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Yeah, but that's a different project than this one :D This is just about building the framework for now and then putting it loose into the world. I have a big refactor in mind to f…

I grew up coding MUDs (in college) and every year I try to recreate that glory, so I start a fresh MUD code base from scratch. This year, I am creating a nodejs MUD, well closer to…

I've always been into MUDs since the mid-90s and every now and then I get this idea to write one from scratch (again) and I get pretty far and then I lose interest. The new one is …

After some research, mostly in /r/GermanCitizenship, I recently applied for and received my German passport, based on my mother being German at the time I was born. There are a lot…

One of the "perks" of my Walmart+ membership is scan-as-you-go. I think I've used it twice. Both times, I only had a few things and the store was packed solid with spring breakers.…

I'm pretty introspective and I've got my strengths and weaknesses down. They're also the same things, but in different directions and degrees. Example: I am super focused and stay …

I had the same problem with these questions. Then one day a recruiter said to me, "kageneko, your engineering skills are on top, but your question answering is really bad. I think …

Screen readers often read things in particular ways that non-screen readers would interpret differently. One example that I've run into is using all caps to label something, like "…

Ah, such memories. MUDs were the first reason I almost flunked out of college. Especially when I started running my own. Gonna read this so much. Especially since I'm building a MU…

It depends. For drawing, diagramming, and writing things out, I often use an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, with the Paper app [0]. I find that writing with a pencil-type thing works b…

I've bought a few non-smart TVs from Wal-mart: Sceptre brand. They were cheap and functional. I use them with Fire TV sticks, XBox, and this NUC that I've got sitting around.

They don't have direct access. You need to assign the secret in your workflow file. Example: steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v2 - uses: sfdx-actions/setup-sfdx@v1 with: sfdx-auth-u…

I picked up a 41 inch Sceptre earlier this year and I loooove the lack of smart features. For watching TV in my office, it works amazingly well.

I wouldn't bet on the availability of a data plan. I regularly drive through Alabama on the way to Florida (from Atlanta). One time, I took a wrong turn and ended up in a small tow…

Relevant Planet Money episode (from June): https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736715592/the-private-firefig...

I'm building a CarPi. I'm using a bluetooth OBD-II adapter and Python-OBD to monitor my car's diagnostics and record them. I'm planning on adding a GPS adapter and probably a gyros…

I've had a few fakes or knockoffs -- mostly low-cost electronics that I didn't care too much about. But one of them was an AC adapter for my laptop :| After I plugged it in, my lap…

Oh hey, a fellow Weaver. Sorta. Back then, I was Artanin and the drama is why I gave up the mud. I did put the Weave files I have on github, tho.

You can do this. I have mine set up to use Todoist. You need to add the appropriate skill and then link the account.

Uggh. Yeah. We've been required to use it at work, if we want real-time chat. We were using Slack before, but it was taken off the authorization list. I made a long list of things …

While there is an ISO standard for pet chips, there are several competing versions that are also in use. I think my vet said there were 3 or 4 different kinds and each had a differ…

It's a bit simplistic, but this quote from Babylon 5 has resonated with me so much: I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, "Wouldn't it be much worse…

I seem to recall seeing a 2 second thing where they had a pencil and keyboard attached at the same time. And I'm pretty sure they mentioned 192 magnets built into the edges of the …

I use Neat URL[0] with Firefox to strip things like that from URLs. 0: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/neat-url/

Like all things involving subsidies and the economy, there is an amazing Planet Money episode on this. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/05/02/607787950/epis...