Nathaniel Knudsen (온유)

I have finally watched Lord of the Rings for the first time (all three movies).

github.comGitHub - stoicswe/MMetal: MMetal brings MetalFX to Minecraft for better performance (Upscaling, RayTracing, MotionBlur, and HDR). Note: Fabric Mod.MMetal brings MetalFX to Minecraft for better performance (Upscaling, RayTracing, MotionBlur, and HDR). Note: Fabric Mod. - stoicswe/MMetal

I decided (against my better judgement) to stay up and work on a Metal framework rendering mod for #Minecraft 😅🥲. But hey, it works now! github.com/stoicswe/MMe...

I wanted to have upscaling, motion blur, ray tracing, and other processing for the game to make things work better for Iris and Sodium on macOS (since shaders are not usually created for macOS, so they crash often). I’m hoping this will bridge that gap more.

The frame interpolation does not work quite right though…. I need to work on that more.

youtube.comArknights: Endfield (FineWine) Setup Guide for Apple Silicon on CrossoverYouTube video by Nathaniel Knudsen

Short tutorial video for the FineWine patcher (1.3.1). www.youtube.com/watch?v=71WQ...

Yes!!!!!!!!!!

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Type: Nightly Version: 26.3.0.20261021_e990ae1384e377dcb658028341aa3d8dc8874491 Build time: 1m 41s Download: https://github.com/stoicswe/Endfield_FineWine/releases/tag/nightly_26.3.0.20261021_e990ae1384e377dcb658028341aa3d8dc8874491

New bot added for posting updates that are happening in the #Endfield FineWine MacOS crossover repo, follow the bot for updates: @endfield-finewine.bsky.social Will make posts from the Github build for Nightly patches and Releases

feed.itsfoss.comPeople Are Using AI to Get Rid of Smart TV Ads and Make Their TVs FasterAndroid TV owners are pointing Claude Code at their TVs over ADB to strip out ads, telemetry and bloat. Here's how it works and where it can go wrong.

This is awesome to see. feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/1...

Life has been BUSY lots of bug fixes and work stuff going on lately. 🙂🫠🫠

discord.ggJoin the Endfield: FineWine Discord Server!A community of passionate citizens of the Talos-II civilization band on macOS operating systems. We work on helping maintain the Endfield macOS community.Official website: https://endfield-fine-wine.l...

We now have a Discord server (requested by one of the contributors, NekomiRyan!). If you want to join, feel free. discord.gg/6BJn2N7AAP FineWine is a set of #Crossover #Wine patches that are layered on top of Crossover 26.3 (you need a valid crossover license / copy) to run #Endfield on macOS!

Nathaniel Knudsen (온유)@stoicswe.com

Latest release includes fixes for the new #Endfield version that dropped last night for running on macOS. github.com/stoicswe/End...

github.comRelease Endfield FineWine 1.2.3 · stoicswe/Endfield_FineWineUser Safety: safe What's inside Asset What it is FineWine.Patcher.app.zip FineWine Patcher.app — patches a copy of your CrossOver 26.3.0 with the anti-cheat Wine modules and a patched Molten...

Latest release includes fixes for the new #Endfield version that dropped last night for running on macOS. github.com/stoicswe/End...

We got it fixed. OSS for the win.

Nathaniel Knudsen (온유)@stoicswe.com

New ACE broke Endfield on macOS 🥲🤬

New ACE broke Endfield on macOS 🥲🤬

This is a complex issue. Not really sure how I’m going to address it tbh.

After work today, I’ve been relaxing with the latest Nothing headphones, listening to Sleep Token. It’s a good time. The new 1 Pros are pretty nice (though lacking a little clarity in the mids imo, but this is fixable).

github.comRelease 1.0.3 · LoreanXavier/pt-pcP.T. PC Port 1.0.3 Everything since 1.0.2. Run the setup over your existing installation to update: the game files are replaced, your game archives, settings, saves and mods stay. Saying "Jack" wit...

You can now use MetalFX in the PT PC port 🙂 github.com/LoreanXavier...

As you can see in my branch change, MetalFX has been added (though I wish the release notes acknowledged that), mildly annoying. github.com/LoreanXavier...

theverge.comAnthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ towards ClaudeThe usage policy update also adds new rules addressing propaganda campaigns, surveillance, and weapon development.

Oh god, no… we can’t hurt the machines’ feelings!?

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Exclusive: Anthropic is updating its usage policy for the first time in over a year. The new rules prohibit sustained "abusive or cruel behavior" towards Claude & add new restrictions about propaganda campaigns, surveillance & weapon development. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

I joke, but this requires more debate from psychologists that aren’t living in San Francisco to analyze the likelihood of any level of consciousness that we might have created through advanced artificial intelligence models.

Honestly, I find this thing just fun to tinker with... hacking it and doing cool stuff...just to see what I can do with it.

Nathaniel Knudsen (온유)@stoicswe.com

Timeline R1, a timeline of chats for the #RabbitR1. This is a creation that I made which runs partly on device and partly on a paired OS3 machine. It's not as elegant of a first party solution, but I really like using it. github.com/stoicswe/tim...

arstechnica.comOpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with trafficThe reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming.

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“While OpenAI admits to agents behaving ‘unpredictably’, they must also acknowledge their responsibility to monitor and prevent these risks,” Wikimedia said. “AI companies are not doing enough to secure their systems and protect the public from the harm they cause.” arstechnica.com/security/202...

After playing around 14 hours of Civ6, I can see why people don't like Civ7 as much. For me, the builder unit is a depth of strategization that is lacking in 7.

I am very thankful to all the help and contributions from open source developers, but upstream and ones I am actively working with. Together we’ve gotten Endfield to not only run, but run well on Apple Silicon through custom Crossover patches. github.com/stoicswe/End...

I should really go to bed, however…. Fire Emblem is so captivating to me.

Starting up Korean more actively again.

propublica.orgI Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and…

We already knew this, but a good article on how evil Draft Kings (and similar) are downright evil. People and platforms should be treated as complacent in these business practices. Awful and predatory. www.propublica.org/article/draf...

I’ve recently ordered this mouse and absolutely love it. It is very very cool and works well (though I had to buy the larger hands extension back/grip plate). a.co/d/0fTBYI3w

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Cosmic orange in titanium would have been an incredible design combo for iPhone 17 Pro. But alas, we have aluminum (I get why, but a man can dream).

github.comRelease Endfield FW 26.3.0.20261001_0440029475d9aa0deb1d403db8118d967795288a · stoicswe/Endfield_FineWineNightly snapshot — 2026-10-01 (0440029475d9aa0deb1d403db8118d967795288a) ⚠️ Automated, untested snapshot built from main by run #10. Gameplay is only verified on the maintainer's Mac — treat this ...

#Endfield FineWine nightly adds some significant performance issues to Vulkan on macOS. Thanks to Mary for her contributions here in her repo. Once shader compilation in background completed, I am seeing higher average frames when running the Vulkan game version. github.com/stoicswe/End...

9to5mac.comReport: Meta’s Muse crosses 5 million downloads amid massive advertising pushMeta’s streak at the top of the App Store continues in the US and Canada, as its AI assistant Muse is now past 5 million downloads, according to Sensor Tower. Here are the details. more…

Interesting it’s so small compared to their daily active count (if this metric is to be believed). 🧐 (maybe the general public doesn’t care about ai)

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Report: Meta’s Muse crosses 5 million downloads amid massive advertising push

The new Firefox on desktop is very good. I quite like the new UI.

github.comRelease Endfield FineWine 1.1.0 · stoicswe/Endfield_FineWineFineWine Patcher 1.1.0 updates CrossOver to 26.3.0, upgrades MoltenVK to 1.4.2, and introduces an experimental Vulkan renderer with new pipeline-cache and hazard-tracking patches. It adds a bottle ...

#Endfield FineWine 1.1.0 has been released. This update contains fixes and improvements to the overall performance as well as inclusion of MoltenVK patches for Vulkan support. No longer confined to DX11 on #macOS. github.com/stoicswe/End...

welling.aiWelling - The Best of MyFitnessPal and ChatGPT CombinedWelling is the AI nutrition coach that gets you. Just snap a photo, send a voice note, or text it like a friend. Welling logs your meals, tracks macros, and coaches you toward your goals. Free to…

I spoke with the co founder of Welling this morning. First of all, he’s a really nice person to talk to (had a great conversation about the Welling app). Also, I was able to provide some feedback on my experience with it so far. So far, this app has been nice to track my diet. www.welling.ai

Overall, using the app, talking to Philip, it’s both been a pleasant experience. I look forward to seeing where the app will go as new updates come out. 🙂

Portal.

Uisce Beatha@uisce-beatha.bsky.social

What's your "origin" video game? Most gamers have a lot of favorite games, sure, but there's always one that basically 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 you: the game that flipped that little switch in your brain and made into a life-long gamer.

github.comGitHub - stoicswe/Endfield_FineWine: A custom crossover-wine build, containing necessary patches required for running Arknights: Endfield on macOS under Apple Silicon.A custom crossover-wine build, containing necessary patches required for running Arknights: Endfield on macOS under Apple Silicon. - stoicswe/Endfield_FineWine

I am really happy with the momentum we have started on the custom patching for Crossover’s Wine to support Endfield. Before this side project, #Endfield was completely unrunnable. Thank you to everyone for helping out on this project! 🙂☺️ github.com/stoicswe/End...

I am hoping to continue to build this to be better and better at running Endfield to feel almost native when running on macOS, so that this game can be enjoyed by even more people.

Just to come ahead of this, in case there were questions, there is a GitHub sponsor link on this page. That’s in order to help cover any costs for running GitHub action runners.

22 Sept

Happy Mabon! 🍂🍁

So having never played a Fire Emblem game… I thought I’d give Fortunes Weave a try. First impressions: Dam it’s fun. I’m getting interested in a similar way to how I really liked the story of baldurs gate 3.

You know we’ve made it to AGI when we teach the electric sheep to dream. 😴

I am really pleased with how this side project I was working on for myself was taking off. #Endfield is a game that I really liked and wanted to play on macOS. It seems like others really wanted to as well, makes me happy to see it being useful. 🙂 github.com/stoicswe/End...

I look forward to the day where I no longer need to feel somewhat embarrassed to be an American. 🫠🫠

On another note though, maybe I should stop reading the hideous commentary occasionally on Twitter (hard not to when the tech YouTubers are over there).

Finally! This is indeed a good morning.