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Protogen/Dragon from Germany - occasionally I find the Motivation to draw. Mostly at work, either bored or busy. 18+ Account

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Panel 1: Shen is pointing at you, scowling and aggressively yelling "HEY YOU!! CLICK HERE, I'M GONNA ADVERTISE TO YOU". As you scroll down, there is another Shen holding himself low to the ground, again pointing at you and saying "I SEE YOU SCROLLING AWAY"

Panel 1: Shen is pointing at you, scowling and aggressively yelling "HEY YOU!! CLICK HERE, I'M GONNA ADVERTISE TO YOU". As you scroll down, there is another Shen holding himself low to the ground, again pointing at you and saying "I SEE YOU SCROLLING AWAY"

16.02.2026 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2264    ๐Ÿ” 243    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The mouse cursor thing could be a setting โ€žstick edgesโ€œ if I remember correctly, the rest is just realโ€ฆ the reality is for some software you still canโ€™t realistically avoid Windowsโ€ฆ

12.02.2026 03:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I test drove three EVs today. Polestar 2, Tesla 3, Audi Q4 e-tron.

I could write more but I have to few letters hereโ€ฆ , but well, the Tesla clearly won that test drivingโ€ฆ. Feel free to ask questionsโ€ฆ

10.02.2026 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nothing but bones a lots of muscleโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜…

07.02.2026 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Letโ€™s hope it stays that way!

07.02.2026 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unfortunately really just for show, not really for use, which is why I attempt this modification in the first placeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค”

03.02.2026 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can call me a mad man at this point. After attempting printing little speaker boxes to isolate the speakers, I eventually figured that only a cheap solution works on a cheap device.

Does it actually sound better now? I honestly donโ€™t know anymore at this point. Tweeters canโ€™t do fullrangeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

03.02.2026 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like these cases silverstone puts out. Itโ€™s a bit unfortunate that these are still a generation โ€žtoo oldโ€œ for my taste. Either ways, hope you have fun with this machine!

31.01.2026 22:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Put back the original pickup and yes it instantly sounds a lot worse. guess I should see if I can find a cheapish phono amp that runs on 5V. Then figure out how to build actual speaker boxes around the internal speakers, since there is also no really separation between inside and outside of the case

31.01.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thats all the volume I get currently, but I think it sounds already a good bit cleaner than with the kind of pickup that go with that device. Perhaps I try to actually upgrade itโ€ฆ

31.01.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Briefcase record player, with a slight modification. These devices have terribly cheap pickups with very small frequency ranges, and put way too much pressure on the vinyl records. Here I crudely put an Audio Technica pickup on it, mounted it with a piece of wire. 

Next issue is that the cheap pickups are a lot louder, which means that these cheap players have no internal phone pre amp.

Briefcase record player, with a slight modification. These devices have terribly cheap pickups with very small frequency ranges, and put way too much pressure on the vinyl records. Here I crudely put an Audio Technica pickup on it, mounted it with a piece of wire. Next issue is that the cheap pickups are a lot louder, which means that these cheap players have no internal phone pre amp.

Donโ€™t even ask about alignment or why I put hot glue on top of itโ€ฆ

Donโ€™t even ask about alignment or why I put hot glue on top of itโ€ฆ

A cheap tube preamp I once got. It does only marginally increase the volumeโ€ฆ

A cheap tube preamp I once got. It does only marginally increase the volumeโ€ฆ

I do like the look and form factor of these vinyl records players, unfortunately these are generally trash and damage the vinyls on top of that.
So here I am trying a prove of concept, throwing a pickup and crude pre-amp on one to see if one could make it usefulโ€ฆ
(Pickup costs more than the player)

31.01.2026 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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PlayStation on a VGA Screenโ€ฆ feels wrong, and ironically the CRT is already โ€œtoo goodโ€ for the PlayStationโ€ฆ

#Retro #CRT #playstation

30.01.2026 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Induction stove broke last weekend. Good thing we have a slightly oversized double gas camping stoveโ€ฆ

Actually made an appointment with a technician to fix the induction stove instead of buying a new one.

If it can be fixed, itโ€™ll be cheaper than new, if not, we wasted 130 bucksโ€ฆ wish me luck!

29.01.2026 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The most insane part of this is how much power these CPUs and GPUs draw with how little voltage.

Power = voltage x amperes, we have around 1V, but easily 300+ Watts. These silicon chips are basically running in a short circuit state all the timeโ€ฆ

23.01.2026 07:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ich oh Wait, I didnโ€™t catch that we are talking about TPU yet. Canโ€™t really say much about that since it doesnโ€™t work with the Construction of my Protogen head.

20.01.2026 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Issue is not melting, but getting soft.

20.01.2026 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had my protogen head melt in summer heat. Use ABS instead, even if itโ€™s a pain in the bottom to successfully printโ€ฆ

20.01.2026 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A WIP of Orion the King Consort, ie Nova's bf. Still not happy with the design, but its improving slowly

20.01.2026 04:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 84    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First time seeing these! It put on quite a show, and I was lucky to have been at the right place at the right time!

#polarlights

19.01.2026 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Red dragon trying to catch his knight friend mid air

Red dragon trying to catch his knight friend mid air

To the rescue!

Art for @lordofthesky.bsky.social

#dragon #art #scalie #furryart #digital #digitalart

12.01.2026 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 633    ๐Ÿ” 174    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Solis Lineatus Ignidraco, commonly known as the Sunstreaked Firemaw, is distinguished by vivid yellow markings against deep red scales. Famous for its fiery spit, this subspecies inhabits red rock deserts and embodies the adage "Red and Yellow, roasts a fellow."

12.01.2026 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 115    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture shows the Installer of the Linux distro โ€œBrazziteโ€, first screen.

Picture shows the Installer of the Linux distro โ€œBrazziteโ€, first screen.

I donโ€™t like to dump on linux distros, but if literally the second button in the installer is non-functional it already leaves a bad first impressionโ€ฆ (I want to change the keyboard layout, I guess none of the developers tested that button?)

#Linux #Brazzite

08.01.2026 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, except that CRTs are curved outwards, so it ends up being like a fisheye-lens. So while true, it doesnโ€™t really help if you donโ€™t want to make the picture from almost the side ๐Ÿค”

07.01.2026 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One simply doesnโ€™t make a picture if a CRT without also making a picture of themselves and the entire room at the same timeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜…

07.01.2026 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It a blast! Really great machine, and works perfectly with old peripherals too!

01.01.2026 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

REMINDER, TODAY is the last day to get in on the savings. About 11 hours left for $50 off MSRP!

Head to Commodore.net to grab yours!

31.12.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year from all of us at Commodore. We kept PRINTing smiles all year thanks to your stories. Letโ€™s LOAD 2026, SAVE the memories, and RUN toward more creativity,
more joy, and more fun!

31.12.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alright, I am now alone on New Yearโ€™s Eve, till I head to work.

And just now I get the feeling that New Yearโ€™s Eve is what Christmas used to be, in a way. Itโ€™s more exciting and I am really annoyed I have to go to work tonight

31.12.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two 5.25 Floppy disks, one with two notches, one with only one

Two 5.25 Floppy disks, one with two notches, one with only one

Two 5.25โ€œ floppy disks, now bother with two notches, and a suspicious pair of scissors placed behind them.

Two 5.25โ€œ floppy disks, now bother with two notches, and a suspicious pair of scissors placed behind them.

One easy trick to double your 5.25โ€œ floppy disks capacity (for a C64)โ€ฆ

#Commodore #floppy

31.12.2025 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wonder if that was audible like that in the original, tooโ€ฆ

Also, awesome TV! You have much less of a border on your TV than I got on my CRT, Maybe I just adjust the screen ๐Ÿค”

31.12.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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