The latest craziness in the world of coding that I’ve been exposed to via social media lately is the idea of vibe coding.
The idea is very simple: instead of primarily writing code yourself, you rely on an LLM to do the coding for you, and you refine the generated code as needed, or you let the LLM refine the code for you.
Read blog postHere we are again with another post on e-reading! As I noted recently, I’ve been reading tons and I’ve been busy at work to create tweaked versions of various fonts that I can legally distribute. So, I decided that it was time for an update, but I have more to talk about than just altering fonts, this time.
If you missed it: in my original post, I wrote about “patching” fonts with incorrect Panose information and otherwise applying tweaks for a better reading experience on Kobo devices, which included renaming fonts and tweaking the fonts’ ascender and descender metrics.
Then, I also wrote about tweaking EB Garamond into a separate, alternate version, and so NV Garamond was born. In the meantime, I’ve applied the same treatment to a couple of other fonts.
Read blog postOver the last little while, I’ve been tinkering away at a simple app as part of my recovery process. You see, before dealing with burnout and depression, I used to do calorie tracking to make sure my weight remained somewhat stable.
Unfortunately, the App Store is rife with calorie tracking apps that require yearly payments, and the exact features that I was looking for were not really available in a simple app. Instead, I had the option to pay for apps that deliver lots of useful functionality that I don’t personally need.
So, I decided I wanted to build my own to avoid these bloated, subscription apps. The app I came up with is Calodin.
Read blog postI haven’t played that many games last year, so I’ve only selected 2 top games that I played over the last 12 months. One reason I haven’t played many is simple: the few games I did end up playing were all very lengthy.
Of course, due to a severe case of burn-out, I was unable to play games for more than ten minutes for the last couple of months. I tried, but I mostly failed. Fortunately, the situation has improved a little, though only over the last few weeks.
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