MTG Life Tracker for KOReader
descriptionStandardWe have created a MTG Life Tracker plugin for KOReader, this application allows player to track life totals in Commader and Standard game variants.
The MTG Life Tracker plugin supports 2-6 players, primarily created to stop using a phone as a life tracker and have something more passive.
Continue readingNew MTG/TCG products available now
We are thrilled to announce the launch of two brand new storage solutions, custom-designed by us right here at Oddineers Ltd., built specifically for the dedicated Magic: The Gathering (MTG) player and card game fans in general!
We know how much time and care goes into building a Commander deck, and keeping those precious cards organised and protected is just as important as the gameplay itself. That’s why we poured our passion for TCGs into creating these custom containers.
Continue readingFarewell Gruntle
descriptionStandardA post to immortalise a furry friend; Gruntle another stray that I had adopted several years (along with his buddy Fruntle), spoilt, noisy (meeps) and full of character. Gruntle suddenly took a turn for the worst (chest/lung cancer) although he likely hid it until he couldn’t and was put to rest on 17-04-2026.
Continue readingFarewell Fruntle
descriptionStandardA post to immortalise a furry friend; Fruntle a stray that I had adopted several years ago took a turn for the worst (GDV: Gastric Dilatation Volvulus) and was put to rest on 05-02-2026 (this post is a bit late; as I couldn’t bring myself to write about him).
Continue readingThe model is too powerful: A software engineer’s perspective
descriptionStandardAgency vs Inference: LLMs, or AI as some like to call them, are token generators. For a model to “break containment“, “send an email” or perform any other action outside of generating a token, it needs a functional bridge (APIs, tool-calling, or a shell environment) to perform these actions. If it “escaped“, that means a human either misconfigured or deliberately enabled it to perform said task.
Continue readingThe model might be conscious
descriptionStandardWhen a CEO says “The model might be conscious“, what they actually mean is “Our valuation needs another zero.“.
As engineers, we know the “ghost in the shell” is just complex algorithms and a very expensive GPU bill. There is no soul in the transformer; there’s just a Softmax function guessing the next word. Calling a next-token predictor “sentient” is like calling a calculator “mathematically gifted“. It’s not thinking; it’s just incredibly fast at being a parrot.
Update Gitea repository mirror authentication credentials
descriptionStandardRecently I had to update a few hundreds repository mirror authentication details; after just a handful I explored the API and was surprised that the API had not route available to achieve this.
Continue readingTasker plugin for Transcribable
descriptionStandardThis article demonstrates Transcribable’s Tasker plugin integration found in Transcribable v1.12.04 from open testing branch. It’s a preview for several new core function one of which allows integration in to Tasker. The integration allows users to send or retrieve text to Transcribable.
Continue readingRemote Camera for ESP32-S3-EYE – Home Assistant + ESPHome
descriptionStandardThis articles covers a simple camera server configuration for streaming and snapshot capture for use with ESPHome.
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