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A short note on editing Evil Lucid Dream data and per-character cleared depth in the Shape of Dreams save JSON to unlock Limbo up to depth 6.

• Shape of Dreams
• Game Tips

A short walkthrough for backing up and editing the Shape of Dreams save JSON under LocalLow to satisfy only the Limbo unlock condition.

• Shape of Dreams
• Game Tips

My Samsung 990 PRO M.2 SSD sometimes stopped reading and writing during games and stayed missing for a while after a reboot. After updating its firmware to 8B2QJXD7 with Samsung Magician, it has not happened again so far.

• Windows
• Game Tips

A short record from when the Steam version of SAND: Raiders of Sophie failed with `Unexpected error occurred`. It started working after enabling administrator mode for `Sand_BE.exe` and rebooting the PC, but I have not isolated whether that setting alone fixed it.

• SAND: Raiders of Sophie
• BattlEye
• Steam
• Game Tips

I built and published skillspector-action, a GitHub Action for running NVIDIA SkillSpector. It can discover multiple SKILL.md files in a repo, check only PR changes, and show the scan status as a README badge.

• GitHub Actions
• AI

A straightforward Windrose best-weapons ranking, covering Rapier of Devastation, Reliable Musket, Drake’s Double-Barreled Pistol, Rapier of a Thousand Cuts, burst damage, bleed damage, Vulnerability, and 5-second / 10-second damage examples.

• Windrose
• Game Tips

A summary of config.json and launch option settings for Hytale Dedicated Server.

• Hytale
• Optimization

A category-by-category roundup of Hytale QoL mods that add only convenience features such as cross-chest search, maps, HUDs, and party displays without breaking the vanilla experience.

• Hytale

Explains how to use Hamachi's virtual LAN when Hytale multiplayer does not connect.

• Hytale
• Network

A memo of what I did to stabilize and strengthen a Valheim Dedicated Server × Crossplay multiplayer server environment.

• Valheim
• Network
• Optimization

Notes on the steps I took to switch Money Forward ME from App Store billing to credit card payment while keeping my account data

• Money Forward

After enabling 3D V-Cache on a Ryzen 9 9950X3D, my Realtek 5GbE network became unstable. These are notes on how I fixed online-game rubber-banding while looking into EEE and PCIE power-saving settings.

• Windows
• Network
• Optimization

Windows settings I check first after buying a PC, from the perspective of someone who games and works as an engineer. Focuses on easy-to-miss items like refresh rate, mouse acceleration, power mode, and more.

• Windows
• Network
• Devices
• Optimization

The shortest steps for managing Node.js/pnpm with mise in a Windows VSCode + Git Bash environment

• Windows
• Git
• Node.js

In the PC version of Shadowverse WB, the QR code reader can create a deck from an image URL pasted into the file picker’s “File name” field. You can try decks found on X without saving the QR image first.

• Shadowverse
• Game Tips

Twitch Follower Checker surpassed 100,000 cumulative active users. This article covers what made me happy as it grew, how the feature can also easily create negative emotions, and the technical debt from building on an alpha version of Nextra.

• Twitch
• Misc

A quick guide to using Easy Video Trimmer for X.com, a Chrome extension that lets you trim videos from the X.com post composer and attach them directly.

• Google Chrome Extensions
• X (ex-Twitter)

I successfully passed the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP-C02) exam, so I’m sharing my experience.

• AWS
• Certifications

I switched from SoftBank Hikari to AsahiNet Hikari Cross 10GB because I was tired of brief disconnects during evening peak hours. This post covers speed tests, what changed after adding a 5Gbps NIC, and how it felt in online games.

• Network
• Misc

A trading-rules note I made after getting burned in margin trading (updated as needed).

• Stock Investing
• Misc

How I messed up with a margin short sale of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (4967).

• Stock Investing
• Misc

I missed old Twitter's video clipping feature, so I rebuilt it as a Chrome extension for X.com. I aimed to keep video processing entirely in the browser with ffmpeg.wasm and WebCodecs, but attaching the result directly to X's post composer was a real struggle.

• Google Chrome Extensions
• X (ex-Twitter)
• Indie Development
• JavaScript
• Misc

I successfully passed the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02) exam, so I’m sharing my experience.

• AWS
• Certifications

Notes on what I did to improve brief connection dropouts and freezes in Marvel Rivals and VALORANT

• Marvel Rivals
• VALORANT
• Network
• Optimization

My thoughts after spending one year living in a newly built exposed-concrete rental apartment.

• Misc

What I learned from creating a Japanese localization config for Deadlock and having it used by 50,000 players.

• Deadlock
• Python
• Misc
• English Learning

I passed the AWS Certified Security - Specialty (SCS-C02) exam, so I am sharing my experience.

• AWS
• Certifications

This post explains how to lock Deadlock's FPS limit through Steam launch options, since the FPS cap currently cannot be changed directly from the in-game settings.

• Deadlock
• Game Tips
• Optimization

I had been creating a Japanese localization config file for Deadlock for my own use, but it has become a fairly decent config file, so I decided to publish it.

• Deadlock
• Game Tips

I passed AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty (DAS-C01), so I am sharing my exam experience.

• AWS
• Certifications

Notes from when VALORANT hit VAN9005 on a PC using WSL2 and Docker Desktop. In environments where they cannot coexist, switching between development and gaming with hypervisorcontrol was the practical answer.

• VALORANT
• WSL2
• Windows

Notes from my actual inquiry to the manufacturer because I really wanted to know whether it is okay to put magnets on an MR-WZ50K.

• Misc

I wanted to add a hook to a top-hung sliding door, so I tried Aiwa's Rail DE Heyaboshi and the KONTEC AP-01 Dokodemo Pittari Hook.

• Misc

I wanted a place to hang Φ28mm plates on my POWERTEC WB-PR15, so I wrapped rubber around an incompatible holder and inserted it. In the end, I also reinforced it with wood, and it improved my workout QOL a lot.

• Misc

I wanted to strengthen my remote work setup, so I bought an Okamura Contessa seconda from kagg.jp. This is about receiving a proper brand-new chair, plus my impressions of the adjustable arms and headrest.

• Misc

I tried installing loose-lay floor tiles in a rental apartment. I used masking tape and anti-mold sheets to make it easy to restore the room, but cutting the extremely hard tiles was a real struggle.

• Misc

After looking at a huge number of listings, I have narrowed down the conditions I will not compromise on for a remote-work room. This is a checklist for people who spend a lot of time at home, covering party-wall soundproofing, fiber to the room, electrical capacity, air conditioner age, and more.

• Moving
• Misc

I tried making a Gundam Evo version of Animal Tower Battle called GUNDAM EVOLUTION Tower Battle.

• GUNDAM EVOLUTION
• Indie Development

I enjoyed the Eigo de GO! mode in Kanji de GO so much that I made an Anki deck using only the words included in it. Since it is hard to review repeatedly through the game alone, I am sharing it for anyone who wants quick, smooth practice.

• English Learning

I made a Tampermonkey script that hides listings from specified real estate agencies in SUUMO search results in your own browser, so I’m sharing it.

• Google Chrome Extensions
• JavaScript
• Moving
• Indie Development

I successfully passed the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02) exam, so I’m sharing my experience.

• AWS
• Certifications

Learn how to optimize your favicon, including a Favicon Best Practice Generator.

• Indie Development

How to use Twitch Follower Checker to check who newly followed or unfollowed a Twitch channel

• Twitch
• Indie Development
• Game Tips

A continuously updated table of how many hours it took for AWS certification exam results to arrive after the exam, based on my own results and reports from around the web.

• AWS
• Certifications

I passed the AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02) exam, so I’m sharing my experience.

• AWS
• Certifications

A curated list of free online board games you can play in a browser. No installation required, and I picked only games that can liven things up even with people meeting for the first time.

• Board Games

Notes on editing GUNDAM EVOLUTION's Engine.ini to lighten rendering and stabilize FPS even on low-spec CPUs.

• GUNDAM EVOLUTION
• Game Tips
• Optimization

I recently took the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) exam, so I am sharing what it was like. Since the exam changed from SAA-C02 to SAA-C03 in September 2022, I will share the characteristics and feel of the new exam.

• AWS
• Certifications

Carefully selected Chrome extensions, grouped by use case, that reduce the stress of reading English documentation for work and personal development.

• Google Chrome Extensions
• English Learning

How to show the song playing in YouTube Music on Discord, similar to Spotify

• YouTube
• Discord

After a PC migration, SourceTree may show `fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository...` for repositories copied from the old machine. I fixed the ownership mismatch by reassigning the target directory owner with `takeown`.

• Git
• Misc

Introducing a protein powder from Myprotein that really drinks like juice.

• Best Buy
• Protein

A little trick for customizing your mouse bungee to make it easier to use.

• Devices
• Game Tips

A seriously top-tier aim training method. Whoever came up with this drill is an absolute genius.

• VALORANT

I bought the metal mouse pad I fell in love with at Tokyo Game Show while riding a late-night impulse. The initial glide in VALORANT is fantastic, but stopping, static electricity, and maintenance make it a niche pick.

• Devices
• VALORANT
• Misc

I rebuilt Steins.GG's popular map-analysis feature and relaunched it as a limited-release version. You can check positions at 0.1-second intervals, display movement routes, and practice predicting the next circle.

• PUBG
• Indie Development

I revived the PUBG match analysis system Steins.GG as a limited release.

• PUBG
• Indie Development

For anyone who wants to build a PUBG match-analysis tool, this guide covers the steps from issuing an API key in the PUBG Developer Portal to checking that it works.

• PUBG

Building and operating Steins.GG, a PUBG match analysis web app with more than 80,000 cumulative users, was one of my happiest experiences. I wrote about what was fun, and also what was hard: server costs, API changes, and keeping the service running.

• PUBG
• Node.js
• JavaScript
• Misc

I found it tedious to keep up with specific Twitter accounts, so I built a GAS workflow that fetches their tweets and sends them to Discord. This article includes copy-and-paste-ready code and how to run it every minute.

• Google Apps Script
• JavaScript
• Discord
• X (ex-Twitter)
• Indie Development

A guide to building a GAS tool that automatically likes tweets, plus how to adapt it to grow your follower count.

• Google Apps Script
• JavaScript
• X (ex-Twitter)
• Indie Development
• Misc

I worked as an analyst for a PJS Grade 1 professional team for about two seasons. This article covers collecting and analyzing match data with the PUBG API, what I enjoyed, and my reflections on losing motivation.

• PUBG
• Misc

A nostalgic roundup of Japanese fitness YouTubers and influencers from the early days of YouTube!

• YouTube

A nostalgic look at fitness YouTubers and influencers from YouTube's early days!

• YouTube

If your Minecraft mod keeps running the same expensive calculations every time, the quickest fix is usually to add a cache. This article gives a rough overview, from a hand-rolled Map implementation to Caffeine and bundling it into your jar with Shadow.

• Minecraft
• Java

PUBG LITE was not playable from Japan yet, so I connected to a Malaysia VPN and installed it. This covers BAN-related cautions and my impressions after playing Team Deathmatch.

• PUBG
• Game Tips

Seriously the strongest aim training method. It's way too fun.

• Counter-Strike

A simple trick for making mechanical keyboard inputs faster with silencing rings.

• Devices
• Game Tips

I researched whether PUBG FACEIT can be played from within Japan, and whether it is okay to play it.

• PUBG
• FACEIT

Here's how to change PUBG servers easily with one click.

• PUBG
• Game Tips

I released the previously limited PUBG match analysis system as Steins.GG. It includes not only stats aggregation, but also features for tracking initial drops and rotations on the map.

• PUBG
• Indie Development

I got tired of searching every time for “which scrims can/could I join from Japan?”, so I wrote down the ones I had joined myself or heard about.

• PUBG