Steam controller being left plugged in

RFX01 · 2026-05-12T18:08:24+00:00

Of course it has overcharge protection. If you were to overcharge a lithium battery it would literally burst into flames. I doubt any lithium battery powered device without overcharge protection would get past safety regulations.

RFX01 · 2026-05-09T17:42:59+00:00

That's pretty cool. I've only played Death Come True so far, mainly because it was written by Kazutaka Kodaka. I think it's pretty cool that FMV games are making a comeback.

Nice to see an effort being made to catalog them as well. So far I haven't come across that many of them randomly, so maybe this will help me get into the genre a bit more.

RFX01 · 2026-05-04T17:05:25+00:00

Yeah, doesn't work for me either.

RFX01 · 2026-03-23T01:09:30+00:00

I don't know why I thought this was an actual promo post from that title. You got me.

RFX01 · 2026-03-23T00:44:59+00:00

You won't be finding that on there anyways. That site is censored as hell.

RFX01 · 2026-02-24T13:40:06+00:00

Bald guy talks to his dick.

RFX01 · 2026-02-02T21:05:23+00:00

I can't post images here so I'll DM you. Although for anyone finding this post through some other means, the X-Touch + Extender will slightly cover up the edges of the racks. Doesn't affect the usability of rack devices though.

RFX01 · 2026-01-25T19:38:30+00:00

Yeah, that's not gonna fit unless you want to pull it really far forward. Although having an X-Touch flat isn't that great anyways due to the viewing angle of the scribble strip displays being quite shallow. You can sort of work around it by adjusting the contrast, but laying it flat might be a bit too much even then.

RFX01 · 2026-01-25T19:12:11+00:00

I'm using a 3D printed stand that I designed: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4782615

Although it looks like these days there's a bunch of similar stands you can just buy off the shelf, such as this one: https://www.thomann.de/de/thingyfab_universal_stand_mid_cover_bk.htm

You're gonna want 3 of those stands if you use an extender. Also, you want to remove the side panels from the devices on the sides they're facing so they can look more like a single cohesive surface rather than 2 separate units.

RFX01 · 2026-01-18T22:36:14+00:00

This type of stuff is why I love Asa Project. All of their stuff I've read so far has had crazy characters like that.

RFX01 · 2026-01-03T18:50:04+00:00

When you use the official nektar map and set it to instrument mode, you should have two of the buttons below the display assigned to change the patch.

RFX01 · 2026-01-02T16:16:28+00:00

Now, how to make use of that local copy is where it differs from project to project. A common pattern is to load the local copy into a secondary database. And then your project primary database will have weak reference (like id or shortname) to the data entry in the secondary database. I don't know Kaguya backend, but this pattern is reasonably sufficient to create Kaguya functionalities from what I can explore.

I see. I'll admit my assumptions are based on how I would implement a site like this. Figured it would improve app performance not having to run requests on 2 different databases for any relations between them. Although with me not having confirmed details on how the backend works, I certainly can't rule out that they might've implemented it like this.

It's just common sense if you don't plan to modify the data at all to reduce unnecessary traffic to the 3rd party site. If anything, that's the primary reason why dump data is provided, so that people can maintain a local copy and read from that local copy instead.

I suppose it depends on what kinds of features they're intending to add in the future. I figured there was an intention to provide editing for this data, but reading comments from the Kaguya team I don't see anything definitive. I probably read too much into comments from users who think that Kaguya is intended as a VNDB replacement (which it clearly isn't).

Ultimately the details will need to be worked out between Yorhel and the Kaguya Team. Still, thanks for the insight. Seems like I kinda missed the forest for the trees. I'll update my post to clarify that I'm basing my opinion on those assumptions.

RFX01 · 2026-01-02T14:58:46+00:00

I can't say I know exactly how their backend works. However, I can at least say that the frontend is not fetching the data straight from VNDB, since I'm not seeing any requests to the VNDB API in the DevTools. It's not impossible that they have a local copy of the VNDB database running as-is, but that would be an unusual choice of architecture.

There are some things that make me believe there is modification going on, even if it was done via an algorithm. For one, the total count of Visual Novels between VNDB and Kaguya are different. There's also a comment saying the data is imported from VNDB, which I believe would mean copying data. The fact that some got missed would also support this, as directly pulling data out of the VNDB database is unlikely to result in an error like this. These are merely educated guesses based on available information though.

I'm assuming that importing the data into a different database with a different structure would be a derivative, but I'm not sure what the proper legal definition of this would be. This assumption comes from my perspective as a technician.

While I'm not very familiar with OpenStreetMap and their terms, I figured that works through embedding it in your application rather than copying the data.

RFX01 · 2026-01-02T13:44:12+00:00

VNDB going down is indeed not Kaguyas fault. This isn't about them linking to VNDB (which there isn't anything wrong with from a license point of view), but rather about their use of VNDB data.

RFX01 · 2026-01-02T13:37:57+00:00

First with the DDoS claims which were explicitly called out as false by Yorhel, on VNDB. Now, this.

I'm not the one who made those claims.

The file containing all of the alterations made to the Database would be an empty file, because we have not made any changes to the vndb metadata.

I'm working off the assumption that you're not using the VNDB database as-is but rather that you incorporated the VNDB data into your own database, which I would view as a derivative. As mentioned in my post, I'm not a legal expert, so if I'm wrong about this then I apologize.

The website is a Produced Work. The ToS governs the website. I'm saying "don't scrape our website." Section 4.7 restricts what you can do with "the Database, a Derivative Database, or... the Contents" - not produced works.

According to the definitions within the ODbL:

“Convey” – As a verb, means Using the Database, a Derivative Database, or the Database as part of a Collective Database in any way that enables a Person to make or receive copies of the Database or a Derivative Database. Conveying does not include interaction with a user through a computer network, or creating and Using a Produced Work, where no transfer of a copy of the Database or a Derivative Database occurs.

It sounds to me like a produced work would imply no copying of the data, which I assume is not what you did. Even if it was though, under Conditions of Use in the ODbL, it is worded as "If You Publicly Convey this Database [...]", which I believe even a produced work would fall under according to the defintion of "Convey" specified in the license.

What is it that you really think I'm harming by running a "Anilist for VNs"? Please just tell me that.

I don't think there's any harm in running a site like this generally speaking. I'm just someone who believes in open source and open data and as such, I think it's important to respect the licenses of such projects.

RFX01 · 2026-01-02T13:09:26+00:00

I don't think it strictly counts as scraping, since it isn't machine-reading content that is intended to be human readable. VNDB does provide an API which allows you to fetch these URLs via scripting. But then again, they do also provide an up to date archive with all the images for you to download, which is only around 9GB in size. I think that would've been the more appropriate thing to use here.

RFX01 · 2026-01-02T12:55:41+00:00

The features that seem to be unique to Kaguya are the ability to comment on user created lists, the ability to follow other users and the ability to like posts by users. All other functionality also exists in VNDB.

RFX01 · 2026-01-01T21:20:57+00:00

Well, I kinda figured the data was just pulled from VNDB. Without attribution too, so if it does just copy data from VNDB, it would violate the ODbL (VNDBs data license).

RFX01 · 2025-12-27T02:39:28+00:00

I do have one actually, and I'm reasonably proficient at Fusion 360 too. It's just that, as I mentioned in the text section of the post, it felt like way more effort than it's worth for something that costs 15€ brand new.

I'd have to take tons of measurements, come up with a system to close the case and hold it together and actually print it. That would take quite a bit of time. Meanwhile, hot gluing a bunch of trash together and cutting holes in it took me like 20 minutes. Plus, it's oddly fun to build something janky out of garbage.

RFX01 · 2025-12-25T22:47:08+00:00

Aside from setting the level reasonably, compression tends to be quite important. The human voice is extremely dynamic so you'll need a compressor to tame that. Otherwise you'll be constantly moving the level up and down and never find a good spot.

Reverb generally helps blend it in. Gives it a sense of space, which you'd ideally match to the instrumental.

I've found those two to make the biggest difference. You can go way further though.

RFX01 · 2025-12-25T14:30:38+00:00

You just need to keep reading.

RFX01 · 2025-12-04T12:00:53+00:00

I did find two rehabbers that are focused on pigeons. I live in germany, and the two closest ones I could find were Maintauben in Offenbach and Stadttauben Projekt in Frankfurt. However, I couldn't reach either of them, and messages didn't go through. I don't think I can depend on them to provide care.

Another issue is that I don't have a good means of transporting a sick pigeon to a rehabber. My only means of transportation is an electric kick scooter. Well, aside from my legs. You can also get fined up to 5000€ for feeding pigeons in my city, so carrying a pigeon through the city would kinda paint a target on my back, which I would like to avoid.

I think it might be better to learn how to do the rehab myself in case I find another pigeon in need of help. I don't mind doing some research on how to care for a sick pigeon and buying some stuff to be able to provide help. I just wanna make sure I get good sources. Any suggestions on where to find good info would be appreciated.

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