Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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ive had these in rotation for a bit now, so this isn’t a first-impression. In hand, they come across way more convincing than photos suggest. The materials feel thought-through the suede isn’t flat and reacts well to touch, while the leather panels feel structured enough to hold shape over time. On foot, the silhouette sits clean and they don’t flare out at the sides or collapse at the toe like weaker batches tend to. Stitching is consistent across the upper and around the swoosh, nothing sloppy or uneven jumping out. The midsole tone looks natural in person and blends well with the rest of the shoe instead of standing out awkwardly. Comfort-wise, they’re surprisingly wearable for daily use, and they fit true to size for me. After a few wears, nothing has started to loosen or feel off, which is usually where flaws show up. Overall, they feel like a pair you can actually wear confidently.
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hey everyone, wanted to share a little technical challenge we've been wrestling with.
first, to be super clear, all the animations you're seeing in the video aren't just simple loops. our ultimate goal is to create over 500 animations and control them with algorithms. the code you are seeing is only for real-time logic, it's not generating any of the art itself.
the main problem was making our character feel alive during conversations, instead of just playing a rigid, flat GIF. to solve this, we use an algorithm to extract lip-sync phonemes and align them with the audio. however, simply snapping to different mouth shapes looks super mechanical. to fix that, we also apply optimization methods to make the mouth transitions look natural.
to bring it all together and manage the complexity, we also use an animation state machine to control smooth transitions between animations. this system handles the logic so the switching between animations feels seamless. it allows us to organically blend the real-time lip-sync with blinks, emotional shifts, and other micro-movements without it all looking rigid.
it feels much more like directing a character than just playing a file. its been a long haul trying to get the code to do justice to the artwork. this little engine is part of a 14-month project to build a desktop pet we've named Kitto. anyway, if anyone's curious about the actual hardware this all runs on, the whole thing is documented on our Kickstarter.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kitto/kitto-true-ai-agent-toy?ref=8rdhhh
Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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ive had these in rotation for a bit now, so this isn’t a first-impression. In hand, they come across way more convincing than photos suggest. The materials feel thought-through the suede isn’t flat and reacts well to touch, while the leather panels feel structured enough to hold shape over time. On foot, the silhouette sits clean and they don’t flare out at the sides or collapse at the toe like weaker batches tend to. Stitching is consistent across the upper and around the swoosh, nothing sloppy or uneven jumping out. The midsole tone looks natural in person and blends well with the rest of the shoe instead of standing out awkwardly. Comfort-wise, they’re surprisingly wearable for daily use, and they fit true to size for me. After a few wears, nothing has started to loosen or feel off, which is usually where flaws show up. Overall, they feel like a pair you can actually wear confidently.
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ive had these in rotation for a bit now, so this isn’t a first-impression. In hand, they come across way more convincing than photos suggest. The materials feel thought-through the suede isn’t flat and reacts well to touch, while the leather panels feel structured enough to hold shape over time. On foot, the silhouette sits clean and they don’t flare out at the sides or collapse at the toe like weaker batches tend to. Stitching is consistent across the upper and around the swoosh, nothing sloppy or uneven jumping out. The midsole tone looks natural in person and blends well with the rest of the shoe instead of standing out awkwardly. Comfort-wise, they’re surprisingly wearable for daily use, and they fit true to size for me. After a few wears, nothing has started to loosen or feel off, which is usually where flaws show up. Overall, they feel like a pair you can actually wear confidently.
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Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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ive had these in rotation for a bit now, so this isn’t a first-impression. In hand, they come across way more convincing than photos suggest. The materials feel thought-through the suede isn’t flat and reacts well to touch, while the leather panels feel structured enough to hold shape over time. On foot, the silhouette sits clean and they don’t flare out at the sides or collapse at the toe like weaker batches tend to. Stitching is consistent across the upper and around the swoosh, nothing sloppy or uneven jumping out. The midsole tone looks natural in person and blends well with the rest of the shoe instead of standing out awkwardly. Comfort-wise, they’re surprisingly wearable for daily use, and they fit true to size for me. After a few wears, nothing has started to loosen or feel off, which is usually where flaws show up. Overall, they feel like a pair you can actually wear confidently.
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I think a lot of people here might feel the same way right now. You don't want to miss out on a potential run. But you also don't want to wake up to a liquidation message.
I have been trying to figure out a middle ground. What I am testing right now is using spot positions as a long term base. No leverage on that part. Just holding. I personally use BYDFi for some of this because their interface is cleaner for separating spots and futures, but that is just a tool choice.
Then I set aside a very small portion of my portfolio. Less than 5 percent. That is the only money I allow myself to use for futures or leveraged trades. I treat it almost like an experimental budget.
The key rule I made for myself is that even if this small portion gets completely wiped out, it does not affect my spot holdings. That way, I can still sleep at night. The fear of missing out goes down a bit because I have some exposure. But the fear of blowing up does not spike as hard because the damage is limited.
That said, I know this is not really a systematic solution. It feels more like a psychological trick. I am sure there are more logical ways to think about the trade off between FOMO and liquidation risk.
So I wanted to ask people who have been through more cycles than I have. What frameworks or heuristics do you use to decide how much to risk on leveraged positions versus staying in spot? How do you think about trade off in a more structured way? If you have used BYDFi or similar platforms, do you find any specific features helpful for this kind of risk separation?
Not looking for financial advice. Just curious about how others reason this.
Thanks.
Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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Hey everyone,
Lately, the AI hardware space is flooded with fake PPT projects, making people rightfully skeptical of anything new. A few weeks ago, due to my terrible marketing strategy, I posted a bunch of renders and demos here, and rightfully got roasted as ""just another vaporware scam."" I messed up. So today, there is no marketing BS. I just want to show you this raw, shell-less prototype with messy jumper wires, and the 14-month startup struggle behind it.
14 months ago, the idea started simple. I have cats, but many of my friends who love pets suffer from severe allergies or work insane hours, leaving them no time for a real companion. So, a bold startup idea popped into my head: what if I combined our childhood nostalgia for Tamagotchis with modern tech to build a 2026 cyberpunk-style desktop electronic pet?
But there's a saying in the tech world: ""Hardware is hard."" And these past 14 months nearly broke me.
To save costs initially, our four-person team handled all the hardware and software development ourselves. I burned through almost all my savings on prototyping, chips, and tooling. I even hit a rock-bottom moment when a fake contractor scammed me out of my money and disappeared. The more sunk cost I accumulated, the more anxious I became. I was drowning in bug-filled code and scrapped circuit boards, while also trying to juggle marketing—something I am absolutely terrible at. That desperation directly led to the PR disaster a few weeks ago when I used terrible AI-generated copy. The loneliness and extreme anxiety of the solo founder grind were almost consuming me.
Fortunately, I didn't die halfway. A friend of mine couldn't stand watching me sink anymore. He actually quit his well-paying job and took a massive leap of faith to join the team and carry the operational burden, just to give this struggling project a fighting chance.
With him covering my back, I could finally pour my soul back into the product. After countless all-nighters, this ""naked board"" you see in the video is the proof of our blood, sweat, and tears:
This isn't a fake screen playing videos. To create a true sense of life, we used a 410×502 high-definition Retina display to capture subtle micro-expressions. We conquered capacitive touch sensing—when you pet it like in the video, it instantly gives natural feedback. Instead of rigid GIFs, we custom-built an animation state machine, using code to dynamically splice together countless subtle motion fragments for infinite interactive possibilities. We even optimized an algorithm to perfectly sync its lip movements with the generated audio.
Actually, when the prototype started working, I tried talking to VCs. But capital logic is brutal: taking their money meant listening to investors and cutting geeky, ""unprofitable"" features. I couldn't do it. I fell in love with the process of watching a cold chip turn into a little companion that interacts with me. I want its future to be defined by real users and the community, not by an ROI spreadsheet. So, I bit the bullet and chose Kickstarter.
Today, we've finally priced the first unit and set up our KS page. In the future, we plan to empower it with over 50 Agent skills, release designer-toy-level shells (like a Zaun-style street graffiti look), and even add a rotating base that bobs to music.
But how long this scrappy startup can survive, and how far we can go, depends not just on us risking everything, but on hearing real market feedback. What do you guys want to see next? Startup failure/learning logs, hardcore code breakdowns, or voting on shell designs? Let me know!
i used to think getting laundry right was all about nailing the wash. picking the right detergent, doing extra rinses, sorting properly, not overloading the drum. but I finally figured out none of that matters if your drying stage is working against you.
I live in a small apartment and rely on an indoor drying rack (classic). for the longest time my heavy hoodies, jeans, and thick towels were taking two or three days to fully dry. even when they came out of the wash perfectly clean, theyd sit in that half-wet stage for so long that they just developed THAT damp, musty smell all over again. opening a window just made the room freezing, and pointing a fan at the rack basically just pushed swampy air around the living room.
lately I’ve been putting a small dehumidifier (just a basic KeepGlad unit) next to the drying rack on laundry days. mostly just to keep that corner from turning into a damp little cave. its definitely not a dryer replacement, but keeping the air around the rack less humid means my thicker stuff doesnt sit wet long enough to get gross.
it basically just prevents the musty stage before it starts. kinda mad it took me this long to figure out physics beats chemistry sometimes.
alright gotta admit something. ive always secretly hated my leg hair. its like wearing a scratchy wool sweater 24/7. gets hot, feels wierd against my jeans, the whole deal. but for some dumb reason i just figured i was stuck with it.
anyway my gf got tired of me whining about it. last night she basically ambushes me with her ulike ipl thing. i put up a fake fight for a minute but was actually pretty curious.
she just did one of my legs to show me.
its... ridiculously smooth. had no idea my skin could even feel like this. spent half the night just running my hand over it. the feeling of the bedsheets on the smooth leg vs the carpet leg (my other one) was insane.
so yeah im doin the other leg tonight. she says i have to keep doin it for a while for it to actually stick. any tips for a total beginner? she wasnt super clear on how often youre supposed to zap it. lol
Quick QC on these. Color looks good in hand and the materials feel fine. Shape looks solid overall and nothing stands out as off to me. Stitchingrarely looks clean and even and the midsole color looks right, not too yellow. Details around the cage and heel look fine as well. Just sharing in case it helps anyone.
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