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Godot, Android, NixOS

Exporting Android project from Godot was an interesting experience, as it covered a lot of the "essentials" in using NixOS day-to-day. Here's the general thought process I went through.

I didn't want to install the whole Android SDK simply to...not really use it and just export APKs. I'm not …

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Game Review - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I love visual novel type games, and PWAA is no exception. I will admit sometimes the clues can be a bit...obtuse, especially when some fact or flaw is obvious, but you need to present the right thing at the right dialog to move forward, but otherwise it's great fun …

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Randdo LLM thoughts

LLMs and their ilk are just the "wisdom of the crowd" or a betting market turned into an algorithm.

Their biggest threat isn't that they'll steal jobs, it's that they consistently do an average job. And since they always do about average, the floor has risen to this new average …

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Google Support Chat

Ew. Support.

While I don't think Google's support chat is any worse than other companies (low bar), one interesting thing that I found was that their text input on the support chatbox...barely works. It just doesn't want to take focus and let me type half the time. Which is …

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TV Review - 24

Recently Watched the DougDoug "Previously on 24" and that inspired me to rewatch 24. It's a fairly exciting show, even if the technobabble is egregious in its use. Fun little break while I'm ending the year. We're def going to try and do a post a day again!

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Caddyfile to run Godot XR

Basic Caddyfile to run an exported GodotXR game.

I only have a Quest 2 for testing, because sometimes exporting for android and sideloading onto the quest can be a pain, so I'd like to use WebXR to output projects and hopefully speed up the development cycle. And have things be …

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Computers are tools

Just as a quick thought

People use computers, hammers, cars, whatever to make things. They want to go from brain to thing as easily as possible. VR can help close that gap by providing an infinite space to make things, and reduce material waste when iterating through the problem space …

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Basic Unit of VR

Like many others, I watched the Apple annoucement of their headset. I think it's great!

The cost

I know many are balking at the cost, and I'm not sure if I think it's really all that high. You're mixing a high quality laptop, which on their site starts at 1300 …

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How much automation is good automation?

Automation is wonderful, it reduced the need for people to work, and that in turn lets more people pursue their true interests, without having to worry about doing unpleasant tasks to simply survive. But all machines for automation take investment, time and resources. And, reasonable enough, you'd like some sort …

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FastAPI - love it.

I just discovered this library, and wow, it is nice. I was able to build a full example, with test coverage, in only a few hours. It's a perfect fit for harp too, since it allows me to break apart the 4 main functions better. Yay for progress.

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