The text is an uncompromising guide to sleep masks for side-sleepers. The author shares their experience with different sleep masks, including the best and worst ones, and provides recommendations based on their personal preferenc...
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0Development notes from xkcd's "Machine"
2024-05-08 •
The text is a development note from xkcd's 'Machine', the 15th annual April Fools project. It discusses the process of building the game, the challenges faced, and the lessons learned. The project had the largest group of contribu...
0Coalesce dev diary: first post
2024-01-28 •
The author introduces a new project called Coalesce, an audio editor that transcribes audio into text and allows for text editing. The author discusses the reasons for building a podcast editor, the project goals, and the balance ...
0Sharing early work is not a distraction
2023-10-14 •
The author discusses the struggle of sharing early work and the impact it has on motivation and discipline. They reflect on their own experiences and how sharing too early can lead to a lack of motivation to complete projects. The...
0Astro View Transitions
2023-09-10 •
Astro 3.0 has been released with a new View Transition system, which feels novel and can significantly change the way web pages are designed. The transition system has creative possibilities and is already changing the way of desi...
0Disaster recovery with ZFS and zrepl
2023-08-27 •
The author shares their experience of recovering from a disaster when their SSD died, and how they used ZFS and zrepl to replicate their data and restore their system. They explain the process of preserving data with zrepl, restor...
The text discusses the development of xkcd's 'Gravity' and 'Escape Speed' comics, which are large space exploration games. It covers the challenges faced, such as simplifying the model, designing for discovery in an empty space, c...
0Shape
2023-04-29 •
The text is about the author's project called Shape, which began as a challenge to draw something new from imagination each night. The project was autobiographical and a way to explore specific ideas and feelings. The author refle...
0The rise of self-hosted apps
2023-02-27 •
The rise of self-hosted apps is predicted to replace cloud services for many uses. The apps offer private data storage and fast, local processing. They are also gaining popularity due to the growing concern for data privacy and th...
0Practicing urgency
2022-11-27 •
The text is about the author's experience with a rare medical condition and the urgency it brought to his life. He reflects on the value of time and the importance of living with urgency, and shares how he re-evaluated his priorit...
0Synthesizing what my Pulsatile Tinnitus sounds like
2022-09-27 •
The author describes their experience with Pulsatile Tinnitus, a condition where they hear their heartbeat pulsing in their right ear. They share their journey of discovering the condition, being diagnosed with a likely DAVF, and ...
0Brain holograms with Blender and Looking Glass
2022-09-05 •
The author discusses their experience using the Looking Glass display technology to view their cranial MRI scans in 3D, and their use of Blender to render the MRI data as a hologram. They provide a detailed guide on how to import ...
0First impressions using Astro
2022-09-04 •
The author replaced chromakode.com’s backend with a new static site generated by Astro, a templating/component language for mostly-static content sites. The author shares their first impressions of using Astro, the benefits, and c...
0Checkbox
2021-04-01 •
The text is about the release of the 2021 April Fool's project called 'Checkbox'. The project was a result of collaboration between several people and was a challenging one. The project involved creating a primitive but deep conce...
0Slow news
2017-09-27 •
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0Isolated Core
2016-02-02 •
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0Backing up 18 years in 8 hours
2016-01-04 •
The author talks about the process of backing up 18 years of data from old hard drives, the tools and backup process used, and the decision to store the data in the cloud. The author also discusses the process of reading data from...
0A character encoding gotcha with React
2015-01-12 •
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0Fun with the Myo gesture controller
2014-12-30 •
Myo is a wireless armband that uses electromyography to detect and recognize hand gestures, allowing touch-free video control and other application-specific functions. The author ordered a Myo in 2013 and was delighted to find it ...
0Running Amazon Instant Video on Android tablets
2014-12-11 •
Amazon released an official Instant Video app for Android, but it is not downloadable on tablets via their app store, only phones. However, it can be installed manually on tablets using adb. The process involves transferring the a...