Notes
A collection of notes and photos made by myself, and links from the web.
TIC-80 Retro Fantasy Computer
TIC-80 is an open source fantasy computer/console that’s good for small 8-bit style retro programs & games.
(via: https://rasterweb.net/raster/2023/07/24/tic-80-retro-fantasy-computer/)
Server
This Odroid H3+ is now hosting this very website. With the help of Bunny.net as the CDN.
Underwater ears everywhere
An excellent in-depth article about the systems used to detect the sunken submarine near the titanic.
https://computer.rip/2023-07-15-underwater-ears-everywhere.html
A RISC-V computer inside Terraria
Someone managed to create a fully working computer playing Pong inside the game Terraria
Sunday walk
It was supposed to rain, but it didn't.
Interior
Finally adding the last things to the living room. Still waiting for one more item, before it's "done".
Evening walk
Temperatures have finally gone down a bit to a lovely 24 degrees. Combined with a light breeze, the weather is great for an evening walk.
Modern CSS in real life
An excellent article that takes an exising page and explains how to improve it with new CSS properties such as `inline-size`,`inset-line-end` and
@layer.A peek into Japan's Convenience Stores
Ubiquitous in Japan, this article dives deeper into Convenience stores.
How a backpack is made
From start to end. They have so. many. parts!
Web Components
Slowly getting the hang of this Web Components thing. The idea is to replace the little Javascript I have with 3-2 web components, so I can render them in the front-end, and in my CMS, knowing everything looks the same.
The Nopia
Every single sound in this video is pure bliss
Xkcd's development notes
A nice behind-the-scenes look at how they made the "Gravity" and “Escape Speed” exploration comics.
Thank you
Someone emailed me to thank me for an article I wrote and it made my day.
If you read an interesting article, email the author and let them know!
This is especially true for personal blogs.
How a Mahjong table works
I've always wondered how these worked. The answer, of course, is magnets!
Realtime Colors
Such a neat way to pick a color palette: https://realtimecolors.com
3d printed automatic screw packaging
To get rid of plastic bags with screws, this maker has designed a way to insert the screws into the (3d-printed) final product.
In order to do this he made a complete system that can sort screws and nuts, dispense them in the right amount, and place them into the (paused) 3d print, really cool to see
Modern CSS is awesome
Really nice talk showcasing new CSS features
