Dusty @ChlorideCull@fuzzy.systems

code licenses in mods are in a funky place, tbh

we have people using the GPL, which can't apply due to the virality requirements - you can't fulfill the GPL if you link with something "non-free" - you'd need to go for LGPL in that case

then you have the "I'm putting the code on Github but you're not allowed to do anything with it because I've deliberately not put a license on it" crowd, which, well, why are you putting it up there then

then there's the classic wild west, which, well, fine, it works

sudden urge to write a blog post on how big corporations aren't that stupid all the time and to teach people the difference between selling something to an individual vs a company, and how the former is on a "we take easy wins" basis, and how the latter is on a "fighting tooth and nail" basis

yes microsoft is aware you can get a free windows license by running a modified exe to pretend you've updated from 7, despite the fact that offer ended half a decade ago. no, they do not care that you are doing it.

yes adobe is aware how easy it is to pirate photoshop. no, they do not care that you are doing it.

what they care about is preventing companies from doing this, because that's where the vast majority of their income comes from - that's why they have the legal right to audit you from the moment you buy a single license from them, at which point they'll give you a "pay up or we sue" "offer" for any pirated software they find

here's a reminder to drink water

hello I'm feeling more alive than I've felt in the last month

I was dehydrated

second printer is now up and running

patiently waiting for the next issue of the funny yinglet web comic

see, i'm not getting rid of my existing one, it's almost 10 years old now

i just need a second printer to print spare parts for my first printer

new 3d printer arriving today
let's see how much of a pain setting it up will be, as it's a kit

just used the phrase jpegging to talk about intentionally applying jpeg artifacting to an image

the IAB and USB-IF doesn't want you to know this, but it's not illegal to use an ID reserved for someone else

sure, Raytheon might get annoyed that you use USB vendor ID 0x229C, and might ask USB-IF to send you a strongly worded letter, saying how using someone elses ID is "strictly forbidden" but they can go pound sand, they have no authority over you

open source coming soon (TM)

linux and macOS support coming later (I need to abstract away playing sounds, and find decent sound engines I can sync with on those platforms)

Yesterday evening I finished the 1.0 public release of my #Twitch TTS redeem bot https://dustythefuzzydragon.itch.io/chcl-chompy

It will animate (two frames of your choice) a TTS redeem, read by #dectalk!