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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 17/08/2026

This photo was taken by @ajamesmccarthy.bsky.social and it does a better job of conveying the experience than my photos do. Source: cosmicbackground.io/pages/ea-sha...

A stunning photo of the moon’s shadow sweeping across the atmosphere moments before totality during the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse, with the ocean visible.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 12/08/2026

I saw the total solar eclipse with my own eyes for the first time in my life today. Photos do not do it justice. It is incredible.

An amateur astrophotography photo of the total solar eclipse, taken August 12, 2026. A yellow-orange ring of light encircles a black silhouette of the moon as it passes in front of the sun during the moment of totality.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 05/12/2025

The Vi-O-La theme did not need to go this hard. It's rad.

A screenshot of the Nintendo Music app, with the “Vi-O-La” track playing from the Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Special Release soundtrack. The image on the cover art is an angled front perspective screenshot of Samus on the Vi-O-La motorbike in-game.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 04/12/2025

18 years of waiting finally at an end

The title screen of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

A screenshot of Samus Aran and some Galactic Federation troopers facing off against an off-screen opponent

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 18/11/2025

So, Google has finally shown off Gemini 3. It is apparently quite a leap in capability.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 22/10/2025

LinkedIn, I'm not sure what you're asking me here.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 16/06/2025

...hold up. Why does the Microsoft Office suite for macOS include Defender? What does it even do? Why are Teams and OneDrive more than twice the size of Word and Excel?? Teams is just a chat and file share program. OneDrive is just file sync. What are you *doing*, Microsoft??? Please explain.

A screenshot of the current (June 16, 2025) installer for Microsoft 365 and Office for Mac, showing a breakdown of all the individual programs bundled in the installer.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 14/06/2025

I can't get over how ridiculous hummingbirds are. Let's have tiny drones that can hover & fly backwards which drink pure nectar through a straw, experience time faster than we do, flap their wings at up to 4000 BPM, dive at 60 MPH, and have heart rates of 50 - 1200 BPM. Totally reasonable birds.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 11/06/2025

Not today, Lakitu. Not today.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 05/06/2025

Yep, my console isn’t going to show up for at least two more days. But I have the Switch 2 controller! Does that count? The NSO GameCube controller should show up later today too.

A close-up photo of a Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller box

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 16/01/2025

Looks really nice, IMO.

A marketing shot of the Nintendo Switch 2, with a predominantly black colorway with hints of color underneath the joysticks and at the connection points for the joycon.

Fine print about backwards compatibility for the Switch 2.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 21/10/2024

I took a look at the HTML for the registration confirmation page. It has an embedded timestamp on the ETA field, 2024-10-21T04:30:00.000Z That would be… 9:30 PM PDT tonight. So another three hours, perhaps? We’ll see.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 14/10/2024

SF Fleet Week was awesome! Loved the whole show, especially the F-22 and F-35B demos. Ace Maker was great too. Unfortunately I forgot to charge my camera, so I’m stuck with only iPhone pics and video. Also got sunburnt. Whoops. Things to fix for next time.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 22/09/2024

Took a couple of Waymo rides in San Francisco for the first time today! Very smooth experience, the AI feels like a calm, professional driver. L4 self-driving cars are here today and they are awesome. Tesla wishes they could do this. …so when can I buy one of these?

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 17/09/2024

Joining the posting bandwagon.

Bluesky is celebrating their 10 million registered users milestone. This image shows that @kmw.dev is user number 796,132 and is in the first 10% of Bluesky users, joined August 30, 2023

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 12/09/2024

To celebrate video on Bsky and Unity’s announcement, I give you: a several week old, vague WIP. I’ve been working to recreate the base mechanics of Metroid Prime from scratch as a learning exercise (working off-and-on) and it’s kinda getting there. Long way to go yet. I’ll give it real art someday.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 26/08/2024

Hmmm, not a great start to one’s travel plans. SEATAC experienced… issues.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 21/08/2024

I picked up the EVE Online 20th Anniversary box and this was inside. I feel like someone should tell CCP Games that things have changed a bit since EVE launched. I don’t think I even own a floppy drive anymore haha

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 19/07/2024

The update file which caused this insanity is just 42KBs of zeros. How does that happen? How does an update chain manage to push out not merely a blank file, but a completely zeroed out file and pass all validation and sanity checks? The fixed file is more like what you’d expect.

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TallonRain @kmw.dev · 14/10/2023

Some of my photos of the eclipse from my perspective in California. =D About 75% coverage, peak for my location.

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