Mastodawn

Bonus: while testing the software this post is mainly about, I encountered an image—since removed from the software, but still being served from #8BitDo's domain—that sure looks like they're developing an as-yet-unannounced #Nintendo #GameCube-style controller.

Daniel Smith May 17

BLOG: 8BitDo's Semi-Secret Web-Based Firmware Updater

#8bitdo #nintendo #linux

https://rdnlsmith.com/posts/2026/001/8bitdo-web/

8BitDo’s Semi-Secret Web-Based Firmware Updater

8BitDo makes some very nice third-party controllers for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PC/Xbox, and a variety of vintage systems. They also partnered with Analogue to produce the official controller for the Analogue 3D: a modern two-pronged Bluetooth gamepad that nonetheless preserves the N64’s button layout; an artifact whose exquisite blend of past and present speaks to me so much that I added the Expansion Pack to my Nintendo Switch Online membership in part so that I would have an excuse to get one.

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Daniel Smith Apr 8

PSA: NASA has a Flickr account, and it has an Atom feed

https://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=29988733@N04&lang=en-us&format=atom

Daniel Smith Mar 22

What if the ancient Egyptians didn’t really think that cats were gods, and we’ve just been interpreting 4,000-year-old memes as serious religious artwork

Daniel Smith Mar 17

Eugen Rochko Mar 16

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/1

10 years today.

Daniel Smith Mar 15

Weird on Wheels Mar 14

Someone put a lot of time and money into this extremely detailed replica of the 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 time machine from Back to the Future. It's probably not their daily driver. They probably only drive it.... from time to time.
https://journal.classiccars.com/2025/11/13/pick-of-the-day-1981-delorean-dmc-12-time-machine-replica/
#WeirdCarMastodon #dadjoke

Daniel Smith Mar 6

JA Westenberg Mar 6

Nobody on LinkedIn has ever had a bad day. Every setback is a "growth opportunity." Every firing is a "new chapter." Every complete professional disaster is framed as "excited to announce." These people would describe the Titanic as "a bold pivot to submarine operations."

Daniel Smith Mar 5