Oh yes, this happened, finished my 30cm by 15cm #Pinball machine, powered by an #Intel #NUC #i5 #Gen8 with 2 LCDs for playfield and header. Software used is #Steam with the #ZaccariaPinball app. nudge from left and right and bottom are possible with buttons. Buttons are controlled with the #Ultimarc #Ipac2 which behaves like a keyboard, connected to USB. Game play video to follow. need some extra hands to film 😉

@boink I believe the Zaccaria Pinball company were an Italian company, 3 brothers, And here in Belgium also not very widely available in the '80s & '90s. More so the mechanical machines from the '70's as they were a fair bit cheaper than Bally and Williams. I really learned about them from the Steam app.

Favorites are Mexico and Granada, both have an awesome soundtrack and are fun playing. Tropical Deluxe, Clown Deluxe and Circus, Supersonic.

I don't know how well represented Zaccaria is in the VPX community, because it is very US companies focused, as far as I've seen.

@boink Zaccaria Pinball is a lot of fun. I did invest quite some money to unlock the advanced pinball tables. 2nd screen will go on the back, showing the Zaccaria pinball commercial clip, because the software does not allow me to put the scores on the 2nd screen. 🤔

Ooh, whatever am I cooking up now? A tiny #virtual #pinball machine of about 30 cm long and 15 cm wide. Powered by an Intel #NUC I5 gen 8 and Zaccaria Pinball software from #Steam. 2 displays, one for playfield and one as a header. OS will be Linux Mint, because what else to do fun stuff with?

@MattMerk @pluralistic Bill Gates however...

Ma collection #Lego continue à s'étoffer !

Cette fois c'est la fusée Artemis de la Nasa en Lego Technic !

Just found out all 12 seasons of #MurderSheWrote are on #Amazon #Prime, and I couldn't be happier. I know, I'm a simple man. Now, shush, my program is coming on right now 😉

He creates a 3D-printed Lamborghini in his garden for just $20,000 and turns down a substantial offer: "it's the best feeling in the world" https://www.italpassion.fr/en/lamborghini/he-creates-a-3d-printed-lamborghini-in-his-garden-for-only-e17000-and-turns-down-a-consequent-offer-the-best-feeling-in-the-world/

#3dprinting

Someone asked on Threads if the relationship with the US can be restored? This was my answer and I stand by it:

It is going to be difficult always knowing every 4 years a fascist could take the reins. This has done irreparable damage, trust is broken and like any relationship, it is hard to come back from that. I learned today that false intelligence about the Ukraine war was fed to the US and it ended up in Putin's Russia. We had it US, you're done. Signed Europe.

@vague Thanks for the advice. I'll see to deal with Amazon directly tomorrow.

Damn it! This is the 2nd time in a year and a half my 2.5 inch 5TB #Seagate #HDD has failed. Contacted the German seller on Amazon for a repair or replacement but no luck so far. All fine and dandy the European Union promises 2 years of warranty, but if the seller says: screw you. Tough luck, what to do?

Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now.

Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations.

Source: https://dr.dk

I don't think I've ever seen an emerging technology that's driven CEOs from multiple companies to come out in public and ask people to stop saying mean things about it.

This spoke to me: I'm alone not lonely. Know the difference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kt327OO3aw

When a company goes above and beyond, I want to mention it too, apart of whining when they wrong me. I send back a Samsung tablet because it was of no use for what I wanted it to be. #CoolBlue #Belgium received it and noticed I forgot to remove my 512GB MicroSD. Got a notice from the post office I had a package on the way. Huh, I did not order anything? Received a box, at their expense, returning my card. Kudos #CoolBlue

Playing remote #Steam games is also a possibility with Steam Link.

An Emulator tip for the end of #2025, look into the #MANGMI Air X, a budget handheld around 100 Euro, very capable for playing #PSP games, a great deal of #PS2 games, and it runs rings around #GameBoy, #Color and #Advance games. https://mangmi.com/products/mangmi-air-x/ Base operating system is Android 14, so anything on the #Google #PlayStore is fair game, processor allowing.

So happy my #AliExpress order came before #Christmas eve, drove my mum into a hissy fit when I asked to put my food into a prison tray. 🤣 What can I say, I don't like it when various food touches each other. There is probably a more compelling argument about this #Fondue Also fun to push her buttons, keeps her on her toes 😉

@BigHeadMode I'll admit I partly fell into the nostalgia of Sony Mini discs, but the quality is still digital and superior to analogue techniques. Also these days it is more affordable, at its prime it was crazy expensive compared to mp3's to writable CD's.