Gina Häußge

🐒 Passionate code monkey 👩‍💻 Geek 🎮 Gamer 🧗‍♀️ Bouldering apprentice 💡 Problem solver 🐍 Python wrangler 🐙 Creator & Maintainer of OctoPrint

Admin of plushies.social & one half of Datenzwerg Operation Center (npub1fca…d48l)

This is my *personal* main account on the Fediverse.

⚠️ Please don't tag me on work/OctoPrint related things, use [@octoprint](https://floss.social/@octoprint ) for that. Thank you! 💚

📍 Frankfurt, Germany
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Trans rights are human rights.

> They will not break me!

web & blog: https://foosel.net
github: https://github.com/foosel
pronouns: she/her, sie/ihr

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2026-10-27 17:21:23 UTC

I would be very grateful if people out there could stop saying that "every FOSS project is turning towards AI" just because some prominent examples are.
My projects are not. And for OctoPrint I'm actually doubling down on the "made by humans" point in the upcoming website relaunch and am also considering adopting CASA¹
But it's really exhausting to fight this shit at two fronts.
¹ https://destructured.net/casa

2026-10-13 15:49:15 UTC

Things I enjoy as a maintainer: implementing features, fixing bugs, collaborating with people, learning, improving
Things I hate but now constantly find myself doing: interacting with slop bots from others who refuse to talk with me themselves
Things newly added today: disputing slop security reports from slop CNAs who reply to mails with the output of slop bots. At least successfully. But F*CK this reality.

2026-10-09 13:51:03 UTC

New T-Shirt day!
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/117/411/264/115/163/805/original/ee26022d49ef5c38.jpg

2026-10-07 14:43:58 UTC

Long time OctoPrint contributor and friend Jacopo wrote about his experience contributing to OctoPrint & I just have to share this!
Really love his conclusion!
> Working on OctoPrint has shown me sides of open source I never could have imagined when I first got involved: how much invisible work goes into keeping a project alive, how much care an ecosystem of third-party plugins needs to stay healthy, and how much everything ultimately depends on the people behind it.
https://medium.com/@jacopotediosi/1001-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-my-journey-with-octoprint-db29faa07f53

2026-09-30 18:51:05 UTC

Note to self: regardless of the venue, indoor or outdoor, next time I go to a gig, I should take my sunglasses with me, not just my earplugs.
JFC, those lights at the Spiritbox gig tonight are something else 😵‍💫 At least during the support acts.

2026-08-29 13:39:26 UTC

And another item crossed off my bucket list, giving the statue of a childhood hero a hug!
(If you dont know who I'm hugging there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Sendung_mit_der_Maus)
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/117/179/067/635/480/629/original/fadb1361273a74fa.jpg

2026-08-29 06:39:01 UTC

Was able to cross "see Alice Cooper live" off my bucket list last night 👍
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/117/177/417/667/333/897/original/6054a649a61f9e9c.jpg

2026-08-15 12:00:20 UTC

My keynote at #FroSCOn went well, despite being nervous AF 😊
My watch noticed the latter 😬
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/117/099/405/808/281/394/original/7a0729e919d2cfd2.jpg

2026-08-12 18:18:42 UTC

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😊
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/117/083/912/163/740/147/original/441f14c7f6a51d5c.jpg

2026-07-10 10:47:37 UTC

For those of you that followed my Steam Controller's adventures back in May, courtesy of GLS, you might be excited to hear that I just got notified that our Steam Machine* shipped - via GLS.
Make sure your strategic popcorn reserves are in order, this might become yet another ride.
* yes, my partner and me got one, yes, we got lucky, yes, it is expensive, yes, we think it will be worth it *for us*, ymmv - don't lecture me, thx

2026-07-01 17:52:07 UTC

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Mine all were about issues in "the application" 😂
To the first few I still replied with just the link to OctoPrint's security policy, for the rest 100 or so I just created some automated email rules...

2026-07-01 17:37:01 UTC

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Same here. Doesn't mean that some that tried their luck via email in the past didn't ask for money too, but those were classic beg bounties, "spray and pray" format...
I actually used a very annoying one for a slide in my "Basic Security for Open Source Maintainers" talk that I gave at PyCon Italia last month ^^
https://foosel.github.io/pyconit2026/#/9

2026-07-01 17:33:09 UTC

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I hope it starts to cost them a ton.

2026-07-01 16:32:07 UTC

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All five bullshit, all five closed, and the user now apparently also banned by GitHub (I reported them this morning, after they opened a weird "This is a test whether private reports work on this repository, please ignore" report this morning)
Way too much productivity and frankly also motivation lost on this crap today though.
July 13th (the start of OctoPrint's Summer of Bliss) can't come fast enough.

2026-07-01 11:42:29 UTC

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Oh, look, another fresh user account, another Claude session (admitted), another case of "no, I didn't read the Security Policy before spamming this Open Source Project with five security reports in 20min"
Once more scored with CVSS3.1 (we use CVSS4, clearly explained in the policy), once more with AV:N (we limit to AV:A, clearly explained in the policy), once more boiling down to "log in as an admin and then..." (not accepted, clearly explained in the policy).
I'm. So. Tired.

2026-06-18 10:27:26 UTC

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> You are completely right -beepboop-, and I see my mistake now.
🤡

2026-06-18 09:45:26 UTC

Five security reports within 20 minutes, from the same user, all scored as high as possible (and of course wrongly), broken formatting copy-pasted from an LLM, security policy and thread model completely ignored, and the two comments I so far got on closing two of these also sound like they fell straight out of a slopbot.
In other news, *definitely* going to go with a summer of bliss approach as well (as invented by @npub1cm0…enqe).
And will overhaul the security policy a bit.

2026-06-10 18:33:27 UTC

I hate living in interesting times.

2026-06-10 13:10:38 UTC

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Irgendwie habe ich gerade das Bedürfnis, mir die Arme zu rasieren, meine Nägel in Regenbogenfarben zu lackieren, die Haare so bunt es geht zu färben und mir ein Tattoo stechen zu lassen.
Von wegen Predatorabwehr und so.

2026-06-09 10:01:25 UTC

Just saw this on a page:
"Paste this prompt into your coding agent to $installOurStuff"
And here I thought `curl | bash` was bad...

2026-06-02 14:18:08 UTC

My dad recently: "It feels like neurodivergence is just a current hype..."
Me: "Do you think temperature was a hype when thermometers were finally invented? Just because we suck at measuring something doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
Him: "*hmpf* you have a point"

2026-06-01 15:06:46 UTC

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A miracle! It arrived! Finally!
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/116/675/465/952/097/367/original/8744562e9826018e.jpg
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2026-05-30 14:40:30 UTC

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While it became a lightning talk, alas, I never got to hold it (not chosen yesterday, already on my way to the airport today). But I uploaded the slides for all of you here: https://foosel.net/talks/pyconit2026lt.pdf
Maybe it makes you laugh ;)

2026-05-29 09:46:35 UTC

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This might now become a Lightning Talk at PyCon Italia 😄

2026-05-28 18:27:56 UTC

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Hahahaha! Of course, the story did not end yet! After rerouting the package to a nearby package shop on Tuesday (as I'm now attending a Python conference in Bologna), the tracking once more got stuck for two days. But this evening I got a sign of life.... from the Netherlands!
GLS apparently decided to ship this thing back. Or to at least give it another run through Europe. I don't think I'll see it this or next week...
This is just absolutely ridiculous.

2026-05-26 08:40:46 UTC

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The saga continues! Apparently the invoice was finally found and the package has officially arrived in Germany and is scheduled for delivery tomorrow... right when I'm on my way to PyCon Italia 😬
I've now requested to deliver it to a package shop nearby, and I sincerely hope that will work out so my partner can fetch it from there. Here's hope that I'll finally have that bloody thing in my hands come Saturday evening...

2026-05-23 08:48:03 UTC

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Reply from Steam support... Larger fuckup of GLS, not just my package affected. I should not have to worry about any fees and they also offered me a game to say sorry (asked for Subnautica 2 🤞).
I suggested to offer an additional premium delivery option in the future using DHL or UPS. Don't think they'll go with it, but hey, I tried.
Anyhow, my current guess is that the controller won't arrive before I have to leave for PyCon Italia, but maybe I'm lucky and it still arrives before June 4th 😬

2026-05-22 13:12:45 UTC

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I'm taking bets on whether
a) I'll be asked to to pay import fees now that it has to go through customs
b) it will take any other scenic routes
c) it will still arrive before I have to leave for PyCon Italia on Wed morning, or if I'll have to reroute it to the package shop in which case I won't get a chance to fetch it until June 2nd
d) it will actually take longer than June 4th, at which point it will have been a month since I ordered it with "6-10 days of delivery time"

2026-05-22 07:31:02 UTC

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It has moved! To... UK?! And as of this morning it's in Germany at least but stuck in customs due to a missing invoice. Which is not a surprise given it should never even have left the EU in the first place! Also, the May 15 17:28 NL exit scan miraculously vanished from the tracking and was replaced by a May 21 21:43 UK exit scan.
What a glorious shit show 🍿

2026-05-21 15:15:32 UTC

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Steam support so far isn't helpful... "Ping us when there's no progress in 3 work days" - "There already hasn't been any progress in *4* work days, 6 days in total" - "The tracking says your package is still in transit, just wait" 🙄
How about you choose a less shitty shipping company?

2026-05-21 08:11:39 UTC

So my Steam Controller has now been stuck in GLS' transit hell since Friday. Shipment left origin parcel center in the Netherlands on May 15th 17:28, never to get tracked again since. Starting to think it got either lost or stolen. Contacted Steam Support.
I really wish they wouldn't use GLS...

2026-05-19 10:03:06 UTC

Past me: "Oh hey, I have had this idea to give a talk about basic security stuff for maintainers for a while now, let's respond with it to the CfP of @npub1fpr…duun"
Also past me: "Hooray, my talk got accepted!"
Today's me: "AAAAAAH why did I have to respond to a CfP, now I have to give a talk, in a week, on stage, in front of PEOPLE, AAAAAH!" 😱
Always. The. Same. I'll never get used to this.

2026-04-28 14:13:33 UTC

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It's always enough time between reasons to do stuff like for me that I forget everything I ever learned about udev again 😅

2026-04-28 13:26:22 UTC

Today I learned #TIL: "How to fix the Chromium WebHID connection for a Keychron G5 under Linux"
👉 https://foosel.net/til/how-to-fix-the-webhid-connection-for-a-keychron-g5-under-linux/

2026-03-06 12:46:41 UTC

I consider writing software a kind of craftsmanship. It's important to me to think through what I build, to consciously make design decisions based on knowledge and the existing problem space. To understand why things work (or not!) and be able to solve problems as they come up. To keep things readable, understandable, maintainable.
In the end, I want to be proud of what *I* build.

2026-02-20 08:29:14 UTC

First day wearing this new shirt that arrived yesterday.
Saw it scrolling by on mastodon a few days ago and had to get one for myself. Can't find the toot anymore, but here's the shop link: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/70096211-stop-forcing-ai-into-fucking-everything-original
*edit* it was this toot! https://wandering.shop/@maco/116075925593898835
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/116/102/009/572/292/914/original/397a58973809bd21.jpg

2026-02-06 13:46:31 UTC

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I have (in addition to three brother label makers (please do not judge me)) a dyno one that has a wire wrap mode that works amazingly well! Prints on flexible vinyl tape and can also do shrink tubing I think, but as you said, that has issues.
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/116/023/979/109/696/275/original/cf37af4ee3ac3d44.jpg
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/116/023/988/807/013/053/original/9077a785ae235181.jpg

2026-02-06 13:34:58 UTC

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I've seen a bunch of posts of these, but yeah, the final one pushing me over the edge was the one by @npub1m7v…zdpz i think ^^
Still need to go through my full stash, but need to figure out a plan for labeling them first.

2026-02-06 10:40:52 UTC

Shiny new toy is shiny 😄
Got myself a new Treedix USB Cable Tester, replacing a little no name tester from AliExpress I bought a few years ago.
Can be powered by a AAA battery or USB-C, and can measure from a USB-A or USB-C connector to a MicroB2.0, MicroB3.0, USB-C, Mini-B or Lightning connector. For chipped USB-C cables you get a ton of data on top of wiring, connectivity into etc!
Great little device 😊
And already allowed me to get rid of the shit cable measured in the picture below ^^
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/116/023/245/008/770/144/original/76e90e16d6c7f6ca.jpg

2026-01-28 09:45:55 UTC

Due to a recent influx of what looked like to be more or less fully AI generated PRs, I've now thrown an AGENTS.md into OctoPrint's repo that hopefully makes clear to agents (and through that, their users) that this is NOT something wanted by the project.
Heavily based on one I ironically discovered in llama.cpp's repo.
I'm open to AI assistance where it makes sense, but I put the foot down on drive-by slop that people don't even understand themselves, and any generated documentation.

2025-12-28 21:05:57 UTC

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We did a Lego building session yesterday 😄
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/799/219/578/793/393/original/51fc3630f4471d9f.jpg
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/799/219/936/141/329/original/f9ec933621e0d6c4.jpg
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2025-12-05 19:50:20 UTC

Why didn't I hear about Mars First Logistics until today? 🤯 Saw it on the latest Architect of Games video and immediately bought it. Having a blast with hilarious Rover constructions! 😄
Only 1h or so in but can already highly recommend it! The editor works great and it's #SteamDeck verified too, plays beautifully with a controller!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/Mars_First_Logistics/
#gaming

2025-12-04 08:58:45 UTC

2025 is almost over, yet UTF-8 is still a mystery to many.
"Schei? encoding" strikes again.
cc @npub1jm2…wprc
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2025-12-02 10:05:40 UTC

There's a first time for everything. Just had to deny a registration request on the official OctoPrint plugin repository as the plugin the author tried to register turned out to be pretty much completely vibe coded. And in the end, even their communication seemed to be the output of an LLM.
Unbelievably bad quality: tons of bugs, dead code, (future) vulnerabilities, ... I honestly haven't yet seen this amount of shittiness from a human developer, no matter how clueless.
I hate this future.

2025-10-27 19:21:09 UTC

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I honestly don't see it, but whatever makes you happy 😂

2025-10-27 18:00:00 UTC

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Day 27 of #cosytober2025 : "Cloud"
Admittedly not the biggest work, but today was also a long work day so that's understandable I hope 😅
5 colours from EDG77 this time.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #asprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/447/429/898/886/206/original/0cd5464c282ffe03.png

2025-10-27 16:11:29 UTC

Giant kudos to the PSF for turning down a large government grant because it included a clause requiring to not do any DEI work.
That's a lot of spine! 👏👏👏
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html

2025-10-26 13:02:42 UTC

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Day 26 of #cosytober2025 : "Game"
I was really looking forward to this prompt as early last week I had the idea to try my hand at a pixelart visual of one of my favourite cosy games, #Dorfromantik. I even did a quick test of the idea (will put that into a reply below) & loved that so much already that I almost couldn't wait for today 😄
Should I ever try my hand at a demake of that game, I now know how it'll look ^^
20 colours from EDG77!
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #asepritea
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/440/631/160/134/799/original/28e0ba4c064b5837.png

2025-10-25 11:14:33 UTC

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Day 25 of #cosytober2025 : "Flower"
The Germans among you will know what tune I now have stuck in my head I hope... 😬
13 colours from EDG77
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/434/508/599/256/052/original/a37438eafa794313.png

2025-10-24 09:16:46 UTC

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Day 24 of #cosytober2025 : "Seafoam"
Another drawing that is based on a self taken vacation picture and wonderful memories 😊
This one used a whopping 17 colors from EDG77! 😯
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/428/382/000/686/257/original/05af06340948e629.png

2025-10-23 16:07:06 UTC

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Day 23 of #cosytober2025 : "Festive"
Here's a Christmas ornament hanging off a tree 😊
Sadly no timelapse today: the recording script kept crashing, and as I am also fighting some back pain today I didn't have the patience to debug this 😅
11 colours from EDG77.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/424/335/999/256/379/original/472715d66c0f48e9.png

2025-10-23 08:01:58 UTC

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Self hosted Miniflux, with https://capyreader.com/ as the reader app on my phone.

2025-10-22 15:49:48 UTC

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Day 22 of #cosytober2025 : "Cosy"
How about a cosy fireplace? 😊 One can almost feel the warmth, hear the crackling and smell the wood...
11 colours from EDG77
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/418/598/891/030/415/original/827006d0fb0eb374.png

2025-10-21 17:38:15 UTC

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Day 21 of #cosytober2025 : "Family"
A bit later than usual today as I got stuck in work, but here's a small hedgehog family taking a stroll under moonlight.
The original plan was to have them take a walk under some bushes, but my attempts on that didn't make me happy, so this version it is which DOES make me happy 😊
11 colours from EDG77 this time.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/413/361/577/865/175/original/b72cbc49295513d5.png

2025-10-21 07:38:37 UTC

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That something like that ever ended up as a feature just tells you a lot about the product manager there.
Only someone who doesn't watch stuff in several languages - because they only speak one - can come up with the idea to force AI voices per default on everyone else.
I haven't yet found a way to opt out of that shit on the consumer side, but using patched and third party apps helps... (and also helps with some other bits of the whole enshittifying experience)

2025-10-21 07:35:28 UTC

Just received an email from YouTube that they'll soon enable autodubbing on the OctoPrint channel for new and soon also old videos. Hell no, every time I run into this AI shit when watching YouTube I just want to scream, it's THAT bad.
Thankfully, there's a way to opt-out, and I just did that. And if you upload stuff to YouTube, for the love of all that is holy, PLEASE disable that too!
Uncheck Channel Settings > Upload defaults > Advanced Settings > Automatic dubbing
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2025-10-20 15:35:20 UTC

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Day 20 of #cosytober2025 : "Bird"
Once more a drawing based on a picture I took during a vacation, great memories 😊
12 colours from EDG77
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite #birb
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/407/217/119/976/399/original/eadd782986d61e78.png

2025-10-19 11:06:52 UTC

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Day 19 of #cosytober2025 : "Love"
The first thing that came to my mind was of course a heart, but I wanted to go with something less generic. Then I thought about animals who mate for life and remembered what I read about swans - so it ended up being a heart after all ^^ I really enjoyed drawing this one!
9 colours from EDG77.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/400/499/392/018/392/original/c9f50bb5752fc518.png

2025-10-18 11:37:00 UTC

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Day 18 of #cosytober2025: "Tree"
This was inspired by an actual tree standing on the top of the Schauinsland down in the Southern Black Forest. I think it's an old oak and it has this windswept shape that especially during winter with snow around just looks amazing against a blue sky. I tried my best to capture that in 64x64px 😅
7 colours from EDG77
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/394/956/474/164/117/original/fbffdda4e976c513.png

2025-10-17 11:12:33 UTC

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Day 17 of #cosytober2025: "Bag"
That was the most difficult prompt for me so far but then I finally had this idea. 🏳️‍⚧️
17 colors from EDG77.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/389/198/613/065/910/original/06effa410d6810bc.png

2025-10-16 12:04:22 UTC

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Day 16 of #cosytober2025: "Orange"
I wanted to find a reason to draw a #Capybara and this prompt matched this well 😄
14 colours from EDG77.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/383/742/804/241/420/original/0188357c530acbcc.png

2025-10-15 15:05:08 UTC

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Day 15 of #cosytober2025 : "Squirrel"
Originally I wanted to go with a cartoonish approach and maybe I should have done that for a better outcome, but this is also for learning so here is what I have. 🐿️
17 colors of EDG77 this time, and a bit of a fight 😅
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
*reposted as it was not public but unlisted*
#pixelart #aseprite
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2025-10-14 12:50:19 UTC

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Day 14 of #cosytober2025: "Pattern"
Still on the couch 🤧 but now with a Surface tablet running Linux and thus back on #Aseprite!
That pattern was more work than expected and was also the first time I had to add colours for the frame because otherwise it wasn't looking good at all, but I think that was worth it!
Four colours from EDG77 without the frame, 6 with it.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/372/594/977/075/071/original/4a64589756e56c31.png

2025-10-13 14:40:40 UTC

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Day 13 of #cosytober2025: "Bear"
Hmm... not very happy with the background, didn't manage to give things enough contrast. Tried a bunch of colouring approaches but couldn't find the solution. But at least this looks like the scenery I wanted to draw, and as I'm still quite sick it's the best I can do for now.
Once more drawn on my android tablet, so no timelapse.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart
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2025-10-12 12:04:22 UTC

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Day 12 of #cosytober2025 : "Jumper"
Yes, I'm aware that the prompt meant a sweater/pullover, but this is what *I* understand to be a jumper - I'm also an electronics nerd, sorry 😄 [1]
Also gave me a reason to finally try my hand at something isometric. Came out a tad too big though.
That was something like 8 colours from EDG77. Once more drawn with Pixel Studio for Android on my tablet due to reasons 🤧, so no timelapse.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumper_(computing)
#pixelart
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2025-10-11 12:15:54 UTC

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Day 11 of #cosytober2025: "Scarf"
Homage to Alto's Adventure, a fun and chill mobile game that I still enjoy playing from time to time. Always loved how long the character's scarf can get there! 🧣
Sorry, no timelapse or colour stats today, sick AF 🤒🦠
Used the Android pixelart drawing app Pixel Studio instead of my usual Aseprite. Apparently there's some genAI with the same name, so no tagging here... 😒
*edit* did some minor fixes
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #AltosAdventure
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2025-10-10 08:58:52 UTC

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Day 10 of #cosytober2025: "Pink"
Here's Waddles from #GravityFalls, which I recently rewatched 😊 Went all in with the matching cartoon style.
9 colors from EDG77. Not happy with the background, but my attempts to do the actual one from that scene ended up very meh 😅
Gotta say, these drawings are a nice distraction right now, this 🤬 COVID infection is giving me some brainfog and sleep deprivation.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite #GravityFalls #Waddles
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2025-10-09 09:31:20 UTC

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Day 9 of #cosytober2025: "Umbrella"
Haven't watched Mary Poppins since childhood, but that still came to my mind when reading today's prompt. So here we go. Best I could do today 🤧
12 colors from EDG77.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
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2025-10-08 08:27:00 UTC

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Day 8 of #cosytober2025: "Sprinkles"
When I read the prompt the first time, a donut is what came immediately to my mind, so that's what I went with.
13 colors from EDG77 - I am admittedly surprised that this used less colors than the apple yesterday ^^
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
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2025-10-07 08:14:11 UTC

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Day 7 of #cosytober2025: "Apple"
Something's not right on the lighting, but I have to take care of work stuff now 😅 Still happy with the result, considering I'm still very much a beginner.
A whopping 15 colors of EDG77 this time, an apple has a surprising amount of colors, and I didn't even add some water drops as I originally wanted to 😉
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
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2025-10-06 08:25:36 UTC

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Day 6 of #cosytober2025: "Star"
Lot's of TODOs this work week, so I'm kinda glad the Monday had a prompt I could do rather quickly 😅 I briefly thought about a drawing of our sun based on a NASA shot, but decided against that due to time. Maybe I'll do that as a bonus at a later day, if so I'll add it as a reply.
*edit* almost forgot: 5 colors of EDG77
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite
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2025-10-05 09:22:09 UTC

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Day 5 of #cosytober2025: "Yellow"
Thought a while about this one and then remembered my first LEGO space minifigures ^^
7 colors from EDG77 this time. Spaaaaaaace!
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite #lego
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2025-10-04 09:48:41 UTC

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Day 4 of #cosytober2025: "Friend"
Naturally the first thing that came to mind for me was [@janinahimmen](https://mastodon.art/@janinahimmen ), but I didn't trust myself to be able to draw her (or any human tbh), so instead I went with the other kind of friend everyone should have - my support plushy @npub1t46…jvwt
This one used 12 colors from EDG77 and was based on a picture I took of him back in 2023 :) https://plushies.social/@timothy/110287330025326643
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite #plushy #cosytober2025day4
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2025-10-03 10:04:14 UTC

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Day 3 of #cosytober2025: "Acorn"
11 colors from EDG77. Not 100% happy with the leaves tbh, but "perfect" is the enemy of "done" 😅
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#pixelart #aseprite #cosytober2025day3
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2025-10-02 07:52:49 UTC

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Day 2 of #cosytober2025: "Fungi"
And we can't do fungi without some moss of course.
10 colors from EDG77 this time.
cc @npub1p0s…lmwm
#aseprite #pixelart
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2025-10-01 11:42:02 UTC

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Ok, here we go, my entry for day 1 of #cosytober2025, "Comfy". And I consider a hot mug of my favourite tea and a book a very comfy thing indeed, so I chose that.
64x64px (though rendered out at 400%), EDG77 palette, but only 16 of those colors used.
Not 100% happy, but hey, it's been a year since I last did any #pixelart and it took some time back then as well to get into the flow of things ^^
Like last year I've used my 12" Wacom drawing tablet because I can't draw with a mouse.
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/303/700/832/737/749/original/4126176b2ac40bf6.png

2025-09-30 17:33:46 UTC

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Like last year of course I won't commit to actually do it every day as real life will probably prevent that from working, but again the goal will be to finish all, and if possible within October.
Last year's thread is btw here: https://chaos.social/@foosel/113233763230193057

2025-09-30 17:31:41 UTC

October starts tomorrow and as I had a lot of fun last year taking part in #hARToween I figured I should try another month long daily pixel art creation challenge again.
The prompt list of #cosytober2025 looks like it could be fun, and so I think I'll go with that!
Not yet sure about my personal rules, but currently thinking about 64x64 (vs 128x128 last year) & maybe EDG77 or possibly even something smaller as a palette...
Prompt list here: https://mastodon.rosiesosocial.com/@RosieSoCosy/115284269702896778

2025-09-15 10:10:16 UTC

New blog post: "About my chronic vertigo"
👉 https://foosel.net/blog/2025-09-15-about-my-chronic-vertigo/

2025-08-30 20:55:41 UTC

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Finished my custom buttons and d-pad and put them into my #SteamDeck 😊
Had to sand the d-pad on the center spike as otherwise it didn't work well, but I think now things are fine. Almost ran out on the rub-on letters too, my last X is now on there 😅 I'm thinking about getting a custom decal sheet made.
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2025-08-29 17:06:53 UTC

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Had to wait 24h for the results of the next try with the new #SteamDeck d-pad mold, and I think this time it worked 😊 Also, these buttons are going to be mine 😁
Darkish green mica powder painted on the inside, then black epoxy on top. I think these will look amazing in my deck. I still have some neon I also want to try though 😬
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2025-08-29 11:33:30 UTC

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This is btw the reason why I decided to redo the mold for the OLED deck. Left: LCD buttons. Right: OLED buttons. The X is switched (it *looks* symmetrical, but I didn't trust that) and the undersides all got some more slight details on the sides as well.
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2025-08-29 11:24:21 UTC

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And now they are in 😊
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2025-08-28 13:28:43 UTC

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And now the new buttons for my partner's deck are labeled (rub-off characters, covered with UV resin) and almost ready ^^
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2025-08-28 12:42:10 UTC

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Another attempt at the top part of the d-pad mold is in progress. I realized my issues came from having only two channels on the end of two of the four d-pad sides, and nothing in the middle where it has to be the highest. Obviously not the right approach for filling up fully. So now the idea is to have 5 channels, the middle will be used as the input, and I'll fill it until I see the epoxy resin coming out of all four outputs. We'll see if that works better.
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2025-08-27 18:31:25 UTC

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Well, round two of creating new buttons went better! There's still a minor overflow issue (yellow being a bit red) but my partner is happy regardless and so we'll go forward with these.
But I think I'll create another mold with a small channel for overflow issues so that they'll be less of an issue.
Meanwhile, the first attempt on the d-pad is promising but I don't think it'll work this way, the spike in the middle didn't make it. Might be able to fix this on the mold.
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2025-08-25 19:20:41 UTC

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Had some minor overflow from the blue button to the others, and somewhat ironically a small void inside the blue one due to forgetting to cut some bits off the new mold. So a second try it will have to be, but overall I'm happy that the new mold works in principle and that I still know how to do that stuff ^^ Also currently have a mold for the d-pad in the works.
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/091/004/215/662/268/original/97bd0800447989fa.jpg
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2025-08-24 19:32:03 UTC

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I spent the day creating a new two part mold for the #SteamDeck buttons as the OLED model has slightly different ones and now that my partner also has the OLED model I obviously had to recreate the buttons 😉
I hope the first run with resin works out, we'll only know in 24h. I haven't touched that stuff in over two years now so I'm a bit rusty 😬
In any case I'll now also finally create some for myself 😁
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2025-08-13 10:16:05 UTC

20 years in between these Phrack releases 😊 Got the small one at WTH2005 and the larger one at #why2025 😄
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2025-07-29 15:15:16 UTC

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good to know it's not just me then 😅 Good idea to continue walking around the house, I'll try to plan that into things.
Never had it on standing bikes either, and can't remember I ever had it while *running* on a treadmill, but my memory might be hazy here (and I've also not had plenty of chances to use a treadmill so far)

2025-07-29 14:34:25 UTC

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Unexpected: walking half an hour while refactoring some code works well, but once I stop walking I get slightly nauseated. Have been able to repeat that over multiple days now. Probably yet another variant of my motion sickness 😅 I hope it's only temporary while my body & brain are adapting 😬

2025-07-25 11:57:11 UTC

My home office just got an upgrade I've been thinking about for more than half a decade 😬
I can now not only stand while working (electric standing desk bought back in 2015), no, I can also now WALK while working thanks to a shiny new walking pad 😊
https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/114/913/743/592/624/584/original/6f0fd388022b4fc5.jpg

2025-07-23 17:35:55 UTC

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🙌
(in my case it was Analysis, Lineare Algebra 1&2, Numerik and Mathematisches Ergänzungsfach and I still get the occasional nightmare)

2025-07-11 13:37:39 UTC

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maybe https://shop.blinkyparts.com/en/? Know them from some past CCC events, awesome stuff!

2025-07-08 06:04:46 UTC

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I'm just glad both your slots don't collide with mine 😄
https://ep2025.europython.eu/session/how-to-deal-with-toxic-people

2025-06-30 18:11:19 UTC

Now that I've seen the first trailer of Project Hail Mary, I'm cautiously optimistic that they didn't fsck up one of my favourite books of the past five years 🥳
Big spoiler warning though: If you haven't read the book yet, IMHO you should consider avoiding the trailer, at least its second half. You have been warned 😉
https://youtu.be/ef7PmaSW-xE

2025-06-22 11:54:42 UTC

I rarely subtoot, but when I do just to say: if an open source project that your commercial project depends on breaks something in your software stack, causing you trouble, no matter how much, that's your problem and your problem alone.
"The software is provided as is" is a part of OSS licenses for a reason, and unless we have a contract that says otherwise, I'm not part of your bloody "supply chain".

2025-06-12 16:15:07 UTC

I just had to adjust the registration guidelines of OctoPrint's plugin repo to explain that a vibe coded plugin that the "author" doesn't understand themselves can't be maintained by them and thus doesn't belong on the official plugin repo, and I really don't like our reality.

2025-06-04 09:46:40 UTC

Well, no climbing session today after all. Loud thunderstorm right around bed time, together with lots of rain that has made my knee very angry, and thus way too little sleep and quite groggy today (plus still in pain) 🫩
On the upside, I had a TODO for today to water the 🌶️ plants, the rain took care of that for me 👍 Now I just need to solve the aphid situation on some of them 🤨

2025-05-27 08:49:06 UTC

As of a few minutes ago, my @npub15f7…m7wr is now finally sporting the translucent black display bezel that I always wanted there 😊
Sexy AF IMHO
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