Derek Gavey

This was a really great breakdown of the current state of things in software development and where we are likely headed.

It's Friday, and I want to give a shoutout to @standardebooks.org an ongoing project to convert *public domain* classics into beautifully rendered ebooks. I love how they organize the books into collections, such as the The Guardian's Best 100 Novels standardebooks.org/collections/...

Scars

I made a game over the weekend! First game I've ever completed. It's a tiny game and it's actually quite a bit of fun (for me). Let me know if you give it a spin. lunar-escape.gavey.ca

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This is my belief as well. Most usage of models in the future will be invisible to the user and locally run.

wrote about quality of life game design stuff open.substack.com/pub/tylergla...

Spotted at a used book store. Don't look for it there though, it came home with me 😁@htmx.org

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.

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...

Watched a particularly great movie last night. Enjoyed it quite a bit. gavey.ca/reviews/2024...

It's pseudo Christmas movie season. My latest review gavey.ca/reviews/2024...

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/...

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...

Some local #medhat people you might not have on your list @canuckmackem.bsky.social and @dspiral.bsky.social

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...

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.

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 explains nicely why: stormgrass.com/why-you-shou...

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

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

Another Sunday, another movie review. gavey.ca/reviews/2024...

#pico8 nerds, i put my carts up on the BBS! www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?uid=139...

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

if you see this, post a concert photo you took

More tweaks ye olde blog, plus new review on a movie I watched last night. gavey.ca/reviews/2024...

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...

If you have a hankering for a word game, you can play mine, Jumblie! jumblie.com

Got my profile ID sync'd with me personal domain name. "That was easy". Now at gavey.ca‬ here and on the web.

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.