Weasel @wildweasel@computerfairi.es
- the stuff i do
- https://wildweasel486.github.io
He/him. Puzzle-Adventure Hybrid with RPG Elements. Supports 3D Acceleration. He Is Essentially What He Believes. Just in case, π, LGBTQ+ π, DOS π, ππ©π.
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These days coding for retro computer system is a recreational and learning activity. But sometimes it's essential for maintaining mission critical legacy software, like in this case of writing a new x86 C compiler for Windows CE.
https://building.enlyze.com/posts/a-new-windows-ce-x86-compiler-in-2024
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Can't stop thinking about how one of the best songs ever put into a Nintendo game is in fucking Mario Paint 2
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"And you're taking me to a secret hideout so I'll be even harder to steal. What a smart Son I have!" π₯§
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new blog post: almost perfect.
https://blog.dante.cool/almost-perfect/
a bit of an expansion on some thoughts I was having earlier, on the value of franchise work that is allowed to be "kind of stupid sometimes", and how that elevates the overall work because of it. image stolen shamelessly from heather flowers. also some ideas stolen from sarah zedig's great video essay on doctor who (linked inside).
https://youtu.be/8jjT4AjTUMA - Okay, so. Click through to this video, and enable loop. Watch it go by. Listen to how just changing the _pitch_ of "The Microsoft Sound" in progression gives it a soothing but melancholic feel. I don't know why this audio with these paintings works so well for me. Calling it minimalist vaporwave doesn't really do it justice. Maybe vaporwave meets Phillip Glass? ...Glasswave. can I coin that?
@mcc I've got one of BMOW's Floppy Emus for Apple II/Macintosh, with the "noisy disk" add-on speaker. It convincingly mimics both the Disk II noises and the click of hard disk activity. I am considering finding some way to encase the speaker so that it is less loud.
This YT vid of mine demonstrates the hard disk clicking:
https://youtu.be/62BkZ6CWwB8
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rest assured that i, a man of virtual golf, shall never ever wear this to a golf course.
in fact i kinda promised somebody that, if Golfshrine ever gets big enough that i get to attend a panel at a gaming convention, I'm attending in Proper Golf Attire, so this will be going to the most absurd use possible.
funny how life runs in themes sometimes. family acquaintances from church are getting rid of clothes that are too big for them, so now I own a polo shirt from the Torrey Pines golf course.
i learned this the same day i was goofing around in a golf sim in which Torrey Pines is an included course.
life, man. π€·ββοΈ
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New on the Secret Area: The Version Everybody Knows: A small rant about how tough it can be find alternate mixes for songs in the streaming era.
Likes, shares, and comments appreciated, as always.
https://asecretarea.com/2024/09/20/the-version-everybody-knows-streaming-rant/
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~Project Orihime: buttons and system font~
Project Orihime is a concept of a modern user interface for EGA and VGA displays running in 16 colours, aimed primarily at FreeGEOS.
The goal here is to bring an eye-candy interface and good UX to the 1984 IBM PC clones.
This is not a real UI (yet), but it gets more and more fleshed out, and I think it looks great on both CRTs and LCDs of the era.
I want to try and document some of my progress for your enjoyment. It also helps me to make better sense of design decisions I am taking on the go. Thread!
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You can tell there is still quite a lot of work left on the font and the buttons. It is a work in progress.
I am not completely happy with the font, despite my best efforts it still looks like Windows 2000 or something, a kind of retro-vibe I did not aim for.
But then I suppose a pixel-perfect font in an interface is a dead giveaway about the number of colours the system can use. As long as the font looks fitting, it's okay.
As long as it looks okay, it's okay. Right?
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@botequippedwith get equipped with "working in the entertainment industry in 2024"
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@grumpygamer nothing wrecks an online gaming experience quite like the other people. 
if you follow me here (or follow me elsewhere and found this profile by happenstance) and really want me to know which house you belong to in the terf lady's wizard books... maybe consider finding another way to self-declare your identity that's a bit less loaded, and also maybe try understanding why people are upset with said terf lady and her wizard books
maybe it's the ex-moderator brain at work here, but any time somebody follows me somewhere, i make a point of looking at their profile - even if they're not somebody i know, it helps to get some clue what a person is like.
and let me just say: people who have their hogwarts house in their bio in 2024? nottttt a good look.
- the stuff i do
- https://wildweasel486.github.io
He/him. Puzzle-Adventure Hybrid with RPG Elements. Supports 3D Acceleration. He Is Essentially What He Believes. Just in case, π, LGBTQ+ π, DOS π, ππ©π.
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