Pyxaron

Pyxaron

@pyxaron.bsky.social

Dragon-raptor-y looking creature. Techy. Builds things. Hoards computers 'n cars. Forklift-certified. Travels a lot. Builds interactive amusement rides. Asexual. Canadian. Francophone. Rawr. @Pyxaron@dragonchat.org

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Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Turns out, building in Space Engineers in VR is just amazing! There's a 3rd person mode that is essentially Macro Mode and it makes the whole process absolutely insane. Aside from VRChat/Resonite, that SE mod is turning into the best VR thing i've seen. If interested, github.com/ColbyJack113...

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Space Engineers! In VR! Properly in VR this time, not just ships dragged into VRChat. I've given the SE VR plugin another try, and it's excessively decent this time! It still has some weird bits, but... yeah! It works!

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Yeah, i forgot the order of words and my brain was scrambled, i didn't want to do a second take, not after crashing like that.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

I think i have some kind of self-defense mechanism that walls off all work-related passwords to a part of my brain that isn't accessible when in dragon mode.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

What is it with vendors of dmx show lights ONLY showing photos and videos of them with the camera pointed straight at the light source, and never things being lit by said light, aaah!

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Maybe we should just bring back ISPs making you choose a unique username and giving you an e-mail address and a small space on a web server for you to throw whatever on.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Today is a day where people are learning that "Maximum speed" can mean many things. The maximum speed the thing can reach is very different from the maximum speed the thing can be controlled at, which is also very different from the maximum speed it should go at considering all external factors.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

If you test a system using different software and different hardware than what's going into production, then you haven't tested that system. Rawr... ... why can't it ever be simple.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

I can make lights all kinds of crazy things, but no, creative wants simple static colors. I'm so tempted to just sneak in some +5/-5 random fades, just to make it less static...

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

It's such a weird mess with tech right now, it's at the point where there's stuff we're deploying that's no longer available, no spares or replacement possible, not because it's been replaced by newer tech or such, but because it's just gone from the market. Either because AI, or because capitalism.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

It's turning into a weird "lost tech" kind of mess where what's for sale is junk and you have to dig through old stuff to find "the good stuff".

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

"Some ride vendors do installation as a sprint, for some it's a marathon, you're sprinting a marathon, HOW ARE YOU STILL STANDING!" ... yeah. Sometimes i wonder.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

The number of time i've heard vendors go "I don't know where you got those pictures or that documentation, but none of that is accurate." lately is becoming problematic. Especially when it was sent by their own sales department.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Work wants to do audio and media work remotely through recorded videos of rides. Hopefully this'll be better than a GoPro!

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

It did that thing again where i found a decent deal on a computer, bought it, and by the time i got home the price jumped to "I couldn't have afforded it." levels. Apparently the laptop i got now sells for 4499$.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Apparently, this needs to be brought up again. feedback.vrchat.com/feature-requ...

feedback.vrchat.comRequire content using generative AI to declare it | Feature Requests | VRChatContent that uses generative AI should have to declare that it is being used, and should be able to be filtered out of search results and recommendations by
VRChat@vrchat.com

Need a breather away from real life for a bit? Chill under the rain and stars on VRChat. Headset not required. Check out our curated list of worlds this week: www.discovervr.chat/rainy-night/

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Laptop upgrade! Hopefully it'll be more VR friendly. I'm in the process of stripping Win11 down and killing all the AI crap before i'm letting it touch the internet.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

So yeah, i'm glad to be home, apparently the airport i flew out of was attacked the day after. But yeah, i'm in Montréal now, thing are good!

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

Another day with a forecast of heat between 46c and 48c, 6% humidity, with an air quality of "hazardous" and UV level of "extreme". ... i want to go home ...

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

I'm having too often that situation where i wonder why Firefox is being laggy... ... turns out i'm in a remote window, not a local one. Yeah, the latency from the middle east to Canada isn't nothing.

Pyxaron
@pyxaron.bsky.social

After spending too many years wanting it, i finally got it! Canon R8, brand new! Got it with a 700$ discount, since apparently the Mark II is coming out soon.

Pyxaron
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Would anyone know, or know how to make a shader for VRChat that receives shadows, but otherwise ignores lighting conditions and accurately stay the same color?