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Lunchbeat / PICkit 2 - Resistor Upgrade (Part 9)

Nix McRetro // 6th December 2015 // Programming, YouTube

We finally reach the end of the Lunchbeat saga! The final tweak is changing the LED series resistors in my build from 470 ohms to 10 kOhms because the LEDs I picked were far too bright. Increasing the resistance cuts the LED current substantially, which is exactly what I wanted... Continue reading

Fallout 4 (2015, PS4 Live Stream, Day 2)

Nix McRetro // 1st December 2015 // Gaming, Livestream, YouTube

More live streamness thanks to the folks at Sony, YouTube, and Fallout. You guys are the real heroes! Not much else happened today, well except that it was hot. So very hot. So naturally, I had a hot lunch and hot dinner. Too bad the cool change still hasn’t arrived.... Continue reading

Fallout 4 (2015, PS4 Live Stream, Day 1)

Nix McRetro // 28th November 2015 // Gaming, Livestream, YouTube

Today was the big day: I gave live streaming a test with the shiny new Fallout 4. Unfortunately, the roughly 1 Mbps uplink on this ADSL connection simply isn’t enough for much beyond 360p. Maybe 480p if I’m really lucky. We were expecting NBN availability in this area sometime in... Continue reading

Lunchbeat / PICkit 2 - Sound Demo Ext. Clock (Part 8)

Nix McRetro // 27th November 2015 // Programming, YouTube

This was the final AVRDUDE flash of the Lunchbeat by Buranelectrix. We also reminisce about how good SuperNick (Nick) was at holding down buttons while flashing things. Whether this was entirely necessary throughout the flash… I can’t remember. Just sit back and listen to the tunes. They sure can be... Continue reading

PSIO for Sony PlayStation Reaches 100%, Pre-Orders Soon!

Nix McRetro // 25th November 2015 // News, Sony

PSIO for Sony PlayStation Reaches 100%, Pre-Orders Soon!

It’s taken a while, but it’s great to see the project’s status bar finally turn green and reach 100%. Congratulations Team PSIO! I don’t doubt those first 50 pre-orders will disappear quickly. Looks good, doesn’t it? Don’t forget to drop by my PSIO YouTube playlist to see the project in... Continue reading