I'm working on a website to track the progress of bonsai trees. I like the bonsai sub reddit, the way people share their trees, but there is no good way to see the trees over time. I don't do a lot of coding any more, so it is nice to keep my hand in. I was feeling pretty rusty. I also suck at front end dev so pushing my comfort zone. I don't know where I'm headed with it, but I am hoping I will find it useful, and s…
aha, I feel your pain on sucking at front end dev. my site looks pretty similar to yours, bootstrap, etc. and I have no idea how to get away from it.
I'm learning to code for the fun of it, and this year I want to learn about Assembly programming, Embedded Systems Bare Metal programming, as well as improve my C programming. (I enjoy low-level stuff). I hope to get good enough to contribute to graphical projects like RayLib and Godot.
Have you considered a TI-89? They are basically like early microcomputers, frozen in time. They boot to BASIC and can also be programmed in C and assembly with no operating system to speak of. They're handheld and battery powered and durable, they come with useful math software for school, and there's a hobbyist programming scene and a big library of software and games written by kids for kids. That's how I learned t…
Nice, gorgeous machine. But I was looking for something more generalist than maths and programming. Although you say there's a plethora of hobbyist software too.. I'll take a look, thanks!
Well, the hobbyist software is mostly games and math/programming tools, though there is some productivity stuff. TI-92 is almost the same thing but with a mini querty keyboard which might be interesting for more general use. But there's no networking, no color, no audio, no touchscreen, no IMU, no USB, no GPS, etc. Limits the kinds of software you can build, but it's part of the charm.
A blog about aircraft ice protection technology in the years 1919 to 1958, the era of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (a predecessor to NASA).
Launching an esp32-based camera (both hardware and software) with night vision and motion detection to make it easier to play with different camera sensors, their settings, and TFLite CNNs. It would also support integration with Home Assistant for DYI home automation projects. https://maxlab.io/portfolio/portfolio-camera-module/
Are you running a CNN on an ESP32? Is that even possible with so little stack and heap? PRRAM is slow
I'm finally getting around to writing a couple of games. I started my career because I wanted to make games when I was a kid, but took a wrong turn into embedded medical devices, databases, the web... so I figure this will be the year I have time to make some fun software and worry about FPS instead of TPS.
I've been thinking about this for a stupid amount of time... thinking that someday someone's going to improve on Anki. Finally got tired of it and said that person's me.
In 1997 I played my first online multiplayer game. It was QuakeWorld Team Fortress. It was incredible, janky, fast, ugly, complicated and absorbing. I found a community of other players through IRC and devoted 8 hours a day to playing this treasure. By 2005 (a very decent shelf life), the game was all but dead. This was a significant part of my life gone. In 2018 I found the source, forked it and began FortressOne, a…
so cool. the competitive quake 3 ctf scene was this for me. IRC from 97-2005ish was a beautiful time on the internet for me. discord seems close but doesn’t quite match that world for me for some reason.
My mom departed when I was 19. My oldest son is almost 6. I had a moment last week where I realized that if I applied that scenario, I’m about 1/3 through the time I have with my kids. Obviously it doesn’t work that way, but it was a moment that brought shock then clarity.
Life is fleeting.
So I’m working on “working” as little as I need to.