Osaka Castle
Happy birthday Yoshiko Yohane! 😈
Happy 10th anniversary, Aqours! I’m happy I got to see them live in Japan at least once.
And happy 15th anniversary, Love Live!
5080 FE is a very tight fit in my system, built in a Fractal Meshify Mini. The end of the card bumps up against the front case intake fans. Should be easily solved with some slimmer fans.
I was beginning to wonder if these mythical 50-series graphics cards actually exist, but I finally managed to get one!
Day 8: Prepping for travel
Day 7: Switch on the electric bus.
Day 6: Contrast
Imagine spending $500 in 2025 to play decade-old games at 720p30. 🤪
Day 5: A car with a reflection.
Day 4: Nostalgia for all the bike rides here as a kid.
Day 3: I don’t think there’s a single shadow anywhere here today since it’s raining buckets, so here’s one from a few weeks ago when it was nice and sunny.
Day 2: Curve
Switched the bonsai tree over to green leaves now that summer is upon us.
🏎️ Lando wins in Monaco!
I’m not sure why some people were saying the M4 Mac mini can’t output high refresh rates over HDMI. I decided to just try it, and it works perfectly at 4K 240Hz. And this is over whatever random non-certified HDMI cable I had lying around, no less.
Oops, I bought another retro handheld. Send help.
Odin 2 Portal: Endgame
Sunday, May 4, 2025
My Odin 2 Portal arrived just in time to beat the price increases from overseas goods. This thing is everything I wanted the original Odin 2 to be and more. My biggest beef with the original model was the nigh-unplayable input latency on the controls, and the Portal is worlds better on that front. The OLED screen is bright and colorful, and the alternate grippy thumbsticks make for great ergonomics. I think I’ve found my endgame Android emulation device, perfect for both retro games and streaming from my PC.
Looks like it’s time to C4 Ayaka, but I’m not really liking this timing with Escoffier and Skirk on the way.
He is risen! Happy Easter!
