Introducing getstat.dev
They say necessity is the mother of invention, right? :-)
About a week ago, I published a simple little page called https://getstat.dev. It's live now.
It's nothing fancy; just an easy client-centric way to verify connectivity to the public internet without the excessive bloat of visiting an actual web site. I . . .
Music for focus - Flow Tunes
Introducing Hack FAQs
After some initial delay, I've (finally?) launched a technical journal site/newsletter: Hack FAQs. It's a consolidation of a few interests and hobbies I've had over the years and my hope is that it'll be in a form that's easy to author/maintain.
What is it, exactly? Think of it like a collection of brief . . .
The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
I know this exists in exactly one billion places on the Internet, but figured another blog post wouldn't hurt. Digging this:
The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
Flat is . . .
Original game developer notes for Deus Ex
Whoa. This is awesome.
I was feeling a bit nostalgic this weekend and re-watched Warren Spector's awesome GDC 17 presentation describing the development of Deus Ex. If you haven't seen it and have some spare time, check it out here. It has a truly fascinating lifecycle.
During the presentation, Warren alluded to a lot of pre-game development and . . .
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Workaround for delayed response between Logitech Harmony and Roku
This was driving me insane for the better part of a day.
Fun fact, Logitech Harmony Hub defaults to talking to Roku devices via network-based remote commands. In theory, it's a really cool idea... until you realize the latency penalties of multiple hops:
Harmony Remote --> Harmony Hub --> Router --> Roku
. . .