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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 29/09/2026

Someday I'll get my hands on a Laserdisc player and see if these work...

The original Star Wars trilogy on Japanese laserdisc. Behind is a messy desk of half painted, primed, and unprimed BattleTech miniatures.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 29/09/2026

A PayDay heist has broken out, and we're doing it loud, boys!

A group of nazis in security uniforms and suits with guns and the leader turns to the others, saying "All right, men, get them out, we're in for it!"

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 29/09/2026

For the last time, Kris, no, I don't want to go to your website.

Scott Bacula standing in his office, looking out the window, as his TV screen glows and Kris Kristofferson (not visible) asks "Are we going to go to my website?"

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 29/09/2026

That's basically just the thumbnail. When you visit him in VR you get this James Nguyen-like nightmare.

Kris Kristofferson against a green screen of the Lincoln Memorial, as he says "That sounds like a pretty sophisticated hacker."

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 29/09/2026

Wow, the Steam Frames are smaller than I expected...

Scott Bacula wearing his VR "glasses", which sit on the bridge of his nose, and just cover his eyes. Looks like he's getting a bright light right into his eyeballs.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 29/09/2026

Is Judge Reinhold on BlueSky? I imagine there must be stories from this...

Judge Reinhold in NetForce, playing a tech mogul trying to take over the Internet, at a virtual horse track discussing his plan to break into the Federal government.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 29/09/2026

You know how you can do anything from any terminal on a network?

A "Westover Federal Maximum Security Facility - Dental Infirmary" computer with a prompt asking "Warning: You are attempting to put the security system back online. Do you want to continue? Abort or Continue"

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 29/09/2026

I was going to wait until tomorrow to watch part 1, but my evening is empty, so let's take a peek at 2005 (as seen from 1999).

Opening scene from Tom Clancy's NetForce, showing a rainy dark alley.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 28/09/2026

This thrift shop with $1 dvd/blu-ray's is gonna be trouble... Not pictured is the "miniseries" Tom Clancy's NetForce (1999) I intend to look at for potential @museumofhomevideo.bsky.social use.

A bunch of movies I bought on DVD/Bluray, including Dawn of the Planet of the apes (2014), Sphere (1998), Rush Hours 1-3, Pleasantville (1998), Dark City (1998), City Slickers (1991), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), Secretary (2002), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), and Fast & Furious (2013).

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 28/09/2026

Saw a similarly named game and got irrationally excited over ExoSquad only to realize they added an accent over the o. Totally unrelated. Another Saturday morning fever dream from the era where we had broadcast TV that got 4-6 channels, depending on interference.

Scene from the cartoon ExoSquad, with a character standing between various suits.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 28/09/2026

I doubt I'll ever actually use them, but people talking about BattleTech space rules got me curious, so I had to grab a copy.

A copy of BattleTech Strategic Operations Advanced Aerospace rules.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 27/09/2026

Dusting off an old design to try on the new machine #Patches #BattleTech

A 4 inch round patch for the fictional BattleTech War Academy of Mars, with a black Chameleon mech is silhouetted against a yellow/orange, red, and darker red gradient. 2762 is stitched at the bottom.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 26/09/2026

That we can walk to this park feels like cheating somehow. Early morning worth it today.

Photo of a large maple tree in a clearing ringed by more maple and cedar trees, as the sun is rising on a clear blue sky day, leaving the upper leaves glowing, as the tree leaves have just started changing colors for autumn.

Photo of a large cedar and maple trees across a large sports field, as the tree leaves have just started changing colors for autumn. It's a clear blue sky.

View of a forested trail path on a sunny, cool, autumn morning. The sky is clear and blue.

Another photo of the large maple tree, with the lighting focused on the tree, washing out the sky. Just the outer fringe leaves have started to turn red.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 25/09/2026

Do you need a game that will accommodate your psychic cowboy gunslinger, a dragon blood huffing steroid juicer, classic fantasy characters, giant robots, and everything in between? Allow me to introduce you to Rifts... There's a book for basically everything.

Cover of Rifts Ultimate Edition by Kevin Siembieda, with a monster eye beast thing and an adventurer.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 25/09/2026

It's always nice to have someone you can trust completely. BT gets it.

Screenshot from Titanfall 2, first person view from the players perspective as they're held by BT-7274, who is giving you a thumbs up after seeing you give him a thumbs up for catching you before you die.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 24/09/2026

New BattleTech rulebook time! I need to get some page tabs...

Title page of the new (ad of 2026) BattleTech Core Rulebook, with a Clan Ghost Bear Timber Wolf/Mad Cat Omnimech on a desert like planet, while in the background are light wire drawing lines of the mech.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 24/09/2026

It really is just a Voyager problem...

An aged Captain Picard looks concerned/confused as (off camera) Admiral Riker says "Set a course for Federation space, warp 13."

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 24/09/2026

When I think about hell, I prefer the Black Adder philosophy.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 23/09/2026

Happy new core rulebook day to all who celebrate. The intro will need to be reposted to r/battletech about twice a day. 😆 #BattleTech

Cover of the new (2026) BattleTech Core Rulebook. The cover shows a large red Draconis Combine mech fighting off what looks like Steiner battle armor and holding a mechs head.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 23/09/2026

I made this back when the Armored Core 6 trailer dropped. Nothing gets me amped like Stan Bush.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 22/09/2026

Sometimes, the old scams are the best scams. Love me some perpetual motion*. * I know it's relying on the combustion of the pellets for the actual heat, but the marketing is clearly intended to obfuscate that.

Reddit ad for a heater that "generates the electricity it needs from its own heat to power the heater."

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 22/09/2026

What was your first computer growing up? We started with a Commodore 64, hooking it up to the TV. An upgrade to an IBM clone 486/33 around '90 was a big leap. It was a long time until we replaced it with a Pentium II Dell in '98 to replace that old beast. I was still happy to inherit the old 486.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 22/09/2026

WIP. Going to experiment with double-sided tags. Single-sided don't look bad, they just have a (mostly) black backing. #Patches #BattleTech

8 custom embroidered patches, 4 roughly mirrored pairs (with text flipped to be readable). Included are the blue and white TIBURON ARCSHIP JUMP CREW with a white shark, the light blue Taco Shark REMOVE BEFORE EATING with a white diamond, a silver SOLARIS FINALS ENTRY TICKET from 3063, and the red and black with a black wolfs head and text reading DRAGOONS. Patches are approximately 1.5" x 4.5".

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 21/09/2026

Warp 10? Those are rookie numbers. You gotta pump those numbers up.

An older Jean Luc Picard looking confused/concerned as Captain Riker orders the crew to "Srt a course for Federation space, warp 13."

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 19/09/2026

Taco Shark 🎶 Taco Shark🎶 Swimming through the Inner Sphere 🎶 #BattleTech #TacoShark

A miniature Taco Shark restaurant (a converted Winco Grocery store toy), and a customized Urbanmech with a mascot shark tail and head, painted a light blue and dark blue, with white accents and googly eyes.

The restaurant is blue, silver, and white, with a white diamond and text reading TACO SHARK, and a taco hanging above the entrance.

Slightly dofferent view of a miniature Taco Shark restaurant (a converted Winco Grocery store toy), and a customized Urbanmech with a mascot shark tail and head, painted a light blue and dark blue, with white accents and googly eyes.

The restaurant is blue, silver, and white, with a white diamond and text reading TACO SHARK, and a taco hanging above the entrance.

The Urbanmascot is slightly out of focus, while the building is more in focus.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 16/09/2026

Back at the prototypes. Having a lot of fun with these. Some minor adjustments to make, but otherwise I'm pretty happy. #BattleTech #Patches

4 custom embroidered tag patches, each approximately 1.5" x 4.5" (38mm x 114mm), with a hole in the upper right corner. From left to right, they are:

1) A black and red patch with a black wolf's head with a white eye, and the word DRAGOONS on it.
2) a silver patch with the words SOLARIS FINALS ENTRY TICKET 3063. The text is white, red, blue, and black.
3) a blue patch with the text TIBURON ARCSHIP JUMP CREW, with a white shark next to the text.
4) a light blue patch with a taco with a shark fin coming out of it and white text reading REMOVE BEFORE EATING and a white diamond next to the text.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 16/09/2026

Data, beautiful data, and it's all mine. No corporate snooping on this. Muwahahahaha!!!

A Home Assistant history chart for power current from a Ricoma EM1010 Embroidery machine, spiking at turn-on at about .9A, and idling around .3A.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 16/09/2026

Saw one of these at Costco today and I have some... Notes. 1) It has Sonic 1, 2, Mean Bean Machine and Sonic 3D Blast. This is a... Choice. 2) Knuckles is not in those games. 3) Sonic 3D Blast controls like trash. Maybe worse than it used to. 4) I think this is the worst Arcade1UP system yet.

The Costco edition of the Arcade1UP Sonic The Hedgehog arcade-like cabinet.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 15/09/2026

A vision (or 5) realized. Patch Pack 01. I have some metal grommets coming Wednesday, so we'll see how that looks, for durability. #BattleTech #Patches

5 5-sided patches, in clockwise order starting on the upper left: a black wolfs head on a red background with a white eye and black trim, the planet sky in blue, yellow, and white on a darker red background with black trim, a taco with a shark fin coming out of it and a white diamond below it with a light blue background and darker blue trim, 2 gold/yellow revolvers on a silver background with yellow/gold trim, and a heart with an orange mane and 328 in black on a white background with orange/gold trim.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 14/09/2026

Going to the thrift shop today:

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 14/09/2026

I am prepared to make an exception if they add the real historical figure Date Masamune, shown here in his proper anime form.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 13/09/2026

I still have my 2 OG's from my road trip to Texas with my Grandma. I was the navigator at 12 years old. No slacking when you travel with Grandma.

A custom embroidered Digivice shaped patch with a yellow G1 digivice embroidered on it, with the text DIGIDESTINED SINCE '97 in black.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 13/09/2026

I'm going to lose my mind. How/why is a random Chinese company selling a knockoff Civil Air Patrol cosplay jacket? And using stuff from the Florida Wing of all places?

A blue bomber jacket with some Civil Air Patrol patches, as well as some weirdly modified versions that say Dafeili Air Patrol, but are otherwise Civil Air Patrol designs. USAFA is screen printed on the right breast.

Some guy wearing the "DAFEILI MA-1 JACKET" with the mix of real and weirdly modified Civil Air Patrol patches. He's wearing camo pants standing in a hallway or something, with his hands in his pockets.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 12/09/2026

WIP of a Zeus-X 9WD conversion I'm working on. I got two Zeus's in blind boxes, and this looked like a fun mod to create, so the former Republic militia benefit.

A dark green, light green, yellow/brown, and purple custom modified BattleTech Zeus miniature, made into a Zeus-X 9WD. Behind are other mechs in the same style, and 4 have yellow balls on posts attached to them.

Side view of the same Zeus-X 9WD, with the back fins visible with yellow/brown and purple accents.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 09/09/2026

Jobs aren't real (unless...?). Retirement is a myth (🫡401k🪦). So I may as well make something, right?

A 10 needle Ricoma embroidery machine setup in a garage.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 09/09/2026

I have a soft spot for these noisy little foragers (Spotted Towhee), scratching around in the brush. I feel like one of their calls is very Pokemon-like, sounding like "tow-eeee".

A spotted towhee with its signature spots, red and white breast, and red eyes with black pupils.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 08/09/2026

I'm pretty sure this thing is still haunting me from Osaka.

A statue of a barber? who looks like Conan O'Brien but his body has been shrunk slightly and is thin. He's leaning against a rectangular sign advertising a 700 yen "quick service". His eyes look casually into the distance, or maybe your soul. He's wearing a tight light blue shirt, a white belt, and dark skinny jeans, while holding some scissors in his left hand.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 05/09/2026

Today's adventure: setting up Tasmota on a smart plug so that I can track the energy usage of my embroidery machine to better manage costs, without feeding that data to the rest of the world. In a less capitalist world, @home-assistant.io would have enough support to offer an Enterprise Assistant.

A Home Assistant graph of energy used today in kWh.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 01/09/2026

They're just saying it out loud now. In related news, allow me to introduce you to my new line of (thinly) foam covered baseball bats, for the "luxury" seeking among us: PrivacyBat®™.

Reddit ad for VIVE Eagle "AI Glasses" with the tag line "Privacy is the new luxury" and "What you see stays yours." with a picture of the glasses in front of a white background.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 31/08/2026

It's only a 3.5 hour drive.... I wonder what the reserve is. www.govdeals.com/en/asset/94/...

A 2 player motorcycle racing arcade game called SSuper Motor5.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 30/08/2026

Some underrated workout tracks on this album. Fun fact™: One of the first "techno" albums I bought, I ordered a 2 disc collectors edition from Australia. Worth it for a small town kid.

Cover for Eiffel 65's Europop, a mostly black cover with the band name and album title in the middle, and a star or blackhole or something on the left side.

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Developer Soup @developersoup.net · 30/08/2026

Retirement is a myth... So anyways, I bought a 10 needle embroidery machine to make patches and low budget cosplay stuff. An update of a previous design. #Patches

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