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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 27/07/2026

Since I should prob post more than I currently do: I recently got into charting my own Rift of the NecroDancer tracks, very satisfied with this solo (Ginger Lemonade from @goodkidband.bsky.social)

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 14/07/2026

I've had this Anker micro/SD to USB adapter for like a decade, works great tbh, it just lives on my desk www.amazon.com/dp/B006T9B6R2

An Anker USB adapter sitting on a desk pad with a Splatoon 3 cartridge on top for scale

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 19/06/2026

I can't tell whether to be proud or annoyed that they know who I am

NWPlayer123 is in the weights, Nintendo Hacker and Dataminer, 191 Strength, top 35%, GPT-5.5 says "Online handle known in Nintendo modding and reverse-engineering communities, including Wii U and 3DS homebrew-related work"

NWPlayer123 is in the weights, Nintendo Hacker and Dataminer, 191 Strength, top 35%, Gemini 3.1 Lite says "A prominent Nintendo scene hacker and Dataminer known for discovering unreleased content and vulnerabilities in Wii U and Nintendo Switch software."

NWPlayer123 is in the weights, Nintendo Hacker and Dataminer, 191 Strength, top 35%, Kimi K2 0905 says "Notable Nintendo hacker credited with early Nintendo Switch kernel exploit discovery and data-mining Nintendo game updates."

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 27/05/2026

lmfao, I was looking into a better way to store my couple dozen pills I have to take every day, and one of the solutions for an automated dispenser literally said "you'll own nothing and be happy"

Screenshot of herohealth.com in Firefox on Mobile, showing a caption "Nothing to own, nothing to worry about" with the bullet points: "One monthly fee - no add-ons, no upsells, no extended warranties", "No obsolete hardware - no device to repair, resell, or dispose of when you no longer need it", "Life changes - if you or a love one's situation changes, Hero doesn't leave you stuck with equipment you no longer need"

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 14/12/2025

how it started / how it's going

My Octoling sona, circa ~2015, drawn by an old friend

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 02/12/2025

This year has been a wild ride, and now that I'm streaming consistently and working on a bunch of projects and tools, expect a lot more from me in the next year we're only going bigger and better from here 💪

Twitch 2025 Recap, with 31 New Followers, 591 Total Hours Watched, Top Categories including Splatoon 3, Makers & Crafting, PEAK, Deltarune, and Rift of the NecroDancer, 80 Total Streams, 3.4K Chats Received, 2 Clips, and Top Channel Emote of Grumpy Pikachu meme

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 10/11/2025

hey guys, here's my new deviantart toad oc, pls do not steal

A toad with a red head, and a chef's uniform and hat.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 20/10/2025

Gee, I wonder if a convention just happened

A screenshot from the Fitbit app showing a spike in steps per day for the last several days

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 28/09/2025

Just found out candy corn filament exists and now I'm extremely tempted www.amolen.com/products/pla...

An image of Amolen PLA filament, showcasing a spool that transitions from black to orange to yellow, along with an example print showing a dragon bust.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 06/09/2025

I haven't run any input shaping or temperature towers but I finally got a print to start, my first print and it seems mostly fine other than the very corners are definitely peeled up so I need more cooling or something

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 05/09/2025

I've played the original Ace Attorney probably a dozen times and it's still fantastic every single time

A screenshot from the ending of Case 2, with Maya saying "Yo, Nick! Maya here, ready to get down to business!"

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 02/09/2025

Come find me if you see the ™

A photo of a RustConf badge with the lines Nikki™, NWPlayer123, @aetheria.dev, "Attendee".

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 02/09/2025

This is only but a sampling of the wild ride the past 4 days have been

Attending Dom Palombi's Game Night with friends

A view from the third floor of the Summit building

A photo of Vivian from the PAX signs supporting trans people.

A photo of the Kirby Air Riders Nintendo booth

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 02/09/2025

PAX West may be over, but I still got RustConf the next couple days

A photo of the banner for RustConf 2025.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 30/08/2025

this is how I find out???

A photo of a "No Straight Roads 2" exhibit at PAX West showing Mayday, Zuke, and a new girl character.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 30/08/2025

the game is good, we barely made it in time though

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 28/08/2025

I may be headed to PAX tomorrow, but today we're getting this thing running, I wanna print a benchy before I go

A photo of a completed Voron 2.4 3D printer, showcasing the polycarbonate doors, radioactive orange toolhead, and touchscreen on top of a desk, with some paper towel, a microfiber cloth, a pen, some super glue, and trash nearby.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 25/08/2025

It's taken so long and there's still a handful of things I gotta do, but I finally have it lit up

A picture of a Voron 2.4 3D printer with the LED strips lit up.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 17/08/2025

I haven't been streaming but I finished wiring and skirts and it's looking 👌

A photo of the bottom of a 3D printer. There's several electronic components including a power supply in the center, several cable channels around them to organize the mess, and multiple 3D printed pieces in orange and black forming a skirt around the edge of the printer next to the motors/feet. There's the back of a touchscreen on the far side, fans on the right side, and a power plug and Ethernet jack on the close side.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 13/08/2025

Reminder that being able to repair your electronics is cool and good For 20 bucks, I was able to buy a 10 pack of headphone jack replacement parts and fix the broken one on my desktop so I didn't have to somehow find a whole front panel or buy a whole new case

A photo of a desk containing a broken headphone jack, a bag containing a bunch of replacements, a solder sucker and desoldering wick.

A photo of the front panel of an ASUS AP201 case, showing off the replaced headphone jack. The only noticeable sign is a slightly darker tone on the metal ring compared to the microphone jack beside it

A photo of an eBay order receipt, showing that the 10 pack of headphone jacks cost $9.76 plus $8.11 in shipping for a total of around $19 total

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 09/08/2025

slowly making progress, mastered heat set inserts www.twitch.tv/nwplayer123

A picture of a workbench surface, cluttered in various 3D printer parts, a soldering iron, several screwdrivers, a wrench, and a microphone and keyboard.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 05/08/2025

I'm being a responsible adult and drying my filament

A photo of an unfinished basement, showcasing a table with an "Eibos Polyphemus" filament dryer containing two spools of filament, white and black, with a temperature and humidity readout, as well as the Product Manual lying beside it.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 05/08/2025

my stacks of boxes for this 3D printing stuff is getting a little out of hand ft. cat

A photo of a stack of 2 boxes and a large package stacked on the floor. A black and white cat is inspecting the package for any evil auras. Behind is a black leather couch, as well as a number of cat toys on the floor.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 05/08/2025

damn, they making everything into click bait these days

Screenshot of a recommended video from YouTube with the title "I tried wearing a watch. Now I can't stop." with a thumbnail of a classic watch with the words "Oh no."

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 04/08/2025

new keyboard looking snazzy

A photo of a Nuphy Air96 lying on a deskpad with the key caps replaced with shine-through variants lit up in RGB. In the frame is also a mouse, a laser measure tool, and two Nintendo Switch 2 carts.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 01/08/2025

I'll see y'all at PAX West in a month, lemme know if y'all are going so we can hang

An image of a "PAX25" Seattle 4 Day pass laying on a wooden surface.

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 19/07/2025

while I'm waiting for my desk top, I grabbed some shelves which are 2lbs heavier than the desk chunks

A series of black shelves inside a cardboard box, with instructions and other components inside the gaps

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 19/07/2025

They put this on the box like they thought I could read, they should've known I don't have a team and would just lug it down the stairs myself, both 55lb boxes

A close up of the box, with a symbol showing two people lifting a container with the words "TEAM LIFT"

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Nikki™ @aetheria.dev · 19/07/2025

finally setting up a workshop in the basement, nobody told me desks are heavy and that they would ship the desk top separately 💀 the LTT Screwdriver™ is coming in handy once again though, one of the best purchases in recent memory