Idahoan 🥔 living in Finland 🇫🇮, working at Hamina Wireless. CWNE #233. I'm into old computers, retro videogames, 3D printing, and fixing stuff.https://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mvggoamjv22fI stay up a bit late on Sunday nights to play Halo 2 on Insignia, but had some problems tonight. My NAT was randomly strict today. Series S possibly stealing port 5074? Meraki MX75 not supporting UPnP complicates things a bit. I got into a handful of matches but it mostly just failed.13 Sep 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvggoamjv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mvfeefyxs22zSince my Game Boy cartridge trays have been so popular over the years, I decided to make a modular Gridfinity version. They're wider than a single Gridfinity square, so I staggered them, which it turns out makes finding games easier. https://www.printables.com/model/1840974-gridfinity-game-boy-cartridge-holders13 Sep 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfeefyxs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mvdskwidf22uI somehow missed the Finnish Retro Con 2026 announcement! Stoked that they're back. It was hugely successful last year; the building was jam-packed. I'm hoping for a bigger venue, this time. I just fired off an email, asking if they need any more showcase tables... we'll see. 🤔 retrocon.fi https://retrocon.fi/12 Sep 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdskwidf22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mvdawhceb22iCan someone confirm, are these wasps at VCF Midwest to scale?! If so, I'm really glad that I couldn't make it this year! geerlingguy.github.io/vcfmw21-map/12 Sep 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdawhceb22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mv7z4jnins2lI absolutely love designing and building apps. I haven't ended up being involved in that in my day job, so when I find a random app (like spliit.app) that doesn't have an Android app, I'm instantly drawn to building that. Android isn't even my daily driver. I have an iPhone. 🤪 https://spliit.app/11 Sep 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7z4jnins2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mv7xh2hzfk2mI am continuously amazed with how often I ask access point and antenna vendors for a .CSV or Excel, showing gain values on the elevation and azimuth planes, only to receive an Excel file with some images embedded in it. It's like people don't understand what Excel is even for.11 Sep 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7xh2hzfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mv424pxswc2qOk, Siri does way more now. But can I add an approved website to my kids allowlist without slowly, manually drilling down through like 8 layers of menus in the Settings app when they're at school and the teacher has given them a limited amount of time to get to a new website to complete a project?09 Sep 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv424pxswc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mv2xxrx2js26One of my biggest issue with AI is how wordy it is. I can tell when someone wrote an email with AI, because of how fluffy it is. I end up dumping it into an LLM and asking for bullet points. It's brutally time-consuming and wasteful.09 Sep 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2xxrx2js26https://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3muzguovj4k2bAfter Gaming Nexus exposed the blatant privacy violations of LG TVs, I spent an hour thinking about how I could isolate the TV on my network. Not worth the effort. I’m just grabbing an Apple TV and disconnecting the LG. I’ll never buy another LG product ever again.08 Sep 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzguovj4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3muud3qd6622cMy 13yo is irritated; school issued her a brand new Thinkpad, but was missing a piece of software. Instead of installing it, they swapped her machine for a completely destroyed one. She takes perfect care of her electronics (see 6yo Switch Lite). Ah yes, they're preparing her for corporate life. 🤦‍♂️06 Sep 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muud3qd6622chttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3murxpx4xus2qBlog post: Softmodding an Original Xbox This is basically a collection of notes, just in case I need to do it again. Getting to use the original Microsoft Dashboard to launch games is my favorite development in Xbox modding. https://www.potatofi.com/posts/original-xbox-softmod/05 Sep 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3murxpx4xus2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mue5nqb2tk2aNow I need a green one. I thought about getting an orange one before I saw the prices, and remembered that they were never sold publicly. Too bad nobody makes orange plastics for them!31 Aug 2026 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mue5nqb2tk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mtt75r43m22xHow I feel whenever I have in-depth conversations with LLMs, except instead of thatched-roof cottages, it's rainforests. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/ff/d1/B82VsNqnt58uhykGa.gif?hh=126&ww=223&mp4=ZjhcUONoT3k0ZKlTA&webm=LwzQhS8iZHxr4mLwUm9924 Aug 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt75r43m22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mtqzliqgs222Fun fact: for a few years, the Ethernet emulation on the PiSCSI used the actual MAC address of my real DaynaPort EtherMac SCSI. I'm a little sad that the issue got fixed. 🤪 https://github.com/PiSCSI/piscsi/issues/59823 Aug 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqzliqgs222https://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mtnsvbi2sk2tThis is by far the most BS-free guide to softmodding an Original Xbox. It's gotten shockingly easy, and only needs two parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZFpDoALtIk22 Aug 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnsvbi2sk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3msxoyyny4c2jAt our office, whenever a desk becomes unoccupied, I take 5 minutes to route and tuck all of the power cables through the cable management system that is built into all our fancy standing desks. It feels like guerrilla urbanism, or a victimless crime, or something.13 Aug 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxoyyny4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3msrxgc6q2s2lWhile playing an NTSC backup of Halo on my PAL Xbox, I encountered this unmanned Banshee in the canyon before you link up with Sgt. Johnson. This was after seeing the two usual banshees at the beginning of the map. Very strange.11 Aug 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrxgc6q2s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3msfgt6s3cs2kWhen you find the last missing receipt for your expense report (and it was a 5€ tip for the taxi driver). https://static.klipy.com/ii/c3a19a0b747a76e98651f2b9a3cca5ff/cf/6e/scydSs33.gif?hh=196&ww=330&mp4=rlm36ml02FoZzqZXoHFz&webm=u0sGkl4FhrGmmlVgfY06 Aug 2026 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfgt6s3cs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3msee7jyshs2cFinally started playing Halo: Campaign Evolved! It’s super good. Great art style, faithful map design. But, the new voice acting is way over-acted, just like Infinite. And the ring diameter is weirdly small. Plays great on Xbox Series S.05 Aug 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msee7jyshs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3ms5ymea3sk2uEvery time I look at the news and social media, I'm driven further and further from wanting to return to Idaho from Finland. Wildfires, shootings, unsustainable growth, the influx of right-wing extremism, horrible government overreach... I feel like the Idaho I loved doesn't exist anymore. 💔🥔03 Aug 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms5ymea3sk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mrim6dhzx22gRetro aesthetic.25 Jul 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrim6dhzx22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mp7rhethhc27Two different friends have texted me this week, excitedly telling me that they're about to buy a Bambu. I hate that the most polished and affordable 3D printer is also from one of the worst companies.26 Jun 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7rhethhc27https://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mowvg5zge22e#Pebble app update! I've released World Clock 1.1, which adds: 🪨 Pebble Time 2 support ☀️ Day/night icons 🕒 Improved layout and animations for Pebble Time Round RePebble App Store: https://apps.repebble.com/world-clock_de275b75a4294a21a57a2658 Rebble App Store: https://apps.rebble.io/en_US/application/69b089a5831b010009fc28ff23 Jun 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowvg5zge22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mofen6t2vk2hI'm having all kinds of fun with UI and pixel art on #Pebble, but figuring out a round UI is proving to be a challenge.16 Jun 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofen6t2vk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mnuy63cte22zI'm super stoked for House House! But, very sad that it isn't on Nintendo Switch, which is what our entire family is still on. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuy63cte22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mnjyunidck2bIf you just finished a site survey with Hamina Onsite, but you forgot to enable Broadcast AP Names, good news! You can fix it by adding a few point surveys. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1d9IjwK38005 Jun 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjyunidck2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mnjwnrtnxs26This week I was at a networking event in Oslo. A Wi-Fi engineer at my table, having no idea about the history of Pebble past 2016, pointed at my watch and said, “Hang on. Is that a… Pebble? Why does it look so new?” The PT2 design clearly has classic #Pebble DNA! Nice work, @ericmigi.com!05 Jun 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjwnrtnxs26https://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mncnio7cic2rThinking about UI adjustments for low-resolution Pebbles (144x168) and #Pebble Time 2 (200x228). It’s tempting to just bump fonts by a few sizes (pictured), but I’m leaning towards bumping fonts by only one size, and increasing data density a bit. PT2 sure is a joy to wear. Nice work @ericmigi.com!02 Jun 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncnio7cic2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mmoalmkmps23The fact that Slack uses Command + Shift + U to paste hyperlinks instead of Command + K is absolutely and completely diabolical. I'm amazed that they've gotten away with that.25 May 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmoalmkmps23https://bsky.app/profile/potatofi.bsky.social/post/3mmj23iivzs2oMr. Cowie is living his best life.23 May 2026 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:achrrt3sla2hfec7336bmdrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmj23iivzs2o