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Mike @ BFVR Labs

@moike.brainfizz.net
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-=<{ Generation X raised by Chuck D and Terminator X }>=- Unapologetically feral. I talk plain, it saves time. Spent my childhood a farm, grew up free range in East Side San Jose. No college degree, muscled my way into tech straight out of High School.

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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 21h
Few hundred liters of olive oil in our future. Our trees are 4 km from the center of Loreto Aprutino. One of the three cities that make up Italy's Golden Triangle of olive oil production :) It's going to be straight pimp juice.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 23h
Four seats all to myself for SFO to Rome 🔥🔥🔥Andiamo MF'ers 🤣
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 29/09/2026
The stuff I find kicking around my toolbox. #MotoSky
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 28/09/2026
I had not considered it but mostly because there is literally a Frantoio at the end of our driveway...
The distance between our farm and the facility where we drop off the olives from our trees to get pressed.  I can quite literally walk there.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 28/09/2026
Farmers are on site at the Drift Farm / Fattoria del la Drift They cut back in the groves around the olive trees in prep for the start of our harvest. Clean flat ground will make it a lot easier to lay out the nets / tarps before we start raking the trees.
Some of our olive trees with the ground foliage trimmed away.Some of our olive trees with the ground foliage trimmed away.Some of our olive trees with the ground foliage trimmed away.The tracked mini-tractor with the mower attachment on a flatbed trailer pulled by a big tractor, in front of the barn.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 27/09/2026
WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF META VR GLASSES THE XR INDUSTRY SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM HAS STEPPED UP TO THREAT LEVEL: "WILD PALMS"
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 26/09/2026
I just happen to also have the perspective of someone that spent decades of their former life inside the windowless boxes developing an intimate understanding of how they function and how much power / HVAC draw actually required for the compute specs. I have feet on both sides of the fence.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 26/09/2026
So when I say to you I know how much water it takes to grow shit... it's because there is dirt on my boots.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 26/09/2026
We sewed sunflowers this season, and our Olive grove is ready for harvest. Wheat next season. Very dry this summer so low sunflower yield, but that's fine, they're just biomass for next season's crop.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 23/09/2026
(shrug) I don't grow either, our farm grows sunflowers, wheat, and olives. I know the irrigation numbers for those pretty well. Almonds... just the number I saw in the book when I looked it up.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 23/09/2026
Atari 800 XL ~ For xmas I got a 300 baud modem. I begged for it, I was 12 years old. I found my way onto Spies in the Wire, Hotel California, The Well, ARPANET, USENET, IRC, LambdaMOO, BBS'es. A Small group of GenX, myself included, were the first children raised by what would become the internet.
cover for the Atari xm301 modem owner's manual featuring a black and white photo of the modem.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 22/09/2026
Passport issues vanquished... pick it up tomorrow. And then it's back to Italia next week to help bring in the Sunflowers and Olives. ProTip kids: make sure your passport isn't in your pants before you throw them into the washing machine...
A red Fiat treaded tractor towing seeding equipment sewing sunflower seeds in my lower fields back in May.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 22/09/2026
are we here yet? I feel like we're close...
"Kill yourself for the Robot God" ~ Violet, lead singer, 'Robot God', way back in the 90's
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 20/09/2026
Building digital toys just to relax... #driftsky #simdrifting #simracing #bfvrlabs
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 19/09/2026
Caught a ride in one of the new robot lunchboxes...
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 16/09/2026
sticking out of my pile of clean laundry like a Fraggle...
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 11/09/2026
lol I can totally speak some Latin... it's really helping me learn Italian, man there is a lot of Latin in UNIX it turns out, and you don't really figure that out till you start getting into Latin.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 01/09/2026
About 2 minutes of me up to my bullshit... #DriftSky #drifting #driftlife #simdrifting #GenX #GenXSky
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 01/09/2026
"Hoodrat stuff with my friends" ~ Colourized, 2026 @ Valley Drift Club #DriftSky #drifting #simdrifting #SLK350 #MercSky #driftlife #GenX
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 30/08/2026
And finally, here's the raw footage, no music, engine and tires only... me in my happy place. it was a lovely day. #DriftSky #Drifting #GenX
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 30/08/2026
Presenting: My last two laps of the day around Valley Drift Club Meihan in the rental E36 Missile ~ last laps of the day always feel great... Proud of that little backie I threw in on the second one, felt awesome. One hand on the wheel, politely suggesting where I'd like to go, waving to friends :)
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 30/08/2026
Test & Tune out at Valley Drift Club today with CompBetty. I've only driven the BMW E36 missile on the VDC Meihan course In simulation training with CB. My first crack at linking the track in the real car on the real course.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 30/08/2026
And since I drove down in the SLK, why the hell not?
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 28/08/2026
20+ pounds of Maine Coon defeated by 25 cents worth of plastic.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 28/08/2026
thanks to 3D printing I can now leave a drink unattended.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 26/08/2026
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 25/08/2026
Hilariously what I'm doing is pretty plain and boring compared to some of the stuff I've seen my peers up to in the space. There's a reason I walk onto every demo floor at an XR event like a kid in a candy store. I know I'm about to experience wonderful insanity from incredibly creative people.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 25/08/2026
What other tech subculture produces an individual that uses Fusion 360 to design a component that they then 3D print that allows them to wear their roller skates while driving a simulated Pro Drift Car in Virtual Reality to organically train an LLM that is watching their every input & movement?
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 25/08/2026
...when Infinadeck Left a demo unit at SVVR HQ you can bet I was up on that thing in my skates trying to see what would happen and how bad it would freak out 😂 It of course did not work.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 25/08/2026
When I had the 1550 square foot shop and a lot of room scale space to play with I modeled a roller rink and tracked my skates... They left trails behind them as I skated around in the shop in VR :)
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 25/08/2026
Chicago Pope is known for doing some unusual things that's for sure... I would not put it out of the realm of possibility.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 22/08/2026
I've been watching this evil slowly approach boil from a cold pot through people here and sources elsewhere. This one is really concerning me because it attacks several personal rights and freedoms from all sides at the same time. I'm never going to tell anybody what to do, just... Heads up, OK?
Bigscreen Beyond VR headset sitting on top of a factory car stereo.  in the background is Fusion 360 and a 3D Printer slicer interface showing the modeled part ready to print. It was designed based off the original factory CAD drawings then tweaked and tested for fitment and user functionality in Virtual Reality So changes could be made before printing.  prototype step bypassed using virtual reality, perfect part first print.finished printed component on the plate waiting for support removal.finished printed component with the supports removed ready for installation into the vehicle
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 22/08/2026
...and it will be the wedge in the door that starts to limit what kind of tools you can personally have in your garage or in your shop without having to register them with the State or Govt. I have a lot of tools, there's already a ton of laws dictating what I can own in a home shop ...
bamboo x1c, modified, printing a dual-wall turbo join - failure tested to four atmosphers of boost while effectively deflecting engine bay heat @ 213° c from the inner runner. (defunct design)
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 22/08/2026
And it strikes me that in order to enforce this you have to make any ownership of any unregistered noncompliant 3D printer a crime. Not a big leap to think that anybody who has ever posted about building their own printer posted how to build your own printer or works on open source slicers...
A bunch of random H-Pattern shifter components (defunct design) on a large format printer sitting on top of boxes of 3D printer retrofit components.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 22/08/2026
I've spent over the last year learning how to build my own 3D printer from base components to solve a problem because there's not a printer that will quite do what I need it to do for this very specific use case. Very much non-weapons by the way, Motorsports.
custom built printhead with a diamond polycrystallyne tip.  started out life as a slice engineering printhead.  considerably modified
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 21/08/2026
Yeah, he's not. Friends at Meta take death threats seriously so that hole in the dike is plugged. Takes about 36 hours to drive from that part of MN / WI to the San Francisco Bay Area. He'll have to drive if he's carrying firearms with the intention to do me in. So, my head is on a swivel.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 20/08/2026
Oh, by the way... Cause, I'd like you to meet Effect:
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 20/08/2026
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present; 'My Father' ©, 2026, colorized.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 18/08/2026
Nandor the Relentless (foreground) and Laszlo Cravensworth the 3rd (background)
40 lb of furry bullshit in a California garlic box.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 18/08/2026
Just over 3 years ago to the day that I started down the path learning to competitively drift using Modern XR hardware and software. Wrote tools, ended up being a product. With that said, I present to you, the sweetest Sim-Drifting victory I have ever had in my three years in the Virtual Cockpit.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 15/08/2026
A peek at the companion UI for the CompBetty system. We're calling it 'Caster' As in, "CompBetty will get your caster / camber / rake / trail / toe perfect on all 4 corners so can huck and slide to a cozy victory." It is, to put it politely.... incredibly anti-modern-glass-burger-button trend.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 15/08/2026
Bask in the glory that is my jank. I pitch this as commercial software... Enterprise commercial software. With a straight face. Find a niche, and know how to appeal to your target audience.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 15/08/2026
"if you're an artist Mike, why isn't your art online?" ...because I put it on the fridge like a good boy.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 15/08/2026
Paint things with a broad brush, I call you on bullshit. Open up your mind a little bit, learn to differentiate. You loops are why I'm picking up my ball and leaving the playground for a farm in the middle of nowhere to play with my toys in relative peace. Ya'll can't tell a wrench from a bomb.
How the fuck do you people rub enough synapses together to fasten your Velcro shoes?
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 14/08/2026
Oh yeah, the Gabe Newell version was incredibly popular. There you go, that's back in your head. You're welcome.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 14/08/2026
Yeah that's my passport out on the bench... wasn't intentional, neither was the trip through the washing machine. That is why it's out, getting a replacement. The furry idiot has decided to calm down for 5 minutes and hold the table to the floor.
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 14/08/2026
made the mistake of opening the door and letting the assholes downstairs into the office because I thought I wanted company and now I'm in regret mode...
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 13/08/2026
Oooo... we have the real thing in the real world on our real farm right now, I need to go check this one out :)
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 13/08/2026
Sto'bene Fattoria del la Drift via @spikely.bsky.social #penne #abruzzo #farmsky
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Mike @ BFVR Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 12/08/2026
Olives are coming in nice at the Drift Farm / Fattoria del la Drift :) I gotta savor this sitting on my ass doing VR dev because harvest ain't that far away. And I'm going to be praying for the sweet release of death about a week into it. #Penne #Abruzzo #Italy #FarmSky
Green olives on an Olive tree branchan olive tree and a sunflower in front of a pole shed on a Farm in Italy.
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