Welcome to my corner of the internet, whether you are visiting on the Web or through Gemini. Here, I post about books that I read, PICO-8 game development, self-hosted software, 3D printing, amateur electronics projects, and good old household DIY.
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Small, simple, single-page web tool for handling users, rooms, and registration tokens on your Matrix Synapse server.
Автор Gerbert V. Franke, перевел с немецкого Ростислав Рыбкин. Опубликован в журнале Наука и Жизнь №7 1990.
Cleaned up and updated basement storage room repurposed for my 3D printers and electronics.
I finally read Starship Troopers, one of the sci-fi classics and subject of much criticism and political discussion, and these are my (biased) thoughts on it.
3D-printed back cover for PinePhone that fits Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra accessories, such as battery cases.
Simple web tool to clean up rooms on your Matrix Synapse server.
Books and stories I read in 2022 and their short reviews.
In memory of our beloved dog who passed away so unexpectedly.
DIY update to the half-bathroom in our house.
Adding wall textures, camera height, and fixing the fish-eye effect in the PICO-8 raycaster.
First steps in writing a first-person shooter in PICO-8.
A dive into the ridiculous world of mobile app development at my previous job.
Comparison of several devices I am considering for everyday use.
How to wire and run an old smartphone without a battery.
Two DIY hardware fixes for PinePhone BraveHeart (rev v1.1) to address battery drain (VBUS) and USB OTG functionality (VCONN)
Ongoing project to integrate Raspberry Pi into Chevy Volt's infotainment system.
Short guide on how to install SMP server to be used with SimpleX Chat.
Short guide / walkthrough on how this site / capsule was set up.
Building Spot (GTK4 Spotify client) on a Raspberry Pi.
My goal for 2021 was to read more. These are the books I read this year, ordered by genre and author, my ratings and short reviews of them.
Rust tool to build a static WWW site and a Gemini capsule from common source.
Replacing an eroded driveway entrance with interlocking plastic grid pavers.
Simple engine for planetary bodies and voxels, written in vanilla JavaScript.
Weather forecast display made from a salvaged LCD display, a Raspberry Pi and an old frame.