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pi @pimaker.at · 19/07/2026

Recreating @spoogyoogie.com's amazing commission of me and @carles2029.bsky.social in VRChat to go full circle...

A VRChat picture showing a print of an artwork where Carles is poking pi titled "Poke :3". Next to that, Carles is poking pi just like in the drawing.

pi @pimaker.at · 04/07/2026

I'm making you look at my enby critter and you cannot decline. Commission by @cassicecropia.bsky.social, turned out so well! 💛🤍💜🖤

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pi @pimaker.at · 22/08/2025

If I get to be a transport nerd for one train only, it's gotta be the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line). It's so cute! And it makes fun "ding" noises when it accelerates! Oji, the mid station, has a nice park too. ...sorry, you're right, enough grass touched. Back to code I go.

A picture showing 2 red Toden Arakawa Line trains at the Minobashi terminus station. There's a gift shop!

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pi @pimaker.at · 07/07/2025

Some really jank math going on behind the scenes here, but it seems I got L1 (i.e. directionality) from LTCGI screens working via Light Volumes. Also does shadowing when baked right. It's an additive volume now.

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pi @pimaker.at · 01/07/2025

Now what? Click on Properties on a drive you set up (after rebooting at least once). Go to the "Previous Versions" tab, select your time-travel destination, and click "Open". The explorer window that opens has your files from that date! Just drag-and-drop or CTRL-C them to your desktop to restore ✨

Windows 11 "This PC" explorer page (bonus tip: press Win+E to instantly open it), with drive "C:" selected, right-clicked, and "Properties" at the very bottom hovered.

The "Previous Versions" tab of "Local Disk (C:) Properties", with several snapshots on 01/07/2025 shown. Yes, I made some extra ones for the guide. The "Open" button at the bottom is highlighted. The little arrow to the right does not work btw. I do not know why or what it is supposed to do. Just click the "Open" text. Microsoft moment.

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pi @pimaker.at · 01/07/2025

Now, Windows will make a new snapshot every time you log in! You may see a scary black cmd window pop up when that happens. If the percentage of your drive you configured above fills up, old snapshots will be removed. Only *actual changes* to the disk take up space, dw about rebooting too often! 4/X

Scary hacker cmd shell showing a shadow copy being made on login 🙀

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pi @pimaker.at · 01/07/2025

Search and open "Task Scheduler". Use "Create Task" on the right panel, name it. Check "Run with highest privileges". In Actions, add an entry with script: "wmic", and arguments: "shadowcopy call create Volume=C:\". Lastly, add a Trigger, I personally use "At log on", but go nuts! 3/X

$Windows 11 Task Scheduler edit window showing the "Actions" tab with one entry of "Start a program", "wmic", "shadowcopy call create Volume=C:\". Add more, one per drive, if you have multiple, C: is just my own setup.$

Windows 11 Task Scheduler edit window showing the "Triggers" tab, one entry: "At log on".

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pi @pimaker.at · 01/07/2025

First, make sure "System Protection" is enabled on your drive. Easiest way is to search for "Create a restore point". For every drive you want to snapshot (e.g. C:), click "Configure..." and select "Turn on". The slider controls how much storage you trade - higher percent means longer history. 2/X