Derek Gavey
@gavey.ca
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A rural Web Developer lost in the wilds of Canada
This is my belief as well. Most usage of models in the future will be invisible to the user and locally run.
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Tyler Glaiel
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wrote about quality of life game design stuff
open.substack.com/pub/tylergla...
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Quality of life
Limited lives used to be a staple of video games. Until we got rid of them as a Quality of Life change. Until they came back again when we realized it's not that clear cut
https://open.substack.com/pub/tylerglaiel/p/quality-of-life?r=28ayh9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Spotted at a used book store. Don't look for it there though, it came home with me 😁@htmx.org
5 months ago
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Jonathan Slater
6 months ago
The happiest dog, you’ll see today
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Matteo Collina
6 months ago
Why we built a new Kafka client for Node.js The Node.js world needs better tools. Here’s what you need to know: Apache Kafka is vital for real-time data. It powers many businesses, especially in Fintech and Media. These fields see heavy data usage and need reliable solutions.
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adamatomic
9 months ago
hey everybody! in the last 4 months, i went into a UFO50-inspired frenzy and made 6
#PICO8
games. so far. it's been really fun. and they have downloadable carts linked from each page if you want to see how they were built. some are CC0 / public domain too!
adamatomic.itch.io
next game in february...
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Watched a particularly great movie last night. Enjoyed it quite a bit.
gavey.ca/reviews/2024...
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The Outrun - Syntax and Subplots
“The Outrun” starring Saoirse Ronan is the story of a person struggling with alcoholism and finding themselves again back home.
https://gavey.ca/reviews/2024/outrun/
10 months ago
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How did I sleep of "fish" shell for so long. Thanks
@b0rk.jvns.ca
for the suggestion. Not directly suggested to be clear, just their posts about shells was mentioning fish on occasion and so glad I started looking into it. Total game changer for the command line.
11 months ago
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It's pseudo Christmas movie season. My latest review
gavey.ca/reviews/2024...
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The Family Stone - Syntax and Subplots
“The Family Stone” is a movie about a family in crisis set during Christmas.
https://gavey.ca/reviews/2024/family-stone/
11 months ago
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Balatro is super fun! I completed a run on my second try. Not sure if I was lucky or good though. Guess I'll have to try again on the next difficulty level.
store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/...
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Save 15% on Balatro on Steam
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/
11 months ago
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Cory Zue
11 months ago
So cool! I just used this to add comments to my site and published an npm package to make it easy for anyone else to do it:
www.coryzue.com/writing/blue...
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Adding Bluesky-powered comments to any website in five minutes
Long live the open web!
https://www.coryzue.com/writing/bluesky-comments/
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Some local
#medhat
people you might not have on your list
@canuckmackem.bsky.social
and
@dspiral.bsky.social
11 months ago
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Another weekend, another movie. Might be 2 movies this weekend as there is not much else to do with all this snow.
gavey.ca/reviews/2024...
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Blitz (2024) - Syntax and Subplots
“Blitz” is a movie on Apple TV+ starring Saoirse Ronan about a group of Londoners during WWII.
https://gavey.ca/reviews/2024/blitz/
11 months ago
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Louis
11 months ago
Hey bluesky
#medhat
! Let's get this hashtag going again for local info and connections. Since bluesky is focused on positivity why don't we post something we like about the Hat? My favourite is all the bike trails.
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Max Böck
11 months ago
Twitter is never going to be "that place" again. bsky feels good, but you know what's an even better place for your content? Your own website. This post by
@stormgrass.com
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stormgrass.com/why-you-shou...
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Why you should have your own website
In which I proselytize about the joys of having your very own website
https://stormgrass.com/why-you-should-have-a-website/
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WeRateDogs
11 months ago
We only rate dogs. This is a Tiny Hall Panther on the prowl. We suggest getting out of his way and please only send dogs. Thank you... 12/10
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My little (mostly abandoned) side project is getting incoming traffic from Chat GPT now. At a rate of 1 per every 10 Google hits, interesting times.
dedolist.com
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Dedolist - Lists of data, set free.
https://dedolist.com
11 months ago
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Another Sunday, another movie review.
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Lee - Syntax and Subplots
“Lee” is the real-life story of famous war photographer Lee Miller. Kate Winslet delivers a stellar performance in this wartime drama about Lee Miller’s life...
https://gavey.ca/reviews/2024/lee/
11 months ago
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adamatomic
11 months ago
#pico8
nerds, i put my carts up on the BBS!
www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=139...
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This is an interesting Youtube hack to see old iOS videos from 12 years ago that people didn't know they made public.
ben-mini.github.io/2024/img-0416
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IMG_0416
Between 2009 and 2012, Apple iPhones and iPod Touches included a feature called “Send to YouTube” that allowed users to upload videos directly to YouTube from the Photos app.
https://ben-mini.github.io/2024/img-0416
11 months ago
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if you see this, post a concert photo you took
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11 months ago
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More tweaks ye olde blog, plus new review on a movie I watched last night.
gavey.ca/reviews/2024...
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Review: My Old Ass - Syntax and Subplots
“My Old Ass” is a teenage coming-of-age story starring Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza on Amazon Prime. It tells the story of a young woman who comes into cont...
https://gavey.ca/reviews/2024/my-old-ass/
11 months ago
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Setting up a personal blog, cause 2005 is calling. Will be some technical posts eventually, but currently logging shows and movies that I finish as well. Example:
gavey.ca/notes/2024/d...
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Review: Disclaimer (Limted series) - Gavey.ca
We watched “Disclaimer,” starring Cate Blanchett, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Kevin Kline on Apple TV+.
https://gavey.ca/notes/2024/disclaimer/
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Cassidy
12 months ago
If you have a hankering for a word game, you can play mine, Jumblie!
jumblie.com
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Got my profile ID sync'd with me personal domain name. "That was easy". Now at
gavey.ca
here and on the web.
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https://gavey.ca
12 months ago
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Been working on some HTMX with Fastify demos so I (and other people) can learn from them. Code and live demos available at
htmx.gavey.ca
Let me know if you have any specific examples or concepts you want me to add.
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