the Analog Rytm lately. The pads are quite hard, but I forgot how lovely the elektron workflow is, and the sound engine is amazing (once you remember to turn up the drive).
May 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Been playing with the Analog Rytm lately. The pads are quite hard, but I forgot how lovely the elektron workflow is, and the sound engine is amazing (once you remember to turn up the drive).
I did my first solo flight on Saturday.
I had an extra cool voice on when I advised I would be making a full stop (to drop off my instructor). After landing my circuit, the tower congratulated me. My voice broke when I said thank you to them.
2 years work.
I had an extra cool voice on when I advised I would be making a full stop (to drop off my instructor). After landing my circuit, the tower congratulated me. My voice broke when I said thank you to them.
2 years work.
May 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I did my first solo flight on Saturday.
I had an extra cool voice on when I advised I would be making a full stop (to drop off my instructor). After landing my circuit, the tower congratulated me. My voice broke when I said thank you to them.
2 years work.
I had an extra cool voice on when I advised I would be making a full stop (to drop off my instructor). After landing my circuit, the tower congratulated me. My voice broke when I said thank you to them.
2 years work.
Going to Openstar on Monday to see some friends and serve at their HTS windings. There's a bit of a HTS scene in Poneke, which gives me hope for success at building my synchrotron.
May 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Going to Openstar on Monday to see some friends and serve at their HTS windings. There's a bit of a HTS scene in Poneke, which gives me hope for success at building my synchrotron.
The last 3 days:
* Drifting the caravan
* Jumping the ute
* Burnouts in the mini
* Wheelies in the tractor
Then I'm off to CERN next month. #bogan
* Drifting the caravan
* Jumping the ute
* Burnouts in the mini
* Wheelies in the tractor
Then I'm off to CERN next month. #bogan
May 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The last 3 days:
* Drifting the caravan
* Jumping the ute
* Burnouts in the mini
* Wheelies in the tractor
Then I'm off to CERN next month. #bogan
* Drifting the caravan
* Jumping the ute
* Burnouts in the mini
* Wheelies in the tractor
Then I'm off to CERN next month. #bogan
Had a beautiful few days in Westport.
I'm excited for the Navion to get here. It is all steam gauges and is beautiful, but I hope to get some GI275 avionics in it and a GFC 500 with field approval.
And a CD300 one day. 😅
I'm excited for the Navion to get here. It is all steam gauges and is beautiful, but I hope to get some GI275 avionics in it and a GFC 500 with field approval.
And a CD300 one day. 😅
May 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Had a beautiful few days in Westport.
I'm excited for the Navion to get here. It is all steam gauges and is beautiful, but I hope to get some GI275 avionics in it and a GFC 500 with field approval.
And a CD300 one day. 😅
I'm excited for the Navion to get here. It is all steam gauges and is beautiful, but I hope to get some GI275 avionics in it and a GFC 500 with field approval.
And a CD300 one day. 😅
I am slowly working on my direct air capture plant; I have a neat plan to 3d print zeolite into a matrix using a ceramic 3d printer.
April 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I am slowly working on my direct air capture plant; I have a neat plan to 3d print zeolite into a matrix using a ceramic 3d printer.
It’s so hot tonight. It’s the middle of autumn. I always feel worse about global warming in winter. In summer it’s easy to forget.
In winter you’re constantly reminded.
It’s funny to miss the cold.
In winter you’re constantly reminded.
It’s funny to miss the cold.
April 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It’s so hot tonight. It’s the middle of autumn. I always feel worse about global warming in winter. In summer it’s easy to forget.
In winter you’re constantly reminded.
It’s funny to miss the cold.
In winter you’re constantly reminded.
It’s funny to miss the cold.
April 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This weekend:
I want to build a proton synchrotron of ~12GeV. I think it will be the largest privately funded synchrotron.
I want to build a proton synchrotron of ~12GeV. I think it will be the largest privately funded synchrotron.
April 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This weekend:
I want to build a proton synchrotron of ~12GeV. I think it will be the largest privately funded synchrotron.
I want to build a proton synchrotron of ~12GeV. I think it will be the largest privately funded synchrotron.
I've got monitor audio bx5s at the office and a pair at home. The office has a giant triad gold subwoofer - but the speakers run off a class-d reciever.
The speakers at home run off a class-a/b rotel integrated amplifier and they go so much harder.
The speakers at home run off a class-a/b rotel integrated amplifier and they go so much harder.
April 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I've got monitor audio bx5s at the office and a pair at home. The office has a giant triad gold subwoofer - but the speakers run off a class-d reciever.
The speakers at home run off a class-a/b rotel integrated amplifier and they go so much harder.
The speakers at home run off a class-a/b rotel integrated amplifier and they go so much harder.