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KINGDOM HEARTS

2026-06-07T19:37:09Z

Ha1vorsen: Created page with "Kingdom Hearts, often stylised as KINGDOM HEARTS, is a Disney video game franchise developed by Square Enix (formerly Squaresoft) for a wide variety of platforms, including mobile and home video game consoles, smartphones, and feature phones. My first KINGDOM HEARTS game was KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded, a full remake of coded, an original mobile game. I since moved on to 358/2 Days, then Dream Drop Distance, and completed KINGDOM HEARTS III in that order while dabbling in..."

Kingdom Hearts, often stylised as KINGDOM HEARTS, is a Disney video game franchise developed by Square Enix (formerly Squaresoft) for a wide variety of platforms, including mobile and home video game consoles, smartphones, and feature phones.

My first KINGDOM HEARTS game was KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded, a full remake of coded, an original mobile game. I since moved on to 358/2 Days, then Dream Drop Distance, and completed KINGDOM HEARTS III in that order while dabbling in I, II, and Birth by Sleep. I ended up not enjoying the latter three at all, which are all fundamentally different compared to the DS and 3DS games I played.

To outsiders, KINGDOM HEARTS must be such an elusive concept. It's Mickey Mouse playing alongside random forgettable anime-looking characters. Super lighthearted entertainment for the kiddies, right?

I feel like that juxtaposition is what keeps getting me. In what seems to be a signature Disney style, KINGDOM HEARTS indeed takes this lighthearted premise and hides themes of identity, belonging, and relationships within it, evolving from "a young child ventures outside of his childhood island to explore bigger worlds" to "a young man sacrifices his life to prevent a corrupted organisation from infecting the souls of every living being with the DNA of its leader".

Ramblings

2026-05-18T23:57:56Z

Ha1vorsen:

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OMORI

2026-04-24T10:51:05Z

Ha1vorsen:

Omori, stylized as OMORI, is a narrative-focused, turn-based adventure RPG that incorporates psychological horror elements. At least, that's the snippet of a description that you'll read upon any generic introduction to the game.

For me, though, OMORI is a work that my mind instinctively resists when I attempt to surface memories of its event. It stands out as one of the few pieces of media where the loading screen, advising those with mental health vulnerabilities to approach with caution... seems like a ''genuine warning'', in retrospect.

If this game had to hammer down any one subject, it really drives home the importance of trusting what you tell yourself, over what you are being prompted to feel. Be it by friends, societal norms, or the little devil on your shoulder; it's dangerous to let your emotions be defined by someone else. This game can mean many things to different people, and attempting to summarise the game in a standard, unnuanced catch-all description leaves a poor taste in the mouth. This game massively affected me because almost all of its conflicts and their nuances in-game reflect real-life experiences and traumas that I didn't know I still carried. It allowed me to reflect on my own situations, the choices I could have made, and the potential effects these may have on other people.

OMORI resembles a happy-go-lucky isometric turn-based RPG. That description very well is correct at times - it's good to see a game not shy away from being pure and lighthearted, because these memories allow the player to recall jovial events during the story, and contrast them with the the more personal and intimate parts that follow throughout the game, making for an emotional relationship as if you've grown up with the characters you've only really known for a handful of hours.

Imagine: you wake up in your neighborhood that you grew up on, with the friends you've known your whole life only a short walk down the street away. You want to meet up to go to the public park one day, so you grab everyone and hang out for a summer day of ice cream downtown -- nothing gets better than this. This is what childhood is about. As with many other games that feature children in emotional stories, this serves heavy juxtaposition towards the events that the characters are forced to follow through. The blossoming intra-personal relationship might later become a tangled ordeal of individual events that lead to the twelve year old delving into a way to self-dispute what can be become the player's own philosophical introspection into their own experiences of regret and desperation as they progress further and further along the story.

There are some points of the game that do directly test the individual psychological aspects of the player, such as their subconscious motives when presented with an illusion of choice, or perceived lack of choice, ultimately allowing for a more intertwined experience of the events that allows the story to carry a heavier weight when considering the intricacies of the story's underlying narrative.

OMORI has captivated an unprecedented variety of demographics in its story alone, leading people of widely-varying ages, maturity levels, and even cultures to come together to appreciate, and maybe even grieve, over the memories that they all collectively share. So far, it's the only game I've seen to allow "macho", stoic archetypes shamelessly display their support for this title alongside expressive, emotional tweens, and mature, aging adults alike.

It was released by the OMOCAT development team on the day of Christmas in 2020. It follows the story of a pre-adolescent boy among his four friends and his sister over the span of approximately four years. The title was in planning, writing, and active development for more than half of a decade after its Kickstarter was met with resounding success. Upon its release and shortly thereafter, the game has accrued a cult following akin to titles such as Undertale and EarthBound.

the music in this game goes hard as hell
[[File:OMORI ost.png|thumb|Personal hierarchy of the original soundtrack.]]

User:Ha1vorsen

2026-04-24T10:50:10Z

Ha1vorsen:

[[File:Chrome 6C0BKJl4tt.png|thumb|North Halvorsen, shown in a gray blazer.]]
'''North Halvorsen''', also known by online handles '''ha1vorsen''' and '''Solo''', is the webmaster of Halcove and its supplementary sites [such as this Wiki]. They started developing this website as a pasttime, partially because they were bored, but mostly in order to archive their projects, memories, and share blog content on a website format most people are already familiar with.

North is a [[Repairing|mobile device technician]] who began modifying Nintendo handhelds around 2015, including devices such as the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Nintendo Switch]]. The [[homebrew]] community sprung a significant interest in architectural research, maintenance, and customisation. This interest naturally lead to new skills, such as data forensics and reverse engineering for hardware and software.

When it comes to electronics, [https://news.samsung.com/us/top-techs-put-skills-test-samsung-national-skills-repair-competition-2023/ I hope you can trust me to know what I'm talking about].

== Introduction ==
If it involves some form of enthusiast technology development, you can count on me to be caught up on it. To this end, I like to be inside of things and understand their history and capabilities, so that I can eventually take advantage of or produce them for myself. This isn't just limited to [[Repairing|repairs]], but also software and firmware architectural design as well, music creation, computer-aided design, and more. I appreciate the security of knowing exactly how the world around me works so there I don't run into unfortunate surprises.

I also enjoy gaming! You can always feel free to hit me up for a session of [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]] matches or compare experiences in story-based games like [[OMORI]].

I am a [[Inventory|hardware collector]] and data hoarder as well.

Above all, my goal with this site is to have documentation about my experiences, actions, and projects - documentation that hopefully outlives me and doesn't become lost to history. I hope that isn't too much to hope for.

== Contact ==
While centralising online identities is often considered poor practice from a privacy perspective, this site wouldn't exist if privacy was a vital concern. My personal policy is to make any of my potential shortcomings easily auditable by making my identities easily trackable. In general, my online username is primarily "ha1vorsen" for most accounts.

[https://www.discord.com/ Discord] - My username is '''Halvorsen'''. If you require urgent contact, this is the number one method to use.

Email''': hal'''[at]'''halcove.com'''. This will be the second best method to use.

My phone number will be my third best method.

[https://keybase.io/ Keybase] - [https://keybase.io/ha1vorsen ha1vorsen]

[https://gbatemp.net/ GBATemp] - [https://gbatemp.net/members/halvorsen.369787/ Halvorsen]

[https://www.reddit.com/ Reddit] - [https://www.reddit.com/u/ha1vorsen ha1vorsen] / [https://www.reddit.com/u/LinkSoraZelda LinkSoraZelda]

== Donations ==
If I've helped you in any way, and you'd like to show appreciation, there are a few methods you can use to donate via cryptocurrencies. It helps me continue to host cool sites.

My primary address is '''ha1vorsen.x''', which accepts XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum.

My direct XRP ledger address is rPd4SDanuU1qDoD8jExfTbu6vv5EGnvrFg. There is no destination tag.

Events

2024-12-24T02:46:24Z

Ha1vorsen: /* 2024 */

Events, per the name, is a main section of Halcove that explains various occurrances in more detail.

The idea is to make at least one post here per day. Why?

I guess I need something to keep me busy.

== 2024 ==

*January
* February
**[[February 2, 2024|2]]
**[[February 3, 2024|3]]
**[[February 21, 2024|21]]
* March
*April
**[[April 17th, 2024|17]]
**[[March 19th, 2024|19]]

* May
**[[May 4th, 2024|4]]
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
**[[October 17th, 2024|17]]
**22
**[[October 23rd, 2024|23]]
**[[October 24th, 2024|24]]
* November
* December
**[[End Point]]

== 2023 ==

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
**[[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|2023 MX Repair Competition]]

* November
* December [[Day 343 (2023)|Day 344 (2023)]]
*[[Day 344 (2023)|Day 345 (2023)]]

== 2022 ==

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

== 2021 ==

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

== 2020 ==

Personal Electronic Transportation

2024-12-21T02:25:34Z

Ha1vorsen:

Since approximately September of 2021, my preferred mode of transportation has been personal electronic transportation devices (PETs). These include things such as electric bikes, electric kickscooters, and electric motorcycles. Primarily, I have opted for electric kickscooters. In general, I am safer to myself and others in my own lane of traffic segregated from other vehicles, especially if this is a sidewalk or bike lane detached from the road. I genuinely cannot fathom worrying about insurance, registration, gas prices, or being the convenient person to conduct someone else's chores and favours (namely for employers). I make these all impossible with my choice of personal transportation. I also have medical issues that can prevent me from getting or keeping a license consistently.

I made my first purchase almost immediately after watching [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqyzwbpYYqc&t=19s a video on YouTube by MKBHD]. I initially opted for the [https://gotrax.com/products/xr-elite-commuting-electric-scooter XR Elite from GoTrax]. Currently, my main vehicle is the [https://fluidfreeride.com/products/nami-burn-e-2 NAMI Burn-e2].
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|XR Elite
|15.5MPH
|Pneumatic
|32lbs
|$499.99
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|Apollo Explore
|32MPH
|Pneumatic
|52lbs
|$1,399.99
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|XR Ultra
|14MPH
|Pneumatic
|26lbs
|$399.99
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|GT SE
|25MPH
|Solid
|30lbs
|$999.99
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|NAMI Burn-e2
|45MPH
|Tubeless
|100lbs
|$3,399
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These reviews will be ordered in sequence to when I received each scooter.

=== GoTrax XR Elite ===
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This was my first starter electric kickscooter. While it was very much intended for a short-term trial to prepare myself for faster and riskier rides (such as motorcycling), I essentially fell in love with getting around town effortlessly. This has a proprietary firmware only GoTrax devices use, so it is hard limited on the set speed of 15.5MPH. The device takes two steps to fold, but the entire process can be done in about five seconds. While rides can be rough, they aren't uncomfortable unless you are on off-road terrain. The device is easily transportable in a back seat or a bus. After almost a year, I did begin to grow sick of its limited range and power output.

It sports a bell and headlight, both of which have been above average compared to the other devices on this list. It also features a cruise control that performs remarkably inconsistently. In theory, holding the acceleration for ten seconds automatically triggers it (without any auditory or visual cues, which is ''dangerous''); there's also no way to disable this feature either.

This scooter ultimately was replaced with the Apollo Explore as its stem eventually failed to open fully, collapsing mid-ride.

=== Apollo Explore ===
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The Apollo Explore was the next upgrade to the XR Elite. It sports 10 inch tires, an upgrade from the smaller and less stable 8 inch tires of before. The top speed is almost exactly doubled, meaning that I can use the bike lanes to get around town even quicker than before. I got my first Apollo Explore in around August of 2022, while receiving my second in December. I could never recommend this device or company given that it is aware of manufacturing issues, but only uses those issues to advertise the next revision of their device. In addition, in accordance to its warranty policy, the buyer has to pay approximately 1/10th of the cost of the scooter at a minimum for a diagnostic to determine if an issue falls under warranty. My first Explore broke down to the point where the handlebars and onboard devices were unaligned and unstable. My second one had a factory defective battery.. Both instances of support were disappointing, where in the first, a representative told me that the breakdown is expected, but not so soon after owning the scooter. The second instance is where the $100, non-refundable diagnostic is required to determine warranty status.

This also suffers from design issues. The charge ports are located at the bottom of the device, where sand, dirt, and water rests. They also stick out to the point where if you dare brush the scooter against anything, you might not be able to charge it once you get home.

The scooter is rear-wheel drive, meaning that unless you turn off zero-start, you can kiss your rear fender goodbye. Dismounting the scooter a grip on the handlebar to stabilise the device so it doesn't fall. If you accidentally accelerate the scooter while dismounting, there is nothing stopping the device from accelerating without you. Since you are dismounting, you still have a grip on the device while not standing on it. This can cause the front of the scooter to zoom into the air and come crashing down on its rear wheel, damaging the fender or other components.

This scooter would benefit from putting, at least, minimal thought into the design and longevity of their devices. Solid tires would be nice as well.

=== GoTrax XR Ultra ===
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As both Apollo Explore devices were utter failures, I did need a cheap last-mile backup to get to work consistently. I found a GoTrax XR Ultra off of Facebook Marketplace for $250, but this was marked down to $200 once I arrived and the seller noticed that the power button was jammed in and damaged, making it impossible for the scooter to turn on. The seller was ashamed, but I told him that it wasn't an issue, and I purchased it anyway. I ended up repairing the button with zero further issues.

It is similar to the XR Elite, other than less than half of the range and notably lower / inconsistent top speed. That is to say, I have never achieved 15.5mph as a top speed. This maxes out around 12 to 14 miles per hour. It is not particularly enjoyable to use this scooter at all, but it worked for what I needed it to.

=== E-TWOW GT SE ===
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For a time, while it worked, these ''electric-two wheels'' were my holy grail. This was my electric scooter of choice when it worked as intended. It solved almost all of my issues with the Apollo Explore 2021, including

* Solid tires
* Front-wheel drive
* Portability and foldability
* Bluetooth and application support

* Significantly above average aftersales support

I'll never have to worry about flats or become boggled down with routine maintenance... or such was the intention. This device also has functional mobile application support, allowing the user to remotely lock the device, and monitor its performance. Unlike the Explore, this electric scooter can be folded down with the press of a heel in less than two seconds, and conveniently store itself under a bus seat. Taking the compromise of ten less kilometers per hour was an easy decision.

The GT SE did essentially require one modification out of the box, however. There exists a set of buzzers that double as the horn of the vehicle. These buzzers trigger with every press of any button on the device, including simply turning it on. It is loud enough to disturb my neighborhood on a brisk morning.

So the very first thing I did, before I rode it even once, was disassemble the device and remove the buzzer speakers entirely from the motherboard. ''Much better.''

Unfortunately, my device has been plagued with controller issues, making the device present itself as completely dead even after charging. eWheels has sent out multiple controllers each time it happened, overnight, free of charge, but this is the maintenance that I came to avoid. In addition, many of the screws have been damaged after servicing the device repeatedly, meaning I am currently without a way to replace the controller this time.

Currently clocked at around 1250m travelled.

=== NAMI Burn-e 2 ===
-----This is my current electric scooter. It isn't perfect, but it is one of the better scooters I've ridden. For $3.5k, it sure better be. Currently clocked at 1,400 miles travelled.

My favourite nickname for this one is "everything is a speedbump".

I bought this under the presumption that I'll just brunt the repair fees of maintenance by shipping it off to fluidfreeride in Miami whenever something goes wrong. It's only on the other side of the state, so it's not like it'd be forever to get it back.

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The NAMI Burn-e 2 is my current electric scooter. At $3.5k, there were obviously many considerations and alternatives that were contemplated before landing here. Compared to the Apollo Explore, we're getting another 15 miles per hour for the top speed limit, a gigantic battery, proper, professional and adjustable suspension, and wider, plusher tubeless tires. To my knowledge, tubeless tires were more durable than tubed pneumatic tires, but replacements and repairs were a bit more dicey.

Since I refuse to do either repair by myself, I figured that I'll just get the repair shop to replace the tire, and reap the benefits of a longer lasting assembly. For the most part, that was true, until the inevitable flat tire about 900 miles in. It started off by leaking; I continued to ride the thing in complete denial for another ~500 miles, getting to a point where I needed to fill air with an electric pump every ~1 mile or so. And the current situation is now that the thing just won't rotate correctly at all, and the tire itself is finally giving up.

That's okay! I'll call up Fluid Freeride and ship them back the scooter. Making the repair appointment wasn't hard, now all that's left is packing the the big boy up and sending it on its way.

In case you are unaware, I've been stuck on that last step for about eight months. Boxes that come in these sizes ''don't exist''.

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Workspace

2024-12-09T16:33:55Z

Ha1vorsen: Blanked the page

Self Sovereignty

2024-12-09T14:29:13Z

Ha1vorsen:

Between working in a retail electronics repair shop, to being a store cashier, to being an online technical support person, I have the joys of witnessing the train of thought from people when faced with any kind of challenge.

Almost anything I do is based upon fact, in order to limit the outcomes of my actions to be as predictable as possible.

Self sovereignty is the name I've given to that ideology I've seemed to developed from the experiences during my post-formative years. Though [https://academic.oup.com/book/34759/chapter-abstract/296993739?redirectedFrom=fulltext based on a web search], it seems that this phrase already does refer to a real, documented concept.

The concept refers to the realisation and embrace of only allowing the self to control and advocate one's life and actions, swiftly and harshly rejecting anything that interferes with this goal. More succinctly, to safeguard and uphold your own principles, without shifting them based on the opinions or shoddy sense of authority imposed by others - including employers and government. Looking back, my diagnoses of oppositional defiance disorder especially calls to this, as "self-sovereignty" may imply a lack of respect to authority.

As mentioned on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|User page]], it's generally going to be hard to change my mind about ''anything'' unless you are able to provide a clear, unbiased, logical reason that conflicts with my own personal conclusion. It's also near impossible for me to feel a sense of regret for almost any of my actions if they were performed with the best information I had available, because at this point you're not attacking me; you're attacking what information I was exposed to. Factors like this usually translate into a refusal to comply with the instructions of others and seek my own path, for better or worse.

During childhood, people won't have many experiences to logically base their actions off of. This is why parents, teachers, and adult authorities are in charge of guiding children through their formative years. Unfortunately, a common error in this guidance is the exclusion of "guidance" entirely; instead becoming commandments. When actions are taken for the express purpose of satisfying an external authority, what you learn from these experiences is limited to simply obeying that authority -- which isn't learning anything.

Where many people tend to mold and assimilate into what's expected of them even if it goes against their values or principles, I tend to value my principles more than anything, as those principles are derived wholly from truth and reason. They always take priority. Socially, logically, and casually.

Elsewhere, your sense of identity derives from the policies you stand for; the people you agree with; the hobbies you have; the actions you take. Allowing yourself to lose control of your self inherently means you are being controlled by someone else. Being controlled by someone else can spiral into an unsatisfactory life, being a "gear in the system", a forgettable robot with no other purpose but to take orders. Quality of life is influenced by your employer's, or more broadly, society's, determination of your value. Being controlled like a guinea pig running towards shadows of a dollar sign is an insulting position to be told to be thankful in. Anywhere I am employed, I am working under my own terms. You're not paying me to be your slave. That was outlawed decades ago.

The fact that your random off the street dude seems to think they are any kind of authority regarding topics or politics they only have a vague understanding in is another reason I just hate humanity. There's no reason everything has to be hierarchal. Your everyday conversation doesn't have to be a contest. You're a bag of meat powered by synapses triggered by chemicals produced after various actions and environments.

You're not important.

Self Sovereignty

2024-12-09T04:45:50Z

Ha1vorsen:

Between working in a retail electronics repair shop, to being a store cashier, to being an online technical support person, I have the joys of witnessing the train of thought from people when faced with any kind of challenge.

Almost anything I do is based upon fact, in order to limit the outcomes of my actions to be as predictable as possible.

Self sovereignty is the name I've given to that ideology I've seemed to developed from the experiences during my post-formative years. Though [https://academic.oup.com/book/34759/chapter-abstract/296993739?redirectedFrom=fulltext based on a web search], it seems that this phrase already does refer to a real, documented concept.

The concept refers to the realisation and embrace of only allowing the self to control and advocate one's life and actions, swiftly and harshly rejecting anything that interferes with this goal. More succinctly, to safeguard and uphold your own principles, without shifting them based on the opinions or shoddy sense of authority imposed by others - including employers and government. Looking back, my diagnoses of oppositional defiance disorder especially calls to this, as "self-sovereignty" may imply a lack of respect to authority.

As mentioned on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|User page]], it's generally going to be hard to change my mind about ''anything'' unless you are able to provide a clear, unbiased, logical reason that conflicts with my own personal conclusion. That usually translates into my refusal to comply with the instructions of others and seek my own path, for better or worse.

During childhood, people won't have many experiences to logically base their actions off of. This is why parents, teachers, and adult authorities are in charge of guiding children through their formative years. Unfortunately, a common error in this guidance is the exclusion of it entirely; instead becoming commandments. When actions are taken for the express purpose of satisfying an external authority, what you learn from these experiences is limited to simply obeying that authority -- which isn't learning anything.

Where many people tend to mold and assimilate into what's expected of them even if it goes against their values or principles, I tend to value my principles more than anything, as those principles are derived wholly from truth and reason. They always take priority. Socially, logically, and casually.

Elsewhere, your sense of identity derives from the policies you stand for; the people you agree with; the hobbies you have; the actions you take. Allowing yourself to lose control of your self inherently means you are being controlled by someone else. Being controlled by someone else can spiral into an unsatisfactory life, being a "gear in the system", a forgettable robot with no other purpose but to take orders. Quality of life is influenced by your employer's, or more broadly, society's, determination of your value. Being controlled like a guinea pig running towards shadows of a dollar sign is an insulting position to be told to be thankful in. Anywhere I am employed, I am working under my own terms. You're not paying me to be your slave. That was outlawed decades ago.

The fact that your random off the street dude seems to think they are any kind of authority regarding topics or politics they only have a vague understanding in is another reason I just hate humanity. There's no reason everything has to be hierarchal. Your everyday conversation doesn't have to be a contest. You're a bag of meat powered by synapses triggered by chemicals produced after various actions and environments.

You're not important.

Self Sovereignty

2024-12-09T04:38:42Z

Ha1vorsen:

Between working in a retail electronics repair shop, to being a store cashier, to being an online technical support person, I have the joys of witnessing the train of thought from people when faced with any kind of challenge.

Almost anything I do is based upon fact, so that my actions always have a reasonable outcome.

Self sovereignty is the name I've given to the ideology I've seemed to developed from the experiences during my post-formative years. Though [https://academic.oup.com/book/34759/chapter-abstract/296993739?redirectedFrom=fulltext based on a web search], it seems that this phrase already does refer to a real, documented concept.

The concept refers to the realisation and embrace of only allowing the self to control and advocate one's life and actions, swiftly and harshly rejecting anything that interferes with this goal. More succinctly, to safeguard and uphold your own principles, without shifting them based on the opinions or shoddy sense of authority imposed by others - including employers and government. Looking back, my diagnoses of oppositional defiance disorder especially calls to this, as "self-sovereignty" may imply a lack of respect to authority.

As mentioned on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|User page]], it's generally going to be hard to change my mind about ''anything'' unless you are able to provide a clear, unbiased, logical reason that conflicts with my own personal conclusion. That usually translates into my refusal to comply with the instructions of others and seek my own path, for better or worse.

During childhood, people won't have many experiences to logically base their actions off of. This is why parents, teachers, and adult authorities are in charge of guiding children through their formative years. Unfortunately, a common error in this guidance is the exclusion of it entirely; instead becoming commandments. When actions are taken for the express purpose of satisfying an external authority, what you learn from these experiences is limited to simply obeying that authority -- which isn't learning anything.

Where many people tend to mold and assimilate into what's expected of them even if it goes against their values or principles, I tend to value my principles more than anything, as those principles are derived wholly from truth and reason. They always take priority. Socially, logically, and casually.

Elsewhere, your sense of identity derives from the policies you stand for; the people you agree with; the hobbies you have; the actions you take. Allowing yourself to lose control of your self inherently means you are being controlled by someone else. Being controlled by someone else can spiral into an unsatisfactory life, being a "gear in the system", a forgettable robot with no other purpose but to take orders. Quality of life is influenced by your employer's, or more broadly, society's, determination of your value. Being controlled like a guinea pig running towards shadows of a dollar sign is an insulting position to be told to be thankful in. Anywhere I am employed, I am working under my own terms. You're not paying me to be your slave. That was outlawed decades ago.

The fact that your random off the street dude seems to think they are any kind of authority regarding topics or politics they only have a vague understanding in is another reason I just hate humanity. There's no reason everything has to be hierarchal. Your everyday conversation doesn't have to be a contest. You're a bag of meat powered by synapses triggered by chemicals produced after various actions and environments.

You're not important.

Self Sovereignty

2024-12-09T03:53:20Z

Ha1vorsen:

Between working in a retail electronics repair shop, to being a store cashier, to being an online technical support person, I have the joys of witnessing the train of thought from people when faced with any kind of challenge.

Almost anything I do is based upon fact, so that my actions always have a reasonable outcome.

Self sovereignty is the name I've given to the ideology I've seemed to developed from the experiences during my post-formative years. Though [https://academic.oup.com/book/34759/chapter-abstract/296993739?redirectedFrom=fulltext based on a web search], it seems that this phrase already does refer to a real, documented concept.

The concept refers to the realisation and embrace of only allowing the self to control and advocate one's life and actions, swiftly and harshly rejecting anything that interferes with this goal. More succinctly, to safeguard and uphold your own principles, without shifting them based on the opinions or shoddy sense of authority imposed by others - including employers and government. Looking back, my diagnoses of oppositional defiance disorder especially calls to this, as "self-sovereignty" may imply a lack of respect to authority.

As mentioned on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|User page]], it's generally going to be hard to change my mind about ''anything'' unless you are able to provide a clear, unbiased, logical reason that conflicts with my own personal conclusion. That usually translates into my refusal to comply with the instructions of others and seek my own path, for better or worse.

During childhood, people won't have many experiences to logically base their actions off of. This is why parents, teachers, and adult authorities are in charge of guiding children through their formative years. Unfortunately, a common error in this guidance is the exclusion of it entirely; instead becoming commandments. When actions are taken for the express purpose of satisfying an external authority, what you learn from these experiences is limited to simply obeying that authority -- which isn't learning anything.

Where many people tend to mold and assimilate into what's expected of them even if it goes against their values or principles, I tend to value my principles more than anything, as those principles are derived wholly from truth and reason. They always take priority. Socially, logically, and casually.

Elsewhere, your sense of identity derives from the policies you stand for; the people you agree with; the hobbies you have; the actions you take. Allowing yourself to lose control of your self inherently means you are being controlled by someone else. Being controlled by someone else can spiral into an unsatisfactory life, being a "gear in the system", a forgettable robot with no other purpose but to take orders. This is where most people in first world countries are stuck within capitalism. Quality of life is influenced by your employer's, or more broadly, society's, determination of your value. Being controlled like a guinea pig running towards crumbs of a dollar sign is an insulting proposition. Anywhere I am employed, I am working under my own terms.

The fact that everyone seems to think they are any kind of authority is another reason I just hate humanity. There's no reason everything has to be hierarchal. Your everyday conversation doesn't have to be a contest. You're a bag of meat powered by synapses triggered by chemicals produced after various actions and environments.

You're not important.

May 4th, 2024

2024-12-09T03:38:52Z

Ha1vorsen:

Every day of my life, there is a conflict of some sort. Whether it's a simple difference of opinion, a clash of ideals, or a full-on active disagreement, I was, more often than not, subjected to the short end of the stick. Why would I want to risk confrontation and open myself up for even more potential ridicule? It didn't make any sense at the time. And it was often just on the internet. Why would I pay so much attention to something that isn't even real?

Arguments like these were all were settled by me accepting the bullshit that people spewed at me, regardless of whether or not I believed it. I didn't have a developed method of dismantling and debating anyway, so the few times where I did try to defend myself, I ended up making a fool of myself, just as I expected.

So I stopped trying to defend them completely.

At one point in recent years, I looked at all of these arguments, and specifically how I was feeling after all of them. I can't keep feeling like shit for just existing, nor should I consistently feel like shit daily for the simple fact that other people have other opinions and try to force them onto others.

In the past few years, I have been taking a more active, nay, chaotic and aggressive approach to defending my viewpoints.

I eventually found that this idling action is, in fact, still an action; a option of many. But what was even more important was all of the information that was interpreted by the other person due to the sheer lack of engagement I advertised. "If you want an argument, have fun yelling at yourself" was my mentality.

However, I found that the arguments that I never made were being used against me ad infinitum. I found that people were using their own interpretations and headcanon of things I never mentioned as justifications for their own viewpoint as part of a self-fulfilling prophecy, not to engage in a discussion or to justify an argument.

This was around 2018 to 2020.

Start Point

2024-12-09T03:05:31Z

Ha1vorsen:

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 23rd, 2024|2024 October 23]] =====
Somehow, it happened again! The competition occurs on the 24th, but I've written about the events leading up to it above.

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

Projects

2024-12-07T05:37:59Z

Ha1vorsen: /* Short Stack */

This is a way for me to organise the many projects I'll take on. This is an active workspace and many of the text here is just me thinking out loud.

Most physical projects done here involve some kind of hardware modification to Nintendo devices.

== Current ==

=== '''Hardware''' ===

===== Nintendo GameCube =====
I need to mod the working GameCube I have with HDMI. After that, I need to give it a USB-C power supply, and then fit it with FlippyDrive. I removed the disk drive, so I wonder what I can fit in its place...

===== Nintendo Wii =====
I'm working on a few projects. I have a four-layer board I have already trimmed, and I think I want to put it in a portable. I have countless other Wii consoles with no need for the disk drive, and I ''will'' trim them all!

For the remaining six-layer boards, I'm thinking of:

====== GC Nano ======
To make a GC Nano, I need to create an OMEGA Wii trim, then use a [https://4layertech.com/products/rvl-nand-flex-board-pack-of-2 NAND Relocation Flex from 4LayerTech] alongside a wireless U10 relocation. [https://electron-shepherd.com/products/electronave-kit?srsltid=AfmBOorI2X35YhVvfVwjOoIzXRvOjltRsdf90_aM7XE-ta4ZGKZimGFv AVE-HDMI] also is required.

====== Short Stack ======
[[File:Motherboard-front.jpg|thumb|This is the type of trim I need to perform for the Short Stack.]]
The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack Short Stack] is the smallest Wii (to scale).

It requires a few components:

A [https://github.com/loopj/wii-power-strip Wii Power Strip]

A [https://github.com/loopj/periphlex Periphlex]

The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack/tree/main/main-board/KiCad Main Board by loopj]

The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack/tree/main/front-panel/KiCad Front Panel Board by loopj]

The full bill of materials can be found [https://wiki.halcove.com/files/full-bom.xlsx here].

=== '''Software and websites''' ===

====== Blood-Stained Sanctuary ======
Blood-Stained Sanctuary is a story continuation of Cave Story, telling the events of what leads to the war on the surface that took place shortly before the events of Cave Story. It is hosted on [https://bloodstainedsanctuary.com/ its own website] in the form of a rudimentary webcomic.

====== Crypted Stream ======
Crypted Stream is a global-scale puzzle that initiates via a simple question on its homepage. The viewer's purpose is to systemically decode hints to unlock the occluded second half of the website, which is the titular crypted data stream. The tests will resemble various "Capture the Flag" types of practices while simultaneously requiring a degree of creativity and intelligence to complete the challenge.

I am currently evaluating the primary aptitudes Crypted Stream will require.

==== Half-Lapdock Project ====
'''September 2024'''

These are a series of small projects meant to eventually come together for a final project. In essence, I am planning to design a half-[[lapdock]] meant for portable PCs, gaming consoles, and Android phones with desktop environments. The final product will resemble a 15.6" laptop, complete with all relevant IO, allowing the ports of the laptop to be used seamlessly, integrated that with the PCB of a general-purpose dock hidden internal within the laptop shell.

Why? For me, none of the lapdocks available have 120hz ''and'' OLED, but I incidentally own a random laptop that in fact supports these both. Lapdocks (or really, any keyboard with IO) is a much sleeker solution for modular microcomputing compared to lugging around a separate dock, keyboard, and display. Here, two (and up to three) of these items can be combined while still maintaining modularity and portability. It's also a fun electrical engineering project that can help build reputation, but will also ultimately finalise my Legion Go and Samsung DeX workflow, as well as making it much easier to manage. I genuinely cannot wait until this project completes.

I will use this page to document how the project is going. My first concern regards to I/O, as that is the crux of the entire project. In essence, all that really needs to be done is to converting the available I/O into data the host device can read.

This effectively means to convert the keyboard output from the ribbon cable into usable USB serial data, since we obviously cannot simply plug the ribbon cable of an existing laptop's keyboard into our external host device.

Then converting incoming DisplayPort or HDMI data from the host device into eDP serial data for the laptop's internal display to play back. This should be doable by fitting an eDP controller board in the half lapdock. Video source is transmitted from the host device via DisplayPort over USB-C, fed to the eDP controller board, and output on the laptop display via that board. I may need a middleman to convert the DisplayPort data into data the controller board can read, potentially via a generic laptop dock.

Then simply wiring the IO of the internal dock to the physical ports of the half lapdock. This results in the shell of a laptop that works to massively extend the functionality of the connected device, like a phone, handheld PC, or gaming console like the Switch.

The only concerns I have are regarding the display lag and touch functionality, really... everything else should be... doable.

==== [[Domains]] ====
I collect various domain names for different purposes. This is an ongoing practice that leads to other projects.

==== [https://www.halcove.com/whitespace WHITE SPACE] ====
[[OMORI#White Space|WHITE SPACE]] is the webcomic you'll run into if you continue clicking the prompts on Halcove's home page. I do want to finish it in order to be more interactive and less cliched, so I really wish I had more time to focus on this project specifically...

=== Inactive ===

==== Unnamed Smash Mod ====
Unnamed Smash Mod is a unofficial modification to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS whose main goal is to increase gameplay speed, restore and introduce iconic Super Smash Bros. gameplay mechanics and tech, while also building upon the basegame of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS with custom artwork and new music. Its website can be found [https://unnamedmods.com here]. The latest updates were published in 2019.

== Past ==

=== Graphical ===
I design logos for various projects, which can be found on the [[graphical design]] page.

=== Nintendo Switch hardware mods ===
[[File:DQMMG.jpg|thumb|Nintendo Switch (HAC-001) with both an RCMX86 and Tile installed.]]My first hardware modification for the [[Nintendo Switch]] involved soldering a [[Tile (tracking device)|Tile tracking device]] into a Nintendo Switch to enable global tracking in case of theft.

These can be placed alongside a [[Nintendo Switch Trinket Guide|Trinket M0-style modchip]] which automatically injects a payload from the microSD when RCM is detected.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Nintendo Switch family
!Device
!Modification
|-
|Nintendo Switch
|[[Nintendo Switch Trinket Guide|RCMX86 Payload Injector]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch
|[[Tile (tracking device)|Tile]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch Lite
|[[Nintendo Switch (Homebrew)|HWFLY Lite]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch OLED
|[[Nintendo Switch (Homebrew)|SX Lite]]
|}

=== Nintendo 3DS hardware mods ===
[[File:Unknown-2.png|thumb|KTR-001 with a gold Circle Pad displaying an alpha [[Unnamed Smash Mod|USM-eM]] build.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Nintendo 3DS family
!Device
!Modification
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS XL
|Capture Card
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS XL
|NAND mod
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS
|Capture Card
|}
Mods for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], across all models. The capture and NAND mods were not installed by myself, however, every other modification was.

=== Nintendo DS hardware mods ===
Many Game Boy Macro devices were made. One of them uses a Boxy Pixel shell of anodised aluminium and secondarily includes a custom bottom screen lens with Game Boy Macro "branding."

Projects

2024-12-07T05:37:30Z

Ha1vorsen: /* Nintendo GameCube */

This is a way for me to organise the many projects I'll take on. This is an active workspace and many of the text here is just me thinking out loud.

Most physical projects done here involve some kind of hardware modification to Nintendo devices.

== Current ==

=== '''Hardware''' ===

===== Nintendo GameCube =====
I need to mod the working GameCube I have with HDMI. After that, I need to give it a USB-C power supply, and then fit it with FlippyDrive. I removed the disk drive, so I wonder what I can fit in its place...

===== Nintendo Wii =====
I'm working on a few projects. I have a four-layer board I have already trimmed, and I think I want to put it in a portable. I have countless other Wii consoles with no need for the disk drive, and I ''will'' trim them all!

For the remaining six-layer boards, I'm thinking of:

====== GC Nano ======
To make a GC Nano, I need to create an OMEGA Wii trim, then use a [https://4layertech.com/products/rvl-nand-flex-board-pack-of-2 NAND Relocation Flex from 4LayerTech] alongside a wireless U10 relocation. [https://electron-shepherd.com/products/electronave-kit?srsltid=AfmBOorI2X35YhVvfVwjOoIzXRvOjltRsdf90_aM7XE-ta4ZGKZimGFv AVE-HDMI] also is required.

====== Short Stack ======
[[File:Motherboard-front.jpg|thumb|This is the type of trim I need to perform for the Short Stack.]]
The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack Short Stack] is the smallest Wii (to scale).

It requires a few components:

A [https://github.com/loopj/wii-power-strip Wii Power Strip]

A [https://github.com/loopj/periphlex Periphlex]

The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack/tree/main/main-board/KiCad Main Board by loopj]

The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack/tree/main/front-panel/KiCad Front Panel Board by loopj]

The full bill of materials can be found [https://wiki.halcove.com/full-bom.xlsx here].

=== '''Software and websites''' ===

====== Blood-Stained Sanctuary ======
Blood-Stained Sanctuary is a story continuation of Cave Story, telling the events of what leads to the war on the surface that took place shortly before the events of Cave Story. It is hosted on [https://bloodstainedsanctuary.com/ its own website] in the form of a rudimentary webcomic.

====== Crypted Stream ======
Crypted Stream is a global-scale puzzle that initiates via a simple question on its homepage. The viewer's purpose is to systemically decode hints to unlock the occluded second half of the website, which is the titular crypted data stream. The tests will resemble various "Capture the Flag" types of practices while simultaneously requiring a degree of creativity and intelligence to complete the challenge.

I am currently evaluating the primary aptitudes Crypted Stream will require.

==== Half-Lapdock Project ====
'''September 2024'''

These are a series of small projects meant to eventually come together for a final project. In essence, I am planning to design a half-[[lapdock]] meant for portable PCs, gaming consoles, and Android phones with desktop environments. The final product will resemble a 15.6" laptop, complete with all relevant IO, allowing the ports of the laptop to be used seamlessly, integrated that with the PCB of a general-purpose dock hidden internal within the laptop shell.

Why? For me, none of the lapdocks available have 120hz ''and'' OLED, but I incidentally own a random laptop that in fact supports these both. Lapdocks (or really, any keyboard with IO) is a much sleeker solution for modular microcomputing compared to lugging around a separate dock, keyboard, and display. Here, two (and up to three) of these items can be combined while still maintaining modularity and portability. It's also a fun electrical engineering project that can help build reputation, but will also ultimately finalise my Legion Go and Samsung DeX workflow, as well as making it much easier to manage. I genuinely cannot wait until this project completes.

I will use this page to document how the project is going. My first concern regards to I/O, as that is the crux of the entire project. In essence, all that really needs to be done is to converting the available I/O into data the host device can read.

This effectively means to convert the keyboard output from the ribbon cable into usable USB serial data, since we obviously cannot simply plug the ribbon cable of an existing laptop's keyboard into our external host device.

Then converting incoming DisplayPort or HDMI data from the host device into eDP serial data for the laptop's internal display to play back. This should be doable by fitting an eDP controller board in the half lapdock. Video source is transmitted from the host device via DisplayPort over USB-C, fed to the eDP controller board, and output on the laptop display via that board. I may need a middleman to convert the DisplayPort data into data the controller board can read, potentially via a generic laptop dock.

Then simply wiring the IO of the internal dock to the physical ports of the half lapdock. This results in the shell of a laptop that works to massively extend the functionality of the connected device, like a phone, handheld PC, or gaming console like the Switch.

The only concerns I have are regarding the display lag and touch functionality, really... everything else should be... doable.

==== [[Domains]] ====
I collect various domain names for different purposes. This is an ongoing practice that leads to other projects.

==== [https://www.halcove.com/whitespace WHITE SPACE] ====
[[OMORI#White Space|WHITE SPACE]] is the webcomic you'll run into if you continue clicking the prompts on Halcove's home page. I do want to finish it in order to be more interactive and less cliched, so I really wish I had more time to focus on this project specifically...

=== Inactive ===

==== Unnamed Smash Mod ====
Unnamed Smash Mod is a unofficial modification to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS whose main goal is to increase gameplay speed, restore and introduce iconic Super Smash Bros. gameplay mechanics and tech, while also building upon the basegame of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS with custom artwork and new music. Its website can be found [https://unnamedmods.com here]. The latest updates were published in 2019.

== Past ==

=== Graphical ===
I design logos for various projects, which can be found on the [[graphical design]] page.

=== Nintendo Switch hardware mods ===
[[File:DQMMG.jpg|thumb|Nintendo Switch (HAC-001) with both an RCMX86 and Tile installed.]]My first hardware modification for the [[Nintendo Switch]] involved soldering a [[Tile (tracking device)|Tile tracking device]] into a Nintendo Switch to enable global tracking in case of theft.

These can be placed alongside a [[Nintendo Switch Trinket Guide|Trinket M0-style modchip]] which automatically injects a payload from the microSD when RCM is detected.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Nintendo Switch family
!Device
!Modification
|-
|Nintendo Switch
|[[Nintendo Switch Trinket Guide|RCMX86 Payload Injector]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch
|[[Tile (tracking device)|Tile]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch Lite
|[[Nintendo Switch (Homebrew)|HWFLY Lite]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch OLED
|[[Nintendo Switch (Homebrew)|SX Lite]]
|}

=== Nintendo 3DS hardware mods ===
[[File:Unknown-2.png|thumb|KTR-001 with a gold Circle Pad displaying an alpha [[Unnamed Smash Mod|USM-eM]] build.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Nintendo 3DS family
!Device
!Modification
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS XL
|Capture Card
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS XL
|NAND mod
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS
|Capture Card
|}
Mods for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], across all models. The capture and NAND mods were not installed by myself, however, every other modification was.

=== Nintendo DS hardware mods ===
Many Game Boy Macro devices were made. One of them uses a Boxy Pixel shell of anodised aluminium and secondarily includes a custom bottom screen lens with Game Boy Macro "branding."

Projects

2024-12-07T05:36:50Z

Ha1vorsen:

This is a way for me to organise the many projects I'll take on. This is an active workspace and many of the text here is just me thinking out loud.

Most physical projects done here involve some kind of hardware modification to Nintendo devices.

== Current ==

=== '''Hardware''' ===

===== Nintendo GameCube =====
I need to mod the working GameCube I have with HDMI. After that, I need to give it a USB-C power supply, and then fit it with FlippyDrive. I removed the disk drive, so I wonder what I can fit in its place...

===== Nintendo Wii =====
I'm working on a few projects. I have a four-layer board I have already trimmed, and I think I want to put it in a portable. I have countless other Wii consoles with no need for the disk drive, and I ''will'' trim them all!

For the remaining six-layer boards, I'm thinking of:

====== GC Nano ======
To make a GC Nano, I need to create an OMEGA Wii trim, then use a [https://4layertech.com/products/rvl-nand-flex-board-pack-of-2 NAND Relocation Flex from 4LayerTech] alongside a wireless U10 relocation. [https://electron-shepherd.com/products/electronave-kit?srsltid=AfmBOorI2X35YhVvfVwjOoIzXRvOjltRsdf90_aM7XE-ta4ZGKZimGFv AVE-HDMI] also is required.

====== Short Stack ======
[[File:Motherboard-front.jpg|thumb|This is the type of trim I need to perform for the Short Stack.]]
The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack Short Stack] is the smallest Wii (to scale).

It requires a few components:

A [https://github.com/loopj/wii-power-strip Wii Power Strip]

A [https://github.com/loopj/periphlex Periphlex]

The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack/tree/main/main-board/KiCad Main Board by loopj]

The [https://github.com/loopj/short-stack/tree/main/front-panel/KiCad Front Panel Board by loopj]

The full bill of materials can be found [https://wiki.halcove.com/full-bom.xlsx here].

=== '''Software and websites''' ===

====== Blood-Stained Sanctuary ======
Blood-Stained Sanctuary is a story continuation of Cave Story, telling the events of what leads to the Imprisoning War that took place shortly before the events of Cave Story. It is hosted on [https://bloodstainedsanctuary.com/ its own website] in the form of a rudimentary webcomic.

====== Crypted Stream ======
Crypted Stream is a global-scale puzzle that initiates via a simple question on its homepage. The viewer's purpose is to systemically decode hints to unlock the occluded second half of the website, which is the titular crypted data stream. The tests will resemble various "Capture the Flag" types of practices while simultaneously requiring a degree of creativity and intelligence to complete the challenge.

I am currently evaluating the primary aptitudes Crypted Stream will require.

==== Half-Lapdock Project ====
'''September 2024'''

These are a series of small projects meant to eventually come together for a final project. In essence, I am planning to design a half-[[lapdock]] meant for portable PCs, gaming consoles, and Android phones with desktop environments. The final product will resemble a 15.6" laptop, complete with all relevant IO, allowing the ports of the laptop to be used seamlessly, integrated that with the PCB of a general-purpose dock hidden internal within the laptop shell.

Why? For me, none of the lapdocks available have 120hz ''and'' OLED, but I incidentally own a random laptop that in fact supports these both. Lapdocks (or really, any keyboard with IO) is a much sleeker solution for modular microcomputing compared to lugging around a separate dock, keyboard, and display. Here, two (and up to three) of these items can be combined while still maintaining modularity and portability. It's also a fun electrical engineering project that can help build reputation, but will also ultimately finalise my Legion Go and Samsung DeX workflow, as well as making it much easier to manage. I genuinely cannot wait until this project completes.

I will use this page to document how the project is going. My first concern regards to I/O, as that is the crux of the entire project. In essence, all that really needs to be done is to converting the available I/O into data the host device can read.

This effectively means to convert the keyboard output from the ribbon cable into usable USB serial data, since we obviously cannot simply plug the ribbon cable of an existing laptop's keyboard into our external host device.

Then converting incoming DisplayPort or HDMI data from the host device into eDP serial data for the laptop's internal display to play back. This should be doable by fitting an eDP controller board in the half lapdock. Video source is transmitted from the host device via DisplayPort over USB-C, fed to the eDP controller board, and output on the laptop display via that board. I may need a middleman to convert the DisplayPort data into data the controller board can read, potentially via a generic laptop dock.

Then simply wiring the IO of the internal dock to the physical ports of the half lapdock. This results in the shell of a laptop that works to massively extend the functionality of the connected device, like a phone, handheld PC, or gaming console like the Switch.

The only concerns I have are regarding the display lag and touch functionality, really... everything else should be... doable.

==== [[Domains]] ====
I collect various domain names for different purposes. This is an ongoing practice that leads to other projects.

==== [https://www.halcove.com/whitespace WHITE SPACE] ====
[[OMORI#White Space|WHITE SPACE]] is the webcomic you'll run into if you continue clicking the prompts on Halcove's home page. I do want to finish it in order to be more interactive and less cliched, so I really wish I had more time to focus on this project specifically...

=== Inactive ===

==== Unnamed Smash Mod ====
Unnamed Smash Mod is a unofficial modification to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS whose main goal is to increase gameplay speed, restore and introduce iconic Super Smash Bros. gameplay mechanics and tech, while also building upon the basegame of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS with custom artwork and new music. Its website can be found [https://unnamedmods.com here]. The latest updates were published in 2019.

== Past ==

=== Graphical ===
I design logos for various projects, which can be found on the [[graphical design]] page.

=== Nintendo Switch hardware mods ===
[[File:DQMMG.jpg|thumb|Nintendo Switch (HAC-001) with both an RCMX86 and Tile installed.]]My first hardware modification for the [[Nintendo Switch]] involved soldering a [[Tile (tracking device)|Tile tracking device]] into a Nintendo Switch to enable global tracking in case of theft.

These can be placed alongside a [[Nintendo Switch Trinket Guide|Trinket M0-style modchip]] which automatically injects a payload from the microSD when RCM is detected.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Nintendo Switch family
!Device
!Modification
|-
|Nintendo Switch
|[[Nintendo Switch Trinket Guide|RCMX86 Payload Injector]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch
|[[Tile (tracking device)|Tile]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch Lite
|[[Nintendo Switch (Homebrew)|HWFLY Lite]]
|-
|Nintendo Switch OLED
|[[Nintendo Switch (Homebrew)|SX Lite]]
|}

=== Nintendo 3DS hardware mods ===
[[File:Unknown-2.png|thumb|KTR-001 with a gold Circle Pad displaying an alpha [[Unnamed Smash Mod|USM-eM]] build.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Nintendo 3DS family
!Device
!Modification
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS XL
|Capture Card
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS XL
|NAND mod
|-
|New Nintendo 3DS
|Capture Card
|}
Mods for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], across all models. The capture and NAND mods were not installed by myself, however, every other modification was.

=== Nintendo DS hardware mods ===
Many Game Boy Macro devices were made. One of them uses a Boxy Pixel shell of anodised aluminium and secondarily includes a custom bottom screen lens with Game Boy Macro "branding."

File:Motherboard-front.jpg

2024-12-07T05:31:03Z

Ha1vorsen:

This is the type of trim I need for a Short Stack.

Projects

2024-12-07T05:21:40Z

Ha1vorsen:

This is a way for me to organise the many projects I'll take on. This is an active workspace and many of the text here is just me thinking out loud.

Most physical projects done here involve some kind of hardware modification to Nintendo devices.

== Current ==

=== '''Hardware''' ===

====== Nintendo GameCube ======
I need to mod the working GameCube I have with HDMI. After that, I need to give it a USB-C power supply, and then fit it with FlippyDrive. I removed the disk drive, so I wonder what I can fit in its place...

====== Nintendo Wii ======
I'm working on a few projects. I have a four-layer board I have already trimmed, and I think I want to put it in a portable. I have countless other Wii consoles with no need for the disk drive, and I ''will'' trim them all!

For the remaining six-layer boards, I think I will delegate them to being GC Nano units...

To make

=== Software and websites ===

====== Blood-Stained Sanctuary ======
Blood-Stained Sanctuary is a story continuation of Cave Story, telling the events of what leads to the Imprisoning War that took place shortly before the events of Cave Story. It is hosted on [https://bloodstainedsanctuary.com/ its own website] in the form of a rudimentary webcomic.

====== Crypted Stream ======
Crypted Stream is a global-scale puzzle that initiates via a simple question on its homepage. The viewer's purpose is to systemically decode hints to unlock the occluded second half of the website, which is the titular crypted data stream. The tests will resemble various "Capture the Flag" types of practices while simultaneously requiring a degree of creativity and intelligence to complete the challenge.

I am currently evaluating the primary aptitudes Crypted Stream will require.

==== Half-Lapdock Project ====
'''September 2024'''

These are a series of small projects meant to eventually come together for a final project. In essence, I am planning to design a half-[[lapdock]] meant for portable PCs, gaming consoles, and Android phones with desktop environments. The final product will resemble a 15.6" laptop, complete with all relevant IO, allowing the ports of the laptop to be used seamlessly, integrated that with the PCB of a general-purpose dock hidden internal within the laptop shell.

Why? For me, none of the lapdocks available have 120hz ''and'' OLED, but I incidentally own a random laptop that in fact supports these both. Lapdocks (or really, any keyboard with IO) is a much sleeker solution for modular microcomputing compared to lugging around a separate dock, keyboard, and display. Here, two (and up to three) of these items can be combined while still maintaining modularity and portability. It's also a fun electrical engineering project that can help build reputation, but will also ultimately finalise my Legion Go and Samsung DeX workflow, as well as making it much easier to manage. I genuinely cannot wait until this project completes.

I will use this page to document how the project is going. My first concern regards to I/O, as that is the crux of the entire project. In essence, all that really needs to be done is to converting the available I/O into data the host device can read.

This effectively means to convert the keyboard output from the ribbon cable into usable USB serial data, since we obviously cannot simply plug the ribbon cable of an existing laptop's keyboard into our external host device.

Then converting incoming DisplayPort or HDMI data from the host device into eDP serial data for the laptop's internal display to play back. This should be doable by fitting an eDP controller board in the half lapdock. Video source is transmitted from the host device via DisplayPort over USB-C, fed to the eDP controller board, and output on the laptop display via that board. I may need a middleman to convert the DisplayPort data into data the controller board can read, potentially via a generic laptop dock.

Then simply wiring the IO of the internal dock to the physical ports of the half lapdock. This results in the shell of a laptop that works to massively extend the functionality of the connected device, like a phone, handheld PC, or gaming console like the Switch.

The only concerns I have are regarding the display lag and touch functionality, really... everything else should be... doable.

==== [[Domains]] ====
I collect various domain names for different purposes. This is an ongoing practice that leads to other projects.

==== [https://www.halcove.com/whitespace WHITE SPACE] ====
[[OMORI#White Space|WHITE SPACE]] is the webcomic you'll run into if you continue clicking the prompts on Halcove's home page. I do want to finish it in order to be more interactive and less cliched, so I really wish I had more time to focus on this project specifically...

=== Inactive ===

==== Unnamed Smash Mod ====
Unnamed Smash Mod is a unofficial modification to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS whose main goal is to increase gameplay speed, restore and introduce iconic Super Smash Bros. gameplay mechanics and tech, while also building upon the basegame of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS with custom artwork and new music. Its website can be found [https://unnamedmods.com here]. The latest updates were published in 2019.

== Past ==

=== Graphical ===
I design logos for various projects, which can be found on the [[graphical design]] page.

=== Nintendo Switch hardware mods ===
[[File:DQMMG.jpg|thumb|Nintendo Switch (HAC-001) with both an RCMX86 and Tile installed.]]My first hardware modification for the [[Nintendo Switch]] involved soldering a [[Tile (tracking device)|Tile tracking device]] into a Nintendo Switch to enable global tracking in case of theft.

These can be placed alongside a [[Nintendo Switch Trinket Guide|Trinket M0-style modchip]] which automatically injects a payload from the microSD when RCM is detected.
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[[File:Unknown-2.png|thumb|KTR-001 with a gold Circle Pad displaying an alpha [[Unnamed Smash Mod|USM-eM]] build.]]
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=== Nintendo DS hardware mods ===
Many Game Boy Macro devices were made. One of them uses a Boxy Pixel shell of anodised aluminium and secondarily includes a custom bottom screen lens with Game Boy Macro "branding."

Dec 6 Post

2024-12-07T04:02:20Z

Ha1vorsen: /* Why do people center discussions around themselves? */

== Why do people center discussions around themselves? ==
Human interaction is a curious phenomenon. Conversations often evolve into something entirely different from where they began, and sometimes, they stray into territory that feels personal. This isn’t necessarily bad, but it's usually fucking baffling when it shifts focus from understanding ''you'' to centering ''them''.

Like... I tell someone I collect and carry around phones because of their immense functionality and diversity. To me, it’s an appreciation of design, innovation, and the endless possibilities that fit snugly into a pocket. Different phones, different strengths... it’s a world of exploration. I have a phone for its 200MP main camera paired with a 10x optical telescoping lens. It's a whole-ass cinema setup I can carry without a bookbag. I have a Z Fold that becomes a hidden game consoles that *natively runs Switch games, when paired with [[Yuzu (Nintendo Switch emulator)|yuzu]] and [[Extended Reality|AR glasses]]. It's so slick for me to simply bring a controller, and run a cable from my glasses to my pocket and run around, being untethered to a wall or a handheld screen and just play the games I'm familiar with.

Yet, their response isn’t curiosity or encouragement. Instead, they label it “weird” and admit they don’t understand. Whether you understand doesn't have anything to do with my interest. Why did you ask about my interests?

It’s a familiar, frustrating script: instead of engaging with ''your'' interest that they asked about, they reframe it through their own lens. And instead of asking further questions, they essentially decide whether or not your interests are valid on the spot based on whether or not they can immediately relate or personally benefit from the considerations that enable your own interests.

=== A reflex to relate ===
I get that most people instinctively try to relate to what they hear. It's when they can’t relate, that they dismiss it, often without realizing they’re doing so. That's what I take an issue with; this closed-minded, discussion-ending mindset. They just struggle to step outside their own experience.

Human nature tends to be wary of the unfamiliar. When people encounter something outside their norms, they sometimes default to judgment. Instead of exploring why it excites you, they draw a line between their world and yours. It's dismissive and one of the many reasons I don't bother to engage with conversations like these with most people who don't already share similar interests.

Conversations like these highlight a critical gap in communication: the inability to listen without judgment. Listening doesn’t mean agreeing or even relating—it means understanding. My passions aren't an invitation for critique or approval; it’s a window into the few things that bring me joy. People act like they need to make a profound response, when the only necessary response can be as simple as an "I see...".

But often, people aren’t taught to listen this way. They’re taught to find common ground, to agree or disagree, to validate or challenge. When a conversation doesn’t fit neatly into those boxes, they fumble. I wish people were brought up to act less like robots...

Ramblings

2024-12-07T03:57:50Z

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2024-12-07T03:57:02Z

Ha1vorsen: Created page with "== Why do people center discussions around themselves? == Human interaction is a curious phenomenon. Conversations often evolve into something entirely different from where they began, and sometimes, they stray into territory that feels personal. This isn’t necessarily bad, but it's usually fucking baffling when it shifts focus from understanding ''you'' to centering ''them''. Like... I tell someone I collect and carry around phones because of their immense functional..."

== Why do people center discussions around themselves? ==
Human interaction is a curious phenomenon. Conversations often evolve into something entirely different from where they began, and sometimes, they stray into territory that feels personal. This isn’t necessarily bad, but it's usually fucking baffling when it shifts focus from understanding ''you'' to centering ''them''.

Like... I tell someone I collect and carry around phones because of their immense functionality and diversity. To me, it’s an appreciation of design, innovation, and the endless possibilities that fit snugly into a pocket. Different phones, different strengths... it’s a world of exploration. I have a phone for its 200MP main camera paired with a 10x optical telescoping lens. It's a whole-ass cinema setup I can carry without a bookbag. Yet, their response isn’t curiosity or encouragement. Instead, they label it “weird” and admit they don’t understand.

It’s a familiar, frustrating script: instead of engaging with ''your'' interest that they asked about, they reframe it through their own lens. And instead of asking further questions, they essentially decide whether or not your interests are valid on the spot based on whether or not they can immediately relate or personally benefit from the considerations that enable your own interests.

=== A reflex to relate ===
I get that most people instinctively try to relate to what they hear. It's when they can’t relate, that they dismiss it, often without realizing they’re doing so. That's what I take an issue with; this closed-minded, discussion-ending mindset. They just struggle to step outside their own experience.

Human nature tends to be wary of the unfamiliar. When people encounter something outside their norms, they sometimes default to judgment. Instead of exploring why it excites you, they draw a line between their world and yours. It's dismissive and one of the many reasons I don't bother to engage with conversations like these with most people who don't already share similar interests.

Conversations like these highlight a critical gap in communication: the inability to listen without judgment. Listening doesn’t mean agreeing or even relating—it means understanding. My passions aren't an invitation for critique or approval; it’s a window into the few things that bring me joy. People act like they need to make a profound response, when the only necessary response can be as simple as an "I see...".

But often, people aren’t taught to listen this way. They’re taught to find common ground, to agree or disagree, to validate or challenge. When a conversation doesn’t fit neatly into those boxes, they fumble. I wish people were brought up to act less like robots...

Gender

2024-11-28T04:46:38Z

Ha1vorsen:

I'm not going to lie. I'm acutely irritated at the fact that this page needs to exist, even if only to be informative.
== My "gender" ==
It all started with the colour of my skin.

During my earliest memories of existence, many inaccurate, problematic characteristics were widely applied to me, based of how the person interpreted me. It felt suffocating to be aware that I didn't particularly follow the grain of society while people were desperate to place me in a box of other people, based on their initial perception of me. Obviously, dysphoria stemming from my physical appearance will begin causing issues before dysphoria from my personality and gender, so this is something I experienced as early as my toddler years. No, I don't play sports, don't like basketball, don't eat fried chicken or watermelon (which I am allergic to), don't use AAVE or am obsessed with curvy women. But that's how I'll be described by most cohorts during my school life and many adult Floridians even after I graduated. Ultimately, my dark skin colour attributes entirely for my initial disdain for societal prejudice, which later on shapes the framework that led to a gender identity that abhorrently rejects societally-assigned predisposition.

I don't consider myself as having a gender. That would mean that I am agender, or without a gender. This is a class under the non-binary umbrella.

What is the appeal in proclaiming that I follow a set of arbitrary societal expectations based upon my physical sex? All that does is confuse people if I dare have preferences and opinions that don't align to what is expected of others in my sexual cohort. It is important to clarify that I am not denying my biological sex. This page is about gender, not physical sex. Since English uses the same words for gender to refer to sex (male, female), some people confuse this concept with people asserting that they are not their original biological sex. This is not what I am asserting.

I am asserting that I am not a subscriber to a societal group I don't know anything about. If someone is confused on why a male human might be interested in art and design, dancing, singing, and other traits often associated against masculinity, that's due to their own personal expectations being subverted. This is why I set the expectation against having these expectations.

Though, for practicality's sake, I often end up expressing myself more masculinely. "Male" clothing tends to be more durable and useful. I like having pockets...

But I won't restrict myself to masculine habits just because I am physically male, because there is nothing naturally masculine or feminine about a piece of cloth or colour... historically, different colours can have psychological effects on people, and it made sense to gender colours when humans lacked the intelligence we have now. Males are often more aggressive and impulsive biologically, and humans have evolved to be able to subdue their subconscious. That's what makes them human. Using this reason to justify a concept such as "biological genders" is nothing but undoing thousands of years of evolution, returning humans to the same state of wild animals.

== Why? ==
Just because some people want to impose their own beliefs about how I should feel, act, and express myself, doesn't mean I need to comply with them. It doesn't make any sense for someone to try to [[headcanon]] a living human being.

I'm not limiting my freedoms for something as stupid as that. Stating upforth that I don't match the persona that's dreamed up by anyone's concept of "a man" or "a woman" reduces conflict.

== Pronouns ==
My pronouns are they / them. These are not "preferred" pronouns, these are the correct pronouns to use when referring to me, whether or not I'm in the same room as you or not.

At one point, I didn't mind whatever pronouns a person used. I really hated them all in reality because they all did the same thing: box me in with traits that don't actually apply to me. However, allowing gendered pronouns is the entrypoint of having people direct gender stereotypes against a person. which is not always an issue for people. Most people associate with others of their same sex in the first place.

However, the more comfortable a person gets with referring to me as "he" or "she", the more comfortable they got associating me with gendered traits, which became problematic as they discover traits that don't actually align to the gender ''they'' are assigning to me.

"They" has never been an exclusively plural pronoun. This claim is just as braindead as pretending 'you' is "only" singular or "only" plural.

If you're talking about me with new people, please don't use my first name; use North, my middle name that most people know me as.

== Definition of gender ==
There's two different words for sex and gender for a reason. Sex describes a physical and biological makeup of an organism for the purpose of reproduction, gender is a non-physical trait exclusive to humans, as a byproduct of our societal awareness. Gender is a collection of societally-defined expectations and customs for each sex.

For most people, they either already match these expectations or can happily conform to them. For other people, their character and actions don't match those traits. That leads to feelings of displacement because they are told that they should be experiencing traits that they do not naturally possess. This may eventually lead to a dysphoric everyday life experience, depending on the person's willingness to cover their natural traits and conform with societal expectations.

Over time, having to constantly hide themselves or "put on a mask" to avoid getting berated ends up subtracting from any positive experiences life has to offer.

So some of these people assert that they do not exhibit traits that are normally expected of members of their sex, and may change their name and appearance to match whichever is stereotypical of the group they associate with. In sum, this is the concept of gender dysphoria and transgenderism.

But I notice a "catch 22" for people experiencing these issues. By transitioning to their true and correct gender, that person is thereby reinforcing the stereotypes of their corrected gender identity - inherently maintaining a societal norm for members of their gender to all act or behave in a similar way. Such action fuels gender-based dysphoria for others.

For these reasons, and other opinions I personally hold, gender is rapidly becoming socially outdated. This isn't a simple opinion, nor a display of being "[[woke]]", it is a scientifically observable event. For those where transitioning to another gender alleviates their dysphoria, more power to them. But I just wish "gender" as defined above never existed in the first place.

== Continued ==
Feel free to skip this, I might just delete everything from here on...

There is a reason pets and babies of either sex do not show any natural preference to the socially defined standards of what is masculine or feminine, such as blue versus pink, racecars versus flowers, cute versus grisly. While non-human animals generally don't later adopt this learned behaviour, humans do.

What exactly do these represent? Masculinity generally is associated with brash, bold, and risky behaviour. The primary sex hormones for males is testosterone, which is a key factor for increased bone and muscle development. These qualities led male humans of millennia-past to naturally excel at tasks that require high strength and physical durability. Tasks such as breadwinning for the tribe were necessary during these times and male humans had an undeniable natural aptitude to do so. It shouldn't come too much as a surprise that when the first societies formed, their members associated males with physical strength and aggression. This classification of traits, roles, and expectations based upon a person's sex is called a gender. To be explicit, a gender is not a physical or observable trait. To be more explicit, many of these roles and traits are no longer required or observed with modern humans, who have the mental capacity for impulse control and unique ability to learn specific desired behavior.

Before we are even born, we are often celebrated for the genitals that we possess as a baby. After we are born, we are adorned with socially masculine and feminine clothing and segregated to play amongst those with similar bodies. Babies are often biased towards one gender extreme before they learn the alphabet.

Humans often keep the associations they make during childhood for life. Speaking of the alphabet, this is why language learning skills are most critical during the first few years of a child's life, as the child is making fresh synaptic connections for the first time. For language, this is called the [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period_hypothesis Critical Period hypothesis]. However, this "critical period" also is present in virtually any aspect of human learning, including that of social association.

This behaviour being passed down from parents and reinforced during childhood is what strengthens the concept of a gender binary: the idea that there are two extremes that a person needs to adhere to, based on their physical sex.

Patterns, to animals and humans, are like a drug. If one notices a running trend amongst those who share a number physical traits, they will instinctively associate these members with similar traits. However, as humans gained the capacity for impulse control, this is another trait that humans have capacity for modifying. Instead of pooling society in a 50% box of males and 50% box of females, and assigning traits to each, why not use your unique ability as a human to engage in critical thinking and assign traits based on each individual? These traits are rarely anything more than simple character statistics, so it isn't any different from learning a new person's personality.

In the current day, I see it as a self-defeating concept. If gender cannot be used to significantly prejudge someone, and if it is not based on objective immutable traits, what purpose does it serve?

If I were to make blind assumptions on someone based on their gender, I would be fueling severe dysphoria for someone else, even if both are cisgender (consistent with society's expectation of a person's sex). If being feminine was to be regal and dainty, then a woman who has been bold and upstanding for her entire life, expressing more masculine traits rather than feminine may not feel that she is, in fact, a woman - even is she knows she is female. This can become a conflict when the very fact that she is female becomes a limiting factor in society, being excluded or prejudged against the mere fact that she is female. This person may relate to her male friends and their experiences more closely than her female friends and their experiences. However, she is told by society that she must assimilate with the rest of the members of her sex, even if it goes against her principles and character. It would have been easier for this person if they were born as a male, because they wouldn't have to limit or seclude their identity because their identity would now be expected of them.

In a perfect world, the concept of being "assigned" a gender doesn't exist at all, and no one's gender is assumed in the first place based off of their sex.

If I were to assume "all women" had a stereotypical trait, but it turned out that any specific cisgender woman didn't, wouldn't that be counter-intuitive and ''wrong'' for me to assume that there's something ''wrong'' with that woman? In my opinion, many of these problems could be averted if society moves towards a gender-neutral makeup. While not fully eliminated, dysphoria could be lessened from the result of a lesser impact on gender in day-to-day life. People wouldn’t feel out of place due to these often-incorrect assumptions about their character and abilities based on definitions of gender that vary from person to person.

Of course, despite this, there are certain fundamental differences in both sexes, both physically and hormonal. The male gender is associated with aggression, physical strength, and leadership roles due to biological and hormonal catalysts for this behavior naturally existing in the corresponding sex. Historically, this led to males being objectively better equipped fits for related roles, and over time, these competencies became stronger as they continued to be utilised. A natural example of evolution.

An example of accepted sexism would be how a female in marriage traditionally takes the male’s last name, but not the other way around. Unlike wed males, who stay as a mister, a female in marriage becomes a mistress (Mrs.) from former status of “miss”, implying that their value or status changes depending on if they have a token husband or not. There are entire languages which are founded on gendered grammar, where nouns are gendered based on a degree of masculinity or femininity of that noun. And a lot of this ends up being self-contradictory or self-limiting.

What is masculine in America could be highly feminine in Africa. Many of the gender roles that are currently being observed, only continue to do so, due to people feeling as if they need to conform to them as per formality, or what’s expected of them – an ''inherently'' societal issue. The influence of biological factors favoring certain sexes over others in certain tasks still undeniably exists, albeit, to an increasingly lesser degree than it has been historically.

The term “feminist” is really terrible, as it implies a catering more towards females and less towards equality for humanity itself, despite the actual goal of the movement. You don’t demand equality for two different subjects while going out of your way to highlight that there is a difference between those subjects. You stop highlighting the differences if you want to bring attention away from them, or acknowledge them on an equal field.

As an example, unless you are tasked with identifying a person or doing anything medical related, refer to a person as “man”, not “[insert race here] man”. Would it not be patronising and counterintuitive to praise someone for a mundane achievement just on the basis of the color of their skin? You would be implying that it is uncommon for a person of that race to achieve this mundane task. That's even more of an insult than insulting the race directly.

* “Oh, that’s impressive… for a [insert race here] guy.”
* “We are so proud that we have had 500 [insert race here] graduates this year!”

What does that achieve? Calling attention to things like this undermines the concept of “equality”; it is implying that the achievement is abnormal compared to the rest of the race. It is therefore inherently prejudicial to assume that other people of that race are incapable or otherwise exemplary of certain achievements.

The work that individuals do ends up being cast to the side and the fact that they are part of a specific group is now what becomes showcased.

This

2024-11-25T04:23:03Z

Ha1vorsen:

I'm tired of dealing with hourly seizures.

I'm tired of dealing with a speech impediment that prevents me from communicating with nearly anyone.

* I'm especially tired with dealing with assholes who say that my speech impediment doesn't exist, just because they have themselves become accustomed to my voice.

I'm tired of having to deliberate basic facts, or having to bargain for equal/fair/respectful treatment.

I'm tired of dealing with selfish, self-centered assholes.

I'm tired of dealing with mental pain that has physical effects.

I'm tired of being expected to give respect to those who actively ridicule and belittle me.

I'm tired of being expected to

I'm tired of dealing with forcing myself to fit in where I'm rejected by my environment.

October 24th, 2024

2024-11-20T22:51:34Z

Ha1vorsen:

Finally, Samsung's yearly round of MX repair competitions have arrived again, and today's the day! Weeks of wrecked nerves were due to settle one way or another. Above all else, I was keen to create new memories, new friends, and new results. The events of this trip, for better or worse, allowed me to gain a new perspective from where I was previously stuck in endless consideration.
=== New memories ===
<blockquote>This year's event was significantly different from last year. While Samsung willfully spent tens of thousands to make this happen, I did notice that this event was considerably scaled back compared to last year -- and has been on trend of doing so ever since the very first MX Skills Competition from 2019. Whereas last year was a three-day venture, this year's was barely 24 hours, and we were whisked from Samsung's HQ directly to the airports after the competiton. While this was a fun way to celebrate, it was obviously an extraneous display of fun and reward from Samsung themselves that was in no way required. I am simply noting that this didn't occur this time. There was also no tour of Samsung's HQ building.

This scheduling posed an issue as I had the vague feeling that I left my phone (Flip6) at Samsung's HQ as I went from the rideshare to the airport, which is a one-time 40 minute trip. Times were so tight that there was absolutely no chance of circling back to receive my phone and risk being trapped in Texas for an unknown period of time (no extra flights were available). I did ask someone if they saw me carry my phone, which they said that they thought they saw it, but this wasn't the case. I am able to track my phone in front of Samsung's Legacy Central location, and no one has turned it in. It is also now out of charge, and none of the companies, including Samsung, operate on the weekends. It hasn't rained since then, but the chances of recovery are nearly zero. I also asked Samsung's employees to check the location an hour after I confirmed its location, and they couldn't find it.

After the events of the trip, and after the choices made by the senior engineers in charge of the event, I am significantly demoralised. The results of the competition seem to be skewed by emotional vengeance, underlined by misplaced punishment of Samsung's own limitations, and not directly ranked based on measure of skill or technique. This caused multiple psychological issues on principle of being a person who prefers to factor in reality rather than emotion. Once again, I am overjoyed to be able to bring back critical and helpful information to my coworkers back home from the source of it all (especially when this information was never... documented outside of the minds of Samsung's own hardware engineers, and especially not located in the manuals and guides of Samsung's own documentation). On the positive side, some of our store district's longstanding mysteries have finally been solved.</blockquote>

=== New friends ===
<blockquote>A small surprise is that I am the only person from last year to return in 2024. It is a bit sad not to see any familiar faces from 2023, but it's always cool to see fresh personalities with new insight for how their home turf operates. This year, a select number of uBreakiFix employees, ranging from technicians, lead technicians, store managers, and district managers, have all assembled here in Plano. There were also Samsung technicians, and the mix of these technicians from all companies total fifteen, the same number as last year. Like last year, I was exposed to stories of other uBreakiFix locations running in extreme disarray, which brought initial dismay for my future at this company and my ability to attend further events sponsored by Samsung. For the privacy and protection of those locations, and their employees, I will not detail those issues here.

During this trip, I was notified by management about issues I am involved with at my home location. The funniest thing about this is to hear, without even mentioning the details of my situation, how others in positions above my own (including a person who is practically a store co-owner) implicitly justified and replicated actions I took at their own store, whereas those actions landed me in trouble under the management of my own location. This further feeds into my frustration with the management and ownership of my current location that I feel to be powerless in, despite knowing that my actions do not feed into self-fulfilling prophecies that lead to further issues down the line. I plan to introduce much of the information disseminated from this experience to a uBreakiFix meeting soon, and hopefully bring about positive change, instead of being subjected to self-contradictory business practices that lead to the store state being the way it is now.

Unlike last year, I finally did exchange phone numbers and emails with the other finalists, and it felt nice to share bonds with people with extraordinary personal experiences in fields that I have personal interests in. While most of us only shared words over dinner, others kept closer for the duration of the entire event.</blockquote>

=== New results ===
<blockquote>The meat of my dismay comes here. Once the competition started, the process went ''suspiciously'' well, and I was passing tests on the first try that I never dreamed of being able to do under the constraints of my location at home, which unfortunately lacks access to certain tools and equipment. Some of these tests are, generally speaking, a nightmare to complete under normal circumstances, and I didn't have hope to complete them properly in this run. However, I passed them, while looking like a natural professional to boot! I am, to say the least, overjoyed to be one of the few people statistically to run into no friction for the most problematic repair steps nationwide in this event.

I full-heartedly made a minor mistake that resulted in water resistance testing failing upon reassembling the device. Here, I want to explicitly state that I have witnessed other finalists who weren't able to get to the reassembly step in the first place, and failed to properly triage and/or disassemble the phone without destroying parts of it. I got far while doing nearly all steps correctly.

Everything went well until it came to the final quality check. I missed an adhesive around a microphone for water resistance, and accidentally reused the existing adhesive. This caused water-resistance testing to fail, leading to the test software to lock up until this was resolved. This is a limitation of Samsung's software, and it will not let you know the quality of other components or repairs until water resistance testing has passed. To get around this, I skipped the water resistance test explicitly only to check if I correctly repaired and properly triaged the undisclosed defects of the device. This choice not only invalidated the entire examination, skipping the water resistance test deducted a significant amount of points that caused me to rank below those who have explicitly caused damage to the phone during the exam and employed incorrect repair practices. That is to say, my desire to view the final results of my repair instead of "giving up" at WRT and simply netting a DQ for not completing the exam is seen as significantly less desirable than damaging the device. Samsung's test on water resistance is tested via an auditory measure of pressure via a feedback loop. That is to say, software is used to measure the watertightness of a phone. It is not a proper measure of hardiness or "water resistance" in any capacity, and is known to Samsung's own engineers to have varying degrees of accuracy.

This was incredibly distressing and frustrating. If Samsung refuses to honour warranty for liquid damaged devices, there is no reason to so violently rank a device failing water resistance lower than a physically broken device though explicit incompetence. To be specific, not applying a tape near a microphone is significantly less impactful to the customer than destroying their perfectly working display during disassembly and/or reassembly, all of which was witnessed. My stance on this will not change, especially when it comes between a person recovering their life's important moments and documents. My proctor also noted that he noticed novel actions I took that positively promoted efficiency and repair safety (while not sacrificing repair quality) that he never considered beforehand, and he has been in this industry almost as long as I have been along.

While my performance this year was leaps and bounds stronger than last year's, my results ranked lowest due to disproportionate point deduction as I committed the crime of assembling a functional device that was able to otherwise pass 100% of the quality checks, discluding water-resistance. To Samsung, breaking a phone or abandoning a repair is preferable behaviour.

If you were a customer, would you like to be told that your phone was unrepairable as it was found to be only 90% as water resistant after the repair, and that you would not be able to get your phone serviced at all, barring you from your memories as a result of an active choice of an executive at Samsung?</blockquote>

=== New opportunities ===
<blockquote>For better or worse, all of us now act as senior repair consultants for Samsung, having a direct line of communication to improve repair processes and guidelines to incorporate in official manuals. While I see the events here as misguided and unreasonable, I have been given multiple tools to directly influence and promote compliance and information retention amongst Samsung's entire network of mobile repair technicians and Samsung-authorised technicians. I will be taking advantage of this to prevent situations like this from happening in the future.

So, I guess it wasn't all bad.</blockquote>

This

2024-11-16T08:24:32Z

Ha1vorsen:

What is it with assholes pretending that the only cause of suicidal ideation and major depressive disorders is an internal issue? Some error that originates within the person exhibiting the distress? How does that make any sense? When did it become cool to antagonise the person who is on their last thread due to issues out of their control?

People have a tendency to want to chalk what they see up to the most immediately obvious reason, or apply platitudes to situations like this while actively foregoing critical thinking skills. It is insane how a human can be 15+ years in fighting a society that systematically prolongs their suffering and keeps them alive against their will, but it is even more unbelievable how so many members of this society believe that equivalating someone's life and its events to someone else's is a valid way to process and respond to a person in critical times of need. "Oh, I was depressed once, I just told myself to be happy because I knew I had no other choice."

I fucking hate people.

What even is this? What are you doing?

This

2024-11-16T08:23:44Z

Ha1vorsen:

What is it with assholes pretending that the only cause of suicidal ideation and major depressive disorders is an internal issue? Some error that originates within the person exhibiting the distress? How does that make any sense? When did it become cool to antagonise the person who is on their last thread due to issues out of their control?

People have a tendency to want to chalk what they see up to the most immediately obvious reason, or apply platitudes to situations like this while actively foregoing critical thinking skills. It is insane how a human can be 15+ years in fighting a society that systematically prolongs their suffering and keeps them alive against their will, but it is even more unbelievable how so many members of this society believe that equivalating someone's life and its events to someone else's is a valid way to process and respond to a person in critical times of need.

I fucking hate people.

What even is this? What are you doing?

Start Point

2024-11-11T02:19:07Z

Ha1vorsen:

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Hi, I am a [[This|perpetually sad]] human being. The last five years have been pure torture. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's negligible, or able to be chalked up to a single axiom. I'm out of good memories and now have zero social relationships that actually mean anything.

Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 23rd, 2024|2024 October 23]] =====
Somehow, it happened again! The competition occurs on the 24th, but I've written about the events leading up to it above.

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

Start Point

2024-11-10T15:53:53Z

Ha1vorsen: /* Home */

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Hi, I am a perpetually sad human being. The last five years have been pure torture. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's negligible, or able to be chalked up to a single axiom. I'm out of good memories and now have zero social relationships that actually mean anything.

Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 23rd, 2024|2024 October 23]] =====
Somehow, it happened again! The competition occurs on the 24th, but I've written about the events leading up to it above.

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

This

2024-11-09T04:50:54Z

Ha1vorsen: Created page with ""Are you in school?" No. I'm already in my preferred field doing the job I'd otherwise be working towards getting. I always become bewildered with what they could possibly be asking of me, as if I'm not allowed to be happy with everything I've done to get me exactly where I am right now. Fuck them. I just want to live. Why must I set myself up for a perpetually unattainable "goal"? There is no such thing as a "dream job". That concept is inherently self-contradictory...."

"Are you in school?" No. I'm already in my preferred field doing the job I'd otherwise be working towards getting.

I always become bewildered with what they could possibly be asking of me, as if I'm not allowed to be happy with everything I've done to get me exactly where I am right now.

Fuck them.

I just want to live. Why must I set myself up for a perpetually unattainable "goal"? There is no such thing as a "dream job". That concept is inherently self-contradictory.

My goal? I am honing my skills and putting them on advertisement for whoever is able to use those skills. What else do you want from me?

What even is this? What am I doing? No matter what, at the end of the day, I am stuck living in a world that is stacked up against me in a body that denies me the ability to sleep, or even remain conscious for 24 hours without seizing. But above all, no matter how much work I put into bettering myself, I'm still stuck in a world that does not operate on logic.

Ramblings

2024-11-09T04:22:56Z

Ha1vorsen:

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Start Point

2024-11-09T04:19:18Z

Ha1vorsen:

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Hi, I am a perpetually sad human being.

Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 23rd, 2024|2024 October 23]] =====
Somehow, it happened again! The competition occurs on the 24th, but I've written about the events leading up to it above.

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

Start Point

2024-11-06T20:21:25Z

Ha1vorsen:

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Hi, I am a perpetually sad human being. Am

Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 23rd, 2024|2024 October 23]] =====
Somehow, it happened again! The competition occurs on the 24th, but I've written about the events leading up to it above.

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

Start Point

2024-11-06T20:20:57Z

Ha1vorsen:

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Hi, I am a perpetually sad human being.

This was years coming, I have documented the reasons as such across several websites including this one. As I type I am obviously still alive and actively in the process of fixing that issue.

________

Hey there. Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 23rd, 2024|2024 October 23]] =====
Somehow, it happened again! The competition occurs on the 24th, but I've written about the events leading up to it above.

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

Start Point

2024-11-06T17:33:51Z

Ha1vorsen:

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Ideally you are reading this after I have already passed away, the action of which is not impulsive or influenced by the recent US election. It also isn't due to THC or THC derivative use, though I did employ those in order to nullify pain during the process.

This was years coming, I have documented the reasons as such across several websites including this one. As I type I am obviously still alive and actively in the process of fixing that issue.

________

Hey there. Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 23rd, 2024|2024 October 23]] =====
Somehow, it happened again! The competition occurs on the 24th, but I've written about the events leading up to it above.

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

OMORI

2024-11-03T04:36:27Z

Ha1vorsen:

Omori (stylized as OMORI), is a narrative-focused, turn-based adventure RPG that incorporates psychological horror themes. That's the snippet of the description that you'll read upon any generic introduction to the game.

For me, though, OMORI is a work that my mind instinctively resists when I attempt to surface memories of its event. It stands out as one of the few pieces of media where the loading screen, advising those with mental health vulnerabilities to approach with caution... seems like a ''genuine warning'', in retrospect.

If this game had to hammer down any one subject, it really drives home the importance of trusting what you tell yourself, over what you are being prompted to feel. Be it by friends, societal norms, or the little devil on your shoulder; it's dangerous to let your emotions be defined by someone else. This game can mean many things to different people, and attempting to summarise the game in a standard, unnuanced catch-all description leaves a poor taste in the mouth. This game massively affected me because almost all of its conflicts and their nuances in-game reflect real-life experiences and traumas that I didn't know I still carried. It allowed me to reflect on my own situations, the choices I could have made, and the potential effects these may have on other people.

OMORI resembles a happy-go-lucky isometric turn-based RPG. That description very well is correct at times - it's good to see a game not shy away from being pure and lighthearted, because these memories allow the player to recall jovial events during the story, and contrast them with the the more personal and intimate parts that follow throughout the game, making for an emotional relationship as if you've grown up with the characters you've only really known for a handful of hours.

Imagine: you wake up in your neighborhood that you grew up on, with the friends you've known your whole life only a short walk down the street away. You want to meet up to go to the public park one day, so you grab everyone and hang out for a summer day of ice cream downtown -- nothing gets better than this. This is what childhood is about. As with many other games that feature children in emotional stories, this serves heavy juxtaposition towards the events that the characters are forced to follow through. The blossoming intra-personal relationship might later become a tangled ordeal of individual events that lead to the twelve year old delving into a way to self-dispute what can be become the player's own philosophical introspection into their own experiences of regret and desperation as they progress further and further along the story.

There are some points of the game that do directly test the individual psychological aspects of the player, such as their subconscious motives when presented with an illusion of choice, or perceived lack of choice, ultimately allowing for a more intertwined experience of the events that allows the story to carry a heavier weight when considering the intricacies of the story's underlying narrative.

OMORI has captivated an unprecedented variety of demographics in its story alone, leading people of widely-varying ages, maturity levels, and even cultures to come together to appreciate, and maybe even grieve, over the memories that they all collectively share. So far, it's the only game I've seen to allow "macho", stoic archetypes shamelessly display their support for this title alongside expressive, emotional tweens, and mature, aging adults alike.

It was released by the OMOCAT development team on the day of Christmas in 2020. It follows the story of a pre-adolescent boy among his four friends and his sister over the span of approximately four years. The title was in planning, writing, and active development for more than half of a decade after its Kickstarter was met with resounding success. Upon its release and shortly thereafter, the game has accrued a cult following akin to titles such as Undertale and EarthBound.

the music in this game goes hard as hell
[[File:OMORI ost.png|thumb|Personal hierarchy of the original soundtrack.]]

No car, no problem

2024-10-30T21:51:01Z

Ha1vorsen:

I am 23 years of age and have gotten this far in life, living in a suburban area without a license. The reasons for this is by both choice and circumstance, but even disregarding the reasons I'm forced in this situation, I vehemently do despise motor vehicles, like automobiles. Instead, I tend to opt for public or personal transportation, such as [[Personal Electronic Transportation|bikes]] and [[Personal Electronic Transportation|electric scooters.]]

The elephant in the room is the fact that I have been seeking medical guidance for a seizure disorder ever since 2021. In general, I have experienced seizures that involve complete or partial loss of motor control, but all myoclonic in nature up to this point. Then, for the past year, I have been experiencing a significant number of focal-onset, tonic-clonic seizures, causing me to completely abandon my current task and begin seizing uncontrollably. <blockquote>Both have posed issues even during scooter rides; the myoclonic twitches were enough for me to crash while riding my scooter during 2022, being unable to remove my thumb from the throttle and crashing into a ditch at one point.

More recently, I was lucky enough to experience the onset of a full tonic-clonic fit while going 25mph on my scooter, down a sideroad at midnight. I had an "aura", and was able to pull over to the side of the road to act the seizure out before returning home safely.</blockquote>However...

I don't understand what a car even ''has'' to offer me.

They are multi-thousand dollar liabilities that do nothing other than get you from point A to point B. That is to say, the entire function of a car can be sufficiently replicated with the legs you were born with. The appeal to them otherwise is to get to places faster than walking, and the luxury or not having to walk.

I prefer walking in order to serve as a form of structure to keep me walking and outside for longer periods of time.

'''In other words, they inherently offer no functionality to me.'''

Let's take an overview of these points.

* I have medical issues that prevent me from getting, or upkeeping, a license.
* It is significantly cheaper not to have a car.
* It is, legally, significantly safer to be a biker or pedestrian.
* I cannot reasonably anticipate the actions of others on the road, nor do I trust them to take the logical choices. I also believe they will misjudge my actions, leading to issues.

No car, no problem

2024-10-30T20:36:59Z

Ha1vorsen:

I am 23 years of age and have gotten this far in life, living in a suburban area without a license. The reasons for this is by both choice and circumstance, but even disregarding the reasons I'm forced in this situation, I vehemently do despise motor vehicles, like automobiles. Instead, I tend to opt for public or personal transportation, such as [[Personal Electronic Transportation|bikes]] and [[Personal Electronic Transportation|electric scooters.]]

The elephant in the room is the fact that I have been seeking medical guidance for a seizure disorder ever since 2021. In general, I have experienced seizures that involve complete or partial loss of motor control, but all myoclonic in nature. For the past year, I have been experiencing a significant number of focal-onset, tonic-clonic seizures, causing me to completely abandon my current task and begin seizing uncontrollably. <blockquote>Both have posed issues even during scooter rides; the myoclonic twitches were enough for me to crash while riding my scooter during 2022, being unable to remove my thumb from the throttle and crashing into a ditch at one point.

More recently, I was lucky enough to experience the onset of a full tonic-clonic fit while going 25mph on my scooter, down a sideroad at midnight. I had an "aura", and was able to pull over to the side of the road to act the seizure out before returning home safely.</blockquote>However...

I don't understand what a car even ''has'' to offer me.

They are multi-thousand dollar liabilities that do nothing other than get you from point A to point B. That is to say, the entire function of a car can be sufficiently replicated with the legs you were born with. The appeal to them otherwise is to get to places faster than walking, and the luxury or not having to walk.

I prefer walking in order to serve as a form of structure to keep me walking and outside for longer periods of time.

'''In other words, they inherently offer no functionality to me.'''

Let's take an overview of these points.

* I have medical issues that prevent me from getting, or upkeeping, a license.
* It is significantly cheaper not to have a car.
* It is, legally, significantly safer to be a biker or pedestrian.
* I cannot reasonably anticipate the actions of others on the road, nor do I trust them to take the logical choices. I also believe they will misjudge my actions, leading to issues.

No car, no problem

2024-10-30T20:36:11Z

Ha1vorsen:

I am 23 years of age and have gotten this far in a suburban area without a license. The reasons for this is by both choice and circumstance, but even disregarding the reasons I'm forced in this situation, I vehemently do despise motor vehicles, like automobiles. Instead, I tend to opt for public or personal transportation, such as [[Personal Electronic Transportation|bikes]] and [[Personal Electronic Transportation|electric scooters.]]

The elephant in the room is the fact that I have been seeking medical guidance for a seizure disorder ever since 2021. In general, I have experienced seizures that involve complete or partial loss of motor control, but all myoclonic in nature. For the past year, I have been experiencing a significant number of focal-onset, tonic-clonic seizures, causing me to completely abandon my current task and begin seizing uncontrollably. <blockquote>Both have posed issues even during scooter rides; the myoclonic twitches were enough for me to crash while riding my scooter during 2022, being unable to remove my thumb from the throttle and crashing into a ditch at one point.

More recently, I was lucky enough to experience the onset of a full tonic-clonic fit while going 25mph on my scooter, down a sideroad at midnight. I had an "aura", and was able to pull over to the side of the road to act the seizure out before returning home safely.</blockquote>However...

I don't understand what a car even ''has'' to offer me.

They are multi-thousand dollar liabilities that do nothing other than get you from point A to point B. That is to say, the entire function of a car can be sufficiently replicated with the legs you were born with. The appeal to them otherwise is to get to places faster than walking, and the luxury or not having to walk.

I prefer walking in order to serve as a form of structure to keep me walking and outside for longer periods of time.

'''In other words, they inherently offer no functionality to me.'''

Let's take an overview of these points.

* I have medical issues that prevent me from getting, or upkeeping, a license.
* It is significantly cheaper not to have a car.
* It is, legally, significantly safer to be a biker or pedestrian.
* I cannot reasonably anticipate the actions of others on the road, nor do I trust them to take the logical choices. I also believe they will misjudge my actions, leading to issues.

No car, no problem

2024-10-30T20:35:13Z

Ha1vorsen:

I am 23 years of age and have gotten this far in a suburban area without a license. The reasons for this is by both choice and circumstance, but even disregarding the reasons I'm forced in this situation, I vehemently do despise motor vehicles, like automobiles. Instead, I tend to opt for public or personal transportation, such as [[Personal Electronic Transportation|bikes]] and [[Personal Electronic Transportation|electric scooters.]]

The elephant in the room is the fact that I have been seeking medical guidance for a seizure disorder ever since 2021. In general, I have experienced seizures that involve complete or partial loss of motor control, but all myoclonic in nature. For the past year, have been experiencing a significant number of focal-onset, tonic-clonic seizures, causing me to completely begin seizing uncontrollably on the ground. <blockquote>Both have posed issues even during scooter rides; the myoclonic twitches were enough for me to crash while riding my scooter during 2022, being unable to remove my thumb from the throttle and crashing into a ditch at one point.

More recently, I was lucky enough to experience the onset of a full tonic-clonic fit while going 25mph on my scooter, down a sideroad at midnight. I had an "aura", and was able to pull over to the side of the road to act the seizure out before returning home safely.</blockquote>However...

I don't understand what a car even ''has'' to offer me.

They are multi-thousand dollar liabilities that do nothing other than get you from point A to point B. That is to say, the entire function of a car can be sufficiently replicated with the legs you were born with. The appeal to them otherwise is to get to places faster than walking, and the luxury or not having to walk.

I prefer walking in order to serve as a form of structure to keep me walking and outside for longer periods of time.

'''In other words, they inherently offer no functionality to me.'''

Let's take an overview of these points.

* I have medical issues that prevent me from getting, or upkeeping, a license.
* It is significantly cheaper not to have a car.
* It is, legally, significantly safer to be a biker or pedestrian.
* I cannot reasonably anticipate the actions of others on the road, nor do I trust them to take the logical choices. I also believe they will misjudge my actions, leading to issues.

No car, no problem

2024-10-30T04:33:37Z

Ha1vorsen: Created page with "I am 23 years of age and have gotten this far in a suburban area without a license. The reasons for this is by both choice and circumstance, but even disregarding the reasons I'm forced in this situation, I vehemently do despise vehicles like cars and SUVs, instead opting for public or personal transportation, such as bikes electric scooters. The elephant in the room is the fact that I have been seeking medical guidance for a seizu..."

I am 23 years of age and have gotten this far in a suburban area without a license. The reasons for this is by both choice and circumstance, but even disregarding the reasons I'm forced in this situation, I vehemently do despise vehicles like cars and SUVs, instead opting for public or personal transportation, such as [[Personal Electronic Transportation|bikes electric scooters.]]

The elephant in the room is the fact that I have been seeking medical guidance for a seizure disorder ever since 2021. In general, I have experienced seizures that involve complete or partial loss of motor control, but all myoclonic in nature. For the past year, have been experiencing a significant number of focal-onset, tonic-clonic seizures, causing me to completely begin seizing uncontrollably on the ground. <blockquote>Both have posed issues even during scooter rides; the myoclonic twitches were enough for me to crash while riding my scooter during 2022, being unable to remove my thumb from the throttle and crashing into a ditch at one point.

More recently, I was lucky enough to experience the onset of a full tonic-clonic fit while going 25mph on my scooter, down a sideroad at midnight. I had an "aura", and was able to pull over to the side of the road to act the seizure out before returning home safely.</blockquote>However...

I don't understand what a car even ''has'' to offer me.

They are multi-thousand dollar liabilities that do nothing other than get you from point A to point B. That is to say, the entire function of a car can be sufficiently replicated with the legs you were born with. The appeal to them otherwise is to get to places faster than walking, and the luxury or not having to walk.

I prefer walking in order to serve as a form of structure to keep me walking and outside for longer periods of time.

'''In other words, they inherently offer no functionality to me.'''

Let's take an overview of these points.

* I have medical issues that prevent me from getting, or upkeeping, a license.
* It is significantly cheaper not to have a car.
* It is, legally, significantly safer to be a biker or pedestrian.
* I cannot reasonably anticipate the actions of others on the road, nor do I trust them to take the logical choices. I also believe they will misjudge my actions, leading to issues.

October 24th, 2024

2024-10-28T06:58:16Z

Ha1vorsen: /* New results */

''The information in this article has been verified to be compliant with Samsung's dissemination requirements. To be specific, there are no dissemination or privacy requirements to be held legal standard to, and no non-disclosure agreement has been signed in this regard.''

Finally, Samsung's yearly round of MX repair competitions have arrived again, and today's the day! Weeks of wrecked nerves were due to settle one way or another. Above all else, I was keen to create new memories, new friends, and new results. The events of this trip, for better or worse, allowed me to gain a new perspective from where I was previously stuck in endless consideration.

=== New memories ===
<blockquote>This year's event was significantly different from last year. While Samsung willfully spent tens of thousands to make this happen, I did notice that this event was considerably scaled back compared to last year -- and has been on trend of doing so ever since the very first MX Skills Competition from 2019. Whereas last year was a three-day venture, this year's was barely 24 hours, and we were whisked from Samsung's HQ directly to the airports after the competiton. While this was a fun way to celebrate, it was obviously an extraneous display of fun and reward from Samsung themselves that was in no way required. I am simply noting that this didn't occur this time. There was also no tour of Samsung's HQ building.

This scheduling posed an issue as I had the vague feeling that I left my phone (Flip6) at Samsung's HQ as I went from the rideshare to the airport, which is a one-time 40 minute trip. Times were so tight that there was absolutely no chance of circling back to receive my phone and risk being trapped in Texas for an unknown period of time (no extra flights were available). I did ask someone if they saw me carry my phone, which they said that they thought they saw it, but this wasn't the case. I am able to track my phone in front of Samsung's Legacy Central location, and no one has turned it in. It is also now out of charge, and none of the companies, including Samsung, operate on the weekends. It hasn't rained since then, but the chances of recovery are nearly zero. I also asked Samsung's employees to check the location an hour after I confirmed its location, and they couldn't find it.

After the events of the trip, and after the choices made by the senior engineers in charge of the event, I am significantly demoralised. The results of the competition seem to be skewed by emotional vengeance, underlined by misplaced punishment of Samsung's own limitations, and not directly ranked based on measure of skill or technique. This caused multiple psychological issues on principle of being a person who prefers to factor in reality rather than emotion. Once again, I am overjoyed to be able to bring back critical and helpful information to my coworkers back home from the source of it all (especially when this information was never... documented outside of the minds of Samsung's own hardware engineers, and especially not located in the manuals and guides of Samsung's own documentation). On the positive side, some of our store district's longstanding mysteries have finally been solved.</blockquote>

=== New friends ===
<blockquote>A small surprise is that I am the only person from last year to return in 2024. It is a bit sad not to see any familiar faces from 2023, but it's always cool to see fresh personalities with new insight for how their home turf operates. This year, a select number of uBreakiFix employees, ranging from technicians, lead technicians, store managers, and district managers, have all assembled here in Plano. There were also Samsung technicians, and the mix of these technicians from all companies total fifteen, the same number as last year. Like last year, I was exposed to stories of other uBreakiFix locations running in extreme disarray, which brought initial dismay for my future at this company and my ability to attend further events sponsored by Samsung. For the privacy and protection of those locations, and their employees, I will not detail those issues here.

During this trip, I was notified by management about issues I am involved with at my home location. The funniest thing about this is to hear, without even mentioning the details of my situation, how others in positions above my own (including a person who is practically a store co-owner) implicitly justified and replicated actions I took at their own store, whereas those actions landed me in trouble under the management of my own location. This further feeds into my frustration with the management and ownership of my current location that I feel to be powerless in, despite knowing that my actions do not feed into self-fulfilling prophecies that lead to further issues down the line. I plan to introduce much of the information disseminated from this experience to a uBreakiFix meeting soon, and hopefully bring about positive change, instead of being subjected to self-contradictory business practices that lead to the store state being the way it is now.

Unlike last year, I finally did exchange phone numbers and emails with the other finalists, and it felt nice to share bonds with people with extraordinary personal experiences in fields that I have personal interests in. While most of us only shared words over dinner, others kept closer for the duration of the entire event.</blockquote>

=== New results ===
<blockquote>The meat of my dismay comes here. Once the competition started, the process went ''suspiciously'' well, and I was passing tests on the first try that I never dreamed of being able to do under the constraints of my location at home, which unfortunately lacks access to certain tools and equipment. Some of these tests are, generally speaking, a nightmare to complete under normal circumstances, and I didn't have hope to complete them properly in this run. However, I passed them, while looking like a natural professional to boot! I am, to say the least, overjoyed to be one of the few people statistically to run into no friction for the most problematic repair steps nationwide in this event.

I full-heartedly made a minor mistake that resulted in water resistance testing failing upon reassembling the device. Here, I want to explicitly state that I have witnessed other finalists who weren't able to get to the reassembly step in the first place, and failed to properly triage and/or disassemble the phone without destroying parts of it. I got far while doing nearly all steps correctly.

Everything went well until it came to the final quality check. I missed an adhesive around a microphone for water resistance, and accidentally reused the existing adhesive. This caused water-resistance testing to fail, leading to the test software to lock up until this was resolved. This is a limitation of Samsung's software, and it will not let you know the quality of other components or repairs until water resistance testing has passed. To get around this, I skipped the water resistance test explicitly only to check if I correctly repaired and properly triaged the undisclosed defects of the device. This choice not only invalidated the entire examination, skipping the water resistance test deducted a significant amount of points that caused me to rank below those who have explicitly caused damage to the phone during the exam and employed incorrect repair practices. That is to say, my desire to view the final results of my repair instead of "giving up" at WRT and simply netting a DQ for not completing the exam is seen as significantly less desirable than damaging the device. Samsung's test on water resistance is tested via an auditory measure of pressure via a feedback loop. That is to say, software is used to measure the watertightness of a phone. It is not a proper measure of hardiness or "water resistance" in any capacity, and is known to Samsung's own engineers to have varying degrees of accuracy.

This was incredibly distressing and frustrating. If Samsung refuses to honour warranty for liquid damaged devices, there is no reason to so violently rank a device failing water resistance lower than a physically broken device though explicit incompetence. To be specific, not applying a tape near a microphone is significantly less impactful to the customer than destroying their perfectly working display during disassembly and/or reassembly, all of which was witnessed. My stance on this will not change, especially when it comes between a person recovering their life's important moments and documents. My proctor also noted that he noticed novel actions I took that positively promoted efficiency and repair safety (while not sacrificing repair quality) that he never considered beforehand, and he has been in this industry almost as long as I have been along.

While my performance this year was leaps and bounds stronger than last year's, my results ranked lowest due to disproportionate point deduction as I committed the crime of assembling a functional device that was able to otherwise pass 100% of the quality checks, discluding water-resistance. To Samsung, breaking a phone or abandoning a repair is preferable behaviour.

If you were a customer, would you like to be told that your phone was unrepairable as it was found to be only 90% as water resistant after the repair, and that you would not be able to get your phone serviced at all, barring you from your memories as a result of an active choice of an executive at Samsung?</blockquote>

=== New opportunities ===
<blockquote>For better or worse, all of us now act as senior repair consultants for Samsung, having a direct line of communication to improve repair processes and guidelines to incorporate in official manuals. While I see the events here as misguided and unreasonable, I have been given multiple tools to directly influence and promote compliance and information retention amongst Samsung's entire network of mobile repair technicians and Samsung-authorised technicians. I will be taking advantage of this to prevent situations like this from happening in the future.

So, I guess it wasn't all bad.</blockquote>

October 24th, 2024

2024-10-28T04:05:16Z

Ha1vorsen:

''The information in this article has been verified to be compliant with Samsung's dissemination requirements. To be specific, there are no dissemination or privacy requirements to be held legal standard to, and no non-disclosure agreement has been signed in this regard.''

Finally, Samsung's yearly round of MX repair competitions have arrived again, and today's the day! Weeks of wrecked nerves were due to settle one way or another. Above all else, I was keen to create new memories, new friends, and new results. The events of this trip, for better or worse, allowed me to gain a new perspective from where I was previously stuck in endless consideration.

=== New memories ===
<blockquote>This year's event was significantly different from last year. While Samsung willfully spent tens of thousands to make this happen, I did notice that this event was considerably scaled back compared to last year -- and has been on trend of doing so ever since the very first MX Skills Competition from 2019. Whereas last year was a three-day venture, this year's was barely 24 hours, and we were whisked from Samsung's HQ directly to the airports after the competiton. While this was a fun way to celebrate, it was obviously an extraneous display of fun and reward from Samsung themselves that was in no way required. I am simply noting that this didn't occur this time. There was also no tour of Samsung's HQ building.

This scheduling posed an issue as I had the vague feeling that I left my phone (Flip6) at Samsung's HQ as I went from the rideshare to the airport, which is a one-time 40 minute trip. Times were so tight that there was absolutely no chance of circling back to receive my phone and risk being trapped in Texas for an unknown period of time (no extra flights were available). I did ask someone if they saw me carry my phone, which they said that they thought they saw it, but this wasn't the case. I am able to track my phone in front of Samsung's Legacy Central location, and no one has turned it in. It is also now out of charge, and none of the companies, including Samsung, operate on the weekends. It hasn't rained since then, but the chances of recovery are nearly zero. I also asked Samsung's employees to check the location an hour after I confirmed its location, and they couldn't find it.

After the events of the trip, and after the choices made by the senior engineers in charge of the event, I am significantly demoralised. The results of the competition seem to be skewed by emotional vengeance, underlined by misplaced punishment of Samsung's own limitations, and not directly ranked based on measure of skill or technique. This caused multiple psychological issues on principle of being a person who prefers to factor in reality rather than emotion. Once again, I am overjoyed to be able to bring back critical and helpful information to my coworkers back home from the source of it all (especially when this information was never... documented outside of the minds of Samsung's own hardware engineers, and especially not located in the manuals and guides of Samsung's own documentation). On the positive side, some of our store district's longstanding mysteries have finally been solved.</blockquote>

=== New friends ===
<blockquote>A small surprise is that I am the only person from last year to return in 2024. It is a bit sad not to see any familiar faces from 2023, but it's always cool to see fresh personalities with new insight for how their home turf operates. This year, a select number of uBreakiFix employees, ranging from technicians, lead technicians, store managers, and district managers, have all assembled here in Plano. There were also Samsung technicians, and the mix of these technicians from all companies total fifteen, the same number as last year. Like last year, I was exposed to stories of other uBreakiFix locations running in extreme disarray, which brought initial dismay for my future at this company and my ability to attend further events sponsored by Samsung. For the privacy and protection of those locations, and their employees, I will not detail those issues here.

During this trip, I was notified by management about issues I am involved with at my home location. The funniest thing about this is to hear, without even mentioning the details of my situation, how others in positions above my own (including a person who is practically a store co-owner) implicitly justified and replicated actions I took at their own store, whereas those actions landed me in trouble under the management of my own location. This further feeds into my frustration with the management and ownership of my current location that I feel to be powerless in, despite knowing that my actions do not feed into self-fulfilling prophecies that lead to further issues down the line. I plan to introduce much of the information disseminated from this experience to a uBreakiFix meeting soon, and hopefully bring about positive change, instead of being subjected to self-contradictory business practices that lead to the store state being the way it is now.

Unlike last year, I finally did exchange phone numbers and emails with the other finalists, and it felt nice to share bonds with people with extraordinary personal experiences in fields that I have personal interests in. While most of us only shared words over dinner, others kept closer for the duration of the entire event.</blockquote>

=== New results ===
<blockquote>The meat of my dismay comes here. Once the competition started, the process went ''suspiciously'' well, and I was passing tests on the first try that I never dreamed of being able to do under the constraints of my location at home, which unfortunately lacks access to certain tools and equipment. Some of these tests are, generally speaking, a nightmare to complete under normal circumstances, and I didn't have hope to complete them properly in this run. However, I passed them, while looking like a natural professional to boot! I am, to say the least, overjoyed to be one of the few people statistically to run into no friction for the most problematic repair steps nationwide in this event.

I full-heartedly made a minor mistake that resulted in water resistance testing failing upon reassembling the device. Here, I want to explicitly state that I have witnessed other finalists who weren't able to get to the reassembly step in the first place, and failed to properly triage and/or disassemble the phone without destroying parts of it. I got far while doing nearly all steps correctly.

Everything went well until it came to the final quality check. I missed an adhesive around a microphone for water resistance, and accidentally reused the existing adhesive. This caused water-resistance testing to fail, leading to the test software to lock up until this was resolved. This is a limitation of Samsung's software, and it will not let you know the quality of other components or repairs until water resistance testing has passed. To get around this, I skipped the water resistance test explicitly only to check if I correctly repaired and properly triaged the undisclosed defects of the device. This choice not only invalidated the entire examination, skipping the water resistance test deducted a significant amount of points that caused me to rank below those who have explicitly caused damage to the phone during the exam and employed incorrect repair practices. That is to say, my desire to view the final results of my repair instead of "giving up" at WRT and simply netting a DQ for not completing the exam is seen as significantly less desirable than damaging the device. Samsung's test on water resistance is tested via an audio feedback loop. It is not a measure of hardiness or "water resistance" in any capacity, and is known to Samsung's own engineers to not be accurate in the first place

This was incredibly distressing and frustrating. If Samsung refuses to honour warranty for liquid damaged devices, there is no reason to so violently rank a device failing water resistance lower than a physically broken device though explicit incompetence. To be specific, not applying a tape near a microphone is significantly less impactful to the customer than destroying their perfectly working display during disassembly and/or reassembly, all of which was witnessed. My stance on this will not change, especially when it comes between a person recovering their life's important moments and documents. My proctor also noted that he noticed novel actions I took that positively promoted efficiency and repair safety (while not sacrificing repair quality) that he never considered beforehand, and he has been in this industry almost as long as I have been along.

While my performance this year was leaps and bounds stronger than last year's, my results ranked lowest due to disproportionate point deduction as I committed the crime of assembling a functional device that was able to otherwise pass 100% of the quality checks, discluding water-resistance. To Samsung, breaking a phone or abandoning a repair is preferable behaviour.

If you were a customer, would you like to be told that your phone was unrepairable as it was found to be only 90% as water resistant after the repair, and that you would not be able to get your phone serviced at all, barring you from your memories as a result of an active choice of an executive at Samsung?</blockquote>

=== New opportunities ===
<blockquote>For better or worse, all of us now act as senior repair consultants for Samsung, having a direct line of communication to improve repair processes and guidelines to incorporate in official manuals. While I see the events here as misguided and unreasonable, I have been given multiple tools to directly influence and promote compliance and information retention amongst Samsung's entire network of mobile repair technicians and Samsung-authorised technicians. I will be taking advantage of this to prevent situations like this from happening in the future.

So, I guess it wasn't all bad.</blockquote>

Nintendo Switch (Homebrew)

2024-10-28T01:33:30Z

Ha1vorsen:

The [[Nintendo Switch]] is home to a vast homebrew community which has propagated from before the console launch date in 2017. In this time, there have been major technical strives and discoveries that span many devices outside of the Nintendo console itself. One of the most in-depth reverse engineering projects within console hacking is the [[Nintendo Switch (Homebrew)#Atmosphère|Atmosphère]] project, which reimplements Horizon(NX), the operating system of the console.

Atmosphère reimplements many aspects of the original system software as open source software; a step which allows for much more customisability than bytecode patches that are executed at runtime that merely modify existing system modules like most other custom firmwares.

Atmosphère, specifically, has not been on record to cause a single Nintendo network ban to date. This is corroborated by [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yws700EAKpBeYX0CILIZsOOv_JuLSRDUVIUEoe-Dz44/edit this spreadsheet], developer testing, and feedback from banned users, which invariably pinpoint a catalyst stemming from user error, where the user has partaken an action that is known to be bannable. Custom firmware is not equivalent to piracy; only the participation of the latter has been acted upon by Nintendo, historically.

Using custom firmware on the Nintendo Switch is considered safe, as long as certain actions are avoided. Contrary to popular rhetoric, ''[https://youtu.be/ZCH_ytgaZx8?t=5257 Nintendo has shown a distinct tolerance to homebrew users]'' and seems to actively allow their presence, as they are able to detect any console running a custom firmware. Nintendo chooses to ban only specific bad actors such as pirates and online cheaters. '''While this can change at any time''', this behaviour has remained true to this day.

These actions, for the most part, are disruptive to Nintendo's online infrastructure or sales strategy, and are generally actions that go outside of the scope of legitimate custom firmware usage. These actions also setting a custom avatar, which have been the subject of controversy due to adult content being uploaded by CFW users in the past, and eShop financial fraud, which constitutes a Nintendo Account ban entirely, forfeiting any digital collections held by the account. However, Nintendo account integrity is not a concern for console bans stemming solely via CFW.
[[File:CFW.png|thumb|If you enjoy not being banned, follow these guidelines.]]
Shown to the right is a general community guideline post, further defining what is or isn't safe with the functionalities granted by custom firmware.

Contrary to popular rhetoric, ''Nintendo has not and cannot knowingly brick a console of any type'' due to the presence of unauthorised software. This has never happened in the past, despite any ignorant press and website reportings. However, they are fully within their rights to restrict the console from online functionality, and this is clearly defined in any end-user license agreement. In addition, Nintendo is not responsible for incompatibilities caused by a system update, such as Atmosphère and Hekate failing to boot after a package1loader update. This is due to the nature of homebrew and ''not'' indicative of ill action from Nintendo.

For example, I have primarily used custom firmware while online on every Switch unit I've had since 2019, without any issues following these guidelines. None of my consoles have been banned.

A guide for custom firmware installation can be found [https://nintendo.com.se here].

=== My setup ===

==== Sysmodules ====
There are a few modules that change and enhance the functionality of the Switch. I consider them to be essential in basic usage of the console.
[[File:SwitchPresence.png|thumb|An example of SwitchPresence-Rewritten.]]
[https://github.com/cathery/sys-ftpd-light sys-ftpd-light] - FTP server running at all times, allowing remote access to the microSD's files. Can be toggled on or off via controller inputs and starts alongside the console. Access to the FTP server can be restricted via user-defined credentials defined in a configuration file on the microSD card.

[https://github.com/exelix11/dvr-patches DVR-Patches] - Technically a compatibility patch for Sys-DVR to run under almost all games, but has the side effect of allowing video recording under almost any title.

[https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Menu Tesla-Menu] - Overlay menu allowing the use of cheats and advanced sysmodules in real-time, alongside currently running software. Overlays are distributed via .ovl files and installable in /switch.

Tesla Menu requires the [https://github.com/WerWolv/nx-ovlloader nx-ovlloader] to be installed alongside it.

[https://github.com/bakatrouble/sys-screenuploader sys-screenuploader] - System module which uploads all screenshots taken by the Switch to a remote server in real time. This can be configured to be sent to a local folder on your PC, onto a Discord channel on Discord, or a self-hosted server with [https://github.com/bakatrouble/sys-screenuploader-servers/ these software examples].

[https://github.com/ndeadly/MissionControl Mission Control] - Allows most common third-party controllers, like the DualSense, to function natively within the Switch's OS via Bluetooth connection. The wired counterpart to this software is [https://github.com/cathery/sys-con sys-con].

[https://github.com/masagrator/ReverseNX-RT ReverseNX-RT] - Allows the Nintendo Switch to run software in handheld or docked mode on-demand, regardless of the physical location of the console. This is useful to achieve higher graphical fidelity in handheld mode alongside [https://github.com/retronx-team/sys-clk sys-clk] in handheld mode. This is best done using Mariko hardware, which is more power efficient.

[https://github.com/SunResearchInstitute/SwitchPresence-Rewritten SwitchPresence-Rewritten] - Allows the Nintendo Switch to report the currently running title to Discord automagically, via a client running on a PC on the same network.

==== Homebrew Software ====
I use [https://github.com/Chrscool8/Homebrew-Details Homebrew Details] 0.95[https://wiki.halcove.com/files/homebrew_details.nro] as my primary homebrew browser. I plan to patch it to allow touchscreen input, as this layout and design is unrivaled. Unfortunately, even compared to its 1.0 release.

The title I use to serve as the homebrew browser via title takeover is [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/rogue-bit-switch/ Rogue Bit] - this way, I can simply launch Rogue Bit straight from the HOME Menu to get into a fully escalated homebrew launcher. [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/rogue-bit-switch/ Since it is a game based around hacking, it is a fitting icon.]

== Custom firmwares ==

===== Atmosphère =====
Atmosphère is the main custom firmware for Nintendo Switch, developed primarily by SciresM of the ReSwitched team. The name is a allusion; Atmosphère runs on top of [[Nintendo Switch#Horizon|Horizon]], referencing how the atmosphere rests on top of the horizon. Its current [https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/releases release] is 1.4.1.

===== ReiNX =====
A deprecated fork of Atmosphère, ReiNX generally does not offer exclusive features over Atmosphère itself, and has not been updated since May of 2020.

===== SXOS =====
A commercial fork of Atmosphère, SXOS is primarily developed for game piracy groups on the Nintendo Switch.

SX OS software and its modchips (which are bundled with SX OS) are illegal to manufacture, purchase, or own in the US due to multiple violations of copyright law, not limited to actions such as hardcoding Nintendo's firmware decryption keys in their software (in an attempt to avoid showing Atmosphère branding during sept, advertising and directly supporting piracy groups by supplying pirated software, and also due to failure to release source code, in violation of Atmosphère's GPLv2 license, which requires derivative works to disclose its full source code to the public.

Like ReiNX, SX OS has not been updated in years after [https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/two-members-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-team-xecuter-custody a successful litigation attempt] by Nintendo and the FBI, where the team was labelled as a piracy group due to directly supplementing piracy repositories within its custom firmware. Due to this, SX OS cannot even boot any recent HorizonNX releases.

== Exploits ==
Several writeups and conferences have been created in regard to the Switch console's reverse-engineering efforts.

=== Hardware ===
Hardware exploits exist either due to physical exploits with the console components, or within software burned into read-only/write-once portions of the console; e.g, the bootROM. Hardware exploits can never be patched out without physical access to the console (and by replacing said console's hardware).

There is external hardware that can be used alongside fusee, including dongles such as the DragonInjector.
[[File:20200831 151501.jpg|thumb|A late-stage production of a DragonInjector.]]

====== DragonInjector ======
DragonInjector, or DI for short, was a small dongle for the Nintendo Switch designed to fit inside the card slot. On July 13, 2020, it was pursued by Nintendo primarily on a Canadian copyright infringement[https://wiki.halcove.com/files/CD.pdf].

===== Fusee Gelee =====
''Fusee gelee'' translates to "frozen rocket" from French, referencing the coldboot nature of the exploit.

This is an unpatchable, tethered bootROM exploit, which takes advantage of the Switch console's boot and power management chip (BPMP), and is leveraged by copying a payload into executable portion of memory (jokingly referred to as a memecpy by members involved in its development).

Approximately thirty to forty million consoles are vulnerable to this. These consoles will become a rarity as time passes on.

This exploit requires physical access to the console's USB-C port, injecting a custom payload after entering a compromised recovery mode (RCM). RCM is a factory mode intended for maintenance and repair of damaged consoles, or initial factory setup of devices. Fusee gelee effectively bypasses verification for signed payloads and allows an attacker to bypass every single technological protection measure present on the console at boottime with minimal external hardware.

[https://wiki.halcove.com/files/fusee_gelee_nvidia.pdf Technical writeup presented to Nvidia (PDF)]

[https://switchgui.de Nintendo Homebrew's custom firmware guide for Atmosphère]

Fusee-gelee can be leveraged into an untethered coldboot exploit by wiring a Trinket M0-based board with specialised software onto the USB lanes on the Switch mainboard. The Trinket will then be able to automatically inject a self-contained payload as soon as an APX device is detected.

=== Software ===

===== General =====
The console's current version of its operating system does not seem to contain noteworthy bugs that can lead to homebrew or custom firmware. Previous versions of Horizon were vulnerable to a limited number of flaws, none of which enabled [[TrustZone]] access purely due to security issues from Nintendo's fault. Every known entrypoint (which grants full system access) is the result of a flaw originating with Nvidia. This includes hardware flaws that are initiated via software, such as...

===== Jamais Vu =====
''Jamais Vu'' translates to "never seen". This is a warmboot TrustZone exploit for a prerelease version of Horizon. Namely, version 1.0, which became outdated on the day the Nintendo Switch launched. More information can be found on [https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/7rq0cu/jamais_vu_a_100_trustzone_code_execution_exploit/ SciresM's announcement post].

===== Caffeine =====
A bootROM warmboot exploit implementation for the Nintendo Switch currently for consoles running 2.0 up to 4.1.0, based off of Deja Vu. This exploit was fixed in firmware 8.0.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec4NgWRE8ik 34C3]

== My contributions ==
[[File:HR.jpg|thumb|Restoring Balrog's iconic line]]
Intending to settle down after participating in the Nintendo 3DS homebrew community, I have ended up developing a small number of mods for the Nintendo Switch.

The largest one is the restoration of the Aeon Genesis translation of Cave Story to the official port of Cave Story+ on the Switch. As Cave Story was originally a Japanese exclusive game, a number of community translations of the game have appeared, before it was officially published by Nicalis in 2010. The Aeon Genesis translation is one of them. This was done to combine the improved visuals and extra modes of Cave Story+ with a different interpretation of the story and its characters. It was [https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/jejbgs/aeon_genesis_cave_story_port_nintendo_switch/ published] on 10/20/2020 as a customary habit to have releases and actions historically linked to rare days on the Gregorian calendar. For example, 10/20/2020 was the last day in the current millennium to repeat the number 20 at least three times.

After developing this patch and witnessing how flexible Cave Story's scripting engine is, I plan to eventually create a simple game using it.

The Aeon Genesis translation patch for Cave Story+ is [https://unnamedmods.com/nx/AGCS1.0.7z available to download].
[[File:Mewtwovictory.jpg|thumb|Much easier on the eyes]]
I also have created a small number of mods for [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]], a game with a heavy and well-known modding community. [https://gamebanana.com/mods/297793 This Super Smash Bros. Melee-inspired Victory screen] was created as a desire to rid the game of the personally distracting flash that occurs on freeze-frames of a victor's celebration animation. I eventually intend to privately research into what is needed to manipulate other UI assets in the game.

[[June 6th, 2021#Themes 2|These themes]] were published. I kinda intended to just make them for myself.

I also help with maintaining this [https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/ Nintendo Switch custom firmware setup guide].

== Trivia ==

* Nintendo Switch's BPMP is the ARM7TDMI, also known as the processor that powered the Game Boy Advance and the hardware mapper of the Nintendo DS family.
* Nintendo was aware of the ramifications of an RCM-based exploit well before the console released in 2017, however, it's unclear which RCM-based exploit that they are referencing.
* The Nintendo Switch OS is a major rewrite of the Nintendo 3DS operating system of the same name.

== First Usage Guides / Frequent Questions ==

=== What is Atmosphère? ===
Atmosphère is the custom firmware that you're using on your console. Custom firmware handles all of the invisible patches that you use once you boot into the main Switch menus; it's the software that makes modding your Switch "useful".

CFW has no visible menu, and there is '''no visible difference''' between a console simply using CFW and one using original firmware (OFW), unless you take advantage of the features in CFW to modify the appearance and functionality of your console.

=== What is Hekate? ===
Before the console turns on, there is (normally) invisible software that handles the startup of the console. This applies to most electronic devices. This invisible software software is called the '''bootloader''', and it handles the preparation of the device. When you hacked the Switch, you also gave it a custom bootloader menu named ''Hekate'' ("heh-KAH-tay"). This software serves to add flexibility to how the Nintendo Switch starts up, and provides an interface for you to select different payloads/OSes to launch upon startup, including OSes like Android and Linux.

=== What is Horizon? ===
Horizon is the Switch's native OS. Atmosphère applies customisations to this OS, and fully replaces some parts of it behind the scenes, even if you can't see those replacements.

=== Software ===

* '''Nintendo Switch does not boot past Nintendo Switch logo!''' One of these things are likely busted: PRODINFO, your USER partition, your SYSTEM partition, your partition table is messed up. If you run Atmosphère, a rogue sysmodule or corrupt microSD may also be to blame.
* '''Nintendo Switch does not boot past Nintendo logo!''' You may have corrupted one of the boot stage slots. Restore a BCPKG2 backup.
*'''After injecting a payload and booting, an error about an unknown package1 version appears!''' Your homebrew software does not support the Horizon firmware you are trying to run. Update your homebrew, or wait for a new release.
*'''My homebrew software has a NOFAT error message!''' Your microSD is corrupt. Reformat it, or obtain a new card.

=== Hardware ===

* '''Nintendo Switch does not boot past Nintendo Switch logo, does not display on the dock, or does not charge!''' It is highly likely that the M92T36 chip has been blown out by overvoltage, or a physical short. Common causes are using an uncertified USB-A to USB-C cable to charge the unit, or using a third party dock. Third party AC adapters which don't utilise USB also can cause this. Your Switch will likely need to have the M92T36 replaced. A blown BQ24193 may also be the culprit.
* '''Screen shows ink-like blotches that obstruct gameplay!''' Replace the screen. Duh.
* '''Nintendo Switch emits a grinding or sawing noise when pressed together!''' This is the fan scraping against the console's metal backplate. Please do not press the console together.
* '''Nintendo Switch turns off abruptly, even with remaining battery!''' The battery may be decalibrated. This can happen to any device with a battery. This occurs when the battery percentage is not synchronised with the physical amount of remaining power. This can be solved by charging the device for double the amount of time it normally takes to reach 100%, and draining it down to zero before fully charging it again. The battery is now calibrated.
* '''Nintendo Switch does not turn on!''' Is the unit in RCM? Is the unit fully charged? Have you a modchip installed? If so, check the FAQ of the RCMX86 install guide.
* '''Nintendo Switch does not enter RCM!''' All consoles can enter RCM, regardless of whether or not you're able to exploit RCM itself. If the console cannot enter RCM, it is never the fault of software. Instead, a dirty or defective bridging device ("jig"), a dirty or defective console-side slot, or torn ribbon cables will always be the culprit, if the user is following the correct steps to enter RCM (VOL+, Power, Home).

Events

2024-10-26T09:04:57Z

Ha1vorsen: /* 2024 */

Events, per the name, is a main section of Halcove that explains various occurrances in more detail.

The idea is to make at least one post here per day. Why?

I guess I need something to keep me busy.

== 2024 ==

*January
* February
**[[February 2, 2024|2]]
**[[February 3, 2024|3]]
**[[February 21, 2024|21]]
* March
*April
**[[April 17th, 2024|17]]
**[[March 19th, 2024|19]]

* May
**[[May 4th, 2024|4]]
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
**[[October 17th, 2024|17]]
**22
**[[October 23rd, 2024|23]]
**[[October 24th, 2024|24]]
**[[Stop Point|End Point]]
* November
* December

== 2023 ==

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
**[[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|2023 MX Repair Competition]]

* November
* December [[Day 343 (2023)|Day 344 (2023)]]
*[[Day 344 (2023)|Day 345 (2023)]]

== 2022 ==

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

== 2021 ==

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

== 2020 ==

Gold -Mata Au Hi Made-

2024-10-26T09:03:20Z

Ha1vorsen:

<youtube>u-8R5n54toE</youtube>

おととい来やがれ
----''Mata Au Hi Made (Gold)'' is the first single released by Hikaru Utada ever since the launch of their English-Japanese album, BAD MODE, in 2022.

I don't have the full context to what went into this song's creation, and I wish I did. All I really know are the lyrics, the video visuals, and how it makes me feel. There's a lot I want to unpack about this song, ''Mata Au Hi Made'', which translates to "''Until the day we meet again".''

It is accompanied by a music video that I dare say is equally as important, nay, inseparable to the song as the audio itself. With Utada walking down an empty, foggy street that appears to resemble Shinjuku City, undertoned with a lovely piano ballad, there's a sense of somber loneliness you can feel, before any words are even spoken.

Unfortunately for me, the lyrics start off with ideological sweeping statements, in regards to some of the unavoidable highs and lows of being alive.

* ''Happiness - it's just waiting nearby. It's not all fun and games, but even the things that suck will one day blossom like flowers.''
**It's unfortunate because I'm an absolute sucker for this kind of writing.
*''Anyone that shines like you... like gold, refuses to be an ornament and fashioned by just anyone.''

In typical Utada fashion, they stroll down the street by themselves, as if they're in their own universe. Some truck drivers and whatnot can be noticed, but that's real life seeming to work around Utada's intentions, and not the other way around. Hikaru's method of cinematography enhances the intimacy of the scenarios that she sings about, focussing strictly on herself and her emotions.

As the song continued, my heart steadily started to sink once I started to piece things together, especially with regards to the song title. This song seems to be about the void that's left when someone close is no longer around.

''また逢う日まで''

''また逢う日まで''

''また逢う日まで''

Immediately after I piece this together, there's a change of tone and tempo. Looking back, I think this serves as the representation of self-reflection, since the lyrics change in tone pretty dramatically.

* ''Tragedies that could someday happen, I take them and say''
** ''F--k off, go bother me some other day''

<blockquote>In the official video, 「おととい来やがれ」 is translated as "F--k off, you belong in the past", though the phrase directly translates to "Come back the day before yesterday", this has a bit of an indirect meaning. I think this translation as "go bother me some other day" more closely resembles the theme of the song than what was actually in the video, especially when considering the past lyrics where Utada acknowledged that the pain won't "ever really go away".</blockquote>

* ''I'm gonna fill my calendar with lots of fun plans''
** My tears are on hold, until the day we meet again

<blockquote>Oh my god. These are my favourite lyrics in the entire song, on principle of flipping the downcast tone from the song on its head. Grievance is a process, one that can consume someone entirely if they're left alone in their thoughts. But there is a sense of momentum and hope within these two lines, and it is beautiful to see how someone else was able to process these emotions in a positive and healthy way. It's not something I was able to do.</blockquote>You can tell that the subject of the song is someone who has been unforgettable and inseparable from the beginning, and that bond will continue to be inseparable even outside of the realm of the living. At this point in the music video, Utada starts to walk jovially, even beginning to levitate, indicating the freeing nature of her mind letting go of the initial pain caused by the departure of the person close to them. At this point, their positivity is almost infectious, and Utada once again ensures that any out distractions don't detract from her achieving peace.

''Gold'' brings out memories of pure, unadulterated dread and hopelessness. It somehow also evokes a gentle reminder that, while the worst has already happened, there might be room for progression and healing.

* You bystanders are making too much noise
** Please shut up for a second.

<blockquote>This one made me smile for a bit, as the original Japanese word-choice Hikaru used came off as a bit arrogant by "politely" requesting that onlookers simply "shut up". Using "please" in the translation doesn't really convey this as obviously as it does in the original language, but it just reinforces that nothing can bring her down at this point. Her attitude here is really empowering, to say the least.</blockquote>''一番いいとこが始まる - "The best part is about to start."''

This song, if I recall correctly, is Hikaru's first single ever since their 2022 release of the English-Japanese BAD MODE album. That album was Utada's first time mixing multiple languages into one album, but the artist continues to break new ground even here. Being of Japanese heritage, born in New York, and living in London, Hikaru breaks into French in the next line. It only underscores here personal evolution, which is amazingly still on-point for the song.

The song breaks into a lovely layering of harmony and vocalisations that Hikaru is known for. It ties the song together, ending the tragedy on a momentous and comforting note.

I would be lying if I said this song doesn't make me emotional every time I listen to it.
This might be one of the best songs I've ever listened to.

== Lyrics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Original
!Romanised
!Translation
|-
|追いかけても追いつけぬ
幸せは側で待ってるだけ
|Oikaketemo oitsukenu
Shiawase wa soba de matteru dake
|Chasing it won't get you any closer to it
Happiness—it's just waiting nearby
|-
|楽しいことばかりじゃないけど
嫌なことなんて

いつかまた思い出話する日の

花になる迄
|Tanoshii koto bakari ja nai kedo
Iya na koto nante

Itsuka mata omoide hanashi suru hi no

Hana ni naru made
|It's not all fun and games
But even the stuff that really suck

Will blossom like flowers

When we talk about old times one day
|-
|No, no, 知らないよ
あなたのように輝けるもの

No, no, 飾りにも
誰のものにもならない gold
|No, no, shiranai yo
Anata no you ni kagayakeru mono

No, no, kazari ni mo

Dare no mono ni mo naranai gold
|No, no, I don't know
Anything that shines like you

No, no, Gold that refuses to be an ornament

Or to be owned by anyone
|-
|何処かで流れるBGM
あれ以来聴いてなかった曲
|Dokoka de nagareru BGM
Are irai kiitenakatta kyoku
|There's music playing somewhere
It's the song I hadn't listened to since then
|-
|遠ざかっていく景色から目を
離せない

別れの言葉じゃなく独り言

また逢う日まで

また逢う日まで

また逢う日まで
|Toozakatte iku keshiki kara
Me wo hanasenai

Wakare no kotoba ja naku hitorigoto

Mata au hi made

Mata au hi made

Mata au hi made
|I can't look away
From the scenery speeding away from me

These aren't words of farewell, I'm just talking to myself

Til the day we meet again

Til the day we meet again

Til the day we meet again
|-
|いつか起きるかもしれない悲劇を
捕まえて言うおととい来やがれ

楽しい予定を

いっぱい入れるの

涙はお預け

また逢う日まで
|Itsuka okiru kamo shirenai higeki wo
Tsukamaete iu "Ototoi kiyagare"

Tanoshii yotei wo

ippai ireru no

Namida wa wo azuke

Mata au hi made
|The tragedies that might happen one day
I capture them and say "''F--k off, go bother me some other day"''

My schedule for fun times will be

Filled completely full

My tears are on hold

Until the day we meet again
|-
|No, no, 消えないよ
あなたの隣で見つけたもの

No, no, 飾りにも
誰のものにもならない gold
|No, no, kienai yo
Anata no tonari de mitsuketa mono

No, no, kazari ni mo

Dare no mono ni mo naranai gold
|No, no, it won't even disappear
What I found when I was by your side

No, no, Gold that refuses to be an ornament

Or to be owned by anyone
|-
|プラチナもダイヤモンドも
アンドロメダも勝負にならぬ

外野はうるさい

ちょっと黙っててください

一番いいとこが始まる
|Purachina mo daiyamondo mo
Andoromeda mo shoubu ni naranu

Gaiya wa urusai

Chotto damattete kudasai

Ichiban ii toko ga hajimaru
|Platinum, diamonds
And Andromeda are no match for you

You outsiders are making too much noise

For a second... shut up, please

The best part is about to start
|-
|"Tout le monde est fou de toi"
「世界中が君に夢中」

たしかそんな意味だったはず
|"Tout le monde est fous de toi"
"Sekai juu ga kimi ni muchuu"

Tashika sonna imi datta hazu
|"All of the world is crazy for you"
"The entire world is crazy about you"

I'm pretty sure it must've meant something like that
|-
|たしか
そんなはず

たしか

そんな

そんなはず

You are

You are

You are

You are

You are (don't you know that?)

You are

You are

You are (Gold)
|Tashika
Sonna hazu

Tashika

Sonna

Sonna hazu

You are

You are

You are

You are

You are (don't you know that?)

You are

You are

You are (Gold)
|Certainly...
That should be right

It must be

Like that

That should be it

You are

You are

You are

You are

You are (don't you know that?)

You are

You are

You are (Gold)
|-
|いつか起きるかもしれない悲劇を
捕まえて言う「おととい来やがれ

楽しい予定を

いっぱい入れるの

涙はお預け

また逢う日まで
|Itsuka okiru kamo shirenai higeki wo
Tsukamaete iu "Ototoi kiyagare"

Tanoshii yotei wo

ippai ireru no

Namida wa wo azuke

Mata au hi made
|The tragedies that might happen one day
I capture them and say "''F--k off, go bother me some other day"''

My schedule for fun times will be

Filled completely full

My tears are on hold

Until the day we meet again
|}

October 24th, 2024

2024-10-25T03:51:42Z

Ha1vorsen: Created page with "Samsung's yearly round of MX repair competitions have arrived again. Today, the evaluation took place. Weeks of wrecked nerves were due to settle one way or another. Above all else, I was keen to create new memories, new friends, and new results. The events of this trip, for better or worse, allowed me to gain a new perspective from where I was previously stuck in endless consideration. Once again, I am overjoyed to be able to bring back critical and helpful informatio..."

Samsung's yearly round of MX repair competitions have arrived again. Today, the evaluation took place. Weeks of wrecked nerves were due to settle one way or another. Above all else, I was keen to create new memories, new friends, and new results. The events of this trip, for better or worse, allowed me to gain a new perspective from where I was previously stuck in endless consideration.

Once again, I am overjoyed to be able to bring back critical and helpful information to my coworkers back home from the source of it all -- especially when this information was never... actually documented outside of the minds of Samsung's own engineers. On the positive side, some of our district's longstanding mysteries are finally solved.

Events

2024-10-24T23:46:35Z

Ha1vorsen: /* 2024 */

Events, per the name, is a main section of Halcove that explains various occurrances in more detail.

The idea is to make at least one post here per day. Why?

I guess I need something to keep me busy.

== 2024 ==

*January
* February
**[[February 2, 2024|2]]
**[[February 3, 2024|3]]
**[[February 21, 2024|21]]
* March
*April
**[[April 17th, 2024|17]]
**[[March 19th, 2024|19]]

* May
**[[May 4th, 2024|4]]
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
**[[October 17th, 2024|17]]
**22
**[[October 23rd, 2024|23]]
**[[October 24th, 2024|24]]
**[[Stop Point]]
* November
* December

== 2023 ==

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
**[[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|2023 MX Repair Competition]]

* November
* December [[Day 343 (2023)|Day 344 (2023)]]
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Start Point

2024-10-23T17:53:23Z

Ha1vorsen: /* Events */

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== Home ==
Hey there. Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
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|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 23rd, 2024|2024 October 23]] =====
Somehow, it happened again! The competition occurs on the 24th, but I've written about the events leading up to it above.

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

Start Point

2024-10-23T13:46:01Z

Ha1vorsen: Added blog link to main paragraph

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Hey there. Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. In short, I am a computer technician who also does work for the Nintendo Homebrew community, alongside other personal [[projects]] relating to hardware and [[Graphical design|graphic design]]. You can find more info on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page]].

Halcove is my online alcove. I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a [[Ramblings|small blog]], or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else. An underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions by [[headcanon|headcanoning]] a living human. I don't particularly enjoy [[Halcove:About|repeating things]] or engaging in repetitive conversations, so it's easy and effective to list the reasons why I do what I do here.

This site is a personal project to document my experiences and opinions, something like an open diary or journal. Creating a personal website is monumental for organising my thoughts and putting my various [[domains]] to use.

To those who see self-care as "self-obsession", I invite them to choke on a full personal wiki while they remain clueless about their own stagnation.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I've used.

They're not exactly reviews, just thoughts...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

===== [[February 01, 2022|2022 February 01]] =====
Our team over at [https://unnamedmods.com USM] is anticipating a foray into our own Super Smash Bros. Ultimate project. For now, [https://gamebanana.com/members/submissions/mods/1508898 these are a few modifications that I've made personally].

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

October 23rd, 2024

2024-10-23T13:40:57Z

Ha1vorsen:

Today's the day! As I write this article during my first flight, I'm happy to experience calmed nerves after weeks of anxiety.

I got a preview of the people I'll be working with (or against?) tomorrow. I'm a bit sad to see that I'm the only person I can see returning from last year; they were ideal colleagues to form bonds with and were also near my age. So far, I have seen that a number of the fellow finalists seem to be much older than I; one of them is a district manager for a uBreakiFix region, and another is a store lead. That means I definitely have some competition, so I really need to make sure I perform just as well as I do in the stores themselves.

I got dressed today in one of my favourite suits. I still haven't decided what I'm actually going to be wearing tomorrow... so I just took everything I liked. It all fits in my bookbag. We'll figure it out then. What I don't know about figuring out is my hair situation...

But none of that matters. I'll have the rest of the day to explore Texas better than I did on my original trip, where the most exotic location I really went to was a Texan Walmart.

I'm gonna try to change that this time, and I'll be sure to take lots of photos. In preparation, I finally got around to cleaning out my phone storage, and even my cloud storages, backing everything up to a 28TB home storage system.

I'm also going to try to buy exotic items as well, as one does. The bracelet I have holds a lot of meaning for me; I got it on the first trip, and intend for it to follow me for as long as it survives.

Regardless of what happens at Samsung, I just hope this trip brings me positive memories...