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Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Post by arcticbull »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #119
qdot76367 wrote: post #77

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TAYLOR DUDE WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN Yeah you brought it to Jupiter when we met there way back when! I've been talking about it again lately because more people are building machines and I was all "Man I wonder what that dude is up to and if he's still working on that machine" I'll throw you email at your address in your bio!

Hah yessss email me! In 2013 I switched from sex toys to Flutter Wireless (based on the wireless remote from the sex toy) and my kickstarter for Flutter met its funding goal. Six years of continuous burnout ensued. [1] Now I’m largely recovered and working half time to allow for open source development like my off road robot. [2] Hope you’ve been well and looking forward to catching up more. :) [1] https://youtu.be/h…

Wow the off-road rover is spectacular. My old roommate and I built one years ago, but out of hope, dreams, kapton tape and an iPhone running Skype (https://twitter.com/martinmroz/status/518511940675440640?s=2...).

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Post by dogma1138 »

yabatopia wrote: post #38

I'm a bit surprised how many hardware are supported: https://iostindex.com/?filter0Availability=Available,DIY . It's like a whole new world of names: estim machine, rabbit, bra vibrator, twerking butt deluxe, night howler, kinikat ... Even the Microsoft Xbox controller made the list.

There used to be a “purring kitty” app for the old Symbian Nokia phones that was very popular, there were even special cases made for those phones I wonder if there is one for an Xbox controller.

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Post by andrepd »

qdot76367 wrote: post #105
Thomas_Lord wrote: post #93

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I have one more line of questions. I have, um, observed that "cam" sex workers use teledildonics as a kind of "proof of life". The idea is that paying customers send signals to a sex toy in use by the performer, whose reaction reassures the customer that he is paying for a live show. It affords a way of (apparently) "doing stuff" to the performer in spite of the virtualized nature of the show. Two part question: 1. A…

1. This is a topic that actually, seriously comes up often on cam model forums, and verification of authenticity is, to me, something that is just completely fucked in terms of even being an idea. Do these same customers get angry when they find out the movie they just paid to see was fiction? 2. Are you familiar with findom? Cause that's like, just straight up what findom is. Literally unbalanced trade of capital as…

Not to be confused with Commodity Fetishism? :p

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Post by egypturnash »

qdot76367 wrote: post #78
DonHopkins wrote: post #69

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Does the project need an adorable mascot? https://www3.citizenm.com/news/europe/rotterdam/the-rotterda...

I HAVE VISITED THIS! I did a sex tech workshop like, 3 blocks away from it, and Paul McCarthy is a major influence on my work! :D

...if you would like a bespoke adorable mascot for this project, I do a lot of smutty art in Illustrator and would be interested. http://egypt.urnash.com has art and contact info. I would gladly take money but this might be a thing I'd think of doing pro bon(er|o) as well.

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Post by Yaa101 »

qdot76367 wrote: post #107
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Hi, I think you do a service to the world, I am a seller of toys, as shop owner, but was/am reluctant to sell teledildonics just because of security problems, I will keep a close look on your project to decide if and when I will start selling them and point my customers to your project. Any chance of using golang in the future?

Hopefully once the FFI bindings happen in Rust, yeah! We had someone produce a Go library right when the project started 3 years ago, but it's SUPER dated now and wasn't really supported much. https://github.com/funjack/golibbuttplug

I see... Problem for me would be that updating that library would mean an investment of all these different devices, and you know they ain't come cheap. Would it be an option to create a virtual device which could be populated with the hardware rules of each of these producers, to enable swift creation of bindings in all sorts of languages without quick aging of code?

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Post by tristor »

qdot76367 wrote: post #73
tristor wrote: post #56

This is actually an amazing project. I see they have an extensive list of devices already supported. People freely discuss on HN all the time about the security of private messaging between different people online and how corporations track and use this data against us as consumers, but it seems people are incapable of recognizing and discussing this maturely when in fact the same issues are present with teledildonic…

Thanks! So right now, on the Buttplug side, we're more FreePIE or Osculator. The library is made mostly for local side communication with hardware, think of it like an HID manager for VERY SPECIFIC types of human interface devices. :) We'll be getting to online services though! I just did a big 4 part tutorial called "Teledildonics 101" on my youtube channel that covers some of this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?…

I saw that there weren't mobile apps and a backing service as part of this yet, but I am rooting for you to get to that point. It'd be great to see a community-driven open-source response to Lovense and the other companies like that which dominate the industry currently.

Re: Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics

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Post by qdot76367 »

durkie wrote: post #100
qdot76367 wrote: post #58

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Yup! If it vibrates, we support it. The XBox controller (and other rumble gamepads) are probably the most widely owned vibrators, so hey, why not? I'm still trying to find a bluetooth electric toothbrush with a controls API. Most of them just have timers. :(

Hey qdot! Not sure if we've ever met, but definitely talked a bunch around the Comingle days...glad you're still working to make this happen! - Craig (formerly @ Comingle)

CRAIG! Hey! I think we talked once, during the lawsuit days. I still talk to Andrew every so often, and Comingle still comes up a lot!

Hoping to do a video on my youtube channel about it soon, still have my Mod!

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